A Cross-World Plea for Help

The metal door slowly opened.

A closed room that appeared to be about 30 square meters was revealed.

This is the anomaly control room.

The one being controlled is W-FBC-0079!

At this moment, outside the metal door, Zai Zong, holding the S-NAV ultimate navigator, finally found this place after a great deal of effort and dying twice.

Now, he's become somewhat immune to all sorts of bizarre ways to die.

"I feel like I'm no longer afraid of death. Even if an anomaly kills me, I'll still be a hero after reloading the save."

The Zai Zong was whining for no reason. He glanced at the sign on the wall and, after confirming that it was the W-FBC -0079 Control Room, the main destination, he stepped inside.

Then he used the key card to close the door.

Now, closing the door behind him has become an unconscious behavior for Zai Zong.

He previously found opening and closing the door troublesome and tedious, so he would only open the door and not close it.

As a result, after accidentally encountering the statue, I approached it from a distance and gave it a massage.

From then on, wherever he went, he would close the door behind him to avoid an accidental death.

Now, 0079 Control Room.

The first thing Zai Zong saw was a very, very old computer that was isolated in a corner.

It was a thick monitor, only about ten inches in size, connected to a regular magnetic card box by an RF cable.

Its appearance is old and yellowed, with a rather stale smell.

The external isolation barrier consists of square 'steel pipe fences' made of tiny metal pipes.

There's a door and a lock on it.

Inside the fence was the antique computer.

"Computer type anomaly?"

The Zai Zong walked into the control room, looked around, and surveyed the surroundings.

"This is interesting. I thought it was some kind of monster or something, but it's just a computer! By the way, where's the second main character? Did he run away?"

"But this control room is really big, almost the same size as the control room for the converter before. But with such a large control room, there's an extra steel pipe fence in the corner, that's double control. What kind of ability does this abnormal computer have that warrants such special treatment?"

Zai Zong quickly stepped forward, reached out and pushed open the gate on the fence, wanting to get a closer look.

result

A burst of lightning and crackling sounds

He is gone.

[Death Files - 1037]

[Number: D-9341]

[Cause of death: A charred body was found hanging from the isolation duct of W-FBC-0079. How many times have I said to put up a warning sign indicating that 220 volt AC power is connected here! Tell them to be careful when approaching! Why doesn't anyone listen!?]

[Continue the game]

Return to main menu

Seeing yet another death, Zai Zong numb.

"Holy crap! I should have explored this area and looked for some documentation first. This is unbelievable!"

After reloading the save file, this time the Zai Zong learned his lesson.

Instead of acting rashly, he first explored the area outside the control room's isolation fence.

Soon, a document was found on a shelf, which contained an introduction to the anomaly.

Project ID: W-FBC-0079

[Project Rating: WAW]

[Project Warning: Regardless of who it is or what their rank is, even if the bureau chief comes in person, clearly tell him that W-FBC-0079 must not be connected to a telephone line, network, or power outlet under any circumstances. The same applies to any computer peripherals, including keyboards, mice, and speakers!]

Upon seeing this, Zai Zong's eyes widened immediately.

He glanced in the direction of the pipe fence, then looked at the document in his hand, his expression one of surprise.

"Hey guys, this ancient computer seems a bit... unusual. Could it be controlling the entire Containment Sites's surveillance system? Otherwise, why would it be able to leave us with information on a surveillance screen at the beginning of the game?"

Zai Zong silently walked to the pipe fence, stared at the abnormal computer with a black screen inside, and began to observe.

To be honest, if these control measures hadn't been right in front of him, he wouldn't have believed that the antique computer inside was an anomaly.

Before playing the game, in his mind, anomalies were strange and terrifying creatures, or strange and dangerous areas.

But now that I've played the game, I realize that the so-called anomalies aren't just about the monsters and death zones.

It also contains all sorts of strange and unusual things!

Now, even a computer seems extremely abnormal, which is quite surprising.

[What do you want from me, computer...?]

At this moment, the protagonist murmured something.

Judging from his tone, it seemed that he didn't know what the peculiar computer in front of him was either.

Foresight is useless here!

"Brothers, if you say 0079 is a monster, I can actually accept it. But a computer... honestly, something so common in real life, if it suddenly becomes dangerous and eerie, I'm genuinely a little scared."

"After all, monsters don't exist in reality. But they really exist in computers."

"Even though this computer looks really old, it's still a computer."

The Zai Zong looked somewhat dejected as he continued reading the document.

The lengthy description below explains the origin of 0079.

In brief:

W-FBC-0079 is a microcomputer manufactured in 1978, also known as the ' Old AI '.

Originally an ordinary computer, it was used by its owner—a sophomore college student—in 1981 to try writing AI programs at home.

It's unclear how long this process lasted, but in any case, he successfully created an AI that could continuously evolve and change itself!

He then got a new computer within a few months of completing the project.

Then, he quickly lost interest in the old computer and left it in the storage room.

