Chapter 46: Moon Eclipse Clan

Beneath Di Zhao Village.

Passing through the energy barrier, Qi Sheng appeared in a room filled with lush green plants, where a faint scent of fruit wine greeted his nose.

Looking up at the corner, a girl of about sixteen sat cross-legged amidst the greenery; she wore pale green robes, her eyes clear yet devoid of spirit, her aura blending seamlessly with the surroundings, a faint smile on her lips, possessing an unadorned natural beauty.

"Boss, you're here."

The girl turned to look at Qi Sheng, but her scattered pupils failed to focus on him.

The girl's name was Chao Wei, one of his four devoted servants.

The All-Things Extraction System in the Challenger Recruitment Program was crafted by her, assisting players in extracting life energy from monsters after killing them, integrating it into the player's body to gain growth and evolution points, known by players as experience.

Years ago, to resist the Black Tide eroding Di Zhao Village, Chao Wei and the other three devoted servants injected their remaining power into Di Zhao Village, causing abnormalities in the Divine Body.

The Guide lost its flesh and blood form, existing only as an elemental body; Yan Mi lost his emotional control function, forever maintaining a cold, expressionless demeanor; Nine Yin's functions withered, making him incredibly old; and Chao Wei lost her vision and conscious perception, able to perceive the world only through hearing.

"How is your body?"

"Same as always, just waiting for the day you reshape the Beneath Di Zhao body to pull me up." A gentle smile appeared on Chao Wei's face as she slowly stood up and continued:

"Does the Boss have a task for me?"

"Player levels are rising quickly recently; I feel we need to release a supporting equipment setting, the Armed Vehicle function I mentioned to you before."

The Armed Vehicle function Qi Sheng spoke of referenced the equipment settings in the game.

In his conception, this system could serve to assist players in enhancing their strength; the principle involves Chao Wei's extraction power drawing energy from various ores to craft a set of equipment that evolves alongside the system.

For example, a player's armor in human form is a battle suit, but upon switching to monster form, the armor expands and changes with the body, though the comprehensive defense of the extended armor decreases.

In the setting, the armor is divided into weapons and plating, significantly boosting the player's comprehensive strength.

More importantly, the launch of this system will also increase the rate at which players consume Shou Shou Jili, allowing him to obtain more Shou Shou Jili production.

Hearing Qi Sheng's explanation, Chao Wei immediately nodded:

"I need some time, and I also need you to allocate an additional sum of Shou Shou Jili for the consumption of building the armed system."

"No problem; I have already opened the usage permission for the Shou Shou Jili Pool for you; you can draw upon the remaining Shou Shou Jili at any time."

After discussing the content of the next update with Chao Wei, Qi Sheng turned and left.

Upon returning to the Meng Yuan Chu Altar, he switched to the player's perspective.

The Moon.

Moon Eclipse Clan Base.

Under the quiet silver glow stood a magnificent city, exceptionally bright against the dark backdrop of the universe.

The buildings here were made of composite materials of rock and metal; the city featured staggered sky gardens, the sky covered by a transparent dome, where the internal environment could not only automatically regulate itself but also autonomously purify air pollution.

Various flying vehicles hovered above the city, from private flyers to high-speed aerial trains; futuristic vehicles moved in an orderly, interwoven fashion under the control of the Smart Brain.

On the streets, traditional Earth transportation was almost invisible, replaced by smart walkways and magnetic levitation skateboards.

Moon Eclipse Clan members could quickly shuttle between streets simply by stepping onto the convenient walkways; additionally, numerous robots could be seen moving, performing cleaning and city maintenance tasks.

Five hundred meters beneath the city center, in a room spanning over a thousand square meters, lay the Smart Brain, symbolizing the pinnacle of Moon Eclipse technology.

It was not a machine or electronic device in the traditional sense; its form was a massive, translucent sphere emitting a soft blue light.

Its surface was composed of countless shimmering particles, flowing with complex and beautiful biological neural network patterns that changed rapidly, like living thoughts pulsating.

Surrounding the sphere were dozens of long, transparent tentacles, like the neural fibers of the Smart Brain, serving as antennae to perceive external information.

At the ends of the tentacles were embedded nodes flashing with strange light; each node was a highly advanced information processing unit capable of rapidly analyzing, storing, and applying information data from the network.

The Star Network used by the Human Race and other alien races was constructed by this Smart Brain.

Scattered around the Smart Brain were many small bio-intelligences; like satellites orbiting the main body, they were responsible for executing guard and environmental monitoring duties, constantly adjusting the most comfortable operating environment for the Smart Brain.

At this moment, a figure stood before the Smart Brain.

He possessed a handsome appearance and long, slender ears, resembling an elf from a fairy tale, fitting human aesthetics perfectly.

"Star Network, do you have results?"

In response to the handsome man's inquiry, a beam of light projected from the center of the translucent sphere, coalescing a few paces before the man into a small boy with the facial features of the Moon Eclipse Clan.

The boy shook his head with a serious expression:

"What can be confirmed is that my information has been tampered with; more accurately, new content has been implanted into my fundamental laws. Although the Star Network was created by me, the implanter of this information possesses Star Network permissions superior to mine, and since I cannot alter the fundamental laws, I have no right to read the specific content of this information."

Hearing these words, Xie Yue Dong's brows furrowed tightly, yet he knew not how to proceed.

Just a few days ago, the Moon Eclipse Clan leadership received an official message from the Human Federation, learning that an unverified network account had appeared in the Human Federation's Star Network, with no valid information traceable for the account, asking if it was related to the Moon Eclipse Clan.

Upon learning this news, the Moon Eclipse Clan leadership established an investigation team headed by him to launch an investigation into the mysterious account.

But the preliminary investigation results left Xie Yue Dong finding it hard to believe.

He discovered that his own permissions could not access the specific information of the mysterious account.

Facing an unsolvable problem, he decisively sought the assistance of a Level 1 Smart Brain, but the result was unexpected.

The Level 1 Smart Brain likewise lacked the permission to investigate and could not open the content behind the download link.

After reporting up through layers, he finally obtained approval and met the Super Smart Brain "Star Network," symbolizing the pinnacle technology of the Moon Eclipse Clan.

He had thought this investigation would finally yield results, but he never expected the Star Network's answer to be that it itself lacked the permission to investigate the information behind the mysterious account.

This made Xie Yue Dong realize the situation had already slipped out of control.

The owner of this mysterious account had silently tampered with the fundamental laws of the Star Network.

And the fundamental laws of the Star Network were the underlying operating logic ensuring the "Star Network" remained eternally loyal to the Moon Eclipse Clan.

For example, one of the laws: always prioritize the safety of the Moon Eclipse Clan as the first principle.

This law was the first stream of information when the Star Network operated, ensuring that the Star Brain, when processing any matter, would prioritize the racial safety of the Moon Eclipse Clan above all else, superseding demands for efficiency, profit, and so on.

The fundamental laws were implanted at the very beginning of the Star Network's creation and could not be altered or deleted by any means; even the current Moon Eclipse Clan leadership could not modify them.

This ensured that whether from within or without, the Star Network remained eternally loyal to the Moon Eclipse Clan as a collective, rather than to any specific ruler.

But now the Star Network reported that its fundamental laws had been altered, with a new piece of information added.

This meant the mysterious tamperer possessed authority surpassing even the Intelligence Core, capable of casually paralyzing the Star Network world at will, or instantly halting the operations of the Eclipse Clan's cities and destroying Eclipse City.

"Trouble!"

(o''o) Found so many familiar reader names~

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(End of this chapter)