Cataclysmic Era: I can unlock the tech tree

Human Alliance Fleet Base.

As always, the space factory, under Zero's control, continuously built starships and weapons, contributing every bit of strength to the human fleet's push towards the ten million mark.

Faint shadows appeared in the gaps between the decks of the space factory.

No, it's not just a space factory!

These shadows appeared within starships and planetary fortresses!

Even the Earth and Fuxi were shrouded in similar shadows!

As if receiving some kind of signal, these shadows that had been dormant for nearly ten years suddenly came to life!

Swish!

These shadows, resembling stains on an object's surface, roamed the interior of the starship at incredible speeds, slipping into every possible crevice!

Their goals are exactly the same: nearby data interfaces!

【Earth】.

After the successful development of the Fuxi tachyon computer, the central computer of the Earth was downgraded to a secondary computer.

It is equipped with a weak artificial intelligence called "One", which is mainly used to handle various basic affairs on the "Earth".

However, as the core area of ​​a starship, even though it was downgraded, the surrounding defenses were not significantly weakened.

A shadow, visible to the naked eye, suddenly appeared on the deck outside the central computer and rushed toward the central computer area at an extremely high speed!

This scene was captured immediately by more than a dozen high-definition cameras!

With almost no delay, a piercing alarm sounded inside the Earth!

……

Earth Command Center.

[WARNING! An unknown intrusion has been detected in the Earth's central computer area!]

[WARNING! Unknown intrusion detected at the Human Union Integrated Space Factory!]

[WARNING! Fuxi has detected an unknown intrusion!]

【…】

In a mere instant, hundreds and thousands of warning messages exploded on the giant holographic projection in the command center!

Live footage from the camera then appeared before everyone.

Seeing that familiar gray shadow clinging to the deck, ignoring any closed doors, rushing directly into the server room, and flowing into the central computer through the exposed data interface, Lü Yongchang's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he abruptly stood up from his chair.

This……

Isn't this the same tactic [the artist] used back then?!

"Two-dimensional beings!" Lu Yongchang muttered under his breath, his face grim. "How did they infiltrate the fleet?!"

"warn!"

"Unknown data intrusion detected!"

"Attempting to clear the intrusion data stream..."

Sure enough, as soon as the shadow "flowed" into the data interface, Zero issued an alarm that it had been intruded.

Having learned from the experience of [the painting], Lü Yongchang was not too worried about Zero's safety at this moment.

Zero, who possesses a tachyon computer, is not someone to be trifled with!

Just as Lü Yongchang had predicted.

Zero, having initiated the cleaning process, relies on its immense computing power to launch a comprehensive siege against these two-dimensional creatures that are courting death.

……

几分钟前。

For the ultimate victory of the pastoral school!

The two-dimensional creature, barely clinging to life with only a portion of its core remaining, looked at the central computer data interface so close at hand, let out a silent cry, and then plunged into it with all its might.

Unique attack methods of two-dimensional creatures!

By digitizing the body, we can directly infiltrate computers!

The moment it was transformed into a data stream, it was filled with excitement!

[The membrane] was absolutely right!

Using the shattered Starry Sky Painting as cover, they could hide themselves among the starship wreckage, thus having the opportunity to bypass the human fleet's defenses and directly attack the central computer of human civilization!

The security measures in the flagship central computer were as laughable to it as a half-open door!

It wanders in the world of data, going against the flow of data.

In its perception, there exists a core area with massive data throughput!

It sifts through the data streams flowing past it, reading information about human civilization from them.

Perhaps because we've reached the information exchange hub area of ​​the space factory, most of these data flows are related to the space factory.

[Chi You Planet Fortress, No. 36971, is about to depart.]

The battleship KE7HO-CC3UC "Golden Crow" has departed port, and the destroyer GR278-FVRCD "White Tiger" has departed port...

A flicker of doubt crossed its mind.

This human civilization... the speed at which they build starships is a bit too fast?

For the past decade, in order to prevent the plan from being exposed and before receiving an attack order from the [membrane], all two-dimensional beings have tried their best to hide themselves.

Although they were lurking in the area of ​​human fleet bases, they were unaware of the actions of human civilization over the past decade.

It subconsciously slowed its pace and carefully examined the data stream around it.

[Current number of starships within the Human Alliance's microcosm: 9859312.]

Upon seeing this number, it froze in place!

Holy crap?!

Where did this fleet of nearly ten million people come from?!

Before it could continue its investigation, a familiar fluctuation came from the side.

It was a familiar data stream—another two-dimensional creature.

The intrusion mission was time-sensitive.

Urged on by its companions, it suppressed its confusion and continued on its way to the central computer of civilization.

Time passed little by little.

As tachyon signals are continuously sent and received, they are getting closer and closer to the central computer of the civilization that processes massive amounts of data.

Meanwhile, as more and more companions joined, the intrusion data stream grew increasingly massive.

Looking at the civilization's central computer so close at hand, the doubts about the number of human fleets were temporarily put aside!

……

As they approached the central computer of the civilization, streams of data rushed toward them.

The reaction was too slow!

At first, it held a hint of disdain in its heart.

Aside from that fleeting Level III artificial intelligence, it has never heard of any civilization that could withstand a data war waged by two-dimensional beings!

The moment the two sides made contact, its excitement quickly dissipated and rapidly turned into terror.

It was indeed a one-sided crushing defeat.

However, what was being crushed was the massive data stream composed of two-dimensional organisms.

The opponent's computing power seems inexhaustible!

Compared to the opponent's massive computing power, the data stream composed of dozens of two-dimensional creatures is like a stream trying to compete with the ocean!

That's not the main point!

The other side's data manipulation methods far surpass theirs!

These two characteristics, coupled with the bizarre growth rate of the human fleet, directly triggered the deepest fear within it!

[Level III Artificial Intelligence!!!]

[Damn it! Human civilization possesses Level III artificial intelligence!]

[Run! Run!]

It was the first to break away from the main force and flee to an area with relatively weak computing power!