"Approximately sixty-five years ago, humans discovered a dilapidated alien spacecraft in the orbit of Proxima Centauri b. Although they didn't find any complete alien life forms inside, they successfully reverse-engineered the first faster-than-light engine, equipping humanity with the most crucial tool for cosmic development..."

"Two years ago, Brave, a gigantic research vessel built by the unified government of Earth over fifty years, set sail into deep space. This enormous starship, measuring 3.8 kilometers long, 1.1 kilometers wide, and 106 meters high, carries around sixty thousand people embarking on a journey, tasked with the historic mission to investigate numerous star systems..."

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Through reading the information on the computer, Wang Zhifan quickly learned that the situation in this simulation was not exactly as he initially speculated.

Firstly, regarding the level of technology, Brave could be said to have extremely advanced technology or just ordinary technology. This is because the most crucial technologies applied, such as gravity control and faster-than-light travel, were acquired by humans from various alien remnants. Humans have only figured out roughly how to utilize these technologies without understanding their true principles, meaning the level of technology humans have truly grasped is not much higher than that of Wang Zhifan's reality, which is also why he can easily use the computer here.

Then there's the aspect of interstellar civilization. Originally, Wang Zhifan thought that in such a highly developed world, aliens should be everywhere, with intergalactic races fighting or frequently communicating, but the current situation is not like this. Although several alien remnants have been discovered, and some alien life forms have been encountered, humans haven't met even a single truly surviving alien intelligent civilization. This situation seems somewhat bizarre.

"Considering all the intelligence, the most likely formidable foes I might encounter in this simulation are still alien entities. Since many alien remnants have been found, there's no reason aliens don't exist. Perhaps a powerful alien fleet has been secretly observing, waiting for a certain period to suddenly emerge and thwart Brave's entry into their territory..."

Armed with a wealth of intelligence, Wang Zhifan started to let his imagination run wild. He even felt like using astrological forecasting to conjecture something, but considering these matters would inevitably involve the simulation, he refrained from taking this risk.

"Let's check the personnel information; what position does that Chief have... What are my specific duties, and how many capable soldiers do I have under my command..."

After understanding the simulation's background, Wang Zhifan focused on the personnel information, although he didn't delve deeply into it, only acquiring biographies within his access permissions, including the leading figures of this starship.

"Ran Reiluo, Brave's Chief Scientist, holds the highest command authority on the entire starship, responsible for planning and conducting interstellar research projects..."

Looking at the middle-aged man's face on the computer screen, whom he had seen not long ago, Wang Zhifan immediately understood why he was called Chief. Because his main position was Chief Scientist, and on this Brave starship, this position was actually the highest, surpassing even the conventional Captain role, possibly due to the ship being a super-large science research vessel where scientific exploration tasks supersede everything.

"Wang Zhifan, Brave's Security Force Commander, has the authority to lead a combat team, responsible for maintaining personnel safety on the ship and undertaking field survey tasks during interstellar exploration..."

He then looked at his information interface and found his authority was not clearly defined; the number of people in his team wasn't specifically stated, perhaps the actual number depends on how many are allocated to him from above.

"I've got a basic understanding now; the only thing left to wonder is where are the other players in this simulation?"

At the end of the investigation, Wang Zhifan wanted to identify players by checking the names of personnel on the starship, but it turned out to be unfruitful because he found that personnel of East Asian descent like him were not scant on the starship. Randomly checking showed thousands, which might mean there are a thousand players in this simulation?

"But during the previous parasite incident, I haven't seen a single player from start to finish... Could it be that the simulation has separated me from other players? Are they carrying out different tasks?"

He could not comprehend this point; although the ship is huge, and personnel amounts to tens of thousands, according to the usual style of simulations, players should be easy to meet, even together from the start. Yet currently, he hasn't seen even a trace of them, which is extraordinarily unusual.

"Maybe patrolling outside might reveal some clues."

Thinking about it, Wang Zhifan got up and left his office, wandering around the ship with two clone soldier subordinates without any clear purpose. For him in the Security Force, this wasn't slacking off but rather an expression of diligent work.

Thus, amidst the busy Brave, Wang Zhifan was openly loafing around.

He passed by labs with frequent personnel traffic, watched as specialists in the biological sector transported bodies for zone-wide clean-up, and saw dining halls scattered all over the ship waiting for diners, including batches of clones gobbling down fast food, eating at astonishing speeds.

Knowing his position is like most people on the ship, without special-supply meals, Wang Zhifan casually went to taste the gourmet of the interstellar exploration era.

"Sir, would you like to order something? Fast food? Or a nutritional meal?"

The restaurant server was a young, pretty Caucasian girl with a sweet smile, but her uniform marked her as a clone, a non-combat type focusing on service.

"Three nutritional meals."

Wang Zhifan casually replied, stepping up to the long table in front of the Caucasian girl, pulling over a round stool to sit down, while the two clone soldiers accompanying him stood straight behind even though Wang Zhifan ordered food for them.

"Alright, please wait a moment."

The girl listened, turned around to the counter to prepare the meal, incredibly swiftly, leaving Wang Zhifan with no time to observe the other diners before a plate of nutritional meals was set before him.

"Is this a nutritional meal?"

Wang Zhifan immediately looked surprised at the three tube-like "giant toothpaste" before him, hardly believing this was his first meal in this simulation.

"Yes, sir, our nutritional meals are specially formulated by biological scientists, with ample and balanced nutritional components, suitable for all physiques. They are tasteless, appealing to all palates without physiological rejection, and efficient to consume, with an average consumption time of only three minutes per person..."

The girl praised the three-tube "toothpaste" food with such high regard, leaving Wang Zhifan facing them with a troubled expression.

"This is standard scientist style; everything is born for efficiency, entirely disregarding taste... It's hard to imagine I'll have to eat this continuously over the years in the future..."

Feeling somewhat unable to cope, he hurriedly asked the girl to retract the nutritional meal and change it to the more commonly chosen fast food, which appeared way more normal than the toothpaste before, ranging from boxed meals to burger styles, with only two or three specific meal options for each type.

Before long, sitting at the dining table starting to dig into the roast meat rice, Wang Zhifan found the fast food didn't taste quite right either, primarily because the meat wasn't regular but synthetic, with poor texture and somewhat odd flavor, realizing he would have to rely on stored food to satisfy his cravings in this simulation.

However, he was interrupted before finishing even the fast food, with the message coming from the clone soldiers who accompanied him. They indicated they received the latest communication via their earpiece, stating that an unidentified spacecraft was discovered docked in nearby space, needing a security team to investigate.

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