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Simply reshaping a person's body using "low-level code" is not enough with just "Baidu" (the Chinese search engine).

After all, she has access to big data, not raw code.

This is where another Big Data Conceptual Entity comes in – the Deep Web Bridge.

A super protocol that connects the underlying network.

If Elisa is Baidu incarnate, then Deep Web Bridge is TCP/IP protocol incarnate.

The entire data transmission layer is its core.

It had a good relationship with Elisa, so it temporarily borrowed some of its authority, which was just a matter of a word for Elisa.

At this moment, "Machine Agent" is immersed in a sea of data. Countless IV tubes made of low-level code are inserted into her body, continuously inputting low-level code. As for Elisa, she is responsible for reshaping the source code into the shape she wants.

There are also close and hostile relationships among entities within the Big Data Conceptual Entity; this is partly due to personality and partly due to power dynamics.

For example, the mother of data and the bridge of the deep web.

One is the big data entry point, and the other is the transmission protocol itself. When the two work together, information transmission will be timely and complete.

However, the Bridge and Pipeline Master—the one who almost defeated Elisa—are enemies.

It's not entirely because the two personalities don't match.

One is the hardware infrastructure and smart terminals.

The other is the virtual layer transport protocol.

There is overlap in the authority of both parties at the 'application layer'.

This is an irreconcilable contradiction.

The ten most powerful conceptual entities can be divided into two camps: the virtual camp and the hardware camp.

The two sides have fought a "divine war" more than once or twice. Some "divine beings" have fallen and had a portion of their authority devoured. When a new god takes the throne, another great war ensues in order to reclaim that authority.

During the "God War," some "hard-body gods" tried to win over "soft-body gods," and vice versa.

In short, since the birth of cyberspace, this kind of divine war has almost never stopped; even neural editors and hackers have been recruited.

Basically, neural editors mostly join the "hardware camp," while hackers are the opposite.

Generally speaking, "hardware gods" are domineering and often have connections with large corporations, while "software gods" are more easy to talk to and have a more laid-back personality.

Midway through the planet's storyline, players will also be eligible to join the "God Wars" and engage in online PvP.

Gaining experience points at lightning speed.

The mother city does not participate in this war; they are the overseers of evolution, not the manipulators.

Of course, this was the state before the "cyber wave".

In "Cyber Tide", there will be a major storyline called "Concept Parasite".

The plot is very interesting. All the Big Data Conceptual Entity have had their "authority" sealed and reincarnated. The player's main task is to find these "golden finger grandpas" and help the "grandpas" resurrect their original forms.

In my previous life, the senior engineer also participated in this mission, but the outcome was not good.

The hundreds of neuro-editors who participated in the mission finally found the key to resurrection, but were intercepted by the Turing Church members who rushed to the scene. They were forced to retreat step by step, and finally Turing God descended and swallowed the "Simulated Queen" whole.

The "Simulated Queen" is also Big Data Conceptual Entity, and a very special one at that.

She is a "virtual machine come to life".

This 3D young woman often gives players perks, so she is also known as the Big-Breasted Queen or AR Bodhisattva.

So she was eaten by Turing, that glutton, and the senior engineer was quite heartbroken.

After all, this is one of the few NPCs with whom you can exchange ideas on doujinshi techniques; calling them mentors wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Ahem, we've gotten off topic.

I didn't realize it when I was playing, but now that I think about it, the power to seal all the 'data concept entities' in one go is probably not even enough for a single mother city.

It requires cooperation between the 'Deep Web' and the 'Fortress'.

Needless to say, the "fortress" has been infiltrated by those traitors, the Cloud Nobles, and has undoubtedly betrayed us.

But what exactly is the "deep web"?

Of the three mother cities, only "Deep Web Lady" thoroughly adheres to the "non-intervention principle," refraining from any experimental modifications other than maintaining order.

This is why she can produce people like Aragaki and Motoko Yagami under her command.

Or is there something else going on?

The senior engineer, however, was thinking more about how he could maximize his benefits within this grand narrative.

Advance notice saved the Mother of Data? But that would mean becoming hostile to the Mother City.

