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What made Xu Zhou regret the most was that he could not fight side by side with Ning Chen and the others, so he could only silently cheer for them and pray for them on the Blue Star.

Ning Chen carefully looked at the surrounding situation, and after confirming all the details, he finally confirmed that this was not his hallucination, and it was definitely not a dream, but a real fact.

Although Ning Chen, Song Xiyun and other members set off on Mars when they first went to "space civilization", after that, all their bodies were sent back to Blue Star for unified management.

This is also a handling method that everyone agreed on before. In this way, after the mission is successfully completed, it will not only allow everyone to return to Blue Star together, but also facilitate the handling of some emergencies in the rear of Blue Star.

"Teacher Xu...have all of us returned successfully?" Ning Chen asked.

"Yes, everyone's ideology has returned. Although some people are not in particularly good condition now, at least their vital signs are relatively stable. I believe that after a period of treatment and recovery, everyone can become completely Getting back to normal..."

After hearing what Xu Zhou said, Ning Chen also nodded gently.

Even for a person like Ning Chen, who has an extremely strong heart, whenever Ning Chen recalls that his body and consciousness were ruthlessly annihilated by antimatter, he still feels the intense pain of being shrouded in shadow.

For other people, this painful feeling would only be more intense and even rise to the level of a disease. Therefore, the phenomenon Xu Zhou mentioned would not surprise Ning Chen.

"Then...how is Song Xiyun doing? Are there any serious sequelae?"

"Teacher Ning, both you and Teacher Song have relatively mild reactions and can basically recover completely soon. Now I can let you practice for a while, it doesn't matter."

In Ning Chen's current state, if they communicate through the brain's biological computer, it will consume a lot of brainpower and be detrimental to their subsequent recovery, so Ning Chen accepted this method very obediently.

Immediately, Ning Chen got in touch with Song Xiyun and exchanged their respective situations.

In fact, the physical distance between the two of them is not far away now. It is just because each member's body is stored independently. Their bodies are not stored in the same room, so they cannot communicate directly in person.

"Ning Chen, we really came back smoothly! It all seemed like a dream. We didn't even bring any information back with us. We can't be sure what we did, but these memories are undoubtedly very real. of."

"Yes, there is no doubt that these are very real experiences, and we did successfully complete the initial mission. I believe that I will soon be able to obtain some information that confirms this fact through other channels."

After confirming that both parties were in good condition, Song Xiyun brought up another topic.

"Ning Chen... Do we want to return to our former selves now? Didn't we say before that after successfully completing this task, we will restore our genes to what we were before? Now we Having successfully blocked the gap in this huge barrier, this 'space civilization' can no longer continue to mine antimatter energy. Is there no need for us to continue in our current state?"

This was Ning Chen's promise to Song Xiyun from the beginning. Genetic modification was just a helpless move on their part, not a state under normal circumstances.

After hearing Song Xiyun's proposal, Ning Chen hesitated briefly, but still did not agree to Song Xiyun's request.

"Song Xiyun, if we are really in a completely safe situation, I will promise to become my former self again. But in fact, our current situation is not very safe. It is just a temporary crisis that has been relieved. Just relying on With the antimatter energy they currently have in reserve, this 'space civilization' still has the ability to dominate the entire universe. Our Blue Star civilization is not their opponent..."

During the period of traveling to "space civilization", in addition to leading everyone to complete their tasks, Ning Chen has also been trying to learn as much information as possible about this "space civilization".

The micro-drone equipment used by Ning Chen and the subsequent quantum reconnaissance equipment were not only used to detect information about this huge barrier, but also used to detect information about the mother planet of this "space civilization".

Through this known information, Ning Chen knew that the antimatter energy currently stored by this "space civilization" has reached a very terrifying number. Excluding the antimatter energy they have stored, the total amount of antimatter in the entire positive matter universe is also Without them, the reserves of a civilization would be richer.

This means that even if Blue Star Civilization can collect all the antimatter in the universe, from an energy perspective alone, Blue Star Civilization will still be unable to compete with this "space civilization".

Of course, the strength and weakness of two civilizations cannot be analyzed solely from the perspective of energy reserves. In complex space battles, there are too many factors that determine the outcome of both sides, and even just a detail can affect it. It may change the final outcome of the battle.

"Song Xiyun, when we really defeat this 'space civilization', I will seriously consider restoring our previous genetic sequence. Now the brand-new genes are a very important advantage for us in facing this 'space civilization' , we can’t take the initiative to give up this advantage.”

After thinking for a while, Song Xiyun finally nodded gently.

"Ning Chen, I admit that from a rational point of view, your decision is absolutely correct, and I will support your choice. But I hope you really think so from the bottom of your heart, and are not just a perfunctory person. It's just a 'delay strategy'."

Song Xiyun's words seemed to have touched a certain nerve in Ning Chen's heart, because what Ning Chen just said was indeed not Ning Chen's true thoughts now.

After transforming part of the genes in his body into a robot-like style, Ning Chen would often make such moves.

