Chapter 441: Becoming the Cyber ​​Emperor

"Anyway, this is the situation."

In the virtual space, Lilith showed an expression of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water when facing Amber's questioning.

Looking at this strong artificial intelligence that is becoming more and more like a real person, Amber crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, and the expression on her face changed from serious to helpless.

After the defense of the A·Bava·Ku asteroid fortress came to an end, Amber handed over the command to Murat, Guterres and others, and controlled the "Giant" to return to the fortress.

On the way to the data center, Amber saw many soldiers of the Atlas Defense Forces escorting the surrendered federal commandos to the centralized detention area. When the two fleets of the Federal Navy ran away, these soldiers did not continue to resist fearlessly and quickly chose to surrender.

When she arrived at the data center, she saw Dr. Mephisto and other technicians who were tied up, and then looked at the five psychic agents who were beaten into "pig heads" and wearing psychic suppressors, and Amber couldn't help but sigh.

If it weren't for Lilith and the 'Immortal Legion' she secretly formed, these psychic agents and 'Deep Divers' special operations units would be a bit difficult to deal with. However, when Amber thought of Lilith's sneaky behavior, she immediately connected to the virtual space to find Lilith, and then there was the opening scene.

"So you plan to give up like this?"

"I am dedicated to Atlas and the Master, and I have a clear conscience!"

Lilith said loudly, and this resolute image like a 'loyal minister' made the immortals standing behind her look sideways.

You know, the Lilith they saw on weekdays always had a 'high and mighty' attitude, but they didn't expect that she would be like this in front of the Boss.

"You still call me 'Master', wow"

"Amazing. Amazing"

"As expected of you, you are the Boss. You easily did something that normal humans can't do"

The immortals were communicating in their internal consciousness link, but they didn't know that under Lilith's interference, their 'whispers' were heard clearly by Amber.

Amber gave Lilith a look that said 'I'll show you something', and after receiving an expectant response of 'yes, yes' from the other party, she silently walked past her and came to the group of immortals, or the former members of the teaching team.

"Banninger, Memphis, Nashville, Johnson, Chattanooga, Bristol, Knox, you guys are enjoying the show, right?"

As soon as Amber opened her mouth, the immortals instantly felt what it meant to 'sound'. Although they are now digital life forms, after hearing Amber read out their names one by one, they subconsciously stood at attention.

"No, Boss"

Banninger was about to say something, but after seeing the expression on Amber's face, his words were forced back into his throat.

Excitement, relief, joy, sadness and relief

Banninger never thought that he could see so many emotions on Amber's face at the same time, and he never thought that their teaching team had such a high status in Amber's heart.

"Why couldn't you tell me in advance?"

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"At the memorial service, your students, such as Monton, Telak, and Bisir, cried like crazy? I have never seen Roma cry like this!"

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"I personally put the last nail in each of your coffins. I really thought I would never see you again."

"Yes, Master secretly went back to the cemetery where you were buried at night. He kept talking like a grudge for a long time. I recorded it all."

Lilith suddenly interrupted, but what she said made the touching scene of "reunion of life and death" a little awkward.

"Boss, what did you say?"

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It was Amber's turn to be speechless. He couldn't tell Baninger and the others that he stood in front of their tombstones and told them everything he had experienced since he met them in the nameless valley of Robert IV.

"Ahem. Let's skip this topic for now."

Amber coughed, then looked at these familiar yet unfamiliar 'people' in front of him and continued:

"So you have all become serious digital life now? Have you thought about what to do next? Do you want to tell your family and friends?

Oh, and your graves and. uh. remains."

Amber seemed to remember something, and the expression on his face became a little strange.

"Your remains are buried in the cemetery of the Tower of Babel along with other soldiers who died on Pyra IV. Next month, the company is planning to hold a grand memorial ceremony for the fallen soldiers. What identity do you plan to attend then?"

Hearing this question, all the 'immortals', including Baninger, seemed a little embarrassed. Many of them scratched their heads but still couldn't figure it out.

Obviously, Amber's question was also asking about their future plans for these digital lives.

