hsntnovel Chapter 25: The Storm Is Brewing
Chapter 25: The Storm Is Brewing
After some time, a piece of top-secret information was passed through layers of channels and landed on some people's desks: it was confirmed that Dongda University had a mecha, and the core researcher was Zhou Luming!
As this top-secret information gained traction, an operation targeting that technology company and Zhou Luming naturally began.
Late that night, in the shipyard, Guo Yi was cracking sunflower seeds in the living room while watching the images on the projector and laughing with Li Sisi, "Tsk tsk tsk, judging by this offensive, it looks like the national team will be on the field again."
The projected image was a world map filled with dense red dots, occupying the entire screen.
In the center of the red dot is a large rooster radiating green light.
Countless thin yet clear red lines emerged from each red dot, extending straight towards the rooster that glowed green, like an impenetrable net trying to bind the rooster tightly.
However, despite being wrapped in countless red threads, the rooster's green light remained undiminished, preventing a single red thread from penetrating its glow and entering its interior.
In the upper right corner of the screen, a string of ten-digit numbers is increasing at a rate of seven digits per second, showing no signs of stopping.
Yes, the scene in front of Guo Yi and his group was a real-time monitoring feed of a hacker version of World War I, 1v17.
That's right, the hackers were the first to make their move.
To be more precise, ever since the self-disciplined dog was exposed, there have been sporadic attacks on that technology company by some hackers.
However, those hacker attacks were not only weak, but also completely disorganized.
However, today, with the support of that message, the situation has changed dramatically.
First, some experienced hacker teams began to join the fray, not only making the offensive stronger but also becoming more organized.
After some well-known hacker teams participated but failed to achieve anything, a certain national team could no longer hold back and directly took the lead in the attack.
In order to resist the invasion by the national team, their own red hackers also took action spontaneously at the first moment and joined forces with the invading hackers.
As time went on, the number of hackers increased for various reasons: some wanted to join in the fun, some wanted to become famous, some wanted to make a quick buck, some wanted to challenge themselves, some were dragged along by friends, some were bribed with money, some were ordered around, and so on.
Thus, another hacker world war finally broke out.
As the conflict progressed, the hackers' attacks spread from that one technology company to other industries.
To put it bluntly, given the current situation, if any one place is breached, it could cause significant economic losses at best, and at worst, many people could die!
Therefore, Li Sisi could no longer hold back and asked Guo Yi with a frown, "Yi, are you going to continue watching?"
"rest assured……"
"Chief Engineer Guo, the enemy is beginning to consolidate their firepower."
Before Guo Yi could finish speaking, Wen Shu suddenly spoke up to report.
At the same time, the projected image began to change noticeably.
The originally scattered red lines began to gather in twos and threes, gradually forming thick red lines that pointed directly at the rooster's vitals.
"Based on the enemy's offensive predictions, the enemy's main targets are the power grid dispatching system, the subway/light rail signal dispatching system, the emergency rescue network dispatching system, and the hospital emergency dispatching network system."
Secondary targets were civil aviation navigation systems, air traffic management (ATM) and dispatch systems.
"grass!"
After hearing Wen Shu's report, Guo Yi couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, are they cheating?!"
No sooner had he finished scolding than Wen Shu reported to the commander again: "Chief Engineer Guo, Li Mu requests a phone call."
"catch."
"Chief Engineer Guo, we..."
"Stop talking nonsense, I know what the situation is."
Guo Yi interrupted Li Mu and asked, "Can you hold out for 10 minutes?"
"Chief Engineer Guo, what are you planning to do?"
"What are you doing?"
Guo Yi repeated himself and sneered, "Of course, we should treat them the same way they treat us!"
Wen Shu~
"Chief Engineer Guo, calm down, you need to calm down!"
Before Guo Yi could finish speaking, Li Mu hurriedly interrupted, "Things haven't developed to the point where Wen Shu needs to intervene. Chief Engineer Guo, you can just continue to watch the show."
"..."
Guo Yi was taken aback, then asked in surprise, "You came to me not to ask Wen Shu to take action!?"
"On the contrary, I came to you to stop Wen Shu from taking action."
Before Guo Yi could continue speaking, Li Mu explained, "We know what those hackers are trying to do, and we know even better what the consequences will be if we fail."
However, there is really no need for Wen Shu to get involved in this matter.
Firstly, although such things don't happen every day, they still happen seven or eight times a year.
Therefore, we have the experience, confidence, and ability to handle the current situation well.
Secondly, this is also a rare opportunity for us to gain real-world experience…
At this point, Li Mu quickly said, "Chief Engineer Guo, don't worry."
If things really can't be sustained, we can still use physical means to prevent the most serious consequences from happening. So, things aren't as serious as you think; at most, it will only cause some economic losses.
So, Chief Engineer Guo, you can sleep if you want, and continue reading if you want, just don't let Wen Shu interfere.
Since Li Mu had said that, Guo Yi stopped insisting that Wen Shu take action: "Alright, then I'll tell Wen Shu not to take action."
After saying that, Guo Yi asked curiously, "Now that you have experience, when do you expect to be able to switch from defense to offense?"
"Chief Engineer Guo, you may be disappointed."
Without formal orders, we can only defend; we cannot engage in any substantial offensive actions, nor can we allow the enemy to mistakenly believe that we will counterattack.
Before Guo Yi could ask, Li Mu immediately explained, "Firstly, if we take the lead, it could easily cause the situation to get out of control, thus turning the war from online to offline."
After all, even without our lead, some people were already causing chaos. With our lead, we really can't imagine how crazy those people would go, let alone control them!
Secondly, because there is no target to counterattack.
Counterattack on civilian infrastructure?
That would only provoke the people on the side being counterattacked to unite against us, indirectly helping the enemy to rally their support, and would also shatter the image we have painstakingly built up over time.
Counterattack on military facilities?
This would also damage our image and allow the enemy to occupy the moral high ground, giving them a legitimate reason to attack us.
A counterattack against hackers outside of national teams?
For various reasons, it is more beneficial for us to keep those hackers alive than to help others take them down.
If you don't believe me, you can check how many similar oil pipeline incidents have occurred outside the United States, and how many have occurred in our country.
Therefore, we cannot launch a counterattack, nor is it necessary for us to do so.
"Alright."
After hearing Li Mu's explanation, Guo Yi immediately lost interest: "Is there anything else?"
"I'm going to sleep now... Tsk, suddenly this big battle seems really boring."
"It's alright, Chief Engineer Guo, go to sleep peacefully, goodnight."
"Good night."