Chapter 1 But Even So

But even so, Su Mo still didn't feel any better; on the contrary, he became even more violent.

At this moment, his heart was like a suppressed volcano, about to erupt.

The loneliness, emptiness, helplessness, and so on, that had been suppressed in his heart before, were now all released.

Su Mo opened his mouth and let out a monstrous roar, then waved his hand and swept it across.

Bang~

The furniture in the house was smashed to pieces!

He couldn't feel a trace of pain at all...

His whole person was as crazy as a beast, as evil as a devil from hell.

At this time, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Wang downstairs heard the sound of crazy destruction and hurried upstairs, shouting.

"Su Mo!"

"What's wrong?"

.....

The two ran to the door on the second floor and kept knocking on the door.

"Su Mo, open the door."

Inside the house, Su Mo was still frantically destroying everything like a beast. Hearing the sound of knocking on the door, he suddenly turned his head, his scarlet and fierce eyes staring at the door.

Then he walked over step by step.

Outside the door, Uncle Zhao and Uncle Wang kept knocking on the door.

"Su Mo, open the door quickly!"

....

The two were also anxious, what happened?

Just then, the door slowly opened with a creak, revealing a crack.

"Uncle Zhao, Uncle Wang, why are you here?"

Su Mo asked, his expression pale and listless.

"Su Mo, are you okay? Why does it sound like you're tearing down the house up there?"

Uncle Wang asked worriedly.

Uncle Zhao also said, "If you have anything to say to us..."

Su Mo squeezed out a smile and explained, "Sorry, I was practicing martial arts just now. It's been a long time since I practiced, and I accidentally touched the furniture and broke some."

Uncle Zhao saw the mess all over the floor through the crack. He didn't believe it was an accident. Saying he was tearing down the house was not an exaggeration.

But Uncle Zhao hesitated for a moment and didn't continue to ask. After all, everyone has their own secrets. Since Su Mo didn't want to talk about it, there must be his reasons.

"Okay, then don't hide anything from us. Tell us, and everyone can help."

"No, Uncle Zhao, Uncle Wang, I'm a little tired, I'm going to rest."

Su Mo quickly nodded in response.

Uncle Wang just wanted to say something, but Uncle Zhao directly pulled Uncle Wang downstairs and replied, "Then you have a good rest."

"Okay."

Su Mo then closed the door.

Uncle Wang looked at Uncle Zhao, who had pulled him, and complained, "Why did you pull me? I feel like something is wrong with Su Mo. His face is very pale. I was just about to ask him."

"Ask what? If Su Mo doesn't want to say, he must have his reasons."

"Do you think he might be heartbroken?"

"Ah, hard to say."

......

Inside the house, Su Mo leaned against the door, let out a long sigh of relief, and had a look of relief and fear on his face. Fortunately, at the last moment, his last bit of reason suppressed the madness in his heart, otherwise, there might have been a tragedy.

Thinking of this, Su Mo's face became even more ugly. What the hell did he get for spending so much money?

He kept recalling everything, and the prompts that appeared in his mind when he first integrated with the optical brain.

After a long time, Su Mo sighed deeply. He thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. But he probably guessed some information. The crystal he fused with in the Long Guo national treasury might be the internal core of this Fake Creator·Devourer, so he was able to activate this optical brain.

But based on the current reaction, this optical brain has extremely strong side effects, which will largely cause him to lose his mind, and may even subtly affect his personality.

This time, he may have really shot himself in the foot.

Thinking of this, Su Mo's expression changed for a while. He decided not to use this damn thing unless absolutely necessary.

Although he was losing money, he could only do this for now, and see if he could find a way to suppress and control this optical brain in the future.

So Su Mo raised his head and looked at the messy living room, squatted down and cleaned it up little by little, feeling a pang of heartache as he looked at the destroyed figurines.

These are all limited edition collectibles.

But Su Mo then showed a relieved expression. Fortunately, only these figurines were destroyed, and no one was injured...

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A year later, in the conference hall of the Federal Capital Central Administration Building.

