They have already asked about this topic, and if you dare to do Tai Chi in front of the other party, it is the same as courting death.
"Yes, it does matter."
Ye Qian immediately admitted very happily:
"I plan to use that native as the biological material for my upgrade to Depth 5... and the small gang in the Nord settlement area can obtain the incomplete technological blueprint of the 'Puppet Loop' in order to collect operational data."
Having said this, he couldn't help but ask cautiously:
"But do these have anything to do with the current inquiry? There can't be any connection between the two things, right?"
Ye Qian really didn't think that his handling of a caveman would be important enough to require him to be questioned by a quasi-high-level person.
Cerberus' supervisor was silent for about half a minute, and then slowly spoke:
"The two things you mentioned are indeed not related... but about 20 minutes ago, the company's firewall encountered large-scale damage from an unknown entity deep in the abyss of the dark web. Afterwards, the board of directors immediately expressed its concern s concern."
Board of Directors……
With just this word, Ye Qian instantly understood the seriousness of this matter.
The manager of Cerberus stared at Ye Qian seriously and continued:
"And the time when the unknown entity surfaced happened to be 1.3 seconds after the No. 3 deep submersible cabin you were responsible for started the salvage mission. If this is a coincidence, then the time is too coincidental, so I must be careful about the dive. personnel are aware of it.”
Ye Qian felt that his heart was lifted instantly.
"You mean..."
The supervisor shook his head and said:
"Although it is currently not certain that the problem is with Deep Submersible No. 3, we have all the details about the previous submersible mission, including the parameters set by the sub-container, the training records in Limbo, and the detailed identities of each participant. The information... I need you to compile into a detailed report and submit it to me, do you understand?"
Ye Qian nodded repeatedly.
"Ming...understood."
"correct."
Just when Ye Qian bent down to bow and was about to turn around and leave, Cerberus' supervisor suddenly stopped him.
"I don't think you need to be reminded that Theseus's upgrade path involves many technologies that have been blacklisted by the Anthroposophical Ethics Supervisory Committee."
"I understand, Director, but..."
Ye Qian planned to defend himself, but the other party raised his hand impatiently to stop him from speaking.
"Generally speaking, as long as your mental index is stable and your performance meets the target, the company will not interfere too much with employees' choice of promotion path. But for the promotion path of 'Theseus', you must at least be sure , you have to take care of all the extra work when collecting data, do you understand?"
Ye Qian nodded again.
"clear."
he assured carefully.
At the same time, pray in your heart that nothing else will happen.
But the reality is that the more you fear something, the more it will come...
"Also, although the 'Anthroposophical Ethics Supervisory Committee' is a bunch of old stubborns who have not kept up with the times, most of the technologies that will be blacklisted by them do have their own problems."
Having said this, the supervisor looked up and down at Ye Qian who was obviously nervous and said:
"So, your adjustments and transformations on the 'Theseus' path can almost stop when you reach depth 5. After that, the technical department will try its best to help you arrange a new replacement... I think you can definitely understand the company's Decide, after all, you also know where the core technology of 'The Road of Theseus' originated, right?"
Ye Qian was stunned when the person in front of him sealed the upper limit of promotion with a simple word.
Replacement? I have already transformed along the path of "Theseus" to the level of Depth 4. At this time, are you telling me to replace me?
The possibility of being reincarnated and changing the path of promotion after committing suicide is higher than the possibility of finding a replacement.
After a long time, he restrained his surging unwillingness and anger, forced a smile and replied:
"Yes, I know, I can understand... After all, the technology of the Path of Theseus originated from the taboo of the First Deep Diver...
“Digital Personality.”
…………
The dazzling electric light dimmed, and the billowing heat wave was quickly subsided after the automatic sprinkler system in the corridor was turned on.
"Crack, click, click!"
Before Jiang Zhou put down the hands folded in front of his head, he heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.
It was Booker who had blocked him before. He threw aside the large shield that had been melted and deformed in his hand.
Under the previous self-destruction impact of Raven-66, his whole body was covered with traces of burns. The shell armor that was previously attached to his body also took on a strange shape that melted and then solidified instantly - it looked like flowing water that was instantly frozen.
The water dripping from the nozzle fell on the bionic shell armor on his body, and along with the rising white steam, it kept making "chichi" sounds.
He looked back at Jiang Zhou, who was unharmed, as if he was going to say something, but before he could say anything, he staggered and fell.
"Booker!"
Jiang Zhou rushed forward and tried to help him up, but was instantly burned by the temperature of the other person's carapace and retracted his hand.
"Zi——kakaka..."
The visor covering Booker's face struggled to open, but because some places melted and solidified instantly and were welded shut, it trembled for a long time, and in the end only one eye and half of his mouth were exposed.
"I'm fine..."
After Jiang Zhou covered his hands with soaked clothes and moved him to the corner to sit down, this was the other person's first words.
Probably the reverberation voice package was broken, and Booker's voice returned to its previous tone at this moment.
As he spoke, he raised his head with difficulty and looked at Jiang Zhou:
"It's just that my prosthetic body was destroyed and I can't move for the time being, but that guy just now..."
"That guy just now was just a trap."
Jiang Zhou stood up and said decisively.
There are intelligence and rumors about the "Lobotomy Gang", every detail of previous battles, Raven-66's words and deeds...
At this moment, his head, or rather, both of his heads, were running wildly.
Recalling the adjuster he had killed earlier, who was also like a marionette, recalling the similar strange behavior between him and Raven-66... the so-called "Leader of the Lobotomy Gang" was clearly used by the other party to replace their side. Booker's most powerful fighter.
All the clues and details were gathered in Jiang Zhou's two...close to two minds.
Then, almost instinctively, he came to a conclusion.
