Abyssal Wanderer.

Chapter 34 NO.0022: The Road of Theseus
I have already asked this topic, and if you dare to practice Tai Chi in front of the other party, it is no different from courting death.

"Yes, it does matter."

Ye Qian immediately admitted very happily:

"I plan to adjust that native man as the biological material for my upgrade to depth 5...and the small gang in the Nord resettlement area was able to obtain the incomplete technological blueprint of the 'puppet circuit' for the purpose of collecting operational data."

Having said that, he couldn't help asking carefully:
"But do these have anything to do with the current inquiry? There can't be any connection between these two things, right?"

Ye Qian really didn't think that his handling of a caveman would be so important that he needed to accept such quasi-high-level inquiries from the other party.

The director of Cerberus was silent for about half a minute, and then slowly said:

"The two things you mentioned are indeed unrelated... But about 20 minutes ago, the company's firewall encountered a large-scale damage from an unknown existence in the depths of the abyss and dark web. Afterwards, the board of directors immediately expressed this s concern."

Board of Directors……

With just this word, Ye Qian instantly understood the seriousness of this matter.

The director of Cerberus stared at Ye Qian so seriously, and continued:
"And the time when the unknown existence surfaced happened to be 1.3 seconds after the No. [-] deep dive chamber you were in charge of started the salvage mission. If this is a coincidence, then the time is too coincidental, so I have to deal with the dive. people understand."

Ye Qian felt that his heart was lifted instantly.

"You mean..."

The supervisor shook his head and said:
"Although it is not confirmed that it is the problem of the No. [-] deep dive chamber, but there are all the details about the previous dive mission, including the parameters set in the sub chamber, the training records in Lingbo Prison, and the detailed identities of each participant. The information...I need you to organize it into a detailed report and submit it to me, understand?"

Ye Qian nodded repeatedly.

"Ming...understood."

"correct."

Just as Ye Qian bowed and was about to turn around and leave, Cerberus' supervisor suddenly stopped him.

"I don't think you need to be reminded that Theseus' promotion path involves a lot of technologies that have been blacklisted by the 'Human Intelligence Ethics Monitoring Committee'."

"I understand, Director, but..."

Ye Qian wanted to defend himself, but the other party raised his hand impatiently to stop him from speaking.

"Generally speaking, as long as your mental index is stable and your performance reaches the target, the company will not interfere too much with employees' choice of promotion path. But for the promotion path of 'Theseus', you must at least be sure , you have to take care of the back-and-forth when collecting data, understand?"

Ye Qian nodded again.

"clear."

He carefully assured.

At the same time, I prayed in my heart that there would be no other moths.

But the reality is that the more you are afraid of something, the more you will come...

"Also, although the 'Anthroposophic Ethics Supervision Committee' is a bunch of old stubborn people who can't keep up with the times, most of the technologies that will be blacklisted by them do have their own problems."

Speaking of this, the supervisor looked up and down at Ye Qian who was visibly nervous and said:
"So, your adjustment and transformation on the path of 'Theseus' can almost stop at depth 5, and then the technical department will try to help you arrange new replacements... I think you can understand the company's Decide, after all, you also know where the core technology of the 'Path of Theseus' originated, right?"

Ye Qian was stunned for a moment when the person in front of him sealed the upper limit of promotion with an understatement.

Substitution?I have been transformed along the road of "Theseus" to the level of depth 4, at this time you tell me to replace it?
After committing suicide, the possibility of being reincarnated and changing the path of promotion is greater than the possibility of finding a replacement.

It took a long time before he restrained his surging unwillingness and anger, forced a smile and replied:

"Yes, I know, I can understand... After all, the technology of the Way of Theseus originated from the taboo of the first deep diver...

"Digital Personality."

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The dazzling electric light dimmed, and the roiling heat wave was quickly subsided after the automatic sprinkler system in the corridor was turned on.

"Ka Ka Ka - Bang Dang!"

