The Universe Monitors of the three Universal Civilizations were backed by a huge tree and had a huge amount of resources. Finding a low-level scavenger was not difficult at all.
The process was very smooth. In summary, the process could be summarized as follows: Identity record matching, whereabouts locating, cross-province arrival, open the door, check the water meter, and squat against the wall with both hands.
This set of operations was very smooth, and they were extremely skilled. It was obvious that they had done this hundreds of times.
In the scavenger's small spaceship, Harrison and the others squatted by the wall, trembling, not even daring to breathe loudly. The Radiant Federation uniform on these Universe Monitors made them lose all thoughts of resisting.
At the bottom of the galactic society, even a small pawn of the three Universal Civilizations was an existence that could not be provoked. Without the strength of a top-level organization, offending the three Universal Civilizations was completely an act of looking for sh * t.
"You … What are you doing? We — we are law-abiding galactic residents. "
The short detector's mouth was trembling up and down, and the rhythm was like allegro.
The Radiant Federation Monitor moved a chair and sat in front of the group. He leaned forward, exuding an oppressive aura, and coldly said, "You don't know what crime you've committed?"
What crime have we committed?
Everyone was confused, and they hurriedly racked their brains to recall if they had done anything illegal in their daily lives. They were terrified.
The short detector suddenly trembled and hurriedly said, "I … I'll surrender!"
"Oh?" The Radiant Federation Monitor turned to look at him, narrowed his eyes, and said, "Tell me, what crime did you commit?"
"I — I anonymously hacked into the pay database of a local adult entertainment channel yesterday and secretly downloaded thousands of … cough cough, those kinds of movies. I'm guilty! I'll reflect on myself! "the short detector stuttered.
The captain suddenly realized. "No wonder you stayed in your room all the time yesterday …"
Halfway through, he suddenly stopped. Everyone turned to look at the short detector's unwashed clothes. Their noses twitched, and they immediately took a few steps away from him with a look of disgust.
"…"
The Radiant Federation Monitor's face was as tough as steel, but if one looked closely, one could see that the corners of his mouth were twitching.
Be serious, I'm interrogating you!
"Are you provoking me? You think I'm joking with you? "
His eyes widened as he pulled out his gun and pointed it at the short scout's head. He wanted to teach him a lesson and scare him. However, he paused for a moment and pulled the muzzle back a little. He didn't dare to touch the short explorer's skin for fear of contaminating the gun.
"Don't, don't, don't, don't, don't —" The short scout was mentally and physically pissed. His whole body was shaking like a sieve, and his whole body went limp.
Harrison was also scared. He hurriedly said, "Dear Supervisor, we're law-abiding and peace-loving. We've never committed murder or arson. What we excavated were all ownerless ruins. We really don't know what crime we committed."
"Hmph." The supervisor of the Radiant Federation did not intend to give them a hard time. Putting away his weapon, he projected the virtual projection of the triangular device and said solemnly, "You dug up this relic of an unknown civilization not long ago and sold it in an auction. However, it was intercepted by the space pirates halfway. The space pirates opened the safe, and a universe-level energy explosion occurred. I'm here for that."
Harrison's heart thumped.
Sure enough, something happened!
My intuition was right. This thing is not simple, and it's even brought me trouble in the future!
However, he was not upset. Instead, he felt a sense of excitement and excitement from his bones. His strong curiosity surged, and he could not help but ask,
"What's in it?"
"It's not clear yet. We're thoroughly investigating the specific effects."
At this time, the captain could not help but ask, "Wait a minute, we've already sold this thing. The device was not opened by us. What crime did we commit?"
"That's right. We're innocent!"
"You can't frame good people!"
Everyone immediately shouted at the same time, showing righteous indignation.
"Shut up."
The supervisor of the Radiant Federation said coldly.
"The items you dug up from the ruins carry a strong risk. Because of you, new disasters are likely to occur in the universe. Other things aside, it's not a problem to convict you of endangering public safety. It's enough to send you to prison!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately shrank back. They lowered their heads and focused on counting the ants on the ground … although there were no such creatures on the spaceship.
The supervisor of the Radiant Federation snorted coldly. "However, if you cooperate with our work, we won't pursue your unintentional mistake. We're going to investigate the ruins and need you to lead the way. We also need to check your flight logs. Do you have any objections?"
"No objections, no objections. It's our honor to work for the Radiant Federation! I'm the mechanical expert of this spaceship. If there's anything you need help with, please feel free to tell me. Don't treat me like a human! "
Seeing that the situation was not as serious as he thought, the short explorer breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly displayed the skills that he had honed over countless days and nights and began to skillfully suck up to them, striving to serve them well.
"This …" The captain was a little hesitant. "Are we going to leave a criminal record this time?"
