Subject Seven Collapse

"What's this?"

Inside the brain, Ahong, Aidoru, and Bird of Paradise stared wide-eyed at the spinning top on the ground. The top had been spinning for almost 10 minutes without showing any signs of falling over, and as it spun, countless symbols appeared and disappeared, looking very mysterious.

Ahong saw strings of intricate code, Aidolu saw various human body symbols, and Bird of Paradise saw even more advanced information and data.

He picked up the spinning top with one hand.

"The Virtual Realm, the top-of-the-line version of the database, the cradle of information life."

As the senior engineer weighed the spinning top in his hand, he had to admit that the Cloud Aristocracy was truly wealthy; just this one item could buy half of the City That Never Sleeps.

Name: Small Virtual Realm

Category: Information carrier

Quality: Level 4 Civilization

Weight: 0

Plug-in: Manual switch

Note: The universe is composed of information, and the virtual realm is the cradle of information life.

"This virtual realm is perfect for information exchange, especially when you have powerful hacking skills."

Bird of Paradise defined this item.

"You noticed it too?" The senior engineer glanced at the other person. "So this is a Cloud Aristocrat? His taste is worse than that of a planetary native."

It feels like someone in the Qing Dynasty spent a fortune to buy a magical device called a "cell phone," only to use it as a flashlight and not even know how to set a password.

This is the kind of thing that happened to Miler Qian of the Five Dynasties period.

"Perfect timing! This is like a pillow sent to someone who's about to fall asleep. With this, saving people won't be a problem."

In the information age, computing power is like a blue bar; if you lack computing power, no matter how capable you are, you can't use it. The vast data interaction of the virtual world makes up for the weakest link in the high-level engineering field.

This is why small virtual environments are also called supercomputing spaces.

The spinning top spun suddenly above Gao Yuanyuan's head. The next moment, the virtual world reappeared, and digital rain poured down. Gao Yuanyuan once again transformed into the Rich Lady Aiai Prototype.

With ample computing power, the wealthy woman Ai Ai's aura was exceptionally strong, leaving Bird of Paradise and Ai Duolu staring in disbelief.

"Hey, ladies, could you please be a little more mindful of your image?" Ah Hong said sourly. "They're just virtual characters. Please don't get caught up in their virtual personas and become obsessed with the world of anime. Reality is the most authentic thing."

Bird of Paradise glanced at Adorlu, sneered, and ignored her.

The next moment, under the control of the prototype, the digital rain transformed into a star rain, dazzling like a fireworks display. In the light, hundreds, thousands, and tens of thousands of Gao Yuanyuan separated out.

When all these "Gao Yuanyuan" characters come together, she wears a white dress and has black hair, resembling a saint descending to earth.

[You used supercomputing on Gao Yuanyuan's Intelligence +20, Perception +20]

[Virtual life form Gao Yuanyuan completes 'virtual reconstruction' and obtains a life form - Virtual Saintess]

[The "Cyber Girl Code" has been reorganized and replaced by the advanced unknown code "Fantasy Code"]

Gao Yuanyuan opened her eyes in a daze; this time, her pupils seemed to reflect a sky full of stars.

The massive cleanup of Fuqing Island has begun, and thanks to the actions of two monsters, the island and its surroundings are now a complete mess.

Numerous cracks appeared on the island, and the buildings were almost completely destroyed. The situation was even worse at the bottom of the island, where the already overburdened drainage system was in a state of disarray, much like a young man who had watched three days of heartwarming romantic movies and was moved to tears.

As a bystander from beginning to end, Xiao Yu felt extremely ashamed of her inaction, so she turned her grief and indignation into motivation and resolutely joined the cleaning work. Her workload was equivalent to that of ten robots, she was practically possessed by the life committee member.

The mech soldier stared at her blankly for a long time before suddenly walking up to her, patting her on the shoulder, and gesturing for her to follow him.

Under the control of the mecha soldiers, Xiao Yuanshan's projection reappeared, staring at the two with a scrutinizing gaze. "It seems you've made your decision. Very good. I hope you won't regret it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the holographic projection entered the metal wall, and a hidden mechanism opened. The mechanical soldier gestured for Xiao Yu to stand opposite it, while the mechanical soldier stood on the other side.

Soon, a scanning beam shot out from the eye of the needle.

Only the complete Xiao Yuanshan can open this safe.

Xiao Yu clearly realized something, pursed her lips, and didn't say a word.

Soon, another mechanical scroll was taken out.

Then, the two went ashore and found a second mechanical scroll in a remote grave on Fuqing Island. They then entered a house and dug out a third one in the cellar.

With the one in the senior engineer's hand, all four mechanical scrolls are now complete.

[Task complete, Experience +20000, Fuqing Island Specialty, 'Bionic Return to Origin' Quest Fragment *1]

[Quest complete, Experience +50,000, Skill Points +5, Clue to the next quest]

The two tasks, "The Uninhabited Fuqing Island" and "Xiao Yuanshan's Mind Box," were completed simultaneously.

The lit-up 'Fuqing Island' fragment, along with the 'Pre-War Research Institute' and 'Black Rose' quest fragments, brought up a quest prompt.

