CH 123

——Wingnet.

This keyword that could be captured almost without thinking was also a hacker website that everyone here was familiar with. Some of them could even be said to be one of the few people in the world who were most familiar with Wingnet.

Under the screen on the right, an ordinary-looking man raised his eyes, and his face, which had not shown any fluctuation of emotions even after the attack failed just now, revealed a trace of curiosity and interest.

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Some reacted calmly, while others reacted in astonishment, especially the burly man just now. Before he could even walk back to his seat, he suddenly heard a familiar website and a familiar name. He immediately stopped and ran towards Jiang Chen again.

“Bro! It’s me! Short Ruler! We know each other, don’t you remember? Last year, Japan and South Korea fought each other, and we fought side by side to stir up the chaos even more!”

Jiang Chen was still a little dazed at first, but when he heard the last part, something vaguely flashed through his mind. He blinked and said hesitantly, “H?”

“That’s right!” The big man clapped his hands, his thick black eyebrows flying in excitement, “It’s me, Short Ruler! I kept thinking your English name was familiar! We have known each other for a long time, bro…..”

“Cough cough cough!” Deputy Chief Li coughed deliberately and loudly, interrupting the big man’s words: “The next battle will start soon, you can go back and prepare first.”

The big man could only nod his head, and reluctantly said to Jiang Chen, “Don’t leave when it’s over, let’s have a good chat.”

If one ignored the tone of voice and only looked at the body size and expression of the other, it would seem like he was tough talking or throwing down a challenge.

Jiang Chen also felt a little pleasantly surprised. He thought of inviting hackers from Wingnet to join him when he was preparing to create a research team. However, the time since he registered on Wingnet was relatively short compared to those masters, and except for 196 and C, there were almost no people he knew well enough, whether it was their tempers or their skills, so this idea had never been put into action.

He had fought side by side with H before, and he knew that he was actually not good at cyber attacking methods, but in terms of security, almost no one in the entire Wingnet could match him.

In the interstellar era, the core of the protection system was no longer a firewall, but a secure network architecture built by sophisticated algorithms, which combined the advantages of almost all current and future network security tools, and could resist almost all external and internal attacks, including viruses, Trojan horses and backdoors, etc. They have long since lost the limitations of firewalls used in this era and were not only impenetrable, but also unstoppable.

Changjiang was able to resist so many hackers using various means to attack at the same time because it had already surpassed the “firewall” technology in this era. In the interstellar era, its name was “boundary”, the meaning of which was similar to that of the same concept written in the ancient myths or fantasy novels of their country. It could resist external attacks, and at the same time, it would not prevent the people inside the magical boundary from attacking the outside world. Basically being able to both attack and defend.

There was always specialization of skills in every industry so although Jiang Chen was the chief researcher of the Changjiang Research and Development Laboratory, he was better at framework and algorithms than security. The current Changjiang was developed by him alone, so it would naturally lack security. Even if, as he said, Changjiang would be the glass ceiling of information warfare within ten years. But what about another fifteen years? Twenty years? 

He could keep studying cyber security knowledge, but he had a long way to go. No matter how much time he spent on security research, he may indeed develop a more advanced security system after fifteen years. But what about the framework and algorithms? Just don’t upgrade them? Letting go of what he was good at and using a long time to make up for his shortcomings was by no means Jiang Chen’s way of doing things.

Therefore, the scientific research team he wanted to build needed programmers who were good at cyber security more than programmers who were good at framework and algorithms. And the big man known as H in front of him was one of the people he had considered.

Jiang Chen smiled and waved to the big man, changing from his previous calm but slightly distant attitude: “Let’s chat later.”

The big man was so excited that he couldn’t help stamping his feet when he got back to his seat. The people sitting next to him: …..Bro, if you stamp again, the chair will collapse.

Fortunately, the second battle started soon, and the big man immediately focused, and everyone also did the same and started defending.

