The task assigned to Booker has always been to obtain the location coordinates of Tartarus.
Because of Pluto's expansion plan for the Nord settlement area, it has always been under the vertical management of the headquarters in Tartarus. Whether it was Ye Qian, the person in charge earlier, or Perse Fanny, who worked with him before, they were all in the middle level of the company stationed at the headquarters. As long as you get through them, you can hopefully get the road map to the headquarters of Tartarus from them.
It has to be said that it is extremely outrageous no matter how you look at it, that the coordinates of such a behemoth can be hidden for so many years.
This may be because Pluto Deep Diving Company has insufficient historical background compared to other Olympian gods. This new Olympian god needs to use this method to ensure the stability of his position. .
After all, among the directors of Pluto Deep Diving Company, there are no first-generation adjusters who have experienced the "Big Impact" era. Even if you have an α-level deep dive interface in your hand, no matter the depth of adjustment by the top management, or the market, resources and population controlled by the company, it is incomparable with those established companies - there is no way, as long as you are determined by others If you play under the rules, you are destined to be unable to beat the old guys who have the first-mover advantage.
But if things were not like this, they would have no chance of success, would they?
However, not long ago, Booker's immediate boss "No. 1" suddenly contacted him - the other party said that his mission to search for the coordinates of Tartarus was temporarily put on hold and that all actions would be restarted after the situation stabilized.
When Booker asked about the reason, the other party's answer was - because the future deduced by Cassandra was interfered by the emergence of something from the abyss dark web. After she regained the "oracle", Don’t act rashly until a new darknet fluctuation time is predicted.
If that's all, then it doesn't matter. However, what the other party said next completely subverted Booker's cognition.
The quality projection of No. 1 sitting on the sofa at that time said:
"By the way, I received news here that you discovered a new deep-diving interface in the Nord settlement area? Why wasn't such important news reported as soon as possible?"
Immediately afterwards, No. 1 took the initiative to find the steps for Booker without giving him a chance to explain:
"Do you want to investigate the level of the deep-diving interface and confirm its safety first? It would be better to leave this kind of matter to professionals."
The tone when No. 1 spoke at that time was like a parent blaming a child for not handing in a red envelope - the irritation was actually very mild, and the tone in his tone was more calm and understanding that the other party would never go against his will.
If Booker still had sweat glands, he would have been sweating profusely at that moment.
"I...actually plan to..."
Booker opened his mouth and planned to tell his plan - he hoped to leave this deep-diving interface to Icarus and give the people here a chance to rise.
But No. 1 didn't give this chance.
"You still have the permission to start the printer, right? It just so happens that the recent trip to Jinzhi City has ended. I had some troubles with people here because of some things... But in short, I will come to Nuo I’ll go to the German Resettlement Area, and you’d better prepare yourself there, when the time comes…”
No. 1 said that he did not have or was unwilling to understand Booker's inner struggles.
"I'm wondering if... Icarus can keep this deep dive interface for a year?"
But at that time, Booker didn't know that he had ever mustered up the courage. He directly interrupted No. 1 and said this.
When the other party heard this, he stopped talking instantly and changed his sitting position with an expressionless expression. Then he held his cheek with one hand and made a "please speak" gesture with the other hand.
"Your information is correct. I did obtain a deep dive interface in the previous operation. But if the source of this thing is traced, it is public property belonging to the Nord settlement area. So I am thinking, if they can safely If you keep this deep dive interface without exposing it to the outside world, can you let them..."
"Can."
Number One waved his hand to interrupt Booker.
For a moment, Booker thought he heard wrong.
"Can?"
Booker confirmed in disbelief.
No. 1 nodded, but for some reason, there was no smile in his expression.
"You don't need to put it forward like this, this is what I originally planned - let this deep dive interface stay in the underground level of the Nord settlement area, let the organization developed by you continue to keep it, let Icarus become our peripheral organizations...but all of this needs to have a prerequisite."
For some reason, Booker felt his heart lift.
"What... premise?"
he asked cautiously.
Number 1 did not answer immediately, but stood up and walked to the window. His eyes looked through the glass at the lead-grey dome outside, at the illegally built buildings, at the blocked roads, and at the flying cars scattered through the navigation light belt in the sky... His eyes It's like a king inspecting his own country.
"The premise is that if I want to use the deep dive interface in your hand, I need to use your influence underground in the Nord settlement area to break through the limits of human intelligence there."
Number 1 said so.
"I do not understand……"
The words of No. 1 made Booker suddenly confused - why does it need to use the deep dive interface and his influence in the Nord settlement area to break through the limits of human intelligence?
Seeing this, No. 1 hesitated for a rare moment. Finally, he spoke as if he had finally made up his mind:
"Forget it, you will come into contact with these things sooner or later... For most upgrade paths, if you want to break through to depth 8, in addition to preparing the corresponding adjustment permissions and materials, you also need the two things I mentioned earlier. Things - Deep Dive Interfaces and Influence.
"The deep dive interface will help the adjuster integrate part of the abyss dark network and build an exclusive network domain; and the so-called influence, that is, the affected 'population', can help the adjuster share the mental pressure after upgrading, allowing the adjuster to It is also able to maintain some of the self-awareness that belongs to humans.
"This is also the reason why those mercenary kings will build their own cities."
Without any precaution, Booker was told the secret of breaking through the limits of human intelligence.
And his first reaction was...
"What will happen to the people who helped share the mental pressure?"
he asked.
Number One turned to look at him.
"So now you should be able to understand why the number of patients with cyberpsychosis is increasing year by year, right?" (End of Chapter)