One by one, the officers entered in an orderly manner, and the large conference hall was soon filled with people.

The people who entered were talking in low voices.

"What happened that they called us all here today?"

"I don't know, but I heard a rumor that there is a big move going on at the top."

"Really?"

"We'll know later..."

.....

Just then, Long Ming and others entered, and the originally noisy venue suddenly quieted down.

Long Ming naturally walked to the middle of the podium, and he said to everyone in a deep voice: "I am very glad that you all came to this meeting on time. I believe that you are all full of confusion now. But it doesn't matter, your confusion will soon be answered. I now officially announce that the Federal Government's Interstellar Mothership, the Black Obsidian, has completed its reorganization."

In the next second, warm applause rang out from the audience. It was finally reorganized. You must know that in the past year, the entire Federation has been operating around the Interstellar Mothership, the Black Obsidian.

Long Ming stretched out his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet. He then gave a speech.

"Normally, after the Interstellar Mothership, the Black Obsidian, has been reorganized, it should undergo training or other small operational missions. But the situation does not allow it. We are now in a very dangerous situation. This danger refers not only to the monsters outside, but also to our internal problems."

Speaking of this, Long Ming waved his hand, and a holographic image appeared behind him.

Dense financial statements appeared, and the final settlement figures were all scarlet deficits. Looking at the zeros above, everyone was a little frightened.

"The Federal Government's finances are already in serious deficit, and resources are extremely scarce, so we urgently need external resources to inject. Moreover, the Heaven's Cup has already been opened, although we don't know the specific content yet. But there is one thing we do know, the monsters outside will not give us too much time to breathe, we need to strengthen ourselves as soon as possible. And to strengthen ourselves, we need resources, so combining all the circumstances, we must implement the long-distance mining plan in advance."

Long Ming made things clear in a few words.

"But where do we mine?"

Some people on the scene asked uneasily.

"Don't worry about this. We haven't been idle this year. After our unremitting efforts, we have found a reliable partner. Please welcome Mr. Dilaire to give a speech."

Long Ming said simply.

At this time, a middle-aged man who was very short, about 1.2 meters tall, a bit like a dwarf, with dull yellow hair, walked out uneasily. His skin was covered with bumps, and it was obvious that he was not from the Federation.

He walked to the crowd and said tremblingly: "Hello everyone, I am Dilaire, from the destroyed Batak civilization. I am very happy to join the Federation and become a member of everyone. This time we are going to a planet numbered rC702 inside the Gray Scorpion galaxy on the outer edge of the Star Ring galaxy. This planet is a resource planet that our Batak civilization explored with countless manpower and effort. It has star stone mines, rare metal mines, etc..."

Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up.

Dilaire continued: "However, the road along the way is not easy to travel. We need to cross the Fallen Star Territory, and we may be attacked by various monsters in the middle. And the entire voyage, even if it is at superluminal speed, will take a year to go back and forth. Of course, this is the theoretical time. If we encounter attacks and other things in the middle, the delay will be even longer."

These words were like a basin of cold water poured on everyone's heads, and everyone whispered to each other.

"This risk is too high."

"Yes..."

"Is this guy reliable? What if he is deceiving us? Then we will be miserable."

.....

Long Ming raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet. He said: "Thank you very much, Dilaire, for your explanation, and thank you very much for participating in this operation as a navigator. Please go down and sit in your seat first."

"Yes."

Dilaire then walked off the stage.

Long Ming then gave a speech: "Everyone don't worry, we haven't been idle this year either. We have also sent several reconnaissance teams to侦查the first half of the road. It's basically the same as what Mr. Dilaire said. This plan can be said to be imperative. In addition, there is one more thing I want to tell everyone. With the current economic situation of our Federation, we can only last for about four years at most, or even to put it bluntly, in another three and a half years, there will be signs of collapse, so this mining plan must return within three years."

Hearing Long Ming's words, everyone felt even more pressure, but they still replied.

"Understood."

"Very good, now I will appoint the captain of the Interstellar Mothership, the Black Obsidian."

