Chapter 1 The Additional Piloted Transfer Function

There were a lot of details regarding the newly added piloted transfer function of the data terminal that Raven 12345 couldn't explain all at once. Hao Ren looked at the instruction manual that had been added to the terminal and found that it was something that needed to be studied carefully. He had only been a "passenger" before, and coupled with his limited knowledge, he had never deeply considered how complex something involving spatial dimensions could be. This time, he finally understood a little: civilian-grade space transfer cannot be used near high-intensity gravitational fields, bidirectional transfer must have a calibration protocol at the same time, otherwise accidents will occur, the curvature problem caused by the start of the first type of superluminal engine will hinder civilian transporters, and gravity well generators will have a catastrophic interference with any form of space transfer...

Anyway, it was a bunch of things he couldn't understand. Raven 12345 told him not to study too much, and just listen to the automatic prompts of the data terminal at that time. Basically, all other inspectors did the same.

Hao Ren excitedly put away the greatly enhanced data terminal that had been revamped, and at the same time didn't forget that he was still a country bumpkin who had never been out of the atmosphere: "Let me ask some detailed questions... I'm just going to that Kuiper Station? Is there a guide to meet me? How should I go to that planet hundreds of light-years away that you mentioned? Will there be a spaceship arranged to pick me up, or will I be directly transferred? I'm completely in the dark here."

"The data terminal is your guide, and there are also staff at the Kuiper Station to meet you. I have arranged a spaceship for you, although it is a civilian transport, it cooperates with the Empire and is absolutely reliable," Raven 12345 simply threw the black tea aside and ate spoonfuls of sugar from the sugar jar. "Let me tell you, you are an inspector, although you belong to the grassroots level in the Empire's administrative sequence, you are still a civil servant in the eyes of all civilizations in this universe. Pay attention to your identity when you go out—remember the employee code? Just follow it, and pay attention not to interfere with other civilizations at will, don't bully others, and ask for instructions first if there is a situation. If I'm not at home, you can handle it yourself. Well, most of the time you should have to handle it yourself. Also, the Kuiper Station—I think I need to introduce it to you first."

Hao Ren always felt that this "Kuiper Station" sounded a bit familiar. The words "Kuiper" sounded a bit familiar, and he seemed to have heard it in some science magazine before. At this time, he immediately pricked up his ears: "What exactly is it?"

"Actually, it's very close to Earth, it's in the solar system at all," Raven 12345 snapped his fingers, and a holographic image of the solar system suddenly appeared in mid-air. The image was stretched and enlarged, and soon it was located in a dense area of celestial bodies outside Neptune. "According to the traditions of the Empire, every 'Earth-like administrative region' similar to a capital world must be constructed according to the planning method of the capital world, so we built a relay station in the Kuiper Belt. This space station is hidden by a masking generator and is expected to be opened to humans on Earth in two hundred and thirty-five years, but I see the development speed of this planet... I guess we will have to consider removing the mask within a hundred years, your research on space technology is quite fast."

At the end, Raven 12345 added: "The premise is that you don't court death, if you suddenly die in World War III, then nothing will be left."

Hao Ren opened his mouth for a long time without closing it. Raven 12345 lightly threw out a truth that was enough to subvert the world: there is an alien base in the solar system?! Earthlings have been dedicated to finding extraterrestrial voices for decades, but a group of aliens have long been working, living and doing business under the noses of Earthlings?

"Don't be so surprised," Raven 12345 waved his hand happily, "Look at the place you are staying now - there is a space gate above Wangba Tuozi that can directly reach Heaven, and I didn't see you surprised."

Hao Ren looked at "Goddess" with a strange expression: "The main reason is that there is a goddess like you living in Heaven..."

Raven 12345 calmly regarded it as a compliment, and then waved his hand: "Okay, I'll introduce the business trip to you here. Someone at the space station will tell you the details later, and your data terminal will also download the mission briefing later. Before that... you should still have some questions, right?"

Hao Ren put the business trip aside and straightened his face: "Indeed—about the Demon Hunters. I still have to thank you for sending someone to save the day yesterday, but there are many things I don't understand. Are the Demon Hunters... good or bad? I heard that they are the party that protects humans, but you said you are a goddess, and I work for you... but now I'm fighting to the death with the Demon Hunters, I feel a little confused."

"Good or bad?" Raven 12345 took a deep look at Hao Ren. "One day you will realize that this is a stupid question. In many cases, good people and bad people are meaningless, it's just that the position they are currently standing on determines their behavior. The Demon Hunters are the protecting force of this world. In a specific historical period, it was they who protected the original civilization of this planet from being destroyed by aliens, and it was also they who indirectly promoted the current stable development of the Earth. Even now—they are still the protectors of the Earth's civilization. Regarding your positioning, you should also be a protector, but you are serving a higher level of power, so you are in an awkward situation in local conflicts. From the perspective of the right to civilization survival, humans are innocent, aliens are innocent, and Demon Hunters are innocent, but now these three innocent groups are divided into two incompatible groups. As an observer from a higher civilization, your mission is to find a solution."

"In human terms."

"...I want to be lazy, so you figure it out yourself."

Hao Ren knew that this would be the answer, so he didn't want to say anything except for a long sigh. He just vaguely grasped the contradictions between humans, aliens, and Demon Hunters: these are just three groups who have to struggle for their own survival. Many aliens must use humans as bait (such as "normal" vampires), or their existence itself will harm humans (such as evil spirits), and Demon Hunters and humans must also hunt aliens for their own living space. Who is doing all this with malice?

He suddenly thought of the expression on the face of the Demon Hunter leader he saw in the northern suburb warehouse yesterday: indifferent, calm, without hatred or malice when looking at Vivian and Lily. It was just his job, his life.

Presumably, when the vampires kept and hunted humans in captivity, they also looked at the blood slaves in their castles with the same expression. It was just a need for life, and no vampire sucked human blood because of hatred for humans or anger.

Raven 12345 saw what Hao Ren was thinking and said appropriately: "You eat steamed buns, do you hate steamed buns?"

Hao Ren didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "But steamed buns can't speak, think, run, or jump, and they won't jump up and shoot you with a crossbow. Speaking of which, I suddenly have a question: since you said that this universe is very vast and there are countless Earth-like planets, why not simply separate aliens and humans? Especially now that aliens can hardly survive on Earth, wouldn't it be better to give them a new world?"

"You can think of this, at least you have some vision and will no longer limit your vision to the Earth, but this idea is still too naive," Raven sighed, "First of all, the process of each civilization circle belongs to them. God cannot interfere with the daily life of mortals, unless the entire civilization is about to be wiped out, otherwise the life and death of some individuals in them is a normal metabolism for the entire civilization circle, so I will not take action at will; secondly, escape is never the way to solve problems, you can't just split them into two different planets whenever you see two groups of people fighting, if this continues, the universe will not be big enough; finally—who do you want to move away? Humans have lived on this planet for tens of thousands of years, and aliens have also lived here for tens of thousands of years. Why do you say that this is the 'territory' of one party? Just because the aliens didn't win, they were thrown to a desolate and barren planet to start all over again from scratch? Do you think this is something a qualified goddess should do?"

Hao Ren really wanted to say: Have you ever done anything that a qualified goddess should do so far?

"Actually, these three are still secondary reasons. The main reason is: even if all the aliens on Earth are transferred to other planets, it will be a waste of effort," Raven 12345 sighed, "The root of all this is more troublesome than you think. One day you will discover the truth yourself."