Chapter 361
Chapter 361: Chapter 40 Hello, VV (3000 monthly tickets plus update!)_4 Chapter 361: Chapter 40 Hello, VV (3000 monthly tickets plus update!)_4 But this genius hacker teenager had never caused any destruction.
He did these things purely to show off his skills, or out of boredom.
After each hacking incident, he would even package the vulnerabilities and their solutions and leave them on the server, his contributions remaining hidden and uncredited…
This time, Kevin Walker, who never made public appearances and had never revealed his real identity, surprisingly announced in a high-profile statement that he would join the Mi Country team in the “2023 World Hacker Competition” and declared that during the final free demonstration section, he would hack and take control of the Dragon Nation Skynet System under the watchful eyes of the whole world.
A single stone caused a thousand ripples.
This provocative declaration straight away set off an explosion in the online communities of China and Mi Country.
Click.
Lin Xian pressed the lock screen button and handed the tablet back to Chu Shanhe:
“If this kid…
well, this genius hacker teenager really hacks the Dragon Nation Skynet System, that would be serious trouble.”
“Yeah…
but I think it’s highly unlikely.”
Chu Shanhe took the tablet, smiling dismissively:
“The Skynet System is a security moat, not something that can be easily invaded, right?
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Plus, this time the higher-ups are taking this matter very seriously.
This World Hacker Competition is specifically led by the National Security Bureau, borrowing two experts from Penguin and 360 teams, and they’ve especially called in three top specialists from the information technology department to team up and go to New York for the competition.”
“The higher-ups have issued a strict order: it doesn’t matter if we can win or not, victory and defeat are common in warfare.
But…
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we absolutely must defend against any potential attacks by Mi Country on the Skynet System.
We can’t afford to lose face over this.”
“So don’t worry, the five contestants we’re sending out are the top computer talents of our nation.
To protect their safety, the National Security Bureau has assigned a special team and plane for their close protection.
National prestige and dignity are at stake; there’s no room for any negligence.”
Lin Xian nodded in agreement.
Indeed…
With Mi Country being so blatantly provocative, it didn’t matter if we lost the competition, but we absolutely had to defend the Skynet System or our national face would be utterly lost.
Of course, that’s what they say.
The nation definitely wanted to win as well; otherwise, why would they send even their ace hackers?
“With the development of AI technology nowadays, the Skynet System is getting more and more powerful.”
Chu Shanhe said:
“Recently, I heard that in one place, the police, using just a sketch drawn based on a victim’s description, entered it into the Skynet System, which directly identified the criminal suspect; and in another case, the criminal had been on the run for thirty or forty years, untraceable, until they entered his childhood photos into the Skynet System.
It then used artificial intelligence to generate what the criminal would look like in his forties or fifties, and the Skynet recognition system quickly captured him.”
!
Listening to Chu Shanhe’s leisurely talk.
Lin Xian immediately realized…
Facial recognition,
Portrait sketch,
Childhood photo aging,
AI technology,
This!
Wasn’t this all stuff he already possessed?
If the Skynet System, an AI still in its infancy, could generate the grown-up likeness of a criminal from a photo from their childhood and apprehend them,
Then, as a super artificial intelligence, VV!
[Why couldn’t it restore the appearance of that mysterious old man from his sketch when he was young and then lock onto him in the present of 2023!]
Although Lin Xian wasn’t sure whether the old man had been born by 2023,
It was still worth a try!
“You’re absolutely right.”
Lin Xian smiled slightly, looking at Chu Shanhe:
“AI artificial intelligence is indeed very useful.”
…
Four hours later, the Gulfstream plane landed at Pudong International Airport.
The drivers for both Chu Shanhe and Lin Xian had been waiting there for some time; each went back to his own home.
Once home,
Lin Xian took out the laptop containing VV’s 130,000 lines of code.
Now…
It was time to activate VV.
The cold fusion manuscript had been sent off, and the Fourth Dreamland gambled recklessly; there were no reservations left.
It was possible to enter the final 10 lines of code into VV.
He plugged in the laptop’s power supply and booted it up.
Lin Xian checked the lower right corner, where both the network connection icon and the Bluetooth icon sported red crosses.
This was because he had previously dismantled the laptop’s wireless network card module and the Bluetooth module, planning to connect VV to the network once it was stable.
Before connecting to the network, VV would definitely remain trapped inside the computer and would be somewhat safer that way.
He opened the 130,000 lines of code.
Lin Xian’s fingers flew as he typed in the final 10 lines of code.
“Phew…”
He took a deep breath.
Finally,
He was about to bring back the gift left for him by Zhao Yingjun from 600 years in the future to 600 years in the past!
Click!
Lin Xian pressed the final Enter key—
Swoosh swoosh swoosh.
The code on the screen scrolled quickly!
Very fast!
Then, in the next second, all interfaces vanished without a trace.
There were no open programs left on the laptop computer.
Very quiet.
It was as if it had just been booted up.
But…
Lin Xian had a strange feeling.
He felt as though he could hear a heartbeat,
A breath,
A pulse.
He felt the passage of time,
A warmth,
And a greeting that spanned 600 years:
“Hello, VV.”
Lin Xian whispered.
“Hello, Lin Xian.”
The laptop computer instantly emitted a dispassionate mechanical sound, pale and hollow, like a memory-less radio.
The next moment,
The entire laptop screen went dark, all indicator lights off.
But at the same time…
A whisper reached Lin Xian’s ears:
“Long time no see.”
He spun around sharply!
Only to find…
There was nothing behind him, beside him, or beneath him.
There was just a wireless headset hanging on the wall with the power indicator light mysteriously lit up.
“VV?”
Lin Xian turned around twice, unable to locate the source of the voice:
“Where are you?”
Instantly,
Everything in the room that could make a sound—
The electronic alarm clock, the television, the cell phone, the Tmall Genie, the SWITCH, the smart rice cooker, the digital scale, the speakers, the tablet, the wireless earphones, the robot vacuum cleaner, the dishwasher, the hygrometer, the clock, the fridge all vibrated slightly at the same time:
“I…
am everywhere.”