Before Jiang Zhou put down the hands crossed in front of his head, he heard the sound of something heavy falling to the ground.

It was Booker who had stood in front of him before, and he threw aside the large shield that had been melted and deformed in his hand.

Under the impact of Raven-66's self-detonation, he was covered with burn marks all over his body.And the carapace attached to his body before also showed a strange shape that was melted and then solidified instantly - it looked like flowing water that was instantly frozen.

The water dripping from the nozzle fell on the bionic shell on his body, and accompanied by the rising white steam, there were non-stop "chi chi" sounds.

He glanced back at the unharmed Jiang Zhou, as if he was about to say something, but before he could say anything, he staggered and fell down.

"Booker!"

Jiang Zhou rushed forward, trying to help him up, but was instantly scalded by the temperature of the opponent's carapace and withdrew his hand.

"Zi-Ka Ka Ka..."

The visor covering Booker's face struggled to open, but because certain places melted and solidified instantly and were welded to death, it trembled for a long time, and only one eye and half of the mouth could be exposed in the end.

"I'm fine..."

After Jiang Zhou covered his hands with his wet clothes and moved him to the corner to sit down, this was the first sentence the other party said.

Probably the voice package of the reverberation was broken, and Booker's voice returned to the previous tone at this moment.

With that said, he raised his head with difficulty and looked at Jiang Zhoudao:
"It's just that my prosthetic body has been destroyed and I can't move for the time being, but that guy just now..."

"That guy just now was just a trap."

Jiang Zhou stood up and said firmly.

There are information and rumors about the "lobotomy gang", every detail of the previous battles, Raven-66's words and deeds...

At the moment his head, to be exact, both of his brains were running wildly.

Recalling the marionette-like adjuster I killed earlier, recalling the similar weird behavior between him and Raven-66... ​​The so-called "Lobotomy Gang leader" was clearly used by the other party to replace them The exchange son of Booker with the strongest combat power.

All the clues and all the details converged in Jiang Zhou's two... close to two brains.

Then, almost instinctively, he came to a conclusion.

"The real leader of the Lobotomy Gang is not Raven-66, but someone else. This ostensible leader is just a puppet manipulated behind the scenes."

After Jiang Zhou finished speaking, he felt strange again.

He didn't understand how he could come to this conclusion with such certainty.

But he just knew that in his perception, drawing this conclusion by himself was as simple and accurate as seeing how many apples were on the table at a glance.

Is it because I have two brains that can think about problems in parallel?
No longer just a single coordinate axis, but a thinking coordinate system that can be seen at a glance?

"what are you talking about?"

Booker looked at Liao Qi with some doubts.

For some reason, Booker always felt that Liao Qi was calmer and more rational than before?

Obviously, before the "paradox", he acted like a stunned young man...

But no matter what, in his opinion, the strongest combat power of the Lobotomy Gang is dead.In the absence of heavy firepower, it is impossible for the opponent to break through the defenses guarding the universal printer.

On the other side, Jiang Zhou, who could see what the other party was thinking at a glance, didn't know how to explain it to him.

Besides, there really isn't much time to explain now.

If Raven-66 is only used to exchange pieces, then the opponent's real ultimate move should be at the back.

As for heavy firepower...whatever it was that nearly blew them both up just now, isn't that heavy firepower?
It's just that it didn't work for some reason before, but now, the place where the universal printer is kept is dangerous...

Must hurry.

"The armor on your body can transform into a weapon, right?"

Recalling the other party's deformed side before, which was enough to withstand the shield that was suspected of a plasma explosion, Jiang Zhou asked immediately.

Booker nodded.

This is his depth 3 transformation "Aegis I Individual Combat Module", which can quickly transform into protective gear, melee weapons, or various mechanical tools according to the needs of users.

"Then I need a melee weapon now."

Seeing the other party nodding, Jiang Zhou said anxiously.

"But why are you..."

Booker still doesn't understand.

"For Icarus."

Jiang Zhou looked directly into Booker's eyes and replied.

