Sui Qi: “?”
Nie Chi cleared his throat, left the young heir of the Sui family behind, and walked out of the control room without looking back.
Zhan Chen led Sui Qi in and explained the current situation to him.
…
For the terminal, the individual that needs to be found and forcibly merged and transformed is the individual named "s7" in the game.
There were originally two natural objects that met logical requirements and had not been tampered with in any way: a human with the code name s7, and an account with the username s7.
But with the unremitting efforts of the conservatives and Sheng Tiancheng, Shi Ji has been wiped out of all connection with S7.
The terminal took a desperate risk and issued a command at the last minute, and without any time to confirm it personally, it urgently exited the world.
There is no suspense at all about the instructions of autonomous supervision and the only correct answer left.
… The remaining instructions invaded the game, forcibly captured the only account with the s7 keyword, and transformed this account into the best wingman AI.
Translated into human language, it is Sui Qi's mecha number .
To express their apology, the developer has specially released an exclusive supreme skin to compensate the game users affected by this accident.
Sui Qi looked at the shiny new diamond-studded wingman: "..."
"If you don't like it, you can change it to another style."
Zhan Chen has been the head of the mall for a long time and is very experienced. He patiently communicated with Sui Qi: "The developer will provide you with a free skin customization opportunity. You can choose any look you like. I will be responsible for modeling and modifying it until you are satisfied."
Sui Qi and Zhan Chen were not familiar with each other, so she instinctively sat up straight and asked nervously, "... Can we change back to a mecha?"
"No." Zhan Chen said apologetically, "I have tried it before, and any instructions not to let it act as a wingman were automatically deleted by the AI."
Sui Qi: “…”
Zhan Chen proposed a compromise solution: "We can make a long-legged wingman, similar to Captain Zhuang's style—"
Sui Qi shuddered and said without hesitation: "No need!"
As the temporary person in charge of game maintenance, Zhan Chen was somewhat regretful when his proposal was rejected by the player, so he compensated the player with an additional diamond-studded 1:100 restored mecha figure.
The person in charge was conscientious in his duties. He provided snacks and drinks, and introduced in detail the superior performance and eye-catching appearance of the new account. He also gave a guide manual of "Three Days of Wingman Driving".
The victim player ate a bellyful of cake in a trance, drank three cups of ice cola, and received 40 minutes of introductory training on wingman piloting.
The victimized player left the control room, which was as warm as the spring breeze, holding the action figure, a cool wingman account with full diamonds and a paper bag full of free cakes.
Nie Chi was still worried, so he made a special trip to the Zerg headquarters to confirm that Shi Ji was still leading the Zerg to fight, only then did he feel completely relieved.
Shi Ji also noticed the turmoil just now. He couldn't leave for the time being, so he took off his headphones and asked Nie Chi: "Deputy Captain, what happened?"
Nie Chi: "Come and watch you fight."
Shi Ji hesitated for a moment, then sensibly chased after him, and the situation returned to the fierce battle again.
Nie Chi walked to Shi Ji's operating table. He did not tell Shi Ji what had happened just now, nor did he intend to mention the mission that had happened without any danger. He just watched Shi Ji's instructions quietly for a while.
Yu Tang said that he was not going to let Shi Ji come into contact with anything related to the terminal anymore.
…
Shi Ji is already a good enough commander.
Nie Chi suddenly remembered: "By the way, who gave you this name?"
He originally thought that it was the Sheng family who gave it this name, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that neither the Sheng family father and son had the character or the brains to come up with such a name.
Nie Chi: "Did you come up with this name yourself? Or—"
Shi Ji: "It's Mr. Yu."
Nie Chi was a little curious: "When Yu Xinsheng first took over you?"
Shi Ji nodded slightly.
Yu Tang took over from him five years ago. Mr. Yu at that time was very different from now. When there was no need to follow the plot, he was quiet and focused on his work, with a distant and cold look in his eyes.
