"On the way back, it was as peaceful as before. The reality anchor isolated the subspace airflow and protected the three of us from being eroded by the subspace.
"However, the subspace didn't seem to be in a peaceful state all the time..."
Shaw's voice was low and there was a hint of trepidation in his voice. "Just like in the ocean, the ocean occasionally produces extremely destructive tsunamis and hurricanes, the same goes for the subspace. On our way back, I saw a subspace storm that spanned dozens of sectors in the distance. There was no way we could hide from it...
"So, I decided to let the spaceship directly pass through the storm. After all, the reality anchor isolated everything. In my opinion, with the sturdiness of our spaceship, it wouldn't be difficult to pass through the storm...
"But I was wrong. The power of the subspace storm was beyond my imagination. The barrier created by the reality anchor was as fragile as a soap bubble in this storm. A few days after entering the storm, it was finally overwhelmed and shattered. At the same time, it caused the subspace aura to surge into the spaceship …"
"This time, because Gordon and Marcie couldn't withstand the erosion of the subspace on the spiritual level, both of them collapsed. They lost their minds and even wanted to get up from the pilot's seat. Fortunately, I had the authority to lock them down and trapped them in their seats."
"So, the reality anchor is this important in subspace navigation?"
Little X pondered. "It seems that installing this device on it was a wise choice."
"Not only that..."
Shaw smiled bitterly and nodded. "After the reality anchor shattered, some unknown entity even invaded the hull at one point. Those entities were invisible and intangible. The Black Knights and the Androids suffered heavy casualties before they were able to expel those entities from the ship..."
"The Enslaved?"
Hearing this, Little X and Chen Chen could not help but look at each other with a look of understanding in their eyes.
The Enslaved was the name given to the subspace creature in the "psionicist boy" incident. They could infiltrate the body of psionicists unknowingly, blend into the human world, and collect human internal organs and blood, thus building a flesh door that connected reality and the subspace.
"So, this existence is called the Enslaved?"
Shaw was taken aback. Although he did not understand how Chen Chen obtained this information, he continued to report faithfully. "In the end, Gordon and Marcie went completely crazy due to the subspace erosion. Their bodies began to mutate. I could only disconnect their life-support devices and lock them in the driver's seat."
At this point, a pained expression appeared on Shaw's face. "They kept roaring and groaning in my ears for more than half a month before they gradually died..."
"After the two of them died, I thought I could be free. However, I didn't expect the spaceship to be targeted by an even more powerful being. The other party was extremely fast and followed closely behind the spaceship. No matter how I accelerated, I couldn't shake it off because it could follow us through the subspace passage …"
"Just like that, I persisted for three months, using that star as a guide and moving forward. Finally, I returned to the Solar System. The moment I returned to the Solar System, all the subspace airflow dissipated. That was the range of the star's light …"
At this point, Shaw could not help but look up at Chen Chen. "By the way, the energy that star gave me was exactly the same as yours, Mr. Chen..."
"I got it."
Chen Chen nodded without much expression. "Apart from that star, what else did you see?"
"Countless stars that are even more insignificant."
Shaw quickly answered, "Around that star, there are tens of thousands of tiny stars. The brightest of those stars is only one percent of that star and the dimmest is only one ten-thousandth of that star... These stars together surrounded the largest star, dispersing the subspace aura for it and carving out a hole the size of the solar system in the subspace."
"Other tiny stars?"
Chen Chen's eyes showed a hint of understanding. He had already guessed what those stars were, but he still asked again, "Are you sure you didn't see these stars when you set sail more than two years ago?"
"No. “
I didn't see them two years ago. If I had seen them, I'd definitely remember them. "
"Very good."
Chen Chen nodded and looked at Shaw in front of him with admiration. "I'm very satisfied with your performance. Not only did you complete the mission, but you also opened up countless experiences and knowledge for us humans during the voyage. Just based on this, you've done an immeasurable service!"
"I wouldn't dare!"
Shaw quickly lowered his head and a look of excitement appeared in his eyes.
"Alright, you can go now. Rest well during this period. Don't forget, your life has just begun."
"Yes!"
Shaw retreated with gratitude.
After Shaw left, Chen Chen slowly fell into deep thought while Little X waited silently on the side.
"If I'm not mistaken, those tiny stars should represent other psionicists."
After a long time, Chen Chen suddenly said, "At present, there are more than a hundred thousand psionicists in the world, similar to the number of stars described by Shaw."
"It seems to be the case for now."
Little X giggled. "But in this case, psionicists are inextricably linked to the subspace, even including you. Psionicists can form projections in the subspace? I don't know if this is a blessing or a curse. "
"It probably isn't a good thing."
Chen Chen said helplessly, "Now it seems that I was too reckless back then. I'm afraid it was the emergence of psionicists that caused us humans to be entangled with the subspace. The incidents that have occurred in the past few years could be related to psionicists."
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Little X quickly comforted him. "Who would have thought that a psionicist with seemingly great potential would hide the secret of the subspace? I can only say that the emergence of psionicists has its pros and cons... Now what I'm more puzzled about is, why didn't Shaw see the subspace projection when he left, but when he returned? "
Hearing this question, Chen Chen said without hesitation, "Do you remember the first psionicist born through childbirth? That psionicist was born on Mars and the day he was born was the day the Blacklight set sail into the subspace? "
"Ah!"
Little X immediately came to a realization. Indeed, when the L compound developed by Blacklight Biotechnology was injected into the human body, there was a certain chance that the psionic gene could be passed on to the offspring. However, the truth was that no one had been born with psionic abilities during that time. At that time, Chen Chen thought that the L compound was flawed.
