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The Ministry of Justice executive's expression changed: "Sir! This violates—"
"Give it to him." The planetary governor's voice suddenly became incredibly firm. "In the name of Holy Terra, I command you."
"Now that heretics and cultists have invaded the Emperor's world, what we should do is deal with these cultists first, rather than continue to be trapped here!"
"If we remain trapped here, and the world is conquered by cultists, what price will I have to pay? Will we even be able to meet the Emperor alive?"
Zhou Qing watched this scene with great interest.
When the legal department executive reluctantly recited a series of coordinates, he quickly found the exact location on his virtual map—a circular building hidden atop the spire of the hive.
"Interesting," Zhou Qing narrowed his eyes, a suppressed anger in them.
"You're keeping living navigators in cages and using them as tools?" The star map showed that the so-called "sanctuary" was surrounded by suppressive fields and monitoring equipment.
The state bishop immediately retorted: "That's the sacred family of navigators! They volunteered to serve the emperor—"
"Voluntary?" Zhou Qing sneered, pulling up scanned images of the building's interior.
In the image, several humanoid beings with a third eye embedded in their foreheads are chained to mechanical supports, their bodies riddled with IV tubing and data cables. "Is this how you treat your fellow human beings?"
Upon seeing these navigators, he immediately ordered his mechanical guards to perform a soul scan on them to confirm that they were human.
It was precisely because he confirmed that it was human that Zhou Qing became furious.
These are their fellow human beings, these are their fellow human beings, and how do they treat their fellow human beings?
To treat one's own people in such a brutal manner is an act deserving of the death penalty!
This is a clash between two worldviews; such a thing has never happened to the Human Federation before.
The noble people of the Federation would never waste the lives of their fellow citizens on such a thing.
The federal government would not treat its own citizens and fellow citizens in the same way.
The scene unfolding before Zhou Qing was undoubtedly impacting his worldview.
His worldview was shaken, and anger was brewing within him.
"You guys!" Zhou Qing really wanted to say something, but the Federation was still very friendly to these human civilizations outside the Federation.
Furthermore, the Federation is willing to respect the unique customs of these human civilizations until the Federation liberates them.
After all, it is not easy for a race to survive in this silent and indifferent starry sea. Not all human civilizations can develop to such a level as the Human Federation.
Of course, if they still want to uphold their traditions after the Federation arrives, they will face a massive purge from the Federation.
Perhaps this is something that human civilization here has no choice but to do, Zhou Qing thought to himself, trying to calm his anger.
Well, the atmosphere fell silent once again after this conversation.
However, Zhou Qing got what he wanted; he got the star map.
But he had no interest in figuring out his exact location in the universe; instead, he waved weakly at the people in front of him.
"Thank you all for your cooperation. Please keep today's events a secret and don't tell anyone. Of course, I will use some methods to make it impossible for you to tell anyone about today's events."
"At the same time, I should theoretically thank you, but you showed me something very unpleasant, so I don't want to give you that thanks now."
"Please understand, I'll stop here for now. You can go back now. You can choose to go back on your own or I can send someone to take you back."
Zhou Qing managed to finish speaking to them in a very calm tone, then waved for his mechanical guards to take them all away.
He doesn't really want to see the rulers of this world right now; they're just too outrageous.
While this might be a key to the survival of their civilization, such an abstract ruler certainly challenged Zhou Qing's worldview.
Chapter 15 Whether the Federation is destroyed or reaches a new universe, he will rebuild the Federation.
After sending away these rulers, who seemed quite abstract to the federal personnel, Zhou Qing did not choose to erase their memories directly, but instead let them continue to remember them.
In his view, this place would eventually be brought under the rule of the Federation, so there was no need for these people to erase their memories.
Giving them this memory might help the Federation in its efforts to govern the planet once it arrives.
After sending all those guys away, Zhou Qing took out the star map information he had collected and began to try to compare it in the universe.
But he soon discovered, to his dismay, that this star map information was completely different from the cosmic star maps that the Federation had collected at this stage.
More importantly, during his search, he actually discovered the solar system!
This shocking discovery stunned Zhou Qing.
They quickly started comparing the location of the solar system with its location within the Federation. Apart from a few slight changes, they were almost the same.
Although some star systems around the solar system seem completely different, some things cannot be changed, namely their actual coordinates in the universe.
Don't underestimate the technology of the Federation of Humanity; they can analyze the current location in the universe using existing materials.
