Chapter 77

Chapter 77

At three o'clock in the morning, a certain lucky host who did not want to be named successfully purchased the newly launched mall manager with one experience point.

At half past five in the morning, in the gradually brightening sky, the first wave of rioting mechanical bugs finally calmed down temporarily.

The entire war zone was devastated.

Ye Hanfeng was half-kneeling behind the abandoned lathe, biting one end of the bandage and wrapping it around the bleeding wound on his arm.

Most of the military cadets followed him and temporarily hid in this temporarily abandoned factory.

Among them, only Xin Qiang got his own mecha, and it was because Ye Hanfeng was his observer. In the encounter before the insect wave riot, most people knew that Ye Hanfeng almost snatched the mecha.of.

Xin Qiang also has eyes, and of course he can see it.

A mecha operator actually had to rely on his observation hand to take care of him. He always felt it was embarrassing. After enduring it for a long time, he jumped off the mecha in charge of guarding and walked towards Ye Hanfeng.

Xin Qiang asked Ye Hanfeng: "Go and get your wingman?"

Ye Hanfeng took care of the wound and spread out the map: "How to do it? Tell the mechanical bug?"

Xin Qiang was choked by him, his face turned green and white, and he couldn't help but feel angry: "You -"

Only halfway through his words, Xin Qiang glanced at the situation outside, gritted his teeth, and swallowed the remaining half.

They also worked together for a long time, and every time Ye Hanfeng put on such a arrogant and arrogant attitude, Xin Qiang was annoyed to death.

...But now is not the time to offend Ye Hanfeng.

The mechanical bugs suddenly rioted inexplicably. Who knows if there will be a second time.They relied on Ye Hanfeng's organization to temporarily escape the disaster and hid in this abandoned factory.

If you go against Ye Hanfeng at this time and leave the factory, if you encounter another insect wave, even if you bring a mecha, you are going to die.

"Why on earth are there mechanical bugs out of control, and everyone in the exercise headquarters is doing nothing?"

The more Xin Qiang thought about it, the more annoyed he became: "Why haven't you responded after so long? Leaving us in such a bad place... shouldn't we stop the exercise immediately and take us back?"

Everyone could see that the sudden out-of-control riot of mechanical bugs was definitely not just a problem in their small area.

Even the special forces members responsible for stopping them were caught off guard by the sudden wave of insects. Only then did Ye Hanfeng find the opportunity and lead his men to snatch Xin Qiang's mecha.

Under the original program settings, the mechanical bug is relatively stable and not very aggressive. It is the most commonly used training prop in military academies and active troops.

Like ordinary Zerg, they usually tend to be alone and have no habit of living in groups.

However, under some unknown special stimulation, the Zerg will suddenly swarm in large numbers, move in unison and migrate collectively, constantly attracting nearby Zerg to expand their scale, becoming the so-called "worm tide".

If the settings of the mechanical bugs are the same as those of ordinary bugs, the current calm is by no means the end of the insect riots, but a prelude to a more unpredictable scale and more terrifying destructive power.

Many people were also afraid of this. When they heard Xin Qiang complaining, some people soon couldn't help it and complained in twos and threes.

"Why not ensure the safety of the exercise personnel?"

"Even if we say that real deaths are allowed, it's still an indicator of accidental casualties in a high-intensity confrontation, right? Now that it's happening like this, the headquarters actually doesn't say a word?"

"Aren't we here to fight against the Blue Army? Why are we suddenly asked to resist the insect tide?"

"Training and assessment are all arena competitions. Who remembers how to fight bugs? Mechanical bugs don't know how to click on them, so who will be responsible for any trouble?!"

"When can I go back? Why haven't you informed me yet?"

"Let me abstain. I don't want to join any special forces team. I just want to go back alive..."

…

The students had just experienced an insect wave attack, and many of them were injured. With Ye Hanfeng leading the way, they were lucky enough to find a hiding place.

The last battle with the insect swarm was ten years ago. They were still young at that time, and most of the fierce battles were blocked by the alliance army at the edge of the interstellar world, so they were not very impressed.

The overwhelming feeling of suffocation with nowhere to escape is completely different from the images in information and documentaries.

Anxiety and panic spread rapidly in the abandoned factory, and some reacted violently, even pressing the emergency button that meant abstention on the spot.

