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Chapter 504 High Technology, Terrifyingly So!
"Feituo City"

Li Zhongren stepped out of the car and strolled through the city under Binzhou's rule.

After successfully accepting the mission, his ghostwriter map directly displayed the location of the mission objective.

Of course, he didn't come here directly. Instead, based on previously available information, he explored several areas where this mad wizard had appeared. After all, this was a kind of cover. If anyone was curious about how he found the mission target afterward, he could claim it was some kind of secret technique.

However, his ghostwriter tracking system cannot directly pinpoint the person's true location.

In the first stage, you can only narrow down the area to the city where the other party is located. Then, after he arrives in that city, you can gradually adjust and narrow down the area based on the information he has gathered, and finally determine the final location.

However, compared to other ghostwriters, this is already ridiculously powerful. After all, how big can a city be?

Binzhou is an island with a desert-like landscape.

About half of the entire region is desert.

However, there are abundant oil reserves beneath the desert.

Therefore, Binzhou is actually very wealthy.

It also boasts the world's largest man-made city in the desert, even larger than Las Vegas in the Bald Eagle Empire.

Of course, their positioning is similar.

They are all entertainment, tourism, film and television type, city.

Furthermore, one thing that makes Binzhou far superior to Las Vegas is that it has genuine historical sites.

A vast underground city of caves.

It must have been built by some ancient supernatural force.

Decades ago, a great sandstorm exposed part of it from the underground sea of ​​sand, turning it into a paradise for adventurers and bounty hunters.

Because this ancient site is a demiplane relic, it reactivates itself every few years.

Those with great courage can venture inside, of course, with the permission of the Central Plains dynasty.

Normally, given the strength of the Central Plains dynasties, if outsiders dared to approach, they would have been chopped off with their claws.

However, when this ancient site was built, this area had not yet been incorporated into the territory of the Central Plains dynasty. Therefore, this is an underground palace created by some ancient, lost power. This thing is very evil, with all kinds of blood sacrifices and flesh sacrifices.

It is common knowledge that the Central Plains dynasties had plenty of their own good things and didn't like to play with this kind of thing.

So they resorted to a calculated, open strategy.

Freelancers are given the right to enter; their lives are preordained. If they obtain valuable items, ownership of those items belongs to them, but they must study them in conjunction with the Central Plains dynasty.

In short, it means using the lives of江湖人 (jianghu people, people from the martial arts world) to fill the hole.

Moreover, people in the martial arts world should thank the Central Plains Dynasty.
Li Zhongren would definitely not go to such a place. He has a cheat code that allows him to steadily improve, and he has no interest in gambling with his life. Besides, he is not a gambling addict by nature.

Listening to the Rain Tower.

Li Zhongren pushed open the door and went inside.

This place is like a tavern in a Western fantasy world, with a campfire, wooden tables, wooden barrels, scantily clad waitresses who seem to be mostly elves, and a female musician playing a beautiful harp by the campfire in the center.

It's a name that sounds poetic and picturesque, but it's full of Western fantasy style.

I heard that he is the grandson of the founder of Tingyulou, and also the current successor. He studied abroad, so when he returned, he made sweeping changes to Tingyulou. Apart from the three characters that could not be changed, many things have changed drastically, and there are even rumors that there were internal conflicts.

Of course, none of this concerned Li Zhongren; he was simply there to buy intelligence.

"Buying intelligence."

Across from the bar was a woman in a red dress, slender, with a delicate and charming appearance.

"Sir, you should know the rules, right? According to the latest national regulations, all intelligence organizations in the underworld must register with their real names when selling any intelligence."

"Ah."

Li Zhongren nodded.

This policy is a newly issued regulation from just a few days ago. The reason is simple: some underworld intelligence organizations, for money, extended their reach into the country. Although they were directly purged, the country also took this opportunity to clean up intelligence organizations in the Central Plains.

They directly implemented a real-name registration system.

Of course, this real-name system is anonymous to outsiders. For example, his ghostwriters only need to scan their ID cards.

His intelligence and information will be encrypted using state-of-the-art quantum computing encryption, so as long as the ghostwriter disguises himself well, he will not be exposed.

