Host Negotiations
Each of the three data shadows has distinct characteristics.
The "deep web" is like an unfathomable electronic space.
Cybertron is a planetary-sized war machine.
The "fortress" is a collection of countless electronic eyes.
The senior engineer took a close look at the "Fortress." Among the four systems, the "Information Sea" is the most evil and the most likely to give birth to "Cthulhu." Events of the lower class overthrowing the higher class and the lower class turning against the higher class are common in the universe.
In the eyes of the senior engineer, the "fortress" was rather sinister, both in terms of its way of doing things and its technological direction.
The voice of "Deep Web" slowly and deliberately rang out, lacking the domineering presence of a planetary host, but rather like a gentle female teacher patiently guiding her.
"Mr. G, as the final test subject in this cybernetic testing ground, you should be aware of your identity, shouldn't you?"
The senior engineer smiled calmly. "Of course, Your Highness, I recognized my true identity as early as when I merged with the 'Purple Energy String'."
"No need to call me Your Highness, just call me Madam."
"Yes, Deep Web Lady," the senior engineer replied readily, showing no unease whatsoever in the face of the planet's supreme ruler.
However, while the Deep Web is easy to talk to, the other interstellar host is not so easy to deal with.
"You stole my Spark technology, hijacked my interstellar warships, killed my Electronic Ascendant, and resurrected the notorious criminal 'War'—you have some nerve!"
A terrifying pressure spread from the data space, and countless images surged from the dark data stream. There were young women piloting "meat mechs" to release fire seeds, Dugo Technologies deploying third-tier civilization weapons to suppress the Great Curved Blade, Xuanyuan X being attacked by war and smashed to pieces with a single punch, and even during the exchange of "cyber space underlying protocol", someone took advantage of the gap to sneak into the other party's database to steal mechanical blueprints.
From this perspective, I am truly guilty of countless sins.
The pressure from the planet's mainframe even caused his body to be directly digitized, and then it crumbled inch by inch.
A violent power, under this pressure, seemed about to burst forth from within; this was the power of the 'Fusion Abnormal Mode'.
Previously, when he came into close contact with the "Radiation Life Atlas Tree", the senior engineer felt an indescribable desire within him.
It's very similar to the state before the "wise man" phase after watching a pornographic film, except that this desire is a thousand times, ten thousand times stronger.
"These planetary natives are a real pain. The balance I've been painstakingly maintaining is about to crumble with this interference."
The senior engineer suppressed this power, enduring the suffocating feeling of his life being completely crushed, without resisting. He was 100% confident that the other party would not really take his life.
Sure enough, when purple light appeared on the cracks in the engineer's body and caused changes in the spatial parameters around him, Cybertron's terrifying pressure vanished instantly, like a mouse seeing a cat.
"Alright, Cybertron, calm down. This is a testing ground, not a civilized land. If the other side has the ability, they can do whatever they want."
Cybertron snorted coldly and did not reply.
The conversation continued to be led by "Deep Web Lady," and perhaps it was just my imagination, but since "Tsinghua" appeared, Deep Web Lady's tone had become more amiable.
Rumors circulate about his relationship with Number One—
"We're here for two main reasons. One is the large tree your men created. From that tree, we sensed a power that shouldn't exist on this planet."
The senior engineer's spirits tightened. He couldn't say whether the three planetary mainframes knew about the 'fusion route,' but he was 100% certain that the advanced civilization behind them knew it.
If discovered, and things go wrong, that advanced civilization might even personally send an envoy to arrest you.
"The second matter concerns the 'war.' You 'final test subjects' had contact some time ago, and then the 'war' escalated. We want to know the specifics of what happened."
The planetary host controls the planet and knows everything—except for beings of its own level.
As the Deep Web spoke, the eerie electronic eyes on the Fortress emerged from the darkness one by one, appearing around the Senior Engineer, staring at him intently. In an instant, the Senior Engineer felt that his entire body, from the inside out, from every organ to every cell, including every mental fluctuation in his brain, was being completely monitored and controlled by the other party.
The computing power of the planet's mainframe is far beyond what the senior engineer can currently compete with; if he lies, he will be 100% discovered.
Fortunately, he had already prepared his speech when he was taken into this data space, and as long as he did not reveal his identity as a "transmigrator", he could tell the truth about everything.
"Actually, the two things are one thing, and both are related to the war."
"Oh? Speak slowly, don't rush," Deep Web Lady's voice rang out with a smile.
"Ever since becoming 'Number Five,' I've had a vague feeling that I'm not the only one on this planet. So, in the time that followed, I kept exploring this power and trying to master more of it..."
