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Yesterday, the Governor's Office issued another campaign mission. According to the forum's summary, the reward is proportional to the danger. This campaign mission may be unprecedented in difficulty. If possible, I would very much like to refuse this mission. The problem is that even if I refuse, HK416 and the others will not listen to me, so I have no choice but to accept it.
However, during the preparation, I noticed something strange: several unfamiliar units appeared in the mission queue. They didn't look like gun girls or ship girls—after all, ship girls aren't suited for land battles. Of course, they couldn't possibly be commanders or admirals either. At first, I even wondered if they were native humans of this world, but after seeing one of them throw a fireball to start a fire, I knew I was wrong.
I have a feeling that perhaps through them I can learn a little bit of the truth about this world that has been buried behind the layers of time and darkness...
Putting down his pen, Ouyang Huang gazed absently at the waning moon hanging in the sky outside the window.
ps: make up for yesterday
Intelligent Conservation: Chapter 140 Doubts
Bharash, Fortress, Primon, Colossus, Saya...
From a purely objective perspective, Lin Yi made the most correct and appropriate choice for the state of the world, abandoning those meaningless sighs and sorrows in the process.
By using the unlimited production of automated units, which can be manufactured as long as there are resources at hand, to consume the powerful iron beasts that require a long period of time to cultivate, and then using the resources acquired to manufacture more automated units to destroy more iron beasts—this cycle repeats itself, resulting in the strong becoming stronger and the weak becoming weaker, and ultimately only a small effort is needed to push aside all obstacles.
Clearly, for Lin Yi, World No. 9 had reached a point where it was time to exert its power. However, during this time, Lin Yi also noticed many anomalies, which caused the final battle, which should have ended half a month ago, to be delayed until now.
"There are too many suspicious points."
The path to the Ocean Center, the laboratory.
In this laboratory filled with various materials and data from powerful iron beasts, Lin Yi, unusually, was not immersed in the technical analysis of the graviton emission device or the dissection records of the iron beasts, but instead pondered the timetable displayed by the main god on the screen.
The timeline of this world is not complicated. At least, the relics discovered one after another while clearing out those iron beasts have been enough to completely deduce the trajectory of the development and demise of human civilization.
First, there's the human civilization before the apocalypse—there's not much to say, from primitive society to modern society, from slash-and-burn agriculture to industrial technology. However, with the birth and explosion of nuclear weapons, everything was pushed into the abyss, and then the apocalypse arrived, and the pre-apocalyptic civilization naturally vanished.
After a long two-hundred-year radiation period, a small group of survivors united to establish a company called "East Asia Heavy Industries." The nascent post-radiation civilization was born. They built upon the glory of existing technology and their yearning for the past world, attempting to rebuild a home for humanity in this world overrun by iron beasts. This was also known as the Home Reboot Project. However, due to factors such as ideology, it ultimately failed. The last legacy of the post-radiation civilization was sealed on an island in the ocean.
After the radiation destroyed the civilization, this planet lost its civilization until Lin Yi, leading the main god and a large number of reincarnators, launched an invasion...
On the surface, there seems to be no problem with this history: humanity caused the apocalypse due to its own actions, then radiation caused biological mutations, the mutated creatures drove the severely damaged humanity off the land and into the ocean, and on the last day, they completely wiped out the infighting humanity. Thus, the Iron Beasts became the overlords of this world and multiplied until Lin Yi's arrival.
There's nothing wrong with the confirmed history, but there is a problem with the unconfirmed history.
"In the two hundred years since the radiation began, hasn't even one organization tried to rebuild human civilization?"
Even the most insane person has moments of calm, let alone those who have personally witnessed the horrors of the apocalypse. Lin Yi absolutely does not believe that everyone inside is a madman obsessed with the "end of the world," and that their revival efforts are not even capable of leaving a mark on history.
It's worth noting that even East Asia Heavy Industries, which was short of resources and manpower two hundred years later, was able to leave behind a small but glorious history, let alone people who are aware of the horrors of the apocalypse.
But strangely enough, during the two hundred years that the world was covered in radioactive fallout, no one tried it, and no trace of civilization was left behind, raising even greater questions—
"What level of nuclear explosion would cause radioactive fallout to blanket a planet for two hundred years?"
