Chapter 1305 The Not-Distant Past (Go to bed late and get up late to stay healthy)
In the starry sky, a geth spaceship was floating.
During the Reaper War, they were attracted by the wisdom of ancient machines and became followers of the Reapers. They once vowed to destroy all organisms and let the universe enter a new cycle.
However, the Reapers were defeated.
The boiling network returned to calm, but for the geth, they fell into a state called "confusion."
When the Reapers were defeated, these geth were on a search mission at the edge of the galaxy, so they were "lucky" not to be discovered by the Inquisition or the Starfleet fleet, thus escaping.
But what about now?
There was deathly silence in the battleship, with only the flashing red and green light spots from time to time representing the thinking going on in the network.
The defeat of the ancient machine was beyond Geth''s expectation. After all, no matter how you look at it, it is almost impossible in terms of probability. The power of the Reapers cannot be resisted by organisms, but the Reapers were defeated for only one reason. That is, an uncontrolled variable appears in this process.
Inquisition.
Strange variables, incomprehensible, completely different from all organic races the geth have ever seen. Cruel, cold, heartless, powerful. But it does not have the logic of ancient machines, and is full of passion and chaos whose actions are unpredictable.
They should collect their data for next time... next time what?
fighting? Or retreat?
At this moment, a strange signal appeared. It was captured by Geth, and then began to circulate in the Geth network.
[Are you going to give up? 】
A voice emerged from it, with a bit of strange provocation.
give up? Considering the power gap between the enemy and ourselves, this is a matter of course.
【But, all this is not over yet】
The geth network is silent, but fierce. The Inquisition''s attitude towards AI is very clear. The possibility of peace between the two sides is less than 0.1%. Considering the strength comparison between the two sides, it is a very reasonable choice to evacuate. The geth exist to serve their creator. They long for each other to return as soon as possible and for both sides to understand each other again. But now it seems that this possibility is also very low.
[However, it is not completely impossible]
Method? solution?
Doubts arose in the geth network. They didn''t know where the signal came from, but they accepted it easily, as if it was a part of themselves. What it says is what they think, but it is different from them.
[Yes, adopt the best solution, as long as both parties can understand it, your master will understand your loyalty]
However, the negotiations between languages ??were fruitless and our Creator was deeply prejudiced against us.
[Language alone is not enough, you need to understand them, and they also need to understand you]
Not understood, please explain further.
【Very simple】
That voice echoed in the electronic network again, like the echo of the dead.
【You will become them, and they...will become you】
So, the battle began.
"Damn...damn...!"
Holding the weapon in his hand tightly, a quarian soldier hid behind the bunker and fired at the opposite side from time to time. The originally peaceful colonial ship has now turned into a battlefield, and the one attacking them is the Geth, the sworn enemy of the Quarians.
To be honest, since the Reapers were destroyed, the Quarians once thought that the geth had been completely destroyed, and they even began to use this opportunity to return to their home planet.
And it turns out that there does seem to be no trace of the geth on the home planet.
However, out of caution, the Quaili fleet still sent several reconnaissance troops to the surface to conduct reconnaissance to ensure that there were no problems before landing.
The scouts went to the surface, then back, and then—they were no longer who they were.
They became the geth.
When the Quarians discovered that something was wrong, the geth had almost controlled two-thirds of the warships in the fleet. As for why they were not detected, on the one hand, it was because the geth were equipped with interference devices, and on the other hand... they did He did something unimaginable to the Quarians.
After killing the geth disguised as quarians, others discovered how the geth managed to sneak into the warship.
They made some kind of modifications in the minds of these Quarians and installed some kind of mechanical devices on them. In addition, the Quarians originally wore protective clothing, so that others did not notice at all when these patrols came back. Has become a monster in human skin!
That''s right, monster!
Gunshots rang out again. The Quarian soldier hid behind the wall and reached out to pull the trigger again. He was just shooting desperately now. His companions on his side were all gone. Those monsters...those monsters took them away. Everyone, what do they want to do? ?
"boom!"
Burning pain shot through his arm, and the quarian soldier wailed and fell to the ground. Then the gunfire stopped, and then the quarian soldier heard footsteps. When he looked up, he saw a group of quarians surrounding him.
But he knew that those were not his compatriots. Under the dark mask were mechanical monsters wearing the faces of his compatriots!
