To Xiao Ran, the old Prometheus had been like a ball of light high above—visible but untouchable. It stood loftily overhead, using its own light to influence every participant. There had been no way to fly up and touch it. Back then, if he wanted to make a move against Prometheus, the most likely approach would have been to develop the Burning Legion to a certain extent, force his way into contact with Prometheus's core, and seize control of it. He had even taken his anti-erasure authorization into consideration.
But now, although Prometheus was still a ball of light, Xiao Ran could see the wires behind it. At the other end of those wires was a room for which he had already obtained the key. Next, he only needed to find a way into that room, locate the switch, follow the wires upward, and completely claim Prometheus for himself.
But there would only be one chance to do this, because Prometheus would only open a portal to the Fantasy Zone for him once. Moreover, since those entering the Fantasy Zone might be forcibly assigned missions, the people sent there absolutely could not possess participant or follower status.
Otherwise, the members entering the Fantasy Zone might receive a mission to find the part Prometheus had lost. The advantage was that they might discover that lost part of Prometheus as quickly as possible. The downside was that, upon contacting it, they might be directly taken in by Prometheus.
But as long as they were neither participants nor followers, Prometheus would have no way to influence them, nor could it reclaim that part through the hands of participants or followers.
Xiao Ran could not go personally, nor could the smart bigwigs of the legion. The only viable candidates were the Super AIs, and