Qiao walked to the busy Ina with two cups of coffee, put a cup of coffee next to her, and said, "The things you asked me to do for you have been completed. When are you going to do the business with the sponsor?"
Ina picked up the coffee and took a sip, and said: "Thank you, Qiao, after I crack the code..."
Qiao glanced at Zhang Ze who was sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed, and whispered: "Don't tell me, this man is exactly the same as Arthur. The first time I saw him, I almost thought Arthur was resurrected!"
"And the one next to you named Liu Yueying. Aren't they twins like you and Arthur?"
"of course not."
Ina shook her head: "You know that Arthur and I are both orphans."
As long as Ina can remember, she and Arthur have lived in the same orphanage. The two grew up and were childhood sweethearts.
Later, they were taken to a secret base, and after rigorous training, they became excellent network hackers, sneaking into the target's database to steal information.
But this behavior is very dangerous, and even experienced hackers can easily fail, let alone teenagers.
Soon, a group of hackers like Ina died one after another. Watching their former companions bleed to death one by one made the two of them feel deep fear.
They realize that if they continue to stay here, they will end up in the same fate sooner or later.
As a result, the two used their own hacking skills to break through the base's defense system while others were unprepared, and then escaped.
They began their new life in the City of Dreams.
…
"That's weird." Qiao touched the sparse beard on his chin and sighed: "Two pairs of people with the same appearance appeared at the same time. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?"
Suddenly he thought of something and asked mysteriously: "Maybe those two people are your clones?"
Ina's movements paused, and her face showed contemplation.
Cloning technology has become very advanced in this era, but it is explicitly prohibited by the City of Dreams because of the ethical issues involved.
But this does not prevent some people and organizations from secretly studying it and putting it into action.
Not long ago, a group of people sold clone slaves for the entertainment of the rich. Finally, one clone resisted and killed his master, and the incident was exposed.
"Impossible." Ina shook her head slightly: "The clones' minds are immature. They are as ignorant as a blank slate and cannot even express their emotions. Rakshasa and Liu Yueying do not have this situation. They are real people."
"That's true..." Joe shrugged and joked: "Maybe the real clones are you and Arthur."
These words shocked Ina again, and for some reason, she became a little scared.
Because neither she nor Arthur had parents, and later the two of them sneaked into the orphanage's database to investigate their own life experiences, but found nothing.
What puzzled them even more was that not only the two of them, but all the children in the orphanage had no parental records, which was very unusual.
"Could it be that Arthur and I are clones?"
Ina felt a chill all over her body. If this is true, then who are they? Someone else’s shadow?
"No! Arthur and I are not clones!"
Ina gritted her teeth and shook her head vigorously to drive this ridiculous and terrifying thought out of her mind, and continued her work.
"Um?"
When she successfully unlocked the code, she was surprised to find that the content inside was actually related to the task assigned by the funder.
Although the data content was only 57%, she was sure that she was not mistaken.
"Jo, come here and look at this!"
Hearing Ina's voice, Qiao came over and asked curiously: "What's wrong?"
"The contents of Ron's brain chip are the same as those of King Jin!" Ina said solemnly.
"Oh? Is there such a good thing?" Qiao suddenly became excited and smiled: "Then wouldn't it save us trouble?"
"But it's a pity that the content is incomplete, only 57%. Will the sponsor give us the money?" Ina glanced at him.
Qiao pouted: "Of course not, the funder is not a fool, we must get all the information."
"However, Ron has already helped us a lot. As long as we extract his action records, we can know how he bypassed those firewalls and how he found this information, which will save a lot of trouble."
Ina looked at Zhang Ze, pondered for a moment, and said: "Qiao, I want Rakshasa to join this operation..."
"Yina." Qiao said earnestly: "I don't object to you saving a stranger, but I think it's too risky for you to let him join us!"
"I understand how you miss Arthur, but Rakshasa is not Arthur. Don't confuse them."
"In addition, this operation is very dangerous. The target is the Ancient Snake Company. People may die."
