"What happened?" The captain, jolted awake by the sharp turn, hurried into the control room and asked grimly.
"Our system has been hacked!"
"What?!"
The captain strode to the console and looked at the data. The displayed course was completely different from the ship's actual direction of travel!
Who had done it? Terrorists? One organization after another flashed through the captain's mind as he sifted through them, yet he could not think of anyone who would target a civilian luxury cruise ship. No! There was one—one country capable of tampering with a civilian vessel, planting a backdoor directly into its civilian systems, and falsifying the system data!
The captain swiftly calmed down. The first thing they needed to do now was leave the current waters. Continuing forward would be extremely dangerous.
Their exact position was unknown, but as long as they followed the route they had taken to get here and left these dangerous waters, they could find a way to contact nearby warships or navigate by traditional methods. They could head to Guam first—no! They could not be trusted! They should contact the Great East Navy directly and have them guide them.
"What about the radio system?"
"The radio is suffering severe interference."
"We leave first." The captain made the decision.
However, the previous sharp turn and explosion had surely thrown the passengers into a panic. They needed to reassure them.
With that in mind, the captain walked to the microphone, picked it up, and switched it to the shipwide broadcast. "This is the captain of the Star Virgo. We just encountered a reef, but detected it in time and did not run aground. Please remain calm."
After reassuring the passengers, the captain set down the microphone and signaled the helmsman to turn the ship. Just then, the control