Who are these two people?
Old Yu stared blankly at them, not daring to move. In Data City, hackers were absolutely comparable to notorious thieves of the past. Any hacking behavior was punishable by death in the Federation. Even in the other four districts, which once advocated abolishing the death penalty, there was almost no death penalty for any crime, but this group of people was the only ones to be dealt with so swiftly.
In such a high-pressure environment, those who are still willing to go into this line of work are mostly desperate criminals!
Old Yu had only ever heard of such things in the news; he never imagined he'd actually encounter it in person. What incredible bad luck!
"This is truly interesting." Wang Ye looked at himself and then at the iron figure carrying them. Their forms were so peculiar that he felt as if they didn't have physical bodies. And yet, these ethereal, spirit-like forms could control such a machine to work outside?
If such technology were applied to his own world, especially in the Jiangnan under Chen Qing's control, could it enable the utilization of wandering spirits? Could these artifacts continue to serve their purpose in the mortal realm?
Wang Ye watched all this with curiosity, while Heavenly Secrets wasn't in the mood for that and asked directly, "Can it connect to the internet?"
"Huh?" Old Yu was taken aback. You hacked into my place, and now you're asking me if I can connect to the internet?
"Can't you understand me?" Heavenly Secrets frowned.
"Yes, yes, yes!" Old Yu dared not refute and could only nod repeatedly.
" Old Yu, what's wrong?" The miners on the periphery were all curious as they noticed Old Yu's sudden silence.
"It's nothing, there was a slight lag, I'll fix it."
"You're even causing lag. Your model is really old. We're not trying to be mean, but you don't have to be this stingy. What if you crash one day when nobody's around?"
"What can I do?" Old Yu said casually, "I'm getting old, so what if it crashes? What's the point of living?"
Wang Ye looked at the other person curiously. Judging from their appearance, the other person seemed very young, but the aged tone in which they spoke seemed genuine. The people in this world are really interesting.
"Check all the major online reports about the West China Region immediately!" Heavenly Secrets said coldly.
"Yes, yes." Old Yu quickly turned on the internet, and hundreds of virtual screens immediately appeared in front of the three of them, filled with news about West China.
Heavenly Secrets glanced at the countless news pages, quickly browsing through the intelligence.
One thing is certain: West China has indeed been shut down!!
The move was so drastic that it was impossible to control public opinion. But then again, shutting down one-fifth of the entire Central China Region, a key area for scientific research, would have been equivalent to bombing the entire provincial capital in the past. How could it possibly be concealed?
The official statement said it was a technical shutdown and would not cause too much negative impact, so the public should not panic.
But this statement is clearly weak and ineffective. Technically shutting down an entire area? Such a thing has never happened in the entire Federation before. How can a few official pronouncements possibly quell the panic?
Heavenly Secrets looked at the news and fell silent. The West China Region had really been shut down. This proved the firm stance of the Central China leadership and also proved that what King of Qin had done was indeed excessive!
He still doesn't understand what the King of Qin is trying to do.
If the intrusion here truly resolves the Disintegration Program issue, shouldn't we try to negotiate and fight for our rights?
Given his status as a human nuclear bomb, surely the authorities wouldn't do something so mutually destructive unless they were forced to.
This is not a situation that a wise man like the King of Qin would create.
What is this guy plotting by creating such a huge conflict and causing such widespread panic?
"What do we do now?" Wang Ye didn't quite understand what "shutting down" meant, but seeing Heavenly Secrets's serious expression, he realized that the problem seemed very serious.
"You can't know the internal situation from the news, Vice Minister Wang. The current situation is very special. If you don't want to take the risk, you can stay here. Outside, even if the Data City is completely destroyed, as long as the machinery can maintain power, nothing will happen."
Old Yu was completely bewildered. The Data City was destroyed?
My God, what on earth happened? Has the sky fallen?
"Senior, are you planning to act alone?" Wang Ye smiled at the other person, "You wouldn't be using my abilities and then want to abandon me, would you?"
"Have you thought this through?" Heavenly Secrets looked at the other person seriously. "I can't predict what crazy things the King of Qin might do next. If you come with me, it might be very dangerous."
"From the moment I followed you into this so-called real world, I never imagined it would be a safe journey," Wang Ye shook his head. "Wherever you go, I'll go. I won't let you out of my sight until I find Chen Qing."
"You chose this one, didn't you?" Heavenly Secrets said with a smile.
Wang Ye stared at the other person in astonishment. For some reason, Heavenly Secrets's smile made him feel a little uneasy.
If any other acquaintances were present at this moment, they would definitely feel uneasy. Anyone who has had contact with Heavenly Secrets knows that when he shows that kind of smile, it means he's planning to trick you.
"Have the people in command center gone mad?"
The moment the alarm sounded, all the high-ranking officials in other parts of Central China tried to contact the highest command center, but that place was heavily encrypted, and contacting people inside required layers of approval. There was simply no time to intervene, and the entire West China was shut down by the command center.
At that moment, not only the public was in an uproar, but the entire leadership was also in an uproar.
The command center actually made this nuclear-level self-destructive decision without hesitation!
"Still haven't been able to get in touch?"
At this time, senior officials from all regions convened an emergency meeting online.
"The application is still pending. I don't know what those people are doing. They made such a big decision on their own!"
"So what do you think the command center is for? Making emergency decisions in emergencies, otherwise what's the point of its existence?" the Eastern Military District Commander said coldly. "The key is that we must find out what event led them to make this decision? What kind of threat caused this? Has that threat been dealt with? That's the crucial point!"
"And the public panic must be quelled immediately," the administrative head of the Southern District said. "The truth is still unknown online, and other districts in the Federation have also received the news. They've probably already activated their undercover spies to transmit intelligence. We don't have much time; we must immediately block key information, or you all know what the consequences will be."
The commanders of the major regions fell silent.
This time, shutting down West China not only resulted in the loss of West China's large group of engineers, but also the loss of the largest virtual world project in Central China.
In today's Digital City, the virtual world is not only a place to accommodate global conflicts, but also a weapon of war!
High-end digital life forms are the main military force of various countries, and unfortunately, more than half of the military force in Central China comes from the Jade Dynasty World.
What's worse is that with the launch of the West China project, top-tier personnel, such as Zhang Zhengyuan's group, are all in West China.
Once those people in North America learn about the current situation in Central China, the four major regions will probably turn into hungry wolves and scramble to Central China up this piece of the pie.
This is not an exaggeration.
Central China boasts the highest energy output and the largest pool of engineers; without sufficient military force to deter it, it's a tempting target!
What exactly do you want to do?
In the East China region of Data City, Wu Xiaoli stared palely at the man holding her hostage beside her. The two walked through the densely populated East China Data District, while pedestrians around them were watching the latest news from the Federation in the square. No one could have imagined that the culprit who caused such a huge upheaval was right next to them!
This guy killed Elder Zhang and his group without hesitation, instantly wiping out all the high-end combat forces present at the time, which triggered the command center to shut down the West China Region.
Now, however, he secretly hides in the crowd to watch the news.
What exactly is this guy trying to do?