The Biological Inner Demon

(The previous chapter described how the protagonist met with other company executives to highlight three professional knowledge chains: "Mechanical Life," "Cloning Technology," and "Enhanced Colonization Technology," and incidentally discovered that someone was falsifying information during the process.)

(By the way, the author's first attempt to escape failed, and he is currently making a second revision. He should be released in a couple of days.)

The cyborg civilization possesses six professional knowledge chains: 'Mechanical Life,' 'Cloning Technology,' 'Bionic Technology,' 'Corpse Technology,' 'Biochemical Technology,' and 'Prosthetic Technology.'

After this meeting, cloning technology, colony technology, and mechanical life were all activated.

The first two points are due to the fact that the senior engineer had already accumulated a lot of professional knowledge beforehand, and are not entirely due to the efforts of his peers.

The last "mechanical life" was entirely contributed by all the elders present.

The concept of "mechanical life" is not quite the same as the other knowledge chain mastered by senior engineers, namely "mechanical complex".

The main technological direction of the "Mechanical Complex" is mechanical engineering. When developed to its limit, it can unlock things like "Mechanical Planet Transformation", "Mechanical Asteroids", and "Planetary Cannons".

They're particularly good at building large machines!

The "mechanical lifeforms" are actually best at building small machines, that is, building robots.

Don't underestimate the technological branch of robot manufacturing.

On different planets, the life forms of each carbon-based life form are quite different, so the Chinese character for "human" in "robot" also varies greatly and is quite strange.

The key to this approach is to be able to create 'race-specific robots' based on the characteristics of different carbon-based civilizations, which will significantly reduce the possibility of future 'robot rebellions'.

By the way, don't assume that carbon-based civilizations don't have mechanical attributes; they're incredibly skilled at it.

After all, Earth's industrial output has reached zero.

If no one falsifies information, the senior engineer might even gain more professional knowledge.

The senior engineer looked at several of the executives with a half-smile, his fingers rhythmically tapping on the three or four stacks of documents.

The high-ranking officials who were knocking felt a chill run down their spines, a question swirling in their minds.

How did the other party find out?

The materials related to "professional knowledge" could pile up into a small mountain if all of them were put together.

They don't need to fabricate everything; just changing a few data points or creating a few false theories can lead to conclusions that are completely different from those of the people in the north and south.

Nonsense, it's because I have a system!

If the system can't recognize it, then there's a problem.

The senior engineer smiled, copied those "fake professional knowledge" materials several times, and gave one copy to each of the senior executives.

"Everyone, take a look and study it."

The executives looked surprised, probably understanding what was going on. Without further ado, they contacted the group's research team and began 'technology verification'.

An hour passed,

Two hours passed.

One of the executives who provided "fake professional knowledge" wiped the sweat from his brow and forced a smile:

"Um, I might have taken the wrong data, President. Could you give me the file and I'll upload another copy?"

The senior engineer remained expressionless.

Another hour passed.

Finally, a technical expert sent back the verification data.

"The data is incorrect!"

"Several theories are completely untenable."

"Fake information!"

"You actually dared to fabricate evidence?"

Suddenly, many people's eyes turned hostile.

Even I wouldn't dare to forge something, how dare you!

More importantly, if you play fake games, I'll give you the real thing.

Wouldn't I be the one who suffers then?

"Tianwang Technology, you guys are the pioneers of gun transplantation, how could you get the basic parameters of 'mechanical modification' wrong?"

"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!"

"Neptunus Bio-Group, you've successfully created mutant bloodlines before, so what's this 'DNA recombination technology' all about?"

"I might have taken the wrong one."

"Quantum technology, you..."

Tianwang Technology, Haiwang Bio-Group, and Quantum Technology are the three technology groups that failed to cause trouble and were specifically named.

Faced with accusations from the public, none of the three companies had anything to say, since they were the ones who had indeed committed fraud.

With a "click".

The three holographic projections disappeared.

Everyone turned to stare at the senior engineer, realizing that the landlord must have been behind the incident of kicking the three of them offline.

The senior engineer crossed his fingers and said meaningfully:

"Everyone has to pay a price for what they do, and I believe that everyone here agrees on this point."

"Given that this is during wartime, it is necessary for us to teach these three companies a profound lesson."

"How about we, the thirty of us, join forces and kick these three out of the game?"

The executives' eyes slowly lit up. A group fight, huh? Great! They loved group fights.

"Buzz—"

As the hatch of the repair bay slowly opened, the senior engineer sat up, revealing his muscular physique. He twisted his neck and muttered to himself.

"It's good to give these people something to do; having enemies makes them more united."

Ding-dong—

The voice of artificial intelligence rang out.

"Master, there are guests outside claiming to be from the Dugo Group. Should we let them in?"

