frightfiction Chapter 231 This is not surrender, it's technology as equity.
Chapter 231 This is not surrender, it's technology as equity.
"So, this thing belongs to us now?"
Pierre circled the "Eraser" with a smiley face on its face twice, then curiously poked it with his finger.
It feels strange, like silicone, or like some kind of warm, smooth stone.
The "Eraser" remained unresponsive, like a perfect sculpture.
"From a legal perspective, this is spoils of war. From a business perspective, it's called a non-performing asset acquisition." Wang Minyu took a printed report from Su Qing.
Those were the "instruction manual" and "factory log" that Zero extracted from the "Eraser's" core data.
This unit, codenamed "The Cleaners," was indeed the work of the "Liberal Arts Directors."
However, its primary function is not combat, but "correction".
Correcting those "anomalies" that the "librarians" considered to deviate from the "main storyline".
Wang Minyu was deemed the "primary target" that needed to be corrected because he created something so bug-like as the personification of emotions.
"Master, look here." Su Qing pointed to a corner of the report. "The log shows that it sent a last message to its superiors before it was 'formatted' by us."
[Correction failed for Anomaly 073 (Changxiang City). Encountered strong interference from an unknown 'analog signal'. The other party has mastered 'existence anchoring' technology. Recommendation...]
The following information is garbled.
"Analog signal..." Wang Minyu glanced at the three lightning-struck wooden stakes in the backyard. "Looks like our old-fashioned method is actually quite effective."
"It's more than just effective." Su Qing's eyes shone. "Zero analyzed its core driver, which is a real-time communication protocol based on quantum entanglement. If we can crack it, our AI can directly evolve to the next level of civilization. In the future, I can even have cross-dimensional arguments with Zero."
Wang Minyu ignored Su Qing's technical fervor.
He walked up to the "Scavenger" and activated the newly acquired skill, [Neural Interaction Protocol].
The palm was placed on the "cleaner's" smooth forehead.
A cold, pure, and unadulterated stream of information flooded into his mind.
There are no emotions, no memories, only lines of cold, hard code and instructions.
But at the core of this code, Wang Minyu "saw" a coordinate.
A red dot marked "Archives" that keeps flashing on the map of Changxiang City.
The "librarian's" server, or rather, one of His "terminals" in this plane, is right there.
"Understood." Wang Minyu withdrew his hand, seemingly lost in thought.
"Boss, what should we do with this?" Guan Shan walked over carrying an entrenching tool, eager to try. "Bury it in the backyard as fertilizer? Or dismantle it and sell the parts?"
"You've narrowed your vision." Wang Minyu patted "Cleaner" on the shoulder. "From today onwards, its name is Wang Wei, Chief Technical Consultant of the Cleaning and Security Departments at Renxin Pharmacy. Zero, enter its employee information. Monthly salary... let's set it at 2,800, including room and board."
Zero responded cheerfully, and then the smiley face on the "cleaner's" face turned into a QR code.
Su Qing took out her phone and scanned the QR code. The download page for "Renxin Pharmacy Employee APP" popped up on the screen.
A cross-dimensional logical weapon was thus forcibly put on the job.
After dealing with the new employees, Wang Minyu turned his attention to the construction site.
Although the commotion tonight was contained to a small area by the spirit-gathering array, the terrifying feeling of having one's "existence" stripped away still radiated to some people.
Shen Wanshan was sitting on the wall of the pigsty, smoking a cheap cigarette that Guan Shan had handed him, his eyes filled with an unprecedented sense of bewilderment.
He spent his entire life chasing data, models, and quantifiable success.
But tonight, he experienced firsthand that there is a power that can easily render everything he is proud of, including himself, "non-existent."
This fear, built upon the collapse of one's worldview, is unparalleled by any business risk.
"President Shen, are you scared?" Wang Minyu had already appeared at the foot of the wall.
Shen Wanshan stubbed out his cigarette and jumped down from the wall, his movements much more agile than a few days ago. "Boss Wang, I used to think that money could solve 99% of the world's problems. The remaining 1% that couldn't be solved was because there wasn't enough money." He chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Tonight I realized that those of us who pontificate on stock charts are nothing more than pixels in the face of real 'rules'."
He looked at Wang Minyu, his eyes becoming incredibly serious: "Boss Wang, I don't want to just be your patient anymore. Tianhe Capital wants to invest in your 'Pigsty' project."
This wasn't a whim, but the most instinctive reaction of a top investor after sensing a higher-level "track." What he wanted to buy wasn't a pigsty, but a ticket that could withstand the "delete button."
On Wang Minyu's starry sky panel, the groove representing "fearless courage" flickered for a moment before dimming again.
not enough.
Shen Wanshan's reverence was not "courage".
"Talk to Boss Liu about the investment," Wang Minyu waved his hand. "I only care about medical treatment. You were quite frightened just now, your mind is unwell and your liver qi is stagnant. The consultation fee is 50,000, put it on your tab."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Wait!" Shen Wanshan called out to him. "Boss Wang, I only have one question. Will that thing come back?"
"Yes." Wang Minyu didn't turn around. "And there will be more and more of them, and they'll get stronger and stronger. We only deleted a small soldier; the servers behind them are still running."
"So what do we do?"
"Let's see what happens." Wang Minyu didn't stop walking. "Or, before they unplug our servers, let's cut their network cables first."
These words, like a bolt of lightning, cleaved through the fog in Shen Wanshan's mind. He was no longer afraid; instead, he felt a kind of exhilaration that comes from being driven to the brink.
He looked at the devastated construction site and the crooked pigsty wall, and suddenly burst into laughter.
The laughter was filled with a resolute determination to burn one's bridges.
On the starry sky panel, the groove representing "fearless courage" suddenly lit up brightly! A golden sphere of light, sharp and piercing, rose from above Shen Wanshan's head and merged into the panel.
[Successfully collected the primal emotion: fearless courage.]
[Emotional materialization progress improved. Third primordial crystal slot unlocked. The hexagram slot is half full.]
A barely perceptible smile finally appeared on Wang Minyu's lips.
The courage of capitalists, though cheap, is just right as fertilizer.
The next morning, Captain Zhou, sporting dark circles under his eyes, appeared at the pharmacy entrance once again.
"Boss Wang..." He hesitated, then pointed across the street, "What's going on over there?"
Wang Minyu looked in the direction he pointed.
On the wall across the street, several large characters had been painted in white:
"Compassionate Demolition Office, Professional Standards, We Never Rest Until the Universe Restarts. Contact Number: 188********"
Below the large characters, Wang Wei, the newly appointed sanitation worker, was meticulously sweeping the fallen leaves on the ground with a broom.
Its movements are precise and efficient, with every turn being a perfect 90 degrees, as if it were executing the most beautiful piece of code.
Wang Minyu sighed and picked up his teacup.
This batch of patients—no, this batch of employees—is really too difficult to manage.