The abnormal fluctuations in the spiritual network made Gao Wen feel a little alert.

Although this spiritual network is something created by the Eternal Sleeper, one of the three major dark sects, by general standards, it is "evil" and it is indeed contaminated with blood and taboos during its construction, there is a fact that cannot be denied: Gao Wen still needs it now.

Cecil's large number of scientific research projects have been affected by it.

Of course, Gao Wen has achieved certain results since he has been promoting the harmlessness and self-research of the spiritual network for a long time.

On the one hand, experts such as Carmier have verified his initial conjecture through the combination of immersion cabin and magic net technology, that is, the operation of the mind network does not necessarily require victims like "brain master". It should essentially be a "cloud network" supported by a large number of nodes. The so-called "brain master" is very likely to be the product of another project of the Eternal Sleeper; on the other hand, Cecil's self-produced immersion cabin and the constantly improved magic net are also developing rapidly. Sooner or later, when Cecil's own number of nodes is sufficient, Gao Wen will be able to form his own mind network and create an origin space that does not need to get traffic from the Eternal Sleeper.

But these all take time.

The immersion cabin is the cutting-edge technology of the empire. Its manufacturing cost and mass production difficulty are still very high. The immersion cabins currently put into use are still limited to several research departments in the empire's capital, with only more than a hundred sets. According to Carmier's calculations, at least two to three thousand "brain nodes" must be connected to the network at the same time to form a relatively stable spiritual network and form a "heart-like world" similar to the dream city of the Eternal Sleeper. This goal is not so easy to achieve.

It is said that the biochemical technology found in the nest of all things that die, helps to break through the bottlenecks in artificial neural cords, but... can the spiritual network really last until then?

Perhaps it was because of intuition that Gao Wen always felt that the strange phenomenon that appeared on the spiritual network this time was extraordinary and it would not be done well... something big will happen.

"My Lord," Daniel looked at Gao Wen for a long time and couldn't help but say with a hint of nervousness, "Have you thought of something?"

Gowen glanced at Daniel.

Yes, there is no problem with the Mind Network for the time being. If the Internet collapses, how can Daniel contact you?

This old mage was a secret trick he had finally cultivated. It was of great significance to his many arrangements for the Eternal Miller and the Tifeng Empire. Since the Southern Integration War, the original 25th Production and Construction Brigade was disbanded and turned into a real Production and Construction Brigade. However, the No. 25 Office of the Government Affairs Department is still in operation. This office is affiliated with the Military Intelligence Bureau. Its main task is to analyze the various intelligence sent back by Daniel and formulate various plans for the Eternal Miller. No matter from any perspective, the core of this team is Daniel, and this line must not be affected.

"Anyway, the mind network cannot disappear yet," Gao Wen looked at Daniel seriously, "I need it."

Daniel immediately received the order: "Yes, then I will do everything I can to ensure it survive."

After so long, the network security supervisor of Eternal Midnight finally decided to pay attention to network security seriously...

"If I guess it's right, the Pope and Archbishops of the Eternal Sleeper should come to you soon," Gao Wen nodded, "You are the security supervisor. Although I guess the network problems this time are a deeper reason, and it is mostly unrelated to external invasions, your strength in the field of spiritual network technology has been recognized by the senior leaders of the sect, and they may ask you to solve the problem. At that time, you should do your best, but remember to pass the information to me in time.

"There is another point. You pay more attention to those believers who have experienced abnormalities after connecting to the network for a long time. Although the examination concluded that everything was normal, I always felt that things were not that simple. They... may have been seriously affected in the depths of consciousness, but they have not erupted for the time being.

"Be careful when doing these, don't show enthusiasm beyond your identity, be careful of being suspected."

"Please rest assured, my lord," Daniel showed a confident smile, which was the confident smile that was only the uncrowned king of the Military Intelligence Bureau's Office No. 25. "I am already very skilled in this regard."

...

Dream City, border area.

A translucent blurred barrier covers the block with falling leaves. From the outside, this area located on the border of Dream City is still peaceful and peaceful. It is just blocked by a "pause of access" barrier, and it is undergoing normal maintenance and reconstruction inside.

But inside the barrier, the distorted scenery is completely different from the normal neighborhood that is close to the outside.

The clear and clear sky was covered with a layer of turbid and chaotic light and shadow, floating above the city like a wrong water surface and clouds mixed together. The ground was covered with a hexagonal prism-like structure. The large prism surfaces faded away, showing a lifeless gray or disturbing deep black smear. The originally magnificent palaces were stacked outside the end of the block, with balcony, corridor, and steps all twisted and entangled, forming a structure like a clump, and a large number of shadows staggering on this chaotic block, like ghosts.

A quiet woman in a long white gold-edged dress stood on the edge of this chaotic block, quietly watching the wrongly combined geometry and distorted colors on the street. The air was dull and windless, but her hair was gently fluttering in the air, as if the wind from another space was blowing on her forehead, and as if she was just a phantom standing here, and the body was still in its original place.

Under her feet, a ring-shaped noise was trembling and shrinking, as if the messy space around was trying to erode the woman's position, but was blocked by a stronger force.

A sleeper wearing a thick black robe and an owl mask on his face walked over from the side, and a dull voice came from under the mask: "Article Gelfon, the erosion area has stabilized, but the boundary of the area spreads to the outside of the Dream City about one tenth, forming a very strange street, which cannot be approached to the sampling."

