Wasteland Development Diary.

Chapter 695 God of Myriad Machines
Lin Long immediately contacted the bureau's information department.

However, the data from that side shows that no registered deities are responding or have lost contact.

"Am I overthinking it?"

Haiwei murmured.

It stared blankly at the statue on the cabinet, remaining silent for a long time.

Lin Long suggested, "Let's capture the missionaries first. Once we find them, we can get more information."

Haiwei said, "You go ahead and do your work, I'll stay here."

Lin Longxian then returned to report to the bureau chief, and through the electromechanical operations team, began a comprehensive investigation of the people appearing around the statue.

This method is clumsy, but effective and leaves no stone unturned.

With current computing power at the level of light cores, it's only a matter of time before those lurking threats are identified.

17 hours later.

Two suspects were identified first and arrested by law enforcement officers from the electromechanical operations team.

Lin Long returned to the pharmacy, and Haiwei was still there.

It sat in a chair, its eyes fixed on the statue, as if that was the very god of all things.

"Both of the people caught are human, one is a new human from Jincheng, and the other is an old human. They usually behave normally."

"There was a slight accident at the scene."

"This is footage from the scene."

Lin Long projected the image into the room.

In the video, two uniformed law enforcement officers handcuff a man. The man's face is deathly pale, and his body twists and stretches, transforming in the blink of an eye into a sculpture of a god of war.

The same thing happened at another arrest scene, where the missionary was also turned into an idol.

Haiwei didn't seem very surprised by this.

"So that's the sealing mechanism."

Its lips moved: "However, I don't think they have become idols. It's more likely that these believers have been recalled, just like those who went missing."

"Judging from the fear they showed at the scene, the consequences of the believers being exposed are probably not good either. Perhaps they know what those missing people are facing now."

Lin Long smiled wryly: "Unfortunately, the clues have gone cold again."

"Not."

"Hasn't the clue become clearer?"

For the first time, Hayway grinned, revealing his missing front teeth: "We do know very little about the God of All Machines, but the number of these missionaries is certainly not small. As long as we find them and profile them through their life experiences, we can dig out some information."

“Collecting everyone’s experiences from the outside world is very difficult, time-consuming and labor-intensive, but in the new world, your power can easily do this.”

"We have found a way to start with people, it's just that the calculation process is a bit complicated and tedious."

Lin Long now had complete confidence in Haiwei's professional abilities: "So, should we continue arresting missionaries now?"

"Of course we should arrest them."

Hai Ren nodded: "However, I suggest dividing these suspects into two groups. The first group should continue to make arrests and test whether there is a way to block them or force them back to the real world without making them disappear. The second group should try monitoring them to see what they are doing."

"I'll make arrangements right away."

"Go ahead and do your work, I'll wait here."

Another 22 hours passed.

Lin Long returned and informed Haiwei of the specific progress of the operation.

“We arrested three more followers of the God of Ten Thousand Machines. They were all transformed into statues when they were arrested. The woman from Chongqing said that this was because their consciousness went offline and was replaced by statues, but the consciousness did not return to their bodies. This caused their bodies to fall into a vegetative state of unresponsiveness.”

"Two more people are under surveillance, one in Tianjin and one in Suzhou."

“I sifted through their information in both worlds and found that these missionaries had two common characteristics.”

"First, they all bought properties in New World, which means they can never go offline, providing them with the conditions and convenience to carry out their operations."

"Secondly, although these people have different hometowns and places of residence, they all went to the Forbidden Continent at the beginning of this year. Their purchase of real estate and possession of idols occurred after they returned from the Forbidden Continent."

Haiwei looked surprised: "You found the commonalities in such a short time, impressive."

Lin Long smiled and said, "I can't compare to you when it comes to solving cases, but in the field of law enforcement, the collection, insight, and screening of unusual information is what I'm good at."

Then he said seriously, "We always thought that the God of Myriad Machines should be an electromechanical life form or related beings, so we have been investigating various electromechanical life forms and semi-enlightened beings in this direction, but we have not found anything."

"It now seems that the God of Myriad Machines is most likely on the Forbidden Continent, which is why he wouldn't leave any trace in the Great Holy Spirit, preventing us from pinpointing his source."

Haiwei asked in confusion, "I remember the company didn't deploy any evil brain generators over there, did it?"

"Not yet."

Lin Long said in a deep voice, "Because of the special mechanism of the Forbidden Continent, it is difficult to supervise, so no evil brain generators have been deployed there. Therefore, we suspect that the true form of the God of Myriad Machines is using these believers drawn into the Forbidden Continent as its channels to operate in the New World."

