Jiang Zhou woke up from his death-like sleep with a sound like the crashing waves.
He originally thought that he should have been used to the feeling of coming back from the dead.
But when he ascended along the path filled with mist, he returned to the world from the abyss and dark web. His first feeling was that he had become a shriveled lungfish - someone had built him into a dry earth wall, and he could only open and close his mouth to breathe the moist water vapor in the air to survive.
"ah……"
The "coffin sliding cover" of Shenqian Zicang slowly opened, Jiang Zhou opened his mouth, and a dry and hoarse breathing sound similar to the rebirth of a mummy came out of his throat. He tried to grab the edge of the sub-cang and crawl out, but in the end he didn't even have the strength to raise his hand.
Fortunately, he is not like Frankenstein's monster, who has to rely on his own strength to crawl out of the grave.
The moment Jiang Zhou opened his eyes, a sharp alarm sounded throughout the room.
With the sound of a mechanism driven by gears and transmission shafts in the room's security door, several strong men with muscles as hard as fine steel rushed in, holding weapons capable of fighting a small battle.
"Team A confirms the situation, Team B is responsible for covering, and Team C is on standby, ready to support at any time!"
No one used the intelligence synchronization system of neural access, and the gang of tough men with all Rambo assigned tasks by shouting. The expressions on each of their faces were not so much that they were facing a powerful enemy, but rather that they contained some emotion of despairing of death.
Holding the exaggeratedly large weapons in their hands tightly, they carefully and alternately came to the "coffin" with cover, and pointed their guns firmly at Jiang Zhou inside - as if there wasn't a person like him lying in the deep dive chamber. A mummy-like human, but like a vampire count who returned to the world.
Although it may seem funny to be so cautious in the face of a helpless "mummy", that's exactly what this task force does - to act as a physical firewall between the human world and the abyssal dark web, with biologically enhanced Go beyond flesh and blood and face those monsters who have returned from the abyss and dark web and are probably no longer human.
"Excuse me……"
Jiang Zhou looked at the row of black muzzles and used all his strength to squeeze out a sentence from his throat:
"It's better to call the doctor over."
After saying this, he passed out again.
If you think about it carefully, this is a natural result. Jiang Zhou has been in deep diving mode for more than three months. During this period, the deep diving sub-cang has been maintaining his physiological functions.
Generally speaking, any life-support chamber similar to a "hibernation system" will regularly use electric shocks to stimulate the muscles to ensure that the muscles will not completely atrophy, but this is not the case in the deep submersible chamber.
While in deep dive mode, any stimulation to the body is likely to react to the brain, causing confusion in the avatar program on the abyssal dark web, causing unpredictable dangers.
Therefore, the deep subcang's maintenance of the abyss wanderer's body is not too humane, as long as the nervous system can function normally. If a person with a low degree of modification is in a deep submersible state for a long time, the probability of body muscle necrosis and internal organ failure is quite high after waking up.
And more than three months is considered a relatively long time - for Jiang Zhou, the depth 1 adjuster of the "Theseus" path.
In this way, after Jiang Zhou returned to the world, the first thing he did was to pass out again.
And about two hours later (according to Jim's timing), Jiang Zhou woke up from his sleep again.
"Hello, another horse of 'Paradox'."
The moment Jiang Zhou opened his eyes, a very familiar voice echoed around him.
Ms. Christie stood there in a crisp suit that didn't match her temperament at all - her outfit was similar to that of a high-end hotel waiter, making her look like a band member who had to bow to life.
She is not suitable for such serious clothing.
This was Jiang Zhou's first reaction.
"For a person who has come back from the dead, you look pretty good."
She waved towards herself and said.
"Where am I? And...who are you?"
Jiang Zhou asked immediately.
This was actually a stupid question, because at the moment he was in a depressingly white room, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant. There are six bulging bags of isobaric saline around him attached to the metal hanging pole, which are re-moisturizing Jiang Zhou's body.
In addition, there are many electric shock connectors entangled in his body, and they are activating those already withered muscles with weak current - it was this numb stimulation that woke him up from a coma. .
But considering that this is the first time for me to meet Carol Christie, the quasi-high-level executive of Pluto Deep Diving Company, as "Theseus", I may still start with such a stupid question, which will make it even more difficult. cautious.
However, Christie's answer was somewhat beyond his expectation.
"My name is Carol Christie."
She introduced herself without any reservation:
"Currently, I am considered a creditor of Pluto Deep Diving Company. But to you, my identity is the person who comes to save your life."
"Save my life?"
Jiang Zhou repeated.
"Weren't you just asking me where this is? Theoretically, this should be the medical room. But based on your position, this could also be the execution chamber."
Christie said and pointed to a robotic arm next to him. At the end of the robotic arm was an injection needle.
"And the executioner is right there - a whole unit of apoptotic scavengers, which are said to be painless. If there is no agreement between us, he will inject all the scavengers into you."
That's quite humane, do you have to praise it?
Jiang Zhou held back these words, then turned his head to look at Christie again and said:
"So, what position do I need to guarantee?"
When the latter heard this, a smile appeared on his face:
"First of all, I definitely need you to provide information... But there will be someone coming to ask you about the 'paradox' later, so let's talk about some more basic things first.
"In fact, whether it is in accordance with the provisions of the "Olympus Accords" or in the interests of the company, you should have been sentenced to death. The AI from the super abyss uses your body to cause damage to the base reality. The possibility is too great and the board feels unduly uneasy."
Christie said, sitting on the stool next to the hospital bed, and then crossed her legs.
