Balance Strategy

The senior engineer has gained a lot from this corporate battle.

Let's leave aside experience, specialization points, skill points, and so on for now.

The mother city trading points alone have 67,000 points, which can be exchanged for valuable items such as "black technology" and "war god equipment".

Besides,

The senior engineer also received two of the three-tiered civilization buildings.

Tier 3 Civilization Building - Sawtooth

Tier 3 Civilization Building - Nest Repairer

There are also various blueprints—Tier 2 civilization super technology [Consciousness Pack Technology], Tier 2 civilization super technology [AT Field], faction-exclusive building: Mechanical Brain Data Transmission Center, thousands of meat-machine technology data files, 6 types of enemy modification technologies, five faction blueprints...

These things, placed in any faction, would be a great source of nourishment.

And now, the winner of the Northern Hemisphere's "Electronic Brain Project" has been selected.

The senior engineer realized that the good days were over.

The brutal elimination rounds have begun.

As the Holy Brain Group enters its third phase, it can attack any company in the Southern Hemisphere at will.

As long as a dominant force in the Southern Hemisphere remains undecided, these five companies can only defend, not attack.

This competition format dictates that whoever enters the third stage first has a high probability of winning.

The senior engineer peeked through the curtains and looked into the distance. Because of the unification of the "electronic brain infrastructure," data illusions would occasionally appear in the real world, such as an upside-down city, a group of "humans" that suddenly appeared, and some thoughts and ideas that did not belong to him.

Now, above the clouds, there is only the Kuroshio Current, whose tides occasionally cover the city beneath its feet like mist before slowly receding.

Amidst the black tide, faint, bell-like laughter could be heard.

"Playing tricks."

The senior engineer scoffed.

But at this point, "Ye the Loli" was no weaker than any of the "Collapse Entity".

He did say that Xuanyuan X's level was about the same as 'Ye Da Luoli' at her peak.

But that will have to wait until he is fully recovered.

At this moment, the little girl is probably monitoring all the enemies with the help of one electronic brain after another.

The senior engineer turned around and saw that the entire conference room was packed with 'members' of the Research Association.

Executives from all 30 companies came in person, each looking eagerly at the senior engineer.

Their purpose can be summarized in one sentence—

If the master does not leave, what will become of the world?!

The senior engineer rubbed his nose and laughed.

"It's rare that everyone's all here, how about we go for a barbecue later?"

A bearded executive said seriously:

"Mr. G, it's time for you to step in; the Research Association needs you!"

Another executive followed up:

"We, 30 companies, 30 members, all our force and resources are at your disposal!"

"Yes, at this critical juncture, only with your intervention can we resist that terrifying 'Ms. Ye'."

"For the sake of the Research Association's survival, we implore you to personally intervene. We can raise another 100 billion machine coins—no, 200 billion!"

"Mr. G..."

The senior engineer looked at these people with a playful expression, stroked his chin, and suddenly said:

"Have you forgotten something? I am the founder of Dugo Technologies, and Dugo Technologies is the only mercenary group designated by the Holy Brain Group."

"What misconception do you have that I'm on your side?"

Everyone's expression froze.

Yes, they are partners of the Saint Brain Group, and the Saint Brain Group is the winner in the Northern Hemisphere.

Following the winner will likely lead to victory in the cyberwar.

One member said unwillingly:

"But President, what about our Research Association?"

The senior engineer asked in surprise:

"Isn't our Research Association a neutral scientific and technological research and development organization? Technical cooperation and results sharing—didn't I make that clear to you at the beginning?"

"But our members are not neutral."

"So I didn't stop you," the senior engineer said, even more surprised. "Look, you're doing brain-computer interface collaboration, military cooperation, joint operations—did I say anything? I didn't object at all!"

Everyone fell silent again.

Indeed, he did not object; in fact, his hacker army secretly provided considerable assistance.

"Your hacker—"

"No, I didn't, don't talk nonsense," the senior engineer quickly denied.

"I'm a law-abiding citizen. I don't know a single hacker. What these hackers do is their prerogative, it has nothing to do with me. Don't try to frame me!"

The senior engineer paused for a moment, then added, "I'm applying for citizenship in the home city, so my file can't be tarnished."

"So what exactly is your purpose?"

An executive with a hole in the back of his head finally couldn't help but reveal his true colors.

At this moment, a female executive sitting at the back suddenly felt a sharp pain in her nerves and couldn't help but rub her temples. With the help of the reflection on the table, she realized that her eyes had turned pitch black at some point. More importantly, a powerful spiritual force had poured in, utterly destroying her brain-computer interface.

"Giggle giggle—"

A burst of laughter suddenly rang out.

The female executive stood up at some point, her eyes were dark, and her expression was strange.

