Chapter 254
Claire's high-end jewelry store opened just a few days later, and the tourism industry in Baiye City saw another surge. The students in full-time schools were about to graduate, and the main upgrade conditions for the Level 9 territory—Void Capture Devices and top-tier combat units—had now been met. Soon, they would be able to upgrade to a Level 9 territory all at once.
In the following days, Ye Bai handled daily affairs within the territory while waiting for the territory to meet the upgrade conditions. After the upgrade, she planned to access the treasure vault in the Divine Realm.
However, during this process, the mysterious Star Task on the jade terminal refreshed once again.
【C-Level Task】
Task Content: Facilitate the migration of a planetary civilization
Task Target: C-level or above psychics
Task Reward: 3000 points or a Star Technology for successful migration; 500 points deducted for failure; success criteria: successfully migrate over 50% of the planet's civilized population.
Special Requirements: Must disguise and remain undercover, cannot reveal true origins.
Task Deadline: 240 hours
Current Number of Acceptances: 0/5
Back in reality, upon seeing the newly appeared C-level task in the task area, Ye Bai's expression shifted slightly. Unlike last time, this C-level task had been posted for over an hour, and the number of eligible acceptors was low, yet no one had taken it.
The previous task of closing the wormhole was a B-level task, and many powerful beings from the Chaotic Star Sea had accepted it, quickly reaching the limit. This time, however, the C-level task, with rewards that were not insignificant, had no takers. If the only deterrent was the penalty for failure, it suggested that this task was not easy to complete.
The task content was to facilitate the migration of a planetary civilization… Ye Bai fell into deep thought.
If the standards of the Chaotic Star Sea were consistent with those of the Star Alliance, then a planetary civilization referred to those unable to break through their current star system, unable to achieve interstellar travel. In Ye Bai's time, Blue Star had not yet reached that level of technology, thus it was classified as a planetary civilization.
It was only later, upon discovering an impending meteorite through a celestial telescope, that Blue Star experienced a technological explosion in the face of crisis, finally breaking through the long-standing barriers of space travel technology.
According to the Star Alliance's standards, a planetary civilization that had not reached a certain level of development would be treated with a non-interference policy. Even if the Star Alliance had already discovered such a civilization, they would not reveal their existence but would allow it to develop freely. Whether the civilization was on the right path or veering off course, or facing disasters, they would only record it without interference.
Only when that civilization faced destruction or entered the interstellar age would it be akin to primitive humans stepping into a social environment, discovering that the universe was actually so 'lively.'
Before that, regardless of the direction a civilization took, those under the Star Alliance would not interfere with their development, just like Blue Star, which nearly faced extinction without any aliens coming to the rescue. This was the most widely accepted moral standard in the universe today.
Of course, since it was a moral standard, it was merely superficial; in reality, there could still be unethical individuals or forces.
Looking at it this way, the Chaotic Star Sea truly was a haven for outlaws. The task content clearly violated cosmic ethics, yet from an empathetic perspective, it carried a certain sense of salvation.
Could it be that the Star Church was actually quite benevolent? Ye Bai's intuition suggested otherwise.
However, she held no personal bias towards either ideology; it made no difference to her which one she chose, as she no longer had a civilization to belong to.
Moreover, at this moment, Ye Bai was curious about the situation in the Chaotic Star Sea and the Star Church. With the previous points earned and the historical cycle still in play, she could easily bear the cost of failure…
While she was deep in thought, she noticed that the number of acceptances for this task had finally changed from 0 to 1, entering the final ten-minute countdown. Without hesitation, she chose to accept it.
【Evaluating…】
【User star level meets acceptance conditions.】
【Task Location: Cosmic Coordinates 89.79.755】
【Interstellar travel technology has been sent; please activate it yourself.】
As she confirmed the successful acceptance of the task, Ye Bai, just like last time, received a set of related interstellar travel technology. Clearly, the preparations for the task were thorough, focusing on how to facilitate the collective migration of that planet without exposing her identity.
After carefully reviewing the technological content, Ye Bai was somewhat surprised. The technology was not the advanced interstellar travel technology of the current era but rather a basic technology that she could fully understand with her current knowledge, perfectly suited for a planetary civilization just stepping into interstellar civilization.
It seemed the task was specifically prepared with technology that matched the technological level of this planet.
Ten minutes passed quickly, and Ye Bai saw that the number of acceptances had only changed from 2 to 3 just one second before the task deadline.
It appeared this task was indeed not in high demand… Shaking her head, Ye Bai left the Ether Laboratory and activated the micro wormhole that came with the task. With a leap, she arrived at the task location on the other side.
In the midnight hemisphere of Teda Star, over the vast, empty ocean, a micro wormhole appeared out of thin air. A figure, indistinct in form, stepped out and hovered steadily in mid-air.
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Chapter 173
Ye Bai floated above the desolate sea of Teda Star's midnight hemisphere. As the sea breeze blew in waves, she utilized the technology provided by the jade terminal for this task: planetary civilization information collection and biological camouflage.
In the next moment, the irregular mimicry on her body was covered by a layer of [Biological Camouflage]. The style of her clothing, her muscles, and bones underwent subtle changes, transforming her appearance to resemble that of most Teda people.
The change in appearance was secondary; at the same time, all public and private networks, as well as both disclosed and undisclosed information belonging to intelligent beings on this planet, surged into Ye Bai's consciousness—
Aside from the ocean, Teda Star had only one vast continent. The technology on this continent had already entered the information age, with a rigid class structure, where ninety percent of the planet's wealth was held by less than one percent of the oligarchs.
The intelligent life and historical progression on this planet were quite similar to carbon-based life. However, at a certain stage, due to the discovery of a drug called 'Ruola,' which was particularly suitable for enhancing Teda people's genes, this drug fell into the hands of certain factions, leading to an unbreakable class distinction in Teda society.
The three major conglomerates were among the first to seize 'Ruola.' They turned Teda into a genetic agent, developing it over generations, ultimately forming three major conglomerates that controlled the most critical genetic agents, energy sources, and nuclear weapons on the planet.
The only apparent way to achieve a class leap was to purchase the Ruola series of drugs at exorbitant prices and become a psychic—psychics on Teda Star were referred to as 'Ability Users,' with different titles corresponding to their levels of power. However, as a C-level task, the highest level of psychic on Teda Star was C-level.
For ordinary people, the greatest dream was to afford a dose of Ruola; it was like a ticket to entry, attracting Teda people generation after generation, all hoping to become Ability Users and work for the three major conglomerates. Yet, very few actually succeeded.
Because of this, the vast majority of ordinary people on Teda Star were burdened with insurmountable debts from birth, while the oligarch families maintained their rule through more stable genetic agents.
At this moment, as the information was collected, it unfolded before Ye Bai without omission. With just a thought, she could press the button that would bring catastrophic disaster to the biological beings of this planet.
All the confidential information and highest technology that the planetary civilization prided itself on were transparent in the face of galactic-level civilizations, let alone the Star Church, whose technological level might even surpass that of cosmic-level civilizations.
In the past, Ye Bai would have needed considerable time to process such a wealth of information, but now, she merely paused in the void and grasped the general situation.
At the same time, she became aware of the impending disaster facing this planet—a gamma-ray burst.
The relevant information about the disaster and the task details were transmitted to Ye Bai's jade terminal. A gamma-ray burst was approaching at just the right angle, traversing the vast cosmos, even avoiding the star of the Teda system, and was set to arrive here in ten days.
Gamma-ray bursts could bring catastrophic destruction to biological planets. Blue Star had once experienced such an event, leading to subsequent mass extinctions and an ice age.
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