After finally figuring out the truth of Project Zero of Eternal Slumber and finally knowing what kind of goal those paranoid "Psychic Manipulators" wanted to achieve, Gawain's heart was filled with astonishment. At the same time, a bunch of new questions popped up.
"Has this Project Zero … taken effect?"
"It should have a certain effect. Otherwise, they wouldn't have continued to push the project until today. This requires an amazing cost," Daniel replied. Obviously, even though he had been promoted to archbishop, he had not had the time to come into contact with all the core secrets due to his short promotion. His knowledge of Project Zero was still limited, and some things could only rely on speculation. "In the process of communicating with other archbishops, I heard them vaguely mention that at least before the sandbox went out of control, those dream worlds did indeed achieve a complete 'godless existence.'"
"But the sandbox still went out of control …" Gwen frowned. "How did it go out of control?"
"The reason has not been found out, but Archbishop Selena Geerfen once mentioned that in the sandbox that went out of control, traces of the gods were suspected to have been found."
Gwen raised his eyebrows slightly. He heard a familiar name in Daniel's report, but he quickly put it aside for the time being because of another thing that made his heart skip a beat.
Traces of the gods!
"In other words … the sandbox has been contaminated by the gods?" He looked at Daniel. "And the way of contamination is completely beyond the understanding of the Eternal Sleepers. Is it a pathway that they can't lock down with their technology?"
"Yes, all the information related to the sandbox has been checked. All the minds that entered the sandbox have been subjected to extremely strict selection, but the sandbox has still been contaminated by the gods," Daniel said with a solemn expression. "The sandbox that went out of control is called Sandbox No. 1. It is the core of Project Zero, and also the one with the most complete 'world structure' and the longest running time of all the test sandboxes."
Then the old mage paused and continued, "After the sandbox went out of control, the world was in a state where it could not be closed. It self-enclosed, and its interior was rapidly evolving under the effect of the time iteration effect. In the first few hours, its internal historical process may have completely deviated from the 'script' developed by the external deduction team. Now, no one knows the specific situation inside."
Daniel's report was full of technical terms that ordinary people could not understand. Some of the terms even felt a little out-of-date. But Gwen himself was already a professional in the field of the Eternal Sleepers. It was not difficult for him to understand.
He then asked, "How did this incident affect the normal operation of the mental network?"
"The sandbox has' overflowed '," Daniel replied immediately. "Although the sandbox is designed to be enclosed, you should know that its operation requires the intervention of the caster's consciousness. The spell of the Eternal Sleepers is not like the' immersion cabin 'we created. It does not have triple safety tubes and an emergency stop button on the lid. Instead, it relies entirely on the mental barrier of the caster to ensure' safety '…"
Gwen had a deep understanding of the technology of the Eternal Sleepers. He guessed the truth almost instantly. "The operators were contaminated."
"Yes, the operators in charge of monitoring Sandbox No. 1 were contaminated. Then the overflowing data used their brains as a springboard and quickly occupied several key ports and began to spread to the mental network. The spread was very fast. By the time the peripheral personnel realized that something was wrong, the contamination had already gone out of control."
"What measures have the Eternal Sleepers taken so far?" Gwen frowned. "Are they all effective?"
"They are constantly resetting and clearing the contaminated areas and deleting the short-term memory of some of the contaminated nodes. But these measures can only temporarily maintain the status quo. In addition, they have also used a measure called a 'hysteresis'. The hysteresis can produce reverse time iteration. It has successfully reduced the speed of time flow in Sandbox No. 1 to synchronize with the real world. This can be regarded as the most effective measure at present. Otherwise, it would only take one or two days for the contamination of Sandbox No. 1 to evolve to a level that no one can control."
Listening to Daniel's answer, Gwen could not help but widen his eyes. "That's it?"
Daniel nodded. "These are the measures taken at present. Because they want to use my ability in network architecture and information security to solve the problem, they did not hide these countermeasures from me. The information should be true and reliable."
"They did not try to forcibly cut off the connection between the sandbox and the main network?" Gwen was puzzled. "I mean in the real world, on the physical level."
"This will lead to the death of all the 'Brain Servants' that make up the sandbox world …" Daniel's expression was a little strange as he answered. "At least half of the archbishops are against this … Even the pope is against it."
At this moment, Gwen even suspected that he was hallucinating. He could not help but confirm again. "… They did not physically cut off the connection because the 'Brain Servants' will die, and not for some other reason?"
Daniel nodded. "At least that's what I heard."
Gwen did not know whether to laugh or cry. "You … I mean them, aren't they cultists?"
"… I am also very surprised, but compared to the Apocalypse Society, the Eternal Sleep Congregation is indeed a relatively … 'moderate' dark cult." Daniel's expression was still subtle, and the more he spoke, the more subtle it became. "Of course, the existence of the 'Brain Servants' itself is probably not that 'moderate'."
"… Perhaps because they judged that the loss is too great, and they are not willing to spend a huge amount of money to 'create' a new batch of 'Brain Servants'. It's similar to the mentality of cherishing tools." Gwen could not think of a better explanation at the moment. He could only casually change the topic. "All in all, the Eternal Sleepers obviously have no better way to solve the problem, right?"
