Sit up!
Tian Xiao awoke from a nightmare.
The sharp pain of the star beast's claws piercing his protective suit quickly faded, but the image of blood gushing out remained vivid in his mind.
He wiped his forehead, discovering it was covered in cold sweat.
Tian Xiao looked at the beads of sweat on his palms, feeling as if he were still in a dream filled with the fear of death, being held in the claws of countless star beasts the size of skyscrapers.
An entire regiment, every soldier possessing the full strength of a C-rank officer.
Total annihilation!
Recalling the scene in his dream, recalling those familiar yet unfamiliar figures being crushed by the star beasts, Tian Xiao couldn't help but gasp and lifted the quilt.
The cover's nanomolecular material was lightweight, but its thermal insulation was But it was very noticeable.
After waking up, his body temperature had dropped noticeably.
A formal voice rang out beside him:
"Master, your temperature is dropping. Please take precautions."
Tian Xiao frowned slightly.
In his memory, the chip did automatically control the temperature, preventing him from developing colds, fevers, and other adverse symptoms caused by temperature fluctuations, but his physical condition had long since deprived him of this basic function.
Something strange was happening.
How should I put it?
Tian Xiao turned his head and looked west.
The environment of Western Zhou was both strange and familiar.
He was no longer on the front lines surrounded by star beasts.
Here...
Safe and quiet.
The room was the standard 100-meter living room in length and width, with a polished floor. The windows were clean and tidy. The most eye-catching object, of course, was the 21-meter-long, 3-meter-tall alloy aircraft, its model number H-3 and serial number 3377 painted on its side. Like a well-behaved puppy, it curled up in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, gazing at the starry sky.
This large living room was practically designed to accommodate it.
Tian Xiao recognized the object's origins at a glance:
"H3 mining machine? Serial number 3377? This... isn't the machine I was assigned to Feiying Company, a subsidiary of Yunzhong Group, after graduation? This is..."
Tian Xiao's pupils constricted slightly.
The word "rebirth" floated in his mind.
After graduation, he had indeed worked for six months at a subsidiary of Yunzhong Group. The assigned aircraft number was 3377, H3.
A familiar, though slightly younger, face was reflected on the smooth walls of the room.
The young man had a delicate face, a well-proportioned figure, and a touch of handsomeness. In contrast, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light, filled with deep doubt.
"Why am I here?"
"I should be dead."
"Qinglong! Time to report!"
Tian Xiao instructed the butler.
Qinglong was the name he had given his smart chip. Qinglong had been his butler for twenty-seven years, responsible for his daily needs and providing computing support for his work, studies, life, and combat. He was the continuation of the smartphone of centuries ago.
A formal voice rang out:
"July 7, 777 New Calendar, 7:10 AM." "Minutes."
"Self-check!"
"Name: Qinglong, H2 National Chip, 3.7 operations per second (300 million operations per second), currently fully charged, consuming 1,000 units of energy."
Tian Xiao frowned.
H1 is a chip for minors;
H2 National Chip is just the starting point for adults on Earth.
Qinglong, indeed, has returned to three years ago.
He...
Reborn three years ago, on July 7, 777 New Calendar.
The dislocation of time and space left Tian Xiao in disbelief.
He was indeed reborn.
But!
As a member of the Earth and Sky Army's C-Class Corps, possessing C2-level comprehensive combat capabilities, and having served as deputy commander for three days, Tian Xiao was a veteran of countless battles. He walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, gazed at the starry sky, took a deep breath, searched for familiar stars and their corresponding scientific names, and quickly cleared his mind.
This is the battlefield emergency calming technique.
By focusing attention and mobilizing stored memories, people can quickly calm down.
One by one, star The ball's light traced invisible patterns before Tian Xiao's eyes:
Above the starry sky, an invisible star map emerged, becoming increasingly rich and detailed.
Tian Xiao gradually calmed down, muttering to himself:
"The star field near the Tianma Galaxy."
"That's correct."
"This is my first stop at Yunzhong Group, and I'm a newly hired miner."
He lowered his gaze.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows lay the brightly lit base city, with countless standard living rooms arranged in neat squares and towering buildings.
The base was originally planned to accommodate 10,000 people.
However, to save costs, Yunzhong Group's top management, after careful consideration and planning, ultimately decided to lay off half the staff while increasing the miners' share by three percentage points. This not only boosted the miners' enthusiasm and efficiency, but also reduced the base's expenses by half.
My thoughts began to wander.
Withdraw!
Tian Xiao took a deep breath.
His mood completely calmed, and memories of his past life emerged vividly before his eyes. Memories flooded back.
He remembered that his time as a miner at this company wasn't long.
A transport mission failed, resulting in casualties and a vacancy in the company's security team. He was selected to join the security team and given the opportunity to fly a semi-combat H6 aircraft, truly rising from humble miner to a semi-combat unit.
Over the next two years, he traveled aboard the company's transport ships to over a dozen different planets, escorting excavation teams and clearing out ferocious beasts, insectoids, and even some starbeasts roaming deep space, accumulating considerable combat experience.
Due to his outstanding performance and distinguished military exploits, he was selected to join the Earth Space Corps during the resurgence of the Zerg and Star Clan.
Faced with the Zerg's relentless destruction of interstellar colonies and the Star Clan's superior technological capabilities, humanity continued to suffer heavy casualties.
As a soldier graduating from a civilian academy, he and a group of like-minded brothers earned a place in the Earth Space Corps through their battlefield exploits. "..."
Thinking of the brothers who had perished alongside him at the hands of the star beasts, Tian Xiao's eyes gradually filled with a cold glint.
Fortunately.
They were all still alive.
"Qinglong."
Tian Xiao's expression and tone grew resolute as he ordered:
"Immediately display the map of the current area."
"Also, retrieve the work logs for the past seven days."
"Retrieve the company's mission progress on this planet."
"Yes."
Although Qinglong was merely an ordinary domestic chip with modest computing power, it could quickly read existing data and quickly project all necessary information onto the wall.
Tian Xiao examined it carefully.
Mastering the memories of the next three years was a vast treasure trove.
Effectively utilizing these resources would allow him to rapidly increase the chip's computing power, unlocking more permissions and abilities. This would also allow him to more quickly join the Earth Space Force, gathering his former comrades in advance to respond to the Zerg and Star Clan invasions.