After much discussion, everyone agreed that regardless of how good Lily was at naming, her idea of letting Zorm use the high-speed information network to build an interstellar mental link was quite reliable.
In fact, Hao Ren even thought that Lily's name was not bad … but considering that Hao Ren even dared to name his daughter "Lil Pea", everyone agreed that his naming ability was no different from a dog's, and not taking it seriously was the best.
Lily's idea was quickly verified by professional data models. Nolan analyzed the bandwidth of the "information highway" built by the droid swarm in Star Cluster X and the data peak when Zorm was thinking. She concluded that even if the droid swarm hastily built an information relay system, it would be enough to support Zorm to transfer his will to the planet, and it would not affect the normal ecological construction of Tannagost.
On the other hand, while the central nervous system of the First Born on the home planet of the Executors was necrotic, the technical difficulty of building an artificial nervous system was not that high. After solving the biggest engineering problem (building an artificial brain and programming it), getting the engineering droids to build a batch of artificial nervous system on the planet was not much more difficult than getting them to build a bunch of simple houses here. The so-called artificial nervous system was basically a bunch of physical connectors, strong and fast enough, coupled with a set of conversion interface that could be connected to the biological tissues of the First Born, and the neural network was completed. When the artificial brain was built on Inferno, the first part to be completed was the artificial nervous system, which showed how easy it was to build.
And now, new droid swarm responded to Hao Ren's order and arrived in the Executor system every day. The increase in construction workers meant that this untechnical repetitive project could be completed at an alarming rate, and Nolan could even build the antenna array used to detect the resonance signal of the crystal.
The planet ushered in a quiet night. For thousands of years, such a quiet night was rare.
Today, the entire planet was not disturbed by the flames of war, and not just today. In the past seventy-two hours, the planet had not been attacked by the Zenith. This was the longest "ceasefire" since the beginning of this long war.
Under the silent night, everything was quiet. It was a moonless and starless night. Dark clouds blocked almost all light in the night sky, and darkness enveloped the entire world. On the great plains covered by scorched earth and rift valleys, only the outpost built by the droid swarm lit up the land.
The outpost's protective wall was online, and a new energy barrier separated the silver-white steel fortress from the charred battlefield outside. Outside was the dark and ferocious wasteland, but inside was a safe and bright base. Such an environment gave people a sense of peace and security, which was not easy on a distant planet.
Rollie snuck out of her room. As a qualified cat, she maintained good habits, which was not sleeping at night and running around. Of course, she had her own excuse, that Big Boss Cat lacked survival skills, and needed an expert like her to patrol the territory at night to ensure the safety of Big Boss Cat, Big Dumb Cat, and the other big cats in the house. With the sleepy Lil Pea on her head, Rollie wandered around the base in high spirits. Her bright cat eyes were full of curiosity. This "new territory" seemed to satisfy her.
"I'm sleepy!" Lil Pea grabbed two tufts of hair beside Rollie's ear and held herself firmly on the catgirl's head. "You liar! Wandering around at night is not as fun as you said! I'd rather sleep in the house! "
"That's because you don't understand. This is fun!" The catgirl said seriously, trying not to shake her head to prevent the fish on her head from falling. "Let's go for one last round, and then go back to sleep …"
"One last round. Daddy said that we must sleep on time at night, or we won't grow taller, and we'll lose scales …"
"I don't have scales."
"Then you'll lose your fur."
On a balcony in the corner of the base, Hao Ren and Vivian, who were enjoying the night breeze, saw the catgirl wandering around the base, and Lil Pea on the catgirl's head. Both of them could not help but be curious. Vivian nudged Hao Ren's arm. "What's Rollie doing out at this hour?"
"God knows, maybe she's circling around to catch rats."
Vivian raised an eyebrow. "Will there be rats in this base?"
"It's not like she's catching fish. She has a fish on her head." Hao Ren shrugged. "Anyway, the base's security system has passed the inspection, and there's a protective wall. We're not afraid of the cat escaping. Let her do whatever she wants. It's better than scratching the door in the middle of the night."
Vivian looked at Hao Ren for a while, and then quietly went over to grab his hand. "You seem to have something on your mind."
Hao Ren looked up at the cloudy sky. He knew that he could not hide it from Vivian. The countess may have been a mess in her own life, but she had a surprisingly sharp intuition. Otherwise, she would not have flown over just a few minutes after he came out for the night breeze.
"We've figured out the origin of the Executors, witnessed a civilization survive and complete self-preservation and inheritance, found out the truth of the planet's First Born's brain death, and even found clues to the crystal planet. Now, we even have a feasible solution to the First Born crisis on this planet."
Vivian listened quietly. She knew that Hao Ren had more to say.
Hao Ren paused for a few seconds, and then sighed softly. "But one thing hasn't changed: we're still trapped on this planet."
Vivian combed her hair that was blown messily by the wind. "Just because of this, you came out to the balcony in the middle of the night to enjoy the cold wind?"
Hao Ren cocked an eyebrow. "Isn't this a big enough problem?"
"We've been through bigger crises than this. Now we're just temporarily trapped on a planet." Vivian's tone was relaxed. "At least we're fine, the ship has been repaired, and we've even built a base. Surviving here for a long time is not a problem. I don't think there's anything to worry about."
