The Explanation

The senior engineer then looked at "Little Woman No. 2" and "Kermos".

"Please come over here, both of you. There are some things I'd like to discuss with you."

"Us?"

Before the two could even finish their surprised expressions, the scene changed, and a dilapidated-looking hospital appeared before them.

"Huh? What's this—"

Although "Little Woman No. 2" has the face of "Huang Yuanli", her temperament is completely different. She is more intelligent and immediately notices that something is wrong here.

"What a sophisticated information space!"

Ye Da Luoli was also surprised, because this "illusion" was actually somewhat like her own "dark space".

"Could it be that the other party also possesses some kind of peculiar energy?"

After entering this place, the appearances of all three women changed.

The body of "Little Woman No. 2" became transparent, and from time to time, some radiated beast limbs would squeeze out from inside the body. Some of them were terrifyingly large, but as soon as they emerged from the "body", they would quickly turn into nothingness.

Meanwhile, the tall beauty Kermos grew even taller, approaching three meters. Her hands and feet were no longer visible, leaving only segments of white insect body topped with a woman's head and bulging whites of her eyes, making her appear even more eerie.

As for Ye Da Luoli, not only are her eyes pitch black, but at least half of her body is also blended into the darkness, while the other half seems to be melting away at any moment.

The three women looked at each other, their expressions somewhat surprised, and they all shared a common thought.

Although we're all monsters, you really do look quite strange.

Let's go.

Senior engineers take the lead.

"Why haven't you changed?" Ye Da Luoli asked curiously.

"In a high-level information field, low-level information will revert to its original form. It's normal for the three of you, as the brain in a vat, a biological computer, and a super mutant, to revert to your original form. As for me—"

The senior engineer paused, and his figure suddenly became transparent, like a 'glass man'. Each 'glass' reflected a different place. Then, after only three breaths, the 'glass man' returned to its original state.

"I'm a little special; I can change back."

Ye Da Luoli looked at him suspiciously. Did he mean that the "information" on his body was stronger than a high-level information field? Or at least at the same level?

Is this guy lying to people again?

Regardless of what the three thought, the senior engineer led them directly to the inpatient department, took the elevator to the ninth floor, and then entered a ward.

There wasn't a single nurse present throughout the entire process.

However, all three of them vaguely sensed a perverted gaze watching them from time to time, making their hair stand on end.

Upon arriving at the ward door, the senior engineer pushed the door open and entered. There were two beds in the ward.

An old man with a blank expression sat on a hospital bed, exuding a terrifying aura.

There was another one, a smoking skeleton.

But whether it was an old man or a skeleton, the three of them felt the same way—monsters!

"Is your Dugo Technologies a monster park? How come there are two more monsters?" Ye Da Luoli asked in surprise.

"You recognize this person? Do you remember the owner of the nine-layered data cloud back in Knight's Highlands?"

"It's him? He's not dead!?" Ye Da Luoli was even more surprised.

She already knew about the fall of the three "Electronic Ascendant" from the Saint Brain Group's information channels, but now it seems that at least one "Electronic Ascendant" is still alive and has been hidden by him.

This indicates that the Dugo Group has gained another top-tier fighter.

For a moment, Ye Da Luoli didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

"This is the founder of 'Soul Recognition Technology,' the Skull."

The senior engineer pointed to another 'patient' and said.

Ye Da Luoli pondered for a moment and remembered that "Soul Recognition Technology" was a well-known information company that had developed rapidly in the past two years and was showing signs of becoming the next generation of "super companies".

Has this 'newly emerging giant' also fallen into his hands?

"Originally, I wanted to kill him, but then I changed my mind. At this critical juncture, it's not a bad thing to retain one more high-level combatant on the virtual level. In the face of the inevitable super crisis in the future, one more person means one more force."

The senior engineer paused for a moment, then said:

"So I plan to retrieve the contents of his brain after he has been fully repaired."

"A super crisis that will inevitably occur in the future?" 'Little Woman No. 2' grasped the key point.

The senior engineer nodded, glanced around the hospital again, and said, "I was thinking about how to tell you, since it should have evolved from the 'unconscious stage' to the 'conscious stage' by now. It's like it's dreaming, half-awake. If you call its name, it might hear you, or it might not. I don't dare to take that risk."

"Fortunately, the 'Ancient Information' is a 'high-level information field' that can somewhat obscure its perception, and at least isolate the 'memory worm eggs' on our bodies."

The senior engineer glanced at the three of them again and nodded in satisfaction.

The three women were starting to struggle to keep up with the senior engineer's train of thought.

Major crisis, insect eggs, "unconscious period", "conscious period"—what are all these things?

It was Kermos, the "King of Deep Sea Leeches," who spoke first.

"The great crisis you speak of, is it an insect monster? Has it already laid eggs on us?"

"Correct understanding."

"How come I didn't know that?" 'Little Woman Number Two' asked. As the brain in a vat, there was no reason why she wouldn't know if there were any newly born radiation beast bloodlines on this planet.

