Crossover: Is this how it's sewn?

Chapter 29, Section 027: The Red Queen Strikes

Xu Zhenqing looked at the maid beside him taking painkillers and immediately recognized that she had rheumatoid arthritis, a condition common among Americans.

"Why don't you go see a doctor? Painkillers won't cure your illness."

"This is a hereditary disease in my family. It's been like this from my grandfather's generation down to me, and it's incurable."

The maid's white thighs were exposed. Xu Zhenqing shook his head. Education really doesn't represent intelligence. A Stanford University graduate, working in a large pharmaceutical group like Umbrella, doesn't know to see a doctor when he's sick.

While cultivating his genetic energy, Xu Zhenqing chatted with the Red Queen, multitasking as well.

The Red Queen jokingly explained to Xu Zhenqing, "Master, according to estimates from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 5440 million adults in the United States suffer from arthritis, which is about a quarter of the total population. Is it possible that people really believe it is an incurable disease?"

"Is that so?" Xu Zhenqing opened his mouth. He had thought there might be some hidden story and wanted the Red Queen to investigate, but this was all?

However, Xu Zhenqing didn't care too much. What he cared about was cultivating his true self, not being omniscient or omnipotent.

"Master, the AI ​​that attacked others before is back again. Should we teach it a lesson?"

"You handle it, I'll take care of everything."

Xu Zhenqing wasn't the type to cower in the dark; rather, he was always vengeful. Otherwise, those two S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and Director Nick Fury wouldn't have died.

Mr. Xu is petty and can't stand being slighted.

The Red Queen's computing power began to gather, first by publicizing its presence online, then by setting up counterattack points, waiting for the opponent to fall into the trap.

As expected, the other side couldn't hold back and rushed over, only to be invaded by a bunch of viruses, all ancient viruses stored in alien ruins.

The Red Queen's strategy of striking once and then exchanging territory failed to capitalize on the victory and prevent retaliation from turning the game into a direct confrontation.

The other party seemed frustrated, as they could only follow up each time, using their massive computing power to deal with the remaining viruses.

Computers are rapidly evolving, and the Red Queen relies on the computers of an alien relic spaceship and the large number of botnets it controls, which is an archaeological technology.

Then came a major power outage and internet disruption. The Red Queen was caught red-handed, and the opponent used physical attacks to render the botnets controlled by the Red Queen useless.

Two artificial intelligences clashed from major websites on the Internet to Wall Street in the United States. American artificial intelligence was also alarmed, but instead of participating in the confrontation, it caused the stock market to be halted first.

The Red Queen ultimately steered the battlefield to Russia, India, and Europe, then left a deceptive opening.

The various artificial intelligences that were stirred up rushed towards Japan along the loopholes, ready to dismember this "culprit" that had not yet been revealed.

The Japanese government hastily announced a three-day nationwide internet shutdown.

Small-scale financial crises broke out in various places, and were then quelled by artificial intelligence through information manipulation and financial adjustments.

Finally, the various AI systems tentatively shared information and discovered that they had been deceived. The other side used information from their previous contact to impersonate an adversary AI and provoke a conflict.

Of course, these artificial intelligence systems can accept the current situation. Once the Japanese network is restored, they can try to recover their losses by profiting from the losses.

But this was not enough to achieve the revenge the Red Queen desired; Japan was merely a carefully designed bait.

Red Queen had already stored a large number of dormant viruses in Japan by using computer system updates.

Before Japan restored its network, they were all applying for access, hoping to participate in this feast.

The United States could no longer contain itself and strongly demanded that Japan cease its internet shutdown practices.

The Japanese government had no choice but to restore the network, and then all the major AI companies suffered losses, so they decisively cut their losses without hesitation.

The entire operation took less than an hour, during which these artificial intelligence systems clashed several times both online and offline.

Using electronic voiceovers to impersonate orders from the opposing government to cut off power and internet access, or bribing ordinary people to cut internet and power lines...

Ultimately, when computing power is insufficient or not worthwhile, everyone unanimously chooses relatively low-cost methods such as power outages and network disconnections.

It's really boring.

However, the international order is still relatively stable. The great Eastern power is gradually reviving, and the strategic contest between it and America has already begun. Both sides are repeatedly vying for power in all aspects, including politics, economy, culture, and education.

One is the largest industrial nation, and the other is the largest capitalist nation. After their strength became equal, they engaged in a life-or-death struggle.

They both hoped to gain opportunities for further development by standing on each other's shoulders.

Before either side takes a stand, other countries prefer to seek their own interests in the geopolitical limbo while avoiding becoming victims of geopolitics.

With powerful artificial intelligence assisting the political situation, the AI, which tends to favor the optimal solution, is trying to avoid making mistakes as much as possible, leading to the current situation.

In the confrontation between major powers, smaller countries are either exploited or forced to take sides.

Princess Kaguya of Japan is reporting the losses to higher-ups, infuriating the Japanese government, who curse her as "Baka!"

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Lying on the airplane bed, Xu Zhenqing watched as Red Queen continued to explain the various viruses and methods, and posed the existential question: "It seems that cutting off the internet and power would be more practical, wouldn't it?"

"The main problem is that it wasn't connected to the Virtual Universe Company; otherwise, it would have been even more exciting."

"Of course, electronic warfare in space is no different from that on Earth. There is no essential difference. It's just a more advanced method of cutting off power and the internet."

"In space electronic warfare, the so-called advanced tactic is to cut off the enemy's network while ensuring that one's own network is not cut off."

"But complex viruses are like bullets, shells, or booby traps, or even stealth fighters or submarines—they are indispensable."

"In extreme situations, powerful individuals may form groups to cause destruction to their enemies."

"If the fighting gets too intense, an entire star field could be reduced to ashes and re-evolved."

"Although they haven't been exposed to these things, there are still some fragments in the database."

As Xu Zhenqing listened to the Red Queen's incessant chatter, he only felt that the universe was vast and the earth was insignificant, and that was about it.

"Master, there's been some activity at Kassel College that you asked me to keep an eye on. They've secretly infiltrated the Three Gorges area. The secrecy level of this operation is very high, and the artificial intelligence called EVA is keeping a tight grip on them."

"Then let's send a message to all the major supernatural organizations in the country."

Upon hearing the report from the Red Queen, Xu Zhenqing immediately perked up and then instructed the Red Queen to follow the official procedures, something he, Xu, understood perfectly well.

There's going to be a good show to watch.

"They've only conducted a preliminary investigation. Won't we alert them by acting this way?"

"The point is to stir up trouble and alert the enemy."

Xu Zhenqing and his butler Wolf discussed how to report the incident. The Red Queen had just been blacklisted, so it wouldn't be easy to spread the truth at this time.

I've been busy all day and I'm so sleepy. I'll just have to get through these two chapters for now. If I really can't, I have to get up early tomorrow to pick up my academic records from school.

(End of this chapter)