Level Two Civilization: Interstellar Travel

After a UFO crashes in southwest China, special forces soldier Xiao Rui happens upon an alien screw. He has no idea it is actually ZHYM, a liquid-metal smart fluid that responds to body movements and can host an AI. To uncover its secrets, he resigns from the UFO Investigation Team and, after leaving the army, spends five years studying alien programming. But just as he is about to emerge and make a big splash, Yan Xun, who has also come into possession of an alien artifact, discovers his secret...