Chapter 50 See You Later

Lin Xian's heart rate suddenly soared!

He held the Bluetooth headset with his right hand! Close to the cochlea!

At this moment, in the noisy venue... he could even hear his own breathing!

However...

Since that sudden voice, there has been no other sound.

Lin Xian slowly straightened up.

Was that...

Kevin Walker's voice just now?

He said the same lines as the mysterious old man in the fourth dream.

Did they also lock on to him 600 years ago?

Then when was he exposed?

Was it when he took off the mask of the substitute in front of him, or earlier, or even before he came to the United States?

"Don't panic, Lin Xian."

In the Bluetooth headset, the arrogant, contemptuous and somewhat childish voice disappeared for more than ten seconds, and VV's childlike voice came:

"We are not exposed, I deliberately let him in.】"

VV told Lin Xian.

The wild laughter from all the electronic equipment in the entire stadium was indeed initiated by Kevin Walker.

The reason why it is so sure that it is Kevin Walker is that it cannot find the source at all by following these data. This is the best evidence. Only Kevin Walker on this planet has such hacking technology that VV cannot find it.

"But the line "I see you" just now is not played throughout the whole audience, but only for your earphone. I noticed his attack and traces early on, and I think it is easy to intercept. But... since he only attacks you, what is the difference between intercepting and not intercepting? Anyway, he is coming for you, so why not let him in and see what he has to say."

"But I am very sure that Kevin Walker has not discovered my existence and cannot find my existence. Hide and seek has always been much easier to hide than to catch. Now the situation between me and him is like this. He can't find me and I can't find him. On the contrary, we have an advantage because I know and realize his existence, but he is completely They don't know my existence at all. "

Lin Xian shook his head:

"I believe you are not exposed. You are the crystallization of 600 years of human top technology. I believe that he can't find you. But... I must have been exposed, otherwise he wouldn't say this to my earphone alone. "

"Also, there is something I didn't tell you before. Kevin Walker's line is exactly the same as what the mysterious old man said to me 600 years later. Judging from the yin and yang rhythm and pronunciation habits, it is likely that they are the same person. I can't figure out how they did it. How did Kevin Walker pass information forward and past across 600 years of time. "

...

Lin Xian closed his eyes and thought.

It seems impossible to transmit intelligence information in reverse time...

If you insist, there are only two possibilities:

1. People like me can get information about the future in the past through a dream-like way.

2. Time traveler, traveling from the future to the present in the flesh, just like a yellow bird.

Lin Xian admitted.

The moment he heard Kevin Walker's voice in the earphone...

He did have countless possible traps in his mind.

For example, it was Kevin Walker in the future who caught me first, and then passed the message to Kevin Walker in the past in a way that I couldn't imagine, so that he could kill me in the normal timeline... just like what I have always done, getting information from the future, changing the present, and rewriting the future.

But now calm down and analyze it carefully.

If Kevin Walker really has this ability, why did he wait until now? Why did he have to wait until I took off the Qiaosen mask before I could lock myself?

The fourth dream changed only a few days ago for me.

But for this world, it is the established future 600 years later, and there are 601 years of development and long time in this period.

So.

The old man in the fourth dream must have known his name and his refresh location long ago; he even knew the evidence of his crimes clearly, so how could he not know his appearance, identity, and historical coordinates?

Why did he have to wait until the last few seconds near 00:42 to know the truth?

If his historical traces were not erased, he would be a well-known figure in history, and it should be very easy to investigate him.

For a moment, Lin Xian suddenly figured it out.

That old man definitely could not have known his appearance and identity at 00:42 on August 29, 2624. He knew it long ago!

"Tsk."

Lin Xian smacked his lips.

He had indeed fallen into a blind spot before. He saw the old man's appearance for the first time after his hood was taken off; and then coupled with the old man's lines, he intuitively mistakenly believed that the old man also saw him clearly at that time.

But in fact!

He had been exposed long before this day.

But...

Even if he had been exposed long ago,

Even if the mysterious old man had known his appearance and identity long ago,

But they were still helpless until August 28, 2624, when they finally caught him by ambushing the birth point.

These clues are linked together to explain two facts that make people feel a little relieved-

1. Now in 2023, Kevin Walker has not received the intelligence information from the mysterious old man 600 years later who first assumed that he was the elderly Kevin. This is completely the result of his temporary persecution paranoia just now. 】

2. He was indeed exposed at some point in the past 600 years, but he still escaped justice and was not caught by the enemy. Therefore, in the end, the mysterious old man had no choice but to use the last resort to ambush himself on August 28, 2624... But in fact, this was in vain, because this day is an infinite loop, and it is useless to catch him. 】

If the above reasoning is correct.

