Star Railroad: Great Guardian of Beloberg

The busiest breakfast restaurant at the intersection was filled with complaints and chats from office workers. Alex brought Kafka over and said to the owner who was chopping unknown meat, "Give me two of his best dishes."

"Of course our specialty is the meatballs with assorted sauce. Would you like to try it?"

"Two copies will do."

"Electronic stomach or natural stomach? Electronic stomach has extra electromagnetic substances added, which makes it feel comfortable when eaten, while natural stomach has added spices."

“…Native.”

"Understood, customer." The shopkeeper said with a smile, "I will be careful not to shake the metal shavings into your flesh. Unfortunately, there are few original stomachs. For workers like us, we have already switched to electronic stomachs in order to eat dirt."

After waiting for a while, Alex brought two servings of meatballs that still smelled fragrant to Kafka, who gestured to look at the billboard behind her and said, "It's quite convenient to achieve immortality here."

Alex glanced over his shoulder and smiled.

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"It should be synthetic meat." Kafka tasted the meatballs and said, "At least the spices have covered up the sour smell of spoilage, so it's edible."

"I don't want to eat anymore when you say that."

"That's pretty good." Kafka said with a smile, "There are many civilizations in the universe that are still chewing tree bark. Look over there, that's the guy from yesterday."

Elhaisen, in a suit, was walking down the street toward the Zandik Building. If you looked closely, you could see that he was very different from the day before. The headphones on his ears had changed from green to a uniform sky blue. There were many companies nearby, but there was no doubt that the companies here were divided into Zandik and others. When Elhaisen walked forward with his employee badge of Zandik, he could clearly see that the people around him were afraid and kept away from him.

No one would mess with the guys from the company, especially the hounds from the counterintelligence department. They were ruthless and would do anything to get away with it. Even if someone just got in their way on the road, these lunatics would shoot them directly for some inexplicable reason.

"Would you like to follow me in and take a look?"

"Walk."

Alex and Kafka walked towards Elhaisen's location. As they walked, their presence gradually decreased, and soon, they disappeared in the crowd without a sound.

At the entrance of the Zandik Building, people were coming and going, and luxury cars were gathered. People like Elhaisen who walked out were considered rare. The security of the Zandik Building was also extremely strict. Not to mention the turrets hidden in the rooftops and between the floors, the ones on the surface were intimidating. The fully armed "security guards" were two men with only heads and the rest of the black metal mechanization, nearly three meters tall - the Adam brothers. They patrolled constantly, holding machine guns and looking at anyone who came in and out or approached with hostility.

But what caught Elhaisen's attention was the tall man with long black hair, a military cap and a mask that covered his entire face.

Security [Captain]——Capitano. Elhaisen frowned. Does his appearance mean that Zandik himself has returned to the company? In the past, Zandik would not stay in New Canrea City all the time, and his whereabouts have always been a mystery. If this legendary immortal is in the company, the execution of the plan will be many times more difficult.

Because this means that his personal security team will take over the defense of the Zandik Building. Each of those ten terrifying guys is a legend in the city of New Canria.

"button."

After Elhaisen walked to the entrance of the building, he put his bag into the security check channel, accepted the double key presses of the machine and manual, stepped into the entrance, and used the terminal, iris, and fingerprint for triple authentication before he officially stepped into the company.

He stopped and looked outside through the reflection of the glass. A hovercraft stopped outside Capitano. The guy who Elhaisen calculated to be the weakest got on the car and left. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. It seemed that he didn't need to revise his original plan. He didn't rush upstairs, but took a detour to the coffee shop on the ground floor.

"Nassida, can you hear me?"

"Please don't call me Nashida. I am just an AI program designed by the master. Please call me the flying elf."

What a strange name. Elhaisen pressed his terminal, and Nashida's offline AI officially started up. She used Elhaisen's eyes to scan the entire ground floor of the Zandik Building and analyzed, "Compared to when you led the master to escape from here a few years ago, the security is stronger. The original blind spots have all been blocked, and the infrared and pressure alarms are ready. There is no way to enter here without making any noise."

"What about making some noise?" Elhaisen walked into the coffee shop, ordered a cup of iced black coffee, and communicated silently: "Such as hacking a few cameras?"

"The traces of intrusion are inevitable. Zandik's hackers check all security facilities at a frequency of one minute. From the moment we step into here, we have entered a one-minute countdown. Deep diving requires more time."

