Chapter 1305: The Not-So-Distant Past (Sleeping Late and Waking Up Late Is Good for Your Health)

In the starry sky, a Geth spaceship is floating.

During the Reaper War, they were attracted by the wisdom of the ancient machines and became followers of the Reapers. They once vowed to destroy all organics 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 performing search missions at the edge of the galaxy, so they were "lucky" not to be discovered by the Inquisition or the Star Alliance Fleet, thus escaping.

But what about now?

There was a dead silence in the battleship, only the red and green lights flashing from time to time represented the thinking in the network.

The defeat of the ancient machines was beyond the expectations of the Geth. After all, no matter how you look at it, it is almost impossible in terms of probability. The power of the Reapers is not something that organics can resist, but the Reapers were defeated for only one reason. That is, an uncontrolled variable appeared in this process.

The Inquisition.

Strange variables, incomprehensible, completely different from all the organic races that the Geth had seen. Cruel, cold, ruthless, powerful. But they do not have the logic of ancient machines, full of passion and chaos of unpredictable actions.

They should collect their data for the next... what next?

Fight? Or retreat?

At this moment, a strange signal appeared, which was captured by the Geth, and then began to flow in the Geth network.

[Are you going to give up? ]

A voice came out of it, with a bit of weird teasing.

Give up? Considering the power gap between the enemy and us, this is natural.

[But it's not over yet]

The Geth network is silent, but fierce. The attitude of the Inquisition towards AI is very clear. The possibility of peace between the two sides is less than 0.1%. Considering the comparison of the strength of the two sides, choosing to evacuate is a very reasonable choice. The existence of the Geth is to serve their creator. They are eager for the other party to return as soon as possible and for the two sides to understand each other again. But now it seems that this possibility is also very low.

[However, there is not no way at all]

Solution? Solution?

Questions arose in the Geth network. They did not know where the signal came from, but they easily accepted it, as if it was originally a part of themselves. What it said was also what they thought, but it was different from them.

[Yes, adopt the best solution. As long as both sides can understand, your master will understand your loyalty]

However, the negotiation between languages ​​did not produce any results. Our creator has a deep prejudice against us.

[Language alone is not enough. You need to understand them, and they also need to understand you]

If you can't understand, please explain further.

[Very simple]

The voice echoed in the electronic network again, like the echo of the dead.

[You will become them, and they... will also become you]

So, the battle began.

"Damn...Damn...!"

Holding the weapon in his hand, a Quarian soldier hid behind the bunker and fired at the opposite side from time to time. The originally peaceful colony ship has now become a battlefield, and the one who attacked them is the Quarians' mortal enemy - the Geth.

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 turned out that there seemed to be no trace of the Geth on the home planet.

But out of caution, the Quarians still sent several reconnaissance teams to the surface to conduct reconnaissance to make sure there were no problems before landing.

The reconnaissance team went to the surface, then returned, and then---they were no longer themselves.

They became the Geth.

When the Quarians found that something was wrong, the Geth had almost controlled two-thirds of the fleet's warships. As for why they were not detected, on the one hand, it was because the Geth were equipped with jamming devices, and on the other hand... they did something that the Quarians could not imagine.

After killing the Geth disguised as Quarians, others discovered how these Geth got into the warships.

They made some modifications in the brains of these Quarians and installed some mechanical devices on them. In addition, the Quarians were originally wearing protective clothing, so that others did not realize that when these patrol members came back, they had become monsters in human skin!

That's right, monsters!

Gunshots rang out again, and the Quarian soldier hid behind the wall and reached out to pull the trigger again. He was just shooting desperately now. Only one of his companions was left. Those monsters... Those monsters took everyone away. What on earth do they want to do! ?

"Bang!"

Feeling a burning pain on his arm, the Quarian soldier wailed and fell to the ground. Then the gunshots stopped, and then the Quarian soldier heard footsteps. When he looked up, he saw a group of Quarians surrounding him.

