Deep Space Wandering Fleet
Chapter 486 - 484: Return to Base Camp

As soon as the entire team entered the mother ship, a few small family members who had heard the news ran over as fast as they could.

Zhao Congcong and Hua Yun, the two sisters, had already heard about Zhang Yuan’s condition and kept wiping their tears. When they actually saw him, they burst into tears.

Zhao Congcong, with red eyes, tugged at Zhang Yuan’s cheek. The elasticity was still okay. She also lifted one of his hands, which seemed completely limp.

How could a perfectly fine person suddenly become paralyzed?

Only Lu Tao was patiently listening to the medical worker’s explanation.

"Don’t worry, he was in a worse state a few days ago. At least now he can make a fist, earlier he could only move one finger. He will be able to speak very soon."

"Regarding the government compensation, you will definitely get a satisfactory answer..."

Lu Tao asked fiercely, "It’s not about the compensation! When can he return to normal? Even installing a bionic device is fine, what use is the compensation?"

"Don’t worry, he will recover, we have the strongest medical team here, and there’s no need to install a bionic device."

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yuan felt warmly content. At this moment, he could only stare and daydream, as speaking was still a great effort for him.

"Wulu (Congcong, you’re pressing on my chest, move away!)..."

After a while, several researchers took a cubic storage device from Zhao Qingfeng, all staring wide-eyed.

Mr. Zhang, the captain, licked his dry lips and asked, "...is it data provided by a Level 6 Civilization? Level 6 Civilization?"

Everyone was greatly startled.

Zhao Qingfeng said, "Yes, it’s several hundred gigs. Be careful with it, take security measures, and keep it confidential. Don’t let the whole society know. Avoid any reckless media reports."

"You can count on us, ha ha!"

The researchers discussed fervently, "Let’s see what exactly it is!"

In reality, if a Level 6 Civilization truly intended to deceive humanity, with the current level of knowledge, it would be very hard to guard against.

Zhang Yuan did not expect the researchers to truly decipher it... after all, what was most important now was to rapidly recover his health.

...

Thus, under the tender care of the two sisters, Zhang Yuan gradually began to recover. Initially, it was his fingers that began to move; then he started tapping on the keyboard, recording everything he witnessed and experienced. By the second week, he regained full control over his body.

He finally got used to this human sensory state of life.

"It’s not an easy task!"

The day after he started speaking fluently, Zhang Yuan was invited to the Captain’s meeting room.

This matter was urgent and even Zhang Yuan himself felt that it could not be delayed any longer.

In the Captain’s Room of the Radiant Galaxy, which was slightly larger than Kunlun Mountain, Zhang Yuan entered for the first time.

A robot nurse pushed his wheelchair to a principal seat at the round conference table.

After about 10 minutes, all the attendees had arrived.

The current captain, a middle-aged man named Cole, probably due to the numerous responsibilities of his position combined with recent diplomatic pressures, had developed white hair at his temples despite being middle-aged.

Seeing everyone had assembled and noticing Zhang Yuan paralyzed in his wheelchair, the Captain smiled faintly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have been at the Huantai Civilization’s trading market for three months now. During this period, we have made considerable progress. First, let me welcome our diplomats who have returned from afar and ask them to report on the achievements made during this time."

Zhao Qingfeng nodded, stood up, and briefly reported on the trading market.

In fact, everyone had already received these textual materials, and listening to them again was nearly soporific.

Almost everyone’s attention was focused on the young man paralyzed in his wheelchair.

Finally, the Captain concluded, "...that is to say, we need to be particularly cautious about the ideologies of Level 5 Civilizations, including the Deep Red Industrial Union and the Alef Civilization. Regardless of whether their ideologies towards weaker civilizations are good or bad, we must remain vigilant."

"The most critical thing is to advance to a Fourth-level Civilization as soon as possible. If we possess Curvature Navigation Technology, even if we can’t win, we can still escape. But we are still far from reaching Level 4 Civilization, and this requires the collective effort of all personnel."

"Does anyone have any more questions?"

Surprisingly, a naïve young man stood up and asked several questions, causing everyone’s patience to run thin; there were ongoing coughs.

After the question session, the Captain announced, "Next, we invite Mr. Zhang Yuan, who has communicated with a Sixth Level Civilization, to share more information."

Zhang Yuan cleared his throat, still slightly inarticulate, "Everyone, let me first explain... the reason for my paralysis. It is probably not due to Consciousness Upload... but rather, I encountered an even stranger world."

"Since I’ve suddenly reverted to human perception, it feels as if I’ve gone blind, which is why I am in this condition."

He then recounted his experiences exactly as they had happened, starting from the Consciousness Upload to dialogs with Artificial Intelligence Sigma, and then with the Abel Ring.

The volume of information from this series of stories silenced the entire conference room, every person held their breath, focusing intently, not wanting to miss a single word.

Finally, Zhang Yuan asked, "...Does anyone have any questions?"

For a moment, no one spoke!

After a while, an expert finally spoke, "After Consciousness Upload, can it truly be transmitted to the Andromeda Constellation using superluminal methods? Although Andromeda is the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way, it is still 2.5 million light years away!"

2.5 million light years!

This astronomical figure is indeed unimaginably vast.

Zhang Yuan replied, "I do not know the truth of this matter. But, the Artificial Intelligence Sigma indeed told me so. On the other hand, since digital life can be transmitted through electromagnetic waves, then it should also be possible through superluminal communication methods. However, the technology for superluminal communication is even more challenging than curvature navigation which distorts just a small part of space."

Following this, a Biologist stood up and inquired, "Mr. Zhang, what exactly is this more complex perception you referred to? Can you describe it in words?"

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "It’s complicated; it’s a state that approaches omniscience and omnipotence... but if one really gets used to that feeling, the universe becomes much simpler."