Chapter 53 Chapter 53 The Fourth Wish
Each base has a research institute dedicated to the study of relics. The research directions of different bases are also different. Base No. 59 has always focused on mechanical engineering.
After the factory's renovation, it expanded considerably. Its research now focused on a single direction: spacecraft. They were learning from the relics, understanding the technology of a hundred years ago. To this end, Base No. 59 began purchasing relics in large quantities.
The exchange of relics between bases took place both officially and privately. A relic trade had been established since the earliest days of acquiring relics. With enough money, there was no need to worry about a shortage of relics. Furthermore, the 59th Base had issued a relic collection order with even more generous rewards.
These are certainly a heavy burden for the base, but that was their original decision: to choose a direction, devote all their efforts to it, and exhaust all current and future resources to gain a glimmer of hope.
Of course, it would be even better if they could get help from other bases, as unity and cooperation would increase the success rate. Another woman who had defected to the Spaceship Faction was responsible for this matter. Her name was Yun Kuo Shizuku. Unlike Jin Zhun, she was originally a resident of the fifth floor. She rejected the arrangements made by her elders and chose to pass the assessment to join the Internal Council.
Base No. 59 was changing silently and extremely quickly, and System 05 was busier than before.
There is a festival next week called Celebration Day. It is said that it was established after the establishment of the first base. The base will be closed for three days on that day, and at the same time, they are also preparing to hold a banquet.
The celebration day has been held for many years, and such matters can be handled by the Ministry of Government Affairs. However, as the minister, System 05 must attend the banquet, and this banquet itself is also a place for communication.
On the day of the banquet, shortly after System 05 woke up, he heard a knock on the door.
Bai Xiaochun was not at home. System 05 opened the door and saw Chen Mu standing at the door dressed neatly. He was actually wearing a suit and holding a bag in his hand.
System 05 turned and went into the house. Chen Mu followed him and asked, "What are you going to wear?"
"Wear whatever you want." System 05 only has a few pieces of clothing. The base is short of supplies and there is no freedom to buy clothes.
Chen Mu shook his head: "Tonight's banquet is still very important. The attendees are all core members of the base. You need to show your identity as the Minister of Internal Affairs."
What he said made some sense. Although System 05 was gradually gaining real power, a more distinct attitude could help others better understand his position. This banquet was an opportunity.
"It's too late to order custom clothes now."
Chen Mu took out a box from the bag and said with a smile, "I prepared it for you in advance."
He opened the box, revealing a black dress with a white lining, meticulously crafted. Chen Mu excitedly put it on System 05, then pushed him by the shoulders and stood in front of the mirror. The dress seemed tailor-made for him, every detail fitting perfectly, with crisp, clean lines.
System 05 looked at it for a while. This suit looked similar to the one Chen Mu wore, but Chen Mu's was more complicated, while his was simpler.
He stretched his arms and legs, found it quite convenient, and said, "You must have modified this yourself."
Chen Mu's eyes suddenly lit up: "Did you figure it out?"
Chen Mu made clothes, not out of any hobby, but out of necessity. In the world of cultivation, clothing with special effects must be crafted by cultivators using spiritual energy and various specialized textiles. Some even have various magic arrays and spells sewn into them. These garments are also considered magical treasures, and are very expensive whether purchased directly or through a contract manufacturer. After obtaining a rare material, System 05 gifted him a skill book, and Chen Mu learned it on his own, occasionally earning spirit stones from this skill.
Thinking about it now, Chen Mu was truly frugal. System 05 imagined Chen Mu secretly sewing clothes at home after work, and a complex emotion filled her heart—not gratitude, but a very complex one.
"We have machines here, which is much more convenient than in the cultivation world." Chen Mu circled around him again and again, the clothes he had cut wrapped around his body, and he even felt an overly excited joy. If it weren't this body, it would be even better, but he didn't know if System 05 had its own body.
"Something is still missing." Chen Mu took out the shoes. System 05 was now wearing a pair of very ordinary, even somewhat old shoes.
Chen Mu half-knelt down and gently grabbed his ankle. System 05 didn't move and stared at the top of his head for a while. Chen Mu raised his head, and there was still excitement in his eyes, but the smile on the corner of his mouth was very restrained. After the two looked at each other for a moment, System 05 raised his foot.
Chen Mu changed his shoes, and now the overall look is much more harmonious.
"You need to do your hair too," said Chen Mu.