Almost within ten seconds, the battle ended before it even started——every computer screen that had someone sitting in front turned into a small rotating planet. People with a good attitude also had the mood to notice that each planet was even different from the rest. If someone was interested in astronomy, they may find that most of the planets here were planets that have not yet been discovered at this time.

But losing in ten seconds, maybe even shorter, only holding on for three or two seconds and still having a good mentality, there were actually not many people who could maintain such a good mindset. Being secretly selected by the government to participate in this information war game in which dozens of hackers went up against one person/one system. There was no one here who hadn’t wondered about who could mobilize such a big show.

They had curiosity and expectations in their hearts, and they were even eager to test this person. They thought about losing and winning, but they never thought that they would lose so badly, without a hope of winning at all.

Before the start of the battle, and even now, they were not sure why the government called them here, but now they could vaguely guess that it must have something to do with the glowing planet on the screen.

A system that could integrate offense and defense, and was so powerful in both offense and defense, probably had yet to appear in the whole world.

Everyone here had different expressions, and most of them have their own guesses and ideas.

What Jiang Chen was thinking now was another matter.

The follow-up research and development of Changjiang would definitely be the highest-level confidential scientific research project in the entire country. The hackers who could appear here, whether they were in the establishment of the Cyber Security Bureau or non-staff personnel who come as foreign aid, were all screened by the state through layers of screening. They had clean backgrounds and top-notch skills, making them the most suitable programmer candidates to be selected into the scientific research team. On this point, Jiang Chen was very clear.

However, as early as the beginning of conceptualization, Jiang Chen thought that the entire team should be controlled within twelve people, of which the ones responsible for software, that is, system upgrade and follow-up development, including him and Yu Yi, would not exceed six people, while the other six would focus on research and development of a CPU that was more suitable for loading the Changjiang system.

Among these twelve people, at least three must come from his own team, which meant that the people signed to his company must account for at least a quarter of the entire research team, preferably one-third. After all, the scientific research team to be formed was not a national scientific research team, nor was it a research institute funded only by his company. Only when the core technology and interests were clearly divided, the entire team would be stronger in the future.

At present, Jiang Chen’s idea was that among the other two or three people who have signed contracts with his company, it was best to have two security personnel, and one who took care of algorithms and framework as he does, or if they just specialized in one of the two, they could also be considered, and other aspects could be discussed later.

Jiang Chen raised his eyes and looked smilingly at the burly man walking towards this side. It was as if he was dozing off and someone gave him a pillow.

However, before the big man had time to approach, Deputy Chief Li ran over in small steps and whispered in Jiang Chen’s ear, “Student Jiang, please step out with me.”

Jiang Chen turned his head to look at the burly man, raised his hand to greet him, signaling to him he would leave for a bit, and followed Deputy Chief Li to the second floor.

Before leaving the auxiliary room, Jiang Chen passed a young man wearing black-rimmed glasses. He was leaning against the wall and looking at him with a blushing face. His wide-open eyes were full of things he wanted to say. Originally, Jiang Chen wanted to ask if he knew him, but Deputy Chief Li urged him on as soon as he paused, so he could only nod to the young man and pass him by.

“Deputy Chief Li.” Jiang Chen followed him unhurriedly, and asked curiously, “Why did you call me over?”

Deputy Chief Li paused slightly, turned his head to look at the young but accomplished boy beside him, and sighed in his heart. He said in a low voice: “The higher cups above have high regards for this information war game, and there is a big leader who has been watching the game in the monitoring room, Now that it is over, I am taking you there to meet the old gentleman, don’t be nervous, you can just answer whatever he asks.”

“I see. Thank you, Deputy Chief Li.”

Jiang Chen remained calm on the surface, but in his heart he was guessing who this person would be. Deputy Chief Li’s position was not low, and the status of the person who could make him so respectful and careful to be called a “big leader” must not be low. A few figures that he often saw on TV flashed through his mind, but he couldn’t guess who it might be in the end, and could only follow Deputy Chief Li in speeding up the pace.

