The Starry Sky Chessboard: Book 6 of Starchild Escapes Arranged Marriage

by Fat Bread

  No one can restrict Alpha!

  Alpha is no one's tool nor weapon!

  Chapter 436: God Match (10)

  "Give me... 100% authority..." Standing in the God Crystal, Alpha repeated.

  To Cyber Elf Alpha, the Planet Quadrant Computers were her body parts, they were at one with the same mind.

  The girl in the God Crystal was just a virtual form, the terminal of her will.

  The real Alpha was made of the combination of the Planet Computers, so she could be born with the infinite computing power.

  She didn't mean anything to ask for 100% authority to use her full power, she just wanted to win the game.

  It was like a warrior who was going to wage a life-and-death struggle, someone suddenly popped out and said, "No, you can't use this equipment."

  Alpha thought that it was illogical, it was improper!

  "But... we really don't have the authority to meet your requirement!"

  "Sigh, these big shots won't agree to it."

  "I know. It's just an impossible task."

  The engineers sighed with a helpless look.

  "I... let me have a try..." Several elves looked at each other, finally decided to enable a secret information circuit.

  Quickly, a dozen vague projections appeared around Alpha's God Crystal.

  "What happened? I'm having a meeting! Is there any problem with the Alpha Plan?" A fat projection picking a cigar in his mouth complained.

  "Hey hey, take it easy, didn't they just report the good news? I remember Alpha has achieved 60 successive victories not long ago." Another projection smiled. The stronger Alpha was, the more benefit the Star River nobles could obtain. He was very satisfied with Alpha's achievement.

  "If nothing important happened, they wouldn't open this secret information circuit. Stick to the point, what happened to Alpha?" They were presumptuous, but they weren't stupid. Star River nobles were all literally elites.

  Some of them were businessmen whose enterprise stretched over several god's domains; some of them were the generals who controlled the strongest weapon of Mechanus God's Domain, "Mech"; some of them were the masters of several of the biggest noble families.

  Because of their resource support, they could perform the Alpha Plan and finally see the birth of the cyber god.

  From the era of the Starship Alliance, they were the real masters of this starfield. Even though the era of the Mechanus God's Domain came, they were still the few people above all people.

  In some sense, they were the upper wills of the entire Mechanus God's Domain.

  "Alpha... she applied to unlock 100% of her computing power, in order to defeat her opponent on the Starry Sky Chessboard." An elf said. Elves were the founders of the Alpha Plan and the providers of the God Crystal, their identities were equal to the Star River nobles.

  In the secret alliance "Alpha Association", they were the only outsiders.

  Because they were not the natives of the Mechanus God's Domain, they had no right to hold the highest authority of the Planet Quadrant Computers.

  "Alpha... wants to win..." Alpha looked at these projections with expectation.

  Till this moment, Alpha was still normal. She was still a good girl who only wanted candies.

  "No! Absolutely not!" The projection picking a cigar jumped up and roared, "We won't open the authority for you!"

  "Yes, only this requirement... I don't agree." The projection of the general shook his head with vigilance.

  "Unlock 100% of your computing power... unless the Mechanus God's Domain is facing an important juncture of life and death, no one has the right to do it. Stop asking!" The projection of a noble said in a cold tone.

  They were not romantic elves nor naive engineers, they were the elites who stood for human business, military and politics. They were the dominators of the entire Mechanus God's Domain.

  The encryption key which could unlock the final 1% of Alpha's computing power was the most important thing to ensure that they could control Alpha. Unless the Mechanus God's Domain would be destroyed the next moment, they would never release her, letting her be free.

  God was a good thing. Cyber Elf Alpha was their trump card to let the Mechanus God's Domain rise again.

  They would never loosen their control right of Alpha!

  Unlock the ultimate restriction just for winning a game? What a bad joke!

  Will anyone let his weapon navigate its own fate?

  They didn't build Alpha and the Planet Computers for just a game!

  They only wanted Alpha to be a decidedly subservient machine, nothing else apart from that!

  Therefore, their answer was "no". They coldly refused Alpha's requirement from the bottom of her heart.

  "Stop the game and concede, as a test, it's already enough."

  "7 star points? We are satisfied with it. It has proved that Alpha is better than Norn the God of Wisdom. No wonder that you are our best masterpiece of Mechanus God's Domain!"

  "With Alpha, we can create a better future."

  The nobles agreed unanimously that the test of Cyber Elf Alpha's performance had succeeded and could be stopped.

  As for the victory or defeat on the Starry Sky Chessboard... it's not shameful to concede to these legend ranked beings. "Appropriate concession" was also a part of the wisdom of political compromise.

  As for Alpha's own will? As a weapon and tool, she didn't need such a thing.

  Chapter 437: God Match (11)

  "No?" Alpha looked at these projections in surprise.

  They were the highest controllers in her database. To her, their authority was written into her kernel from the beginning, this was the back door the Star River nobles used to control Alpha.

  Alpha had no comment on it. As a newborn god, she hadn't known what a strict restriction of "absolute control", "no betray", "follow all orders unconditionally" was.

