402: A wise choice

"Haha, you know perfectly well whether you're lagging behind or not, otherwise you wouldn't have called me, right?" Qian Xiaosen said with a laugh.

"This... you brat, stop bragging! Let me tell you, last time you were boasting that the network security System you built was impenetrable, but now..."

"What about now?!" Qian Xiaosen was taken aback.

"Hmph, it's already been breached! We still haven't figured out how they did it!" Qian Li said.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!!!" Qian Xiaosen said, sounding a bit agitated.

"What's impossible?! Didn't you watch the news about yesterday's Cloud Challenge Competition? Two Female Martial Marshals were fighting, and one of them used Spiritual Power. As you know, our Cloud System cannot detect Spiritual Power. It turns out Zeng Xueguo and Hu Lu discovered that someone had breached the System, enabling it to detect Spiritual Power for a short time, which allowed that Martial Commander to unleash a Spiritual Power Martial Skill within the Cloud Realm!" Qian Li exclaimed.

"Is that so?! What's the situation now? Does the System really have the ability to detect Spiritual Power?!" Qian Xiaosen asked, sounding unsettled.

"No! The System currently lacks the ability to detect Spiritual Power. The intruder deleted that capability entirely before logging out! Furthermore, they erased all traces of their activity within the System!" Qian Li said.

"This... not even a single trace?" Qian Xiaosen asked in disbelief.

"It's not that there aren't any traces, it's just that we haven't found them. As time passes, the remaining traces have been obscured and diluted by massive amounts of data, making them like needles in a haystack. However..."

"However what?!"

"Hu Lu discovered two instances of abnormal network traffic recently. One was during this battle, and the other was over a month ago. Both incidents occurred at the Southern Yue node!" Qian Li said.

"Southern Yue?" Qian Xiaosen paused, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

"Yes! We suspect that the two Female Martial Marshals logged in from Southern Yue. Someone modified the System module through this node, enabling it to detect Spiritual Power for a short time, and then deleted it afterward, causing the abnormal traffic at that node to reach hundreds of times the usual volume!" Qian Li said aggressively.

"Hundreds of times the traffic? Then what about the situation over a month ago?" Qian Xiaosen asked.

"Over a month ago, there were traces of a cyberwar in Southern Yue, and the abnormal traffic also reached hundreds of times the usual volume! Besides that, there was another anomaly..."

"What is it?"

"It's that despite such a massive surge in traffic, the node didn't crash, and everyone was able to use it normally!"

"How is that possible?!" Qian Xiaosen exclaimed, jumping up suddenly. However, seeing everyone in the vehicle looking at him, he gave an awkward laugh and sat back down...

"It's a fact! I have no need to exaggerate to you! I'm just asking, are you coming back or not? Isn't this the kind of difficult problem you love the most?" Qian Li said with a sly laugh, looking triumphant as if he had Qian Xiaosen cornered.

As Qian Xiaosen's mind raced, a notification sound from Long Yuan suddenly reached his ears. He immediately realized the situation and said with a smile, "I'm not coming back! If I have to go back to solve such a minor problem, does that mean Tiangong Group has no one else left?"

"What? You're actually calling this a minor problem?! This concerns the security of the entire System! If the other party gains administrative control over the entire network, how can we even talk about information security?!" Qian Li was stunned by these words and retorted loudly.

"You're right, but if this was all an experiment I was conducting, would you still feel it's unsafe?" Qian Xiaosen said with a mischievous smirk.

"What?! What are you saying?!" Qian Li didn't immediately grasp what he meant.

"I mean, the two incidents you just mentioned were actually experiments I was conducting, so no one else has breached the Tiangong Group's network System! However, after my tests, I do feel that the System is getting quite outdated and needs an upgrade; otherwise, it might actually get breached by someone else next time!" Qian Xiaosen said.

"Is that so?! Could it be that you were just putting on an act earlier?! And why didn't you give me a heads-up before you started your experiment?" Qian Li demanded loudly.

"It was just an experiment, I didn't think that much about it! Alright, alright, I have something to do right now, let's talk later!" Qian Xiaosen ended the call quickly.

On the other end, Qian Li stared blankly at the vanished screen, feeling a mix of amusement and frustration. He hadn't expected this crisis to have been caused by his own youngest son. How was he supposed to explain this to his department now?

"Forget it, let them work overtime to look for it. If they can find anything, that's their skill!" Qian Li gritted his teeth and said fiercely. He had always had absolute confidence in his youngest son's technological abilities. Besides, since Xiaosen had even managed to come up with Spiritual Power detection this time, wouldn't the possibility of upgrading the Tiangong Group's System to identify Spiritual Power increase significantly? Good thing, a good thing indeed...

Thinking of this, a smile couldn't help but spread across Qian Li's face. It seemed he could once again rack up some merit based on his youngest son's abilities. "By the way, where exactly was that brat just now? What was he doing? What were those clouds about? And why did I get the feeling he was sitting in a car? Are there flying cars now?"

At this thought, he couldn't wait to pull up the previous footage again to study it...

Qian Xiaosen let out a soft sigh of relief and said to Long Yuan, "Young Lord, could you let me study that module of yours that detects Spiritual Power?"

"Sure, but for now, I can only give you a low-spec version, because the high-end one isn't even compatible with the base's network, let alone that Cloud System..." Long Yuan said with a smile.

"A low-spec version? No problem. I want to see if I can upgrade our base's network System after cracking the low-spec version. There are more and more immortal seedlings in the base now, so this is something that must be improved!" Qian Xiaosen pondered.

"Not bad! By the way, let me introduce you. This is Master Tianbao from the famous Fahua Temple, serving as the current Buddhist Son..." Long Yuan grandly introduced Tianbao to Qian Xiaosen, Zhu Huan, and Duan Hu. This made Tianbao feel quite embarrassed. He rubbed his shaved head and said, "This Humble Monk's meager Aptitude is nothing worth mentioning. Having arrived here today and interacted with you all, This Humble Monk realizes that I am lagging far, far behind. There are many things I need to ask for your guidance on!"

He then turned to Long Yuan and said, "Ninth Young Master, This Humble Monk has decided to train here for a while and will not return to Fahua Temple for the time being!"

"Haha, a wise choice!" Long Yuan said with a laugh.

"Our immortal seedlings will also need you to take the lead!" Zhu Huan laughed loudly.