Long Ming announced in a deep voice.

Suddenly, everyone present focused their eyes on Long Ming. Everyone was very curious about who would be appointed to this important position.

"I officially announce that Li Ruiqi will be the captain of the Black Obsidian!"

Long Ming announced sternly.

Li Ruiqi, wearing the captain's uniform, walked straight onto the stage, and warm applause rang out from the scene.......

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Federal Capital Suburban Highway Entrance.

A row of armored vehicles was neatly parked on the edge of the road.

At the rear of the convoy, Chen Shan pulled Lin Yue outside, blowing the cold wind.

Lin Yue complained to Chen Shan a little unhappily: "Mr. Chen Shan, what are you doing pulling me to stand here? Who are we waiting for? We've been waiting for more than an hour. Later, we'll be late for the assembly time."

"Wait a little longer."

Chen Shan looked anxiously into the distance. He wasn't very confident in his heart either.

"Who are you waiting for? You haven't said anything for a long time."

"Wait a little longer, soon..."

Chen Shan's expression became more and more nervous.

Just then, a figure appeared in the distance. Su Mo was pulling a suitcase and walking over on foot.

After Lin Yue saw Su Mo, her original complaining expression turned into a bright smile, and she excitedly pulled Chen Shan's arm.

"It's Su Mo! Mr. Su Mo is also going with us?"

Chen Shan said with a wry smile: "Lin Yue, you don't have to be so excited, do you? Wait, your reaction is too exaggerated. You wouldn't have taken a fancy to him too, would you?"

When Lin Yue heard Chen Shan's words, her face turned red, and she stomped on Chen Shan's foot fiercely.

"Ouch, it hurts, why are you stepping on me?"

"Mr. Chen Shan is the worst, talking nonsense. I just admire Mr. Su Mo. I'm very happy that he can be with us. Aren't you happy?"

"Who said I'm not happy? Yesterday, after I received the news that he was going to participate in this interstellar voyage, I was so happy that I almost jumped off the balcony."

Chen Shan explained helplessly.

At this time, Su Mo walked over and said apologetically: "Sorry, I'm late. The taxi had a flat tire on the road."

"It's okay, Mr. Su Mo, we still have plenty of time."

Lin Yue replied with a smile.

Chen Shan looked at Lin Yue strangely, thinking that this girl was really two-faced. She was urging him to hurry just now, but of course he wasn't so stupid as to walk into the line of fire.

"It's good that you're here. Let's get in the car."

"Okay."

Then the three got into the armored vehicle in the front row.

Soon the armored convoy started, one vehicle after another driving onto the expressway.

"Where are we going?"

Su Mo said, looking at the scenery outside. The direction the car was driving was away from the spaceport.

"We are now heading to the military spaceport, which is the spaceport with the highest level of secrecy. We will board the ship there."

Chen Shan explained to Su Mo.

"Mr. Su Mo, the journey may be a bit far. You can rest for a while, and I'll wake you up when we arrive."

Lin Yue said to Su Mo very thoughtfully.

"Okay."

Su Mo was also a little tired.

Chen Shan coughed and said to Lin Yue, "Lin Yue, why don't you drive? I didn't get much sleep yesterday."

"No, you often stay up all night for several days without sleeping."

Lin Yue refused without even thinking about it.

"Ah..."

Chen Shan shook his head and sighed.

......

Su Mo leaned on the back of his chair and fell asleep groggily.

He didn't know how long it had been, but the noise outside the car woke Su Mo up. He opened his eyes.

He found that the armored vehicle had stopped, and Chen Shan and the others were getting out of the car to be inspected.

"Are we there?"

Su Mo pushed the car door open and walked out in confusion.

As soon as Su Mo got out of the car, he saw a ship that was parked inside the spaceport not far away. He could not see the end of it. The spaceport terminal building looked like a toy house in front of its huge ship. Su Mo was completely shocked.

"What kind of ship is this so big!"

