Chapter 1297 - Change (2/2)
The others nodded and activated the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device right away.
The two rings around the Virtual Mind Wave Enhancer started spinning and accelerating, and their afterimages formed a sphere.
The next moment, with a flash of blinding light, the entire Virtual Mind Wave Enhancer left through teleportation while the Multi-Dimensional Sky Opening Transportation Device self-destructed and shattered into ash.
Inside the Virtual Domain, Manison looked at the mess the enemies made in his territory and slowly said, “Count the losses and give me a report.”
“…Understood.”
The main artificial intelligence responded and started checking the status of the various databases.
Very soon, a list was given to Manison.
He looked at the enormous losses on the list, closed his eyes with resignation, and sighed. His expression looked like he was laughing at himself.
Karma finally came…
About eighty percent of the information of the various large organizations he stored in his databases was stolen. He had obtained this information through monitoring these organizations for many years. Quite a big portion of the information was secret, especially the information of the few Super Star Cluster civilizations of the Primeval Star River.
A ton of the blueprints he accumulated through research over all these years were also stolen. The only good news was that core technology such as the Felon and the Indestructible Mechanic Empire were all memorized in his mind and had never existed in the database, or his loss would have been even bigger.
Buzz!
At this time, a data stream appeared out of nowhere and turned into a man. He looked at the wreckages, tutted and said, “Yo, what a refreshing scene. The Mechanic Emperor, who once invaded the databases of people everywhere, got invaded today. How the tables turn.”
Manison looked up, and who else could it be but Black Star?
He was not in the mood to respond to Han Xiao’s teasing and said, “You’re late.”
“I’m not telepathic. I came fast enough. You should say the enemies fled in time.”
Han Xiao landed before Manison, looked around, rubbed his chin, and said curiously, “How many of them came to be able to do this to you?”
“Several direct Mechanics and the main artificial intelligences of the three Universal Civilizations.” Manison gave a simple description.
“Wow, they really think of you quite highly.”
Han Xiao raised his brows.
Even he was not confident he could deal with this if he was in the same position as Manison. After all, his Indestructible Body was not very useful in the Virtual Technology field. It was no surprise Manison lost so much.
Manison frowned and said, “I would’ve crushed them if this was in the real world.”
Although he was strong in battles in the Virtual Domain, it was nothing compared to his full combat capability. After all, Virtual Technology was an independent ability, and mechanical armies were useless in the Virtual Domain. With the inventory he had, he would have completely trashed these invaders in a few minutes in the real world.
In the real world, he and Black Star could fight ten enemies at once, but no one possessed this amount of overwhelming strength in the Virtual Domain.
Han Xiao shook his head and asked, “What have you decided to do next? Eat this up or retaliate?”
Manison glanced at him and said, “Depends on you.”
“Depends me on?” Han Xiao was stunned.
“Aren’t you the Beyond Grade A Association president? I’m a member of the association too, so you’ll make the call.”
“… Who are you? Release the real Manison!”
Han Xiao was taken aback.
What the hell? You made such a big loss, but not only are you not suggesting fighting back, but you’re even respecting my opinion as the president? This isn’t like you, Old Manison!
It’s over, either this b*stard’s soul got swapped, or his heart was too heavily damaged, so his personality became twisted! Looking at Han Xiao’s expression that was filled with disbelief, Manison said impatiently, “What look is that? What’s so hard to believe? Anyway, this matter will be dealt with depending on your suggestion.”
Of course, Manison was not happy about his database being invaded, but he was not so enraged that he had to take revenge.
One reason was that the loss was not unrecoverable. His core technology was all stored in his mind and was not leaked. Another reason was that it was now a sensitive time. With concern for the big picture, he did not want to disrupt the tempo of the fight between the association and the three Universal Civilizations.
Although he had made a loss this time, the three Universal Civilizations had worked together on this mission against him. They committed so much effort and so many resources to it that Manison had to admit his defeat. Plus, after his position in the Machinery Faith was snatched by Black Star, he gradually had lower and lower requirements for his reputation. He felt he had become calmer inside, no longer concerned about the title of the strongest Mechanic in the Galaxy. It had not belonged to him for a very long time anyway.
Manison sighed in his mind. Maybe because I’m really getting old, my temper keeps getting smaller…
“Your personality has really changed…” Han Xiao said before turning serious. “Don’t worry, this is a matter of the three Universal Civilizations robbing an association member’s private assets. They won’t get away with it easily.”
“What are you going to do?”
“Hmm, condemn them first and see how they respond.”
“They’ll just say I stole the Federation of Light’s secrets before and claim this is just punishing me for it.”
Manison shook his head.
“Oh, this is indeed a good reason. They have the moral high ground, after all. If that’s the case, the question will be thrown back to the association… Doing this to you at this time, the three Universal Civilizations are testing us.”
Han Xiao pondered and said, “The three Universal Civilizations’ so-called ‘punishment’ is simply cover. They’re testing to see if the association will retaliate for you and see how confident we are. If we only condemn them and don’t act, it’ll look like we don’t have any confidence. If we retaliate, the extent of it will reflect how confident we are.
“This was also to continue damaging the association. They have the moral high ground, so if the association retaliates for you, we’ll look tyrannical, and they’ll be closer to ‘justice’. If the association doesn’t do anything, the association members would be worried and unhappy, which is not good for unity.”
Hearing this, Manison nodded in agreement.
The three Universal Civilizations had made a move on a core member of the association at such a sensitive time; their intentions were clear, but the association had to deal with it.
However, at this time, Han Xiao suddenly said, “However… We have not considered a colossal change that might occur. If this change occurs, the three Universal Civilizations will not react as I just said.”
“What change?” Manison frowned.
Han Xiao looked at him and calmly said, “Let me ask you a question, and you must tell me the truth… The data you lost this time, did it include the Virtual Mutiny Virus you secretly faked?”
Absolutely not mentally prepared, Manison froze.
Then, his expression suddenly changed drastically, and he stared at Han Xiao in confusion.
When the f*ck did you find out my secret?