"Drip~"

After scanning the instrument, a door on one side slowly opened, and Li Zhongren walked straight in. Inside were individual cubicles.

Don't underestimate these small devices; they've all undergone special processing to block almost all detection methods, all to ensure customer privacy.

However, as far as Li Zhongren knew, after the implementation of the real-name system, various underground black market intelligence organizations sprang up like mushrooms after rain, just like the Prohibition in the United States in his previous life.

In fact, this thing is even more difficult to manage than Prohibition.

So Li Zhongren was also curious as to why the higher-ups would do something so pointless and unnecessary.

Even if it were him, if he wanted to find some special way to transmit intelligence, the higher-ups wouldn't be able to find out, after all, the Central Plains is too big.

Even more surprisingly, these intelligence organizations all endorsed this.

Sitting in one of the private rooms, Li Zhongren shrugged. "The world is bustling with activity, all for profit. If these intelligence organizations are keeping quiet, they must be getting more benefits from elsewhere."

"dong dong dong~~"

A moment later, a knock on the door interrupted Li Zhongren's thoughts.

An elderly man, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties, walked in. Upon seeing him, Li Zhongren's expression relaxed slightly.

Because in his predecessor's memories, he knew this person.

This is why he came to Tingyu Tower.

"congratulations."

The old man walked in and, without any ceremony, sat directly opposite Li Zhongren, bowing slightly to him.

"Promoted to the position of Huang Yangling's assistant."

"Heh, it was just luck, but it was also a desperate gamble."

Li Zhongren smiled.

"So, Brother Li, what's the deal with this real-name registration system?"

"Haha, I knew you'd ask that."

"This was originally a secret, but now that it's public, you'll find out soon enough even if you don't ask."

"cough~"

With that, the old man cleared his throat and began to speak.

"This is actually a calculated move by the state. The state has created the National Intelligence Credit System (NICS), which is a government-led, transparent points system that essentially 'financializes' and 'reputates' intelligence transactions."

"No matter which intelligence organization you join, once you join, the intelligence organization is bound to the system and cannot be destroyed, because the cost of destroying the system is the loss of credibility, resources and the basis for survival."

"What do you mean?"

"Simply put, all officially registered intelligence organizations, such as our Tingyulou, must register every transaction using a real-name system. The data is quantum-level encrypted, and each transaction accumulates 'credit points' for the intelligence organization. These points are dynamically calculated based on factors such as transaction frequency, intelligence value, and customer satisfaction. The algorithm is open and transparent, and all participants can check it."

"And the core of everything lies in this score."

"What does this have to do with us?"

"It's all related. These points are like a pledge of allegiance. Whether it's an intelligence organization or you ghostwriters, you can use these points to exchange for rare resources from the country, such as government outsourcing contracts, national technology sharing, legal immunity, and global network access, etc. Our business can also be expanded overseas." "I see."

Li Zhongren nodded. Just as he had guessed, the state had indeed given the intelligence organizations huge benefits. However, these benefits were not free. This meant that the state had somehow partially absorbed the large intelligence organizations in the underworld.

All that's required is some resources.

"only."

Li Zhongren couldn't help but ask again out of curiosity.

"Aren't they afraid that you'll outwardly comply but inwardly defy them? For example, that some intelligence will go through this NICS, and the rest will go through the black market?"

"This."

The old man sighed.

"This brings us to the technological revolution. Today, Chu Chegan is ranked number one in scientific research among the Central Plains dynasties."

"His research on big data scoring models can not only accurately score each task, thus establishing a priority for all intelligence organizations, but also allow intelligence organizations with higher scores to connect with more clients."

"Docking?"

"Soon, the app will be rolled out, and then these trading points will gradually become obsolete."

"With the app, NICS will automatically detect anomalies, such as trading frequency issues. Once it detects a problem, you'll be in for a beating."

"And by following the rules, we can only gain more benefits."

"Carrot and stick."

Li Zhongren summarized again.

"Pretty much. Although it can't solve all the problems, it's like a net that catches most people, which will reduce the pressure a lot. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

The old man waved his hand.

