"The journey back was as peaceful as before at first. The reality anchor isolated the subspace airflow and protected the three of us from the erosion of the subspace."
"However, the subspace does not seem to be in a peaceful state all the time..."
Xiao's voice was low, with a kind of palpitations, "Just like on the ocean, extremely destructive tsunamis and hurricanes occasionally occur in the ocean, and the same is true in subspace. On our way back, I saw a line across the distance. There is no way for us to hide from the subspace storms in dozens of star sectors..."
"So, I decided to send the spacecraft directly across the storm. After all, there is a realistic anchor to isolate everything. In my opinion, with the solidity of our ship, it is not difficult to pass through this storm... "
"But I was wrong. The power of the subspace storm exceeded my imagination. The barrier opened by the reality stabilizing anchor was as fragile as a soap bubble in this storm. After a few days of entering the storm, it finally broke due to overload. The crack caused the subspace atmosphere to flow into the spacecraft... "
"It was this time that Gordon and Marcy both collapsed because they could not bear the erosion of subspace on the spiritual level. They lost their minds and even wanted to stand up from the driver's seat. Fortunately, I have the authority to lock them. , and they were trapped in their seats."
"Is the reality anchor so important in subspace navigation?"
Little X on the side thought, "It seems that installing this equipment on it was a wise choice."
"Not only that… "
Xiao smiled bitterly and nodded, "After the reality anchor shattered, some unknown entity even invaded the ship. Those entities were invisible and insubstantial. The Black Knight Guards and the androids suffered heavy casualties before expelling those entities. …”
"Slavers?"
Hearing this, Xiao X and Chen Chen couldn't help but look at each other, with a look of confusion in their eyes.
Enslavers are the name given to the subspace creatures in the last "Psychic Boy" incident. They can unknowingly penetrate into the bodies of psykers and mix into the human world, collecting human internal organs and blood. Thus forming a flesh-and-blood gate that connects reality and subspace.
"So that kind of existence is called a slaver?"
Xiao was startled. Although he didn't understand how Chen Chen learned this information, he still faithfully continued to report, "In the end, Gordon and Marcy went completely crazy because of the erosion of subspace, and their bodies began to change. If they mutate, I can only cut off their life support devices and lock them in the driver's seat."
Speaking of this, a look of pain appeared on Xiao's expression, "They kept roaring and moaning in my ears, and it was not until more than half a month passed that the two of them gradually died..."
"Just after the two people were completely dead, I originally thought I could be freed, but I didn't expect that the spacecraft was stared at by some more powerful existence. The other party was extremely fast and followed closely behind the spacecraft. No matter how I accelerated, Neither can get rid of the other party, because the other party can follow all the way through the passage of the spaceship's subspace navigation... "
"In this way, I persisted for three months, using the star as a guide to keep moving forward, and finally returned to the scope of the solar system. And the moment I returned to the solar system, all the subspace airflow dissipated. That was The range illuminated by the light of a star..."
At the end of the sentence, Xiao couldn't help but look up at Chen Chen and said, "By the way, the aura given to me by that star is exactly the same as yours, Mr. Chen..."
"I see."
Chen Chen nodded without much expression, "Besides that star, what else did you see?"
"Countless smaller stars."
Xiao quickly replied, "There are tens of thousands of tiny stars around that star. The brightest among those stars is only one percent of that star, and the dimmest is only one ten thousandth of a hundred thousand." One-tenth... These stars together surround the largest star, dissipating the breath of subspace for them, and carving out a hole in the subspace the size of the solar system."
"Other tiny stars?"
Chen Chen's eyes showed a hint of understanding. He had already guessed what those stars were, but he still asked again, "Are you sure you didn't see these stars when we set sail more than two years ago?"
"No."
Xiao affirmed, "I didn't discover it two years ago. If I did, I would definitely remember it."
"very good."
Chen Chen nodded and looked at Xiao in front of him with admiration, "I am very satisfied with your performance. Not only did you complete the mission, you also opened up countless experiences and knowledge for us humans during the great voyage. Based on this, you The merits are immeasurable!”
"Don't dare!"
Xiao quickly lowered his head, with a look of excitement in his eyes.
"Okay, go down and take a good rest during this period. Don't forget that your life has just begun."
"yes!"
Xiao withdrew gratefully.
After Xiao left, Chen Chen slowly fell into deep thought, while Xiao X waited silently.
"If my guess is correct, those tiny stars should represent other psykers."
After a long time, Chen Chen suddenly said, "There are currently more than 100,000 psykers in the world, which is similar to the number of stars described by Xiao."
"That seems to be the case so far."
Little A blessing and a curse.”
"Probably not a good thing."
Chen Chen said helplessly, "Now it seems that I was reckless back then. I am afraid that it was the emergence of psykers that caused us humans to become entangled with the subspace. The accidents that have occurred in the past few years are probably related to psykers."
"There's no way around it."
Little When Xiao left, he didn’t find the subspace projection, but when he came back, he saw it?”
Hearing this question, Chen Chen said without thinking, "Do you still remember the first psyker born through childbirth? That psyker was born on Mars, and the day he was born was also the Black Light The day we set sail into the subspace?”
"ah!"
Little As a descendant born with psychic powers, Chen Chen once thought that compound L was defective.
Until the Black Light officially set sail, while Chen Chen was wandering around Ares Science City, he suddenly sensed the aura of subspace. After investigation, he discovered that it was a local hospital that gave birth to the first born psyker!
