Planet Mission: Humanoid Collapse Vehicle

"Where am I?" Dida looked around in surprise. The pure white room was empty except for rows of screens, on which countless refreshed 'simulation codes' were displayed.

After only a few glances at Dida, the long-lost feeling of nausea and vomiting that had plagued her since becoming an AI surged up again. It felt like someone with 3D motion sickness had played a game for dozens of hours. The intense nausea made her unable to hold on. She opened her mouth, gagged a few times, and spat out some data fragments before she felt a little better.

Dida dared not look any longer, after all, garbled characters had already begun to appear on the surface of her body. She was just very shocked. The last time she felt this way was in the data sea of cyberspace, that kind of high-intensity data layer. Once a mid-level AI like her entered it, her logical programs and memory data would instantly collapse.

The data intensity displayed on the screen was surprisingly comparable to that of a sea of data.

"Please wait a moment."

On the screen, the faces of senior engineers lit up, seemingly doing something, their expressions a mix of strangeness and seriousness.

This kind of expression is rarely seen on Gao.

Dida nodded and continued to observe this strange place through the eyes of 'AI'.

To outsiders, it's just an ordinary white room, but from the perspective of 'AI', it's incredibly strange. Countless data changes randomly, seemingly without any specific logical structure, but even a 'bit-level' data change will naturally produce reactions elsewhere, as if... a living organism?

The more she studied it, the more engrossed she became. As a result, her body began to undergo miraculous changes. Her skin became more delicate, and the material of her black dress improved.

[You studied 'Advanced Data Structures', Perception +1, Intelligence +1]

[Your learning of "Advanced Information Analysis Methods" increases your data awareness by 5%]

[You have learned the "Level One Idealistic Search Engine" technique, Perception +2, Intelligence +3]

[You have obtained 'Life Code Fragment'*1]

Finally, she came to her senses, her whole body jolted, and she saw someone looking at her with a smile, their eyes inexplicably... kind?

Is this NPC some kind of psychopath?!

However, Dida quickly shifted its attention. The frantic data streams on the various screens disappeared, replaced by a very special code structure. She had never seen this structure before, but it felt alive and real, like a tangible object.

The senior engineer had no idea what the other person was thinking; he was in the middle of his own excitement.

I never expected that simply invading a subconscious world would yield such results.

Fifth Collapse Entity, Purple Energy String.

Or rather, the unique spatial energy of this planet!

String theory is a concept in space theory, which essentially states that space is composed of many "strings." Migrating to "higher-dimensional spaces" requires a vast amount of energy to cause the "strings" to split and recombine.

The "Purple Energy String" is such a special high-dimensional structure, through which low-level energy can be transformed into high-level energy.

This is why, even though materials science and engineering had not yet been developed in the Middle Ages, a massive amount of "punk technology" emerged.

It was precisely because the Collapse Entity 5" interfered with history that this punk revolution, which is both ancient and modern, came into being.

The "Collapse Entity No. 5" that the senior engineer encountered in the "subconscious world" was not the original entity, but rather a "clone" hidden in human consciousness.

There must be many such "clones," either hidden in the subconscious world or sealed in some corner of the real world.

So, everything is clear now.

For reasons unknown, the Earth Network Group salvaged various AIs living in the "subconscious world." Coincidentally, this "salvage" alerted the clone of "Honkai Impact 5: Purple Energy String," so it instinctively began to draw power from the world to resist.

This is why the senior engineer sensed something was wrong after entering the "Holy City".

Then, after the Earth Network began to block the entire 'subconscious world', 'Collapse Entity No. 5' finally realized something was wrong and began to withdraw its power and leave.

The senior engineer used this power to take "Tick-Tock" away from that world and back into his brain.

However, the senior engineer still noticed something was amiss.

"This 'Collapse Entity No. 5' seems a bit dull. I've already entered its body, but it hasn't attacked me yet; it's just instinctively repelling me."

Does this mean that this No. 5 has not yet developed artificial intelligence and is only acting on instinct?

Or perhaps, only when "Honkai Energy" is completely fused with the "Honkai Body" does it become a complete Collapse Entity?