But before Sheng Tiancheng took him to process his new military registration, Yu Tang took the initiative to wake him up and asked him if there was any name he wanted to call.
"I forgot a lot of things at that time, and I didn't even remember my name."
Shi Ji said: "I don't want to change my name, I just want to be called S7, I'm afraid the captain won't be able to find me after I change it."
…Shi Ji can still clearly recall the situation at that time.
Yu Tang was at a loss as he couldn't register his code name directly in the military register, so he had to compromise and use a similar homonym.
Mr. Yu didn't like to talk, nor did he like to be disturbed in his work, but he still patiently opened an entire dictionary, found all the words with similar pronunciations, and let him choose one by one.
In the end, Yu Tang made the final decision.
"Just call me Shi Ji." Yu Tang closed the dictionary and threatened him coldly, "If you keep agonizing, you won't be allowed to drink Coke for a day."
He was so frightened that he agreed to his new name without hesitation.
…
Nie Chi was somewhat speechless: "Did Mr. Yu tell me why we chose this name?"
Shi Ji: “I did.”
Nie Chi asked: "Why?"
"According to the dictionary, ji means the rain and snow have stopped and the sky has cleared up."
Shi Ji: "Mr. Yu said that the weather will clear up eventually."
Nie Chi nodded, stopped talking, unscrewed the bottle of water and placed it in front of him.
Nie Chi also signed the joint letter that Section Chief Pu sent to him and read its contents.
This matter has nothing to do with the reform of the Alliance, nor does it help to stop the Zerg tide, let alone help find the mastermind behind the betrayal of StarCraft.
But it is something that must be done.
The purpose is to give the electronic storm a new name, correct the wrong ideas that have been maliciously distorted, and let people understand the essence of the electronic storm.
Let things go back to the way they should be.
Nie Chi set some time for Shi Ji to go offline for a meal and rest. Just as he was about to leave, the command center's communication line suddenly rang.
Nie Chi helped him open the video call: "Someone is looking for you?"
Shi Ji nodded: "It's Chief Pu, he made an appointment with me before, Sheng Yi wants to see me."
Nie Chi frowned and stopped on his way out.
… He actually didn’t agree with Shi Ji having any contact with Sheng Yi anymore.
After Sheng Tiancheng was taken away, Nie Chi had also heard some news about Sheng Yi.
His father, who was originally believed to be a sacrificed hero, was suddenly exposed for all his conspiracies and even turned into a Zerg in front of him, and at one point tried to attack him.
This is enough to completely destroy Sheng Yi's foundation.
After being knocked unconscious by Sui Qi and brought back, Sheng Yi woke up briefly several times. He was either in a daze and speechless, or hysterically holding his head and screaming in pain, and his mind was already somewhat unclear.
…
But Nie Chi still believed that this was no longer Shi Ji's responsibility.
Shi Ji had just been stripped of that procedure not long ago, and like a patient who had just been removed from an electronic storm, the damage to his consciousness had not yet fully recovered.
What Shi Ji needs now is to completely get rid of the influence left by the Sheng family father and son, instead of being entangled in the distorted identity caused by past dislocations.
"It's related." Shi Ji said.
Nie Chi did not comment, stopped, and leaned against the door with his arms folded.
The video call was connected, and Sheng Yi's pale and dazed face appeared on the screen.
Shi Ji asked softly, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"... You teach me." Sheng Yi's voice was very hoarse, "You know how to deal with this program, right? You teach me, it doesn't allow me to live, it forces me to live..."
Shi Ji asked: "Do you want to end your life?"
Sheng Yi's eyes were filled with embarrassment and bloodshot: "What's the point of me living like this?"
He had always felt the same way, but it was not until this moment that he realized what kind of pain Shi Ji had endured.
Sheng Yi now just wanted to have a quick revenge, and begged him in a low voice: "I know I was wrong, I'm sorry, Shi Ji, please forgive me and tell me what to do..."
Shi Ji shook his head slightly.
