Carbon-Based Lifeform Universal Intelligent Terminal

Chen Fan had a favorite saying:

"...Huh?"

Bathed in the fluorescent blue light and the dim yellow incandescent light, Chen Fan stared blankly at the half-severed mechanical arm on the scorched ground.

What the heck?

Carbon-Based Lifeform... Universal Intelligent Terminal?

A thought popped into Chen Fan's mind subconsciously: Does this thing differentiate between carbon-based and silicon-based lifeforms?

[As you thought, there are many life forms within the Human Alliance territory. Carbon-based life only accounts for about 60%.]

The sudden electronic synthesized voice startled Chen Fan, but having watched many sci-fi movies in his previous life, he quickly calmed down. "You know what I'm thinking?"

The fluorescent blue light flickered like breathing, sometimes bright, sometimes dim.

[This unit has a surface thought-reading function and can simply read the shallow thoughts in the thinking organs of carbon-based lifeforms.]

[This is also one of this unit's standard operating methods.]

"Holy crap, awesome..."

Chen Fan couldn't help but exclaim.

Putting everything else aside, just this ability to read and manipulate thoughts was enough to prove that the level of technology it contained far exceeded his understanding!

Looking at the mechanical arm in front of him, Chen Fan's mind was filled with countless confusions. He opened his mouth but didn't know where to start asking.

After much hesitation, he chose a relatively safe question.

"Human Alliance... what is that?"

[Human Alliance is the full name for the Pan-Universal Human Alliance, a cross-universal alliance formed by numerous advanced civilizations.]

[Among them, human civilization holds absolute dominance and is also the only Level Nine civilization.]

[The Human Alliance governs many universes. The universe you are in is located on the edge of the Human Alliance territory and has not yet been officially included in the Human Alliance's map.]

Chen Fan: O.o?!

Although there were many things he didn't understand, it... sounded pretty awesome.

Especially the part about human civilization having absolute dominance, that instantly made him feel very confident!

On one hand, he was also human. Rounding up, he could be considered a member of the Human Alliance.

He was good at self-consolation.

On the other hand, in Chen Fan's opinion, an advanced civilization with the ability to travel across universes was always easier to deal with than a civilization still in the era of feudal superstition!

Thinking this, Chen Fan's previous panic subsided a bit more.

He pondered for a moment and asked again, "Why did you come to this universe?"

As soon as the words left his mouth, Chen Fan remembered his earlier guess about the research ship.

In just an instant, Chen Fan's expression changed:

"Let's get this straight first! The research ship you're looking for isn't with me! I've never seen any research ship!"

Now it was the intelligent terminal's turn to crash.

The intelligent terminal was uncharacteristically silent for a few seconds, then asked back in a serious tone, "You know about the research ship?"

Chen Fan, who had just reacted, wished he could slap himself.

Why did he have to be so loose-lipped? Wasn't this just a pure case of "protesting too much"?

"I... I heard your previous call."

Following the principle of leniency for confession, Chen Fan spilled everything he had experienced in his dream.

Thinking of the mentally torturous, obscure whispers in his dream, Chen Fan couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "I say, can't you guys have some public morality? Free mic is really disturbing, you know?"

Intelligent Terminal: ?

"That call frequency band belongs to the Academy of Sciences' dedicated frequency band within the Human Alliance territory, it is not considered..."

Mid-sentence, the intelligent terminal fell silent again.

Come to think of it, this universe isn't currently considered within the Human Alliance territory!

Chen Fan, who also realized this, immediately showed an expression of 'just as I thought'. "See? Even a dignified advanced civilization makes mistakes like this..."

The fluorescent blue light flickered violently a few times, and the electronic synthesized voice spoke again after a few seconds of silence: "I apologize to you on behalf of the Human Alliance. The specific compensation plan will be proposed after consultation by the Human Alliance Academy of Sciences."

Compensation plan? What compensation plan?!

Realizing that the other party wasn't a difficult "machine" to talk to, Chen Fan's nerves, which had been tense since his transmigration, relaxed a bit, and his originally suppressed thoughts gradually became active.

Chen Fan's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Can you tell me what the specific compensation plans are?"

Compensation from an advanced civilization!

If he could seize this immense fortune, wouldn't he take off on the spot?!

[Sorry, there is no information regarding that in the database. Please wait patiently for the Academy of Sciences' compensation plan.]

"The Academy of Sciences you mentioned... how do I contact them?"

[Sorry, no available communication nodes detected, unable to connect to the Human Alliance main network...]

Chen Fan's expression stiffened: "..."

Alright, alright, so this is how you're going to play?

Thinking of the various deceptive schemes he experienced in his previous life, he let out a long sigh and interrupted the intelligent terminal: "So, you currently have no way to contact the Academy of Sciences, and no way to give me any compensation, right?"

[...Theoretically, there is still a backup plan.]

Chen Fan's eyes flickered slightly: "Tell me."

[This starts with this unit's mission.]

Under Chen Fan's strange gaze, a fluorescent blue beam of light shone from the palm of the severed arm.

The beam of light gradually converged in the air, forming a clear three-dimensional image. The image showed a completely unfamiliar star system.

The image was highly realistic; Chen Fan could even clearly see the asteroids and meteorites slowly moving within the star system!

"This is... a holographic projection?"

Chen Fan's eyes moved slightly, and he muttered to himself in a low voice.

The intelligent terminal did not respond to Chen Fan's words. The image of the star system in the holographic projection also flashed and disappeared, transforming into a conventionally shaped starship and a peculiar building in the shape of a Mobius strip.

[The TE913 Research Ship, belonging to the Dangerous Technology Administration under the Human Alliance Academy of Sciences, lost contact during the execution of an investigation mission.]

[Based on the last coordinate information transmitted before its disappearance, the Dangerous Technology Administration launched a large-scale search operation, but has not achieved effective results.]

[During the 3673rd cross-universe broadcast call to the research ship, the Dangerous Technology Administration received an unknown signal on the same frequency band.]

Chen Fan suddenly understood: "This signal... should be referring to me, right?"

[Yes.]

The intelligent terminal gave an affirmative answer.

[By analyzing this coordinate, the Administration suspects that there is an unknown universe in this area with a complex structure and not yet discovered by the Human Alliance.]

[In order to search for the missing research ship and rescue the researchers within the research ship, the Dangerous Technology Administration decided to initiate a cross-universe transmission plan to establish initial contact with the target signal.]

[Due to the complex structure of the target universe and the lack of any infrastructure in the surrounding area, this transmission plan carries great risks.]

[After confirming that the target signal was a carbon-based lifeform, a large number of robots carrying Carbon-Based Lifeform Universal Intelligent Terminals entered the wormhole.]

[Just as the Dangerous Technology Administration judged, during the transmission process, the wormhole experienced abnormal tremors.]

[The transmission therefore failed, and all robots were destroyed by the spatial turbulence caused by the wormhole collapse.]

[As of now, this unit should be the only Universal Intelligent Terminal that luckily passed through the wormhole.]

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