Shortly after the hackers disappeared in the virtual space, Lu Zhixing also walked out of the building where he was hiding.
Along the way, he basically followed these hackers from a distance.
On the one hand, it is just in case, if these hackers really rush in front of the key unexpectedly, Lu Zhixing can also get the key first, making these hackers lose all their previous efforts;
On the other hand, it is also to observe the battle between these hackers and the AI in the virtual space at close range, to check for omissions and fill in the gaps, and to see what shortcomings these AIs have.
Now, the hackers have disappeared collectively, which shows that there has probably been progress on Yi Ping's side. Just how many broiler virtual spaces can be killed, and how many people can be captured offline? It's hard to say.
While waiting for a call from Zhou Yiping, Lu Zhixing carefully analyzed and summarized the test results.
Yes, for other designers, hacking into virtual space is quite a headache, but for Lu Zhixing, this is a valuable testing opportunity.
After all, among players, there are not many who have the ability of a hacker.
Of course, master speedrun players like Ye Luo may be better at operations than hackers, but the advantage of hackers is that they have a variety of tools to exploit loopholes as much as possible, although this in itself is unfair. Competition, but also a stronger stress test.
If even hackers can be blocked, then it can be determined that this design has a sufficient upper limit, and it is very safe to use it for players to play.
“There are a few attack moves that I feel could use a little more correction, but I always feel like they haven’t exerted their full power.
"Fang Tailai's AI is still a bit not very smart. It was almost killed by a hacker before. This is not okay. You are a boss-level figure. We cannot ask you to be as strong as a minion.
"The venue at the Sculpture Art Museum is a bit too spacious. I feel that the density of the soldiers can be adjusted a little more. The distribution is not very reasonable..."
Lu Zhixing fine-tuned some details based on the problems he saw.
Then, as soon as he exited the virtual space, Zhou Yiping called.
"Zhixing, a big harvest! This time we not only killed six more overseas hackers who used the virtual space as broilers, but also locked down the locations of several domestic hacker organizations offline, and have begun to arrest them! The harvest is even greater than last time! This phishing plan was so successful that the hackers simply threw themselves into a trap!"
Lu Zhixing was silent for a moment: "Wait a minute, team leader, you haven't said which organization those hackers are from?"
Zhou Ping said: "Oh, those hackers are still ATE people, but there are more people here than last time! So we have locked more virtual spaces."
Lu Zhixing was a little surprised: "Huh? Still from ATE?"
This was beyond his expectation.
Why do some people fall into the same pit twice?
Originally, Lu Zhixing thought that the people at ATE had already suffered enough in the virtual space of "Walking with Darkness". Faced with such a virtual space that had no special value and was easy to suffer, he should stay away from it.
Didn't expect these people to be so stubborn? Logically speaking, hackers shouldn't be so stubborn, right?
Lu Zhixing asked: "Team leader, is this a bit strange? Logically speaking, these people at ATE should be very aware of the difficulty of cracking my virtual space. Why do they fall into the trap again and again? Without enough profit motivation, they There’s no reason to be so stubborn, right? Is there something special about my virtual space?”
Zhou Yiping was silent for a moment. It was obvious that he had never thought about this issue before, but when he heard what Lu Zhixing said, he realized that something was wrong.
“Hmm… It’s indeed a bit strange to say that.
"Although your virtual space is larger than ordinary virtual spaces, there are many such virtual spaces, and they do not have any scarcity or specialness.
"ATE suffered heavy losses last time. Their actions this time can be explained as wanting to take revenge and want to vent their anger. It can also be explained that they saw the changes in the virtual space and felt lucky, thinking that they could crack it this time... …
“But no matter what, it’s not early to gain anything, they are so stubborn about this virtual space, and they bite the hook one after another. These explanations alone are not enough.
"Could it be that...there is really some hidden profit reason behind this?"
"...Are other companies involved?"
This conclusion is actually not difficult to draw. If Lu Zhixing and Zhou Yiping couldn't guess it, then there was something wrong.
Because Zhou Ping has already said before that there may be only three sources of hackers:
One is an extreme hacker organization that will attack and steal all virtual spaces indiscriminately. This obviously cannot explain ATE's behavior.
The second type is a hacker organization privately maintained by large companies that are hostile to virtual reality technology. The third type is some companies pretending to steal virtual space, destroy source code, attack competitors, and let hacker organizations take the blame.
The latter two are actually business wars carried out by hacker organizations controlled by some large companies that wander into legal restricted areas.
Although ATE is not a hacker organization supported by some large consortiums, they can still take on private jobs.
It's too early to do anything without profit. This time they came to fight even though they knew that the virtual space of 404 Studio was difficult to break into. It was very likely that other companies were involved.
Zhou Yiping asked: "404 Studio...do you have any competitors recently?"
Lu Zhixing thought for a while: "If there is one, then the only one left is Changteng Entertainment."
Zhou Ping fell into a brief silence.
Apparently, this fish is a bit big!
And the most important thing is that it is difficult to get a handle on this kind of thing. Even if these big companies find hackers, they will definitely not leave any traces and it will be difficult to obtain evidence.
This is why although there are many companies using hacker groups to attack competitors, there are very few concrete ones. They are just speculations and suspicions, because it is too difficult to find solid evidence.
This is also a problem that officials have been having a headache with.
"Okay, I will pay attention to this matter. Since ATE has suffered heavy losses this time, they should not dare to come again in the short term. Your virtual space is temporarily safe. But don't take it lightly. If you are on the safe side, you should still ask The authorities will conduct a comprehensive security check and clear out the coordinate information," Zhou Ping said.
Lu Zhixing shook his head: "No, leave this coordinate information, maybe other hackers will fall into the trap? My later games also need to be tested."
"Okay." Zhou Yiping also sighed. The designer Lu Zhixing is really very different from other people, and he stands out as an inappropriate person.
"But I do have an idea about this matter." Lu Zhixing said.
Zhou Yiping nodded: "Yes, you say."
Lu Zhixing explained: "I know that it is difficult to obtain evidence for this kind of thing. These big companies must have made full preparations. However, I hope that the official can release the specific pictures in the virtual space online this time so that everyone can understand You can see the entire process of these hackers' intrusions.
"I believe that the public's eyes are sharp."
Zhou Yiping thought for a moment: "Okay, I'll go apply to Dean Bai right away!"
(End of chapter)
