The next day, the entire company was somewhat tense. Once noon had passed, the wager would officially take effect, and the staff of the Cybersecurity Department were especially nervous.
However, Chu Feng felt nothing at all, because he had never intended to let the Cybersecurity Department handle the defense.
There was simply no comparison. He was communicating with the spacecraft's AI.
Looking at Lin Lin beside him, Chu Feng had a headache. He could not let her discover the spacecraft's whereabouts, nor could he let her know the AI existed, so he could only communicate by typing on his phone. Chu Feng was used to speaking directly, and typing was truly painful for him.
Chu Feng had also asked about the situation, but the AI's assessment was that even if all the hackers on this planet joined forces, they would not be able to breach the server's first firewall layer...
Chu Feng was speechless. If those hackers sharpening their knives knew the AI's assessment of them, they would probably be depressed to death.
"Don't make it so exaggerated. You have to give them some hope, right?"
After all, this was the heroic feat of one person taking on the entire world. Being one step ahead was progress; being ten steps ahead made one an expert. But being so many miles ahead was frightening. People were always wary of unfamiliar territory.
Slapping his forehead, Chu Feng came up with a wicked idea.
"AI, use the best technology currently available on this planet to design eighty-one layers of firewalls. Set several traps in each firewall as well, then..."
Lin Lin watched Chu Feng grin wickedly at his phone beside her and could not help feeling that something was strange.
"What bad idea is this guy plotting again?"
Why was there an "again"?
Very soon, at exactly twelve noon Yanjing time, hackers around the world were watching this place, and Xiaoke's server officially opened.
In an instant, the internet churned like a storm. Even ordinary people could sense that the network had suddenly become somewhat laggy, let alone Origin Company.
At Origin Company's Cybersecurity Department, before they could even react, the firewall painstakingly designed by the entire department had been breached. It crumbled as easily as dead wood, offering not the slightest obstruction.
China's hackers noticed this as well and could not help sighing.
It was utterly vulnerable. This was humiliating beyond belief; this time, they had truly embarrassed themselves before the entire world.
The foreign hacker alliances were also speechless. Wasn't this supposed to be a challenge to the whole world? Why was the first firewall layer like paper, broken through at the first attack?
"Looks like those ten billion are ours?"
That was what many hackers were thinking at that moment. As expected, Chinese people were rich. This was obviously giving away money.
Everyone happily continued attacking the final main server.
"Huh? Now this is more like it. It wouldn't be any fun without a challenge."
When everyone broke through to the main server, the tide that had surged forward was stopped as though by a dam. One by one, they began trying to crack this layer of firewall.
China's hacker alliance also noticed the situation, and their confidence was reignited as they watched what would happen next.
Within the United States, in an underground research facility, hundreds of computers were running. Someone operated each computer, and the entire room was filled with the whirring of fans and the sound of keyboards clattering.
"How is it going?"
A man wearing a United States military uniform asked the person in charge.
"General Kalman, Origin Company's first firewall was merely a smokescreen. The main server's firewall is what truly matters. This firewall is designed very cleverly, but it is not completely without flaws. Everyone is very confident about this!"
"Very good. Speed up the cracking of the main server. This is our only opportunity, and also our chance to test this Basic Artificial Intelligence. We must obtain this Basic Artificial Intelligence. China is too mysterious—they managed to create something like this without anyone noticing. It poses too great a threat to us. This must be controlled by the United States!"
General Kalman, as he was called, had bright, piercing eyes. He knew very well just how powerful this Basic Artificial Intelligence was. After Xiaoke was released, the country had sent people to crack it. Even with the entire program right before them, they could not even figure out the most basic direction. That was simply terrifying.
"Not good! The other side has reinforcements. They are surrounding and intercepting us. Their methods are very powerful!"
"What?" General Kalman was surprised. Could it be that China's government had also stepped in?
Had China made its move?
Of course not. Then who was it?
This was Chu Feng's little prank from back then. The firewall he had the AI design could automatically redirect attacks. As long as two sides were attacking at once, it could simulate one side's attacks against the other, effectively making them fight among themselves.
Meanwhile, in Fusang.
"Mr. Nakata, the Chinese server is steadily losing ground. We are confident that we can breach the Chinese server within three days, obtain all the information on the Basic Artificial Intelligence, and destroy their backups!"
"Yoshi, very good, Mr. Kojima. We are determined to obtain China's Basic Artificial Intelligence. Combined with the robots we have recently developed, it will surely shine brilliantly. The rise of the Fusang Empire depends on the efforts of all you gentlemen today." Mr. Nakata, an islander with a small mustache, spoke approvingly to his subordinate, as though he could already see himself obtaining the Basic Artificial Intelligence and being rewarded by the Empire.
"Yes, sir! We guarantee completion of the mission!" Mr. Kojima looked as though he had been injected with adrenaline, his face flushed red.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng was nearly laughing himself sick. His computer displayed a simulated map of attack directions from hackers around the world.
Lin Lin, standing behind him, was completely baffled. The computer displayed one arrow after another, all tangled in a mess, and she could not make sense of it.
"What is this? What's so funny about it?"
Seeing Chu Feng laughing so hard, Lin Lin asked in confusion.
"Haha, look. The largest and most numerous arrows are the attack direction of the United States hackers, and then look over here..."
Chu Feng pointed at the screen so Lin Lin could see clearly.
The United States had the most arrows, yet their attack direction was now Fusang. The other arrows were also pointing randomly everywhere. It looked like they had turned into a chaotic brawl, while not a single one was targeting China.
"Why is it like this? Are they fighting among themselves? But they couldn't possibly be this united in doing so."
"Hehe, because I made them lose their sense of direction. Dogs biting dogs, leaving fur everywhere..."
Chu Feng laughed smugly.
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