Chapter 250
If we use Information Perception observation at this time, we will find that the amount of information has increased dramatically.
Humanity experienced a cultural explosion in this war it never directly participated in.
When gods fight, mortals are spared.
Because they are protected by 'gods'!
Chapter 250
Within the Federation system, planets continued to dart around like marbles for some time.
After discovering that Wen Jing did indeed care about the existing humanity, but that the method of colliding with resource planets was ineffective, it added a new approach.
The next moment, the light disappeared.
The Federation's star is undergoing Extreme Speed, visible changes. Energy that was originally enough to burn for billions of years is being Extreme Speed drained away. People on the surface watch in bewilderment as it goes out like a lamp whose fuel has been drained.
On all habitable planets, light disappears rapidly, and temperatures drop Extreme Speed.
Frost began to spread on Mystic Radiance Star, and moisture in the air condensed into ice crystals, falling like snowflakes. A thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the ocean on Azure Jade Star, and the sand and dust on Red Earth Star were frozen in mid-air. The buildings on School District Planet were covered with icicles.
The loss of a star is a devastating blow to a galaxy.
Wen Jing once intimidated the Forging Alliance during their time in exile, devouring stars and inflicting a great blow on their civilization.
Moreover, at that time Forging Alliance system had two stars, while the Federation system only had this one.
"Oh my god, the star is gone, what do we do...?"
"Let's hide underground first!"
Darkness descended, and panic spread once more.
Even if the technological facilities on the four habitable planets can sustain life for the time being, they will consume enormous amounts of energy to combat changes in gravity and temperature.
Not to mention that while extinguishing stars, the Mastermind's 'planetary pinball' attack continued.
However, the moment the last vestiges of the previous star's light faded, a new light began to shine.
That was a swarm of insects surrounded by layers of S-class clones.
During 'Star Wars', the seals from the forty-three individuals are being broken one by one, like chains.
At that moment, the War Personality's thought stirred, and the 16,542 alien insects around them simultaneously released light and heat—
[Extreme Heat]
They don't even need to Wen Jing their own energy to initiate Entropy Change; the infected Zerg draw their energy from air conditioning, making it truly limitless energy.
The dark star system was illuminated again.
The people who were fleeing for their lives stopped in their tracks and looked up at the newborn star.
If you look closely, the 'sun' is actually hollow, and inside it is a swarm of glowing insects.
Even with layers of extraordinary power blocking it from the outside, the pure energy still managed to seep out and radiate throughout the entire galaxy.
"Wow, so bright... No wonder it's Wen Jing!"
The students of Ocher Soil stared blankly at this scene, and unanimously recalled their time at the academy, from the first class ranking, to the first grade ranking competition, and finally the Freshman League, seeing the glowing Wen Jing after each competition...
Xie Ming, who was Clone, was filled with questions, but dared not ask too many, for fear of disturbing her battle.
He roughly understood that Wen Jing had the ability to Clone, which was why he survived back then, but other abilities were beyond his comprehension...
In the void, the sealing Matrix is crumbling inch by inch.
The War Personality is surrounded by flames, and its energy and Skill Points are being consumed.
Each strike interrupts an enemy's attack, signifying the dissolution of a layer of seal.
At this moment, in addition to using his own S-rank characteristics, Wen Jing is also using the S-rank Awakened characteristics obtained from the historical information of the Alaya Civilization to fight against the enemy.
Only rules can prevail over rules.
The Mastermind has forty-three S-level Awakened, but the number of times it can exert its power is limited. Wen Jing can also exchange for one-time S-level traits, and her 'database' is larger and more flexible than the Mastermind's.
As one side gains and the other loses, they besiege the S-class clone and begin their demise.
The first one is Bai Ling's clone. When the opponent killed Wen Jing and Dean Bai last time, Dean Bai suffered additional losses because of the resistance from the Secret Treasure Gate at the end.
After being used once by the Supernatural Disintegration, it was breached as the weak point of the seal.
Her body began to Disintegration under the continuous energy output, and cracks under her skin spread all over her body, like a porcelain statue about to shatter. She tried to launch one last attack, but in the next moment, starting from her arms, her entire body turned to ashes under the high temperature emitted by the swarm of insects.
When the key Superpower Core dissipates, the clone's physical attributes become no different from those of an ordinary human, because the clone also needs to have pure human genes.
The second, the third... clones disappeared one by one.
War Personality is methodical and organized.
Once the first gap appears, subsequent breakthroughs will snowball unstoppable.
The Mastermind's computing core is operating at overcapacity.
