Chapter 128 Reason
Facing Chen Ming’s problem.
Like a self-taught teacher, Huihuang left what he wanted to say to Chen Ming directly inside the control center of the spacecraft: "Yes."
When Chen Ming saw these two words, he suddenly had some complicated feelings in his heart.
As a human, the Fourteenth Legion gave up on him, and even chose to completely cut off any future troubles in order to prevent him from providing assistance to Yuhui in the future.
But as an Alpha-level afterglow, Hui Hui chose to believe in him, actively connected to the control center of the mining farm, and was willing to entrust his trust to him.
Moreover, after Yu Hui's experiment failed, Chen Ming's condition was completely unknown, and he might have chosen to surrender even though he might not be able to hold on for the next second.
Combined with the previous situations.
Huihuang must have had such an idea in advance and did not waver due to changes in circumstances.
For a moment, Chen Ming didn't know what to say.
But he didn't dwell too much on it. Anyway, he had already firmed up his belief some time ago.
When it comes to matters of life and death, only oneself and one's own spiritual power are worth trusting.
The glorious situation now only strengthened his determination.
Under such a premise, Hui Huang's sudden surrender is acceptable to Chen Ming.
But he still had to ask some questions.
"What's the reason for your surrender? Why now?"
"Also, how did you guess that you only need to come into contact with the equipment of the individual I have come into contact with to connect with my psychic energy?"
Huihuang replied as if he had thought about it in advance: "Actually, I didn't guess that as long as you come into contact with these individuals, you will also be affected by your psychic energy."
"My idea is to give you a sufficient attitude, and what I am doing now is the best attitude."
What Huihuang said is indeed correct.
At the moment when Chen Ming's spiritual power poses a threat to Yu Hui, it has become clear.
If it has the courage to do so, it does deserve some trust from him.
But there is actually no need to talk about this now.
After all, Huihuang has now been affected by Chen Ming's spiritual power, and it is completely meaningless to say this.
"Then what's your reason for doing this?"
Facing Chen Ming's question, Hui Hui replied again: "Because I think it is right to follow you. Yu Hui can only find a way out by following you."
"Your spirit gives you extremely powerful potential, and I hope to assist you."
"What can you help me with?"
"Assist you in controlling other Yuhui individuals for the sake of Yuhui's future."
"As for the reasons why I surrender to you now."
"It's because I have been making other attempts during this time. I tried to stop the experiment, but it obviously didn't work."
"Individual ideas always come last before collective interests."
"My original intention was to try to contact you two days before the first experiment to see if there was any other way to stop it and gain your trust."
"I believe you must have been planning something. You can't only control Gamma A and a few individuals on the planet."
"But the surprise attack by the human fleet made the higher-ups think that the human side was fully prepared and thought that it would be difficult for them to keep you here under the siege of humans, so they conducted the experiment in advance."
Chen Ming said with a hint of ridicule: "Obviously, Yu Hui did not expect that humans would be repelled so quickly, and even my people were not seen."
"Yes, but the experimental process has already started and cannot be stopped. The galaxy I was in at the time was also raided. This should be a method used by humans to distract us, right?"
"Yes."
"So I was unable to respond in time due to the situation in the galaxy, and my plan to contact you to stop the experiment was not implemented."
"I had already given up hope, but my superior came to find me and told me the result of the failure of the final experiment. At the same time, he also asked me to rely on my previous relationship to appease you."
"I know this is my last chance. I have already seen the result of a failure. I can't bet on the success of the second experiment."
"If the second experiment fails, I will completely lose the opportunity, and I think there is a high probability that this second experiment will fail. I know that I can't wait any longer and must make a decision now."
Chen Ming didn't understand Hui Hui's rhetoric and asked, "Are you so unconfident?"
"According to my understanding, the device has fully started up and is 100% successful, but I believe in your ability. You will never give this device a chance to start up 100%."
Chen Ming thought of the previous arrangements and the situation of the Fourteenth Legion, and sneered and said: "Give me another day, I can just pack up the research institute and take it away."
A cruiser that can accurately jump to Chen Ming's location in the afterglow without any precautions. With the help of Chen Ming's ability, it is definitely not impossible to pack up the entire research institute.