Sheng Yi's pupils shrank slightly: "You still hate me and want to take revenge on me, right?"
"No." Shi Ji said, "You are my mission."
When the communication screen turned off, Sheng Yi's breath was choked and his body became stiff and unable to move.
… What Shi Ji said was the fact that he had been deliberately ignoring.
He was just a task that tormented Shi Ji for five years.
Special forces members have to perform too many tasks. When Zhuang Yu was giving a speech to the selected trainees, he explained to them the principles of the special forces' mission execution.
During the execution of the mission, we will concentrate on each task, be rigorous and avoid any mistakes.
After the task is completed, immediately withdraw all attention.
Only in this way can we ensure that we are always on standby in the best condition and ready to receive new instructions at any time.
To Shi Ji, he was just a task.
… Today is his birthday, the first day of his adulthood, and Shi Ji’s mission has just been completely completed today.
Shi Ji said: "Don't worry, I won't care about you anymore."
Sheng Yi's breathing suddenly became rapid, his face turned pale, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.
When Shi Ji said this to him for the first time, he was still able to fully realize what this sentence meant.
… He has been thinking about one thing these days.
Why did Sheng Tian come back to find him
Sheng Yi tried hard to convince himself that Sheng Tiancheng wanted to see him again, but the conclusion of the Ministry of Science and Technology's General Research Institute completely overturned this point.
The new ability that the Zerg have evolved is the ability to mimic humans.
Sheng Tiancheng collected a large amount of Sheng Yi's physical data and has completed a preliminary modeling - it is not difficult to guess why Sheng Tiancheng did this.
If the special operations team had captured Sheng Tiancheng that day and had completely transformed him into a Zerg, Sheng Tiancheng would have been able to mimic Sheng Yi's appearance.
Compared to being a wanted criminal who is destined to live in hiding, Sheng Yi's identity is undoubtedly much better.
Sheng Yi simply couldn't accept this fact.
He threatened and begged Pu Ying to take him to see Sheng Tiancheng. He wondered hysterically what his insect-like father was going to do to him, and whether he was going to kill him after taking over his identity.
The Zerg was trapped in a special alloy prison and seemed unable to hear his voice at all.
… Sheng Tiancheng is not completely devoid of humanity.
That bit of humanity was only enough to support him because Sheng Yi had to accept the fake special mission, and under the threat of Zhan Chen, he could not transform Shi Ji, so he had to settle for the next best thing and turn Shi Ji into Sheng Yi's observer.
But Sheng Tiancheng never expected that the so-called "special mission" was to trade him to the Zerg as a sample.
After being transformed into the Zerg, the last thing Sheng Tiancheng gave up was his troublesome human nature.
He had already had some feelings for Sheng Yi. This time he came back to find Sheng Yi just to ask Sheng Yi to find food for him and to keep watch for him. He planned to take over Sheng Yi's identity after being completely transformed and survive by hiding among humans.
If the Storm team had not arrived in time, he would have killed Sheng Yi and seized Sheng Yi's identity.
"I know I was wrong... Shi Ji!"
Sheng Yi suddenly came to his senses and rushed to the communication screen: "Please, don't ignore me, I know I was wrong!"
He begged in a low voice: "You are all I have left. Please don't do this, Shi Ji. You can take revenge on me in any way you want..."
Shi Ji shook his head slightly.
His tone was still calm and gentle: "It took a lot of people, and they used a lot of strength to pull me out."
Dean Nie tried every means to find a receiving unit for him, and the captain helped him to block all external pressure. He had already remembered the past and his own parents, but because of the busy tasks at hand, he could not return to the air force base in time to see him.
Mr. Yu helped him repair his body and complete his particles bit by bit, and Mr. Zhan taught him how to deal with the program and helped him save the AI of his wingman and make it into the Dolphin.
The energy he spent on Shi Ji was not to make Shi Ji jump back into the quagmire of the past.
