Start with Mechanical Hunter

On the sea, a steamer with black smoke coming out of its chimney was sailing.

Towards the bow of the ship, a differential engine was ticking away, and paper was constantly spitting out. On it were data such as wind speed, sailing speed, route distance, etc. In front of the differential engine, a reporter was vigorously copying these. The data will be sent to the differential engines in various parts of the hull, and after input, the navigation machine will adjust its direction.

Although it is a steamship, it is a self-driving steamship - except for the hundreds of operators on the ship, there are no other staff.

Although this scene is magical and full of 'steampunk' style, the passengers on the ship are not surprised. After all, after the first punk revolution, this type of steamship has appeared in various sea areas, even in the distant Far East. With its imitations.

On the bow of the boat, a girl wearing a large-brimmed lady's hat and a black dress was silently looking at the sea. The girl's beautiful figure attracted the attention of many young people, but no one was successful in striking up a conversation.

Finally, a handsome young nobleman straightened his chest, stepped forward, walked in front of the other party, and showed a bright smile:

"Beautiful lady, I am Baron Burke from the Holy City of Tyria. Do you have the honor to meet you?"

The girl looked at the other person silently and said nothing.

"Miss, I have three manors and a differential engine factory outside the Holy City. If you are willing, I can take you to visit."

"I'm afraid he doesn't want to."

The nobleman turned back angrily and shrank his eyes. He saw a middle-aged man wearing a black felt coat and a bowler hat appearing behind him. The most horrifying thing was his left eye. , the eyeballs disappeared, replaced by a rotating 'pocket watch', and from inside the opponent's scarf, the gears and nuts were faintly revealed, which was a 'saint man'.

The Holy Man, the fruit of the first punk revolution, possesses powerful strength and a terrifying body that cannot be broken by a matchlock gun. Most importantly, he must be a high-ranking member of the church.

"H-I'm sorry, Mr. Bishop, I-I still have something to do..."

The young noble stammered a few words, then turned around and ran away without losing any face.

The saint looked in his direction and saw a huge ancient city that was not inferior to any modern building standing under the sunset. A clock could be vaguely seen, as well as huge rotating gears on the city wall.

The saint walked to the girl's side, was silent for a while, and said: "I'm leaving. The traces of sea monsters are becoming more and more frequent. Soon, this city will be destroyed like history. That's it, you still have to go." go?"

The girl said softly: "The first punk revolution originated in the holy city of Tyria, and then spread all over the world. Then, the second punk revolution broke out in the East, and the future empire was born. As for the third punk revolution , is the alliance on the other side of the planet."

"Three revolutions, three subconscious worlds, this type of world is the strongest, because a large number of ancient survivors are scattered all over the planet, and their obsessions will form the strongest barrier to the subconscious world."

"However, the pan-Asian region of the second punk revolution has disappeared, and Tyria of the first punk revolution has been the same as the last, and we can no longer pretend that nothing happened."

The saint shook his head, "In cyberspace, there is a famous saying, don't explore the secrets hidden deep in the data, because there is a high probability that this is database No. 0."

"Are you really sure you want to leave? You have been running this subconscious world for a long time. Once you leave here, it will be quite dangerous outside."

"I have made a deal with some flesh dealers on the black market. Soon, I will leave cyberspace and return to reality."

The girl opened her mouth, but in the end she said nothing.

"But after working together for so long, if you want to investigate, go ahead. You may be able to use some of my connections in this world."

The saint handed over a thick piece of kraft paper, then turned around and left. When the girl looked back, the saint had disappeared.

"I didn't expect that after dealing with him for so long, this guy actually has an emotional template."

The girl underestimated. Just as she was about to open the brown paper, she was interrupted by a reporter. The reporter said in a panic: "Ms. Clock, there is a sea monster in the distance. Please go to the cabin to take shelter!"

"I see."

As soon as the news about the sea monster came out, all the people on the ship went into panic. The noble lady hurriedly lifted up her heavy skirt, the noble even lost his hat, and the ceremonial staff was used as a weapon to grab seats. There was a chaos.