"Don't enter from the ground floor. Find another way."

All records of the flying elves will be synchronized to Nashida when connected to the public domain network. Although she is young, she may be one of the top three hackers in the entire New Canrea City. After all, she is a adjuster who has been created with a lot of money. The day she escaped from the company, Elhaisen tortured the relevant personnel for a whole month, and he himself was interrogated for twelve hours. To this day, searching for the whereabouts of the artificial human codenamed "Wisdom" is also one of the top five important tasks of the counterintelligence department.

By the way, within a few years, the supervisor in charge of this work has changed five times - all of them were dismantled into parts and thrown into the scrap recycling station.

Elhaisen walked into the elevator. In this 48-story building, ordinary employees can only enter the th floor and below. Above are the offices of middle-level and supervisors, as well as some mysterious departments that are not open to the public. Nashida was once imprisoned on the th floor, working with other androids of the same batch on an incomprehensible cracking task.

Pandora's Box Decoded.

However, Elhaisen, who racked his brains to circle around in the company building today, did not gain anything. The building was now like an airtight cage. There was no way for Nashida to enter safely in any dimension, whether in the sky, on the ground or underground.

There is a way to force entry, but the longest time allowed on that route is only fifteen minutes, which is too tight.

Elhaisen stood in front of the mirror in the sink and washed his face to calm himself down.

He looked at himself in the mirror. All this was to fulfill Nashida's wish. He couldn't let Nashida take this risk. Look for the middlemen, those profiteers, who might have found a security loophole in the company. Even if it was in a place like a sewer, it would be fine.

buzzing-

Just as Elhaisen was thinking, a loud alarm suddenly sounded in the company, followed by an evacuation alarm that had not been heard in several years.

"Please evacuate all employees to the ground floor square. I repeat, please evacuate all employees to the ground floor square! Anyone who remains inside, regardless of rank, will be killed without mercy!"

…………

Ninety-fourth floor.

Alex leaned against the wall and looked silently at the soldiers who broke in. They were nervously conducting a carpet-style multi-dimensional search of the square-like room. Kafka, who was standing by, patted him on the shoulder and pulled him back a step away from the touch of a soldier.

Kafka walked around the room and said, "What's wrong? The detection in this room is so powerful that even you can find it?"

"No, it wasn't them who discovered me, it was it that discovered me." Alex looked at the center of the venue, at the "black box" that was protected by layers of protection. There were countless cables connected to it, some of which were using the energy it provided, while others were cracking it.

There is no doubt that thing is the core of this world.

What was shocking was that I thought this group of people would be bewitched by the star core, but now it seems that the Zandik Company is using and cracking the power of the star core. However, those who want to use the star core can hardly resist the bewitching star core. Alex looked at the dormant pods around the square. Obviously, someone used other people to step on the mines.

"What happened to Pandora's Box?" Soon an old man came in, and the technician hurriedly reported: "The energy fluctuations of the box disappeared in an instant, but I can guarantee that no one has been close to here!"

"How is it possible? Isn't the energy it outputs getting stronger and stronger? Mr. Zandik said it's alive. Perhaps this is a lie it's trying to escape from here." The old man snorted and said, "Its status hasn't been compiled. It takes so many years every year, and now even fifty people can't match the escaped [wisdom]?"

"Decoding in progress." The technician picked up the tablet, and soon a long paragraph of text appeared on it. They translated the current status of "Pandora's Box" into text. The technician was a little shocked and stuttered, "It says, it says..."

"Whatever you say, I'll see for myself!"

The old man snatched the tablet and took a look at it, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

Because the current state of Pandora's Box is...

fear.

It's like seeing a monster, so scary.

"Who has ever been close to here, or to the city of New Canrea?" the old man said nervously, "I'll leave this to you. I'll report to Mr. Zandik immediately. Damn it, I hope that thing doesn't appear again!"

Kafka looked at Alex, and Alex spread his hands helplessly. What else could he do? He wanted to go up and touch the star core, but before he could touch it, the star core frightened him and became paralyzed, triggering the alarm.

Hey, recalling the past, when he asked Mr. Zero how to seal the star core, he said casually that it was to use the power of nothingness. At the time, Alex felt incredible and wanted to curse, but now that he thinks about it... the star core is really no different from a ball in front of them.

