NIKKE, When the Milky Way Blossoms

But you're different, Lieutenant!

You're the commander!

Even if she's a habitual liar, Niki still has to follow the most basic rules.

"..."

Despite Kansi's far-fetched sophistry, the lieutenant remained silent, glancing sideways at him.

What does it mean that "Nikki must still follow the most basic rules"?

Of all the girls he'd met, there was one who forcibly kissed the Commander on their first meeting, another who killed the Commander for her sister, and yet another who dared to knock on the Commander's door in the middle of the night and force herself on him.

Putting aside the aforementioned individuals, isn't there also a master in this tunnel who disobeys orders and tries to escape every day?

"Okay, okay, so should we talk to her or not?"

Seeing Phoenix's "you should really reflect on this" expression, Cansey shrugged, pouted, and said dejectedly:

"I can't keep running back and forth between the Ark and the Outer Edge every day, Lieutenant."

This statement encapsulates the current predicament we face.

The biggest obstacle for Kancy to work in the outer district for an extended period is getting the people in the rehabilitation center to willingly conceal her whereabouts.

Therefore, the first person the two thought of was Niki—Mori, the most dangerous person in the rehabilitation center.

A superhuman created by Misilis, capable of brainwashing humans and Niki using voiceprints, language, and psychological manipulation.

According to rumors, if Mori herself is willing, she can make someone who has not undergone willpower training choose to end their own life in just one hour of conversation.

Of course, these are just rumors circulating inside the rehabilitation center, and whether they are true or false is unknown.

……

……

"fake."

Inside Niki's solitary cell, the girl with two cat-ear headbands topped with speakers smiled and cheerfully denied the rumors.

Even though her nose and below were completely covered by a huge soundproof mask, it didn't stop others from appreciating the gentle smile between her brows.

　“Everyone knows that assaulting someone else is a serious crime, right, Lieutenant?”

"Is that so?"

Upon hearing the instigator's answer, the uninvited man nodded thoughtfully and said, "So even if I help you remove the restraints, you still won't be able to hypnotize the prison guards at the rehabilitation center."

"?"

The unexpected topic successfully halted Sen's train of thought, but the other person didn't give him a moment to think, immediately glancing at the subordinate beside him, and continued:

"Kansey, let's go. She doesn't seem to be doing well; let's not waste any more time here."

"what?"

On the other side, the girl, equally surprised by such a scene, was also taken aback when Phoenix urged her on. However, the quick-witted girl soon recovered and nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Lieutenant."

The two of them then put on a little charade, taking turns saying lines, before bending down again in front of Sen, seemingly about to return to the tunnel...

then,

Sen, his smile fading, was dumbfounded.

The girl, who had spent years in prison and made a living by talking, had never seen Phoenix's negotiation style of "breaking up" at the drop of a hat.

Unfortunately, the conditions the other party had just "unintentionally" offered were too tempting, and in her haste, she didn't think twice and blurted out "wait a minute."

Then, a wave of regret washed over me.

Sen knew very well that doing so would be tantamount to handing over the initiative in the negotiations, turning him from the equals to the weaker party, and making subsequent conversations difficult at every turn.

But the lieutenant's attitude next completely changed Mori's understanding of negotiation.

Phoenix simply turned his head and they stared at each other in silence. After a few breaths of no response, he immediately turned away, seemingly intending to leave...

Leaving this place without a trace of regret...

"can!"

An excited shout echoed through the room, reflecting Mori's current mood.

—She was getting a little anxious.

So anxious that she even subconsciously took a step forward, Violet's eyes widened, and she said quickly:

"Isn't it just the guards of the entire rehabilitation center? You help me remove the restraints, and I'll play a game with you."

Chapter 291 Wait a few more days

Perhaps it was NIMPH in his mind at work, but Mori wasn't actually that concerned about death.

Whether it's someone else's death or your own.

Moreover, after becoming Niki, she unexpectedly lost the empathy she had as a human.

Mori loves his incredible supernatural abilities; he also enjoys the pleasure of manipulating the consciousness of others; and he relishes the supreme superiority of being worshipped as a god by ignorant masses.

Therefore, the moment the lieutenant said he could remove her limiter, the worry that it might be destroyed afterward no longer mattered to Mori.

She just wanted to enjoy her abilities one more time.

Moreover, the lieutenant's plan was quite interesting: to hypnotize everyone in the rehabilitation center and quietly take it over.

Since it involves everyone, I suppose the lieutenant wouldn't mind if I treated him the same way...

pat!

Before Sen could finish thinking about his plans after the seal was broken, a large hand gently touched her cheek.

To be more precise, he touched the restraint on her cheek.

The machine connects to a wireless network, and the latch has a built-in physical alarm mechanism.

By probing the nanometals into the machine's internal circuitry through the limiter's breathing system, Anik obtained all the limiter's information in just a few seconds.

Physically triggered alarm devices are easy to solve; the difficulty lies in the machine sending encrypted identification codes to the network in real time.

This multi-layered encryption of packets cannot be cracked by brute force; I must possess the corresponding packet key to simulate signals and send false information to the network.

Artificial intelligence was explained very clearly, but Phoenix's understanding of network technology was limited to the level of accelerators. Therefore, while holding onto Sen's mask, he asked confidently:

【What's the meaning? 】

This means the account password cannot be cracked. You need to obtain the account password first. I can only create a fake account after logging into the account and checking its contents.

【That’s it. 】

After listening to Anik's simplified analogy, the lieutenant finally understood what was going on and immediately realized what was happening. He then sighed softly:

[You're a front-end quantum computer, how come you can't even crack an account password?]

With just one simple sentence, he successfully stepped on Anik's little tail, making the artificial intelligence personality so angry that it almost caused him to become depressed.

Do you think electronic passwords are so easy to crack?!

You think your account was stolen because a computer virus cracked your password?

Computer viruses simply exploit system bugs to infiltrate the host computer, access your computer's data, find your account passwords, and then secretly send them to the hacker's database.

It's not essentially a cracking operation. The password of a multi-layered encrypted packet is theoretically impossible to crack. The only way to steal it is through other channels!

steal--!!!】

Why can't you steal it?

【…】

It must be said that Phoenix's sincere question struck a nerve with Anick's fragile data-driven mind.

In fact, what someone said, which seemed like a deliberate attempt to provoke someone, wasn't actually wrong.

She could indeed trace the packet identification code to the other party's host, then perform a logical check on the host's firewall, and finally exploit a program vulnerability to infiltrate the other party's system and copy the complete set of keys for the packet identification code.

However, this is contingent on Anik having sufficient computing power to match the firewall on the other party's host.

If our computing power can't even keep up with the other side's firewall, let alone perform logical checks, our own chips will be instantly burned out by the massive data streams fed into the firewall.

[Hmph! You wouldn't understand even if I explained, it's just impossible to do. Unless you go to the Pure Land headquarters and ask your lover for a few data workstations.]

Anick's answer really embarrassed Phoenix. He never expected that the artificial intelligence would be limited by hardware problems, making it impossible to quietly remove Sen's limiter.

What to do now?

The lieutenant frowned slightly. There were two reasons why he had not yet chosen to rebel.

First, his team hasn't returned yet.

Secondly, apart from Viper, none of his staff, including Cancy, had ever truly taken charge of the city's administrative work.

If the rebellion succeeds and power changes hands, but there aren't enough internal affairs personnel on their side, the Ark after the major reshuffle will definitely fall into short-term chaotic management.