NOVPUBChapter 128: Chapter 127: Red-Black Pupil
Chapter 128 -127: Red-Black Pupil
Cobra posted another screenshot: “I always feel there’s something off about the center control screen of this car, can any of you restore it?”
Alex glanced at it and indeed found it strange. The colors displayed on the screen were very monotonous, not what you would expect from a new electric car. However, due to the resolution of the camera and the effects of dynamic shooting, this detail was quite blurred, making it difficult to make out anything.
But just because the naked eye can’t see clearly doesn’t mean the computer can’t either. 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓅𝓊𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
He typed out a line “Let me try,” and then called up an image recognition program from his own computer, importing the video into it. This software would break down the video into frames and use the logic learned in the past to piece all the images together, to fill in the details missing from each frame.
Five minutes later, he obtained a new image with improved resolution.
Alex opened the image and immediately shivered.
The display on the center control showed a huge eye.
The eye was only red and black, with the outer ring and the pupil in red and the eye socket in black — displaying such a monochromatic pattern on a control screen that could be used as a tablet was indeed eerily unusual.
But what made his hair stand on end wasn’t just the eye.
It was the feeling of deja vu that came with the pattern!
He quickly switched to the Sunflower Project document and saw that in the top right corner of the cover, there was also an identical eye mark! Although it was black and gray, the shape and colors matched the red and black eye on the car perfectly!
He had not paid attention to the eye pattern on the cover at first, just as he would not pay attention to every mark and symbol in a document.
But when viewed together, the two-colored eye suddenly became glaringly obvious.
It was the self-signature of the file uploader!
And the most blatant challenge to MI6!
Alex felt his heart pounding. This was definitely something every hacker dreamed of doing — stamping their own mark on the summit that was hardest to climb!
He took a deep breath and uploaded his new discovery to the topic: If I’m not wrong in my speculation, someone really did it, they made the impossible a reality!
This time there was a longer silence among everyone.
After a while, Bell spoke: “Damn, both things were done by the same person?”
“The Emperor of Dark”: That’s impossible, how can he invade something without a network connection!?
“Cobra”: Buddy, try microwaves.
Alex promptly changed the topic tag from “shocking” to “god of hackers”: If we find him, won’t we know everything? This person has definitely blazed a new trail in technology completely unknown to us, but if we don’t understand it, we can learn! Just don’t know if he’s open to taking disciples, to be honest, I don’t fancy going up against his firewall head-on.
“Avalon”: I agree! I also want to know how he did it. The power of one person is too limited, count me in.
At this moment, new peers were attracted by the title.
“KEY”: What, we have a god? Can anyone introduce me? Is it this Emperor guy?
“Night Wish”: The admin doesn’t like to see topics attract people with gimmicks. The Wall of Silence is a place for technical exchange; I suggest you quickly change the tag.
Just then, Alex received a private chat message.
“Bell”: You’d better shut down the topic immediately, and never try to find him, or you could end up dead!
He replied: What do you mean?
“Bell”: Think about the connection between the two things… If your guess is correct, then why would this person hack into MI6 while causing cars to crash on the Twin Towers Bridge? Is it possible that it was a countermeasure taken after he discovered that MI6 was onto him? It’s not just about hacking some data or frying a computer server; he’s killing people! And not only that, but he also uploaded classified documents bearing his own mark to the internet. Have you not considered what this attitude represents at all?
Reading the lengthy message, Alex suddenly broke out into a cold sweat.
He suddenly realized that the entrepreneur, Jason Tyler, who died in the car crash, had an impeccably clean background, exactly fitting the characteristics of the seeds in the Sunflower Project.
What Bell said was very likely true.
But to give up on finding this person, he felt somewhat unwilling… For hackers, nothing is more attractive than technology. Especially one who can ignore physical walls and protocol barriers, truly achieve the interconnectivity of all things, and turn the entire world into one massive network – this was the stuff of their dreams.
If he hadn’t known about this matter, that would have been the end of it.
But now he had already glimpsed a corner of this network.
After much thought, Alex made a decision. He deleted the topic tag first and prevented new members from joining the discussion, then he spoke up in the room: My previous statements were a bit inappropriate. Blindly tracking this person could provoke unnecessary hostility, so I’ve thought of a perfect solution. I won’t actively seek out this person but instead will make it so that he has to come to me.
“Bell”: How do you plan to do that?
He typed in response: Simple, I’m going to set up a small group and promote the feats of Red-Black Pupil. Of course, I won’t do anything in this person’s name, nor will I pretend to be him. Although this approach is unlikely to yield results in the short term, given time, that person will surely become aware of my existence. Moreover, it will confuse organizations like MI6 looking for him and is more conducive to him concealing his movements. What do you all think?
“The Emperor of Dark”: Expecting to share the labors without the credit? How is this any different from becoming a disciple of the Red-Black Eye?
“Alex”: Isn’t it obvious? The gods do not exist in the network, but the technology represented by the Red-Black Pupil does exist.
“The Emperor of Dark”: I’m out, goodbye.
“System”: The Emperor of Dark has left the topic.
His fingers never stopped: Others who disagree can leave too. Even if it’s just me alone, I’ll implement this according to my own thoughts. Of course, I would be very welcoming of anyone who wishes to join.
“System”: Cobra has left the topic.
Unexpectedly, there were no more leavers after that.
Even the two new members chose to stay.
“KEY”: Having read the previous messages, I think I understand what you are discussing. Frankly, I’m skeptical about the reality of this technology. If it exists, this networked world is far too dangerous.
“Avalon”: Dangerous, but it also represents unlimited opportunities. Knowing about it is better than avoiding it, I’m in anyway.
“Night Wish”: Since you guys are actually discussing hacker technology, I’m also looking forward to it.
“Bell”: Can I stay and watch the fun?
Alex typed resignedly: Of course, you can do whatever you want. However, since you’ve chosen to stay, I’ll assume you all are the founding members of the group.
“Avalon”: Does this group have a name?
Of course. He immediately replied, in order to quickly establish recognition of this person, our group’s name and logo will be themed around the Red-Black Pupil. From today onwards, we are the followers of the Red-Black Pupil.