As the holographic projection unfolded, it revealed a series of familiar faces, some of whom could be traced back to the old scavengers of the "Cable Tribe." Now, these people were all dressed in sharp suits and looked quite respectable, fully demonstrating the importance of civilized progress.

The figure in the wheelchair at the very front was an old acquaintance among old acquaintances—Professor Han's android from the former Institute of Civilization.

Professor Han, the biomimetic.

Meeting familiar faces is naturally a happy occasion, especially since these people call him "Elder" so affectionately, making the senior engineer feel as if he were back in the Iron Sand Desert.

At that time, he was just a young man with small ambitions but no great aspirations.

Now, he is a super young wolfhound destined to step into the stars and venture into the universe.

He has evolved into the ultimate form.

However, amidst the lively atmosphere, Professor Han, in his wheelchair, remained silent and expressionless, adopting the haughty demeanor of a mafia godfather.

"What's wrong with this old man?"

The senior engineer looked at Pang Xiang, who was now the leader of one of Dugo Technologies's combat teams. The three-story-tall Pang Xiang was wearing an oversized suit and looked like a mountain of muscles.

This is the result of his bloodline mutation after "carbon-based fusion".

Now, he is a proper level 34 creature hunter. Even in his normal state, he can fight on equal terms with the large mechs developed by the group, and his aura is quite brutal.

Furthermore, his personality is no longer as naive as before; as his strength increases, his childlike intelligence has returned to that of a normal person.

His current personality is quite calm and composed.

"In the past two years, Professor Han's health has deteriorated. Replacing the android parts has not helped. He is in a 'crash mode' for at least half the day."

The state of a biomimetic is similar to that of a normal person entering old age.

Pang Xiang said in a heavy tone, "We've communicated with the people in the neural network department. His brain's basic architecture is an 'ancient' code language that's too old to be modified."

"Is that so?"

The senior engineer nodded, as expected.

Normal people have a limited lifespan, and so do bionic humans.

Every system modification adds redundancy, and every adjustment to the bionic parts also damages the bionic system.

Once the damage reaches its limit, the only solution is to completely reset the system.

At that time, the android will die.

However, the 'death' of a bio-engineered human is a bit special, because after a bio-engineered human dies, a 'living person' can be recreated on his corpse.

Whether a "new android" who has died and been resurrected can inherit the memories and "kinship" of his previous life depends entirely on his will from his previous life.

This is probably the unique ethical perspective of "humanoids".

Perhaps stimulated by external factors, a crackling sound of electricity rang out inside Professor Han's body, and then his plastic phallus lit up.

"Professor Gao, is that you who came to see me?"

Professor Han's voice remained as calm as ever, just like back then, and he didn't seem to have aged much.

The senior engineer smiled and nodded. "I needed to talk to you about something, so I took this opportunity to call you here. How about I show you around first, and then we can talk?"

Professor Han gave the senior engineer a deep look, cracked his neck a few times, and nodded.

"Alright."

"I've seen everything you've done these past few years. Are you sure that 'monster with the ability to overwhelm all information flow' will descend?"

"Um."

"Information is everything. If what you say is true—memories will disappear, senses will be confused, and wills will melt away like snow—is this the future world?" Professor Han paused, then said:

"Did it create a hell?"

The senior engineer thought for a moment and said:

"This is just thinking about the problem from our perspective; from its perspective, it's simply eating."

"It breaks down information, melts it, and then absorbs it to strengthen itself. This is what it does in the universe, which is why it can exist for hundreds of thousands or millions of years. Its information exchange speed is faster than the concept of 'time wear and tear,' so it will not die."

"Now, it has simply changed its feeding location to a planet, which happens to be the planet Ji Lie."

"What a catastrophe!" Professor Han exclaimed.

The senior engineer didn't take it seriously.

"The galaxy destroyed by the explosion of a red giant, the world with billions of planets swallowed by the tide of dark matter, insect plagues, mechanical disasters, spatial vulnerabilities, and the aftershocks of high-dimensional wars, which can even destroy ascended civilizations."

Compared to these people, what are we?

"They are lives, and we are lives too. The value of lives cannot be compared!" Professor Han said, word by word.

The senior engineer didn't argue with the old android, but instead smiled and said:

"You're right, so aren't I busy saving the planet?"

Professor Han was silent for a moment, then said:

"Since that monster needs to eat, it must possess certain biological attributes."

"Is it possible to eliminate that monster before it fully matures?"

The senior engineer shook his head:

"That would only be possible if everyone on the planet committed suicide. Although the 'Memory Mother' has biological attributes, it is still a high-level information entity."

"If we talk about it, if we repeat it, it will exist."

"It can hear 100% of what we're saying now, so do you think it will agree?"

"Now that we've become a part of it, let's stop thinking about 'cooperating with ourselves and getting ourselves killed,' as that goes against the laws of information."