"Let's get out of here first."

Chapter 117 The Road to Godhood

"You thought you were going to get rid of the star core."

"Isn't that your mission?" Alex walked out of the Zandik Building. At this time, all the employees had been evacuated to the square behind. Elhaisen had a fierce look on his face. He was obviously ill-intentioned, but he was still interrogating others. Alex said, "I promised you, it's up to you how Star Core wants to deal with it."

"What are you thinking about?" Kafka asked with a smile:

"You are looking for an opportunity to take the second step, right?"

Kafka understood Alex's purpose. Alex could indeed destroy everything, dismember the planet and then sift it, but he has now embarked on the path of pioneering destiny. Once he does this, the destiny of [people] may be interpreted as [conquest] and [violence]. Star gods are bound by destiny, and there is no turning back on the road of pioneering destiny. Once Alex chooses this solution once, he will have to do the same thing when he encounters any problem in the future. Otherwise, the universe will abandon him.

Of course, this doesn't mean he can't take action. Taking action for a reason and taking action just because you want to are two different things. Destroying a planet to protect your family will only be labeled as protection. Just like now, Alex and Kafka have a good night, because there is a foundation of love between the two, but if you open a silver party casually, there is no doubt that lust will be added to his path. Then he must meet one after another in the future.

"Correct."

Alex has some concepts that only he knows. For example, he knows that his progress is only 1%, and he needs 99% to open up a complete destiny. And he also vaguely feels that this road should not be walked alone. He looked at El Haisen from a distance, a very interesting guy, who didn't ask about his origins or his purpose. As long as he could go to the universe, he would bet everything. But what supported him to do so was not [dreams], but other characteristics.

What kind of human poetry can be written about others will be the best help to him.

“I want to invite some people to join my team.”

"team?"

"The seven rulers of the mortal world, the thirteen heroes and the like, may not be thirteen, but twenty-four or forty-eight." Alex shrugged. People should not walk this path alone.

"When you become a god, these people will become emissaries, right?" Kafka asked with a smile, "How strange! Other star gods are granted power and become emissaries after becoming star gods, but you seem to be taking the opposite path. I'm a little curious, is this including me?"

"Yes." Alex did not hide it and said, "Sacrifice. However, this trait makes me hesitate. I can praise and glorify sacrifice, but I don't actually advocate it."

Kafka is someone who will not hesitate to sacrifice herself for the people she cares about, just like when she hugged Alex.

"What about [Loyalty]?"

Kafka asked, looking Alex in the eyes.

This was a bit provocative. But Alex hesitated, and Kafka immediately narrowed her eyes and said, "You hesitated just now, didn't you, Alex? Don't you want to be a loyal [person]?"

Alex is not being sophistry. From the original matriarchal society to the later patriarchal society, people have nothing to do with fidelity. Even in a monogamous society, there is no guarantee that everyone will only date one person in their lifetime. Rather than saying fidelity, it is better to say it is a responsibility or commitment between husband and wife. After all, strictly speaking, having some fantasies about a pretty girl can be considered unfaithful. Besides, Alex has nothing to do with fidelity. He has changed wives for several reincarnations.

"It's not a question of whether I want to do it or not, but whether I can make it part of my destiny." Alex coughed lightly and said, "Have you figured out how to do it?"

"I'm going to blow up the Zandik Building." Kafka gave his own script and said, "Become a legend in New Canrea City. Let every bar have a cocktail named after me. But before that, I have to spend a few days to make a name for myself."

Alex said, "Okay, now that we have a general idea of ​​the city, it's time for us to take a bird's eye view."

The expensive hotel Yaejinko only booked them for one night, and they had to check out at noon. The two went to Yaejinko again, and Kafka said directly that she wanted to find some exciting business.

"I didn't introduce myself yesterday. My name is Kafka, and I'm a hunter." Kafka looked at Yae Shinko and said, "Please introduce me to some business, preferably one that can make me famous. Chopping people, killing people, protecting people are all fine. Forget about hacking, that's not what I'm good at."

There was no noise or people in the bar during the day, but with the fresh air system, there was a very refreshing feeling. Yae Shinko sat on a high stool, tapped his desk, and said, "There is a commission that no one dared to take. Once you finish it, I guarantee that everyone in the city will know your name. Assassinate the mayor of New Canrea, Pucciniera-Rooster."

