paranoianovel Chapter 136 One Month
Chapter 136 One Month
Chapter 136 One Month
"? This spaceship actually has intelligent life on board?"
The girl in the red dress blinked, somewhat surprised; she had actually encountered someone like herself!
No wonder it failed to integrate into the spaceship and was ejected earlier.
"Wow, are intelligent life forms this common now? Even a little guy at the celestial level can have one." She looked Chen Yuan up and down, her tone filled with amazement.
Not only Cecilia was surprised, but the two female warriors beside her also looked at Irelia in shock.
It's important to understand that the emergence of intelligent life often requires a long period of accumulation.
Only after a sufficiently long period of time can advanced intelligence with emotions evolve into intelligent life.
Therefore, usually only immortal beings who have survived for countless epochs can possess intelligent life.
Of course, some auxiliary intelligences of certain realm lords may also undergo transformation after a long period of time following the fall of their masters.
In the original work, Thor's intelligent life form "Lord Mist" was born in this way, and the current girl in the red dress, Cecilia, is in a similar situation.
As for those at the constellation level who can possess intelligent life, there is only one possibility: they can inherit it from others.
"Little guy, who was your previous owner?"
The girl in the red dress naturally thought the same thing, but since this was the first time she had encountered someone like her since her transformation, she couldn't help but become interested.
"What's it to you?" Irene retorted, not answering directly, but saying, "Grandma, isn't your palace's energy running low? You don't seem to be in a hurry."
The girl in the red dress glared at him: "Who are you calling an old lady!"
In fact, the physical changes of intelligent life often reflect the psychological age of the other party.
Judging from the appearance of the girl in the red dress, it's easy to see that she sees herself as a young girl, so it's natural that she would be unusually sensitive to the words "old lady" from Irene's mouth.
"This ancient relic has existed for countless eons, yet it's still pretending to be young."
Irene shrank down and sat on Chen Yuan's shoulder, sticking her tongue out at the girl in the red dress.
"You little brat, I think you need to be taught a lesson!" The girl in the red dress was furious, never expecting that the first person of her kind she encountered would be so hateful.
"Who told you to try and steal someone else's spaceship without permission?" Irele retorted righteously. "Besides, the way you spoke, wasn't it just that you were acting like you were superior because of your age? What's wrong with saying that?"
"I just didn't expect there to be intelligent life on the spaceship."
At this point, the girl in the red dress was speechless. Knowing she was in the wrong, she was too embarrassed to continue arguing.
"Alright, alright, Irene, they didn't do it on purpose."
Chen Yuan shook his head slightly: "Let's get on the ship quickly and save some energy for this palace."
"Since the master has spoken, then I will not pursue this matter."
Irene chuckled, and under her control, the spaceship slowly descended and opened its hatch.
"let's go."
Chen Yuan spoke to the two female warriors, Zhi and Xia, and then stepped into the spaceship first.
"Cecilia, let's go up too," Kasumi called out, and followed the white-clad female warrior, Ori, inside.
Cecilia, the girl in the red dress, hesitated for a moment, but still followed Xia into the spaceship.
"By the way, how do you plan to store this inherited palace?"
After entering the cabin, Chen Yuan inquired.
"Tell your little girl not to close the hatch, just activate the energy shield."
The girl in the red dress spoke as she walked to the cabin door.
She originally planned to take over the spaceship's intelligence and operate it herself, but since the spaceship already had an owner, she had to let someone else do it for her.
Chen Yuan instructed Irelia to do as he said. As the spaceship's energy shield rose, the intelligent life form Cecilia began the next step. She muttered something under her breath, then stretched out her hand and said, "Collect!"
In an instant, the entire palace of inheritance trembled violently, and dazzling light filled the entire space.
This process lasted for about three seconds. When the light faded, the magnificent palace had disappeared, leaving only the spaceship hovering alone above the valley.
"Done."
Cecilia clapped her hands, seemingly unsure where she had put the Palace of Inheritance, and said, "Alright, close the door."
With the hatch closed, everyone was completely cut off from the outside world.
"Everyone, please rest on the spaceship. There are plenty of rest areas here," Chen Yuan said to everyone.
"No rush." Xia gently shook her head. "I want to know what the situation is like outside."
