The Immortality Consortium

Just as "Mianmian Who Likes Sleeping" embarks on a new brain-computer interface journey, two other people are also taking action.

Northern Hemisphere, Zone 4

Two figures flashed by, and the senior engineer and Black Rose appeared in an abandoned battlefield.

"What's wrong?" Black Rose turned her head and asked, clearly this was not where the two of them were going.

Something's not right.

The senior engineer extended his palm, and a faint purple line appeared in his palm, branching out in all directions as if it were about to spread.

In this state, the Purple String Space seemed to be constantly shrinking, trying to completely compress into the engineer's body and merge with him again.

The senior engineer seemed to see countless spatial bubbles, each containing a blurry phantom.

Ever since opening the Purple String Space using the secondary carbon-based mode, it's as if my body has flipped some strange switch.

Opening the system panel, sure enough, a new note had appeared below the name field—

[Undergoing supplementation, process 3%]

Although it is a question mark, when you see the word "relics", it is probably related to "relics".

"Could it be that by leaving my back door wide open, I've misled the will of that 'relic' into thinking it's time for the 'Honkai' fusion?"

"Purple String Space" is a box, it is a body.

The "Metabolism Queen" is related to growth.

The body, growth, seemingly, indeed.

It's a bit of a pain in the ass.

Simply adding a note isn't a big deal.

Most importantly, the senior engineer suddenly discovered that he could no longer use his "Orochi Mode"!

Once it enters Orochi mode, it will be passively put into a "secondary carbon-based state", and then it will become a "humanoid space amber".

This... is really frustrating.

You should know that Orochi Mode is his strongest form in his normal state.

Although there is still the ultimate move "Fusion Mutation", the reason why it is an ultimate move is precisely because it cannot be used frequently.

Once that state is reached, mechanical rejection and biological rejection will rise or fall at a Schrödinger's rate, like pulling noodles. Mechanical rejection and biological rejection are two pieces of dough. Once both sides break through a critical point and the "noodles" are torn apart, the resulting backlash will inevitably be overwhelming and destroy everything.

Seeing Black Rose staring intently at him, the senior engineer sighed and briefly explained his situation.

"As long as he's not dead."

This is Rose's answer.

After surveying the battlefield, the senior engineer raised an eyebrow, remarking, "Such powerful destructive force."

Corporate warfare is a global battlefield, meaning that, apart from a very few safe zones, most areas of the planet are potentially at risk of war.

In the most extreme scenario, when both sides are in a state of frenzy, they will no longer engage in "technology warfare" but instead launch a large-scale annihilation operation against the enemy's "artificial data".

It's perfectly normal for tens of millions of people to die in a single event.

While the war wreckage here wasn't quite as horrific, it was still quite dramatic.

What was once a lush, boundless hilly region has now become a barren wasteland, with the ruins of a mechanical city faintly visible in the center.

Around the wreckage, five giant holes can be seen, from which seawater gushes out, forming five large lakes where schools of deep-sea fish, including some mutated sharks, swim.

What kind of attack could pierce through an entire continental plate? Even a nuclear-level attack couldn't do that.

And the only one who can do this is——

With a sudden thought, the two of them instantly teleported to an island reef in the "artificial lake".

The surrounding moisture was frighteningly thick, and the water mist condensed into a waterfall that rushed upwards.

The senior engineer carefully inspected the cracked area.

Black Rose's expression was calm, but her dark purple eyes reflected the entire lakebed.

Within the pupils, a gigantic shark, its 'bioenergy' reaching level A and resembling an island, slowly emerged.

At the same time, a huge shadow rose on the sea surface.

The seawater suddenly burst open, and from the center of the reef, teeth like giant pillars emerged from the sea, their enormous eyes almost larger than some whale-hunting fishing boats.

The two appeared exceptionally small under each other's gaze.

This colossal shark seems to want to devour people and the reef together.

Then, Black Rose closed her eyes.

The fog instantly became ten times thicker.

Spatial parameters, metabolic capacity, and even a part of 'Gestalt consciousness'.

They blended into an indescribable force.

The size of the Class A shark suddenly shrank.

The vast fog instantly turned into a bloody mist.

A column of blood gushed out of the mist.

The mist transformed into the skin of a giant, while the spatial ripples became cracks.