“Knock knock knock——”

The voice inside the door was deep and majestic: “Please come in.”

Deputy Chief Li straightened the hem of his striped T-shirt, gave Jiang Chen a comforting look, opened the door and stepped in first. Jiang Chen followed closely behind, and finally saw the two old men standing inside. Even though he had been prepared, he still couldn’t help being stunned for a moment.

He had guessed many people, and it was undeniable that this person also appeared in his guesses, but yesterday’s news was still the image of him sitting in the White House shaking hands with the president of the United States, so just when this guess came to mind the possibility was ruled out almost immediately. After all, apart from the itinerary, Jiang Chen didn’t think that the project in his hands would have the opportunity to be inspected by the busy old gentleman before him before it was officially launched.

However, no matter how unbelievable it was, he had to believe that the kindly smiling old man in front of him was really standing here.

“Child.” The old gentleman with a gentle but dignified smile waved to him, “Are you Jiang Chen? I saw the system you designed just now, and it’s indeed very powerful.”

Jiang Chen restrained his emotions, walked up to the old man, and said politely and respectfully, “Premier Zou…..”

The old gentleman waved his hand and said with a smile, “You can just call me Grandpa. Today, Grandpa Zou was pulled over by an old friend to see the kid he admired. And indeed you are quite extraordinary.”

Jiang Chen wasn’t too surprised. In fact, when he saw Professor Xiang standing with the old man in front of him, he guessed the reason why the busy old gentleman would appear here——Professor Xiang said that he would give him a gift.

This gift could no longer be described as simply just precious. Jiang Chen could only bury his gratitude in his heart and savor this warmth and caring heart carefully.

“Grandpa Zou.” Jiang Chen changed his form of address readily. After a brief surprise, he quickly recovered his usual calmness. He had a calm expression, and with a peaceful and calm smile in his eyes, he asked, “Do you mind if I introduce you to Changjiang?”

“Changjiang?” The old gentleman was surprised for a moment, then laughed loudly: “A good name.”

Jiang Chen smiled and thanked him, and spoke unhurriedly, using the two information battles just now to briefly introduce Changjiang’s offensive and defensive systems in a way that laymen could understand, and by the way, mixed in a lot of his own views, such as the future development trend of the Internet and the importance of information security.

After the old gentleman listened carefully, his tone was kind, but his eyes were sharp and dignified: “If information warfare will be the main method of future wars, do you think Changjiang can have a place in it?”

Jiang Chen responded calmly: “The development of the Internet is changing faster than any other industry, but the deep learning algorithm owned by Changjiang can guarantee that it will always be one step or even ten steps faster. If Changjiang’s coding can be perfected and a server that can load Change lamb’s system is developed, then Changjiang will not just have a spot, but take over most of the global territory.”

Surprise floated in the eyes of the old gentleman. For so many years, few people could speak so openly in front of him. However, compared with the boldness of the young man, he cared more about his clean and clear eyes and the steadiness that could only be obtained after polishing and experience. Even if he had seen countless people, it was extremely difficult for him to find a few existences whose temperament could match the boy in front of him.

“I heard that you once said that Changing can not only win the information war, but also have an advantage on the real battlefield.”

Jiang Chen nodded: “Yes.”

“Has the time for the military exercise been decided?”

“Not yet.”

The old gentleman smiled slightly and said, “Then how about now?”

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned, but quickly replied: “No problem.”

After the old gentleman’s order was issued, the execution speed was astonishingly fast. When Jiang Chen and Professor Xiang drove together to the military area hidden in the deep forest in the next province, there were already military officers leading a team to greet them. He helped Professor Xiang get out of the car, and with a quick look, he could tell at a glance that the soldiers in front of him were not simple, at least they should be part of the special forces.

The soldier standing at the front saluted and talked to the old gentleman from a distance. Jiang Chen could only tell from his epaulets that his rank was not low, but he couldn’t tell anything else.

