Returning to Orchid Town from Black Death Continent, you will pass through White Elephant City. Chen Xing stopped by the way. After all, he could be regarded as a disciple of the great scholar Fo Yongqi. There was no reason for him to pass by without paying a visit to his master. By the way, he will also visit Akita. If necessary in the future, he can also recruit the other party to join him.
After picking out a few bottles of good wine and buying some expensive gifts, Chen Xing came to White Tower College, first looked for Akita, and then went to visit Fo Yongqi's home together.
"Classmate Chen, why are you so polite? You don't need to bring anything with you when you come to the teacher, otherwise I will kick you out next time you come." Fo Yongqi said with a smile. Teachers are naturally happy when students come to visit.
"He is a big guard and has no shortage of money. Teacher, please don't be polite to him." Fatty Akita persuaded him from the side.
"Although Mr. Chen is guarding one side, he still needs to take time to study more and improve himself." Fo Yongqi said earnestly.
"The teacher is right, knowledge is the ladder of human progress, and you can never give up learning at any time." Chen Xing nodded and said with a very correct attitude.
"Haha, well said, well said!" Fo Yongqi said with a thumbs up.
Throughout the afternoon, the three of them had fun and chatted.
"Hackers have become more and more rampant recently. The activities in the past few months have been more frequent than in previous years." Fo Yongqi suddenly mentioned the clear network system. He is one of the academics on duty at the World Network Monitoring Center, so he naturally knows these inside information.
From a political point of view, what he said is highly confidential and should not be mentioned in this situation. However, scholars are keen on academic research and are not particularly sensitive to politics. Chen Xing and Akita are his disciples, so they are not defensive.
The speaker had no intention of listening, but Chen Xing was very interested and asked, "How could this happen?"
"The reason has not yet been found. Perhaps Nova has existed for too long and the system is old, allowing hackers to figure out the rules and find vulnerabilities that can be exploited." Fu Yongqi said.
"Is there no solution?" Chen Xing asked again.
"We are already debugging the backup master brain. Starting next month, Hella will take over some social systems and serve as Nova's secondary checksum assistant."
Hela is one of the "three major AIs" in the world. It exists as Nova's backup mastermind. White Tower Academy rarely mentions Hela. Most people only know about Nova on the clear network and the butler on the dark network.
Chen Xing's pupils shrank slightly. The so-called "secondary verification" is to use HeLa to monitor "Nova" to reduce the error rate.
In other words, Sora needs to be more careful next, otherwise clues will be easily found.
After coming out of Fo Yongqi's house, Chen Xing invited Akita to have dinner at a bar near the college to catch up on old times.
The waitress brought affordable college-style snacks, including potato wedges, fried chicken wings, and fried onion rings. Chen Xing ordered a bottle of the highest-end Siren red wine. It took the waitress a while to react and ran into the bar to get a drink.
There was some dust on the wine bottle, it looked like it had been there for a long time. Very few people in this kind of place can afford to drink Siren, usually just ordinary manor red wine that costs a few gold coins a bottle.
"Brother Akita, what do you think of the current situation in the country?" Chen Xing asked seemingly casually.
From previous exchanges, Chen Xing knew Akita's origins. He comes from the Water Weasel Principality in the Ambergris River, and his family is a minor nobleman in Dragon Tongue City.
Dragon Tongue City is even more remote than the mountains. It is located at the uppermost reaches of the Ambergris River, where the Dragon Tooth Mountain Range separates the north from the south. Akita went to college in Dragon Tongue City, then went to the Lizard City Noble Academy to study for graduate school, and then went to Ice Blue City Noble Academy to study for a doctorate. His resume can be said to be a master of academics all the way.
The Noble Academy of Ice Blue City is a gathering place for the powerful, but there are very few people studying for Ph.D. Most of the children of powerful people will choose to work in politics or the military after graduation. It is enough to go to graduate school at most, and there is no need to specialize in academic research.
Therefore, small nobles from remote areas like Akita can also study in the academies of big nobles, but the prerequisite is that they are good enough.
After graduating from Ice Blue City Noble Academy, Akita was invited to White Tower Academy to follow the great scholar Fo Yongqi. Although I can't pick up girls, I am definitely top-notch in academics.
"I don't specialize in this, but I occasionally hear my colleagues talking about it..."
