The post-apocalyptic world has a space full of supplies.

Chapter 169 Starship System VS Mech System

After giving the protective suit to Ji Lang, Lu Yuan entered a dazed state again. Yang Xiao didn't ask him anything, so he simply sat down and started communicating seriously with the system that appeared in his mind.

"Does your system always snoop on other people's privacy like this?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Dr. Lu, rest assured, I am your personal starship system. All your privacy settings are accessible only to you and your fiancé. Of course, if your fiancé wants to know, he will need your special authorization to access them," the system replied.

Lu Yuan really wanted to roll his eyes at this moment, but then he remembered that he was talking to the system in his mind and Yang Xiao might ask questions if he made too many expressions, so he held back.

"Why can you communicate with me in my mind now, but not before?" Lu Yuan asked in his mind, rubbing his fingers as he looked down.

"Dr. Lu, your exoskeleton has an AI system from 2060. It is your highest-level system, and I am just a subordinate system, so I cannot establish a deep connection with you directly," the system replied.

"Then why is it possible now?" Lu Yuan continued to ask.

"Because I discovered during the last comprehensive cleaning and maintenance of your mecha, your mecha system is currently in a vacuum state. I just exploited this loophole and temporarily synchronized it into your mecha." The system voice continued to chatter in Lu Yuan's mind.

"Then can you help me activate the mech's functions?" Lu Yuan had communicated with this system before on the starship, and at that time it said that because the mech lacked a system, many functions could not be used.

"I'm sorry, Dr. Lu, I am just an auxiliary system to you. You did not initially grant me mech access, so I cannot drive your mech's functions. For now, I can only establish a pseudo-deep connection with you through this vulnerability." The system paused for a moment, then said, "Simply put, although I am currently inside the mech, I can only communicate with you."

"Fine..." Lu Yuan could only accept the system's settings for now. Although he couldn't activate the mecha's functions, at least he had a mobile encyclopedia, which was good enough. "Wait, since you can enter the mecha, why isn't the mecha system the same as yours? Why bother with two separate systems?"

"Dr. Lu, you certainly know how to ask questions. According to the highest laws of interstellar space, a human can only possess one system, and you are an exception." If the system had a physical body now, it would probably shrug helplessly.

"In the interstellar era, humanity's enemies include not only itself but also many alien creatures. To improve humanity's combat capabilities, scientists have invented various combat mechs. Your exoskeleton mech is an evolution of the first generation of mechs. To enable humans to control the mechs more efficiently and comprehensively in combat, they have embedded AI systems into the mechs. The initial embedded system of the first generation of mechs originated from AI intelligent robots from the Earth era. However, almost all of these mechs were destroyed in battle, leaving only your mech and the system."

"So, my mecha is equipped with the last generation of systems?" Lu Yuan was puzzled after hearing the system's explanation. "Shouldn't the later systems be better? Why didn't I get a new system? Wait, with your new system, why didn't I replace the old one?"

"I don't know about that. Your first-generation system is highly compatible with you, which is probably why you haven't replaced it. My existence is because the first-generation system doesn't support matching starships, so I exist as your supplementary system. You are also the only person who has two systems."

Lu Yuan never expected that he would be a special existence in the interstellar era.

"Why are all the other generations of mechs destroyed in battle, but mine is still intact?" Lu Yuan continued to ask.

"That's not because you're the only person in the post-Earth era who isn't a combatant but owns a mecha." The system really wanted to roll its eyes at this point.

"Post-Earth era? Apocalypse? Now?" Lu Yuan grasped the key words of the system.

"Yes, right now," the system continued. "In the post-Earth era, humanity launched the 'Star Sea Project' and entered the interstellar age. At that time, you already possessed a first-generation mecha, but you did not grant me the highest level of access, so I don't know why. Later, because of your profession, as a professor of Earth sciences, you were included in the interstellar government's protection list, so you never went out to fight, and the mecha was naturally preserved."

"What the hell is a professor of Earth Sciences?" Lu Yuan's jaw nearly dropped when he heard that term.

"Because among humans who have entered the interstellar age, there are too few people specializing in Earth history." The system paused for a moment, then continued, "Those who are few in number need to be protected."

"Then how did you get back to the present?" This system is a product of the interstellar era, just like Lu Yuan's space, so how did they return to the Earth era?

"I came back with you," the system said. "In 2193, interstellar space became more stable, and humanity began preliminary research on returning to Earth. You were a professor of Earth science, so you participated in the research project. But how did we get back? An accident happened at the time, and I was also affected. A lot of data was lost."

"So you don't know either." Lu Yuan was confused again. He didn't know any of what the system was saying, not even a trace of it in his subconscious. He was quite certain that these were things he had never experienced, which meant that he might not be the Dr. Lu the system was talking about at all.

"Lu Xiaoyuan, come quick!" Yang Xiao's voice suddenly rang out. Lu Yuan looked up and saw that the medical machine seemed to have finally stopped running. "Is it about to stop? Is Captain Lin alright?"

"I don't know." Lu Yuan ended his brief communication with the system and went to the medical machine. The machine had stopped running, and a human body image appeared on the display screen. Next to it appeared a bunch of messy data that neither Lu Yuan nor Yang Xiao could understand. However, they were all green. According to common human standards, green should be a stable value.

After about two or three minutes, the image on the monitor disappeared, followed by the words "Door Open." Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao took two steps back, and the medical machine's door slowly opened.

"Why hasn't Captain Lin woken up yet?" After the hatch opened, Lu Yuan and Yang Xiao waited for a while but Lin Yun didn't sit up. The two of them went over to look again. Lin Yun was still lying inside with his eyes closed. Apart from the dried blood on his face, he looked to have recovered quite well. His complexion was even better than Yang Xiao and Lu Yuan's.

“Brother Gu won’t wake up immediately, so why don’t we wait a little longer?” Lu Yuan said, then took out some wet wipes from his spatial storage and, together with Yang Xiao, simply wiped the blood and grime off Lin Yun’s body.

When Ji Lang and Zhong Qiang pushed the door open and entered, Lin Yun was still unconscious and had not yet woken up.