Abnormal crossing

Chapter 169 Kay's Discovery (Updates resumed normally)
Lynn spoke cautiously.

After finishing the last part, he shook his head and stopped speaking.

After all, for a steward like him who is loyal to the royal family, revealing information about the monarch without authorization is at least a breach of professional ethics, and on a slightly more serious level, it is treason.

If it weren't for the fact that Jokowi's identity was so special, and Boko III's situation was indeed strange, he probably wouldn't have revealed any of this information.

And the other side.

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Jokowi patted Ophelia on the shoulder, who was still in a daze, and said in a drawn-out tone, "Boru... your classmate from school, huh?"

Although Lynn did not fully disclose the information he possessed, the name Boru was clearly a rather important piece of intelligence.

Boko III, as the monarch of the Boska civilization, had a completely public resume, including his education and professional background. In his youth, he studied civil engineering in a late-stage Tier 4 civilization outside the stars. Later, he returned to the civilization and served as the chief governor of a planet. Ultimately, he ascended the throne thanks to his outstanding performance and the support of most members of the royal family.

That late-stage fourth-order civilization is also a member of the Star Sea Alliance. Finding Boru's files might be difficult, but not impossible.

As for the chief squire that Lynn mentioned
It is clear.

He was the unlucky guy Ophelia mentioned on Mold.

The group then left the palace under Lynn's guidance, agreeing to notify each other of the banquet time later—after all, Boko III was clearly in no condition to throw a party in his current state, and then the two sides parted ways.

Jorge Cowen, along with his crew and Adele and her daughter, returned to the Khan.

"Sister Chestnut!"

As soon as the group returned to the control room, Nono, who had been left on the ship, rushed into Chestnut's arms: "You're finally back! -- It's been an hour since dinner time!"

"Nuonuo, be good. We ran into a little trouble, so we came back a bit late," Chestnut said with a grin, ruffling Nuonuo's hair. "By the way, Nuonuo, were you bored all alone on the boat?"

“Yes,” Nono nodded vigorously, counting on her fingers, “The 5,000-degree plasma molten liquid in the main control room was gone in no time. I wanted to speed the Khan, but I didn’t know the biometrics, so I could only sweep the secondary deck twice.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Wei broke out in a cold sweat.

Nono, one of the smallest crew members on the Puffing Puffing, is the head of the crew and is responsible for cooking, cleaning, and handling cannonballs. She likes to suck on all sorts of strange and unusual things—in fact, this little guy is the one with the most solidified personality on the entire ship, and she still wants to do these things even when she's on someone else's ship.
"Uh, brother," Adele, who had followed them onto the ship, looked bewildered as Chestnut and Nono were playing around as usual. "This is..."

At first, Qiao Kewen thought his sister was just curious about Nuonuo's background, but he quickly realized what was going on, and cold sweat broke out on his face even faster than on Gu Wei's:
To know.

In order to make the visit more deceptive, the crew members of the Pulp Pulp had disguised themselves as Mord aliens from the Khan.

This mimicry is highly deceptive; if it weren't for an internal plugin providing another team perspective, outsiders would have no way of distinguishing the mimicry from the real thing.

Apart from Christmai, who was mimicking Hibiscus, the rest of the crew on the Khan were all grown men, and most of them were also muscular men to cope with the complex celestial conditions of the Star Sea.

Therefore, in Adele's view...

At this moment, Nono and Chestnut were essentially two muscular men embracing each other, one snuggling happily against the other's chest, while the other affectionately ruffled the stubble of his hair.
True biomimetic beauty.

Snapped!
Joe Cowen slapped his forehead, forcing himself to come back to his senses, and quickly explained to Adele, "Ahem, Adele, this is a misunderstanding—Ms. Jin, why don't you turn off the mimicry for now? If this continues, my image in Adele's eyes will change from an older brother to a muscular guy."

Upon hearing Qiao Kewen's words, Jin seemed to realize something. She responded with an "oh," and took out a small box, fiddling with it for a while.

next second.