"When the war was at its most difficult, the interplanetary alliance planned a decapitation strike against 'Deep Web,' but the operation failed. The surviving elites went into hiding and became members of the Mechanical Age resistance. Finding them might unlock more mission fragments."

The senior engineer glanced at the task prompt and then focused his attention on the four mechanical scrolls.

"I thought there were only three mechanical scrolls."

After all, his Advanced Mechanics skill was only 1/3 on the panel.

"If it's just mechanical magic, you only need three copies, but if it's the seventh Honkai code, you need four copies. This is the most important one."

As the four scrolls opened simultaneously, four different figures appeared in the holographic image. Three of them were Xiao Yuanshan, representing his childhood, youth, and adulthood. The one in the middle was a serious-looking middle-aged man in black. For some reason, the senior engineer felt that the man looked somewhat familiar.

"He is war itself," Xiao Yuanshan said, making a startling statement.

"He is war?!"

The senior engineer then focused his attention on the middle-aged man. This man possessed an aura of authority without being angry, and his exposed body was covered with dense cracks, as if he had been severely tortured. In particular, his eyes looked like those of a demon, or to put it more politely, like preserved eggs.

"So, the Knights' mech technology also originated from Honkai technology?"

The three Xiao Yuanshans began their siege warfare, all using top-tier mechanical skills. Each of them had a different style. The young Xiao Yuanshan's swordsmanship was deadly and extremely brutal, like a plus version of Xiao Yu. The young Xiao Yuanshan's mechanical swordsmanship resembled that of an excellent tactical commander. As for the middle-aged Xiao Yuanshan, the senior engineer seemed to be watching a large mechanical system in operation, with every part of his body reaching a perfect state.

[You watched "???", and your Mechanics skill improved accordingly.]

[You watched "???", and your Mechanic skill level increased to 2.]

[You watched "???", and your Mechanics skill improved accordingly.]

At some point, the (1/3) after Advanced Mechanics disappeared, and the level increased rapidly, quickly rising from lv1 to lv5.

Advanced Mechanics Lv5: Advanced mechanical manipulation skills. For a short period, mechanical operation is increased by 400%, and burst damage is increased by 80%. Additional statuses: High-Temperature Mechanics, Pure Mechanics.

Mechanics are very similar to martial arts on a mechanical level. Mechanical energy is equivalent to internal force. While strong internal force can certainly overwhelm, strong mechanics can give you a deeper level of control over machinery. In other words, it can increase the damage of 'critical hits', 'combos', 'stuns', and 'crashes'.

When the senior engineer came to his senses, the three Xiao Yuanshans and the middle-aged "war" had all disappeared, replaced by a dense array of metal dots that formed a metal sphere with various shapes on its surface.

"If the war originated from the Gaia's will on this planet, then is it due to the influence of the 'planetary will'?"

In the senior engineer's mind, the blessing of "planetary will" is equivalent to merging the essence of all species on the planet into one's own body, which can directly elevate one's bloodline to a civilization level, and is a very terrifying method.

But that's definitely not the case. This planet has been blown to bits by nuclear explosions. Even if there is a "Gaia," it should be locked up in the cage of the mother city right now.

So what's going on here?

In an instant, the metal ball shot out and hit Xiao Yu's head.

Xiao Yu stared blankly at the two of them, while the two of them stared back at him.

"Are you... alright now?" the mecha soldier asked hesitantly.

"It's alright," Xiao Yu said, touching her forehead. A black crescent moon had appeared on her forehead.

The senior engineer felt that the man looked somewhat familiar.

The mother-in-law becomes Erlang Shen?

No, that's not vivid enough.

It's you, Judge Bao!

The senior engineer didn't waste any words and directly pointed out her attributes.

Name: Xiao Yu

Race: Collapse Entity

Level: 30

Mechanical energy: 30000

Personal attributes...

Skill:...

Templates: Battle Angel, Machine Girl, Imperial Orphan, Honkai Collapse Entity 7

The level increased by 8 levels, mechanical energy increased by 8000, and the race changed.

There's also this Honkai Collapse Entity 7 template.

The senior engineer couldn't even open it!

The game panel is somewhat similar to the level indicator. There's only one reason why it can't be opened: the boss template level is too high.

A template for a Level 2 civilization? It can't be Level 3, can it?

Even the senior engineer was somewhat uncertain.

However, there was a line of small text below "Collapse Entity".

Collapse Entity: The collapse of one person, the collapse of a planet, the collapse of a nation, or even the collapse of a civilization. In this world, nothing can be built without destruction.

It's you, Riddler!

The senior engineer rubbed his teeth, his face contorted with pain.

How are you feeling right now?

Xiao Yu thought seriously for a while, touched the bionic belly, and said, "Boss, I'm hungry."

"Beep beep beep—"

"Okay, you win."

The senior engineer looked at the third task.

[Third Stage of the Mission: Mechanical War God]

Difficulty: Hard+

Mission Briefing: Xiao Yu's father, Xiao Fengzi, has always harbored a deep-seated ambition to defeat the powerful war god of the Xiao family in the mother city, proving the correctness of the mechanical path through strength. Please assist Xiao Yu in achieving this goal.

Mission objective: Defeat a powerful war god.

Quest Rewards: 80,000 Experience, 5 Skill Points, 1,000 Reputation with Mother City

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