Binding Machine Virus

[You forcibly used higher-order code? Permanently reduce Intelligence by 1, Perception by 2, and Data Body Attribute by 30% (duration: seven days)]

[You created the advanced code 'Starry Cloud Code', Planet Reputation +1, Hacker Reputation +10000, and you gained a random skill (Information Science)]

[The 'temporary information sphere' you created has received a trace of special high-level information. This information is classified as 'extremely dangerous.' Please handle it with care.]

Foreman Gao let out a breath, resisting the urge to log off and rest, and slowly left the 'crater'. Only when he was sure that he could no longer see the 'high-level information fog' did he restore his simulated vision and look at the thing in his hand.

In his hand, there was a glass ball, which was the code structure of the "Starry Sky Cloud Code," a genuine information product.

Inside this glass sphere is a thin white line. This white is not a normal white, but a ghastly white, giving the impression of a corpse, radiation, and if you look closely, you can even make out the hands and feet of some kind of humanoid species.

The ascension knowledge contained in this wisp of 'advanced information fog' is most likely from a carbon-based civilization, and of course, it is also most likely incomplete.

Name: Advanced Information Fog (Fragments)

Category: Information carrier

Quality:??

Danger level: Planetary

Weight: 0

Note: All substances related to ascension are extremely dangerous. You may possess information about a civilization that failed to ascend.

This is not surprising. Compared to the knowledge of ascended civilizations, the knowledge of the failed is easier to acquire. High-level information beings drift in the universe, passively absorbing all kinds of information. Who knows, one day they might drift to some ancient ruins and absorb some information from failed ascenders.

But this also means that this fragmented fog of high-level information will be even more dangerous.

Because those who fail in ascending to civilization are highly likely to cause civilization-level disasters.

At least before level 60, senior engineers do not intend to attempt to analyze it, as the success rate is too low and the risk is too great.

Don't create a widespread virtual crisis for this planet before the original entity has even arrived.

The reason why the senior engineer took such a big risk to receive such an "information bomb" that was useless in the short term was actually to lay the groundwork for the future.

He had always suspected that behind the Machine Rift Star incident, there was actually a silent clash between two super cosmic forces. Such events might not have happened once, but thousands or even tens of thousands of times. Machine Rift Star was just one link in these tens of thousands of covert battles.

One of the forces, of course, is the seventh-level mechanical civilization behind the mother city, which possesses the specialty of perpetual motion machines.

As for the other force, it's hard to say, but it shouldn't be much different.

His reason for such suspicion is that advanced civilizations like those at the level of a Level 7 civilization are unlikely to perish unless there is a cosmic-level super war or one of the three major natural disasters.

However, in the later part of the game's storyline in the previous life, before the three major natural disasters struck and before the Civilization Council had its internal conflict, a group of ancient civilizations suddenly and mysteriously disappeared. Among them was the "Ancient Machine Aggregate" behind the Mother City.

These ancient civilizations were among the top tier of civilizations, and their sudden disappearance is simply unbelievable. What's even more unbelievable is that very few people in the universe knew about this. The high engineer only learned of this news by chance after successfully ascending to an advanced civilization.

If they can follow the clues and find the real culprit who released the 'Memory Mother', then the senior engineer might even be able to interact with the level 7 civilization 'Ancient Machine Assembly' in the early stages of the game. And the benefits of being able to get on the good side of such an ancient civilization are simply unimaginable.

That's why he's so proactive in doing this.

However, just as the senior engineer was about to retrieve the 'glass ball,' a sudden voice rang out—

"Hey, this looks really fun, would you mind letting me see it?"

The senior engineer sighed. He had paid a considerable price to obtain a trace of the "high-level civilization mist." The flame code attached to him was far less vigorous than before, and was in a state of near extinction. His mind was like a machine that had run out of oil, making a "creaking" sound.

In this state, it's perfectly normal to be targeted by viruses in database 0.

To make matters worse, the person who arrived seemed to be a big guy.

Viruses and AI are like brothers from the same school. In a sense, viruses can also be considered a type of AI, except that their artificial intelligence is far lower than that of normal AI. While they are highly infectious, their basic logical framework is very unstable.

Simply put, at the same level of artificial intelligence, AI can possess intelligence far exceeding that of ordinary humans, but a virus is at most a neurotic disorder, and a late-stage one at that.

Therefore, if you encounter someone who seems to be mentally sound, they must be a big guy.

Senior Engineer sighed, turned his head, and said softly, "So, how should I address you?"

"What should I call you?" The other person tilted their head and said, "I'm only a few months old, I don't have a name yet. What do you think I should be called, Mr. G? Or the prototype? Or perhaps Motoko Yagami?"

The senior engineer frowned. He had only met him once, yet the engineer had stolen a part of his memories without him even realizing it.

This is a bit troublesome!

The senior engineer remained silent, and the figure opposite him also fell silent. About a minute later, the other party finally emerged from the darkness. The senior engineer, Mr. G, adult, child—the other party's face kept changing repeatedly until finally settling on the appearance of an exceptionally handsome young man with watery eyes, fair skin, and perfect features.

The Rich Lady Aiai Prototype.

The senior engineer's lips twitched, and he said, "I'll have to charge you a patent fee for pinching faces like this."

"Isn't it beautiful?" The 'Rich Lady Aiai Prototype' revealed a stunning smile, "I really like the way you look in the memory data."

"So, getting back to the point, could you hand over what you have in your hand?"

The "Rich Lady Aiai Prototype" reached out, and before anyone knew it, a similar "crystal ball" appeared in his hand. However, this "crystal ball" lasted less than three seconds before a crack appeared, and the white openings gradually multiplied. Finally, with a loud bang, it exploded into a pile of data fragments.

"Strange, why can't I copy this?"

"I don't know." These words came out of the senior engineer's mouth, as if he were asking and answering himself.

The senior engineer paused for a moment, then asked in surprise, "A bundled machine virus?"

So-called bundled viruses are viruses whose characteristics are bundled with applications. On the surface, everything seems normal. However, when users run these applications, the bundled virus will run.

These types of viruses vary in strength. Typical bundler viruses can only bind to some ordinary executable programs and may not even be able to break through Electronic Barrier. However, powerful bundler viruses can even trick experienced engineers like senior engineers.

Simply put, once the bondage is complete, the only way to kill the other party is for the senior engineer to commit suicide.

As long as the senior engineer doesn't die and his data continues to function, the other party can be resurrected indefinitely.

This is the newly emerged virus at level 50, 'Rich Woman's Love Bondage Machine'.

The senior engineer sighed. There was no point in taking action now. Unless he committed suicide, it was impossible to kill the other party. Without saying anything more, he threw the crystal ball over.

Conversely, if the other party dies, you will also die.

"If you want to study it, then go ahead and study it properly."

The "Rich Woman's Love Bondage Machine" excitedly took the crystal ball and rubbed it repeatedly. Soon, he had another identical one in his hand.

"That's it, that's right, no, no, something's not right—"

A crystal ball appeared, but it shattered after a short while. Another one grew, then another shattered. In this way, the handsome young man's expression gradually became eccentric.

The senior engineer suddenly tensed up, and when he came to his senses, another figure emerged from the darkness.

Another "rich woman's love bondage machine".

Soon, one after another, the area around the senior engineer was filled with handsome young men who were dating rich women, densely packed together, numbering no less than tens of thousands.

These handsome young men each wore an expression that suggested either anger, frowning, contemplation, or enlightenment. Beneath their feet lay ever-growing fragments of a crystal ball.

The senior engineer realized that he was now completely bound by the rules.