Genius Club.

Chapter 300: Turtle in a Jar, No Help from the Sky

"Eh!"

Huang Que just walked out of the passenger cabin and came to the equipment cabin.

Chu Anqing, who had been hiding behind the door and eavesdropping, jumped up like a frightened rabbit.

"..."

"..."

The two women's eyes met.

Huang Que turned his head, strode forward, passed the equipment compartment, and walked towards the cockpit.

call.

Chu Anqing breathed a sigh of relief when she was caught eavesdropping.

She lifted her mask and walked carefully into the passenger cabin, looking at Lin Xian, who was just at loggerheads with Huang Que:
"Lin... Senior Lin Xian, stop arguing..."

She whispered, walked up to Lin Xian, and took his hand:
"I know the situation is very dangerous and everyone is very nervous. Although I don't understand much... But I believe that Coach Wei Cheng and Sister Huang Que will make the right judgment. They are both professional astronauts, and they have more experience in space than us."

"Coach Wei Cheng just told us that in their previous pilot training, there was also a simulated naked-eye driving item. Although we have lost the guidance and navigation, as well as the information transmission from the ground center, all the systems on the aerospace plane are normal, including the theodolite, altimeter, direction indicator... These things are all normal. Wei Cheng said he can complete the driving mission."

"Senior Lin Xian, let's just trust Coach Wei Cheng and Sister Huang Que! Even if there is no communication data from the ground, as long as Liu Feng can track the location of the space-time particles and Senior Gao Yang can operate the robotic arm, it will not affect our capture of the space-time particles."

"Although... although I don't know what I can do, I will definitely work hard! I will definitely help everyone, help you and Liu Feng catch that space-time particle!"

Lin Xian lowered his head.

Looking at Chu Anqing who was forcing a smile.

She saw clearly just now...

When explosions of varying sizes were heard and the smell of burnt wires filled the air, Chu Anqing's face turned pale with fright.

A 19-year-old girl goes to space.

How could she have such great self-control and ability to withstand pressure? I guess her smile now is just a forced one. She doesn't have crescent-shaped eyes, faint dimples, or the refreshing smile like before.

"Do not worry."

Lin Xian smiled:
"We didn't have an argument, we just had a little heated conversation, that's all. It's nothing serious."

Chu Anqing looked at Lin Xian.

He nodded silently.

She didn't mean to eavesdrop just now...

She just found out that the two people were missing from the equipment cabin, and they seemed to be arguing with each other, so she wanted to come over and stop them.

but.

After listening, I found that both of them were very stable, so I stood outside the door and did not go in.

"Hehe, I'm glad you're okay."

Chu Anqing laughed:
"It's okay."

……

On the ground, Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, general control command room.

now.

It's a mess here.

People running around, papers flying and falling to the ground, various flashing alarm lights, and shouts from various channels:
"Has the contact not been restored yet? Is there any signal from the relay satellite? Beidou! Reversely capture the aerospace plane signal from the Beidou satellite!"

"Call! Call! Driver Wei Cheng! Commander Huang Que! Please reply when you hear me! Please reply when you hear me!"

"No... It's completely disconnected. It's like it's completely lost. No matter what method we use, we can't contact the space shuttle."

"Not only is it a communication problem, but even the most basic signal, feedback, or response can't be transmitted! This is too strange... There are all kinds of communication equipment on the aerospace plane, and there are three backup systems alone. How could all of them break down!"

"Yes. What's more, all the communication equipment failed at the same time. This... this is impossible. Even if something really happened, we can definitely contact the wreckage with equipment... All the communication equipment failed. It's really strange!"

The ground commander wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This is the case.

This has never happened before in the history of Longguo's aerospace industry.

All kinds of backup plans have been tried, but... none of them have been successful.

Judging from the signals sent by the observation satellite, the aerospace plane was most likely flying normally, without any malfunctions, and without encountering any serious accidents such as explosions or collisions.

Then.

There is only one possibility left -

[The aerospace plane chose to cut off all signal networks and communication channels. ]

But this doesn't make sense.

