62: Heaven's Manifest Mandate
Galactic Era, January 14, 221.
Azure Planet, Frostplate Southwest, Nadivil Island, Nethermark Heavy Industries Headquarters.
This former tourist attraction left behind by Old Era was left outside the order when Mr. Entropy's Malefic Calamity swept the world.
As the ocean evaporated, heavy snow and glaciers buried it for a full century. Fortunately, due to the shallow seabed, Nadivil Island was directly stranded on the continental shelf. It was eventually taken over by Nethermark Heavy Industries. After hundreds of years of transformation, it was transformed into a de facto unsinkable fortress, serving as the headquarters and military base of Nethermark Heavy Industries.
Due to its height being tied to the continental shelf and the dangers of glaciers, this island has become Azure Planet's most special fortress.
To destroy this Nethermark Heavy Industries's nest requires 4957 tactical nuclear weapons, 1 million infantry landings, and 200,000 armored forces. The consumed materials are worth approximately 120 trillion Red Arrow Galen. Even Four Nations would not dare to pay such a high price easily.
What's more, as a neutral group enterprise, Nethermark Heavy Industries actually has the status of a political entity. Many people are optimistic that they will become the next GTB, and they are even eager to rise up and compete with GTB.
Here is the Torras of biology, heavy industry, and medicine, and over there is the syndicate of education, energy, and communications.
It can be seen from their business fields that the two are bound to have a battle.
Mingji and GTB are positioned like the "Dragon Quest" in the story. Four Nations is happy to see these two organizations fighting against each other.
Rotary-wing transport aircraft of all sizes take off and land non-stop, transporting large quantities of products to all parts of the world, spitting out real money everywhere, then turning around to continue loading cargo and sailing fully loaded. Also setting off together were the security team and [Biochemists] carefully trained by the group.
N4 sat quietly on the carpet in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her slender legs folded together, the fire burning red and warm, while she admired the thousands of miles of snow falling outside the window.
"This month the Frostplate council restricted the entry of our biochemists. A total of 55 people were forced to stay in Frostplate."
The synthetic secretary reported the situation without emotion:
"The share price of the group's newly acquired 'Mocaien Life' has dropped by 12.5%. It is Red Arrow that is promoting anti-monopoly procedures behind the scenes and preparing to ban our pharmaceutical companies from entering the Red Arrow capital area."
"These are not big things, just leave them to each locality to handle."
N4 held his delicate and smooth chin with a calm expression:
"How is the situation with Sulan Task Force?"
"They collided with the elite operators of GTB. The mission failed. 12 people died. Two people survived. They only brought back a piece of professional-level knowledge."
"GTB is really difficult to deal with. It would cost millions Red Arrow Galen to get even one punctuation mark out of these people's hands."
N4 is neither sad nor happy. Such losses and gains can only be regarded as neither loss nor gain.
"In the Ministry of Intelligence, is there still no whereabouts of sophisticated knowledge?"
"Director Alkuko has eliminated all his employees. At present, he is a mere commander and cannot carry out operations at all."
"I don't want to complain, I just want results. He has failed to meet the KPI standards for four consecutive months. If he can't continue, he will invest in Biochemical Pool. The group does not need a free hand."
"Follow your will, Pioneer." The synthesizer said respectfully, "I have already informed Chairman Elaso, and he will pass on your will."
N4 didn't see any change, but raised his hand and looked at the slightly loose skin on the back of his hand.
This body is one year older.
Her time is running out.
How high a [Biochemist]'s achievements are can be known by looking at whether he stays young forever.
The more confident people are in their own strength, the more they will trust their own transformation technology. Technology can deceive time, but it cannot deceive it forever.
When he/she starts to grow old, it means that his/her technology has reached the extreme level and can no longer maintain his/her youth and life. His/her mentality will also become aging and timid. The excessive intelligence also gives them an overly stubborn personality.
Perhaps it is due to the influence of the path. The more advanced the Martial Artist is, the more humble they tend to be. However, scholars always become more stubborn in their later years and firmly believe in their Worldview.
N4 is an exception. Her machine-like rational and pure character makes it easy for her to accept her own shortcomings and flaws and face the problem objectively and calmly.
"The environment at Azure Planet is too bad for people to be promoted to a path above Gamma-rank. My lifespan should be coming soon."
