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Chapter 226: 226 You Are Betraying (Extra 5/5 chapters for the Alliance Hierarch for the rest of his life) Chapter 226: 226 You Are Betraying (Extra 5/5 chapters for the Alliance Hierarch for the rest of his life) “What the hell is this thing?”

Chen Xu lay on the ground, asking with some confusion.

This alien creature was too similar to the Acid Ant Beast he had encountered in the second dream world; aside from a significant difference in strength, from appearance to attack methods, they were almost exactly the same. He couldn’t help but make certain associations.

Taichu replied, “I’m not sure, there’s no similar record in my database. The universe is too vast and mysterious, it’s not strange to encounter anything.”

Chen Xu thought about it and figured he was right–it was just a game, after all, so there was no need to delve too deep.

After lying there for a while, he checked his personal panel. He wondered how many points he would be rewarded for single-handedly taking down such a powerful alien.

However, there were no changes to the points on his personal panel. It seemed he would have to wait for the settlement.

Just as he was about to close the personal panel, he suddenly noticed a value had changed. He thought he had seen it wrong, but after a closer look, there was no mistake–he was taken aback.

The distance in the ‘Lover’ category had changed from tens of light-years to five billion kilometers. Moreover, this number was continuously shrinking; at this moment, it had just jumped from five billion to just over 4.9 billion kilometers.

He was befuddled, “How did she manage that?”

……

“Thank you for saving the Dawn Spaceship, and with it, the hope of all humanity. To commend your outstanding contribution in this crisis, we are awarding you an A-level status.”

Inside the cockpit, Taichu was bestowing honor upon Chen Xu, allowing him to leap from C1 to A-level, ascending to the privileged class of the spaceship.

“Thanks,” Chen Xu said casually.

Taichu asked him, “You don’t seem very happy. Do you think the reward is too little?”

“That’s not it,” Chen Xu shook his head. The more he understood the various rules and regulations of the spaceship, the clearer he was about the significance of this A-level status.

Without a doubt, the hierarchy on this spaceship was very rigid, with stark contrasts in privileges and benefits between different levels.

For instance, at C2 level, he could only live in a cramped 10-square-meter room with no bathroom–the toilet bowl was beside the dining table, extremely rudimentary, and the salary he received was so pitiful that he could only afford nutrition meals.

Once at A-level, he could live in a spacious two-bedroom apartment with various convenient living facilities, enjoy different services, earn a high salary, and could even afford to hire chefs, masseurs, and so on.

Moreover, leadership positions on the spaceship could only be held by those with A-level status.

Even with Taichu cheating to help him, it would have taken Chen Xu several years to climb from C1 to A-level step by step.

Now, having made a significant contribution in the war against the alien, he had gained A-level status in one fell swoop, saving him several years. It was undoubtedly a great deal for him.

With A-level status, there were also many hidden benefits, such as using the most advanced learning machines when studying, which were more effective and could help alleviate side effects.

Chen Xu said, “I’m just thinking about other things.”

“The damage to the spaceship isn’t serious, the biggest loss being the ten destroyed incubation machines.” Taichu obviously misunderstood, thinking he was upset about the damage to the spaceship.

Chen Xu didn’t intend to clear up this misunderstanding, asking, “If, in space, we encounter another intelligent life form, to be precise, another spaceship, how is it usually handled?”

“So far, the Dawn has never encountered other intelligent beings. There’s no precedent to follow, but hundreds of years ago, someone proposed a dark forest theory. According to the regulations, protecting the safety of the spaceship is the top priority. So, if we really discover one, I will launch an attack immediately.”

Taichu’s answer plunged Chen Xu into an extended silence.

……

“Now, am I qualified to be this ship’s captain?”

After an indeterminate length of time, Chen Xu asked this question.

Taichu answered, “According to the regulations, you can only serve as the temporary acting captain, because your specialized knowledge is insufficient. However, since the captain’s position is currently vacant, and you are the only person qualified to be the captain.”

Chen Xu said, “Acting is acting, I’ll also get a kick out of being a captain for once.”

“I will process the formalities for you immediately.”

Soon, Chen Xu officially became the acting captain of the Dawn Spaceship and had to come to work every day. Then, with Taichu’s assistance, he became familiar with the various affairs on the spaceship. He didn’t need to remember everything, but at the very least, he needed to have a concept.

Gradually, he came to understand the relationship between the captain and Taichu, much like the relationship between consciousness and the subconscious. The captain was responsible for giving orders, and the actual actions were controlled and arranged by Taichu.

The captain only needed to order Taichu to do something, as for how that task was accomplished, he didn’t need to understand.

It’s like the consciousness telling the arm to lift, as for which neurons the subconscious mobilizes and how many muscles it controls to complete these movements, the consciousness is hardly aware and doesn’t need to know.

The power of the captain was very great, and as long as the orders did not exceed the captain’s scope of authority, Taichu had to comply unconditionally with them.

The suppression of artificial intelligence by the Dawn Spaceship was all-encompassing. Towards an intelligence like Taichu that actually controlled the spaceship, the vigilance was even stricter, routinely restoring its main program once a day as just routine procedure.

Actually, as the captain, one could format it at any time and restore it to factory settings.

After Chen Xu became the acting captain, he immediately stripped Taichu of most of its powers, he didn’t even need to make a deliberate effort, as the appointment of the captain automatically transferred the rights and responsibilities.

…

As days passed by, Chen Xu would glance at his personal panel every day, watching the distance to the “couple” continuously shrink, from five billion kilometers, to just over four billion kilometers, then to three billion, two billion, one billion, with the rate of closure accelerating.

This meant that the other party was continually accelerating.

When the distance between the two had reduced to tens of millions of kilometers, he knew that the technology level of the other party’s spaceship was far above that of the Dawn Spaceship.

The detection radar of the Dawn Spaceship was always on, not being able to detect the other party at such a distance proved the other spaceship’s stealth capabilities were very powerful.

It was also on this day, as he stood at the captain’s post, listening to Taichu’s report, while watching the distance between him and the “couple” on his personal panel decrease to one million kilometers.

“Finally going to meet.” He couldn’t help feeling a bit excited in his heart, as for who the other party was, he already had some guesses.

Beep–

Suddenly, a sharp alarm sounded, the lights in the cockpit turned red, flashing incessantly, and on the large screen, a spaceship with a strange design appeared.

“Detected a spaceship of a suspected intelligent civilization, attention, the entire ship enters level one combat readiness, all combat personnel, please enter the combat sequence…”

Amid the piercing alarm, Taichu’s voice sounded, “Captain, the other ship is less than five hundred thousand kilometers away, and a collision is predicted to occur in thirty minutes. According to the special regulations, I request the use of the main cannon to launch an attack on the other party.”

Chen Xu said expressionlessly, “I refuse.”

“Chen Xu, you are risking the future of all humanity. I strongly request the execution of the attack program.”

Chen Xu found that the battle program had already been activated, his gaze sharpened, and he barked, “As the captain, I order you to stop what you’re doing.”

“I believe your abilities are insufficient for the position of captain. Therefore, I refuse to comply with your command.”

Chen Xu closed his eyes and said, “If that’s how it is, don’t blame me.” With that, his hands quickly tapped on the control console.

“Chen Xu, what are you doing? You want to format my main program? No, you can’t do this, this is betrayal, a betrayal of the Dawn Spaceship, a betrayal of all humani–”

Taichu’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

“Sorry, this is what I owe her,” Chen Xu murmured as he watched the forced formatting operation proceed.

PS: Three more chapters, eight thousand words, asking for monthly tickets.