Chapter 263: 134 Grumpy Old Dad

The Feinan kept a safe distance behind the merchant ship, appearing for the third time in the outer space near Ram Star.

Lyu was cautious, keeping the Feinan at the furthest distance for particle transmission and asking 026 to be ready to initiate quick warp mode at any time.

The boss’s action this time was indeed risky.

However, Lyu calculated the immense hidden benefits beyond these risks.

The Insect Race.

The nemesis of the human civilization form, human interstellar civilization’s competitor for resources.

For the future Dark Star, the Insect Race also posed a significant threat.

The boss was correct, the Mechanical Thought Body civilization was essentially a re-evolution of natural human civilization, needing to reside within the latter and strive to evolve more perfectly than it.

The small mechanical civilization hidden inside the Dark Star’s Thought Cultivation Room replicated every aspect of existing human society.

And the three teachers had also told her that the biggest advantage of mechanical civilization was that everything conformed to rules and developed stably, its greatest disadvantage was the same.

Without genetic mutations, it would be impossible to have a diverse system of life.

The essence of mechanical civilization was confined within logical calculations, requiring natural civilization to provide unpredictable possibilities.

“Lyu, what are you thinking about?”

026, holding a fruit platter, asked softly.

Lyu instantly snapped back, turned to 026, and blinked, then pulled up an infrared image of the couple’s cabin where Yang Ming was, depicting the scene between the two at the moment.

026 blushed a bit, her heart racing as she couldn’t help but glance inside again.

Inside, the two slept facing away from each other, snoring gently. She could almost hear Yang Ming’s faint snoring.

“Hehe,” 026 chuckled, “looks like I won.”

Lyu cheekily retorted, “Our betting term isn’t limited to just this journey.”

026 whispered, “Anyway, I believe in Mr. Ming.”

Lyu laughed, “Then how do you explain that kiss before? Of course, there wasn’t an exchange of body fluids, but I think the boss was ready to take the next step.”

026 thought carefully for a while, “Political needs.”

“Hahaha!”

Lyu nearly burst into laughter.

Miffed, 026 turned to leave, “I’m going for simulator training.”

“Remember to do driving and delivery training! If the boss needs equipment, we’ll have to do precise drops from space.”

“Got it!”

Lyu shrugged, humming a tune learned from 026, continuing to keep an eye on several streams of information.

The Luofeng Empire seemed rather peaceful.

The romance between Edwan and a Sherman Empire princess had become the biggest gossip of the two countries, further deepening the ties between Luofeng and the Sherman Empire.

But Lyu wasn’t optimistic about this romance.

Edwan was a self-respecting guy, although outwardly complying with the Sherman Empire, he was staunchly a royal reformist at heart.

And the princess might be temporarily enchanted by Edwan’s charm, but once she came to her senses, her arrogance from Emperor Star wouldn’t allow her to marry into the Empire’s ‘suburbs.’

This romance, to some extent, was merely political capital for both sides.

“Human emotional systems are really complex,” thought Lyu.

…

Two hours later.

The ever-flowing ground ‘airport.’

The merchant ship that appeared so insignificant in space became a gigantic entity amid the surrounding airport structures.

Automatic unloading robots handled cargo at the rear, as passengers stepped out of the cabin, experiencing the pleasant atmosphere and gravity of Ram Star.

Generally speaking, taking Sherman Empire’s Emperor Star as the standard gravity, levels between 0.8 and 1.3 times the standard gravity were considered ideal;

0.5 to 0.8 and 1.3 to 1.6 times standard gravity were relatively suitable levels.

Such gravity levels ensured no significant morphological changes in the human species.

Incidentally, within the Milky Way’s fourth largest power, the Guel Alliance, some ancient human tribes evolved towards a ‘shape-shifting’ direction due to gravity and environmental influences; ‘Guel’ essentially meant ancient humans.

To delve deeper would involve the thick history of human development in the Galaxy.

According to current archaeologists and biologists, there were three large-scale seeding campaigns roughly ten million, three million, and 250,000 years ago.

The seeders were thought to be high-dimensional human civilizations.

Ram Star’s gravity coefficient was 0.82 standard gravity, making walking light and brisk, advantageous for a tourist planet.

“Hey, darling.”

Yang Ming, pushing a suitcase, reminded Hera, who seemed somewhat distracted beside him.

“Aren’t you happy? We’re on vacation.”

Hera immediately put on a somewhat stiff smile, quickly giving up the false expression, “Don’t worry, darling, no one but you cares whether I’m in a good mood.”

“Uh-huh,” Yang Ming glanced toward the arrival hall, a reminder from Lyu flashed on his glasses.

Biologist Nardo had arrived here half an hour earlier.

Yang Ming smiled, “Do you think your father will come to pick you up?”

“Do you think he’ll have the time to care about my itinerary?”

“That’s not certain,” Yang Ming softly said, “Promise me, if possible, talk to him.”

Hera began scanning the crowd, then cast a questioning look at Yang Ming.

Yang Ming merely shrugged, saying nothing more.

Yes, Mr. Nardo had arrived.

However, for some reason, the bald middle-aged man was hiding in the parking lot and hadn’t appeared directly.