Across Deep Space: Four Men and a Play

[According to the information I've found, the Hunter Association in this world isn't completely under official management, but rather operates in a cooperative relationship with the authorities.]

[During the years when the deep space tunnel appeared, the world was in chaos, and humanity was naturally preoccupied with dividing itself into regions. Those who gained power and status during the turbulent times were naturally reluctant to let go easily, although the authorities later regained control of the dominant position.]

[But after all, those people have been in power for decades, so even if they accept official control, they may not necessarily behave themselves.]

[Additionally, the official power has been weak in recent years, and with EVER stuck in the middle, so many times the official knows that they are constantly making small moves, but they are somewhat powerless due to lack of evidence.]

"Is that so? Then what about Rinku?"

[Not really. The Hunter Association in Rinku seems to have a close relationship with the government.]

"Interesting. Do you think the official status of this world is good or bad?"

"Master, based on my current data, their leader is very similar to the one from old China: kind and upright, and always putting the people first."

"But we have to endure it because our technological lifeline is controlled by others and we can't catch those people?

It looks like it.

"Tell me, if we give them something, will they find an opportunity to attack Ever?"

[They probably do. They seem to hate Ever and are secretly collecting evidence.]

Xiao Qi retrieved a 5S-level file and it appeared in front of Xia Jiumeng in the form of a virtual screen.

There was a group of people above, all wrapped in pure black combat uniforms, but each of them had some subtle dragon symbols on their bodies.

The video shows them destroying an overseas laboratory.

[Master, this is the latest screenshot I captured.]

"Where was it intercepted?"

【ever's central database.】

"Isn't this an official satellite image?"

As a new technology support company, Ever has the ability to privately intrude without leaving any traces.

"......"

6. They are omnipresent. No wonder the authorities are trying to find a way to kill them.

Bad and not low-key.

They are just short of openly dancing in front of the officials.

Xiao Qi saw Xia Jiumeng's thoughts and said, "Everyone in Country Z has complete faith in the government, so when the government tried to regain power, almost no one objected."

Xia Jiumeng nodded. It seemed that these people did not dare to disobey the authorities openly because of the people. After all, ordinary people were the most numerous. Although they had no sense of presence and power, they were the most important group of people that could not be ignored.

But it also indirectly proves that the person in power in country Z in this world is indeed a good person, otherwise so many people would not trust and respect him.

"understood."

No wonder the people who caused the explosion in her house last time were left unresolved. It seems it was because of them.

The last time, Xia Jiumeng left fragments with dragon scales in the ruins of the building was intentional. She wanted Ever to think that some new force was involved, but she didn't expect that the secret team officially formed by Country Z also had dragon patterns.

This is quite a coincidence.

However, she felt that Country Z in this world was very similar to China in her original world.

Sure enough, China can be found in countless worlds.

So are her people really in that legendary world?

[By the way, Master, that Mr. Big has sent you a private message.]

"what's the message?"

Xia Jiumeng withdrew her thoughts.

Let’s talk about the future in the future. She will find that place one day.

He said there's another auction next month that might have something you might be interested in, a pair.

Interested?

So far, there are only mermaids, right?

"Is it a mermaid?"

Yes, but...

"explain."

[One of them mutated into a half-wandering creature, and both of them lost their neck scales.]

Xia Jiumeng frowned. Without scales on her neck, she had no control. It was like driving a car without keys, which meant there was no safety guarantee. What if someone drove the car with the keys one day? Wouldn't she be able to stop him?

What's more, one of them might be a failed product from a certain laboratory that was being disposed of.

It’s so annoying, she doesn’t even have any money!

Did that damn old man know that she had something good in her hands and was thinking about her again?

never mind....

"Tell him to send someone to pick me up when the time comes."

[Good master. 】

"Have Xue Ming and the others woken up?"

[It doesn't have an owner yet, but it should wake up within 3 hours.]

"Tell them to find me in the mechanical room when they wake up."

Xia Jiumeng is planning to get a multifunctional flying camera.

No one would believe it if she just showed the potion to the public. She needed to record some videos and put them on the dark web in advance, and then do some live broadcasts in secret to make the potion famous. She would definitely have more potions to interview in the future, so it would be nice to make a name for herself.