"At that time, I began to have a vague guess in my heart..."
Chen Chen continued in a deep voice, "It was like the beginning of a certain omen. From that day on, natural psychics began to gradually appear. Although I no longer felt the gaze of the subspace, it still made me more and more suspicious of that guess. affim."
"Later, even some ordinary people who had not been injected with L-compound began to awaken psychic powers one after another, including the 'Psychic Boy' incident that they had experienced before. Although there were very few people who had awakened the day after tomorrow, there were all these signs. Pointing to a terrible omen..."
“That is—perhaps it was humanity’s initiative to enter subspace that finally led to the formation of some close connection between subspace and humanity!”
"Are you saying that since we officially started the era of immigration with the help of subspace, humans have formed some kind of special connection with subspace?"
Little X thought thoughtfully, "Cause and effect?"
"I don't know what that connection is or what mechanism it is connected by, but humans and subspace have indeed been officially connected from that day on."
Chen Chen replied, "In other words, from that day on, me and the psychics around the world began to project themselves in the subspace, and that's how Xiao escaped from the subspace with our projections."
Little X suddenly fell silent.
"Okay, let's not talk about this for now."
Chen Chen shook his head, "The done deal is done. Now it's too late to regret it. If we humans want to escape from the solar system, we must use subspace. And all my methods have only brought all this forward. On the contrary, Xiao , gave me a big surprise.”
"This Xiao is indeed a talent."
Hearing this, Little
"Although there is a video, his experience is difficult for outsiders to understand."
Chen Chen nodded, "Next, please make arrangements for Navigator... In addition, I heard that he has parents and family members?"
"Yes."
Little
"Then let him go back to Oceania to visit his relatives."
Chen Chen said without thinking, "If you don't return home if you are rich and noble, it will be like traveling at night in brocade clothes. I think he must also miss his parents. In order for him to serve us more loyally, please make arrangements."
"Understood, leave it to me."
Xiao X replied.
…
Xiao came to the residence arranged by Blacklight Technology—a single-family villa located in the Walvis Bay Lagoon of Life Sciences City.
This is a medium-sized villa with an area of 3,000 square meters, with a total of three living rooms, six bedrooms, and more toilets than the number of bedrooms.
In addition, the villa also has a huge courtyard, one end of which extends directly into the lagoon, making the villa a picturesque high-end sea view room.
"here… "
Xiao stared at all this with his mouth agape, "Is this really for me?"
"Yes, this sea view villa already belongs to you completely, Mr. Wilfried. This is the company's transfer agreement, and the other is your real estate certificate."
A middle-level manager from Blacklight Technology said, with a hint of envy in his eyes, but he still said with a smile, "But according to the contract, you cannot resell the villa. If you don't want to live here one day, you can only resell it." Sell it to the company, and the company will buy the villa again at half the market price."
Xiao then nodded. Indeed, almost all the people who can live here are senior executives of Black Light Technology. As the core hinterland of Black Light, it is natural to control the inflow of outsiders. It is normal to not allow private resale.
As for the fact that it is only half the market price, Xiao also understands that land is at a premium in today's Life Sciences City, and Walvis Bay Port is the core area of the Life Sciences City because of its beautiful scenery.
It is conceivable that the land here will be fetched to such a terrifying price, and there is still a price but no market. The company is willing to take back the property at half the market price, which is considered very kind.
"In addition, the company has issued a document, and the position we have assigned to you is... Oceania Branch Supervisor."
The other party opened the outer cover of another document and immediately showed a look of surprise, "This... Mr. Wilfred, this is the first time I heard the name of this position. From the literal meaning, it should be for you to supervise the Senior executives of the Oceania Branch, check to see if they are corrupt or accepting bribes."
"What?"
Xiao Wenyan raised his head suddenly, with a look of disbelief in his eyes, "But..."
"I heard you still have family over there?"
The middle manager laughed and said, "It seems that the company has your best interests in mind."
"But! But my identity in the outside world is still a fugitive!"
Xiao explained quickly.
"I know your former identity, a Delta-level experimenter."
This middle-level manager was obviously also a member of the God's Forbidden Zone organization. He said with a proud look on his face, "But this is nothing. Your current position is higher than mine. So, even if you were once from the Oceania District, It doesn’t matter that he is a fugitive, after all..."
"The person you want to arrest is a fugitive named Shaw Wilfrid. What does he have to do with you, the supervisor of the Blacklight Technology Oceania branch?"
Xiao was obviously stunned when he heard the other party's words.
"Hahaha, it seems you haven't recovered from the previous surprise."
The middle manager said with a kind smile, "I've done everything I've been asked to do, so I won't stay any longer. Mr. Wilfred, I wish you a happy move to your new home!"
With that said, he turned around and left the courtyard of the villa, leaving all the surprises to Xiao, who was still in a daze.
"I, am I really free?"
Xiao raised his slightly trembling hands and held up the documents in his hands in disbelief. Even if he transferred the villa to himself, he would not be so embarrassed, but he did not expect that this company would give him such a huge amount of money. a surprise…
Thinking of this, Xiao only felt a mixture of emotions in his heart. He used to be a little resentful of Chen Chen for putting him through life and death, but at this time, those resentments had long since disappeared, leaving only deep gratitude in his heart.
"Father, mother, four years...how are you doing?"
"I can go home..."