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Chapter 1216: Hidden Enemies in the Shadows (Part 1)
Chapter 1216: Hidden Enemies in the Shadows (Part 1)
2023-09-10
Su Yu pressed the bracelet's switch, and a light green virtual control panel appeared in front of him.
Following the instructions, Su Yu registered his personal account and recorded fingerprint, retina scan, and other identity information.
Once everything was done, the control panel switched to the main user interface.
The main user interface was rich, featuring news, communication, search engine, and even a game, all of which Su Yu could access through the relevant entry points.
The most noticeable was the top row, where one of the icons had a clear red dot, the only icon with a red dot.
Seeing this, Su Yu couldn't help but comment, "Even in a silver world, this 'red dot notification' is popular, right?"
"It's not," the AI Blue Whale replied, "This red dot is generated based on your visual characteristics."
Each intelligent being had a different eye structure. To ensure all intelligent beings could obtain key information, it was necessary to scan the retina and input data before using the bracelet.
Based on the scan, the only hint of 'red' was particularly sensitive, so this notification point was red, changing the intelligent life might have been a different color.
"Indeed," Su Yu nodded, "What is this icon for?"
"This is the 'message' icon, the red dot notification for unread messages."
"So, that means you have two unread messages?"
"Yes."
The red dot displayed was the holy silver number "2," meaning there were two unread messages.
"Is it an ad?"
With a question, Su Yu tapped the icon.
Entering the "message" interface, he found the two unread messages were not ads.
The first unread message was from the platform's official.
The platform's official congratulated him on successfully registering an account, and attached a detailed new user guide.
The second message was from Guren Wei, and the message prominently displayed her name.
"Guren Wei? What is it to you?"
With a question, Su Yu tapped the message.
Only to see, Guren Wei wrote, "You said you're penniless, I'm afraid you don't even have enough for public transportation?"
"I'll lend you 100,000 holy silver coins, remember to pay me back when you have the money!"
Su Yu checked his account balance, and indeed, there were 100,000 holy silver coins.
Guren wei considered it a bit too much, but this way, he at least had the money to take public transportation!
Seeing this, the kitten Chen Xing couldn't help but stretch out a paw and gently pat Su Yu's face, "This Guren wei is pretty good, she won't be looking at you, will she?"
"Looking at a hammer." Su Yu couldn't help but angrily rubbed the cat's head, "She's been alive for hundreds of years, a veteran of the ages, and could see a newborn in his twenties.
At the same time, he didn't forget to politely reply to Guren wei, "Thank you, you're still a decent person!"
"No need to be polite, this small amount of money isn't much." Guren wei replied.
But Su Yu didn't know, at the same time, Guren wei was sitting in a small dark room, her expression was strange.
This small dark room wasn't the interrogation room, it was more like a storage room with various devices scattered allTheThe dark room was unlit, the surroundings were pitch black.
But for Guren wei, such a high-level being didn't need light, even withoutReceiving the reply, she softly said, "The fish are already on the hook! Jia Ge Street East, it seems he hasn't gone far.
Jia Ge Street east was where Su Yu was located. As long as Su Yu opened the bracelet, his real-time location would always be in Guren wei's surveillance.
Su Yu now should not go to other districts, this will make it very convenient for them to carry out their plans.
Guren wei quickly opened a few more message windows, and inside, she typed out a large section of text.
After about 3 minutes, four 3D projections appeared in the small dark room.
These were undoubtedly the military's 3D projections, even the projection, could clearly show the high-level power of the high-level being. Despite different races, they all wore military uniforms with high ranks.
"Guren wei, did you hook another 'fish'?"
"Yes, Fei ler," Guren wei smiled and replied, "And this 'fish' isn't it?"
Her mouth spoke, "Oh? How unusual is that?"
The four projections were interested, looking at her.
"Yes," Guren wei didn't hesitate, and briefly introduced Su Yu to the four projections.
