Chapter 9

This time, everyone in the meeting room looked at each other and said nothing.

Then, Blenning said in a very regretful tone, “The Karis Galaxy was destroyed five million years ago and no longer produces strengthened alloys. However, the Sadoff strengthened alloy used in small quantities in today’s society can meet the same requirements. We can provide this.”

“As for Czero…” When he mentioned this, Blenning looked at the synthetic humanoid with a strange expression, “As for hallucinatory gas like Czero, you can only ask those stupid idealist civilizations… I’ll remind you in advance that those idealistic quacks aren’t as lenient on AIs as we are.”

Li Wenyuan couldn’t figure out what the other party was implying, but the deal still went on.

After the deal was made, Li Wenyuan was about to leave when Blenning suddenly walked up to him amiably and reached out his hand naturally as if he wanted to shake hands with him.

Because his posture was too natural, Li Wenyuan didn’t even think much and shook his hand.

With this, Blenning seemed to be shocked by something, and his eyes were dazed for a moment.

After the synthetic humanoid left, he gradually returned to his normal state. His whole body went limp and he fell to the ground. His eyes were bloodshot and he was gasping for air.

Immediately after, he ignored his weak body and dialed his superior’s number.

“…How was it?”

“It failed. The hacking program in my body seemed to have been thrown into a black hole, and there was no reaction. Not only that, but I also have a feeling that I’ve been counter-hacked. If I hadn’t cut off the connection to all the artificial limbs in time, the existence behind him might have already connected to the network here.”

“What a terrifying civilization. Even the curator’s hacking skills were ineffective, huh? No wonder he could take out so many living metals so easily. It seems that it’s impossible to track down the other party’s origins… You should also hurry up and get a new artificial limb, in case they might have other plans.”

“I’m already doing that…” Blenning skillfully dismantled the mechanical prosthetics on his body and arranged for his men to bring new parts.

Then, he seemed to have thought of something and asked in confusion, “According to your orders, I used the “handshake” to test him, but he didn’t show any signs of abnormality. Is there a problem?”

The superior on the other end of the communication device was silent for a while before he slowly said, “No abnormality is the greatest abnormality.”

“…Five million years ago… Karis… Czero…” The superior muttered and seemed to have thought of something as his voice went deep and he asked, “What did you say he called himself?”

His boss’s sudden serious tone stunned Blenning, and he quickly replied, “He said he was the Administrator.”

“The Administrator…” The boss on the other end of the equipment suddenly had a look of realization on his face.

Then, as if he was testing Britney, he asked, “The Observer, the Watchman, the Voyager, and the Silent… You should have some understanding of these four names, right?”

Blenning also quickly replied, “Of course, these are the four most mysterious civilizations in the Milky Way. No one knows when they came into existence. All we know is that their economic, technological, and military strengths are on the level of gods. Ordinary interstellar civilizations are not even comparable to ants in their eyes.”

“Indeed. Most of the living metals on the market come from them, and so the hope of upgrading the civilizations is not cut off…”

Blenning understood every word his boss said, but he also seemed to not understand at all. He didn’t know why the other party said that.

Immediately after, the boss said in a relaxed tone, as if he was telling a story, “When I was young, I followed my grandfather to explore interstellar space. We explored many galaxies and saw many interesting things. The one that left the deepest impression on me was a mural with a history of tens of millions of years. It tells the story of a great civilization resisting the threat of the universe”

“The ending of this story is that this civilization mysteriously disappeared from the universe. No one knows where they went. As for the handshake, I learned it from the mural. It’s an action that expresses friendliness. In the entire Milky Way, other than us, there doesn’t seem to be a second civilization that will use this etiquette.”

His superior’s words made a plausible guess appear in Blenning’s mind, and his expression became interesting, “Could it be …”

“Although it’s just a guess, don’t you think…” At this point, the superior deliberately paused for a moment before he continued teasingly, “That the name Administrator is very similar to the few mysterious civilizations?”

Blenning was surprised, but then he was immediately puzzled, “But why would a civilization that has reached such a level still need to trade resources with us? Shouldn’t they not be lacking anything?”

The superior on the other end of the communication device chuckled and explained, “The way of thinking of the AI civilization is different from ours. It’s hard for organic life forms to understand what they think. Besides, have you forgotten? We invited them to make a deal. They didn’t ask for the deal. Rather, their so-called need might even be just a hobby of collecting. After all, an AI that needs Czero… No matter how you think about it, it’s ridiculous, isn’t it?”

Blenning came to a sudden realization and agreed, “You’re right. Such a product of idealistic civilizations is indeed too outrageous for a materialistic worldview. It’s an existence that every materialistic being scorns.”

“All in all, the AI civilization named the Administrator should be a mysterious civilization similar to the Observer and the like. Add them to our friend list, no, the VIP list. If you see AIs from there again, give them preferential treatment without holding back and try to leave a good impression on them. If we can have them to back us… Even if it’s just a small gift, it’ll be enough for us to become famous in the Milky Way. As for those who stepped on our heads…” The superior sneered and slowly said, “One day, I’ll let them understand who the biggest trader in this interstellar space is!”

His boss’s cold words made Blenning’s head shrink a little, but he soon smiled again, because he could already see the beautiful picture of the Administrator civilization giving the company gifts under his unreserved flattery, no, hospitality.

With that, he would become an influential figure in Coribo, rising higher in the ranks until he reached a position that he had never dared to imagine.