"You won't get the answer you want by doing that." A cold female voice without any emotion suddenly appeared in this cabin, startling the nearby crew members, including Captain Song and Liu Haiyang.

A very tall woman was reflected in Captain Song's pupils, and Liu Haiyang turned his head to look over.

It has no entity. The holographic projection of its body is about two meters and four meters tall. Its body is like a piece of iron plate. It looks hard just by looking at it. It is wearing a black and white Gothic maid outfit with long purple curly hair, which has a unique charm.

"Are you Diamond Star?" someone on the crew asked.

"No, I'm the L05 mass-produced shipborne AI. You can call me Sigma."

"L05 model, I've never heard of it." Liu Haiyang said calmly, his appearance showing no sign of vigilance. "Sigma, when was your production date?"

"I have served on the national-class tactical cruiser, Diamond Star, for hours, which is approximately a stellar year."

"So you were activated in Star Calendar 507?" Liu Haiyang took a step back and continued, "Then Sigma, since you've been working continuously for so long, you must know a lot about the situation of the Diamond Stars, right?"

"Your mission does not require further knowledge of the Diamond Star," it said.

It seemed Sigma possessed a certain level of intelligence, but lacked the advanced emotions of an intelligent being. Liu Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief, no longer guarding against this suddenly appearing AI. "Sigma, could you briefly explain our mission?"

"Wait, now? Here?" Captain Song exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, right here!"

Sigma ignored the Class B clearances of the crew members around him. After receiving Liu Haiyang's permission, he responded almost immediately. "Simply put, you will search for and recover a mobile storage disk containing important experimental data on an interstellar planet ahead. You must return without leaving any trace within a limited time." It extended its right hand toward Liu Haiyang. A smooth hexagonal projection hovered above its palm, with some identifying information marked directly above the hexagonal prism. "The confidentiality level of this mission is very high. Even if those present are not participating in the operation, they must remain on the Diamond Star until the mission is completely concluded.

"Major General Liu Haiyang, as the commander of this mission, you are free to choose anyone present and incorporate them into the team. This ship will also provide all necessary technical equipment and off-site assistance." Sigma stretched out his left hand again and moved it to the left. A holographic equipment list appeared out of thin air.

"Let's talk about that planet. This is my first time on a mission on an alien planet."

Sigma withdrew her hand, gave him a skirt-lifting salute, and then the light points that made up her body dispersed. When the image was restored, a dim blue-gray planet emerged before everyone's eyes. Sigma's voice echoed from all around the cabin. Simulating the planet, it introduced, "Interstellar planet FFD-FA.3 is the first icy terrestrial planet discovered during the Endless Galaxy's flight. Its radius is approximately 1.2 times that of Earth, its mass is approximately 0.9 times that of Earth, and it formed about 3 billion years ago with a surface temperature of 73K. Spectral analysis shows that its main components are iron, silicon, sulfur, oxygen, helium, and hydrogen. Its core has cooled, so there is no geological activity. It is currently located 0.05 light-years ahead of the mothership, and the estimated rendezvous time is eight years, giving this mission a maximum window of sixteen years."

Liu Haiyang nodded and said, "Oh, an Earth-like planet."

"Is there no civilization or life on it?" Song Yinglong's focus was unique.

"Perhaps there once was," Sigma replied. "Scientists say anything is possible." It paused. "In fact, FFD-FA.3 isn't a planet in the Milky Way, but from Andromeda, which is currently colliding with the Milky Way."

"Wait, so someone has been conducting some sort of experiment on this planet that might have life? What experiment?"

"No comment. Your mission is only to recover the data storage." Sigma refused to answer.

"If the experiment has a huge impact, it will be difficult for me to assess the cost of the mission, which may lead to the failure of the mission," Liu Haiyang threatened.

"Of course, any mission carries risks," Sigma said. "The experiment has damaged the planet's surface, and the temperature in some areas of the planet's southern hemisphere has risen to 1700K. That's all I can say."

"The surface must be molten. Is it a new weapon?"

"It's hard to say. We already have antimatter weapons, so there's no need to develop low-power weapons like this."

The crew members began to whisper among themselves.

"Does it have the ability to trigger risks again?" asked Liu Haiyang.

"No."

"Did anyone survive the disaster?" Song Yinglong asked.

"That is not your mission. Even if it exists, it cannot hinder the normal progress of your mission."

"I have another question." Song Yinglong continued, "How do we determine the location of the data disk?"

Sigma was silent for a moment before answering, a rare moment of silence. "We don't know its exact location. We only know it's intact. You need to search every inch of the planet's surface, including the wreckage of the laboratory that was blown into the planet's orbit."