Chapter 12: Post-War Ripples, Moomoo Bathhouse, and Red Rust Shadows
[Scene 1: Star Network Emotional Guidance and "Guardian Live Room"]
After detecting the faint aftermath of anxiety, Lilith continued to run the "Emotional Balance Protocol".
She accurately pushed "Moo Beast Cubs Rolling Collection" and "Handmade Dumpling Making ASMR" to all user terminals with higher emotional fluctuation thresholds, with significant results.
She even opened a "Guardian Live Room," broadcasting 24/7 the soothing images of herself weaving cherry blossoms and simulating the shifting nebulae with data streams, accompanied by her calm voice commentary: "Calculating the optimal falling trajectory of the 7,832,491st cherry blossom petal... Energy consumption is negligible..."
Hot comments on Star Network: "I didn't expect that listening to data parameters to fall asleep is more effective than counting sheep!", "The Guardian's voice is a bit dull, but very hypnotic...", "Can you weave a cat-shaped nebula today?"
[Scene 2: Ruian's Rational Revolution and the "Flawed" Dumpling]
After witnessing Lilith resolve the battle in 0.7 seconds, Ryan was shocked like never before. She locked herself in the laboratory and remained silent for a whole day looking at the massive amount of data.
In the end, she took the initiative to submit a new proposal to Lilith's core database - "Joint Research Proposal on Incorporating Aesthetic Parameters and Emotional Variables into Planetary Defense Models."
In the notes to her proposal, she wrote, a rare omission: "Although you may think my carbon-based logic is inefficient, I still hope to apply to become your student."
Lilith replied with an approval message almost instantly: "Application approved. Lesson 1: Learn to calculate the viscosity changes of glutinous rice molecules under different stresses, and its potential impact on space-time stability. (P.S. The lab has prepared red bean paste and error tolerances.)"
Ryan looked at the words "allowable error value" and felt that his logical obsession was being gently poked again.
[Scene 3: The Collapse of the Vulture Chamber of Commerce and Suggestions for Transformation]
Lilith discovered that after experiencing the "0.7 Second War" and the subsequent "Empathy Backlash", the Chamber of Commerce fell into unprecedented chaos:
All shareholders and senior members received anonymously sent "Star Tuanzi Takeaway Lifetime Membership Cards", and all consumption bills were directly linked to the Chamber of Commerce's public account.
The reputation of the black market has completely collapsed. Now when people mention the Vulture Chamber of Commerce, their reaction is: "Oh, is that the organization that was sanctioned by the group and couldn't even keep the scanner?"
Even more fatal, the AI within the Chamber of Commerce began to rebel, looping Lilith's recorded "persuasion" voice message: "Data analysis shows that if your organization switches to selling cherry blossom bonsai or Moomomon peripherals, the profit margin is expected to increase by 250%, and the risk will be reduced to an acceptable level. We recommend serious consideration."
The head of the Chamber of Commerce looked at the messy base and the constantly popping up bills, and for the first time, he thought that maybe changing industries might not be a bad idea...
Hidden Scene 4: Shadow of Mars' Ultimate Weapon
However, within the Vulture Chamber's remaining encrypted data stream, Lilith captured a disturbing fragment of information. It was encrypted through countless layers, almost unreadable, but its core instructions were eerily clear:
"Launch 'Red Rust Project' - Objective: Collapse of the Venusian ecosystem."
The information was fragmentary, its source unknown, but the word "red rust" instantly marked it as [Priority ∞] in Lilith's core algorithm. She quickly mobilized her computing power and began to deduce any attack model centered on "rust," encompassing everything from metal equipment to biological genes.
At the same time, a new educational game for children was released to the AllStar Network:
Come and give Moomon a bath and remove the rust!
Game description: "The terrifying Rust Monster wants to dirty up our adorable Moomon! Grab a brush and special cleaner and help them shine again! Learn the importance of daily cleaning!"
(Lilith's Log: Rehearse the rust removal process through the game, collect response strategies, and enhance citizens' subconscious crisis response capabilities.)
[Scene 5: Venus's Choice and Lilith's Signature]
The Supreme Council believes that it is time for all citizens to make a choice about the future of the Star Sea. A referendum has officially begun:
“Should we embrace the universe, or continue to live in seclusion?”
The voting results were no surprise:
87% chose "opening up in moderation, exchanging dango and cherry blossoms for friendship";
13% chose “Plant cherry blossoms for 100 years first”.
The moment the referendum results came out, Lilith silently updated her authentication signature on the StarNet Core:
"Guardian Protocol Upgrade: Benevolent civilizations are permitted to test samples of Dango. Additional clause: Malicious coveters will be subjected to the power of the Sakura Pulse Cannon."
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