thefictionvixens Chapter 276 Analyzing the Loot: New Discoveries
Chapter 276 Analyzing the Loot: New Discoveries
Laden with countless spoils of war, the Earth fleet and the massive mothership finally embarked on their return journey.
This thrilling expedition has now come to a successful conclusion.
However, for Su Chen, the real challenge has only just begun.
Upon returning to the lunar base, he did not rest, nor did he celebrate with anyone.
Instead, it sealed its own body deep within the core database of the "Prophet".
Before him floated a ball of light composed of countless streams of black data, constantly writhing and changing, filled with an ominous aura.
This is the core data he forcibly "stole" from the "Harvest Lord".
This is a goldmine of information, but also a Pandora's box full of traps and viruses.
This data was protected by a "logic encryption" method that Su Chen had never seen before.
It is not a conventional password or algorithm, but a kind of encryption based on "rules" and "concepts".
If you don't understand the harvester's "worldview" and "logic chain," all you'll see is a bunch of meaningless, chaotic gibberish.
Forcibly cracking the code will only lead to data self-contamination, and may even erode the spirit of the cracker.
"Conventional hacking methods have become ineffective."
The prophet's voice echoed in the virtual space: "The other party's encryption method involves the rule level and has exceeded the scope of our current technical understanding."
"As expected."
Su Chen was not surprised by this.
If the Reapers' core secrets are so easily cracked, then they don't deserve to be called "rule-based natural disasters."
"Since we can't break through from the outside, we'll dismantle it from the inside."
Su Chen closed his eyes, and his vast spiritual power, as boundless as the starry sea, began to slowly circulate.
"Prophet, with me at the core, activate the 'Will Kingdom.' Within the Kingdom, construct a virtual 'Reaper Logic Environment.'"
"I want to personally 'play' a harvester, to understand their information using their way of thinking."
This is an extremely dangerous and insane approach.
It's no different from an ordinary person trying to understand the world of a mentally ill person.
If you're not careful, your way of thinking can be assimilated and corrupted by the other party's bizarre logic.
He eventually became a true "harvester".
"Warning: This action may pose unpredictable risks to your spiritual essence."
The prophet issued another warning.
"implement."
Su Chen's will is beyond question.
"...Command confirmed. Building simulation environment..."
hum-
The golden "Will Kingdom" unfolded with a roar.
This time, instead of mountains, rivers, and vegetation, the divine realm transformed into a vast ocean of data composed of 0s and 1s.
Su Chen's will sank into it.
He began to abandon his own thinking logic as a "human being" and tried to understand and accept the cold, emotionless "harvester logic" emanating from the data orbs.
To exist is to be observed.
Anything that is not serialized is considered disorder.
Chaos needs to be broken down and returned to the sea of information.
Serialization is the ultimate order of the universe.
……
One after another, cold, bizarre, and mind-blowing "truths" constantly challenged Su Chen's understanding.
His brain began to feel a series of sharp pains.
He felt his humanity being stripped away little by little by these cold, hard logics.
He seemed to have become a machine that only knew how to execute "disassemble" and "serialize" programs.
"Maintain self-awareness! Activate the 'human anchor'!"
In the moment before he was about to lose his senses, Su Chen bit his tongue sharply, forcibly holding onto the last shred of clarity.
He drew upon all the beautiful and moving images from his memory—about the Earth, his companions, and everything else—as "anchors" to resist the pollution of logic.
This is a painful and lengthy process.
Su Chen is like a fighter wrestling with another version of himself in the spiritual world.
He had to learn and understand the logic of the harvesters while resisting the assimilation of this logic into himself.
Time passed by, second by second.
I don't know how much time has passed, maybe a day, maybe a month.
In virtual space, the passage of time has lost its meaning.
Finally, the originally chaotic and aggressive black data sphere gradually calmed down.
Its internal, chaotic, and erratic data flow began to become orderly and clear.
Like a well-organized book, it slowly unfolded in front of Su Chen.
"Cracking... complete."
Su Chen opened his eyes wearily; his mental energy was almost completely depleted.
But his eyes gleamed with an unprecedented excitement.
It worked!
He was not assimilated by the logic of the harvesters; on the contrary... he mastered it!
He can now read this core data without any difficulty.
The Reapers' command protocols, their unit identification codes, their energy signal characteristics... everything was no longer a secret to him.
More importantly, he discovered that he could simulate the signal fluctuations of the Reaper's unique "Hive Will Network" through "Will Kingdom".
What does this mean?
Su Chen's heart began to pound violently.
He extended his will to the other side of the laboratory.
There, on the ground, lay a relatively intact fragment of a Reaper warship brought back from the battlefield.
There was also a small, unmanned reconnaissance aircraft-like accessory on it.
Su Chen took a deep breath and, according to the "command protocol" he had just cracked, simulated his will into a simple command.
[Command: Outpost Unit 734, initiate self-test procedure.]
This command transformed into an invisible wave that instantly enveloped the fragment of the warship.
The next second, a miracle happened!
The dark gold patterns on the surface of the previously lifeless, energy-insensitive unmanned reconnaissance aircraft suddenly flickered.
Its crystal lens rotated slightly, emitting a soft "click" sound.
It... responded!
A tremendous storm raged in Su Chen's heart!
It worked!
It really worked!
He can not only decipher the Reapers' secrets, but he can even... issue simple commands to their lower-level units!
This ability is absolutely revolutionary!
This means that in the future, when Su Chen faces the Reapers again, he will no longer be just a passive prey being beaten.
He can blend in as one of them and walk in the shadows.
He can give the enemy wrong orders at the most critical moment, creating chaos.
He could even... try to "turn" and "control" some of the Reaper units and use them for his own purposes!
Su Chen now possesses a key—a key powerful enough to shift the entire battle and confront the Reapers!