Another Adherent's Theft

Relics, artificial universe rules, cheat codes—could it be that I really am the chosen one? Even in the beginner's village, I can find a max-level artifact?

However, this thought only flashed through the senior engineer's mind for a moment.

The plot of the previous life is exactly the same as this life. There are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of players on this planet, but no one has triggered the main storyline of this planet.

Is it a coincidence? It doesn't seem likely. Interesting.

Opening the planet's main quest reveals a holographic projection of a planet, unlike the usual text panel. The planet's background is the vast universe, and its color is similar to the black of the universe, but closer to a gray. Only about one-third of the planet is a bright purple, a purple that feels very familiar to the engineer, exactly like the energy within his own body.

"So, it takes collecting thirteen types of Honkai energy to light up the entire planet?"

With a thought, the senior engineer released a wisp of 'purple energy' from his fingertip, which landed on the planet. Then, something unexpected happened: the surface of the entire planet began to change rapidly. The landmasses scattered in various places began to merge, eventually becoming three major plates centered on the east, west, and north.

"This is—a planetary map from the era of civilization. So, what just happened was a time reversal?"

At this moment, a line of text finally appeared on this strange task panel—

Collect completed and uncompleted "Relic Fragments" on the planet Machine Rift to unlock more historical areas.

"Relic Fragments" are what we call "Collapse Entity".

The completed engineers can understand, but the unfinished ones mean that the Collapse Entity on this planet have not all taken shape.

Three punk revolutions have ignited at least three Collapse Entity.

The pre-civilization era rescue plan unlocked the second Honkai event, "War".

The Third Honkai is "Turing," a product of Turing's followers completing the "Ark Project," which occurs in the later stages of the planet's storyline.

Honkai Collapse Entity 3rd, A, is a symbol of the maturity of android technology in the cyber age.

The more the senior engineer thought about it, the clearer his mind became.

Therefore, the "relic fragments" are related to the technology of each era on this planet, and some "future technologies" have not been activated at present, so naturally there will be no Collapse Entity.

Why are there three completely different types of civilizations on this planet? Is it because different Collapse Entity Honkai require different technologies?

So that's how it is.

The entire main storyline of this planet is actually just a "Collapse Entity Collection Project"?!

"Prepare to leave! I can sense a dangerous surge of data attempting to descend from the data layer."

"Huh? That's strange, it seems to be blocked by someone. Do you know this person?"

As Elisa spoke, a figure appeared on the surface of the lake, a very familiar face—Motoko Yagami.

"Yes, I called them."

As a beloved pet of a wealthy woman, she naturally reports to her patron whenever she is in doubt. In order to keep the other two old data monsters occupied, the senior engineer reported to the domineering CEO, Rose. He thought that Rose would have that old man, Aramaki, take action in secret, but unexpectedly, it was Motoko Yagami who came.

However, the effect is not bad.

With a thought, he activated 'Spatial Traverse', emptying half of his advanced energy pool. At the same time, Gao Gong's body was once again covered in purple light, and he entered the dimensional world again. Countless 'dimensional lines' extended into each other in space. Following his gaze, a rhomboid mirror gradually appeared 'not far away', and the human figure in the mirror became clearer and clearer, showing every detail.

As the figure in the mirror became fully visible, the senior engineer vanished instantly.

Although there are many words, from the moment the senior engineer activates "instant teleportation," it may take less than one-tenth of a second.

A few seconds later, the frozen sea surface suddenly trembled violently, the thick ice began to crack, and accompanied by a huge roar from the data layer, the entire ice layer collapsed, and at the same time a huge face appeared on the sea surface.

The cybernetic giant—Kratos!

Unlike the software monsters that can only swagger around in cyberspace, the hardware monsters in the Big Data Conceptual Entity can already begin to move from the virtual to the real and interfere with reality.

