The abnormal fluctuations in the spiritual network made Gawain feel wary.
Although this psychic network was created by the Eternal Sleepers, one of the three major dark sects, according to general standards, it is "evil" - and it was indeed contaminated during the construction process. Bloody and taboo, but one fact cannot be denied: Gawain needs it now.
A large number of Cecil's scientific research projects have been affected by it.
Of course, Gawain has been promoting the harmlessness and self-research of the psychic network from a long time ago, and he has achieved certain results now.
On the one hand, Kamel and other experts have verified his initial conjecture through the combination of immersion chamber and magic network technology, that is, the operation of the psychic network does not necessarily require victims such as "brain servants". It should essentially be a "cloud network" supported by a large number of nodes. The so-called "Brain Servant" is most likely the product of another plan of the Eternal Sleeper; on the other hand, the immersion chamber currently produced by Cecil And the constantly improving Magic Network is also developing rapidly. Sooner or later, when Cecil has enough nodes, Gawain will be able to form his own spiritual network and create an origin space that does not need to draw traffic from the Eternal Sleeper.
But these all take time.
The immersion chamber is the empire’s cutting-edge technology. At present, its manufacturing cost and mass production difficulty are still very high. The immersion chamber currently in use is still limited to a few research departments in the capital of the empire, and the number is no more than a hundred sets. , and according to Kamel's calculations, at least two thousand to three thousand "brain nodes" must be connected to the network at the same time to form a relatively stable spiritual network and to form a "mental image world" similar to the dream city of the eternal sleeper. , this goal is not so easy to achieve.
It is said that the biochemical technology found in the lair of the Death Society of All Things will help break through the bottleneck of artificial nerve cords, but... can the psychic network really be maintained until then?
Perhaps due to intuition, Gawain always felt that the vision that appeared in the spiritual network this time was extraordinary, and maybe... something big was going to happen.
"My lord," Daniel saw Gawain was silent for a long time and couldn't help but said with a hint of nervousness, "Have you thought of something?"
Gawain glanced at Daniel .
Yes, nothing can happen to the psychic network for the time being - if nothing else, once the network collapses, how can Daniel still contact him?
This old mage is the secret hand he has cultivated with great difficulty, and is of great significance in his many arrangements for the Eternal Sleeper and the Typhon Empire - since the Southern Unification War, the original 20th The 5th Production and Construction Brigade was disbanded and turned into a real production and construction brigade. However, Office No. 25 of the Government Affairs Department is still operating. This office is affiliated to the Military Intelligence Bureau. Its current main task is to analyze the various materials sent back by Daniel. Intelligence, making various plans against Typhon and the Eternal Sleeper. No matter how you look at it, the core of this team is Daniel, and nothing can happen to this line.
"No matter what, the soulThe network can’t disappear now,” Gawain looked at Daniel seriously, “I need it. ”
Daniel immediately accepted the order: “Yes, then I will do everything possible to ensure its survival.” "
After such a long time, the network security director of the Eternal Sleeper finally decided to pay serious attention to the security of the network...
"If my estimate is correct, the popes and archbishops of the Eternal Sleeper I should be discussing with you soon," Gawain nodded, "You are the security director. Although I guess that the network problems this time are due to deeper reasons, most of which have nothing to do with external intrusions, but your strength in the field of psychic network technology It has been recognized by the higher-ups of the sect, and they may come to you to solve the problem. When the time comes, do your best, but remember to pass the information to me in time.
“Another point is that you should pay more attention to those believers who have experienced abnormalities after being connected to the Internet for a long time. Although the inspection concluded that everything is normal for them, I always feel that things are not that simple. They...may have It has been seriously affected deep in the consciousness, but it has not exploded for the time being.
“Be careful when doing this, don’t show enthusiasm that exceeds your identity, and be careful of being suspected. "
"Don't worry, my lord," Daniel showed a confident smile. It was the confident smile of the uncrowned king designated by the Military Intelligence Bureau's Office No. 25, "I am already very skilled in this area. ”
……
The city of dreams, on the edge.
A translucent fuzzy barrier covers the street with falling leaves. From the outside, this The area located on the edge of the City of Dreams is still peaceful and peaceful. It is only blocked by a "suspension of access" barrier, and normal maintenance and reconstruction are going on inside.
But inside the barrier, The distorted and strange scenery is completely different from the normal neighborhood just outside.
The clear and clear sky is covered with a layer of turbid and chaotic light and shadow, floating like a mixture of wrong water surface and clouds. Above the city, the ground is covered with undulating hexagonal prism-like structures. The surface of large areas of prisms has faded in color, showing a lifeless gray white or an unsettling deep black. The originally magnificent and gorgeous palaces are stacked in the outer area at the end of the block. The balconies, corridors, and steps were all twisted and intertwined, forming a mass-like structure, and a large number of shadowy figures were stumbling around in this chaotic block, like ghosts.
One. A quiet woman wearing a long white dress with gold trim stood on the edge of this chaotic street, quietly staring at the incorrectly combined geometric shapes and distorted colors on the street. The air around her was dull and windless, but her hair was floating in the air. It fluttered gently, as if the wind from another space was blowing on her forehead, and as if she was just a shadow standing here, and her body was still in the same place.
There was a ring of noise at her feet. It is trembling and expanding and contracting, as if the chaotic space around it is trying to erode the woman's position, but is blocked by a more powerful force.
A body.The Eternal Sleeper, wearing a thick black robe and an owl mask on his face, walked over from the side, and a dull voice came out from under the mask: "Archbishop Gerfen, the erosion area has stabilized, but the area boundary has spread to the outside of the City of Dreams by about One-tenth - a very weird street formed there, making it impossible to get close to the sample."