After Zhou Qing's calculations and analysis, he suddenly discovered that, according to the star map provided by this mysterious human empire and the star map of the Federation, the location of the solar system was actually the same!
Now it was Zhou Qing's turn to feel as if his brain was about to be burned. He couldn't understand what was happening at all.
What's going on here? What is all this? How could such an absurd calculation be made? Where is he now?
Where did that huge federation go? Why is there only one force left, the Human Empire?
Did he travel through time while he was sleeping?
At first, Zhou Qing had a thought that he might have experienced some kind of time travel, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
Impossible, that's impossible.
As a scientific researcher of the Federation of Humanity, he was well aware of the power the Federation possessed, and that the Federation could not possibly simply perish silently in the universe.
They even repelled the high-dimensional invasion of the Cataclysmic Swarm Purge Protocol, how could they possibly be wiped out?
If the Federation had become a corrupt old man, that would be understandable.
It is impossible for humanity to be destroyed; no civilization can destroy the Federation of Humanity.
Shocked by this news, Zhou Qing was forced to confront some of the problems in the universe.
After he came to his senses, he keenly sensed a very chaotic subspace energy, a corrosive energy.
More importantly, he failed to locate the Void Realm.
This can never be the Federation's universe!
Even if anything unexpected happened to the Federation, the subspace would never have turned out like this.
And most importantly, how could he not find the Void Realm? It's impossible for him not to find the Void Realm; even if the subspace is gone, he still can't find it.
This was undoubtedly very bad news for him, forcing Zhou Qing to re-evaluate his situation.
How could a powerful federation disappear into the annals of history? Something must have gone wrong.
Under such intense emotional shock, Zhou Qing was on the verge of collapse.
For someone who was born and raised in the Federation of Humanity, the sudden loss of the Federation's protection was a devastating blow.
Zhou Qing didn't want to deal with these messy things; he needed to calm down.
The Federation of Humanity has disappeared! How could the Federation of Humanity have disappeared? That's simply impossible!
The Federation is so powerful that it once broke through a universe and achieved ascension.
Having ascended to the universe they now in, how could such a powerful human federation possibly perish? It's simply impossible.
Ascension? Universe?
For some reason, a rather reasonable idea popped into Zhou Qing's mind.
The Federation of Humanity cannot disappear.
However, there can be many universes; this is a conclusion the Federation deduced after completing its ascension.
Is it possible that he went to another different universe?
The thought struck Zhou Qing like a bolt of lightning.
His breathing quickened, and his fingers unconsciously traced patterns on the holographic star map, pulling up more data for analysis.
Meanwhile, the smart AI assistant on his wrist, Xiao Hui, also began to help him analyze large amounts of data.
Their analyses were constantly compared and contrasted, until Zhou Qing finally reluctantly let go of the comparison.
Not nearly enough; he didn't collect enough data.
He needs more data and to compare it with federal databases; otherwise, he cannot draw accurate conclusions at all.
Zhou Qing angrily punched the equipment in front of him, but then rallied again.
However, this might actually be good news, as it essentially provides him with a path forward: the Federation has not disappeared, the Federation has not perished, and that's enough.
Whether the Federation disappears or he himself arrives in a new universe, it is all possible.
He will slowly explore here to find out what the specific answer will be.
If the Federation were to perish, then the powerful Federation would certainly not be without a place in human history to describe it.
He will definitely find the information he needs.
If he can find this information, it will prove that the Federation has perished.
As the last citizen of the Federation, he has an obligation to rebuild the Federation of Humanity.
With that thought in mind, he glanced outside his house at the chaotic city.
At the very least, change is definitely needed; the human condition is simply outrageous.
If he confirms that he has arrived in a new universe, then there's nothing that can be done.
Because the Federation currently has no way to directly traverse the universe.
If it is indeed confirmed, it will at most make him feel a little better; he still has to rebuild the Federation here.
Because it is his duty as a federal citizen, he has a duty to lead humanity away from such tragedies.
For some reason, Zhou Qing recalled the first soldier from the Krieg Death Legion he had brought out of that so-called fortress.
At the very least, children of that age should not be sent to the battlefield; this is not the battlefield they should be on.
For the glory of humanity, for the glory of the Federation, for the glory of the Grand Marshal!
Regardless of whether the Federation perishes or whether it arrives in a new universe, humanity must become the true overlord of this universe!