Second Department Heads' Meeting

Until the second meeting of the six ministries, the senior engineer was in the Earth's core, undergoing training under high temperature and high pressure.

Each time the senior engineer emerges from the Earth's core, his aura becomes more solid, and the 'Black Thorn Throne' on his body shines even brighter.

Biological energy and mechanical energy will also increase due to refining the bloodline of the radiation beast.

Each fire refinement increases mechanical energy/biological energy by 1000 points.

During those ten days, day and night, the senior engineer entered the core area at least 30 times, the most dangerous of which was entering the inland core area.

The outer core is liquid, like magma.

The mainland core, on the other hand, is solid and is a highly compressed metal sphere.

That time was extremely dangerous.

Because a powerful attraction suddenly erupted from that super metal sphere, the pressure of 3 million times increased to 10 million times the magnetic force, almost pulling the engineer inside.

If they really get in, they probably won't be able to get out.

After so many dangerous training sessions, the senior engineers have made significant progress in both biological and mechanical energy.

Bioenergy: 118110 → 158110

Mechanical energy: 100,000 → 140,000

That adds up to nearly 100,000!

Most importantly, during that previous deep dive into the inner core, the senior engineer's potential exploded, and one of the seventeen S-class radiation patterns forming the "Black Forbidden Throne" on his body surface suddenly melted.

This means that he has completely refined the bloodline of an S-class beast king.

This S-class beast king is called Density King Kong. It is the super evolution of a giant mechanical gorilla that the senior engineer encountered a long time ago.

The reason it's called "Density Diamond" is because its entire body is made of metal, which, through evolution, has become a high-strength alloy that even an energy cannon can't penetrate.

As Gao Gong fully absorbed the bloodline of "Density Diamond", his "Tri-alloy Internal Skeleton" also changed, directly from silver to dull gold. It wasn't the kind of gold that nouveau riche wears, but rather the kind of grayish-brown, yet indestructible luster that monks in Buddhist temples possess.

Clad in armor and wielding sharp weapons, they shatter all laws.

Its rank has also been upgraded from Tier 3 - Excellent to Tier 3 - Rare.

The original attributes were as follows—

Tri-alloy endoskeleton (26% memory metal cells, 11% titanium alloy, 63% metal heart) (Tier 3 - Excellent): A mechanical shell made of metal from a Tier 3 civilization. Any damage can be recovered by the reshaping of memory metal. For damage below 50%, the recovery speed is three seconds. For damage above 50%, the recovery speed is eight seconds. Maximum recovery every 30 hours: 500%.

The current attributes are as follows—

Diamond Alloy Skeleton (Tier 3 - Rare): A mechanical shell made of a super-biological metal, possessing super-high hardness, immune to melee damage up to 30,000 attack power, and immune to ranged damage up to 50,000 attack power.

Additional State 1 (Shape Metal): Recovery time is 2 seconds for losses below 50%; recovery time is 5 seconds for losses above 50%. Maximum recovery rate every 30 hours: 800%.

Additional State Two (Metal Heart): With the compassion of Buddha, I deliver all from suffering and calamity. Through the transformation of the virus into metal, I 'save' mechanical life and mechanical bodies.

Additional State 3 (Great Ape King): Transforms into a pure metal life form, physically liberating all life.

As it turned out, the risk was worthwhile.

Without taking risks, how could the properties of the three metals be brought out, especially the "Metal Heart Virus"? In the Trimetallic Exoskeleton mode, its viral power could not be exerted at all, but now it's different.

According to the senior engineer's own speculation, this kind of viral transformation is not a problem for transformation within the same level, and even for transformation to a higher level, there is a certain probability of success.

However, after the endoskeleton was upgraded, this training encountered a bottleneck. The remaining 16 S-level bloodlines seemed to have developed self-awareness and joined forces to resist this refining process.

As the strongest bloodline that could be born on this radiated planet, they naturally surpass everything. If it weren't for the high level of the "fusion route" of the senior engineer, they wouldn't even be able to control them.

Now, the senior engineer is actually trying to refine them, which undoubtedly provokes their instinctive resistance.

According to the senior engineer's speculation, when he fully refines these S-level bloodlines, the Beast God bloodline may advance further, just like that big tree.

SSS level.

It also has another name: "Cosmic life"!

The senior engineer didn't force the process. He had already refined all 5 million types of radiated beast bloodlines, plus the unexpected bonus of an S-level bloodline, which was enough.

Excessive refinement, like excessive masturbation, can easily lead to ruin and destruction.

It would be quite good if we could completely refine it at the third tier.

Extraterrestrial life! That's something even advanced civilizations covet.

Countless alien beauties are crying and begging to mate with her.

The thought of being captured by some advanced civilization and locked in a dark room every day for breeding made him feel a deep sense of... aversion!

And just as the senior engineers stopped their training, the second meeting of the six departments was also held online.

The physical bodies of the six ministers are protected by the central authority of the six ministries.

The online meeting nodes are encrypted by six supercomputing centers, ensuring that even the mother city cannot spy on them.

The senior engineer's virtual projection appeared in a place similar to "Island of the Watchers".

However, there were no projected planets or data fog; only six towering chairs of the overseers remained, surrounded by darkness.

