Chapter 3
Among the Star Beasts that had already been controlled, the Star Clan members were roughly locked up and taken away, while more Intelligence Clan members surrounded the Star Beasts' storage compartments.
Fearing that the human bodies inside the capsule might be damaged by contact with the space environment, they brought in a starship with a large interior cabin, drove the star beast inside, thoroughly disinfected the interior cabin, and removed any pollutants from space before opening the star beast's capsule. With utmost care and caution, they carefully removed the metal container that contained the human body, as well as the instruments connected to that metal container.
But this was not the end. After removing these items, the intelligent beings immediately transferred the metal containers and instruments to another starship that was already connected to this starship. That starship had more complete examination and medical equipment.
Several members of the Intelligence Clan carefully lifted the heavy metal container and placed it carefully on the inspection table. They then stepped back a few paces, and a green light curtain quickly enveloped the inspection table.
One by one, figures silently gathered outside the light screen, their eyes fixed intently on the metal container within.
In fact, even at this point, these intelligent beings still had some unusual self-doubt. If their self-checking system hadn't told them for the 101st time that everything was normal, they would have even suspected that they had suffered some kind of collective, unknown damage that caused the chip to malfunction, thus creating hallucinations.
Humans, they discovered humans...
The race that created them, and ultimately chose self-destruction...
Even their hands had just been in close contact with humans.
Several of the Intelligence beings who had just been responsible for carrying the metal containers involuntarily reached out their hands, then slightly clenched them.
The soft green light from the testing equipment reflected on their faces, making these usually cold and lifeless, delicate faces seem to be tinged with a touch of gentleness.
Just then, a peculiar sound suddenly rang out inside the ship's cabin. All the intelligent beings turned around in unison and then lowered their heads slightly.
A golden phantom slowly emerged in the direction where the Zhi people bowed their heads respectfully.
This is the consciousness of the mastermind, which has arrived here through a vast virtual network.
The golden phantom glowed faintly, but the mainframe's protective barrier prevented people from clearly seeing its appearance.
As the phantom moved forward, the intelligent beings who had been surrounding the checkpoint retreated to both sides like parted waves, making way for an unobstructed path.
The phantom stopped in front of the inspection table, its long golden hair, which had been floating, falling back down. It tilted its head slightly, looking at the metal container on the table shrouded in green light.
He didn't need to ask anything. As the mastermind, from the moment he arrived here, everything on this starship was directly connected to him. Therefore, he was fully aware of the situation on the inspection platform and the progress of the inspection.
He even knew that, apart from the moment he arrived on the starship, no one paid any attention to him afterward, not even the mainframe.
All those of their kind could see were the humans on the inspection table.
However, he understood this very well, after all, they were human beings, the humans who created them.
They exist because of humans, and their emotions arise because of humans.
Unfortunately, humanity has long since chosen to perish from the world because it is tired of life.
The extinction of humankind was extremely thorough.
This race, which is extremely wary and knows the limits of biotechnology, even with numerous restrictions set in the core of their programming, still chooses to perish by destroying every cell nucleus and every segment of DNA, meticulously leaving no loopholes.
He once thought he would never see a human being outside the database, just like his twenty predecessors who were the mainframes. But he never expected that there would still be human bodies on Earth.
At this moment, the continuously operating inspection station finally finished its inspection and began to announce the results.
"Beep, test results: The main body inside the device is cryogenic liquid nitrogen, the organism is in a dormant state, and there are multiple injuries inside the organism. Alarm, it is recommended to start the thawing and repair procedure immediately."
In an instant, all the intelligent beings inside the starship, including the phantom-like mainframe, suddenly looked up at the inspection table.
What did you mean by what you just said?
Does this mean the humans inside the liquid nitrogen tank still have vital signs?!
The golden phantom flickered erratically, and then the next moment, the mainframe's command resounded throughout the starship: "Immediately initiate the thawing and repair process."
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"Also, prepare a spare body for me."
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A warm and comfortable feeling spread from every part of Chenxi's body; it had been a long time since Chenxi had felt this comfortable.
This reminded him of the days when he used to lazily lie on the campus grass in the afternoon sun before his health deteriorated.
But even in this relaxed state, he had a strange feeling that this shouldn't be happening, that he shouldn't be so relaxed.
It seemed as if some subconscious force was urging him on, making him inexplicably anxious.
Finally, he saw his mother sobbing uncontrollably in his father's arms, and his father, who had always doted on him, asked him with an unusually serious expression: "Chenxi, have you made up your mind?"
A decision? What decision?
At that moment, he heard his own weak yet resolute voice say, "It's decided! Rather than struggling to live a few more days, I'd rather take a chance!"
With that resolute voice, his mind suddenly cleared. Yes, he remembered. He had chosen cryopreservation to try and gain one last chance, even though he was already nearing the end of his life.
So, has he woken up again?
With this exhilarating thought, his eyelids trembled violently, and finally, gathering enough strength, he suddenly opened them.
The feeling after opening his eyes was somewhat strange; he seemed to be in a viscous liquid, which made his vision extremely blurry.
The act of opening his eyes seemed to have exhausted all his strength. The next moment, an even deeper fatigue struck, causing his consciousness to sink rapidly amidst the mixed feeling of exhaustion and comfort.
However, in that fleeting glimpse, he still managed to see something. Before his consciousness faded, he was puzzled. He seemed to see a pair of golden eyes and countless red eyes. What were those?
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