The two things that men like to talk about most are women and politics, and Akita is no exception. They talk freely over a glass of red wine.
"The domestic situation must be divided into three major parts, the royalist party, the queen's party, and the princess party."
"For now, the royalist party is the most powerful and has the deepest roots. But once the old king dies, the royalist party will be leaderless and will inevitably fall apart and fight on their own."
"Of the seven northern kingdoms, Red Dragon and Black Feather are the princess party, Red Rock, Silver Claw, and Black Spear are the royalists, and the positions of Water Weasel and Cold Ridge are unclear."
"The leader of the Red Rock Kingdom, Bronze Hammer Grantham, is upright and has a fiery temper. He is a die-hard loyalist to the Malan royal family and has a firm stance. The Red Rock Mountains are easy to defend and difficult to attack. They are definitely the hardest nut to crack for the Northern Alliance. "
"Wei Haitang, the leader of the Silver Claw Kingdom, is arrogant and unwilling to be inferior to women. He is also at odds with the Black Feather Principality. It is impossible for him to fall to the Northern Alliance."
"The Lord of the Black Spear Kingdom is a low-key person and rarely appears in public. He once served as the commander of the Royal Guards of the Imperial City and was loyal to Malan 22nd. During his tenure, he married the eldest princess of the Malan royal family. It is rumored that they are a loving couple. , is unlikely to betray the Malan royal family."
"But the territories of the three royalists are scattered, separated by the Princess Party's Black Feather Principality. Moreover, the three princes have different personalities, dislike each other, and lack of marriage, so it is difficult to unite them."
"The two countries, Water Weasel and Hanling, are located on the edge. Most of their land is mountains and forests. Their overall national strength is weak and their positions are vacillating. Whichever side is stronger will fall to the other side."
"Compared to the north, the situation in the south is more complicated..."
"The ten city-states have never participated in domestic disputes, focusing on guarding the Twin Great Walls and resisting enemies from the center. The Principality of Tezera guards the southeast gate and will not easily get involved in disputes."
"The River Bird and White Night Queen's parties have a clear position. The five eastern countries, including Lyra, Norton, Red Mulberry, Xiaoyue, and Nice, are all part of the same territory. They are all royalists. They can be united to fight against Cuilis. the power of."
After some analysis, Akita concluded, "So based on the current situation, I am more optimistic about the Demon Princess of the North."
It has to be said that Akita's analysis of the situation is quite good, and he has a certain degree of understanding from the topography, to the comprehensive national strength, to the relationship between the powerful people in various countries.
Chen Xing lacks such talents around him. Although he has memories of his previous life, he is always from the perspective of a captain of a mercenary group. Only ordinary people have heard about the upper world, and it is impossible to tell whether it is true or false.
"Brother Akita is indeed very knowledgeable and his analysis is very clear and logical." Chen Xing praised sincerely.
"No, I'm just hearing hearsay and talking nonsense. I can only treat it as a pastime after dinner. I can't take it seriously." Akita waved his hand and said.
"Brother Akita is so humble." Chen Xing changed the subject and said, "I don't know what brother's plans are in the future. Are you going to stay in White Tower College for further studies?"
"That's pretty much it." Akita said.
"The situation is now turbulent, and Ambergris River is facing a reshuffle. Aren't you ready to go out and work hard?" Chen Xing guided.
"What do you mean, brother?" Akita asked doubtfully.
"I have made a name for myself in Beihuang. I formed the Hanged Skull Alliance and several towns joined together. Now we are lacking everything but talents." Chen Xing said straight to the point.
"Haha..." Akita finally understood that Chen Xing was recruiting him, and shook his head and said, "I study electronic technology, which belongs to the manufacturing industry. I am not very good at management. Even if I go, I probably won't be able to help. How busy."
"That's it..." Chen Xing was slightly disappointed.
"But..." Akita pondered for a while and said, "Brother, if you really want to compete in the world, I can recommend someone to you."
Chen Xing's eyes lit up, "Who is it?"
"This person is much more powerful than me." Akita showed a yearning look, "Especially in politics, in front of him, I am like a firefly, the bright moon, and the light of a grain of rice."
When Chen Xing heard this, he was a little excited, clasped his fists and said, "Then Brother Lao can help introduce you."
