“Current universe art level detected: E-class (endangered state).”
“What does that mean?” Lin Wei Yu asked in her mind.
“Three hundred and twenty years ago, the Interstellar Alliance passed the ‘Emotional Purification Act’.”
“62.1% of intelligent species chose to undergo genetic modification to eliminate emotional weaknesses.”
“Literature, art, music, etc., were listed as non-essential civilizational products.”
“However, after losing these, the thoughts and spirits of intelligent species began to imbalance, gradually moving towards another extreme, even heading towards destruction.”
“Coupled with dark forces stirring, if this continues, this galaxy will face extinction in 50 interstellar years.”
“The mission of this system is to revive literature and art in the interstellar.”
Upon hearing the system's words, Lin Wei Yu instantly understood why everyone in the council hall had those expressions.
No wonder her stepmother Winter’s eyes always looked like she was evaluating an item to be processed, and those directors didn’t even twitch an eyebrow when voting.
But Lin Wei Yu had no interest in saving the world; she had transmigrated from Blue Star.
If someone told her the world would end tomorrow and everyone would die together,
she would just cheer loudly, okay?
The system, sensing its host's emotional fluctuations: “……”
“Doesn’t the host want to take revenge on your stepmother?”
“Also, if the host does not accept the mission, there is a high probability that you will die before others, after all, the garbage planet is still very dangerous.”
Die before others?!
That absolutely won't do!
She could accept the end of the world, with everyone dying together.
But she couldn't accept dying before others.
“If you complete the mission well, this system can help you counterattack and get revenge. After all, you don't want to let go of those who harmed you, do you?”
“Also, the unfinished games and movies you had before you died can be recreated in this world.”
“This time, your stage is the entire interstellar.”
Lin Wei Yu felt a pang of heartache thinking about her unfinished game.
When she was making the game, she was aiming to be the world's number one. The game's content was extremely rich, a blend of diverse cultures, films, arts, simulation management, and more; it could be said that it completely created another world.
To make the game's content as realistic as possible, she had studied under veteran artisans, delved into ancient texts, and personally researched various industries.
If the game were to be stillborn just because she transmigrated, she would truly be unwilling.
Although she didn't hear Lin Wei Yu's reply, upon sensing her eagerness, the system directly issued the mission.
“Now issuing the novice mission to the host.”
“Novice Mission: Publish a work and gain more than 10 views.”
“No restrictions on work type or word count. The host can freely create. It's very simple~”
“Reward: Novice gift package, Art Value +100 (The rewards are very generous, please complete the mission as soon as possible).”
“Why did you just issue the mission directly? Shouldn’t you help me escape first?” Lin Wei Yu glanced at the tightly shut metal hatch. “I can’t even get out of this broken ship, how am I supposed to publish a work?”
“This system is a dedicated auxiliary system for civilization revival.”
“It cannot provide escape services.”
“What use are you?”
“¯\(◉‿◉)/¯ There aren't that many shortcuts in life, so please work hard, Host~”
Lin Wei Yu: “……”
At this moment, the spaceship began to move; it must have taken off.
The person guarding Lin Wei Yu, seeing the spaceship take off, knew that Lin Wei Yu was completely unable to escape, so he relaxed, exited the room, and locked the door.
Lin Wei Yu waited for a while, and after confirming the person had left, she opened the box in the corner, preparing to see if there was anything useful.
Although hope was slim, she still had to struggle a bit.
The moment the latch sprang open, a silver-blue object suddenly darted out.
“Beibei?”
Isn't this the companion robot that grew up with the original owner? It actually followed her?
The tennis-ball-sized little robot happily flickered its signal lights, and eight mechanical legs instantly popped out from underneath it, nimbly climbing onto her arm, then bouncing into her palm.
Beibei popped open its abdominal storage compartment, revealing a golden spatial button.
This is! The original owner's spatial button!
“Beibei, well done!”
She gently patted the robot's rounded top, and Beibei emitted a pleasant electronic hum.
After checking the spatial button, Lin Wei Yu took out an antique computer that had long been obsolete.
This antique computer was housed in a dust cover, and next to it was even a descriptive plaque like in a museum.
“Antique Computer (Restored Collectible Grade): A computer from the 25th century on Blue Star. Internal parts have been repaired and replaced, retaining the original 25th-century operating system. It can be used for archaeological study of the primitive internet of the past.”