"It's truly an incomprehensible existence," Professor Han remarked. "Fortunately, it only possesses biological attributes and lacks biological intelligence; otherwise, I really don't know what other way there would be to fight against it."

Before the senior engineer could answer, Professor Han continued:

"Is this why you insist on pushing forward the 'virtual reality helmet' project in the corporate war?"

"Is it because only 'networked devices' like virtual reality headsets, which can disconnect from the brain at any time, can create a 'safe haven'?"

As a veteran of the Dugo Group, the senior engineer did not hide many plans that required high confidentiality from him.

"But according to you, since it's so pervasive in its ability to infiltrate and disrupt information, can this kind of virtual safe house really guarantee security?"

The senior engineer patiently explained, "The penetration of information into the 'memory matrix' also takes into account the intensity of the information. It's like a stomach. It can digest solid things, such as bones or stone fragments, but the digestion speed will be slower. And that is our opportunity."

"There aren't many things on this planet that possess this kind of 'durability,' are they?"

"Not many, you could even say only three," the senior engineer held up three fingers. "The Wall of Coding, the Colorless Fire, and the Light and Shadow of War."

"That is, the firewalls of the three planetary mainframes."

Professor Han was silent for a moment. "No matter what, the mother city's defense system wouldn't be entrusted to you to operate, would it?"

The senior engineer shrugged. "There's always a way."

Professor Han thought for a moment, then asked another question, "According to you, since the other party has already been born and information is ubiquitous, will it be able to detect and prevent your plan in advance?"

"It will definitely be discovered, but whether it will be prevented is another matter."

The 'Memory Mother' possesses certain biological attributes. When it senses impending danger, its self-protection mechanism will definitely be activated. Although it's hard to say exactly how it will protect itself, its followers, the 'Infected,' will certainly receive our message immediately.

From the current perspective, the Digital World, the Xiao family, and the Arasaka family are undoubtedly its infected.

The senior engineer pushed Professor Han in a wheelchair, leading him to a "combat training center." At the entrance of the center, a little girl was skipping and jumping, calling out:

"Go Dad! Dad, beat Uncle Shan!"

A weak, feeble voice came from the loudspeaker at the door:

"Although your dad is very powerful, your Uncle Shan can force himself on men and lock them up, Old Shan. Why do I feel my face flush, my heart race, and my hands and feet go numb whenever I fight you? Could it be that I've fallen for you?"

A helpless voice rang out:

"Your daughter is still at the door, be mindful of your behavior. Besides, aren't you afraid your wife will hear you saying that?"

"My wife isn't here, so let's continue. 28 losses and 6 wins, I'm going to beat you this time!"

The little girl also saw the two of them, and her eyes lit up.

"Uncle Gao, you're here!"

She then skipped and hopped into the engineer's arms. The engineer picked her up and chuckled, "Come see your dad get beaten up again?"

"Mmm, it was so much fun!" the little girl exclaimed, her eyes shining.

"What a leaky little cotton-padded jacket," the senior engineer remarked.

Du Xiaohei, the bionic girl adopted by Black Python and Du Mei, was originally named Hei Xiao Du. However, the little girl didn't like it and insisted on having her name changed at the bionic after-sales service center. Thus, Du Xiaohei was born.

The senior engineer, holding the little girl, looked towards the center of the battle.

This place used to be where S-class mutants were tested in real combat, and now, two giants are fighting hand-to-hand inside.

The black python immediately activated its second carbon-based fusion human-dragon mode, with its dragon head firing laser cannons everywhere, frantically attacking the single god.

In response, the single god activated its construct, the Gear Machine, unleashing sharp gears of all sizes from within and outside its body, slicing through its opponent from unimaginable angles.

Inside the 'Mother Nest', the single god, having recovered from his previous injuries, was clearly a cut above the black python. Every now and then, his energy cannons were sliced open by the gears, blasting debris everywhere.

It's fortunate that this place is a testing ground for S-class superpowers, with extremely strong defenses; otherwise, the underground base would have been destroyed by the aftershocks of their battle.

The constructs' suppression of carbon-based life was too severe. Black Python probably learned from its previous experience and only attacked from a distance, unleashing a barrage of energy cannons. Once the opponent got close, it would quickly dodge, emphasizing the principle of retreating when the enemy advances and advancing when the enemy retreats.

While the gear machine is incredibly powerful, it can't deal damage unless it touches the target.

Seeing this, Shan Shen also changed his fighting style. Countless gears surged out from his body, hundreds and thousands of them, slashing at the opponent from a distance.

Now it's the black python's turn to have a headache.

After all, the black python was not a black dragon and lacked combat experience. Before it knew it, it was controlled by more than a dozen gears from all angles. The rotating saw teeth frantically cut its body, causing it to scream in agony.