"... I, Ms. Black Rose, and the descendants of the Xiao family sensed that the last Collapse Entity was about to be born. So we joined forces with President Ye of the Holy Brain Group to try to bring it into our camp. Then, on the S-class continent, we faced off against the war. At that time, we did not know that the war had reached its final stage..."
The senior engineer recounted everything that had happened, leaving nothing out, including the "deal" with the war.
DeepNet and Cybertron listened patiently, their gazes occasionally falling on the "electronic eyes" surrounding the high engineer. The fortress, the owner of the electronic eyes, did not react, which meant that the other party was not lying.
Cybertron finally couldn't hold back and directly interrupted the senior engineer.
"So, you joined forces with War to divide up Number Thirteen, and you know very well that after War absorbs a portion of Number Thirteen's authority, it will be promoted to a 'Ghost Host'?"
"Yes," the senior engineer replied crisply.
Like a hundred thousand volcanoes erupting, its power and intensity were no less than that of the SSS+ Great Tree just now. This time, the senior engineer finally felt the threat to his life. His heart tightened, and he quickly communicated with the "Purple Energy String." If he sensed something was wrong, running away was the only thing that mattered.
Although he was certain that the planetary mainframe could not directly interfere with the 'experiment process', among the three planetary mainframes, 'Cybertron' was the most reckless, and who knew what it might do when it got angry.
If we calculate the timeline, by this point in time, the "Alien Disaster" should have already occurred on the Cybertron satellite, right?
Fortunately, the Deep Web stopped it. Before the volcanic lava could engulf it, a deep lake appeared out of nowhere and submerged its body.
Blue enveloped the body, while the outermost layer was a surging red.
The lake possesses the data density of a sea of data, yet it lacks the inherent dangers of the virtual world; it is tranquil, peaceful, and serene.
Theoretically speaking, such emotions should not be born. When entering the "high-density data layer", the simulated signals will be frantically interfered with, giving rise to all sorts of bizarre data illusions.
But as he immersed himself in the lake, the engineer felt a strange sense of peace.
Perhaps this isn't my true feeling.
The senior engineer had an idea and opened the system panel.
As expected—
[Your brain is woven with information from the "deep web," consciousness +10 points]
[Your brain is woven with information from the "deep web," consciousness +10 points]
[Your brain is woven with information from the "deep web," consciousness +10 points]
In just ten seconds, this attribute, determined by intelligence and perception, surged by one hundred points.
Consciousness: 957 (Determined by the level of brain development, influenced by intelligence, perception, and mechanical modification—Intelligence*1 + Perception*2 + Nervous system modification) (Special attribute for vehicles/superpower enhancement/life observation)
Unfortunately, before the senior engineer could have had his fill of pleasure, he was pulled out by the other party. Before the lake water disappeared, he turned around sharply and vaguely saw a girl appearing and disappearing on the white mist covering the lake. She was barefoot, and the blue water rippled on the soles of her cute feet.
As if sensing the senior engineer's gaze, the girl suddenly turned around and gave him a playful look.
His perfect facial features were deeply imprinted in the senior engineer's mind.
Using the mutual perception between the Collapse Entity, the senior engineer immediately realized who the other party was.
The first Honkai, the original Collapse Entity —the Deep Web!!
"Mr. G, are you feeling better?"
Accompanied by the sound of "Planet Host Deep Web", the senior engineer finally came back to his senses.
Looking around, the entire data space seemed to have been burned through by flames. Even standing still, he could sense the dangerous information firepower.
"Cybertron General's temper is indeed as bad as the rumors say."
The senior engineer secretly grumbled, but he never considered that if his house were robbed, stolen from, and infested with rats, his temper would probably be just as bad.
He could feel the angry gaze emanating from the 'Planet Host'.
"Alright, Mr. G, there's still one question you haven't answered for us."
After sorting out his thoughts, the senior engineer said confidently, "After I separated 'Number Thirteen' from the war, according to the terms of the deal, he handed me the complete set of 'meat machinery technology.' Faced with such a dangerous technology, I naturally intend to study it first before using it."
"So that big tree is the product of your research?" DeepWeb asked.
"To be precise, it's a product of failure. After all, we didn't know that the reverse engineering of this technology would lead to such a terrible thing. If I had known earlier, I would have definitely stopped this research."
The senior engineer looked completely sincere, and in fact, he didn't tell a single lie.
The data streams from the three planetary mainframes exchanged countless times in an instant.
"This kind of research must be stopped," Cybertron General's voice was authoritative and terrifying, as if it wanted to be branded into the engineer's mind.
"What you said makes a lot of sense," the senior engineer nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and then said something that astonished the three people in front of him.
"What's in it for me?"