“We have already applied for the company to send an investigation team to the Forbidden Continent to search for them. I suspect that the missing victims may very well be on the Forbidden Continent.”

Haiwei looked up, as if he were seeing Lin Long in a new light: "Lin, your information gathering and correlation abilities are very strong."

Both sides now acknowledge each other's abilities.

Lin Long asked, "You've been staying here, examining this statue. Is there anything special about it?"

"Actually, I don't stay here all the time."

The sea man said, "I compared the idols your bureau has collected. After they turned into evil god coins, the face value varied, but the broadcast voices they emitted were all the same."

"but."

The other party then molded the statue into a gold coin again, and pulled out a crab coin from their pocket, which was the company's concept currency.

Haiwei stacked the two new coins on top of each other, and the pattern on the crab coin visibly changed and twisted slowly, transforming into the shape of the god of machines.

Lin Long hissed: "Can the Evil God Gold Coin corrupt other new currencies?"

Hayway then separated the two new coins.

The crab coins gradually reverted to featuring the samurai crab design.

"If there is prolonged contact, the new currency of the God of All Machines will invade and assimilate other conceptual symbols, change their internal structure, and then become a carrier for the propagation of the idol."

"It will subtly influence the holder, performing continuous hypnosis and mental pollution."

Haiwei held the golden disc between his fingers: "I thought before that the God of Myriad Machines' target was conceptual life, and it might directly target other registered gods. But now it seems that its method is more covert and effective, assimilating the new currency."

"As long as the evil god's currency continues to be issued and its new currency is invaded and assimilated, all holders can be turned into its followers."

"The more other registered deities work hard to attract new users, the more they will become an aid to the God of Myriad Machines."

"This method will fundamentally turn all consciousnesses into its prey."

"The more prosperous the new coin market is, the greater its destructive power and contagiousness."

Lin Long's face was grim: "The situation is extremely serious. I have to report to the bureau chief in person!"

"let's go together."

……

After listening to the joint investigation report from Lin Long and Hai Wei.

Jue Mingzi's gem screen remained silent for two seconds. Then a voice came from within.

"You've worked hard, you've done a great job."

"I have just reported this matter to the chairman, who highly affirmed and praised your discovery. The company is currently conducting a thorough investigation of the new currency in the New World and tracking down the suspects on the Forbidden Continent."

"Now you continue to investigate the clues about the statues in Chongqing and maintain contact."

But the work was not over.

But rest is also necessary.

So Lin Long took Haiwei to a hot pot restaurant to eat something.

"Normally, you have to be completely immersed in the new world to have a full experience."

Lin Long found a seat and said with a smile, "We have this kind of perk because of our profession. We can eat and drink here, and experience all our senses."

"Do you want it spicy?"

"Yes, I can eat very spicy food," Haiwei said confidently.

"That's in Shagang, isn't it?"

"Ah."

"This is Chongqing, Shagang's super spicy, which is basically considered mild here." Lin Long waved to the waiter next to him and said, "We want a mildly spicy broth."

The waiter nodded.

Before long, Haiwei was sweating profusely from eating, constantly gulping down water with his mouth wide open.

"...The feeling here is so real, it's like it's real."

Haiwei wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue.

"This is a consciousness-based world, created on the moon by our company and the Lunar Services Company. The reason why most residents' experience is not perfect is because their life level has not reached A, and they cannot fully project themselves into this world. Currently, they can only rely on the peripherals of the Evil Brain Motor to operate it through a screen."

Lin Long picked up a roll of fatty beef with his chopsticks and said, "In the past, the method was to increase one's own life strength. Now the company can lower the entry threshold of the world, so it will be difficult for the Dream Demon Clan to monopolize the Great Holy Spirit and lock up all the residents of Earth."

"Now that everyone has a new world to choose from, the restrictions on the use of the Great Holy Spirit have been lifted repeatedly. In fact, everyone who uses the Great Holy Spirit to excavate fragments of consciousness will receive free excavation tools... Hehe, it seems the company has put a lot of pressure on the Dream Demon Clan."

The sea-human investigator took a sip of his iced tea: "I've heard about this too. I heard that some dream demons have applied to leave the Great Holy Spirit and obtained permanent residency in the New World?"

"That's true."

Lin Long nodded: "Many cities now have dream demons residing there, and dreams can seamlessly connect with the new world here."

He pointed to his temple: "In the past, dream demons would secretly create and implant dreams into the brain, but now they are openly distributed."

"If people like it, they will keep entering, and each dream will be updated in real time, with DLC expansion packs constantly being added, so now it's time to compete on raw strength."

