"This..." On the spaceship, a man looked at the scene before him, where the drones had almost been reduced to scrap.
"Where are you from?" the man asked. "I am the captain of this squad, Hade."
Ziyu and Zero exchanged a glance and approached the spaceship. "We come from Yufeng Universe Nation. We don't know if you've heard of it. We drifted here for some reasons and can't find our way back."
"Yufeng Universe Nation? Never heard of it..." The man's voice was filled with confusion. "In that case, you can come aboard, but remember to follow some rules."
The door of the spaceship slowly opened, and then Ziyu and Zero walked inside.
"Be careful; we don't trust them right now, and they won't trust us either," Ziyu reminded.
Ziyu wasn't planning to betray them; trust among everyone could be built gradually.
"We need your information," Hade said as he stepped forward. At that moment, Ziyu finally saw him clearly; he was indeed as he had imagined—a strong man.
Ziyu calmly walked in front of Hade, standing still and waiting for the inspection.
Hade took Ziyu's fingerprint, then scanned his retinal pupils, and finally even took a blood sample.
"And you?" Hade looked at Zero.
"He is a robot," Ziyu said. "An intelligent robot with no insignia of any faction on his body; I created him."
That was all Ziyu could say.
Hade approached, scrutinizing Zero from head to toe, then reached out to touch him before turning away.
"First, put them in the isolation room and wait for my test results," Hade's voice echoed down the corridor.
Interstellar Wanderers may be very free, but everyone who joins must be strictly monitored. This is because Interstellar Wanderers have long been hunted by the Cosmic Kingdom, so they absolutely cannot allow the eyes of the Cosmic Kingdom to infiltrate their organization.
Some soldiers armed with firearms were guarding Ziyu and Zero, who were calmly sitting in the isolation room waiting.
Hade and his group did not know about the Yufeng Universe Nation, so they were certainly far away. Whether this data could be retrieved was still uncertain.
Moreover, even if they found out about Ziyu, the Yufeng Universe Nation would not admit that he was one of their own.
Since the New Humanity gained independence, the relationship between the Cosmic Kingdom and the New Humanity has basically been hostile.
After a moment.
"You are called Ziyu, what is the name of the robot beside you?" Hade asked upon returning.
"Zero," Zero replied succinctly.
"You were once citizens of the Yufeng Universe Nation, but you were expelled from citizenship long ago, and you should now be unaffiliated with any Cosmic Kingdom. You can come out now."
As Hade spoke, he made a gesture, and the soldiers relaxed.
"Did he really find out?" Ziyu raised an eyebrow, feeling intrigued... The fact that Hade did not know about the existence of the Yufeng Universe Nation, yet was able to retrieve information about Ziyu online, indicated that there was someone within the Interstellar Wanderers organization who was very skilled at collecting data.
"Mr. Hade, do you know where the current location of the Yufeng Universe Nation is?" Ziyu took a deep breath and asked.
"I don't know. I can only investigate data, but I can assure you that the Yufeng Universe Nation is definitely not nearby," Hade said with a much improved attitude. "I know about the nearby Cosmic Kingdom, and even another Cosmic Kingdom beyond that, but there is no one called Yufeng."
Ziyu frowned.
Now back in the Original Universe, but I can't even find my home.
"However, once we return to our headquarters, we should find out more. The fact that you made it here means it's not far," Hade chuckled. "I manipulated the Fleet to get back."
Ziyu gave a bitter smile.
Not far? Does he not realize how I got here? The space isn't corresponding; it's distorted. Who knows where this place might be.
"By the way, Zero, don't you have long-distance communication?" Ziyu looked at Zero.
Zero shook his head. "It's completely useless. Long-distance communication only works if connected to Signal; without Signal, the transmission speed is the same as ordinary Signal."
Due to the limitations of space, without a super powerful external force continuously enhancing it, the speed of light is absolutely the fastest speed. Unfortunately, even within a Solar System, Signal traveling at light speed takes thousands of years, let alone across several Cosmic Kingdoms.
"Fleet, return and upload the footage of this Solar System's ruins, stating that no suspects were found," Hade commanded.
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"You want to join us because you're looking for a way back to Yufeng Universe Nation, right?" Hade approached Ziyu and Zero with a smile and asked. "Actually, that's fine; many people join the Interstellar Wanderers for that reason."
Ziyu chuckled lightly, neither confirming nor denying it.
This is indeed true; many Interstellar Wanderers join the organization after losing their way for some reason. After experiencing various events, they develop a sense of belonging to the organization until they fully become part of it.
"I wonder what it's like over there," Hade said with a grin. "But we do look quite similar..."
Ziyu smiled as well.
Hade and the new humans of Earth share almost identical features, with little difference.
"We're entering the wormhole; we'll reach headquarters soon," Hade said as the spaceship trembled slightly.
Ziyu nodded, leaving their original position to walk to a windowed area to look outside.
Previously, when Ziyu traveled through wormholes, there were usually not many people around, but this time they were accompanying a large Fleet through the wormhole... Now Ziyu began to admire their technology. The wormhole was very stable.
After another slight tremor, Ziyu watched as the spaceship exited the wormhole, revealing a planet directly ahead, which was also the spaceship's destination.
"We've been living here for some time now, and recently Cosmic Kingdom hasn't found this place, so we haven't left," Hade said with a smile. "This place has developed quite a bit; I remember when we first arrived, it was still a planet without technology..."
"We brought civilization here and introduced new ways of life to many areas, yet Cosmic Kingdom still wants to hunt us down," Hade shook his head.
"Cosmic Kingdom has existed for too long, leading to severe decay and corruption," Ziyu sighed as well.
"Is that why you're opposing Cosmic Kingdom?" Hade chuckled.
"Not exactly... We're a very large group; it's quite complicated. In short, the humans of Cosmic Kingdom simply do not care about our lives," Ziyu said with frustration.
"I see..." Hade nodded and then sent a message to the planet. "Solar System check complete; preparing to report information... By the way, there are two new members here."
[End of Chapter]
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