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Zhou Qing used his spiritual power to protect the mortal soldier, then took him into the subspace. After a short subspace journey, he appeared in front of Zhou Qing in the next second.
Although it is possible to determine from a genetic standpoint that the other person is not human.
However, when Zhou Qing grabbed him, his humanoid form prevented Zhou Qing from killing him directly. Instead, he slapped him unconscious.
"Alien, your appearance saved you, otherwise you would have certainly died."
Zhou Qing laid the unconscious Astral Army soldier flat on the ground and gently probed his temple with his psionic tentacles.
A pale blue halo flickered on the soldier's forehead, and his limbs began to twitch unconsciously.
[Genetic testing complete. Target genome shows 19.7% similarity to human baseline] Little Gray's notification flashed on my retina: [Abnormal synaptic discharge detected. Strengthening the psionic barrier recommended.]
"Reading surface memories." Zhou Qing frowned. This creature's brain structure was unusually complex, like a jigsaw puzzle that had been forcibly stitched together.
He suddenly touched a memory node, and the soldier's eyeballs rolled violently under his tightly closed eyelids.
It's unclear why this soldier, despite being only a teenager, had so few memories.
All his memories were of endless training, and then fighting on the battlefield with the young people he had trained with.
Moreover, they kept shouting for a so-called emperor.
Zhou Qing hasn't figured it out yet.
However, Zhou Qing finally managed to retrieve the language he was using from his mind and compressed the data packet into a small file, which he then transmitted to his friend, Xiao Hui.
"Little Gray will perform cross-decoding to ensure that the language of these strange creatures can be deciphered."
[Received. Cracking in progress. Cracking time: 4 minutes. Cracking complete. Content has been cracked and is now being transmitted into your brain.]
The electronic transmission began, and two minutes later Zhou Qing opened his eyes. He had now grasped the language of this strange creature.
Having mastered the language, he could now better understand what he saw in his mind, and he keenly noticed something amiss.
"These aliens actually call themselves humans? What part of them resembles a human? They do look human, but their genes..."
For a moment, Zhou Qing felt a little worried; he couldn't figure out what was going on with these guys.
The Federation of Humans has been extremely tough on foreign races.
But when it comes to humans, everyone stops.
Regardless of how far removed these people's genes are from humans, their physical appearance is indeed similar, and more importantly, they identify themselves as human.
Throughout the Human Federation's attack on the entire star system, they never encountered any creature that called itself human.
Zhou Qing could clearly deduce from their language that they referred to themselves as humans.
This made Zhou Qing slow down his original actions, and he felt that he needed to figure out what was going on with these guys.
As for genetic matching—
Zhou Qing no longer cared about this.
As a top student in the Federation, he naturally knew that if humans were to live in space for thousands of years on different planets, it was possible for them to undergo significant genetic changes without sufficient technological capabilities to terraform the planet.
Furthermore, some humans like to modify their genes, and if they arbitrarily alter them, mutations are possible.
There was indeed a small group that did this at one point in the federal government's history, but that group was eventually wiped out by the federal government.
His teacher had conducted research on this topic of genetic variation and physical appearance, and he had studied it under his teacher's guidance.
They simulated this possibility in a federal quantum supercomputer simulation.
Therefore, Zhou Qing decided to show more tolerance and kindness to this humanoid creature.
Don't let his status as an explorer fool you; it's all driven by his own interests.
Before becoming an explorer, he was a top scientific researcher in the Federation.
It is common knowledge that those who can travel to other places to explore within the Human Federation are undoubtedly scientists.
Zhou Qing examined the soldier he had captured.
He was wearing a gas mask and a coat from the early days of the Federation.
This gas mask has a very old-fashioned design; if you trace its origins, it could even be traced back to the 2000s.
He stared at the creature in the bulky protective suit and suddenly noticed the rusted metal plaque on its collar—below the blurred eagle emblem were the words "264th Krieg Death Regiment Siege Regiment".
"Strange name"
This is Zhou Qing's assessment of him.
Chapter 4: Soul Confirms the Other Party is Human
As a senior researcher at the Federation of Humanity, he did have some knowledge.
Zhou Qing did not stay in the same place, but left the location of the fortress carrying the humanoid creature that resembled a human.
For Zhou Qing right now, everything else can wait; he needs to first determine whether the humanoid life form in his hands can be classified as human.
If possible, he might need to change his attitude towards these people.
Human beings can be won over and should be treated equally.
If not, then he would consider other things.
Zhou Qing used a layer of psionic energy to form a psionic shield, protecting the Krieg Death Legion soldier inside.
He then unleashed his genetically engineered body, speeding away at 1800 kilometers per hour.
