Watching Lier build his network persona, Bryce was secretly surprised.
Computing power was the foundation of activity in Cyberspace.
It was a composite metric, determined by factors such as a hacker's equipment, Cyberware, and brain function, which together formed their persona in Cyberspace.
In Cyberspace, hackers faced fewer restrictions. The laws of physics still applied, of course, but they were less direct here.
Computing power built programs-in other words, personas. Personas were connected to everything in Cyberspace as extensions of it, and they affected the real world.
You could be a person, a genie, or a spider queen ruling a web-like data fortress.
You could become anyone you wanted, as long as your Computing Power was strong enough and your skills were good enough.
And Lier... NetWatch considered his technical skills those of a decent Street Hacker, but his Computing Power-
It was very strong.
His persona was solidly built, every part constructed carefully, brick by brick. He hadn't rashly experimented with different structures or added flashy, impractical features just because he felt he could control and create everything.
The less you knew, the more recklessly you charged ahead, and the easier it was to leave vulnerabilities in your programs for experienced hackers to exploit.
That was a lesson almost every hacker learned the hard way as a beginner.
"Access Pod neural Shard model: Militech Parallel Lines. No memory expansion modules, no signs of Gray Matter enhancement, no symptoms of Cyberware stimulation...
"Almost Pure Computing. Brainpower around 12. That's ridiculous.
"Have you really not considered working for NetWatch? Network Watch would provide you with better resources."
Bryce looked calm on the surface, but seeing the foundation Lier had demonstrated left him rather unsettled-
What did a brainpower of 12 mean?
Normally, the brainpower limit for a purely biological human was