Aside from that, there was only a single, pristine white bed, with a semi-transparent barrier around it—this was also a virtual world access pod.
The other furniture wasn't absent; it was just folded and hidden away.
This was his home within this interstellar civilization, set on a transformed life planet called Sainel Star.
This room appeared, at first glance, idyllic.
Clean, bright, tidy, spotless.
From here, it would be hard to imagine that people of this era were now shrouded in the suffocating despair brought by war.
The enemy of Human Civilization was a race known as the Void Spirit—a unique race that had abandoned their physical forms. Every single individual in their civilization had been converted into data-wave entities, possessing immeasurably advanced technology in mental, biological, and informational domains.
At the outbreak of the war, only the very first wave of attacks drove almost all Powerful People in Human Civilization instantly insane!
Back then, things were already extremely dire; interstellar world Shen Yu still remembered the chaos of that moment.
Fortunately, the Powerful People hadn't been entirely oblivious to threats from the starry skies; they had made certain preparations.
An administrative AI named "Hope."
The enemy lacked proficiency in computer tech—so when the AI, known as the Goddess of Hope, stepped up according to predetermined protocols during the collapse of the leadership, she rapidly consolidated order, took over the basic management functions of the ruling class, and simultaneously launched backup leadership training programs. This alone allowed the war to continue to the present, rather than ending in destruction twelve years ago.
Still, even so, the frontlines kept suffering defeat after defeat, to the extent that even rare natural humans like interstellar world Shen Yu were forced onto the battlefield.
To step onto the battlefield in times like these was to face almost certain death.
But now, things were different!
"Xiao Yi." interstellar world Shen Yu took a deep breath, called out his private AI, and, without hesitation, continued, "Help me use the emergency channel to summon Goddess of Hope."
"Master, I don't detect you are in any danger. Summoning the Goddess of Hope under false pretenses will result in administrative penalties."
The intelligence capabilities of an ordinary person's private AI here would put them centuries ahead of Shen Yu's home world.
Sadly, though the enemy couldn't break into the AI's code from inside, they could violently cut off communications, simulate command signals, and, with their technological edge in the information domain, ensure that AI robots could never fully replace humans on the frontlines.
"Confirm summoning Goddess of Hope!" interstellar world Shen Yu repeated loudly.
"Alright, Master."
In the briefest moment, the voice of his private AI steward changed to an even gentler and more dignified female voice.
"Citizen 1478, you are summoning the Goddess of Hope on an emergency channel. What is your reason for calling?"
interstellar world Shen Yu recognized immediately that this was an avatar of the Goddess of Hope. Under normal circumstances, only if a citizen was in danger or had critical information regarding regional safety could they summon her.
Fabricating a reason would incur punishment.
But interstellar world Shen Yu showed no nervousness—he was fully prepared!
Now, following the planned script, he spoke up: "I have intelligence related to the hope of humanity's victory to report. All relevant content is stored within this Memory Chip. I request the highest level of protection for everything within this chip!"
Finishing, he directly plugged the Memory Chip into his private AI steward.
In the blink of an eye, the Goddess of Hope had already scanned all the information within the chip.
That was intelligence about the "Multi-Dimensional Apocalypse Civilization Mutual Aid Association," fabricated by interstellar world Shen Yu using Gray Mist.
Everything from what he saw and heard upon entering the Doomsday Association, to his encounter with a member from an Earth Star Civilization, and to their initial cooperation over "monsters" was included!
Mostly fabricated, partially true.
Only now did interstellar world Shen Yu feel the slightest hint of tension.
Whether it worked—this was it!
The next second, the AI's voice suddenly changed.
It was the same voice as before, yet the tone became markedly more lifelike.
This was the hallmark of the main body appearing!
"I detect no trace of fabrication in the Memory Chip you submitted, but to ensure authenticity, I require you to perform three instances of the basic Gray Mist Walker ability—Teleportation—on record."
In the next instant, interstellar world Shen Yu's form vanished, reappeared, vanished, and reappeared again—for a total of three times!
Every action was fully recorded by the room's surveillance!
It seemed even the Goddess of Hope was briefly silent.
But, the efficiency of AI is something humans can never match. In just that instant of silence, the core of the Goddess of Hope had undergone countless lines of reasoning and reached a conclusion.
"I assess the probability of the existence of the Multi-Dimensional Apocalypse Civilization Mutual Aid Association is currently 83.7%. Citizen 1478, you have truly brought hope to our entire civilization. I have elevated your status to highest-level research personnel; security protocols are being upgraded simultaneously. The Floating Ship will arrive in six minutes and thirteen seconds. You and your family must relocate immediately!"
Success!
interstellar world Shen Yu clenched his fist tightly.
Gray Mist really is invincible!
The biggest hurdle in this endeavor actually wasn't proving the existence of the Association. After all, the Association was real—his abilities, and the Eye Worm Live Body he brought, were the best proof.
The problem was how to avoid exposing the fact that the Association consisted of only three people thus far.
The existence of Gray Mist solved it perfectly!
The next moment, urgent pounding sounded at the door.
It was interstellar world Shen Yu's younger sister.
"Bro, bro!" Her message even came a step ahead—her scream, filled with disbelief and delight, echoed, "What did you do, bro, how did you suddenly become a Civilization Level researcher—oh my god! Oh my god!"
Highest-level researcher—that is, a Civilization Level researcher.
Before the war, only breakthroughs that could potentially affect the whole civilization would grant eligibility for this status—enjoying supreme standing and vast social resources, including security protection.
In the current war, when the Goddess of Hope determined someone's value could impact the entire civilization, she had the authority to directly promote them to highest-level research personnel, along with the corresponding protection protocol.
This protection even extended to family members!
Interstellar world Shen Yu was born into a natural human family. In this era of low marriage rates and few natural people, he nonetheless had a happy family.
If not for the war, he could have enjoyed his life to the fullest in this tech-advanced era.
The war had changed all that.
But now, things were different!