Ch 54 (Part 2): Rebirth of the Tool Man in a Pampered Protagonist Novel

Being sick was a perfect excuse no matter where you used it!

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: …But I’m still glad about your invitation. Regarding what happened before, I need to apologize. I used that nickname purely to ride the wave and sell software, with no other intentions. I was in desperate need of money at the time and didn’t have the time to find other buyers. It was a last resort.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: Of course, I apologize, but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. After all, your skills are inferior to mine, and me rubbing you into the ground is just part of the rules in our circle, right? (Cool smoking emoji)

Although he felt guilty, as someone who presented himself as a big shot, he couldn’t be too modest or timid. Technical experts had their own pride.

If he appeared too gentle, it would be obvious that something was amiss.

Fang Ziyang was very familiar with pretending to be someone else and acting cool while using a pseudonym. At this moment, he was standing at the pinnacle of technology, looking down on everything as a divine figure.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: …As for the Dreamscape Virus incident, you don’t need to think too much about it. I did it on a whim and gave you a post-sales gift, nothing more. I had a grudge against Fang Yandong and wanted to mess with him. I just happened to sell you something good. So I hope you won’t investigate me based on Fang Yandong’s clues. Otherwise, I might get angry, and you should know the consequences.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: But I really didn’t expect you guys to be Heavenly Scourge. I always thought Heavenly Scourge was a lone ranger who didn’t fear the consequences of his actions. But who would have thought that the big fish would bite the bait!

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: Because of that, I got scared and went to the hospital. I just came out now. But considering your good attitude, I’ll forgive you generously and won’t ask for compensation.

Upon reading this message, Xie Zheng and the others…

This guy had quite thick skin.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: …Regarding joining your team… although I can’t agree, it’s nice to make friends. You are from New World Technology, right? I’ve heard of your company’s reputation, and I think we can discuss some technical issues in the future. Of course, you’ll have to pay me as a consultant since I’m a bit broke.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: However, while I’m emotionally willing to become friends with you, I prefer to be friends with those who share common interests.

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: So… if you don’t mind, shall I propose a test?

Fang Ziyang typed a flurry of persuasive words, ending it perfectly.

Anyone who read his words would definitely imagine a powerful and imposing figure, completely different from Fang Ziyang’s “Rabbit” appearance. They wouldn’t even associate the two together.

Especially the last sentence, which immediately diverted all attention.

Unsurprisingly, after reading this message, Xie Zheng and the others naturally focused on the “test.”

[Heavenly Scourge]: What kind of test?

[Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf]: Three days later, I will attack A Country’s CHP Forum and divert the blame onto hackers from R Country. Will you be confident pioneers in stirring up trouble?

“Pfft!”

As soon as the message was sent out.

On Xie Zheng’s side, Rick once again spat out a mouthful of coffee and nearly fell off his chair in surprise.

“Oh my god, has Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf gone crazy?”

Rick was both shocked and excited.

Even Tang Xun widened his eyes a bit.

Xie Zheng also narrowed his eyes.

It was no wonder their reactions were so intense. The words spoken by Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf were truly shocking.

They had previously considered fighting the battle against Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf on A Country’s CHP Forum, but the most it would cause was harassment and temporary slowdowns on the forum.

However, the “attack” mentioned by Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf seemed to indicate a complete shutdown of the entire website.

Just like when Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf hacked Xie Zheng’s Heavenly Scourge account, it would be complete control!

What was the CHP Forum of A Country? To put it simply, it was equivalent to the position of their Midnight Union forum in the network technology world of Huaxia. It gathered the most elite technical experts of that country, and such a presence couldn’t be easily attacked.

It had to be said that Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf had quite the audacity.

Of course, Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf might actually possess that kind of capability, considering they had created software like the Dreamscape. Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf had the capital to be arrogant.

However…

“Attacking A Country’s CHP Forum is one thing, but why involve R Country as well? If things go wrong, it could expose us, and that would be a big problem.”

Rick swallowed his saliva.

If it really happened, three days later, it could be called a “virtual world war.”

