You Want the Core Code? Fine, Have It!

Bluehole Group sued Future Technology Company for infringement.

The lawsuit involved the alleged copying of over a hundred files.

The news instantly topped the charts on Weibo.

"Holy shit, they sued them outright? Future Technology Company is finished now. Why didn't they focus on researching technology and instead go make games? Even if they'd developed it themselves, good or bad, no one would have blamed them. But they went and copied someone else's work. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Is copying really all we know how to do?"

"I knew it. PUBG was definitely going to sue Future Technology. These two games are way too similar. Warfire Hero is practically an updated version of PUBG, just with one extra map."

"Sigh, how is Future Technology supposed to deal with this? They're not only suing them, they even want them to release the game's Core Code for comparison."

The internet was in an uproar.

All sorts of bizarre comments flooded in.

Sitting in his office, Ye Fan saw the news online and gave a disdainful smile. Sue him? They did not even have full control over their own Core Code, so what did they have to compare?

"Qin Jiang!"

The moment Qin Jiang heard his boss call him, he perked up. Were they going to strike back?

Was something big about to happen?

"Release a statement. We're willing to make Warfire Hero's Core Code public. Moreover, I'm personally willing to hold a technical discussion in Nanshan City!"

"Ah!!"

Qin Jiang froze when he heard that, utterly dumbfounded.

"Boss, you can't! If we reveal Warfire Hero's core technology, won't they just learn it?"

Qin Jiang cried out anxiously.

Ye Fan shook his head, speaking with inexplicable confidence. "Learn it? If they can learn it, pigs can climb trees. It'll take them at least ten years to understand this game's core technology!"

"Then what about the technical discussion?" Qin Jiang asked anxiously.

"The technical discussion will bring me a large number of talented people!" As soon as Ye Fan said that, Qin Jiang immediately understood. They would use this opportunity to recruit talent on a massive scale.

Since the boss was so confident.

Fine.

With a pained expression, Qin Jiang left and headed to the Technology Department. The programmers there were grinning from ear to ear; they had already received Ye Fan's gifts.

A house for every single one of them.

Everyone had rested well over the past few days and was full of energy.

"What's wrong, Old Qin? Why do you look so troubled?" Guo Yang asked with a smile when he saw Qin Jiang enter.

They had grown quite close by then.

"Sigh, isn't it because of Warfire Hero? Did you see Bluehole's announcement just now?" Qin Jiang asked Guo Yang.

"I did. What's wrong? Is there a problem? Do you think they can actually win the lawsuit? Don't worry, I've already reviewed the documents they submitted. It's all nonsense. How is that any different from humans having eating habits? They're accusing us of using their gameplay model, but come on. If war games didn't use that kind of model, what other model could they use? If that's the case, then we could sue every game company directly!"

"And they're accusing us over firearms too. I'm seriously speechless. Every weapon was recreated one-to-one from real life. Why don't they sue the people who invented those weapons instead? So don't worry."

Hearing Guo Yang's words, Qin Jiang finally felt much better.

But he still worried, "That's not the main issue. The main issue is that the boss wants to release the Core Code. If we can win anyway, why reveal it? Even if we're using this chance to recruit talent, there's no need to go that far."

After hearing Qin Jiang's words, Guo Yang burst into laughter.

The other programmers laughed as well.

"Old Qin, it's not that I want to criticize you, but what are you worried about? Just obey the boss's orders. None of us are worried. To tell you the truth, aside from the Core Code, which the boss made himself, we made everything else. We're basically just his assistants. Up to now, other than studying the boss's Core Code every day, we've had nothing else to do. Yet even so, we haven't made any progress at all—not even one percent!"

"If we can't figure it out, do you think they can?"

"Don't worry!"

Hearing that, Qin Jiang's eyes lit up slightly.

Even the company that made it could not understand the Core Code, so wouldn't other companies be even more confused?

At that thought, Qin Jiang's heart instantly settled.

"Fine, then I'll release the statement!"

All the major game companies saw the news and announcement released by Bluehole Group, as well as the documents accusing Warfire Hero.

Although none of those documents touched upon Warfire Hero's core technology, they might still be enough to bring Warfire Hero down. After all, Warfire Hero had only been online for a few days, while PUBG was gradually becoming a massive conglomerate.

In terms of resources and connections, Warfire Hero was bound to lose!

This time, Warfire Hero might release its Core Code, and then everyone could benefit.

What company had not tried to crack Future Technology Company's Core Code?

They had simply all failed.

They desperately wanted to know what the Core Code actually was and how it operated. If they obtained it, wouldn't their games be elevated to an entirely new level?

That was the conclusion the major companies had reached.

Bluehole Group headquarters.

The technicians' task during this period was to compare all of Warfire Hero's code. Whenever they found anything similar, they immediately marked it and compiled it into a document.

By then, they had marked nearly a thousand matching lines of code.

The head of the Technology Department was holding a meeting in the conference room.

The department heads, the group chairman, and the board members had all arrived.

"How are the results of the comparison between our game and Warfire Hero's code?" the chairman asked the technical supervisor.

"Chairman, rest assured. This time, we'll definitely make Warfire Hero disappear completely. We've found more than a thousand lines of code similar to theirs. Once they release the Core Code, we'll be able to crack it. Then we can make PUBG just like their game and perfect it. Even if we lose, won't we still have succeeded technologically?"

"Also, public opinion in China has gradually begun turning in our favor. They're doomed to lose!"

Upon hearing that, everyone smiled happily.

Their ambitions and goals were enormous.

They did not merely want Warfire Hero to pay compensation; they wanted Warfire Hero's Core Code.

Knock, knock~

Just as everyone was smiling happily.

There came a knock at the door. The secretary then entered, leaned over, and whispered several words into the chairman's ear. The chairman's expression became even more delighted, and his smile widened.

"Hahaha, everyone, Future Technology Company has just issued an announcement saying that they're willing to submit the Core Code to the federal court and even make it public!"

"Che Lun'en, you did very well. Using public opinion against them was excellent—very good, very powerful!"

"I just didn't expect them to surrender so quickly. It seems they really have no foundation at all!"

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