That means...

Even though he might have been exposed and was targeted by Kevin Walker, it seemed that the other party couldn't do anything to him in a short time.

Otherwise, why not kill yourself directly, why catch yourself in a dream?

"There is a more critical point."

Lin Xian opened his eyes and suddenly realized——

As long as you fall asleep tonight and see if there are any changes in the dream world! 】

If the dream changes, it proves that he was indeed exposed today and was targeted by Kevin Walker. Then the world line changes drastically, and the future trajectory begins to change from this moment on, entering the fifth dreamland.

If there is still no change in the dream, it means that no matter whether you are really exposed or not, today is not an important time and space anchor point, and the time and space butterfly effect will not occur because of this; either you have been exposed long ago, or you have not yet been exposed.

In short, if the dream does not change, it means that the current situation is as usual and safe, at least... safe for a short period of time.

everything.

I have to wait until I fall asleep tonight to get the answer!

No.

To be precise, it will be after falling asleep during the day tomorrow.

Lin Xian tried it on the first night he came here. The time of entering and exiting dreams is fixed and has nothing to do with time zone. He doesn't know how it works.

The time difference between New York and the time in Dragon Kingdom Imperial Capital is exactly 12 hours.

Therefore, the Dragon Kingdom time of 00:42 is around 12:42 noon in New York, USA, which is exactly the opposite.

"VV, don't think so absolutely. The enemy may be far more powerful than we imagine."

Lin Xian whispered:

"The loophole I used was also used by Kevin, and it was not ahead of its time; it was reasonable for me to take off Qiao Sen's mask... He provoked me so much, why can't I take off his mask and take a look? This matter changed Everyone would do this. The loopholes in Longguo’s Great Internet Security Wall were patched by Longguo’s technicians themselves; you also left no trace of interfering with Qiao Sen’s attack on the Skynet system and powering off network nodes. Look...Kevin Walker really has no reason to see through my secret."

"However, nothing is absolute... We still can't confirm whether Kevin Walker now in 2023 and the mysterious old man 600 years later are the same person. Unless a real photo of Kevin Walker is found, this matter It will always be an unsolvable mystery.”

"The next time I fall asleep, I will call out Kevin Walker's name in front of the mysterious old man to see his reaction. If he is really Kevin Walker and deliberately stuck at the time of 00:42 Look at me... after your name was called out so suddenly, your eyes should be a bit strange, and your expression should be slightly surprised, right? I'll try to confirm it."

"In short, we still cannot take it lightly. After all, my future exposure is a fact. Even if it is not exposed today, there is a high probability that it is related to Kevin Walker. We still have to treat Kevin Walker as an enemy and find a way as soon as possible... Find out his true identity."

"Um."

VV in the Bluetooth headset continued:

"Don't worry, Lin Xian, I know what you're worried about. But with me here, they really won't kill you that easily."

"Although I am not as strong as you think now, I am not as weak as you think.]"

"During this period, sometimes you feel that I am not strong enough. The main reason is that I have to worry about the underlying restrictions of not exposing my identity and leaving no traces. That's why I am very careful everywhere, and I dare not use force, investigate in depth, or Get too close to the enemy."

"But that doesn't mean that I don't have that ability. It's just that I can't fight without leaving traces at the moment. The difference is still very big. If one day your life is threatened or your life is in danger, then According to the highest priority of the first principle, I can directly ignore the second principle of needing to hide traces... and just tear up the table and kill!"

"Let alone Kevin Walker. In this era, if I do whatever I want without fear of exposure... then no one or anything can stop me. I can easily bring the whole world to a death."

…

Lin Xian didn't doubt VV's words.

Rather, this super artificial intelligence from 600 years later, the brightest pearl in the history of human science and technology, should have been so powerful.

When Lin Xian complained before, VV was also incompetent and furious every day, and could only frantically open the refrigerator door, washing machine door, and microwave door to vent his anger.

Just like the cyber gangsters surrounding the Dragon Kingdom Internet.

If it is not afraid of leaving traces, VV can easily kill it instantly. Even in its juvenile form, it is far more powerful than the current Kevin Walker.

But considering that I am a "procrastinator", there is no other way.

VV is a data stream, fearless, but I am a real flesh and blood, very fragile.

It is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to defend against an arrow from the dark. After all, VV is just a program and a data stream. If it encounters many unexpected situations, it will also be powerless.

So.

In the third dream, when Lin Xian and VV at that time were adjusting 130,000 lines of code, they added two restrictive principles to the underlying code for foolproof safety:

The first restrictive principle: Lin Xian’s personal safety is above all else, and Lin Xian must be protected at all means and costs.

