I'm a zombie, what's the point of awakening the yellow-haired system?

Looking at those trembling scientists, Zhang Chen suddenly lost his murderous intent.

“Forget it,” he waved his hand, and the dark light dissipated, “If I keep you, maybe I can see how stupid I am.”

"Remember, this is not a negotiation with you," he walked towards the door, "this is an order. Those who disobey will die."

Xiaoyue followed behind him and whispered, "Master is very kind. If it were any other god, they would have already..."

Zhang Chen smiled: "Killing them is easy, but it is more interesting to let them watch their prejudices being broken with their own eyes."

Chapter 616 Defense System

Walking out of the meeting room, Zhang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Xiaoyue gently handed over a cup of tea, her slender fingers gently stroking the edge of the cup.

"Master," she said softly, "it's okay to kill them. The prejudices of those people are deeply rooted and difficult to change."

Zhang Chen shook his head and took a sip of tea. "No rush. Let them live and see what the superpowered beasts have accomplished. This kind of slap in the face is more satisfying."

"Besides," he smiled meaningfully, "wait until the next alien invasion and see if they dare to look down on you."

Xiaoyue smiled, her long silver hair swaying gently with her movements: "Master is always so far-sighted."

"Oh, right," Zhang Chen suddenly remembered something, "What's the specific progress of the quantum communication breakthrough you mentioned last time?"

Xiaoyue's eyes lit up, and she immediately took out a stack of information from her space ring: "We have made a major breakthrough! We found that the dragon race's spatial talent can perfectly match the quantum entanglement effect..."

Watching her excitedly explain, Zhang Chen felt warm in his heart. Who said that supernatural beasts have no emotions? Who said they are just wild beasts?

"Wait," Zhang Chen suddenly noticed that Xiaoyue looked a little pale, "Your injuries haven't fully healed yet, right?"

"It's okay," Xiaoyue forced a smile, "I'm just a little tired..."

Before she finished speaking, her body softened, and Zhang Chen quickly hugged her. The body in his arms was soft as if it had no bones, but it had the unique heat of the dragon clan.

"Silly girl," Zhang Chen said distressedly, "You haven't recovered yet, but you're still working so hard."

"I want to hurry up..." Xiaoyue leaned in his arms, her voice getting softer and softer, "Hurry up and help the master..."

Zhang Chen picked her up and said, "Rest is the biggest help to me."

"Come, I'll take you to heal your wounds."

Xiaoyue's face flushed, but she didn't struggle and snuggled obediently in his arms.

Those emerald green vertical pupils were full of attachment and trust to their master.

Time flies, half a year has passed.

The coexistence of humans and mutant beasts has become the norm.

Tall fox girls in research coats can be seen everywhere on the streets rushing to the laboratory, burly bears are exerting amazing strength on construction sites, and clever cats are shining in the field of art.

"Look, that's Lady Xiaoyue from the Dragon Clan!" Passersby looked sideways at the elegant silver-haired girl falling from the sky and landing in front of the Institute of Quantum Physics.

However, there are still a very small number of people who hold deep-rooted prejudices against mutants.

"Humph, no matter what, it's still a beast." A well-dressed middle-aged man muttered in a low voice, "No matter how smart it is, can it be smarter than humans? It's just relying on the favor of Master Zhang Chen."

As soon as he finished speaking, several passers-by cast condemning glances at him.

"Shut up, old man," a young man couldn't help but choke, "If the wolf tribe hadn't discovered the asteroid threat in time last time, we would have been finished."

"That's right," another girl agreed, "The fox senior in our laboratory has a higher research level than our human professors."

The middle-aged man shut up awkwardly.

Although such people still exist, they have become a very small minority.

They are like stubborn old machines that still cling to ridiculous prejudices even as the wheel of time rolls forward.

In the research institute, Xiaoyue is doing the final experimental demonstration.

"Through the dragon race's understanding of the laws of space," she said, her slender fingers flying across the light screen, "we have successfully increased the distance of quantum communication by a hundred times."