Finally, she said, "Based on this native's description, the dark energy rebel army is led by a star named Darak.
Darak was killed by a passing celestial being, so I judged there must be quite a few good things in this Darak.
" What could he possibly have in his hands?" one of"It's hard to judge," Guren wei shook her head, "Darak's body should have been taken away by that passing celestial being, but Darak's side definitely had several subordinates. These subordinates might not be taken away by that celestial being."
"Right," another projection mumbled, "The dark energy rebel army never marches alone, Darak's side definitely has several subordinates, at least a dozen 8th-rank beings, and even more below the 7th rank. But these 8th-rank beings' bodies might not be taken away by Darak, after all, considering Darak's side definitely has several subordinates, and the treasures in their hands wouldn't be few.
So, no matter how you look at it, it's a big fish!
"Looks like we have another harvest to deal with!" one of the projections laughed and said, "Yes, today is the fourth harvest, each one a fat catch!"
"Thanks to Guren wei for providing us with the intelligence, we might not have found so many good catches otherwise!"
"Ha, indeed."
Glenwey calmly said, "The four of you should act quickly, don't let the fat sheep get away. Oh, and by the way, this fat sheep has an eighth-stage pet with him, so be careful..."
"An eighth-stage pet is nothing to mention," one of the projections waved off. "A pet of that level is practically useless. We'll deal with the fat sheep after we finish our current job."
"Glenwey, thank you for your hard work. Your share will not be lacking!"
"Ha, I'm really starting to love this chaotic era!"
"Exactly. With the Hymn in charge, we had to explore ancient ruins to get some cultivation resources. Now, it's much more comfortable to just rob!"
The four projections chatted for a bit before disconnecting.
As the light and shadows faded, Glenwey was left alone in the small dark room.
"Done." She let out a sigh of relief.
She had handed this job over to her fellow adventurers and would continue to look for other fat sheep. Glenwey opened the door to the storage room and walked lightly towards the interrogation room.
Who would be the next fat sheep?
...
Glenwey's identity was not fake. She was indeed from the Veger Guard, a second-stage administrative officer.
But in this era without the Hymn, the Veger Guard had its hands clean.
Many planetary-level beings had their hands dirty, so how could the Veger military remain unblemished?
Of course, the Veger military publicly declared themselves the protectors of the people, temporarily responsible for maintaining order in the hub. However, in secret, there were many groups engaging in underhanded activities.
Glenwey's small group was one of them.
Their group consisted of five people, all at the peak of the eighth stage, with backgrounds from the military. They were a group of familiar companions.
Over a decade ago, they formed this small adventure team, occasionally exploring ancient ruins or completing high-difficulty missions issued by the Hymn to obtain additional cultivation resources.
Originally, this small group had no issues, but everything changed after the Hymn disappeared!
Everyone realized that the benefits of robbery were too high during this time!
In the past two months, their small group had been constantly active, plundering and seizing astonishing wealth across various star zones!
And they showed no signs of slowing down.
After the Saintong Corporation opened cross-star system operations, they targeted the incoming "fat sheep."
Su Yu was a typical "fat sheep."
First, he was alone with his pet, without any other companions;
Second, he likely had many valuable items on him.
Lastly, Su Yu was unfamiliar with the area, making him the perfect target!
Glenwey used her position to gather information on these "fat sheep" and monitor their locations in real-time.
The small group would then set out based on the location information and easily take down the "fat sheep"!
Just today, they had already acted three times, successfully taking down three "fat sheep."
Now, they were on their way to take down the fourth "fat sheep." Once that was done, it would be Su Yu's turn as the fifth fat sheep!
...
However, Su Yu was unaware of the imminent danger.
He was currently studying the various functions of the bracelet with his cat, Morning Star.
The first thing they looked at was the map.
Through the map's location information, Su Yu discovered they were in a city on the equator of the 170th star zone.
Most cities in the 170th star zone were built along the equator because this artificial planet was unique, with water resources only available along the equator.
