Great! I'm surrounded by villains!-Chapter 363 - 282: Scientific Conjecture

Duan Mingyuan was truly an odd person.

Fu Ling could not help but sigh once more; she did not understand how Duan Mingyuan had become involved in so many extraordinary adventures—although he had only embarked on interstellar travel a few months ago, his experiences were more colorful than those of captains who had navigated the cosmos for decades.

Duan Mingyuan still maintained a calm demeanor; witnessing the black ooze seemed to him no more remarkable than encountering a strange little animal when stepping outside. freewebnøvel.coɱ

However, if he were to speak of this in public, it would cause an earthquake within the entire academic community, and for the next month, people’s attention would be occupied by the black ooze, which would also become the main focus of experts for the next several years.

Because, the black ooze was not a common cosmic creature.

They possessed a high level of intelligence, could perfectly imitate humans, understood human knowledge, and mingled among them.

Just thinking about the characteristics of the black ooze, one could understand the threat they posed to humanity.

Humans had always been extremely cautious of other species with higher intelligence.

"What kind of creature is the black ooze?"

Fu Ling could not suppress her intense curiosity; although she was officially a member of the Neutral Faction and this was not her area of research, she was inclined to believe in the real existence of the black ooze.

Because, as Duan Mingyuan had said, collective flight syndrome did not exist, and it was impossible for everyone on a ship to suddenly go mad.

"He looks exactly like Eisenberg-Adler."

Duan Mingyuan thought for a moment and said, "You can think of it as a Dr. Eisenberg who is dedicated to destroying human civilization."

"He’s been parasitized!"

Fu Ling exclaimed in surprise.

She had naturally heard of the exploits of Eisenberg-Adler, who had committed many anti-human crimes before being brought before the Tribunal.

This could also explain it then.

"They can even control human emotions. Given enough time, even artificial intelligence can be infected."

On this point, Duan Mingyuan did not believe that the black ooze spread some sort of disease; they could influence any being capable of autonomous thought.

Duan Mingyuan had to admire these experts; they had accurately identified the species from just the remnants of information from lost ships, despite never having seen the black ooze themselves. They even deduced the habitat of the black ooze, identifying a commonality among these lost spacecraft.

—They had all once been near a black hole.

Therefore, the experts of the black ooze school believed that some kind of creature from the black hole had infiltrated their ships.

Fu Ling’s heightened emotions settled down; confirming the existence of the black ooze was progress for the academic world, but it also raised some deeply disturbing issues.

The captains of those lost ships ultimately sacrificed themselves and their crew for human civilization, but what about other captains?

They were not the only ships that had neared a black hole; many more ships had returned to their planets and were received with heroic welcomes.

Did that not mean that the black ooze might have already infiltrated human society?

"Regarding the method of parasitism, I have a different opinion."

Duan Mingyuan raised a doubt, "Eisenberg-Adler never approached a black hole, yet he was still parasitized. The parasitism by the black ooze does not seem to entirely depend on physical proximity... But why do they think I am the black ooze?"

This was an accusation even more severe than that of an Ogre Boxer.

At most, an Ogre Boxer would just attack passing adventurers, but the black ooze intended to destroy the entire human civilization.

"Because the black ooze possesses certain characteristics that are similar to yours."

Fu Ling felt somewhat embarrassed.

You see, this is why she had to clarify in advance that the scholars meant no malice.

Scholars’ discussions usually do not consider justice or evil, but for a normal person, this was an enormous accusation.

Researchers of the Black Mud School themselves suggested that Black Mud possesses a strong desire for destruction; wherever it goes, it often ends in devastation.

She explained from a scientific perspective, "Black Mud is the only creature we know of that can replicate different kinds of energy."

The crashed spaceship had Believers of the Ashen Church, nobles from Mechanical Star, and guards from the West Wind Clan; the remaining data indicated that not only had the Black Mud replicated their personalities and memories, but it had also replicated the energies they possessed.

Of course, the researchers of the Black Mud School were optimistic.

They believed that Black Mud had high adaptability and if it could be tamed, it could become an unprecedented universal battery, which would bring about a leap in the progress of human civilization.

Meanwhile, the discussions about Black Mud were heatedly ongoing.

This made Fu Ling’s expression somewhat unnatural because, during their conversation, the scholars in the discussion room had already outlined a complete life for Duan Mingyuan that belonged to Black Mud.

Through a spaceship that arrived in Yunlong City on Blue Star, it devoured a high school student to acquire a human identity. It had lain dormant on Blue Star for over a decade, during which it swallowed countless evil spirits and monsters, making their energies its own. This also perfectly explained why Duan Mingyuan’s control over Life Energy was unmatched.

Based on the characteristics of Black Mud, Duan Mingyuan could freely transform energy into any form.

By this stage, he no longer needed to ’parasitize’ to easily acquire others’ memories and energy.

In other words, what they were facing now was a fully matured Black Mud.

Duan Mingyuan and Fu Ling fell into silence simultaneously.

Fu Ling squeezed out a smile, though it was indistinguishable from crying.

She had originally considered this to be the experts’ wild speculations, as it was their habit, since most scientific theories are based on guesswork. However, as she followed this train of thought, she found the possibility increasingly plausible.

Even the ability to read memories was identical to that of Black Mud.

She could see that even Duan Mingyuan himself was considering the possibility of this speculation.

According to the supporters of the Black Mud School, Black Mud’s "life" began the moment they became a human.

"I think..."

After a long silence, Fu Ling had no choice but to change her strategy. She felt that at this time, saying ’I believe you’ seemed somewhat weak. She took a deep breath and said, "Maybe, Black Mud isn’t just bad."

.........

Meanwhile, aboard the Saintfield.

For Saintfield VI, it was a day filled with misfortune.

He still couldn’t understand why Duan Mingyuan was able to create a Wormhole out of nowhere on the Eco-Ship, attending the meeting in an unpredictable manner on time.

The Shan Clan People believed they were a Race blessed by the gods, but luck always seemed to side with Duan Mingyuan instead.

This damned Blue Star Person!

His fury was suddenly interrupted.

Because just now, he thought he saw a figure that shouldn’t be on this ship.

Was that... himself?

Saintfield VI couldn’t believe his eyes. He saw an old man in a wheelchair at the corner, and by the time he came to his senses, the figure had already disappeared around the corner.

"Did you see anything?"

He incredulously asked the butler behind him, the discovery giving him goosebumps.

"No, my lord."

The butler responded in confusion, "I didn’t see anything."

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