Selina Gelfen nodded slightly and looked into the distance.
She could see the strange street, which was located at the end of this chaotic block. It had a strange architectural style. Some figures were walking back and forth on the street. Outside the street was an endless gray-white void. But cars, horses and people kept coming and going on that empty boundary, as if the street led to some invisible but real world.
Selena knows where that "street" comes from - it comes from Sandbox World No. 1.
Now, no one knows what happened in Sandbox World No. 1, no one knows what kind of things are brewing in that closed world, and even... no one knows the time inside that world. How long has passed? A thousand years? Or ten thousand years? Or longer...
The archbishops only know one thing -
"Sandbox No. 1 is still overflowing," Selina Gerfen said softly, "These The overflowing data is polluting the normal network... This area cannot be repaired and can only be completely reset."
"Yes, Archbishop"
The Eternal Sleeper wearing an owl mask. After receiving the order, he retreated and prepared to reset the neighborhood, while another figure emerged from the air near Selina. It was a young man wearing a white robe, tall and thin, with black hair, and wearing a elegant singlet. He wears glasses and looks calm and bookish.
“Archbishop Selina,” the black-haired man said, “The reset of overflow block No. 2 has been carried out.”
“I am also about to carry out the reset here, especially Archbishop Li," Selina nodded, "It can't be repaired, this is the only way."
"...With all due respect, madam," the young man known as Yuri (at least it seems on the Internet. So) the Archbishop bowed his head slightly. Although he had the same position within the Order, he seemed to be younger than Selina in terms of seniority, so there was a hint of respect in his words, "Just resetting these blocks can only temporarily alleviate the problem - we still We should find a way to stop Sandbox No. 1."
"I know, and His Majesty the Pope also knows it, but almost all emergency stop methods have failed, and Sandbox No. 1 is still running, even in the dark. Gradually integrating all other sandbox worlds," Selina sighed slightly, "After increasing the time iteration multiple to the limit, Sandbox No. 1 closed itself within a few minutes. Perhaps within those short few minutes, There is a 'thing' within it that is strong enough to fight against us, and that thing...does not want its history to end."
Archbishop Yuri hesitated and whispered: " ...Archbishop Magnum raised an emergencyThe circuit breaker plan has been submitted to His Majesty the Pope. "
"I know, but His Majesty the Pope will not agree to this plan - this plan is not essentially different from the sandbox cutting plan and has no use except increasing the number of brain-dead victims," Selina Gefen shook his head, "Besides... the situation is not at its worst yet. "
"You mean...'hysteresis device'? "
"Yes, the 'hysteresis' has taken effect. Through reverse time iteration, the running speed of sandbox No. 1 has been reduced to the normal time flow rate. We are already at the same level as that thing. , we still have time to continue testing safer and more secure solutions," Selina said in a gentle tone, but with some unquestionable and refutational power, "Project Zero has been running so far, we have invested too much in it. … Neither His Majesty the Pope nor I will abandon it casually until the last step. ”
A strange buzz suddenly sounded from the air, interrupting the conversation between the two archbishops.
Selina looked up and saw all the buildings and buildings in the block. The ground was quickly dyed with a layer of grid, and then the distorted buildings were deleted in pieces, and the alienated ground was quickly reorganized into a basic plane. The water surface and clouds in the sky were broken down into disordered light particles, almost After a few seconds, normal houses, streets, ground, and vegetation began to be quickly regenerated in this space.
The reset of the neighborhood was completed.
In the blink of an eye, chaos occurred. The city area has become orderly again, and everything seems to have not changed. The fatal overflow data and network pollution have been cleaned up.
The two archbishops, Selina and Yuri, have been restored. At the edge of the block as usual, everyone was silent for a moment.
"I'm afraid that some of the short-term memories of a few compatriots will be deleted," Archbishop Yuri suddenly sighed, "There is always some reset. cost. "
Selena frowned: "I hope this is the last time. ”
“Archbishop Selina, regarding the security director I mentioned in the last meeting...what do you think? "
"Daniel..." Selina Gerfen thought for a moment and nodded, "I have indeed been paying attention to him...He is a very talented mage and scholar, and he is in the spiritual network. He has unique insights into many technologies and concepts about network operation... It is a pity that his talent has been buried and almost wasted before our network was officially put into use. "
"The security system he built as well as network addressing, multiple databases and other technologies have proven to be of great effectiveness," Archbishop Yuri nodded in agreement and continued, "Some of these technologies even It was also used in Project Zero, a man who I and several other archbishops thought might be able to play a role in the crisis we are currently experiencing. "
"His current rank is bishop, but he was promoted not long ago..." Selina Gerfen thought deeply, "But for talented people, we don't have to be too cautious. rigidthese rules. Archbishop Yuri, do you personally think that Daniel is reliable enough? "
"I think it is reliable," Yuri said without hesitation. "I investigated his situation. He joined the cult twenty years ago and has very high qualifications. He has great experience in the real world. He is clean and reliable in external contacts. He is a scholar-type compatriot who is loyal to the order and devotes himself to research. In fact, it is impossible to be the head of security if he is not reliable. You know the importance of this position - Archbishop Selina. From my personal point of view, I think Bishop Daniel is very reliable and he is loyal to our career, outstanding ability, and extremely concerned about the spiritual network. "
"Very good, then it's up to you to contact us," Selina nodded, "But don't be too hasty, observe the cycle, after all...this involves project zero, we Be prepared to promote that Daniel to 'Archbishop'. ”
“I understand. ”
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