When the Blacklight officially set sail and Chen Chen was wandering around the Ares Science City, he suddenly sensed the presence of the subspace. After further investigation, he discovered that a local hospital had given birth to the first natural psionicist!
"At that time, I began to have a vague speculation..."
Chen Chen continued in a deep voice. "It was like the beginning of a certain omen. From that day onward, natural psionicists began to appear. Although I no longer felt the gaze of the subspace, it still made me more and more certain of my speculation.
"Later, even ordinary people who had not been injected with the L compound began to awaken their psionic abilities, including the 'psionicist boy' incident. Although there were very few people who awakened their psionic abilities after birth, all these signs pointed to a terrible omen...
"And that is — perhaps it was humanity's initiative to enter the subspace that finally led to a close relationship between the subspace and humanity!"
"You're saying that from the time we officially used the subspace to start the migration era, humans have formed a special connection with the subspace?"
Little X pondered. "Cause and effect?"
"I don't know what this connection is or how it works, but humans and the subspace are officially connected from that day onward."
Chen Chen replied, "In other words, from that day onward, psionicists around the world and I began to manifest projections in the subspace, which led to Shaw using our projections to escape the subspace."
Little X fell silent at once.
"Alright, let's not talk about this for now."
Chen Chen shook his head. "What's done is done. It's too late to regret now. If we humans want to escape from the solar system, we'll have to use the subspace. What I've done has only brought this all forward. Xiao, on the other hand, has given me a big surprise."
"This Shaw is truly a talent."
Little X could only sigh when she heard this. "After this experience, we can train him well and let him play a greater role in our interstellar voyage."
"Although there's a video, it's difficult to share his experience with outsiders."
Chen Chen nodded. "Next, X, make arrangements for him to be an instructor for subspace navigators. Let him impart his experience in subspace navigation to those people. We need to train more subspace navigators... In addition, I heard that he has parents and family?"
"Yes."
Little X replied, "Back in the year, he snuck into the Gambia in the African Continent because he killed someone in a fit of passion. At the same time, he lost contact with his parents. Even now, his parents don't know anything about him."
"Then let him go back to Oceania to visit his family."
Chen Chen said without hesitation, "It's like walking in the dark when you're rich. I think he misses his parents too. To make more loyal arrangements for him to serve us, make the necessary arrangements."
"Understood, leave it to me."
Little X replied.
...
Shaw arrived at the residence arranged by Blacklight Biotechnology — a single-family villa located in the lagoon of Walvis Bay in Eco Science City.
This was a medium-sized villa with an area of three thousand square meters. There were a total of three living rooms, six bedrooms, and a toilet that exceeded the number of bedrooms.
In addition, the villa also had a huge courtyard. One end of the courtyard extended directly into the lagoon, making the villa a high-class sea-view house with a picturesque view.
"This..."
Shaw stared at all of this, dumbfounded. "This place is really given to me?"
"Yes, this sea-view villa is completely yours, Mr. Winfred. This is the company transfer agreement and the other is your property ownership certificate."
A middle-level manager of Blacklight Biotechnology said with a hint of envy in his eyes, but he still maintained a smile on his face. "However, according to the contract, you can't resell the villa. If one day you don't want to live here, you can only sell it to the company and the company will buy the villa again at half the market price."
Shaw nodded. Indeed, almost everyone who could live here was the senior management of Blacklight Biotechnology. As the core hinterland of Blacklight Biotechnology, it was natural to control the inflow of outsiders and not allow private resale.
As for only half the market price, Shaw understood. Nowadays, every inch of land in Eco Science City was worth its weight in gold. Walvis Bay was the core area of Eco Science City because of its beautiful scenery.
One could imagine how terrifying the price of land here would be. Moreover, there was no market for it. It was already very generous of the company to be willing to take back the property at half the market price.
"In addition, the company has issued a document. We've arranged for you the position of... Oceania Branch Company Supervisor."
The other party flipped open the cover of another document and then showed a look of surprise. "This... Mr. Winfred, this is the first time I've heard of this position. From the literal meaning, it should be for you to supervise the senior management of the branch company in Oceania to see if they're corrupt or accepting bribes."
"What?"
Shaw raised his head when he heard this, a look of disbelief appeared in his eyes. "But..."
"I heard that you have family over there?"
The middle-level manager laughed. "It seems that the company is very considerate of you."
"But! But my identity in the outside world is still a fugitive! "
Shaw hurriedly explained.
"I know who you used to be, a Delta-level researcher."
This middle-level official was also a member of God's Forbidden Zone. He said proudly, "But that's nothing. Your current position is a little higher than mine, so it doesn't matter even if you used to be a fugitive in Oceania. After all..."
"The person we want to arrest is a fugitive named Shaw Winfred. What does this have to do with you, the supervisor of the Oceania branch company of Blacklight Biotechnology?"
Hearing the other party's words, Shaw was obviously stunned in place.
"Hahaha, it seems that you haven't recovered from the previous surprise."
The middle-level manager smiled kindly and said, "I've done what the higher-ups asked me to do, I won't stay any longer. Mr. Winfred, I wish you a happy move!"
With that, he turned and left the courtyard of the villa, leaving all the surprises to Shaw who was still in a daze.
"I, I've really become a free man?"
Shaw raised his slightly trembling hands and held the documents in his hands in disbelief. Even the transfer of this villa to him did not make him lose his composure like this, but he did not expect that this company would give him such a huge surprise...
Thinking of this, Shaw only felt a myriad of emotions in his heart. He used to have some resentment towards Chen Chen for making him risk his life, but now, those resentments had long since vanished, leaving only deep gratitude in his heart.
"Father, Mother, it's been four years... How are you guys?"
"I can go home..."
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