HBWnovel Chapter 447 447: Safety Guardian
Chapter 447 447: Safety Guardian
The software formerly known as 720 Security Guard, and now the Security Assistant, had its nature fully clarified for Alain through the reminder from the Core: the Security Guard was simply the Core's Antivirus Program.
The Security Guard had once helped him survive his initial tribulations and successfully escape the clutches of Crazy Mita and the viruses.
It wasn't until later, after Alain and the others carefully "disassembled" the kernel of the Security Guard, that they discovered two ports existing within it.
Among them, the Unknown Port particularly attracted his and everyone else's attention.
The Unknown Port was engaging in the behavior of stealing the Security Guard's operation logs: at a frequency of every two hours.
2D Mita had also been dedicated to cracking the real-world coordinates of the Unknown Port, intending to use it as the initiative for a future counterattack.
Returning his gaze to the present... Alain looked with disbelief at the bewildered face of Core Mita before him.
Her bright yellow eyes, loaded through the false reality's operating room, had now become vividly bright and lifelike.
But from those eyes, Alain felt a stinging pain, as if thousands of needles were striking his face.
Core Mita didn't know about the existence of the Unknown Port?
"Wait a minute, wait a minute!" Alain couldn't help but raise his volume. "You don't know about the Unknown Port?"
"Correct." She nodded.
"As the separator of the Antivirus Program, you don't know about the existence of the Unknown Port?"
"Correct." She nodded again in agreement.
Mina, who was inspecting the Core, heard his questioning and walked over with swift steps.
"What's wrong? Why are you suddenly so loud?"
"No, it's nothing..." Alain lowered his head, eyes wide, his hand resting on his forehead. It felt as if he could sense those chaotic nerves right through his palm.
In that case, the Unknown Port was inserted without Core Mita's knowledge...
"What exactly is going on? Can you explain it to me?" came Core Mita's voice.
Alain's dry throat bobbed. "Once, I thought that Monika and Yang Wanhua—these two people—were inevitably the candidates for the Unknown Port.
"As I learned more and more, I almost confirmed the candidate for the Unknown Port to be Monika.
"It was precisely her who obtained the Security Guard's operation logs at a frequency of every two hours.
"It's a pity, but that is impossible," Core Mita flatly denied. "Even if Monika is my collaborator, she only knows of the Antivirus Program's existence. In terms of permissions, hers are very small."
"But! Didn't she once give me a Death Exemption Medallion?" What Alain was referring to was the Revolving Lantern in the dark space after killing the Mother Monster in Version 1.3B.
Alain was certain that the dark figure in that space must have been Monika.
Core Mita pondered for two seconds before continuing, "I only said her permissions were very small, far inferior to the Security Guard's obedience to you.
"But, if it was to help you when you were in difficulty, and at the same time you did not refuse... wouldn't that so-called help take effect?"
Alain stopped speaking.
Core Mita's meaning was that Alain's permissions within the Security Guard were much higher than Monika's. Therefore, Monika could not possibly have the opportunity to hinder the Security Guard from obeying Alain's commands.
This was the insurance Core Mita had set up for him.
But back in Version 1.3B, Alain's Cloud Recovery—that is, his resurrection count—was about to be used.
And Monika appeared at that time, directly "resurrecting" him without using up a Cloud Recovery count.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute... Doesn't this make it even more chaotic?"
Alain shook his head, forcibly calming his state of mind.
He hurriedly looked at Core Mita. "Then let me ask you. With Monika's permissions, is it possible for her to obtain the Antivirus Software's operation logs at a frequency of every two hours?"
"Impossible. Her permissions are too low. Furthermore, Yang Wanhua exists on her side; it is impossible for me to give her such dangerous permissions."
Core Mita answered without thinking.
"Hss..." Alain sucked in a sharp breath of cold air, yet he still couldn't stop the sweat from seeping out of his forehead.
Core Mita didn't know about the existence of the Unknown Port.
And now, it was almost confirmed that the Unknown Port wasn't Monika. Then, it could only be Yang Wanhua.
The Unknown Port was a "spy" that had existed within the Security Guard from the past... stealing logs from inside the Security Guard from the very beginning.
No, that's not right... According to Yang Wanhua's style of doing things, she should have grasped Alain's whereabouts instead.
And this matter of the Security Guard was something both Core Mita and Monika knew about simultaneously.
According to Core Mita, it was only after she and Monika reached a cooperation agreement that she sent the Security Guard to Alain's computer. Then, Alain was sent into the Game World by the combined efforts of the Security Guard and Crazy Mita—two major factors.
Then, is there a possibility—
"Yang Wanhua knew about your cooperative relationship a long time ago?" He looked at Core Mita with a grave expression.
And on the frame, Core Mita, leaning against the headboard, was slightly stunned upon hearing this...
Obviously, she also realized what Alain's words meant.
"You... are saying—"
"Correct." Alain called up the original email interface and quickly found Monika's chat communication.
The content on the communication was still stuck at [Help me check on Yang Wanhua's situation].
"Tsk..." Perhaps even the emails were being monitored.
Alain's expression dimmed as he quickly typed out character after character... and then clicked send.
Bzzzt...
In the corner of a certain room, a silver-white disc flashed with an arc of light. Pure white light gradually dyed the gloom of the corner.
And within the light, a humanoid shadow gradually appeared.
The shadow constructed into a human body, the human body evolved into a female body, and clothing condensed upon the surface of the female body.
Subsequently, blocks of color emerged and constructed. Coral brown, pale skin, dark brown, black, bright red...
Finally, a pretty young girl with a high ponytail stood atop the disc.
Monika shed the mosaics still remaining on her clothes. With a slightly complex expression, she glanced at the projector beneath her feet, and then her gaze looked forward.
The room was full of all kinds of smart home devices. From the lights to the refrigerator, and even a robot vacuum...
And what her gaze reached was a black-haired young girl sitting properly beside a computer desk.
She was simply wearing a nightgown, her bosom—which could be called voluptuous—using the tabletop as a support point, looking quite comfortable.
The black-haired girl was looking with utter boredom at a plain, retro machine with a cartridge inserted, sitting next to the computer tower.
Alain's request echoed in Monika's mind:
[Please, Miss Monika, you must help this lowly one. This lowly one can only rely on you!]
[Hmph~ Really can't do anything with you. It seems you can't do anything without me, huh.]
Although it differed slightly from the actual facts, Monika believed the situation could be roughly summarized as such.
Since Alain's attitude met the standard, she might as well help out...
Tap, tap, tap.
Monika walked over slowly, watching Yang Wanhua as she gradually got closer.
Even after spending time with her until now, Monika still couldn't figure out what she wanted to do.
This sense of being unable to control things made her emotions complex.
Soon, the coral-brown-haired girl stopped behind her.
And Yang Wanhua also noticed her shadow and looked over towards her.
She smiled faintly,
"You're here?"
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