The Planetary Mission of the Ascension Faction
Information monsters are extremely strange beings; the higher their rank, the stranger they become.
The reason is simple: all information monsters are without physical form, and some don't even have a 'self'.
What's even more terrifying is that their spread rate surpasses that of any known biological cancer, which is why advanced information beings are also known as "information cancer".
To put it simply, if the Memory Mother really did arrive during the First Mechanical War, then everyone on this planet, including the most powerful planetary host, has been corrupted.
And the senior engineer himself was inevitably corrupted as well.
If that's the case, he shouldn't even think about reversing the plot, completing the main storyline, or even collecting all the relics; he should just run away as fast as he can, taking the rich women with him, boarding a spaceship, and escaping as far as he can.
The planet is beyond saving; hurry up and destroy it.
Even he himself might not be able to save himself, because in the deep sea of information, there is a logic that any pollution of the same level must be resolved by an "information monster" of the same level.
For example, if you want to resolve special relativity, you can only bring out general relativity, assuming both of them are sentient.
In a sense, high-level "information monsters" are no different from physical laws. What's more troublesome is that they are not like laws, but rather a collection of bizarre and corrupted fragments of laws that even the most brilliant scientists cannot decipher.
At his peak, someone could transform an entire planet's species into beautiful girls with a mere wave of his hand; he knew all too well the power of this thing.
Fortunately, the "memory matrix" did not produce a stress response until this memory code was sealed, which relieved the senior engineer greatly.
This at least indicates that the memory worm did not completely invade the planet, but only passed through it 60 years ago and cultivated some 'daughters'.
This seems to explain why the Xiao family, who have been loyal for generations, and Xiao Yuanjun, a direct descendant of the Black Prince, would choose to betray them.
The reason is simple. Just like the virtual overlord in the previous life could transform into beautiful girls at will, the memory mother can also drastically change a person's mind. This change can bypass all detection devices, and even the person himself is unaware of it. Therefore, betraying the empire, siding with the mother city, and the coup in Fog City all make sense.
Could it be that Arasaka is in a similar situation?
Considering the old man's age, he must have experienced World War II, which is quite possible!
So, in addition to the mother city and the rebels, the mega-corporations and the cloud nobles, a fifth hidden force on this planet has also begun to emerge.
Those are the polluters of the memory worm.
Arakawa, Xiao Yuanjun, and several other intellectuals in the digital world are most likely polluters.
I was wondering why the Memory Worm, this cosmic monster, descended so smoothly, and why the Mother City didn't react at all. Turns out there really is an Advent Faction!
[Hidden quest completed, reward: 500,000 experience points, +2,000 affinity with Ara-gamura, current relationship: Friendly]
"Bite--"
[Player triggers planetary quest "The Adventists - The Removal of the Corruptors," choose to accept?]
[Accept]
Planetary Mission: The Adventists - The Eradication of the Corruptors
Difficulty: Tier 2 - Nightmare
Mission Briefing: The emergence of the Fifth Force makes you realize that the arrival of the cosmic monsters is inevitable. Although inevitable, you can weaken the forces of the Adventists, disrupt the arrival of the cosmic monsters, and buy more time for this planet.
Mission objective: Destroy one Advent faction (no limit on the number).
Mission Rewards: 5 million experience points, 10 specialization points, one random Tier 3 blueprint, +1 planetary reputation, and +1% historical timeline change.
This is the second planetary mission the senior engineer has received. The previous planetary mission was to subdue Honkai energy; and, according to the mission description, it is more like a series of missions.
Because the forces of the invaders are definitely not just one!
The senior engineer obtained a hidden quest and a planetary quest from Xiao Yuanjun, which can be said to be a great gain. However, this legion leader is currently in a rather bad state.
After the Golden Rule was replaced, most people woke up from the shock of the virtual world. Only then did some people realize that the elder of the fortress legion, the Xiao family patriarch, was only half alive. Not only was he trapped in a suspended giant sphere made of memory metal, but a blood-red ray of light was also mercilessly destroying his body.
Although the beam of light was only as thick as a thread, it pierced through the entirety of Cybertron, traveling from one end of the satellite to the other, traversing the stars, giving the impression of solemnity, terror, and horror.
The memory metal did not harm Xiao Yuanjun, but the beam of light completely destroyed most of the bio-armor on his body.
The senior engineer recognized this thing. Every mother city, or rather, every planetary host, has its own planetary-level firewall, which is their greatest protective barrier. Among them, the firewall of the fortress is called the colorless fire, which the senior engineer has seen in the database 0. The firewall of the deep web is called the coding wall, which the senior engineer has never seen. But for every legendary hacker, it is like Mount Everest. There is no record of anyone breaking through this boundless wall, not even a rumor.
Cybertron's firewall, called War Shadow, is this thin line right in front of you.
Although Cybertron General is the most arrogant and has the most frequent appearances among the three mother cities, surprisingly few people know the effectiveness of his firewall.
The fortress's firewall can destroy all viruses and has suppressed the Zero virus database for nearly a century. The Deep Web's firewall is a protective barrier that all hackers fear. However, the Cybertron General seems to have never used its firewall. Even the people in the Sixth Department know very little about the firewall's capabilities.
But now, at least they know this: the 'War Shadows' are extremely destructive to the bodies of carbon-based lifeforms.
In just one or two minutes, even the top-tier bio-armor with a defense of at least 100,000 was 90% burned.
When Tianwei shut down the firewall and released the other party, this level 60 faction powerhouse was already in a semi-comatose state.
The group at the fortress had undoubtedly entered a state of rage.
Tianwei quickly apologized with a guilty expression and immediately sent people to investigate. The investigation concluded that it seemed the legion commander had indeed tried to hack into Cybertron's core database and was retaliated against by the weapon system, as evidenced by a large amount of data records.
At this, the Cybertronian robots could no longer sit still. They roared loudly, and their laser cannons lit up.
The Autobot leader was caught in the middle, trying to persuade both sides, and was extremely frustrated.
Meanwhile, the senior engineer and his group stood silently to the side, each suppressing their laughter, their eyes gleaming, silently chanting in their hearts, "Let's fight! Let's fight!"
Just as the senior engineer was encouraging both sides, a tiny robot, no bigger than the palm of your hand, appeared in the field. Its electronic eye scanned the area, and the visual monitor locked onto the senior engineer. It silently turned the volume up to the maximum and switched to "affectionate mode," and then—pounced on him.
"Dad!
You've finally come to pick me up!
!
The scene fell silent instantly.
The senior engineer stared at the "little bumblebee" hanging from his ankle, while the Cybertronian robots around him looked on in bewilderment.