"You mean we need to investigate over two hundred Fixed Star Elements?! Are you sure you're not joking?"

Upon hearing this from the middle-aged Caucasian man before him, Wang Zhifan's expression shifted slightly.

He clearly remembered that the missions for this scenario involved assisting the starship named Brave in completing assessment tasks, so if they had to explore over two hundred star systems, he was undoubtedly about to start serving a long sentence.

"Mr. Wang, this number does sound a bit excessive, but don't be alarmed."

The fifty-something middle-aged Caucasian man with glasses immediately chuckled:

"Based on the empire's years of interstellar exploration experience, most star systems throughout the universe lack significant value, containing only some uninhabitable planets and very common minerals. In these systems, our ship will perform brief planet data collection and depart, so overall, this exploration is expected not to exceed five years."

"Five years…"

After hearing this, Wang Zhifan felt even more at a loss, as he had never stayed in a scenario for five years before. However, on second thought, if two hundred star systems could be assessed within five years, how powerful was this ship's interstellar travel capability? Does it also indicate that the Brave's combat prowess was extremely robust, providing a very secure and stable platform?

"Chief, who are our potential enemies? Please give me a psychological readiness."

Since this person, who seemed to be the ship's leader, valued him greatly, Wang Zhifan took the opportunity to inquire, knowing his position was just a minor defense department head, certainly lacking the comprehensive understanding this person possessed.

"Young man, remember that the empire's starships are unrivaled in this universe."

Little did he know that upon asking this question, the middle-aged Caucasian man with glasses showed a proud expression and answered without hesitation.

"Although over hundreds of years in the interstellar era we've discovered numerous alien civilization relics and gained greatly, we haven't found truly living alien intelligent civilizations. So, currently, our Brave does not have a true opponent, unless we encounter equal-level enemies in those over two hundred star systems."

The man's words were filled with a hidden passion, as if he wasn't afraid of coming across alien civilizations but was eager to find worthy adversaries.

"However, some other small issues might hinder our progress, such as an alien organism secretly parasitizing our scientists this time, and the geological disaster that wiped out our exploration team last month during a planetary survey, which even included your superior. These unpredictable factors are our current biggest enemies."

After the pep talk, the chief spoke of some more realistic matters, informing Wang Zhifan of various potential foes that came in diverse forms.

"Work hard, Mr. Wang. If you earn another substantial merit, I'll suggest to the empire to elevate you to head of the defense department. You understand, as a scientist who has to also manage the defense department, it's highly unreasonable."

After exchanging a few encouraging words with Wang Zhifan, the middle-aged Caucasian man with glasses let him leave, seemingly because Wang Zhifan had discovered the hidden parasites on the starship, earning his notice.

Wang Zhifan didn't linger with this person, reckoning this scenario was just starting and there's still a long way to go, so he returned to his original office.

"My job here is actually quite leisurely; most trivial matters are handled by clones, only complex tasks require my involvement... I should use this opportunity to better understand this scenario's situation and find where other players might be..."

In the office, Wang Zhifan began seeking channels to acquire more information, intending to do so at the start of the scenario, but the old man's matters disrupted his pace. Now, he had to make good use of his free time to grasp everything.

Quite unlucky, he found that his office seemingly had only him, with his subordinates being clones. Apart from asking them, he only had computer resources, noting that this technologically advanced ship also had computers, resembling closely his recollections.

As he glanced at his office computer's keyboard, he quickly realized although seeing these letters for the first time, he could mysteriously comprehend their meanings, and when the computer screen displayed text, he found he could read this scenario's language effortlessly, as if there was a natural translator in his mind.

"So, this scenario incorporated a text translation module too? It seems recent scenarios all have this privilege."

Such circumstances amazed Wang Zhifan silently, but he wasn't immensely surprised since encountering this in the last scenario, deeming it default convenience for players.

Thus, his information investigation became much simpler, requiring only checking the ship's network database, without the need to specifically seek out assistance.

"About three hundred years ago, humanity ended the world wars on Earth Star, creating a unified and powerful Earth Star Government, and started focusing on the vast outer space, initiating the daunting early space pioneering era..."

"Approximately one hundred ninety years ago, beneath Mars, humans discovered relics of an unknown civilization and acquired large-scale gravity control technology that remains unexplained at its core principles, massively enhancing human interstellar travel capability..."

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