The supervisor of the Radiant Federation did not care. "That's for sure, but don't worry. As long as you hand over the things you dug up to the country in the future, there won't be a problem."
Everyone: "…"
Hand it over to the country? Are we really going to change careers and become an archaeological team?!
This is too much. This is basically blackmailing us and trying to make us compromise? Dream on! We will never accept amnesty!
Unless the Radiant Federation pays us a salary.
After reaching a physical consensus, the group led the way. Soon, they brought the supervisor of the Radiant Federation to the barren planet where the triangular device had been excavated. They found the previous coordinates.
Harrison pointed at the detection image on the screen and said, "This is the place. There used to be a military base here, but it collapsed when we left. There's also a video of the previous drilling here …"
The supervisor of the Radiant Federation nodded and ordered his subordinates to land. He took out a more advanced detection instrument and fiddled with it, but his expression changed slightly.
He did not expect that the detection results would show that there was no abnormality in the rock stratum. It was all mud.
This did not make sense. Even if the ruins had collapsed and were buried underground, there should be traces. However, in the images of these advanced detection instruments, there were no ruins in the rock stratum below.
"Are you sure it's here?" The supervisor of the Radiant Federation frowned.
"Yes, you've seen the flight log. It's here." Harrison was also surprised.
Such a magical scene once again aroused his curiosity. He could not understand how the ruins disappeared into thin air.
Could it be that it was just a dream for them to come here to dig up something? But the unearthed device was a real thing, and there was something strange about it.
Just as he was imagining things, the supervisor of the Radiant Federation next to him seemed to have thought of something. His expression changed, and he muttered to himself,
"This phenomenon, could it be that the high-dimensional information state interferes with reality …"
Harrison was about to turn his head and ask, but he saw the supervisor of the Radiant Federation leave the few people behind, run to the side, and hurriedly report to his superior.
Seeing the serious expression of the other party, Harrison had a bad feeling. It seemed that the severity of the problem was beyond his imagination.
…
On the other side, at the base of the Holy Covenant organization.
Law and Fay received the notice and came to the dark palace again to meet Oathkeeper.
"You're here?"
In the air, Oathkeeper's figure was floating, and he lowered his head and spoke lightly with a cold tone.
His voice was oppressive and strong mental fluctuations. Law and Fay paused, and they were surprised.
The two of them had known Oathkeeper for a long time and knew his behavior better. This kind of behavior was obviously angry, and it had not happened for a long time.
The two of them could not help but look at each other and communicate with their eyes.
Law (doubtful eyes): Boss's mood doesn't seem right?
Fay (blinking eyes): Maybe the deal with Black Star didn't go through.
Law (frowning): This shouldn't make Boss angry, right? There must be another reason.
Fay (curious eyes): Then what's the reason?
Law (rolling eyes): … Do you think you can understand such complicated content with your eyes?
Fay (squinting eyes): Makes sense.
The two of them exchanged glances, then bowed to Oathkeeper and asked, "Leader, what's the matter?"
"Black Star knows our details!" Oathkeeper's angry voice echoed.
"What?!" The two of them turned pale with fright and panicked.
Could it be that Black Star found clues during the previous sneak attack, causing the organization's information to be leaked?
If that's the case, then the two of them are sinners for not doing their jobs well!
Could it be that Boss wants to punish us by calling us here? That's right, that's most likely the case!
The two of them thought that they understood Boss's attitude and panicked. They did not dare to hesitate and lowered their heads in fear and trepidation, taking the initiative to admit their mistakes. "This is all our fault. We made a big mistake and caused the organization's information to be leaked. Please punish us!"
Oathkeeper glanced at the two of them, softened his tone, and said in a deep voice, "Don't misunderstand.
Your actions have nothing to do with this matter. Black Star already knew of our organization's existence. "
Hearing this, the two of them could not help but look at each other in confusion.
If it wasn't us who leaked the information, who else could it be? That was the first time they interacted with Black Star. Could it be that they had interacted before?
At this time, Oathkeeper's cold voice sounded.
"Stop guessing. There's a mole in the organization!"
"That's impossible!"
Law's body trembled, and his face was filled with disbelief. "The person who leaked the information will definitely suffer a backlash from Soul Flame. Who can survive that?"
Soul Flame was also a Primal Esper Ability Entity. As the name suggested, its ability was related to the soul and mind. Oathkeeper was the host.
This Esper Ability was an expert at playing with souls. It was extremely dangerous and ranked on the Super High Risk Esper Ability List. One of its abilities could prevent the target from revealing specific information. Oathkeeper used this ability to prevent anyone in the organization from leaking the information. Once someone tried to forcefully leak the information, not only would they suffer a backlash, but Oathkeeper would also immediately know about it. That was why the Holy Covenant organization had been able to keep it a secret until today.
