Yang Jia didn't expect that even the time to meet Li Bai in the game seemed to be running out.
No one knew what Li Bai was busy with. Every day after he came online, he would constantly meet with other people to discuss things, and he didn't even allow Yang Jia to sit in. As a result, the time they spent together was naturally greatly reduced.
Of course, Yang Jia believed that Li Bai had her reasons for what she was doing. Even if she hadn't told her, she must have thought it through carefully, so she had no intention of pursuing the matter. However, she couldn't help but feel depressed.
That day, Yang Jia was coaxed and persuaded by Li Bai to go out again. She wandered around for a while, bored, and finally remembered what Zhang Zitao had said before, that there had been great progress in the research on the system, but so many things had happened during this period that she had no time to go and take a look.
Since I'm free now anyway, why not go and take a look?
This actually gave Zhang Zitao a fright. He was really frightened. He jumped up from his stool when he heard Yang Jia's voice, then hurriedly turned around to shut down the computer. He didn't know what he was doing.
"Why are you here?" Zhang Zitao turned around and asked Yang Jia with a smile until only the desktop was left on the screen.
Yang Jia narrowed his eyes, "What bad things are you doing?"
"No! I swear to God, what bad thing could I do?" Zhang Zitao said immediately.
"Then why are you so scared?"
Zhang Zitao felt guilty when he heard that, his eyes wandering around, as if he wanted to find an excuse, but he lowered his head and said vaguely, "It's just... Li Bai asked me to do something, and she didn't let me tell you." So if you want to cause trouble, please go to her.
Yang Jia couldn't help but frown. What on earth was Li Bai up to? It seemed like everyone knew it, except her.
But she ultimately decided not to inquire. Li Bai's attitude was clear; he didn't want her to know for the time being. While it wouldn't be impossible to find out if she really wanted to, it was pointless and unnecessary. When the time came, Li Bai would tell her.
"Since that's what Li Bai wants, forget it." She waved her hand and walked over to Zhang Zitao. "Last time you said there was progress on that matter, I came over to take a look."
"Okay." Zhang Zitao deftly turned on the nearby device for Yang Jia and began a torrent of explanations. Yang Jia didn't understand most of what he was saying. But she didn't interrupt, letting him gesticulate and explain, his face flushing with excitement. Even though she didn't understand, Yang Jia was deeply impressed by his energy when he mentioned his area of expertise.
Fortunately, after a while, Zhang Zitao seemed to realize that Yang Jia didn't understand these technical terms, so he briefly summarized, "Simply put, I've figured out how the system data operates. I've even used this method to replace some system data, and so far, it hasn't triggered any alarms."
"So, if you have enough time, you can replace the entire system data?" Yang Jia was surprised.
Zhang Zitao smiled bitterly. "How could it be that simple? I only replaced unimportant data, so it didn't alert the system. But if it was critical data, it would definitely be discovered."
"But the most important issue is that I haven't yet deconstructed the entire system. Even if it were truly replaceable, it would only be superficial. The actual data contained would be completely different, which would actually damage the system." Zhang Zitao offered an analogy. "It's like surgically removing a section of an artery and replacing it with a copper tube. Even if the two sides fit perfectly, the copper tube can't replace the blood vessel's function, and the body will definitely suffer."
"So your research results are useless?" Yang Jia hit the nail on the head.
Zhang Zitao gritted his teeth. "Who said it's useless? Your purpose wasn't to tamper with the data anyway. I've improved the latest version of the helmet. Now when you enter the data world, you can disguise yourself as one of the data. As long as you master certain operating rules, you can freely swim in the ocean of data."
"Oh?" Yang Jia immediately became interested. "Can I try it?"
Zhang Zitao opened the box next to him, took out the helmet and handed it to her. "Of course. But I also want to make it clear first, there are many places that ordinary data like us don't have permission to access. If you see them, you must be careful to avoid them."
It seems that even this function is also a low-end version. Yang Jia smiled and nodded in agreement.
She put on the helmet, closed her eyes, and suddenly she appeared in the torrent of data again.