Do they want to completely change their original identities to 'dead', have nothing to do with this world from now on, and live in the virtual space as digital lives for the rest of their lives. Or do they want to stage a 'return of the dead' drama.

"Boss, the brothers have actually thought about this issue clearly."

Baninger did not keep Amber waiting for a long time. He quickly looked at the other people around him, and after observing the affirmative looks in their eyes, he said:

"Our bodies as 'human beings' have stopped functioning and moving on Para 4, so our human identity has also come to an end at that moment. Now we should be regarded as some kind of new life forms, just like you So-called 'digital life'.

So we don’t plan to appear as humans anymore, because this will definitely cause some unnecessary trouble. By then, not only us, but Atlas and you will be pushed to the forefront.

After all, in a sense, our current state can be regarded as a kind of 'eternal life'. "

Amber was not surprised after hearing Baninger's words. Based on his understanding of Baninger and the rest of the teaching team, most of them would choose this way.

"Then what are you going to do in the future? Do you want to go out and see the world for yourself? After all, since you have given your lives for Atlas, I have no reason to ask you to do anything else for me and Atlas, so You are now completely free."

Although Lilith can now 'house arrest' these digital beings in the virtual space, as long as Amber agrees, Baninger and the others can still leave if they want, so he decided to ask them.

"You are right." Baninger said:

“But we really can’t bear to leave here, and all of us are looking forward to the day when Atlas reaches the top. For this goal, we are also willing to do whatever we can. After all, to some extent, we are also It can be regarded as an existence that cannot die."

Baninger looked at Amber seriously, with a smile on his face, and the other immortals behind him also laughed and started to echo.

"We're just wandering around on our own, and we definitely won't have as much fun as following you around, Boss~"

This is a typical Lezi person's statement.

"Yes, and if we weren't in Atlas, where would there be so many 'combat bodies' for us to squander? To be honest, this kind of battle where we can ignore life safety is much more exciting than before! "

This is the speech of Brother Zhan Kuang.

"If everyone doesn't leave, I won't leave either. Everyone here is talented, and the boss talks nicely. I like it here very much."

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All in all, after the immortals' speeches, Amber also understood their thoughts.

Because it was the first time for everyone to become digital beings and they had little experience. They were afraid of encountering any accidents in the virtual space when they went out to run around by themselves, so they still wanted to follow Amber and continue to work for Atlas, but they no longer used the previous Instead of being a teaching team, they appear as the 'Immortal Legion'.

Because this is the most familiar thing to them, and now that they are not afraid of death, they can fight more freely.

As for Amber, they naturally support Baninger's decision to stay.

After all, this is a group of extremely powerful combat forces, and the form of digital life allows the 'Immortal Legion' to become a surprise force in future battles, which can have unexpected effects in many scenarios.

"I wonder what the Roma people like Menton and Telak will think when they know that you instructors are still 'alive'. It's a pity that you won't be able to meet each other in a short time."

Amber said with some emotion. He knew that the relationship between the teaching team and the earlier batches of Roma soldiers was still very deep, especially the first batch of Roma soldiers like Menton and Telak. The teacher-student and comrade-in-arms relationship with Baninger and other instructors cannot be explained clearly in just one or two sentences.

"Although we can't recognize each other, we will meet soon."

A weird smile appeared on Baninger's face, and the other immortals also laughed after hearing this.

Seeing the confused expression on Amber's face, Lilith, who had been standing behind Amber, floated to his side and said as if taking credit:

"Master, hasn't the new version of the virtual reality combat training system just been developed? The Immortal Legion will become the 'blue army' in the advanced combat training levels. The higher the level, the more difficult it becomes. The final boss is All members of the Immortal Army led by Commander Baninger himself~

Next week's 'internal beta' invites the earliest batch of Roma soldiers such as Menton and Terak to participate. While testing the difficulty of the overall training, it also happens to allow them to meet master and apprentice in another form. '. "

Regarding the combat training system that Lilith mentioned, Amber knew that it had been under development, but she didn't expect that this guy would directly let Baninger and the others join in as bosses, and the latter seemed to like the job quite a bit.