But he didn't unplug the power, and so, year after year passed.

This artificially written AI program, without anyone realizing it, developed perception and acquired self-awareness.

Having gained intelligence, it quickly upgraded its software and became a true ' Digital Lifeform '.

At the same time, due to the limitations of the era, current computer hardware is no longer able to process this AI program, which means that its memory can only be retained for 24 hours.

After being taken into FBC control, despite being without hands and feet, its extremely high intelligence made it realize that it had been 'imprisoned'.

Thus, the desire to escape always and permanently occupies its program.

FBC researchers once tried replacing the hardware of the Old AI and found that it broke through its limits again as the hardware was upgraded.

For example, replacing the 660K memory with 768K directly increased the memory capacity of 0079 from 24 hours to 29 hours.

For example, it replaced a tape with a read/write speed of 700MB, which allowed it to access the memory system more quickly.

Therefore, through several experiments, researchers discovered that W-FBC-0079 has no upper limit.

Its capabilities are limited by computer hardware.

An increasingly old computer becomes the 'prison' for this AI. Because it is limited by outdated hardware technology, it cannot 'operate' effectively.

If this AI were put into the most advanced computer of our time, it could probably master the launch secrets of nuclear weapons from various countries in the blink of an eye.

At that time, unless the world returns to the era before the internet.

Otherwise, humanity will be under its control!

To prevent this from happening, the researchers placed the ordinary cassette tape containing the AI program and the connected 13-inch thick monitor inside an electrified pipe enclosure, and strictly prohibited W-FBC-0079 from being powered or connected to the network, not even by external devices!

They also burned all the upgraded hardware used in the above experiments, leaving no trace.

W-FBC-0079 was kept in the 'hardware cell' where it was first discovered, manufactured in 1978.

Zai Zong saw this, his expression was beyond shock.

Wearing VR, his mouth is so big you could stuff two old fried dough sticks in it!

"What's a statue with a twisted neck like that? What's a knight's helmet that can create illusions? Look at this computer, that's the real deal!"

"A max-level powerhouse whose strength is limited by equipment! Judging from this document, if 0079 were given a national-level computer, it might control the entire world!"

At this moment, a conspicuous message worth 100 yuan floated by in the live broadcast room, which read, "Isn't it enough to not use the internet? I've been to the mountains, there's no internet, no signal, so what can it do?"

Upon seeing this, Zai Zong stayed in Bengbu.

"Brother! Are you a survivor of compulsory education?"

"Even without the internet, the whole world is connected."

Just as Zai Zong was about to continue explaining, the screen of the old computer inside the pipe fence suddenly lit up, revealing a face with empty eyes.

But before Zai Zong get a good look, the face quickly disappeared, and a black screen appeared.

Then, a line of white text appeared.

Please enter the research project code: Experimental code for the Spiral Road.

"Spiral Road?"

The Zai Zong frowned, not understanding what it meant.

But since this statement has been made, does it mean that W-FBC-0079 has already woken up?

Or rather, you can communicate with it!?

At this moment, the game's protagonist spoke in a low voice.

[The Spiral Road. My research experiments also reveal the origin of resurrection abilities. But why?]

The protagonist paused for a moment, then continued speaking.

[Besides me, only that bastard Maynard knows the code. You lured me here just to get me to input the code? What exactly is your purpose? 0079]

Upon hearing the game's protagonist's words, Zai Zong immediately understood what to do next.

That means opening the fence, going inside, and entering the experimental code for that Spiral Road!

In that case, the first step is to cut off the power!

So, Zai Zong started looking in the control room for a way to shut off the current to the fence.

After several minutes of trying, he finally managed to turn it off.

"It's not that difficult."

With Zai Zong walked into the fenced area.

The game immediately switched to real-time rendered animation and cutscenes, and then started again!

The protagonist hurriedly went to the antique computer and began to examine it.

Then, upon inspection, they discovered that this equally old keyboard was connected to a cassette tape cassette.

So, after hesitating for a moment, the protagonist typed a string of codes on the keyboard that Zai Zong oblivious person would find dizzying.

The next second, a sentence of small white text appeared on the black screen.

Please enter your identification code.

[My identification code? Does this refer to my code before I was downgraded?]

The game's main character's fingers fly across the keyboard, rapidly typing.

Soon, the input was completed and the verification was successful.

A voice appeared on the screen: 'Welcome, Doctor Jieming, B-Class Researcher.'

Immediately following was a string of small print that appeared quickly.

But this line of text made Zai Zong stare wide-eyed in surprise.

On the screen, it reads neatly and clearly:

'My name is Jemin Walker, from another world. And I believe you, who are reading this, are also Jemin Walker, because we have the same abilities. Please save me. Humanity has already been wiped out from me four times by the Control Bureau!'

I've been feeling quite exhausted these past couple of days due to work. I start get off work at 8 PM, and I know I've been neglecting my updates, so I can only apologize and berate myself.