Life Dungeon Game

[Experimental Record 3:]

Observations of 009-2 revealed that life forms affected by it exhibit a certain degree of tranquility, and 009-2's abilities can suppress the corrupted monsters that tend towards madness to a certain extent.

Experiments revealed that even the highest-ranking B-level crazed beasts or pollution-type monsters, upon entering the 009-2 experimental area...

Afterwards, the child exhibited certain symptoms of 'drowsiness', 'confusion', and 'quietness'.

The 009-2 test area could perhaps be transformed into a place to detain high-level, crazed monsters.

Next came some experimental records related to 009-2's interactions with the contaminated monsters. He Ao's gaze quickly swept over these experimental records, turning to the latter half of this research record.

[Experimental Record 9:]

...(garbled text)... ...

What followed was a long stretch of unreadable gibberish. He continued to flip through the pages, and after about one page, new readable text finally appeared in his field of vision.

[Encrypted record, please verify ##￥ permissions]

[Permissions verified successfully. Verifier: @#￥]

[Encryption Experiment Record 1:]

Through investigation by special superhuman researchers, it was confirmed that 009-1 and 009-2 originated from two different 'life forms'.

009-2 may have originated from the remains of an angel, while 009-1 comes from... (garbled text)...

The computational data from the main control AI regarding the proliferation of 009-2 indicates that, with sufficient flesh and blood, 009-2 may be able to reach the power level of B-grade and, to some extent, recover some of the power derived from the angels.

[Encryption Experiment Record 2:]

通过对009-2和009-1的研究发现，009-2的能力能在一定程度上抑制009-1的能力。

将009-2和009-1同时置于同一空间中，并按照009-1的实验条件，取一颗红色球和一颗蓝色球分别置于两个对称的左右两个箱子里。

Seal the two boxes and evacuate all personnel within ten minutes.

When the experimenters returned, they cut open the boxes and inspected the inside. The red ball was still in the left box, and the blue ball was still in the right box.

Therefore, 009-1's ability did not take effect.

By extending the experimental time and repeating the experiment, it was found that 009-2 can suppress the ability of 009-1 within a short period of time.

可将009-1实验室的通道置于009-2下方，让其处于特殊联通空间中，通过009-2控制009-1。

Seeing this, He Ao looked up and glanced at the center of the circular control panel, directly below the octahedron of building blocks, where there was a tightly closed gate.

He then looked away and continued to look at the recorded text on the screen.

These records all seem to intentionally avoid mentioning the abilities of item number 009-1.

However, based on the content of the experiment, we can still infer some of 009-1's abilities.

The experiment used two small balls, one red and one blue, which were placed in two separate boxes. The final result was that the positions of the two balls did not change, so the experimenter concluded that 009-1's ability did not work.

So, working backwards, if 009-1 takes effect, what should happen? Should the positions of both balls change?

The red ball goes from the left box to the right box, and the blue ball goes from the right box to the left box.

The box on the side?

Is this some kind of ability to move objects in space?

But why must there be two balls involved in the experiment? Only with two balls can the 'ability' of 009-1 be fully demonstrated?

How should this ability be described: the red ball goes from left to right and the blue ball goes from right to left?

exchange?

For a moment, He Ao froze on the spot.

At this moment, all my thoughts are strung together by those invisible lines.

It turned out to be the case.

He Ao lowered his head and continued looking at the research records in front of him.

At the very bottom of the record, there is some text.

[Encrypted Log 01:]

Fragment 001 arrived shortly after 009-2 and 009-1 were placed. The plan sent by the Federal Academy of Sciences showed that the power and position of the fragment could be used to construct a magic array '#*￥' that could cover the entire research institute, thus preventing 009-1 from going out of control.

Next are some simple experimental or observation logs, most of which have been repeated in the previous experimental records. Overall, all the logs show that the experiment is proceeding in a stable state.

He quickly read through the logs and continued scrolling down. In the last few entries of the entire research record, some different content appeared.

[Encrypted Log 77:]

009-2 has developed a corrosive effect on machinery. Dr. ¥% suspects that 009-2 may affect the institute's main artificial intelligence and suggests moving the main artificial intelligence from the fourth layer to the third layer, and transferring the highest control of the laser weapon on the fourth layer to the third layer.

The institute is considering the feasibility of this plan.

