Chapter 239: A New Doomsday Planet

Ele wilted.

Literally, she was listless.

After the Ion Engine was developed, Ele's body lost power, and she skillfully collapsed onto Xu Xi.

Only after Xu Xi asked did he find out.

Over these years, the reason Ele developed so rapidly and advanced the engine with an efficiency that conventional civilizations could hardly reach, besides the massive increase in computing power, was more importantly the frequent use of her special ability.

That observational ability could be used not only on the Universe but also for scientific experiments.

Replication.

Stacking.

Exhaustive enumeration.

With the power of one machine, she observed massive amounts of results.

Every second, Ele was performing overload calculations, and even though the starship cluster kept manufacturing new computers, it was not enough to shoulder the immense computational tasks.

Naturally, this pressure fell upon Ele.

"Master, I'm out of power again," the Mech-Servant said, blankly held up by Xu Xi, her hair drooping in curls, brushing against Xu Xi's arm.

"Rest for a while first," Xu Xi sighed helplessly.

[The development of the Ion Engine was a success, and you were very happy]

[You were very unhappy with the Mech-Servant's unauthorized actions]

[You frowned, observing the weak Mech-Servant for a long time, gently flicked her forehead, and forbade her from using her special ability without authorization in the future]

[The loyal Mech-Servant listened to you well and promised not to use it without permission again]

[You nodded with satisfaction while hiding your trembling fingers behind your back]

[The humanoid body forged from machinery was truly a bit too hard; while you flicked the Mech-Servant's forehead, your fingers also felt a sharp ache]

[You once again sternly warned Ele not to use her special ability without authorization to avoid causing more weakness to her machine spirit]

[Afterward, you stood on the bridge of the Ecological Starship]

[Looking out at the starry sky and that endless darkness]

[The star sea was as brilliant as a dream, with stars falling upon you; possessing an engine with one-third the speed of light, you felt that the future finally had hope, rather than just dying of old age on the journey]

[Two weeks after the successful development of the Ion Engine, Ele's weakness had not subsided]

[The side effects of the special ability were still deeply affecting her machine spirit]

[You often accompanied Ele, relying on Machine Spirit Pleasure and Machine Power Resonance to reduce the side effects for the loyal Mech-Servant]

[Ele was delighted, Ele was happy, Ele was joyful]

[With your help, the loyal Mech-Servant remained weak, but she was already able to command the starships and unfold the traditional aesthetics of the Mechanized Calamity]

[The self-replicating troop-spamming strategy]

[Under Ele's control, the overwhelming fleet of warships stopped in a planetary system, erected towering equipment that pierced the starry sky, collected resources from numerous celestial bodies, and frantically devoured everything]

[Main battle starship manufacturing factories, Ion Engine assembly plants, particle colliders, and millions of small and medium-sized transport ships]

[The loyal Ele always remembered you and cared about your daily life, so she performed a super upgrade on the Ecological Starship]

[You obtained a strengthened version of the silver Ecological Starship]

The full installation of the Ion Engine, as well as matters like resource collection and technological completion, consumed a considerable amount of time.

But the efforts during this period were undoubtedly worth it; to ensure Xu Xi's safety, Ele had poured in all her efforts.

Several years passed in the blink of an eye.

Ele had once asked Xu Xi if he felt bored.

The vast starry sky and the boundless Universe were, after all, too empty and void; although there was a simulated environment on the Ecological Starship, that loneliness still existed.

Xu Xi just smiled and drank up the hot soup Ele had brought.

"To say no would definitely be a lie."

"But then again, it's not that boring either."

Xu Xi glanced out the porthole.

On a pitted rocky planet, a large number of newly produced starships flew up into the sky, gathered into Ele's computing array, and became a member of the Mechanized Calamity.

Grand, spectacular, an epic feeling rushing toward him.

The mixed charm of machinery and steel.

It was not at all inferior to the extraordinary power of the previous three simulations.

"Ele, I like this feeling; watching the development and expansion of technology gives me a heartfelt satisfaction."

"It's not just me here, there's also you, isn't there?"

Listening to Xu Xi's words, the Mech-Servant seemed thoughtful.

A quiet face.

A flat mouth.

It lifted slightly.

However, soon, words from Xu Xi interrupted the Mech-Servant's joy.

"Ele, can I ask you for a favor?"

"Yes, please go ahead and command, Master."

"Don't worry, it's not a big deal, I just want to… can we change the type of soup in the future?"

Xu Xi drank the hot soup, looked at the empty bowl in his hand, and said suspiciously, "I always feel that this soup tastes weirder and weirder the more I drink it, and I've often been unable to sleep lately."

"Please rest assured, I will modify the soup's recipe."

Ele answered seriously.

She took note of Xu Xi's request in her heart.

[Simulation Year 33, you are 52 years old, Ele's 31st year of accompanying you]

[Your fleet is thriving]

[Weigh anchor and set sail, expedition to the star sea]

[With your order, all starships equipped with Ion Engines burst forth with dazzling light, like holy star spears traversing the Universe]

[Counting from the Federation Planet, you have spent a long time in the Universe]

[Bored? Lonely? Empty?]

[You feel that you should be, but the companionship from Ele and the development of science and technology often make you feel satisfied]

[Furthermore, you dug up the former virtual network technology and developed this method of escaping the world from the Old Federation into a recreational game for leisure]

[Ele is your best teammate, but her participation often makes the game clear too quickly]

[The star sea is brilliant, silence in all directions]

[Occasionally, you choose low-temperature hibernation, spending the long and boring interstellar voyage time in an unconscious state]

[Simulation Year 37, you are 56 years old, Ele's 35th year of accompanying you]

[Studying technology, virtual games, low-temperature hibernation]

[The mixed use of various methods makes you feel that the passage of time is just a fleeting moment]

[You conducted a physical examination, looked at your hibernation effects, and felt that combined with Ele's genetic potions, you might live longer under ideal conditions]

[Of course, defects also exist]

[Excessively long periods of time easily wear away a person's memory, causing one to no longer be human]

[But your will is firm, you are hardworking and diligent, and having experienced the trials of multiple simulations, you have long disdained this]

Using Ele's special ability, Xu Xi had briefly glimpsed the terrifying scenes of the distant Universe.

That was the cruel reality hidden by the shattered star sea.

A deep space graveyard of celestial bodies and civilizations.

And now, after years of interstellar travel, Xu Xi finally touched the edge of that area, another civilization planet closest to the Federation Planet.

More accurately, it was a former civilization planet.

Just like the destroyed Human Federation, this place had long since turned into a wasteland.

"Boom——!!"

In the towering Universe, several main battle starships escorted the Ecological Starship, hovering in the planet's atmosphere with a roar.

"Master, please be careful, let Ele protect your safety."