Jiang Chen and Professor Xiang stood in place, looking at the people talking in front of them, waiting for the next order, only to see the head soldier suddenly nod and beckon a soldier to step out from the troops behind. He bowed his head and said something to the soldier and the dark-skinned soldier ran towards this side.

The soldier saluted, and after introducing himself, he said to Jiang Chen with a serious face: “We have prepared the things you need, just follow me.”

Jiang Chen glanced at Professor Xiang. Professor Xiang looked around and said, “I’ll be there later, you can go with him first.”

“Pay attention to your steps.”

This place was located next to a deep mountain. The road was covered in mud and rocks. Even at the gate of the military area, it was not so smooth. Prpfessor Xiang was old, and Jiang Chen was still a little worried.

“Walk slowly, don’t fall.”

“Am I the old man or are you the old man? Long-winded!”

Professor Xiang waved his hands, then put his hands behind his back, and strolled forward.

Jiang Chen smiled helplessly, and left with the dark-skinned soldier.

“Do you have a satellite network here?” Jiang Chen walked behind the soldier and asked while looking at the surrounding environment.

The soldier nodded sternly: “Yes, there are satellite TVs and satellite phones. They are not allowed to be used at ordinary times. You can set aside time every week to call your family.”

Jiang Chen didn’t intend to ask about this but hearing him say this, he couldn’t help but think of the days when he was in the research institute of the Imperial Military Department.

It was an independent and primitive planet, with almost no modern equipment. Although they were researchers, except for their daily routines, the living conditions and the rules and regulations they need to abide by were almost the same as those of the army stationed there. Due to the confidential nature of military training, the entire planet was shielded from all signals most of the time.

Whenever a fixed communication day came, most of the researchers and soldiers would be elated for a long time, but at that time Jiang Chen had no relatives, and his only friend was also in the same research institute, so there was almost nothing to worry about on this front, so every month on this day, he would find a place to have a meal alone, missing his family from his previous life.

Later, Liao Zhe discovered his secret base somehow, and he was never able to return to his lonely peace.

It had been nearly two years since he returned to his original world. He had parents and friends here, and he had not thought of the people and things in his last life for a long time. Now he suddenly returned to a place where the environment was not similar, but the feeling was the same. So he couldn’t help thinking of people who hadn’t thought of for a long time.

Jiang Chen was immersed in his memories and didn’t pay attention to his surroundings. He didn’t come back to his senses until the soldier spoke. He stood at the bottom of the steps, looked into the building where the wall was peeling off, and couldn’t help hesitating: “Is this the training base?”

The soldier nodded, walked in first, and said as he led the way, “It’s inside.”

Jiang Chen followed behind him, looking at this computer room, which was no different from an ordinary office and was in fact even more dilapidated. Several ordinary computers were randomly placed on the table, and although the screens were wiped clean, the yellowish shell on the bulky body betrayed the painstaking cleaning.

Going further inside, there was another computer room, which was no different from the one outside. After passing through five computer rooms, the soldier stopped in front of a door, which looked the same as the previous ones. But Jiang Cheek keenly noticed that the key hole of this door was not the same.

Sure enough, the soldier gently turned the lock, and there were two clicks, revealing the combination lock inside. He entered the combination skillfully, and the green-painted door clicked open.

“This is…..”

The high-tech equipment in front of him contrasted sharply with the dilapidated computer room outside. Looking at the huge electronic screen in front of him, Jiang Chen was slightly startled. In the interstellar age, because he stayed in the military research institute of the empire for a long time, he had some knowledge of the military strength and modern military equipment of each country before the interstellar migration, but most of the information was lost at that time, including the strategic situation of each country, so in truth he did not know too much.

At least, according to the information he saw at the time, their country in 2005 should not have such advanced technology.

“The preparations were done in a hurry, so we could only pull two teams to do the exercise for the time being.”

