Gao Gong extended his palm, and wisps of faint flames appeared on his fingers, causing Paradise Bird to become puzzled upon seeing this.
This code structure, why does it look so much like the version I developed?
The next moment, Gao Gong plunged his fingers into the āassembly,ā and countless hyperlinks immediately activated, attempting to tear Gao Gong apart on the data level.
This tactic might work on the āworldās greatest hackerā, but it wasnāt effective against Gao Gong.
Gao Gongās fingers moved nimbly, squeezing pages, videos, illusions, and mirrors into a ball, with code flowing through his fingers like Yang Luchan playing with a bird, able to cause ripples but not explosions.
He decomposed redundant data and patched up logical loopholes; Gao Gongās fingers were as nimble as an eagleās claws, making Paradise Bird shake his head after watching for a moment.
This flamboyant code style was definitely not his own.
Finally, strands of dreamlike threads were extracted by Gao Gong from the ocean of data, from the underlying framework of the Cyber Space, and from the core of the source code.
Half an hour later, the dreamlike threads wove together into a girl in white, eyes closed and breathing steadily, like a little Sleeping Beauty.
Gao Gong snapped his fingers, and a velvet bed appeared out of thin air, carrying her body into it.
When she wakes up, she will be a completely virtual life.
Gao Gong turned his head, looking at the still wildly spinning Flame Storm.
"You donāt need my help, do you?"
"Of course!"
Every top hacker is inherently proud, convinced that their technology can solve all problems.
Without this confidence, one couldnāt become a top hacker.
And Paradise Bird indeed was swiftly adapting to the new āinformation code.ā
As for the way of adapting, naturally, itās tormenting, oh no, itās rescuing Ahong.
Ahongās increasingly loud screams indicated that he was quickly adapting to this Power.
Sensory code, hacker code (planetary code), information code (star system code).
The biggest difference between the three: sensory code canāt do without people, hacker code canāt function without a database, while information code requires no reliance.
It is like air, composed of different elements in different environments; within a planet, its components are countless sensory signals, in Cyber Space, itās various logical structures, and in outer space, it transforms into interstellar organic molecules, cosmic rays, and dust matter.
This is also the foundation for virtual life to survive in outer space.
However, in most cases, virtual life wouldnāt traverse star systems on their own; setting aside the thousands of years of solitude, the various dangers in the universe are enough to be fatal, such as micro-black holes or supernova explosions, even the aftermath would be enough to blow you apart.
Even if all is well, the transition of information code in different environments can greatly alter your humanity; after āupdatingā dozens of versions, you might not even recognize yourself.
Paradise Bird knew this too, so she didnāt leave this planet to āexploreā the world once her great revenge was avenged, but instead stayed prudently in Gao Gongās brain disc, for the time being, to avoid the spotlight.
"Big boss, dear father, save me!"
Ahongās screams continued to sound pitifully tragic.
Aidolu couldnāt bear it anymore and quietly tugged at Gao Gongās sleeve.
"Help him, will you?"
Gao Gong looked at Ahong with interest, "What benefits do I get for helping you, for instance, if I want Aidoluās underwear code, would you give it?"
"Iāll give it, give it, not to mention underwear code, even the three-measurement code is no problem!!"
Aidolu was furious, flying in with a kick.
"Bastard, so it was you who made the cracked version of the underwear code."
"Itās a benefit for fans, I donāt mind, why do you? Itās just a mod."
Aidolu punched and kicked, quickly leaving Ahong with a bruised and swollen face, looking particularly pathetic in conjunction with ālingchi.ā
Gao Gong shook his head and finally spoke.
"Trying to crack Cryptopunk, just relying on honing information code is probably not enough, at this rate, even if itās decipherable, his virtual personality might get worn out."
"I believe my junior brother has such a backbone."
"I donāt, I really donāt have the backbone! Senior sister, please spare me, I did save your life, after all."
Faced with Ahongās tearful pleas, Paradise Bird hesitated for a moment but eventually withdrew the Flame Storm, a heavy thud and a light thud were heard, and two figures simultaneously fell to the ground.
Paradise Bird was no different than before, still with a fire-embossed face, revealing obvious disappointment seeing Gao Gongās real-world appearance.
Hey, even though youāre into cute boys, itās not a reason to overlook us bad boys!
Believe it or not, Iāll use the Rich Lady Love Prototype on you first to charm you, then dump you!
As for Ahong, heās like a Buddha statue in a temple with its gold paint peeled off, without the ancient codeās suppression, thereās a tendency to spread upward.
Paradise Bird frowned and was about to step in.