The city they were in was one of the top five largest cities in the star zone—Haminess City.
The population structure of the 170th star zone was quite complex. The Saint Silver Human race made up only one-third, while the remaining two-thirds consisted of various bizarre alien races, including other human races with different skin tones, beast races, demon races, mechanical races, and even Slime-like Malleus Aggregates that Su Yu had seen before.
In the past, with the Hymn in control, even with the diverse population in the 170th star zone, everyone lived in peace and harmony.
But now, with the Hymn gone, the situation had taken a 180-degree turn.
Due to the diverse and complex population, the 170th star zone had seen extremely intense conflicts.
As a result, the 170th star zone had become one of the regions with the most frequent outbreaks of conflict, with a mortality rate of 6.4 per 100,000 intelligent beings in the past two months, ranking in the top ten among all star zones!
Because of the chaos, the 170th star zone had become a key focus for the Veger Guard, with a large number of Veger troops stationed there.
Although Su Yu hadn't wandered too far, he could see the presence of soldiers on the streets and alleys if he paid attention.
Besides the map, Su Yu and Morning Star were most interested in the news section, where they could get the latest information.
The news section had a lot of content.
Just looking at the titles of the top news stories immediately caught their attention.
"Kesing, look at this," Morning Star pointed at the top headline with her paw: "The Veger Hub has actually made the reason for the Hymn's disappearance public!"
"Indeed," Su Yu nodded.
The top headline was "The True Reason for the Hymn's Disappearance."
When he opened the news, he found that the content was exactly the same as what the Hymn had said: the super AI Hymn had been attacked by a fourth-dimensional space, causing its core module to be completely damaged, rendering it completely unusable.
Su Yu speculated, "The Veger Hub must have made this public to prevent too much speculation."
"I agree," Morning Star nodded. "It's probably to calm people down. After all, the sudden disappearance of an AI system that has been with everyone for their entire lives would make anyone uneasy."
"But the other two top news stories are also quite interesting!"
Su Yu moved his gaze down.
The news interface had three top news stories.
The first one explained the reason for the Hymn's disappearance.
The second one was a joint announcement by eight stellar-stage Veger Hub strongers, declaring the formation of a core committee and parliament.
The last one was an announcement from the parliament, stating that they would be forming a government and subordinate management departments in the near future, recruiting law enforcement teams, and encouraging people from all sectors of society to apply.
...
Su Yu wasn't surprised by the second news story, as he had already known about it.
But when he saw the last one, his eyes lit up!
"Morning Star, this might be an opportunity!" Su Yu pointed at the words "law enforcement teams."
"Enforcement team?" Morningstar turned to look at him with disbelief. "What, are you planning to join the Fig Hub and become a low-level enforcer?"
"Exactly," Su Yu said seriously. "The Fig Hub is in dire need of enforcers, and joining now is the perfect timing! With the hub so chaotic, there will be plenty of opportunities to earn merit. We can join as low-level enforcers and quickly rise through the ranks. It looks like a great way to climb to the upper echelons of the government!"
"Hmm... I guess it’s not a bad idea," Morningstar tilted her head, thinking. "If you join the enforcement team, you'll have a solid backing and a stable foothold in the Fig Hub."
"But..." Morningstar continued, "This has nothing to do with our 'main quest,' right?"
Their main quest was to quickly sell Dalak's corpse and return to Blue Star. Su Yu's sudden desire to join the enforcement team seemed to have no direct benefit for their main quest. Besides, hadn't Su Yu just opened his bracelet to search for the price of "Advanced Information Disruptor"? How did they end up so far off topic?
"The 'main quest' is temporarily on hold, isn't it?" Su Yu smiled, though his expression was a bit awkward. "Joining the enforcement team might not directly help the main quest, but it certainly won't hurt. If we can quickly earn merit and rise to a high position within the enforcement team, it will be much easier to find the black market."
"Morningstar, help me find the enrollment methods."
