From cannon fodder to sweeping across thousands of stars.

Chapter 697 Senior Engineer Amuro
With the biological authentication passed and the time anchor point determined, the 1 microgram of 'antihydrogen' built into the 'Tactical Time Travel Device MK1' was activated and began to output enough energy to create a small wormhole.

This small artificial wormhole, formed based on principles similar to the 'Einstein-Rosen Bridge Cybernetics', will eventually turn into a 'negative energy bubble' that will envelop Amber.

Then, Amber felt as if the air around her began to swirl counterclockwise. The luxurious carpet on the floor of the guest room began to ripple, and the dome of the guest room that projected the starry sky also shattered into real starlight in a ripple.

Amber heard his heartbeat being stretched out into a low-frequency hum. He felt that every nerve fiber, every blood vessel, every muscle fiber, and every bone in his body were slowly immersed in the bubble of negative energy that enveloped him like a drop of water.

The next second, Amber felt his body turned into nothingness in the resonance of time and space, and his vision was torn in half.

His left eye still saw the present world, the magnificent main guest room, the luxurious decorations, and the worried expressions of Isabel and the others.

The right eye saw another strange scene. The picture seemed to be played in reverse at a rapid speed. People kept coming in and out of the guest room. From their clothes and the tools in their hands, it was not difficult to judge that these people should be the management team of the Jindoxi family mansion.

This repetitive scene continued until the room was "demolished" by a large group of people, and restored to its previous appearance, and continued to restore it.
In this wonderful and dangerous process, Amber felt that the operation of the 'Tactical Time Travel Device MK1' had also reached a certain critical value.

A beeping sound that only Amber could hear was heard, and the picture in his left eye completely disappeared, while the picture in his right eye that had been frozen quickly filled his entire field of vision.

"The time-space shuttle protocol has been activated. Happy hunting." A cold synthetic female voice sounded in my ears.

"Salih, you forgot to change the startup prompt words!"

The next second, Amber disappeared from the spot, and the whole process seemed to Isabel and the others just in a flash, as if she had just blinked her eyes and Amber disappeared.

"Boss, are you leaving now?" Osana asked in a daze.

Isabel nodded stiffly: "I think so, right?"

"I heard the Boss say something before he disappeared just now?" another cat girl guard also spoke up.

"Yes! I heard it too! It sounded like, 'So-and-so, don't forget me?'"
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When Amber regained consciousness, his first feeling was that his nasal cavity was filled with rotten air, the kind of smell that would come from a house that had been uninhabited and unattended for years.

As her vision became clear again, Amber also saw clearly the environment she was in.

That is the master bedroom just now. The overall structure is exactly the same as before the time travel, but the interior decoration is completely different.

His feet were stepping on an unknown wooden floor without carpet. Amber believed that the wood used in this mansion was definitely not cheap, but due to lack of maintenance, the floors had become damp and black.

The east wall that had hung an oil painting of "The Dragon and the Girl Under the Starry Sky" in the original timeline was now bare gray-white with many scratches and dirt on it.

Amber looked up and saw that the starry sky projection on the dome of the guest room had disappeared. Instead, there was a huge, dusty crystal chandelier, the shape of which was full of the sense of the era when the Star Dragon Empire was just founded.

The whole house feels old, dilapidated and deserted.

Coupled with the open door of the main guest room and the old seal on the door frame, Amber had to contact the unsold foreclosure house.
"Does this mean that the original owner of this mansion is dead?"

Amber thought so while checking whether his body was still intact after traveling through time. In fact, he was a little scared at the moment of traveling through time. It would be funny if there was someone in the room. Fortunately, this is the "Royal Auction Room" and no one is there on weekdays.

At the same time, the dial of the 'Tactical Time Travel Device MK1' on my wrist popped up several lines of prompts:

"Inspecting for quality contamination. No contaminants detected, no historical compatibility stripping required."

"Time travel is successful. Please abide by the relevant agreements and do not cross any red lines."

"Happy hunting again~"

"I thought Saleh forgot to change the activation prompt! They, the forerunners, travel through time to go 'hunting', right?"

Amber shook her head, then lowered her wrist and moved closer to the floor-to-ceiling window of the room, and Saint-Saunière of the 82nd year of the new calendar also came into view.

The environment outside the mansion has not changed much. Outside the gate is a wide road, but the structure and materials look very old. On the other side of the road is still a huge artificial lake, sparkling in the moonlight and surrounding lights.

