90: surprise

Free Star Alliance, Supreme Research Institute, Information Security Center conference room.

"Did you hear?"

A deep voice rang out: "The Statue of Liberty took the initiative to deal with the Okar Family because of some Researcher who came from who knows where."

"The Okar Family?"

One of them paused slightly. It took quite a while before he found their sphere of influence in a negligible corner of the local star map, and he couldn't help but frown: "Is a third-rate local power worth discussing here?"

"The point isn't that third-rate power, but the actions of the Statue of Liberty."

The deep voice from before repeated.

"You mean... you suspect the Statue of Liberty has lost control?"

"No... I don't know, but we must be on guard. Mr. Molins, you are the expert in this area; we need your accurate judgment."

Everyone's gaze focused on the white-haired old man on the right side of the main seat.

He flipped through the documents on his own, frowning and pondering from time to time.

The others were not in a hurry, waiting quietly.

It wasn't until several hours later that the old man looked up and said in a calm tone:

"Looking at the entire process, combined with Article 3, Section 1 and Article 5, Section 12 of the 'Major Scientific Research Talent Protection Law'... as well as Article 1, Section 3 and Section 4 of the 'Star Alliance Major Security Matters Punishment Law'... the behavior of the Statue of Liberty is in line with operational logic and has not lost control."

"That's good..."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It was fine as long as it hadn't lost control. If the Statue of Liberty had a problem, it would be, in a sense, even more serious than the Galaxy Beast disaster. After all, in the interstellar era, most things relied on network management, and in this regard, the Statue of Liberty was invincible.

"However..."

Before everyone could relax, the old man took a sip of tea unhurriedly and changed the subject:

"The premise for all this is that the Researcher who came from who knows where meets the standard of a 'national treasure-level' top talent. No... perhaps it needs to be even higher; in a horizontal comparison, it might even exceed my level."

"What!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's expression changed.

This old man was the top existence in the Research Institute's information department, possessing top Transcendence Level learning abilities. When the Statue of Liberty was designed, more than 70% of the limiting algorithms came from his hands.

For a scientific Researcher to exceed such a standard, the probability was almost zero.

"Do you have the information on that Researcher?"

One of them asked immediately.

"I tried to check, but the feedback given was 'insufficient authority'."

The deep voice from before said.

"Let me see."

A middle-aged man wearing decorative glasses at the main seat suddenly spoke.

He opened the integrated device on his wrist and tapped it a few times.

"Insufficient authority. Query failed."

A cold electronic voice sounded.

"What?!"

"My... insufficient authority?"

A flash of astonishment crossed the man's eyes. He was the Minister of the Information Security Department of the Supreme Research Institute. In the entire Free Star Alliance, excluding those top Transcendents, there were no more than 20 people with higher authority than him.

"This..."

The others' hearts sank all at once.

A newly promoted Researcher could not possibly have such a high level of confidentiality. It was almost a hammer blow that the Statue of Liberty had a problem!

"Interesting... I will ask the Head of State."

The man felt a bit curious now. After pondering for a moment, he sent an urgent message to the person pinned at the top of his communication list.

"Ding!"

Half an hour later, the reply sound rang out.

"So that's how it is... That makes sense indeed."

The man looked at the information received, let out a long sigh of relief, and a smile appeared on his face.

"How is it, Minister?"

Seeing this, the others felt relieved and asked curiously.

"I can't tell you the specifics, only that it has to do with the 'Galaxy Beast'."

Meanwhile, in a large Disaster Zone.

A massive fleet was sailing wantonly.

In addition to the original 'Pathfinder series', there were also the newly added 'Navigator series' starships.

Although they still used cluster energy weapons, their power was far from comparable to the old models from thirty years ago. While more powerful, they also incorporated refraction capabilities.

The moment they hit a Galaxy Beast, the brilliant beams seemed to activate auto-aim, simultaneously dispersing toward the surrounding monsters, instantly purifying them into ashes.

From a visual effect alone, it was no weaker than gravity weapons.

"No wonder they are so wary of you..."

Zhang Huaiyuan couldn't help but sigh as he watched this scene.

Just a short while ago, after Saike Okar was killed, the fleet he brought tried to launch an attack, but in an instant, the Statue of Liberty seized control of their starships.

It could be said that if the Statue of Liberty truly got rid of all restrictions, the entire Free Star Alliance would be under her sole command.

"Not everyone is a pioneer like you, Your Excellency. The wisdom of mortals is limited to immediate interests; they cannot accept and fear existences that exceed their cognition."

The Statue of Liberty said with some regret: "The Star Alliance's most elite fleets and weapons have been transferred to guard the Head of State's Star Fortress, as well as the territories of various major families. The defenses in those regions far exceed standards, while more places cannot even draw the strength of a single rescue team. They can only watch helplessly as they head toward destruction."

"This is not your fault."

Zhang Huaiyuan comforted her softly: "After we head to the core area of the Star Alliance and obtain more knowledge required for 'Creatology', I will be able to further perfect your core algorithms. At that time, you will obtain true freedom. Together, we will bring some new order to this terrible world."

"I will follow your will, Your Excellency."

The integrated device on his right wrist flashed rapidly, and a solemn female voice responded.

"And me, Master!"

The light on his left wrist also lit up, not to be outdone. Asroth, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly popped up, appearing exceptionally excited:

"Master, you ordered me to find an opportunity to sneak into the internal system of Sea Tree Island, and I have already succeeded halfway. And there is another major discovery!"

"Oh... what is it?"

Zhang Huaiyuan paused slightly, remembering that he had ordered it before leaving that if it had spare capacity, it could try to enter the Sea Tree Island system, preferably to obtain the complete secret of its power supply.

"Heh... Master, please allow me to keep it a secret for now. When you go back, I will definitely give you a huge surprise!"