The senior engineer was the last to arrive.

A quick glance revealed two strangers sitting in the Humanity Experimentation Department and the Machine Consciousness Department.

The head of the Human Experimentation Department had passed away. Now, sitting in the tall chair was a boy wearing a clown mask, with his elbows on the armrests and his head propped up by the back of his hand, looking quite lazy.

The machine prophet has also changed from a dark-skinned old woman into a dark-skinned girl with dreadlocks. The girl is holding a cat just like the previous machine prophet and staring at herself curiously.

"You're here," Misty from the Electronic Networks Department greeted them.

The senior engineer nodded, sat down in his ministerial chair, then activated his divine sense and looked at "Gu Yitong," his pupils shrinking.

The "Gu Yitong" in front of them disappeared, replaced by a transparent worm as thick as a pillar, slowly wriggling around the chair. Only the worm's head had a face belonging to the head of the Memory Supervision Department.

"What happened to this guy?!"

Even the senior engineer was startled; this state was a sign that his body had been hollowed out by the memory worm.

Seeing the senior engineer looking over, Gu Yitong forced a bitter smile, seemingly aware of his current situation.

"Now that we're all here, let's begin," the head of the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Division said in a deep voice.

Soon, a data figure appeared in this encrypted space, with its hands behind its back, revealing its signature close-fitting combat suit. Motoko Yagami's expression was serious, and without wasting words, she immediately spoke.

"According to my investigation, sporadic cases of memory loss have occurred in various mechanical cities, specifically manifested as false memories, missing memories, memory synchronization, memory transplantation, and memory restart."

"Case 1: A certain android A suddenly had a 'wife memory' added to his neural chip. He could recreate every detail from falling in love to getting married. So, he found his 'wife', only to discover that she was already married, and her husband was sent to the hospital for treatment because of his memory loss."

"Case 2: B, a mid-level manager in a company, was arrested for 'financial fraud' and 'insider trading.' However, the company's internal auditors were unable to find conclusive evidence of cheating. The case was later transferred to the Ghost in the Shell Mobile Department. After our investigation, we discovered that his memory was synchronized with that of a financial official. He was able to access all of the official's work memories, which led him to commit the crime."

"Case 3: A cybernetic user, C, was recommended by a friend and underwent surgery by an underground cybernetic doctor to have a mechanical arm called 'Silver Hand' implanted. However, during use, he repeatedly discovered that his mechanical arm would act on its own without his control, and combat memories that did not belong to him would suddenly appear in his mind. The owner of these combat memories was a world mercenary named 'Johnny,' who was the previous owner of 'Silver Hand.'"

"Case 4: An ordinary employee, D, suddenly lost all his memories and fell into a coma during the course of his work. When he woke up, all his memories had been replaced by those of E, a senior executive of a rival company. However, according to the investigation, the rival executive had not disappeared and was still working normally in the company."

Case Five...

Motoko Yagami reported more than a dozen cases in one go, each of which was typical, ranging from androids to natural humans, from the bottom to the top, with almost no duplicate cases.

"Furthermore, these cases are increasing at a rate of thousands per year. Once a critical point is reached, it could potentially lead to a large-scale memory disaster!"

Motoko Yagami made a very serious summary.

"Is it a new type of human brain virus?"

"According to the tests conducted by the six experts, no traces of the virus were found."

"Hacker?"

There is still no trace of this.

"Could it be a problem with some large data storage center, like Arasaka Tower; or perhaps an underground experiment by some mega-corporation?"

The ministers of the six departments have spoken out, and each question is not just a question; it also signifies that the oversight bodies will conduct a large-scale investigation in this direction.

Nearly an hour passed.

"Alright, you can log off now."

Motoko Yagami glanced around, her gaze finally settling on the senior engineer. She paused for a moment, then disappeared into the darkness.

Three seconds later, another member of the joint team, a super agent J from the "Memory Supervision Department," wearing sunglasses, had a similar aura to Motoko Yagami.

In the senior engineer's senses, he felt the data fluctuations of a "cyber killer" emanating from the other party, and it was the top-tier Cloudwing killer.

He curiously clicked on the other person's profile.

Memory Oversight Department - Former Extraterrestrial Life Observation Agency - Agent No. 1002.

"So you were in the Men in Black?"

The senior engineer had heard of this organization, which was not only used to observe aliens, but also to monitor the Cloud Aristocrats who interacted with aliens.

The Extraterrestrial Life Observation Agency is one of the few organizations that can execute Cloud Nobles without approval from higher authorities.

He was reporting on something else.

The radiated creatures in the 22 planetary regions, especially the large radiated beasts, began to exhibit varying degrees of atavism. Specifically, they grew organs that were only found in ancient organisms, their life magnetic fields mutated, and they began to absorb oxygen on a large scale.

"We dissected many irradiated animals and found that the cause of this atavism was a change in their genetic makeup."

"What does this mean? They've evolved into ancient organisms, but they don't have the superoxygen environment of the ancient era. Instead, the planet is filled with radiation. This will most likely lead to mass extinctions. Are you suggesting we protect endangered animals?" the newly appointed Joker Minister mocked.

"But what if they do the opposite and change the environment?" Super Agent J said calmly.

"What's the meaning?"