From Terra to Terra, the Star Emperor's Holiday

Because the berth was not extended to the docking port, Zhang Beihai, wearing an extravehicular spacesuit, repeatedly blocked the dangerous operation warnings of the starship computer several times with a nervous mood, and opened the starship hatch manually with a clumsy hand.

"... "

On the side of the berth, a security officer who was patrolling with a guard team looked at Zhang Beihai, who was having difficulty walking because of the weight of his extravehicular space suit, and walked up to him quickly with annoyance and forcibly took off his helmet.

"You don't need to wear these bulky life-support devices. You can't die unless the Empire lets you."

Although he knew that Zhang Beihai and others were doing this for safety reasons and that some starship ports in backward civilizations did not have an aerobic environment created by simulated gravity and life-support fields, the security officer still wanted to laugh.

The helmet of the space suit is made of a sealing structure with double inner and outer buckles. It was suddenly and roughly removed. Not only was Zhang Beihai frightened, but the liquid leaked from the life support system sprayed into his face along the broken pipe, making this tough guy who originally had a solemn and resolute look look a little embarrassed.

"…Human?"

Zhang Beihai didn't care about the embarrassment on his face. He wanted to find some flaws in the security officer, to find out whether the other party was actually an alien in disguise, or a mechanical bionic man.

But unfortunately, this Overlord was transferred by Si Ye from the Human Alliance's mother planet, United Star. Among the 67 crew members and workers on board, only a small number were synths. The rest were all humans from the Human Alliance of the Eagle Flag, the kind that could not be purer.

"Of course I am a human, a fellow from another world. Be thankful to be human, because as a human, you will not be greeted by the Empire's orbital bombardment and the Earth-shattering Star."

As the Human League security officer of the Zhengying Banner, he was naturally extremely proud of being a human being. Being summoned by the Emperor Siye made him even more excited. The ups and downs of his tone made Zhang Beihai stunned.

"Compatriots from another world..."

These few words contained a lot of information. Not only Zhang Beihai, but even the starship captains and officers who were calling for people to come down and help take off their spacesuits were stunned.

Are words from science fiction appearing in reality? Are they still dreaming in the deep sea fluid?

"We'll have someone assigned to answer your questions and resolve your doubts. I've received orders to take you to the 371 temporary living area for resettlement. Please call down all the crew members on your ship."

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Chapter 257 Subsequent Arrangements for Starship Humanity

In the end, all the crew members on the five starships were driven off by the security officer and the guard team.

Many people resisted out of panic, vowing to live and die with the starship, but in front of the security officer's psychic power and the guard team's power armor, they were no harder to catch than chickens.

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These are all the crew members on the five starships. The security officer asked the autonomous machine to count them and nodded.

"Everyone, let's go. Please don't resist too much and meaninglessly. We don't want to hurt you, but we won't do it again. I believe you won't like the feeling of psychic electric shock."

The security officer's human face did not have much of a comforting effect. The oppression and fear brought by the aliens have always been rooted in the hearts of the Trisolarans, and the same is true for the alien humans.

After all, if it weren't for the Trisolaran incident, human civilization might have entered the wasteland in a nuclear war, or perhaps it would have embraced the hope of completing a unified exploration of the universe, instead of being forced to establish a coalition government, experiencing several civil strife and labor pains, and calculating the time for the first Trisolaran fleet to arrive on Earth, and fighting wits and courage with the Trisolarans.

“…What should we do now?”

The unarmed crew members would not want to challenge the iron lumps in the hands of the guards, which looked to be at least 20mm in caliber. The deputy captain was asked to comfort the crew members, and several captains walked in the front row, trying to communicate in low voices.

"Do humans from another world... do they really exist? Are they androids or..."

Chu Yan also wanted to find some flaws from the surrounding soldiers or the surrounding environment, but the surrounding environment repeatedly revealed various small details that were beneficial to human use, making the captain in his prime feel that his brain was a little overloaded.

"If there really is such a powerful human civilization from another world, or even from another part of the galaxy, would they help us fight the Trisolarans?"

"Help us? Even if they drive the Trisolarans away, we'll still have to accept their rule... Didn't you hear? They call themselves an empire. An interstellar civilization is actually an empire. If word gets back, all those professors at my school who study alien political systems will have to rip up their dissertations."

