Chapter 140: Chapter 47: Astonishing Appetite

The server is going to explode.

“When will this game be released?” Captain Tai’s keen eyes could see that any game that could captivate students, who have experienced “Thousand Sails Game,” must have its advantages.

He didn’t mind buying it for a test play; army life was boring anyway.

If the game really had the capabilities they claimed, promoting such a game would likely reduce the number of troublemakers among new recruits.

That depends on the company’s boss.

Others looked at Su Xiaocai.

Su Xiaocai had to swallow the food in her mouth and said, “Maybe the month after next. Depends on the progress. You also know it takes me at least twenty days to return to Capital Star to handle business.”

“Is the game your family’s? Which company is it?”

“A new company. I’ll tell you after it’s released,” Su Xiaocai said vaguely. Interacting with the military proactively is different from them reaching out.

If she took the initiative, the military would require all sorts of certifications.

If the military took the initiative, she didn’t have to do much, just negotiate the price.

There’s no need to contact the military too early before the game is released.

If Captain Tai reports proactively, that’s another story, saving her a lot of steps.

They ate for almost forty minutes, and even the foodies were slowing down, as Wu Qingqing lazily leaned back in her chair, with soft chewing sounds still coming from beside her.

The table beside Su Xiaocai was piled with bones, and there was still a large plate of fried rice in front of her.

“Master, are you hungry?”

“Hmm?” Su Xiaocai glanced at the plate of bones by her hand, seemingly having eaten a bit too much.

She continued to shove fried rice into her mouth, looked down at her stomach, and found it wasn’t bulging.

Without feeling full, she could keep eating.

A buffet won’t suffer losses with her.

Fan Li, rough on the outside but meticulous on the inside, pointed out, “Is there something wrong with your body?”

In the game earlier, the one who exerted the most effort was Su Xiaocai.

After an eight-hour space mission, she wandered outside, came back to challenge high-difficulty moves, traversed the entire field, and even led her teammates to break through.

Even a robot would run out of fuel, let alone Su Xiaocai who is human.

Su Xiaocai shook her head, “I’ve always had good stamina. And I just had a health check yesterday, very healthy, no problems found.”

Captain Tai and Fan Li exchanged a glance, seemingly with an undetectable depth in their eyes, “What’s your Qi Sensing level?”

“Level Four. I’m only sixteen, how much can I have?”

Level Four, the progress is fast.

But it shouldn’t cause mutations, right?

Here, Captain Tai and Fan Li had a question mark.

Qi Sensing Exercise in the early stages wasn’t called Qi Sensing Exercise, but Strengthening Exercise.

Scientists and martial artists collaborated on developing human potential, going through countless iterations to create a set of movements.

Because it was proven to slowly improve the human body, they promoted it in the military.

Later, some people experienced its wonders and it was further promoted to the public.

Qi Sensing becomes addictive, practicing it makes one stronger, making it particularly alluring to teenagers.

But problems arose.

Younger people and older people seemed unable to withstand such changes; some had genetic chain breakdowns, some experienced unexplained physical weakening.

The government had to enact a law to prevent the spread of adverse effects.

Those under fifteen and those too old were prohibited from practicing. If they did so secretly, all their medical insurance would be void, and the government wouldn’t compensate any losses.

This narrowly stopped the craze for Qi Sensing Exercise.

When everyone thought Qi Sensing was the essence of Qi Sensing Exercise.

A person with a mutated physique appeared in the military, confirming there were more layers to these exercises.

Some things can only be disclosed at a certain level.

“When you reach Qi Sensing Level Six, remember to take a test for a certificate,” Captain Tai advised. “Just like a health certificate, having a credential is always good.”

Su Xiaocai seemed thoughtful, “Hmm, got it.”

She continued eating until she finished a whole bucket of fried rice to feel full.

A mighty appetite, as vast as the ocean.

Previously, Su Xiaocai’s food intake wasn’t this exaggerated.

“When we get back, I want to take Caicai out for a good meal,” Hu Ping said to Wu Qingqing.

Su Xiaocai was suspicious, secretly wondering what mischief was being planned.

“No problem. I was already thinking about when to treat Master to a meal,” Wu Qingqing said, pulling out an unknown measuring tape from somewhere. “It’s your task now, Sasha, since you’re good at arithmetic.”

Measure the volume of the food containers to see if there’s any superpower involved.

Dimensional Stomach!

Su Xiaocai: “…”

You guys can control your muttering voices. I heard it.

A bunch of troublemaking kids, calculating other people’s meal sizes, so boring!

A lot happened that day, yet it felt like nothing did, passing by effortlessly.

Not feeling any fatigue, as soon as Su Xiaocai’s head touched the pillow, she fell asleep instantly,

with excellent sleep quality.

While they ate their fill at midnight, the students playing tricks in the training ground were left behind by the instructors for a half-hour lecture, scolded severely.

Then they were punished with laps; as they ran, instructors scolded them until they confessed their wrongdoing and swore never to “draw the butcher’s knife” against their peers again, only then were they let off.

…

Su Xiaocai slept soundly, and the next day, Wisdom 03 flashed blue lights, urgently calling.

“Xiao Wanzi senior, please wake the owner, I have an urgent matter to report.”

The main body of Wisdom 03 was on Su’s Planet and was as large as a typical AI. Su Xiaocai’s computer was its interface for communicating with its owner.

The following matter required confidentiality and couldn’t use high-decibel means to wake her up.

Xiao Wanzi exited its semi-dormant state, “Caicai, wake up, 03 is calling you.”

With her body being touched, Su Xiaocai opened her eyes, looked around to get her bearings, and immediately started feeling sleepy again. Wisdom 03 informed her: “Owner, the forensic report on the Insect Man incident has come out. The investigation data will be handed over to the Military Department for handling, and Capital Star is transmitting the data to various Mechanical Planets. Do you want to intercept it?”

“So sudden?” Su Xiaocai rolled off the bed, got dressed, “Intercept. Try to get back the Insect Man dissection data.”

Meanwhile, the entire military department’s network personnel were mobilized.

The Capital Insect Man incident had high attention; physical checkups couldn’t catch it. To quickly figure out how the Insect Man got in and check for internal traitors, they organized this action.

Wisdom 03 and Su Xiaocai sat down, and once in the network backend, they immediately sensed anomalies.

The data was changing rapidly; someone else had broken in, madly attacking the military’s system, aiming to capture documents.

It’s too audacious.

The military’s network was holding strong, not yet breached, but it looked precarious.

The lights on the wall flickered, like a warning of danger.

Su Xiaocai focused on her keyboard and discerned the military’s baiting strategy.

The attackers likely realized it too.

In collaboration with Wisdom 03, she intercepted data streams, then copied, with plans to convert the data back afterward.

The dissection data of the Insect Man wasn’t top secret, extraction was relatively easy.

But the file was intentionally made large, and the transfer speed limited, making download slow.

One percent, two percent…

Suddenly Su Xiaocai’s face turned serious as the network started switching channels.

Almost instantly, she realized what was happening, recalling how she once fished for Yi Suilu similarly, albeit with cruder methods, using a fake link as a virus.

The military’s approach differed; the file itself wasn’t a virus, but had a viral-like tether, hard to shake off once touched. If you dare to snatch the data, it will entangle you and forcibly pull you into another signal channel.

This works? Crafty fox! There are many talents in both the military and political circles.

The military aimed to drag the attackers into the same net, planning to catch them all. Once logged into this special network channel they set up, they’d immediately know the attackers’ location.

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