Long Live Money in Anime Crossover

Xiao Wu and Brother Liu breathed a sigh of relief.

However, at this moment, a cartoon female character wearing a cloak appeared on the screen. The most eye-catching feature was the three whiskers on her face. The whiskers twitched and her big eyes blinked, making her look very cute.

However, the adorable cartoon characters instantly made Xiao Wu and Brother Liu hold their breath.

What is this thing?

When did this kind of thing come about?

Xiao Wu glanced at Brother Liu, blinked, and wondered if this was a new fetish that Brother Liu had awakened.

But before Brother Liu could even explain, Xiao Wu knew he was wrong.

Suddenly, the cartoon girl with a beard crossed her arms in a gesture of prohibition, and the computer, which had just started up, was plunged into darkness again before it could even boot into the system.

The same thing happened on everyone's computers.

This time, everyone was completely stunned.

Although they didn't know the concept of computer viruses or the definition of cyberattacks, at that moment they clearly realized... something was wrong.

The computer malfunctioned for some reason.

what is the problem?

do not know.

How to solve?

do not know.

What should I do?

do not know.

"quick!"

Brother Liu roared, immediately displaying the spirit of a man from Shandong. Despite his long service and good temper, he still held considerable authority in the office.

"Contact all the engineers immediately, tell them the situation, and everyone must come to the Sakurashi Power Plant right away, or there will be a huge mess!"

Xiao Wu was startled by Brother Liu and said, "Brother Liu, there's no need to be so nervous. What could possibly go wrong? Look, the Sakurashi reactor is operating normally, isn't it?"

However, compared to Xiao Wu's composure, Brother Liu's eyes were red as he said, "What do you know! You bunch of idiotic young people, you just don't study, you know what but not why. Do you think our daily fine-tuning of the data is meaningless? If we weren't constantly fine-tuning, these small data changes would quickly cause an exponential explosion, just like..."

"drop--"

A piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the office. As a temperature monitoring office, only one alarm was installed here, which was for monitoring the temperature of the test reactor.

Now, the glaring red light is flashing incessantly, which means that the temperature of the Sakurashi reactor has exceeded the warning line.

"what!"

Screams erupted from the office. The young technicians turned pale, seemingly more terrified than the alarm itself, and huddled in the corner.

When Brother Liu saw this, he cursed "idiot!" and knew that these young people were unreliable.

They all entered the factory after the Sakuraishi Power Plant was fully computerized, and had no idea of ​​the dangers and difficulties of the previous manual monitoring and operation. Now, they were the only ones who knew how to operate the manual equipment, and they had to rely on themselves.

At that moment, Brother Liu no longer hesitated and immediately ran out of the office and rushed towards the Sakura Stone Reactor. Once he got to the Sakura Stone Reactor, he would be able to lower the temperature.

Moreover, Brother Liu was delighted to discover that he was not fighting alone. A dozen or so veterans also rushed out of different offices, caught up with him, and headed to the reaction workshop together, ready to manually control everything.

Finding his buddies there filled Liu with energy, and the group ran even faster, quickly reaching the reaction workshop.

However, at this moment, they remembered something, and the dozen or so faces that were full of fighting spirit instantly turned ashen.

The door to the reaction workshop has long been replaced with a combination lock, requiring senior engineers to swipe their cards to enter—and this also requires computer network confirmation.

Author's Note:

PS: Thank you Gigantic100*2 for the donation, thank you to Why Girls Wear Safety Pants and Black Tile Cat for the donation of 100 points, and thank you to Is It Wrong to Like Young Girls, Moonlight, Old Xu, Yada, Moyu, Gray Star, Tohsaka Rin, Tu Kou Tu, and Black Tile Cat for the monthly ticket support!

100 is gone, all gone.

Of course, the gate can also be opened manually, but the conditions for manual opening are more stringent than those for automatic opening.

To manually open the gate of the Sakurashi reaction plant, the consent of the three technical supervisors on duty that day is required, and three keys must be used to unlock the safety lock before the gate can be put into manual operation mode.

There's no other way; it's for safety reasons.

This is the Sakurashi reactor; a single mishap could cause it to explode, resulting in catastrophic consequences. It's understandable that this largest Sakurashi power plant in the Shandong Military Region has such stringent security measures to prevent malicious infiltration and sabotage, and to ensure the leakage of its core technology.

All of this is to guard against external sabotage.

However, no one considered the potential for damage inside the factory, nor did anyone think about the consequences if the computer, which everyone regards as a tool, were destroyed one day.

Now, no one needs to speculate anymore, because they will witness it with their own eyes.

The piercing alarm continued to howl, seemingly growing louder and louder. Liu and the others standing outside the door could already see an abnormal light emanating from the long hair through the cracks—a phenomenon caused by Sakura's overly fast reaction speed.

It's too late!

"run!"

Brother Liu's eyes were red, but he dared not hesitate any longer. As the most senior and experienced member with the most solid foundation, he knew very well what would happen if the Sakura Stone reaction became more and more intense without anyone controlling it.

run!

The only option is to run!

Perhaps if I run at full speed now, I can still save my life.

Three minutes and seventeen seconds later, the largest Yingshi Power Plant in the Qilu Military Region suddenly turned into a fireball, with huge clouds shooting straight into the sky. Everything around it looked as if it had been washed by a typhoon, and even the earth was trembling.

At the same time, the power grid, which had spread out like a spider web centered on the power plant, suddenly went out, and the entire land of Qilu returned to the dark ages, to the era before electricity was used.

The starry sky hadn't been this bright in a long time.

