Chapter 506

If the others had been here and heard Fang Senyan's words, they would have initially felt as if the clouds had parted, and everything had suddenly become clear!

Fang Senyan looked at Hadrick and said, "My servant told me that even if you temporarily shut down some switches, the functions remaining on this ship are definitely more than just the two you mentioned. Even the main computer isn't completely destroyed. This is an Atlantic-class warship that began its maiden voyage one hundred and thirty-seven years ago. Even though it's no longer in production, there are still thirty-six of them serving in the Imperial Fleet. And its offline database still contains its structural diagrams!"

"The main computer of this ship was indeed destroyed, but the sub-computers installed on the hull and tail are still running, like a person in a vegetative state, still maintaining a heartbeat, digestion, and even reproductive functions!"

"Its analysis system will still instinctively collect data from surrounding creatures and try to build a database for research. The *juan tong* tree seeds you obtained that counteract the Berserker Beasts shouldn't be based on any experience analysis, but rather information obtained by the ship's analysis system after years of continuous reference."

Hadrick felt a chill run down his spine. The people in his house exchanged glances and began to move their bodies stealthily. Fang Senyan, however, seemed not to notice and continued, "Based on my judgment, the reason you wanted to bring us back is most likely to obtain information about returning to civilized society from us. So you put the best poison you could find in the food just now? It's a pity that one of our companions is very knowledgeable in botany. He smelled the scent and knew what you were trying to do."

Fang Senyan sighed deeply, picked up the water glass in front of him, and drank it all in one gulp. "You put poison in this glass of water too, right? It seems to be a double dose, but so what? What does it matter? Even without him, your poison is just a joke to us! I'm just curious about one thing, Mr. Hadrick. You've seen our power. Why did you let them do such a foolish thing?"

Fang Senyan spoke slowly and deliberately, but his meaning was undeniable. He stood up and walked outside, saying before he left, "Then, let me see what you're relying on! I'll wait for you outside. I believe you don't want any damage to this ship, right?"

When Fang Senyan arrived outside the ship, he found that several other people had also come outside and were giving him an "OK" gesture. Artificial Human No. 1 even listed a series of items: "Disassembled nine bombs installed on the ship."

"Formatted the initial instructions and restored the highest authority control of the ship."

"Activated the ship's protective shield, which can currently provide at least 3.5 million tons of TNT equivalent of resistance."

"Due to material limitations, only 17.33% of the ship's structure could be repaired, and 6.13% of the ship's functions were restored and optimized. If there were enough materials, the repairable structure would be increased to 27.11%, with an expected increase of more than 10.31% in functions."

"Connected to the ship's database. The offline database has been expanded, and all data collected by this ship has been imported."

"........."

Fang Senyan looked at this series of items and suddenly looked deeply at Artificial Human No. 1. "You're not an ordinary artificial human, are you?"

"Just as Master is definitely not an ordinary Contractor. Those who can be sent to this damned planet to carry out missions cannot be selected based on courage alone," Artificial Human No. 1 said humbly.

Fang Senyan laughed. Just as he was about to turn around and look at the group of native humans in front of him, Artificial Human No. 1 suddenly said in a low voice, "Although it may be superfluous for me to say this, Master, I must remind you to be careful."

Fang Senyan's body stiffened. He asked in astonishment, "Who do you want me to be careful of?"

"One or more of these people. If the records in the ship are correct, then some of them should also possess mysterious and terrifying power. Although that power is only imitation, it's also a collection of the entire Empire's highest technology! It's certain that since they're survivors from that plan and were chosen by the Yautja, then there's a high probability that they can contend with you," Artificial Human No. 1 said seriously.

Fang Senyan said earnestly, "What plan is that?"

Artificial Human No. 1 hesitated for a moment and said with some difficulty, "It's... the Ten Champions Plan. I must add that in saying this name, I have once again violated the sacred laws of the Empire."

Fang Senyan smiled and said, "The sacred laws of the Empire aren't important to you and General Meng Ge, are they? What is the Ten Champions Plan?"

