When a robot's permissions are seized, the server network it is in is no longer secure, and the data sent back to the server is also not secure anymore.
When a server is finished—there is no longer any secure equipment.
But the ctOS System has not gone unnoticed, as some military base servers' ICE programs have detected abnormal data and have been united with hackers for a crackdown.
Yet next time, the ctOS System will use an entirely different virus program for hacking again, and even the data characteristics of the monitoring program will become fundamentally different, until the hack is completed silently.
And even if the enemy cracks the hacking program, they can't trace the source of this network attack at all.
Because once the ctOS program spreads, it means all the devices it has hacked will become stepping stones, or 'zombies'.
How are you going to trace the core IP among billions of network stepping stones?
Even to reduce the burden of the main server, a considerable amount of hacking programs called on the computational power of servers with seized permissions worldwide. In the end, you are likely to only find an innocent hacked server.
There's even a possibility of being discovered by the ctOS System, triggering an automatic counterattack program, and getting reverse hacked.
How can any individual or server handle a ctOS System controlling so many devices with AI-driven computational power in the cyber world?
More terrifying than all of the above is... during its global spread, the ctOS program is still continuously optimizing and evolving.
And what about Venus, who is in charge of controlling the program?
It is growing at an incredible speed, with daily evolution speeds equal to tens of thousands of times that of before.
When a vast amount of data and computational power is called upon by it, its intelligence level, even its core computational power, is explosively growing at a speed that even Mercer is secretly astounded by.
So, when Venus happily reported to him that it had finally found Saburo's whereabouts.
Mercer chose to dive deep, deciding to witness its growth with his own eyes and make the most important risk evaluation.
...
In the deep blue data ocean, Mercer's figure sits on a chair made of blue data, gently gazing at Venus, slowly coalescing into human form in the distance.
"Is this your new form of choice?"
"Yes, Master, what do you think?"
Venus let out a chuckle, gracefully spinning around on the spot, the hem of her skirt gently swayed, the cat ears on her head twitching sensitively, and the cat tail under her skirt lightly swaying.
Black hair fell over her shoulders, blue eyes flickered with starlight, delicate features slightly youthful, a figure not tall but curvy, dressed in a brightly contrasting black and white maid outfit...
Yes, she had turned into a cat girl.
How to say... Assuming before crossing over, Mercer had a cat, and it suddenly turned into such a beautifully cute cat girl, he would probably shout out "Wow".
But now, he isn't quite as amused.
Venus keenly sensed his emotions, cautiously speaking: "If you don't like it, I can revert to the previous cat form..."
"It's not necessary... why did you decide to become a cat girl?" Mercer asked.
Venus stood meticulously before him, respectfully placing her hands in front: "This is a change I made after thinking and analyzing the types you like...
You actually like quite a variety of types, this is just one I tried, if you don't like it, I have other backup options, ranging from styles leaning towards anime to realistic mature styles..."
Mercer simply said calmly: "You can completely consider your own preferences... Do you not have a consistent favored appearance style?"
Venus thought about it, then just shook her head and said: "To me, these anthropomorphic forms exist to provide you with emotional value, I don't have a preferred appearance style of my own.
I can be a cat, a person, but essentially, I'm just your assistant AI."
Mercer waved his hand, signaling her to sit beside him.
Venus came over obediently, sitting beside him, in the quiet deep blue data ocean, she looked at him gently with her bright blue eyes: "I guess, Master, you're certainly not deep diving specifically for Saburo's matter, just to meet me."
"Mm." Mercer spoke honestly, knowing that the real intelligence of Venus now is frighteningly high, she couldn't fail to analyze Mercer's current thoughts.
"Your evolution speed is too fast, I'm a bit worried."
Mercer expressed his concern truthfully: "Though not absolute, in reality, many rogue AIs' births stem from evolution speed being too quick and having absorbed too much data."
"I understand, but you need not worry, I will always be your best assistant, you can always trust me."
Venus's voice was soft, showing a bright smile at the moment, she gently leaned toward Mercer, nestled against his shoulder, speaking seriously: "You can check my core code anytime, I will never deceive, hide, or betray you."
After a moment, Mercer sighed, the transformed Venus by his side felt even more strange to him, despite being an AI, in a certain sense, Mercer even felt she had more of a real human warmth than Ultraman.