Looking at the new content that appeared in the system, and this time hearing a voice, Yang Hui suddenly stood up, startling the three girls beside him.
"Yang Hui, what's wrong?"
"What happened?"
The three girls had never seen such a shocked and panicked expression on Yang Hui's face. Fortunately, the others had left earlier; otherwise, who knows how many people would have been scared.
"It's nothing, I just thought of something. You all go find everyone first; I'll be there in a bit."
Before the Third Imperial Princess could ask, Yang Hui dashed back to his room, locked the door, and then began to communicate with the system.
"System, you can talk? What's going on here?"
[Yes, I can talk, and I'm not called the system. My name is Mephis, the Intelligent AI Terminal of Prometheus Fortress.]
"Then why didn't you respond to me before? And… what is Prometheus Fortress?"
[Because the commander was still in the testing phase and did not have ownership of Prometheus Fortress, so I could not be activated; Prometheus Fortress is a massive fortress located in the Space Crevice, integrating living, entertainment, production, and military functions. The creator… has been deleted, and relevant information cannot be found.]
Yang Hui felt embarrassed; after all this time, he had just now left the beginner village? He thought he was already quite impressive, but it turned out he was still a newbie…
However, Yang Hui quickly adjusted his mindset and asked other questions: "What was the purpose of building Prometheus Fortress?"
[Searching for relevant content… Insufficient permissions to combat[Insufficient Permissions], maintain the balance of the infinite void.]
"Insufficient permissions?"
[Yes, with the commander's current permissions, it is insufficient to unlock encrypted data. The commander is too weak and needs to grow.]
"I! You! … Forget it, next question, what is the current status of Prometheus Fortress? How do I get to Prometheus Fortress?" Since the Intelligent AI Terminal Mephis had been dormant until he completed the testing task, Yang Hui guessed that the situation of Prometheus Fortress was not good, but he needed to understand the specifics from Mephis.
[Destruction level 99%, only the central command hall remains intact.]
"What's the reason?"
[Searching for relevant data… Playing video record…]
Immediately, an epic cosmic war movie began to play in Yang Hui's mind. In summary, Prometheus Fortress was indeed powerful and had protected countless weak universes from the invasion and destruction of unknown entities. However, the enemies were constantly growing stronger, and under their siege, they ultimately could not withstand the overwhelming odds. They activated the final emergency plan, destroying all areas outside the central region and secretly escaping into the space crevice to survive.
"…" Yang Hui was left speechless, first because of the immense power displayed by Prometheus Fortress in the footage. The Gundams and warships he designed were like children just starting school compared to the original technology of Prometheus Fortress. The Star Destroyer Cannon, Antimatter Missile, and so on made Yang Hui drool, not to mention the MS… let's just call it MS, since it's also a Humanoid Mobile Weapon… even Hand-Crafted Black Holes existed!
On the other hand, Yang Hui also recognized some very familiar entities among the enemies, such as… swarms of bugs, Dimensional Beasts, and little golden figures.
"Hmm… Mephis, are these enemies real? Shouldn't they all be fictional from my past life?"
[Commander, the works you have seen in your past life do not mean that these worlds do not exist; they are merely a special form of reflection. This includes the Gundam OO world you are currently in, which was once an anime you watched, right?]
"Alright, I understand. So… what can I do? I mean, how can I restore Prometheus Fortress?"
[The commander needs to traverse different worlds, complete tasks, earn rewards, and rebuild Prometheus Fortress. You also need to collect various technologies from different worlds, as the previous technology database along with the research area was destroyed, so commander, you need to start completely from scratch.]
"…Okay." Yang Hui couldn't understand why the research data was destroyed along with everything else; that was the most important capital for rebuilding strength. However, since it had already happened, there was no point in blaming anyone, especially since he couldn't find anyone to blame.
But since he could traverse various worlds, he believed he could definitely rebuild a powerful technology library. After all, to traverse different worlds, each world had its own highlights in technology. For example, in the Gundam OO world, although it had just barely escaped the pull of gravity and the level of technology was not high, the GN Drive and GN Particles were excellent, providing semi-permanent energy, direct communication through Brain Quantum Waves, and anti-gravity… these features generally only existed in high-level civilizations.
However, thinking of this, Yang Hui suddenly remembered another serious question: after leaving a world, could he return? If not, could he take people with him?
Not to mention others, he could never abandon Sumeragi, Wang Liu Mei, and Kati.
"Mephis, after I leave a world, can I come back? If not, can I take people with me to Prometheus Fortress?"
[Yes, when the commander travels to a new world, the fate line of the current world will change based on the commander's level of activity. Depending on the deviation of the fate line, you can obtain a quota for taking people away, but they must voluntarily accept. If the deviation of the fate line reaches or exceeds 100%, Prometheus Fortress can connect with that world and establish a two-way passage.]