Hao Ren knew that Vivian said this to reassure him. He sighed. "But the reality of the divine blockade won't change. Didn't we test it this afternoon? We tried to fly to the edge of the planetary system, but we encountered a divine reaction less than two light-years away. If not for Nolan's speed, it would have been another big loss. This means that the divine storm that locked down Star Cluster X has no intention of stopping. "
"Didn't the droid swarm come over smoothly? They're not attacked, which means that the blockade of this galaxy is regular. There must be a way to break through it. It's just that we haven't found it yet. "
Hao Ren smiled. "That's something to be happy about."
"Actually, I know that you came out in the middle of the night because all of us are trapped here with you." Vivian looked into Hao Ren's eyes. "I know you. You won't feel depressed just because of a temporary predicament. You might have felt that way a few years ago, but after the ten thousand years of backtracking, your will is no worse than any other long-lived species."
Hao Ren looked at Vivian helplessly. "Why are you so smart?"
"I didn't live these ten thousand years like a dog," Vivian said casually. She did not forget to poke fun at Lily. "You don't have to worry about it. You probably think that this is your mistake, but how can it be smooth sailing when it comes to adventuring? If it's for the sake of safety, do you think we'll follow you out?"
"I know, but …"
"There's no 'but'." Vivian pinched Hao Ren's arm. "Do you think these people who follow you around are easy to deal with? We've seen a lot of big fights. And we're all willing to follow you out on this adventure. You found the parents of the Nangong siblings, Y 'zaks and Y' lisabet found their daughter and father, and that big dog. As long as you feed her, the husky will immediately come to an understanding with you. And as for Lil Pea, it's better for her to come out with you than to be left alone at home. Not to mention me — we are companions, and as the rare species of immortals who have companionship, who can leave each other? "
Hao Ren was indeed a little upset because of what Vivian had said. After listening to Vivian's words, he felt a lot more relaxed. He admitted that what Vivian said was very reasonable, but he still raised his finger and pointed to the cat girl who was exploring the open space not far away with a little mermaid who was about to fall asleep on her head. "She's the most pitiful one. She has no ambition at all. She just wants to eat dried fish and sleep all day long. She's so muddle-headed that she wants to explore a foreign planet with me. I can't believe she can still be happy every day."
"You said it yourself, she's still happy every day. That means she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her." Vivian could not help but laugh. "Her mind is still based on the foundation of a cat, so she doesn't realize how the environmental changes outside of her living area affect her. All she wants is a warm nest and a full meal. In her mind, the whole world is probably only 100 meters around you. As long as the 100 meters don't change, the whole world doesn't change."
Hao Ren could agree with other things, but when he heard Vivian's rather idealistic sigh, he could not help but say, "You think too highly of her. Cats are notoriously wild and hard to tame, and Rollie is a stray cat who has turned into a house cat. You don't know how much she can piss people off when she's willful. She couldn't talk before, but now she has the ability to talk. Just thinking about it gives me a headache …"
While he was lamenting, Rollie had crept up to him. The cat girl climbed onto the platform and held Lil Pea on her head with one hand. She looked at Hao Ren curiously. "Big Boss Cat, what are you talking about?"
Hao Ren was startled by the sudden voice. He looked down at the silly cat and suddenly became very curious. "Why do you have to put Lil Pea on your head?"
This could be said to be the ultimate puzzle after Rollie transformed into a human. No one knew when she developed the habit, but as long as she was with Lil Pea, she would stubbornly put Lil Pea on her head. While Lil Pea was quite happy about it, the cat girl's thinking circuit was a bit difficult to understand.
After hearing Hao Ren's question, Rollie was also stunned. She tilted her head slightly and thought for a moment (not forgetting to hold Lil Pea who was sleeping on top of her head in the process). Then, she happily replied, "Because a kitten should be on its head when it's young!"
Hao Ren was stunned by the silly cat's words. Nearly a minute later, he suddenly recalled something that he had almost forgotten.
It was a few years ago, when Rollie was still very young. The shivering kitten suddenly broke into his house on a rainy night. It took him many days to heal the kitten, but the kitten had developed a strange habit of climbing on his shoulder or head to rest. When he was in a good mood, Hao Ren would not stop the little one, and he would even let the kitten do it out of fun.
A 20-year-old unemployed young man running around with a cat on his head. Just thinking about it made him feel sick, but it was really just for fun.
However, as the kitten gradually grew up, he no longer allowed her to climb on his body — because she was too heavy.
Of course, he would not let her do it now.
The cat girl looked at Hao Ren and waited for a long time without a reply. Finally, she became impatient. She stretched out her claws and slapped Hao Ren's arm. "So, Big Boss Cat, what were you talking about just now?"
"Nothing, just praising you."
So, the cat girl was satisfied. "Oh!"
Then, she carried Lil Pea back to the barracks.
"See, I told you." Vivian looked at Rollie's back as she left happily. She could not help but smile at Hao Ren. "Don't worry too much."
Hao Ren looked up at the dark sky of the alien planet. The dark clouds were dissipating, and the bright moon with lines on it gradually peeked out, sprinkling its soft light on the earth.
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