Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

[Gui Naifen: Someone actually managed to extract information from these images?! I thought you guys would go to Black Tower or Jiang Jiu for the underlying code.]

[Yun Li: It's more likely we'll have to ask the ancient scholar for a solution.]

[Gui Naifen: Hmm? Why? Did you recruit Lai Gushi? I remember he was the main villain.]

[Fu Xuan: At least you can see him at Lai Gushi, but where are Jiang Jiu and Heita going to find him?]

[Gui Naifen:.......]

[Gui Naifen: You guys are simply geniuses!!!]

Because of some people's opinions, everyone could only stare at the strings of data code that would explode if they looked at them for even a second longer, idly wondering when this part of the story could be skipped...

If there is a skip button.

The raccoon has been pressed to pieces.

FFFF.......

“Jiang Jiu.” Black Tower’s words shattered the eerily calm atmosphere of the coding battle.

"Ok?"

“If—and I mean if,” she paused, “if it really came to that, what would you do?”

She didn't say exactly what it was, but Jiang Jiu knew very well.

"I don't know." His tone was calm, with little emotional fluctuation in his voice. "We'll see when the time comes."

"We should at least give it a try."

[Forgetful Person: Don't leave things unsaid...]

[Forgotten Traveler: What's that old saying in the Immortal Ship? If you only say half a sentence, you'll be struck by lightning...]

[Kaze Sumire: If I remember correctly, they were talking about what to do if the world still heads towards its end?]

[Sai Fei'er: To put it bluntly, what if this storyline is a complete dead end?]

[Feng Jin: Let's try to think positively.]

For Jiang Jiu, cracking the firewall inside Onfaros could be done remotely, but reversing the flow rate between inside and outside required entering the entire site and modifying the core calculation.

While postponing the end of the semester is difficult, bringing it forward is incredibly easy.

For example... help the Iron Tomb advance the progress bar to 99% ahead of time?

"That's about enough. I'm going to go inside the Emperor's Scepter to grab access. Do you guys want to come along and have some fun?"

“Okay,” Black Tower was the first to agree.

“It’s my pleasure,” said Screw Gum.

[Star: Finally finished coding!! I almost thought I was going to become part of the code. If this scene had gone any longer, I would have typed my hair into binary code too... Tianmu, you're too cruel, forcing us to watch Jiang Jiu code for eight lifetimes!]

[March 7th: But I have to say, when I think about when Jiang Jiu just sent me 360 ​​and Bird wallpapers, I still really want to know what those things were. They sound a lot like some kind of psychological attack?]

[Silver Wolf: I just copied his code and installed those two amazing things called 360 and Little Bird Wallpaper on one of my computers.]

[Silver Wolf: At first, I thought it was some kind of antivirus tool, and it seemed pretty useful. Then a bunch of things mysteriously got installed on my computer. I've run it in administrator mode and scanned it several times, but I still can't get rid of it. What the hell is this thing?]

[Silver Wolf: I now suspect this is a super-stealthy virus. Once implanted, it's impossible to remove. I feel like my computer is going to be ruined. This is too malicious; it's more unethical than any hacking technique I've ever seen.]

[Silver Wolf: Kafka, is this considered a work injury? Can you reimburse me for it?]

[Kafka: Hmm... but my balance is zero right now, so I'll have to go to the company to withdraw some.]

[Company employee: Are you guys now swindling money from the company without even trying to hide it from us?!]

[Sambo: Ahem... On the highest level of battlefield, using the most down-to-earth underhanded tactics—a duel between geniuses can actually be conducted in this way? I've learned something new.]

[March 7th: Oh no, these fools have taught me something worthless again.]

[Jade: Forget about these viruses, let's watch those guys go to the core area of ​​Onfaros and collectively mock the First Seat.]

[Lin Ke: I know, it's an old tradition.]

In response to the incident of harming his colleague, Screw Gum generously sponsored a semi-combat spaceship to travel together to the interior of the Emperor's Scepter.

Inside the Imperial Scepter, apart from Screw and Goom who were genuinely visiting for the first time, one had been there many times and the other remembered it many times, and coming here felt like coming home.

They were experts at it.

The group arrived at the core location without any trouble. After hacking into the scepter with ease, they found that the administrator privileges inside were a bit complicated.

Jiang Jiu stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "Can we simulate the administrator's signal? Just imitate a Legus cell and stuff it in."

Screw Gum nodded: "Theory holds true, practice—"

"I apologize, everyone." Lai Gushi appeared before them, giving a slight nod. "Whatever you intend to do, this is the end..."

Jiang Jiu lowered his hand, and the figure of Lai Gushi in front of him had already vanished on the spot.

