Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 216 - 216 136 The Secret Technique That Should Not Exist

216: Chapter 136: The Secret Technique That Should Not Exist 216: Chapter 136: The Secret Technique That Should Not Exist “You are saying, in the eyes of the Martial Ancestor’s wife, the Martial Ancestor himself is…

quite feminine?”

The soul of Xiang Shan’s question made the atmosphere of martial heroes around him vanish instantly.

The facial prosthetic of Hiroshi Matsushima twitched several times, seemingly unable to analyze the Great Boxer’s current mood, and only managed to reluctantly display a “confused” expression after two seconds.

The Boxer asked, “Is this…

the usual focus of attention?”

“Ah… I’ve never really paid attention to this before.” The voice from the speaker also sounded quite puzzled, “It might be because, the wife of the Martial Ancestor believes that, placed in the same situation, the Martial Ancestor himself would make the same choices… probably…”

The voice hesitated for a while before continuing, “The private matters between the old seniors, you don’t have to be so curious.

I just wanted to point out that it is necessary to hide oneself ‘before the Divine Skill is fully developed’.”

Xiang Shan barely managed to squeeze some thoughts from his empty mind, nodding, “I am just slightly curious… what image does the Martial Ancestor portray in the eyes of others?”

“Indeed, many heroes are quite interested in this issue…” “Little Brother” now just wanted to end this conversation quickly.

He did not share his suspicions with Hiroshi Matsushima.

This was not a matter of “distrust.” In this era, plenty of technologies could extract information from one’s biological brain against one’s will.

Revealing any information rashly would inevitably involve greater risks.

In the eyes of others, he had merely used the stories of the Eighth Martial God to caution this martial fellow of a passing acquaintance, nothing more.

Xiang Shan eventually recovered from his earlier dazed state.

He shook his head and said, “Never mind.

I understand what you mean… but tell me, how did you know about this?

Isn’t it a secret known by very few?

Do you know the person involved?

The Eighth Martial God or Xiang Shan’s wife?”

“Ah?

This?

I am, after all, a Master of Internal Strength, a hacker.

My methods of acquiring information are also quite varied.” The voice answered, “By the way, I don’t store highly confidential information ‘here’.

You won’t be able to obtain it through unconventional methods.”

“Ah, right,” Xiang Shan nodded, “Speaking of which…” Xiang Shan took out an old USB drive from his pocket: “This is the data that was copied at that time.

I’ve been chased around and had no chance to go online, so I never uploaded it.

I think giving it directly to you is fine.

Also, my other fellows took another copy to the neighboring city.

If they didn’t die on the way, you should be able to see the newly created blockchain.”

This is how to distribute risk.

Meaningful data, once obtained, should be backed up and stored separately as soon as possible.

No matter which group is killed by the government, this information can ultimately be made public in Jianghu.

“Appreciate it.” As the voice spoke, the breathing light on the speaker flickered a few times, seemingly expressing some emotion, “In terms of viewing numbers, this data is still very complete.

The Mona Knight Order has indeed conducted many experiments over the years… unfortunately.”

Xiang Shan tapped the table, “Unfortunately?”

“It’s nothing…”

“Are you regretting that you can’t use this data now?” Xiang Shan said, “Because you are just a Pseudo-personality Mask and thus cannot conduct research and analysis?”

“Hahaha, indeed, that’s the case.” The voice freely admitted.

Xiang Shan crossed his arms, “However, as far as I know…

a Pseudo-personality Mask should be incapable of using Inner Strength.”

A Pseudo-personality Mask generally refers to all “socialized humans simulated by computers.”

The principle of Inner Strength is to “use the extraordinary mathematical structure of human brains to circumvent possible limitations of the Turing Machine in programming.”

The mathematical structure of the human brain may be superior to that of the Turing Machine.

This is the underlying principle of Inner Strength.

When designing Inner Strength, maximizing the capabilities of the “human brain” was considered—otherwise, the Rebels would have no capital to confront the Tyrant, who would inevitably control more computing resources.

From this perspective, a Pseudo-personality Mask is incapable of using Inner Strength.

“Right, indeed it is,” the voice said, “This is a secret technique of my sect.

I can use other people’s biological brains to exhibit Inner Strength.

Hiroki will temporarily lend his biological brain to me, allowing me to use it to manifest Inner Strength.”

“No, no, that’s not realistic, is it?” Xiang Shan shook his head, “Mr.

Matsushima, though very strong in external strength, shouldn’t know any Inner Strength at all.

His brain hasn’t formed the Soth Divine Realm, lacking the material foundation to exhibit Inner Strength.”

“This limitation…” the voice hesitated for a moment, “actually might be circumvented, but please forgive me for keeping the method secret.”