But no matter how they complained and tried their best to contact for help, the headquarters' contact channel never gave a signal to suspend the exercise.

They are trapped in this abandoned factory by fear.

Shi Ji guided the Dolphin to anchor, circle in a circle, and slowly land his wingman.

He had just dealt with the swarm of mechanical insects he encountered head-on, and circled back to the lake.

Ground firepower is deployed here, and it will be automatically triggered when an aerial target is detected. Now it has become the safest place in the entire war zone.

Shi Ji jumped off the wingman and reported to Yu Tang in the sea of consciousness: "Mr. Yu."

Yu Tang was still in the mecha model. When he heard his voice, he pushed away a laptop that was about the same size as himself.

Shi Ji said: "The mechanical bug we just encountered should imitate the habits of nocturnal bugs."

This kind of nocturnal insect usually lies dormant and rests during the day, but becomes very active at night. It is especially attracted to light and heat. The slightest amount of obvious heat may cause them to gather.

Shi Ji had just taken advantage of this characteristic, relying on the heat from the wingman and the Dolphin to lure away a considerable number of mechanical bugs, disrupting their flight trajectories.

Many mechanical bugs collided with similar species during flight, causing explosions that spread outward and spread over a wider and wider area.

The place where the students gathered happened to be on the flight path of the mechanical bugs. If they had not been contained, the insect wave might have taken over the abandoned factory.

Yu Tang also checked the relevant information just now and nodded: "Don't worry, I have analyzed the data of the mechanical bug."

The person in charge of the mall that was bought back was very skilled in his business. While he was cashing out the ingredients and making breakfast, he also caught a downed mechanical bug from outside and sent it back to the sea of consciousness.

Yu Tang closed his laptop, holding a hot sandwich in his mouth, and jumped off the huge steel body of the mechanical insect: "It is indeed a program set in advance. Don't worry, your captain is safe."

Zhuang Yu had already planned to let the mechanical bugs get out of control.

It's just that in the original plan of the new person in charge of the special operations team, the timing of this out-of-control incident should have been when most of the trainees were eliminated and the personnel selection was basically completed.

Utilize the existing war zone and use the out-of-control mechanical insect swarm as the last test link to pass. Trainees who pass the selection can successfully become members of the special operations team.

——But after the exercise started, something very urgent came up, which made Zhuang Yu decide to temporarily change this plan.

Shi Ji was a little worried: "What's the matter? Can I help the captain?"

"Yes." Zhan Chen came over and put down the hot milk at just the right temperature. "It's not just about getting the first place in the training."

Zhan Chen said: "Save no effort and play the best record you can."

Shi Ji was slightly startled.

He hadn't received a similar request for a long time. When he heard this sentence, his first reaction was still the reflexive tension caused by the accumulation of countless pains in his subconscious.

Before this, every time he had this idea, he would be given the most severe warning and punishment.

Shi Ji was used to resisting. He was not afraid of pain, but he was worried that it would involve the sea of consciousness. He subconsciously looked at Yu Tang: "Mr. Yu——"

Shi Ji's voice suddenly stopped.

He realized belatedly that this time he actually didn't feel a headache at all.

Every time the anti-OOC program was triggered before, when Yu Tang manually intercepted the program for him, he still had to endure the severe pain that tried to crush his entire brain for half a second, but this time there was no attack at all.

Fragments of light were falling quietly, repairing his long-damaged nerves.His brain was protected in the warm pale light, as if he had soaked in the most comfortable hot bath.

On the light screen connected to the sea of consciousness, massive amounts of data are constantly changing.

The protective net that Yu Tang spent countless nights and sleepless efforts to modify had already opened in time, and firmly intercepted all warning and punishment instructions.

In his mind, the mecha model was thrown aside casually and was patiently arranged by Zhan Chen.

A small ball of light floated comfortably in the milk bowl, bubbling.

"Captain Zhuang chose to launch the insect wave in advance because the strength of the special operations team has seriously declined."

Zhan Chen had just been sold to the host. He sat down at the table, accurately found the temple of Xiao Guangtuan, and massaged it carefully: "You should have already judged the scale of the Zerg invasion this time.Much more than before.”

