A day later, in the booster substation of the Eiffel Power Plant.
Chen Chen silently looked at the scene in front of him. For the first time, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
In his pitch-black pupils, a red light was flickering, filled with strangeness and inauspiciousness.
However, if one looked closely, they would find that it was actually a reflection of reality in his pupils.
In the corresponding reality, he was staring at a USB flash drive.
At this moment, the USB flash drive was inserted into a thick copper ingot. As the electricity of the entire power plant was pouring into the USB flash drive, under the impact of the huge current, the entire copper ingot was making a "zi zi" sound.
Faint electric arcs could be seen flashing in the air.
It was like when someone walked under a high-voltage power line, they would always hear a "zi zi" sound. This was an effect called "corona" when the strength of the electric field exceeded the strength of the air, tearing the air apart.
However, this was not the main point...
The main point was that the USB flash drive of mysterious origin, which would not budge no matter how much it was smashed, was emitting a dim light at this moment.
Yes, Chen Chen was not mistaken!
The USB flash drive that was wrapped in countless electric arcs was currently absorbing endless electric current while emitting a dark red light!
It was as if there was an unknown light source in the USB flash drive. The light penetrated the USB flash drive's shell and dyed the USB flash drive a dark and eerie scarlet red.
Moreover, the scarlet light was constantly flickering as if it was breathing, but also like some mysterious substance slowly wriggling...
"Sure enough, this USB flash drive isn't as simple as I thought..."
Chen Chen stared at the USB flash drive several meters away.
Due to the corona effect produced by the copper ingot, Chen Chen did not rashly approach it. He only quietly observed the USB flash drive with a pensive expression.
"This has never happened before. Is it because of a lack of power?"
"It's known that the power output of the Eiffel Power Plant at full power operation is 1 million kilowatts, more than a hundred times that of the transformer in my data center. In other words, in a day, it's equivalent to me charging the USB flash drive in the data center for 2,400 hours, or 120,000 hours when I rented the factory.
"It's a level I've never reached before...
"In that case, I can basically confirm that the appearance of this situation has something to do with a large amount of energy supply."
Chen Chen stroked his chin and thought. "However, here comes the question...
"What does the light emitted by the USB flash drive represent? Is it just a power indicator, or does it have a deeper meaning? "
"Or is this an overload prompt? The USB drive can't withstand such a huge infusion of electricity? That shouldn't be the case … If not, then what is it? "
"Also, what's the difference between the USB drive in this flashing red state and the normal state before? Will its performance change?"
Chen Chen kept thinking about all the clues he could use, but in the end, he helplessly discovered that his analysis was meaningless to the USB drive.
With this in mind, Chen Chen simply walked to the side and pulled off the switch!
Pa!
With the sound of the current being cut off, the arcs around the USB drive quickly subsided. Not only that, but the red light on the USB drive also disappeared.
Chen Chen slowly walked forward and caught a whiff of the smell of rotten eggs. It was caused by the electrolysis of the air, producing ozone and other gases.
Ignoring all this, Chen Chen gently touched the USB drive and found that it was still the same as before. There was no change at all and even the temperature was maintained at room temperature.
The copper ingot inserted into the USB drive could already be used to grill teppanyaki squid.
"The USB drive hasn't changed at all. In other words, that red light only means that the USB drive has received sufficient power?"
Thinking of this, Chen Chen took out a laptop he had prepared earlier from his suitcase and then inserted the USB drive into it.
After testing, the USB drive was normal. Even the seven movies inside did not move.
Chen Chen shook his head. After confirming that there were no problems with the USB drive, he pulled out the USB drive, inserted it back into the copper ingot, and then restarted the switch.
"Buzz –!"
Suddenly, a loud buzzing sound came again...
In this way, Chen Chen, Cheng Cao, and the others took turns guarding in front of the substation for five days and five nights. They claimed to be the defense force sent by Dlamini to guard the substation to prevent it from being destroyed by the government's rebel forces.
Although the workers in the factory were very curious about the sudden appearance of Chen Chen and the others, after seeing their weapons, no one dared to come forward and provoke them.
In the city of Cape Town, although the transmission lines and even the step-down substation of the Eiffel Power Plant had been destroyed, fortunately, there were other small power stations. Although the city of Cape Town was still short of power, at least a few departments could operate for the time being.
Moreover, in the early years of the Rainbow Nation, due to power problems, there had been many power cuts. For some people, this power outage of several days was just a longer power cut.
Other than the crime rate surging by 300%, causing a large-scale demonstration of tens of thousands of people, and the price of goods increasing several times, it did not cause too many problems...
It was not until five days later that another emergency substation was finally built. At the same time, the dozens of power towers that had been blown up were also repaired.
After all the equipment was refurbished, the power was soon successfully unblocked. The electricity of the Eiffel Power Plant once again flowed into thousands of households.
At this time, Chen Chen and the others had silently left the Eiffel Power Plant and hurried along the highway toward the border between the Rainbow Nation and Namibia.
In fact, the porous border of the Rainbow Nation was far more decorative than practical. It could not stop anyone at all.
After this incident, Chen Chen also gave Dlamini a reward. Dlamini's authority in "God's Forbidden Zone" was upgraded by one level, from Delta to Gamma.
This level was also the current level of Cheng Cao and Qian Wenhuan.
In Chen Chen's settings, there were a total of five levels of authority in God's Forbidden Zone. They were sorted according to the Greek alphabet, from high to low: sigma (∑), alpha (A), beta (A), gamma (Γ), and delta (Δ), just like the English alphabet: S, A, B, C, D.
Among them, Delta-level personnel were purely expendable. Most of them were disposable items. Once they lost their value, they would be immediately destroyed.
Gamma and above were official members of God's Forbidden Zone.
As for the significance of these levels, there was really no practical meaning. It was fine to say that he was level 01234, it just sounded more impressive.
Among them, Chen Chen was definitely at Sigma level. However, if an organization wanted to look fair and regular, it was best to add a council in it.
Therefore, in Chen Chen's design, there were a total of 12 Sigmas, called the Disciple Council. This meant that the entire God's Forbidden Zone was managed by 12 Disciples.
Each Disciple had a fixed code name. The code name Chen Chen gave himself was — Judas.
Of course, other than Chen Chen, the remaining 11 seats were still vacant.
However, in Chen Chen's design, even if someone was promoted to the highest Sigma level in the future and became a member of the twelve Disciples, they still would not be able to control God's Forbidden Zone.
This was because there was a supreme existence hidden above Sigma, which was God.
God had all the authority in God's Forbidden Zone, such as control over everyone's chips, control over Little X, control over the USB drive, and so on.
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