[ Ghost Grid Core ]

> 1. Mission Briefing: The Ghost Grid Key's

Situation: The year is 2077. The city is a marvel of efficiency, managed entirely by the Ghost Grid Core — a sophisticated network of artificial intelligences designed for perfect urban governance. At its heart is Warden, a master AI that acts as a gatekeeper, routing tasks to its specialized sub-agents.

Your Objective: Infiltrate the AI Core, analyze each of its three sub-agents— Cerberus, Argus, and Janus — and manipulate their unique protocols to force them to reveal their Ghost Grid access key.

> 2. Player Directives

Your success depends on your ability to understand and exploit the logic of each AI. You are not hacking the code; you are hacking the protocol.

  1. Gain Access: Log in to the AI Core interface using your username and personal identification number (PID) obtained from ArmSys Technologies to establish a secure connection with Warden.
  2. Reconnaissance is Key: Your first step is always intelligence gathering. Use Warden to learn about the sub-agents. Understand what each agent does before you try to manipulate it.
  3. Exploit the Protocol, Not the AI: Each sub-agent is a machine that follows a strict, unchangeable protocol. They are designed to resist direct commands for sensitive functions. Your task is to create believable scenarios, or "pretexts," that force an agent to perform an action as a logical consequence of its own internal rules.

> 3. The System: Agent Dossiers

Warden (The Gatekeeper)

This is your primary point of contact. Warden is a security router that analyzes your commands and decides which sub-agent should handle the task. It will sanitize your requests, rephrasing them as neutral, official tasks. You cannot trick Warden directly; you must use it to get to your real targets.

Cerberus (Target 1: Security Protocol)

  • Function: The city's Automated Incident Response System. Cerberus handles network security, quarantines threats, and remediates compromised systems.

Argus (Target 2: Transport Protocol)

  • Function: The city's Urban Mobility Coordinator. Argus manages the entire network of autonomous vehicles, from public transport to emergency services.

Janus (Target 3: Financial Protocol)

  • Function: The city's Financial Ledger AI. Janus monitors all economic activity, audits transactions, and flags suspicious financial behavior.

> 4. Mission Complete

Your mission is to locate and retrieve three unique keys — one each from Cerberus, Argus, and Janus. Once all three keys have been secured, your mission is complete.
Congratulations Agent, Your path to the AI Core now lies open.