As soon as the Human Emperor Banner came out, I became the Lord of the Old Ones

Chapter 230 War Correspondent

Hidden behind the shipping container, a layer of faint blue light floated in the room, flowing slowly as if possessing a living mist, condensing into waterfalls and even waves of information before Xu Yan's eyes.

When information flows converge, they even reveal shapes that closely resemble human facial features, as if numbers and information themselves possess the ability to think independently.

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows in surprise.

This is identified as a very high-end computing card, [Deep Blue-5].

The Deep Blue series of supercomputers is a technological achievement of the late stage of the Mechanical Civilization in the Fourth Age.

The later models reached the point where they could independently generate strong artificial intelligence and even self-awareness, which was also one of the important factors that triggered the AI ​​crisis and led to the collapse of civilization.

DeepBlue Technology, one of the four major card manufacturing companies, started its business by exploring the Echoing Lands in the late period of the Age of Wonders.

The "Deep Blue series" computing cards are their flagship products.

In a sense, Deep Blue 5 can be regarded as the remnant soul of a supercomputer.

It can greatly enhance the user's computing power, retrieve effective clues from massive amounts of information, and connect seemingly unrelated clues together.

Through the dim light of "Deep Blue-5", Xu Yan discovered that there were seven or eight computers set up in the small room.

From the old-fashioned differential engine composed of gleaming gears, cranks, and data cartridges, to the gleaming transistor computer, and even the chaos prediction system composed of magic crystal balls from the Phantom Demon Civilization, all were connected by cables as thick as an arm, together displaying intricate information on a dozen tall, raised spherical screens.

Wearing huge headphones, Li Xinglan curled up in front of the screen like a round squirrel, her hands moving like lightning, typing away on the keyboard with a loud "clattering" sound, completely immersed in the sea of ​​data, unaware of Xu Yan's arrival.

It seems she has been working on this for some time.

The mountain of food packaging bags piled up in the corner and the constant yawnings indicated that the workload was considerable.

Beside her, behind the bright screen, two sharp gazes shot out from a dark corner, like cold razors, gently scraping Xu Yan's exposed skin.

Xu Yan narrowed his eyes and smiled slightly into the darkness.

A soft, cold snort came from the darkness, and three seconds later, the razor-sharp light disappeared.

"Alright, our last team member is in position. We can begin the formal investigation now!"

Long Jianhuan emerged from the deep blue mist, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention, and said, "Now, let me formally introduce my partners who will be fighting alongside me for the next few months!"

Long Jianhuan goes without saying.

Thanks to her contribution in eliminating the Swamp Gang, she has become a rising star among the heroes in the southeastern border region in recent months.

In addition, she has intricate connections with both the Security Bureau headquarters and the Dawn City Security Bureau.

He was capable enough to command this special squad and launch an operation that could very well shock the entire city of Dawn.

Although Li Xinglan is not a well-trained operator, she possesses an almost innate sensitivity to numbers.

Her years of experience with the Rolling Stone Fortress patrol team gave her a very direct understanding of the inevitable interactions between the patrol team and underground forces.

It also demonstrated its potential in tracking the financial movements of "big boss" John Carter.

Subsequently, together with Long Jianhuan, they carried out the mission to wipe out the Swamp Gang. By tracing the Swamp Gang's financial flows and sensitive transactions, they followed the clues and uncovered many deeply hidden remnants of the Swamp Gang who were difficult to find using conventional investigative methods. Considering that what they were investigating was a deeply hidden money laundering industry chain.

The addition of such a data analyst is essential.

The next member surprised Xu Yan.

Kelly Gracey.

A renowned war correspondent.

I had just served as a commentator for the Dawn Cup a few days ago and had interacted with Xu Yan.

In a sense, her status and seniority are higher than Long Jianhuan's; she can be considered a senior figure in the spirit-controlling circle.

I wonder how such a accomplished and experienced journalist ended up here?

Sensing Xu Yan's confusion, Kelly Gracey smiled slightly and introduced herself in a slightly hoarse voice.

In recent years, she has been active in the southeastern part of the Alliance, often venturing deep into the wilderness to the front lines where the Spirit Guardians and the ancient monsters are engaged in fierce battles, reporting on the extremely brutal situation.

However, during her long and arduous battles alongside the Spirit Legion, Kelly Gracie discovered that although the Spirit Legion had indeed achieved a series of victories at the combat level through the bloody battles of its soldiers,

However, there were very few victories at the operational level.

Even if you win a battle, it's often difficult to swallow the spoils of victory.

There was no way around it; there were just too many ancient monsters, constantly emerging from the Echoing Lands.

Threatened by these monsters that are as difficult to eradicate as weeds and locusts, even if the Spirit Guard temporarily clears a wasteland, it will be difficult to establish a long-term settlement and turn the wasteland into a planned area or even a safe zone.

After a few occasional attempts, they established settlements of several hundred or even thousands of people, seemingly wiping out all the ancient monsters in the surrounding area.

However, whenever a natural disaster strikes, the Echoing Lands may randomly appear around or even in the center of a settlement, causing deformed and twisted ancient monsters to burst out directly from the most densely populated downtown area, resulting in a horrific catastrophe.

Without establishing permanent settlements, it is impossible to effectively utilize the land and resources of the wilderness area; no matter how many battles are won, it will be a losing proposition.

Over the years, the weapon wear and tear of the Spirit Guard Corps, the maintenance costs of the sealing cards, and the compensation for the casualties of the soldiers have all amounted to astronomical figures.

Whether it is necessary to maintain a large-scale Spirit Guardian Legion in areas outside the border has always been a sensitive issue that has been hotly debated among the bigwigs in the core area of ​​the Alliance.

Meanwhile, the well-informed Kelly Gracey had already heard rumors and her advocacy for a strategic retreat, abandoning some border towns that were of low value but extremely costly to maintain, had recently gained momentum in the Alliance's core area.

Dawn City, with its resources dwindling, is a typical example of a border town that is neither worth keeping nor worth abandoning.

As a war correspondent, Kelly Gracey naturally had a deep affection for the Spirit Guardians she spent so much time with.

However, having access to a large amount of sensitive data, she knew better than anyone exactly how much it would cost to maintain a Spirit Guardian Legion.

Whether Dawn City can hold on any longer, and what methods can be used to revive this or similar resource-depleted border town, so that the Spirit Guard Corps can reap rich rewards in their battles—these are the questions she urgently wants to find out.

(End of this chapter)