Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 16 Invitation

As soon as Blue Light Technology's recruitment information was released, it quickly attracted widespread attention in the Earth Federation, and application resumes poured in like snowflakes.

In particular, the fact that the company's address was located in the White Dome shocked all potential job applicants.

After all, the white dome has always been a symbol of interstellar civilization. Ordinary earthlings cannot enter it at all. The permanent residents are alliance merchants and major official agencies of the pan-galaxy.

Being able to work in the White Dome is itself a symbol of status.

It’s not that the people on Earth are pro-Western, but in the history of Earth, no company has ever been able to do business with the entire alliance and make money from the entire galaxy.

Although there is only one letter difference between international enterprises and interstellar enterprises, the difference is really huge. As the first interstellar enterprise on Earth, it is natural that Blue Light Technology is sought after by the whole nation.

When all this happened, Fang Yan didn't really care too much. With Li Muyun around anyway, with his abilities, nothing could go wrong.

Moreover, the company currently has only one hard requirement for employees, which is to meet the standards of the Galactic Common Language. After the Compass is officially launched, they will do some customer service work and provide timely feedback on customer issues.

As for Fang Yan, he listened to Aliat's advice and actively studied matrix encryption technology to prevent those with ulterior motives from cracking his algorithm after the software was launched.

In the current galaxy, all data encryption systems are passive defense types, using extremely difficult and complex algorithms to prevent others from cracking them.

Matrix encryption is different. It integrates offense and defense. When unauthorized access is detected, it will not only defend but also organize a counterattack immediately!
What’s even more terrifying is that the counterattack is not limited to the software level, but will also enter the underlying logic of the hardware and directly attack the hardware!
"It seems quite powerful."

In the lab, Fang Yan stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "Once the underlying logic is breached, won't the other party's hardware be completely scrapped? Nanocomputers, photonic computers, neural network computers—these are all very expensive."

But Fang Yan thought again, Aliat once emphasized that the Galactic Alliance would not protect a citizen of an inferior civilization. If you want to survive in the pan-galaxy, you must learn to protect yourself.

So he no longer hesitated and directly uploaded the paid test version of the compass with matrix encryption to the Star Network, setting the download price to 9.9 star coins and the usage rights to one year.

After doing all this, Fang Yan stared at the download count on the counter.

Perhaps because the website had just been launched, Fang Yan waited for a full half hour, but the download number was still zero.

Li Muyun on the 39th floor couldn't help but send a message to ask Fang Yan what was going on. At this moment, all his colleagues were on high alert, so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe.

Fang Yan wondered, wondering if he had overlooked some details.

At this moment, the counter in front of me suddenly jumped slightly, and the number changed from zero to one.

Fang Yan felt relieved and quickly took out an e-cigarette from his shirt pocket.

However, before he could take a puff, the counter started jumping wildly as if it had been injected with chicken blood.

"Five thousand!"

"Ten thousand!"

"One hundred thousand!"

"It's amazing! 100,000 copies have been sold in less than an hour!"

"That's a lot of money! The company made so much money all of a sudden!"

On the 39th floor of the white dome, Li Muyun and his colleagues went crazy, staring at the screen without blinking. Whenever the download volume reached a certain level, they cheered loudly, attracting the attention of passers-by.

According to statistics, more than one million copies of Compass were sold on the first day of its official launch, and the company's revenue exceeded 10 million yuan.

You know, these are star coins!
According to the current exchange rate of nearly one to four thousand Earth dollars, it is definitely an unimaginable huge fortune.

……

The next day, just after dinner, Fang Yan suddenly received a video call from Ariat. Ariat played a huge role in the successful launch of the Compass. He even promoted Fang Yan's product for free on the famous Space Power Forum.

"Thank you so much!"

After the communication was established, Fang Yan said sincerely and excitedly, "This time, it's all thanks to you for promoting Compass. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so smooth."

