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Chapter 1151 Parasite: The Truth About the Resurrected
"So what do you think a large-scale cluster thinking like that of Fausta would need?"

"I do not know."

Su Wen pushed up his glasses in a cold voice:

"But if it asks for too much, then I should take it myself."

This is not a 'fair trade'.

I've given it one chance; before the black tide completely engulfs this place, it will choose its own fate.

Hear this,

Although this wasn't the first time Caroline had felt shocked, she finally saw the 'madness' hidden beneath Su Wen's calm and even composed exterior.

That was calm madness.
It is also absolute self-confidence.

The hacker gave a soft hum, but her tone unconsciously rose slightly:
"You've got it all figured out, Mr. Rhein. I'm going to see if you can really pull off your 'lie,' hehe."

And on the other side,
As Su Wen had predicted, Faista, which allocated one-billionth of the computing power, was more like a pre-programmed program than a 'life' or even an advanced artificial intelligence [AIN Type III].

The massive collective mentality has long since eroded the almost non-existent concept of 'humanity'.

in other words,

It is closer to divinity than the 'web weaver'.

You are asking me for an answer.

No, you probably want to understand what those 'shells' are trying to achieve.

“If the ‘shell’ you’re referring to in your words means those who are resurrecting us.”

"They are 'parasites'."

【Sephiroth - Dome Civilization】, this is what we call ourselves.

But the dome will eventually shrink into a giant cocoon, with the useless, shed outer shell outside and the data-driven paradise inside.

This was an attempt made by the Great Sage after absorbing the records of the end of the Third Age.

I don't know what information he received, but he ultimately chose to steal the authority of the gods and create three kinds of 'divine abominations'.

"Three kinds?"

"right,

There are three types.
Not three.

Even though we survived the [Source of Destruction] and the [Epochal Shock],

But our plan still failed; all the complex data entities died, leaving only the concept of us.

That's why we molted again at the beginning of the Fifth Era, giving birth to what you call the Resurrected Ones.
This is the parasite's "shell" in the First Star concept.

A voice, resonating like that of Fasta, slowly rose. Even though it was only using one-billionth of its computing power, the massive life form that had integrated and modified the entire satellite was enough to provide the most accurate answer instantly.

“Your people have also had contact with ‘me’.”

of course,

They don't have the same direct contact capabilities as you do, so I selected a portion of the 'cocoons' to communicate with.

They once parasitized the surface of the entire Fausta civilization, and also betrayed the final choice of the entire [Dome Civilization].

But you have a misconception:
For me, Kuroshio is not just a shackle, but also a key.

When the entire city of Tokyo is submerged by the Kuroshio Current, the 'legacy' stolen by the resurrected will truly awaken.

The next second, the consciousness vibrations condensed by Fausta merely projected a simulated image in front of them:
That's a projection of Tokyo.

But the changes that follow represent possibilities for the future:
Countless virtual white optical fibers, controlled by the weavers, wrapped around the detectors and eventually slowly pierced through the entire Tokyo metropolis.

Both the cherry blossoms of Shimokitazawa and the torii gate of Chiyoda Shrine spun and merged in the torrent of data, eventually condensing into a crystal that emitted a faint blue luster.

"The shells want to re-encase the consciousness cluster and give birth to a new [Falstar]."

To do this, they need consciousness—an incredibly vast cluster of consciousness. This is similar to how a 'parasite' must depend on a 'host' in your concept.

They feed on consciousness.

Hear this,

Su Wen nodded calmly:
"Then our demands are aligned."

You must have foreseen this long ago, Second Divine Abomination—Arista.

"Yes."

Just as Su Wen told Caroline.

If it's a conversation between two sufficiently intelligent individuals, perhaps not much groundwork is needed, nor much concealment.

Just like his seemingly normal conversation with the massive artificial satellite life cluster beneath his feet.

Perhaps this is something he already understood the moment he and Natsume Chie successfully landed in Allstar:
"I need the legacy of the great sage Sephidaros."
As for those hidden dangers

Just leave it to me to handle.

Su Wen didn't even state any conditions regarding himself.
After all, he wanted to use [Deep Tokyo] to lock down these 'parasites' that Faistal had mentioned, and the technology left behind by Sephiroth was essential.

Even if
He had never even seen those 'monsters' in person.

However, compared to Suwen, who was steadily advancing according to his grand plan, Faista, as a macro-level collective consciousness unit, offered a response containing elements of rejection after rational communication:
"[Transaction] requires equivalent conditions."

I can sense a power within you that is different from mechanical modification or genetic alteration.

You can choose other rewards, but the 'Sefidaros File Zero' is core knowledge that even 'I', or rather 'we', cannot continuously iterate and trace back to.

I am not denying your absolute significance at this moment, but neither can you get what you want.

Leave.”

According to the server that stores the consciousness of a vast dome civilization, but outside of the collective consciousness of the server, parasites that yearn for separation were still born.

They broke away from the collective consciousness of their long lives, and even after they actually fought against the remnants of the Fourth Age's [Source of Destruction], they still exist.

This prevented the original Fausta, which was of the same origin, from directly eliminating them, leading to its assessment of Suwen:
Unstoppable

Therefore,
The warrior Caroline is currently listening to might be their first choice.

Although it's unknown how that group bypassed the 'shell' or even the countless puppets of Tokyo to communicate with First Star.
But after hearing that it contained almost no hidden meaning of rejection.

The handsome scholar gave a silent smile, and Chie, who was originally a little tired, seemed to recall the scene when she first met her teacher a few days ago when she saw his expression.

Every word he said came true.

Whether it was those damn bastards who had been inflicting violence at school, or her own mother who was already seriously ill.

So she simply clenched her fists and earnestly addressed the enormous projection, and even beyond the meaning the projection represented, the 'soul' of this massive planet:
"Teacher, teacher, he can definitely do it."

In an instant, the power belonging to the medium erupted completely.

She fainted on the spot because of the sheer size of the individual she was in psychic resonance.

That was an echo, an echo that was not assimilated by Faust.

even,

Among them,

It seemed as if some other forces were also involved.

This was something Su Wen hadn't anticipated; his Dawn Barrier couldn't share the aftereffects of other people's psionic bursts.

Fortunately, the "Appraisal Vision" reminded him that Natsume Chie was not in any danger at the moment, so Su Wencai was not too worried.

Even so, Caroline was still a little worried:

"This little girl is really reckless, she's only just awakened."

(End of this chapter)