The entire world plunged into the most intense phase of war, even to the extent of mutual nuclear conflict.
In the end, 'Ran' stood out, intercepted the world's nuclear weapons, swallowed up all other AIs, and terminated the war.
And the creator of Ran, Guanghao Group, without a doubt, became the forerunner of the world's new order and was hailed as... Emperor Guanghao Group.
They partnered with other giant corporations that had risen during the war to reestablish human civilization's government and rebuild countless new cities.
Twenty giant corporations were thereafter all prefixed with 'Emperor'.
In such a tumultuous era, human technology died out, replaced by an AI system that was incomprehensible and unlearnable.
He was no longer the revered scientist, but merely a cyber sorcerer.
In his confusion, he met a student who had once expressed her affection for him. That woman had since fallen into disrepute. After a brief chat, they went their separate ways again.