The Honkai that Gao Gong knew—whether it was Xiao Yu, Gaokesi, or Black Rose —were, strictly speaking, just 'Honkai shells,' or rather, Honkai energy controllers, but had not yet fully mastered their own power.

Among them, the first echelon, namely the fully formed, consists of androids A and War. They have mastered their own powers and developed their own unique nanotechnology and mechanical technology.

Rose is in the second tier. According to her own account, the complete body of the "original android" is sealed within the six major android corporations, and she only obtained the "electronic grid" part.

Xiao Yu and Gaokesi were at the very bottom; even they themselves didn't quite understand their abilities.

Conversely, what if Collapse Entity exists that has no pilot and is merely in a state of pure "Honkai energy"?

The description of reaching 100% Honkai Energy in the system panel of the senior engineer is as follows:

The perfect collapse allows the mortal body to initially control this destructive energy, and even attempt to become a carrier of this advanced energy.

Advanced energy carrier!

Advanced energy? In the senior engineer's mind, only a Level 3 civilization is qualified to study this level of energy.

As for the carrier, do players/NPCs who reach 100% Honkai energy have the opportunity to become Collapse Entity?

Isn't this directly participating in the main storyline?

"Bite--"

[You have received the main mission for the planet - Humanoid Collapse Vehicle]

Planetary Mission: Humanoid Collapse Vehicle

Difficulty: Tier 2 - Nightmare

Mission Briefing: Increasing evidence suggests that the thirteen types of Collapse Entity are the true secret behind this planet and the real target of the Cyber Test Site. Even without these, pure advanced energy is a treasure in the eyes of the Space Marines.

Mission objective: Find a form of Honkai energy and achieve 100% control over it.

Mission Rewards: Planet Reputation +2, History Timeline Change +7%

"So we have planetary reputation now!" the senior engineer muttered to himself.

Although there are only two rewards, each one is a major prize.

The senior engineer saved the city that never sleeps, but the change in the historical timeline only increased it by 3%, while this one more than doubled it.

Planetary reputation goes without saying; it's the highest reward the planet's reputation system can offer.

Two points of planetary reputation already surpasses that of most Cloud Nobles.

What are you thinking about?

The ticking sound suddenly woke the senior engineer. He stroked his chin and looked at the old acquaintance, noticing that the other person's expression became increasingly wary. He wondered what this NPC was planning to do this time.

Dida had a vague feeling that the other party wasn't actually a cyber killer, but she couldn't be sure.

"Do you want to switch to an energy system?" the senior engineer suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Dida looked completely bewildered. Energy system? What's that?

"Simply put, it is one of the four major civilization systems in the universe. Only experts at the peak of a level two civilization are qualified to attempt to break through and transform into a pure energy species," the senior engineer explained.

Peak of a Level 2 civilization, isn't that level 60?

Instead of finding a solution, Dida became even more confused. Wasn't the upper limit of planetary civilization only level 30? How come you doubled it?

"Of course, a complete transformation right now is unrealistic, but I can create a semi-energy body for you based on your life code, one that can carry advanced energy."

"Why did you do this?" Tick asked alertly.

Without wasting any words, the senior engineer directly assigned the other party a high-level task.

[You have received a second-tier chain quest – the capture of 'Purple Energy String']

Even though they're old acquaintances, I can't just take advantage of them for free.

Currently, the Collapse Entity with the highest probability of acquisition is "Honkai No. 5: Purple Energy String".

To do this task, he needs a lure.

This bait is actually the most suitable for players to use.

After all, players are undead creatures, and it's normal to die ten or more times while doing this kind of quest.

"So what do we do now?"

"We need to prepare a suitable physical body for you first," the senior engineer paused, "So we're going to the Earth Network Group."

"Ground Network Group!?"

Dida hadn't forgotten that the immense power of this cyberspace was the culprit that destroyed countless 'subconscious worlds'.

Many of my AI friends died at its hands.

"How do we get in?" Dida asked, pursing her lips.

"Of course, we'll go through legal channels," the senior engineer said with a strange smile. "For example, an interview."

"Interview??"