The plunder of the heavens begins with the Spirit Cage.

Unfortunately, after this incident of alerting the enemy, given the old man's shrewdness, he may have already hidden himself in a two-dimensional space detached from data.

Or more directly... back to reality!

Lu Qianwei tapped his fingers on the metal panel, looking at the screen showing the two companies, Yingkang and Dilinger, whose internet connections had been physically cut off because of him...

Tsk, things are definitely going to unfold according to the script.

"Xihe No. 3, pull up all the information on all the senior executives of Yingkang and Dilingjie companies."

Lu Qianwei issued commands to the powerful artificial intelligence inside the quantum command vehicle.

"At the same time, find out where these people are now based on the global surveillance cameras!"

Listen to their phones, computers, and all their internet-connected devices!

"Eliminate useless data, identify the technology and personnel involved in data materialization, and all those connected to it!"

"clear!"

The moment Xihe-3 responded, the three-dimensional holographic light screen immediately split into dozens of independent floating sub-screens, which were stacked and suspended in mid-air.

As the data streams of personnel lists from the two companies cascaded vertically across the screen like a waterfall, and after several rounds of meticulous filtering, the key senior figures of the two companies were quickly identified.

Simultaneously, after combining the virtual intelligence provided by Lu Qianwei for deduction and analysis, the holographic projection of the first character lit up:

Name: Ed Dillinger

[Position: Head of Dilinger Technology, former senior executive of Incom]

[Stealing the first-generation virtual dimension algorithm before 1982 and plagiarizing early game source code.]

The initial data conversion framework, built upon the MCP master control program, is the foundation of two-dimensional and three-dimensional bidirectional entity creation technology.

Status: Dead

The second character projection is activated simultaneously; he is young, aloof, and exudes an elite aura.

Name: Julian Dillinger

[Identity: Current CEO of Dillinger Technologies, grandson of Ed Dillinger]

[Identity: Inheriting the family's technological legacy, iterating and upgrading the Ares main control program, relentlessly breaking through the 29-minute physical time barrier, and pursuing the legendary permanent code]

[Real-time location: Top floor private apartment (78th floor) of the Dillinger headquarters building in North America's central city; a secret laboratory (used for Ares materialization testing) is also located on the 2nd basement level]

The third is his mother.

Name: Elizabeth Dillinger

[Positions: Former CEO and current advisor of Dillinger Technologies; eldest daughter of Ed Dillinger; mother of Julian Dillinger]

[Experience: After his father's downfall, he took over the mess and spent ten years turning Dilingjie Technology into a top giant;]

He is restrained, values ​​his reputation, and possesses core family technology information.

He had opposed Julian's radical plans on several occasions and was one of the few people who could restrain Julian.

[Real-time location: Dillinger penthouse, a central North American city]

Key figures at Incom:

Kevin Flynn

[Identity: Founder and former CEO of Incom; Creator of the "Electronic World"; True Pioneer of 2D Upscaling Technology]

[Experience: Mysteriously disappeared in 1989, actually trapped in the electronic world; left behind "permanent code"; father of Sam Flynn, creator of Quira (digital human)]

[Status: Still hidden in the electronic world in 2024]

Name: Sam Flynn

[Identity: Son of Kevin Flynn, former largest shareholder of Incom]

[Entering the electronic world in 2010, global data analysis identified the mysteriously appearing Quira as a digital human.]

[Sam Flynn stepped down from the company's management several years later, retaining only shares; he married and had children with Quira in real life.]

[Status: Currently living a low-profile, secluded life and not involved in YingKang's daily operations]

Location: xxx, xx Street, Washington, D.C., a mansion-like estate.

Eve King, CEO of Incom, with Seth Hopkin as her assistant, is currently based at the Incom subsidiary in Alaska.

Lu Qianwei remembers that the last two people didn't have any important resumes; they just got a bargain by finding the permanent source code left by Kevin.

If I remember correctly, the two of them found the hard drive in Alaska.

What's even more noteworthy is that the subsidiary didn't have that virtual firewall. With a simple adjustment by Lu Qianwei, a high-precision satellite locked onto the two's current location.

In a simulated scene in Alaska where temperatures are tens of degrees below zero, a 3D printer is rapidly printing out a vibrant orange tree.

"Has it really come to this?"

Lu Qianwei muttered to himself, realizing that the other party had found the eternal source code and was now conducting an experiment to break through the 29-point limit.

"Hehe, it'll take 30 minutes to get there."

As Lu Qianwei spoke, he stepped out of the command vehicle, summoned a medium-sized airship from his spatial storage, and then returned it to the command vehicle.