System 05 was already impatient. He grabbed his hair casually and made it even more messy. But for the sake of sunk cost, Chen Mu said, "Let me do it. You can sit down and do whatever you want." So System 05 still sat down and waited for Chen Mu to do his hair.
During this time, he had been thinking about how to use the chip. If the chip could be used, it would at least solve the problem of energy and chip location. Chen Mu's movements were very gentle, which did not affect his thoughts. However, they were so gentle that System 05, who had just woken up, fell into a daze again. He closed his eyes slightly, and his body seemed to sink into a soft cloud.
"We have been in this world for more than half a year." Chen Mu said softly.
System 05 hummed slowly.
"What do you think of the world?"
"That's it."
“If we fail, or if we don’t come and the people of this world don’t find a way out, will the world be destroyed?”
System 05 perked up a bit. "This group of humans will be destroyed, but the world will not. After a while, new intelligent creatures will be born."
He thought for a moment and added, "The main system focuses on the intelligent life on each world. If there are no intelligent life, then the importance and ranking of that world will be infinitely reduced. However, this world still has humans on the moon, so even if everyone here dies, the ranking will not be reduced. The focus will simply shift to the moon."
In fact, there is another reason why Support System 05 is determined to go the spaceship route. This world is numbered S3, and it is obviously centered on this planet. In this case, it means that there are still technological products of the spaceship level on this planet.
That chip alone cannot support the S3 number.
System 05 told him about the number. Although this was a secret that must not be revealed to the host, what was Chen Mu like? An extra staff member?
Chen Mu asked, "What is my world number?"
"No. S20."
"Which world do you think is better?"
System 05 glanced at him sideways: "I have no preference for the world."
Chen Mu bent down and asked softly, "What about your own world?"
System 05 paused slightly, staring blankly into space.
He had no memory before System 05, and he didn't even know who he was, let alone which world he came from.
"No."
"What about your name? What about your body?"
"No." System 05 raised its chin, broke free from his grasp, and said coldly, "I have always been System 05."
Chen Mu stared at him. Although his tone was gentle, his eyes were very firm. "You told me that after the host's life ended, it was taken to the main interface and became a new system. The same is true for you."
System 05 frowned heavily. When had he ever said such words to Chen Mu? But thinking about it, it seemed possible... From a certain perspective, when a "companion" suddenly appeared during a long journey, he might have inadvertently said too much, just like he did just now.
System 05 pursed his lips, feeling a little regretful.
He had been with Chen Mu for so long that his judgment had become impaired.
"I want to know your name." Chen Mu saw his guard, like a window closing again, but he chose to go further: "System 05 is just a number, just like World S20, it is not your name."
System 05 pulled out the chair, stood up, and left the room without a word.
He didn't come back, so Chen Mu cleaned up the room. When the banquet was about to start, System 05 still hadn't returned. But when he stood at the banquet door, System 05, wearing the dress he had prepared and with his hair neatly combed, took the initiative to come over and said, "Come in."
Chen Mu didn't ask him where he went. No matter what, the reason why System 05 was waiting here and going in with him was to finally complete his mission and realize the host's wish.
The two walked into the banquet hall amid the ambiguous gazes of other guests, and soon people came up to talk to them. Chen Mu and System 05 cooperated tacitly, acting as the leader and his loyal Minister of Internal Affairs, but in the eyes of others, there was something unspeakable.
The Minister of Government Affairs and the Minister of Finance came forward to greet System 05 and had a brief conversation. At this time, the Minister of Biology also came over.
The others stared at this side out of the corner of their eyes, waiting for the reaction of the Minister of Biology. The Minister of Biology lowered his head slightly and shook hands with System 05.
His nephew's death meant that he was innocent, so the leader let him go.
The three crucial ministers all expressed their attitudes, and then everyone else also understood how to treat the newly emerged Minister of the Interior, who was not only the leader's canary but also held real power.
System 05 was quite busy that evening, meeting many people and developing new ideas. This kind of banquet was an excellent channel for him to gain information. System 05 slowly drank a drink and, through the distorted image, saw a person approaching.
"Minister." The other party saluted exaggeratedly: "I am Xiao Zhao from the Ministry of Transportation."
System 05 remembered and arranged for Bai Xiaochun to work in the Ministry of Transportation.
"How is Bai Xiaochun? Did he cause you any trouble?" he asked.
The other person waved his hand exaggeratedly, winked, and said, "Of course not. Your sister is very outstanding... She works in the Ministry of Transportation, don't worry."
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