He used the ability of a peak Beyond Grade A to activate Soul Flame, and the effect was extremely terrifying. Even Law and Fay, two Beyond Grade As, could not bypass the surveillance of Soul Flame. If they leaked the information, they would also suffer a backlash.
Therefore, the two of them did not believe that anyone could betray the organization.
"Whether you believe it or not, the truth is the truth. Black Star exposed my identity, and I foolishly thought that he did not know about the existence of the Holy Covenant organization. This matter must be investigated thoroughly!"
Oathkeeper's tone was stern.
"Someone must have used a special method to bypass the blockade of Soul Flame and sent the information to the outside world. Furthermore, this person's identity is not low. He must be an officer of the organization. I don't know if he's a core member for now."
The two of them also became serious. This matter concerned the survival of the organization, so they could not underestimate it.
"Leader, what do we need to do?"
"The two of you are my trusted aides. I believe you in principle, but everything has to be stable. I need to read your memories. Are you willing?"
Law and Fay were immediately put in a difficult position. Although the two of them did not betray the organization, any Super would reject others invading their minds from the bottom of their hearts.
However, sensing the increasingly unstable mental fluctuations around them, the two of them gulped. In order to show that they had a clear conscience, they could only reluctantly agree.
The next moment, Oathkeeper raised his hand slightly, and two flames that were as colorful as the starry sky landed on the two of them.
The two of them immediately felt a unique mental fluctuation enter their brains. They looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and took the initiative to let go of their mental barriers, allowing Oathkeeper to easily enter.
Their memories were quickly flipped through by an outsider. Scenes from when they were young flashed before their eyes, and their brains felt a slight tingling pain. The two of them gritted their teeth and endured Oathkeeper's mental probe in their brains.
After a while, the mental probe in their bodies was finally retracted by Oathkeeper with satisfaction.
"Very good. You did not betray my trust." Oathkeeper nodded and said with a deep voice, "The mission of finding the mole will be handed to you. I allow you to thoroughly investigate all the officers of the organization. Report to me if you find anyone suspicious. I will read their memories. Before finding the mole, we will temporarily stop all activities and go into stealth mode."
The two of them remained silent and nodded to indicate that they accepted the mission. They could feel that their brains were still aching from being ravaged, and they could not help but sigh in their hearts.
It seems like the leader is really angry this time. Even trusted aides like us are treated like this, let alone the other officers …
The two of them could foresee that this operation to catch the mole would definitely cause chaos in the organization.
…
The outburst of cosmic energy could not escape the universe monitoring buoys set up by the advanced civilizations. These things were like cameras all over the universe, used by the advanced civilizations to monitor the situation in their jurisdiction.
However, the right to set up monitoring buoys was usually reserved for the civilizations. Civilian organizations were rarely allowed to set up monitoring buoys.
In the Ancient Star Desert, the branch of the Black Star Corps did not have much power. Naturally, they did not have the right to set up monitoring buoys. Han Xiao was far away and could not immediately discover the sudden phenomenon of cosmic energy surging.
The monitors of the advanced civilizations reacted very quickly. They all secretly took action to investigate the source and impact of the phenomenon, but they basically found nothing. They did not know what changes this energy outburst would cause.
At the same time, in the invisible quantum network world, the information packet released from the triangular device was rapidly spreading in the Ancient Star Desert Star Field.
This kind of information packet had incredible camouflage. It bypassed most artificial intelligence firewalls and quietly infected one quantum network node after another, spreading like a virus. However, it did not show any abnormal reactions for the time being. It simply went into hiding.
Only very few ultra-strong artificial intelligence firewalls could discover the information packet, such as the main artificial intelligence of some advanced civilizations. As soon as it was discovered, the information packet would immediately self-destruct, self-destruct, and delete itself. At the same time, it would mark this firewall that could not be broken through. Other information packets would not take the risk, as if they had already been programmed to avoid the strong.
As the infection range expanded, the efficiency of spreading also increased exponentially. In the quantum network, the spread was not limited by distance. Without anyone knowing, a large number of quantum network nodes in the Ancient Star Desert were infected.
At a certain moment, the information packet spread to a quantum node and encountered the strongest artificial intelligence firewall they had encountered so far. As soon as it entered the periphery of the node, it was scanned, and this information packet immediately self-destructed.
However, at this moment, a surge of data immediately gushed out of the node and enveloped this information packet. When it self-destructed by 60 to 70 percent, the remaining fragmented information was intercepted in a flash.
The next moment, these data streams gathered to form a human figure.
Manison's Virtual Soul looked at the floating remains of the information packet with a curious expression.
"Hmm, a data structure I've never seen before … What is this thing? How dare it invade my base?"
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