Aliat said unconcernedly, "It's mainly because this algorithm itself is strong enough. It's already been recognized by everyone before it was launched. Otherwise, even if I help you promote it, it won't have much effect."

"All in all, the Compass System's release went smoothly. Now you should prepare for something more important."

"Something more important?" Fang Yan asked suspiciously. "Are you referring to my hometown's efforts to develop controlled fusion reactors and attempt to miniaturize them?"

Ariat was stunned and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "Controlled fusion is already a very mature technology in the Milky Way. It's not commonplace, but it's at least widespread. Countless companies are designing and manufacturing it, and the output is astonishingly large."

"Why would I care about controlled fusion? With your Earth's capabilities, the most you can do is open a replica production line, but you can't do anything fancy."

Uh…

Fang Yan was speechless. The controlled fusion technology that the Earth Federation was eager to pursue was not worth mentioning in the eyes of advanced civilizations. This was the gap.

But then again, has controlled fusion really become so mature that it cannot be improved or innovated?
Fang Yan was thinking about it when Aliat said sternly, "You should prepare to come to the Inner Ring. After all, the Star Ring Awards will be officially presented in a while. According to inside information I received from the awards committee, you and your Compass System have successfully made it to the finals."

"Aside from the core area of the Milky Way, which is a restricted area for the Alliance and is off-limits to everyone, there are five other major regions: the inner ring, the middle ring, the outer ring, the edge, and the dark zone."

"You live in the galactic fringe, quite far from the more civilized inner ring. There shouldn't be many regular flights from Earth to the inner ring, right?"

After hearing Aliat's words, Fang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "It's a bit pitiful to say. Regular flights only occur once every six months. Besides that, there are some passing ships that occasionally transport personnel and goods to official agencies or businesses stationed on Earth, but the number is very small and the schedule is uncertain."

Aliat nodded. "It's pretty much what I know. There's nothing I can do about it. The outer regions are remote and barren, and filled with chaos. There are often rebels or pirates causing trouble. It's incomparable to the inner three rings."

"In any case, you need to make plans early to avoid missing the Star Ring Awards ceremony. After all, the distance from Earth to the inner ring of the Milky Way is really too far."

Fang Yan scratched his head. He was certainly interested in the opportunity to go to the inner ring of the Milky Way where civilization was highly developed, but the long distance and the backward transportation conditions made it very troublesome for Fang Yan.

It will take at least two months to go back and forth.

Seeing Fang Yan's hesitation, Aliat pointed to the engineer badge on his chest.

Unlike Brown, Aliat's badge was not only gold, but also had a shining star at one end of the scale, the symbol of a one-star engineer.

Ariat said, "In Pan-Galaxy, engineers like us have our own responsibilities and missions, and our social status is extraordinary."

"Many times, showing your engineer badge is far more effective than being an official or a businessman. If you're an engineer, even pirates and rebels will show you mercy."

"Moreover, all engineers in the galaxy are one family. Although they belong to different factions, when it comes to major issues, all engineers will give their all."

"Believe these things, your teacher should have also talked about them, right?"

Fang Yan was puzzled. He didn't know why, but Aliat had a habit of asking about the non-existent teacher in a roundabout way every time he talked to him, as if his interest in the teacher far exceeded Fang Yan himself.

Fang Yan nodded and followed Aliat's meaning and said, "The teacher did tell me that. He also told me that if I have the opportunity, I should take the engineer assessment and become one as soon as possible."

Aliat nodded repeatedly, appearing very happy. He felt that he had established a secret communication channel with a legendary being through Fang Yan.

"Once you win the Star Ring Award, in addition to the prestige and bonus, you will automatically be granted Senior Engineer status. Furthermore, even if you don't win the award, I believe that with your abilities, you won't have any difficulty taking the assessment."

Ariadt said earnestly, "Although the Star Ring Award announcement is still some time away, considering the distance between Earth and the inner ring of the Milky Way is over 26,000 light-years, you must make plans early."

(End of this chapter)