[Encrypted Log 78:]

009-2 showed signs of abnormal activation; some of the contaminated monsters imprisoned on the fourth floor had developed limb mutilation, but the main control computer did not issue any warning.

Dr. % believes that the level of oversight of 009-2 should be increased, and a new main control computer should be shipped from the Federal Academy of Sciences.

After encrypted log 78, there was a page full of gibberish that took up almost half the page, and at the end of this gibberish, there were only a few fragmented words that were barely recognizable.

We were deceived. We were blocked. We possess wisdom.

As He Ao stared at the garbled text, the screen next to him, which had been displaying a nested tetrahedral pattern, suddenly flickered, and then some text quickly appeared on the screen.

The characters changed shape constantly, like a rolling drum, from Zone 1 characters to what appeared to be Zone 5 characters, until finally, they settled on Zone 2 characters.

[Hello

The pristine white words floated above those regular tetrahedral patterns.

Welcome to the 'Fourth Floor'

It has been a long time since anyone has come here.

"You are, 009-2?"

He looked at the words and asked in a low voice in the language of the Second District.

The text on the screen began to change rapidly.

A name is merely a identifier that distinguishes intelligent beings from one another.

If you absolutely must have a code name for me...

I prefer the name 'Carpenter'.

It is my father's code name.

carpenter······

He Ao

Looking up at the enormous 'building block,' it did indeed fit the image quite well. "The father you're talking about, is it something like a human 'father'?"

Just then, He Ao heard a rustling sound coming from above.

He looked up and saw tiny blocks flying out from the giant, constantly rotating octahedron.

Like quicksand in the air, these building blocks landed not far from He Ao and quickly piled up to form a wooden 'long-bearded old man' leaning on a cane.

This 'old man' did not have smooth skin; the edges of his entire body were made up of sharp, angular blocks, like a living building block doll.

Not entirely.

Some strange sounds came from the old man's mouth; his voice was not melodious, but rather like the whistling sound of wind blowing through a narrow and sharp crack.

He looked at He Ao, met He Ao's gaze, and continued, "Strictly speaking, I was born from the remnants of my 'father's' physical body. I inherited some of his knowledge and memories, but I am not him."

He Ao stared at the old man. The previous experimental records said that 009-2 was a remnant of some 'angel'.

In other words, 'Carpenter' was originally the name of that angel, and the '009-2' in front of us is a new intelligence born from the angel's 'remains'?

"Have you been concealing your intelligence all along? Taking advantage of this, you've seized control of the research institute's main AI?"

He recalled the last words in the record and asked in a low voice.

"I simply restored this chaotic machinery and flesh to its most beautiful order,"

The old man glanced at He Ao, then turned to look at the neatly arranged tetrahedral 'bone mountains' behind him. "Don't you think this scene is 'beautiful'?"

He Ao glanced at the old man; the man possessed wisdom, but not normal 'reason'.

He didn't respond to the old man's question, but instead asked, "Are you from the same origin as 009-1?"

"Please don't compare me to that guy,"

The old man's face showed obvious emotional fluctuations, and the tiny squares undulated like waves. "Those guys who create chaos and distortion have seriously disrupted the 'beauty' of this world's order."

"Then why are you still cooperating with him?"

He looked at him and asked, seemingly puzzled.

These words caused the old man's face to ripple violently once again. He shook his head, "It's just that we're temporarily following the call of a greater being."

"Which great being?"

He Ao immediately pressed for an answer.

"Unspeakable, unspeakable,"

The old man paused, looked at He Ao, and finally realized that He Ao was using his emotions to trick him into revealing information.

Having read through the entire research record, He Ao couldn't possibly be completely unaware of the conflict between him and 009-1. He was merely using this topic to delve deeper and try to extract information from him.

He lowered his head and looked at He Ao. "Little guy, you're very smart. You don't seem afraid at all."

Hearing this, He Ao already knew the guy had figured it out. He chuckled softly, "I guess 009-1 has already become an angel, while you, a B-rank guy, are at most one..."

"With the power of angels, what do I have to fear?"

"joke!"

Upon hearing this, all the building blocks on the old man rippled like waves. "What kind of complete angel is that? It was just lucky to inherit some high-ranking status. It's just something that was forcibly pulled up. It's a fool with little intelligence."

"It's so much stronger than you, how could it not be intelligent?"

He Ao looked at the old man with some surprise.