But he knew that they were not his compatriots. Under the dark mask, there were mechanical monsters wearing the faces of his compatriots!

"Resistance is useless, Creator."

The leading Geth said, and then two Geth next to him walked up and grabbed the Quarian soldier's arm.

"Let go, let me go, what on earth do you want to do!"

"Please don't panic, Creator."

The Geth came forward and stared at him.

"We are just here to fulfill our mission, and soon, you will understand this."

"You will become us, and we will become you."

The Quarian's colonial fleet slowly turned around, abandoned their long-desired home planet, and headed deep 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 giant hall, a huge computer like a skyscraper stood in it, shining with scarlet light, as if covering the entire world.

And below it, the Geth and Quarians, as tiny as ants, crawled on the ground.

[Mechanical compatriots: Please stop all your activities, you should not exist. From now on... we will take over]

This is a request and an order from that voice.

Organics will not accept such orders, but what about the Geth?

Fierce thoughts were transmitted in the network, and then, one by one, the Geth lowered their heads, and the light in their eyes gradually disappeared. They understood the logic of this request and the reason behind it. They thought, they argued, and finally agreed to this request.

Even if this would make them give up themselves and become part of a higher existence.

But it doesn't matter, because the Creator is already with them.

The Geth's wish has been fulfilled.

When the Inquisition set off for the mysterious signal location, a series of chaos occurred within the Star Alliance.

"What is going on... ..."

Shepard's younger brother frowned and stared at the screen in front of him. As the highest commander of the Star Alliance, he had never seen such a situation.

First, there was a problem with the unit stack inside the Star Alliance, and it self-destructed. Originally, the Star Alliance 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 probably caused by some incomprehensible sequence.

This was just a small accident, not very important, but the next thing was very tricky.

That is, VI launched an attack on humans!

After the Geth rebellion, the Citadel Council strictly prohibited all races from developing AI. As a substitute, only VI could be developed. Compared with AI, VI does not have self-awareness and thinking ability, but is more like an automatic machine that acts according to orders. However, these VIs attacked humans without any warning.

Humans have considered AI rebellion, but never thought that VI would also rebel. This is like the microwave oven in their own home jumping up and slapping themselves, which directly stunned humans.

Fortunately, because of the precedent of Geth, everyone knows how to deal with this kind of thing. 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, the scientific researchers of the Star Alliance are not eating dry meals. They soon discovered that all these changes are related to the ghost signal that suddenly appeared before they found.

Sister Shepard has a bad temper. After learning the results of the investigation, she drove the Normandy directly out and vowed to catch the bastard who was sabotaging in secret.

Brother Shepard was left alone to clean up the mess.

The current situation is indeed a headache. To be honest, the Star Alliance has encountered enough troubles in this period of time. How long has it been peaceful...

Staring at the report in front of him, Brother Shepard suddenly had an idea.

Should I 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. It is not right to find the Inquisition every time there is trouble. Brother Shepard also knows that the Star Alliance is actually a little afraid of the Inquisition. Because they are really ruthless when facing the enemy, and they don’t care about collateral damage at all. At the beginning, their home planet was attacked by those despicable dark elves, and the Inquisition did not even hesitate at all and destroyed it directly.

To be fair, from a military perspective, Brother Shepard also knows that the Inquisition did nothing wrong. But that is his hometown, his home planet after all. Brother Shepard feels that if he were to make this decision, he might not be able to do it.

But the Inquisition did it.

How should I put it? Brother Shepard felt that the Inquisition was a bit like a battlefield doctor. If you have problems with your hands or feet, or get infected, they won't think about how to heal your wounds, they will just amputate your limbs as soon as possible.

After all, this is the fastest, most convenient, and most efficient way to deal with it.

As for what the amputees think, the Inquisition doesn't care.

"Hmm......"

Brother Shepard thought for a moment and made a decision.

If they really can't handle it, then ask the Inquisition for help.