Swah——

All the mimicry was dispelled, including Gu Wei, and the group returned to their original state.

This time, Adele's expression changed from confusion to utter bewilderment: "???"

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Seeing this, Joe Cowen sighed and gestured for the group to come to their seats: "Adele, let's talk at our seats."

Still in a state of confusion, Adele instinctively followed after hearing this.

After taking their positions.

Joe Cowen's expression turned serious, and his gaze locked onto Adele: "Adele, you need to be prepared for what I'm about to say."

Adele glanced at the rest of the people present, a vague sense of unease creeping into her heart. She instinctively grasped Ophelia's hand: "Brother, please speak."

Qiao Kewen took a deep breath and slowly began, "About a few months ago, the fleet discovered a set of creation parameters while passing by a certain star."

Qiao Kewen described the whole incident from the beginning and concluded by introducing the process and...
result.

A few minutes later.

Seeing Adele's somewhat dazed expression, Jokowian sighed apologetically again: "That's pretty much what happened. I'm sorry, Adele, I didn't have a chance to tell you the truth at the palace."

On the other side of Joe Cowen.

Adele's hand tightened, gripping Ophelia's hand painfully, but she didn't pull away; she simply silently returned the grip to her mother.

The entire control room was eerily quiet, with only the faint hum of the circulation system operating.

However, Adele eventually released Ophelia's hand, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the tabletop as if touching some unseen boundary: "So, brother, you actually exist now in the form of consciousness, or rather, a soul?"

"Hmm, more or less," Joe Cowen's projection appeared on the other side of the seat, his tone equally somber: "Anyway, the disappearance of the physical body is an objective fact; as for whether consciousness or soul remains, that falls into the realm of scientific and philosophical debate. In short..."

At this point, Qiao Kewen paused before uttering the last few words: "I'm sorry."

“You don’t need to apologize, brother,” Adele shook her head, though her eyes were red but no tears fell. “At least you still ‘exist,’ even if in another form—that’s much better than the worst outcome.”

As she spoke, she looked up at Qiao Kewen, who was now just a projection, and suddenly chuckled, with a hint of self-mockery: "It's ridiculous, but the moment I learned the truth, I even breathed a sigh of relief. After all, after this incident, brother, you won't be able to leave the home planet anymore. At least it prevented an even worse possibility."

"As you said, the current situation is an objective fact, so let's stop being so wishy-washy. You still have important things to do."

Qiao Kewen looked at her, a complex emotion appearing on the virtual projection of his face.

He reached out, seemingly wanting to touch her shoulder, but stopped in mid-air.

Adele's words were tinged with sadness but not with despair; his sister was perhaps much more resilient than he had imagined.
Think of this.

Qiao Kewen took a deep breath, his eyes gradually hardening: "Alright, let's get down to business—Captain Milo, Ms. Jin, what are your thoughts on the meeting just now?"

“The situation is probably a bit serious,” Joko said, before Jin picked up the conversation: “It’s not just Boko III, the atmosphere in the whole of Boska is a bit off—Kay, you should have observed this more clearly.”

Kai, who had been quietly observing the group's conversation, remained silent for a moment after hearing Jin's words: "The higher-level mechs have been showing themselves a bit too often."

Gu Wei, sitting next to him, was immediately taken aback: "A high-level mecha?"

“Well, when we were on the teleportation platform,” Kai, though aloof, was quite patient with Gu Wei, whom he had taken in as a half-disciple. He explained, “At least nine high-level mechs flew past us in those few minutes. That frequency is a bit high for a fourth-order civilization.”

Transmission platform?
Gu Wei blinked, and quickly realized something.

The teleportation platform that Kai mentioned was the tool they used after entering the palace—a circular platform that they used to go from the third floor to the sixth floor where Adele was.

As the platform ascended, some of the walls gradually changed from metal to a semi-transparent crystalline material. Through this material, one could see the view of the starry sky outside, and indeed, many mechs flew past from the outside during this time.

