You Know What I Mean

Everyone was present at the round table in the Sea God Pavilion.

Yun Ming sat in the main seat, with Ya Li beside him. Long Yeyue, Cai Yue'er, Feng Wuyu, and Zhuo Shi sat on either side, while Lan Muzi and Tang Yinmeng sat at the end.

Yun Jingheng sat next to Ya Li.

Yun Ming stood up and glanced around the conference room.

"Alright, everyone's here."

He looked at Lan Muzi, "Lan Muzi, lock the door."

"Bang—" The door slammed shut.

The sound of the latch turning was particularly clear in the quiet conference room.

Yun Jingheng's eyes widened instantly, and he jumped up from his seat, trying to burrow into Ya Li's arms, burying his head in Ya Li's shoulder.

Ya Li, holding Yun Jingheng, looked bewildered. "Huh? Huh? What's wrong, baby? Son?"

Yun Ming's lips twitched. "I'm not here to punish you, I just want to have a private talk."

Yun Jingheng paused, slowly pulled away from Ya Li's embrace, and sat back down in his seat expressionlessly.

Ya Li was even more confused. She looked at Yun Ming, "What's wrong? Jing Heng is still so young. Isn't it too early for him to participate in the Sea God Pavilion Meeting?"

Yun Ming's lips twitched. "Today's meeting is all about him."

Ya Li's brows furrowed even more. "He's only twelve years old—"

Cai Yue'er interrupted her, "Sister Ya Li, I suggest you ask him what he did."

Ya Li looked at Yun Jingheng with a puzzled expression.

Yun Jingheng scratched his ear. "I made a data virus that almost broke through the college's firewall."

Ya Li's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile. "Wow, that's amazing!"

Cai Yue'er almost fainted, "Sister Ya Li!"

Yun Ming coughed twice.

Ya Li's expression changed instantly.

"Son, you should be more careful next time."

"Actually, I did notice..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Cai Yue'er stood up. "You two stop talking, I'll do it."

"What is the effective range of your program?" Cai Yue'er began.

Yun Jingheng thought for a moment, "Theoretically, as long as they are connected to the same network, they can be infected. Shrek's internal network covers the entire academy, including teaching buildings, dormitories, the library, training grounds, and the Soul Guidance Department's Mecha Warehouse."

He paused, then continued, "So if even one device connects, the entire network will be infected."

Cai Yue'er tapped her fingers lightly on the table. "What about precision? To what extent can you control it?"

Yun Jingheng took the terminal out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

The screen was lit, and several options were displayed on the interface.

"Such a small device cannot control every infected unit."

"If the devices are larger... they can be controlled individually or in batches. They can be made to display images, completely shut down, or execute specific commands."

Cai Yue'er looked at the terminal, then at Yun Jingheng, "For example?"

"Open the Mecha Warehouse doors."

Cai Yue'er's lips twitched slightly. "Anything else?"

"Or, have all the soul-guided projectors play the instructional video simultaneously, or have all the communicators sound an alarm simultaneously."

Cai Yue'er took a deep breath, "Have you tested it?"

"Tested. In my room, using my own computer and communicator."

"You're Shrek's internal network as a testing environment?"

"No. I only tested it on my own device and set up a specific area. The program spread automatically because I connected it to the access control system of the Mecha Warehouse, which is a wide area network."

"How well is it concealed? Will its source be traced?"

"No, we can only cut off all network systems in that area to prevent it from spreading."

"No solution?"

"'The antidote' is another USB drive, used to control the attacking USB drive."

"So..."

Yun Ming interrupted, "What do you want to do?"

Cai Yue'er snorted coldly, "Hmph! Don't you know how hostile those people from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy are towards us?"

"You're going to use this virus to attack the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?!" Yun Ming's gaze fell on her face, his eyes full of scrutiny.

Cai Yue'er took a half step back and raised her hands, feeling his gaze upon her.

"Hey! I didn't say that!" Her voice rose a half-tone, clearly lacking confidence.

Yun Ming withdrew his gaze and looked at Yun Jingheng, "Besides yourself, who else can control this virus of yours?"

"If I, the camera module, the audio module, and the touch module cannot recognize me, they will not agree to proceed with any operation."

Yun Ming nodded. "That's good."

Cai Yue'er pouted and muttered something under her breath.

Yun Ming glanced at her, "Don't mess around, you'll ruin our reputation."

The meeting ended quickly.

Yun Jingheng passed by Sea God Lake and strolled towards the Outer Court.

"Jing Heng." A voice came from behind.

Yun Jingheng stopped and turned around.

Cai Yue'er walked towards him and put her arm around his shoulder.

"Tomorrow is the competition for first and second graders, let them see the most direct difference in skill level."

"Good."

Cai Yue'er took something out of her pocket and stuffed it into Yun Jingheng's hand.

Yun Jingheng looked down and saw a black USB flash drive.

He looked up at Cai Yue'er.

Cai Yue'er looked at him, "A blank USB flash drive. It has a large capacity."

Yun Jingheng was taken aback. "Why are you giving me this?"

Cai Yue'er looked around; no one was there. She lowered her voice.

"You know the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, right? They have a lot of soul guide design blueprints. More than Shrek, and Shrek are more advanced. They even have many level eight and nine blueprints."

Yun Jingheng looked at her. "You want me to steal it?"

Cai Yue'er glared at him. "What do you mean by stealing? It's looking."

She paused, then said, "They won't show it to us, so we'll have to figure it out ourselves."

Yun Jingheng looked at the USB drive in his hand, then at Cai Yue'er, "You mean, you want me to use that virus...?"

Cai Yue'er interrupted him, "I didn't say that."

She turned and left.

"That USB drive is empty. What you want to save is up to you."

Hmm... "Using someone else to do the dirty work?"

Learning from others' experiences is a reasonable request.

High up in the Sea God Pavilion, Yun Ming sighed softly.

Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy... You've messed with the wrong people.

Yue'er went to you guys so politely to borrow money, and if you wouldn't lend it to her, fine, but your attitude was so awful...

Tsk tsk tsk.

The next day, at the Outer Court 'Soul Fighting Arena.

Sunlight streamed in from the sea, bathing the entire Soul Fighting Arena in gold.

The stands were packed with people— Outer Court students, Inner Court teachers, and elders of the Sea God Pavilion —a sea of faces.

On the highest platform, Ya Li sat in the center, with Feng Wuyu and Zhuo Shi on either side.

All eyes were on the center of the field.

The entire first-grade class stood on the east side, while the second-grade students stood on the west side.

Yuanen Yehui stood at the very front of the second-year students, looking at Yun Jingheng opposite him.

Yun Jingheng raised an eyebrow and smiled, his eyes full of provocation.

Yuanen Yehui suppressed the urge to punch him in the face and turned her head away from him.