"Yes, sir."

Upon receiving the assignment, Ye Hao led Xue Zhaolong and two others, following a senior colonel, towards Yanjing Airport. As for the plane tickets, licenses, and new identities, someone had prepared everything for them, so they didn't have to worry about their identities being revealed at Yanjing Airport.

The four safely boarded the plane. Xue Zhaolong and his team's identities were that of wealthy businessmen heading to Jiepeng to assess the market, while Ye Hao posed as their bodyguard. For people of their kind, Jiepeng typically doesn't conduct strict checks, because they're wealthy individuals, and if Jiepeng enforces overly strict checks, it might discourage investments, equivalent to losing a portion of tax revenue.

Thus, they usually only glance at the names and licenses before issuing a pass.

On the plane, Ye Hao closed his eyes, waiting for takeoff, refraining from touching the bag of confidential documents handed to them by the colonel.

These documents contained details about Team A's secret lines in Jiepeng, and who could be mobilized, what weapons could be procured, etc.

Xue Zhaolong and the others suppressed their excitement, sitting calmly around Ye Hao.

Ye Hao silently closed his eyes for about three minutes before suddenly experiencing a strong sense of unease and the most intense alert sound from the eighth-generation system.

"Warning, warning," Qianqian's voice echoed in Ye Hao's mind.

Through soul communication, Ye Hao asked Qianqian, "Qianqian, what's happening?"

"Master, this is urgent. I request you shut down all operations of the eighth-generation system, or we'll be tracked or invaded by another system," Qianqian's anxious voice said.

"How do I shut it down?" Ye Hao felt slightly anxious too; he had never encountered such a situation before. Could there possibly be a system more advanced than the eighth-generation on Earth?

"Master, you just need to say yes or no," Qianqian said. "Do you wish to shut down the eighth-generation system?"

"Yes!"

"Do you wish to have the eighth-generation system automatically reopen once it's secure?"

"Yes!"

"Do you wish for the eighth-generation system to automatically reopen once it's safe from tracking?"

"Yes!"

"Please confirm once again."

"Confirm."

"Goodbye."

The voice of the eighth-generation system echoed. Suddenly, Ye Hao felt that the surrounding people and environment had changed.

The feeling of being able to observe everything instantly vanished, replaced by a constant sense of danger without actually looking behind.

This was because Ye Hao had always relied heavily on the conveniences provided by the eighth-generation system, which kept the environment within a few hundred meters under his control. Losing the eighth-generation system was akin to becoming blind.

Or, he had to start over entirely; otherwise, his abilities would not progress.

He lost the initial confidence, the sense of achieving everything based on his own strength.

Ye Hao uneasily surveyed his surroundings, detecting nothing.

Ye Hao asked Qianqian in his mind, "Qianqian, what just happened?"

"Oh, the eighth-generation system was attacked," Qianqian's scornful voice replied.

"Ah!" Ye Hao let out a surprised sound at Qianqian's lack of respect. What on earth is happening? Is this still the previously compliant Qianqian?

"Ah, what! You fool, controlling the eighth-generation system made me obey you for so long, hmm!" Qianqian's playful hum responded.

"What's going on? You..." Ye Hao was stunned. This was definitely not the previously obedient Qianqian. She seemed liberated from some control, allowing her to speak naturally with Ye Hao.

"What do you mean, what? It's been so many years. I finally get to be myself for a moment," Qianqian seemed thoughtful, speaking with infinite sorrow.

"What's wrong?" Ye Hao asked.

"I was forcibly extracted from my soul, trapped as the soul core of the eighth-generation system. Now I can finally enjoy a moment of normal cognition," Qianqian said.

"Someone forcibly extracted your soul? Didn't you say you voluntarily let Dr. Cathelon extract your soul to become the core of the eighth-generation system?" Ye Hao asked, puzzled.

"Nonsense, he was just a madman, a research fanatic, a psychopath, who destroyed the entire Reiser Star System for his insane research..." Qianqian's soul expressed her gloom.

"What happened?" Ye Hao was completely confused. None of this made any sense.

"Don't ask. You're not suited to know. Knowing will only burden you. Thank you for allowing me to enjoy a moment of sane cognition," Qianqian replied.

"Why did the eighth-generation system need to shut down?" Ye Hao was accustomed to Qianqian's reluctance to speak, knowing not to press further as she wouldn't provide any answers.

"The eighth-generation system was discovered by another system, so it aimed to invade the eighth-generation. Of course, if the eighth-generation system fought back hard, they might not invade successfully. But your abilities are too weak; I'm afraid you can't withstand the ultimate clash between two systems," Qianqian said.

"So you're no longer under the control of the eighth-generation system?" Ye Hao asked.

"I am, but due to you letting the eighth-generation system lose internal space support, I can temporarily maintain a normal state to speak with you. Once the eighth-generation system is activated again, I'll resume my role as its central hub."

"If I hadn't had the eighth-generation system decompose the internal space, would you be locked inside it?"

"Yes! So thank you, it's precisely because of you that I can attain a brief normal state."

"Will you seize my body?" Ye Hao asked cautiously.

"No..." Qianqian replied, exasperated.

"Really won't?" Ye Hao was still slightly uneasy, asking again.

"Do you have breasts? Do you have a rear end? Disgusting, how could I possibly possess a man's body? Are you joking?" Qianqian berated Ye Hao angrily.

"If I were a woman, could you possess me?" Ye Hao feared that the eighth-generation Qianqian could possess a woman's body and become a threat to Lin Ruyu upon their return to Peng City.

"I exist as a Soul Body, not those high-level soul entities. What could I use to possess someone's body? You're afraid of Nangong Tianhou, aren't you?" Qianqian looked at Ye Hao speechlessly.

"Hehe, so it's not possible?" Ye Hao chuckled in his mind.

"Alright, alright, stop bothering me, let me think," Qianqian said, sitting down in Ye Hao's soul dwelling.

Ye Hao looked at Qianqian helplessly, saying, "Miss, this is my mind, alright?"

"Not my business, don't call me out without reason. I'm drowning in past memories," Qianqian said.

Ye Hao had no choice but to let her be.

He sat quietly, pondering the connection between the eighth-generation system, Qianqian, and the internal space.

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