Ye Chenfeng, smart as he was, had thought of something alarming, his heart skipped a beat when he realized that the other party must have heard everything clear as day during his conversation with Kevin Nickmit just now.
"What’s wrong with the great Divine King?" Kevin Nickmit noticed Ye Chenfeng’s unusual behavior and couldn’t help but ask.
Ye Chenfeng pointed towards the curtain and whispered, "There’s a camera."
Kevin Nickmit didn’t panic at all, instead, he gestured towards a box on the table.
Ye Chenfeng’s gaze swept over it, noticing a signal light blinking. Suddenly, he understood everything.
Kevin Nickmit gave a sly smile, "I always carry a Shielding Instrument with me; any cameras and bugs will be rendered useless. And this Shielding Instrument is my pride and joy, even those advanced military gadgets, the anti-jamming devices, the anti-electronic dogs, will all fail against mine."
"I see." Ye Chenfeng couldn’t help but nod, this kid really was a treasure.
Meanwhile, in another room, Chu Qingxue was initially overjoyed, about to see and hear things she was eager to.
But as soon as Kevin Nickmit began to speak, the screen in front of Chu Qingxue filled with static, and no matter how she adjusted it, she couldn’t restore the previous image.
"Could it be that Ye Chenfeng has found the camera?" Chu Qingxue murmured to herself.
She even sent a message to berate Gu Jundie.
"Alright, there’s nothing to worry about. Let’s sleep," Ye Chenfeng said.
"Goodnight, great Divine King," Kevin Nickmit said with a smile.
"Don’t call me that in front of others," Ye Chenfeng glared at the kid.
Kevin Nickmit looked confused, "Then what should I call you?"
"What should you call me? Call me dad if you like, but just not that," Ye Chenfeng rolled his eyes.
At this moment, across the Silver Dollar ocean...
On board a luxurious cruise ship, a tall and burly young man held a goblet in his hand, his gaze distant.
"Mr. Pierce, according to our spies, Kevin Nickmit has gone to Divine Land, and he’s alone," said a middle-aged man with a shiny, slicked-back hairdo, resembling a butler, as he leaned forward to report.
The young man known as Pierce crossed one long leg over the other and let out an amused smile, "God, I never expected that the solitary king of hackers we’ve been searching for would turn out to be a 12-year-old kid. How incredibly dramatic."
"Indeed. Kevin Nickmit could be considered as having the world’s most formidable brain," the butler-like man agreed.
"No, no, no, the person with the world’s most formidable brain is not him," Pierce said, wagging his finger.
"Huh?" The butler looked puzzled.
A touch of longing in Pierce’s eyes, he said, "It’s a woman who’s crazy to the extreme, always challenging the impossible."
"A crazy woman?" The butler was taken aback again.
Pierce’s face showed a hint of helplessness, "Never mind, you wouldn’t understand even if I explained. Did you gather the information on Kevin Nickmit as I asked?"
"Right here!" announced the butler, holding a file in his hand.
"Read it to me!" demanded Pierce, relaxing with his legs crossed.
"Kevin Nickmit, hailed in the industry as the world’s ’number one computer hacker.’ This ’renowned figure’ is only twelve years old.
Such a young kid turned into the public enemy of the hacking world; even a vast number of hackers despise him, considering him an attack junkie with no real skill. But his legendary hacking exploits have shocked the world and embarrassed all cybersecurity personnel.
When Mit was very young, his parents divorced. He lived with his mother and grew up to be reclusive and stubborn. At the age of five, Mit became fascinated with radio technology while still in elementary school and quickly became an expert in the field.
He became obsessed with a computer in a local ’Elementary School Club’ in his neighborhood, where he learned advanced computer knowledge and operational skills. One day, teachers discovered he had used the school’s computers to breach other schools’ network systems, leading to his expulsion. In Mit’s community, household computers were connected not just to businesses and universities but also to government departments. Of course, these electronic domains were protected by passwords. An extraordinary and bold plan took shape in Mit’s mind. With far more patience and persistence than his age would suggest, he set out to crack a country’s high-level military codes.
Soon, a seven-year-old Mit breached the ’National Air Defense Command System’ of a certain country, scrutinized that nation’s database of civilian weapons pointed at another nation, and then slipped away unnoticed. This became a classic feat in hacker history.
After successful penetration of the ’National Air Defense Command System,’ Mit turned his attention to other websites. Not long after, he entered the network system of a major telephone company in a certain country. He altered the computer accounts of the company’s users, including those of prominent figures, resulting in compensation by the big company. Initially thinking it was a computer malfunction, the telephone company realized, after extensive investigation, that their system had been hacked."
The butler continued, "Of course, our knowledge is limited; this is all we’ve managed to find out. Who knows what other earth-shattering things this genius has done."
"How thrilling, if we get him, weapons, wealth, or even power would be at our fingertips," a flash of excitement swept through Pierce’s eyes.
"Yes, Mr. Pierce, I’ve sent people to Divine Land already, and I’m sure you’ll be meeting this genius in person very soon," the butler said.
"Good, this is truly exciting," Pierce said, tilting his head back to finish the half-glass of red wine.
That night, not long after Ye Chenfeng returned to his room, Phoenix sent a message.
Only after confirming that Kevin Nickmit had fallen asleep did Ye Chenfeng place a call to Phoenix.
"Phoenix?" Ye Chenfeng started.
"Brother Chenfeng, please call me Jiang Yunyan, giggle..." The other end, Phoenix, couldn’t stop giggling.
Ye Chenfeng was dripping with sweat, ’Brother Chenfeng’ now?
"Cut to the chase," Ye Chenfeng urged.
"Okay, okay," Phoenix’s tone became serious, "Brother Chenfeng, you’ve really run into big trouble this time."
"Big trouble?" Ye Chenfeng was taken aback but then said, "Right, I’ve had a few close calls. I’ve met him, and he’s a formidable opponent."