"Senior, what do you think?"

The captains and deputy captains discussed for a long time but could not come up with an idea. Dongfang Yanxu looked at Zhang Beihai who had been silent.

"Didn't they say someone would answer our questions? Now I'm at the mercy of others, and I don't have any opinions."

Having said that, Zhang Beihai's expression seemed somewhat relaxed.

He kept observing the behavior of humans in the other world. The human living environment always has some common habits, and these habits are definitely not something that aliens can forge through rough analysis.

After repeated comparisons, Zhang Beihai concluded that there was a very high possibility that the other party was really a human being.

As an escapist disguised as a triumphalist, Zhang Beihai has always pursued preserving the flame rather than achieving victory.

Therefore, if this group of people can survive as a "spark" and prevent human civilization from becoming extinct, it will be enough for Zhang Beihai.

It was used to escort their hover convoy to the dock quickly, and through the short-distance transmission device inside the Overmind, it quickly sent these starship humans to Area 371, which was divided into a temporary living area.

Area 371 is located at the bottom of the Overlord's right armed wing. It has a structure similar to a human tube building, with a quick maintenance passage in the middle, like a square patio. There is a small ecological area at the bottom, which beautifies the overly cold environment around it.

This area was originally used to house inactivated synthetic soldiers or spare bodies for synthetic replacements, but the Overlord did not carry too many synthetic staff this time, so this area was vacated to temporarily house the humans on the starship.

Although it seemed a bit drab compared to the living quarters that dominated the core area, it could be considered a luxury hotel compared to the simpler rest areas on the starship.

Here, they met an unexpected person, Ding Yi, who was supposed to die with the Mantis research vessel.

“Professor Ding?”

As the discoverer of macro-atoms and a scholar who made significant contributions to controlled nuclear fusion technology, Ding Yi was naturally known by many people in the Starship, not to mention Zhang Beihai, with whom he had met once in the old times.

"There are still survivors in the combined fleet. That's great, that's great!"

Ding Yi had just been rescued from the medical warehouse by Si Ye. This old scientist, who wanted to witness the super technology of a more advanced civilization, had not yet found a chance to ask Si Ye anything before he was thrown into this temporary residential area.

Meeting familiar people in an unfamiliar place can often relieve people's tense nerves to the greatest extent.

"You...the water droplet's attack, shouldn't you have..."

Some people doubted Ding Yi's identity and asked subconsciously.

"I was saved... by this more advanced and sophisticated... human civilization."

Recalling the jump technology and light-speed curvature movement that Si Ye showed him, Ding Yi was filled with emotion.

"Are they really human? Then can we ask them to help us fight the Trisolarans? After all, we are all human..."

Although the crew on the starship can be considered elite, some of the new generation are inevitably influenced by the thoughts on Earth and appear a little naive.

Although Water Drop's actions had shattered the crew's fantasy about aliens, when they heard Ding Yi confirm the identity of the imperial humans, they had some overly naive ideas again.

If we are all human beings, then we are compatriots. It should not be excessive to ask for help from our compatriots.

"..."

Silence spread among the captains, and Ding Yi and Zhang Beihai both shook their heads silently.

The captains were all sensible people. Even if this civilization was so powerful that it could crush the Trisolaran civilization with a single wave of its hand, it still had no obligation to help human civilization simply because of the word "human." And humans couldn't seem to afford the reward for asking for their help.

"Why are they blocking the entrance?"

The person in charge of managing the humans on the starship is a synth. Because his service term is about to end and he will be able to obtain citizenship soon, the administration transferred him to the internal management position to take charge of management work so that he no longer has to perform dangerous field work.

But this synth is, after all, a veteran synth who retired from the army. His limbs and back are still equipped with combat modules that break through the synthetic skin and look a bit hideous.

This rough style immediately made the humans on the starship realize that this synth was far less kind than the security officer just now, so they all made way.

"I have learned a general overview of your situation from His Majesty. Your civilization is facing an invasion from another alien civilization. According to the Pan-Human Community's rescue regulations, the Empire should have provided you with aid and support. However, your civilization's core ideology is flawed, and its members have been contaminated..."