Behind Jiang Chen, a loud voice approached along with the sound of footsteps. The military officer who had been talking to the old gentleman came over and pointed to every detail on the giant screen to explain to him: “Each team has sixteen people, that is the equipment vehicle, two for each team, the weapons are…..”

Jiang Chen was listening carefully, and asked a few questions related to weapons from time to time. The military officer saw that everything he asked was on point, and asked in surprise, “Do you usually like to watch military channels?”

“Somewhat interested.” Jiang Chen smiled. He didn’t say that his database contained information on most of the existing weapons from various countries in the world. Although the secret research could not be loaded into the database, most of the weapons used in this exercise were already available. He knew that there was going to be a military exercise, so he would naturally do his homework in advance.

The military officer nodded and didn’t say any more. He waited until a  soldier came to report, and then said to Jiang Chen, “Are you ready? The blue team will be under your command. What you have to do is let the blue team operate under the command of your system to win against the red team.”

Jiang Chen turned on the computer and loaded the data: “We’re ready.”

At the same time as these words fell, a red flare was shot into the air, and the two teams on the practice field were also ready to go.

Both sides were the elites of the army, and had likely been in many actual combats as well, but this was their first time for such an exercise. They have been fighting under the direction of a commander for the past year, so even if the commander connected to the headset was said to be artificial intelligence, there was no need to adapt and get used to it.

The red team attacked fiercely, and soon drove the only armored vehicle to attack this side. At the same time, other soldiers were also hiding, outflanking or sniping.

However, the blue team hadn’t received an order for a long time. The captain stood there, frowning. He wanted to give orders to command his own soldiers, but his duty as a soldier forced him to obey the orders from above. Now that the orders hadn’t been issued, he could only wait.

Suddenly, a voice came from the headset, “All take cover and conceal yourselves in the three o’clock direction, sniper on the ready, and the rest will wait.”

The captain of the blue team raised his hand and immediately acted according to the instructions. They had just laid in ambush in the designated building when they saw members of the red team moving not far away.

“Sniper, attack.”

The sniper aimed at the members of the red team, and with one shot, the red team lost one member. Just as the sniper was about to wait, another member of the red team appeared soon. The sniper reacted quickly and pressed the trigger at the same time as the headset voice appeared.

“Snipe all opponents you see.”

Bang, bang, bang…..

The members of the blue team looked at each other, completely unaware of what was going on with the red team. They had already sniped five people on their side, and they supposedly knew that someone was ambushing and sniping here, so why did people keep running into their shooting range?

Except for the sniper, the rest of them hardly needed to do anything, and half of the opponent had already been lost.

However, what was even more weird was that the red team members seemed to be half-bewitched, running out one by one. Although their movements were very vigilant and covert, they all had experience in actual combat, and the blue team had occupied the best line of sight. No matter how cautious the red team was, they still fell one after another.

After a while, the red team only had two armored vehicles left.

The blue team captain frowned, and couldn’t help whispering, “What are they doing?”

The headset sent an order again: “Except for the sniper, all the troops are dispatched to capture the enemy alive.”

The captain had been waiting inexplicably, and immediately waved his hand and led the team downstairs. He thought it would be an offensive and defensive battle against the sturdy armored vehicle. But unexpectedly, as soon as they got down, the door of the armored vehicle opened automatically. Both sides stared at each other, obviously not realizing this situation. Although the two sides reacted quickly, the blue team had the numerical advantage and captured the red team with almost no effort.

The personnel on one side either died or were captured. The exercise ended unprecedentedly quickly, and the whole process made people feel at a loss. The captain of the blue team and the captain of the red team looked at each other and walked quickly to the exercise room.

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In the exercise room at this time, the people watching the battle were also dumbfounded.

The commander of the red team wanted to curse, but he could only grit his teeth and bear it when he thought about who was watching the battle.

Only the military officer who had been standing by Jiang Chen’s side was thoughtful: “It’s actually possible to fight like this.”