If it were any other time, after seeing the two satellites over Saint-Saunière 510 years ago, Amber would definitely pretend to say "The moonlight is so beautiful", but now he just wanted to act quickly. After all, the west wing retaining wall could collapse at any time after the explosion, and he had to rush over to prepare before that.

He raised his left hand, and a virtual screen popped up on his forearm, which was close to his arm. This was the control panel of this "biological exoskeleton", and it was also a panel specially adjusted by the elf technicians of the Yuge family to suit human operating habits.

The information displayed above is also simple - remaining energy, estimated operating time, exoskeleton durability and current mode.

This set of "biological exoskeleton" is normally powered by the wearer's psychic energy. For those elf psychic masters who can use this set of equipment, this amount of psychic energy consumption is nothing at all. The energy consumed in running it for a whole day is not as much as the energy they consume in a "wave" in battle.

As for Amber's current situation where she can no longer use psychic powers after traveling through time, this set of equipment can also obtain a maximum of 5 hours of self-sustaining time depending on the current mode, which is enough to cope with Amber's current task.

This "biological exoskeleton" has a total of three optional modes, namely speed, strength and protection. When Amber first saw the information given by Ellenita, a sense of déjà vu immediately popped up in her mind.

It can be said that this "biological exoskeleton" is definitely a great help for Amber's mission this time. The only regret is that when it cannot use psychic power, it cannot achieve invisibility and can only rely on the biological coating on the surface to achieve effects similar to color-changing camouflage and anti-infrared.

After confirming that there was no one else in the mansion, Amber activated the speed mode, carefully opened the small terrace on the other side of the room that was not facing the street, and then jumped directly from the third floor.
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The night was as dark as ink, covering Saint-Saunière, the capital of the Star Dragon Empire. Amber moved lightly through the streets of the imperial capital. The street lamps emitted a dim and swaying light, illuminating the stone pavement on the sidewalk in a mottled manner. The shadows on the street that could not be illuminated by the retro street lamps also became Amber's best sneak route. It can be said that the Star Dragon Empire has been taking the "retro" route since their founding, especially when the imperial capital Saint-Saunière was built, they deliberately abandoned the use of some new materials and used a large amount of time-consuming and labor-intensive "retro materials".

The uneven stone pavement under Amber's feet is a typical example. The stone slabs cut by machines can be spliced ​​with perfect accuracy, but the Star Dragon Empire insists on creating an ancient handmade texture.

Well, the quality is indeed there, it is much better than the "imitation European town" in my country in the past life, but the road is really a bit difficult to walk on.
On both sides of the streets of the imperial capital, ancient buildings that were built less than ten years ago stand tall. Amber wanted to explain that they have witnessed the rise and fall of countless dynasties and carry the city's rich historical heritage, but unfortunately, they do not have either of the above two features.

However, as Amber walked on this street that was both familiar and unfamiliar, he still felt a little curious. After all, he came from the future five hundred years later, and everything here was still new to him, as if he was in a world that was both real and unreal.

He clung to the wall, his body almost blending into the night, as silent as a ghost. At the same time, he was always alert to the movements around him, and if there was any problem, he would hide himself completely in the shadows.

The fact that several imperial patrol teams passing by did not discover him also proved that this kind of stealth was indeed effective.

The building that would become the residence of the Jindoshi family in the future was not far from the Grand Palace. Amber walked at a speed slightly faster than walking, and in just ten minutes she reached the outer area of ​​the Grand Palace.

The Grand Palace of the Star Dragon Empire, that majestic building, stood in the center of the imperial capital. As Amber bypassed the last building in front of him, it suddenly came into his sight.

The outermost layer of the composite armored wall was made of decorative white marble, carved with various exquisite patterns, mainly the history of the founding of the Star Dragon Empire - that is, the beautified version.

The entire Grand Palace is extremely large, and even on a quiet night, one can feel its solemnity and awe.

It can be said that the Grand Palace is the symbol of power of the Star Dragon Empire. It is also a holy place in the hearts of countless believers of the state religion. However, the state religion cathedral and the huge star dragon statue have not yet been built.

However, Amber knew that the Grand Palace would no longer be peaceful tonight. The collapse of the west wing wall caused by the explosion of the fuel cell at the construction site would plunge the power center of the empire into brief chaos.