The synth held the data panel in his hand and explained their current situation to all the humans on the starship verbatim.

"So out of humanitarian considerations, we will conduct selective rescue operations to preserve the 'spark' of human civilization. You are the first group."

Many crew members who were influenced by the new ideas on Earth subconsciously wanted to make a fuss when they heard such words that were not "free and democratic" at all.

However, Zhang Beihai, who had noticed something was wrong in advance, had already asked the captains to send their confidants to suppress the crew members who might cause problems, so that no chaos occurred.

"Of course, I believe that as fellow humans, you must have your own integrity. His Majesty respects your choice. If any of you wish to return to Earth and rejoin the battle, as long as you delete your memories of the Empire, we can still allow you to return."

“…what if we choose to stay?”

The devastating power of the water droplets has, in a sense, indeed destroyed the confidence of some humans.

Because even if they return to Earth in a starship, they will still be no match for the water droplets, so with the support of this idea, many people have actually been shaken.

Survival is the first priority of civilization.

The hope of defeating the Trisolarans is becoming increasingly slim. Compared to driving a starship into the unknown deep space of the universe to seek survival, being contacted by a mysterious human civilization from another world may be a better choice.

Civilization needs to survive, and for this reason all actions can be forgiven.

"You have hands and feet, and the Empire won't feed you for nothing. You need to work in exchange for the rations you need for life."

The humans in the Three-Body World sometimes like to daydream just like the Terrans. Consuming the energy of these starship humans can effectively reduce the possibility of such daydreaming.

"Of course, the Empire won't take advantage of your labor for free. Your labor beyond your own survival can be exchanged for the Empire's currency. You can use this currency to bring your family and friends who are still on Earth over to enjoy the Empire's protection together."

As soon as this condition was put forward, more people began to waver, and even some determined triumphalists began to show signs of hesitation.

"Alright, that's all for now. Until the outpost and settlement are built, you'll live here first. The housing rights have been issued, so you can decide how to allocate them. Don't cause any trouble."

The synths left in style, leaving behind a group of shaken Starship humans looking at each other in bewilderment.

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Chapter 258 Little Broken Ball

The engineering ship spewed out clusters of light, and the nanofluid quickly formed a complete structure with the assistance of photon printing. The newly printed structure completed docking under the traction of the outpost, continuously expanding the volume of the outpost.

Mining stations shuttling between asteroid clusters and nepalous asteroids are constantly releasing mining drones, selecting asteroids rich in ice or metal deposits for dismemberment.

Before the gate was completed, the rich celestial bodies in the Kuiper Belt could barely make the imperial outpost self-sufficient.

The humans on the starship were sweating profusely in an additional module inside the mining station.

Since there are still some unstable elements among these starship humans, it is not safe enough to let them mine the mining ships.

In order to fully consume these people's physical strength and prevent them from having wild thoughts, the Empire came up with a very practical process, which was to let these starship humans use impact drills and pickaxes to dig out the minerals cut by mining drones using ancient methods, commonly known as ancient mining.

The engineering AI has developed a series of very humane work indicators based on the body scan data of every human on the starship. If you work too little, it will only be enough to eat. If you work too much, you can save up points in exchange for your family to receive protection from the empire, which perfectly fits the empire's concept of rewards for your efforts.

“…Oh my god, they have such advanced mining equipment and mining ships, why do they insist on us crushing the ore manually! Huh…”

Chu Yan, who was the captain of the Blue Space starship the day before and could run for the position of district chief on Earth, was struggling to break a stone with a pickaxe.

Since this auxiliary module is connected to the main track of the mining station, it is actually a semi-open environment. Outside the bubble-like living environment, there is the vast deep space.

So when the humans on the starships were working by smashing stones, they could see the mining drones shuttling between asteroids or small celestial bodies. Their daily workload was not as much as the amount collected by a drone in 10 minutes.

"You only need to work 8-10 hours a day, there are plenty of supplies, good places to rest, and elderly people like Professor Ding Yi can also receive preferential treatment..."

Zhang Beihai wiped the sweat from his face. When he lay in the hibernation capsule to reinforce the future, he thought about how difficult the challenges he would face in the future and how tragic the ending would be.