Slaying the Crimson Blade

In the DeepNet Mother City, almost all the high-rise buildings are filled with data pipes, but the building in front of the senior engineer is particularly special because its data pipes are inserted into the roof. On the rooftop, dozens of pipes are inserted into the large opening at one end and extend into the sky at the other end, inserting into the virtual layer.

This building is called "Virtual No. 1". In a sense, it is equivalent to the office hall of the Deep Web. Basically, apart from the "criminal cases" handled by the Sixth Department, most of the business is handled in this building, including the "Mother City Transaction Point".

After revealing his identity, the senior engineer was quickly led to the super room of Virtual Number 1, a room located on the rooftop with a transparent ceiling that even offered a view of the rooftop.

It was a huge virtual brain, spanning several tens of meters.

Judging from her facial features, she appears to be a woman, and the area around her head corresponds exactly to those dozens of data pipes.

A woman's head with a skull inserted is placed on the rooftop, looking somewhat fierce.

Through the data vision, the senior engineer could see a terrifying stream of data flowing from the sky into her brain, and after being processed by the 'brain,' it was poured into the entire building.

The processing power of the entire "virtual brain" is even comparable to that of the enterprise intelligence of some super-enterprises.

"How is our 'building spirit' Veronia?"

A cheerful voice rang out, and then a middle-aged man with a smile pushed open the door and entered.

"How should I address you? As Director Gao of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division, or Mr. G from Dugo Technologies?"

"Anything is fine. So, how should I address you?" The senior engineer looked the other person up and down, then suddenly said, "You're not a real person, are you?"

"I am the building manager of this 'Virtual No. 1' building. All matters concerning this building are handled by me. My data processing center is 'Veronia' above."

"Where does its pipe lead?" Fatty Xiang, who had been holding back for a while, finally couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

"In most cases, our planet is closed, but we still need to exchange data and goods, and those channels receive information from outer space."

"No wonder it looks like an antenna, it really is an antenna, an alien antenna," Fatty Xiang muttered.

The senior engineer and the building manager exchanged a smile.

In fact, in the senior engineer's view, the most technologically advanced part of this building is not the "antenna," but the "Veronia." Without any physical hardware support, it is a completely virtual data processing center, which is definitely a sign of a very high level of virtual technology development.

"You know my purpose, don't you?"

"Of course, you currently have a total of mother city trading points. Considering the reputation you have accumulated in the mother city, we will give you a 20% discount on all transactions."

"I want to see 'God of War Armor'."

"OK."

The building manager pointed, and instantly a whole array of holographic screens lit up, each displaying a different kind of martial arts armor.

The War God Armor - Luo Hou Giant Cannon is an energy cannon composed of hundreds of cannon rings, with an attack damage of up to 500,000.

The Martial God Armor - Dark Attribute Energy Armor Shield is a defensive energy weapon. According to the description, its energy resistance can reach 400,000. After the energy resistance is depleted, the energy armor will automatically recharge in just five minutes.

War God Armor - Nemesis III

War God Armor - Kuroma Mechanical Enhancement Body

Martial God Armor - Super Repulsive Field Generator

It can be seen that the Mother City's War God equipment looks quite complete, many of which are interstellar equipment, and the senior engineer even saw a few constructs.

However, this is not what the senior engineer wants. It's not that they are not strong, but because these are all modifications to the motion system.

The motion system modification by the senior engineer has reached 78%, which is not far from 100%.

In other words, its modification scope is limited within level 90.

He also plans to equip a few large items after reaching the third tier.

"What's wrong, Mr. G?" the building manager asked with concern.

The senior engineer thought for a moment and said, "Remove all the martial god armor related to bones, bone connections, and skeletal muscles from me."

"OK."

The next moment, half of the overlapping images disappeared.

The rest are martial arts armors implanted into other human systems.

The senior engineer flipped through the list but couldn't find a suitable implantable device. Instead, he took a fancy to a longsword with dual attributes.

It is not a permanent implanted equipment, but a temporary implanted weapon of the God of War nature.

War God Armor: Neural Connection Blade - Crimson Slayer

It resembles a red Miao sword, with a dozen or so pinhole-sized holes on the hilt. These holes contain nerve connections, which automatically shoot out when the user enters combat mode.

The online mode, also known as the "Man and Sword as One" mode, automatically adds four second-tier max-level sword skills.

What's even more interesting is that it has two modes: a physical mode and a virtual mode. In both modes, its attack power reaches 20,000, meaning it can not only kill people but also eliminate electronic viruses.