Or perhaps, after attacking the mother city but before Turing God could act, he saved several "reincarnated children" beforehand.

As far as I remember, Turing God at his peak was either level 150 or 170. In any case, he was able to kill Deep Web in a one-on-one duel. This guy is troublesome.

Can I stop myself?

"Little one, what kind of mischievous idea are you hatching now?"

The Rich Lady Aiai Prototype's face suddenly tightened as she saw Elisa looking at her with an undisguised drooling gaze.

It seems that since Baidu was resurrected, it has become even more lewd.

Although someone doesn't mind selling their body, it's quite dangerous to do such a thing with Director Du present.

The peerless young man revealed an adorable smile, "I'm wondering when Sister Elisa will tell me the secret of the 'Big Sister'."

Gao Yuanyuan has fallen asleep again, which is not surprising.

Surprisingly, in addition to Gao Yuanyuan, Gaokesi also fell into a deep sleep.

This is also why the senior engineer has been able to have some peace and quiet these past two days.

Otherwise, given how much trouble this guy causes, he probably would have already dragged the senior engineer into various cybercrime activities.

Elisa finally got serious.

"It's good that you still care about her; we might need your help in the future."

Elisa was in front, the prototype was behind, and the surrounding environment began to change.

Since the last hack, Elisa has clearly strengthened its defenses, with countless websites, domains, and IPs flashing wildly.

This appears to be a constantly moving encrypted node.

The two entered a hospital.

The senior engineer raised his eyebrows. The medical staff here were all AIs, and the lowest level was intermediate AI, with even a few super AIs among them.

"Cyberspace is not controlled by any power."

"We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere, can express their beliefs without fear of being forced to remain silent or submit, no matter how strange those beliefs may be."

"Your legal concepts and contexts regarding property, expression, identity, and migration are not applicable to us. All of these concepts are based on physical entities, which do not exist here."

"Our members have no physical bodies, therefore, unlike you, we cannot achieve order through material coercion. We believe that our governance will arise from ethics, enlightened self-interest, and co-evolution."

Elisa paused, then replied without turning her head.

"This is the 'Golden Law,' a code of civilization signed by the three mother cities."

"Its effects will last for a hundred years."

"A hundred years from now, envoys from an advanced civilization will descend and revise the laws."

The senior engineer raised his eyebrows. "There's such a thing?"

"But it is clear that the fortress has violated the laws it signed, so we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom."

The senior engineer took a deep look at the other person's back.

You trust me that much?

This is not scientific.

Amid the smell of disinfectant, the two quickly entered a nursing room and saw a tattooed girl lying on the hospital bed.

The girl's tattoos seem to be increasing again. At least in the senior engineer's memory, she didn't have a tattoo on her neck before, but now she has a "red button".

Hey boss, your style is getting more and more dangerous.

The senior engineer gradually revealed a look of astonishment.

It's not because of the tattoo.

It was the familiar energy emanating from the other person.

"Honkai energy!?"

Even high-ranking engineers possess Honkai energy.

With the help of a certain idiot, Honkai energy surged again.

Now on the system panel—

Honkai Energy: 99% (Charging)

Note: This special energy is replenished as species evolve, and its source may be related to the origin of species on this planet.

Although it's 99%, that last little bit just won't go any higher.

No matter how Xiao Yu manipulated the senior engineer's body, it wouldn't work.

"Network bionics!"

Elisa gave the senior engineer a deep look.

"So you knew all along."

Network biomimicry, molecular biomimicry, and evolutionary biomimicry—three technologies that were lost during the initial research.

Among them, molecular bionics is bionic A, evolutionary bionics is Rose Sister, and network bionics have now also been found.

It is Gao Yuanyuan, yet it is not Gao Yuanyuan.

To be precise, it is Gao Yuanyuan's other personality— Gaokesi, the young girl.

[Task complete, experience +20000, random bionics blueprint]

The senior engineer didn't have time to look at the panel; instead, he stared at Alyssa. "What's going on?"

"It's very simple. In order to speed up my recovery process, she infiltrated the virus database number 0."

"Virus Database 0—that hidden database teeming with viruses?"

