Genius Club

Chapter 381

Chapter 381: Chapter 46 Facing Me, Mortals_3 Chapter 381: Chapter 46 Facing Me, Mortals_3 Lin Xian walked up to the bar and glanced at the microwave oven that popped open the glass door:

“Isn’t it all the same electricity whether it’s hydro, wind, nuclear, or thermal?

What difference does it make to you?”

The microwave oven VV snorted haughtily:

“Thermal power feels stronger, makes my body warmer; hydro makes it cooler, but my analytical power improves, with Gezhou Dam’s hydro being the purest; wind power lacks definition, it’s rather hazy; compared to these, nuclear is the clearest, refreshing and transformative.

Solar energy?

What rubbish, not even a dog would use it!”

“...”

Lin Xian took a deep breath to suppress the urge to punch the microwave.

He had figured it out.

He had once again fallen into one of VV’s ‘gag traps.’

This was clearly a joke from the domestic headphone industry; VV was just rehashing old material:

“I’m trying to discuss serious matters with you; can we stop with the gags?

Didn’t you say you were able to prioritize things properly?”

“Besides, I know you’re still developing and evolving, and you’re still an adolescent.

...

I’m not complaining about you; I’m just stating facts.

Aren’t you, a super AI, being a bit too petty?

Surely stating facts shouldn’t be off-limits?

We need to bravely acknowledge our current weaknesses, recognize the enemy’s temporary strength, and then we can calmly strive to surpass and win.”

“And I said it’s a failure, not about now.

At this moment in 2023, we actually still have a significant advantage, not to mention you’ll only get stronger, evolving at a much faster pace than Kevin Walker.”

“Moreover...

it doesn’t matter if we can’t find any information or photos of Kevin Walker...”

Lin Xian walked back to the suite’s living room.

He looked at the laptop screen, which displayed the “2023 World Hacker Competition” team member introduction for Team Mi Country.@@@@

The first four members all had names, origins, and photos.

However, the fifth member’s information, aside from the name Kevin Walker, was just a black silhouette with a hoodie, a mere outline with no details visible.

“If we can’t find him on the net, why don’t we just go and find him in person?”

Lin Xian smiled slightly.

He pointed his index finger at the laptop screen, tapping on the hoodie of the black silhouette:

“[We’ll take off his hood ourselves and see his face.

Let’s see who this Kevin Walker really is!]”

He still believed.

You couldn’t see anything.

Looks, countenance, hair color, decorations...

nothing could be seen.

But everyone knew.

This.

Was Mi Country’s ace for today,

The 16-year-old prodigy,

The strongest hacker on the planet—

Kevin Walker!

At that moment, Walker was walking slowly at the end of the line, bending over, hands in pockets, seemingly staring at the ground a mere few inches in front of his shoes.

This attire...

It was a perfect match for the stereotypical hacker portrayed in movies.

Normally, he would have just needed to follow the team to their seats in the competition area.

But!

When he saw his close-up image being enlarged on the huge screens around the stadium,

He suddenly stopped.

Bowing his head, he faced the camera directly.

“Damn,” came VV’s concerned voice in Lin Xian’s Bluetooth earpiece.

“What’s wrong?” Lin Xian asked.

“Can’t you see?” VV retorted in the earpiece:

“He’s about to start posing and showing off!

I learned this kind of camera movement in Hollywood yesterday.

The next step is definitely the camera zooming in continuously, the image enlarging, culminating in a focus on the upper body...”

True to form.

Everything happened just as VV said.

On the huge display screens at the edge of the stadium, the camera zoomed in closer and closer, focusing on the upper body of this genius hacker boy at an extreme angle that ensured his face under the hood wasn’t captured.

And then...

The boy’s right hand slowly emerged from the pocket of his hoodie.

He clenched his fist.

Raised his index finger.

High above!

Pointing straight to the sky!

Amid the roar of the 80,000 people in the stadium, his youthful yet imperious voice echoed throughout New Jersey through the stadium’s speakers—

“Face me, mortals!”