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"I had my entire cerebellum removed," the mecha soldier said calmly.

The cerebellum has many functions, including regulating body balance, regulating muscle tension, and coordinating voluntary movements. Simply put, it is responsible for all data and memories related to combat.

Cutting it out is equivalent to deleting the entire combat system.

It's such a pity. With his fighting talent, he was definitely no less than his granddaughter.

"So, what exactly happened to the Xiao family back then?"

Earth's crust engine, the Honkai Project, thirteen Collapse Entity, and the Xiao family's coup in Fog City—Gao Gong felt he was getting close to the truth.

"In the 13th year of the Giant Ship Emperor, the Black Prince convened a secret military conference. The participants were all loyalists of the royal family, from five families in total, including our Xiao family."

"The Crown Prince informed us that the Royal Family has reached an agreement with the heads of state of the six ruling nations of the Alliance and the twelve foundations of the Alliance to jointly launch the 'Honkai Project.' As agreed, we will dispatch elite troops to be responsible for the defense of the project."

"At that time, only two people in our Xiao family knew about the plan: me and my father, General Xiao Yuanjun."

"In the 19th year of the Giant Ship Emperor, the garrison in the asteroid belt lost contact."

"In the 21st year of the Great Ship Empire, an envoy from an advanced civilization arrived."

"In the 22nd year of the Emperor of the Giant Ship, the Emperor died."

"In the same year, a large-scale coup occurred within the alliance, several political leaders stepped down, and six of the alliance's twelve major foundation families mysteriously disappeared."

"All of this is related to that envoy from an advanced civilization, and going deeper, it's related to the Honkai Impact 3rd plan."

The senior engineer interrupted the other person:

"Two questions. First, what was the envoy's name?"

She calls herself Deep Web.

"One of the three mother cities?"

The mecha soldier shook his head. "Based on her self-introduction, she should be an information being, not an artificial intelligence. As for the Deep Web you mentioned, if the two are really related, then it should be like my relationship with Xiao Yuanshan. For example, she used her brain structure to create this mother city."

"The second question is, why was the Honkai Impact 3rd project even in the first place?"

The senior engineer paused for a moment, then said:

"A plan like this could never be the product of a flash of inspiration from one or two scientists. It's a mega-project that requires massive resources, manpower, and materials, especially since it has to be kept secret from the eyes and ears of a super-civilization. The difficulty is simply incredible. So, why would such a plan exist?"

"Without sufficient certainty, I believe even the Black Prince wouldn't do this so easily."

"Is another advanced cosmic force involved?"

This is the most likely guess: only advanced civilizations can fight against other advanced civilizations.

To the engineer's surprise, the mechanized soldiers rejected the hypothesis.

"It's because of Collapse Entity No. 1; it was the true mastermind behind this plan."

"Who is it?"

"It is a naturally formed artificial intelligence. According to the universe, it is the Gaia consciousness of this planet. I heard that it cut off a part of itself and gave it to the interplanetary alliance to resist the army of an advanced civilization. That part of the system was later called 'War'."

"So that's how it is!" The senior engineer raised his eyebrows.

"Just like other planetary regimes, after the emperor's death, the empire also experienced turmoil. Many of the upper echelons were controlled by that Deep Web Lady, and some simply and decisively defected to that advanced civilization, including our Xiao family."

"So that's how the Coup of 1949 happened?"

"Yes."

"I see... Miss Deep Web, an ancient mechanical aggregate."

The senior engineer had several impressions of the Ancient Mechanical Aggregate, a level seven civilization.

One of them, in the Civilization Council, belongs to the first row of contestants.

Secondly, it is an ancient civilization, that is, a civilization that can be traced back to the beginning of the universe.

There are three of them, and their faction's specialty is something amazing: the "perpetual motion machine."

As for the fate of this civilization—

In the mid-game cosmic event, "Ancient Plague," this civilization was destroyed by the resurrected ancestral civilization.

The cosmic super treasure, the quantum perpetual motion machine, has also disappeared.

"So, at this point, someone started testing it?"

Some cosmic nobles, or cosmic calamities, cause trouble not in units of time, but in units of civilizations.

The rise and fall of a civilization may be just a single move.

Of course, it's also possible that the senior engineer is overthinking it. After all, it's a cyber test site, so it's normal for all sorts of strange things to appear.

"I also want to ask you a question," the mecha soldier suddenly said.

"Where did the imperial aura on my body come from? Or rather, am I of the Black Prince's bloodline?"

"No, I know very well that the Black Prince has no bloodline inheritance. I also have no intention of investigating how you obtained the Emperor's Might, after all, the technology of the future is beyond my imagination."

The mechanized soldier's dark, hollow eyes stared at the senior engineer.

"I want to know, if the opportunity arises, would you be willing to revive the empire?"

"I'm still quite interested in the Empire's modification technology," the senior engineer shrugged, "But let's forget about reviving the Empire."

"The mechanical empire has its limits; biomechanical systems are the true path to supremacy!"