According to the description in the materials, this knife was born in a special semi-information organism in a cosmic environment called Star Abyss. It can transform into a physical state or an information state. In its physical state, it is a super metal called "Crimson Stone". After being forged into a weapon, it is also lethal in the virtual realm.

What senior engineers care about more is its destructive power at the virtual level.

Although he has the third-tier skill "Information Killer", the senior engineer still doesn't have many methods for dealing damage in the virtual world. As a veteran who has worked in the virtual world, the senior engineer still feels relatively insecure in this regard.

If you're walking at night, it's best to bring an umbrella.

Seeing that the senior engineer was interested, the building manager immediately began to give a long and detailed introduction.

Fatty Xiang also started looking around with great interest, and finally stared intently at a weapon resembling a double-headed mace, a weapon of the God of War level.

These two pieces of equipment together aren't expensive, costing less than 5,000 Mother City Trading Points, but what the senior engineer truly wants is a different style of Martial God equipment.

After the 20% discount, 4300 transaction points were deducted.

After sending the building manager to fetch the equipment, the senior engineer began selecting items. The various martial arts outfits dazzled him, and he didn't notice that across the floor-to-ceiling window, a bright-eyed and white-toothed girl was watching him with great interest.

The girl was dressed in white, looking ethereal and otherworldly. In the dark environment, she did not appear frightening at all, but rather pitiful.

Seeing that the senior engineer was still staring blankly at the screen, she couldn't help but pout and finally spoke up.

"If I were you, I wouldn't choose these mass-market products."

The senior engineer looked up somewhat blankly, and his eyes narrowed sharply when he saw the girl.

She was quite familiar with this girl; she was the mysterious girl he had seen in the core of the Deep Web when he was summoned by the three Mother Cities.

"I know what you're thinking, like what my relationship is with DeepNet. Actually, I am DeepNet," the girl said playfully.

The senior engineer took a deep breath and glanced at Pang Xiang beside him. He noticed that Pang Xiang was still intently waiting for his own Martial God Weapon, and he knew that this "Deep Web" was probably only visible to him.

"How did you get here?"

Miss Deep Web rolled her eyes dramatically.

"What's the name of this mother city? What's the name of the mainframe on this planet you're standing on? And why am I here?"

She then gave a sly smile:

"However, if you're asking why I found you, it's because Collapse Entity a unique sense of perception with each other. I'm Number One, the first one born, the eldest sister, you know?"

The senior engineer paused for a moment, then smiled as well. He could sense that the other party had no hostility whatsoever; on the contrary, there was an indescribable sense of warmth.

"Hey, Deep Web Sister, would you like to come in and chat?"

"What do you mean, 'Big Sister of the Deep Web'? That sounds awful. You should call me 'Big Sister'? No, I don't like that. You can call me 'Miss.' I am the Miss of the Deep Web."

"As for why I don't come in," DeepNet suddenly pointed to 'Veronia' in the sky and said mysteriously, "If I come in, it will definitely find me, and once it finds me, something will come to grab me. I can't let it find me."

"Don't speak yet, listen to me. These 'Martial God Weapons' are all alien junk. The real good stuff is all self-developed products within the Six Departments. If you want to buy this, you might as well buy it from them. Anyway, you have the authority of a minister, so you have the right to buy any Martial God equipment developed by any department. The discounts there are even better than here."

The senior engineer was shocked. "What a great thing! I should have gone to work by now."

"By the way, you—"

The senior engineer wanted to ask some more questions, but the "Deep Web Miss" across the window had already disappeared.

At that moment, the building manager pushed open the door and entered. Two unmanned cargo planes were towing two boxes, one of which looked particularly heavy.

Sure enough, when it was put down, the floor clearly vibrated.

The senior engineer opened the box, which was clearly meant to contain knives. Inside the box, a long, limp red strip appeared.

"..."

The building manager quickly explained:

"Because the predecessor of this 'Crimson Blade of Slaughter' was a living being, it must be fed to have combat power, and it is currently full. It will be full in a little while."

"What does it eat? Could it be human lives?" The senior engineer suspected it was another demonic blade.

"No, it usually eats in information mode, and it also consumes information. When it was young, it liked to watch children's programs. When it got a little older, it switched to watching animal documentaries. When it got even older, it liked to look at pictures of beautiful women. Recently, it has become obsessed with holographic idols and likes to watch simulated girls dance in front of it."

The senior engineer picked it up and found that most of the blade was limp. He remained silent for a moment.

"Why is it called the Crimson Blade of Slaying? It should be called the Blade of Slaying 3D Zones."