"Alright." Morningstar nodded and started searching for the enrollment methods as Su Yu requested.
She opened her bracelet and used the search engine to look up the relevant keywords.
But after searching for a while, she couldn't find the information they needed.
"It's not in the search engine?"
"Then let's check the news. See if there are any recent announcements about enrollment."
"Okay."
One person and one cat began searching through the news section.
They meticulously browsed through each recent official announcement.
Just then, Morningstar's whiskers twitched.
She narrowed her eyes and looked into the distance.
"What's wrong?" Su Yu noticed Morningstar's strange behavior and asked softly.
"Kryptonite, we might not need to enroll after all. I just found another opportunity!"
"Another? What opportunity?"
"I found a crime scene."
Although Morningstar's mental power was far inferior to Su Yu's, her sense of smell was much more acute.
Just a moment ago, she caught a whiff of blood mixed with the stench of corroded metal.
This smell immediately alerted her that a crime had occurred nearby.
"A crime scene? Where?"
Su Yu released his mental power.
Soon, he also located the crime scene.
"Yep, there's a crime scene. The culprit is around Rank 7."
Su Yu's mental power scanned the area.
"This could be our chance to earn merit," Morningstar patted Su Yu's shoulder with her paw. "But remember to turn on the video recording function on your bracelet and record the entire process!"
"Got it, let's go!"
Stopping crime is a duty every citizen of Fig should fulfill, even though Su Yu wasn't a citizen yet.
Without hesitation, Su Yu vanished in a flash, disappearing from the crowded street.
...
Meanwhile, about three kilometers away in a deserted alley.
Smack!
A bizarre creature resembling an octopus was slammed hard against the wall.
This "octopus" had a dozen tentacles growing from its forehead, each one thick and long, a dark green color.
But now, two-thirds of these tentacles were severed, and thick green blood gushed from the wounds.
Standing beside the "octopus" was a military officer in a uniform. The officer was a human, but with red skin and a chest adorned with several shiny medals.
If one looked at the uniform, it was clear that this officer was from the Fig Guard.
But that wasn't necessarily the case, as the uniform could have been obtained through illegal means.
At the moment, he was fiddling with a pale yellow ring.
The faint spatial fluctuations emanating from the ring indicated that it was a spatial ring.
Thud!
The officer kicked the "octopus," sending it crashing to the ground. He growled, "What's the passphrase for this spatial ring?"
Spatial rings typically had a passphrase, and forcibly breaking it could damage the ring.
Clearly, the passphrase was giving the officer trouble.
The "octopus" didn't answer.
It turned its head with great difficulty and glared at the officer, angrily saying, "You are the guardians of the Fig Hub, protectors of the hub. How can you stoop to such dirty deeds like a gang of robbers?"
"Shut up!"
The officer unleashed another brutal beating.
After beating the "octopus" to the point of oozing fluids and near death, the officer issued an ultimatum: "Tell me the passphrase now, and I'll spare you. Otherwise, you'll die here!"
"..." The "octopus" writhed.
After several seconds, it managed to force out a few words, "Even if I die... I won't tell you, you beast!"
"Then you will die!" The officer flew into a rage, his hands like dark clouds descending upon the "octopus"’s head.
Just as the "octopus" was about to meet its end, Su Yu, who had been hiding in the shadows, made his dramatic entrance!
...
Su Yu had arrived at the scene three minutes earlier and had already recorded everything.
He couldn't just stand by and watch the "octopus" be killed, so he immediately cast a protective spell.
Thud!
The officer's palms did not crush the "octopus"’s soft skull but instead slammed into a solid [Spatial Barrier].
The backlash was so powerful that the officer was instantly thrown back, crashing into the wall behind him.
Without hesitation, Su Yu flashed forward to the officer's side.
A silver [Spatial Blade] materialized in front of him, slicing through the air in a graceful arc. With a "crack," it cleanly severed the officer's right arm.