Shi Ji was taught this by Yu Tang, and he remembered it clearly: "I am back to take responsibility for you, which means I am being irresponsible to him."
Sheng Yi's face was pale and his chest heaved in despair.
"I'm not teaching you how to end your life, and it's not because I want revenge on you."
Shi Ji said: "This system just doesn't allow people to do this."
After combining with humans, the system also relies on human life to exist. Before complete integration, the death of humans will also lead to the destruction of the system.
The system's self-protection procedures strictly prevent this from happening.
Sheng Yi said hoarsely: "How do you know... have you tried it?"
"I tried." Shi Ji said.
Sheng Yi's pupils were fixed.
"Your father lied to me once."
Shi Ji: "He told me that my captain and comrades had all died, and I was the only one left."
It’s not that Shi Ji can’t survive alone.
He just missed the captain, the vice-captain, and the other members of the spearhead team too much. He wanted to know, since there were strange dimensions like electronic storms in this world, was there also a world after death
Is it true that as long as he reaches the world after death, there will still be someone to rub his head, someone to supervise him to eat nutritious and healthy meals, and someone to carry him on his shoulders with a smile
There is still someone to guard his back and fight alongside him.
Sheng Yi opened his eyes and ears with difficulty, unable to utter a word, and stood still.
Shi Ji regained his composure and turned to the operating console.
The time he had given himself had run out, and this was his final summary of the task.
Sheng Yi stared blankly at Shi Ji's operation.
On the monitoring screen, the overwhelming swarm of insects launched a general attack on the alliance's capital. The human defense line barely held on for a moment before it was completely defeated.
The sudden and fierce battle caused the entire alliance in the game to fall into chaos.
Nie Chi raised his eyebrows.
... Shi Ji did not report this decision to anyone.
He thought Shi Ji had shown some mercy and left some hope for humanity. He also thought that little S7 had grown up to be S1, and his actions were just as impressive as the captain's back then.
"What are you doing... Are you going to make everyone completely despair?"
Sheng Yi was completely confused about Shi Ji's thoughts. His face turned pale and he couldn't help but said in a hoarse voice: "What do you want? You are like this-"
Shi Ji: "I want hope."
Sheng Yi stopped talking in astonishment.
"It has to be painful." Shi Ji said, "A virtual victory has no meaning."
Only when you feel the pain can you have the motivation to struggle desperately to change the status quo.
Only when you are afraid can you be reverent and wake up from blind self-confidence.
If everything went smoothly in the game and everyone happily defeated the Zerg, Yu Tang's efforts would be shaken. The military and the people, who had finally developed a sense of urgency, were immersed in the illusory victory, thinking that they were able to cope with the real Zerg tide.
Ever since Shi Ji took over the Zerg Command, he had thought about giving the game a successful ending in which humans defeated the Zerg and successfully defended their homeland.
Sheng Yi's call time had expired and the communication was automatically disconnected.
Nie Chi came over.
Nie Chi looked at Shi Ji's operation and finally managed to hold back his laughter. He coughed and said, "The captain should be surrounded by a group of old men and scolded again."
Shi Ji pursed his lips and moved half of the control console to the side.
Time around him had resumed its flow, and in the past two months, Zhuang Yu and Nie Chi took turns watching him eat nutritious meals for happy growth, and his height had grown a lot.
Nie Chi looked at the young leader of the Storm team in front of him and finally felt relieved.
He and Zhuang Yu have always been worried about the impact on Shi Ji, and worried that even if Shi Ji was stripped of the program, he would never be able to smile happily again.
Now it seems that the S7 has not recovered at all.
Following the teachings of Yu Tang and Zhan Chen, the obedient little observer has grown by leaps and bounds. He has more ideas than anyone else, all of which are hidden under his gentle and harmless appearance.
He had already successfully led the young team leader astray.
…
Nie Chi sold the manor without any psychological pressure, joined in the control of the Zerg army, and blocked all communication channels that could be contacted by the outside world.