Jiang Jiu didn't give Lai Gushi another glance, and focused his attention back on the internal permissions of the Emperor's Scepter.

"Ignore him, let's continue."

[Star: Here it comes! Finally, the part I love to watch! The genius team challenges the competition. This time it's even more exciting than before. They're trolling the system right in front of the administrators, and Lai Gushi gets instantly killed after saying just one sentence.]

[Star: Finally, the plot of a wish-fulfillment novel has become a reality.]

[March 7th: Actually, it's pretty average. After several versions of effort, Legus has successfully dethroned himself from his boss pedestal.]

[Danheng: ...What exactly is your focus?]

Black Tower chuckled: "He's the first genius senior, yet you really don't give him any face at all."

“Zandar has caused me too much trouble. Anyone who wants such a senior can have him.”

“That’s true.” Black Tower agreed wholeheartedly.

[Fireworks: Can you old fogies please stop giving me more work?! — A furious roar from a corporate slave!]

[Silver Wolf: Stop! I'm still fighting that bird wallpaper! I think this thing is harder to kill than the Iron Tomb! I've reinstalled the system three times and it's still here... Where did Jiang Jiu get this kind of hellish program?]

[Star: You haven't finished killing them yet? It's been so long!]

Silver Wolf: You don't understand!

[Silver Wolf: This is no ordinary virus!]

[Star: I know, this is the virus in Wang Wei's poem!]

[Silver Wolf: ...This is something that resembles mental pollution! After you delete it, it automatically installs a bunch of random junk software, and then that software promotes and installs even more software, endlessly!]

[Fireworks: Pfft~ Silver Wolf, the self-proclaimed genius hacker, was driven crazy by the bird wallpaper. Is this the true value of genius? See? He didn't even lift a finger; he just installed some software on your computer and you crashed on your own~]

[Sambo: Old Sambo has finally figured it out. From now on, when he goes head-to-head with someone in the tavern, Old Sambo will just give them a 360-pack of anti-tank items.]

March 7th: Oh no, the fool has learned something he shouldn't have again!

[Topa: ...How about we put Silver Wolf's computer disaster aside for now?]

[Silver Wolf: What should I pay attention to if not my computer? This death video of Senior Laikushi?]

[Fireworks: That makes a lot of sense.]

After a preliminary model was established in the database, Lai Gushi reappeared before the group.

This time, however, he didn't look closer, afraid that he would be instantly killed by Jiang Jiu if he got too close.

Jiang Jiu frowned slightly: "Are you that eager to get noticed?"

Laigushi: "..."

"I just want to warn everyone that some things are destined to be impossible..."

Lai Gushi's voice stopped halfway again, and then his whole body split in two and slowly dissipated.

Click.

That was the sound of the Lonely Star Sword returning to its sheath.

Jiang Jiu's tone was already very impatient: "If you get in our way again, I'll go find some of your slices and send you to meet the end first."

"Of course... you can also bet on whether I can do it or not."

"senior."

[Star: Is this what social etiquette is like for adults? This Star Core Essence is utterly shocked.]

[Fu Xuan: ...What do you mean, "calling someone 'senior' while charging at them with his sword in hand?"]

[Silver Wolf: Chop! Chop! Chop!]

[Silver Wolf: Cut everything down!!! He has to pay for my computer!!!]

[Fireworks: Has this little wolf cub gone mad...?]

[Silver Wolf: I hereby declare that I will never again look at anything out of curiosity. This is too much! Black Tower banned my account, and now her partner's virus has ruined my computer!! Aaaaaah...!!!]

[Topa: ......]

[March 7th: But Silver Wolf, aren't you with Jiang Yin? Can't she handle these things either?]

[Silver Wolf: She's not a hacker, how could she... Holy crap, March 7th! You're a genius! I'll allow you to kidnap me and hand me over to the Interstellar Peace Corporation for money next time you're broke!]

March 7th: ...?

[March 7th: Star! Did you see that? She said I'm a genius!]

[Danheng: Is this the main point...?]

[Forgetful Person: Putting all that aside, does Jiang Jiu really enjoy being called "senior"?]

[Ling Sha: It's not impossible.]

Laigushi: "..."

Lai Gushi remained silent, simply trying to find a way to stop these people.

As a result, various interceptions occurred, and the project was only partially completed.

To Ragu's astonishment, these geniuses were only trying to adjust the difference in time flow between the inside and outside of Onphalos?

Laigushi: "..."

When the group saw Rigus again, Screws had already built a preliminary simulation signal using the Emperor's Scepter. They were just one step away from adding a little bit of basic data to try and obtain Rigus's administrator privileges.