"The real leader of the Lobe Gang is not Raven-66, but someone else. This apparent leader is just a puppet being manipulated behind the scenes."
After Jiang Zhou finished speaking, he felt strange again.
He didn't understand how he could come to this conclusion with such certainty.
But he just knew that in his perception, coming to this conclusion was as simple and accurate as being able to see how many apples were on the table at a glance.
Is it because I have two brains that can think about problems in parallel?
Is it no longer just a single coordinate axis, but a thinking coordinate system that can be clearly understood at a glance?
"what are you talking about?"
Booker looked at Liao Qi with some confusion.
For some reason, Booker always felt that Liao Qi seemed to be more calm and rational at this moment than before?
Obviously he acted like a fool in front of the "paradox" before...
But no matter what, in his opinion, the Lobotomy Gang's strongest fighting force was dead. Without heavy firepower, it is impossible for the opponent to break through the defense guarding the multi-purpose printer.
On the other side, Jiang Zhou, who could tell what the other person was thinking at a glance, didn't know how to explain it to him.
Besides, there is actually no time to explain now.
If Raven-66 is only used to cash in, then the opponent's real killer move should be later.
As for heavy firepower... the thing that almost blew them both to death just now, no matter what it is, isn't that heavy firepower?
But it was useless for some reason before, and now, the place where the multi-purpose printer is kept is in danger...
Must hurry.
"The shell armor on your body can transform into a weapon, right?"
Recalling the shield that the opponent had transformed into before, which was enough to withstand the suspected plasma explosion, Jiang Zhou immediately asked.
Booker nodded.
This is his Depth 3 transformation "Aegis Type I Individual Combat Module", which can quickly transform into protective gear, melee weapons, or various mechanical tools according to the user's needs.
"Then I need a melee weapon now."
Seeing the other party nodding, Jiang Zhou said anxiously.
"But what are you for..."
Booker still didn't understand.
"For Icarus."
Jiang Zhou looked directly into Booker's eyes and replied.
Now he didn't have time to slowly explain to the other party in words how he came to the conclusion. In fact, he may not be able to give a reasonable explanation himself.
All he knew was that his conclusion was correct.
Therefore, at this moment, he can only express his position on doing this to the other party, and...
Test the other party’s true position.
After hearing this, Booker didn't say much, but sat slightly upright.
The carapace behind him that had not been damaged by the previous plasma explosion quickly deformed, and finally, it was combined and spliced into a silver-white samurai sword in his hand.
"A single-molecule katana that can automatically repair broken blades during battle."
Booker said, and then he stared into Jiang Zhou's eyes and continued;
"Come back alive, don't forget, you are the one with the authority of that multi-purpose printer, it will be meaningless if you die."
Jiang Zhou took the knife and nodded.
Then, he turned around and left quickly, disappearing into the rain curtain created by the automatic sprinkler in the corridor.
…………
The price paid is quite high.
The poor man named Raven-66 was his first and only "puppet" that he successfully transformed.
And it is also a puppet with a transformation level of 3 levels deep.
But it also means that if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed.
After all, if you want to get a "universal printer", you should pay this price.
In gangs, the boss position is often not easy to secure. Instead of standing in front of the stage, facing all kinds of dangers and malice. It is better to hide behind the scenes, claim to be a "veteran", and act as a string to control the "puppet" master behind the scenes.
This is the way he lives.
In the past, before he got on the line with the company, he needed to rely on words, hints, and various roundabout methods to barely control the fool in the gang who was pushed to the forefront.
And after getting online with the company, after getting the technology blueprint called "Puppet Loop". He only needs to fool that fool and tell him that this is an extremely powerful adjustment with extremely small side effects, and he can easily control everything behind the scenes.
This is probably what is called, technology changes life.
Of course, these technologies from the Abyss Dark Web are more like miracles than technologies.
"We launch our next attack."
He said so.
"But I just checked. Their ventilation ducts have special curves. Unless you can bend your body like a snake, you can't get through."
Besides him, another adjuster in the team said this.
"It doesn't matter, we can just attack from the front again."
The veteran said and moved his neck, making the joints make a "click" sound.
The others were stunned for a moment, and then someone asked:
"But wasn't that the time before..."
“That was before, and now it’s very different.”
The veteran replied.
"Then who will take the lead?"
another asked, confused.
The opponent's firepower is very powerful and well-trained. If they force their way in, I'm afraid all of them will end up here.
After all, everyone joins a gang to make a living. When it comes time to risk their lives, their morale is horribly low.
This is also the reason why no matter how powerful the gangs at the bottom of the resettlement area are, when it comes to fighting with real swords and guns, they are always unable to defeat the "Icarus Liberation Front".
Often when they come into contact with a group of people who really dare to risk their lives, they will scatter like birds and beasts.
The difference between cloud and mud.
Is such that……
The veteran thought.
I said before that when we robbed an orphanage with the support of the company, everyone in the gang enthusiastically signed up.
But now, all of them have shrunk their eggs.
To replace Icarus in the underground hierarchy of the Nord settlement, it is far from enough to obtain a "universal printer".
Cohesion is also needed.
Whether it comes from the sublime, from fear, or from stupidity.
He must reshape the underground rules, so that he can truly accomplish his great cause.
"I'll take the lead, and you guys will cover me."
The veteran closed his eyes. At the same time, another coordinator in the team raised his hand.
After the man finished speaking, his face showed a little confusion.
Just when the look of confusion on his face gradually turned into fear, the veteran immediately took over the conversation without giving him a chance to react:
"Okay! That's it, I'll join you!"
Having said this, he closed his eyes again and sent an instruction to the "puppet circuit" buried in the opponent's body.
The "puppet circuit" subtly promotes the secretion of thyroid hormone and testosterone in the opponent's body, making the opponent surrounded by a passionate sense of glory.