The mech soldier couldn't make subtle expressions, but his disappointment was very obvious.

"Thank you for your honesty."

After it left, Little A, with her voluptuous figure, walked over, bending over to reveal large expanses of fair skin beneath her cleavage. While massaging the senior engineer's shoulders, she said in a childish voice:

"Master, why don't you lie to him? You should know that he has many important secrets he hasn't told you."

"There's no need for that; he'll tell you sooner or later."

The senior engineer opened the taskbar and clicked on the task rewards.

[Please select your modification direction: Skills/Equipment/Bloodline]

"Customized renovation" means that the specific changes will vary depending on the chosen direction.

If it's a skill, then it transforms from a regular skill into a unique skill; if it's equipment, then it raises the civilization level by one; if it's bloodline, then it grants one free upgrade.

If you choose the bloodline, the senior engineer's "basic energy symbiote" will become an "intermediate energy symbiote," making laser treatment as easy as eating and drinking.

Generally speaking, only planetary-level monsters are likely to possess this kind of "intermediate bloodline".

However, the senior engineer suddenly had a brilliant idea and clicked on the 'Leader Template - Gene Leader (Incomplete)'.

[Should the 'Leader Template' be specifically modified?]

Wow, it actually works!

Then there's no need to hesitate.

Once this template is completed, senior engineers can fully adjust the intermediate symbiotic bloodline themselves.

With a flash of golden light, the introduction of the gene leader changed.

Leadership Template - Genetic Leader (2/3)

Genetic modification: Capable of autonomously manipulating gene fragments, synthesizing gene chains, and creating synthetic organisms; the success rate of gene fusions is increased by 50%.

Genetic sublimation: taking existing genes and advancing them to a higher level through artificial evolution.

That's a good idea!

Once the gene bank upgrade is complete, the senior engineer can get to work.

Perhaps, another gene bank branch could be built here.

With so much free labor, why not use it?

Just as the senior engineer was planning his famous grand scheme, the mysterious Mr. Miller appeared in the outer city.

Wherever he went, everyone bowed respectfully to him, and only after he had passed did they raise their heads in confusion, looking completely bewildered.

The red flower demon who was making ramen naturally saw this scene and instinctively wanted to throw an "appraisal" at it.

Before he could even make a move, a hand like an iron clamp suddenly pressed down on his neck and slammed his head onto the panel.

Mr. Miller saw this and gave Uncle Jack a charming smile.

Jack K seemed to have thought of something, his face darkening.

Only after Mr. Miller had completely left the street did he release the trigger of the plasma cannon with his other hand.

"Uncle, what are you doing? I was just trying to see if that person was a human or a ghost, and you pinned me down. Let me tell you, I, Red Flower Fairy, am straight. If you want to do some things that are inappropriate for children—you'll have to pay extra! Your hand cannon is pretty good..."

"He's not human."

"Huh? What?" The red flower demon blinked. "If he's not human, what is he?"

Jack lowered his head and began kneading the dough, calmly saying:

"Space monster, the Mother Nest. I've seen this thing on Night Star. Back then, my entire squad of brothers was wiped out."

"Holy crap, an interstellar monster! What level is it?!"

Mr. Miller arrived at the ruins of the orphanage, which had long been demolished and was now just a bare open space. However, Mr. Miller did not care and a strange glint flashed in his eyes.

Soon, a large tree made of electrical signals rose from the ground, with neural circuits forming its canopy, and then a fruit condensed.

The surface of the fruit reflected fragments of images from the orphanage.

A mechanical monster carrying a young girl.

A deluge of mechanical eyeliner.

A "mechanical goddess" composed of mechanical eyeliner.

"The mastermind behind this mechanical city."

After traversing the layers of space, Miller focused his gaze on the main brain area, the core of the mechanical system.

"Then let's go take a look."

Mr. Miller muttered to himself, then instantly took off and appeared high in the sky like a shooting star. In a few breaths, he appeared in the main brain area, enduring all kinds of interception weapons, tracking missiles, energy rays, electromagnetic nets, etc. He pierced through them one by one, as if his entire body was made of steel, and smashed into them with a loud thud. He landed in a standard hero's pose, kneeling in front of a mechanical goddess statue and gently kissing her palm.

"Hello, Ms. Machine Agent."

One missile silo after another opened, and countless red lights illuminated the scene.

A giant female face appeared in the sky above the main brain region.

The city that never sleeps is filled with the blaring of alarms.

The senior engineer was naturally unaware of what was happening in the City That Never Sleeps; at that moment, he was happily participating in a lottery.

19 chances to win a prize, 10 random blueprints.

He pondered Xiao Yu's head for a while before feeling he had gathered enough good luck.

[You have received 1 bear lollipop]

[You have received 1 bear lollipop]

[You have received 1 Alien Gummy]

[You have received 1 Alien Gummy]

[You have obtained 1 high molecular weight sugar]

[You have obtained 1 high molecular weight sugar]

"..."

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