Xie Zheng shook his head, “He’s not involving R Country, his main target is R Country. Of course, the people on A Country’s CHP Forum must have done something to upset Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf, or else it wouldn’t have become a stepping stone…”

“Although being the pioneers would be challenging and dangerous, it’s also quite exciting. It’s good to have regular challenges for the team and exchange ideas to avoid stagnation.”

Tang Xun didn’t really care. “But we can ask Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf what his plans are.”

After all, hackers and cybersecurity experts from different countries often attacked each other, so another big battle wouldn’t make much difference.

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What Tang Xun was really interested in was Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf’s intentions.

Xie Zheng nodded in agreement.

He thought the same way. Rather than getting into a “fight,” he was more interested in Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf’s motives.

He immediately sent a message.

[Heavenly Scourge]: We can be pioneers, but can you tell us the reason behind your actions?

…

Reason?

Fang Ziyang saw the message on his computer but didn’t immediately reply.

Instead, he smiled.

He stretched lazily, holding the back of his head with both hands, and took a deep breath.

Of course, there was a reason.

After the airplane crash incident, he had been feeling uneasy, especially after learning that Tang Xun had almost died in it. He didn’t view everyone in this world as mere paper figures like Yan Tong did. This world was a truly real existence to him, and feeling powerless as events unfolded was truly unpleasant.

So later on, he recalled all the memories from his previous life, except those related to Yan Tong and the others. He recorded all the major and minor events he could remember.

He couldn’t be the savior of the world.

But since he was fortunate enough to have a second chance at life, he could do something within his capabilities while ensuring his own safety.

For example, the planned attack on A Country’s CHP Forum.

He remembered that shortly after in his previous life, during this summer vacation, there was a major network battle that became famous in the hacking community. It caused chaos in the virtual world of the entire country for half a month.

The cause of this event was actually quite simple—a dispute during an international auction.

At that time, a grand auction was held overseas, and many of the items for auction were national treasures and cultural relics that had been lost to other countries due to war.

These national treasures and cultural relics were not only precious to the people of his country, but they also held significant cultural and historical value.

So, several wealthy businessmen from his country who were present at the auction discussed pooling their money to buy those items and bring them back home. How could it be acceptable for our country’s national treasures to be collected by foreigners?

However, despite their intentions, there were unexpected incidents during the auction.

The wealthy businessmen from R Country and A Country not only shamelessly caused trouble during the auction, but after several businessmen from his country successfully purchased the items and arranged for a cargo ship to transport them back, they shamelessly hired skilled hackers to hack the ship’s control systems.

This led to the ship malfunctioning and colliding with another ship, resulting in the complete destruction of the cultural relics and the deaths of several crew members…

After this incident was exposed, it naturally infuriated the hackers and cybersecurity experts of his country!

So, the angry hackers and cybersecurity experts from his country organized an alliance and launched a large-scale cyberattack on several important websites of R Country and A Country. In response, R Country and A Country retaliated.

Thus, the three parties engaged in a network battle that lasted for half a month.

Although his side didn’t lose in the end, being outnumbered led to massive losses for his country, and network security was in turmoil for half a month.

Fang Ziyang also participated in this cyberwar back then.

However, due to his limited skills at the time, he was just cannon fodder and joined in for the excitement.

But now…

Fang Ziyang believed he could do something.

He could also divert the attention of Xie Zheng and the others, maintaining the air of a mysterious expert, so they wouldn’t keep trying to uncover his identity!

Having an opportunity to establish a friendship with someone who currently had the potential to surpass the pinnacle of the era was something the ambitious Xie Zheng and his team wouldn’t easily give up.

An existence like “Heavenly Scourge’s Little Elf” could be a tremendous asset, even if they couldn’t recruit him into their team.

After making the agreement, Xie Zheng, Tang Xun, and the others immediately sprang into action.

In addition to involving the research team of their company, they also recruited other domestic hackers and remained prepared for reinforcements in case A Country and R Country discovered their joint attack and counterattacked.

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