Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

This wave is the battle between Huawei and Google.

Seeing this scene, Gao Gong finally understood why the Eliza in the players’ memories wasn’t the one in front of him.

Even among the Big Data Monsters, there is mutual conflict.

They also covet each other’s power.

As a search engine in Cyber Space, Eliza controls 90% of the sensory data in Cyber Space.

As the global signal base station, the Pipe Sovereign controls the neural signals of the entire Mechanical Split Star.

The hardware monster wants to absorb the software spirit, and the software spirit similarly wants to turn the hardware monster into a downstream manufacturer.

The confrontation of two Level 90 Big Data Monsters basically reaches the ceiling of the Cyber Test Field’s combat power.

Countless black pipes descended from the sky; some are ’game arcades’ in reality, some are signal collectors built into electronic goods, and some are corporate super signal towers, such as Arasaka Tower.

The emphasis corporations place on commercial data leads to the existence of various data havens in Cyber Space (data centers in reality), but they seldom care about neural signals.

Another point is that neural signals can be converted into sensory data, while sensory data cannot revert to neural signals.

This also makes the Pipe Sovereign naturally restrain the Mother of Data, Eliza can only defend, unable to attack.

Seeing this, Xiuyue displayed a faint smile.

However, as one of the top-ranked Mothers of Data among the Big Data Monsters, Eliza is not to be trifled with. Soon, the surface of the water began to turn murky; red seawater, black seawater, bubbling seawater—each type of special seawater was a type of Cyber Space virus.

By rough count, there were probably thousands of these viruses.

Once the black pipes entered this seawater, they would be corroded, and the virus’s radiance would even spread up the pipes into the sky.

In the sky above, a giant entity wrapped by pipes appeared faintly, its massive aura causing the seawater to boil.

[’Neural Signal Stripping’ started, your willpower exceeds 50 points, immunity successful]

[’Neural Signal Stripping’ started, your willpower exceeds 100 points, immunity successful]

[’Neural Signal Stripping’ started, your willpower exceeds 150 points, immunity successful]

Gao Gong also began feeling overwhelmed, past memories started becoming blurry.

A large amount of strange data covered his body surface, and the ’User Data Missing’ bug started to help him offset this oppression.

”Tomorrow’s news will be interesting,” Gao Gong quipped, his mind suddenly filled with the somewhat weary voice of Eliza.

”Child, I need your help with something.”

”Of course, no problem at all.”

Gao Gong relinquished control over the ’bug’.

The next moment, electronic crawlers with more legs than spiders suddenly appeared. They crawled over Gao Gong, rapidly removing the strange data on his body surface, turning the ’User Data Missing’ skill gray.

In a sense, these crawlers were the true form of Eliza.

[Level 90 Mother of Data, Eliza’s favorability towards you increased by 2000]

Tsk, as expected, the gratitude for saving a life comes quickly.

This generation’s Eliza must survive.

The favorability between different versions of Big Data Monsters cannot be inherited.

’If the next version of the Mother of Data emerges, my favorability will be wasted.’

As if sensing what Gao Gong was thinking, a crawler suddenly crawled into Gao Gong’s mouth.

The ground gave way beneath Gao Gong’s feet, and he plunged into the Sea of Data.

The next moment, Gao Gong felt as if he had transformed into a crawler; he could appear on any piece of data fragment within his reach.

This feeling of leaping between data was intriguing, like flipping through news, only a thousand or ten thousand times faster.

The more Gao Gong saw, the faster the neural signals converted.

[Your perception +1]

[Your perception +1]

[Your perception +1]

...

Perception was increased by a total of 20 points.

[Your Data Enlightenment is complete, you have acquired the talent ’Data Transformation’]

Data Transformation: You can freely switch between neural signals and sensory data.

[Your perception has reached 104 points, gaining enhancement, please choose your enhancement direction——]

[Memory Datafication, Sensory Adjustment, Backup Brain]

Memory Datafication is easy to understand, allowing you to store memories into external devices to retrieve when needed.

Sensory Adjustment is straightforward too, such as setting pain sensitivity to 0, or adjusting it to 200%.

Without hesitation, Gao Gong chose the third option, ’Backup Brain’.

[You selected Backup Brain, repartitioning the brain]

Backup Brain: In the event of brain death, all your memory data will be stored in a hidden partition within the brain. Once your brain is found, your consciousness can be reassembled, resurrecting you.

”By the way, your goal for seeking me out was to become a Cyber Hacker, right.”

”I’ll lend you a hand again then.”

In a haze, Gao Gong seemed to hear Eliza’s voice.

The next moment, a vast amount of information was refreshed once more.

Gao Gong’s long-cherished goal was finally achieved.

[You have acquired the new profession Cyber Hacker, comprehended the skill ’Basic Sensory Signal Analysis’]

This skill is generally used in conjunction with the ’Network Access Chamber’, responsible for perceiving and analyzing sensory data.

[You have acquired the new profession Cyber Hacker, obtained the Level 1 Human Body Technology Blueprint ’Network Matrix Type 1’]

This is the Whiteboard’s Network Access Chamber, with no slots, no attribute boosts, providing only basic data analysis.

