In the mindspace, Little Four replied loudly to Ling Lan, and then went silent. Ling Lan knew that Little Four's consciousness had already run off into the virtual network, and what was left here was just an empty shell without consciousness.
Ten thousand years of technological advancement, as well as the emergence of spiritual power, made the way hackers infiltrate completely different from ten thousand years ago. Becoming a hacker did not just rely on learning to master hacker techniques, but also the talent to become a hacker. This talent was in the form of human spiritual power, which required the ability to disguise one's true self.
The classification test for spiritual power could only be conducted after a child reached the age of ten, because only at this age would their spiritual power mature and begin to mutate, which would ultimately determine which direction they would develop in.
Of course, at this time, Ling Lan did not know that spiritual power could change like this, nor did she know that today's hackers were even more terrifying and dangerous than ten thousand years ago. In a battle between hackers, one careless mistake could easily result in death, and brain death was the most common type of death.
In this era, hacker battles were known as terrifying battles of death without smoke, and were even more dangerous than real battlefields.
Still, it was a good thing that Ling Lan did not understand, or else she definitely would not have let Little Four do these things. In her heart, Little Four was her most important family member. Although not attending the special classes increased the possibility of her being exposed, this was not something that could not be resolved. If Little Four was in danger and disappeared because of this, she definitely would not be able to bear it.
The moment Little Four entered the doppelganger he had placed in the Central Scout Academy's system for monitoring purposes, 137, who had been preparing to modify the score, suddenly shuddered, and his movements halted.
Number 137 was indeed the Federation's top hacker. Even though Little Four had come without a sound, 137's sensitive spiritual power still allowed him to sense that something was amiss, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead.
This caused Examiner 413's expression to change — could it be that 137 was in danger? It should be known that 137 had entered the virtual network to modify the scores of those four children because of his strong recommendation — if 137 was harmed because of this, he would never forgive himself. The recommended Honor Points were indeed important, but his comrades were even more important.
Number 137 was very cautious. He carefully used his spiritual power to investigate. Although he didn't know who the other party was, it was definitely a powerful person. He couldn't find the other party's hiding place for a while.
Little Four looked on coldly from the sidelines. On the Internet, he didn't have the same restrictions as humans who could only use one identity to go online. Even a hacker could only disguise his own identity and login point. One had to know that as long as the network existed, he could instantly split into countless copies of himself and hide in the entire virtual network.
Little Four only needed to follow the other party's mental strength to find his login point. Although the other party used his mental strength to hide his identity and location, this kind of childish concealment method was completely useless against Little Four. Little Four easily found the other party.
However, when he used the surveillance camera and saw Examiner 413, he knew that things were not as bad as he thought.
Very quickly, this image was transmitted back to Ling Lan's mindspace by Little Four. When Ling Lan saw Number 413, who was their examiner, she was stunned.
"What are they trying to do?" Ling Lan was puzzled. It should be known that her current score had been given by the examiner, and she had already known the final result a few minutes ago. Although she hadn't been able to get first place (because the Intelligence Test was too much of a drag), she had firmly occupied second place, which was a sure thing for her to enter the special classes.
If the examiner hadn't wanted her to enter the special classes back then, he could have just given her a low score. Why would he need to go through so much trouble to use a hacker to modify her score? Could it be that there was some deeper meaning behind this?
Ling Lan decided to wait and see. She would only make a decision after she understood what the other party was up to.
Of course, Ling Lan had been so daring to let the other party do as he pleased because Little Four had promised that no matter what the other party did, he would be able to revert to his original state at the first instance.
Number 137 repeatedly used his spiritual power to scan the area, but he couldn't find the other's shadow. This made him waver, and he began to doubt himself. Could it be that he was too sensitive, and had sensed wrongly?
Time passed bit by bit. No matter how hard he searched, he just couldn't find the source of the problem. Helpless, 137 saw that there wasn't much time left, and remembered that he still hadn't completed the mission his team leader had given him. Thus, he decided to try and modify Ling Lan's score first.
Of course, he had already thought it through. If anything went wrong, he would flee swiftly. 137 didn't think that he would be able to deal with this kind of expert who he couldn't even find a trace of. To ensure his own safety, running away was the best option.
Having made his decision, 137 began to carefully modify Ling Lan's score. Of course, he didn't dare to change the first two scores. After all, that wasn't the area they were responsible for. If he made any changes, it would be easy to make mistakes. Only the endurance and speed scores were the scores their special forces, which were the scores he and 413 were responsible for. There wouldn't be a problem no matter how they changed them. If there really was a problem, their team leader would take care of it — he wasn't afraid.
Of course, it wasn't that he and 413 hadn't considered giving the other children a lower score, but they didn't know the results of the other children's tests. They were also afraid that if they really did give the other children a low score and something happened at the last minute, they wouldn't be able to change the scores. If that happened, wouldn't they regret it even more? Thus, with the mentality of seeking higher scores and not lower scores, they still gave the other children a high score.
Following 137's modification, Ling Lan's total score quickly fell from her original second place to 17th place.
After completing his modification, 137 waited patiently for a period of time. Seeing that there were no abnormalities, he then began to modify the scores of Zilong, Han Jijun, and Luo Lang, causing their scores to drop from their original 3rd, 5th, and 6th places to 18th, 21st, and 24th places in an instant.
137 didn't forget what his team leader had said — he had to ensure that Ling Lan and the other three entered Special Class-A while fighting for the best learning resources without attracting attention. And now, this mediocre ranking should solve his team leader's concerns, right? Mind you, the top 50 of the total score would be able to enter Special Class-A, while 51-100 would be able to enter Special Class-B.
Little Four told Ling Lan the results of the other's modification of the scores. Only then did Ling Lan understand the other's intentions in modifying the scores. It looked like the other had good intentions. Her current ranking was pretty good, not too outstanding, but not too far behind either.
Ling Lan had already been worried that her second place result might be too eye-catching. She didn't want to be the centre of attention — this would increase the chances of her being exposed. Still, she didn't dare to modify the scores herself. After all, there were too many people who came into contact with the scores — any change would be exposed, and so Ling Lan didn't dare to act rashly. And now, the examiner had helped her achieve this, so she was happy to reap the benefits.
However, Ling Lan was still very puzzled. Who in the world was this examiner in charge of the last two tests?
The other children might not know, but Ling Lan knew very well that the examiner had an unconcealable aura of blood about him. That aura was definitely something that only a veteran who had survived the cruel battles of the battlefield would have — completely different from those examiners in charge of the intelligence and strength tests.
Ling Lan would also never forget the satisfaction in the examiner's eyes when he had sent them off. Perhaps the faction representing the examiners in the Federation thought very highly of the four of them, and so had done something to ensure their smooth growth?
No matter what, this was still a good thing! Ling Lan soon threw this matter to the back of her mind.
PS: Thank you, Zu Yao Snake, for your support!
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