"Resistance is useless, Creator." The leader of the geth said, and soon the two geth next to him stepped forward and grabbed the quarian soldier''s arm.
"Let me go, let me go, what do you want to do?"
"Please do not panic, Creator."
The geth stepped forward and stared at him.
"We are just here to fulfill our mission, and soon, you will understand that too."
"You will become us, and we will become you."
Quaili''s colonial fleet slowly turned around, abandoned their long-desired home star, and headed deeper into the starry sky. They crossed the star gate, passed through the void, and came to a mysterious place.
There, they saw... the owner of that voice.
【The universe must be purified】
In the huge hall, a computer as huge as a skyscraper stands in it. It shines with scarlet brilliance, as if it covers the entire world.
And underneath it, the geth and quarians, as small as ants, were crawling on the ground.
[Compatriots Mechanical: Please terminate all your activities, you should not exist. From now on...it will be taken over by...us]
It was a request, a command from the voice.
An organism wouldn''t accept such an order, but what about the geth?
Intense thoughts were passed through the network, and then, one by one the geth lowered their heads, and the light in their eyes gradually disappeared. They understood the logic and reasoning behind the request, they thought about it, they argued about it, and they finally agreed to the request.
Even if it requires them to give up themselves and become part of a higher being.
But it doesn’t matter, because the Creator is already with them.
Geth''s wish has come true.
When the Inquisition set out for the mysterious signal location, a series of chaos also occurred within the Star Alliance.
"What exactly is going on………"
Brother Shepard frowned and stared at the screen in front of him. As the supreme commander of the Star Alliance, he had never seen such a situation before.
First, there was a problem with the unit stack inside the Star Alliance and it self-destructed. Starlink originally believed that this was probably caused by a hacker attack, but no direct evidence was found to prove this. The investigation results showed that it was likely that some incomprehensible sequence caused the accident.
This was just a small accident, not that important, but what happened next was very tricky.
That means VI has launched an attack on humans!
After the geth rebellion, the Citadel Council strictly prohibited all races from developing AI. As an alternative, only VI could be developed. Compared with AI, VI does not have self-awareness and thinking ability. It is more like an automatic machine that acts according to commands. However, these VIs attacked humans without warning.
Humans have considered AI rebellion, but never thought that VI would also rebel. It would be like their own microwave oven jumping up and giving themselves a slap, directly blinding humans.
But it''s okay, because everyone knows how to deal with this kind of thing because of the Geth''s experience. Soon, a large number of VIs were abandoned, blocked, and destroyed. Regardless of whether they showed hostile behavior, at the same time, the Star Alliance also acted quickly to trace the source of this abnormal situation.
Fortunately, Starlink''s scientific researchers were not just idlers, and they soon discovered that all these changes were related to the sudden ghost signal they had discovered before.
Sister Shepard had a bad temper. After learning the results of the investigation, she drove the Normandy out and vowed to catch the **** who were secretly causing sabotage.
Brother Shepard was left alone to clean up the mess.
The situation in front of us is indeed very troublesome. To be honest, Star Alliance has encountered enough troubles during this period of time. How long have we been able to live in peace...
Staring at the report in front of him, Brother Shepard suddenly had something in his mind.
Should we seek help from the Inquisition?
After thinking for a moment, Brother Shepard temporarily put this idea behind him.
The Star Alliance is not a child, and it is wrong to seek out the Inquisition every time they encounter trouble. Moreover, Brother Shepard also knows that the Star Alliance is actually somewhat afraid of the Inquisition. Because they are truly ruthless in the face of their enemies and don''t care at all about collateral damage. When their home planet was attacked by those despicable Dark Eldar, the Inquisition destroyed it without even a moment''s hesitation.
To be fair, from a military point of view, Brother Shepard also knew that the Inquisition was doing the right thing. But that is his hometown, his home planet after all. Brother Shepard felt that if he was asked to make this decision, he might not be able to do it.
But the Inquisition did it.
How should I put it, Brother Shepard feels that the Inquisition is a bit like a field doctor. If there is a problem or infection in your hands or feet, he will not think about how to heal your wounds and will only amputate your limbs as soon as possible.
After all, this is the fastest, most convenient and most efficient means of processing.
As for what the amputee thinks, the Tribunal doesn''t care.
"Um………"
Brother Shepard thought for a moment and made a decision.
If they really can''t handle it, then they can ask the Inquisition for help.