Seeing this, Shan Shen thrust his hands into the ground, and the ground was quickly covered with metal elements, turning into a super-sized forging furnace. Gears condensed from it surged out from the ground, and for a moment, the sky and the ground were filled with attacks, just like a metal storm.

The senior engineer next to him narrowed his eyes. With his keen eye, he could naturally sense that the black python's powerful, almost tangible, biomagnetic field had already been torn to pieces long ago.

This move is definitely a killing move based on the 'Construct', and its level is similar to the 'Mobius Blade Ring', but its proficiency should have reached the top level.

This single move demonstrated the opponent's formidable destructive power at the level of a "Martial God".

However, unexpectedly, after unleashing tens of thousands of killing gears, the single god's body trembled violently, his eyes filled with fear, as if he had thought of something terrifying.

All the gears hummed loudly, and in the next instant, instead of advancing, they retreated, frantically slashing at Shan Shen's body.

These mechanical creations of the construct are like demonic weapons; if used carelessly, they will surely devour their master.

In an instant, the blood from the severed body of the single god was sprayed all over the ground, and his limbs and body were broken off, making him look like a tattered sack.

This time the injury was more serious than before.

"Hey, Lao Dan, are you alright?! What happened to you?"

Several palm-sized medical robots immediately flew over and sprayed out a burst of cryogenic fluid.

The senior engineer removed his hand from the little girl's eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Go do your homework. Your mom said that if you don't fill up half of your learning chip before she comes back, she'll delete your gaming function and put all your chip power into studying. You won't be able to get out of it later."

"Hmph, Uncle Gao is wicked!"

The little girl suddenly jumped down from the engineer's arms, made a face at him, and ran away.

Professor Han frowned as he looked at Du Xiaohei. There were visible cracks on Du Xiaohei's bionic skin, a problem that only the lowest-level bionics would have.

It's clearly as cute as a Barbie doll, but these cracks give it a creepy feel.

Professor Han looked at the senior engineer, who nodded and said, "It's similar to your situation. When she was adopted, her system was mostly broken. It was only through the 'personality balancing agent' that her virtual personality was stabilized."

"What a pity, so young—"

Professor Han sighed and said.

"Let's go in and take a look."

The senior engineer pushed Professor Han into the center of the battle. At this time, Shan Shen had been frozen by the freezing liquid, just like a corpse in a cold storage room.

In this state, it looks like it needs another major overhaul of the 'mother nest'.

Upon seeing the senior engineer, Shan Shen revealed a bitter smile:

"I thought the Mother Nest could completely heal my injuries, but it seems I was too optimistic."

"Your injury is in your heart, not your body," the senior engineer said bluntly. "You have an inner demon, but your physical body is fine."

"Yeah, Lao Dan," Black Python scratched the back of his head and muttered, "I had this feeling when I fought you. Sometimes, you could have killed me, but you would always leave a slight opening. I really thought before that you had your eye on me, Lao Dan."

The single god remained silent.

"Alright, tell me the story you didn't finish earlier," the senior engineer said. "Why did you give up being a martial arts master and end up becoming a security guard?"

A hint of reminiscence flashed in Shan Shen's eyes. "Actually, there are no secrets that can't be told."

Besides the deep web

Cybertron, fortresses, will cultivate their own war god forces.

One is a modified War God based on the 'Cybertronic Mechanical System'.

Another type is the newly emerging "Strong Warrior God".

The number of slots for the "God of War" is limited.

Every year, both sides send their representatives to compete in the God of War War, and the losing side will be stripped of the title of God of War.

"I participated in three Martial God Battles, winning one, drawing one, and suffering a crushing defeat in the last one."

According to Shan Shen, at that time, he had just mastered the "Construct" and had undergone mechanical modifications at the level of a Martial God, making him far stronger than he is now.

At the time, he was full of confidence, and even felt that with his strength, he could not only win the Martial God Battle, but also compete for the position of "Number One Martial God".

Then, he met Xiao Yu, a young and inexperienced member of the Xiao family.

"Xiao Yu?"

The senior engineer was taken aback. Was this name a coincidence?

Seeing his boss's expression, Shan Shen then gave a detailed introduction:

"Xiao Yu, 16 years old, is the youngest pilot of the Xiao family's bio-engineered armor. He pilots the 'Ominous Machine.' The most troublesome thing about this type of bio-engineered armor is that it can store and release biological viruses. Every generation of 'Ominous Machine pilots' has a very tragic end. Legend has it that this type of bio-engineered armor has its own biological AI, which is quietly devouring the armor's owner in the hope that one day it can become its own pilot."

"At that time, I had already undergone complete mechanical modification and had no biological systems left, so I was full of confidence and felt that the virus could not harm me at all."

Dan Shen let out a sigh of relief.

"In the end, I suffered a crushing defeat, and it was because of this defeat that I was stripped of my title as God of War and developed a demon in my heart."