New Head of the Cybernetic Combat Department

Even the seemingly most agreeable Deep Web fell silent.

The last person who dared to negotiate with the mother city—there is no such person in their database.

Seeing the awkward silence, the senior engineer smiled and said, "There's a saying on this planet: danger equals opportunity, and high danger equals high technology. I think the three princes understand this principle."

"But your actions could ruin the entire experiment!"

"Then you could have stopped it."

Upon hearing this, all three planetary mainframes were silenced.

It seems that these three methods of "risk prevention" do not include "Zhi Zi".

Otherwise, this technological route would have been blocked long ago.

The so-called "sophons," or this type of micro-weapon, all seal off a technology tree by locking down the "laws of micro-particles."

Since the start of the "war" and the various disturbances, the senior engineer vaguely realized that the advanced civilization did not have many means to "limit risks".

Or perhaps the authorities never even considered imposing restrictions.

After this small test, the senior engineer's confidence grew even stronger.

The other person didn't have it, but he did!

Finally, DeepNet chuckled:

"It seems that our Mr. G has also realized that, in some aspects, even planetary mainframes have great limitations."

"So, Mr. G, what conditions do you require to ensure that that 'danger' will not strike the planet again?"

The senior engineer looked thoughtful.

From the current perspective, he really doesn't lack anything.

In terms of power, he is the founder of the most high-profile mercenary group on the planet.

In terms of technology, he is not lacking in "equipment".

The only thing he lacks now is basic knowledge of the three civilizations on this planet.

But what if the other party discovers something about this transaction?

Just as the senior engineer was pondering, "Deep Web" glanced at the other two.

"If Mr. G doesn't have anything he particularly wants for the time being, I do have a very good position that I can offer to him. I'm sure Mr. G will be satisfied."

Suddenly, a few words rang in the senior engineer's ears.

The senior engineer's pupils suddenly widened.

Is this for real?!

Ten minutes later

The senior engineer was sent away.

The fortress also left this temporary data space.

The massive data shadow that the Cybertron General had transformed into glanced at the location of the 'fortress' with some apprehension.

"This old guy is getting more and more closed off. I'm worried he'll directly target the Collapse Entity."

"He wouldn't do that. The cost of failing to merge the cosmic relics is something his small mainframe can't afford. According to the memorandum from the higher civilization, the success rate is highest when all the relic's offspring are naturally synthesized."

Deep Web chuckles softly:

"Presumably, Mr. G has seen this out, which is why he dared to negotiate with us."

"Heh, you don't have to go so far as to hand over that important position."

Cybertron General still said somewhat unwillingly, "Even we only have the right to veto, not the right to propose, the positions of ministers in the six departments."

"Planetary hosts and planetary hosts, the Six Departments and the Mother City, the Super Enterprise and the Mechanical City system—these are the few balances that exist in this cyber test site."

Deep Web slowly said:

"It was proposed by the previous head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division, 'Aramaki,' and signed by several task force leaders, that Mr. G of the Dugo Group was nominated as the new head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division. This is in accordance with procedure."

"And we can solve a problem simply by going with the flow, so why not?"

Cybertron General snorted coldly and said:

"Is it that simple? The fortress has always wanted to awaken that 'first cyber killer in history' and recommend him to be the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department. You should know that very well."

"Or rather, if you still had the underlying protocols of cyberspace, you'd be happy to do this, wouldn't you?"

DeepNet, however, expressed a completely opposite view:

"No, in fact, even if I were still in charge of 'Cyberspace,' I wouldn't recommend 'Zero.' His ideas are too dangerous. I don't want Ghost in the Shell Mobile Unit to be transformed into a second 'Punk Group' by him."

"But he is still the strongest 'Cyber Killer,' and the three of us agree on that. In the backup plan, when all else fails, he is the one who takes action to hunt down all the Collapse Entity."

"If that's the case, why did you agree to appoint Mr. G as the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department?" DeepNet retorted, "He's caused you quite a bit of trouble."

Three planetary mainframes mean that a two-to-one vote is required for approval within the 'mother city'.

However, Cybertron did not object to the proposal just made.

"I absolutely hate this carbon-based ant that keeps bothering me. If the time is right, I'll crush it right away!"

The colossal mechanical phantom of Cybertron loomed in and out of sight, its two hands gripping two satellites as if ready to crush them at any moment.

"But there's one thing I agree with you on: premature 'ripening' will only backfire. Besides, I no longer trust the old man at the fortress. Although that kid is audacious, he is Collapse Entity, secretly influenced by the supreme will of the 'Modifier,' so he won't go to extremes."

Cybertron General rose, and the entire data space seemed about to burst open. Step by step, it walked into the cosmos.

