Northern Hemisphere Overlord

"Avalanche?"

The bird of paradise took the disc from the back of its hand and examined it from head to toe.

Is there something wrong with this software?

"It's hard to say whether there's a problem or not."

Cyber Hacker have developed all sorts of strange and unusual things.

But this 'name' is indeed a bit strange.

It's easy to think of the dangerous information weapons used in the "Collapse Entity Battle".

If someone is spreading it in secret, that would be troublesome.

Bird of Paradise glanced sideways at Ah Hong, the meaning clear: This thing came from your territory, didn't you know?

Ah Hong's legs went weak. He had always loved lolis the most and feared mature women the most, especially his senior sister. Seeing this, he forced a smile and said:

"With so many hackers, who knows who spread it first? But I made an agreement with them that they are not allowed to spread 'electronic viruses'."

"If it really is an 'electronic virus,' my bar will kick him out."

Under the guidance of the senior engineer, Ah Hong inherited an "ancient database" that has the function of "electronic scanning".

If it is indeed an electronic virus, it will most likely be detected.

"So it really is some kind of pleasure software?"

At the engineer's instruction, the male secretary quickly brought over an old-fashioned projector.

Ah Hong inserts and plays the disc.

Of the four people present, even Ah Hong, who had the lowest hacking skills, was the administrator of a "database," so he naturally wasn't worried about the danger of this thing.

Unexpectedly, when the play button was pressed, the screen buzzed and displayed a large number of "snow-like white dots".

There was nothing inappropriate for children, nor anything positive or uplifting.

"Huh?"

The bird of paradise was the first to notice something was wrong.

"It's erasing my memory."

"What memories?" the senior engineer asked.

"The memory of looking at this screen means that if I get infected, I will keep looking at it."

In the hacking world, your own people always know you best.

"If I continue watching, my other memories will most likely be erased as well."

"So, this is a 'delete software' packaged as 'pleasure software'?"

The senior engineer glanced at the time; ten minutes had already passed.

But the senior engineer felt as if only three or four seconds had passed.

Of course, this is assuming the senior engineer does not actively resist.

With a cold snort, the bird of paradise flashed a red light across its body.

The next moment, a raging fire broke out on the snowy screen. In the flames, the code turned to charred black, and then with a loud bang, the entire screen exploded.

"Did you find anything?" the senior engineer asked.

"This code structure is not difficult to crack. Give me a day, and I can identify who the other party is."

The senior engineer nodded.

As long as it's not a real 'avalanche'.

However, the "amnesia" made the senior engineer think of some unpleasant things.

The wave of "memory loss" in the cyber wave.

A fifth-tier information monster, its memory matrix secretes large numbers of "memory termites" that spread globally, feeding on memories.

This has caused a global "memory loss event".

It's quite difficult to handle.

Hopefully, the two are unrelated.

The senior engineer then looked at Gao Yuanyuan and said, "Take it out."

"What are you taking out, brother?" Gao Yuanyuan blinked her big eyes and asked with a blank expression.

The senior engineer snorted.

"You used my 'biological computer' to perform 'data recovery,' and you think I'm unaware of it?"

"Hehe, just teasing your brother."

Gao Yuanyuan's eyes immediately turned white, as if a door of light had appeared in her eyes.

The door slammed shut.

Bird of Paradise and Ah Hong then realized that they had been pulled into a hospital without their knowledge.

"This ability—"

The bird of paradise turned pale.

As for Ah Hong, he looked at the hospital sign and felt a sense of awe and wonder.

At this moment, a middle-aged pervert wearing gold-rimmed glasses appeared.

This pervert has a nameplate that reads "Dean" on his chest, and he looks very much like someone named G.

The senior engineer found it incredibly frustrating.

Ancient Information 'Dean'

Ancient Information "Ward"

Having grasped two pieces of high-level information, Gao Yuanyuan, in a sense, has essentially mastered the power of 'rules'.

Dean G led the way, taking the four of them to a ward.

Pushing open the door, I saw a seriously injured old man sitting on the bed, his expression blank.

"Xuanyuan X!"

Bird of Paradise and Ah Hong were taken aback.

The old man wrapped in bandages in front of me is Xuanyuan X, one of the three Electronic Ascendant, the last national advisor of the Great Xia Empire, and the leader of the Xilin Virtual Machine Party.

"Isn't he dead?!" Bird of Paradise exclaimed in shock.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't answer, but looked at Engineer Gao and asked, "When did my brother find out that I had rescued him?"

"Back when 'War' used the authority of 'Planetary Mainframe' to destroy this old guy's nine data clouds," the senior engineer paused, "You were missing for a while back then, and I guessed that you probably had a moment of saintly compassion and went to save people."

"Hmph!" Gao Yuanyuan wrinkled her little nose, not satisfied with the words "saintly heart".

The senior engineer refreshed the page.

Name: Xuanyuan X (Seriously Injured) (Information Locked)

Overall Level: 87

Occupation: Hacker Leader, Virtual Machine Manipulator, Mechanist

Health Points: 1151/140,000

Information capacity: 13 million

Skills: The Matrix (Tier 2 - Master), Virtual Machine (Tier 2 - Master)...