At the time, Gu Wei thought they were just on routine patrol.

But if, as Kai said, at least nine of these mechs are of the advanced type, then there is clearly a problem.

Admittedly,

It's quite normal for the Persian civilization to have high-level mechs in its combat order, since purchasing high-level mechs and developing them are two different concepts.

To take a recent example, Joe Cowen's 'remains' included two high-level mechs.
Not to mention that there are many types of high-ranking mechs, and the number three thousand and the number one are not the same thing. Not to mention that there is a truly strategic super-ranking mech list above that.

Therefore, generally speaking...

As long as one can join the Star Alliance system, an ordinary early-stage fourth-tier civilization can usually reserve around fifty high-level mechs—of which the Star Alliance will provide about ten as a "newbie gift pack" out of humanitarian considerations. A fourth-tier civilization already has multiple star systems as its territory, and its own financial resources can purchase a dozen or even several dozen mechs.

Additionally, if needed.

Civilizations can also apply for loans from the Star Sea Organization. The loan amount is generally related to resource reserves and civilization development rating.

The former represents repayment ability. For example, the more real estate you own, the more loans you can apply for. If you can't repay on time, you can simply take the assets as cash and move them away.

Civilization development ratings represent a civilization's potential, and the specific assessment methods often focus on the civilization's comprehensive history—for example, how long it took for writing to emerge, how long it took for them to begin stargazing, and how many large-scale humanistic projects were undertaken during the feudal period, etc.
Gu Wei had taken some time to calculate Earth's potential for civilization.

According to the results simulated by Meimei, Earth's potential score seems to be quite high.

After all, these ancient civilizations, whether or not their lineage has been completely broken, each had its own unique and praiseworthy achievements during their peak periods. For example, the Dujiangyan Irrigation System in China was still in normal use even when Gu Wei traveled through time.

In modern times, it took humanity just over two hundred years to develop into the 21st century—oops, I mean, to develop a relatively mature technological system.

First, China achieved a breakthrough in developing atomic and hydrogen bombs from scratch in just a few years, as if by magic. Then, during the Cold War, the two major powers each took center stage. Even now, Russia still has many achievements that rely on archaeology.
The only regret is that the human rating was dragged down by people like the Koreans.

According to Meimei.

A unit with a rating starting with 7 might even have its rating halved, after all, humanity had already emerged from the primitive era, and it was astonishing that some race would still do such things.
Therefore, even if Japanese adult films add value to the humanities field, the influence of that nation remains irreversible.

Humane euthanasia is recommended (Meow Meow).

all in all.

Within the Aurora Maze.

Almost all civilizations have relatively low resource reserve scores, while Mold stands out in terms of civilization potential, and Bosca, though not at the top, is still among the best.

Therefore, the total number of high-level mechs in the entire Persian civilization is approximately thirty.

However, this also takes into account issues such as the maintenance and fuel consumption of the higher-level mechs.

If ten of these thirty mechs are in daily use, that would be quite remarkable. If we take an aircraft carrier as a reference, there are probably only seven or eight high-level mechs in service at the same time.

The chief of the Poska team will definitely occupy one machine for a long time, and the number of machines that can actually be used for patrolling can probably be counted on one hand.

According to Kay...

In just a few minutes, as they moved from the third to the sixth floor of the palace, no fewer than nine high-level mechs flew by outside.

Isn't this frequency a bit too high?

Note:
There are currently two issues regarding the lottery. First, there are some items that the editors are unsure whether they can be used for the lottery. If someone reports it, and I don't know the relevant department, that would be a bit troublesome.

If they can't be used for the draw, then the prize pool consists of two briefcases with the Chinese Academy of Sciences logo, five with the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) logo, one USTC watch, three USTC/CAS thermos cups, and a set of 20 sets including a USTC logo bookmark, a notebook, and a stylus.

Another issue is the shipping process, which was a bit troublesome. Even if I don't fill in my own address, I still need to fill in my name and phone number.
(End of this chapter)