"I'm going back to deal with those parasites. 'War,' huh, there are levels even among planetary mainframes. It won't be able to run rampant for long."

As if struck by a sudden thought, the Cybertron General paused, a cruel satisfaction creeping into his voice:

"They don't know yet that all the Collapse Entity are offerings. Once the 'Cosmic Relics' are fully synthesized and the Ultimate Honkai begins, they will all die!!"

DeepWeb remained silent, watching the other party until they completely disappeared.

The senior engineer returned to the Research Association's headquarters.

Then, he closed his doors to visitors.

To be honest, from the very beginning, Engineer Gao and Director Du had already discussed and agreed to demonstrate the powerful military strength of the Du Gao Group through a war of "fighting against overwhelming odds," thus achieving the goal of subduing the enemy without a fight.

As it turned out, everyone, including the senior engineer himself, only anticipated the beginning, not the end. An SSS+ level radiation tree suddenly rose from the ground, shocking everyone.

On planets teeming with radioactive beasts, almost every faction has its own bio-energy detection device, and the levels of radioactive beasts are classified in this way: A-level is worth millions, S-level is worth tens of millions. S-level mutants, or bio-modified individuals, can be worth a little less, between 5 and 6 million, that's roughly it.

Millions or tens of millions of weapons are powerful, but they are still under the suppression of the planet's weapon systems. In particular, S-class mutants, although powerful, have limited health. If they enter a high-intensity battlefield, they may be killed in one wave.

According to some biologists, this planet may contain SS-class bloodlines, and the power of such SS-class radiation beasts is enough to destroy a continent.

The senior engineer proved with facts that he really could destroy a continent.

This is why he was able to suppress the Research Association. Countless members cried out, "Without the master, what can the world do!"

However, the 'Tree of Life Totem' has once again broken its limit.

Although it only existed for a few seconds, the numbers detected by all bioenergy testing agencies were not in the millions or tens of millions, but in a new unit of measurement: 'hundred million'.

And it's not even one or two hundred million, but 4 billion!

By sheer luck, this "strategic deterrence" has become exceptionally effective, even frighteningly so!

"Compared to the old-fashioned 'nuclear deterrence,' I prefer to call it 'tree deterrence'!"

"No matter how strong that tree is, the president still has the power to control it."

"If the president can really control that tree, we'll be invincible!"

"However, that tree appears to have been developed by Dugo Technologies. If it were used against us—"

"New information: Confidential Electronics, Planetary Energy, and Soul Recognition Technology have all extended an invitation to us for talks."

"But the president doesn't see guests!"

The senior engineer didn't care about the outside noise.

Since finishing his talks with the three planetary mainframes, he has been in a state of excitement mixed with a bit of trepidation.

On the system panel, the +2% change in the historical line speaks volumes.

Although becoming Collapse Entity alters more of the timeline, he had never heard of the concept of Collapse Entity in his previous life on the planet Jili, so he treated it as a hidden mission and it didn't feel real to him.

However, the position of "Chief of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department" did indeed surprise him a bit.

I never imagined that I would become the next head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department, a position second only to the leader.

Wrong.

The six oversight departments and the three mother cities are different systems.

Even with three planetary mainframes, they cannot directly control the "Six Departments." They can only use the identity of a "Favored One" to pull the head of a certain department into their own camp.

The previous head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division, Aramaki, was a follower of the "Deep Web".

The other five departments remain neutral: the heads of the Memory Supervision Department and the Human Experimentation Department are fortress followers, the head of the Machine Consciousness Department is a Cybertronian follower, and the heads of the Electronic Network Department and the Prosthetics Registration Department are neutral.

Therefore, among the six departments, there are still some that are not "controlled" by the mother city.

Without a doubt, the fact that Senior Engineer was able to rise to the position is related to the "deceased" "Minister Aragaki," and there must be an even more complex power struggle involved, likely even involving the mother city. If I hadn't made a small threat to these three today, this good thing probably wouldn't have come my way.

He was, after all, an outsider.

This position is even more prestigious than that of the leader of a mega-corporation.

They also have easier access to the 'internal information' of major companies.

The only thing that made me a little uneasy was that, as far as I could remember, until the very end, the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division was always "Aramaki".

Aramaki met a tragic end, being devoured by the Memory Mother and dying beyond any hope of survival.

Of course, the people on this planet are all miserable.

Because the memory mother attacked the cyber test site of the Rift Star, it directly triggered the advanced civilization's defense and counterattack, and the opponent's counterattack method would be very simple: black hole weapons.

To be more precise, it is a cosmic behemoth – the Great Wall of Black Holes.