Digimon were not Artificial Intelligence in the true sense of the term.
—At least, not yet.
Liang Xing had built the server himself and created the Digital World. Digital Eggs were virtual lifeforms born from the Digital World.
In essence, a Digital Egg was merely a cluster of the most primitive data streams.
Depending on the data acquired during their growth, the Digimon that ultimately hatched from the eggs would follow the underlying logic Liang Xing had set and be classified into different types.
Only because the Digital World existed could Digital Eggs be born, and only then could Digimon move about on the internet.
The attacks used by Li Ming's three-man team were, in essence, all applications of data streams.
Rewriting, misleading, junk-data-stream bombardment—various uses of data streams like these combined to create the infamous hackers of the internet.
But to Digital Eggs, all of that was nourishment.
They were not picky eaters, and they welcomed all nourishment without exception!
It was only because that nourishment's nutritional value did not quite align with proper values that virus-type Goblinmon were ultimately born.
In Goblinmon's eyes, the firewalls of Li Ming and the others might as well not have existed.
Of course, Li Ming and the others could also use firewalls and other homemade tools to stop Goblinmon's invasion.
But when had they ever seen a Digimon before?
Faced with such flexible data streams, their brains were clearly not up to the task.
At the end of the day, the three-man team could not really be considered particularly skilled hackers.
It was only because Li Yuan was especially cautious that the three brothers had fairly good task completion efficiency and a decent reputation.
It was definitely not just because their rates were low!
In Japanese Contact's eyes, Liang Xing Toys Factory was merely a rising star.
All of its glory had been built upon Liang Xing's personal talent.
But no matter how talented someone was, he was still only twenty-two years old.
In less than half a year, he had designed GD Racers, held a tournament, and recruited agents nationwide. Such rapid development was bound to have certain flaws.
It was cheap anyway. Sending a few people to test the waters would not cost much.
Li Ming's trio had thus run into a brick wall.
They did not even ask anyone to compensate their losses; they accepted the loss themselves.
But they would not take this job again.
Who knew what that virus was?
Even if it happened again, Li Ming had no confidence in his ability to stop its invasion.
People needed to know their limits!
There was no shame in running when you could not win!
Besides, they knew Huaxia's authorities had their eyes on them. They would probably have to behave themselves for a while.
Li Ming and Li Man felt they had been exhausted for long enough and could take the opportunity to enjoy themselves.
Li Yuan, however, had become interested in Liang Xing Toys Factory. He wanted to know what that virus really was.
And the little round ball that had appeared after that warning—upon thinking back, he did not believe he had merely imagined it.
All signs indicated that Liang Xing Toys Factory was far more complicated than it appeared on the surface!
Li Yuan wanted to know the truth.
And the source of that truth was currently perfecting the Digital World.
Through Goblinmon's feedback, Liang Xing learned what had happened to the three-man team.
The fire at the rental house had indeed been brought under control this time, but there was no guarantee that it would be contained every time.
Liang Xing would feel terrible if it was not.
Of course, it did not matter if a criminal's house burned down, but who could guarantee that criminals did not have neighbors?
Fire was merciless!
It would not know whether the lives it consumed were innocent.
Liang Xing could only eliminate that possibility at the source. Modifying the virus-type source code had truly taken him quite a bit of effort.
"This should do it."
Qian Lai had found an excuse to leave after Goblinmon returned.
He was probably not very interested in Digimon. He had even refused when Liang Xing offered to give him a Digivice.
—What he had actually said was, "It's fine. If production capacity is insufficient, I can go without one."
At this stage, one of the only two Digivices sat on Liang Xing's desk. The parts had been handcrafted and then assembled personally, so production capacity truly was severely lacking.
There was absolutely no infrastructure yet, and even the production line had to be built from scratch.
Fortunately, the originally planned Digital World adventure had not officially begun, so Liang Xing still had plenty of time to prepare the necessary equipment.
What a pity. Was there actually a man in this world who did not like WarGreymon?
Liang Xing had forgotten that Qian Lai did not even know WarGreymon existed!
The entertainment atmosphere in this Parallel World was indeed stronger, but that did not mean Earth's works would also be born in this world.
In Qian Lai's eyes, Goblinmon was similar to the classic anime of this world, "Electronic Baby."
Because the growth of virtual lifeforms in "Electronic Baby" followed certain rules, their appearances generally did not undergo earth-shaking changes.
With that preconceived notion, Qian Lai did not think Goblinmon would change much after growing up.
They were both virtual lifeforms that existed on the internet, but Electronic Baby was cuter, and more than a decade of nostalgia made it difficult for people to accept another virtual lifeform with the same premise.
"Electronic Baby" actually also had its own dedicated video game console. Liang Xing had looked into it before, and it was rather similar to Earth's handheld consoles.
So even though the Goblinmon Liang Xing demonstrated could, to a certain extent, replace antivirus software and firewalls, Qian Lai still believed it would be difficult for it to surpass "Electronic Baby."
Nostalgia was something that had always been difficult to measure by common sense.
Whoosh!
A black, slime-like ball bounced out of the screen. Its fluffy body and yellow eyes seemed to glow.
Liang Xing held out his hand, and the black ball jumped onto it. He seemed to be able to feel a slight weight.
"Even the fluffy texture feels this real." Liang Xing smiled, very satisfied with his creation.
Beep beep beep—
A string of bubbles came out of the black ball's mouth. They burst upon touching Liang Xing, and he could even genuinely feel the faint sensation against his face.
Holographic Projection, simulated touch—the Digivice gave Digimon the ability to interact with reality.
Unless people actually tried to grab a Digimon, they would find it absolutely difficult to discover that it was a Holographic Projection!
This was a true masterpiece capable of passing for the real thing!
In fact, if Liang Xing wished, he could even give Digimon physical bodies.
He had considered it before, and naturally learned that there was indeed at least one material that could be stored inside a Digivice and, after conversion by the Digivice, could make Digimon truly real.
But synthesizing that material was rather complicated. Liang Xing had also checked the price and suddenly felt that Holographic Projection was enough.
After all, Digimon were not lacking in enormous forms. If they truly existed physically, they might genuinely become a disaster for the real world.
The current virtual simulation would only affect some participants, while damage to the terrain would also be simulated through Holographic Projection.
That would satisfy the realism of Digimon entering reality without actually affecting reality itself.
The experience would be maxed out!
Before officially releasing the Digivices, Liang Xing still needed to report them to the authorities. Otherwise, with how convincing the holographic simulation was, he truly feared the authorities might mobilize.
Of course, Liang Xing did not actually need to make the report himself.
He had not hidden anything and had even deliberately demonstrated it. Zhang Long and Zhao Hu immediately saw through Liang Xing's little scheme and happily notified their superiors.
A pleasant collaboration, after all~
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!
May the flowers bloom, the moon be full, and families be reunited. Wishing everyone joy, happiness, and prosperity!
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