……

In the Chinese Federation of Code Geass, Yanjing, though not the capital, serves as a secondary capital and is also an economic and cultural center.

Especially given Yanjing's geographical location, just like in Mo Mo's previous life, it was a transportation hub connecting various parts of the Chinese Empire. Cao Yuanming's army from the three northeastern provinces had to pass through Yanjing to enter Luoyang. Afterwards, all supplies also needed to pass through Yanjing, making its train station extremely busy.

Now, the entire station is quiet, for no other reason than that it has become completely dark.

At six o'clock, the dispatch center, which was using computers to schedule train departures, suddenly experienced a blackout. However, before the dispatchers could figure out what had happened, another blow struck.

power cut.

This moment left the dispatchers dumbfounded. Without computers, they might still be able to manage manually, but now, with no electricity and the entire city of Yanjing plunged into darkness, how were they supposed to work?

Meanwhile, many dispatchers broke out in a cold sweat. If they remembered correctly, there were still batches of trains passing through Yanjing before heading to Luoyang.

Although the war has not yet begun, countless supplies are already waiting to be transported to Luoyang. An army marches on its stomach; we can't wait until the soldiers are out of ammunition and starving before we start preparing supplies.

It's better to be prepared and make extra preparations, even if it's wasteful, than to have soldiers lose battles due to lack of supplies.

Now how to do?

Call up?

Generally speaking, minor power outages will not affect the use of landlines, because the power supply for landlines is separate from that for regular residential use and has a high level of reliability. As long as the power supply from the telecommunications bureau is not interrupted, landlines can usually be used.

However, this time it's different. This time, the power outage is because the Yingshi Power Plant, which supplies electricity to Yanjing, has also stopped working.

"What are these good-for-nothings doing now! Without electricity, how are we supposed to work? If the supply of Cao's army is delayed, are we all going to get shot?"

Several dispatchers couldn't help but curse, complaining that the power plant had failed them at a critical moment. However, if they knew the current situation of the Qilu Military Region's Yingshi Power Plant, they would probably give the staff of the Yingshi Power Plant in Yanjing a big thumbs up.

After all, it was just a power outage; the Sakuraishi Power Plant didn't turn into a mushroom cloud. It seems that the boilers were shut down at a critical moment, saving the Sakuraishi Power Plant.

Moreover, restarting a boiler once it shuts down is not an easy task. Restoring power to a power plant is not as simple as turning on a switch. It requires restoring power to one area at a time. Otherwise, the power plant may shut down due to sudden fluctuations in load.

"Looks like there's no other way. Everyone get ready, we'll handle the on-site dispatch ourselves. We need to at least ensure no accidents happen. Everyone, quickly grab your dispatch sheets..."

The dispatcher initially appeared quite calm, after all, he had come from the era before computers. However, in the pitch black, he had only uttered the words "dispatch sheet" when he realized a problem...

The dispatching sheets are all in the computer and have not been printed or backed up at all. Moreover, even if you have the dispatching sheets in your hand, there is no power now, so you can't notify the trains that are already running. How can you dispatch them?

This was a problem, and the dispatcher fell silent; he needed to think it over.

"Boom—Screech—"

Unfortunately, reality gave him no chance to think. A loud crash echoed from afar, followed by a sickening metallic creak. Even those not present at the scene could almost picture it: a train loaded with military supplies rear-ended another train, then tumbled off the tracks, its carriages scraping against the rails, sending sparks flying in all directions.

Scheduling?

We don't need it anymore, let's think about disaster relief first!

……

"Is the power supply stable?"

"It's stabilized! It seems like it really is stabilized!"

Jinling is the territory of the Liu family, and the bank in question is the headquarters of the Suzhou-Hangzhou Bank, which was established by the Liu family. It has just experienced a computer blackout incident.

Before they could react, all the electrical appliances began to flicker, indicating a problem with the power supply. In this state, pressing the computer's power switch had no effect whatsoever.

After several tens of minutes of hard work, and amidst the complaints of the bank staff, the power supply in Nanjing was successfully stabilized. Completely unaware of the immense effort the power company workers had put in, they continued to jokingly criticize the power plant workers for their lack of effort, and then turned on their computers again.

And so, the mischievous rat merchant Argo came out to cause trouble again. No matter how they tried to turn on the machine, Argo, with his arms crossed, would prevent it from starting.

"What...what's going on?"

The bank manager asked loudly, but unfortunately, no one in the bank could help him or answer him.

"So can anyone tell me how we should solve this problem? Are we just going to have our entire banking network go on strike?"

The supervisor pressed for answers, and finally a young man replied, "How about we try reinstalling the system? That way, whatever problems arise will be solved."

The bank manager thought for a while and realized this was the only solution.

No matter what problem my computer has, I can just reinstall the software. Surely that will solve the problem?

With this mindset in mind, the entire bank began a frantic system reinstallation process, and soon the new system was installed. Everyone tried turning on their computers, and to everyone's delight, the bearded girl who looked cute but had caused everyone so much anxiety had finally disappeared from the screen.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Was it finally resolved?

"You finally showed some intelligence this time, I'll give you a bigger bonus later. What are you all standing around for? Everyone, hurry up and retrieve the data from the server and restore normal operation. We're in a state of war right now, money is needed in every aspect, and our bank's data flow is crucial. If we don't get this done today, don't even think about leaving get off work!"

The young man, who had just offered his feedback and was initially pleased with his extra bonus, was immediately told he had to work overtime. With no other option, he reluctantly prepared to retrieve the backup data from the server, but when he connected, he was dumbfounded.

The server is completely empty.