Artificial Human No. 1 quickly recovered from the threat of the Empire's sacred laws and began to narrate with the skill of an old butler: "The Nightmare Space was not actually developed by human technology. When humans first entered the colonial era, the first planet they had to conquer was the moon, only three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away. During the development of the moon, something very strange was discovered on the far side of the moon."

"It was a rock as huge as a mountain!!"

"However, the shape of that rock was like a human female's uterus."

"Magnified countless times, lifelike, a uterus forged from hard black iron!!"

"Opening this strange and enormous thing could be said to be effortless. It seemed to have the ability to sense human approach. As soon as humans approached, the rock naturally shattered open, and eight huge eggs appeared from within. These eggs had no shells and were bronze in color, as if they were formed by a concentrated liquid instantly solidifying, like a café latte frozen in an instant. However, one of the eggs was missing a third of it for some reason."

"After these eggs were transported back to Earth, they began to hatch. What hatched was the first generation of the Nightmare Space, and they began to serve humanity faithfully."

"All humans did to the Nightmare Space was provide them with enough nutrition."

"As for its origin, humans are still at a loss."

"The reason I say it was the first generation of the Nightmare Space is because the Nightmare Space can also reproduce. Their method of reproduction is very simple: direct division."

"From one into two."

"During the division process, one of the Nightmare Spaces, which had been damaged from the egg stage, showed abnormalities. Humans seized this opportunity and finally obtained some of the Nightmare Space's core tissue. From these tissues, they not only laid the foundation for modulating the Ten Champions Plan, but also made human molecular biology advance by leaps and bounds."

"This information differs from the official records, but the official records are often what the officials want you to see, and definitely not the truth."

"The truth is buried in... a small node in the vast photonic hard drive of the Imperial Machine Room."

Fang Senyan's expression became more and more solemn as he listened to Artificial Human No. 1's detailed explanation. Although their conversation seemed to be a waste of time, most of those humans wished it would be delayed as long as possible, because the poison placed in the water and food really needed sufficient time to take effect.

"You mean to say that the Ten Champions Plan is essentially a method of creating powerful warriors by the first generation of the Nightmare Space, but humans are imitating it?"

"Yes, but the biggest difference between imitation and originality is that as long as the Nightmare Space is willing, it can make any warrior become a Ten Champion. But the imitated technology is so harsh that in the entire human race at this time, there are probably only fifty to eighty people who meet the conditions for the first step of modulation!"

Fang Senyan gasped. During the Earth era, the population had already exceeded ten billion, and the current Empire was so vast that it occupied more than ten billion planets? Under such a terrifying population base! They only managed to screen out fifty to eighty people... and these were just the numbers of people who passed the initial screening.

For the first time, he began to feel that he did not have absolute certainty of victory.

"However, according to my speculation, what will appear here is definitely not a Ten Champion," Artificial Human No. 1 said very seriously. "A true Ten Champion could never be captured by the Yautja. He should be an experimental subject who failed during the modulation process but still grasped some of the abilities and survived. He has great defects compared to the original body, but... he also inherited some of the original body's very powerful abilities. And each of the Ten Champion's abilities is very, very deadly."

At this time, the night was deep, and only the Euphrosyne asteroid belt scattered yellow light from the night sky. Two human groups who had previously been chatting and laughing harmoniously were about to engage in a desperate duel in this place!

Although in the eyes of the Contractors, this was a ridiculous act of ants trying to challenge an elephant, the eyes of these humans, who were almost driven mad by the desire to return home, were also shining with the light of victory.

What a belief.

A small, skinny man pushed Hadrick away. He looked at Fang Senyan and said, "It was the three of us who poisoned you! Now that you've obtained the data from the ship, would you dare to make a bet with us?"

Fang Senyan said indifferently, "What kind of bet? What do you have that you can bet with us?"

"We also know the greed of those damned superiors. Only profit can move them. So after coming here, we've also been seizing every opportunity to collect *bi* ore. Now, these *bi* ore are behind us. As long as you win, you can take the *bi* ore away! And we hope that for the sake of this wealth, you won't harm the others."

The small man said very seriously, "Of course, if you lose, you have to tell us how you return."