Chapter 311
NO.0146: The Elimination Plan
After the logistics team from the contact person's ethics oversight committee arrived to handle the body, Jim and Bai Rao set off for the headquarters of the Icarus Liberation Front.
Along the way, Jim continued to try to extract more information from this mysterious committee member.
"If each of us has the Iridoid Bridge gene, then the technology that can widely activate the expression of this gene is probably the source of this type II crisis, right?"
He asked this question.
At this moment, Jiang Zhou and his team are interrogating You Jin Goro. At least from the information he revealed, they know that the thing called the Dionysus Virus can indeed activate the growth of the iris brain region through mimicry.
Of course, simulations are not the only things that can serve as carriers. These could include things like mind fine-tuning, tactical memory, electronic anesthetics, brain-computer interface viruses, or even any MRI helmet with a customizable magnetic field.
Of course, there's also the Nyx factor...
Jim added this to himself.
The reason they chose sham films is that sham films are one of the few media that balances both dissemination and stability.
"I think it's possible. You know, skeuomorphic movies are all too common these days. If it gets out of control, it can spread very quickly."
Bai Rao nodded in reply.
"But when a normal person awakens the iridopontine region, there won't be a cognitive reversal like that of Duanmu Youxue. I guess that's probably not what Nyx originally intended when he designed the iridopontine region?"
Jim continued.
Regardless of who made the wish to Nyx, it couldn't be so abstract as to wish for all of humanity to be caught in a cycle of love and hate.
“I have some latest intelligence from a professional team. They believe that the reversal of love and hate is just one of the phenomena that the Rainbow Bridge parasite can create. In fact, they have found that recently, the support rate for the Icarus Liberation Front has been unusually high at all levels of the resettlement area... including many groups that should not be supporting them.”
As Bai Rao spoke, he looked at Jim with great interest.
Jim, understanding what the other person meant, gave a wry smile and then said:
"I'm guessing the main data comes from the fourth floor of the resettlement area, around the Thracian Club, the epicenter of the atomic bomb?"
The person who was there earlier used the Nyx factor he spread to create a mimicry of the place.
"Not only that, but the area surrounding some underground simulation playback rooms has also shown this phenomenon. Currently, more than 3,000 such abnormal individuals have been identified... The professional team is discussing how to efficiently eliminate all suspected infected individuals."
Jiang Zhou was startled by these words and immediately went to the private channel of the professional team to check the messages.
But nobody in the channel has discussed this...
Was Bai Rao scaring himself, or was he being isolated by a small group within the monster lineage?
The thought that the probability of this happening was not small made Jiang Zhou feel somewhat annoyed.
Of course, the more important thing right now is the "infected person elimination plan"...
"How could they just make that decision..."
Jim said indignantly, but Bai Rao calmly interrupted his complaints:
"I don't think now is the best time to debate the question of whether the more than 3,000 infected people are more important than the more than 3 million Nord residents, or even more than 3 billion people."
However, Jim Ben did not intend to debate this "trolley problem"; he simply pointed out an obvious flaw.
"But the infected individuals themselves are not infectious. We just need to cut off the possible transmission routes. Three thousand, or even more, infected individuals can be monitored together and we can slowly find a cure."
At worst, we can just open the skull and remove the iridophone region. In terms of modern precision surgery, the difficulty of opening the skull and removing a specific brain region is roughly the same as removing the appendix in the past.
"But have you ever considered another possibility? Perhaps the change in people's perception is not the crisis itself."
Bai Rao said, “As I said before, if we only create a group of antisocial lunatics, it won’t constitute a Category II crisis—even if these lunatics can use the iris bridge. To suppress them, the Olympian Order doesn’t even need to go all out. Unless Nyx is resurrected now and spreads the Nyx Factor around the world again, changing the genes of all mankind at the same time, a group of hackers at most Depth 3 cannot shake the current order at all.”
Jim realized she seemed to be hinting at something.
"You mean..."
He hesitated as he said this because he didn't think it would be the right answer.
"Could the interconnected networks formed by the brains of those who have already awakened the iridescent pontine region become the breeding ground for Nyx's resurrection?"
Jim said so.
Although he said that, he didn't really believe it himself—not that the idea was a pipe dream, after all, the Janus program that connected him with Jiang Zhou sounded a bit like that thing.
The reason he didn't quite believe it was simply because he didn't think the super AI that Janus had first killed could win the resurrection match.
Are you kidding me? In Janus's "Orpheus Pathway," he openly added the Nyx Factor as an enhancement to Depth 2, and even preserved the gene that allows all humans to grow the iris region. You're telling me Janus didn't consider the possibility of Nyx's resurrection?
“This is just one possibility I’ve considered. But in any case, keeping several thousand infected people alive will further increase the risk.”
Seeing that Jim didn't seem to believe it, Bai Rao also looked indifferent.
"So you also approve of taking up the butcher's knife?"
Jim was silent for a moment before asking.
"Of course not. I have already ordered the committee members not to cooperate with them. The reason I came down here in person is to find some peace and quiet."
Bai Rao laughed.
Her expression immediately turned serious, and she said in a heavy tone:
"But this little obstacle won't last long. We still need to find a way to quickly cure those people... Your suggestion of taking them all for brain surgery is too time-consuming. More than three thousand people! By the time we finish the surgery, it'll be too late."
Jim nodded in deep agreement, and then said:
"To be optimistic, perhaps when I upgrade to Depth 3 or Depth 4, I can solve this problem using the Nyx factor."
Of the more than 3,000 infected, at least nearly 1,000 were infected because of their own Nyx genes.
Perhaps when he reaches Orpheus's higher depths, he will be able to use a similar method to eliminate this threat.
Of course, this is most likely just wishful thinking on his part. Jim kept his expectations very low.
Then he asked another question.
"I still can't quite imagine how the Lin Yuan family managed to install 'Pegasus' on more than twenty people overnight?"
Are the adjustments and upgrades to Depth 3 really that worthless now?
And... what exactly is Hayashibara Eri's purpose in not only going on a killing spree at home, but also turning the servants, samurai, and butlers who have been with her and protected her since childhood into zombies?
Although that home felt like a confinement to Eri, she always regarded the people in it as her family.
As for Huili's feelings for him, it was nothing more than the youthful flutter of an innocent young girl, coupled with some rebellious mentality and the "suspension bridge effect."
Is it really that intense that it has to be this strong?
At the very least, Jim never thought he was that charming.
Bai Rao seemed to hesitate for a moment before slowly speaking regarding Jim's question:
“I am not responsible for what I say next, but…”
She paused for a moment, then said:
"Apollo Bio has long been keen on deciphering 'Pegasus'. In the past, in order to compete for an expert in this field, they even fought a small-scale mercenary war with Pluto Deep Dive."
"If any force could rapidly mass-produce zombies, I think it would probably only be Apollo Creatures." (End of Chapter)