"***": "The computational load is too large. This will take some time. Also, please request 'continent-wide access' authorization from your superiors. Otherwise, I cannot access data from across the continent."
The divine beast meant that Ke Meng's request was too broad and required approval from the relevant authorities in the real world.
Its answer surprised Ke Meng. The Network Divine Beast needed authorization from above before it could access data across the continent.
In Ke Meng's mind, the Network Divine Beast already ruled the global internet, roaming freely online as though nothing could stand in its way.
If the divine beast went out of control, Koi Continent's network would be beyond anyone's control.
Viewed another way, if the entire continent's network could not stop it from going on a rampage, what could the Investigation Bureau use to keep the Network Divine Beast from running wild?
As long as the continent's surveillance footage was online, all those barriers were merely walls a digital life-form could bypass.
And from what Ke Meng knew, to support the divine beast's high-speed operation of nationwide information systems, traffic surveillance everywhere was connected to the internet.
With the divine beast around, no hacker could breach Koi Continent's network. As a result, Koi Continent took a very bold approach: connect everything that could be connected, making it easier to collect big data and improve efficiency.
Foreign hackers were the first to discover that something was wrong with Koi Continent's network. They wanted to steal confidential files, and they did indeed steal them, with remarkable ease.
But the data inside was all outdated information or fabricated digital records, enough to make them cough up blood in frustration.
After placing an order, a boss operating in a legal gray area had acted on the outdated data and gotten badly