[You have comprehended the professional skill [Sensory Data Programming]]

Sensory Data Programming: Receiving sensory data converted from bioelectric signals for the development and editing of virtual programs.

[You have comprehended the knowledge of [Virtual Invasion]]

[You have comprehended the knowledge of [Cyber Programming Language]]

[You have comprehended the knowledge of [Electronic Hacker Manual]]

”I am leaving for a while, during my absence, I entrust that child to you. I can feel you genuinely care about this child.”

”Also, quickly resolve the issue with Gao Yuanyuan in the real world. If something happens to her in reality, she will disappear as well.”

Gao Gong could only feel his body continuously sinking.

Sinking, sinking further, until he touched the seabed.

Then, Gao Gong woke up.

Gao Gong sat up and looked at Ahong, who had just woken up too.

”Yo, you’re still alive.”

Ahong was taken aback and said displeased, ”Why are you cursing me?”

Immediately, he realized something, his face changed, and he hurriedly took out a Network Implantation Chamber and placed it on his head.

”Artificial Intelligence, conduct a brain server check.”

”Yes, master,” responded the AI with Aidolu’s voice: ”Searching, 1%, 2%, 4%...68%.”

”It has been confirmed that during the time frame of 11:13~11:23, you had a segment of memory data deleted.”

”Damn it, which bastard deleted my memory!”

Ahong was both shocked and furious. To delete his memory without his notice, the perpetrator must be a hacker of the highest caliber, an expert among experts.

”Hey, what do you know?”

Seeing Gao Gong heading to the door, Ahong quickly asked.

”Here’s a hint for you, Zhu Bajie.”

”Huh???”

...

Early the next morning

’Report from the three stations of Nightless City: early this morning, a large-scale memory disorder incident occurred. Couples can’t recall each other’s appearance, fathers and sons are arguing over who is the dad, and best friends turning against each other.’

’From what we understand so far, this memory disorder has spread globally, with entire Sector 22 affected...’

’Due to the loss of crucial commercial data, several top executives in Nightless City have been dismissed, including Dong Gang, the head of the Life Industry and Neural Splicing project, and Oono, chief scientist of the Skeletal Machinery and Human Alloy departments...’

’According to the TV interview with the Turing Sect evangelist, this is a sign of secular chaos.’

’Due to memory disorder, the Low-tech Race in the Outer City District cannot identify their leader, resulting in a massive firefight. So far, 361 people have been injured, and 97 have died.’

I Love Eating Buns was munching on the artificial protein buns he bought, engrossed in watching television, not noticing Gao Gong entering.

”Cough, cough, boss, I’ve finished cleaning and completed today’s customer registration,” Baozi quickly finished his bun in a few bites and stood up upon seeing Gao Gong.

”Mm, you can go out now.”

”Go out?” Baozi was momentarily confused.

”Didn’t you say yesterday you were asking for leave?”

”Oh, oh, I remember now, I’m leaving right away.”

Baozi opened the group chat while rubbing his temples.

”How could I forget such a big mission? Brothers, get ready to go online and make trouble!”

At the entrance of the capsule hotel, I am a Big Muscle Dominator, Red Flower Demon, Plane, and Hei Bing No. 2 looked like they had been waiting for a while.

”Brother Umbrella didn’t come?” Baozi looked at Big Muscle Dominator.

”I sent him a message, but he didn’t reply.”

”Forget it, time waits for no one, go with plan two,” Baozi decisively said.

The five of them waited for nearly 20 minutes, but Pretty Sheep didn’t show up.

”Where’s PP Boss?” Baozi’s face was a bit grim. It’s not that he couldn’t wait for a girl, but there’s a time for that, and being late for a mission might be a bit too much.

As he recalled, this young girl, besides not being very talkative, was pretty reliable.

Based on previous team experiences, this is the time you quickly drop someone and recruit another.

But the key is, you can’t drop her at this point.

The reason is simple, as the only Neural Editor in the team, PP Boss’s skill list includes a ’Camera Invasion’ skill, which is central to the plan.

”I sent her a message,” Plane hesitated for a moment, then said: ”She replied with a question mark.”

”Huh?”

Now Baozi’s head was full of question marks.

”Forget it, let’s go to her birthplace and find her directly!” Baozi took a deep breath and held back his anger.

As a player born in a corporation, PP Boss works at a company called ’Beautiful Interconnection.’

The group of five took 40 minutes to arrive at the company entrance, where they saw PP Boss curiously looking around as if window shopping.

”Peepee!” Plane, who was most acquainted with her, quickly greeted to ease the atmosphere.

PP Boss was taken aback, hesitated, and said, ”Are you guys players too?”

”Peepee, get ready to team up, we don’t have much time,” Baozi said.

”But I don’t know you,” PP Boss said curiously, ”Team up, are you going for a mission?”

”Peepee, you even specifically brought me three cockroach skewers yesterday, don’t you remember?” Red Flower Demon tentatively asked.

”Cockroach skewers, I never eat that stuff.”

Red Flower Demon’s face went dark, so you gave them to me because you don’t eat them.

Baozi opened his mouth, and suddenly a bolt of lightning struck his mind.

Damn, no way, could this wave of ’memory disorder’ affect players too!?