With a high-pitched scream, the giant shark slowly sank, creating another huge wave.

The islands and reefs appear to have risen several meters under this force.

Generally speaking, the bioenergy standard for a Class A radiated beast is one million.

Rose's bioenergy is 30 million.

The 30-fold difference allowed Black Rose to instantly defeat her opponent.

However, neither Black Rose nor the senior engineer paid any attention to this suddenly appearing behemoth.

After the senior engineer finished his inspection, he glanced at it and muttered something under his breath.

"This generation of radiation beasts isn't up to par; they haven't reached the continental level."

In his memory of the "Cyber Tide," there was a wave called the "Palaeontological War."

Among them, the health of the S-level mutated ancient creatures once caused many players to lose their livers on the spot.

But that's not the point—

"The point is, this move looks familiar."

The senior engineer muttered to himself with a strange expression.

If he remembers correctly, there's a move in the "Continental Plate Impactor" called "Planet Drill," which is specifically for digging underground tunnels.

If we were to dig from the seafloor plates, there's even a chance we could breach the Earth's core and cause a planetary explosion.

Therefore, unless it is a "corporate war" model, the use of civilization-level weapons is prohibited in the vast majority of civilizations and on the vast majority of planets.

This is why it is called a "civilization deterrent weapon".

However, this effect only occurs when the impact reaches the Earth's core. If it only impacts the continent, it will most likely split the continent apart, with an effect similar to a meteorite falling from the sky.

The problem is, there were five 'continental plate impactors,' so it looked like a 3 vs. 2 situation, and it seems they all perished.

"It can't be such a coincidence, can it?"

The senior engineer activated the mechanical system's built-in communication function, and shortly afterward, Sun Hong, the head of the biological warfare unit whom he hadn't seen for quite some time and who was also the former head of Gao's personal bodyguard, came online.

Now, dressed in a military uniform, with a sharp scar on her face, she appears even more ruthless.

"Boss, you're here. What... what are you doing in area 631? This is our previous battlefield," Sun Hong said in surprise.

"So, this was indeed your doing? You destroyed two 'continental plate impactors.' Do you know how much it costs to build one of those?"

The senior engineer looked at the other party with an unfriendly expression. Not to mention the hundreds of billions of dollars in construction costs, the most important thing was that this thing was not something that could be built just because someone wanted to.

Even with Director Du's "three logistics templates" as a bonus, it would still take half a year to produce one.

Most of the money Dugo Technologies has made from selling mechs and killing people around the world in recent years has been spent on developing these weapons, leaving Gao, the number one boss, with very little pocket money.

It's true what they say: industrial tycoons ruin the country, while financial tycoons build it up.

The senior engineer sighed sincerely, then stared at Sun Hong, "How do you plan to explain this?"

Sun Hong said, "In order to protect this mechanical city that has been transformed, we faced attacks from three mercenary groups, and they used 'civilized weapons.' Therefore, we had no choice but to use equal tactics against them."

"Wait, three mercenary legions?" the senior engineer frowned. "Is that Ms. Ye still waging war everywhere?"

With the strong support of the Dugo Group, Ms. Ye, also known as Dark Girl No. 550, became even more ferocious than in history. Not to mention fighting three at once, at her most powerful moment, she launched an attack on ten mechanical cities simultaneously.

However, in theory, after gaining a decisive advantage, Ms. Ye should keep a low profile and quickly convert the controlled "artificial data" into computing power for the "Electronic Brain Project".

Only in this way can we establish a solid foundation and gain the recognition of the mother city.

After all, the real purpose of the Electronic Brain Project is to liberate computing power, enabling all super-enterprises to upgrade their technological products at ten or even a hundred times the speed of the past, reaching the theoretical upper limit of civilization.

Once you reach that limit, you'll be qualified to forge more technologically advanced equipment to upgrade your civilization level.

This type of equipment is collectively known as "Ascension Equipment".

According to the senior engineer's memory, that dark-skinned girl was definitely not a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur) or a moron; there must have been a reason behind it.

As expected, Sun Hong said, "Our opponents have hired ten large military supply contractors of the same level as Dugo Technologies, and they are working together to deal with us."

"Ten?" The senior engineer was surprised. He knew that hiring a "corps" was very expensive. Hiring even one would be a huge financial burden. Many companies that participated in corporate warfare even used their own security forces.