They didn't notice that several people crowded around and then suddenly disappeared.

In the first punk revolution, or in other words, the Age of Discovery, the sea monster was the only monster that could not be explained by technology. No matter how powerful the fleet was, it would only die if it encountered the sea monster.

On the sea in the distance, a huge tentacle protruded from the bottom of the sea, hitting the sea surface fiercely, making an explosion like a cannonball.

What fell in the girl's eyes was that the huge tentacle was actually composed of countless hyperlink protocols, which meant that anyone who was hit by it would be teleported away instantly.

Obviously, this is a way for the hidden enemy to invade this subconscious world.

Time was running out, so the girl pursed her lips and said nothing.

…

In the outer harbor of Tyria, accompanied by a huge roar, a steamship slowly docked on the shore.

The clock lady, or rather the female player, ticked onto the shore.

There were no dangers along the way, probably due to the spontaneous resistance of this subconscious world. In short, by a very coincidence, they ran into a holy navy in the holy city. According to the game, it was a level 20 steam robot force. Both sides After a fierce battle, the sea monster was forced away.

"Go to him first!"

Tick ​​opened the brown paper, glanced at a certain place, called a steam carriage, and drove away.

The place she is going to is the holy city of Tyria, and what she is looking for is the guardian of this world, or in other words, the cyber killer stationed in this world.

As the girl's figure slowly disappeared, a screen gradually dimmed. On the other side of the screen, the senior engineer muttered to himself in surprise.

"It's actually her."

In the later stages of the planet plot, there were not many players who could board Noah's Ark, including him and this girl.

One is a neuroprogrammer and the other is a high-level AI. The relationship between the two is very good. The senior engineer can completely "AI" because of the other's help.

Later, the two experienced many things together. In the end, after Gao Gong completed the hosting and prepared to officially start his own film-selling business, they officially separated from each other, and their relationship became more and more estranged until they completely broke off contact. .

Later, Senior Engineer heard that she had joined a certain high-level civilization and became a slightly famous civilization consultant. Later, three major natural disasters came and they lost contact with her completely.

Gao Gong didn't expect that after such a search, he happened to find an acquaintance from his previous life.

What's even more coincidental is that he picked up some clues about the 'Cyber ​​Proving Ground' from the other party.

After analyzing the data, the source was a super cyberspace force called the "Ground Network Group", or in other words, a large Internet group in this era.

"It's interesting. Since we are old acquaintances, let's help. By the way, judging from the time, Director Du should have received my gift."

The senior engineer turned his head and looked at one of the screens. The view on the screen was the boundless sea.

…

On an island, Director Du was wearing his iconic white coat, with his palms in his pockets. His iconic ponytail was growing up again, and it jumped playfully from time to time as the sea breeze blew.

Next to her is Ms. Qiao from the Holy Brain Group. She also has another identity, the former person in charge of the No. 2134 biological project.

"Are we just going to save people like this?" Ms. Qiao asked uneasily.

She said she was rescuing people, but she was actually robbing them. As a middle-level person who was sent to the island, her confidence was actually quite insufficient. Even though according to company procedures, she was indeed responsible for the No. 2134 biological project, but when others deliberately interfered, she still There is no strength to stop it.

And this is also the biggest reason why Director Du persuaded the other party.

"Wait a moment," Director Du said without looking back.

"What are you waiting for?"

Director Du did not answer, his delicate eyes stared at the sea in the distance, and suddenly narrowed his eyes. Above the sea, Marubeni warriors suddenly appeared one by one, riding the waves.

"This this--"

Ms. Qiao was stunned. Even if she had no research on mechanical bodies, she could still see the terrifying oppression of these pure mechanical warriors, who were more than three meters tall, and had huge samurai swords nearly four meters long, as well as the physical body. Feeling of oppression.

"Marubeni No. 14123, I've met the heroine!" The leading mechanical warrior knelt down on one knee, followed closely by all the warriors.

"Look, they are here," Director Du said with a smile on his lips.