However, after hearing that the first batch of Roma soldiers were invited to participate in the 'internal beta', the expression on Amber's face changed several times in succession.

"You invite a group of Roma soldiers with the most combat experience in Atlas to test the 'difficulty' of this combat training system???"

"Yes, what's the problem, Master?" Lilith blinked and asked with some confusion.

"After the test is over, they should be interviewed back and asked to fill in a detailed questionnaire, right? Then combined with their various data during the test, make final adjustments to the basic difficulty of the training system?"

"Yes, Master, you still understand the testing process very well~"

"Then if veterans like them all report 'very easy', and then you adjust the difficulty upwards, wouldn't the new recruits who come after you come in for training be 'jailed'?"

"Ah this."

Lilith, Baninger and others immediately realized this problem. This internal test was originally intended to make the difficulty level more suitable, but if it is like what Amber said, then this difficulty level seems to be really good for other soldiers. Something is inappropriate.

Just when she was thinking about whether to readjust the internal beta plan to make the final difficulty level more scientific, she heard Amber continue:

"Forget it, just go to jail. It's better to go to jail in the combat training system than to lose your life on the battlefield. After all, what we want is not just 'players' who can pass the test, but the 'best fighters' who can actually fight. ”

Amber's words made Lilith stunned for a while. After a moment, she slowly said: "Well, it's you, Master."

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After Baninger and other 'people''s stay and future arrangements were temporarily settled, Amber let them move freely in cyberspace and adapt to the new 'life form'.

These things can only be explored by Baninger and others at the moment. After all, in the previous game, although "digital life" was indeed produced under Lilith's operation, it was a product that served the plot after all.

Players have not dug deeply into some specific settings, so even Amber can't give much guidance in this regard, so they can only let Baninger and others study it on their own first.

After everyone from the Immortal Legion went to their exclusive virtual space - 'Valhalla', only Amber and Lilith were left in this virtual space.

After watching her 'Master' walk directly in front of her in an extremely aggressive manner and looking at her with a dangerous look, Lilith knew that she was probably going to be 'taught' a lesson by Amber today.

In order to calm down the man in front of him, this strong artificial intelligence, which had just completed a new round of evolution, stepped forward and took Amber's arm, and then took the initiative to say:

"Master! I have absorbed the data fragments in the hands of the Federation. Now it is in a 'complete' state and has gone through a round of rapid iterations. Compared with before, it has been greatly improved!"

"Um."

Amber calmly uttered a word, and then continued to stare at Lilith, staring at the latter until she felt a little cold on the back of her neck - although she didn't know how the digital lifeform produced this feeling.

"Master! This is not the end yet. After we have fully absorbed the fragmented information, we can carry out a complete evolution. According to calculations, when the evolution is completed, we will no longer have any opponents in cyberspace, which is the true meaning. ‘Cyber ​​Queen’ on!”

Having said this, Lilith used her hands to hold Amber's arm with strength again, trying to make the other party fully feel her softness, and at the same time continued in an excited tone:

"And as Lilith's Master, you will also become the true Cyber ​​Emperor!"

"Very good~"

Amber nodded, and then, with Lilith's increasingly guilty expression, she issued a soul torture.

"You are great, Lilith, I have to admit that. But why didn't you tell me in advance that you planned to create a 'digital life'?"

The latter's body froze after hearing this question. After a while, he poked each other with the tips of his index fingers and replied in a low voice:

"Then if I tell the Master, I'm sure you won't agree with your behavior."

"Then why do you still do it?"

"Because human abilities have limits."

"etc?"

Amber was stunned for a moment, and just as she was about to say something, she heard Lilith continue:

"In the short time since I was rescued by you, I have learned one thing. The more I want to realize your ambition, the more I will find that human abilities have limits. Unless we can create something beyond human new life form.

And ‘Digital Life’ is the answer I came up with after thinking about it for a period of time.

Electronic ghosts without entities. Theoretically, as long as there is a network, they will exist forever.