The second restrictive principle: You must hide your existence from being discovered and must not leave traceable traces under any circumstances.

According to logic.

When the first restrictive principle can be guaranteed, the second restrictive principle will naturally prevail.

But if the first principle is threatened...

Then VV’s second restrictive principle will be unlocked immediately and no longer exist.

VV can release all restrictions without any worries and kill as much as you can.

As VV said.

In order to protect its own life and safety, it even does not hesitate to drag the whole world down with it.

Lin Xian naturally has no doubt about this.

VV must have such strength.

So...

With super artificial intelligence VV protecting itself at all times, VV can detect most threats and dangers as soon as they appear, and then immediately issue a warning or take measures to protect itself.

It still feels very safe.

In addition, the current VV is still growing and evolving, and it will become more and more powerful.

After three months of development, VV can eliminate the black hand without leaving any trace. And if it continues to develop, the adult VV, the complete VV, the VV with no upper limit...

My upper limit is VV's upper limit; VV's upper limit is the upper limit of human civilization.

Now that I have VV to monitor everything around me and protect myself at any time, it is indeed not so easy to kill myself.

But...

The same sentence.

Nothing is absolute, and it is better to be careful.

Kevin Walker may have underestimated the other party like VV. 】

Kevin underestimated VV.

VV may also underestimate Kevin.

Lin Xian believes that Kevin Walker's purpose will not be just this, he must have a deeper motive.

Or...

Where is there a trap], waiting for him to jump in.

Lin Xian had a hunch that if Kevin Walker was really a genius who could join the genius club, his means and conspiracies would not be limited to this. 】

However.

For now, he should hurry up to deal with things in the United States, go to Princeton Einstein's former residence to take away the paintings that Ji Lin left for him, and then hurry back to China.

VV also said that, by comparison, China is much safer than foreign countries.

As its iterations and evolutions become stronger and stronger, it can gradually reinforce the Dragon Country Internet Security Wall without leaving any traces, giving them a buffer zone and adding a wall.

At least, if Kevin Walker really invades one day, Lin Xian will know it first.

"In short, go to Princeton as soon as possible to see if you can find any key clues, and then... redeploy the plan after returning home."

...

After the laughter that resounded throughout the stadium stopped, this exciting and accident-filled "2023 World Hacker Competition" also came to an end.

When asked by the host, the young Qiao Sen also confessed that he was commissioned by Kevin Walker to participate in the hacker competition:

"The program for invading Longguo Skynet was written by Kevin for me to use in the competition. The program for attacking Beidou satellite through the vulnerability of Starlink satellite was Kevin's reward and appearance fee. He originally wanted me to exchange it for prize money in other competitions... But I saw that I couldn't keep the championship prize this time, so I took it out at the last minute."

At this point, all the truth was revealed.

The host also joked that he would send Kevin Walker a bill to compensate for the broken glass at the venue, but because he couldn't find anyone, he had to let Qiao Sen pass it on.

Then there was the award ceremony.

Lin Xian, surrounded by his teammates and team leader, came to the podium together, took the trophy and held it high.

Huang Que saw this scene, sighed softly, and whispered:

"You really don't learn your lesson, Lin Xian. You never take my words seriously. Don't you plan to look in the mirror? The time left for you... is really running out."

After that.

She patted Chu Anqing's shoulder in front of her:

"Okay, the game is over, you can go downstairs and find Lin Xian directly from here."

Chu Anqing turned her head and looked at the woman's crystal blue eyes:

"Sister, aren't you going with me?"

"I won't go."

Huang Que shook her head and smiled:

"I have taken the initiative to find him several times, how can I spoil him like this every time? This time... I'll wait for him to take the initiative to find me."

Ah?

Chu Anqing blinked her eyes, looking confused:

"Sister, are you... a relative of Lin Xian? Cousin, aunt or something like that?"

"No."

Huang Que shook her head and touched Chu Anqing's head:

"Okay, go quickly."

She pushed Chu Anqing forward:

"If you don't hurry up, they will leave from the backstage."

After that.

She waved her hand, turned around, and her shiny blue earrings swayed in the swaying windbreaker in the early autumn wind. She walked towards the exit of the stadium in her high heels.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

An Qing turned around and looked at the graceful figure going away:

"Sister, I don't know your name yet, how should I call you!"

Da.

Huang Que stopped.

She smiled slightly and turned her head.

She brushed her hair that was messed up by the wind to the back of her head and looked at Chu An Qing who looked serious:

"Next time we meet, just call me Huang Que."

"Don't worry, little princess, we will meet again soon..."