"This guy reacted faster than I expected!"
Several magic arrays that had been set up in the lake sent messages that they had been broken. Judging from the timeline, it was almost certain that less than a quarter of an hour after he brought Jiang Xiaoling into the lake, that guy also jumped into the White Cloud Great Lake!
Judging by the time, the opponent was controlled by the Youyun Jellyfish for only fifteen minutes. This means that after escaping, the opponent almost instantly determined the waterway!
What a headache!
The King of Qin's face darkened as he looked at Jiang Xiaoling.
"Is there any way to stop him?" Jiang Xiaoling asked, frowning.
"No." King of Qin shook his head directly. "The power he's displaying now is almost infinitely close to the Dragon King Level. With the Dragon King, the Heavenly Python, and the Ghost General still do not awaken, he is nearly invincible!"
"That powerful?" Jiang Xiaoling frowned. "Are you sure he's an enemy?"
"It's highly likely," the King of Qin said in a low voice. "You know Pu Yunchuan. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be here!"
Jiang Xiaoling nodded. This year's military training not only focused on developing the ability to face danger, but also included many courses on intelligence. Back then, there were two main designers for this game: one was the background designer, who was his ancestor, and the other was the main monster designer, Pu Yunchuan.
This game is about the battle between humans and demons, so while the background design is important, for survival and ability, Pu Yunchuan, who knows all the information about the demons and future updates, is actually more important. So why did Data City go to great lengths to find itself, but not Pu Yunchuan's genes?
Because Pu Yunchuan had no descendants!
The Data City contains detailed records of Pu Yunchuan. Pu Yunchuan died four years before the cataclysm, suffering from late-stage liver cancer. Although the Digital Life Plan already existed at that time, there were no records uploaded to Pu Yunchuan's files. Therefore, the official consensus is that Pu Yunchuan belonged to a person who had not yet entered the data age. During the great cataclysm, everything was in chaos, and the place where Pu Yunchuan was buried was long gone in the war. It was impossible to find his genes.
How could someone who died tens of thousands of years ago, whose data wasn't recorded back then and whose body couldn't possibly be found, suddenly appear in that game after so many years?
"The only possibility is that a powerful figure concealed the records of Pu Yunchuan's data uploads from back then!"
"Concealed?" Jiang Xiaoling was taken aback. Only the most powerful figures behind the scenes in Central China Region could conceal something like this.
"There's only one possibility," the King of Qin said in a low voice. " Pu Yunchuan's data has always been there. A powerful figure concealed Pu Yunchuan's whereabouts and secretly brought him into this world using his genes."
"Is that even possible?" Jiang Xiaoling asked, stunned.
"Of course it's possible!" King of Qin sneered, "What wouldn't those powerful and wealthy people do for immortality? Can't you see how much risk this Demon World poses to the data world? So why have you kept it preserved? Why have you continued to maintain this place with enormous amounts of energy?"
"Do you believe it's because of this world's enormous capacity? There are so many game worlds; the energy consumption of this world could support the opening of ten more worlds. It could even accommodate double the global population. Why take this risk now?"
"The real reason is that among all game worlds, only here does Samsara exist, and there's a perfect solution to memory crashes. Those ancient players here are called corrupt demons by the higher-ups, but I guarantee that those powerful and wealthy are incredibly envious of these corrupt demons!"
Jiang Xiaoling: "."
These words made him feel slightly relieved. He should have transferred the entire conversation to the other side, but for some inexplicable reason, he didn't report this venting remark.
He also came from the bottom, and he knows very well what kind of life ordinary people are living now. Even though the world's nuclear power plants and solar power have enough energy to allow everyone to live a relatively good life, the gap between the rich and the poor is widening.
The reason for this is obvious to everyone.
He knew deep down that if the government truly took control of the world, this place would still remain the domain of the powerful and wealthy.
"Can they control Pu Yunchuan?" Jiang Xiaoling asked the core question.
Pu Yunchuan lived 40,000 years ago, and no one knows what his personality was like. As someone who could design so many terrifying monsters, his personality was most likely somewhat abnormal. If he wasn't a direct descendant of the powerful and wealthy, how did they control him?
"I don't know." The King of Qin shook his head. "He used my body to undergo Samsara. I've observed him for twenty years, and I know his every move. From what I can tell, he doesn't seem like someone who knows about the original world."
"Forehead?"
"For the first twenty years, he believed he had transmigrated to an ordinary ancient world. It wasn't until a few years ago, when he got involved in a demonic incident, that he realized this was the place he had designed. To me, it felt like his memories had been emasculated."
"Castrated?"
"Well, that's why I'm so confused. Since he's been castrated, how do those powerful and wealthy people control him? What do they rely on?"
"Could it be that he's been putting on an act all along?"
"That would be far too terrifying." The King of Qin chuckled, "To be able to act for so long without me finding a single flaw, I have even less faith that the powerful figures above can control such a person."
"In that case, why are you hostile to him?" Jiang Xiaoling wondered, "His memory has been castrated, so he should be the one with the best chance of cooperation, right? Even if he recovers his memory, we still have a chance to instigate rebellion, right?"
"How can we win him over? Perhaps those powerful figures have also implanted a memory-disintegrating ability within him?" King of Qin said, narrowing his eyes.
"It can be resolved by finding a way."
This time, although it was Jiang Xiaoling who spoke, it was actually Wu Xiaoli in the Data City who conveyed the meaning.
"How do we undo this?" King of Qin frowned. "The undo codes are different. Individual data has already been entered into the game. How can you remotely change the code?"
On the other side, Wu Xiaoli frowned. This was an excellent opportunity. Pu Yunchuan's data prototype was actually in the game world. This demon designer possessed information on the weaknesses of all demons, which would be of great use in overthrowing that group of guild players.
Moreover, judging from the intelligence, Pu Yunchuan now has considerable resources. Although the forces he organizes are far inferior to those of the ancient players, they have gained an advantage in the current version. If he can side with the official and receive their full support, there might really be a chance to turn the tide this time!
Wu Xiaoli looked at the technician beside her. The technician was stunned for a long time before finally saying, "There are two options. First, find out who the powerful person he mentioned is as soon as possible, control that person, and force them to hand over Pu Yunchuan's Disintegration Program. But this is very risky!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Xiaoli bit her lip. The other party didn't explain, but she understood perfectly what the risk meant. To completely erase Pu Yunchuan's records, this person must be a top-tier figure with immense power. How could they possibly find out so easily?
Even assuming we find out, how can we force the other party to hand over Pu Yunchuan's program?
This kind of program is usually directly connected to oneself; Pu Yunchuan can be disintegrated with a single thought. It must be voluntarily invoked by the other party; it is impossible to do so by force.
Since the other party has leverage to threaten, even if that powerful person is found, the final result will still be coercion.
What about the second method?
"Let him out!"
"Huh?" Wu Xiaoli was taken aback.
"If we release him, we can modify the programs within his body, provided, of course, that he cooperates."
"Release them?" Wu Xiaoli took a breath, then immediately shook her head.
Several officers nearby also shouted, "Are you kidding me?"
Given the exaggerated abilities of the demons in this world, releasing just one of them could turn Data City upside down. Who can afford to take that risk?
"These are the only two options," the technical official said with a wry smile and a shake of his head. "Even if you asked every AI engineer in the entire Federation, you'd get the same result."
All the officers looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Wu Xiaoli also frowned, clearly unable to make the decision to take such a big risk!
"Is it technically feasible to release it?"
Suddenly, an aged voice rang out in the operations room.
Three updates tomorrow