Planet of Sand and Oasis of Iron

Chapter 486 485. Your life will be delayed by these artificial intelligences

Judging from the report, the origins of the mercenary support system are actually quite suspicious. Although its mainframe is located in the central node city, it even relies on signal nodes provided by various companies to connect all registered mercenaries...

But after careful investigation, it was found that this thing was a decentralized computer room, and even through some special operations, it seemed to have formed some secret units.

However, these units were hidden very well and never showed up in front of anyone. After the company became suspicious, it immediately produced evidence, saying that it was testing new units and preparing to distribute them to independent mercenaries.

Allowing them to better fight in the desert, complete commissions, etc.

The support system is highly intelligent and dedicated to independent mercenaries, but intelligence indicates that the mercenary system has invested a lot of production capacity within the Arctic Circle. It is unknown what specific preparations have been made.

This kind of thing is done very secretly, and only large companies that have the time to investigate can find it. Ordinary small companies may not even be aware that this kind of thing is happening.

Not to mention ordinary people.

Seifer watched for a long moment, thinking carefully. Thinking that all factions seemed to have some ideas about the anomaly, he asked directly, "Have there been any problems with the giant anomaly?"

"Your question is very vague. All sorts of situations have occurred in the vision. Ultimately, as long as you are restrained, no problems will arise."

Ms. Jin Junmei tapped the table lightly with her slender fingers. You can see that she didn't have a manicure, but her nails were very beautiful, a healthy pink color.

"But... giant anomalies do pose potential problems. Our technicians have conducted research and found that hundreds of years ago, due to sunlight exposure, geological changes, and other factors, all anomalies experienced a sudden eruption."

"You can think of it as a massive energy flood that covered the Earth's surface. No one knows what the consequences of that explosion were, but everyone believes that if it happens again, the world will be destroyed."

Cypher added, "It should be human society that is going to be destroyed."

Durian: You still talk back, new mercenary! Believe it or not, I will bombard you with information about management regulations 24 hours a day!

"...There are no outsiders here. Can you please speak directly?"

However, Ms. Jin Junmei didn't respond at all. After Miss Nana finished singing a song, she asked the mechanism under the table to bring her a cup of warm tea, and then changed the background music of a song.

He continued, "The Commercial Alliance advocates building more Vision Gates. These special devices can stabilize and limit the escape of Vision energy, preventing this impending explosion."

It sounds quite reliable, but Sefer doesn't understand the principle of the Vision Gate, so he can only listen to what she said.

"The theory of the transformation agency is that once the energy explodes, no matter how many vision gates there are, they can't stop it. So they have to prepare devices in advance to vent all the vision energy, so as to minimize the impact on everyone."

"As for the independent mercenary support system... no one knows its thinking and logic. Perhaps it intends to claim this phenomenon as its own."

Cypher shrugged and interjected, "But it says 'existence for the continuation of all mankind.' It can't be that even that's bullshit."

"The project manager of the transformation agency is a talking popcorn machine, which can also be classified as a person, so it is likely that the concept of people they understand is different."

As he continued to speak, Ms. Jin Junmei put the documents in her hand aside. Her mind seemed to be on something, and her communication with Sefer seemed particularly casual.

…No need to think, she was probably surfing the Internet, insulting those independent mercenaries who tried to refute her, and playing the role of her own internet female devil.

Don't ask why Cypher can't communicate with the outside world here but she can. The reason is that as the supreme leader, his power is unlimited.

"Anyway, what about your attitude? As a relatively unique independent mercenary, your perspective might be more interesting."

Honestly, Cypher only knew that the energy of the anomaly was indeed special, but he had never imagined it could suddenly spread to the point of a global crisis. It didn't feel real, so he quickly flipped through the document and thought carefully.

"The answer is, unless I see it with my own eyes, I don't know how to judge. Whether it's completely releasing this energy to prevent it from wreaking havoc, or building a portal to contain it, it's just one plan."

"Perhaps the mercenary system intends to use the energy of the anomaly to cram everyone into the server and achieve continuity."

Ms. Jin Junmei quickly wrote it down: "Good idea, I'll write it down."

Are you guys guessing too?!
Cypher had nothing to say and could only close the document. "So my actual mission is to enter the storm zone and investigate the true activities of the reformation agency or that mysterious mercenary system within the scope of my activities?"

"It's great that you understand. Don't worry. Besides you, there are other independent mercenaries active. However, they will enter the storm zone from other areas."

So maybe he could meet his teammates, or maybe he could meet someone who was holding him back... Sefer suddenly thought of a question.

"He's also an independent mercenary, so he's the kind of guy who's been through a lot, is very efficient in combat, and is very good at completing commissions. He's even high on the mercenary rankings, right?"

"Yes."

Have you ever considered that the combat data of those people were also used as templates by the mercenary system, and then used to deal with independent mercenaries?

Ms. Jin Junmei didn't care about this, because independent mercenaries are at least individuals, and are different from artificial intelligence after machine learning.

Not every company is like an entertainment company, which doesn't dare to recruit people in a big way and has to use wetware to supplement them. By the way, those wetware jars should have returned to their original owners by now.

The mercenary support system definitely needs some manpower to handle the tedious tasks, so it was normal to recruit people before. Now it depends on how rich the system is.

"...I've always felt that ever since I started working as a mercenary, I've been involved in conflicts between intelligent machines and humans every day, and this time feels no different."

Sever paused and added, "Including the Transformation Agency, the leader of that faction is also a thing that looks like a machine. Do I have to deal with these things for the rest of my life?"

At this time, Miss Nana's song had ended. She stopped with satisfaction, and Ms. Jin Junmei took out a batch of documents.

"You can go now. Be careful and don't die too early. As an independent mercenary, you can create more value by living longer."

Not a word about the car.

As the two of them left, Sefer received another text message—needless to say, it was from another online username.

The female ghost on the Internet spoke again, saying that she enjoyed listening to the music and that she enjoyed using Sefer's exclusive superstar and hoped to come again next time.

Then, they gave some subsidies as per the routine, including but not limited to the maintenance and construction costs of entering the storm area and related expenses...

The word sounded a bit subtle. Seifer hesitated for a few seconds and did not thank her for her support. Instead, he asked as he walked forward when the camping work at the base would be completed and when they could start exploring.

As a result, they laughed at Sefer's lack of technical skills and told him to wait patiently. After the hurricane passed in the evening, he would understand why everyone was working slowly but busily.

So Sefer could only prepare to leave the car in confusion and return to his familiar environment.

(End of this chapter)