"You have to put the team first and not be motivated."
Ina pursed her lips and said: "But Rakshasa and the others are also looking for this information. Our purpose is the same. In this case, why can't we cooperate?"
"Besides, I also need someone to help..."
Qiao said helplessly: "What you need is a hacker. Rakshasa is just a stowaway. He is not a hacker. How can he help you?"
"I can teach him!" Ina raised her head, with stubbornness in her bright eyes: "As long as he is willing to learn, I can teach him!"
"But we don't have time..."
"Give me three days!"
Joe was really speechless. If Ina was not the only hacker in the team, or even one of the best hackers in Dream City, and they had a very good relationship with each other, he really didn't want to take Ina with him in this operation.
After much consideration, Qiao finally compromised: "Okay, Ina, you can't wait even a minute more in three days."
"The sponsor is already impatient. I don't want to lose this business!"
"I see."
…
Although Zhang Ze had his eyes closed, he did not fall asleep, but kept paying attention to the situation around him.
Suddenly he felt someone coming towards him. He opened his eyes and found Ina standing in front of him.
"Is there any result?"
Zhang Ze sat up straight and Ina nodded: "Well, it has been cracked. Come and take a look."
Zhang Ze followed Ina to the operating table. Ron was lying on it motionless, but he was not dead, but in a state of near-death. His eyes were wide and empty.
At first, Zhang Ze planned to kill Ron himself and then make him his follower.
However, he thought about it and decided to take out the thing from this guy's head before killing him.
Otherwise, Ron, a master hacker, would have gained nothing.
Now was the right opportunity. Zhang Ze pretended to reach out and touch Ron's neck. Then, when Ina wasn't paying attention, he took a deep breath, used the dragon's breath method, suddenly exerted force on his hand, and directly pinched his neck. .
"Very good, Ron is already in my summoning space."
Seeing that Ron was already in his summoning space, Zhang Ze was very satisfied.
Ina didn't know, but she didn't care about Ron's life or death. Anyway, this guy's life had come to an end, and death was only a matter of time.
Walking to the analyzer, Zhang Ze saw the content on it, which was mostly experimental data. The content was relatively boring. Zhang Ze did not read it carefully, but directly opened a video file.
An exciting scene appeared in the picture. A tall stone door stood in a laboratory, surrounded by staff wearing white coats.
With serious expressions on their faces, they were adjusting various machines and equipment around Shimen, as if they were about to conduct an important experiment.
After about a few minutes, a female staff member came in carrying a transparent glass box. Zhang Ze noticed that there was an ancient key in the box.
"It's the stone door key!"
Zhang Ze was surprised: "How did they do it? They found both things!"
Ina said: "This stone gate is what you are looking for, right? You may not believe it, but our sponsor is also looking for this thing."
"Oh?" Zhang Ze was slightly stunned, turned to look at Ina, and asked doubtfully: "Who is your sponsor? Why are you looking for it?"
"I don't know about that." Ina shook her head: "The rule in our business is that if you use money to do things, don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked."
She looked at Zhang Ze: "I think his purpose should be the same as yours."
Zhang Ze fell into deep thought and thought to himself: "Could it be that the financial backer is also an adventurer?"
"But this is impossible! Our team is the only one in the world who has reached this demonic realm. There cannot be other adventurers."
Looking back to the screen, I saw a robot picking up the key from the female staff member's hand, and then, under the control of instructions, walked step by step towards the stone door.
"They want to pass through the stone gate!?" Zhang Ze was shocked, and at the same time he also became curious: "Can they, the indigenous people of the Demon Realm, pass through the Stone Gate like adventurers and enter the next level of the Demon Realm?"
Theoretically, this is impossible.
When the Demon Realm was first created, the creatures inside were prohibited from traveling to other Demon Realms.
Only adventurers, creators, and some special NPCs, such as demon merchants, can do this.
Therefore, Zhang Ze concluded that this experiment was destined to fail.