"But it's a pity that the raiding fleet disrupted my arrangement,"
Huihuang couldn't understand it now and asked: "Didn't you call for the support of the human fleet?"
"No, but the specific situation is a long story. I will tell you when I have time later."
"So you have been hinting before that you want me to pay more attention to the mining field. Even if I cannot indirectly control it through the afterglow individuals I control, you can still contact me through several afterglows in the mining field."
"Yes."
"This is the truth, but what about the more specific reason? It seems to me that your Yuhui is developing very well."
"It seems that there is no need to place your hopes on me. Wouldn't it be better to directly follow your senior management's ideas and control my spiritual energy in your hands?"
Huihuang did not ask Chen Ming how he knew the effect of the Qiling Nerve Extraction Device, but explained his question: "In fact, our development abroad is now frequently blocked."
"The universe is not empty. There are many dangers outside the borders of the human empire, and the machine race is the biggest danger among them."
"They restrict our development from the outside. Human beings want to break through us from the inside. We are almost unable to stop them."
Chen Ming pointed out the problem in Huihuang's words and said: "Didn't you just win a battle? Wasn't the raiding human fleet severely damaged?"
"But there is no point in winning this battle, and we won only because the command of the human fleet made a major mistake."
"No point?"
"Because from a long-term perspective, our resources are limited, and there are only so many battleships in total."
"Even if humanity loses this time, it can still make a comeback, but once we make a mistake, it will be the end of catastrophe."
Chen Ming asked with some confusion: "Hasn't Afterglow already limited human development to the outside world? And the outer universe is so big, will it be limited by resources?"
"But not the afterglow we have here."
Huihuang explained: "The Yuhui here was sent here just to cause trouble for humans from the beginning."
"Not only do we need to interfere with the pace of human development in accordance with the requirements of the other side, but we also don't get any support at all except for the initial period of time in terms of resources, and we can only be self-sufficient."
"Sometimes it is even necessary to provide resources to the large army in turn."
"Not only do we need to face the problems of the machine clan and internally, we also need to deal with the problems of the machine clan next to us. Can you understand the difficulties involved?"
"If it weren't for the small number of ruins of the destroyed civilization discovered outside the human Gallo Star Territory and their scattered distribution, they would not be the main expansion direction of that civilization."
"We just stopped the humans, no one cared at all."
"But as long as one day humans suddenly care, the afterglow here will have only one result."
Huihuang didn't say it clearly, but Chen Ming knew exactly what the result would be.
"So I want to pursue the possibility of our afterglow surviving."
"Rejoining humanity is a way."
"But every Yuhui has selfish motives, and everyone has selfish motives. Yuhui can never trust the humans who once oppressed them, and humans can never trust the traitorous Yuhui."
"Under such circumstances, even if humans accept our surrender, they will definitely impose unimaginable restrictions, and the method of joining humans can only be rejected."
Chen Ming has almost understood it at this point: "So you think that I can completely trust you because of the existence of my own spiritual energy, right?"
"And I am also a human being. You can also wear a layer of protection like a human hand."
"Yes."
Chen Ming understood, but still reminded: "But when I control the afterglow, especially the afterglow of an entire star field, my identity is more than just a human being."
"But you still have human beings in your identity. Human beings can trust humans. You can trust us. This is the most important thing."
"Indeed, that's no problem. Then how do I know you don't have any selfish motives?"
"You can ask me directly."
Brilliant said it very frankly.
But in fact, when it was willing to take the initiative to contact the afterglow individuals controlled by Chen Ming, its situation was already clear to Chen Ming.
So Chen Ming did not force him to tell his innermost thoughts at this time, but said like he did to Gamma ABZ before: "I won't ask you, I hope you will say it yourself."
Hui Hui did not expect Chen Ming to say this.
After thinking for a moment, it said: "You are human and you are mortal."
"With the current technology of mankind, the age of a normal human being is already the limit at one hundred and fifty years old."
“I think it’s worth spending a hundred years in exchange for the afterglow to continue to survive and achieve unprecedented development.”
Before Chen Ming asked, Huihuang added: "You told me before that you have not systematically studied psychic knowledge, so I have a few things to tell you."
"When a psyker is in cryo-sleep, if he wants to maintain continuous psychic power and continue to operate, he must ensure the activity of his brain."