[No errors were found in the scan record]
"If the initial global nuclear explosion had used a yield capable of causing two hundred years of nuclear radiation, humanity would probably have been wiped out long ago; but what if we detonated nuclear bombs on a large scale again just as the nuclear radiation was about to dissipate?"
This explains why there are no records of civilization being rebuilt during the two hundred years of radiation, because everything was reduced to ashes along with the Second World War nuclear explosions during the radiation period.
[One-sided judgment]
“I know, but I have evidence—”
He placed the graviton emission device, now completely disassembled and reduced to its outer shell, onto the control panel: "Do you think the civilization and technology of this planet's inhabitants are capable of creating such a weapon?"
A year is enough time for the main god to analyze the operating principle of this weapon.
[Gravonic emission device: collects and emits graviton rays. The emitted high-speed graviton rays do not collide directly with atoms when passing through the gaps between atoms and within atoms, experiencing only a small repulsive force. Subsequent gravitons eject matter entering the force field at high speed, creating voids and forming the phenomenon of gravitons penetrating objects at extremely high speeds.]
Lin Yi could believe that humanity in its most advanced era had already mastered the technology of high-energy particles, but he couldn't accept the idea that they had mastered gravitons—one of the methods for creating black holes—and even shrunk them to the size of a pistol.
"Furthermore, their description of this weapon is far too bizarre."
In the records of the ruins, the survivors referred to the graviton emission device as a "civilizational taboo," sealing it away at the very bottom of civilization like a nuclear weapon that could destroy the world. They were so afraid of not handing it over to robots that only knew how to mechanically execute orders that they felt uneasy. If it were a weapon developed by humans themselves, would they really be so cautious and fearful?
"And one last point of doubt..."
Muttering to himself, he zoomed out the screen to its maximum size—the satellite and rocket technology he had obtained from World Four two months ago was not yet at the point where he could actively launch an observation satellite, but it was enough to observe the nearby sea area. If it weren't for the fact that the energy required to transfer the satellite was too enormous and might interfere with the space cutting process, Lin Yi would have even wanted to pull one directly from space to this planet for use.
"Where is the planetary consciousness of this world—or Gaia?"
Since arriving in this world, Lin Yi has never relaxed his vigilance against the world's consciousness. After all, this is a medium-active world, which is more dangerous than any world he has ever encountered before. However, the reality is that, to this day, no targeted actions have been taken.
At first, Lin Yi thought it was because of human extinction and nuclear radiation, but later, as he confirmed that humans had not gone extinct and his understanding of the current state of the planet gradually refuted this. Although the native humans of the world had returned to the level of primitive society, they had not gone extinct, and traces of civilization still remained; and the planet's environment itself had gradually recovered to its original state over time—even better than when humans existed.
However, world consciousness remains elusive.
Intelligent Conservation: Chapter 141 Golas
"You seem to have encountered a problem."
The sudden sound of another voice in a closed space where one is alone should normally evoke feelings of unease or fear. However, that is only based on the premise of "unknown." Clearly, the existence of this voice is by no means "unknown" to Lin Yi.
"Laplace."
As she calmly uttered the name, she turned around and, unsurprisingly, saw a "creature" with a rabbit's head: "I thought you had forgotten about this place."
"No, no, no, how could I possibly forget such a fascinating world?"
The man took off his hat and gave a slight salute, seemingly trying to express some kind of gratitude, but Lin Yi couldn't sense any sincerity in his gesture.
"It's only a year. For us who have unlimited time, isn't the result more important than meaningless time? A truly moving drama might not be enough to prepare for even ten or a hundred years, let alone one year."
"Unfortunately, I don't intend to waste that much time here."
This statement is no lie. In just one year, Lin Yi has identified everything in this world that can be explored and plundered. The things that cannot be explored are either too suspicious or offer too little reward, making the effort and income completely disproportionate.
In this situation, there is no point in staying here any longer. Lin Yi would rather launch an invasion of more unknown worlds than waste time in this world.
Thinking of this, Lin Yi paused, "Or is it that the play I prepared doesn't meet your standard of being 'interesting'?"
The atmosphere in the huge, enclosed space froze instantly, with only the slight trembling of the machinery operating underground.
"Of course not, Your Excellency has already done everything perfectly for this world."
Laplace lightly brushed the topic aside with a serious tone, tapping his cane as he slowly retreated. Before his figure disappeared into the deep darkness once more, his clear voice rang out: "Then let me look forward to the final curtain call of this drama."