Template: Imperial Tutor (Account Deleted), Cyborg Leader, Virtual Machine Mentor, Shipboard Master

Previously, even with access to the mother city, the senior engineer couldn't get the other party's attributes no matter what.

But now, with a simple scan, everything comes up.

"Tsk tsk, level 87, that's really considerate."

The maximum level for a planet's civilization is 60; beyond that, it's impossible to advance any further.

However, as a third-order large-scale information creation, the "Planet Host" has the ability to grant "Favored Ones" the power to upgrade.

However, once he loses his 'GM' privileges, Xuanyuan X is 'information locked,' which means he can no longer level up.

Besides that, the senior engineer also spent quite a while looking at the four boss panels.

As expected of the "Grand Tutor" of the ancient empire, second only to the emperor, he actually has four boss panels, each with ridiculously strong amplification.

Unfortunately, the empire is gone, and one of the boss panels is now useless.

The senior engineer stared at it longingly for a while before finally looking away.

The two hackers present were more shocked than surprised.

"He's not dead?" Ah Hong swallowed hard and asked.

"No, but I probably won't remember anything," the senior engineer said, shaking his head.

As the mainframe of an ancient empire, "War" must have some grudge against this person, otherwise it wouldn't have targeted him immediately upon being upgraded to "Planetary Mainframe".

After all, as a 'ghost host,' the number of times he can take action in reality is limited.

All nine data clouds were destroyed.

That's really tragic.

"How much strength does he still have?" Bird of Paradise asked, its eyes lighting up.

This time, without even asking Gao Yuanyuan, the senior engineer knew.

After all, nothing is more intuitive than a 'panel'.

The senior engineer stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "If there are no major surprises, once the injuries are healed, it will be roughly equivalent to 'Ye the Big Lolita' completing the Electronic Brain Project."

Even Gao Yuanyuan was surprised to see her brother give such a high evaluation.

The senior engineer rolled his eyes.

What are you thinking? He's level 87. Even though he fought his way down from the 'Electronic Ascension' state, the increase in level alone is an astonishing number.

Bird of Paradise was overjoyed. He had witnessed the strength of that person from the Holy Brain Group before, and said, "So, we have another trustworthy teammate?"

The senior engineer nodded.

He had been secretly plotting to form a small team under the name of Bird of Paradise.

The members of this team must all be trustworthy hackers.

The objective is clear: to fall into the 'Arasaka Tower'.

Now that there's a personal grandpa available, the range of choices is much wider.

At least some well-known but unidentified hackers can be excluded from the selection.

The reason for such active planning is...

The reason is simple: the fall of Arasaka Tower, as a "landmark event," symbolizes the arrival of the "cyber tide."

If you complete this task.

The rewards will be plentiful, and there will even be an achievement for "modifying the timeline".

From the perspective of the bird of paradise, it's even simpler.

Cyber Hacker have a natural hostility towards mega-corporations.

Three days later—

Meanwhile, in the Northern Hemisphere, the last mechanical city controlled by the "Eternal Life Consortium" was captured.

The voice of the mother city then rang out.

The Immortal Life Foundation has been automatically disqualified from the "Electronic Brain Project" due to insufficient "artificial data."

"Based on the assessment, the 'Sacred Brain Group' obtained 4% of the artificial data from the Northern Hemisphere, and is automatically declared the winner."

"In the process of integrating artificial data and resources, the 'BioBrain-Machine Solution' from 'Saint Brain Group' has been approved as the sole solution for the 'Northern Hemisphere'."

"The Holy Brain Group has been granted primary offensive control."

The so-called right to take the lead is the qualification to participate in the third stage.

With this qualification, the Saint Brain Group can cross the dividing line between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and attack super-enterprises in the Southern Hemisphere.

Conversely, participants in the "Electronic Brain Project" in the Southern Hemisphere are unable to launch a cross-hemispheric counterattack.

Because the "corporate wars" in the Southern Hemisphere are not over yet.

Based on the analysis of previous corporate wars, the "contestants" who are the first to obtain the third stage entry ticket have a 6% chance of becoming the true victors in the corporate war.

Upon hearing these "electromechanical sounds," both Ye Da Luoli and the hardworking Dugo Technologies members smiled.

"We won!!"

The massive mechs surged forth like a tidal wave, shouting and roaring.

Ye Da Luoli, whose aura was at least five times stronger than before, hovered in the air, watching this breathtaking scene, her smile carrying a hint of something inexplicable.

This electronic voice wasn't just directed at the Holy Brain Group; all the "senior managers" heard this bad news.

Two more voices were added to the senior engineer's ears.

"As a mercenary force, the Dugo Group, which you founded, assists the Holy Brain Group in completing the 'Electronic Brain Project' in the Northern Hemisphere, thereby enhancing the Dugo Group's underwriting priority."

You have gained 50,000 Mother City Trading Points.