Sure enough, as soon as the robot approached the stone gate, the space inside the stone gate became distorted, like an invisible screen, blocking its progress.
The only thing that can enter is the key.
After several attempts, all failed, and the robot had to be returned.
But what is surprising is that instead of being discouraged, the staff present celebrated.
"Strange, why celebrate after failure?"
Zhang Ze was puzzled, and Ina was even more confused.
Soon, the second experiment began. This time it was not a robot, but a human being.
However, this human experimenter was wearing a special khaki-colored equipment that looked like a space suit.
Several staff members carefully inspected the experimenter to confirm that his body was not exposed before starting the experiment.
The next scene shocked Zhang Ze!
I saw the experimenter holding the key and going straight through the stone door!
"This, this is impossible!"
Zhang Ze's eyes widened. How could a demon creature pass through the stone gate? This is unscientific!
Seeing Zhang Ze's serious expression, Ina couldn't help but curiously asked: "What's wrong? Is something wrong?"
"Nothing is right!" Zhang Ze said in his heart, but he did not say it out loud. Instead, he calmed down and said, "It's nothing, keep reading."
From the moment the experimenter entered the stone gate, the staff outside kept checking his status data. Judging from their expressions and actions, everything should be normal.
More than 20 minutes later, the experimenter returned safely. The staff once again conducted a comprehensive examination on him and confirmed that there were no physical problems before declaring the experiment a success.
The following video shows the experimenter being questioned. The questioner is an old man with gray hair. His name can be seen from the work badge on his body: Matt Gladstone.
Zhang Ze really wanted to know what the experimenter saw in the stone gate, because this could provide him with clues to the lower demonic realm.
Unfortunately, the video ends here, because the information is only 57%, so the rest is blank.
"Matt Gladstone, I know this guy."
Ina pointed at the white-haired old man in the screen and said: "He is one of the chief technical advisors of Ancient Snake Company and an expert in the field of biotechnology."
Zhang Ze raised his eyebrows and said, "So, as long as we find this person, we can know the location of Shimen."
"Yes, but this person is closely protected by the Ancient Snake Company. It is not easy to find him."
Ina glanced at Zhang Ze and asked, "I've always wanted to know, why are you looking for this stone gate?"
"...I'm sorry, I can't tell you." Zhang Ze pondered for a moment and shook his head.
Ina cannot understand what happened in the Demon Realm, and speaking out will only cause unnecessary trouble.
"Okay." Ina pursed her lips and said, "Now let's talk about business."
"Since everyone is looking for this stone gate, why not join forces?"
"It just so happens that I need a helper. If you come to help me, I will be very happy."
Faced with Ina's invitation again, Zhang Ze finally agreed because he needed Ina's help to find Shimen.
"That's great. I believe our cooperation will be very pleasant." Ina said happily.
Zhang Ze was a little curious: "Why do you have to ask me to cooperate? I am just a stowaway with no skills. How can I help your operations?"
"You are definitely not good now, but after my training, you will become a qualified helper." Ina showed a sly smile.
Zhang Ze: "..."
Why do I feel a chill in my back?
"If we want to get relevant information about Shimen, we still have to sneak into the database of Ancient Snake Company and get the data that Ron didn't get last time."
Ina leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette, and said to Zhang Ze: "So, you have to become a hacker first and help me sneak into the Ancient Snake Company."
In order to pass the customs, Zhang Ze agreed.
So the two reached an agreement, and Ina would give Zhang Ze three days of special training to help him become an entry-level hacker.
When Zhang Ze told Ju Shen and others that he was going to cooperate with Ina, everyone was surprised.
Liu Yueying was the first to object: "I don't believe that woman named Ina, Zhang Ze, don't cooperate with her!"
Zhang Ze frowned and said, "But now she is the only one who can help us get clues to Shimen."
"Otherwise, we may have to spend a lot of time and waste a lot of time in this demonic realm."
"It doesn't matter!" Liu Yueying said resolutely: "It doesn't matter how much time it takes. In short, I am opposed to cooperating with Ina!"