This would be beneficial to both Qin Che and her.

Humans have always been obsessed with evolution and possessing great power.

[Good master. 】

*

In the pharmacy room, Xiaoqi instructed Bantu through the system to place the prepared water into the interface outside the cultivation room.

[Placement completed, thank you for your cooperation, today's work tasks are completed and you can move freely for the rest of the time. ]

A cold mechanical sound rang out from the electronic screen outside the incubator.

Bantu looked at the experimental fields on several rectangular platforms through the huge transparent glass wall of the breeding room with some curiosity.

"What is this?"

Seeing that the electronic screen did not answer him, he placed the ID card hanging around his neck into the sensing area.

【Sorry, insufficient permissions. 】

Then the huge transparent glass turned into a white wall in front of him.

"........."

Bantu kicked the wall angrily.

[Warning: Do not damage the laboratory infrastructure. Salary deduction: -200.]

“??? No, how can I still deduct money???”

Bantu looked at the electronic screen in astonishment.

He was deducted 200 on his first day of work?!

The system of this laboratory is even darker than the famous black-hearted mermaids of Lemuria?

"I want to sue Xia Jiumeng!"

[Please feel free to do as you please. The system will strictly judge based on the employee code of conduct.]

A dense list of employee rules and regulations scrolled across the electronic screen.

Bantu: “………” There are also employee rules???

Why didn't he know?

Humans are indeed cunning and black-hearted.

"I want to read the employee code of conduct." There are so many rules. If he doesn't read them, won't his salary be deducted in a few days?

Wouldn't he be at the point where he still owes money to work?

He felt a chill on his back and immediately returned to his rest room and decided to study the employee code of conduct carefully. He absolutely could not have his salary deducted again!

*

Mechanical room.

Xia Jiumeng made a lot of small flying robots. They were the size of a palm, round and cute, like little dumplings.

"Xiao Qi, give them an intelligent system."

[Good master. 】

The computer connected to these small balls next to Xia Jiumeng began to automatically jump many characters.

[Master, it's done. They can now perform basic AI functions, such as simple AI conversations, data recording and analysis, photography, energy detection, and scanning.]

[And it is connected to our laboratory's exclusive database. ]

"it is good."

Xia Jiumeng activated several smart assistants and let them go.

The laboratory space is very large, and she renovated many places later. It will be very convenient for people to come in the future with the guidance and help of the smart assistant.

It also saved her the time of explaining one by one.

I was originally planning to make a live broadcast ball, but while making it I came up with this. I decided to forget it, as it has the function of shooting live broadcasts anyway.

【Master, you have a message that needs to be processed. 】

"Well, put it on the holographic screen."

[Good master. 】

A floating holographic screen appeared in front of her, with the WeChat interface on it.

Li Shen: My project here is about to end, and I'll be back in a few days. Is your lab ready?

【Qi Yu: Missed call.】

Qi Yu: Where are you? Why can't I contact you?

[Qi Yu: Call Miss Bodyguard! ]

【Qi Yu: Reply to my message if you see it! 】

[Shen Xing replied: Sorry, the energy fluctuations were too frequent to contact you.]

[Shen Xing replied: I'm on my way back. How have you been lately? Are you feeling better?]

Jiang Nan: Your vacation is about to end. How is your injury recovery going? Has Evol recovered? When will you be free to visit the association?

[Tao Tao: Xia Jiumeng, I heard your Evol is no longer usable? Have you checked? How about I go to your house to see you?]

Linkong University: Dear student Xia Jiumeng, you are about to graduate. Please return to school at the end of the month to register for the second half of the year's on-campus study. This study will affect your graduation score and whether you can graduate. Please arrange your time reasonably and participate in time. Thank you for your cooperation!

"Master, you haven't graduated yet!" This time, Xiao Qi no longer used consciousness to communicate but spoke directly.

Because of the genetic medicine, Xia Jiumeng allowed Xiaoqi to speak directly, and when the time comes, she can just say that she has also taken the genetic medicine.

"Seems to be."

She remembered that she should be in her sophomore year and was indeed about to graduate.