Selena Gerfen nodded slightly and looked into the distance.

She could see the strange street, which was located at the end of this chaotic block, with a strange architectural style, with some figures coming and going on the street, and outside the street was an endless gray-white void, but the carriages and horses and people kept coming and going on the boundary of nothingness, just as the street led to a world that was invisible but real.

Selena knows where that "street" came from. It comes from the World of Sandbox No. 1.

Now, no one knows what happened in the world of sandbox No. 1, no one knows what kind of thing has brewed in that closed-run world, and even... no one knows how long time has passed in that world, is it a thousand years? or ten thousand years? or more...

Archbishops only know one thing

"Sandbox No. 1 is still overflowing," Selena Gerfen whispered, "these overflowing data are contaminating the normal network... This area can no longer be repaired, and can only be completely reset."

"Yes, Archbishop."

The sleeper wearing an owl mask took the order to retreat and prepare to reset the block, while another figure emerged from the vicinity of Selena, a young man in a white robe with tall and thin black hair and gentle monocles, looking quiet and with a trace of bookish atmosphere.

"Article Selena," said the brunette, "the second overflow block has been reset."

"I'm about to perform a reset here, Archbishop Yuri," Selena nodded, "It can't be fixed, it's all."

"…IMHO, ma'am," said the young (at least it looks like this on the Internet) archbishop, known as Yuri, who looked slightly lowered his head. Although he had a similar position in the sect, he seemed to be a little shallow in his qualifications, so he also had a hint of respect in his words. "Just resetting these blocks can only temporarily alleviate the problem, we should still find a way to stop the sandbox No. 1."

"I know, the Pope's Coronation also knows, but almost all the emergency stops have failed. Sandbox No. 1 is still running, and it is even gradually integrating all other sandbox worlds," Selena sighed slightly. "After increasing the time iteration multiple to the limit, Sandbox No. 1 is self-enclosed within a few minutes. Perhaps in that short few minutes, it has created a 'thing' that is enough to confront us, and that thing... does not want its history to be ended."

Archbishop Yuri hesitated for a moment and whispered: "... Archbishop Magnan has proposed an emergency circuit breaker plan, which has been submitted to the Pope's crown."

"I know, but the Pope's Coronation would not agree that this plan is not essentially different from the sandbox cutting plan, and it is of no use except for increasing the victims of brain death," Selena Gerfen shook his head, "and... the situation is not at its worst."

“You mean… ‘hysteresis’?”

"Yes, the hysteresis is in effect. Through reverse time iteration, the running speed of sandbox No. 1 has been reduced to the normal time flow rate. We are at the same level as that thing. We still have time to continue testing safer and safer solutions," Selena said in a gentle tone, but it seemed to have some unquestionable and refuted force. "Since the zero project has been running, we have invested too much in it... and neither the Pope nor I will abandon it at will."

A strange buzz suddenly sounded from the air, interrupting the conversation between the two archbishops.

Selena looked up and saw that all the buildings and ground in the block were quickly dyed with a grid, and then the twisted buildings were deleted in pieces, the alienated ground was quickly reorganized into the base plane, and the water surface and clouds in the sky were decomposed into disordered light particles. After a few seconds, normal houses, streets, ground and vegetation began to quickly regenerate in this space.

The reset of the block is complete.

In the blink of an eye, the chaotic urban area became orderly again, and everything seemed to have not changed, and the fatal overflow data and network pollution were cleaned up.

Selena and Yuri, two Archbishops, stood on the edge of the block that had recovered as usual, and were silent for a moment.

"I'm afraid that a few more compatriots' short-term memories will be deleted," Archbishop Yuri suddenly sighed, "Resetting always comes at a cost."

Selena frowned: "Hope this is the last time."

"Article Selena, what do you think about the security supervisor I mentioned in the last meeting?"

"Daniel..." Selena Gerfen thought for a moment and nodded, "I have always been paying attention to him... He is a very talented mage and scholar, and has unique insights into the many technologies of the spiritual network and the concept of network operation... It's a pity that before our network was officially put into use, his talent was buried and almost wasted."

“The security systems he created, as well as network addressing, multiple databases and other technologies have proved to be of great use,” Archbishop Yuri nodded in agreement and continued, “Some of these technologies have even been used in Project Zero. I and several other Archbishops believe that this person may play a role in the crisis we are currently facing.”

"He is currently a bishop, but he was promoted not long ago..." Selena Gerfen thought, "But for talented people, we don't have to stick to these rules too much. Archbishop Yuri, do you personally think that Daniel is reliable enough?"

"I think it's reliable," Yuri said without hesitation, "I investigated his situation. He joined the Order twenty years ago, with sufficient qualifications. He has honest and reliable external contacts in the real world. He is a scholar-oriented compatriot who is loyal to the Order and devotes himself to the study. In fact, if he is unreliable, he cannot become the head of security. You know the importance of this position. From my personal point of view, I think Bishop Daniel is very reliable. He is loyal to our cause, and has outstanding abilities and is extremely concerned about the spiritual network."

"Very good, then you can get in touch," Selena nodded, "but don't be too anxious and observe a cycle. After all... this involves Project Zero, and we must be prepared to promote that Daniel to 'Architect'."

"I see."
Chapter completed!