Chapter 582: I, Robot_1

Jiang Yan smiled with relief, "I'm really happy that you have such a choice, truly, I haven't felt this joyful in a long time."

"You..." Jiang Yanqi felt a warm current in his heart, "You are sounding more and more like my father."

Jiang Yan smiled again, "Then you might as well be my godson. My mother has been longing for a grandson for decades, but she had to go into hibernation before I even got married.

"When she wakes up, I'll take you to meet her, she will definitely like you."

All at once, Jiang Yanqi experienced a sense of familial warmth; his father had been long deceased, and since waking up from hibernation, he had not tasted such family affection.

Jiang Yan took a sip of alcohol and, for some reason, the joy he was feeling abruptly stopped, "Tomorrow is the weekend, come with me to the scientific academy, I'll show you something."

"The scientific academy?" Jiang Yanqi became excited, that was the holy land all researchers dreamed of, "Sure, sure! What are we going to see?"

"You'll know when we get there."

After finishing their meal, Jiang Yanqi returned to his place and took a long look at the viral weapon he had hidden away.

This was the Fireseed People's last chance to fight back; although it couldn't deal a heavy blow to the Solar System State, it could turn the capital Qingnǚ Star into a wasteland, a kind of revenge...

Suddenly, Jiang Yanqi shook his head; the Fireseed People and the Solar System State never truly had any deep enmity, it was just that the Fireseed People couldn't accept their defeat and were always thinking about attacking the Solar System State.

Recently, spending time with Jiang Yanq had broadened Jiang Yanqi's horizons.

He had figured out by himself that, at the time of the Kindling Star System, blaming all responsibility for the Dark Forest campaign on Jiang Yu was just a way to make the hearts of the Fireseed People feel better and less guilty.

If not for Jiang Yu, perhaps only Starship Earth could have escaped the Dark Forest Strike.

Later, it was the Fireseed People who acted first, exposing the location of the Enbo Star System.

Jiang Yanqi sighed deeply and activated the viral weapon's self-destruct system.

Then, he exhaled a long breath, as if he had let go of a heavy burden.

From now on, he intended to live well within the Solar System State, at most trying to expose the existence of the Kindling Star System in a legitimate manner, letting the Solar System State destroy it.

That night, Jiang Yanqi slept exceptionally well. The next day, as usual, he watched the news while having breakfast, then put on his sunglasses and took the airship to pick up Jiang Yan, the two of them heading to the scientific academy together.

As soon as Jiang Yan boarded the airship, he asked, "Did you see the heavy-hitting news this morning?"

"Of course, I did," Jiang Yanqi replied, "Who would have thought that the Silicon Star People, whom we put so much effort into eradicating back then, could still have survivors?"

Nearly four centuries had passed since the war between the Solar System State and the Silicon Star People. In the early days of establishing the first fifteen provinces in the New Continent Star System, remnants of Silicon Star People's small fleets, depleted of any energy, were frequently found in nearby star systems.

Since the life support systems had ceased operating at some unknown time, not a single Silicon Star Person aboard those ships had survived.

Back then, people believed that the Silicon Star People were utterly extinct, and no one expected that in the latest interstellar explorations, traces of Silicon Star People would again be discovered hundreds of light-years away in another star system.

The appearance of their ships suggests that they belong to the same civilization as the Silicon Star People we've encountered before.

Moreover, the Silicon Star People discovered this time were much more advanced than before; it is not ruled out that they might possess the capability for light-speed travel.

The Second Corps, located closest to them, has already been dispatched, with an estimated ten years needed to completely eradicate this Silicon Star People star system.

Humanity has also been progressing over the years; centuries of interstellar colonial history have seen the extermination of six intelligent civilizations, and humans now have a mature set of tactics for how to destroy a star system.

Even if an adversary could travel at the speed of light, it would be impossible for any ship to escape.

Jiang Yan said, "I've received some insider information; the Silicon Star People we've discovered this time aren't the same as the ones we've encountered before.

