In the internet café lobby, the cacophony of curses was as loud as a bustling market before the New Year.

"Hey, admin, what's going on? I got disconnected."

"Damn, this is the final match of my promotion series!"

"This lousy internet café dares to claim it's the best in North City with the fastest internet?"

"Waiter, come here! Do you know the US stock market is surging? I was about to increase my shares! We're talking hundreds of thousands here. Can you afford this loss?"

Several admins were sweating profusely, while the technician was pacing back and forth in the server room, checking everything. The switch was still functioning normally, but the data flow was alarmingly high, pushing the café's independent fiber optic line to its limits.

Despite repeated checks, they couldn't pinpoint the issue. Helpless, they decided to call the service provider for help.

But when they took out their phones, they realized there was no service signal. Thinking it might be magnetic interference in the server room, they went outside, only to find no signal there either.

They asked the crowd in the lobby:

"Do any of you have a phone signal?"

The lobby was now crowded with people, including admins and customers from both the lobby and private rooms.

Upon hearing this, everyone took out their phones, leading to another uproar.

"I don't have any!"

"Neither do I."

"Same here!"

"What's going on? Did the mobile company get hacked?"

"Impossible, a company that big can't get hacked."

Then, a group of people in the lobby started searching for signals with their phones.

However, this wasn't just happening in this internet café. The network paralysis spread like a bomb, with North City as the epicenter, expanding outward at an incredible speed.

All network issues were the same: data transmission was normal, but everything was flowing to a certain place in Chang'an Prefecture and then disappearing without a trace.

The door to the highest office of the National Network Security Bureau was violently pushed open, and an administrator anxiously shouted:

"Director, our network is down. And before it crashed, I discovered that all major domestic internet technology companies were attacked. Even the police and banking systems were breached!"

Director Liu, holding a teacup, was about to scold the intruding administrator but closed his mouth instantly, trembling as he put down the cup and cleaned his ears, asking:

"What did you say? Did I just hallucinate?"

The administrator repeated his words, and Director Liu finally couldn't hold back, reprimanding:

"What is your tech department doing? Even if we can't stop it, couldn't we at least have a warning? With the current tense global situation, we've been repeatedly ordered to stay vigilant. How could we be paralyzed so easily? And even the national police and banking systems were breached?"

"Director, the attack methods were too bizarre and highly deceptive. Our defenses and interceptions were like child's play against it. What should we do next?"

Director Liu slumped into his chair, muttering:

"It's over, it's all over."

Being directly under the Central Committee, the National Network Security Bureau had such a huge oversight during his tenure. Not only did they fail to defend against external intrusions, but they also had no warning.

Not only were they breached, but even the independent police and banking systems were compromised.

Regardless of the outcome, his career as director was over. Worse, he might face scrutiny, ending his political career.

Before he could recover, the satellite phone on his desk rang. Director Liu nervously picked it up.

The satellite phone was a backup communication method, only used in emergencies. Now that it was ringing, the situation might be more serious than imagined.

Director Liu steadied himself, answered the satellite phone, and a calm, powerful voice came through.

"Director Liu, what's the situation with this network attack?"

The administrator quickly handed the current analysis report to Director Liu, who was on the phone, and then left the office.

"Sir, the responsibility is mine. I will review and accept the organization's scrutiny."

"I'm not here for your self-criticism; I want to hear the actual situation."

Director Liu looked at the simple A4 paper in his hand and said with a heavy heart:

"Sir, in this network attack, the enemy used technology we haven't mastered. They attacked various mobile communication servers, stole all data, and then attacked TikTok, Tencent, Alibaba, Tomato, and other civilian internet company servers, and then we were breached. With our current network technology, we have no effective countermeasures."

After speaking, Director Liu was drenched in sweat, not daring to breathe heavily.

After a long silence, the highest leader's voice came from the phone:

"Focus on restoring network communication and prepare for a level-one war readiness."

Then the communication was cut off.

At this moment, the entire nation, and even countries worldwide, entered emergency war readiness. Leaders of various countries were blaming and shirking responsibility, sowing seeds of suspicion among nations.

Meanwhile, Li Fan, unaware of the chaos he had caused, was resting his chin on one hand while the other was on the computer's USB interface, pondering how to acquire fuel and weapons next.

