PEERLESS GENIUS SYSTEM II

Chapter 252: Don't go and provoke him

In the eyes of all the Computing and IT department's engineers, Xiao Luo was a highly regarded IT expert, and they honored him as a respected teacher. They were undeniably impressed with the "Sixty-four offensive and defensive Program" developed by Xiao Luo and were very interested to understand more about it. The application was highly advanced and capable passively interrogating and studying patterns of intrusive malicious programs, and replicating its codes before redirecting the malware back to its source location.

The engineers had countless questions for Xiao Luo about the architecture and programming protocol for the "Sixty-four offensive and defensive Program," which he patiently explained in full detail. Xiao Luo's program utilized every aspect of his computer knowledge, and the information he provided the engineers were so meticulous that it was as good as giving them a textbook. It would undoubtedly help them understand his program, innovate, and apply it in myriad ways.

Watching Zhou Yuhang and his colleagues enthusiastically posing questions and taking notes, Gu Zhanguo and Dongfang Shuoyu shared a sense of satisfaction with how things had turned out. They were in a jovial mood when they left the premises.

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What had initially been planned as a brief introduction of "Mie" to the IT department, turned out to be a full-blown programming workshop, and it lasted almost two hours. Xiao Luo was unstinting in providing information and guided the engineers on the various applications of his program. On their part, the engineers were eager students, and they tested and analyzed the program thoroughly. They quickly realized that the coding was more complicated than expected, consisting of layers of inter-dependent sub-programs, which replicated the complexities of the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. Hence, the deeper they delved, the more convoluted the structure seemed. This only served to spur the engineers on to the point they were obsessed with mastering the many facets of the program.

"I'm assuming this part of the code analyzes and rewrites the codes? But if that is so, then what about this portion of the code... what is it used for?" an engineer inquired.

"No, no, that's not it... it's this portion of the code that's used for that purpose," another engineer said.

"I'm afraid you're both wrong. These sets of codes here are the ones that perform the primary function, they act like the mastermind, and it's the core of this entire program, without which the program will not function," Xiao Luo explained.

"But, how can the core be there, isn't this set right here?" another person asked.

There were a vast number of combinations that could be derived from the 64 sub-programs, and understandably, none of the engineers could comprehend the program in its entirety. Based on the different insights that each engineer had gathered, they were collectively able to re-construct an independent, active defense program. But, even so, it only encapsulated a tiny portion of Xiao Luo's design.

"Mr. Xiao Luo, thank you for the support and your hard work!"

Ji Siying walked over with a glass of water.

"Oh, thank you, I needed this."

Xiao Luo nodded his head politely as he took the glass of water from Ji Siying. It was a welcome drink after the long exhaustive session of continuous explanations to the IT staff. After quenching his thirst, he looked around and asked, "Where did Director Gu, and Director Dongfang go?"

"They've already informed me to bring you to them as soon as you're done with the work here," Ji Siying said with a smile on her face.

Xiao Luo couldn't help noticing her enchanting smile, and every slight expression she gave made his heart skip a beat.