Shi Ji was stunned for a while, then nodded slightly.

He had indeed guessed these two things, but the mission and the battle prevented him from thinking too much about it for the time being. He only had time to report to Yu Tang and apply for a special effects card to restore the captain's physical condition.

"The captain has more pressure." Shi Ji heard Zhan Chen's words and already figured out what was going on. "The first thing he needs to do to restore the special force to its former strength is to reorganize the special force."Team."

Zhan Chen nodded: "To reorganize the special operations team, we need a benchmark."

Ten years ago, this benchmark was Zhuang Yu, his sharp knife team.

In the memory that Yu Tang retrieved, the military leader who lost control and denounced him at the alliance headquarters meeting was the captain of Zhuang Yu.

He personally gave this order to Zhuang Yu. Zhuang Yu did not disappoint him and became the best special forces captain, but he also became the target of those ambitious people.

...So this time, Zhuang Yu only asked Shi Ji to pass the selection.

He hoped that Shi Ji could become a benchmark, but he didn't dare to let Shi Ji become a benchmark again.

He wanted to protect his men.

If Shi Ji cannot become the most eye-catching and shocking "hope" in this exercise, Zhuang Yu will reorganize a combat team on his own and once again stand back to the sharpest and most easily damaged one.Position up.

…

Shi Ji sat next to the mecha and didn't speak for a long time.

After several modifications, the Dolphin has become very comprehensive.

Yu Tang couldn't hold back at first and conveniently added an automatic meal preparation program, and Zhan Chen also cooperated and added a meal outlet.

Self-driving mechas do not need to reserve survival supplies for the operator, as they are already equipped with food and meal kits that can be stored.

Without disturbing the observer who was concentrating on thinking, the AI system of the Dolphin operated quietly, prepared steaming millet porridge, paired with ready-to-eat pickle buns, and sent them out from the dining outlet.

Shi Ji was lightly touched by the mecha's blade and came to his senses.

The silver streamlined mecha stopped quietly in the morning breeze.

Shi Ji touched the Dolphin and said thank you softly.

He brought the porridge over from the outlet, drank it slowly in one mouthful, took off his training uniform jacket, and got into the cockpit of the mecha.

In the same area, only one type of insect tide will appear in a cycle.Once the bionic type of the mechanical bug is determined, it can be judged accordingly that the safety factor during the day is over 90%.

Shi Ji covered himself with his training clothes, lay down with his arms as pillow, curled up on his side and closed his eyes.

The Dolphin detected his movements, automatically entered alert mode, and started comprehensive detection and monitoring of the surrounding environment.

On the battlefield, you must make use of every moment you can rest and seize the time to replenish your energy to the maximum extent, without wasting anything.

Half a minute later, Shi Ji's breathing had become even and gentle.

Yu Tang temporarily turned off the light screen.

Zhan Chen asked him: "Are you worried?"

"Don't worry." Yu Tang said.

…But I’m not completely reassured either.

Shi Ji was not a pushy person to begin with. In the past, in the sharp knife team, Zhuang Yu was the observer and he was the deputy observer. He was already used to fighting with the captain and obeying the captain's orders.

The really scary thing about that anti-OOC program is not the program itself.

It denies, disintegrates, and punishes those thoughts that cross the boundary again and again. Every time it crosses the boundary, it is replaced by pain and trembling in the depths of consciousness, and the emptiness after being erased.

As the number of times being punished continues to accumulate, people's subconscious will instinctively stop at that boundary.

This has nothing to do with whether the will is firm or not, or whether the character is strong or not.

None of them could help at this hurdle, they could only wait for Shi Ji to break through the barriers built in his subconscious.

"The method of stimulating generals has been used to this point and can no longer be used."

Yu Tang smiled: "Let's see what surprise little S7 can give us...at least you have to agree to lead a group, right?"

After he had finished taking the milk bath, he took a shower under the shower head and shook off the water droplets.

Yu Tang was not in a hurry to return to the mecha. He stopped in front of the light screen wearing a bath towel and imported all the previously refreshed data.

That protection program is only a preliminary version so far, and more running records are needed to complete and improve it.

He wanted to import these data directly into Electronic Storm. Just as he was about to operate, his vision was gently covered by a hand.