According to the plan made before the shuttle, Amber must find a way to hack into the Royal Engineering Department's server before the west wing wall of the Grand Palace is blown down, and get you a fake identity, so that you can blend into the scene more conveniently.

As for hacking into the Royal Engineering Department's server, it was not difficult. In fact, the building of the Royal Engineering Department was less than ten minutes' walk from where Amber was now.

All I can say is that the Jindoshi family's mansion is in an excellent location, providing a lot of convenience for Amber's actions.——
Ten minutes later, Amber arrived at the Royal Engineering Department headquarters building very punctually. This headquarters, which was responsible for the repair and maintenance of important areas in the imperial capital, was much larger than Amber had imagined. In addition to an office building, there was also a huge hangar for storing various engineering equipment.

When Amber came over, most of the people in the engineering department had already gone home after get off work, and only a few engineers and employees on night shift were left in the huge headquarters.

Since the confidentiality level here is not high, the guarding of the sentry posts is much more lax than that of other key departments. Amber slipped into the huge hangar with almost no effort.

First he found a suitable work suit in the equipment storage area, then put on a safety helmet according to the slogan on the wall, and then Amber walked carelessly to the southeast corner of the hangar. Several engineering employees who passed by him on the way even nodded to him.

Amber's current target is a small room in the southeast corner of the hangar. According to the instructions on the map on the wall, there is a distributed information exchange terminal installed here. This is also consistent with the information Lilith collected through the Imperial Library. In Saint-Saunière in the 82nd year of the new calendar, all major official departments adopted this distributed information exchange terminal for networking in order to facilitate information exchange.

This system was built under the leadership of the Royal Engineering Department and assisted by the Royal Academy of Sciences.
The door of the information room was naturally locked, but for Amber, this electronic smart lock was much easier to deal with than the traditional fully mechanical lock.

He raised his hand and brought the 'Tactical Time Travel Device MK1' close to the electronic smart lock. Soon, the watch with an integrated decryption device extended a set of composite interfaces. After a simple scan of the door lock from 510 years ago, the composite interface was adjusted to a matching style in an instant.

Hacking in to gain permissions unlocks a set of operations that are smooth and seamless.

To people passing by, it seemed that Amber had simply completed the verification smoothly and unlocked the door to enter.

Inside the room, the distributed information exchange terminal is located in the center, with a control panel next to it that is also from 510 years ago.

It was still a familiar operation. When facing these antiques, the hacking equipment developed by Lilith was a complete dimensionality reduction attack, because in essence, this thing was a "Lilith Lite", but the computing power performance was too much worse than the original body, and it could not interact with Amber, and could only do hacking work.
But as long as Amber is willing, he can still rewrite the underlying code of the entire distributed information interaction network without anyone noticing.

It's just that Amber won't stay in this timeline for too long, and sometimes the more you do, the more mistakes you make, so he naturally won't really do that.

What Amber has to do now is simply to create a reasonable identity for himself and set up a hidden small program to clear all traces left in the distributed interactive network after he leaves the timeline.

As the rapidly flashing code on the holographic screen of the watch dial disappeared and turned into an emoticon of Lilith making an "OK" gesture, it also meant that all departments in the capital of the Star Dragon Empire that were connected to the distributed information exchange network had completed the hacking.
"It's done. Fuck, this feeling of technical crushing is so cool! This is the experience that a time traveler should have."

Amber shook her head and sighed. After traveling to this world for so long, she finally experienced the feeling of the protagonist in the novel crushing the local natives after traveling through time.

"Then the next step is to get myself a temporary identity, the Royal Engineering Department - Operations Department - Senior Engineer. This identity is not bad~"

Through the hacked terminal in front of her, Amber quickly began editing the information databases of the Royal Engineering Department, Household Registration Administration, and other related departments with the assistance of "Lilith Lite".

"First, there is the name of an ordinary senior engineer, neither impressive nor eye-catching. Amuro Ray~"

The carefully woven life story - from date of birth, family background to educational experience and work experience - gradually brings this fictional character to life.

An ordinary family, a smart child, through hard work, was admitted to the best engineering college in the empire, and became an excellent engineer after graduation.
All documents related to this identity were forged, and even the entry times in the databases of various departments were tampered with.

This also means that before Amber leaves this timeline, before this information self-destructs, if someone really wants to check this senior engineer 'Amuro Ray', they will find that this person really exists and there is no problem.

(End of this chapter)