The Connection

As the number of "own people" hidden within the Star Sea Alliance increased, Rowan became more and more knowledgeable about both himself and his enemy. Interesting intelligence like this became more and more abundant, and Rowan was always able to find what he needed from it to pass the time.

Since Rowan became a conceptual high-dimensional being, multitasking and even multi-tasking have become child's play for him. When doing his main tasks, he enjoys taking the time to study the histories of the various members of the Star Sea Alliance and some interesting anecdotes.

The information about Nano-robot and body modification was what Rowan saw under these circumstances. When he first saw it, he simply laughed it off for fun.

But now, precisely because he knows the relevant regulations, he feels somewhat confused and perplexed.

The guy currently fusing with the Biological Armor is definitely a highly modified cyborg based on his internal condition. Combining the fact that the Biological Armor couldn't find his visual nerve signals before, and the information known about the current fusion progress, Rowan concluded that this guy probably doesn't have many original parts.

The Biological Armor host's behavior clearly violates the relevant regulations of the Star Sea Alliance. If Rowan were on a remote, technologically backward, barbaric planet, encountering such a high-tech being would actually be quite normal.

But where is this place? This is the territory of the Epoch Clan, the Epoch Clan's high-end biological experimental zone, and there is at least one Epoch Clan elder present. We don't even know what kind of people are watching through the video.

This is the situation: a criminal openly appeared here, and clearly without being disconnected from the internet. Isn't that highly unusual?

This isn't the early stages of civilization, where social niceties and compromises were commonplace. In fact, this kind of situation still exists even in some advanced civilizations today.

However, this does not include the Epoch Clan!

What is the most criticized aspect of "Ying"? It is that it does not know how to be flexible or assess the situation. It is a collection of programs and algorithms. It rigidly follows the rules and is an executor that will absolutely act in accordance with the regulations.

The Epoch Clan, including its esteemed elders, is under supervision. Over a long history, countless regulations and rules have accumulated, and even professionals specializing in this field cannot guarantee their knowledge of every single one.

However, "Ying" will not have such a problem. Its storage system contains the most complete legal code, covering everything in detail without any omissions.

The Epoch Clan, however, lacked this ability; they could not guarantee that they would never do anything against the rules. Especially in some situations, acting expediently in times of crisis often involved disregarding certain regulations.

However, "Ying" would not understand this behavior. In its eyes, there are only 0 and 1, right and wrong, and no middle ground. Although the esteemed elders of the Epoch Clan have passed some regulations based on this point, granting them certain exemptions in special circumstances.

However, this only applies to special circumstances, and not all violations can be categorized as special cases.

This is precisely why many Epoch Clan have a love-hate relationship with "Ying".

But what's going on now? A highly modified cyborg who violated the rules has brazenly appeared right under "Firefly's" nose. And after all this time, Rowan hasn't seen any mechanical soldiers rush into the Castle to arrest him.

Could it be because he was an experimenter? Rowan immediately rejected this guess. Just as he had said, "Luminous" was a rigid program that wouldn't ignore the mistakes a cyborg made simply because he was an experimenter.

Could there be some unknown deal involved? Saide and his group manage to secure some kind of privilege? But the cyborgs don't deserve to die; they still possess considerable human rights. To have such a transgressor participate in an experiment of this magnitude, and to get it approved by "Ying," would probably require a small Council of Elders —a major undertaking that would involve informing all the elders.

However, Rowan had "his own people" among the Epoch Clan elders. He briefly contacted Humins, Humins immediately put down his work and inquired about the matter for his beloved Overlord, but found nothing.

In other words, it's certain that Saide and his group didn't obtain any special privileges through the Council of Elders to allow a highly modified, free individual to participate in this experiment.

Could it be that this cyborg volunteered for the experiment, making it easier to pass? Was it so simple that only a small Council of Elders, or even just a few elders, needed to agree? Then, could Saide simply find a few elders he was on good terms with, hold a private meeting, and be done with it?

It's possible that this is not impossible, but the chances are extremely low. Again, the "Ying" creature is illogical and has absolutely no concept of intelligent life.

The cyborg wants to volunteer for the experiment, but he violated the rules and must be punished accordingly before he can participate. The punishment for the cyborg is not mentioned here, but after the punishment, "Firefly" will provide very thorough repair services to the cyborg, giving them the opportunity to continue making mistakes.

The so-called repair service involves removing the Nano-robot that replaced important parts and then replacing those important parts with replicas of the original ones using methods such as organ cloning.

Judging from the experiments in the Castle, this cyborg clearly did not undergo the repair process. Therefore, the first hypothesis seems slightly more likely, at least it hasn't been completely ruled out.

Actually, there's another possibility, one that Rowan least wants to see: that "Luminous" knows about this. Well, that's for sure. With so many networked machines and surveillance systems in the Castle, it's impossible for the situation inside to escape "Luminous's" "eyes."

This means that "Ying" tacitly approved of this matter, and may even have been involved in it. The Nano-robot surrounding the Biological Armor and the biomimetic biowalls are updating at an incredibly fast pace; achieving this level of automation is beyond the capabilities of a small experimental team.

Moreover, not only is a large, professional team needed, but also the necessary supercomputing resources, which is somewhat related to "fluorescence".

Rowan then thought of Saide, whose Foundation-Inheritance Faction, was a supporter of the mechanical route but was assigned to guard the large biological experimental zone.

What is the connection between these two things?