Lin Wei Yu: “Folks, who understands? I never thought I’d one day be associated with terms like ‘ancient people’ and ‘primitive’.”
Thinking of the netizens who loved to stir things up back then, Lin Wei Yu's mind conjured an image of interstellar archaeologists repeatedly studying and discussing those strange texts.
This computer looked more advanced than the computers on Lin Wei Yu's Earth, but fortunately, the programs were still the ones she was familiar with.
For interstellar people, this was an antique computer, but for Lin Wei Yu, it was just right!
Soon, Lin Wei Yu's eyes lit up, and she revealed an evil smile.
Isn't this the old familiar 361 with its whole family!
Hehehe, she knew how to escape now.
—
Spaceship cockpit.
“We’re about to jump. Open the manual control panel and get ready.”
Current spaceships are automatically piloted by AI, and staff only need to open the manual control panel during the jump to prevent unexpected situations requiring manual operation.
The spaceship's pilot was already used to it; it was just a procedure. The AI's piloting skills were proficient, and accidents rarely occurred, unless they encountered Star Pirates interference during the jump.
Those Star Pirates usually robbed large cargo, so their simple escort mission was nothing to worry about.
However, today's situation was a bit strange.
After the manual operating system was activated, the pilot suddenly saw a pop-up window appear in the lower right corner of the screen.
“361 Startup Assistant, congratulations:
Boot time 1 second, defeating 99% of computers worldwide, earning the title of Five-Star Divine Machine.”
Below this sentence, there was also a large icon: “Show Off.”
Pilot: “?”
What is this junk?
He tentatively tapped the screen.
Suddenly, the originally simple and advanced light screen changed to a landscape picture of birds and flowers.
The pilot and co-pilot exchanged glances and immediately pressed the alarm button.
Instantly, the alarm bell rang throughout the spaceship.
“Alarm, alarm, spaceship under unknown hacker attack.”
“All units, be on alert, watch the spaceship's surroundings.”
Lin Wei Yu, locked in her room, heard the alarm.
She was utterly bewildered.
No, I just installed 361 to mess with you guys, how did it turn into a hacker attack?
Isn't your AI very strong???
Was it just suppressed by 361 like that?
Not only Lin Wei Yu was bewildered, but also the Star Pirates following the spaceship from afar.
Star Pirate 1 put down the listening device and looked at the leader: “Boss, have we been exposed? The spaceship over there suddenly went on high alert.”
“Impossible! I was very careful, just waiting to make a move during the jump. I didn't touch their program at all just now, how could we be discovered?!” Star Pirate 3 immediately protested.
Star Pirate 2 analyzed: “Their broadcast said it’s an unknown hacker attack. Does that mean we’re not the only ones trying to destroy this spaceship? Boss, what should we do?”
The Star Pirate leader's face was grim as he made a decision: “Act! Strike first and gain the upper hand. As long as we’re the ones who deal with the people, the final payment will be ours.”
Hearing their boss's words, the Star Pirates immediately sprang into action.
The pilot maneuvered the assault boat closer, while other Star Pirates held laser guns, waiting for the magnetic lock to latch onto the target spaceship's hatch.
On the other side, a warning popped up on the light screen of the spaceship escorting Lin Wei Yu.
“Warning: Unregistered aircraft detected approaching.”
Inside the spaceship, a warning was also broadcast in a loop.
“Warning, unknown aircraft approaching, all units on alert.”
Outside the viewport, an assault boat painted with a black fish-tailed lion emblem was quietly approaching.
The guards on the spaceship, seeing the emblem on the assault boat, felt their blood instantly freeze.
That was the symbol of the Star Pirates; besides burning, killing, and plundering, they also did some cleaner work, specifically dealing with messy problems.
“It's the Star Pirates! All units, be on alert!”
“Raise the shield to maximum! Everyone put on protective suits! Grab your weapons!”
Lin Wei Yu also heard the sounds outside. She narrowed her eyes, confirming her suspicion that her stepmother would choose to secretly eliminate her.
She hung the spatial button on her bra strap; this location was absolutely safe.
Then she lay on the ground, pulled an emergency bag from under the bed, took out the protective suit from the emergency bag, and put it on.
“Since it’s come to this, let’s go big.”
“Beibei, get ready.”