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Regardless of how many unsolved mysteries remain in World Nine—which Lin Yi has confirmed and named the "Intelligent World"—the work that needs to be done still needs to continue. Driven by the "Main God Space," Lin Yi cannot and will not stay at a certain stage for long. Thus, the "final operation," which has been delayed for half a month, has come to a point where it can be fully launched.
Campaign Mission: The Fall of Civilization - Golas
[11 hours, 8 minutes, and 33 seconds ago, the Governor's Office detected an abnormal signal in the area at coordinates X7742.69, Y4591.14. After detection and locking by the troops, it was confirmed that one of the culprits that led to the destruction of human civilization, the Iron Beast Golas, was lurking in the vicinity. The Governor's Office has now decided to officially launch an offensive against Golas. Because the Iron Beast has amphibious mobile combat capabilities, joint operations may be necessary during the battle. All commanders and admirals are requested to prepare for battle simultaneously.]
Ignoring the reactions of the commanders and admirals who received the mission, Lin Yi immediately began his research on this iron beast creature, which was unlike any he had encountered before, after having the main god relay the mission in the name of the "Governor's Office" according to his instructions.
Unlike the initially inaccessible Bharash, which lurked in the deep sea, Lin Yi, being an amphibious creature, managed to gather most of the information about this "strongest creature on Earth" half a month ago, after paying a certain "price." This included the template provided by the main god.
Unknown mutated creature: Golas
Strength: 2000~2500
Physical condition: 270 Qi Er San Ling IV Jiu Qi San Si 0~3500
agile:? ? ?
Spirit:? ? ?
Special ability: Amphibious creature (based on a deep-sea creature, but mutated through unknown factors to gain the ability to move and survive on land)
Independent nuclear fission reaction cycle within the body (an autonomous nuclear fission reaction cycle within the body caused by radiation mutation, which can continuously provide the host with a huge amount of energy).
High-energy particle rays (the jets formed by the massive energy generated by the nuclear fission reaction of polymer cores; because the energy is generated by nuclear fission, in addition to the high temperature, they also have extremely strong radiation).
……
If the iron beasts such as Bharash that were previously annihilated were simply mutations from carbon-based to silicon-based life forms, then this creature, known as "Golas," has completely transcended the concept of "natural life form," becoming something akin to a "biological weapon" due to the combined interference of multiple factors.
Of course, this isn't the kind of "pseudo-biological weapon" like an automaton, which wears a human shell but is essentially still a machine. Instead, it's a "true biological weapon" with an external shell composed of a mixture of flesh and metal, and an internal energy cycle and conversion system.
Putting aside other things, if we stop providing external energy to the automaton—such as fuel or gunpowder—the most powerful automaton would not be able to last more than 24 hours. However, Golas is different. According to the information Lin Yi has gathered about this biological weapon, it seems to have lost the ability to eat. However, Lin Yi prefers to believe that this is not a loss, but an evolution.
"The so-called eating and digestion is just to obtain the energy that allows the body to function. If we can obtain enough energy without using this method—or even far more—then the so-called eating and digestion system will naturally have no reason to continue to exist."
Although it may seem difficult to accept emotionally, Golas, a mutant species that has developed a core reaction, has far surpassed anything Lin Yi has ever encountered in terms of the level of life evolution, including himself.
"If it weren't a restricted area..."
He subconsciously looked at his outstretched palm, remained silent for a moment, and then helplessly put it down.
If the side effects of the forbidden zone hadn't already fixed his genes, Lin Yi would definitely have a better option than killing this biological weapon: replicating its independent nuclear fission reaction cycle to build a miniature nuclear reactor within his own body...
Shake your head and shift your attention to the second step of preparation.
"God, the progress of the reincarnators' deployment."
[Kabane World: Total number of reincarnators: 148740, number deployed: 541/541]
[Giant World: Total number of reincarnators: 98124; Number of reincarnators deployed: 323/323]
[Ghoul World: Total number of reincarnators: 59741, number of releases: 254/254]
[The World of Machines: Total number of reincarnators: 34121, Number of releases: 117/117]
"That's about enough for this world... then—"
He turned around, and his raised right hand made a clicking sound: "Let's begin."
