"It's impossible. I've inquired about this. The youngest judge is already in their thirties," said a man.
The woman in front of him was at most twenty, which was completely different from what he had found out.
"But just now the dean..."
"She was probably just sitting there chatting. She'll leave when the event starts. This isn't our school's event anyway," the man said with a pout. "Even if she knows the dean, if she wants to be a judge, it should be for the later events."
Everyone present thought it made sense.
But they were still curious about Shi Wan's identity.
"Xu Ren, are you looking at the girl up there?" Chen Man said softly. "That girl is really pretty and looks familiar. I feel like I've seen her somewhere..."
"Impossible," Xu Ren said without hesitation. "You couldn't have seen her."
Even he had only seen her a few times, but those few encounters had benefited them greatly and made them the envy of others.
The smile on Chen Man's face faded a bit. "Maybe. Get ready first. I hope you'll succeed this time."
She looked at the people on the stage, who were now quietly listening to the host.
In this competition, the first - round questions made many people give up.
These questions were at the level of the masters, right?
Everyone looked at the dense lines of code projected on the stage and complained about having a headache.
"It's so difficult."
"Damn it. This competition is really extraordinary. Such a question is only the first one."
As everyone knew, in the way of setting questions, the first round was generally relatively easy.
But the current questions would eliminate at least two - thirds of the people in the first round.
It was said that this was the simplest firewall created by Grapefruit. The following questions would surely be even more difficult. No one knew who would win the championship.
Shi Wan was sitting on the stage. Only then did she notice the questions on it. She rubbed her forehead and said, "Why did they choose this question?"
"What's wrong?" the man sitting next to her asked. "I know the questions are difficult, but this competition can't be underestimated. If they can't solve this, let alone become a part of the national security network."
Actually, the core of this was still managed by the Hacker Alliance, but few people knew about it. Those recruited only dealt with external matters.
"By the way, the person you recommended last time is also among them. His skills are not bad, but compared with the people in the Hacker Alliance, he's still a bit lacking. He himself said he wanted to come and get some training."
"Why didn't you call me?"
Shi Wan looked over, with a nonchalant smile on her lips.
The man was silent for a moment. "If you went there, you'd scare everyone away."
It wasn't that she was terrifying, but her training methods and questions were beyond what ordinary people could bear.
Previously, there was a fearless person who went, but later gave up the idea of joining the Hacker Alliance.
Shi Wan: "..."
"Let's just watch the competition."
"Okay."
Suddenly, a person walked up to the man and whispered something in his ear.
The man's face changed slightly. "Someone is attacking the school's network security. Their strength is not weak."
Otherwise, it would have been resolved long ago.
A glint of interest flashed in Shi Wan's cold eyes. "Really? Bring me the computer and I'll give it a try."
"Okay."
The people below the stage looked at Shi Wan in confusion. What on earth was she doing?
So many strange behaviors!
Shi Wan typed on the computer for a few dozen seconds and then stopped. "Change the competition rules. Whoever can compete with this hacker directly wins the championship."
The man was stunned. "Are you sure? This hacker's strength is not weak."
"He'll be perfect for the Hacker Alliance."
The others: "..."
Good grief. It seems it will be very difficult for anyone to win this time.
They were quite surprised when they saw Shi Wan before, but now they were more scared.
However, since it was related to national network security, Shi Wan's attitude was exactly what they wanted. They couldn't be careless.
The man asked someone to announce the new competition rules. At the same time, the screens on their computers were switched.
"Everyone, due to an unexpected situation, the rules have changed. Whoever among you can compete with this hacker directly wins the championship. The competition officially starts now!"
Hearing this, there was an uproar below the stage!
They were really pulling out all the stops!
"Was it the woman on the stage who suggested this? There was no movement before, and suddenly the rules changed."
Chen Man, who was standing nearby, looked worried. Hearing this, she couldn't help but glance at Shi Wan, and her eyes darkened slightly.
"Maybe. Perhaps she thought these questions were too childish."
"Childish?" the boy's voice rose. "Just because she says they're childish doesn't mean they are. If these questions were in front of her, she wouldn't be able to solve them either. Such a young and beautiful girl, but she's talking nonsense and changing the questions!"
Chen Man was also worried about Xu Ren on the stage. With his strength, he should have had a chance to advance, right?
But now... it seemed very difficult.
"Who said that? She's really amazing!"
Zheng Zhi, who had come with Xie Zhe, retorted.
Her eyes were full of admiration as she looked at Shi Wan.
She thought she wouldn't see Wanwan for a long time, but unexpectedly, she was a judge.
Wanwan was truly number one!
"You don't sound like a local, do you?" the man sized her up and down. "Dressed like this, you're definitely not from our school. Country bumpkin."
"Sir, you shouldn't swear no matter what," Chen Man said softly. "You've been to college. How can you be so discriminatory?"
"That's right. Education doesn't equal character after all."
What's the use of learning a lot?
If your character is bad, it's still no good.
"You!"
The man didn't dare to confront Chen Man openly. He felt too ashamed to stay any longer and stormed off.
"Thank you, sister."
Zheng Zhi smiled.
"You're welcome. Do you know the girl on the stage?"
"Yes, she..." As if thinking of something, Zheng Zhi said vaguely, "She's really amazing!"
"She must be really outstanding then." Chen Man noticed her defensiveness and didn't ask further on this topic. "Which school are you from? Why did you come here today?"
"I'm from Beinan University in City T. I came with my boyfriend." She pointed at Xie Zhe on the stage. "He's my boyfriend."
Chen Man looked over and her face suddenly changed. He was actually the only one on - site who could rival Xu Ren.
This man might be a threat.
"He's really amazing."
"Those who can come here are all amazing, aren't they?"
"That's true."
Chen Man didn't say anything else and kept staring at the stage.
As time passed, many people on the stage had given up or had their computers hacked. Only two people were left on - site.
Xu Ren and Xie Zhe.
Shi Wan checked the time and felt a bit disappointed. She had thought these two would be able to solve the problem.
"It's not over yet. Otherwise, you go up? They might not be able to hold on much longer."
"Don't worry."
As soon as Shi Wan finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of excited shouts from below the stage!
"We won!"
"Who is he? I thought Xu Ren had it in the bag."
"I don't know. He's not from our school. If he were, with looks like that, I'd definitely know him!"
"..."
"Congratulations. Your boyfriend won."
The smile on Chen Man's face looked rather forced, especially after hearing what those people said.