Enforcer Manual
Chapter 226: Falling into the Cyber World_1

Chapter 226: Chapter 226: Falling into the Cyber World_1

This time, Lu Xiang almost had his emotions written all over his face.

And a Six Stars Rescuer was an even more distant and unfamiliar term.

In fact, once rescuers exceed Four Stars, they gradually fade from the public eye. Those who are active in reports and on screens are generally rescuers below Three Stars.

Thus, even for a large corporation like Kolo Film and Television Media, a Three Stars Rescuer was already considered a top-tier resource, which was the main reason why they valued Su Li so highly.

After the Queen’s Nest took over Su Li’s memory, Song Lan realized that without a comprehensive upgrade to Su Li’s physique, it was nearly impossible for him to reach the Four Stars Rescuer evaluation standard.

The moment Su Li decided to join Kolo Film and Television Media and become an actor, he had essentially blocked any further chances for advancement.

According to his memory, a Four Stars Rescuer was a threshold.

It meant not only that your Silver Emblem Medal would be replaced with one made of a different material, but it also represented the opportunity to make contact with the high echelons of the United Government.

As for a Six Stars Rescuer, that was akin to urban legends and could only be supplanted by people’s imagination.

Su Li’s memory contained no fragments of any Six Stars Rescuers. The only Five Stars Rescuer he knew of was the head of the entire operations department, and he had only seen that person once, without the chance to speak.

"Is there something else you haven’t told me?"

Song Lan asked.

"Two years ago, my practical training included an external mission, which was located in the Sixth Nation."

The reason she got this opportunity was because she was the top student in her class at that time, treated as a key figure for cultivation by the school. "The mission of our squad was to cover Dr. Bai Zhu’s safe evacuation from a city in the Sixth Nation. When we arrived, the city had almost fallen to the Rebel Army, and they were searching throughout the city for Dr. Bai Zhu’s whereabouts. Therefore, our mission had to be carried out in secret.

"At that time, while the regular army of the Sixth Nation and the United Government Peacekeeping Forces were engaging in front, our operation went smoothly. On the second night after infiltrating the city, we made contact with Dr. Bai Zhu. While the Rebel Army was preoccupied with the frontline battle, we found a route out of the city."

This was supposed to be a textbook rescue operation. However, just as the entire rescue team was celebrating the success of the mission, a blindingly bright light dazzled everyone’s eyes.

Screeching brakes and cries of shock are still vivid in memory. The bright light persisted for tens of seconds, seemingly brighter than the Sun, dispelling the night and turning the whole area back into daylight.

When the light faded, what met their eyes was the city in ruins—under that intense irradiation, the entire city had been burned to nothing more than a hollow shell.

"The supreme commander of the Peacekeeping Forces was Wild Bone; at that time, he was a Five Stars Rescuer."

Besides the Rebel Army, the destroyed city held many civilians who had not been evacuated, as well as the assault troops of the Sixth Nation that had been sent in as a vanguard.

The United Government did not disclose the death toll of this battle afterward, only announcing the good news that the Rebel Army had been completely eliminated.

After returning to the school, she was summoned to the Director of Instruction’s office and, under the Director’s stern demeanor, signed a non-disclosure agreement.

The rescue mission was deemed a success, and the entire rescue team, including her, was highly praised.

She was supposed to bury this secret deep within her heart, but once Song Lan asked, she couldn’t help but spill it out, "Before the Peacekeeping Forces launched their attack, I had reported to them that Dr. Bai Zhu had been rescued."

This incident had been a mental burden for a long time, because in a sense, it was she who signaled the Peacekeeping Forces to take action.

And upon seeing the name Wild Bone, these memories involuntarily surfaced before her eyes.

This obviously wasn’t his real name.

Becoming a Five Stars rescuer would trigger the United Government’s secrecy department’s confidentiality agreement. To prevent enemies from learning their details, the agreement would hide all past traces of a person, including their name, leaving behind only a codename.

Two years later, Wild Bone had advanced even further, becoming a Six Stars rescuer.

After saying this, her mood improved considerably.

Lu Xiang quickly adjusted her emotions and continued, "The ’Deep Web’ is the research that Dr. Bai Zhu and her team were engaged in. This is also why the United Government values her so highly."

It was a long night of evacuation.

After a whole day of intensive search and rescue operations, almost all members of the rescue team fell asleep in the vehicle upon entering the safe zone, except for her, still immersed in intense guilt. Perhaps it was for this reason that she got the opportunity to be alone with Dr. Bai Zhu.

It was a research with far-reaching impact, even for the United Government.

"The ’Deep Web’ refers to a method that allows one’s consciousness to plunge into the deep levels of the network world, touching the core rules of the network world." Considering that Song Lan was not knowledgeable about hacking technology, Lu Xiang explained, "If it falls into a hacker’s hands, they could use this technology to know everything they want to know in less than a second. No firewall technology can stop a consciousness entity that’s within the Deep Web."

Two years ago, this technology was still in its theoretical stage. The reason why the Rebel Army occupied the city where Dr. Bai Zhu was located was to kidnap her for their research.

The operation two years later connected Dr. Bai Zhu, the Rebel Army, and Wild Bone once again.

Considering the United Government’s efforts this time, the technology of the ’Deep Web’ must have been developed already.

This matter seemed unrelated to them, but it concerned every single person, "Once this technology is successfully recovered, for them, there would be no secrets left in this world."

In theory, her position should support the United Government in recovering this technology.

At least, it definitely should not fall into the hands of the Rebel Army.

However, this led to another issue, "That means if they wish, they can immediately know the real identity of a ’concerned citizen’, and not even the research at the Garbage Disposal Plant can escape their eyes."

She remembered Dr. Bai Zhu saying that in today’s world, where networks and electronic devices are so advanced, there are no absolute secrets.

"I understand now."

Song Lan sat up straight from the sofa with a kip-up, casually pushing the tablet to one side.

Though he knew nothing about hacking technology, from Lu Xiang’s description, it seemed that someone in possession of this technology could be viewed as a super humanoid AI, the person who got it could become an untraceable Ghost in the network world.

Whether it ended up in the hands of the United Government or the Rebel Army, it would be a huge menace.

In the spirit of ’If I don’t enter hell, who will?’ Song Lan made an extremely difficult decision.

Such dangerous things should be left for them to handle.

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