Chapter 90: The Peak of the World
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Although this forum for programmers was small and did not have many people, it had a very stupid name: “Peak of the World”.
Yu Yao could imagine what an arrogant attitude the creator of this forum used to observe the world.
In the beginning, as a guest viewer, Yu Yao could browse through all kinds of posts on the forum.
However, when she was attracted to one of the posts and wanted to participate in the discussion, she realized that she could not comment. She had to register as an official member before she could freely reply to other people’s posts or post on the forum.
Becoming a registered member of this forum was not easy. Yu Yao needed to solve the questions posted by ten of the forum’s creators.
These questions were all kinds of strange. Some were for optimization of a certain code, while others were for creating a new program on the spot. This was quite difficult for ordinary programmers, but for a computer god like Yu Yao, it was easy.
Although these questions were not difficult for Yu Yao, because they were too cumbersome, it still took her half a day to officially register on this forum. The moment she became an official member, it seemed that the other members had received a system notification. The administrator had posted a thread welcoming newcomers, and then all the members had celebrated in the thread.
Some people were making a fuss and asking Yu Yao to introduce herself. Yu Yao did so, but she hid some key information about herself and gave a simple introduction on the forum.
In the beginning, there was nothing special on this forum. Like other programming aficionados, everyone discussed their problems with one another or occasionally discussed interesting things in their lives. It seemed very harmonious.
Two or three days later, Yu Yao received a friend request and a private message.
“Hello, are you the new friend who just joined the forum a few days ago? I noticed your suggestions when I was reading the threads you replied to. Those replies are all very useful. I realize that your understanding of programming is very advanced. I have some thoughts that I want to discuss with you. Can you add me as a friend?”
Since entering this forum, Yu Yao had answered many posts and had also interacted with other members. Many people had applied to add her as a friend, but this new friend request gave Yu Yao a strange feeling.
She could not pinpoint what was wrong, but for some reason, she was very interested in this forum member with the ID “A3”.
Because of this intuition in her heart, after Yu Yao added A3, she had been cautious when communicating with him.
At the beginning, the two of them only talked about their opinions and discussed programming. However, as their conversation deepened, A3’s words inevitably revealed some of his extraordinary character.
Sometimes, A3 would say, “It was only after interacting with you that I realized the world is not as despairing as I thought. In the past, I felt that everyone around me was an idiot, and I was the only one who had a vision that transcended the entire era. But when I stand at the peak of the world alone, I also feel lonely.”
Sometimes, A3 would criticize Yu Yao’s lifestyle intensely. “I really think that your current lifestyle is meaningless. You have talent that others can’t compare to. Why don’t you use your talent fully to change the world?”
When Yu Yao helped A3 solve a programming problem, A3 would praise her without holding back. “Dear, you are indeed as perfect as I imagined. Look at how compatible our souls are. You really should come to my side and welcome the highest honor with me…”
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Regardless of whether A3 was bewitching her or praising her, Yu Yao had never relaxed her guard at all. She continued to search for clues from the traces of their conversation.
When Yu Yao reviewed their chat history, she acutely noticed a phrase that A3 often used. He often described himself as having a vision that surpassed this era and said that he was standing at the top of the world.
This forum just so happened to be named ‘Peak of the World’.
Yu Yao couldn’t help but suspect that A3 was the founder of the forum. After carefully hiding undercover in the forum, Yu Yao also discovered that A3 had a supreme status on the forum. Every time he appeared, almost all the members would immediately come out and worship him.
However, A3 did not often take the initiative to appear on the forum. But even when he did not appear, the members of the forums would not forget him and often talked about him like a god.
After organizing all the information, Yu Yao stared at the mysterious forum on the computer screen and heaved a long sigh.
It seemed like she had indeed found traces of that criminal organization.. Although she did not know what status this A3 had in that organization, she was sure that he had provided technological support for the organization.