Now he doesn't have time to use words to slowly explain to the other party how he came to the conclusion.In fact, he may not even be able to give a reasonable explanation himself.

All he knew was that his conclusions were correct.

Therefore, at this moment, he can only express to the other party his position in doing so, and...

Test the other party's true position.

After hearing this sentence, Booker didn't say much, but sat upright slightly.

The carapaces behind him that were not damaged by the previous plasma explosion transformed rapidly, and finally, combined and spliced ​​into a silver-white katana in his hand.

"Single-molecule katana, and can automatically repair the broken blade in battle."

Booker said, then he stared into Jiang Zhou's eyes and continued;
"Come back alive, don't forget that you are the authorized person of the universal printer, and all this is meaningless if you die."

Jiang Zhou took the knife and nodded.

Then, he turned and left quickly, disappearing into the rain created by the automatic sprinkler in the corridor.

…………

The price paid is quite high.

That poor man named Raven-66 was his first and only "puppet" that was successfully transformed.

And it is also a puppet with a transformation level depth of 3.

But it also means that if it is destroyed, it will be destroyed.

After all, if you want to get a "universal printer", you should pay this price.

In gangs, the boss position is often not so easy to secure.Instead of standing in front of the stage, facing all kinds of danger and malice.It would be better to hide behind the scenes, pretend to be a "veteran", and act as a string to control the master behind the "puppet".

This is the way of life he upholds.

In the past, before he got online with the company, he had to rely on words, hints, and various devious means to barely control the idiot in the gang who was pushed to the front.

And after hooking up with the company, after obtaining the technological blueprint called "Puppet Circuit".You only need to fool that fool and tell him that this is an extremely powerful adjustment with minimal side effects, and he can easily control everything behind the scenes.

This is probably the so-called, technology changes life.

Of course, these technologies from the dark web of the abyss are not so much technology as miracles.

"Let's launch the next attack."

He said so.

"But just checked, and their ventilation ducts have a special bend design, unless you can bend your body like a snake, there is no way to get through."

Besides him, another adjuster in the team said so.

"It's okay, let's charge from the front again."

The veteran moved his neck as he spoke, making the joints make a "clicking" sound.

The others were stunned for a moment, and then someone asked:

"But the previous time wasn't already..."

"It was before, and now it's very different."

Veteran answered in this way.

"Then who will lead the charge first?"

another asked suspiciously.

The opponent's firepower is very powerful and well-trained.If they force their way in, I'm afraid all of them will break here.

After all, everyone joined gangs to make a living, and when it was time to risk their lives, their morale was terribly low.

This is also the reason why no matter how powerful the gangs at the bottom of the resettlement area are, they are always unable to fight against the "Icarus Liberation Front" when it comes to fighting with real swords and guns.

Often, when they come into contact with those people who really dare to risk their lives, they will disperse like birds and beasts.

The difference between clouds and mud.

Is such that……

The veteran thought to himself.

It was said that when an orphanage was robbed with the support of the company, all the gang members signed up enthusiastically.

And now, all of them have shrunk.

To replace Icarus' position in the underground strata of the Nord resettlement area, it is far from enough to obtain a "universal printer".

Cohesion is also required.

Whether it comes from the sublime, or from the fear, or from the stupid.

I must reshape the underground rules, so that I can truly complete the great cause.

"I will take the lead, and you will cover me."

The veteran closed his eyes, and at the same time, another coordinator in the team raised his hand.

And after the man finished speaking, a little perplexed expression appeared on his face.

Just as the confusion on his face gradually turned into fear, the veteran didn't give him a chance to react, and immediately took over the conversation:
"Okay! That's it, I'll go with you!"

Having said this, he closed his eyes again, and sent a command to the "puppet circuit" buried in the opponent's body.

The "puppet circuit" subtly promotes the secretion of thyroid hormone and testosterone in the other party, making the other party surrounded by a sense of glory.

(End of this chapter)