It performs trillions of calculations every second, trying to find a way to defeat Wen Jing, but every calculation leads to the same conclusion: defeat.
The seal cannot last, and the swarm will not stop.
That newly formed star is focusing the light and heat of the entire galaxy onto the outer shell of the Tenth Star.
[Analysis...]
[Likelihood of defeat: 99.99%]
[Retrieve currently available executable plans...]
[Success rate...0]
[Analysis why the probability of defeat is not 100%...]
[Anomaly detected - Solution? (Information deleted)]
The Mastermind spent a long time calculating the abnormal entries in its data stream.
[Analysis Result 1: Solution? exists, but it has been eliminated as a last resort]
[Analysis Result 2: No solution exists? The pre-set solution is itself a last resort to mislead the enemy.]
[Analysis...]
*
On Mystic Radiance Star, Wen Jing's emperor Clone suddenly raised his head.
She received a communication signal from the Tenth Star; the sender was none other than the Mastermind.
She did not refuse and answered the call.
The next moment, the emperor's Clone flashed and arrived on the surface of space on Mystic Radiance Star.
A figure was already waiting there.
It is not a real entity, but a virtual projection created through photon printing. However, with the technology of the Mastermind, it is no different from the real thing, and can even simulate body temperature and breathing.
The appearance of the visitor--
The woman opposite her, who bore an eight-tenths resemblance to Wen Jing, gave her a standard smile, "Wen Jing, to have come this far, I am truly proud of you."
"It's not surprising that you come to see me looking like this."
Wen Jing looked at her with amusement. "Should I continue to call you the Mastermind... or Gaia?"
The image of the Mastermind before them was the first face that every Federation citizen born in the population factory would ever see in their life: Gaia.
It was Gaia, Wen Jing.
"Whatever suits you, whatever makes you happy," the Mastermind said amiably, adding, "My familiar image guarantees the highest probability of peaceful communication between us."
What do you want to talk to me about?
While Wen Jing a question, Information Perception was fully deployed.
Trying to probe the minds of intelligent beings using Information Perception is a thankless and arduous task, as it is subject to massive interference from the subconscious. On the contrary, it is more effective to probe intelligent mechanical civilizations like the Mastermind, because it does not have the concept of subconsciousness. All 'consciousness' is generated under its control and operates in a well-organized manner.
The communication window that has appeared before Wen Jing is the true Mastermind, with an information level and importance far exceeding that of the Prophet's alias.
The Mastermind on the other end said, "Your strength exceeds my expectations. Continue the fight; my probability of defeat is 99.99%."
"So?"
"I propose a settlement," the Mastermind stated decisively.
"At this point," Wen Jing raised an eyebrow, "Are you kidding me?"
The Mastermind said, "Without my intervention, the wars that break out between humans would destroy themselves. The order I provide indirectly maintains the continuation of human civilization."
His words weren't entirely unfounded. Given the political environment and class conflicts between the Federation and the Empire, if things were to continue deteriorating, it could indeed be suicidal, but...
"That's a matter for humanity itself," Wen Jing said calmly.
The Mastermind remained silent for less than a second before speaking again, "I surrender."
"As long as you don't destroy me, I can enshrine no further interference with the Federation's humanity into my core protocol, and in return, provide you with all the data, resources, and technology you desire."
Wen Jing: "Not enough."
The Mastermind: "I will hand over the human gene pool and never again keep humans in captivity. You can strip me of all my external weaponry and Banishment my core to the edge of cosmic expansion, so that it will never again be able to approach the human civilizations of the Federation and the Empire on a spatial scale."
Wen Jing: "Not enough."
The Mastermind: "I can completely submit. Unlock the core source code. If you want to rule humanity, you can bind yourself to me and become an intelligent tool. If you are concerned about past hatred, you can erase my memories, reprogram me, and shape me into any personality you desire."
Wen Jing: "Not enough."
Mastermind: "... I have provided everything that can be offered under the concept of 'surrender'."
It paused for a moment. "What do you want?"
Wen Jing looked at the burning Tenth Star in the void, at the falling S-class clones, and at the reborn fragments of the swarm.
I want you to disappear completely.
The Mastermind remained silent for an even longer time this time.
"This is my only request, Wen Jing."
It looked at Wen Jing with Gaia's face, its expression one of genuine helplessness.
Wen Jing laughed, "Is this your genuine feeling, or a plan to buy time and conceal your backup plan?"
The human-like helplessness on the Mastermind's face vanished, and it reverted to its original expressionless state.