"Ah!!!" The officer let out a blood-curdling scream, utterly shocked by Su Yu's sudden appearance. And in just one move, he had lost his arm!
"You?
"Who are you?" he asked, terrified.
"I have no reason to tell you," Su Yu replied with a forced smile. "Just because you're in a military uniform doesn't mean you're really an officer."
Even if you are an officer, you can't just execute someone in this remote, uninhabited area! Wait for me to hand you over to the responsible officer!"
After finishing his sentence, Su Yu used a standard mental shock technique, which left the man lying in a pool of blood, unconscious.
At the same time, Chenxin transformed into the Tree of the Star Realm and cast a high-level healing spell directly on the octopus.
As layers of starlight enveloped the octopus, whose wounds healed at an astonishing speed.
Feeling his head clear, the octopus looked at Su Yu and Chen Xin, and he said gratefully, "Thank you both for your help! If it weren't for you two, I might have died here."
"No need to be formal," Su Yu said to the octopus with a smile, "We're just passersby, no need to be angry, and I'll repay the favor."
"Get your things and leave here quickly, remember to go to a safe"Good, thank you both." The octopus, with tears streaming down its face, asked, "Can you give me a way to contact you? After this, I will repay your favor!"
Su Yu had intended to fool around, but saving the octopus wasn't for the reward.
But he thought about it and still gave the octopus his contact information.
"Thank you! Thank you! See you both later, gentlemenThe octopus nodded in gratitude, picking up a ring that had fallen to the ground, and staggered off to the alley.
Watching the octopus leave, Su Yu handed the recorded video to Gwen Wei.
Not long after, Gwen Wei replied, "?"
Su Yu replied, "I just stopped an officer's crime earlier, and from the uniform, you must be a guard officer, right?"
"Look at the uniform." Gwen Wei replied, "But this thing might have been obtained illegally, and his true identity can't be rashly determined."
"But regardless, he could be a guard officer, right?"
"Right."
Su Yu replied, "Can you forward this video to the responsible officer? This criminal is still unconscious, so hurry and deal with it."
"Sure." Gwen Wei, nodding her head, replied, "If you can confirm this is a real guard officer, the military will certainly reward you. Please be patient."
After replying, Gwen Wei directly closed the chat window and focused her attention back on the matter at hand.
Now, she was interrogating another intruder.
But unfortunately, this intruder seemed quite poor, not like a "fat sheep."
...
15 minutes later.
Gwen Wei finished interrogating the intruder.
But just then, she received another message from Su Yu.
Opening it, it was another crime video, and the main criminal was still in military uniform, seemingly a guard officer.
"Can you forward this video to the relevant officer? After getting the reward, please have a meal!" Su Yu left a message.
Gwen Wei raised an eyebrow and replied, "That was quick! How did you manage to encounter another crime so soon?"
"Hehe, there's nothing I can do, my partner has a very sensitive nose.
"Alright, I'll help you forward it."
Gwen Wei searched the internal messenger for the contact with the responsible officer, then sent the two videos and a suggestion.
"Have"Handle the No. 4 sheep?"
"In the chat group, No. 5 sheep has been messaging me, and I'm getting a bit impatient"Still, wait until the injuries are treated, and then contact me again."
"Beep!"
A notification sound rang out.
At this moment, Gwen Wei saw another chat window, and Su Yu sent another message.
Seeing this, Gwen Wei could only sigh in frustration.
In fact, she didn't want to communicate with Su Yu.
After all, Su Yu was about to die, and talking to him wasn't a waste of time?
But she had to keep acting anyway, and the crime video from the guard officer didn't come through.
"Alright, forget it, I'll just make the most of it... another crime video, huh?"
With this thought in mind, Gwen Wei opened the chat window with Su Yu.
But this time, it was different. After opening the window, she found no crime video from the guard officer, but instead, a document.
"What kind of document is this?" Gwen Wei asked.
At the same time, she glanced at the document's title, which read, "Suggestions for Improving Security at the Hub of Fege."
