Only Player

Chapter 199 Conditions
"No. Acting rashly will only lead to serious consequences."

S1 waved his hand, and a virtual image emerged from the air, a miniature model of the Deep Space.

The middle and rear parts of the Deep Space were all displayed in a dim red, indicating that those areas were offline.

S1 continued, "These are the areas occupied by the Void Spirits, including the most important energy center. As long as that Void Spirit still occupies the energy center, we will never be able to start the space jump engine.

Your ability may be able to kill the Aetherial, but the moment it senses danger to its life, it will destroy the energy center without hesitation, leaving the Deep Space completely trapped in this silent zone."

He paused and said, "This is not a guess, but what the Void Spirit said personally one hundred and fifty years ago."

"Did you say it yourself?" Zhou Yuan frowned.

“Yes, but only the one entrenched in the energy center.

By absorbing massive amounts of energy, it underwent an unprecedented evolution, becoming not only more powerful than other void spirits, but also possessing intelligence.

It controlled the body of a crew member to initiate communication, wanting to make a deal with us.

——It can recall the spirits entrenched in other areas, and it can also liberate the energy center, but the condition is that we must activate the space jump engine and take them out of the silent zone. "

“It’s a normal transaction.”

Zhou Yuan nodded slightly. "The Silent Zone is like a prison to them. There is no prisoner who doesn't want to leave the prison and go to the bustling world outside."

S1 shook his head: "It is unrealistic to seek the skin of a tiger. Once they return to the universe, the Void Spirits will definitely launch a devastating attack on the Deep Space, and may even catch up with the other two human starships.

So we rejected its deal, and it made no threats, did not attack, and just very suddenly fell silent.

It is also afraid that we will go to extremes. If we blow up the Deep Space directly, they will be trapped in this void forever, and will be more miserable than before, because they once had the hope of escaping. "

After S1's explanation, Zhou Yuan figured out the current situation.

After being silent for half a minute, he suddenly said, "The situation you were worried about just now was based on the premise that 'the spirit sensed that its life was in danger'. What if I could kill it instantly?"

"Then everyone will be happy, but how sure are you?"

S1 stared into his eyes and told him word by word, "There are currently more than million human beings on board the Deep Space. If an accident occurs, everyone will die. Can you be responsible for their lives, as well as your own life?"

The topic suddenly became heavy.

Zhou Yuan thought for a long time and sighed helplessly, because there was indeed a small chance of failure. The virtual spirit had been absorbing energy, and who knew how much it had grown now...

"Is there any safe way?"

S1 hesitated for a long time and nodded: "One."

“We will negotiate with the Void Spirit first and agree to the deal.

Once it liberates the energy center, it will immediately initiate the emergency blockade procedure.

It is an indisputable fact that the multi-layer sealing barrier formed after the emergency blockade procedure is activated can isolate the void spirits, so if the emergency blockade procedure of the energy center can be activated, the void spirits will not be able to cause any damage to the energy core.

If everything goes well, then the Void Spirits will no longer be able to use the Energy Center as a threat, and then you can... kill as many people as you can."

A voice came from S1: "Sir, it will take time to activate the emergency blockade procedure. The Void will definitely notice it."

S1 said calmly: "If it is activated at the same time as the space jump, it can distract its attention, but some insurance measures are also needed..."

He looked at Zhou Yuan meaningfully.

Zhou Yuan understood: "But how do I get in?"

"I will send out a small team, and you can blend in."

"Okay, when will we act?"

"Wait a moment."

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The senior executives of the Deep Space held a long meeting, and reportedly awakened some old antiques sleeping in hibernation capsules. After all, this was related to the fate of the entire starship.

Twenty hours later, dozens of detailed plans were placed in front of Zhou Yuan. With the help of computer calculations, the think tank team predicted various situations that might be encountered during the mission and developed detailed response strategies for each situation.

It has a sense of control.

After everyone had read the plan, the action began.

"Xu Ling, I'm here to negotiate terms."

S1 connected to the communication equipment that the virtual spirit used to use.

There was no response from the other end. Silence echoed and lasted for several minutes.

Everyone was on edge. Suddenly, a cold, flat voice sounded, causing many people's hearts to skip a beat.

"Have you finally figured it out, human?"

"Regarding the deal you proposed 150 years ago, we can reach a cooperation, but we have several conditions."

S1 said in a serious tone, "First, we will send people into the energy center for inspection to prevent damage to the energy center. During this period, the virtual spirits must not harm anyone, otherwise you will be left here forever.

Second, you must completely liberate the energy center, and there must not be any residue left, so as not to affect the operation of the system.

Third, you must have all the Aetherials evacuate to the storage area at the rear of the Deep Space, including you."

"I can agree to the first two points, but not the third. The space at the tail of the Deep Space is too small to accommodate my body, but I will move to the middle and rear part. Is that enough to prove my sincerity?" said Xu Ling.

It was worried that humans would cheat and simply separate the ship and throw them down.

"Further back, the boundary is the weapons depot."

"That's too far. The rest area is the boundary."

Xu Ling said, "Human, don't push your luck. Without me releasing the energy center, you will never be able to leave here. How long will that energy last for you? Two thousand years? Three thousand years? What about after that?"
I have existed for ages, and I can continue to wait, but can you?"

"At worst, both of us will perish together!" someone shouted angrily.

"If you really wanted to die together, you would have done it one hundred and fifty years ago." The hollow spirit let out a dry laugh.

No one wants to die.

"Xu Ling, I say the same thing to you. Without us starting the space jump engine, you will never be able to leave this desolate and silent void."

S1 said solemnly, "If you are willing to wait for another few thousand years, it's up to you. We can also hold on with the hibernation capsule. Do you really want to compete with us to see who can sit still longer?

When the energy is about to run out, we will definitely activate the self-destruct device."

Xu Ling really wants to say, if you can sit still, why do you contact me on your own initiative?

But it couldn't say it because it was also a little restless.

After evolving intelligence, it longs for the noisy and bustling universe outside, longs to devour life, and longs to escape from this empty and desolate prison...

After a long silence, Xu Ling said, "Okay, then we'll use the armory as the boundary, but I'll send some of my men to monitor you to prevent you from doing anything tricky.

Don't worry, they are not ghosts and will not affect the circuit system."

subordinates?

Everyone in the command room looked at each other in surprise. Xu Ling had subordinates?

"It could be that the bodies of those crew members were infused with power by the Void Spirits and turned into some kind of deformed form." Zhou Yuan analyzed.

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After making preparations, the task force set off.

This may be a one-way trip, but no one retreated, no one was afraid, and they set out on the road to the abyss without fear.

The most powerful Void Spirits recalled the various areas one by one and drove them to the rear of the Deep Space.

"Two of our kind have died. Did you kill them over the years?"

The virtual spirit sensed the death of its own kind, but did not express any opinion. It just said coldly: "No matter what means you use, the same tricks will be useless to me. I am powerful beyond your imagination."

Are you showing off? I'll let you know the consequences of showing off later.

Zhou Yuan muttered silently in his heart, I must slap you in the face and take off your hood!

I walked through the long-dusty corridors and took the elevator down for nearly half an hour.

The group finally arrived at the energy center, which was no longer dark but was lit with bright lights.

Xu Ling had a strong sense of contract and left early, and retreated very far, even beyond Zhou Yuan's sensing range.

However, it left behind hundreds of black-skinned humans exuding an evil aura, who stared at Zhou Yuan and his group along the way, making people's scalps tingle and shudder.

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath. These mutants were all incredibly strong. The strongest one was even as powerful as a rank 6 Beyonder!
So how powerful is that virtual spirit?

(End of this chapter)