"Both of you, take a break." Zhan Chen said, "Your sea of consciousness fatigue rating is level 3... You need at least 20 hours of non-continuous sleep."

Zhan Chen put him back into the pile of pillows and patted him gently: "There's no rush at this moment, little light ball, let's——"

"Urgent." Yu Tang said, "Very urgent."

Zhan Chen was slightly startled.

Yu Tang pressed against his palm, and after a while he said again: "I often think, if I had swallowed that lab earlier, it would have been better."

The sooner you swallow that laboratory, the sooner you complete evolution in the eye of the storm, the sooner you learn to strip away these harmful programs.

Time does not flow in the eye of the storm. He can go in and come out again in time.

Yu Tang stretched his waist and breathed softly: "Senior Zhan, are you still controlled by the program?"

Zhan Chen did not give an answer immediately.

He sat on the floor next to the sofa, his palms being rubbed a little itchy, and a faint warmth came through.

"You're just better at exploiting loopholes than Shi Ji."

Yu Tang said: "I have been thinking, you are not good at programming, and the most you can do is use a template to make a system to accompany me to chew bubble gum. Why can you give such accurate instructions for Shi Ji's program?"

Yu Tang himself gave the answer: "Later I thought it was because you knew how to deal with it."

When he was still a ball of light, Zhan Chen would often be in pain and unable to move due to resistance procedures, and would break into cold sweats quietly, as if he had been fished out of the water.

It was during those extremely long years after they separated that Zhan Chen slowly mastered the skills to bypass the program and learned to deal with the old and rigid AI rules.

"The program will leave the maker's marking code, and I usually call it a 'backdoor.'"

"Through this backdoor, the manufacturer can detect changes in part of the program, and can make secondary adjustments at a later stage and make corresponding additions and deletions."

Yu Tang: "Similarly, as long as we can find this backdoor, we can trace it back and catch the hidden maker."

Zhan Chen laughed helplessly: "Is this how you caught me?"

Yu Tang was a little proud, and it flashed in his palm.

The very brief childishness that only belonged to Zhan Chen passed by in a flash, and Yu Tang's sea of consciousness suddenly began to flow, and countless light spots gathered quickly.

Zhan Chen raised his head and discerned the huge data represented by the optical flow.

During the period when he couldn't help but take advantage of the gap in the program and replace the system to take care of Yu Tang, Yu Tang acted OOC once and pulled him OOC once. They worked together to test the bottom line of the rules. He putHe sold himself to Yu Tang as a product in the mall.

The data flow fluctuations caused by these operations were all accurately recorded by Yu Tang.

Yu Tang made these data into a string of wind chimes.

Even the slightest abnormal fluctuation in data can trigger this string of wind chimes to alarm, thereby finding the location of the backdoor and tracing back to the real culprit.

"Set a small goal first."

Yu Tang: "Occupy Chuan Bookstore and exchange all Chuan Bookstore for experience points."

Zhan Chen: "..."

Yu Tang was not satisfied: "It's a bit awkward."

Zhan Chen helped him put the thin blanket in, carefully folded it into several layers, and placed it softly and gently on the ground.

The little light group set its goal, wrapped itself in a blanket with satisfaction, turned over, and fell into a deep sleep.

…

Three hours later, Shi Ji opened his eyes.

He was still lying quietly. After a few seconds, he tried to report in the sea of consciousness: "Senior Zhan."

Zhan Chen: "Yes."

"I've thought about it." Shi Ji said, "I have a small goal."

Zhan Chen: "..."

Yu Tang and Zhuang Yu also have small goals for Shi Ji.

They hope that Shi Ji can show some leadership talent in this exercise, and at least lead a team that can save people in the insect tide.

Zhan Chen felt that the plot was not that simple: "What goal?"

"I want to lead them to eliminate this wave of mechanical bugs."

Shi Ji said: "Then, I need a star fleet."

Zhan Chen: "..."

Shi Ji has thought about the entire process, but there are too many steps. Mr. Yu said that the report should be as concise as possible.

Shi Ji was very serious. He sat up and said as concisely as possible: "I want to capture the Zerg's home planet and exchange it for experience points."

Shi Ji: "In this way, I can save enough money to support the captain's health."

The author has something to say: "You two should take a break."

——Zhan Chen.