Intelligent Conservation: Chapter 142, Second Enhancement System
Main Quest: Assist in defeating the mutated creature Golas
[Success Reward: 1000~10000 reward points (based on kill contribution)]
[Failure penalty: obliteration]
[Time Limit: 12 hours]
"coming!"
Even though I had a premonition before being dragged to this strange world by the "God", I still couldn't help but feel a sense of relief when the premonition became reality - at least, the sword of Damocles hanging over my head was no longer about to fall at any time.
"This is 'Mithril,' calling for 'Alchemy.'"
"This is 'Alchemy'."
The sudden call in his mind drew Alchemist's attention back. Without hesitating for long, Alchemist quickly responded to the caller: "Have the members who will enter this world been confirmed?"
"Yes, barring any unforeseen circumstances, this is a large-scale extermination mission. The reincarnators selected by the 'God' are all elites with an average attribute of over 50 points, and there are thirteen of them who belong to our 'Rose' group."
"Thirteen people? Besides the seven-colored ones, there are six more?!"
"Hehe, if it weren't for the 'God' intervening this time, who knows how long these guys would have been hiding..."
Upon hearing this, "Alchemist's" expression darkened: "What is their purpose in hiding in 'Rose'?"
"I don't know, and now is not the time to investigate this question. Whatever the purpose of these puppeteers hiding, we will only know when they are able to return alive."
"……I see."
Suppressing his dissatisfaction, "Alchemist" knew this wasn't the time to argue—perhaps in his own world, the force of the elite puppeteers "Rose" was powerful enough, but in the grand scheme of the universe, it was still just a drop in the ocean. For one thing, the fact that only thirteen out of the more than five hundred puppeteers in "Rose" were ultimately selected for this "main quest" already spoke volumes. Not to mention, six of those thirteen had previously concealed their true strength and their true motives remained unclear.
"The native inhabitants of this world have already begun to take action. After the war begins, let them probe the capabilities of our target, Golas, at the front. Before 'Blue Stone' issues any instructions, try to avoid contact and combat with the target. Understand?"
"learn."
When Alchemist caught the hint of disdain in Mithril's use of the word "natives," he merely frowned slightly but made no move to object to the battle plan.
From the very beginning of the establishment of the main god to the present continuous improvement process, there are absolutely no fools who have been eliminated and screened time and time again to stand here. Even if they are unwilling to make such a choice in their own hearts, as long as they can survive in this cruel war of attrition, "alchemy" will never hesitate for a moment.
Perhaps considering the difficulty of killing the target in this mission, the main god did not, as before, wait until a few minutes before the mission started to transfer the reincarnators to the target location to issue the mission. Instead, he unusually selected the reincarnators who were qualified to participate in this main mission three days in advance, and then transferred them to this world to use their own methods to spy on and search for the target's intelligence and weaknesses.
According to the information gathered by "Alchemy", the "Iron Beasts" that the natives of this world had previously fought against were all overwhelmed by sheer numbers. It is conceivable that this time will be no exception. Considering the large number of reincarnators joining this time, the situation may even be worse.
In a battle where the target's combat mode and abilities are unknown, rushing in recklessly would likely result in a survival rate of no more than 10%. Under such circumstances, deciding when and how to join the battle, making sufficient contributions, and surviving to complete the God's mission becomes the greatest challenge.
As a puppeteer organization from the world of machines, "Alchemy" and its affiliated "Rose" chose to observe—first, let the natives go up to test the target, and then take the initiative to attack when the time was right. Whether they could inflict serious damage or even kill the target was not a consideration. For them, the top priority was still to return to their own world alive...
Thinking of this, "Alchemy" couldn't help but recall his first encounter with an unknown being called "God" a year ago.
The world is the world, unique—this was the natural belief of "Alchemy" until he received the invitation from the "God".
However, the "God" revealed to him another real and cruel world.
The world is not unique, and humanity is not the absolute pinnacle of existence—at least not in the world in which I, who am named "Kikou," live.
While they are all human, those who have been infected with the "virus" are more powerful and extremely aggressive. They invade their homeland from different worlds through the "God," wantonly destroying and plundering everything that belongs to this world. He has forgotten whether he initially chose to become a reincarnator out of a sense of responsibility to protect the world or because he did not want to be killed by these "demons." Now, the only thing that "Alchemy" can be sure of is...
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