In his mind, Little Ran's voice called out. Li Fan then entered the control room of the Alternate Space.

Upon entering, he noticed changes in the control room. The glass walls of the square building were fully lit, with dense crystal circuits flowing with mercury-like light, all converging towards the data room.

Ran Lin was at the control panel, operating programs Li Fan couldn't understand. Seeing Li Fan, she was thrilled and said:

"So your society is this complex! So many countries, so many ethnicities, and so many beautiful clothes, songs, dances, books, movies, and TV shows. It's truly colorful."

Ran Lin kept pulling up various projections from the control panel, soon filling half the control room.

Li Fan, looking at those familiar real-world items, smiled and said:

"Of course, each country's human geography is different, leading to different life systems and civilizations."

Ran Lin continued to pull up various information, like a child in a candy store, eagerly browsing through the information that interested her.

"Yes, although your technological civilization is quite primitive, your world is truly a mesmerizing place. I really want to see it."

Li Fan knew Ran Lin came from a place with a highly advanced technological civilization and wanted to know how Earth's civilization compared to hers, so he asked:

"Is our technological civilization much less advanced than yours?"

Ran Lin raised her delicate chin proudly and said:

"Of course. For starters, your data storage still uses electromagnetic positive and negative conversion methods. It's inefficient and prone to loss, lasting only a few decades at most.

Our data processing system is a bio-nuclear processing system, with computing power hundreds of times greater than yours. The key is that our bio-nuclear processing system has strong scalability.

And your industrial technology is still based on basic physical and chemical applications, like this."

Ran Lin pulled up a projection of a massive aircraft carrier, accompanied by its data and schematic diagrams.

"I found this in the information I searched. It's top-tier armament in your world, still using the most primitive thermal weapons.

These weapons have long been obsolete for us. Energy weapons are our standard armament.

However, it's worth mentioning that you've entered the threshold of nuclear fission energy application. Although the energy application isn't perfect and doesn't reach 100% efficiency, it's quite impressive given your current industrial system."

Li Fan looked at the aircraft carrier's hull number CVN-78 and asked:

"Why does this look like the Eagle Sauce Country's Ford Aircraft Carrier?"

"Yes, that's the one."

Li Fan was shocked, examining the structural diagrams, detailed data, and weapon parameters more closely, growing increasingly alarmed. These aren't things you can find on civilian servers.

Thinking of a possibility, Li Fan's heart raced, and he asked fearfully:

"Where did you sync this from?"

"Oh, I hacked into the Eagle Sauce Country's Pentagon and several military industrial bases to get it. But this country's research directions are quite varied, with studies in both biotechnology and nuclear energy. If they could..."

"What?! You hacked into the Pentagon and US military industrial bases?!"

Before Ran Lin could finish, Li Fan exclaimed.

"Yes, it was quite easy."

"Easy?! Oh my God, Lord, and Heaven!"

Thinking that the source of this intrusion started from him, his heart pounded.

"What else have you hacked into?"

Ran Lin manipulated the control panel, and a 3D global map appeared before Li Fan. The map was dotted with red points of varying brightness, scattered worldwide, especially in major countries with more red points.

Ran Lin pointed at the map and said:

"These red points are your data repositories, or what you call servers. The data synchronization is almost complete."

Looking at the world map filled with red dots, Li Fan's scalp tingled, and he stammered:

"Were you discovered during the intrusion?"

"Uh, I should have been discovered because I occupied all network channels and also controlled a satellite chain."

"Damn, we're screwed. If this sparks a war between countries, we won't need to wait for Doomsday; we'll be nuked flat."

Seeing Li Fan's terrified expression, Ran Lin cautiously asked:

"Did I cause trouble for you?"

Looking at Ran Lin, he couldn't blame her. He had underestimated her capabilities. He calmed himself and said softly:

"It's okay, I'll think of a way. Have you occupied all the network channels outside now?"

"Yes, I have."

"If we hand over network permissions now, can they trace our exact location through data download records?"

"They can trace it, but don't worry, I can erase all browsing traces."

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"Are you sure?"

Ran Lin confidently said:

"Don't worry. Once the traces are erased, there will be no record of my access in your processors. With your network technology level, it's impossible to track us."

"That's good. Quickly end the synchronization and erase all traces. I'll head out first."