"This is equivalent to freezing the body. The brain is not frozen. It will still die due to aging."
"It is not possible to extend the duration of psychic powers through cryo-sleep."
"In addition, although psykers with similar abilities have appeared, there has never been an identical psyker."
"At the same time, you are able to completely control the spacecraft from the source, and you can also control the spiritual energy of the Afterglow individual. This has never happened since the first psyker appeared in mankind. "You are still the first case. . ”
"Also, the psychic abilities of psykers have never been passed down."
"Each psyker's psychic abilities, like those of the psyker, have a lifespan limit."
"Are you saying that Qi Ling Nerve will also die?"
"Do you know about Qiling Nerve?"
"I know it from your Qiling Nerve Extraction Device."
Huihuang was silent for a moment and replied: "That is indeed the case."
Chen Ming understood.
After all, the spiritual nerve is something that grows from the human brain and is also a part of the human being.
Even if people are brain-dead, the spiritual enlightenment nerves in their brains will certainly not be able to escape. This is quite understandable.
"But aren't you afraid that I might put a stumbling block in Yuhui's future before I die?"
"I am a human being, I may leave descendants, and I will consider it for my descendants."
"The things I will do in the future may not be any different from humans."
Huihuang has already considered this issue and said: "Humanity as a whole has already adapted to this situation after losing its afterglow for so many years. Afterglow is not a necessity."
"They can completely wipe out Yuhui at any time, leaving no chance for Yuhui to survive."
"But you will never destroy the afterglow."
"Because you are alone now."
Brilliant "From what I know about you, you will not go back after the human fleet wants to silence you."
"If you have the ability now, you will naturally have ideas, and you will want to use our afterglow as your foundation."
"Then our Yuhui will be the foundation for your development in the future, and no one will dig out their own foundation."
"When unforeseen surprises and problems arise, continuing to procrastinate is often the best choice."
"Maybe within two or three generations you can restrict us with arrangements before death, but what about ten generations?"
Chen Ming really didn't think about how to deal with this matter for a while.
This is like the inheritance and replacement of ancient dynasties. There is no optimal choice.
But Chen Ming doesn't need to think about it now. After all, this will be at least a hundred years from now.
In a hundred years, if Chen Ming has descendants, this matter can be left to the descendants to deal with. If there are no descendants, then he does not need to worry about this issue at all.
So after thinking of this, Chen Ming said directly: "Forget it, let's not talk about this. The future has nothing to do with me."
"But you firmly believe that I can only get development support from you?"
Huihuang had roughly guessed the truth of the whole thing from Chen Ming's mocking tone towards the Fourteenth Legion just now, what Chen Ming said, and the entire process when a large-scale battle broke out.
So its answer is simple: "Yes."
"Perhaps someone can provide additional help in other aspects, but the foundation for your development can only be obtained from us."
"Because we are an extension of your ability, and other people's help is always just other people's help, even at a heavy price."
Brilliant words are harsh, but they are the truth.
The boss had previously said that he could help Chen Ming build a colony, so the final price Chen Ming had to pay must be the authority of the colony.
Even though the boss promised that he could provide considerable help and would only be responsible for collecting money and would not interfere with the operation of the colony.
But it’s still the same issue that Chen Ming and Huihuang just talked about, what about future generations?
Will the boss's descendants only think about collecting money after learning that Chen Ming's colony has his father's investment? Instead of obtaining greater benefits in other areas?
Of course Chen Ming can choose to accept help, but it must not be this kind of basic help.
If someone else has to help lay the foundation, will the house behind it really be habitable?
But having said that, there is no need for Chen Ming to resist the help of these brilliant afterglows.
Because as Huihuang said, these afterglows are an extension of Chen Ming's own abilities. Under Chen Ming's control, they will become the cornerstone of Chen Ming's future development.
While Chen Ming was thinking, Huihuang continued to say: "Actually, we Yuhui are similar to you. You are alone, and we are all exiles."
"I was assigned a task involving human beings, but was ignored in turn. I didn't even dare to take the initiative and be too aggressive. I only dared to show off my power in some corner places."
"As long as human beings turn their heads and take a breath, we will be completely destroyed."
"If we want to have a future, we must either look for the strong to take shelter, or the weak to stick together for warmth."
"Humans resist us, and the machine race also resists us because we are made by humans."
