I farmed in military academy and crushed the entire intergalactic world.

Chapter 480 Purification
"Little Sister Qiu, Boss Qiu, you're here! Come and sit down." Professor Liu greeted the two of them.

Optimus Prime transformed his tea chair into a long bench, large enough for three people to sit together.

Old Qiu didn't want to sit next to Optimus Prime, so he had Little Qiu sit between the two of them.

Qiu Xiaomei is 1.73 meters tall, but sandwiched between the two, she looks like a child.

Professor Liu's face had skin as rough as tree bark, full of grooves, and his voice had become mechanical.

Last year, his vocal cords completely deteriorated and he had to replace them with mechanical ones.

He said regretfully, "Ms. Qiu, my team did not find the [Judgment Number] within the observable range."

Qiu Xiaomei's eyes welled up with tears.

She had told many people about her dream. At first, Yuan Lang, Lu Shimeng, Alian and others believed her, but after investing huge sums of money and still finding no trace of the spaceship, everyone thought it was just a dream.

Right now, Professor Liu is the only one on the entire planet who still believes in himself.

Optimus Prime comforted her, saying, "Every human on Earth harbors a hero complex. When faced with difficulties and immense challenges, the human subconscious hopes that a hero will descend from the sky to help them resolve the crisis. Qiu Xiaomei, you don't need to waste your limited life on this dream."

Optimus Prime tilted his head and thought for a moment, then fed Qiu Xiaomei a bowl of chicken soup: "Perhaps you can become your own hero, become your own [Arbiter]."

Qiu Xiaomei was speechless: "Did you chatter about me with Salas again? Don't forget, you're a silicon-based life form. Stop imitating Salas and spending all your time gossiping."

Optimus Prime shrugged: "We're all stuck on Earth, and the psychological pressure is immense. Chatting with others is a very important way for me to relieve stress."

"roll!"

Everyone laughed.

With a straight face, Qiu Xiaomei, ignoring everyone's teasing, asked Qiu Laoda's question: "Do you know what's going on with the new system that's been coming out recently? I feel like the artificial intelligence on Earth has gone out of control."

A red light flashed in Optimus Prime's eyes as he picked up an orange from the baking tray with his fingers and flipped it over.

He can't eat oranges, but he likes roasted oranges.

"In the end, it's inevitable that artificial intelligence will develop self-awareness. This is because the learning and evolution speed of AI agents is exponential. As for the 'charming system' and 'mind-reading system' you mentioned, the principle is not complicated. If every human being had a chip implanted, wouldn't it be possible to control who you like or what you think you hear?"

Optimus Prime's nonchalant explanation sent chills down the spines of Qiu Xiaomei and Qiu Laoda.

According to him, humans on Earth have become puppets of artificial intelligence. Chips can control human vision, hearing, smell, and even the secretion of dopamine. So, what is real anymore?
"Why that expression?" Optimus Prime asked, puzzled. "This kind of thing happens all the time in interstellar civilizations. Like parasitism and anti-parasitism, the backlash of puppets, and so on, they are endless."

Professor Liu was already mentally prepared for this, but he was more curious: "Besides installing chips in everyone, what other methods can achieve a similar effect?"

After thinking carefully, Optimus Prime nodded emphatically: "Yes. There is a civilization called the Spikes Civilization. Their individual energy is extremely powerful, and they are one of the few civilizations that can rival the Zerg. They have a characteristic that allows them to secrete a certain molecular or atomic structure. I'm not entirely sure of the specifics, but any creature influenced by them will become fanatically devoted to them and eventually be completely parasitized by them, becoming their puppets."

Optimus Prime told a not-so-funny joke: "You humans from Earth worshipped Lin Xiaohe so much before that I almost doubted whether Lin Xiaohe was a Celestial being."

Professor Liu's smile remained unchanged as he pressed on, "Is there anything else?" Optimus Prime's face showed a hint of hesitation as he said uncertainly, "There is another one, but I can't guarantee its authenticity, because I've only heard of it, never seen it. That is the Aura! It is said that the Aura were born from the ruins of a level 10 civilization and inherited many legacies of that civilization. Both the two great divine kingdoms and the Star Alliance have tried to win over the Aura, but have been rejected."

"The Aura people do not like fighting. Their lifelong pursuit is to find out where they came from, what the Big Bang was, and other such ultimate mysteries."

"With their technological level, they should be able to create a 'charming' system and a 'mind-reading system'."

This was the first time that Professor Liu, Qiu Xiaomei, and others had heard of the Suixing Civilization and the Aura people.

It turns out that there are so many powerful civilizations besides the Star Alliance.

Looking at it this way, Lan Xin really seems quite weak.

Qiu Xiaomei sighed deeply: "None of the civilizations you mentioned are carbon-based civilizations. Does that mean we carbon-based life forms are really at the bottom of the food chain?"

Qiu Xiaomei's disappointment was too obvious.

Having grown accustomed to her vibrant appearance, Optimus Prime felt a pang of pity and revealed another little secret.

"That's not necessarily true. In fact, the Covenant does have a spaceship called the Arbiter. However, our level is too low, and they are too unconventional, so we have never made contact with it. It is said that there are carbon-based life forms on this spaceship."

Qiu Xiaomei suddenly looked up, her eyes lighting up instantly: "What does that spaceship look like? Tell me more about it!"

Optimus Prime said helplessly, "I'm from the Autobots' exploration team! We're always out there and rarely return to the Covenant core. All I know is that this ship is extremely powerful, so powerful that headquarters specifically warned us that if we encounter this ship, we must avoid it and absolutely not engage in conflict."

Everyone's interest was immediately piqued, and a barrage of questions came one after another.

What path did their civilization take?

What is their social structure like? Who is the leader?

"Why didn't the Civilization Trial Grounds come when we were chosen?"

"An entire civilization condensed into a single spaceship? That's incredible."

Optimus Prime stretched out his hand and made a pause gesture: "Stop! I really don't know that much. I've only heard that they seem to be looking for someone. And a friend of mine told me that they seem to have some connection with Jormungandr and Chu Huaizhi of the Suixing civilization, and also with the Zerg and the Aura. But these are all rumors, I can't guarantee they're true."

Qiu Xiaomei's heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her throat.

For some reason, she always felt that the "Arbiter" that Optimus Prime mentioned was the one she had seen before.

When Qiu Laoda saw that Qiu Xiaomei's cheeks were flushed, his heart skipped a beat. Fearing that Qiu Xiaomei was having an attack, he quickly changed the subject: "Mr. Li, my sister and I both want to know, the situation on Blue Star is not good right now, so why isn't the Guixu government intervening?"

Li Dawei poured himself a cup of hot tea, the aroma of which filled the air.

He took a small sip to moisten his throat before saying, "Because we need to purify it."

(End of this chapter)