Yae Shenzi tapped his ears, and the information was immediately transmitted to Kafka's terminal. He said, "The commission reward is very generous, because many people want him dead. The mayor is a loyal lackey of Zandik, and has dealt with many opponents for Zandik. The accumulated amount is not a small amount. Of course, many people have taken on this task before, but this Mayor Kanreya is not simple. The number of people who have died in his hands would fill a mountain of garbage."

The government is playing dirty tricks on companies? Magical... no, it's quite realistic. Alex smiled, but Kafka said directly, "Give me an address."

"Well, I wish you good luck. I hope you can come back here again." Yae Shinko sent the message. Seeing Kafka walking out alone and Alex still sitting there, she asked, "Aren't you going with her?"

"No need."

Alex and Kafka both have their own things to do, and it's fine if they can sleep together at night. At present, unless the remaining Fengcuo and Xianzhou appear, the people here will not pose a fatal threat to Kafka. If I keep an eye on her, she will be restrained in doing things.

"There was an evacuation alert at Zandik Company today. Is it related to you?"

"It's related." Alex took a sip of the metal-rich water, glanced at Yae, and said, "How long will it take for that group to take action?"

"It's not easy to steal data from Zandik Company. It may take a month to be fully prepared."

A month? It was a question whether the Zandik Building would still be standing after a week. Alex had explored the road ahead and found several server rooms soaked in coolant, but he didn't know how to hack and had no way to steal them. He said, "I'll go ask."

In the evening, after a busy day, Elhaisen returned to his apartment. The other members of the gang did not go out today, but waited for his news. He transferred the data to the long-awaited Nashida. The little girl's eyes flashed with green fluorescence and said, "The conventional means can only be safe for a maximum of fifteen minutes, but today's incident gave us a hint. If it is in an emergency evacuation state, we can buy half an hour."

"But the risk of evacuation will also increase." Elhaisen crossed his arms and said, "And emergency evacuation is not so easy to carry out. I don't have clear information about what happened today."

"So, we have to wait for a better time, right?" Dixia leaned aside and said, "Then we can only wait patiently. This matter is of great importance. If I were asked to take a helicopter from the top floor to hide a nuclear weapon in the building, five minutes would be enough. But if Nashida wants to go in, we must be more cautious."

Indeed, waiting is the only way. As the loophole of Zandik Company has not been found yet, Alhaisen is unwilling to let Nashida take the risk.

"Fifteen minutes should be enough." Nashida saw the concerns of the others and took the initiative to say, "Find the nearest access point. I can give it a try. If we can't crack it within ten minutes, we can evacuate directly."

"I'll tell you later." Elhaisen indicated that he didn't want to think about this question for the time being, pressed the terminal, and said, "My employer called."

The others looked at Elhaisen seriously, and Elhaisen said to the phone; "Hello, Mr. Rand."

"I understand your urgency, but the security of the Zandik Building is different from other places. We need a more careful plan. You don't just want us to go in and cause trouble, but to get the information you want back."

After hearing what Elhaisen said, the others looked at each other: It seems that this is a difficult Party A.

But Elhaisen's expression soon changed. He said, "Are you sure? No, this is not a matter of trust. It's just that I can't understand technology that is beyond my control. Okay, I'll come. See you later."

"How's it going, El Haisen?"

After Elhaisen hung up the phone, he said, "My employer said there is a way for us to get in without anyone noticing. But I doubt this possibility, so I have to go and verify it directly."

El Haisen went out.

Three hours later, El Haisen returned.

He looked at the others and said, "Let's start at 3 a.m."

"So urgent?" Seno asked in confusion, "Does he really have the means to let us in without anyone noticing?"

"That's not a trick." Elhaisen had already followed his employer around the company and even tried to crack the firewall of the Zandik Building himself, but he couldn't bypass the anti-intrusion program. That's why he came back and said, "That's magic we can't understand. Get ready."

"Can we see him then?" Nashida asked, raising her head.

"Yes, he will be waiting for us at the entrance of the building."

Nashida showed an expectant expression and said, "I am looking forward to it."

Chapter 118 Data Maze

Three o'clock in the morning.

Elhaisen chose the best time because the company's security department was forced to work overtime to clean up the entire company during the morning evacuation. Three o'clock was the time when the screening was completely over, and everyone was mentally exhausted. This stage of transition from emergency to normal was the best time for them to take action.