Chapter 241 So-called Fate
“It’s just a mission.”
Catherine warned herself again.
In the first-class lounge of a 300-meter-class civilian merchant ship, Catherine took off her mask to make sure that Bligh was not nearby, and looked at herself in the mirror with a little confusion.
She had never paid much attention to skin care before. She stayed up late last night to read some beauty posts and always felt that these things were more troublesome than learning a set of mixed martial arts skills.
You need to moisturize your skin and apply foundation before putting on makeup.
Fortunately, a beauty blogger named 'Lululululu' took the initiative to recommend some high-tech products to Catherine when she was browsing these interfaces. Simply applying them on the skin can guarantee dozens of galaxies of moisturizing and whitening effects, making the skin look very translucent. If you press your fingers lightly, it will have a jelly-like texture...
Well.
Catherine raised her hand to her forehead.
"This is just a simple escort mission, not something that requires seducing anyone, Catherine, what are you doing?"
She hurriedly put away the bottles of skin care products, put on a golden mask that looked like a mask, and immediately returned to the rest cabin.
But Catherine just turned her head and hesitated again. She raised her hand and grabbed her long hair which she had dyed black and straightened before leaving. She hummed a few times and began to struggle with whether to tie it up or let it down.
Half an hour later.
Catherine, who had not actually changed much, put her hands in her windbreaker pockets and calmly walked back to her semi-enclosed personal rest cabin.
The clever Boss Yang put down the book in his hand, looked up and stared at Catherine for a while, a knowing smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Reading," Catherine said calmly, maintaining her elegant sitting posture and crossing her legs out of habit.
The high-necked sweater and tight pants under the windbreaker highlight her tall and graceful figure.
Yang Ming lay on his side, supporting his cheek with one hand, looking carefully at Catherine's profile.
"Why are you staring at me? Is there any writing on my face?"
"Has anyone ever said that you are suitable to be a model or an actor?" Yang Ming said in a gentle voice.
Catherine said calmly, "Put aside your tricks to deceive little girls. Do you think I will be happy because of your sweet words?"
"This is a very sincere compliment," Yang Ming shrugged lightly and sat up calmly.
He took off his coat and pulled down the inner lining, revealing his muscular body.
Catherine turned her head and glanced a few times, then lowered her head to clear her throat and continued to read the paper book in her hand, looking for the "reading feeling" that Yang Ming had mentioned before.
Yang Ming changed into a loose short-sleeved shirt and said with a smile, "Look what this is."
He threw the lining to Catherine's hand. Catherine frowned and picked it up. She felt that it was very heavy. The seemingly soft fabric was actually made of some metal fibers.
"Your clothes... huh?"
Catherine suddenly realized something and turned to glare at Yang Ming.
This time when he returned to the team, Yang Ming used his real face.
"When I ordered the mechanical bodies, I always ordered the image of Hui Saka," Yang Ming smiled with narrowed eyes, "I only need to do a little trick to hide my biological characteristics and imitate the cold feeling of the machine, and I can deceive the machines in the training base. Machines are the easiest to deceive because they have no intuition."
Catherine opened her mouth and muttered softly: "You are too bold."
"Once they accept that I use a mechanical body to participate in the cooperation, the higher-ups won't suspect that I'm mixing the real with the fake," Yang Ming raised his eyebrows. "So, are you amazed by my wonderful idea? Haha."
"I'll give the higher-ups a call."
"Don't worry, sister," Yang Ming said hurriedly, "I'm just bragging a little bit, let's not cause trouble to the adults above."
Catherine shook her head and naturally did not take the communication device.
She adjusted the rest cabin to a lying position, lying on her side and staring at Yang Ming.
The two of their rest cabins were linked together to create a soundproof private space of seven or eight square meters, where they could talk, chat or do anything without disturbing other guests.
Of course, thanks to the good practices of capitalists, this high-end first-class cabin is not worthy of having an independent bathroom system.
——That would increase the cost a lot, which would not be conducive to increasing the number of cabins as much as possible in a limited area.
"Can I ask you a few questions?" Catherine asked, "About the White Ghost."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "What's the benefit? I'm a mean guy, and I usually won't do anything without benefits."
"You have a very clear understanding of yourself," Catherine said calmly, "Don't even think about doing anything to me. In my opinion, if a person has too many emotional experiences, it will be difficult for him to take a relationship seriously."
"I swear to the cult of our empire that I have only had two official relationships so far," Yang Ming said seriously, "I am not a playboy."
"Hmm," Catherine said as if she was thinking about something.
She suddenly asked: "Where does the power of the White Ghost come from?"
"Where does your strength come from?"
