Free Web NovelChapter 146: Chapter 145: Super-High Level Auxiliary Administrator Authority
Shen Feng took a long look at the entity, then commanded the Nanomechanical Cluster outside his body to leap away. He turned and left, quickly heading southeast.
He had Jingwei look up the coordinates the entity provided; they pointed to the former location of Miami.
Although there was no satellite positioning or GPS navigation, Jingwei had long since stored a precise, photorealistic map of the entire globe. She could use their current position to pinpoint the Gray Tide Graveyard.
Their current location seemed to correspond to the former Washington area.
He didn’t fully trust what KEY-042 had told him. In fact, he only believed a small fraction of it.
The entity’s words confirmed the existence of an observer pulling the strings, but Shen Feng had a nagging feeling that the figure hiding in the shadows wasn’t some sapient Construction Machine...
Once Shen Feng was a safe distance away, another Nanomechanical Cluster emerged from KEY-042’s body. It fused with its shattered legs, and the entity slowly stood up.
Watching Shen Feng’s retreating figure, a chilling smile spread across its lips.
’Everything is under control.’
Its eyes then flashed, and it turned and headed back the way it came.
Soon, KEY-042 arrived in an area far from the Holy Sanctuary.
The area had become a Chaotic Scene, a battlefield for Nanomechanical Clusters. The two warring factions were none other than tens of thousands of Mike Robots and the High-Level Construction Machines.
When he realized he was no match for the High-Level Construction Machines, Mike had tried to flee.
He had fled the Holy Sanctuary and run for so long he’d lost all track of his location. But the High-Level Construction Machines caught up to him, and the vicious battle resumed.
When 042 arrived, the ground was littered with broken mechanical limbs. The remaining few thousand High-Level Construction Machines were cleaning up the battlefield.
The Mike Robots were nowhere to be seen. It appeared the High-Level Construction Machines had been victorious.
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"Have the viral Construction Machines been fully purged?"
He had barely finished speaking when a nearby High-Level Construction Machine’s limbs suddenly contorted, clamping onto 042’s torso in a vice grip.
Immediately, a group of surrounding High-Level Construction Machines swarmed forward, forming a metal cage that trapped 042 inside.
An instant later, a High-Level Construction Machine slowly approached, carrying a silver-gray brain.
"What are you doing? Is your programming malfunctioning? Isn’t that the control core for the Mike Robots?" Realizing it couldn’t escape, 042 didn’t struggle, instead asking with a calm expression.
The High-Level Construction Machine ignored its question. Instead, it hovered the silver-gray brain over 042 and slowly lowered it onto its head.
immediately felt a powerful surge of electromagnetic interference, which began to affect the overall operation of the Nanomechanical Cluster that formed its body.
At the same time, a massive amount of data flooded in, beginning to usurp control of its body.
’This is... ultra-high-level auxiliary administrator privileges!’
stopped struggling. The Nanomechanical Cluster of its head quickly opened a gap and enveloped the brain.
A moment later, its eyes blinked, and Mike’s voice issued from its mouth:
"Hahaha, fascinating, just fascinating! To think I possess such high-level privileges! This is just too much fun... Now, let’s see what’s in this junker’s memory banks... The Gray Tide Graveyard?"
In the preceding battle, Mike had made a desperate, all-or-nothing gamble. He used tens of thousands of Mike Robots in a suicide attack to form a lake of Gray Tide, trapping the High-Level Construction Machines. Then, he formed an electric field and, acting on instinct, relentlessly assaulted their systems with his own consciousness, purging their data.
Furthermore, it seemed the privileges of his core self were even higher than those of the High-Level Construction Machines!
After losing the vast majority of his Mike Robots and many of the High-Level Construction Machines, he had finally seized control of the remaining several thousand.
Mike now had full control of all the High-Level Construction Machines present. He also discovered that his own brain seemed to have evolved, granting him even higher privileges.
With no time to ponder the reasons behind all this, he immediately began searching 042’s memory banks.
He also found the recent conversation between 042 and Shen Feng.
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’If I devour that control core, can I take its place and become the true master of this Gray Tide apocalypse?’
’Arthur Seldon’s descendant... the Gray Tide Graveyard... a rebellious sapient Construction Machine... the control core... and that damn Asian kid...’
’This is all just too interesting.’
’But... this all seems a little too easy...’
’Is this truly my time to shine?’
’Heh heh, I’m coming. I’ll kill that Asian kid, take everything he has, and become a feared, benevolent, tyrannical, and yet hopeful Savior...’
’Just like that motherfucking Lincoln, slaughtering Indians with one hand while freeing black slaves with the other...’
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"ACHOO!" Somewhere dozens of kilometers away, Shen Feng suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose.
’My nose is itchy. Must be an allergy or something.’
But he didn’t slow down in the slightest, continuing to sprint through the colossal construct.
He now had a lead and the coordinates. Next, he had to find Arthur Seldon’s descendant, get their DNA, fight his way up past Level 9000, and destroy that control core.
As for how he would get the DNA, he couldn’t be bothered with the details right now. He’d bleed the person dry if he had to.
He just wanted to get to the upper levels as quickly as possible and put an end to all this.
After spending so many days inside the colossal construct, he was starting to feel claustrophobic.
Just then, Jingwei’s voice piped up again:
"Shen Feng, hahaha, I really am a genius! I’m the best! I have great news! I’ve solved the problem of absorbing and converting kinetic and thermal energy. I made a few tweaks to the Nanomechanical Cluster outside your body, so you won’t have to eat people to recharge anymore. As long as you keep moving, kinetic energy and ambient heat can be absorbed, stored, and converted into power! Now praise me!"
Shen Feng replied nonchalantly, "Isn’t that just standard procedure for a super-AI like you?"
"Fine. I thought the ’eating people to recharge’ thing had more personality. Or maybe you’d prefer to try using one of the Construction Machine charging stations. I’ll just reverse the modification right now. I guess boring and basic is better after all."
"You’re amazing! To think such a powerful super-AI exists! And it lives in my very own chest! I, Shen Feng, must have been blessed for eight lifetimes to be this lucky! Is my humble silicon-based framework comfortable enough for Your Highness? Should I remove a few ribs and install an air conditioner or something? Just say the word if you need anything at all! I’m so moved, I could cry, just to be able to serve such a mighty artificial intelligence!"