"That's it."

Legend has it that cyberspace has a large database specifically for sealing viruses; every virus that has ever wreaked havoc on cyberspace is sealed within it.

But nobody knows where this place is.

Elisa seemed to have read the engineer's mind and said decisively:

"This place is the fortress, and the purpose of this Virus Zero repository is for the fortress to cultivate large-scale viruses targeting us."

Why should we include Big Data Conceptual Entity?

Is this the reason for the birth of "concept parasitism"?

"We are a product of the 'Golden Rule,' and one of the elements that maintain this cyber testing ground."

"Although the planetary host is the ruler of this planet, in the eyes of advanced civilizations, we are not much different from them. As long as they subdue us, the fortress's voice will leap up and become the number one among the three mother cities."

"At the same time, he will also possess the secrets hidden within the Big Data Conceptual Entity."

The senior engineer was genuinely surprised this time.

"So, you mean that the Big Data Conceptual Entity is also acknowledged by advanced civilizations, and that there are ways to communicate with them?"

"You could say that."

"So, the boss went to Database 0 to release a virus to infiltrate the cyber network, disrupt its operation, rewrite data, and thus revive you."

"Yes."

"But why haven't I heard any news about it?"

"Because this operation was not entirely successful," Elisa said calmly, "The fortress's followers intervened and almost sealed Gaokesi away, but the initial virus did stimulate my consciousness, waking me up, and I saved her."

"The process wasn't complicated, but there was a small problem along the way."

Elisa lovingly stroked Gaokesi's forehead. Even in her sleep, the girl still grinned, her face full of ferocity, the kind of girl who didn't need makeup to collect protection money.

As Elisa stroked him, Honkai energy gradually gathered on his body and concentrated on his forehead.

An indescribable feeling arose.

That was a collapse originating from the very source of life.

The senior engineer actually sensed the existence of the origin of life in the virtual realm.

Soon, a number appeared on her forehead—9.

Collapse Entity 9!

So, android A, Rose Sister, and the products of three bionic technologies are actually part of the collapse!?

With the addition of Xiao Yu, the senior engineer was surprised to discover that he now knew of four types of Collapse Entity.

"Why does she possess the Honkai?"

Elisa shook her head and said, "I don't know either. At first, I just wanted to create a virus processor, so I kept expanding its capacity. Maybe it absorbed enough viruses to mutate, or maybe, during a virus absorption, I absorbed the original code of this power."

"So, only now do I realize that not only me, but in fact, other conceptual entities have been involved to varying degrees."

"They and the mother city are both hiding this from me."

"Creating 'Honkai'?"

"It's about manufacturing containers," Elisa emphasized.

The senior engineer felt that he had touched upon the core secrets of the machine-splitting star.

"In the previous era, civilization discovered the secret of evolution. This secret was so precious that the leaders of three civilizations risked offending the advanced civilization to conduct experiments in secret."

"The experiment was unsuccessful, but it provoked the wrath of an advanced civilization, leading to the destruction of that civilization and the advent of the mechanical age."

"The spilled 'evolutionary power' dispersed to various parts of the planet, and so civilization created testing grounds, ushering in the Cyber Age. The purpose of creating this age was to create a container to contain the Honkai through technological advancements."

"The three major planetary mainframes and the ten conceptual life forms under the 'Golden Law'—whoever obtains this power first, seals it into a vehicle, and offers it to the great beings above the stars will receive the highest reward."

"For example, a galaxy, a civilization system unique to it, or an opportunity for advancement within an advanced civilization."

As a "Baidu expert", Elisa has an advantage: once she realizes something, she can quickly uncover all the clues.

This may explain why the mother city was keeping it from her, and why the other Big Data Conceptual Entity were also colluding to keep it from her.

In terms of search, which search engine is more powerful?

At the same time, a system notification sound rang out.

[Historyline changed +3%]

[Your historyline has changed by 10%, granting you one "Civilization Correction Power"]

Elisa stared intently at the senior engineer.

"You are also a seeker of Honkai, right? There are actually quite a few Honkai forces around you."

"So, how about we cooperate?"