Cutting-edge Technology: I Provide the Brains, the State Provides Everything

162: The third interstellar mission: a warp drive that exceeds the speed of light!When the ”Guanghan Palace” lunar base, that genesis miracle sufficient to drive the entire human civilization mad, was clearly presented to everyone in the world via global live broadcast, the whole world boiled over.

All the remnants of the Western Alliance, who were previously fighting insanely amongst themselves for ridiculous ”hegemony” and ”dignity,” were all like being clutched by the throat by an invisible hand!

One by one, their faces turned pale!

Their bodies grew cold!

Their minds went blank!

They knew.

From this moment on!

The moon, which they once regarded as their ”exclusive property” and the first stepping stone to conquering the universe, had completely become the property of the Xia!

And they, these pathetic remnants of the old era, would be forever trapped in this small, azure ”prison” called Earth!

Watching helplessly as that Eastern Kingdom of God stepped, step by step, toward the vast, endless starry sea!

Just as the whole world was completely plunged into turmoil and wailing because of that new space order filled with the stench of ”class solidification,” our protagonist, Lu Chen, once again acted as the most leisurely ”hands-off manager.”

He threw all the tedious tasks regarding the screening of ”lunar immigration” qualifications to heavenly craft and the First Chief, while he himself once again quietly returned to that isolated Kunlun Mountain Underground Base.

Because it was once again time for that sacred ”refresh” moment that happens every week, which determines the future direction of human civilization!

However, this time, the system was a bit different.

[Ding—]

[Detected that the Host has successfully completed the ”starry sea” series main storyline mission (II): Moon Palace.]

[Mission Evaluation: Perfect!]

[Conducting reward settlement]

[Settlement complete!]

[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: System Points * 10,000, Brain Development Level increased (+10%)!]

[”starry sea” series main storyline mission (III), officially released!]

Boom!!!

This series of system notification sounds, filled with subversive information!

It was like a genesis divine thunderbolt capable of splitting the entire Solar System!

It struck Lu Chen’s crown fiercely!

He was completely petrified!

He stared blankly at the brand new, sci-fi-filled, semi-transparent mission panel in his mind!

His mind went blank!

Brain development level +10%?!

What the hell kind of god-tier reward is this?!

You have to know that all the rewards he had painstakingly earned from creating so many black technologies only added up to a mere 5%!

And now, a small lunar base actually doubled it for him directly?!

This is simply a leap to the heavens!

Before he could recover from this huge surprise, a cool stream of energy, larger and more terrifying than any before, poured down like a galaxy from the nine heavens!

Instantly, it submerged his entire consciousness!

He felt as if his already ”abnormal” super brain was forcibly subjected to another ultimate overclocking by an invisible hand of God at this moment!

Countless future technologies that were previously somewhat obscure and difficult to understand!

Countless cosmic laws that were previously somewhat vague!

At this moment, they all became incomparably transparent!

Incomparably clear!

He even felt that as long as he closed his eyes, he could see with his own eyes the strings that form the most fundamental and underlying components of the entire universe!

”Hoo.”

When that cool stream of energy finally calmed down, Lu Chen exhaled a long breath of stale air!

In those pitch-black eyes, as vast as the universe, flashed a light like that of an almost omniscient and omnipotent god!

He knew!

From this moment on!

He would no longer be a pitiful tool person who needed to rely on the system’s ”charity”!

He would become a terrifying existence who truly possessed the ability to independently create the future!

And at this moment, that brand new mission panel, filled with an epic aura, finally slowly appeared before him.

[”starry sea” series, Main-Line-Mis-sion (III)]

[Mission Name: Light Speed Barrier!]

[Mission Description: As a novice player about to step into a ’Level 2’ civilization, you are still like a group of pitiful snails trapped in your own little ’Novice Village’. This is simply a disgrace to the entire universe!]

[Mission Goal: Break that damn light speed barrier! Master the... [Warp Engine] ...sufficient to allow you to roam freely in the starry sea!]

[Mission Reward: ???]

Seeing this brand new mission that was still full of ”mockery” but also made his blood boil, Lu Chen smiled.

He knew.

It was time.

It was time to let the whole world properly appreciate their Xia Kingdom’s ”Infrastructure Maniac” Ultimate Evolution Pro Max Plus version, which was enough to make even gods and demons tremble!

”heavenly craft!”

[Here, Master.]

”Input the complete set of theoretical data and manufacturing processes for the ’Warp Engine’ into your core database!”

”And then—”

His eyes burned with unprecedented madness and heroic spirit!

”In the name of ’Heavenly Court’!”

”Immediately establish a brand new ’expedition’ interstellar exploration project team for me!”

”I want, in the shortest possible time!”

”To let our Xia Kingdom’s dragon soul, which has been silent for five thousand years!”

”Completely”

”Resound throughout the entire universe!”

[Yes, Master.]

heavenly craft nodded heavily!

Her wise eyes also flashed with unprecedented, dazzling light!

Warp Engine!

Faster than light!

How romantic this was!

How great!

And at this moment, far away on the moon, 380,000 kilometers away, at the ”Guanghan Palace” base, Long Weiguo was looking with emotion at the desolate yet hopeful grey-white world outside the window.

Behind him stood the calm-faced youth.

”Lu Chen,” he turned around and looked at Lu Chen’s delicate face, his wise eyes filled with endless gratification and pride!

”You have once again…”

”For this country of ours…”

”For this nation of ours…”

”Created an unprecedented ’feat’ that will go down in history!”

”Routine operation, stay calm.”

Lu Chen calmly waved his hand.

”However,” he changed the subject, and a faint trace of disdain flashed in those pitch-black eyes, as vast as the universe.

”You don’t really think…”

”That I created such a big guy…”

”Just to dig up some broken ore on this small, broken rock, do you?”