Evolutionary Superstar

"Why?" Lin Haoren asked.

"According to the information Master provided, the Xeraphi Civilization’s first phase of cyber attacks is just a small-scale test. Logically speaking, the Xeraphi Civilization doesn’t want to be discovered at this point in time."

"As such, the first phase of cyber attacks should be so discreet that they are only seen as accidents. Even if discovered, at most, it would be disguised as a coordinated terrorist attack."

"However, if Master were to directly expose the Xeraphi Civilization’s existence, it would be equivalent to flipping the chessboard. The Xeraphi Civilization’s colony ship would have no reason to continue coasting and will start accelerating to Blue Star."

After Lumi explained this, Lin Haoren looked lost.

He had to cripple the Xeraphi’s global network control, but doing so was equivalent to alarming the Xeraphi.

Once the Xeraphi Colony Ship learns of Blue Star’s interstellar awareness, it would speed to Blue Star in the shortest time possible.

The original estimated 10-year arrival time would be shortened as a result, giving Blue Star less preparation time.

Furthermore, if Xeraphi’s global network control couldn’t be crippled in one go, it would be a Sword of Damocles constantly hanging over Blue Star, affecting its development.

Although Lin Haoren felt that exchanging Lumi from the Reputation Store was the best decision he had made so far, his wings had not grown, and Lumi lacked the capacity to remove the Xeraphi’s global network control effectively.

They lacked information and didn’t know exactly how much control the Xeraphis had over Blue Star’s global network.

As such, Lin Haoren simply couldn’t afford to make any big moves.

He didn’t dare to gamble with Blue Star’s future.

However, if he didn’t stop the cyber attack, people would die. He could save them all, but Blue Star’s future could be lost, and many more people would die in the future.

Lin Haoren felt torn by his options.

The answer was clear, but it was a difficult choice to make. To sacrifice a few lives for everyone’s future was the most logical choice.

Anyone could see it, but who could readily make that choice?

This logical decision meant giving up on those few lives. Their deaths would weigh on his mind.

Although Lin Haoren’s life had improved a lot, he was only an ordinary person a few days ago. He realized he was still very weak and needed to grow quickly.

How could he shoulder the fate of humanity’s future if he were easily stumped by indecisiveness at every important moment?

The generals of ancient times always faced difficult choices in war.

Sacrifices were common.

How did those ancient generals move forward when their every choice resulted in the death of hundreds to thousands of their soldiers?

Did they get crushed by guilt? Or were they not affected by it?

No, they definitely were affected by the death of the soldiers they had chosen to sacrifice. They simply carried that burden while moving forward.

No one was strong at the start. They were all forced to become strong due to circumstances.

’I’m still pathetic, but I must grow strong quickly!’ Lin Haoren silently swore.

Through this trial, he realized he had an inherently kind heart. Kindness was undoubtedly a virtue, but excessive kindness was sheer foolishness.

’I can’t save everyone,’ Lin Haoren eventually accepted this truth.

Since that was the case, he should focus on the few he could save.

The system knew it was impossible to save everyone from the cyber attack. Thus, the Time-Limited Quest only covered Xinghai Film City.

As such, he should only focus on Xinghai Film City.

"Lumi, can you access the Xinghai Film City’s network and check if there’s any malicious code present?"

"Master, I’ve discovered 6 malicious codes targeting Xinghai Film City’s industrial control systems and fire-protection systems."

"Can you prevent, remove, or intercept them without alerting the Xeraphi’s AI? Can you determine Xeraphi’s AI level, Lumi?"

"Yes, Master. The malicious code was previously inserted by Xeraphi’s AI, but it is not actively controlled. As long as it is removed, the cyber attack on Xinghai Film City will not happen..."

Lumi began a long string of explanation.

Within minutes, Lin Haoren grasped a better understanding of the situation, and he realized Xeraphi’s global network control was not as firm as he had imagined.

Lumi and Xeraphi’s AI were both Intermediate AIs.

However, Lumi held the local advantage. She could receive direct commands from him in real-time, while the Xeraphi’s AI required 1 light-year to send information to the Xeraphi Colony Ship and another 1 light-year to receive new directives from it.

In other words, the Xeraphi’s AI had a 2-year response delay to Lumi’s attack.

Apart from its natural self-defense functions, it was in a completely passive position.

As long as Lumi was provided with sufficient computing resources, she could completely suppress, devour, or assimilate Xeraphi’s AI and replace its global network control before the Xeraphi Colony Ship could react.

Then, once Lumi achieved global network control, it could utilize global computing resources to feed the Xeraphi Colony Ship false information.

However, before Lumi could decapitate Xeraphi’s AI without alerting the Xeraphi Colony Ship, she needed a solid foundation of computing resources. He couldn’t simply upload her to the global network to compete with the Xeraphi’s AI.

That was equivalent to snatching food out of the tiger’s mouth; Xeraphi’s AI would be alerted and wouldn’t just wait for Lumi to gather her computing strength to decapitate it.

A future counterattack plan quickly took form in Lin Haoren’s mind.

...

During Lin Haoren’s so-called toilet break, Fang Lihua contacted the casting team and had someone look up Lin Haoren’s information.

She was bothered by his mention of rejected auditions.

His looks were decent, and his body looked fairly built as well. He was well-spoken and easy to get along with. Ignoring his acting talent, these qualifications alone were enough to earn him some extra roles.

It sounded strange to her that he would be rejected every time.

"Director Fang, I’ve brought the file you requested."

"Thank you, Xiao Yao."

Fang Lihua accepted the slim folder containing Lin Haoren’s actor profile. She only skimmed the information briefly, but it was enough to make her frown suspiciously.

"This... What the hell is this information?"

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