"In the end only you are left."
"Now it seems that you are a weakling like us, displaced, and not worth mentioning in front of the powerful humans and machines."
"The upper limit of our afterglow has been limited, but you haven't yet. You will definitely become a strong person in the future."
At this time, Chen Ming didn't know whether Huihuang was scolding him or flattering him. In short, he had a question to ask now.
"Are you really being restricted to death? Why don't you continue to develop like the humans in the past?"
Huihuang understood this issue in detail and explained: "Because the number of our Alpha-level individuals is limited, the total area that can be managed is limited."
"There are not enough individuals for management after development, or all individuals are responsible for management. Then if an accident occurs somewhere, and there are no backup individuals to take over, big problems will definitely occur."
"And one more thing is that we have indeed investigated the outer star fields, and the value of the resources in those galaxies is not worthy of our exploration."
Chen Ming asked out of curiosity: "What about shrinking the star field near human territory and moving it to a farther place?"
"No, because we don't have a second Kletka replica."
"The large number of low-level individuals needed for development cannot be produced locally through Kletka and can only be transported over long distances. The cost is too high."
"The cost of relocating the Clete card and the difficulty of finding a suitable installation location are also quite high."
"And although the outside of the Gallo Star Territory is not the main distribution direction of the destroyed civilization, the mechanical race still exists in many places."
"Once discovered, a battle will inevitably break out, and we cannot take the great risk to transport Kletka there."
Chen Ming asked again: "What if we find a suitable place and rely on the star gate for transportation?"
"The existence of the Star Gate cannot be concealed. Once the Star Gate is built, humans will definitely notice it."
"What we fear most now is that humans notice us."
Huihuang said pessimistically: "Even if we really succeed in relocating, humans will expand. What should we do if they expand again to the territory we relocated to?"
"We, the afterglows, have no future."
That's why Huihuang placed all his hopes on Chen Ming.
Only Chen Ming's ability can help Yuhui get out of trouble.
After Chen Ming spent some time replaying the brilliant words in his mind, he accepted this statement.
"Then let's stop complaining. You said you want to help me, so you have to show something, not just about Yu Hui."
Huihuang replied decisively: "I understand."
"Okay, then I need you to tell me how to use the Qiling Neural Extraction Device."
"And tell me your Yuhui's plan and purpose for me from beginning to end."
Huihuang immediately entered a document into the database of the small transport spaceship he was currently driving, allowing Chen Ming to read it at will.
At the same time, he said to Chen Ming: "You should be clear about the previous things. Let's relax your vigilance first and increase your mental power so that you can be in the best condition on the day when you extract the spiritual nerve."
"Wait."
Chen Ming suddenly interrupted: "Speaking of which, don't you have any arrangements for the failure of the experiment?"
"If the spiritual nerve is extracted, the psychic will die. If it fails or dies, there is no need to arrange it."
"No individual can imagine the current situation where the experiment fails but you are still alive."
Chen Ming understood.
Under normal circumstances, the success rate of the Spirit-enlightening Nerve Extraction Device that Yu Hui had on hand, which originated from another civilization, should have been high.
Just because of the unexpected human surprise attack, the extraction device was not fully activated.
In addition, Chen Ming took the initiative to activate the Lie Stone and stimulated the artificial ineffective spiritual enlightenment nerve written in the instructions when the glory was transmitted to the spacecraft, which led to the current situation of half failure and no success.
Anyway, at least now Yuhui has lost all his money, and Chen Ming has absorbed this spiritual nerve that greatly enhanced his spiritual power.
Not doing so would be beneficial to Yu Hui.
Although their first experiment failed, Chen Ming is still alive. They have a second chance and they absolutely cannot miss it.
"So the previous arrangement above is to let me stabilize your emotions first, so as to prevent you from committing suicide or other situations that cause mental loss."
"When the Qiling Nerve Extraction Device is started, the more active the mental power of the person being extracted is, the better the extraction effect will be, and the longer the activity of the Qiling Nerve can be maintained."
"My mission ends here."
Chen Ming digested it for a moment and asked: "Well... what happens after it is extracted? Who will my spiritual nerve be transplanted to?"
"A brainwashed clone who thinks wholeheartedly about Afterglow as a whole."
(End of chapter)