But this time, Yang Jia successfully integrated into it and flowed forward with other information flows. He did not feel that his soul was submerged, nor was he swept away like garbage.
The crisscrossing information flow was extremely complex. Yang Jia went downstream and immediately turned when he encountered a fork in the river. He soon figured out some of the rules of operation, and then he took a "ride" to travel all the way and had a pretty good understanding of the entire complex system.
During this process, she also saw some important nodes, which were probably the places where Zhang Zitao said she had no authority, so Yang Jia just took a look and immediately bypassed them.
Perhaps it was because she was just a piece of data born in the system at the beginning, so when she was in this environment, surrounded by similar information streams, Yang Jia did not feel panic or fear. Instead, she had a vague sense of familiarity.
It seemed as if a long time ago, she had once wandered freely in it like this.
Yang Jia tried to make contact with the data around her. She expected nothing to happen, but unexpectedly, a string of data immediately appeared in her mind. Unfortunately, she couldn't decipher the contents of those 1s and 0s.
After trying several times, it was the same every time. Yang Jia thought that time had passed, so he immediately left the data stream, fixed himself in one place, and then left the data world.
Compared to the first helmets, this new one is indeed better.
It's clear that Zhang Zitao wasn't exaggerating when he said he'd made significant progress in data research. However, this feature seems a bit useless, and I can't imagine where it could be used.
However, Yang Jia also knew that this kind of situation often occurred in research. After all, even a slight deviation in the research direction could lead to vastly different results. Of these, only a few truly useful results were achieved, requiring continuous experimentation.
But even so, Yang Jia himself is very interested in this function.
Anyway, Li Bai didn't know what he was busy with without telling her. When Yang Jia had nothing to do, he would come here every day and wear a helmet to explore the world of data.
At first, to Yang Jia, the two data points seemed completely indistinguishable; they all looked identical. But over time, she gradually developed a sense of being able to distinguish them. In her eyes, the data points began to show subtle differences. However, these differences were still as vague as distinguishing between worker and soldier ants.
Different data behaves in different ways.
Yang Jia embarked on another bold attempt.
She made subtle adjustments to her appearance, disguising it as one of the data types, so that at least on the surface it looked no different.
At first it was just ordinary data, but later she became bolder and bolder, and began to imitate the key data, and then squeezed into the data stream and entered the key areas that Zhang Zitao emphasized not to go to.
Yang Jia didn't know what the use of this was, but it was clearly just an accidental attempt at the beginning. Later, it was as if an instinct controlled her, constantly changing her appearance, following the data flow, and gradually entering the core from the periphery.
Just as the heart is the core of the human body, the system also has its own core. Here, a large amount of data interacts, some of which is destroyed, some is converted into other data, and new data is created at the same time. Everything proceeds in an orderly manner, complex and orderly.
This is a rule created entirely by humans. Yang Jia was intoxicated by the orderly beauty of this data structure. She felt as if she had seen a lot from this process, but also as if she hadn't seen much.
In this state, Yang Jia didn't even notice the passage of time, let alone pay attention to what Li Bai was doing behind his back.
Until one day, when she was about to go to the computer room as usual, she was stopped by Li Bai. "I never asked you what you were busy with, running around all day lately?"
"I'm observing the data," Yang Jia said. "It's very interesting. A virtual, vast, complex world operates according to its own rules. And these rules, in the final analysis, are created by humans. It's really amazing."
"Yes, no other species can match human creativity," Li Bai said. "But sometimes, this may not be a good thing."
The reason the Earth has become what it is today is ultimately due to humanity's ingenuity. War fosters technology, and during that century of catastrophe, human technology leapt forward by hundreds of years, leaving the entire Earth in tatters and crumbling.
This topic was too heavy. The two of them were silent for a while before Yang Jia remembered to ask Li Bai, "Are you not busy today?"
"We're almost ready." Li Bai looked at Yang Jia, "Are you interested in joining me to witness the birth of an era?"
"What's the meaning?"
"Follow me and you'll know." Li Bai smiled slightly.
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