Guided by the map provided by Xiao Hui, Zhou Qing did not approach the areas that seemed to have life forms, but instead arrived at a desolate mountain where nothing existed around him.
Looking at the desolate hill in front of him, Zhou Qing clenched his fist and then viciously punched the hillside.
With a loud bang, he punched a cave out of the mountain.
Zhou Qing then threw the soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion into the room, while he himself began to collect the various materials he needed from the surrounding area.
Determining whether the creature in your hand is human is simple: just examine its underlying soul.
This was the method chosen by the Federation after conducting several genetic scans and discovering that a group of people were engaging in promiscuous activities, ultimately finding it impossible to make a judgment.
Directly verify the soul.
An organism can change its gene sequence, but it cannot change its soul.
By directly examining its underlying soul, one can determine whether it is a human being.
The Human Federation will never let a single alien escape, nor will it harm a single human. This is the Human Federation.
The soul examination device was quite difficult to manufacture. Zhou Qing traveled around collecting a lot of materials, and even "risked" entering places that resembled cities several times to collect the materials he needed.
After two full days of searching, Zhou Qing finally collected everything he needed.
The soldier from the Krieg Death Legion remained unconscious.
Zhou Qing's spiritual power maintained his vital signs, but it prevented him from waking up.
After collecting everything and placing it in front of him, Zhou Qing gave instructions to Xiao Hui.
"Little Gray will scan these materials in front of me and purify and quantify them to create the Federal TX690 Soul Verification Device."
[Material Scan Complete] Little Gray's blue holographic projection unfolds in the cave. [Insufficient purity of promethium crystals detected. Psychic catalysis recommended. Warning: Unknown energy contamination detected. Level 1 purification protocol required.]
Silvery-white psionic flames danced at Zhou Qing's fingertips, melting the collected metal fragments into liquid. He frowned, watching the murky impurities floating in the air—
These materials contain some kind of chaotic energy, resisting purification like black oil stains.
"Let's use quantum filtration directly. I'll use my psionic energy to purify these things for you."
Zhou Qing flicked a burst of spiritual energy from his hand into the liquid metal. In an instant, the black matter twisted and evaporated as if it were alive, leaving only the purest material he needed.
[Molecular structure reconstruction in progress] The hum of nanomachines echoed in the cave. [TX690 Soul Verifier assembly progress 37%...65%...]
As Zhou Qing watched the soul verification device being assembled, he felt somewhat dazed and confused.
He clearly understood what had just happened—a very strange form of subspace energy pollution.
To be honest, this was the first time Zhou Qing had encountered such subspace energy pollution.
These things only appeared in the early days of the Human Federation, and they never appeared again after the Federation killed all five of the guys in the warp.
It doesn't matter, though, since the federal government has encountered this before and has contingency plans for this kind of pollution.
The Federation has a total of 10 levels of contingency plans for subspace energy pollution, and what he is encountering now is only a mere level one, which is insignificant.
Theoretically speaking, this level can be ignored.
Theoretically, something of this level shouldn't even have much of an impact on an ordinary ant; it can simply be ignored.
Researchers at the Human Federation are generally very rigorous; they would directly eliminate anything that could potentially have any adverse effects on the human body.
As a former researcher of the Human Federation, Zhou Qing was naturally the same.
Since removing this negligible subspace contamination wouldn't cost much, Zhou Qing simply took matters into his own hands and removed it.
A little over a minute later, the TX690 Soul Detector was successfully created. Zhou Qing took it in his hand and scanned the Krieg Death Legion soldier in front of him.
[Currently verifying its underlying spiritual proof...]
[Verification complete. The soul is somewhat fragile, but it can be confirmed that this is a human being.]
[This unit recommends that he be immediately transferred to the Federal Gene Hospital for emergency treatment. This human citizen has modified his genes to the point of being worthless and needs to have his genetic programming reprogrammed.]
Zhou Qing completely ignored the last sentence: Federal Gene Hospital?
He doesn't even know how far he is from the Federation, let alone how far he can take a fellow human being back to the Federation. If possible, he wants to go back to the Federation right now.
Zhou Qing sighed heavily, picked up the boxed lunch in front of him, and began to eat heartily.
This food is the result of reconstructing the things he had previously collected.
To be honest, people in the Federation generally prefer to eat naturally grown food.
Food that has been directly reconstructed like this may not taste much different from ordinary food, but the feeling it evokes is quite different.
However, it is clear that Zhou Qing currently lacks both the ability and the power to be critical.
He could only silently endure the food he had just created.
To be honest, he had been hungry for quite a while, and having a proper meal was indeed a happy thing.
Zhou Qingmei began to enjoy her dinner, and casually withdrew all the psionic energy from the Krieg Death Legion.