Chapter 420: Fluxay
Zhou Zhiming said seriously, "Because it is a world-class competition, many elites have come. I heard that people like Jiandao, Robert, and Trovsky are all true computer geniuses. And no one knows whether they are just one person or a team. If we want to enter the finals, we must at least make it to the top 32, which is not easy."
Those who can come to Seattle to participate in the main competition are all top masters who have been selected through layers of selection in their respective countries. In addition to people like Jiandao who have long been famous in the Internet world, there may be many powerful people who are not well-known but strong.
Zheng Nanling doesn't talk much and is usually very taciturn, but he still said, "Yes."
It’s not that he was discouraged, but the domestic environment and atmosphere are not as good as those in North America for the time being. Just in terms of the number of netizens, Xia Country cannot be compared.
Lu Yiming looked relaxed and said with a smile: "Difficulties do exist, but don't worry. I have made preparations to win."
Lu Yiming then took the two to his room, took out his laptop, and showed them a software tool he had recently completed.
After trying it out, both were shocked.
"You made a ftp and pop3 decryption tool yourself?"
"Yes, I named it Liuguang."
Lu Yiming had a confident smile on his face. Fluxay was the work of Xiao Rong, the first generation famous hacker in Xia Country. It was an excellent ftp and pop3 decryption tool.
As a hacking software, Liuguang not only has a luxurious interface and powerful functions, but is also a powerful tool for scanning system server vulnerabilities.
What's even better is that this software can turn a person who has just learned how to use a mouse into a professional hacker. He can detect various vulnerabilities in POP3, FTP, HTTP, PROXY, FORM, SQL, SMTP, and IPC, and design different cracking solutions for various vulnerabilities. He can easily obtain the detected user password on a vulnerable system and is one of the must-have tools for many hackers.
Even top hackers favor it!
The version made by Lu Yiming is the culmination of countless generations of iterations, and it embodies the wisdom of countless Xia country hackers. In the field of computers, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "magic weapon" and it is simply not something that a few so-called geniuses can resist.
Zhou Zhiming made a calculation in his mind and immediately admired Lu Yiming. He said, "Such a powerful weapon, if taken out suddenly, will definitely catch the opponent off guard."
"Yes, that's what I thought."
It was obvious that Lu Yiming had already had a comprehensive plan in mind: "With this thing, it should be no problem to enter the top 32. Before that, I can hide my strength first."
Zhou Zhiming thought this was a brilliant idea and said, "When the critical moment comes, we can use our trump card to deal a heavy blow to the opponent."
Even after Zheng Nanling read the hacking software Liuguang, he thought that Lu Yiming had a good chance of winning the individual competition.
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "I have prepared more means than this. You will know when the time comes."
Zhou Zhiming and Zheng Nanling felt relieved.
Zhou Zhiming said: "The individual competition is up to you, and the next part is the team competition."
Lu Yiming said: "I think we need to add one more person in the team competition."
Zheng Nanling asked: "Why?"
Lu Yiming said: "By then I may have other things to do and cannot devote myself to the team wholeheartedly, so someone else will be needed to be the main player, and I will be the substitute."
At this time, Lu Yiming was thinking more about the remake of Resident Evil. This IP is a classic and has been popular for a long time. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a cash cow. In comparison, this competition is nothing. When the time comes, see who performs well, and then go back to China to poach them and bring them into Mingyuan Technology. This is what Lu Yiming wants to do most.
The next morning, the individual competition began, with electronic competition. All the contestants were on a huge stage, each with a computer in front of them, sitting in pairs to conduct electronic attack and defense. Whoever could paralyze the opponent would get a point, until the top 32 were decided.
The first moment Lu Yiming entered the venue, he thought he was here to take a driver's license test.
Before entering the venue, he had been given a number tag with a one-time password that was only valid for a specific computer.
Although the site was large, it was clearly divided into different areas, and Lu Yiming easily found his seat.
Although the venue is similar to that of a driving test, there are also differences - there are actually spectators here!
In fact, Lu Yiming couldn't understand what he heard. The audience couldn't see the players' operations, and there was no real-time picture. What was the mentality of those who watched this kind of game?
Then Lu Yiming accidentally saw that the audience in the front row were all HRs from different companies and immediately understood.
Oh my goodness, isn’t he here to snatch that person from me?
And if you perform well, you might even be the one who gets robbed.
This is really hard to deal with.
Of course, it's not just HR, there are spectators as well. After all, people's habits cannot be generalized. In later generations, there are even people who watch live broadcasts from surveillance cameras. Moreover, the computer atmosphere in the United States is strong, so it is not too surprising to have spectators in such competitions.
At the contestant entrance, seventeen-year-old genius Benny is preparing to go on stage.
His 18-year-old blond girlfriend Amy said to him excitedly: "Benny, you have to believe in yourself, you are the best! When you defeat your opponent, I will do what you want most with you tonight."
Benny suddenly became excited. He nodded seriously, looked at the venue in front of him and the audience seats around him, and walked onto the stage confidently.
He decided to behave himself.
After finding his seat, Benny discovered that the person sitting opposite him was a yellow-skinned Asian. He immediately felt contemptuous and then relaxed.
Whether from the textbooks or from the teachers' narration, Asia is a barren land. People there don't even know what a light bulb is, let alone computers. It is still in a backward primitive age. Only a few pieces of land controlled by the United States have some modern civilization.
Perhaps, the yellow skin in front of me comes from those places.
However, when the game started, before he could react, his computer was controlled by the yellow-skinned opponent. He was shocked and tried to take back control of the computer, but after trying for a long time, he failed.
