Sixth Avenue, in the Nine Tails Internet Cafe.

The mechanical girl Karen was tapping on the keyboard with great interest, the crystals on her eyebrows and the tear stains on her cheeks still glowing from time to time.

For Kalian, who likes to maintain this cyberpunk look, her friendship with Yerui has been around since she was a biocomputer.

To put it mildly, Karen is, in a sense, Yerui's stalker.

This time Norui is in a difficult situation, and Karen feels that it is time to show her abilities.

In this case...... Maybe the next time he asks Yerui to come out to watch a movie together, he won't refuse so decisively, right?

"Maybe?"

Tilting her head and muttering, Karen instinctively refused to think about the picture of Yerui rejecting herself.

Although this is already a norm for Kalian, she still wants to meet Ye Rui offline alone.

At least, this time you can't let Tomoki's "light bulb" interfere with the two's date.

Zizizi......

Just as Karen was immersed in her fantasies, a burst of lightning suddenly appeared from the computer in front of her.

In the next second, Tomoko, who appeared as a virtual avatar, appeared in Kalian's computer.

"Ahh

The concentrated Karen was immediately taken aback.

It wasn't until a customer who was surfing the Internet not far away looked at her that she grinned a little awkwardly.

[Unauthorized invasion of the 'Laplace Demon Database', stealing three confidential documents and one confidential document......]

[Karen, please explain your motivation for your actions.] 】

When these two lines of text appeared on the computer screen, Karen's expression was obvious.

"It's just some information, and it's not a big deal......

Hearing this, Tomoko on the other end of the computer just looked indifferent.

[It seems that I will have to apply to the boss to increase your 'containment level', and if necessary, I can even lock you up in the second layer of containment space.] 】

As soon as these words came out, Kalian immediately raised her hands in surrender.

"Don't! Sister! I didn't do anything bad with that information! ”

"It's not like there's something wrong with the winning team, I want to help them!"

Finding a sufficient and plausible explanation for her actions, Karen continued to explain with a smile on her face.

"And sooner or later, these materials will have to be known to Da Gu and them, right?"

Karen knew very well in her heart that with Dagu's authority in the database, as long as he wanted to know, Tomoko would inform the other party of this information without reservation.

[Da Gu is qualified to consult these materials, and you take the initiative to steal these documents. 】

Unfooled by Kalian's sophistry, Tomoko was as calm as ever.

"Yikes! Sister, you can't be so ruthless! ”

"You shouldn't know about it, Brother Lu, I'll explain it myself, okay?"

For convincing Lu Xuan, Kalian is still confident.

After all, when it comes to Da Gu, it's not the first time that Lu Xuan has made an exception.

On the contrary, he has always adhered to the rules, and he is very restrained in terms of ability, and he is the real big demon king in Kalian's eyes.

[Explanation?] How are you going to explain this to me? 】

Before Zhizi could reply, Lu Xuan's image suddenly appeared on the big screen.

At this moment, Lu Xuan had already transformed into the Daisimania form, and was shuttling between the clouds at high speed.

"Uh......"

I never expected that I had already alarmed Lu Xuan.

Karin had to stop talking in embarrassment, unable to say a word of the quibble she had prepared earlier.

"That...... I can explain...... Give me some time......"

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At the same time, the interior of the base of the former Earth Defense Forces.

Under the leadership of Megumi Kuma, Horii supported the unconscious Xiao Bing and officially entered the main control center of the base.

Just like the outside world, it is infested with spores and algae, and the high oxygen levels even make the protective masks sound the alarm.

"The central computer is still running?"

Contrary to Horii's expectations, everything outside has been eroded by the high concentration of oxygen, but the central computer inside is still running smoothly.

The large, flickering screen flashes all sorts of data, as if someone was controlling the central computer.

"This information ...... It seems to be related to the transformation of Mars? ”

Slowly helped Xiao Bing to the side of the chair to rest.

Horii looked at the data that kept flashing on the big screen, and he immediately saw that it was boring.

Under normal circumstances, few people in charge of a large-scale project like this have the full picture of the plan, except for the person in charge who has the highest authority.

However, the data that is constantly flashing on the big screen today shows all aspects of the Mars transformation program in great detail.

"These things are really wise!"

Horii came to this conclusion with a look surprised, delighted, and a little flustered.

As a scientist, Horii is naturally curious about the evolution of wisdom in plants.

But the problem is that as an ordinary person, and an ordinary person in a deep dangerous situation, Horii knows that the more weird these plants are, the less likely the three of them will survive.

Compared with the front-line personnel who often appear on the front line, such as Xincheng and Daiko, Horii has obviously not reached their level in terms of psychological endurance.

Of course, Horii is just not as good as the rough nerves of Shinjo and Daiko.

But compared to ordinary people, Horii is still a lot stronger.

Therefore, after a brief period of panic, he quickly regained his composure.

"The Mars Transformation Project? Alien gene Hizoma? Artificial life Abron? ”

As Horii read out the names of the projects involved in the Mars transformation project, the surprise on Megumi Kuruma's face on the side finally couldn't hide it anymore.

"Can you bring up the detailed data inside?"

After a long silence, Megumi asked Horii in a low voice.

She now needs to know more detailed data to know whether the projects implemented at the base have already exceeded the bottom line set by the TPC.

"It's a little hard ......"

Hesitantly glancing at the console, which was crawled with algae, Horii stepped forward boldly.

"But I'll try to ...... it"

As he tapped on the keyboard with both hands, Horii could clearly feel the algae squirming at a slow but determined speed.

Fortunately, the algae didn't seem to have any intention of directly harming Horii.

Instead, it's more like relinquishing control of the central computer, allowing the other party to access the data in more detail and faster.

Commuter/Referral Passes

(End of chapter)