"Genes, embryo cultivation, cell differentiation and division," Catherine said softly, "I'm the only one who survived out of 120,000 embryos. It's your turn."
Yang Ming smiled and said, "In fact, I have already said all this. In the gene fusion experiment, the ancient god's genes were fused into human genes, producing the humanoid ancient god, the Valkyrie Posa. Then her genes were fused with my genes ."
Catherine thought for a moment and said, "So from this perspective, Posha is your other mother?"
"You can describe her as a higher life form, but that's very unprofessional," Yang Ming scolded, "Have you ever seen a mother who wants to devour her children at any time?"
Catherine asked, "Why did she want to devour you?"
"Well, this is actually something I don't want to say, but since it's about you, I can say it. I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
Yang Ming turned over, lay on the pillow, and sighed softly:
“This has to do with the characteristics of the ancient gods.
“Ancient gods are a kind of mysterious cosmic creatures. They are essentially made up of countless single-celled organisms and have the ability to multiply infinitely.
"The largest ancient god life form that humans have ever come into contact with is the size of a standard planet, but of course its mass is relatively low."
Catherine said thoughtfully: "It's like a super cancer cell that can survive in any conditions."
Yang Ming laughed and said, "This analogy is a bit crude. Ancient gods have self-awareness, but cancer cells do not."
"Okay, then what?"
"As long as they leave the cell tissue of the ancient god's life form, they will quickly self-extinct. Only extremely special means can preserve a few cells of the ancient god. This is the selfish nature of the ancient god."
Yang Ming said slowly:
“Genes are selfish, and the genes of the ancient gods are even more selfish. They do not allow their genes to be separated from themselves.
“I carry the genes of the Valkyrie, which is the source of my power. She does not allow her genes to be separated from herself.
"The ending for both of us can only be that one of us devours the other."
Catherine pursed her lips slightly, her eyes full of light: "I will help you."
"Thanks," Yang Ming smiled. "Actually, the best outcome for me is that the Empire does not interfere in the duel between me and the Valkyrie. I am fully prepared to face her."
Catherine asked, "Like the powerful gunboat before, at the expense of its own little spaceship?"
"Yes," Yang Ming said, "In the final analysis, we still have to find the cell tissue hidden by the Valkyrie. I don't even know how many times she has evolved to have such a perverted life-saving ability...Okay, let's not talk about her anymore. I've told you all my secrets, so you should also say something about yours."
"I don't have any secrets."
Catherine imitated Yang Ming and lay there staring at the other person.
She said slowly: "If it's a secret, it's actually a bit... What do you think a super-changer is?"
"Imperial Blade."
Catherine shook her head tenderly.
Yang Ming wondered, "What is that?"
"Why the Super Transformer Organization is directly under the Elders Council is actually known by very few people," Catherine said slowly, "You are also a member of the Super Transformer Organization now, so it stands to reason that I can tell you these things."
Yang Ming suddenly perked up.
Catherine looked at him with some reminiscence in her eyes, and said slowly:
“Before I was sixteen, my world was simple, with light-colored walls everywhere, and everyone I came into contact with wore a white coat or thick protective clothing.
"The transformation experiment of super transformers is also known as the experiment of exploring the limits of human beings.
"Possessing great strength is just a 'side effect' of the experiment, and our true mission is not to fight for the empire.
"Do you think that the average life expectancy of a super-modified is only 39 years old because they died in fierce wars? Where are there so many fierce wars? The most dangerous battles are just to eliminate the cyborg agents of the New Federation. Their strength is usually... not as good as Gris."
Yang Ming frowned and asked, "Why? Also, you said before that you can only live to 45 years old."
Catherine took off the golden mask, and when she looked up, her long hair fell like a waterfall.
She stared at Yang Ming and said softly:
"Everything is for the purpose of civilization advancement."
Yang Ming's eyes were full of confusion.
Catherine said softly:
"The human limit exploration experiment is to find life forms that can adapt to higher dimensions. We are born to find this destination since we were cultivated from embryos.
“We are the pioneers in exploring higher dimensions and the carriers of human hope.
"However, so far, they have only collected partial data and have not yet solved the mystery of how humans can survive in a higher-dimensional world, but this mystery must have a solution."
Yang Ming asked in astonishment: "Are all the super-changers related to this experiment?"
"Well," Catherine nodded slightly, "I can live to be forty-five because the experiment I am participating in will start when I am forty-five. There is a high probability that I will not survive, but..."
"but?"
"If I can make myself powerful enough to have even one more high-dimensional coordinate point in high-dimensional space, it will enable the experiment to make great progress."