With a "beep" sound, his computer froze because the processor could not keep up with the massive amount of junk files written into it.
Lu Yiming slowly rang the bell on his desk, indicating the end of the game.
Suddenly, many contestants involuntarily looked over here with expressions of disbelief on their faces.
This is too fast!
We've only just begun!
“So strong!”
“Still has yellow skin!”
"What the hell is that guy on the other side doing? Isn't he too weak?"
"This yellow-skinned guy is really lucky to be matched with such a rubbish opponent."
These players were envious and jealous, and attributed Lu Yiming's quick victory to good luck and being matched with a weak opponent.
The audience did not expect that the winner of the first pair was decided in just five minutes!
"What? This is victory?"
"This is a battle between the world's top elites! Is it over?"
"Maybe he is a genius from Curry Country, where there are many software experts." said an HR.
However, when they looked through the information in their hands and learned that the winning contestant was a high school student from Xia Country, expressions of confusion appeared on their faces to varying degrees.
Does Xia have computers?
Is there anyone in Xiaguo who knows programming?
Is this profile wrong?
Benny had a depressed expression and dull eyes, as if he was doubting his life.
What the hell! How did I lose? I don’t understand it at all!
At first, the computer was controlled and then filled with a large number of junk files, and the methods used were completely different from what he knew.
It's just, outrageous, really outrageous.
On the other hand, Lu Yiming won easily. This was understandable. After all, his mind was filled with advanced knowledge far beyond the current era, and he had fought on the virtual battlefield before. He was "very skilled" and "experienced in many battles."
The Internet of later generations is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface. The business competition between companies, the struggle for interests between countries, and the swordplay in the virtual world are in no way inferior to real wars.
Lu Yiming himself has taken on many private jobs, hacked into other people's websites, and invaded other people's databases. Of course, he also took some defensive orders and even participated in major hacker wars with other countries.
In his opinion, these young hackers who have not yet fully grown up are still too immature, both in terms of ability and experience.
In the second round, Lu Yiming easily defeated his opponent again, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Before the third round began, Robert and Trovsky met. The two had fought many times in the virtual world, so they could be said to be friends.
Trovsky said: "This young man from Xia Country is very strong and is an opponent that needs to be taken seriously."
Robert said disdainfully: "You and I, which one of us doesn't have a perfect record?"
He looked at Trovsky with fighting spirit: "As for the championship, it's only between the two of us. This time, I will defeat you."
Trovsky said in a relaxed tone: "Very good, I also think it will be very interesting to defeat you in front of so many people."
Robert is good at exploiting system loopholes, while Trovsky is good at making Trojans. Among the contemporary young hacker groups, both of them are extremely capable.
In the eyes of others, the two of them are also absolute favorites to win the championship.
The first day of competition ended, with a total of ten rounds, and Lu Yiming won all of them.
After returning to the hotel, he went to find Zheng Nanling and Zhou Zhiming and asked with a smile, "You guys won't kneel down today, right?"
Zhou Zhiming said somewhat frustratedly: "It was a close call. I was unlucky in the first round and met a seeded player at the quarterfinal level. Fortunately, I managed to hold on later."
There is no way around it. After all, no matter how talented he is, he has only studied for a few months and his abilities are limited.
Potential is just potential after all and cannot be directly equated with actual strength.
As for Zheng Nanling, we can only say that he is worthy of being a great player. Although he looked dull, he played very steadily in the game and won all the games without any trouble.
The top 32 were quickly decided based on the points, and all made the cut, which was truly cause for celebration, and they were divided into different groups.
This directly avoids a premature civil war.
In the group stage, the thirty-two players are divided into eight groups, and only the top two can advance.
The player Lu Yiming met was the seeded player who had defeated Zhou Zhiming in the preliminary round - Jonathan James!
He was born in 1983 and is only fifteen years old this year!
He assisted the FBI in finding David Smith, the publisher of the Melissa virus, which was harmful at the time, and soon after found the source of the Love Bug virus. He became very famous in the circle.
When he learned that Lu Yiming's opponent was actually Jonathan James, Zheng Nanling, who usually didn't talk much, miraculously became talkative: "This person's strength is very terrifying. He is a legendary genius in the circle. You have to pay attention to him."
Lu Yiming nodded slightly and said, "I understand."
The next morning, it was still the same venue, but the stage was much emptier.
After all, there were only thirty-two contestants left on the stage.
When Jonathan James saw that his opponent was an oriental man, he immediately mocked him with disdain, "You Xia people can use computers? Admit defeat. The gap between us is bigger than you can imagine. If you continue to compete, you will lose miserably."
Jonathan James was seen speaking trash talk skillfully before the game, and in fact, he really thought so in his heart. As a native American, he has always looked down on people of color and felt that the existence of these people would only squeeze the living space of white people.
Lu Yiming looked at Jonathan James across from him across two computers, feeling the other party's undisguised malice. He slowly stretched out his palm with all five fingers spread out.
Jonathan James originally wanted to make a few more sarcastic remarks, but was frustrated by Lu Yiming's action and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lu Yiming said calmly: "Five minutes. If I can't handle you within five minutes, I will withdraw from the competition on the spot."
Jonathan James got angry on the spot: "How dare you look down on me?"
Lu Yiming shrugged slightly, put away his thumb, curled the corner of his mouth, sneered and said: "Then... four minutes?"
If the referee nearby hadn't been quick-eyed and quick-handed, Jonathan James would have probably rushed up to compete with Lu Yiming in person.
He had never been looked down upon like this in his life.