If Xiang Shan still had a face, it would have looked very solemn.

He said, “Indeed… I shouldn’t even be listening to this topic.”

For the first time in his life, Xiang Shan truly hated his own memory.

He even wanted to erase this segment from his memory.

“My master also deeply regrets inventing this secret technique.

But she also swore never to divulge it,” the voice also lamented, “It’s just…

at that time, the situation was perilous, and our sect had no choice but to use this secret technique.”

Xiang Shan’s self-created Cyber Martial Arts, emphasizing “winning with fewer” and “winning with less strength” through Guerrilla Tactics that care about “asymmetric consumption of resources,” naturally favors the side with scarce resources from a statistical standpoint.

That is why he views the Military Martial Path, which requires a special prosthetic body to exert full strength, as “heretical.”

The Military Martial Path is a more useful technology for the powerful groups that control more resources.

And this method of “using other people’s biological brains to display Inner Strength”…

It is likely also more advantageous for the Protectors.

The Protectors, who control nearly all backdoors to the civilian prosthetic bodies, could arbitrarily use civilian biological brains, employing King Aqini’s Pseudo-personality Mask to form an army of Internal Strength Masters.

On the other hand, the Hero, adhering to the moral principle of “not occupying a single bit of civilian computing resource,” cannot freely utilize this approach.

If they did so, they would violate the Path of Chivalry and sever the space for the survival of chivalry.

This technology would further exacerbate the power imbalance between the two sides.

He fully understood why the other party behaved in such a manner.

If Xiang Shan wanted to access the data of this Pseudo-personality Mask, the mask would likely automatically delete itself.

This technology…

no, even this idea, is best kept known by as few people as possible.

“This technique, every time it’s used, the risk of exposure increases,” Xiang Shan said, looking at a camera, solemnly, “Does the Mona Knight Order deserve to use it like this?”

“The reason my mentor could develop such an unbelievable technique was because she tracked all the cutting-edge research on Pseudo-personality Masks,” the person said, “In the sequence of the Scientific Knight Order, the Pseudo-personality Mask is not taken seriously.

It’s considered a minor detail of the ‘Mona Project’ or a technological service industry.

Even the Heavenly King who first funded and promoted the relevant research only did so to satisfy his own desires.”

Xiang Shan tapped his forehead, “What is the ultimate goal of this technology?”

“My mentor believes that this could significantly lower the entry barriers to Inner Strength, and could even bypass the restrictions of the Restoring Enzyme and Soth Divine Realm.”

Currently, the Rebels’ problem lies in the fact that the Protectors hold their lifeline.

Even if they create patches like firewalls, it won’t help.

Historically, the surge of rebellion often began with an Internal Strength Master’s upgrade and spread of a certain firewall program.

But the limit of such movements comes quickly—as soon as the Protectors crack the firewall, the resistance is strongly suppressed.

Of course, the Rebels are not completely without chances.

If they manage to occupy the production lines in time, change the design drawings, and produce hardware without backdoors, and then install software without backdoors, they could continue to resist.

But the Protectors are always quick to respond.

—Ah yes, Aqini… damn, that guy has always been good at breaking firewalls.

This impression flashed through Xiang Shan’s mind when he mentioned this point.

A long time ago… back in the 2030s of the twenty-first century, the guy now called “King Aqini” was probably…

his subordinate?

Even back then, he was very skilled.

In the two hundred years of history, firewall technology has simply been bizarrely developed.

And that rebellion sweeping the Solar System was said to be the firewall painstakingly written by “Turing.” King Aqini also went through a lot of trouble to crack it.

This “Little Brother’s” mentor felt that continuing this way was futile.

No matter how much higher “Turing’s” Inner Strength was than King Aqini’s, “creation” is always more difficult than “decryption.” A genius character throughout human history is just a fleeting wave, unable to determine the direction.

Therefore, she hoped to enable every individual to have “their own written firewall.”

In this way, even if each person’s firewall is far inferior to those written by “Turing,” the Protectors could never achieve “breaking one equates to breaking all.”

And this secret technique, is one of the by-products of her research.

It is because of this, she realized that there is great potential in the technology route of “Pseudo-personality Masks.”

Also because of this, years ago, “Little Brother’s” true self reached an agreement with Hiroshi Matsushima.

Hiroshi Matsushima provided his biological brain for “Little Brother” to display Inner Strength on this side.

Xiang Shan looked at Hiroshi Matsushima and said, “But really, Matsushima, you are quite brave—letting someone else manipulate your biological brain.

I couldn’t do something like that.”

“Not really, I was forced.

My life is in the hands of a Hero, how could I disobey?” Hiroshi Matsushima shook his head.

Xiang Shan nodded, “Let’s just put it that way—do you know any places suitable for hiding?”