He turned his head and beckoned the surrounding guards to board the ship, then immediately sped off towards Alaska.

The portal could only last for another two hours, and Lu Qianwei didn't want to waste any more time on this world that didn't have much advanced martial arts.

If given the chance, just seize it by force.

More than ten minutes passed, and Eve King and Seth were still chatting intermittently.

The dry firewood in the stove crackled and sparked, temporarily dispelling the chill that had seeped in from the icy plains.

Seth leaned against a pillar, his breath steaming in the air: "I think this godforsaken place will be closed off in ten days."

Alaska is definitely not a good place!

"The smoked salmon I asked someone to order last week just arrived yesterday. It still has ice crystals hanging on it when I cut it open. Should we celebrate when it's done?"

Eve pulled her thick down jacket tighter around her and smiled as she looked at him. "Of course, if nothing unexpected happens, I'll treat all the company employees to a day-long celebration."

"But I remember your triglyceride level was almost double the normal range during your physical exam last week, and you still dared to eat fried food?"

"Once this is all over, there's so much good food to eat back in the city center. Why are we stuck here eating frozen fish in this freezing weather?"

Seth, unconvinced, flexed his biceps: "I've been working out a lot!"

Seth struck a few bodybuilding poses that made Eve laugh out loud.

"Haha, why don't you just take off your clothes? Wearing such thick clothes is really inconvenient."

“Tsk, take off your clothes, you’re just going to freeze to death…” Seth said, then suddenly stopped, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the black dot that suddenly appeared in the sky.

"Hey... Eve, look at that thing in the sky!"

When Eve looked up, she saw a small black dot appear in the gaps of the leaden clouds.

It grew louder and louder, accompanied by a piercing whistling sound, as if it were crashing down with immense weight.

Do not!

They're just smashing it down!

"Eve, danger! Get out of the way!"

Seth had barely finished speaking when he hadn't even had a chance to make a move.

With a deafening roar, a 2.8-meter-tall heavy powered armored vehicle slammed onto the snow less than 50 meters away in the test field.

The shock caused the half-meter-thick layer of solid ice to crack open like a spider web, and a towering wave of snow, carrying a frigid air of minus forty degrees Celsius, swept over and blew the entire canvas experimental shed away.

One after another, the armored vehicles crashed down with a deafening roar, shaking the entire snow-covered ice field. The snow at the edges slid down the cracks, almost triggering a small avalanche.

In just half a minute, sixteen matte black and red power armors trapped Eve and Seth in the center in an absolutely awe-inspiring way.

Eve and Seth were already terrified. Could it be that aliens had attacked Earth?

Looking at those massive steel structures and the several-meter-deep pit that had been openly smashed, the two men's legs went weak.

Damn it, what have they done to deserve this scene?

Eve managed to reach for her sidearm with trembling hands, but her fingers couldn't even pull the safety. The soldier closest to them had already taken a step forward.

The weight of tens of tons pressed down on the snow, leaving a half-foot-deep footprint. The high-energy rifle mounted on his arm turned at an angle, its dark muzzle pressed directly against Eve's forehead, less than half a meter away.

"Madam, I advise you to put your hands behind your head and not resist unnecessarily."

The emotionless voice pierced their ears, and the two dared not move an inch. Their souls were about to leave their bodies. They shouted for the gun not to be fired while covering their heads in terror, not daring to lift their heads.

Lu Qianwei, who had just arrived in an airship, smiled when he saw this scene.

Indeed, absolute physical dominance is the ultimate form of psychological pressure.

The power armor stood silently, bringing immense pressure to the two of them.

If it weren't for the freezing weather, the two of them, shivering like leaves, would have wet themselves long ago.

Lu Qianwei walked step by step through the standing armored formation and went straight to the two people.

Looking down at the two trembling figures, he said bluntly, "I don't want to waste my time."

"Hand over the source code of Hengjiu, and I'll spare your lives."

"what?!"

That short sentence struck Eve like a thunderbolt.

The source code of Hengjiu is the technology that will enable her to become rich and reach the pinnacle of her life!

This is my technology, which belongs to England and is the capital she is about to use to reshape the world order!

The thought of losing 300% of the profit forced Eve to muster a sliver of bravado amidst her extreme fear.

She abruptly raised her head, her lips trembling, but her gaze was filled with anger and accusation as she stared directly at Lu Qianwei: "Who are you people?!"

"The source code of Hengjiu is the property of our Yingkang Company. You can't do this!"

"What right do you have to rob me?! You know you're breaking the law, I'm going to sue you..."

Before she could finish her incessant insults, Lu Qianwei slapped her across her Westernized, ugly face.

Damn, seeing that bastard's face reminded him of those big colonies.