"Yes, my Lord," Daniel replied.
"Then do your best to help them find a way." Gwen shook his head. Although he was full of dissonance, he had to say it. "Protect the mental network first. If it can't be saved … evacuate in time. I will find another way to contact you."
"Yes, my Lord …"
Daniel replied respectfully, but halfway through his sentence, his expression froze for a moment.
Gwen noticed the slight anomaly. "Is there something wrong?"
"I have left a 'clone' in the City of Dreams to deal with the situation. Now the clone has received instructions," Daniel replied immediately. "There is a contaminated area outside the City of Dreams again, and this time the contaminated area seems a bit strange. The Supreme Bishops have asked me and a few other archbishops to check it out."
"Let's go then." Gawen nodded. However, just as Daniel was about to leave after receiving his orders, he suddenly had a bold idea. "Wait."
Daniel bowed his head. "Yes, my Lord."
Gwen smiled. "I'll go with you."
"My Lord?" Daniel was a little surprised for a moment, but soon he understood Gwen's intention. "I understand. I will prepare a safe springboard for you."
Gwen nodded. Daniel could not help but remind him. "Also, please be careful. Going with me will be an archbishop-level eternal sleeper. We may even be watched by the pope. They can easily detect the abnormal fluctuations in the mental network …"
As soon as his voice trailed off, the old mage felt that it was inappropriate. He thought that he should not be so bold as to remind a powerful 'extraterrestrial wanderer' to pay attention to safety. He said, "I have overstepped, my Lord. I should not have doubted you …"
"Don't worry," Gwen calmly interrupted Daniel. "Let's go to prevent those archbishops from suspecting you."
Daniel did not say anything else. He just bowed to Gwen. Then the light and shadow around the two suddenly shook and shattered silently.
The bright sun shone on him. In the blink of an eye, Gwen was already standing in the city of dreams. He stood in a magnificent circular square surrounded by hundreds of decorative pillars and covered with golden leaves.
There were only a few people standing in the square not far away. Gawain soon saw a woman in a white dress with a gentle smile and a lantern in her hand. She was standing right in front of Gawain, and her face was exactly the same as Selina Geerfen in Gawain's memory.
The lantern in her hand was obviously a 'copy' made in the dream world. After all, the original was now in Gwen's hands, and Rebecca and a group of people had disassembled it into parts.
But in this world that relied on the power of the mind, there was no difference between a copy and the original.
Beside Selena Geerfen was a tall and thin man with a gentle temperament. He wore a scholar-style robe and a monocle.
Judging from his temperament and standing position, he should be another archbishop of the Eternal Rest.
Daniel stood in front of the two men and was discussing something with them.
Gwen glanced to his side and saw that Daniel, who was standing next to him, had long disappeared. Obviously, his' information 'had merged with the' copy 'in front of Selena, and no one noticed the process.
In addition to the three archbishops, there were three figures in standard black robes and owl masks standing next to them. They should be the special operations personnel of the Eternal Rest. They were directly under the command of the highest bishops or the pope, and specialized in handling confidential matters.
They were high-level tools, so there was no need to pay much attention to them.
Gwen checked his status and swaggered forward.
Everyone in the square was indifferent, as if they had subconsciously ignored the appearance of the uninvited guest.
Gawain couldn't help but reveal a smile.
If he had just infiltrated the mental network, he would not have dared to act as boldly as he did today. After all, at that time, he only occupied the authority of a high-ranking believer, and his understanding and control of the network was limited. When he saw Selena Geerfen's figure, he had to worry about whether he would be recognized. But today was different.
The mental network already had a perfect address recognition technology — he designed it.
There was a more efficient identity expression technology on the Internet, which was also designed by him.
There was also the latest 'stealth' loophole, thousands of camouflage springboards, hidden data ports … all designed by him.
In this way, he openly came to Daniel's side and listened to their conversation. He casually looked at the unfamiliar, gentle-looking male archbishop.
An imperceptible light screen immediately appeared above the latter's head, showing clear letters:
Yuri, archbishop, male, peak high-ranking.
Current location: Typhon, Sutini, Halentan Valley.
This person is called 'Yuri' …
Gwen glanced at the archbishop of the Eternal Rest named Yuri and sighed in his heart.
It was a pity that he was not bald, and there was no tube behind his head.
Of course, in the real world, he might have been intubated — or he might be bald.
Gwen ridiculed and ridiculed in his heart, but soon he lost interest and gathered his slightly divergent thoughts. He could only tell these jokes from Earth to himself in his mind.
While listening to Daniel and Archbishop Yuri discussing the details of the operation, he looked at the other priests of the Eternal Rest. There were also words above their heads, but some were detailed, and some were simple.
Finally, he casually glanced at Selena Geerfen.
At first, he did not pay much attention, because he knew this "Saintess of Dreamscape." Although he did not know how she lived to this day like Bertilla, he at least knew the true identity of Selena Geerfen.
But the moment the words rose from the latter's head, Gwen's gaze suddenly froze.
Selena Geerfen, archbishop (dead), female, soul.
Current location: Ansu/Amended/Cecil Empire — South.
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