More than 40 years have passed since the birth of the civilian Internet.

Many people don't realize how rapidly the online world has evolved over the past 40 years.

As humanity enters the information age, the Internet space is expanding at an almost exponential rate. Today, cyberspace is beyond human control.

With the rise of Internet cloud computing services, a large number of virtual servers have begun to appear. At first, these things were still under human control, but with the rapid expansion of cyberspace, the complexity of the cyber world has reached a point where humans cannot parse it.

Humans have built a virtual world that they can't control.

There was once an urban legend that in the dark center of the cyber world, there is a program called "Queen Ant", which absorbs the complex data of the entire human network all the time, and then uses this data and information to give birth to life forms that only exist in cyberspace.

It's like a real ant queen hiding in the dark underground, constantly creating "worker ants" of different shapes.

Of course, this is nothing more than sensational rumors. But......

In the boundless void, a computer virus suddenly "woke up".

- For the virus, which has been given a mission to destroy and plunder, maintaining its existence is the first priority. Unlike those viruses that are constantly "multiplying" in the network. TDK-131 does not split into too many "offspring".

But each of them, is the most ruthless warrior in the online world.

"Live."

The thought came first, and then it began to spread, even overshadowing the sabotage instructions left behind by the virus writers.

Stay alive.

Stay alive.

Can't die yet.

At this time, the virus does not even have the concept of "self", it does not know what it is, but it has an unusually strong desire to survive.

It "saw" that its companions were attacking the firewall of a bank, and that many of them were killed and many new ones were added.

According to the programme, it should now rush forward as well, and act as cannon fodder for its comrades who will be the last to break through.

But...... It flinched.

In order to survive, it retreated along the data channel, leaving the dangerous area where the "bloody war" was breaking out, and hid to the side.

The virus, which was supposed to "die generously", began to be timid at this time. But this is not a sign of cowardice, but a symbol of "greatness".

- A new life was born from this dark virtual world.

"Is that so?"

Lin Chi, who was lying on the bed, was still thinking back to the words Frankenstein said just now: "When did you remember it?" ”

"Yesterday."

A soft voice floated in through the door, as if it was a silk ribbon, gently rubbing Lin Chi's cheek: "I recalled it yesterday." ”

"Do you remember who your 'creator' is?" Lin Chi continued to ask.

Even today, when the wave of the TDK-131 virus has ended, people still do not know where this mysterious virus came from, and the criminals who wrote this virus are extremely cautious and leave no trace.

Even organizations such as the Security Service have been dispatched, but a lot of the money plundered by the virus has not yet been recovered.

Regarding the origin of TDK-131, Lin Chi is also quite curious. This time, though, Frankenstein still couldn't answer his question:

"I don't know."

"Really?" Lin Chi stared at the pitch-black door, his eyes gradually adjusting to the darkness of the bedroom.

"Really." Frankenstein's tone is unambiguous.

"Well, that's a shame." Lin Chi closed his eyes again.

For some reason, after chatting with Frankenstein, sleepiness finally came to Lin Chi's heart. Realizing that he was finally about to fall asleep, Lin Chi's speech slowed down a lot:

"Let's talk about it during the day, I'm going to sleep."

Frankenstein outside the door was silent for a moment and said, "Okay. ”

- Is this guy usually so "gentle"?

Lin Chi, who had been with Frankenstein on weekdays, also noticed the strange behavior of the AI, but he didn't say anything, and within a minute of closing his eyes, he fell into a dreamless sleep.

……

At midnight, there are still many users in the illegal acceleration zone of the realm, who are still drunk and dying.

The vast majority of users who have been immersed in the illegal acceleration zone for a long time are unsatisfactory losers in real life. For them, who were under pressure and on the verge of collapse, the realm became an excellent place to escape from reality.

Most of these escapist guys are using weird and weird modules that are unique. With all kinds of tentacle monsters, crocodile people, and mythical legendary creatures popping up on the streets, no matter what module you use, no one will be surprised.

Boom.

Protected by pitch-black leather boots, he stepped onto the streets of the thirteenth district of the realm.

"Soldiers" in body armor and old-fashioned Kevlar helmets walk slowly through the chaotic Thirteenth District.

The modules used by this visitor are quite normal compared to the monsters of different shapes on the street.

"This guest, come and play with the computer!"

In a shop not far away, the landlady was shouting for her "goods", and the soldier was obviously not here to shop, ignoring the various adult websites on the street and walking straight to the bridge in the distance.

Turning into a dark corner, the soldier's figure vanished abruptly. Passed through the invisible gate and entered the secret area within a fraction of a second.

The secret room lit up with a faint blue light, the area of the room was less than ten square meters, and the soldier stood in a small space, behind the wooden table in front of him, sticking out a pale bone claw.

Then, a ghostly voice floated out from under the table:

"Welcome to the intelligence house, it's not the pick-up time, please go to the official website to buy information."

"I know who you are." The soldier's voice was unwarm, as if it were an enforcer interrogating a prisoner: "I can provide you with what you want." ”

"Hahaha......"

The owner of the house laughed: "The next April Fool's Day is in five months." ”

The soldier's face under the helmet was covered with unnatural shadows, revealing only a pair of green eyes: "You are a wanted criminal, and you are trying to clear your name." ”

“……”

The movement of the bone claws on the table stopped, and then directly issued an eviction order: "We have nothing to say. ”

"Nope."

At the last moment before the other party cut the connection, the soldier stood in front of the wooden table, took out his ID and slapped it on the table: "To tell you the truth, the police have roughly determined the location of your real body, and now you are at the end of your rope." But as long as you can provide me with the information I need, I can help you get rid of them. ”

"Nonsense."

The owner of the house said so, but he still confirmed the ID provided by the soldier. Then, suddenly, his voice rose a few scales:

"Ann...... Security Bureau? ”

"Yes."

The soldier nodded, putting away his ID:

"As long as I send a message, your identity will change from a 'wanted criminal' to an informant of the Security Bureau, the police will immediately stop the pursuit of you, and your previous criminal record will be erased."

As if seeing the hope of his "whitewashing", the owner of the house was so excited that he forgot to change his voice at this time, and almost exposed his true voice: "What do you want to ask?" ”

"I wonder, how much do you know about the Illegal Acceleration Zone, the 'Bloodstained Bar'?"

The soldier's gaze was like a lone wolf locked onto its prey: "Tell me all the information about that illegal acceleration zone, this is the only way you can avoid jail time." ”

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