There was thunderous applause from the audience, and both human and beast researchers cheered for this breakthrough.

"As expected of you, Lady Xiaoyue!"

"Now if the aliens come again, our communication system won't be interfered with!"

After the meeting, a young human researcher timidly walked up to Xiaoyue and said, "Um... Master Xiaoyue, can I ask you a question?"

Xiaoyue smiled gently: "Of course, no need to be so reserved."

Watching the two chatting happily, an old scientist next to them sighed: "I remember half a year ago, I was still firmly opposed to the participation of supernatural beasts in research."

“Thinking about it now, it was really stupid.”

"In the face of science, race has never been a boundary." said his mutant colleague, an elder of the Snow Fox Tribe.

In space, a huge energy shield covers the entire earth like a layer of translucent gauze.

This is the result of the joint efforts of humans and supernatural beasts - the "Gaia Guardian Network".

Zhang Chen stood in the observation room of the lunar base, looking at the masterpiece in front of him with satisfaction through the huge observation window.

Xiaoyue snuggled up to him, her long silver hair fluttering gently in the low gravity environment.

"It's so beautiful," Xiaoyue whispered, "It's like the earth is wearing a dress woven from starlight."

This defense system integrates the wisdom of multiple races: the dragon clan's application of spatial laws, the fox clan's illusion formations, humans' quantum technology, the elves' natural power...all intelligent life forms have made tremendous efforts for it.

"Look," Zhang Chen pointed to a data panel, "the images captured by the monitoring system."

The light screen shows the situation thousands of light years away: an alien fleet is wandering aimlessly in space, completely unable to discover the Earth hidden by the "Gaia Protection Network".

"The illusion shield is very effective," Xiaoyue analyzed, "Even if they are right in front of us, they will only see a barren space."

"That's not all," Zhang Chen called up another screen, "Look at this."

In the picture, a meteor was flying towards the earth. Before it got close to the protective shield, it was shattered by an energy beam and turned into countless fragments that floated into the depths of space.

"The automated defense system also worked perfectly,"

Xiaoyue said with relief, "This is all thanks to the wolf tribe's tactical brains. The attack and defense algorithms they designed are simply brilliant."

Zhang Chen nodded: "Each race has played to its own strengths."

"The creativity of humans, the spatial attainments of dragons, the illusions of foxes, the tactics of wolves, the natural power of elves..."

"The most important thing," Xiaoyue added, "is that all races put aside their prejudices and cooperate sincerely. Otherwise, even the most perfect plan cannot be realized."

Suddenly, the monitoring system issued a slight alarm.

"An abnormal signal has been detected," the AI ​​announced. "It is about 30,000 light years away and is suspected to be a new alien civilization."

"Don't worry," Zhang Chen said with a smile, "Let them come. The Gaia Guardian Network will let them know that this planet is not something they can covet."

Xiaoyue leaned on Zhang Chen's shoulder and whispered, "Master, we succeeded."

"Yes," Zhang Chen hugged her slender waist, "This is the power of unity."

At the other end of the lunar base, several scientific researchers from different races are conducting routine inspections.

"The quantum communication network is operating normally," said Milan, a fox girl, tapping the screen. The nine tails behind her swung gracefully. "The signal delay is maintained within 0.001 milliseconds."

Chapter 617 The Disappearing Rich Businessman

"The spatial stability has reached 99.99%," added the dragon youth Ron. Although he had transformed into a human form, his eyes still flashed with the unique majesty of the dragon race. "The energy supply of the protective shield is sufficient."

Professor Li, a human scientist, looked at the data in front of him and said with emotion: "It's hard to imagine that in just a few years, we have established such a complete defense system."

"Speaking of which," Grayson, the wolf tactician, interrupted, his tall figure leaning against the console, "Should we take preemptive action against the new civilization we just detected?"

“No rush,” Ellie of the elf said softly, her long green hair dotted with starlight, “Let’s observe their actions first. Maybe there will be a chance for peaceful communication.”

Zhang Chen and Xiaoyue walked in.

