Chapter 386
Chapter 386: Chapter 48 Turing_2 Chapter 386: Chapter 48 Turing_2 …
In the middle of the venue’s stage.
Lin Xian felt a sigh of relief when he saw Chu Anqing saved by Huang Que.
Huang Que, this woman, was like a Hollywood heroine with a script in hand, always appearing at just the right time.
But for now, Huang Que seemed quite reliable—at least she hadn’t shown any ill will and often provided cryptic hints to him and Liu Feng.
With her watching over Chu Anqing, Lin Xian was at ease.
He looked towards where Chu Anqing and Huang Que stood.
At the moment, both women were smiling at him; Chu Anqing even excitedly waved at him, mouthing words of encouragement.
She was like a little duckling who had found a mountain to lean on and her home field advantage, almost as if she wished she could jump up and shout.
“Lin Xian, it seems that merely hacking a Tesla is not going to be enough to wrap things up.”
Through the Bluetooth earpiece, VV’s voice came with a hint of schadenfreude:
“I have a great plan, do you want to hear it?”
“Let’s hear it.”
“Let’s set off a ring of fireworks around the Earth for the little girl!
Source: Webnovel.com, updated on ɴονǤᴑ.сօ
𝑛𝘰𝘃𝕘𝗼.co
You just have to say the spell ‘show me the flower,’ and I’ll blow up all 20,000 Starlink satellites belonging to the world’s richest man, Jask, right in front of Chu Anqing!”
“The SPACE-T Company is operating 20,000 internet communication satellites in low Earth orbit.
Just now, Kevin Walker hacked into the Starlink system and used those satellites to bypass ground networks and directly attacked the Big Dipper satellites from space.”
“Since Kevin Walker has already found the vulnerabilities in the Starlink system, why can’t we use them too?
Come on, quick!
Say the devil’s spell and exchange power with me!
I’ll help you light up the sky over New York and New Jersey!”
Lin Xian sighed, half-amused, half-frustrated:
“Why are you still playing with those stale Dragon Tribe jokes?
Just like Ji Lin, always harping on about fireworks.”
“Because girls just love fireworks!”
VV urged excitedly:
“Fireworks are truly romantic!
For a teenage girl like Chu Anqing, who can resist a sky full of fireworks?
If you give me some time to adjust the orbit of the Starlink satellites…
I could even form words in the sky for you!”
“Let’s forget the fireworks.”
Lin Xian shook his head:
“I’ve already given a little girl fireworks before.
But you’re right, Chu Anqing came all the way to Mi Country just for me, cheering me on by herself.
If I were to lose the competition now, I’d really be letting down her good intentions.”
“Making too much noise would not be good either.
First, causing destruction would go against the competition rules, and I would be immediately disqualified; second, going too far could risk exposure.
We need a solution that accomplishes both objectives, one that won’t expose you and will also help you win this contest…”
“I think the best plan is, like you said, to exploit the vulnerabilities in the Starlink satellites, control a few more of them, arrange some patterns or something.
As long as the score exceeds 80, then Team China will win.”
VV had an epiphany and immediately shouted:
“I’ve got it!
Let’s give Chu Anqing a star then!”
“A star like the one Yun Tianming gave to Cheng Xin in ‘The Three-Body Problem’?” Lin Xian thought VV was playing with memes again.
“No no no, something even bigger.” The sound of eager hands rubbing together came through the earpiece, as VV was buzzing with excitement:
“[We have to let the whole world know…
who this star is for!]”
…
SPACE-T Company, Starlink Project, Command Center.
“We’ve found it.”
One of the technicians swiveled around in their chair to look at the supervisor behind them:
“The hacker attack came from the New Jersey Sports Stadium, but it didn’t do any damage to our Starlink satellite system.
It merely used the satellites as channels to transmit data.”
The supervisor’s face was stern, he nodded:
“We were lucky it was just hackers participating in the World Hacker Competition, restricted by competition rules from causing destruction.
But next time we may not be so lucky!
Hurry up and fix these vulnerabilities!”
“Denial…
Denial of access?!” A female staff member typing frantically at a console turned pale:
“Why?
Why have all the Starlink satellites suddenly denied access?
The permissions have all been taken away!”
Beep~ Beep~ Beep~ Beep…
Varying alarm sounds filled the control room as technicians began sharing distressing news:
“AA113 to AA435 Starlink satellites initiated the reverse thrust program!”
“Z007, Z009…
it’s all the way to satellite number 1095!
They’ve all initiated the reverse thrust program!
Their altitude is decreasing!”
“Over 4,000 Starlink satellites on the nighttime side of the Northern Hemisphere are all slowing down with reverse thrust!
The orbits are dropping!
The average altitude is 550 kilometers…
520 kilometers…
470 kilometers…
and still falling!!”
“Who has taken control of our Starlink satellites?
Where is he trying to take our 4,000 satellites?
If the speed continues to fall short of providing centrifugal force…
all of these satellites will be pulled by Earth’s gravity into the atmosphere and burn up!”
“The source of the attack has been detected!
It still comes from the World Hacker Competition at the New Jersey Sports Stadium, but it’s not Kevin Walker—it’s the fifth contestant from Team China, Lin Xian!
He used the same vulnerabilities as Kevin Walker.
The intrusion was so fast, we didn’t have time to react before we lost control!”
Upon hearing this, the supervisor’s forehead was covered in cold sweat.
This…
This violates the rules of the hacking competition!
If someone used vulnerabilities for destruction during the competition, not only would they be disqualified but also face legal penalties; this was no joking matter, as agreements were signed before the competition to absolutely prevent causing substantial damage during the hacking event.