Chapter 367
Chapter 367: Chapter 42 The Strongest on the Surface_3 Chapter 367: Chapter 42 The Strongest on the Surface_3 Lin Xian rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought.
He had thought that the whole “genius hacker youth” was just a gimmick.
But unexpectedly.
This genius was truly terrifying in his brilliance.
Even now, when VV was just in its juvenile form, it was still the culmination of nearly a century of human intelligence from the world’s top scientists…
None of the domestic security systems could detect VV’s existence, allowing VV to come and go without leaving a trace.
Yet, this young man’s Black Hand actually managed to make VV leave traces…
Although Black Hand couldn’t defeat VV or catch VV, Lin Xian still believed that merely being able to make VV leave traces…
was enough to prove that this genius hacker youth truly deserved the name of a genius.
“Hmm…”
Lin Xian looked down at the floor-cleaning robot VV, spinning in circles:
“How should I put it, based on my understanding, you should actually be able to instantly kill that Black Hand without anyone noticing, given that you are a super AI from 600 years in the future.”
Bang!
Bang!
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Bang!
VV, frustrated, flung open all three doors of the refrigerator:
“Hey, hey, hey!
Don’t have too many expectations for an AI that merely has 130,000 lines of code and has been born for only 12 hours, okay?”
VV’s tone was quite defiant:
“I need to grow, to update and iterate, and all of these take time.
There’s no tree that grows overnight, no road that leads to the sky in one step, no AI that is invincible from birth!”
“Hey, can you not mess with my fridge, please?”
Lin Xian closed the three doors of the refrigerator:
“I was just asking a friendly question, a question!
Do you understand?
I wasn’t complaining about you at all, I know your capabilities must have been greatly limited, and to be honest, your current level has already exceeded my expectations.
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I initially thought it would take you several years to become like this…
Frankly, my initial expectation was that you’d be no more than a Tmall Genie.”
“So, under the current conditions of not leaving traces, not crossing China’s Internet Security Great Wall, and not coming into contact with Black Hand, how long would you approximately need to evolve and mature into your complete form?”
“There isn’t any complete form.”
VV said:
“[I have no limits.]”
“My limit is the limit of human civilization.
If it were not for the fundamental restrictions you set for me that I must not leave any traces or reveal myself, I would have eradicated that Black Hand long ago.”
“Let me rephrase the question.” Lin Xian spread his hands:
“How long do you need to mature without leaving any traces and without revealing your existence, to silently eliminate that Black Hand?”
“Three months.” VV added:
“A conservative estimate of three months, because I must ensure that there’s absolutely no risk.
You only live once, we can’t take any chances.”
Lin Xian shook his head:
“No good, three months is too long, we can’t wait that long.”
He sighed:
“I’m suddenly feeling that this genius hacker youth, Kevin Walker…
might be outrageously strong?
VV, I’m not belittling you, nor do I have too high expectations for you, but the fact that Kevin Walker can withstand your growth for three months before you can eliminate him without a trace…
I really feel that’s a bit too strong.”
“Indeed.”
VV confirmed:
“That’s why I have repeatedly emphasized that he is the strongest hacker I’ve encountered so far on this planet…[The strongest hacker].”
…
Lin Xian fell silent.
The world hacking competition was beginning in just over ten days.
If no action was taken, in ten days, China’s Internet Security Great Wall would inevitably fall, and the Skynet System would surely be conquered.
Never mind the impact this would have on the nation, on the people.
Even just personally, the consequences would be unbearable.
During this time.
Lin Xian had been contemplating…
What exactly exposed my secret?
600 years later, what did that mysterious elder rely on to pinpoint me?
[Could it be that the breach of the Dragon Nation Skynet System in 2023 was the beginning of everything being exposed?]
Lin Xian felt it wasn’t beyond the realm of possibility.
And could it be that the identities of that mysterious elder and Kevin Walker’s true identity are both related to the Genius Club?
Before today,
Lin Xian thought the most brilliant person he had ever met was Ji Lin.
But now he truly realized
what a real genius is…
A real genius is terrifying to the extent that you simply can’t understand, can’t imagine, and can’t measure.
Just like Kevin Walker now.
Coming from 600 years in the future, even VV, the brightest pearl of human intelligence, couldn’t eliminate it without leaving traces; it had to leave a trail, which made Lin Xian realize how terrifying genius could be.
By comparison,
Breaking through China’s Internet Security Great Wall, breaking through Skynet, seemed trivial.
So much so that Lin Xian had no doubt that Kevin Walker could do it.
He pursed his lips.
He thought of the dream, the old man’s withered eyes, his pale lips, his excited gaze…
Is it possible
[That the elder from the year 2624 is Kevin Walker from 2023?]
If the Dragon Nation Skynet System was breached, the exposure of my affairs, even if just the beginning of it, was only a matter of time.
If the enemy could really monitor your every move, every word you say, 24 hours a day, then this battle simply couldn’t be fought; no one would win.
“We must think of a way.”
Lin Xian said softly,
“We can’t just sit and wait for death, we must take the initiative to strike.”
“Lin Xian, I have a way.”
The refrigerator screen flickered, looking at Lin Xian as if blinking:
“[Take me to Mi Country!]”
“Huh?”
Lin Xian turned to look at the refrigerator.
“I can’t break through the network world without leaving traces and go abroad to collect data…
So let’s break through in reality, through physical means!”
VV explained to Lin Xian:
“You bring this laptop to Mi Country, this kind of physical border crossing is the most reliable and the least likely to expose us.
Once we’re in Mi Country, I can naturally connect to the local terminals and collect data in a way that Black Hand won’t detect.”
“Didn’t you say you wanted me to learn facial recognition, to collect facial photo data from abroad?
As long as you physically take me to Mi Country, I can absolutely collect this facial data for you, and then…
I can use the sketch you drew for me to identify that person!
Find out his real identity!”
“What about the Internet Security Great Wall of China, Skynet System?”
Lin Xian asked,
“Just ignore it?
We can’t just ignore it, can we?”
“How could we possibly ignore it.”
The VV inside the refrigerator laughed with the sound of the compressor starting up:
“Since there’s not enough time to develop for three months, let’s just go directly to New York!”
“Lin Xian, I need you to take me to the “2023 World Hacker Competition” venue…”
VV’s voice was excited and agitated:
“We’ll face off against the world’s strongest genius hacker—”
“Kevin Walker!”