"These are the suggestions I submitted to the council," Su Yu replied, "Currently, the security at the hub is in such chaos that the military's presence hasn't significantly improved things, and there have been many incidents of theft and unauthorized punishment, which I encountered twice in a short time.
So, I suggested to the council that a reward system be implemented.
"Reward?"
"Yes, that's right. A reward system to encourage proactive intervention in crime, with the entire process recorded, canA successful intervention can earn a substantial reward, which can motivate everyone.
Finally, the rewards can establish a ranking, and the more crimes you prevent, the higher the rank, and the richer the rewards!"
Gwen Wei: "..."
Su Yu: "Gwen Wei, can you forward this document to the council? Just like with the compensation application earlier."
"Sure, the council members might not accept my suggestions, but I can't guarantee that."
"No problem, just forwarding it is enough, thank you so much!"
"You're welcome."
Gwen Wei closed the chat window with Su Yu and forwarded the document to the council's public opinion box.
In the end, she put the matter out of her mind, not investing a single thought on it.
From her perspective, this matter had a 99.9% chance of not continuing.
First, the box to submit to the council's "public opinion box."
This suggestion box was set up more than half a month ago, receiving complaints and suggestions from the trillions of intelligent beings at the hub.
Every intelligent being can offer their own suggestions.
Even if just one out of every hundred intelligent beings offers a suggestion, the suggestion box would still receive hundreds of millions of messages!
Such a large number of suggestions is overwhelming, so Su Yu's suggestion would likely be buried among them.
Additionally, it's worth noting that Su Yu's compensation application is also among these suggestions.
At first, she didn't want to help Su Yu with his compensation issue, but after learning that Su Yu came from the native planet and was on his first visit to the Fig Hub, he immediately started to scheme, thinking of the things he wanted to take.
This time, it’s the same.
She threw Su Yu's suggestion into the public suggestion box, and the process took only a few seconds.
This matter will not be followed up.
But she couldn't resist urging the adventure group again: "The 5th sheep is a bit uneasy, everyone, heal your wounds and remember to quickly leave."
"Alright, we should be almost healed, now we can depart." Someone in the group replied.
"The 5th sheep's position is..." Gren Wei glanced at Su Yu's location information and sent, "Remember to go to the Hymn Tower quickly, safe!"
At the same time, she relaxed, finally no longer needing to deceive Su Yu.
This foolish alien from the native planetBut now, get busy with gold coins!
At this moment, Su Yu indeed stood beside the Hymn Tower in Haminess City.
Looking up at the towering structure, always reaching near the geostationary orbit, Su Yu touched his chin, lost in thought.
In the 170th sector... it’s not just the 170th sector; the Fig Hub has a grand Hynmn Tower at the center of every major town.
The Hymn Tower is a standard feature of every town.
If the Fig Hub wants to develop a new city, it must first build a massive Hymn Tower in the city center, then build the rest of the city around the Hymn Tower.
The Fig Hub has an unwritten rule that, no matter the city, the Hymn Tower must always be at the center of the city, ensuring the Hymn Tower is always in the very center of the city.
The larger the city, the higher the Hymn Tower, which can be several thousand kilometers tall, near geostationary orbit; the smaller the town, the lower the Hymn Tower, possibly only a few thousand meters.
The reason every town must build a Hymn Tower isn't just for show.
In reality, each Hymn Tower is playing a significant role.
If using a human body as a metaphor, the super AI hymns are the nerve endings, spread throughout every corner of the planet.
The hymn is the means to effectively send information to every resident and manage every aspect of the city and the lives of its residents.
However, now, the Hymn Tower has completely failed.
With the disappearance of the Hymn, the Hymn Tower has become nothing more than a decoration, the entire city's "nerves" are dead.
Since the beginning of the Hymn Tower, it wasn't for the fun, but because he wanted to prevent a second crime, he casually used his [Soul-searching technique].
(End of Chapter)
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