"By the way! Digital Cat thinks that there should be some hidden settings in the background of this competition! It is estimated that it will probably be opened when the remaining number of people reaches a certain range."
"Well, I think so too. It should be related to the shelters everywhere!"
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"Remaining number of people: 102029… 101549… 100921… "
"Reminder, the number of people left in the field is close to the target. Reminder, the number of people left in the field is close to the target!"
In the underground ruins where Evernight is located, the countdown number on the main screen of the "God-Building Project" is constantly approaching one hundred thousand.
"Unlock the Skynet restricted interface!"
There is an old yellow man NPC with gray hair, wearing scientific glasses and dressed meticulously like a professor.
After taking a breath, he solemnly gave the order.
"Skynet restricted interface is being unlocked..."
A scientific researcher immediately answered after some manipulation.
"Shua..."
On the largest main screen in the center, a federal map appeared with countless white dots representing virtual cabins.
"Open the target virtual cabin and spiritual link system!"
"The target spiritual link system is opening..."
Immediately afterwards, among the white dots on the main screen, red dots appeared one by one. These red dots were spread throughout the entire federation. Although it was difficult to directly distinguish the number, they clearly reached the level of one hundred thousand.
"100239!"
In fact, judging from the number in the upper left corner of the screen that is the same as the remaining number of people, it is obvious that the meaning is obvious.
"Construct a spiritual link network!"
The old man who looked like a professor was obviously a little excited at this time.
"The spiritual link network is being constructed..."
Above the home screen, between all the scattered red dots.
Straight lines began to extend, linking to each other in the form of a network.
"Beep, beep, beep..."
However, just when all the red dots were completely connected.
Suddenly, a rapid alarm sounded from an instrument.
"what happened?"
The old scientific research NPC immediately cast his gaze over.
"There are unknown fluctuations in the Skynet interface, there are unknown fluctuations in the Skynet interface... The mental network is affected, the mental network program is affected!"
Accompanied by the mechanical sound warning, the picture on the main screen changed drastically.
The network originally composed of red dots and lines began to continue to expand. Each blank spot was quickly lit up by the extending red line. In the blink of an eye, the number of red dots expanded more than ten times, and it continued to increase.
The pictures on many other screens were constantly flashing, passing through the chaotic data flow.
"How is this going?"
Located in the officer's area in the middle of the hall, a man with the rank of major general, who should be the highest officer here, asked questions through the wireless headset with a sharp expression.
"There is an abnormality in Skynet... The spiritual link network is being completely spread to all virtual cabins!"
Next to him, a relatively young scientific research NPC answered with some sweat on his forehead.
"Get Marcus under control now!"
The major general's face darkened when he heard this.
The first thing to do was to order the soldiers in the hall who were already armed and ready to immediately isolate several clone Marcus who looked a little confused.
"Can you turn off the spiritual link system immediately?"
The major general obviously knew some technology. He looked at the main screen and asked with a serious expression.
On the screen, what was originally just a 100,000-level network connection has suddenly turned into a super red network that covers the entire federal area and is so dense that it is impossible to see clearly!
The statistics in the upper left corner have turned into eight figures.
It means that the link has entered the virtual cabin of the network and has reached the level of tens of millions!
"There's no way to cut it off by force!"
"The spiritual link system is currently activated and has been expanded to all virtual cabins, resulting in too much spiritual power. If it is forcibly cut off, it will cause mental damage to all contestants in the competitive competition, and even serious injuries. Proportionally brain dead!”
"Even those who are not participating, as long as they are in the virtual cabin, they are still in the spiritual link network and will still be affected. This is more than 10 million people... No, there are more than 50 million people now!"
The young researcher looked at the soaring numbers, and beads of sweat were already pouring down his forehead.
To enter the arena, players need to pass through the virtual cabin. Otherwise, they can only watch the "broadcast" from the third perspective.
And because the arena is a relatively popular gameplay in games like "Legacy of War", the number of virtual cabins in the entire federal camp totals hundreds of millions.
And because of the competition, all these virtual cabins have people inside.
This is not a hundred people, nor ten thousand, nor even a million, but hundreds of millions of people!
Even if the proportion of mentally damaged people is not high, the absolute number will definitely exceed one million, and players who do not want to participate still have a chance of brain death!
If it was because of the rebel attack, then it would be due to factors such as biohazard.
However, this was organized by the federal government and the military, and millions of people were injured or even brain-dead due to experimental accidents
Not to mention, these people trapped in the arena are all top players among the players, and many of them also have a lot of connections among NPCs.
Even so far in the game, many players have the ability to influence NPC military leaders, or they already have the rank of captain or colonel!
In this case, no matter what, the mental network cannot be forcibly disconnected.
As for the fact that players can be resurrected, in fact, as they enter the plot, this is automatically ignored in the eyes of NPCs.
"Then shut down Skynet. Since it is interfered by Skynet. So, shutting down Skynet should be effective, right?"
At this time, standing not far to the side of the major general, a young man in a suit and leather shoes, about twenty-five or six years old, with shiny hair, said loudly.
He is not from the military, but was sent as an observer by the NPC federal government. His apparent identity is the secretary of a high-ranking official, but his true identity is the third generation of a certain political family.
Speaking at this time, it is obvious that he wants to express his presence. This is the habit of most government officials.
"Turn off Skynet? Ha, how?"
After a middle-aged scientific researcher wearing glasses heard his words, his tone was obviously mocking.
"What do you mean?"
The young secretary to a senior official looked annoyed.
"Skynet is not the name of an intelligent brain, but an intelligent network area composed of countless terminals and intelligent brains. Theoretically, unless all terminals connected to Skynet are destroyed. Otherwise, it is impossible to completely Shut it down!"
"If nothing else, let's just say that there are tens of millions of virtual cabins now. We can't close them in a short time. What's more, the consequences of closing them are no less than breaking the spiritual link."
"Skynet is a project of your government department, and you don't even know about this? Tsk..."
The middle-aged scientific research NPC responded directly to him.
So what about the secretary of a high-ranking official, what about the third generation of a certain political family!
The headquarters of the federal military is centered on Stormwind City on the border, and the capital city in the rear where the government is located, but there is a tradition of dislike for each other. ,
The most important thing is that Skynet is indeed something formed by a government department.
For the military, especially researchers like them, who value confidentiality, they originally disliked this kind of open network.
Know that if something goes wrong, it will not only be difficult to solve, but it will also become a big problem.
However, the federal government and the large companies and consortium forces involved in the construction and post-construction of Skynet, which have huge interests, pushed forward regardless of warnings.
But now, it is indeed Skynet that has a problem, so naturally they will not be polite!
You, a government employee, can't express any opinions without just standing and watching in our military's experimental base!