Starting as a Mechanical Hunter

Chapter 396: Chapter 153: Corporate War?

”You’re saying that during the intense battle with those two from the Holy City Organization, the Deep Net’s will suddenly descended, and you three hackers had no choice but to join forces against the Deep Net.”

”Then the 9th Spider Woman you previously killed suddenly ’revived’ and attacked you from behind. You withstood the attack and devoured it.”

”However, the part you devoured was actually the ’Evil God Fragment,’ which is the ’Spider Holy Seal’ of the Deep Web Weaver, and you spent a great deal of effort to suppress it.”

Gao Gong touched his chin, ”In this process, the Deep Net’s will didn’t target you?”

Based on Gao Gong’s understanding from a past life, among the three Mother Cities, only the Deep Net could dispatch clones on tours.

And according to this life’s plot exploration, this Mother City Deep Net is intricately linked with Ms. Deep Web who once negotiated with the Empire.

”After devouring the ’Evil God Fragment,’ I immediately withdrew from the battlefield. I have over a hundred temporary network transfer stations across the globe; if I want to escape, it’s very easy.”

Paradise Bird sighed regretfully, ”However, 99% of my virtual transfer stations have been shut down. Who knows how long it will take to create so many backdoors again.”

”This matches the style of the Mother City.”

Gao Gong didn’t say it, but the Mother City likely held back.

From the Mother City’s perspective, enemies generally fall into three categories.

The first category is those who sabotage the Cyber Test Field experiments or disrupt project development, and the Mother City executes such people without mercy.

The second category is those who violate the mechanical laws of the Mother City, such as mass destruction of ’artificial data,’ attacking world corporations, and assassinating Mother City personnel.

The third category is those who violate the rules of the Mechanical City and resist the Mechanical Main Brain.

Paradise Bird clearly belongs to the second category.

But even among the second category, conditions vary. If it’s ordinary people, they are naturally executed mercilessly.

Yet if it’s a Level 60 virtual lifeform born from the Cyber Test Field, its very existence has ’experimental value.’

That’s a different story.

In the Cyber Test Field, they don’t play the equality game.

Rather than kill Paradise Bird, I believe the Mother City is more interested in researching Paradise Bird.

Whether to capture for research or use more subtle methods, the Deep Net may lean toward the latter.

The thought quickly passed, and Gao Gong stared at the person’s cheek, abruptly reaching out to touch the brand.

A tingling feeling came from Gao Gong’s fingertips, making him feel as though each piece of sensory data on him was entwined by silk threads.

For some reason, Paradise Bird suddenly felt guilty and averted her gaze when Gao Gong stared at her.

Behind, Ahong and Aidolu exchanged a furtive glance.

As if saying—an enchantress like Senior Sister also has a time of being enchanted.

”Faith is data.”

There’s a saying: ancient religions were large-scale virtual computers, deities were databases, canon and doctrine were a unique programming language, and the worshipers, the believers, were subconscious simulations running an execution program.

As for the Evil God, it’s also a large-scale virtual computer, but a virus-specific model or hacker-specific model.

Gao Gong suddenly asked:

”Is the Holy City Organization reviving Evil Gods everywhere?”

Paradise Bird reacted sluggishly for some reason, her face slightly flushed, and she quickly replied:

”As far as I know, this shouldn’t be the first time.”

”Then this Holy City Organization is inextricably linked with the Turing Sect.”

”Brother.”

”Huh, huh!?” Gao Gong turned back in surprise, discovering Gao Yuanyuan appearing behind him at some point. Her long hair and white dress made her seem adorable while smiling, but inexplicably reminded Gao Gong of the peering Zhenzi.

Paradise Bird instinctively raised her head, breaking free from Gao Gong’s grasp.

”Brother, you haven’t actively sought me for a long time,” Gao Yuanyuan continued to smile sweetly.

”Ahem, aren’t you busy,” Gao Gong coughed dryly, deliberately changing the subject, ”But since an ’Evil God Fragment’ is in your hands, it’s easier to handle.”

Gao Gong proactively grabbed Gao Yuanyuan’s small hand, causing her face to blush, and the faint Zhenzi aura instantly disappeared.

The brother and sister conveyed their intentions telepathically; Gao Yuanyuan immediately transferred a portion of power to Gao Gong, while his palm became transparent.

”An Evil God Fragment, you say.”

A data flame instantly appeared on Gao Gong’s palm, with countless wings fluttering in the fire.

’My flame code.’

Paradise Bird thought, but soon she thought otherwise because the data within the flame flowed faster, and the flame gradually shifted from red to dark red before becoming a bright color.

Like the sun!

”This is—”

Paradise Bird said in disbelief; at her maximum firepower, she could touch that level but couldn’t handle it as effortlessly as Gao Gong.

This is Level 3 Civilization’s informational code.

In the next moment, the radiance turned into countless light spikes landing on the scar on Paradise Bird’s face, resembling surgical sutures, constantly piercing and transforming.

The stitching sensation was painful, as copious sensory data frantically impacted her sensory center, but Paradise Bird clenched her teeth and remained silent.

