Chapter 772 - 52: The Collapsed Network and New Attempts

Although in the Transformers World, Lille gave up the chance to collude with Megatron and the Decepticons to destroy Earth for energy and return directly to the Cyberpunk World, he also obtained some new clues:

Space Bridge Technology is a technique that uses high-dimensional energy to achieve teleportation. If the energy is sufficient and the targeting is precise, it might even be directed to the Cyberpunk World.

This technology is only mastered by Megatron, but the Energy Pillar is in the hands of the Autobots, and the Leader Module containing Cybertron’s highest authority is also there. Reversing it is difficult, but not impossible.

And in this world, although there is no Spark Energy, nor a way to blow up stars to extract energy, Lille already knows there is something here that can blow open the passage between different worlds...

"High Energy Concentrated Oil."

"Your Majesty, all the materials you needed have been transferred to the camp."

Christopher now completely behaves like a loyal guard.

This made Lille feel somewhat emotional: When he first met Christopher, he was quite rash despite lacking common sense, even shouting about making Osborne Group pay in blood without any concept of laws.

At Atlas Group, he learned about humanities, basic science, and a lot of advanced skills that might prove useful.

But those things definitely did not include loyalty to a king...

[Johnny: King... I usually only think of that word when writing lyrics.]

[Johnny: Being a king is awesome.]

It’s even harder to imagine that Johnny, who used to say that monarchy and kings were outdated and utterly reprehensible.

[Lille: A tribute to human double standards to the extreme: Johnny Silverhand.]

Johnny snorted a few times and then started looking at flowers and grass.

But that being said, Christopher’s submission and the kind of submission Johnny thought of from feudal times are slightly different: The latter’s thoughts are cemented in generations of fear;

The former, after extensive learning, genuinely admires Lille and insists that this system is what Latovia needs the most now.

This vast migration convoy carries a lot of materials, including dismantled high-tech parts and energy reserves for those big toys from Rocksen:

High Energy Concentrated Oil.

Most of the few high-level workers in Latovia are now wearing exoskeletons, controlling engineering robots to construct in the mountain camps, building an experimental tower for this energy.

If Rocksen can use High Energy Concentrated Oil to open a passage to other dimensions, so can he.

Just right, whether it’s the Rhino Mecha, Death Warrior, or the equipment used by Anton Wank, they’re all equipped to bear and utilize this energy. In combat, Lille also avoided those parts.

Now these items are neatly placed under a giant tower about nine meters high, with its exterior reinforced with Spider Silk concrete and its interior completely metal framework, designed by Lille himself...

"Very good." Lille responded and then turned to another topic, "Any news from Zhuya City?"

Back in New York, Lille anticipated things might deteriorate to today’s situation and shifted development focus to Africa. Meanwhile, he utilized new technology to build two cities simultaneously in New York and Zhuya City.

Now, New Future City in New York has been destroyed by bombings. Local employees and citizens can only move between ruins and underground shelters, cautiously gathering and waiting for a chance to counterattack.

Saving Barnes caused Mei Country to split into three factions, giving the world some buffer time. However, the deterrent of the Space Airship is too strong; even if large-scale hot wars do not erupt soon, it’s difficult to transmit information across states there.

The New Future District has lost contact, and Christopher has not given up trying to contact Zhuya City in Africa.

However, the communication signal in Zhuya City is also intermittent, and now it’s completely out of touch, as if something is interfering with the African WAN.

But the cause of this problem might be numerous: because Lille’s and Zola’s, Ultron’s, and Jarvis’s cyber warfare has already inflicted significant damage to the internet.

Due to the strain on global network resources and tense situations, many countries have missed UN meetings, and most opted to physically gather where the network works to attend.

The African Union and European Union attended last week’s UN meeting in this manner.

Christopher immediately reported, "The EU side said our people have just arrived at the EU border by land, they’re soldiers from Silver Mink Security Company.

They have repaired the communication channel, and we can talk now."

Silver Mink Security Company is the PMC company Lille hired during the initial planning of Zhuya City. Originally, Silver was about to sign with Osborne Group, but after Osborne was sabotaged to death, Lille, who was developing, conveniently hired them.

Lille nodded slightly and began to search for the communication signal.

[Silver: Boss? Please respond if you hear this, testing, 1...2...3...]

[Lille: I can hear you.]

The signal had very strong electromagnetic interference, full of piercing noise, but Lille repaired some of it using algorithms.

[Silver: That’s great... I heard you were engaged in a civil war?]

[Lille: I’ve already won, why did the communication cut off?]

[Silver: Congratulations, Your Majesty.]

[Silver: Ever since the Space Airship went up, after our network department disappeared, the failure rate of electronic equipment has been soaring, and the engineering department has never been able to find the cause.]

[Silver: But they suggested we pull a minimally functional communication link, which seems to work rather well, at least we can communicate now.]

[Silver: But something’s not right—massive mechanical activity observed at the Somalia front, what should we do?]

Somalia front?

Theoretically, after Lille used the Black Wall to wipe out Zola, and Zola’s reckless resistance with the Black Wall on the internet, has already rendered Hydra’s and Rocksen’s networks completely useless...

Even if they plan to fix it, reviving New York takes precedence, just like Lille currently prioritizing recuperation in Latovia:

In Latovia, it’s only a matter of overthrowing a tyrant, but redeploying network equipment across a civil war-torn USA is no easy feat...

They should not have the ability to issue operational orders.

Unless...

Unless the one commanding the mechanical troops isn’t Rocksen, or Hydra.

Jarvis is already laid to rest with Tony, so the only one left is Ultron.

A metal-hearted exterminator self-replicating in Africa...

[Lille: Continue to observe, directly organize a probing attack, reduce electronic device usage.]

[Silver: ...You really have... guts, I understand.]

Launching a direct attack on the enemy can stir unforeseeable issues amid today’s tense situation...

But Silver is just a worker; she doesn’t delve too deeply into such issues.

Szz—!

A sudden burst of intense noise filled the entire communications channel, and the connection was instantly severed!

Johnny also heard the sound, appearing before Lille with a frown:

[Johnny: Damn, it’s giving me a headache.]

[Johnny: Do you also have a Bartmos blowing up networks over there? Communication feels like fighting a war...]

Lille silently replied:

[Lille: Actually, just when I kidnapped you, I introduced the Black Wall over here. Theoretically, the current internet crash is related to me.]

Johnny opened his mouth:

[Johnny: Are you saying, you’re the Bartmos here?]

In a sense, almost.

There’s a lot to do, and the threads are becoming clearer: ultimately, he needs to solve the United States’ problem, which is solving the world’s problem, resolving Rocksen and Hydra.

To reach this goal, he needs to restore Atlas Group to full strength. In the short term, he needs to resolve Africa’s Ultron crisis; only by stabilizing Zhuya City and Africa can he truly have the industrial capability to militarily counter Hydra.

But to solve Africa’s problem... relying solely on Zhuya City isn’t enough, he needs Latovia to quickly grow, the people in the mountain camps need to move forward with their knowledge, skills, and experience, along with their fellows.

The situation is now set, and what is needed is time, Lille can also begin his next attempt.

"...Time waits for no one, I need to start the experiment immediately, transfer the personnel."