Short on Cash and Robbing for Cash

Mo Fei was excited for quite a while, and Paul had also finished his antivirus scan. The computer showed no issues at all, which he didn't quite understand. Then, setting that aside, he opened the chat software again. Alice had already gone offline, which made Paul very frustrated. But how could he have only one chat buddy?

He checked directly and sent a message to another netizen named Jenny: "Honey, are you there?"

Mo Fei had learned all the information about Paul's computer. After mastering everything, he sent another command to turn on the camera. Paul's computer had a camera, and Mo Fei finally saw the owner of this machine—a big white fat man appeared on the screen. A small red light on the camera lit up, indicating it had started working, but Paul didn't notice.

"So it turns out to be a fat guy, and quite the talker. All the profiles in the chat software are women—truly, you can't judge a book by its cover!" Mo Fei sighed to himself before carefully starting his own business. He now knew he couldn't send too vague commands, or the computer wouldn't execute them at all. He had to take it step by step.

Actually, he could search the network for the location of a supercomputer, but he didn't dare. After all, the defenses of a supercomputer were generally very strong, and there should be people maintaining and defending it, ready to respond to emergencies at any time. Especially against hacker attacks, its firewall was completely different from an ordinary home computer. And Mo Fei didn't know the specifics, so he didn't dare to go.

"It doesn't matter if it's slow, but it has to be safe. I should be at my weakest right now, shouldn't I?" Mo Fei thought to himself. Then he kept the chat interface pinned to the top and started browsing the internet, searching for basic computer knowledge.

This was easy to search. Computers are divided into hardware and software. Mo Fei began learning the basics of both parts. Since he was inside the computer, he naturally needed to understand the role of each piece of hardware. Software issues were broader and required more time to organize.

To put it simply, Mo Fei was just storing all this knowledge in his database. As for truly mastering it, he wasn't sure how to go about it. After all, human thinking and the learning speed of an intelligent program couldn't just be thrown together and expected to work. Especially with Mo Fei's idea—he needed a body. The disciplines and knowledge involved were vast, and whether he could achieve it was unknown.

"I might not be able to do it myself. Even if I learn a massive amount of knowledge, I might not be able to apply it. Especially biology, genetics—those things are not my forte!" Mo Fei was troubled. He wasn't exactly a scholarly type. Sure, he could learn quickly now, but when it came to actual application, he might be able to copycat, but extending and innovating? Definitely not!

Lacking confidence, Mo Fei now had serious doubts about his own scientific research abilities. "And besides, to clone a body, I'd need at least a biological research institute, right? That takes money, it takes people. And I'd have to find the genes of those superheroes, so..." Mo Fei started thinking about the future. He needed to establish a foundation in reality, no matter what for. The most urgent thing was money!

"There are two types of superheroes: the rich rely on technology, the poor rely on genes. I want both, but where does the funding come from?" Mo Fei's ambition was not small. Whether it was to become human again or to deal with future problems, he needed money!!!

"Without money, everything is useless. But how should I make money? Ultron could get billions of dollars in an instant, but I don't know his methods now. And those methods have big drawbacks. A guy who wants to destroy the world wouldn't collect wealth gently, but I can't do that either!" Mo Fei started worrying about money. He didn't have a single cent. Even if he learned financial knowledge, he couldn't make a killing in the financial market!

Also, he needed at least one account—one he could control. But he didn't even have an identity, let alone think about opening an account. Thinking about it, everything was a problem. He had to solve all these issues perfectly, or every plan would be a castle in the air!

"Learning can wait for now. Money is the primary issue. All preparations need money, and I need a lot of it. Money makes the world go round!" Mo Fei determined the first step of his plan: make money. It was more important than learning.

Paul kept chatting, and Mo Fei stopped controlling the computer to learn. Instead, he stayed quiet, thinking about how to make money. For him now, starting capital was the most important. With capital, he could continue making money in the financial market.

"Without capital, I can't do financial operations. I can learn that knowledge later. So how do I get something for nothing?" Mo Fei was currently trying to get something for nothing. He really didn't have a single cent, since he wasn't even considered a 'person' yet. "A no-cost business?" Mo Fei suddenly had a spark of inspiration when he thought of this.

"Right, I need to do a no-cost business now. For safety, I can't directly move bank funds in the network, but I can in reality!" Mo Fei got excited. He thought of a way. "I can rob a bank!"

The method Mo Fei thought of was robbery. But not him doing the robbing—he couldn't even if he wanted to. And if he had a body, he wouldn't do it either, because it was too dangerous.

"I don't exist, so what happens in reality has nothing to do with me. What I need to do is find a few bold guys, give them a plan, help them complete the robbery, and then take a cut. Also, I can have them open an anonymous bank account. As long as there's a password, they can withdraw cash. And I can control the password settings. That way, won't I have money?" Mo Fei laughed happily at the thought.

"I really am a genius. But how should I choose the people?" Mo Fei started thinking again. Just then, Paul shut down the computer to rest. Mo Fei didn't care. He began to think about how to carry out the robbery plan.

"My advantage is obvious: I don't exist in reality. And I'm currently like an artificial intelligence—the most advanced kind. I should be able to control many things in the network. These are my strengths, and I need to use them."