N4 raised her hand, and fine nanopolymer tentacles popped out of her palm, and she took her eyeballs out of their sockets. While she took apart the underlying crystal and brushed silicone grease on the cooling nerves, she said nonchalantly:
"Nethermark Heavy Industries There is no new Gamma-rank who can replace me. The position of 'pioneer' will be vacant in a few years. The board of directors had better prepare early."
"The system shows that there are two more biological bodies of Gamma-rank in our inventory."
"It's not a physical problem."
N4 reinstalled the eyeball, the optic nerve was reconnected, and the emerald green eyes suddenly lit up, as if they had suddenly transformed from a high-molecular polymer into a real life.
"My thinking has gradually become weaker in the process of constantly changing clothes and transplanting thoughts. With my level of intelligence and brain development, I should have clearly remembered the Halamut Laboratory explosion accident 239 years ago - but now, I have begun to forget it."
N4 rubbed his temples and stared intently at the heavy snow ahead. "Human beings cannot live forever. Death is a natural, necessary, and common disaster arranged by the Creator for mankind."
"Have you ever considered re-transplanting your brain?"
The synthetic man's eyes lit up, and he gave a suggestion through the quantum computer in his brain. "Clone a body again using the inventory you deposited in the sperm bank and egg bank through the culture chamber."
"It's meaningless. I have uploaded my consciousness countless times in my life, changed countless bodies, and the transplanted brain cells have multiplied hundreds of trillions of times. Every time I transfer it, I am accumulating a personal state."
N4 said coldly, "That is - chaos. The intensity of my consciousness has reached its limit, and its information entropy is about to reach its peak, and today's technology can no longer eliminate it."
"Mortals cannot live forever. Whether it is uploading digital consciousness or replacing the physical body, my Telomere and chromosomes are all normal, but the degree of confusion in my consciousness is about to reach its maximum."
"I am certain that this is a problem that Azure Planet's extraordinary knowledge cannot solve. Only the sophisticated knowledge of [Biochemists] that GTB may have in hand may be able to change it."
This is exactly why she sent agents to invade GTB headquarters and steal extraordinary knowledge.
However, since the group's best Sulan Task Force has failed.
"Without the leadership of Pioneer, Mingji will fail." The synthetic secretary said.
"It's destiny."
Until he knew his end was approaching, N4 still maintained a calm and indifferent attitude.
She doesn't care about anyone's life, not even her own.
"I will apply for funeral services for you, perform an autopsy and seal it in inventory according to your last wishes."
The secretary nodded and stepped aside for now.
N4 stared at the world outside the window.
As a science and engineering graduate, a top academic and chaebol in charge of a technology heavy industry group, she has little pursuit of beauty. She has never cared about her outfit in her life. She has no so-called entertainment at all. More of her money is invested in the work and career of operating the group.
Until now, when her death was approaching, she often looked at the heavy snow outside the window.
Under the semi-open barrier transmitter, there is no false sun at the Mingji headquarters, but a quiet, dark snowy night.
Is there anything interesting about this? Others are puzzled.
Yeah, nothing to see.
Even if I am N4, I don't know why I often do this now.
Just as she was watching the snowy scene in silence, there was a sudden knock on the office door.
Tuk-tuk-tuk! "Your Excellency Pioneer, something big has happened."
There were three eager knocks on the door and shouts.
N4 remained motionless, sitting where he was, watching the dark night snow.
"Your Excellency Pioneer, Alborin Tower, Alborin Tower!"
N4 said without looking back, "What's wrong with Alborin Tower?"
"Alborin Tower, Gravity Wave receiver on the ground!"
The executive at Nethermark Heavy Industries outside the door was so excited that he couldn't express it in words. He hesitated for a long time before he organized his words and said clearly:
"Just four minutes ago, the regular maintenance staff discovered that two vacuum tubes burst, and the No. 3 energy unit alarmed. After repairs, the coding unit started working."
N4 slowly raised his head.
"After inspection, we received Gravity Wave, which is different from the previous Beta-3, Qiheng-5 and other huge celestial bodies. What we received this time is information with regular arrangement. It is incredible... This must be a signal from extraterrestrial civilization."
She stood up, walked to the window, raised her hands, and tried to hold up the snowflakes through the glass.
"The deciphering results are as follows:"
Why did she want to see snow so much today?
"——Dear Ms. N4, happy birthday."