It was not yet six in the morning, and Beijing's roads were still free of traffic jams.
Before setting off, Shen Zhonghe had already seen the temporary notice posted on Source Code's official website and in Glutinous Rice Ball Chat: [Due to server maintenance, Glutinous Rice Ball Chat will temporarily limit traffic. Non-paying users may experience longer wait times for agent services. Thank you for your understanding and support.]
Two of the seventeen clusters would be taken offline for testing today, a significant blow to the Glutinous Rice Ball clusters, which were already running at full capacity.
Although cloud servers could temporarily pick up the slack, Han Luyi had still decided to publish the notice.
Shen Zhonghe drove himself, meeting several core engineers at Source Intelligence Headquarters before heading together to the Cloudrim Data Center in Zhangjiakou.
If everything went smoothly, the drive would take a little over two hours.
Despite getting up so early, Shen Zhonghe was not sleepy at all. In fact, he was a little excited.
After so many years researching interconnect protocols, followed by three stumbling years of failed commercialization, he could finally put his research to use in a real-world environment.
It felt like finally bringing a homely bride home to meet her in-laws.
No, Shen Zhonghe corrected himself. HL-Link is beautiful. It should be a beautiful bride meeting her in-laws.
By nine that morning, the car pulled into the Cloudrim Data Center campus.
Shen Zhonghe got out of the passenger seat and rubbed his tired legs. He first messaged Liu Yu to let him know he had arrived, then led his team into the Administration Building. Before long, Han Luyi came out with Liu Yu and Zhao Wenyuan, accompanied by a plump middle-aged man.
Once they drew closer, Han Luyi made the introductions. "Mr.