Catherine sighed softly:
"So, don't feel sorry for me. Everything is predetermined. I was born to explore the limits of human beings."
"But this..."
Yang Ming stared at Catherine: "Don't you think there is something wrong with this?"
"Thought branding," Catherine said, "We have been influenced by thought branding since we were young. Every super-changer is like this... Bligh couldn't bear the pressure, so he became a murderer. He is the most special super-changer with a strong mental power. He is also regarded as the key to this experiment, so he will live until he reaches the peak of his power."
Catherine's eyes were very bright, and underneath the brightness was a calmness like a mirror lake.
"The reason I tell you this is because...if you like me, Hamton, if we feel that we are suitable partners for each other, I can spend some years with you, but I can't give you everything I have.
"They allowed me to fall in love, get married, experience life, and they also wanted to know if I could give birth to strong offspring.
"If you like me, please respect my thoughts and don't interfere with them.
"This is the fate of every super reformer."
"I mean!"
Yang Ming sighed:
"Don't you think this is very wrong? The Milky Way has such a vast space, and the overall development of human civilization in the Milky Way is only at an average level of 2.5 to 2.7. The New Federation and the Guel Alliance are only at an average level of 3.0. The development of the empire is even more seriously uneven. The civilization level of the Imperial Star Circle is far higher than that of the outer administrative stars.
"For the current empire, is there any need to strive for a Level 4 civilization?
“Moreover, even if a small group of humans enter the high-dimensional space and complete the dimensional ascension, what can they do?
"If a study or an experiment can improve the entire empire's citizens, then this experiment is meaningful. But what's the point of pursuing the dimensionality of a very small number of people so persistently? High-dimensional space is also full of civilizations and there is also competition."
Catherine looked thoughtful: "I have never come across your point of view before."
There is indeed a problem with the empire, and it is a serious problem!
Yang Ming turned over and lay flat on his back, hugging his arms and thinking carefully.
The abnormal development of the empire, the exploration of the dimensionality of the imperial star circle, the limits of human beings...
Is the Fayya civilization influencing the empire?
However, according to the introduction of the three old monsters of the Mechanical Twilight, what the Faya civilization needs is the ascension of an entire civilization, rather than the ascension of a small number of elites in a civilization.
What do the top leaders of the empire want to do?
eternal life?
Yes, looking at high dimensions from low dimensions, the high-dimensional world can indeed achieve eternal life.
Can we really reach higher dimensions by constantly exploring the limits of the human body? The physical rules in the higher-dimensional world are different. Even if the basic particles remain the same, the atomic structure of the three-dimensional world (considering that the passage of time in the universe is an objective fact, it can be regarded as a four-dimensional world with three dimensions of space and one dimension of time) cannot remain stable in the higher-dimensional world...
"What's wrong?" Catherine asked somewhat disappointedly, "You can't accept it, right? I am actually mentally prepared for this."
"Oh, nothing. I was just a little shocked to learn about this suddenly."
Yang Ming suddenly thought that there was no such information in "The Abyss", and it was very likely that the Faya civilization had erased the relevant information.
In other words, the Faraya civilization was also watching these experiments of the Sherman Empire.
This galaxy is really interesting.
The most powerful empire doesn't care much about the lives of most people. The Imperial Star Circle is focused on pursuing the upgrading of dimensions and entering the fourth-level civilization, and is therefore committed to studying human body transformation experiments;
The second most powerful New Federation, in order to overthrow the strongest empire, frantically infiltrated the empire and laid all kinds of mines for the empire;
The high and mighty Faya civilization watched all of this, and no one knew how the Faya civilization viewed the empire's "efforts".
Yang Ming closed his eyes and sighed softly.
Catherine told him this, and it would not harm the empire in any way. This was a level that Yang Ming could not touch, and it was also the core interest of the empire.
"Catherine," Yang Ming turned his head and looked at the rest cabin two meters away.
"Hmm?" Catherine looked up at Yang Ming.
Yang Ming smiled and said, "Thank you for telling me this. I have asked my assistant to clean up the surveillance information of the rest cabin. Don't worry, it won't be leaked."
"I just think that since you can confide in me, I should be honest with you."
Catherine smiled:
"Is there anything you can do to help the Empire? In this regard? Maybe the Empire will pay more attention to you because of this."
"Not yet," Yang Ming shrugged, "Let's not talk about these heavy topics."
He pulled out a projection ball like a magician: "How about watching a movie? I found a few romantic comedies."
"You don't mind?" Catherine asked nervously.
"This empire holds too many secrets. I thought I knew it well enough, but now I suddenly realize that I am only wandering on the edge."
Yang Ming said in a gentle voice:
"We only talk about love, nothing else."
