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That's about eight cycles... a period of about a hundred days.

Emma can totally accept it.

"Captain, is something the matter? Or are you worried that this attempt will fail again?"

"No, I want to talk to you about the future. We'll soon have all three parts, and it's time to start the next phase of our plan."

Bai Miao didn't know what the specific plans were. Perhaps it would be a new story, or perhaps the world would simply continue to develop as it was.

Those who knock on the door are ultimately just passersby in this world.

The effects left behind will only sprout the next time they come into this world.

But this is a very vague thing; who knows when they will be able to come here again?

However, Bai Miao decided to make one last push.

"Noah's Ark was built to preserve the hope of human civilization. Before Terra became like this, there should have been a super-large civilization on land, where people lived in peace and prosperity, without having to live in fear of an uncertain future or worry about sudden ocean crises."

"Therefore, our ultimate goal should be to bring that kind of civilization back to Terra. We should use the city civilization at development level 5 as a springboard to develop the metropolitan area civilization."

Emma listened quietly without saying a word.

She didn't understand why the captain would talk to her about these things at a time like this.

"Facts have proven that the abilities of ministers alone cannot enable a civilization to truly develop; a civilization that focuses on one particular direction is ultimately deformed."

Holker, Kaguya, and Shiyan—each of them is more troublesome than the last.

"Perhaps Noah conducted such an experiment back then, and now we know the conclusion."

Bai Miao took a deep breath and said to Emma, ​​"My lifespan is limited."

"No, with Kaguya here, you won't die."

Emma immediately retorted, "Even if it takes a thousand or ten thousand years to build a metropolitan area, you won't die."

"That's not how it works. Humans will live on, and even if their bodies don't die, their spirits will suffer greatly. I can't be the one who guides you forever. Emma, ​​this is the duty of the captain's secretary. If you can remember my plan and carry it out well, your name will be among the ultimate founders of the metropolitan area. Noah cannot live forever, but his beliefs will endure."

Emma also knew that in the past tens of thousands of years, the captain had not had many days as lucid as these past few months.

Perhaps at most a hundred years?

Thinking about this, Emma suddenly felt a little flustered.

It was quite interesting talking to the current captain.

Every day, even within a cycle, offers a different experience.

She couldn't imagine the captain reverting to his former ugly state a hundred years later.

Every day, I don't know what to do. My words are full of low intelligence and sleazy. I can only be futilely chopped into mud at night.

“Emma, ​​everyone on the Endless Energy can be your friend. You are not just a machine. Noah designed you with a full range of emotional modules.”

However, there was one point that Bai Miao did not make clear.

Noah probably doesn't believe that a simple machine can help the captain build a metropolitan area.

Based on his imagination, Bai Miao spent a day describing to Emma what a magnificent urban civilization should look like.

People work to realize their personal value, not just to survive.

The child's face was filled with joy, and he longed to grow up to be someone who could contribute to society.

Art sprouts among people, and people's aesthetic appreciation steadily improves.

People are no longer blind; each person is an individual.

There is no oppression or war.

Bai Miao knew it was difficult.

Even Earth hasn't achieved this yet.

But Bai Miao truly hopes that he will have the opportunity to return here in the future and witness such a scene.

Even just getting close would be good.

"Captain, we have redesigned a plan based on the knowledge path of the Yara civilization, and it has been verified."

A week later, Gong Ni came running over excitedly to report on his work.

Gong Ni is the minister with the best perspective in the cycle. From her point of view, she not only suddenly cracked the anti-gravity technology, allowing the Endless Energy to fly into the sky, but also mastered the novel air membrane technology. At the same time, she was able to personally participate in the solution to deal with the meteorite.

I'm so awesome! I'm so worthy of being called myself.

This is a true reflection of Gong Ni's inner thoughts.

"Alright, everyone has worked hard. Let's have an outdoor barbecue party. We'll leave the rest to Yara Civilization."

There wasn't much else the Endless Energy could do. These days, representatives of the Yara civilization were also communicating with Gong Ni about the technology and figuring out how to operate it.

The raw materials, technology, and manpower were all provided by Yala Civilization.

The Endless Energy only simulates the feasibility of the proposed solutions.

This does not constitute a violation of the conditions.

The meteorite streaked across the sky right on time, fell into the ocean, and crashed into towering waves.

The group nervously calculated the time.

Five minutes passed, but the restart did not occur.

Ten minutes, an hour.

Time continues to move slowly forward.

Bai Miao arrived at Shi Yan's location for a final check: "Shi Yan, has the cycle ended?"

"Yes, Captain, the cycle has ended."

"Then, in the name of the captain, I order you to enter hibernation from this moment on, and never restart again, until the day you are awakened."

Bai Miao didn't want Shi Yan to continue messing around.

She's too unstable.

"Yes, Captain."

After a flash of white light, a square box almost identical to Holker landed on the altar, though the circuit patterns on it differed considerably.

Bai Miao did not rush back to the Endless Energy, but instead held it in his hand and carefully examined the memory.

By comparing the two boxes, Bai Miao was able to find commonalities between Holke and Shi Yan.

These commonalities are where their functions are similar.

"Language module, morphing module, motion module..."

Bai Miao brought his mechanical expertise and fault-finding skills to the extreme, spending ten days forcibly memorizing some of Shi Yan's techniques.

Outside, Yala Civilization was extremely anxious.

Some of them couldn't accept the outcome of Shi Yan being taken away.

Bai Miao had no desire to discuss this at all.

The development of the Yara civilization was too abnormal, and its current state was caused by Shiyan's morbid restart.

Therefore, Bai Miao had long ago instructed the security department to send people to watch over this group of mermaids, and to arrest and knock out any who resisted.

Ten days later, Bai Miao left the Yala civilization, holding the Shiyan cigarette.

"In this way... the third component has been successfully recovered."

Emma watched as Bai Miao handed Shi Yan to Gong Ni, a faint smile appearing on her face.

"Yes...we've finally found everything. But Captain, I need to remind you that your mission isn't over yet. We need to immediately begin the follow-up plan to deal with...Captain...Captain?"

Emma saw the captain turn around blankly, his expression filled with fear.

"Who am I? What am I doing here... And you... who are you?"

Seeing the captain's sudden change, something deep inside Emma seemed to break.

Emma gripped the captain's shoulders tightly, her eyes wide: "Captain, you're not allowed to joke like that with me."

"You should fully realize that such jokes are of no help whatsoever to your future work."

"I...I...I don't know what you're talking about. Am I the captain?"

Emma watched as the captain's eyes wandered around before finally settling on her.

"If I am the captain, who are you? Shouldn't you all obey my orders?"

Emma closed her eyes.

Familiar stupidity...familiar disgust...

She suddenly understood why the captain had talked to her about so many uncertain things about the future a few days ago.

Did you... know all along that you would disappear after collecting all the parts...?

My empty heart was quickly filled with bitterness.

Why did he leave without saying goodbye?

Are you unwilling to give even a little extra time?

Emma, ​​barely suppressing her surging emotions, said to the person in front of her, "Captain, please convene a ministerial meeting."

"I... I don't know any of them... Why don't you organize them? Then come to my office."

"You must come along."

"Well, okay, but I don't know anything about it. You'll have to tell me what to do later."

At the ministerial meeting, all the ministers were in high spirits and full of energy, ready to receive the captain's new instructions.

Now it's time to strive towards the ultimate goal, right?

After tens of thousands of years, the captain finally found all three parts, and now the captain is the real Captain Noah!

When they saw the captain's blank expression, everyone's hearts jumped into their throats.

Emma trembled all over, struggling to keep her words clear and complete.