"Not allowing me to join the battlefield?, suggesting that I defend against the Reapers?" Shirakawa looked at Shepard with a smirk, "You're not afraid that I'll take advantage of the main force of the Quarians and geth to follow you to fight the Reapers, and then take out Lenoch again?"

"If we don't defeat the Reaper, the end of Quary and Geth is already doomed, and if we defeat the Reaper, then your fleet will occupy this place, and the Star Federation will find a way to recover him. ”

Shepard's tone was a little helpless.

"It's not like you're scheming, Commander Shepard. ”

Shirakawa laughed.

"Yes, that's what the Vice Admiral said, he thinks you might be a traitor to the Reaper, so you can't enter the battlefield when we have a decisive battle with the Reaper's fleet, the administrator of the Quality Repeater has marked your fleet, and your dreadnought can't pass through. Shepard smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry, Mr. Bai, I actually want to convince them, but there are too many people who oppose it. ”

"I can understand that. White River Channel: "That's it, I'll let the geth fleet send Liara over." ”

"Thank you for your understanding. Shepard seemed relieved, and he closed the comms.

Bai He smiled, not surprised by the attitude of the Star Alliance, although the forces they were able to unite were not necessarily of the same mind, but they knew the root of each force, and they knew how to deal with it if something went wrong.

They don't look at the White River that suddenly appeared, in their eyes, the White River has an unknown origin and is full of aggression, it is a proper dangerous existence, rather than letting this dangerous guy add unpredictable variables in the Armageddon, it is better to simply keep it out.

"Oh, the twenty dreadnoughts say they will refuse, should they say that they are so bold or that the persecution delusions are too serious? Bai He calculated: "The finale is coming." ”

He stood up, absorbed all the Trisolarans and the transformed VI cells, and drove a shuttle to the geth ship base.

White River was not worried about how to get to the final battle site, and he put Trojans in several geth servers, and it was no problem to smuggle them through the geth fleet.

Liara is a little reluctant, as a technomaniac, she is very interested in Shirakawa's technology, in her opinion, Shirakawa's synthetics are different, because of the special material technology, these improved materials can make Baihe's synthetics withstand stronger zero-element erosion, releasing stronger energy. Shirakawa's technical department seems to have a particular focus on the small-scale structure of materials.

She was right, after all, these things came from a race that was able to use strongly interacting matter as a weapon and burn information on protons, and this was the result of time not being fully used.

It's just that his curiosity about technology is still less than his concern for his teammates, Liara boarded a geth transport ship, and on the other side of the fleet, Shirakawa relied on a group of geth VI that he secretly controlled, and smuggled with the fleet to the final battlefield.

Looking down from London, you can see the Reaper who looks like a giant mechanical octopus, spitting deadly lasers and sweeping through buildings and chariots on the ground. A large number of bizarre biochemical monsters have been unleashed, slaughtering humans on the ground with impunity.

Combined forces of various races are engaged in a battle with the Reapers, and Shepard searches for the Reaper Control Center in an attempt to make his way to the Citadel to open the Furnace.

Shirakawa landed in a corner of the city, and several banshees and behemoths lunged at him like crazy. He manipulated the power armor to conjure two pairs of wings behind him, and the ability caused White River to lose a lot of weight, and the wings carried White River into the skies of London.

This VI armor White River has been debugged for more than half a year, and a considerable part of it is stuffed with White River body cells mixed with the VI program, and the whole has changed from a synthetic material to a semi-biochemical material, in addition to providing a shell with a combat resistance comparable to that of a five-layer dragon scale and stronger energy resistance, it also has a very unexpected transformation effect.

Shirakawa couldn't put it down, and named it 'Dragon Universal Power Armor Type 01', and further researched and streamlined its materials so that this thing could still be effective in the world of high magic where science was suppressed.

The Three-Body Research Institute is pessimistic about this, this armor is located outside Bai He's body as a whole, and the strange universal general environment in Bai He's body doesn't seem to affect him, but the corresponding research has not stopped.

"When I go back, I need to use magic to deal with it and add some magic materials. Shirakawa nimbly flashed a Reaper laser in the air and landed on an open field, directly in front of him, resisting the Reaper's onslaught and successfully finding the Reaper's teleporter, Shepard was moving towards the platform step by step with serious injuries.

White River quietly stealthily followed, watching Shepard raise his gun with great difficulty to kill the oncoming living corpse synth, burrowing into the console before the Reaper spewed the next laser, and White River followed closely behind the inside of the flesh-and-blood keep.

In the hidden area of the Citadel, the Guardians, the care race of the Citadel Space Station, are cleaning the blood from the walls, ignoring the corpses on the ground.

In the Mass Effect series, the setting of the Citadel space station is quite interesting, it is the center of all mass repeaters in the galaxy, and it is discovered that his race believes that it is a gift from the previous civilization and has set it up as the political center of the galaxy, but unexpectedly, the Reaper's control headquarters is in the hidden area of the citadel.

Fifty thousand years ago, the Protheans discovered the truth in the final moments of the Reaper's invasion, using a program to cut off the Reaper's control of the Citadel, and discovered the blueprints of the Leviathan's master switch, the Optimus Furnace, when they designed the Reaper, but it was too late, so they had to wrap this information in a beacon for future generations.