Lin Yue smiled and said to Su Mo: "That is the Federal Interstellar Mothership, the Black Obsidian. I'll introduce it to you later. Let's go through security first."

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded.

At this time, Su Mo noticed the surroundings. There were dense crowds of people queuing for inspection everywhere.

Looking around, it was dark and impossible to count how many people there were.

"How many people are boarding this ship?"

Su Mo asked in shock.

"There are probably about ten million people, but that's the maximum load. Because the ship hasn't been completely modified yet, and there's still a lot of space reserved for loading machinery and cargo."

Lin Yue explained to Su Mo.

"So many people, how long will we have to wait in line?"

"Don't worry, many inspection points are open, and we're going through the fast lane."

Chen Shan was also in a state of excitement at this time. There is a saying that the romance of men is nothing more than mecha and the sea of stars, and now both are about to be achieved soon.

It wasn't long before it was Su Mo's turn.

First, there was a basic document check, and then they had to pass through a special ultra-large instrument door. Just looking at the appearance of the machine, you could see that it was technologically advanced. It was obviously manufactured using technology acquired from the Star Ring City.

This instrument would perform a full-body scan of the people passing through it. This was not only to check whether they were carrying contraband, but more importantly to check whether there were parasitic organisms and infectious diseases in the body.

When Su Mo saw this instrument, he was a little worried. He didn't know if the optical brain in his body would be scanned out.

But now it seemed that there was no turning back, so Su Mo gritted his teeth and walked up.

The huge instrument started to operate, and beams of light scanned Su Mo's whole body. Immediately, the instrument on the side displayed all the inspection parameters.

"Normal, pass!"

The inspector glanced at it and shouted.

Su Mo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

......

Half a day later, Chen Shan and the others all passed the security check and entered the spaceport.

Xiao Wen was already waiting inside. He walked towards Su Mo and extended his hand to him.

"Welcome!"

"Thank you."

Su Mo shook hands with Xiao Wen. To be honest, he was able to participate in this interstellar voyage thanks to Xiao Wen.

"You don't have to be so polite. We're all family from now on. Let's take the shuttle bus to the n2 boarding entrance to board the ship first."

Xiao Wen began to arrange things. He had a thousand subordinates with him on this voyage, and it would take some effort to settle them down.

"Okay."

Su Mo nodded in response.

Then everyone walked towards the shuttle bus. The shuttle buses here were specially modified, a bit like buses, but much larger than buses. A shuttle bus could easily fit more than five hundred people.

Soon Su Mo and the others got on a shuttle bus, and after it was full, the driver drove towards the n2 boarding entrance.

"How big is this ship?"

Su Mo asked, looking at the ship outside the window. He felt that the entire spaceport was filled with this one ship, and this spaceport was an extra-large one.

"120 kilometers, so it takes half an hour to drive from here to the n2 boarding entrance."

Lin Yue came over and explained to Su Mo with a smile.

"That's an exaggeration."

Su Mo was a little disbelieving.

"It's not an exaggeration. When you get on the ship, you'll be able to feel the grandeur of this ship more directly, but it's a bit of a pity."

Xiao Wen explained to Su Mo very calmly. In fact, it was normal for Su Mo to not believe it. His reaction was even more exaggerated than Su Mo's when he first saw this mothership.

"What's a pity?"

"This mothership was purchased by the Federation for 1.5 billion star coins. Its size and performance are excellent. It has a maximum capacity of 30 million people, can carry out interstellar voyages and sub-light speed flight, and is impeccable in all aspects. The only pity is that the greatest abilities of this ship are transportation and mining, and its combat capabilities are very average. It would be great if this ship was a warship."

Xiao Wen was also very sorry when he said this.

You know, if this ship was a warship, then how powerful would a warship of this size be!

"There will be one in the future."

Su Mo said after thinking for a while.

"I think so too, let's take it slow."

Xiao Wen nodded.

After a while, the shuttle bus arrived at the n2 boarding entrance.

After the car door opened, Xiao Wen led his subordinates out of the car.