The unusual mental fluctuations further activated the building's "defense system".

"There are intruders!"

"Invaders!!"

Various concealed defensive weapons popped out from the walls and ceiling, their dark muzzles pointing directly at the enemy.

"Ms. Xu?"

"A familiar executive couldn't help but say."

"My surname isn't Xu, it's Ye."

The strong-featured female executive said coldly, then looked at the senior engineer with a playful expression.

"Mr. G, it's nice to see you again."

"Tsk tsk, hello there, Ms. Ye."

The senior engineer sensed that the other party's mental power had evolved again; at least before, it was impossible to cross half a planet and invade a person's brain.

"The Dark Witch of the Holy Brain Group!?"

The executives present changed their expressions, and some were even so frightened that they took a few steps back.

Without a doubt, everyone present had heard of the other party's fearsome reputation.

"I prefer to be called Ms. Ye."

"Ye the Lolita" glanced at the executive who had spoken, and the next moment, blood began to seep from the executive's face, and he began to retch on the spot.

The senior engineer tapped the table and spoke.

"I said, can you please not kill people on my turf?"

As expected, the executive possessed by "Ye the Lolita" stopped. Her high heels clicked on the ground as she walked to the senior engineer's side, put one hand on the engineer's shoulder, and said with a smile.

"Looks like everyone's been too busy fighting lately to keep up with financial news."

"I have some good news to share with you all. Dugo Technologies has spent 150 billion to acquire 2% of the shares of ShengNao Group, thus becoming a strategic partner of ShengNao Group."

Most of the people present were stunned, clearly unaware of this news.

"Therefore, you must understand that the relationship between Saint Brain Group and Dugo Technologies is no longer just one of 'employer and employee,' but rather that of true allies. Do you think our Mr. G would betray the interests of his own people for a little favor?"

Everyone present remained silent.

"Therefore, my personal suggestion is that each member of the Research Association can take advantage of Mr. G's relationship to sign a cooperation agreement with our Saint Brain Group and become our brain-computer component supplier."

"Ye the Big Lolita" smiled.

"This is a one-time opportunity; it won't be valid next time."

The next moment, the female executive shuddered and recovered, looking around in confusion, only to see that the members of the conference room were all looking at her with complicated expressions.

After a moment of silence, the senior engineer coughed and said:

"As you all probably understand, I, G, also have my reasons. I feel I need to avoid this situation."

"Alright then, as the 'Chairman,' although I have veto power, I've decided to relinquish my power in the 'Electronic Brain Project.'"

"The minority shall obey the majority. Whatever decision you make, I will not veto it. Even if you decide to take action against the Holy Brain Group, I will absolutely not object."

"As the president, my sole obligation is to ensure the survival of our 'Research Association'!"

The meeting ended in silence.

Most members looked somber.

The saying "trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead" perfectly describes this situation.

Without the guild leader, who will fight that monster? This is a matter of life and death.

The senior engineer strolled back to his office with a relaxed expression, pondering what to do to pass the time, when he suddenly felt a familiar mental fluctuation and sighed.

"Why are you here again? Didn't you already say everything you wanted to say?"

A female employee pushed the door open and entered. Looking into her dark eyes, one could tell that she had been possessed by Ye Da Luoli again.

"Big Lolita Ye" didn't stand on ceremony. She plopped down opposite the senior engineer and started munching on a fruit grown in an asteroid belt.

"It's delicious. I wouldn't dare eat anything indiscriminately at the Holy Brain Group."

As she ate, "Big Lolita Ye" said:

"I know what you're up to. You're just a troublemaker. Whichever company has the potential to dominate the Southern Hemisphere's electronic brain market, you suppress it like you're playing whack-a-mole."

"In this way, no one will win, but no one wants to lose. So, in order not to lose, everyone will accept a more compromised technical solution, such as a 'virtual reality headset,' right?"

"In the seventeen corporate wars, there were only two instances where, in the third phase, the two social reform plans were deadlocked. In the end, the mother city ruled that the corporate war would end in a draw, and the two reform plans would be implemented simultaneously."

"Isn't this what you wanted?"

They're not idiots.

The senior engineer sighed.

He only hinted at it, and the other party realized that he was planning to play a balancing strategy.

The Electronic Brain Project must have a winner, and it cannot be the 'Virtual Helmet' project.

Because of the "virtual helmet" method of connecting and disconnecting the brain at will, the enhanced computing power is among the lowest of all solutions, and the mother city will not allow the "global computing power enhancement" to become so inefficient.

However, he also cannot admit defeat and ignore the most important point: the "boss template quest".

Only the "virtual reality helmet" technology route can create an "information security house".

Without an information security vault, once the memory matrix arrives, this planet is completely doomed.