Soon, a spider was stitched into the scar, and the scar fell from Paradise Bird’s cheek.

The scar disappeared from her face, leaving only a shallow red mark like she had been pressing her cheek against a pillow during sleep.

Meanwhile, in Gao Gong’s hand, a strange spider was crawling, but no matter how much it crawled, it couldn’t escape Gao Gong’s palm.

”You’ve taken quite a few detours on your way to becoming a Super Hacker, or should I say, you’ve done a lot of taboo-style data transformation. Although these transformations have enhanced your power, they’ve also left you with some illnesses, which I’ll take care of for you this time, oh~”

Gao Gong suddenly felt a sharp pain in his waist. He turned around and saw Gao Yuanyuan pouting at some unknown time, as if to say, ”Brother, you’re flirting again.”

Oh right, I forgot, I’m using my sister’s power now, which is a taboo for a scumbag, I’ve gotten too proud, need to reflect.

”Ahem, well, anyway, that’s that. Here, take this—ponder it a bit, maybe you’ll gain something. Consider it a benefit for exchanging the Evil God Fragment with me.”

Gao Gong used this bundle of Level 3 Civilization code essence to exchange for a ’Evil God Fragment,’ which was indeed a worthwhile deal for Paradise Bird, a level 60 being.

As Paradise Bird touched its cheek, a complicated expression flashed in its eyes.

Ahong and Aidolu exchanged a glance, oh no, has Senior Sister fallen into a trap?

As for Gao Gong himself, he was soon taken by his sister to a data node she had opened in the Cyber Network.

”Welfare Institute?”

Gao Gong raised an eyebrow, looking at the familiar building.

”Yeah!” Gao Yuanyuan giggled, showing an excited expression, and pulled Gao Gong inside with a quick step.

”Sister Yuanyuan!”

”Sister!”

”Little Yuanyuan!”

One by one, young boys and girls ran out, bouncing around Gao Yuanyuan.

”You’ve revived them?”

The rate of revival for these experiments at the Welfare Institute was much faster than Gao Gong expected, seems like they’ve been working hard.

”Yeah!!” Gao Yuanyuan pushed Gao Gong out, ”This is my brother, and from now on, he’s also your brother. From now on, you not only have to listen to me, but also to my brother.”

”What makes him my brother?” a girl said defiantly.

Gao Gong chuckled coldly and took out candy given by the system.

This was a bestselling product throughout the universe.

The girl immediately bowed down.

After scattering the candy, Gao Gong was led into the Welfare Institute by the girl.

”Although with your protection, these boys and girls most likely won’t be invaded by the Virus, do you just plan on protecting them forever?”

”Then what do you suggest, brother?”

”They were all revived at great cost as your primary AIs,” Gao Gong said, watching a small snake with wings being chased by the group of children. If he remembered correctly, it was the ’Hunting Intelligent Angel’ from the Turing Sect.

”You can increase the intensity of their training. In fact, every corporate giant has its own AI team, and these AI teams are built under the highest level of protection.”

”Then brother, how much salary do you plan to give us to work for you?” Gao Yuanyuan blinked curiously.

Gao Gong was taken aback, then he responded, laughing: ”Ah, scheming against me now.”

”Hehe, I know you have a lot of good stuff in your head. If you give it to me and we learn it, we can protect you.”

”Then wouldn’t I just be taking advantage of you?” Gao Gong said seriously, ”I’m not that kind of person.”

A moment later, Gao Gong comfortably returned to reality.

Found another Rich Lady seedling, wonderful.

Gao Gong was pursuing a mechanical plus carbon-based route, so the skills from his past life couldn’t really be used.

But if someone inherits them, that’s another story.

The first Level 3 Civilization Gao Gong established back then was a virtual side civilization called ’Superbrain Civilization.’

And the hallmark of this civilization was unbelievably powerful computational power.

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Unexpectedly, Gao Gong didn’t have much downtime before Qin Chunzi proactively visited, getting straight to the point:

”Boss, I suspect someone wants to engage us in a corporate war.”

”Oh? What’s your evidence?” Gao Gong raised an eyebrow.

”I have no evidence, but I’ve witnessed several corporate wars in the last company I worked at, and every time before a war, I had a special feeling. This time is no exception.”

Gao Gong did not doubt the other party’s words, since the other party’s boss template specialized in management, they were definitely an expert in the field.

And Gao Gong had also anticipated such a move.

Corporate wars differ from military wars and aren’t entirely the same as trade wars.

Poaching technical talent, shorting opponents in the stock market, buying massive publicity armies, even employing formal powers—this was the ancient version of a corporate war.

But today’s corporate wars are more akin to ’magical combat.’

Data wars, relying on Big Data Evolution to break and conquer the opponent’s technological path using one’s own tech path.

Product wars, where products in the market repel each other, reducing the opponent’s user data.

Arms wars, using one’s new weapons to overtake the opponent’s newly developed weapon systems.

Virtual wars, targeting each other in the virtual realm, directly destroying the opponent’s Corporate Will, and breaching the minds of top executives.

These are the various aspects of corporate wars.