Two I-generation mecha stood on both sides of the n2 boarding entrance, guarding the area with heavy rifles in their hands.

The security captain leading the team kept repeating: "Everyone boarding the ship, listen up, go to your respective living areas according to the information you received before, and don't run around! The interstellar mothership will conduct patrol inspections before departure. Anyone who violates the order will be punished according to the severity of the situation!"

Su Mo followed Xiao Wen and Chen Shan onto the ship. They walked along the boarding passage, and Su Mo touched the metal wall next to him.

It was very smooth, and the craftsmanship at the joints was also very well done. The construction craftsmanship of this ship was very perfect.

After walking for a while, different forks appeared ahead.

There were fluorescent signs on the metal walls, guiding them to different areas.

Xiao Wen took a look and walked towards the n2-03 fork.

Then they came to an isolation room. After a certain number of people entered, all the closed doors of the isolation room were closed.

A staff member's voice rang out on the radio.

"Colonel Xiao Wen, I am Captain Connie. According to the regulations, we will conduct a comprehensive scan and disinfection of you. Please cooperate and do not have any excessive reactions. The entire disinfection process will last for five minutes."

"Okay."

Xiao Wen replied calmly.

Su Mo was also a little sighing, it was professional enough.

Lin Yue whispered to Su Mo: "After the mothership takes off, the entire mothership will be an independent life cycle system, so we must isolate all viruses and some uncertain factors as much as possible to ensure the smooth operation of the entire interstellar voyage."

"That makes sense."

Su Mo nodded.

At this time, on the metal walls in the isolation room, gaps opened one by one, revealing special probes, and began to scan everyone in all directions.

At the same time, some special disinfecting gas was released.

The whole process was indeed very fast, only about five minutes.

After all the rules and procedures were over, the door of the isolation room opened, and Connie's voice rang out on the radio.

"Colonel Xiao Wen, you can take your people through. I wish you a pleasant journey."

"Thank you."

Xiao Wen led Su Mo and the others out.

Chen Shan asked Xiao Wen curiously: "Old Xiao, where are we assigned?"

"You'll know later. Everyone, listen up, line up to take the elevator and remember to press the 66th floor!"

Xiao Wen led everyone to a circular open rest area, where there were hundreds of large elevators.

"Yes!"

The subordinates following behind responded.

"Let's go up."

Xiao Wen led Su Mo and the others to take the first elevator.

After the elevator doors closed, it began to rise rapidly!

"Su Mo, looking at the many buttons above, asked curiously, 'Where do these other floors lead to?'"

"Some should lead to the electrical well room or the storage room, etc., but I don't know the specifics. This ship is too big, and I guess even the captain wouldn't dare to guarantee that he completely understands every functional area."

Xiao Wen said with emotion.

"Then where is the 66th floor?"

Chen Shan asked.

"The 66th floor is the living area floor."

Xiao Wen explained.

Just in the middle of the conversation, ding!

The elevator rose to the 66th floor, and then the elevator door opened, and the view in front of them suddenly became clear.

Neat metal buildings came into view.

Su Mo was in a trance, as if he had come to a mechanical city.

"This..."

In fact, it wasn't just Su Mo who was shocked. Chen Shan and Lin Yue also looked incredible. This wasn't a ship at all. Looking around, it was clearly a city.

"Let me formally introduce you, welcome to the lower city of the Interstellar Mothership Black Obsidian! This is also where we will be living for the next few years. The Black Obsidian's living city is divided into three major areas: the upper city, the middle city, and the lower city. The upper city is for officers, research personnel, and other important personnel to live in. The facilities there are relatively better, and it leads to the ship's control area. The middle city is actually a free trade market, where most of the shops, schools, and hospitals are located. It is mainly provided for merchants and special personnel, while the lower city is the main residential area, which is generally inhabited by combat personnel."

Xiao Wen introduced solemnly.

Lin Yue looked at the metal buildings, which basically had no greenery. The buildings were built very densely. There were square rooms on them, which sounded like employee dormitories, but to put it bluntly, they were a bit like pigeon cages.