"Ellie is right," Zhang Chen looked around at everyone, "Our goal is to protect, not to actively provoke conflict."

"However," he changed the subject and sneered, "If they dare to attack us, let them see how powerful we are."

Xiaoyue gently held his hand and said, "With the Gaia Protection Network, they can't even find the Earth."

"Oh right," Milan suddenly remembered something, "Master, we are developing a new function that can convert the energy of the protective shield into an offensive weapon."

"Oh?" Zhang Chen became interested.

"Yes," Ron continued, "through the dragon clan's spatial laws and the fox clan's energy conversion technique, we can condense part of the shield's energy into a beam for long-range attacks."

"In theory," Professor Li added, "the range could reach 100,000 light years."

"Very good," Zhang Chen nodded, "Continue to develop, but remember, this is only a means of defense, don't let it become a tool of aggression."

Everyone responded in unison.

Looking at this group of partners from different races who have such good understanding of each other, Zhang Chen felt very gratified.

This is the future he wants: all intelligent life living in harmony and jointly protecting this beautiful planet.

"Master, look at this." Xiaoyue handed over a holographic projection report.

The picture shows a luxurious underground manor, but it is now covered in blood.

It turned out to be the richest merchant family in the underground city - the Lin family.

"The estimated time of death was midnight last night," Wolf Detective Hawke frowned, "a total of sixteen bodies, from an eighty-year-old man to a two-year-old baby, no one was spared."

The scene switches to a photo of the scene: In the living room, the family seems to be enjoying dinner, but everyone remains in the dining posture, strangely dead in their seats.

The dishes on the table were untouched, not even the soup was stirred.

"The weirdest thing," Hawke continued, "is that their expressions were very calm, as if they had died in their sleep. But the autopsy showed that everyone's internal organs were completely shattered."

"Have you checked the surveillance?" Zhang Chen asked.

"This is the most bizarre part," Xiaoyue called up the surveillance footage, "The surveillance footage within a ten-kilometer radius shows that no living creature has ever approached the Lin family. Whether it's humans, supernatural beasts, or zombies, there's no trace."

"There wasn't even any spatial fluctuation," Dragon investigator Ron added, "It wasn't teleported in."

The news spread quickly in the underground city, and people were in a panic.

"Even the Lin family can be wiped out in an instant, so aren't small families like us in greater danger?"

"It's so scary, a killer that even surveillance cameras can't capture..."

"Could it be a new type of alien creature invading?"

Zhang Chen stood in the Lin family's restaurant, observing every detail carefully.

The tableware was neatly arranged, the food was still fresh, and you could even see the steam rising from the soup bowls.

"Wait," he suddenly noticed something, "Heat? It's been more than ten hours, how can there still be heat?"

Xiaoyue also noticed something was wrong: "Master, what did you find?"

Zhang Chen did not answer, but walked quickly to a corpse and reached out to touch it.

"Sure enough," his expression became serious, "the body is warm and... still soft, without any signs of rigor mortis."

"This is impossible!" the forensic doctor exclaimed, "According to the time calculation, now should be the time when rigor mortis is at its most severe!"

Zhang Chen's eyes became more gloomy: "Someone, or something, has stopped time here."

Zhang Chen sat in the office with his eyes closed in deep thought.

Every detail of the case flashed through his mind: the warm corpse, the complete dinner, the broken internal organs, the strange stagnation of time...

(This isn't right...something must be missing.)

Xiaoyue gently put down a cup of tea: "Master, you are too tired, take a rest."

“Thank you,” Zhang Chen rubbed his temple, “I always feel like the answer is right in front of me, but I just can’t grasp it.”

At this moment, Milan, a fox investigator, came running over: "Master! We found an important clue!"

"what?"

"The Lin family's financial records," Milan called up a holographic file, "In the past three months, their assets have suddenly increased tenfold!"

Zhang Chen stood up suddenly: "Where is the source of growth?"

"That's the problem," Milan bit her lip, "I can't find the source at all. It's like... it appeared out of thin air."