Although at this stage he has no intention of competing in the world, every man has the dream of competing in the Central Plains. If conditions permit, who wouldn't want to live a life of being drunk and lying on the lap of a beautiful woman, waking up to hold the power of the world?
Perhaps one day, when the time comes, he will lead his troops out of the mountains and create a sky of his own.
Therefore, talents must be reserved in advance.
"It's easy. Just send a message saying there's wine, and they'll come over." Akita said confidently, and then added, "If you feel it's inappropriate, just give me two bottles of beer and send him back. It's not a loss."
Come if you have a drink?
Just sent back two bottles of beer?
Chen Xing couldn't help but feel a little confused. He came and went as soon as he called him. What kind of big shot was he? He didn't even have the most basic arrogance.
I still thought about visiting the thatched cottage, but I didn't expect that he was just like a wine bag and rice bag cheating food and drink. Compared with Akita's previous description, the gap is really huge.
And the most important thing is, how can a person who rushes to a third-rate bar when he hears that there is alcohol in a third-rate bar have contact with the powerful people in the city?
If you are not in the circle of powerful people, how can you understand the situation?
But Akita is not like a person who can lie. Ever since he came into contact with him, he has been honest and reliable.
Anyway, it's just a matter of two bottles of beer, so I hope you won't be too disappointed.
After a while, the person Akita was talking about came to the bar.
He was very tall, almost 1.9 meters tall, thin, with disheveled hair, unkempt beard, dirty clothes, smell of alcohol all over his body, droopy eyelids with deep dark circles, and looked like he had not had enough sleep and had been drinking all night.
"I said..." Akita saw the other party's sloppy look and looked helpless, "Didn't I ask you to dress neatly?"
"Why don't you dress neatly when you drink? That's it." The sloppy man sat down carelessly, as if no one else was around, and patted Akita's thick shoulder with his big hand, "We agreed, at least a dozen beers, brother, I haven't slept for several days I really can’t sleep without some alcohol!”
At this moment, Chen Xing's heart felt cold. It was half cold before he saw it, and then half cold after seeing it. This kind of careless appearance does not look like a strategist, but more like a gangster.
To be honest, the reason why he is still sitting here is entirely to give Akita face. If it had been anyone else, he would have stopped accompanying her long ago.
"Okay, okay, as long as you can satisfy this financial owner, you can drink as much as you want tonight." Akita said to Chen Xing.
"Finance owner?" Only then did the sloppy man notice that there was someone opposite him. He grinned and stretched out his thin and big palm towards Chen Xing, "Lin Shiyuan, nice to meet you!"
The man was very vulgar, but his name was quite elegant, but Chen Xing did not shake hands and just raised his glass in response.
It's not that he judges people by their appearance, but that the other person really doesn't look like a serious person. After all, he was a lord, and his status was much higher than that of ordinary people. It was impossible for him to shake hands with someone who looked like there was something wrong with him.
"Haha!" The sloppy man was not angry. He retracted his hand, picked up Akita's wine glass, drank it, and made an "ah" sound, which seemed to be very satisfying.
Akita smiled awkwardly at Chen Xing and explained, "He is like this. He surfs the Internet all day long and has insomnia, but he still has some skills."
"Hey, what are my skills? My skills are drinking, writing two short poems, and chatting about romance." The sloppy man said with a smile, not looking serious.
"Don't be poor, be serious." Akita said seriously.
"Am I not serious?" The sloppy man looked like he was not afraid of boiling water. "It's good that I didn't lie down to talk to you."
"If you want to drink, be serious!" Akita threatened.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you." Upon hearing this, the sloppy man immediately sat up straight, straightened his face, and said with a serious look, "Brother, please tell me!"
"Today we are going to talk about the situation in Ambergris River..." Next, Akita repeated the situation he analyzed in front of Chen Xing exactly, and then asked, "Do you think my analysis is correct?"
The sloppy man smiled and patted Akita on the shoulder, and said regretfully, "Dr. Akita, you are still so naive..."
"Why am I so naive?" Akita's eyes widened and he looked unconvinced. It seemed that such conversations happened often.
"The devil princess is the one in the worst situation..."
In an instant, the cynicism on the sloppy man's face disappeared, and his eyes became deep and tranquil.