Because the highest control over the aerospace plane's communication channel is on the ground, even if the aerospace plane unilaterally closes it, the ground control center can open it.

strangeness.

too weird!

"Report! Something strange was discovered in the outer space orbit!"

suddenly!

Another worrying report was heard, and a staff member came to the commander-in-chief:
"Sir, according to our observations! In the entire orbit... more than 20000 Starlink satellites! They are simultaneously thrusting back to reduce their speed! The altitude orbit is rapidly decreasing!"

"What!?"

The commander-in-chief opened his eyes wide, thinking he had heard wrongly:
"More than 20000! All Starlink satellites? All Starlink satellites are out of service!"

"No, it doesn't look like a malfunction."

The technician who came to report shook his head nervously:

"If it was a malfunction, how could they have reversed thrust and slowed down so uniformly? And their change of trajectory seemed to have a target... The target was over the Atlantic Ocean!"

Atlantic.

high seas.

Even the commander-in-chief couldn't figure it out. What was the purpose of this?
Are all Starlink satellites scrapped?

This incident...could it be related to the low-orbit mission simulation of this aerospace shuttle?

He didn't know.

This was because the launch mission of the aerospace shuttle was extremely confidential. Even he only knew that it was probably to carry out a simulation experiment of intercepting satellites in low orbit, but what exactly it was... He was not qualified to know at his level.

All that was required of them was to fully cooperate with Commander-in-Chief Huang.

"Report! Space-T, the company that owns the Starlink satellites, issued an official statement! It said that all Starlink satellites in Earth orbit! A total of 22467 satellites, have been hacked! Now they are completely out of control! And remind all countries to immediately adjust the orbits of spacecraft to avoid collisions!"

The commander-in-chief's eyebrows twitched.

He hurried over and looked at the statement on the web page issued by Space-T, the space exploration company where the world's richest man Jask works.

He read it carefully.

Indeed...the Starlink satellite system has now been hacked, and the control has been completely taken away and locked. Even Space-T is powerless to do anything!
"Kevin Walker..."

The commander-in-chief gritted his teeth and looked at the name at the bottom of the statement.

Space-T company emphasized at the end of the statement:

[After technical investigation and tracing, our company has confirmed that the culprit behind the hijacking of 22467 Starlink satellites is the talented young man who is known as the most powerful hacker on earth——]

【Kevin Walker! 】

boom!
The commander-in-chief slammed his fist on the table:

"It's this kid again! Is this Jask satellite really working? It's hacked every other day! If it works, then fly it. If it doesn't, then get down early! Stop causing trouble for others all the time!"

Long before.

These more than 20,000 Starlink satellites often run rampant in orbit around the Earth, and many times there is a risk of colliding with weather satellites and space stations.

For this reason, countries around the world, including Long China, have had to frequently start the space station power system and adjust the height of the space station to avoid the rampant Starlink satellites, wasting a lot of fuel.

Except for the United States, almost all countries in the world have scoffed at Jask's Starlink plan. The technology is really not that advanced, it has caused a lot of trouble, and it has occupied a large amount of low-Earth orbit, which is tantamount to space junk!

"Atlantic……"

The commander-in-chief looked up and looked at the predicted trajectory of the aerospace plane on the large screen on the wall.

When contact was lost, the space plane was at an altitude of 240 kilometers, flying over the east coast of the United States.

Across the East Coast, there's the Atlantic Ocean!

"We must find a way to notify the aerospace plane and Commander Huang! Let them terminate the mission!"

"Tried! Still no response!"

"What about Jask? Can't they take back control of the Starlink satellite? Isn't this their own satellite? How come they can't even control their own satellite!" the commander-in-chief roared.

"No, Space-T has already said that there is nothing we can do." The reporter was sweating profusely:
"And... moreover, at the same time that Space-T issued the statement, the US government officially issued a "Worldwide Wanted Order"! A "Worldwide Wanted Order" for Kevin Walker! It is the highest level wanted order, regardless of life or death, or even whether it is complete... The wanted amount is as high as 10 billion US dollars!"

"Report, international organizations also issued a statement! Condemning Kevin Walker's hacking behavior, claiming that his behavior has endangered the security of the whole world, and he is wanted for crimes against humanity!"