"The dreams in the new world are all customized for different customers, and customers can experience them for free for half an hour to an hour. If they like them, they can pay to purchase subsequent dream chapters, and if they don't like them, they can exit at any time. Therefore, the quality and popularity of the dreams can be seen from the sales volume and the number of viewers."

"Dream theater is a very popular emerging industry right now, and the current leaders in this industry are the three Weavers: Mayfly, Dingyou, and Spring Dream."

Haiwei took another swig of yogurt, making a hissing sound: "Lin, do you think the new world will replace the old world in the future?"

"I mean, it's too convenient here. If you enter this place, there's no distance between cities; you can get there instantly. Without the heavy burden of material things, as long as you have the necessary permissions, you can live a very easy life here... Will everyone eventually come here to live and abandon Earth on the material side?"

This sea creature had always appeared calm and resolute while investigating the God of Myriad Machines, but at this moment, a hint of confusion flashed in its eyes.

Lin Long put down his chopsticks and gave a serious reply: "I don't think so."

"The Chairman and Ms. Yagami created a new world not to abandon the material side, but on the contrary, to better connect with the material side."

"The distance between different celestial bodies is an objective reality, and the human body simply cannot withstand the speed of high-speed flight."

He gestured with his hands: "Another way is to cross the spatial rift, but that requires a light core to do, and even a projection would require an A-level life form. But the new world can be entered using the evil brain motor, which even ordinary people can use. With future technological advancements and maturity, it is inevitable that we can fully project ourselves into it."

"There's something we haven't told anyone... but the new world will actually cover the entire solar system in the future. It's already being rolled out on Earth, and it's being tested on Mars. Wherever there is life, it can be introduced through the evil brain generator."

A glint of light flashed in Haiwei's eyes: "So that's how it is."

"Hmm. The new world is a complex space that can completely eliminate physical distances and accommodate all kinds of life. Aren't the Electric Cats entering it one after another?"

Lin Long smiled and said, "In the future, we can project our consciousness to other planets through the New World and use their local bodies, similar to the Iron Guard of the Beiyang Army, to operate directly there. This is the advanced use of the New World, and it's currently in closed beta testing. Just don't tell anyone about it."

"clear."

Hayway exclaimed, "The new world is truly amazing... It will be a super Holy Spirit Alliance, encompassing multiple celestial bodies. No wonder the dream demons have no way to fight against it and have to bite the bullet and enter it."

"That's what I mean."

Lin Long picked up a piece of blanched tripe and ate it slowly: "What you see now is just the tip of the iceberg... The new world is composed of numerous spaces and lives, a transformation from quantitative to qualitative change."

"Yes, indeed, the new century is ultimately composed of individual consciousnesses... a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change..."

Haiwei's face stiffened.

It suddenly stood up: "Let's go! To your storage room."

Lin Long didn't waste any words, immediately paid the bill and went with it.

Back to the storage room of the Divine Administration Bureau.

Haiwei looked at the statues, each the size of a figurine, that were sealed inside.

It picked up the two statues, pinched them together, and they instantly became one. Then it was pinched into an evil god coin.

The face value above has become the sum of the two, which is 2.

Hayway stacked all the gold coins, and then the face value reached 10.

At this moment, the 10-face-value evil god suddenly and automatically returned to its original form, and the small display head on it lit up by itself, and began to broadcast.

Tell us your wish.

The God of All Machines will bestow upon you a complete body, transforming you into a magnificent being.

Praise my name, hear my gospel, become my believers and followers, and I will lead you to eternal heaven.

Haiwei murmured, "Just as I thought!"

"Once you accumulate a certain number of these evil god coins, you can obtain new evil god blessings. This is why the God of Myriad Machines has so many followers!"

Haiwei said to Lin Long, who was standing next to him in a daze, "I have to test this. If something happens to me, I should be able to find you when I go to the Forbidden Continent later."

Before Lin Long could refuse, the seaman investigator immediately addressed the statue.

"God of all machines, I wish to see the body you have provided."

【as you wish. 】

The gold coin stretched and grew larger.

It eventually turned into a strange, square mechanical device.

Lin Long was taken aback: "A television?"

"Could it be... that the God of Ten Thousand Machines refers to the God of Ten Million Television Sets?"

Haiwei's eyes sharpened: "The mountain of flesh on the Forbidden Continent, there is a biological television. The victims of the New World are imprisoned in the television; the God of Myriad Machines is the mountain of flesh!"

The words are not finished yet.

It disappeared without a trace after being sucked into the television set.

Upon seeing this, Lin Long immediately reported the situation to Director Jue Mingzi.

(End of this chapter)