"Especially one of them, who was exiled to the abyssal layer by the being behind you not long ago - according to calculations, it would take more than two hundred years for him to find his way back without relying on external help. .”
Poor "Aeacus", why do you think he would interfere with the affairs of the Nord settlement area when he has nothing to do?
Christie thought with some schadenfreude.
"Actually, I had already negotiated with them to spare your life. But what happened before scared them out of their wits."
Christie said, with a sarcastic sneer on her lips.
"In short, although the guys on the board of directors have different opinions on how to deal with you, those who want to kill you are not a minority."
Jiang Zhou nodded - this was actually something he expected. There had been such a big incident in the Nord Resettlement Area before, and there was nothing wrong with them overreacting.
"So, what is my final disposition?"
he asked.
"Didn't I say it before? It depends on your position. One thing you need to understand is that they can't let a 'horse' like you wander around. Therefore, if you don't want to die, there are only three things in front of you. A choice.”
Christie said, stretching out the first finger:
"First, you will continue to be imprisoned in the fourth prison. Isolate all Internet-connected devices to ensure that you will not pose a threat to the company's property. As for the length of the sentence, let me think about it... It probably depends on the person behind you. When will we take action again?"
As she spoke, she smiled:
"It might be unexpectedly short. I actually recommend you choose this."
If you choose this, you will be completely ruined...
Looking at Christie's smile, Jiang Zhou thought to himself.
If you are locked up in a place without access to the Internet, then the mysterious and powerful super-abyssal AI "Paradox" will not be able to do anything...
This choice definitely requires PASS.
"Second, your promotion path is Theseus, right? Among the board of directors, there is a director who has the same path as you. And he is also the only one who has not exceeded the limits of human intelligence, but has entered the board of directors. member."
Christie slowly extended a second finger.
"His code name is 'Minos', and he has proposed a plan, which is to transform you into a node for him to control his own puppets. From now on, he will gain your perception authority and can monitor your Emotional changes can even temporarily control your body when you lose control."
Jiang Zhou frowned.
Christie shrugged:
"However, if you choose this plan, you will be able to obtain the establishment of Pluto Deep Diving Company without taking the exam and become an employee of the company. You will also enjoy the treatment of M5 level company department director. After passing the six-month assessment period, you will be directly A corporate power department is handed over to you.”
This is definitely not an option...
Jiang Zhou thought.
Not to mention joining the company to help the tyrants, can I get over my conscience first? The information he had previously obtained from Ye Qian showed that the guy codenamed "Minos" definitely had a considerable understanding of Janus's "last wish".
However, due to some reasons, he did not choose to disclose what he knew to the other directors, but secretly influenced Ye Qian to develop the deep-diving interface underground in the Nord Resettlement Area. Fortunately, this kind of The cautious attitude also prevented Ye Qian from sending back the key information, otherwise Jiang Zhou would have probably exposed himself.
But no matter what, he must not fall into the hands of the guy named "Minos".
Although he and the "Dionysus Bureau" are both at depth 7 of the Path of Theseus, if the other party is not stupid enough to absorb him directly, it is very easy to activate the existence that is suspected of "Janus" and destroy the other party as before. There's probably no way it could work again.
Jiang Zhou was not going to take this risk.
"What about the third one?"
he asked directly.
Generally speaking, when people are presented with choices, the last one is often the one they really want the other person to choose.
Christie sighed after hearing this:
"As for the second option, I have to add one more thing. The only option that ensures you are in control will allow you to continue to adjust and transform - unless you can be 100% controlled by the board of directors. Otherwise, the degree of your transformation The lower it is, the less threat you can pose when being ridden as a horse, can you understand that?"
Can't make adjustments?
"Wait a minute, if I don't upgrade to depth 3..."
Jiang Zhou said hurriedly.
If you want to cure the radiation damage to your brain, you can only upgrade it to depth 3.
Christie nodded and said:
"That's my third option."
As she spoke, she held out a third finger.
"You can join my team, New Abyss Studio, and be commanded by me. Of course, you will still not be allowed to make adjustments or upgrades. But your disease can still be cured.
"Also on my team is your acquaintance Perse Fanny. The task she was recruited back then was to decipher the technology of biological protein chips. And the topic she is currently working on is the adjustment and transformation of depth 3, brain The reproduction of the first biological protein chip 'Pegasus'. If she succeeds, you will be able to implant a mass-produced version of Pegasus."
"What if she can make it? What if she can't?"
Jiang Zhou noticed the problem - how could the technology of Depth 3 be so easy to crack?
"So, this is your mission."
Christie nodded and then said:
"With you, this technology can be easily cracked."
For a moment, Jiang Zhou felt amused.
Although I am indeed an expert in cognitive science, it has been a hundred years!
It's like having Newton travel back to the 21st century to study cutting-edge quantum physics.
But soon, he discovered that he had made a mistake - the other party didn't know his true identity, so how could he have told him to research it?
"When Fanny switched jobs from Apollo Biology, in addition to her own technology, she also brought the coordinates of an abyssal dark web. And in it, there is key information to decipher the 'Pegasus' technology."
Christie said so.
"I know that you have the blessing of Hecate. As long as you have the coordinates, you can find the path there. Therefore, I hope you can help me lead a team to the depth 3 location and move those Bring back the key information."
My heart has been hurting for several days. I went to the hospital today to see a cardiologist. They said it was a respiratory muscle problem caused by irregular work and rest periods, and they told me not to stay up late.
If you don’t stay up late in the future, your life will be at stake.
(End of chapter)
