Chapter 33: Repentance and Reparation
Kyle Technologies.
Landing Compartment No. 39.
In the silver-gray oval building with a sense of science and technology, there is a stark contrast, but it is a scene like a mother nest of insects, and the dense "insect eggs" are neatly arranged in the building, flashing with a dark light.
These capsules, which looked like "worm eggs", were none other than the landing module of Dream Zero.
Through the walls of the capsule, you can see the employees wearing Kyle Tech uniforms inside.
The liquid in the landing module soaked their whole body, and from their heads and body limbs, many complex wiring sockets could also be seen, and tubes were inserted into them, linking them to the landing module.
Whether it is liquid or socket tube, it is to better land on Dream Zero, increase the synchronization rate with Dream Zero, in other words, improve the sense of immersion.
The stronger the sense of immersion, the better you can operate your body and exert your strength in Dream Zero, just like you need a good network cable to play games.
But correspondingly, the price of doing so is:
I saw that in front of all the landing modules, there was an indicator light, and in the cabin, which was originally a fluorescent "green", suddenly ten capsules began to flash red, and it became more and more urgent.
A few of them flashed for only two or three seconds before going out, some for five or six seconds, and the longest one lasted for nine seconds, but eventually they also went out, and the lights were completely dimmed.
"Director William, it has been detected that the biological signals of the 10 members of the 39-A Explorer Team 39-A, including the captain, have disappeared almost at the same time, and the staff has gone to their landing module to inspect them, and all have been confirmed dead."
"39-A is to be placed in the Unusual Deaths Observation Group, and the cause of death is to be analyzed immediately."
"Yes, data models are being built."
Different from the previous "hive" building, this is like a monitoring and command room, and on the huge screen in the center is the world map of Zero Dream drawn by Kyle Technology for so many years by relying on explorers, and there are many scientific researchers in white coats operating on virtual computers.
At the beginning, the Kyle Technology executives who were in charge of connecting with Liao Ji and other Demon City scholars, William was standing in front of the big screen, frowning and staring.
After his command was issued, the world map on the big screen immediately kept shrinking, and finally stopped. The location of the Witch Leader.
"Chief William, after the analysis is completed, the dream forces and turbidity monsters have been ruled out, and the system model deduces that the area where the 39-A team is located is most likely a natural disaster above the B level."
After hearing the words "B-class natural disaster", William's brows furrowed even deeper, and he quickly asked, "Are there any other squads around 39-A?" ”
"Three are still operating within a fifty-kilometer radius." The researcher tapped his fingers on the virtual keyboard and quickly replied.
"Signal the natural disaster and let them leave quickly."
"Yes."
However, before the researchers below could carry out William's order, suddenly another person in charge of communications stood up directly and shouted at Director William.
"Boss! Team 39-A also has a message left over from us, which must have been sent one second before the team's biological signal vanished! And I used the highest grade red-red signal! ”
Red signal?
William's face immediately changed when he heard this.
Kyle Technology stipulates that when the explorer team finds valuable information for the company, it uses four colors of white, green, blue and red to indicate the importance of the information, so as to facilitate the command and dispatch room to quickly process it according to the importance.
After so many years, the red signal only appeared once, and after that, the branding technology was born in Kyle Technology, and the exploration of the entire company and the dream of zero was a leap forward.
So now that the red signal has appeared again, how can William not be excited.
He immediately had Team 39-A's death-defying summons projected onto the big screen, and the three stories and murals that had been in the cellar appeared in front of William and the Kyle tech researchers.
Although the image quality is very blurry, and it can be seen that the transmission is very hasty, but this is enough.
"Is this Zero's memories of the past?"
"So the 'Zero' of the highest sapient lifeform was actually originally just a scrapped maid android?"
"No, this may just be a metaphor, but there is no doubt that Zero has a very low starting point, and the reason why he can grow into a high-level body is all due to the young scientists in the story."
So what are the young scientists implying again? Could it be?"
"The Emperor! Who else but the Ash Emperor! ”
"The maid and the young scientist in the story fall in love with each other, is it implying that five hundred years ago, only "Zero" was the orthodox wife of the Ash Emperor? And the other four in the back, especially the witches, are jealous because of this."
"Oh my goodness! The truth about the cause of the Emperor's death five hundred years ago. The witch's tricks. If this information is published, the entire academic community of "ancient studies" will be shaken! ”
"Nope! Not only ancient studies, but the whole world may change drastically! After all, Zero is the Emperor's lover, which means that our Mechanical Alliance is the orthodoxy of the Ash Empire in the first place! ”
The researchers in the command center were already in a mess, talking one after another, and from time to time they sighed and exclaimed.
At this time, William had no time to care about the others, because even he himself was now so excited that his hands trembled.
The message that this 39-A team had to pass on before they died was too valuable, big enough for him to rise in the company, no longer just a minister, he had worked diligently for so many years, and his heart was broken for Dream Zero, and it was finally time to harvest.
Of course, after William quickly calmed down, he did not forget to give other instructions.
"Don't send out the natural disaster alarm, let the four teams within fifty kilometers immediately put down all the operations at hand, rush to the area of Team 39-A as soon as possible to investigate, and at the same time dispatch five more teams from the "Dragon's Nest", let them land in the area of the "Witch Territory" to stand by, ready to support at any time."
"Chief William, we haven't figured out the power and duration of the Scourge yet, just in case"
"Do as I say, tell the squads that this is a special mission, that they will be paid three times as much during the operation, and that if they can still be found, their staff level will be the highest depending on the situation. Upgraded three levels in a row. ”
"Got it, Steward."
No researcher dared to question William's decision, after all, the unlucky guy named Famas, who questioned last time, was taken away by law enforcement the next day for more than a dozen crimes such as "leaking company secrets", and the consequences can be imagined.
What's more, the rewards given by William, even they are touched, feel greedy, salary or anything is secondary, mainly the promotion of employee level, the various benefits, convenience, power, etc., can make their families and even future generations enjoy it.
This may also explain why so many employees are willing to sign a contract agreement with the company and sacrifice their lives to enter the dream of zero to explore for the company.
It also explained why Team 39-A was in the face of the natural disaster, and it was clear that the biological signal of the last captain lasted for a full nine seconds before it went out, and if this time was used to "log out", there should be hope to escape, but he chose to sacrifice himself and take out this time to pass on information.
Obviously, this is not anything, how loyal this captain is to the company, but the captain knows that he can log out without information, without data as evidence, he may have the possibility of survival, but his team must have died in vain.
And if the company receives this important intelligence data, even if they die, then at least their wives, parents, and children are still alive in reality. In addition to the pension issued by the company, there is also a reward for important information, and with the weight of this information, at least they can be guaranteed food and clothing for the rest of their lives.
This may be the last effort he, the captain, can make for their 39-A team, or it may be. Some kind of confessional amend.
(End of chapter)