Chapter 1: The Fall

　　“Warning! Battleship damage at 71.5581%. Energy shield damaged 99.1485%. Main engine irreparably damaged. Auxiliary engine one damage at 97.6282%. Engine two damage at 93.2581%. Engine three damage at 95.6314%... Warning! Battleship cannot land normally!”

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　　“Prepare for impact! Estimated contact with ground in 97 seconds! 96, 95, 94…”

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　　“Result from Unit Two: impact survival rate 0.18%!”

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　　“Ejection order issued!”

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　　“Escape pod damage at 67.21%, classified as high-risk ejection, survival rate 14.22%. Host, please take self-rescue measures.”

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　　“Beep! Host’s physical body has died. Host’s mental scale is at ninth-level psychic. Under the protection of soul chip ‘Unit Two’, existence can be maintained for 177 seconds. After 177 seconds, will dissipate and die completely. Host, please take new self-rescue measures.”

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　　“Beep! Order rejected. Host identity: elite student of Xinghua University, not yet reached one-star citizen level. Current mission: Third Legion resource supply mission. According to Federal Supreme Law, non-one-star citizens, non-core students of Xinghua University, and those not on national missions who die are not permitted to seize bodies…”

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　　“Beep! Coordinate scan: this star region is unknown, planet is unknown, not a Federation-led star. Lifeforms on this planet are not protected by Federation law. Body-seizing permitted!”

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　　“Beep! Target locked, analyzing. Carbon-based lifeform, 99.97% match with human, body-seizing possible, success rate 87.24%! Strengthening psychic energy…”

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　　“Beep! Body-seizing successful! Host’s psychic energy depleted to eighth-level critical warning line. ‘Unit Two’ entering shutdown mode…”

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　　“Tianji, you’ll be alright, I won’t let anyone hurt you! I’ll get you the best doctor, use the best medicine!”

　　In a daze, Ethan Brooks could hear the wind whistling past his ears, as well as a woman’s determined self-talk, unwavering in the face of any external force.

　　“Looks like the body-seizing succeeded.”

　　With this thought emerging in his mind, the already weak-spirited Ethan Brooks once again fell into unconsciousness.

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　　“Beep! Host’s psychic recovery at sixth-level high danger!”

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　　“Beep! Host’s psychic recovery at fifth-level moderate danger!”

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　　“Beep! Host’s psychic recovery at fourth-level lower danger!”

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　　“Beep! Host’s psychic recovery at third-level severe weakness! Out of danger. ‘Unit Two’ energy-saving mode activated!”

　　“Beep! Soul chip ‘Unit Two’ activated. Energy-saving mode cannot self-check. Awaiting host command.”

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　　“The most dangerous hurdle is over.”

　　Hearing the activation sound of “Unit Two” in his mind, Ethan Brooks felt a weight lifted from his heart.

　　He glanced at the room he was currently in…

　　Stone floor, stone walls, wooden doors and windows, with some paper cuttings pasted on the doors and windows. In addition, many decorations hung on the walls, especially the long sword hanging directly opposite the bed where Ethan Brooks was lying…

　　Thinking of the solid wooden bed he was sleeping on, Ethan Brooks vaguely understood his situation.

　　“This is another planet. The Federation has always been searching for the existence of other life-bearing planets in the universe besides humanity. This question… finally has an answer in my hands. If I ever have a chance to return, this discovery… will definitely shake the world.”

　　Ethan Brooks muttered to himself.

　　“The same name? Is it just a coincidence?”

　　A command was issued in Ethan Brooks’s consciousness: “Unit Two, normal startup mode.”

　　“Warning! Host’s psychic state is at third-level severe weakness. Normal startup mode will cause a series of adverse reactions. Proceed with startup?”

　　“Third-level weakness? Start!”

　　“Beep! Unit Two normal mode starting.”

　　As the soul chip “Unit Two” started in normal mode, the already weak and powerless Ethan Brooks felt all his strength instantly drained again, that feeling of complete immobility sweeping over his body, accompanied by a deep soul-level weakness.

　　“Beep! Dangerous lifeform approaching, danger level four, please take immediate action! Please take immediate action!”

　　“‘Unit Two’ entering energy-saving mode…”

　　Before Unit Two could finish analyzing the response plan, Ethan Brooks already felt his vision darken, as if about to faint, and hurriedly issued a new command.