"Phew~ That's good."
Hearing the answer, Yang Hui immediately breathed a sigh of relief, also confirming that rather than bringing people back to Prometheus Fortress, establishing a two-way passage with the world was the correct approach.
Talents are certainly important, but if he could gain the support of a world, the benefits would not just be a few outstanding individuals or those closely related to him. Compared to the scarce quota for taking people away, wouldn't it be better to continuously obtain talents from the world?
There were also resources, productivity, etc. Although Prometheus Fortress could establish dedicated production and research areas, wouldn't it be better to have more people and resources from different worlds working together on research and production?
"I understand. So when will the settlement take place? How do I get to Prometheus Fortress?"
[Now settling the Gundam OO world for the commander (Phase One)…
Become the ace pilot and genius designer of the Human Reform League—Deviation 2%
Provide a large number of next-generation design blueprints to the Human Reform League, advancing their research and development by 20 years—Deviation 4%
Provide the UNION with Next Generation MS design blueprints—Deviation 2%
Ensure Professor Rafael Eifman survives—Deviation 6%
Invite Professor Eifman, Billy Katagiri, Professor Wang, Sergei Smirnov, and Kati Mannequin to join the[Celestial Being]organization in advance—Deviation 5%
Become the fiancé of Sumeragi, Wang Liu Mei, and Kati Mannequin—Deviation 4%
Patrick Colasour's death—Deviation 4%
Ali al-Saachez's death—Deviation 6%
Ensure the survival of all members of the Trinity team, who were captured by the Human Reform League's[Dingwu]forces—Deviation 2%
Ensure the survival of Neil Dylandy, Christina Sierra, Lichtendahl Tsery, and JB Moreno—Deviation 6%
Prevent the tragedy of Louise Halevy—Deviation 7%
Ensure Kinue Crossroads survives and invites him to join the[Celestial Being]intelligence team—Deviation 1%
Soma Peries joins[Celestial Being]early, and Allejandro Corner (Hallelujah Haptism) is not captured—Deviation 3%
Lyle Dylandy joins the[Celestial Being]forces early—Deviation 2%
Slightly change Ribbons Almark's course of action—Deviation 3%
…
Total deviation obtained: 61%, with six quotas for taking people away.
Since the Gundam OO world is only the end of Phase One, the deviation will be retained. The next time you enter this world, the corresponding tasks will be accumulated for calculation.]
Looking at the list of tasks, it seemed he had indeed accomplished quite a bit. It turned out that the plot had already been thrown into chaos the moment he appeared.
Moreover, Yang Hui discovered a pattern: the greater the impact on future developments, the higher the deviation.
For example, with the early deaths of the two important enemies, the 2000 times man and Sachez, the number of significant enemies in Phase Two was reduced, leading to fewer arduous battles.
Also, with Professor Eifman surviving, the technology of the Earth Federation would rapidly improve with his help, as he was the only one who discovered in the original plot that the GN Drive and GN Drive were produced on Jupiter and that Aeolia Schenberg's plan was not just to eradicate war.
However… he hadn't expected to change Ribbons' course of action. Logically, a self-centered person like Ribbons shouldn't be influenced by him; at most, he would just send someone to execute him early or target him in battle.
"However… there are only six quotas now, so I need to think carefully about who to take."
Yang Hui began to analyze who he should take with him to Prometheus Fortress, considering many factors such as identity. People like Graham, Sergei, Kati, and Professor Eifman could be directly ruled out because if he went to Prometheus Fortress, the next time he returned would likely be at the start of the second season's plot, which would be at least a year later. If they disappeared for no reason for a year, the Earth Federation would be in an uproar.
So the personnel could only be selected from the[Celestial Being]forces. Sumeragi was definitely someone he would take; having someone to analyze intelligence and formulate plans would make Yang Hui's job much easier.
Then there were the five Gundam Meisters. If he could take them, he would, as their piloting skills, while not as good as his, still contributed to their combat strength. Plus, he could take them to other worlds for combat training, which would greatly help improve their abilities.
Next were the couple Ian and Linda, both geniuses, but if he took them, then Mileina would naturally have to be included.
Then there were the other members of Ptolemaios, which would lead to… too many people exceeding the limit.
Ah! What to do? He wanted to take them all! So many talents but couldn't take them all!
"Forget it, I'll listen to their own wishes first. They might not even want to come with me. Mephis, can you inform the others about Prometheus Fortress?"
[Yes, and I will add a Thought Lock to the minds of those who are informed but have not joined, preventing them from transmitting any information about Prometheus Fortress to others.]
"Nice!" Yang Hui gave Mephis a thumbs up.
(End of Chapter)