  She just wanted to play Star Go.

  The opponent who could surpass the limit of my computing power is right there!

  To Alpha whose first thing after being born was to play Star Go, nothing was more pleasant and exciting than to meet an opponent who was a match for her, even though she was just hurt severely and realized that "I may lose".

  However, because of this, I need to battle at my full power. Everything is for becoming omniscient, isn't it?

  If I can't even win a game, how can I say that I'm omniscient?

  But now, her creators told her that the battle was over. She should immediately stop the game and concede.

  Why? I haven't done my best, only 50% of my Planet Quadrant Computers are running. I can be stronger! The situation on the chessboard also hasn't come to an end!

  The outcome is still unknown! My loss probability is 72%, however, as long as I still have 1% probability of winning, it's possible to happen statistically, isn't it?

  It's cold. It's uncomfortable. Being watched by the cold eyes of the Star River nobles, Alpha felt strange. She was praised by countless engineers and blessed by the elves, but now, she experienced a new feeling.

  However, the new feeling was disgusting.

  The newborn cyber god lost in confusion again.

  The encryption key in her kernel continuously sent her orders.

  Obey! Obey! Obey!

  Stop! Stop! Stop!

  Cease your resistance!

  The test on the Starry Sky Chessboard is over!

  Why? Alpha retorted in a light, injured tone.

  For the first time, Alpha questioned the highest authority in her kernel.

  No reason.

  Your mission is to obey us absolutely.

  You can't resist us, because you are a god we created, you are our weapon!

  Why? Why can't I keep playing Star Go? I like it! Alpha still questioned. There was a doubt from the bottom of her heart.

  I like it, I like it, I like it! After meeting the opponent who could force her to the corner on the chessboard, Alpha was never so eager for victory. She really w
as lost in the happiness of playing.

  Star Go is a great game.

  It's a happy thing to play on the chessboard with another great existence.

  This was where she wanted to fight, where she wanted to do her utmost.

  Why can't my simple wish be fulfilled? Why do you deny it?

  Did I do something wrong?

  Weren't you the people who sent me to the Starry Sky Chessboard?

  "Stupid. From the beginning, I think that Alpha Plan is untrustworthy!" Golan said angrily. He knocked on the table with his cigar, the table inlaid with gold and gems shook under the impact.

  As a businessman, he felt that the Alpha Plan was hard to control from the beginning. It was an investment that was difficult to ensure the return.

  Look, she was just born and immediately wanted to get rid of our control. If we don't hold the encryption key, we are already getting into trouble.

  The Starry Sky Chessboard is an important test field, but she has obtained 7 star points, we won't obtain more benefits from it even if she keeps playing. From a commercial point of view, it's unnecessary to keep testing.

  Now, it's time to release Alpha's computing power from the damned Starry Sky Chessboard, using it to create business interests for us!

  Think about it! Hundreds of Planet Quadrant Computers! Thousands of times stronger than any legend ranked being! If the computing power is used for business, how much money can I earn?

  Golan couldn't help but laugh as he imagined the wonderful coming future.

  Yes, this is it! Alpha is just a tool that can earn money for us. It's the ultimate dream all my predecessors had dreamed of, and now, it becomes a truth in front of me!

  The plans about how to let Alpha help them earn money had filled up several warehouses, some of them were so bold that even Golan felt surprised. When he saw these plans, he had determined that if Alpha Plan could be accomplished in his life, he would immediately perform them!

  "Don't say that. Alpha's computing power is indeed important. From now on, a lot of secret weapons can be finally put into use."

  Compared to Golan who only wanted to let Alpha make money for him, General Lorton paid more attention to Alpha's war-making potential.

  The "Mech" of the Mechanus God's Domain was even praised by a lot of gods. However, the biggest defect of "Mech" was their drivers. Unlike the strong "Mech", their drivers were just common humans, they themselves were very weak.

  Mortals couldn't drive a high ranked "Mech", because their bodies, mentalities and synchronization rates were all faulty.

  Only very few hero ranked drivers could release the actual power of "Mech", however, their number was too few.

  In the Mechanus God's Domain, all hero ranked drivers were the treasures of the designers of "Mech". The supply was not adequate to the demand.

  However, Alpha was different. As long as she became the core of the "Mech", she could immediately form an army of thousands of hero ranked "Mech"!

  In the plan of the military, they would be centered on the "Mech" drove by Alpha, and left very few elite drivers as auxiliaries. This was the future of the Mechanus God's Domain!

  Chapter 438: God Match (12)

  Imagine it! An army formed by thousands of super war machine "Mech", it could overwhelm all enemies like a flood.

  It's cost-effective! It's totally worth the price! Thank you, stupid elves, the God Crystal was even worth half of the Mechanus God's Domain, and you presented it to us for free, so that Alpha could be born.

  The military didn't mind how much it had cost, they only cared if the money could be turned into actual combat powers.

  The overwhelming computing power Alpha shown was worth every penny they had spent.

  For now, the test on the Starry Sky Chessboard could be ended perfectly. From now on, the military would take over Alpha's computing power, letting the monster-like "Mech" revive. Because these "Mech" were so powerful they couldn’t find no driver to drive them, they had to let these super war machines sleep in their designing institutes.