"A long time ago, the Strategic Department had brought up doubts, arguing that the colonization pattern of the Silicon Star People was very abnormal.

"Why would so many Silicon Star People leave their home star when it still contained plenty of resources? If there was a division, why were the forces left on their mother star comparatively weaker?

"If there was a division, it would make sense for the weaker side to leave."

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"At first, the mainstream view believed that the Silicon Star People had not come into contact with any other civilizations, which is why they were so nonchalant during the colonization process.

"However, as we came into contact with more and more intelligent civilizations, the Strategic Department realized that seemingly absurd behaviors among intelligent civilizations must have their own internal logic.

"Therefore, someone put forward a hypothesis that perhaps the Silicon Star People's method of colonization has always involved such large-scale expansions?

"Once a star system has enough ships and enough population, this group of people would set off to rapidly proliferate in new star systems.

"You can refer to insects like bees for comparison, specifically their method of expanding their populations.

"Now, having discovered the Silicon Star People, it almost confirms this speculation.

"Thus, the planet we previously destroyed probably wasn't the home planet of the Silicon Star People, just one of their landing points."

Jiang Yanqi was caught off guard, "Is this speculation reliable?"

"It should be reliable." Jiang Yan smiled, "Every civilization walks on different paths; what path to take depends entirely on the civilization's choices."

He then said seriously, "You must remember, no matter what your background is, or where your stance lies, your choice is what matters most."

Jiang Yanqi nodded solemnly, ready to say something like "The last of the Fireseed People has vanished."

But Jiang Yan, as if pressed for time, quickly continued, "I once heard my father saying that my brother and two uncles were test subjects, but they didn't choose to wallow in hatred and self-destruction.

"Instead, they decided to use their advantages to help humanity, ultimately achieving illustrious merits for the Solar System State."

Jiang Yanqi was stunned, temporarily not understanding Jiang Yan's point.

Suddenly, Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Yanqi somewhat affectionately, "In a couple of days, I'll take you to meet my family."

Jiang Yanqi nodded, "Okay."

"Your sunglasses are quite stylish," Jiang Yan suddenly changed the subject, pointing to the sunglasses hanging on Jiang Yanqi's shirt, "Lend them to me."

But Jiang Yanqi covered the sunglasses with his hand, unwilling to lend them, "This is my only memento of my father."

Jiang Yan didn't get angry; he smiled meaningfully, "Keep it safe."

While conversing, the two of them arrived at the Science Academy. Even though it was the weekend, the Academy was bustling with people—this place had the most workaholics in the Solar System State.

Jiang Yan led Jiang Yanqi to a spacious laboratory where several robot assistants were already waiting.

Upon entering, Jiang Yan commanded, "Do a skeletal and organ scan on us."

He opened his hands, and an assistant quickly came forward to take his picture.

Jiang Yanqi, clueless, but guided by Jiang Yan's gaze, also spread his hands for the assistant to take his picture.

Soon, the projection of Jiang Yan's skeleton and internal organs appeared on the wall. He nodded at the two images, "Very healthy."

He said significantly, "Your turn, brace yourself, this is the last hurdle!"

Jiang Yanqi was still confused about what was happening, but when he saw his own skeletal and organ scans, he froze in place.

His skeleton was distinctly different from Jiang Yan's—Jiang Yan's bones were white, while his were grayish-black, looking very hard, even as if... as if made of metal!

The structure of his skeleton also vastly differed from Jiang Yan's, especially the bones between the chest and abdomen, which appeared more complex, sturdy, and seemingly more logical than Jiang Yan's.

The difference in organs was even more pronounced. Jiang Yanqi found his organ shapes to be absolutely unlike any human organs he had learned about before.

And they seemed to have clear circuitry lines, even structures that resembled indicator lights.

For a moment, Jiang Yanqi stood there stunned, unsure of how to react.

Jiang Yan then said off to the side, "You are the latest model of intelligent android I designed!"

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