"Oh, I see. Then come with me."
As Chen Yuan spoke, he led the group to the control room.
"Irene, how's it outside now? Turn on the outdoor simulation and take a look," Chen Yuan asked.
"The spaceship has left the valley area and is accelerating," Irele reported while turning on the outdoor simulation.
"However, the space structure of the Thousand Fire World is fragile, and the spaceship can only accelerate cautiously and gradually, so there is still a group of adventurers behind us that we haven't shaken off."
Through the outdoor simulation, everyone saw that, just as Ireil had said, a group of adventurers were hot on their heels behind the spaceship.
However, compared to the tens of thousands of people in the valley before, now only three or four thousand universe-level powerhouses are still chasing after them—the speed of the star-level is simply not keeping up.
As the spaceship continued to accelerate, the number of pursuers decreased, and soon only about two thousand people remained.
"Alright, let the spaceship accelerate. We should be able to shake them all off now."
Chen Yuan inquired.
Irene quickly responded: "At the current acceleration, we expect to exceed the cosmic speed limit in an hour, and completely leave everyone behind in two hours."
"How is the spaceship's energy consumption?"
"Rest assured, our energy reserves are ample, enough for the spaceship to travel at maximum speed for thousands of years. This little bit of consumption is nothing."
"Understood, shut down the exterior camera."
Chen Yuan nodded, and after the external view was turned off, he turned to the crowd and said, "You all heard it, there's no need to worry about the safety of the spaceship. Now please wait patiently in the lounge."
"OK."
Seeing that the spaceship was in good condition, Xia didn't say anything and agreed to Chen Yuan's arrangement.
After everyone arrived at the lounge, Chen Yuan immediately took his leave.
Inside the lounge, Cecilia, the girl in the red dress, skillfully took over the smart devices in the room as soon as she entered.
However, her expression gradually became strange.
"What's wrong, Cecilia?"
Xia noticed something was wrong with the girl in the red dress's expression and asked her what was wrong.
"This spaceship... is a bit unusual."
Cecilia looked puzzled: "Although I took over the smart system in this room, my access is restricted to this room."
"You know, I'm an intelligent life form. There's no reason why I should be that much worse than that girl."
"This is simply unbelievable!"
She shook her head in disbelief. "As an intelligent life form, my abilities are completely suppressed. Before, the failure to seize control of the spaceship could be explained by the other party closing the interface, but now..."
After listening, Xia frowned slightly: "Cecilia, you've taken it upon yourself again. We agreed you wouldn't intervene again."
"You don't understand. That little AI girl is only about as strong as me. She alone can't stop me."
Cecilia's expression turned grave: "What's truly strange is this spaceship. Your friend must be hiding some secret, if we could find out—"
"Cecilia!"
Xia's voice suddenly rose, and she stared at the other person with a serious look: "Chen Yuan is my friend. No matter what secrets he has, it is not a reason for you to pry."
"But," Cecilia wanted to argue, but under Xia's firm gaze, she finally lowered her head defiantly: "Fine, I'll listen to you. After all, you're my master now."
"But everything I did was for your own good," she added softly.
Xia shook her head slightly, feeling somewhat helpless.
This intelligent life form is indeed powerful, but it also has a problem: it always likes to act on its own.
In this respect, Cecilia is no match for Chen Yuan's intelligent life form. That Irelia is too obedient and will never disobey her master's orders, unlike Cecilia who always has her own ideas.
Judging from Irelia's behavior, she doesn't seem like a second-generation intelligent life form that has been inherited. Intelligent life forms are usually only so obedient when facing their first master.
But how could this be possible at Chen Yuan's age?
Although she was filled with questions, Xia chose not to delve any deeper.
Everyone has their own secrets. If we have to dig into even this little bit of privacy, we probably won't even be able to be friends anymore.
On the other hand, out of consideration for privacy, Chen Yuan was unaware of what was happening inside the room, and of course, even if he did know, he wouldn't care.
For the past month, he has made full use of the safe environment of the spaceship and focused on his cultivation in the sealed room.
Time flies, and the one-month deadline has arrived in the blink of an eye.
In the virtual universe, Lord Shilan finally sent an email—he had arrived at Crimson Maple Star.
It's time to leave this secret realm!