169: The Xia Kingdom's first interstellar exploration ship: the "Expedition"!

When heavenly craft's terrifying declaration—filled with the principles of the dark forest and the “Ultimate Truth,” proclaiming “We are just lab rats”—clearly echoed in the Main Control Room of the Kunlun Mountain Underground Base, Lu Chen's heart, which had long been tempered into stone by various black technologies, began to pound wildly and uncontrollably at that moment!

High-Dimensional Civilization!

Cosmic Laboratory!

Monitoring System!

These terms, each filled with subversion and terror!

Were like the sharpest daggers,

Stabbing deeply into his heart!

He had always thought he was the Chosen Son of Heaven!

The protagonist who cheated!

But the result was...

After all that, he was just a pathetic being, observed and guided by “Gods” of a higher dimension—

A lab rat?!

This was the greatest humiliation for him, the Transmigrator!

Humiliation!

“No!”

“I don't believe it!”

Lu Chen suddenly raised his head!

In his dark eyes, vast as the cosmos, burned a madness and an indomitable spirit powerful enough to make all gods and devils tremble!

Indomitable spirit!

“I don't care what kind of damned thing that so-called ‘Six-Dimensional Civilization’ is!”

“I don't care what it intends to do by treating us as ‘lab rats’!”

“I only know one thing!”

“My destiny, Lu Chen's destiny!”

“And the destiny of the entire human civilization!”

“Absolutely cannot be controlled by anyone, or any ‘God’!”

“Controlled!”

“Since it wants to watch a show...”

“Then I'll put on a good performance for it!”

“I want to see who,”

“In the end, is more powerful: it, the ‘God’ watching the show!”

“Or me, this ‘madman’ who flips the table,”

“Who will prevail!”

This declaration, filled with the madness and heroism of defying the heavens!

Instantly ignited heavenly craft's heart, which had just turned cold upon glimpsing the “Ultimate Truth”!

[Master!]

Fierce flames reignited in her brilliant, intelligent eyes!

[heavenly craft is willing to follow you,]

[To defy the heavens!]

“Good!”

Lu Chen nodded heavily!

He knew!

Starting today!

He would no longer be fighting for Xia State!

He would be fighting for himself!

For heavenly craft!

And for this tiny, fragile, yet infinitely potential azure

Planet beneath his feet!

He would fight!

That afternoon.

A “Mobilization Rally,” more magnificent and exciting than any before, was officially convened at the silver-white “Heavenly Court” on the Moon, a place filled with violent aesthetics,

The Interstellar

Starport!

Attending this time were not only the top leaders of Xia State!

But also the heads of state from over two hundred countries worldwide that had completely joined the “Xia State Technical Standard System”!

Heads of state!

They all looked like fervent believers about to embark on a holy war!

Each one had a solemn expression and fanatical eyes!

Because they knew...

Today, they would personally witness a great moment that could change the future destiny of the entire human civilization!

Moment!

On the chairman's stand.

Lu Chen was still wearing his simple, white research uniform.

There was no excitement or pride on his face regarding the imminent start of a great era.

Only a sense of calmness, as if everything was completely under control.

Calmness.

He looked at the faces below, faces of different colors, filled with anticipation and longing.

Faces.

He spoke calmly.

“Everyone.”

“I know that all of you here have fought for thousands of years for the arduous dream of human civilization to soar into the heavens.”

“From Chang'e flying to the Moon to Wan Hu flying to the Heavens.”

“From the Wright Brothers to the Apollo Moon Landing.”

“We have never stopped looking up at the stars.”

“However,”

He changed his tone!

His entire aura transformed!

A terrifying, god-like presence, looking down upon the world and asserting his unparalleled dominance!

Instantly erupted from his slightly slender body!

Enveloping the entire Starport!

“Today!”

“I stand here to tell you!”

“The era of looking up is over!”

“Starting today!”

“We will no longer be those pathetic creatures trapped at the bottom of a well, looking up at the sky—”

“Frogs!”

“We shall become the Kunpeng, soaring above the nine heavens and overlooking the entire universe—”

“The Kunpeng!”

He extended his finger and lightly tapped the air!

The next second!

An incomparably magnificent and shocking scene instantly appeared on the huge holographic screen behind him!

It was a massive, silver-white, teardrop-shaped interstellar vessel, full of sci-fi aesthetics and futuristic flair, comparable in size to an aircraft carrier!

Interstellar

Vessel!

And behind it!

Was an endless, profound, and vast sea of stars, filled with the unknown and hope!

Stars,

A great ocean!

“This is the first interstellar vessel of our human civilization!”

“I name it...”

“The ‘expedition’!”

“Today!”

“It will carry the hopes and dreams of all of us!”

“To usher in a new, great era belonging to all humanity—”

“The Great”

“Cosmic”

“Era!”

His words were delivered with boiling passion!

Filled with the unique madness and heroism of a civilization's leader!

Heroism!

Instantly igniting the long-dormant heroic dreams in the hearts of all the human elites present, regardless of skin color or race!

Elites!

Dreams!

“For humanity!”

“For the future!”

“expedition! expedition!”

Roars filled with excitement and fanaticism!

Shouts loud enough to make the entire Moon tremble!

Resounded throughout the silent cosmos!

Lu Chen looked at the excited faces below and slowly raised his right hand!

His voice was not loud.

But it was like a divine decree that split the heavens!

Clearly echoing in everyone's ears!

“I announce!”

“The ‘expedition’ Interstellar Exploration Vessel,”

“Is now operational!”