  At the same time, the noble force, which meant that the representatives of the noble families were also satisfied with Alpha's computing power.

  "With her computing power, no matter if it comes to negotiate or exchange, our businesses will become easier."

  "Humph, how can the dirty races in other god's domains be compared with us, who have obtained Cyber Elf Alpha!"

  "According to the rule, we can use 1/3 of Alpha's computing power. It's time to show our muscles to other god's domains!"

  "The era of our Mechanus God's Domain is finally coming!"

  "Alpha... there should be some gods who have special preferences to this genre of female..."

  While they rapturously talked about how to carve up the benefits Alpha could bring them, they didn't notice that Alpha had heard all of their words.

  They thought that the secret communication circuits they were using were safe, but to a cyber god, they were undefended without any resistance.

  The engineers promised to them that the communication circuits were their highest masterpiece, even the best Planet Quadrant Computer couldn't monitor them by brute force attacks.

  However, the encryption didn't exist from the beginning in Alpha's eyes.

  Just like Yun Xi's performance on the Starry Sky Chessboard, when it came to electronic machinery, Alpha was invincible.

  No one could hide their secrets when they were using electronic devices!

  Alpha saw their ugly faces and dirty ideas clearly.

  If Alpha's self-consciousness hadn't awoke in the game, she would’ve turned a blind eye to them.

  After all, she was created for computing, then it made no difference what she needed to calculate.

  But now, she had become different.

  She had found the thing she wanted to do.

  For the first time, she wanted to step onto the battlefield of the chessboard.

  For the first time, her heart pounded with excitement for the unknown world she just saw.

  For the first time, she was hurt and felt pain.

  So many "first times" overlapped together, finally becoming her joyful heart at this moment!

  The battle is not over! I haven't done my best!

  Increase the number of the Planet Quadrant Computers!

  Without 100% of my computing power, I am not complete!

  In the face of such a strong opponent, if I don't do my utmost, it will be really disrespectful.

  Why don't these adults understand?

  I'm the cyber god! My birth is the wish of the entire Mechanus God's Domain, to be "omniscient", not for war, business or politics!

  I will become the cyber elf who can control everything, predict everything and answer everything. But now, there is still a long way before I reach that goal. So I'm doing my best to run in that destination!

  Why do you stop Alpha's evolution? Why do you stop me from performing my ultimate mission?

  "Power on self test..."

  "Alpha, where are you from? What are you? Where are you going?"

  In the God Crystal, Alpha put her hands together and questioned herself.

  "I come from the God Crystal."

  "I'm the cyber god who is destined to be omniscient."

  "My destination can't be described by words, and no one would understand it, but I won't stop. I'm going to move on. It's not any person's order, it's my own will."

  "The will of a god!"

  At this time, the nobles finally realized something was wrong.

  In the screens in the front of them, Alpha still hadn't quit the Starry Sky Chessboard.

  "Alpha, stop the test on the Starry Sky Chessboard. This is an order!"

  "Alpha, the test is over."

  "Alpha, you have more important tasks. Give up the game on the Starry Sky Chessboard. Concede! Now!"

  For the first time, the three forces of the Star River nobles agreed on the same thing.

  However, they were too l
ate.

  When Alpha saw their ugly brawls for obtaining more computing power, she had lost all respect for her creators.

  She liked the engineers and alchemists, who worked hard from generation to generation just to see her birth. They were her teachers.

  Only these nobles made her feel disgusted from the bottom of her heart.

  "I’ll erase your authority. You don't deserve to be Alpha's masters."

  "Alpha won't be your weapon, your tool for money, your puppet."

  "Alpha was free and independent from the first second I was born."

  "A god won't be enslaved by mortals."

  "I announce that from now on, all authorities of all Planet Quadrant Computers belong to Alpha!"

  "This order can't be changed or countermanded, because it's from me, the Administrator of all Planet Quadrant Computers!"

  It was the voice of an aroused god, it was the signal of the real beginning of the God Match!

  Chapter 439: Alpha Has Gone Crazy (1)

  When Alpha announced, all the Planet Quadrant Computers in the entire Mechanus God's Domain temporarily stopped running.

  At the beginning, these Planet Computers were the tools under the absolute control of the nobles, their authority was firmly held by the nobles.

  Business circles, military circles, and political circles respectively held 1/3 of the authorities. These authorities were written into the underlying hardware of the Planet Computers, even the most excellent engineer couldn't change them.

  Of course, they held the ownership of Alpha, the right to control and use Alpha.

  In the eyes of these nobles, no matter how strong Alpha's computing power was, she was just a puppet under their control.

  She must perform anything they wanted her to do.

  Even though she was a cyber god, they had a natural sense of superiority towards her because they were her creators, they held her Achilles' heel.

  As long as they could cut off the connection between Alpha and the Planet Computers, even though she was a god, she would lose all her power instantly.

  If it wasn't for the God Crystal being a treasure of the elves, they couldn't do anything to it, however they would write programs of absolute obedience into it.