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Chapter 567 - 368: Promotion and Salary Increase

Chapter 567: Chapter 368: Promotion and Salary Increase

"Is it all settled now?"

Meng Lang looked at the time skeptically—altogether, it probably hadn’t even been five minutes...

"Didn’t I tell you not to use technology that’s too advanced? You didn’t go all out, did you?"

["The speed of light can circle the Earth 7 times in one second, although there may be delays with routers and switches in the middle, as well as considering the time to lock onto the opponent’s IP address, decode their firewall, and compile targeted attack programs.

If we were to launch an unrestricted attack, the whole process is expected to take less than 5 seconds.

Of course, this is thanks to the borrowed server’s impressive performance, which allowed us to instantly boost our computational power by more than a thousandfold.

The reason it took so much time just now is precisely because of your special request.

Additionally, in this operation, we simulated the illusion of over a hundred hackers acting simultaneously by using jump servers, deploying 108 of the 1854 types of cyber attacks learned from the Internet.

Since these are all existing domestic technologies, there’s no issue of being ’too advanced’ as you mentioned."]

seconds? Look at what you can do...

Luckily our supercomputing center hasn’t been established yet, otherwise, wouldn’t your ’all energies’ cause a ’Volcanic Eruption’?

But, after listening to Zero’s Versailles-like bragging, Meng Lang finally felt at ease.

[Data protection task is completed! Should the attack be discontinued?]

"Hmm..."

Meng Lang was about to reply to end the mission, but as he stroked his chin, an idea popped into his head.

Thieves might exist for a thousand days, but there is no way to defend against thieves for a thousand days!

It’s only polite to return the favor.

After all, these two space superpowers have quite a few valuable things...

Now with Hua Hang Science and Technology’s servers as a shield, all actions are official, and I’m not implicated.

If they stir up a big mess... surely Hua Hang Science and Technology can hold their own, right?

...

Hua Hang Science and Technology, Second Research Institute.

"How’s the situation?" Zhao Yan asked.

"I’m not sure, but the other side seems to have stopped mobilizing our computational resources to attack. It looks like it’s... over?"

The technical director said uncertainly.

He knew Zero was counterattacking, but he couldn’t tell how far the counterattack had gone.

Basically, the adversary was quickly overwhelmed...

"Who exactly is the other party..."

"Judging by the IP and techniques used in the attack, it must have involved over a hundred hackers..."

"A hundred hackers? Could it be someone from the Red Hacker Alliance?"

Zhao Yan had already urgently verified with his superiors, and the recent "borrowed sword" wasn’t the Network Security Department at all.

It made sense, even if an allied unit wanted to help, they wouldn’t use such an odd method.

Since it wasn’t the Network Security Department, the only group in the country with the motive, scale, and strength to help... seemed to be the Red Hacker Alliance, perhaps?

"Red Hacker Alliance... To my knowledge, they don’t seem to have such strong capabilities.

Even though we can’t figure out who this mysterious force is, the identity of the initial attacker who assaulted us can almost certainly be ascertained."

"Oh? Who is it?"

"Judging by the counterattack path, the final IPs of the two attackers should come from across the ocean and the Northern Country."

"What?!" Zhao Yan’s eyelids twitched.

It suddenly involved two major rogues, and the unified attack against them meant the problem was likely more significant than just a regular hacker intrusion.

He had a feeling that it was the DF-17 experimental data that they were after.

In the development of hypersonic ballistic missiles, Country Hua was already in the lead, and his Second Research Institute was at the heart of it.

Both the second and third-largest countries lusted after this technology and might indeed "act upon their desires."

Although the two countries’ relationship on the surface had become hostile with increasingly intense friction in recent years...

National interests change in the blink of an eye; one day there’s a life-or-death struggle, and the next, they might be toasting each other.

There are no permanent enemies, only permanent interests—it’s all about whether those interests can appeal to both parties at the same time...

If it’s indeed the worst-case scenario, then tonight’s incident might very well be a long-planned espionage operation by the enemy!

Precise intelligence theft... and how a remotely accessible vulnerability suddenly appeared in the independently running internal network...

It seems that it’s not just a matter of our own negligence; it’s likely that there’s collusion from within the institute as well...

"Alas! Even if we catch that damn mole, it’s all too late now..."

Zhao Yan sighed in his heart.

In such a short time, that mysterious force that lent a hand probably just beat back the attackers.

Though it had relieved the siege on his side, the data that had already been stolen was likely irretrievable.

The deed was done, better to think about how to report to the higher-ups and minimize the losses...

"Director! The other side has made a move again!"

The sudden exclamation interrupted Zhao Yan’s thoughts.

"What are they up to now?" Zhao Yan’s voice was listless, devoid of energy.

"They’re using our servers to launch another attack..." The technical director started breathing more rapidly.

"It’s not over yet?"

"No, the... the opponent seems to have changed the target..."

"Huh? Changed the target?" Zhao Yan was startled.

"Yes! From the IP signatures, it appears that they are attacking NASA and the Northern Country’s Aerospace Bureau..."

"Uh..."

Zhao Yan was stunned.

He hadn’t misheard, had he?

Attacking both countries’ aerospace bureaus at the same time...

Whether it was acting beyond one’s capabilities was one thing, but the intention was far too evident.

It seemed like an act of retaliation, not even waiting for the next day!

Although he felt the move was too crazy, he couldn’t help but feel a surge of inexplicable fervor in his heart...

Why should we be the only ones to take a hit and suffer losses!

Those who offend Country Hua... shall be punished even if they are far away!

"That... Director, what should we do? After all, it’s our Second Research Institute’s servers that are launching the attack..."

The technical director asked cautiously.

If this was not handled well, it could lead to international disputes...

"What do you mean what should we do? Didn’t we just urgently allocate some computing resources? Connect them all immediately!"

"Ah?"

"What do you mean, ’ah’! Connect them! I’ll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

...

Ten minutes later, the control center was cleared of the deluge of data streams.

All screens returned to the familiar blue interface.

"Director! The opponent has ended their offensive! They’ve relinquished control of the server!"

"Hmm! How did it go?"

"It seems to have paralyzed several of NASA’s and RFSA’s subordinate units; the exact details need further investigation, but it looks like we’ve delivered a handsome counterblow!"

Zhao Yan let out a breath of relief upon hearing this.

That should be enough...

As for criticism or disciplinary action... let it be!

"Director! It looks like they left something on our server..."

"Hmm?" Zhao Yan’s expression changed.

They left something... It couldn’t be a Trojan horse or something, could it?

So much for the friendly forces. Are they going to turn on us again? Your character has been flipping back and forth many times... is there no end to this?

"What is it? Check carefully! And be safe!"

"It seems to be a few ordinary documents... Wait, let me open them on a separate server...

Hmm... Reusable liquid oxygen refueling cycle engine design... RD-180 engine titanium alloy formula..."

The technical director: "..."

Zhao Yan: "..."

The complicated designs and metal formulas on the screens made Director Zhao’s heart race, and he couldn’t help but swallow.

Criticism or disciplinary action?

Could it be that I’m up for a promotion and a raise...