Tsk, it’s been almost eight hundred years since I graduated and I still have to go back to study here.

"Xiao Qi, please reply to Li Shen for me. The lab is ready. We can meet and talk then."

"As for Qi Yu, tell him I'm busy outside and will contact you when I get home."

"If Shen Xing comes back, I'll wait for him to come back and have dinner and chat together. He's been doing well recently."

"Just let me know about the rest of the news."

Xia Jiumeng pondered over the news from a few of them and just gave perfunctory answers to the others.

"It's done."

Xia Jiumeng placed five freshly baked dumpling elves of different styles in the palm of her hand. This one was smaller than the previous smart assistant, about the size of a finger.

But it has more complete functions. It not only has attack capabilities but can also deploy a protective shield. As for energy, it has not been loaded yet.

*

In a lounge.

"!"

Xue Ying reflexively sat up from the bed in shock. He had not yet recovered from the pain that penetrated deep into his soul.

The intelligent robot waiting in the laboratory corridor sensed his movements and automatically flew towards him.

[Hello, I'm xj-1, the smart assistant. How can I help you?]

Xue Ying, who was trying to figure out what was different about his body, looked at the small ball that suddenly appeared in front of him.

Similar to OTOT, but not as fancy.

"What's wrong with my body?" Xue Ying could feel a very strange power in his body but he couldn't control it.

Please allow me to test it for you.

With Xue Ying's consent, the intelligent robot scanned him and projected a screen after the scan was completed.

[Test completed, your body is healthy, gene unlocking level is level one, physical rating: C, awakened superpower: Stealth, category: Dark.]

[I've detected that you're not familiar with power. If you need to learn the basics of supernatural power cultivation and usage, I can help you apply for learning permissions.]

[The application requires binding to the smart assistant. Do you want to bind it? ]

Xue Ying looked at the floating screen in front of him. He was just unconscious for a while, so how come this laboratory is so high-end?

He remembered that this thing didn't exist when he came here.

Superpower? This name is new. This superpower should be called Evol, right? Is it really the same as what the boss said? This potion can transform them completely.

But this lab actually has tutorials on how to use evol?

Did the boss get it for Miss Xia?

After thinking about it, Xue Ying decided to bind. "Confirm the binding."

[OK, entering identity information...]

[Binding successful! 】

Please name it.

"Just call me handsome!"

[Naming successful, applying for learning permissions for you...]

The intelligent assistant, no, it should be the handsome guy who automatically sent an application for permission to learn basic superpowers to the main system of the laboratory.

Xiaoqi, who was still in the mechanical room, received the application.

"Master, Xue Ying has woken up and has bound the intelligent assistant to apply for permission to learn the basics of supernatural powers."

"Learning the basics of supernatural powers?"

"Yes, based on the data and energy detection comparison, I found that the Evol in this world is actually superpowers, but there is no complete training and learning tutorial. Therefore, I added Kester's superpower learning data to the laboratory's central system."

Evol in this world doesn't seem to be fully developed, probably because this ability has only appeared recently.

People have not done much research on the development and cultivation of superpowers. So far, they have divided them into two major categories: origin and nature, and the strength of abilities is distinguished by level.

There is neither detailed classification nor exclusive category of specialty teaching, nor methods for level advancement.

Xia Jiumeng nodded. Indeed, when she came here, she also felt that the energy of evol was no different from that of superpowers.

"it is good."

“Do I need to pass?”

"Let them pass it. It's good that they can learn on their own."

the other side.

【Application approved. 】

[Master, please follow me to the exclusive training ground to learn.]

After the handsome guy and Xue Ying are bound together, he becomes his exclusive smart assistant, and there is no problem calling him master.

Xue Ying followed the intelligent assistant through the long laboratory corridor and stopped in front of an elevator at the end.

I took the elevator down to the basement floor.

"There's actually a basement here?"

When Qin Che asked them to build an experimental base for Xia Jiumeng, he only gave them the approximate scope. They went to find a famous construction team in District 109 to build it. When they finished work, apart from knowing the approximate scope and whether there were any problems with the infrastructure, they really didn't pay attention to the internal structure.