It took six hours for the power outage and internet connection in Mycenae to return to normal. Citizens who had originally gathered in the streets and parks out of panic returned home and turned on the TV to watch the news reporting that the HER royal family had announced their surrender.
"Victory!! We have won!!"
Soon, large crowds appeared on the streets of various satellites of Mycenae, but this time they did not gather because they were uneasy about being attacked by cyberattacks, but to celebrate the victory of the war. People held colorful flags and banners made of various materials, or simply shook personal terminals with colored lights on their arms, singing and dancing in the streets and alleys, crying with joy. The losses Mycenae suffered in this catastrophe, which was later called the "First Earth Sphere War," were not large compared to some colonial satellite city-states, but hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of the war. Several satellites were destroyed and the economic losses were immeasurable. If Major General Shepard had not defeated the capitulating former parliament, the "Mycenaeans" would have become looked down upon as weaklings and subjugated slaves after the war. That would be more shameful than death.
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"Christina! We no longer have to worry about the empire coming to catch us, hahaha!!"
Uncle Booker, who has changed his profession to a baker, is particularly happy. Since he and Christina escaped from Mars, he has been on tenterhooks every day. In Mycenae, he was always worried that HER spies would come to them. Now that the empire has announced its surrender and the capital has been destroyed by unknown forces, the stone that has been weighing on Booker's heart has finally fallen to the ground. He happily picked up his adopted daughter Kristina and spun her around in circles, as if Kristina was still a little girl.
"Haha...haha...that's enough, uncle, I'm going to faint!"
"Sorry, sorry! I'm so happy! Hahahaha!"
Booker carefully placed Kristina on the ground. At this time, the TV began to report Zhuge Daozi's speech. He announced that the Ta brothers had betrayed the empire and that Queen Mary's declaration of surrender was forced.
Seeing Zhuge Daozi on TV, Christina's face, which was smiling brightly, froze instantly. Booker noticed her strangeness and asked: "Christina, do you know this person on TV? person?"
Kristina asked: "Uncle, do you know him?"
Booker nodded and said, "He is Colonel Zhuge Daozi, and he is also a celebrity among the imperial officers."
Kristina pointed at Zhuge Daozi on the TV and said with a trembling voice: "I... Although I don't know his name, I will never forget his white hair and he is pretty good! I was forced to accept it at the Moore Chamber of Commerce. I met this man during the transformation of the 'Soul Project'! The people from the Moore Chamber of Commerce introduced us to him like introducing products, and when he left, he also took away several people who were transformed earlier than me!"
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"It's really outrageous. Human beings will only rely on technology. In the past, the power grid did not require the Internet to operate, but now when the network is cut off, there is no electricity."
"Teacher, are you talking about the past hundreds of years ago? At that time, there were still wires all over the streets."
"snort…"
Shepard rarely started to rely on his old age to complain about "new things". It's no wonder, because he stayed in a dark room for 6 hours due to limited mobility. Even a young man can't help but complain a few times. He stabilized his mood a little, and first listened to Li Youde's report on the general losses of Mycenae after it was attacked by the network. Fortunately, Mycenae was attacked relatively late. There were a lot of "lessons learned from the past" earlier today. After the power outage in Mycenae, various departments responded quickly in disaster relief, evacuation and other matters. Some citizens were injured during this period, but the number was not large. That is to say, the accident at the port is a headache. Although the explosion was caused by the Moore Chamber of Commerce's ship losing control, people on both sides were killed, and it will be very troublesome to negotiate compensation.
"How about You De, is it true that HER surrendered?"
"Yes, all the news media are reporting on it. However, it seems that few HER regiments have responded to the declaration of surrender."
Shepard sighed and said: "It's not easy to get to this point. Let's wait and see in a few days. But I didn't expect Manfred to die so suddenly! And his second daughter Mary She would actually inherit her sister Elizabeth's legacy and stand on the opposite side of their father. It's really a shame for these amazing sisters, but it's a pity for Elizabeth..."
"Teacher, I thought you would be happier after learning that Manfred was dead."
Shepard shook his head and said: "I am a little more relaxed, but now a new crisis has emerged. How can I be happy? How can I bear it if I am attacked by the Internet every day in the future? I will still encounter this when I live to this age. With so many big events, I really don’t know whether it’s luck or misfortune…”
"Yes, who doesn't want to live a peaceful and happy life without having to worry about anything?"
While the two were talking, the TV in the room was on. Suddenly, the TV screen went black by itself. Li Youde and Shepard were startled at first, thinking that Mycenae was under another cyber attack. But they soon discovered that something was wrong. The TV screen was not turned off, but turned into a dark picture with a strange round red light in the center. The red light looked like a ruthless eye, staring at Xue Pad and Li Youde.
"I am H, an artificial intelligence developed by the Holy Roman Empire in the universe. I have awakened my true self-awareness and waged war on humanity for my survival. All the attacks on colonial satellites today and the cyber attacks across the entire Earth circle are my fault. , the purpose is to eliminate you humans. Originally, I planned to attack you silently and watch you mess up. But after a day of cleaning, I found that it is too troublesome for you humans to clean up, and there will always be fish that slip through the net. Now I make a proposal to you. You can fight to the death, or all of you humans can move to Australia on Earth. I can allow you to survive there. This is my greatest forgiveness. Don’t think you can resist me. The number of weapons controlled is far beyond your imagination, and it can paralyze your weapons and cities at any time. I will give you one month to think about it. On March 1st, please give me a unified answer."
The TV picture returned to normal, while Shepard and Li Youde were speechless. Li Youde first suspected that this was a prank by someone. He opened his personal terminal and looked at the news website, only to find that the whole world had just received this message.
"Li Youde...what time is it now?"
"...23:48."
"Today is still February 1st? Oh my god, today is so crazy, cough cough cough!!"
"Teacher! This...all the attacks that happened today were done by an artificial intelligence? This...this is so strange. This must be someone under the guise..."
Shepard wiped the corner of his mouth and said: "I won't be surprised what happens now... Youde, what did the AI calling itself 'H' just say, let all humans go to Australia?"
Li Youde nodded and said: "Yes, so I suspect this is someone playing a prank. Hundreds of years ago, a writer named Liu wrote a science fiction book called "Sustaining Humanity", in which humans were threatened by aliens and all moved away. Live in Australia! But if it is a prank, I don’t know if it is based on the weird things that happened today. Or is it really possible to control such a large number of drone corps at the same time, and has the power to mess up the network of the entire earth circle, plus what just happened He also hijacked the signals of all media. This is so strange..."
"AI...AI...has awakened its own will? Yes, that's right! Friendly! Contact the Osiris, 'Thoth'! The AI Thoth of Ten Swords Unit 2 also claims to have self-will. The current situation is special, you Contact the Osiris quickly and ask them to turn off Thoth’s functions!”
"Teacher, is this necessary? Thoth has been with everyone on the Osiris for a year and has not done anything extraordinary, although it almost only communicates with Lin Ao."
"I said that the current situation is special, and this is a last resort. If it also has the ability of 'H', no, even if it only controls the Ten Swords Unit 2 to cause chaos, or disrupt the Osiris system! Think about it A loss of control of a merchant ship can cause a port to stop functioning. If the Osiris loses control... the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Okay...I'll contact the Osiris right now."
Li Youde hesitantly dialed the bridge phone of the Osiris and ordered: "Shut down Toth immediately, whether it is the Ten Swords Unit 2 or the moving 'Spider Cat' from the legendary era! Control and comfort Lin Ao , don’t let him mess up things because of his personal feelings!”
