Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 560 - 479 Assistant_2

Chapter 560: Chapter 479 Assistant_2

These two days had been rare and precious for Rinne, safe, tranquil, and satisfying.

Without any worries, without any threats or pursuits, without any other objectives, all she had to do was diligently hone her hacking skills on which her survival depended, growing stronger and stronger!

Efficient, continuous, steady.

Once the efficiency of learning reached its pinnacle, it would generate infinite joy and positive feedback. Rinne’s speed at solving problems became faster and faster, more and more effortless.

She could clearly feel her own transformation.

Xu Yang also enjoyed imparting his knowledge to Rinne.

Rinne was one of the few Witches who could understand advanced techniques; he had doubted whether his skills would ever be passed on completely, but now he finally found someone who could inherit all his abilities.

"Challenge completed, success rate 84/100," Rinne opened her eyes, stepped out of the bathtub, and wrapped herself in a light green oversized towel, "I passed."

"But you asked for my help with 30 questions, so the actual passing rate is only 54/100," Xu Yang sat on the sofa, his thoughts not in Shijin Mansion but connected to the data center inside Nestor Corporation, assisting with analyzing operations and optimizing algorithms.

"I could have solved those 30 questions myself, it just would have taken a bit longer." Rinne, wrapped in a blanket, sat down next to Xu Yang, "Can I order takeout? It’s getting late."

"Put it on my tab."

"Thanks a lot."

Nowadays, Rinne was quite familiar with Xu Yang.

Rinne ordered a lot of elaborate hamburgers. The delivery drone carried the box out of the shop and floated along the air corridor towards Shijin Mansion. Since the closure of Crepe Big Hat, more branded fast-food chains had emerged.

She brought the black plastic tray from the takeout platform into the room, picked up an iced cola in a glass bottle, and watched the droplets roll down the smooth glass, the cola tasting best when served in glass.

Rinne pried open the cap of the cola bottle, took a few big gulps with her head tilted back, the chilly drink sliding down her throat, refreshing all the way to her stomach—it was so incredibly comfortable.

"Thanks for looking after me these past days," Rinne looked straight ahead at the wall-sized TV screen without turning to Xu Yang, "I’ve grown a lot. I was a mediocre hacker before, but now I can be considered to have entered the ranks of the proficient. Of course, I’m still no match for a legend like you, let alone the Cyber Specter that has reached the pinnacle of technology."

"It’s all the result of your own hard work," Xu Yang said, "Few people are as focused as you."

"I always thought you were some weird corporate guy, but now I see... you’re not that bad."

"That’s what everyone says," Xu Yang replied.

He was quite fond of Rinne—quick to grasp concepts, with a data foundation, technical proficiency, and also naturally gifted.

"I’ve proven my strength," Rinne shifted the topic, "... I want to learn more, take me diving again."

"According to our previous agreement, you have to do some work for Nestor Corporation first," Xu Yang explained, "... The premiere of ’Siphon!’ is tomorrow, Sunday afternoon. People will start to enter, and at nine in the evening, it will begin broadcasting on time. Harada Anime Cinema has a long history but outdated equipment, incapable of connecting to the Helis Sea. You must guard against hacker attacks there using traditional methods and assist others to ensure the premiere goes perfectly..."

"Listen to yourself, you talk like a robot," Rinne said.

Xu Yang stopped speaking, falling silent for a moment.

Rinne was quite pleased.

She had indeed pointed out something, a fact that perhaps until now only she had noticed.

She had no doubt that, at least at this moment, she understood the man before her better than anyone else.

"Really?" Xu Yang himself hadn’t noticed, likely influenced by Digital Mind, and indeed, he had been lacking in human contact lately.

"Nestor Corporation claims to stand for freedom, but I see you as the least free," Rinne skillfully commented, "Wearing a mask, gloves, and a cloak, completing tasks all by yourself."

Xu Yang had to take a fresh look at Rinne.

This beautiful and charming girl was so clever it was admirable. Rinne was also looking at him, her pure purple eyes accented with pink halo-like eyeshadow, adding an unrestrained color to the otherwise monotonous room.

"Let me be your assistant!" Rinne leaned forward, closing the gap between her and Xu Yang.

"What?"

"I can help you," Rinne roamed the office, gliding along as if on ice. She walked along the walls and across the ceiling, defying gravity, swirling the towel in her hands as if it were a performance costume, "I can help you see what you don’t, I can be the expansion of your senses, the extension of your will!"

She was so free, so jubilant, romantic and capricious. Xu Yang watched Rinne.

But then, Xu Yang had to reveal the truth.

"There’s no problem with you being my assistant," Xu Yang said, "but first, I have to conduct a full-body check on you."

Rinne jumped down from the ceiling, gripping her knife tightly, eyeing Xu Yang carefully.

"What are you trying to do?"

"Your skills—" Xu Yang approached Rinne, who backed away, maintaining a distance, "I can see that you’ve also been trained by a large corporation, just not the complete courses, so there are still flaws. Your understanding of network technology, your training foundation, your operating habits are all at the level of a fresh graduate from a new tech company, undoubtedly there was another training camp that laid the foundation for you. From your childhood to now, I am not the first person to train you. So, who was your first instructor?"

Rinne backed away, the ease and carefree joy she felt earlier dissipated, replaced by an obscure fear.