Zombie Bodyguard
Chapter 759 - 756: Cracking Begins

Chapter 759: Chapter 756: Cracking Begins

"Developing technology from research to mass production isn’t an easy task. Even though the lab technologies have been researched, they’re still immature and only suitable for lab applications. The costs are too high, and they cannot be mass-produced yet." This time, it was Nuwa who answered and clarified Lin Tian’s doubt.

Miss walked in, looked around, and slightly sighed, "Xiao Group used to be a traditional company. In the past few years, the group has been striving to transform. Developing the Elixir Recipe is just one direction; high-tech products are also a direction of transformation. The group can only survive by transforming."

That explained it. No wonder the Xiao Family was in such a mess over just one issue with their jewelry business, not only because too much capital was put into the Elixir Recipe but also into technological research.

High-tech research is indeed a money-burning venture, with large investments and long recovery periods. At first, Lin Tian thought the Xiao Family’s financial liquidity was shrinking because of the Elixir Recipe; he hadn’t realized that high-tech was the direct reason for the reduced cash flow.

"Why is there no one working in the supercomputing center?" Lin Tianqi asked curiously. He felt something was missing, and after careful thought, realized there were no employees.

The Xiao Group’s lab isn’t like a school or a public welfare institution lab; there should be someone on duty at the computer center.

Miss nonchalantly said, "There’s nothing strange about that. This is the highest authority operation platform of the supercomputing center. Only a few can enter. Below this, there are some platforms with lower access permissions where you might see other research staff."

"I see." Lin Tian understood. The deeper they went, the fewer the staff, until eventually, there was no one at all. It turned out to be a matter of zoning management.

"Besides, I’m not a capitalist who exploits workers, demanding they work or be on call 24 hours a day. Our employees have their personal time and families. The company doesn’t arbitrarily require overtime or infringe on workers’ vacation benefits," Miss explained.

"Miss is a workaholic, so I thought your subordinates were too. Isn’t it the same in other companies? The leaders don’t treat themselves as human, nor do they allow their employees to be human," Lin Tian chuckled.

"Lin Tian, consider this a good practice. In some companies, leaders treat themselves as superior beings but don’t regard their employees as humans," Xiao Manxuan said.

"Alright, let’s begin. We still don’t know how long it will take to decrypt the USB drive," Miss brought everyone back to the main topic and walked over to the central console.

As for how to decrypt, Lin Tian didn’t understand and could only be a spectator. Miss connected the USB drive to the device’s port and with a beep, a sound came from the device’s speaker.

"Unknown mobile device connected to the system. Initiate scan?"

"Begin scanning," Miss ordered, and immediately, a stream of data appeared on a central screen.

The scan had been running only a few seconds when the device made another sound, "Mobile device has a firewall, unable to scan, data unclear, potential threat to the Nuwa System."

"So a mere scan can’t decrypt it," Miss said softly.

"Miss, Wenxing tried as well. He hacked into the computer room, linked the idle computers into an array for decryption, but unfortunately, the computer room’s configuration is too low; it couldn’t decrypt it," Lin Tian explained.

Liu Wenxing stepped forward, frowned as he looked at the data on the screen, and added, "It’s not without gains, though. We at least preliminarily figured out the USB drive’s encryption method. To decrypt the underlying encryption program, we still need a faster computer."

"Nuwa, activate the supercomputing resources to decrypt the USB," Miss thought for a moment, then commanded.

Nuwa flickered and teleported next to the console, stating, "I need a programmer to collaborate with me. I’ll handle the computational data, and the programmer will manage the commands."

"Programmer?" Miss turned to Liu Wenxing and asked, "Lin Tian recommended you for this, can you handle the job?"

"Collaborating with Nuwa..." Liu Wenxing was slightly excited, eagerly said, "Yes, definitely. Ever since I knew our Xikou City had a supercomputer, I’ve been looking forward to this day."

"Then let’s start. Don’t mind us; you don’t need my approval for every action. Nuwa knows what to do," Miss stated, also curious to see if Lin Tian’s claims were true if a high school student could be that proficient.

Liu Wenxing nodded and walked to the screen front, but after standing there a while, he made no move.

He suddenly turned around, asking awkwardly, "Uh, Miss, where is the keyboard?"

A keyboard? Lin Tian’s body swayed, almost toppled by Liu Wenxing’s question; he had just praised him to the skies, and now he was asking where the keyboard was? Damn, no place to put his face.

Come to think of it, where is the keyboard? Lin Tian also hadn’t seen it. Could it be voice input?

"Summon the virtual keyboard," Miss said simply.

As soon as her words fell, a beam of light projected from above the operation platform, indeed casting a keyboard on the platform.

"So it’s a virtual keyboard..." Liu Wenxing muttered embarrassedly, then looked to Nuwa and said, "We can start now."

"Initiating resources, starting decryption program..." Nuwa’s calm voice sounded.

Nuwa is just a virtual character projected, actually her core is in the supercomputer, essentially a program, but she has the authority granted by Miss or Mrs. Xiao to use the supercomputer’s resources.

In a sense, Nuwa is the real expert. She possesses a super-fast computational brain, that is, the supercomputer, along with very high intelligence.

As Nuwa’s voice faded, a progress bar immediately appeared on the middle screen, next to which was a rapidly refreshing flow of data. Lin Tian could see it clearly but didn’t understand it.

He knew this required strong professional knowledge, not something you can grasp by reading a few books. Liu Wenxing had studied for many years to reach his current level.

Once the decryption process began, Liu Wenxing immediately got into the zone. His earlier excitement vanished, as did his curiosity about the surroundings. All his attention was fixed on the screen.

Lin Tian had always admired those who play games, like "Starcraft" professional players who are known for using the full keyboard, their hand speed so fast it dazzles. But now, seeing Liu Wenxing’s hand speed, those professional players seemed far inferior.

Liu Wenxing’s hands lay flat on the virtual keyboard, his eyes fixed on the screen, yet his fingers tapped at an unwavering, precise speed.

"Miss, I didn’t lie to you, right? Wenxing’s skills are not worse than those of your company’s programmers," Lin Tian laughed, proud of his friend’s abilities.

"Indeed, he’s capable. However, great hand speed isn’t everything. With such great resources provided and Nuwa’s cooperation, whether he can decrypt the USB will truly show if he’s got real skill," Miss said lightly.