It's a pity that later generations have not been able to decipher Proxian's information for a long time, which has made Prosian's painstaking efforts come to naught, until the plot has reached this point.

The Reaper took control of the Optimus Furnace and the Citadel space station by instigating the hypnotic ultra-human racist organization 'Cyberrus', and Shepard went through hardships and dangers to defeat all enemies with his open-minded mental will, and finally succeeded in making the Phantom Man led by 'Cyberrus' realize the fact that he was hypnotized by the Reaper's spirit through his mouth cannon, and committed suicide with a gun.

Shepard entered the Thermovade, and under the guidance of the catalyst, he knew that the fate of the entire galaxy of humans, synths, and reapers, was now in his hands, and three choices were placed in front of him:

Destroy the main controller, unleash the destructive power of the Optimus Furnace, destroy all the mass repeaters, kill the Reaper and all the synths in the galaxy?

Rewrite the Reaper's main program and take its place, master the Reaper's technological powers, and end the tragedy for the benefit of the galaxy?

Unleash the ultimate ray of hope, reprogram the DNA of organic life, recreate the intelligence of the synthetic, and make organic life and artificial intelligence one?

"I firmly believe that intelligence knows no boundaries. Shepard looked at the glittering green pool of energy, where the DNA of the new age was conceived, and his gaze became more and more determined: "Organic life and artificial intelligence must be able to understand each other." ”

He thought of the moment of reunion with the Quarian fleet, and the return to his homeland and peace had made many Quarians let go of their knots and reconcile with the geth, forming a new mode of symbiosis, completely replicating everything Shepard had done in his ordeal, and strengthening Shepard's faith.

He looked at the green pool of energy and decided to sacrifice his life to bring eternal peace to organic life and synths.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute. Suddenly, a somewhat harsh voice came from behind him: "Commander Shepard, do you really want to choose that?"

"Is that you?" Shepard turned in confusion and saw the figure of the white-haired boy appear at the entrance to the Optimus Furnace.

"You don't really think that choosing to forcibly merge synthetics with organic life will solve all problems, this idea seems to be similar to what Leviathan had in mind when he created the Reaper. Bai He didn't approach the main control room, just at the entrance of the Celestial Furnace.

"Eternal peace can be achieved by doing so, and it is precisely to make up for the mistakes made by Leviathan. ”

Shepard frowned.

"You're trying to end all wars, but have you ever wondered if they make sense?"

"Or to put it another way: you think that all wars between synthetics and organisms are pointless. Really?"

"War brings with it all kinds of tragedies of hatred, estrangement, destruction, etc. This is the root cause of Leviathan's tragedy. ”

Shepard calmly pointed to the energy pool: "There is no doubt that it can put an end to all tragedies." ”

"But people often understand each other because of war. If there is no war between the geth and quillier, when will the geth realize that he has a real choice? how can quarian realize the mistakes he has made, that geth is not a simple procedure but has a soul, and how can he reflect on what he has done in the midst of the pain of war?"

Bai He tilted his head and looked at Shepard: "Do you think that it is the best idea to end all wars roughly? Struggle is always an important way to find a solution to problems, it runs through the whole development of civilization, he is the driving force for the development of civilization, the history of all civilizations is gradually polished into the present in wars and contradictions, you only imagine the horror of war, is the creator of tragedy, but have you ever thought about it: what will happen if some wars that should have happened do not happen?"

"This ......"

Shepard fell into thought as Shirakawa's inquiry began, and suddenly felt a little dazed.

"All the people in history who tried to solve everything in a brutal way, what they did turned out to be only a bigger problem, the Leviathans wanted to solve the problem once and for all, and as you have seen, what is the essential difference between your choice and the Leviathan of the past?"

Shirakawa lowered his voice, and there was an indescribable allure in his voice: "I admit that the future of having organisms and artificial intelligence become one, understand each other, and resolve fights is very attractive; I also think that this is the trend of the future to some extent, but I would rather think that this reconciliation will be reached after conflict, compromise, and reflection, which in my opinion is more in line with the laws of civilization development, rather than as if plasticine is hard to knead." Do you think it would be healthy to forcibly concoct such a happy outcome? ”

"I ...... I ......"

Shepard's mind was confused and dumbfounded.

"Wait a minute, please. The Citadel's central program 'Catalyst', which had been guiding Shepard to make his choice, cut off the conversation, and he looked at Shirakawa: "A creature with a strange DNA structure, you are inducing the controller. ”

Bai He glanced at the virtual little boy who had been pretending to be stupid and cute in the plot and trying to educate Shepard: "I didn't use any other means, I'm just reasoning, what's the problem?"

"The controller should rely on his own will to make choices. The catalyst's voice raised.

"His own will? his will depends on the responsibility he carries, the future of humanity, the future of the galaxy, the future of the synthetic, the more so, the more he must realize the importance of his choice. Bai He sneered twice: "Shepard, think about it seriously, this green energy pool represents an irreversible process, does the burden you carry on your back allow you to lead their future in an unknowable direction?"