Even if Ning Chen didn't think so in his heart, in order to stabilize Song Xiyun's mood, Ning Chen still had to say something insincere instead of being as straightforward as before.

But at this moment, Ning Chen's heart was somewhat touched by Song Xiyun's words. The hard barrier that had been hidden outside Ning Chen's heart also showed signs of being broken. "No, no... It's hard for us to have the ability we have now. We no longer feel pain because of those negative emotions. We absolutely cannot easily let ourselves return to the way we were before. Unless there is really an important reason, Let's do this."

After some psychological struggle, Ning Chen still insisted on his idea and was not easily changed by Song Xiyun's words.

Seeing Ning Chen's reaction, Song Xiyun said nothing more, but Song Xiyun still keenly noticed that Ning Chen was still very confused when facing this matter.

This shows that Ning Chen's heart is not so cold. At least he still has normal human emotions and has not really turned into an emotionless robot.

Song Xiyun is naturally a rational person and knows that Ning Chen's current choice is indeed based on the overall situation. At least until the crisis is completely resolved, they should really focus on this more important issue.

"Ning Chen, what do you think we need to do next based on the current situation? Since this 'space civilization' is still powerful and poses a threat to our Blue Star civilization, we definitely cannot sit still and wait for death. of."

After stopping the unrestrained exploitation of antimatter energy, this "space civilization" may no longer have the ability to threaten the security of the entire universe, but at least it still has the ability to destroy several civilizations.

And with the antimatter energy they currently have in reserve, they can create space folds that can reach Blue Star Civilization instantly, and are fully capable of attacking Blue Star Civilization.

"Yes, but our best way now is to hide our position in the universe first so that this 'space civilization' cannot discover our existence. Although we have been exposed near their civilization, we have not left any Too much information, and theoretically they won’t be able to find our location.”

Ning Chen is still very confident about this. After all, the scope of the universe is so large, and it will definitely not be easy to find the specific location of a civilization through some clues.

In particular, there is still a distance of tens of light years between the Blue Star civilization and this "space civilization". Within this range, the number of planets that exist is an astronomical number. If you want to be among these numerous planets, , finding out which planet is the home planet of Blue Star Civilization is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack.

As for the technology of civilization information protection, Ning Chen is naturally very familiar with it. Before going to this "space civilization", Ning Chen had already prepared the corresponding technology and did not leave any key information for this "space civilization". directional information.

At this time, Xu Zhou, who had been paying attention to the conversation between Ning Chen and Song Xiyun, finally couldn't hold himself back any longer.

"Okay, Teacher Ning, Teacher Song, your bodies are still in the process of recovery, so there is no need to talk about such heavy topics at the beginning. If there are no other important things, I will first talk about your The chat channel is temporarily closed. Of course, if anything happens, you can still contact us at any time.”

Ning Chen and Song Xiyun both expressed support for this proposal. Now they really don't want to talk about these things anymore, but want to focus more on their own recovery.

"Well, Teacher Xu, let's close our chat channel first as you said. After we fully recover in a few days, I will seriously think about our next plan."

"Yes, I think the same thing. I still need to recover my ability to predict crises, so that I can better help Ning Chen complete these tasks. Until then, let's continue to contact him."

It was rare for Ning Chen and Song Xiyun to become a little unfamiliar with each other, and this happened after they successfully completed their mission and returned to Blue Star. This was undoubtedly an unusual thing.

But in fact, since they decided to carry out human genetic modification, such potential crises have been buried.

However, no matter how subtle the changes in their relationship are, it will never affect their future side-by-side combat. Their purpose of fighting against "space civilization" and other opponents that threaten the safety of Blue Star civilization will never change.

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After a few days of rest, Ning Chen, Song Xiyun and other people with better physical fitness have basically recovered to their normal physical state.

Although they can still feel the endless pain when they think of their former bodies and ideologies being ruthlessly devoured by antimatter energy, they have basically no other sequelae.

For others, the recovery speed is not so fast. This experience has caused a very serious impact on their psychology.

According to Ning Chen's latest assessment, the current situation of these people is far more serious than their previous estimates. If the situation is really not ideal, this situation will even continue for the rest of their lives.

Ning Chen naturally does not want such a thing to happen, so he discussed with Song Xiyun the countermeasures to solve this problem.

"Song Xiyun, we must help everyone recover completely. We can't live with such a shadow. Some of our members are already on the verge of depression because of this, and even have symptoms of depression. This will cause a certain degree of harm to their body and mind. In serious cases, they may even be in danger of life..."

Song Xiyun also expressed great importance to Ning Chen's concerns and was very willing to help Ning Chen complete this work.

In fact, according to Song Xiyun's original idea, Ning Chen should not care too much about the physical condition of others. After all, for a person who thinks with the "rational thinking" of a robot, the current condition of these people should not be too important to Ning Chen.

But Song Xiyun changed his mind and thought that perhaps it was because the crisis of "space civilization" had not been resolved that everyone still had a certain value of use, which was why Ning Chen did not give up on those people.