Tens of thousands of meters below the sea surface, tens of thousands of mechanical radiation beasts had gathered at some unknown time. Their skin was flushed with excitement, and large amounts of neurotransmitters, including dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, endorphins, and some mutated hormones, were rising, creating a huge biological signal source. These biological signals were systematically transmitting combat commands, and above the radiation cloud, mechanical life forms were exceeding their limits at ten times the speed of sound, rushing towards this place.

[Battle Command Issued——]

[Battle command canceled——]

[Instruction level, level 4, mandatory execution]

[Same-level instruction rejected]

[Command Faction: Fortress]

[Command Category: Deep Web]

Then this hilarious scene unfolded: the mechanical legion, which had just been charging forward with murderous intent, suddenly came to a halt high in the sky. Their red mechanical eyes turned green, and under orders, they all turned around and headed back towards where they came from.

Then, with the control of the cybernetic giant, the combat commands were unlocked again, and the pair of mechanical eyes switched to combat mode, entering berserk mode once more. This happened two or three times, until finally, these Decepticon mechanical lifeforms couldn't hold back anymore and started cursing loudly.

"Which idiot boss gave this order? Are we going to attack or not? My engine's about to smoke!"

"Complaint! Complaint!"

"Forget about filing a complaint, just kill his whole family! We Decepticons aren't to be trifled with!"

"Where's the tape drive? Didn't you just install a new anti-tracking plugin? Find out who gave the commands!"

"But the general warned us not to attack the mother city again," a mechanical life form, noticeably shorter than the other, said stiffly.

"Is he a bastard from the mother city?!"

"The authority belongs to the mother city, but the person issuing the orders does not. One of the reasons is that it is a product of the Golden Rule."

"Those virtual creations, the ones born at the same time as the first ancestor?"

"So what do we do now?"

"What else can we do? Go home, go home! What's the point of fighting!"

Meanwhile, at the Garbage Island ruins, the giant face formed by the prosthetic giant also encountered trouble. On its face, which spans dozens of miles, a "mole" is moving rapidly. It is because of this "mole" that the "reality command" it wants to establish is delayed in issuing. As for the mechanical legion that was transferred, it has simply gone on strike.

Finally, the cybernetic giant gave up, its huge, blood-red eyes lowered, coldly staring at the 'mole' on its left cheek.

The mole slowly rose, its rich raw code outlining a beautiful body. As it slowly stood up, its shoulder-length short hair fell down, revealing a handsome yet indifferent face. Its black, form-fitting combat suit added to its heroic aura.

"It's time to go back, network number 8. Reality is not where you belong."

Few people know that in the early days of cyberspace, the "cyber life" that was automatically generated under the influence of the Golden Rule was assigned codenames based on priority. Among them, the cybernetic giant was number 8.

"Interfere in my affairs, and Kratos will fight you to the death!"

"A rudimentary biological fighting instinct won't interfere with my actions. You should know that I am a bio-android."

A large amount of crimson code spread from Motoko Yagami's feet throughout her body, but it could not penetrate her skin. Inside her skin, a faint layer of electronic light firmly blocked the crimson invasion.

"The Wall of Coding!"

The Wall of Code, the Colorless Fire, the Shadows of War—the firewalls of the three planetary hosts on this planet, with city-level protection, are not something that ordinary people can break through.

"The master of the Golden Rule is about to change, and the Hidden System will undergo its seventeenth reorganization. Your master will no longer have supreme control."

"Let's wait until 'Fortress' takes over before we talk about it," Motoko Yagami said calmly. "There were quite a few people who disagreed with him at this year's meeting."

On its enormous face, a pair of blood-red eyes stared fiercely at the other, finally seeping into the sea little by little.

Motoko Yagami shook her head and turned to leave, but suddenly her expression changed and her steps froze. Just a moment ago, her "Electronic Barrier" seemed to have been interfered with by some inexplicable force.

She turned around abruptly and saw another "Motoko Yagami" calmly looking at her.

"Life code copying, what's your relationship with the fortress?"

"Be one with me, lady's scroll."