"Which tycoon is so rich?"

"The Immortal Life Foundation".

"That's it!"

The senior engineer frowned.

In the previous life's storyline, this person did indeed appear, and was indeed Ms. Ye's greatest enemy.

However, in terms of timing, this person will not appear as a major obstacle until at least six months after the corporate war.

In fact, Ms. Ye almost met with disaster in her previous life as well.

In fact, she paid a huge price to temporarily raise her superpower to the 'SSS' level.

Therefore, Ms. Ye can only be a god in one version; in the next version, she will hardly have any chance to appear.

Even more outrageous was that after Saint Brain Group won this seventeenth corporate war, Eternal Life Technology announced that it would acquire 4% of Saint Brain Group's shares.

They've truly mastered the art of using capital.

The reason why the Eternal Life Consortium is so powerful is that it is rich, extremely rich.

When it comes to the richest people on this planet, 99% of people would think of the aristocracy.

However, the Cloud Aristocracy only controlled the smuggling business of aliens.

This conglomerate, however, can openly do business with alien conglomerates and even some Type III civilizations.

For every cent earned by a cloud-based aristocrat, it can earn ten.

Rumors suggest that it is a company controlled by its parent company, City Holdings.

But the senior engineer did not believe the rumors.

The reason is simple: given the level seven civilization behind the mother city, it wouldn't do that.

Conversely, if the entity behind the Immortal Life Foundation exists, could it also be a type of advanced civilization?

Advanced civilizations have enough patience to play a game of chess, and may even begin laying out their pieces at the very beginning of their existence on this planet.

"So, our opponent has become the Immortal Life Consortium, right?"

The senior engineer stroked his chin and said:

"Show me the battle report."

Corporate reports are classified information, but for senior engineers, confidentiality is non-existent.

After a quick scan, the senior engineer was certain that the reason the Eternal Life Consortium intervened early was 100% because the Du Gao Group had disrupted the timeline, turning the Dark Girl into a hexagonal warrior from the very beginning.

Of the 100 mechanical cities in the Northern Hemisphere, Ms. Ye has already taken control of 60.

If we don't act now, we might really get beaten to death by a flurry of punches.

"I understand. We'll discuss the specifics when I get there."

Sun Hong nodded, and the holographic communication was canceled.

At the same time, a message was sent through the same encrypted channel.

The senior engineer raised his eyebrows. These days, 99% of hackers are in our hands, and yet someone still dares to do this. What audacity!

A holographic projection popped up, transforming into an ordinary-looking middle-aged man. Before the man could speak, the senior engineer coldly said:

"I need an explanation for why you were allowed into my channel."

The middle-aged man was taken aback at first, then he laughed.

"Mr. G, you misunderstand. This is not your channel, but my company's channel. Just 10 minutes ago, we acquired this telecommunications company and then used its network to send you this interview invitation."

Hey, are you Batman?

The senior engineer rolled his eyes and said, "Speak like a human being, or I'm hanging up."

The middle-aged man nodded in agreement and got straight to the point:

"The highest price is 500 billion machine coins. We hope your group can abandon Ms. Ye and cooperate with us."

"..."

The senior engineer's lips twitched slightly.

Do people say that?

"How about we change the terms? 200,000 Mother City trading points, with the same conditions, how about that?"

200,000 transaction points. Senior Engineer remembers that before, when Dou packaged and sold the Level 2 Civilization's super technology, [Consciousness Package Technology], to the Mother City, it only sold for 17,000.

At that price, the senior engineer felt he could buy ten sets of "Martial God Armor".

Wow, what a tycoon!

"You're still unwilling? Then, is your group considering listing on the mother city anytime soon? Or, what are your thoughts on immortality? Have you considered leaving this cyber test site to develop among alien civilizations? Do you have aspirations for personal combat power? How about we help you break through the upper limit of your rank and sign a knight agreement with a 'fourth-tier cosmic being'?"

The senior engineer didn't speak, but Black Rose walked forward with a smile, her eyes narrowed, giving her a rather dangerous expression.

"Are you very rich?"

Ahem, it's almost the end of the month, so I'm taking a break. I promise I'll post more next month than this month.

P. S.: There will be additional updates later.