"Because it is powerful."

How powerful is it?

The senior engineer thought for a moment and said, "It will probably be a level above the 'Planetary Mainframe' as soon as it is released."

"..." Ye Da Luoli

"..." Kermos

"..." Little Woman No. 2

If they hadn't been certain that the person in front of them was the real deal, they would have mistaken him for a cyber-psychotic based on just that one sentence.

Although, strictly speaking, his "illness" was more serious.

"You should tell me from the beginning," 'Little Woman Number Two' said seriously. If it were Huang Yuanli, she should have called the doctor by now.

"Where should I begin? Let's start with the faked death of the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department..."

He didn't intend to reveal his identity as a "time traveler." Although "time travelers" do exist from a cosmic perspective, this was, after all, a "starter village," and being too far ahead of the curve wasn't a good thing.

But he didn't lie; instead, he changed his perspective and started from the point of view of "Ara-maki".

It begins with the head of the Ghost in the Shell's Mobile Unit collaborating with the rulers of the android world to investigate the Cloud Aristocracy...

Aramaki discovered that something was wrong with the world.

The investigation into the cause of the feigned death has begun.

Then they discovered the fifth-order cosmic information monster, the 'Memory Mother'.

Then, he began to secretly recruit teammates to resolve this global crisis.

During this process, the senior engineer became his teammate.

Throughout the entire document, the senior engineer did not tell a single lie.

Aramaki was indeed recruiting teammates; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the "Chief of the Attack Mobile Division."

"You want to be the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department!?"

Ye Da Luoli was startled. In this cyber age, super corporations are equivalent to half the world's rulers, and the only thing they fear is not even the mother city, but the special department called "Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division".

This department wields immense power; they can take anyone away anytime, anywhere, whenever they wish.

What's even more terrifying is that the people in this department are ruthless and their words have no effect. Countless financial oligarchs and corporate executives have died at their hands.

Ye Da Luoli found it utterly absurd to think that this guy should be the leader of this department.

What makes him qualified to become a minister?

If this guy becomes a minister, will he come looking for trouble for me?

Ye Da Luoli finally understood why the super-corporations in the Southern Hemisphere were so easy to talk to.

The senior engineer said helplessly, "Can you please focus on the important points? Are we discussing this right now?"

"You mean, an information catastrophe that will cover the entire planet?" Little Woman II said seriously.

"Hmm, even more dangerous than you, the 'brain in a vat'."

The senior engineer glanced around and said:

"In fact, after the arrival of the memory matrix, the first wave of contamination will be those most deeply connected to the information level, such as the 'brain in a vat' that dominates the radiation ecosystem, the 'winner' of the Electronic Brain Project, and the 'large biological computer.' These entities will be completely wiped out in the first wave; there is no other possibility."

The senior engineer called out the names of the three people.

Even Ye Da Luoli, who had been muttering about "extortion and bribery," stopped muttering and became somewhat suspicious and shocked.

"Really?"

"Would I lie to you about a 'world crisis' for no reason?"

"Given your character, it's very likely."

The other two nodded seriously as well.

I've been very restrained in this life, okay? My character score is only -21 points so far.

It hasn't even reached three digits yet!

"It's easy to verify whether it's true or not. Just wait until the Electronic Brain Project is over, and you'll see if I become the 'Chief of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division'."

Seeing that the senior engineer was unusually serious, "Little Woman No. 2" finally started to worry.

"Is it really unavoidable?"

"Just as the radiated beast cannot escape your control, we cannot escape its control either."

"But according to you, it wasn't this strong from the beginning," asked 'Little Woman Number Two'.

"That's right. There are unconscious stage, conscious stage, feeding stage, growth stage, and metamorphosis stage. Right now, it's at most in the second stage."

"Are there any means to control it now?"

"No, not only do we not have one, we don't even have the planet's mainframe. We can only watch it grow stronger little by little until it enters the 'transformation stage'."

The senior engineer revealed a very harsh truth.

Information life forms cannot be resisted without information weapons of equal strength; this is a fact.

"But if destruction is inevitable, what's the point of telling us this?"

"Destroying the world doesn't mean we have to perish with it," the senior engineer paused, "And the fact that we were helpless before the enemy reached their peak doesn't mean we'll still be helpless after they reach their peak."

The three of them exchanged glances. What kind of talk was that?

Before reaching their peak, they couldn't handle their opponent, so how come they can now do it after reaching their peak?

Isn't this a contradiction?

The senior engineer shook his head, deciding not to explain further; the more he explained, the easier it would be to expose his mistake.

The universe has four major systems: the mechanical world, the carbon-based sequence, the energy realm, and the information ocean, each with its own characteristics.

The world is getting bigger and bigger

The earlier the sequence, the stronger.

Kingdoms in constant conflict

The deeper you dive, the more dangerous it becomes.

Advanced information life forms, due to their high instability, are the only kind of beings capable of being overthrown by their inferiors.

This can be considered a unique feature of the system.