14: A centenarian academician experiments with the Kunlun system, shocking the School of Computer Science

“This…”

He Chendong was stunned, his face full of surprise, and it took him a long time to utter that single sentence.

“Are you sure it’s a newly developed system? One that has never appeared on the market before? You’re not trying to fool me by just modifying the Android System’s interface, are you?”

“...Sigh. The system is right here in this phone. If you don’t believe me, you can find a professional to inspect it.”

Listening to Lu Xingye’s confident voice, He Chendong suddenly felt uncertain. Could Student Lu really have created something?

He Chendong was momentarily stunned but quickly reacted.

Student Lu could absolutely not have developed a real mobile phone system.

Perhaps Student Lu really did create something.

But it definitely wouldn’t be a mobile phone system.

That thing is just too difficult.

No organization or research institute in the entire Kyushu dared to claim to have developed a real mobile phone system.

And you are still a student?

What are you doing?

Although he didn’t believe Lu Xingye had created any system, the necessary procedures still had to be followed. To disbelieve a student without even verifying it wasn’t something a qualified teacher would do.

“Alright. Then I’ll find someone to check it and get back to you.”

After Lu Xingye left, He Chendong directly set aside Suihuo Technology’s business plan and USB drive. In his eyes, this was just a symbolic formality, not worth taking seriously.

Time passed quickly.

He Chendong had been sitting at his desk reading, and in the blink of an eye, it was noon. During that time, no other students came to consult about entrepreneurship-related issues, nor did anyone come to register a new company.

This made him secretly anxious.

When will Yan University’s potential startup projects finally appear?

But worrying was useless; potential startup projects don’t just appear on demand.

He Chendong sighed and packed up his things to go eat.

While packing, his gaze happened to fall on the business plan and the Xiaomi 5 phone on the desk.

He Chendong paused.

Who should he ask to check this thing?

I think I only know Professor Wang, an old man from the Computer Science Department.

That’s right.

Old Academician Wang also eats in the faculty cafeteria at noon, so I’ll take the Kunlun System to him. Although it’s a bit overkill, he is my old friend after all.

Academician Wang is eighty-nine years old this year. He is a professor Yan University rehired at great expense after his retirement, and he has achieved numerous accomplishments throughout his life.

At thirty, he joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences, becoming the youngest academician, specializing in artificial intelligence.

At forty, he appeared on the cover of an international science journal, won the highest Nobel Science Prize, and became the most famous scientist in Kyushu.

At fifty, he invented various programs, obtaining countless invention patents. In the same year, he resigned to join Yan University, and his students are all exceptionally outstanding, becoming pillars in various fields.

Old Wang can be described as a centenarian academician, with countless honors and disciples everywhere. In the entire computer field, no one dared to disrespect Old Wang.

He Chendong is Old Wang’s good friend. They both share a common hobby of playing chess, and through their interactions, they became close.

So, when it came to finding someone to help check the system, He Chendong’s first thought was Old Wang.

The faculty cafeteria is not far from the Entrepreneurship Building, just a three-minute walk. By the time He Chendong got his food, Old Wang was already sitting in his usual spot, eating.

Old Wang’s hair was half-white, his forehead covered with wrinkles, yet his eyes were bright and spirited, and his mind was sharp. He looked somewhat like an ancient scholar, every movement exuding profound knowledge.

“Old Wang, why are you eating so early today?” He Chendong walked up to Old Wang and placed his tray on the table.

“I just finished class and came straight here to eat.” Old Wang didn’t even lift his head, just shoveled a mouthful of rice.

“Tsk tsk tsk…”

“Oh, right.”

“I have a student from the Computer Science Department who said he developed a brand-new mobile phone system, so…”

“So you want me to take a look, right? Is such a small matter worth my intervention?” Old Wang raised his head and smiled, finishing He Chendong’s sentence.

“Sigh…”

He Chendong looked embarrassed, his face reddening slightly. “You know, I’m completely clueless when it comes to computers. And among the teachers I’m familiar with, you’re the only one.”

“Alright! I’ll take a look for you after we finish eating.”

“Wait! Oh, right, what did you just tell me?”

Perhaps recalling something, or perhaps hearing something incredible, Old Wang’s voice rose a few octaves.

“I asked you to take a look at my student’s work.”

“Not that sentence. The one before it.”

“I have a student from the Computer Science Department who developed a mobile phone system.”

“A mobile phone system?”

Old Wang paused, then shook his head, as if confirming whether he had misheard.

A mobile phone system developed by a student?

A single system alone has no less than 80,000,000,000 lines of code.

Even if you were given the system’s source code and told to copy it, it would probably take several years to type out all the code for one system.

“Yes, that’s what the student said.”

“Chendong, then you might have been tricked. A student cannot possibly develop a mobile phone system.” Old Wang shook his head.

“Actually, I don’t believe it either! But that student swore up and down and asked me to find someone to check… We can’t just dismiss a student without even checking, can we? That’s not according to the rules.” He Chendong said helplessly.

“Alright! You can come with me to the lab later, and I’ll take a look for you.”

“Will checking it at noon affect your rest time? How about in the afternoon instead?”

“Noon is fine. It won’t take much effort, just a few minutes.” Old Wang waved his hand.

In his eyes, the student’s claim of developing a new system was probably just a gimmick. He might have researched something, but it definitely wouldn’t be a system.

A quick check at noon for a few minutes would be enough; it wouldn’t take much time at all.

Because they had to test the Kunlun System at noon, He Chendong and Old Wang both slightly sped up their eating, finishing their meal in about 15 minutes.

Soon.

They arrived at the computer lab. This was just a relatively simple lab, equipped only with the necessary computers and software testing tools.

“I’ll start by looking at the Kunlun System’s architecture.”

Old Wang plugged the phone into the computer, intending to read the mobile phone system’s source code.

【Unknown code information, or source code is encrypted, unable to read.】

Hmm?

Interesting!

Leaving aside other things, just looking at this encryption method, this student does have some ability.

Old Wang had never seen this kind of encryption method before, and a hint of curiosity was piqued in his heart.

As a big shot in computer technology, even if the source code data had been encrypted, he could still view the secondary code data.

For example: the system’s original components.

A system is like a big tree, and other various software are like the leaves and branches on the tree. Even if the main trunk system is encrypted, the ends of the branches and the leaves can still be viewed.

It was a good thing he looked.

The moment he looked, Old Wang was completely stunned.

Because he found that he could only understand the general idea. He could judge the purpose of these codes based on past experience, but how these codes actually worked, he could only roughly guess.