"What kind of information are you looking to buy this time?"

"Personnel disappearances have occurred in Binzhou Feituo City and its surrounding areas in the last six months."

"it is good."

The old man nodded, relayed the intelligence request, and ignored the rest.

This is the most basic quality of an intelligence organization: just sell intelligence.

Soon, the intelligence was fed back and turned into a paper file.

When Li Zhongren opened the document, he found the information to be incredibly detailed. What was even more alarming was that NICS had already analyzed and compared the data and discovered that four of the missing persons shared the same characteristic: they all exhibited a preference for yin energy in their daily lives, and all of them were born during the Cancer zodiac period.

They even deduced from this that his purpose in buying this intelligence was to capture the mad wizard.
"High technology, terrifyingly so."

Li Zhongren took a deep breath.

He had already anticipated that future ghostwriters would become increasingly reliant on the NICS system, since it was essentially like carrying a superhuman artificial intelligence with them.

In this way, most of the legitimate and shady ghostwriters will fall under the control of the Central Plains dynasty. Those who remain to cause trouble will be either black market ghostwriters or individuals with malicious intentions; these people will eventually taste the iron fist of the dynasty.
It was late at night, but Li Zhongren did not leave Tingyu Tower. Instead, he stayed overnight in the tavern. On the one hand, it was to relieve the fatigue of the journey, and on the other hand, it was also a habit of his predecessor. He would slowly change his habits, and even his personality, but not all at once.

Therefore, he could only reluctantly accept his predecessor's hobby of washing feet.

However, to be fair, these girls disguised as elves are quite skilled.
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The capital of the Central Plains Dynasty.

The underground supercomputer laboratory center.

Several huge screens in front of us displayed different data.

In the distance of the screen, a man stood silently, looking at the data.

Poker face.

He was Chu Chegan.

The system has been running for about four days now.

Everything is running smoothly.

With the help of big data analysis, all intelligence can be aggregated, and it can even predict upcoming events to a certain extent.

This is the change that technology brings to the future.

It was also a means for the Central Plains dynasties to deal with the increasing number of extraordinary events.

Yes, why would he accept such a task?

Ultimately, it was for the sake of the entire Central Plains.

Relying on people to plug the holes is simply not enough.

Only by relying on technology can this be achieved.

Many people believe that this is the Empire's crackdown on the black market. In fact, in the Empire's eyes, the black market is not even considered a petty thief. It is just using the black market's intelligence network to feed this super AI. After all, these black market intelligence organizations have been developing for decades or even centuries, and they have their own set of procedures for evaluating missions.

This is very important. After all, the biggest drawback of big data models is that they cannot create something from nothing. They must be based on existing data to make inferences, and they cannot innovate. Therefore, for the Empire, it is enough to unite most of the intelligence organizations. As leading industries, they will update their methods in real time. When they update, NICS will update accordingly.

"Attention all units."

Suddenly, Chu Chegan spoke up.

"Prepare for the first future simulation."

"Reporting, Colonel, all preparations are complete."

After a series of data feedbacks, the person in charge reported.

"Please select a simulation location randomly, Colonel."

As they were talking, a map appeared on one of the screens, showing all the territories of the Central Plains dynasty.

"94°36′E, 40°27′N."

After a moment's hesitation, Chu Chegan casually gave out a coordinate system.

"This is it."

"Yes"

"After calculation, the coordinates are Binzhou Feituo City..."

"Data projections for Feituo City are now underway."

"Deduction complete."

"Based on predictions from the NICS system."

"From 6 PM to midnight Beijing time."

"Thirty-two extraordinary events will occur in Feituo City."

"Based on the severity level of the incidents, the lowest level is below the level of a Chang Gui (伥鬼), which is for extraordinary individuals in the initial awakening stage, while the highest level is the level of a Shan Xiao (山魀), which is for extraordinary individuals who have developed their abilities to a considerable degree."

"How many mandrill-level incidents are there?"

"One item."

"Comprehensively track mandrill-level events and establish dual models for both simulation and actual occurrence."

"Yes, Colonel!"

(End of this chapter)