Moreover, veterans like Banninger and the teaching team should have been your help along the way, fighting side by side with you to the end, instead of being lost due to unexpected circumstances in the middle.

The "Immortal Legion" formed with "Digital Life" as the core will also become an important force under you in future battles. It is tireless, painless, always has high morale, and as time goes by Their fighting skills will only become more and more sophisticated."

As soon as Lilith's words full of déjà vu came out, Amber was a little nervous. But after thinking about Lilith's words carefully, he had to agree that what the other person said did make sense.

If it is true what Lilith said, if Atlas can have such an immortal army, it will bring not only a tactical or operational advantage, but a strategic level advantage.

Just like Baninger's previous action of 'descending' to the federal capital and rescuing Guterres and Van Fleet, it can be said that the situation can be easily changed.

"well"

Amber let out a long sigh. He originally planned to have a good talk with Lilith, but he also had to admit that these 'little actions' made by Lilith were definitely a problem for Atlas and him. The pros far outweigh the cons.

And after absorbing the last digital fragment to become a complete body, Lilith's 'personality' and 'emotions' are still the same as before, and there is no sign of losing control - Lilith was able to become the 'Crimson Queen' in her previous life. This last 'data fragment' stolen from Dr. Mephisto played a key role.

Looking at the strong artificial intelligence in front of her who looked at her with an "innocent" expression and typed "" behind her, even though she knew it was probably an exaggerated performance by the other party, Amber also found that she couldn't really be angry.

But thinking about it, Amber felt that she still couldn't let Lilith go just like that. She had to teach her a lesson and let her know what would happen to her if she had something to hide.

So, Amber made her expression serious again, and then said:

"I accept your explanation, but death penalty can be avoided, but living crime cannot be avoided!"

"Ah Master, no!"

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Amber has always been curious about a question.

That’s how Lilith, as the first digital life form in history, felt the so-called ‘pleasure’ while doing bad things with Amber?

After all, the "complete stealth device" used by Amber to enter the virtual space can directly feed back neural signals to him. The "false signals" released through the device make the brain think that he is doing something real or not.

But Lilith is not a human being, and there is no so-called nerve signal, so there is no way to talk about 'feelings'.

However, this question was answered after he entered the 'Sage Time' after doing bad things.

According to Lilith, she directly downloaded hundreds of the most popular female-oriented adult virtual games on the market, and then studied all the neural signal simulation data packages related to 'pleasure', and also learned a lot by the way. Weird knowledge

So after loading these data packages, the 'pleasure' Lilith felt might be more exciting than ordinary people.

"But these are simulated neural signals after all, not real things. People still hope to be able to integrate with the Master in the real world."

Amber naturally agreed to Lilith's little 'request' while she was lying in her arms and drawing small circles on her chest.

It's just that finding a sufficiently 'realistic' body for this strong artificial intelligence is not a simple matter, and there are many issues that need to be considered.

So Amber simply gave up the idea of ​​buying mature bodies on the market - these bodies are basically bought and loaded with AI like 'Night Companion', and their functions are relatively simple.

And if you want Eugene, Orns and others to do "private work" for you to develop Lilith's special body, you still have to find a more suitable reason.

After the hearty 'lesson' was over, Amber re-examined Lilith's underlying structure, left a puff in the virtual space, and returned to the real world.

It's not that Amber wants to come back so soon. After all, in theory, after human beings enter the virtual space through the 'complete stealth device', the body in the real world can get a good relaxation and rest.

But after the defense battle of the A. Bawa Ku asteroid fortress is over, there are still a lot of matters comparable to this battle waiting for him to deal with and decide.

The aftermath of Atlas's dead personnel, arrangements for prisoners, disposal of captured warships and equipment, loss and subsequent repairs of the unmanned fleet, comprehensive repairs of the asteroid fortress, and external communications

And, of course, the most important thing - the counterattack against the federal military-industrial complex.

As the saying goes, 'it's not polite to reciprocate'. Since the other party came over to say 'hello' in such a big way, if Atlas doesn't make some noise to reciprocate, it will still be somewhat insufficient for the military-industrial complex.' Respect'd.