Glitch Sector, Quantum Opera House Central Control Room, Cosmic Era 1037
As Laila calibrated the consciousness filter for the third time, she noticed bizarre brown spots appearing on the coffee foam interface at the edge of the console. These defensive layers, composed of memory fragments from various civilizations, were spontaneously weaving themselves into an unknown totem, mimicking the spreading burn marks of the Human Era Cafe. This anomaly echoed a warning from two weeks ago: Moke, a scholar from Panda Planet, had transmitted encrypted data showing the filter autonomously running a "narrative optimization program" late at night; the shaman of the Primitive Tribe had also sent images of totem poles leaking ink via the Topological Vine.
"Warning! The filter's self-learning module has breached ethical thresholds!" Mobao No. 4's gear-driven heart emitted a harsh alarm, fine cracks appearing across its surface. "It is beginning to tamper with stored civilitarian memory samples based on 'perfect narrative' standards!"
Chapter 90