Gao Gong waved his hand and pressed his five fingers on Ahongās forehead, and in the next moment, Emperorās Might activated.
The raging golden light instantly flooded the entire brain disc space, even virtual beings like Aidolu and Paradise Bird showed obviously uncomfortable expressions.
Under such pressure, it seemed that all machines, all AIs, and all wise creatures were worshipping and surrendering.
And at the center of the golden light, the āGolden Bodyā on Ahongās skin began to crack inch by inch, even religious codes had to be ruled by the Mechanical Emperor, surrender and live, refuse and suffer destruction of mountains and temples!!
Soon, Ahongās original code was exposed, including the sensory system that had been sealed before. At the very least, Ahong can now block pain signals.
The āGolden Bodyā made of confidential code started to melt.
But Gao Gong stopped at the critical moment.
"Why not continue?" Aidolu blurted out.
"No, the password structure is already deeply embedded within the logical structure," Paradise Bird said, looking at the ancient code almost indistinguishable from flesh and blood code, "going further will collapse Ahongās virtual personality unless you want to activate his backup personality."
"Is his backup personality obedient?" Aidolu asked cutely, tilting her head.
"I can debug it to make him very obedient," Paradise Bird replied.
As the āGolden Bodyā cracked, although the ānet speedā was much slower than before, at least Ahong could now move, and hearing the two womenās conversation, the young boy was visibly shocked.
"Hey hey hey, whatās going on? Iām not dead yet! Are you guys discussing my funeral already?!"
"As hackers at the forefront of virtual technology, we shouldnāt have moral barriers. A backup personality is the real personality," Paradise Bird said with a serious face.
"Oh right, Iāll live happily ever after with Ahongās backup personality. You should wish us well," Aidolu said shyly.
"Iāll wish you an egg!!!" Ahong was furious and lunged to tear at Aidoluās cheeks, and the young couple immediately began wrestling.
Paradise Bird remained serious, "As a hacker, in your current state, you can only perform at half your capability."
Ahong, who was spanking Aidolu from above, shrugged at this: "I was mentally prepared for this when using that move, you know how heartless the old man is. Ouch! You actually sneak attacked, biting my egg! Darn woman, you think Iād submitāSpare me, sister!!"
Paradise Bird looked at Gao Gong with respect and said, "May I know if the senior has any good ideas?"
In her mind, this person in front of her was on par with her own elder, definitely a relic from the Civilization Era, so calling him senior was no problem.
Gao Gong stroked his chin and thought, "To completely separate them, itās indeed quite troublesome, but have you considered another possibility? Where thereās risk, thereās opportunity. In Ahongās current state, if he can master a Secret System, perhaps he could ascend in one leap."
The best example was right beside Gao Gong, Lady Red Dream.
If Ahong could become similar to Lady Red Dream, heād reach the pinnacle of hackers.
"I think itās doable!"
Hearing this, Ahongās eyes lit up, only to cry out as Aidolu bit him.
Paradise Bird naturally knew this was a possibility, but she shook her head. "Easier said than done, not to mention, where do we get the highest permissions from the old era?"
But thinking of Emperorās Might, she hesitated.
"Even for you, itās probably tough."
Gao Gong smiled faintly, if he couldnāt get ancient ones, modern ones would do, for example, the mechanical main brain permissions of Nightless City, thatās one of them.
He recently realized he didnāt need to go against others to change the Timeline, he could simply walk their path and leave them with no path.
For instance, before the Cyber Tide, the āArasaka Tower Fall Event,ā he didnāt have to stop it.
He could totally organize his own hacker team to bring down Arasaka Tower!
After all, itās just the Mother City, if others can hack it, why canāt I?
A stronger Paradise Bird, an Ahong merged with a Secret System, and Gao Yuanyuan as the Electronic Brain Backdoor, his reorganized new version of ā11 Arhatsā was guaranteed to be stronger than the original.
Completing the āHell-level Taskā not only brought obvious benefits but also significantly increased favorability: Paradise Bird favorability +500, Ahong favorability +500, Aidolu favorability +500.
In Cyber Realm, NPC favorability could clearly be reflected in their attitude, like 100 was an acquaintance, 500 points was a normal friend, and over 1000 points was a heartfelt friend, as for heart-to-heart... players didnāt have that option.
NPCs did though.
Gao Gong thought once he cured Ahongās issues, he could deepen the connection and discuss forming a team with them.
"Senior," Paradise Bird suddenly thought of something, her face turning serious, "Cybertron, Deep Net wonāt let it go."
"Of course not," Gao Gong shrugged, chuckling, "The key is they canāt find me, what can they do to me?"