"Hi!"

The commander-in-chief was scratching his head anxiously:

"Wanted! Wanted! It's too late to do anything if you don't want him! If Kevin Walker could really be caught, many countries would have caught him long ago! Aren't there enough countries that have issued wanted warrants for him?"

"The important thing is! How can we contact Commander Huang and the others so that they can avoid the risk immediately! Now... since all communication equipment and network signals cannot contact them, it means that all radars and detection equipment on the aerospace plane are also damaged!"

"Unless a satellite falls on their heads, the space plane will be like a blind person, unable to see anything! Unable to hear anything! By the time it is hit, it will be too late!"

"Quick! Think of another way!"

……

Space-T starship launch site in Texas, USA.

Observation tower.

The secretary pushed up his red-framed glasses, took the phone from Jask, put it in his pocket, and asked in confusion:

"What did you just do?"

"【Virus】."

Jask said calmly:
"I have planted a virus specifically targeting super artificial intelligence in the global Internet. This virus is extremely advanced and is a product of technology that is far beyond our understanding... To be honest, I don't understand it either, but I believe it works."

The secretary blinked:

"You...you want to kill all the artificial intelligence in the world?"

"It's super artificial intelligence." Jask emphasized:
"As you just said, today's artificial intelligence is nothing more than big data, puzzles, and search. In essence, it is no different from the previous smart homes. It's just that technology has developed and computing power has increased, so quantitative changes have led to qualitative changes."

"But...super artificial intelligence is different. It's still annoying and difficult to control. In a modern city like today, the existence of a super artificial intelligence is really worrying."

"So, this virus is only targeted at super artificial intelligence. In the next few hundred years, this virus will not be discovered, will not disappear, and will not be eliminated. It will just lurk in the cyber world... and kill any super artificial intelligence that exceeds the [baseline test]."

"I don't reject the idea of ​​simple, mindless, obedient AI changing people's lives, but forget about super AI, it's too much of a hindrance."

He smiled slightly, raised his hands, straightened his chest, and looked at the magnificent starship rocket launch center in front of him:
"【From today onwards, for hundreds of years, there will no longer be any super artificial intelligence in the world! This virus has locked this possibility away!】"

"That's great. Hahahaha. That's great."

Jask smacked his lips with satisfaction and shook his head:
"As I just said..."

“I don’t like artificial intelligence.”

……

The secretary listened to the boss's incomprehensible speech with his mouth half open.

But she was used to it.

If this tall and strong man in front of him was not the richest man in the world, he would probably be regarded as a madman, a liar, or a mental patient and put into the hospital for treatment.

Jask leaned back against the iron railing of the observation tower, put his whole body weight on it, and stared at the starship rocket tied up in the rocket launch tower:
"Go find Director Mike now."

"Mike?"

The secretary raised his head and the red-framed glasses on his face slipped down again.

Mike Supervisor.

He is the highest manager of the entire Starship rocket launch center. Mike is in charge of routine rocket launches and satellite launch projects.

"Why should I go to see him?" asked the secretary.

Jask pointed to the rocket ready to launch on the rocket launch tower in the middle of the launch base:

"Tell Mike to fire the rocket!"

"what?"

The secretary's red-framed glasses slid down a few inches before she could even push them up:

"No, why is it so sudden? Isn't this rocket going to be tested in half a month? We haven't even started preparing yet!"

"It's okay. Just add some fuel and it will fly. Rockets are not that complicated."

"But!" The secretary finally pushed up his red-framed glasses:
"But! There's nothing in that rocket! What are we going to launch? Where are we going to launch it to? You...you...you can't always do whatever you want!"

Jask shook his head:

"You just need to tell Director Mike, and he will know where to launch it. I told him everything a few days ago on this tower."

Say it.

He raised his head and looked at the scorching sun in the sky.

Looking east...

The distant east coast of the United States:
"A turtle trapped in a jar, with no one to help. Lin Xian..."

He chuckled and narrowed his eyes:

“See you in heaven!”

(End of this chapter)