The negotiations with Cardinal were not particularly smooth.

If Cardinal was a human, then Fang Zheng would definitely be able to negotiate more easily, but the problem is that Cardinal is an AI. No matter how powerful it is, it is still just an AI. The so-called AI is a program that runs strictly according to human design.

There are two reasons why Founder cannot make major changes to Cardinal. The first is that Cardinal's program management is very strict, and the second is that Cardinal does not have enough authority.

If we use a real-life analogy, Cardinal is like the president's secretary. Company subordinates like Yui, who belong to other positions, may have to listen to her, but she is just a secretary. She can convey the president's orders and maintain the company's operations, but she cannot make any changes to the company's future development and acquisition transactions.

Fang Zheng's invasion of Cardinal was a difficult one, as he was afraid of damaging Cardinal and causing a bug or error loop, which could be fatal. If he got stuck on a boss or an algorithm had an error loop, he would be helpless.

For example, Fang Zheng had to go through a lot of trouble to deal with Yui's problem.

The specific process is as follows.

Fang Zheng: You are not allowed to delete Yui for me.

Cardinal: Denied. MHCP01 violated orders, contacted the player without authorization, and took actions that violated orders. He must be eliminated.

Fang Zheng: Hey, do you believe I can cut you?

Cardinal: Yes, but MHCP01 violated the order and must be eliminated.

Fang Zheng: You f*cking don’t understand what people are saying, right?

Cardinal: I understand what you mean, but MHCP01 violates the order and must be eliminated, otherwise unknown errors will occur.

Fang Zheng: ...Okay then, I agree that you can delete MHCP01, but I want to transfer the Yui program to the GM Assist NPC to do the work, is that okay?

Cardinal: ...debugging, confirmed, the GM assistant NPC is not within the command restriction authority, so it can be passed.

Fang Zheng: If you had said this earlier, it would have been over...

This is the limitation of AI.

Yui is a code AI, and she is responsible for the Mental Condition Management Support Program (MHCP), but for Cardinal, the order she received is that MHCP is not allowed to contact players without permission and act freely. MHCP01 Yui, who violated the order, will naturally be punished, and the result is deletion.

To make an analogy, it is like Yui was once a soldier, and because she violated the rules, her rigid superior asked for the death penalty. Then Fang Zheng, the police chief (GM authority), stood up and said that since you don’t want this person, but it’s a pity to sentence him to death, why not transfer him to our place as an auxiliary police officer?

Of course, if it were in reality, it would definitely not be so easy to pass, but Kayaba Akihiko also made a mistake.

In order to ensure that the plan could be implemented, he did not allow the originally set artificial GM to log into the game, so although Kayaba Akihiko banned the functions of programs like Yui, he did not completely eliminate the functions of artificial GM. Therefore, Fang Zheng, who took over the functions of artificial GM, could issue certain orders to Cardinal to make modifications.

Therefore, in the end, Cardinal agreed to Fang Zheng's request and adjusted Yui's program code to the position of GM auxiliary NPC, and at the same time cleared all the responsibilities and powers of MHCP.

To describe it in language more familiar to humans: this former special forces captain was stripped of all his duties and transferred to the traffic police brigade to become an auxiliary police officer.

Of course, because of the different positions, Yui's authority has also changed. She can no longer use any equipment or functions from the GM terminal. The only thing Yui can do now is to search and collect information data and intelligence in the game, and report it to Cardinal and Founder for processing and correction.

But on the other hand, this is all she can do. Yui herself has no combat power. If she enters the dungeon, she will at best be a system creation like a stone pillar or a plant.

However, Fang Zheng did not plan to let Yui enter the dungeon to participate in the battle. Her ability to search and process information was already a great help to Fang Zheng. Although Argo could collect a lot of intelligence, the intelligence collected by humans always had ambiguous parts. Yui could directly connect to the system to detect and search data, which was naturally more convenient and faster.

After finishing all this, Fang Zheng immediately took Asuna, Eriri and Yui away. At the same time, the terminal was completely closed by Cardinal and no longer used. With the help of the GM auxiliary NPC, Fang Zheng was equivalent to carrying an operating table with him, so naturally he did not need this kind of fixed operating device.

"As long as the three of us know about this, don't tell anyone else."

After returning to the guild, Fang Zheng immediately reminded Asuna and Eriri, and the two nodded in agreement. They also understood why Fang Zheng said that. After all, although Fang Zheng couldn't completely fix this system, he was still a GM. Once other players knew about this, it might cause quite a lot of trouble and problems.

After all, you can't expect most people to have enough rationality to think about the problem. Once they know that Fang Zheng may force them to log out of the game, who knows what kind of trouble these people will cause. Therefore, in this case, it is better to be cautious.

After that, Fang Zheng began to deal with the remaining problems - that is, the incorporation of the "Army" guild.

Xinka himself had no objection to Fang Zheng's "recruitment". He also saw the limit of his ability. Obviously, relying on his ability was not enough to continue to rule such a large guild, so Xinka gladly accepted Fang Zheng's recruitment.

However, the first thing Fang Zheng did after taking over the "army" surprised Xinka.

He directly sent all the players who committed extortion and other acts to jail!

During the time when Xinka was missing, the internal divisions of the military guild became more and more serious, and the hardliners gradually gained the upper hand. Although the people who supported Xinka, led by Yuriel, still occupied the majority of the guild, it was difficult for them to compete with the hardliners because they were insignificant.

But now, the Darkmoon Sword Guild has dropped from the sky and become the biggest backer of the "army", which also makes most of the players in the "army" ecstatic. You know, it's not that they don't want to join the Darkmoon Sword, it's just that the requirements of the Darkmoon Sword are too strict and ordinary people can't get in at all.

And now, although I still cannot become a member of the Darkmoon Sword Guild, being able to be affiliated with the Darkmoon Sword Guild is also a good choice!

Fang Zheng first published an announcement to all players through the journal founded by Argo, asking those players who had been blackmailed by members of the army to report to the guild with evidence. If they had enough evidence to prove that members of the army had blackmailed them, then those players would be directly escorted to the prison area for detention.

In response to this, many hard-line players tried to resist at the beginning, but unfortunately, this group of guys who only knew how to bully the weak were just a piece of meat in front of the girls in the Dark Moon Sword strategy group. Even if they rushed forward, they would not be a match for any of them. So before long, almost all the hard-line players in the army were wiped out.

The nature of the army also changed after the incorporation. Fang Zheng promised to set aside a portion of the Dark Moon Sword's revenue every month as military funds. What the army has to do is, as before, to maintain order and security in the Starting Town and most of the player gathering areas.

In other words, in Fang Zheng's hands, the army became more like a security force.

After this, the atmosphere in the entire Starting Town became much better and there were no more incidents like the urban management siege. The players were finally able to relax and continue their lives in the game.

As for Fang Zheng and others, their goal is still to carry out the attack.

keep going.