"You...... You're right......" Shepard shook his head, cleared the thoughts in his mind, his eyes cleared, he stumbled out of the area wrapped in the green energy pool, a large amount of blood loss made his steps stagger, and his lack of physical strength made it difficult for him to make complex movements, but he still struggled to turn his head: "Wait a minute, I have one more question, you ...... What is your purpose? Baihe, I want to know your purpose. ”

"I want Reaper's technology. Shirakawa laughed, "I just want their technology." If you don't, I'll have to come by myself. ”

A pocket-sized VI cell synthesizer detached from his armor, and Shirakawa himself didn't know if it could replace Shepard's role, but it succeeded in forcing Shepard to make a decision.

He can't choose to destroy the main console, the destruction of the mass repeater will not only delay the development of galactic civilization, but also kill a large number of life in the star system - the Batarui incident in F2 made Shepard realize this result, and Shepard was even more unacceptable to the death of the Legion and the geth, which represented the bankruptcy of his idea that 'organisms and synthetics can understand each other'.

Shepard's hands pressed to the energy rod, powerful pulsed radiation reading his brain domain, copying his thoughts, and the white dragon at the entrance of the Optimus Furnace smiled.

A new master intelligence takes shape at the center of Shepard's program, and just as Shepard is about to disappear, a modified brain structure emits strange thought signals that are copied as Shepard's consciousness is copied.

A strong alarm echoed in the Optimus furnace, and the catalyst of the little boy's image turned to Shirakawa and asked hostilely, "What are you doing with a creature with a strange DNA structure?"

"Just copy some data. Bai He looked at the little boy with a grin: "I remember that you don't have the authority to influence the Optimus Furnace, the current authority is with him, but will he stop." ”

Shepard in front of the console takes on a 'quantum' state between disappearance and existence in blue light, and the program enters an irreversible phase, and only two seconds later, Shepard's body disappears in blue light.

As Shepard vanished, the Optimus Furnace released a vast blue glow that swept over the catalyst, and the little boy-shaped Reaper Master disappeared in a cacophony.

With Shepard's incarnation, he loses the meaning of his existence.

The blue light did not affect the organism, but all the reapers, who fought with the organism, were affected and took the initiative to fly away from the battlefield and stop the harvesting operation.

The warriors on the ground, realizing the arrival of the final victory, raised their weapons and began to cheer.

"That's the end. Shirakawa scanned the data he had received and pulled out the dice with some satisfaction.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Bai. A synthesized voice stopped Shirakawa, and a projection of an adult man appeared where the catalyst had disappeared.

"Shepard?" Bai He glanced at this projection and frowned slightly: "You are Shepard?"

"Yes and no. He nodded a little mechanically, two blue lights in his eyes, "You can call me Shepard." ”

"Now that you're the big boss of the Reaper, what's the matter?"

"I would like to ask you to stay in this place. Shepard nodded, and the sound of Sissy Soso could be heard from the Furnace, and a large number of creatures moving were approaching.

Bai He smiled unexpectedly, knowing that his arrangement had been discovered: "It seems that you have a good reason?"

"Yes, you're dangerous, White River, a creature with a strange DNA structure. Shepard nodded.

The current 'Shepard' has inherited all of Shepard's memories and core ideas, but due to the influence of the machine, his thinking pattern has changed.

After taking the place of the catalyst, Shepard saw the strange shape of White River's DNA—very different from galactic life and half of it could not be scanned.

In connection with Shirakawa's behavior, Shepard realized that his behavior had been induced to a considerable extent—from that 'test' until now. Bai He's hands and feet were discovered by him at this time, which made him think that Bai He was a threat, and the painstaking acquisition of the Reaper's technology would hide a dangerous conspiracy?

The newborn Shepard became the patron saint of the galaxy, and he decided to address the threat.

"Your origins are unknown, your behavior patterns are extremely dangerous, and for the safety of the galaxy, you must stay and be investigated. Shepard waved his hand, and a group of banshees, marauders, thunder mantises, and beasts poured in from the entrance. At the same time, on the outside of the Optimus Furnace shield, several Reaper 'Overlords' blocked the air route from the outside.

"Looks like you're desperate to get me in trouble. Bai He opened the barrier and smiled, "But do you see your own trouble?"

"What's the trouble?" 'Shepard' looked at the projection behind Shirakawa in confusion.

Several bizarre-looking Overlord-class Reapers sailed through the far reaches of space, their metal bodies wrapped in flesh and tentacles that looked disgusting.

A corrosive force made Shepard immediately aware of something, and the undisappeared human emotions made his eyes widen.

"The madness virus has made disobedient bad guys appear in your men, and it seems that it has been a while since then, and there are more and more infected reapers. ”

Shirakawa threw the dice, it spun in the air and landed, a black portal wrapped around his body, until the face full of evil smiles also disappeared in the light: "Good luck, this game is not over for you, Commander Shepard~"

Shepard looked at the far reaches of space with a grim face, and outside the mass repeater, the Pollutant Reaper had revealed a hideous and terrifying figure.

The war has started again.