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Chapter 260. Dream Factory

"It's difficult."

Jiang Jianxin stopped discussing the purpose and instead frowned as he looked at the constantly changing code in front of him and muttered something.

If Wen Yu himself were here, he could use his virtual talent to make changes, but Jiang Jianxin has no virtual talent, so he can only rely on A Yu's efforts to face the TV station's aggressive cyberattacks.

Forget about the Dawn Base database.

Intuition slowly revealed the words in my mind.

The TV station knew that A-Yu's administrator had changed, and it timed its attack perfectly.

[If the Dawn Base's database is leaked, the Dream Weaver Pavilion, which has taken over it, will be in trouble. But the Dream Weaver Pavilion has that great strategist... She may be a bit arrogant, but her abilities are not to be underestimated.]

Jiang Jianxin frowned and pressed on, asking:

[...The TV station found out? So quickly?]

【Um. 】

Intuition tells me this.

[The most powerful intelligence force, with information gathering methods beyond your imagination.]

Jiang Jianxin didn't speak. She just watched as the code gradually became chaotic and collapsed until the red termination code popped up again.

"The Dawn Base database has been compromised."

Ayu's announcement rang out again.

Intuition was right; the database breach didn't affect her, but it must have caused unseen problems for Dream Pavilion.

Within half a minute of the red termination code appearing, new running codes slowly started appearing, Ayu's computing power gradually decreased, public consultation services resumed, and idle computing power increased.

The database crash was like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples in Ayu's vast system before quickly subsiding.

Only Jiang Jianxin, who was the administrator, knew what had just happened.

Why do TV stations need so much data?

Jiang Jianxin asked with a heavy heart.

Most of these forces have their own motives, and so far, the vast majority of their motives have been revealed. Only the television station remains hidden behind the scenes, silent and undetected, seemingly without any ambition or desire.

"You're asking me? I don't know either."

Intuition gave a more somber answer.

I also lack the ability to predict the future, and I don't know what it plans to do with the data it collects.

Only you can foresee the future; asking me is less helpful than asking yourself.

【…】

Jiang Jianxin had no precognitive memories whatsoever, and couldn't recall them for the time being, so he had no choice but to give up on the brain-burning task of guessing the TV station's plans.

She closed the data page, returned to the vortex area, chatted with Ayu for a while, and then went to bed to rest.

The next morning, as sunlight streamed through the gaps in the curtains, casting golden stripes on the floor, Jiang Jianxin rubbed his sleepy eyes and just woke up.

The first thing she did upon waking was reach for her phone. The moment the screen lit up, a flurry of trending topics from the Ping An Forum popped up.

Jiang Jianxin suddenly perked up. She sat up slightly and quickly opened the forum—Chaos factions generally don't issue announcements, but the Foolish Society, this perpetually lurking and reserved organization, had just released an announcement and it quickly topped the trending searches. On the trending list, the hashtag #FoolishSocietyPersonnelRelocation# was followed by a dark red "Explosive" button.

Unlike the lengthy descriptions of the War Alliance and the concise words of the Light Force, the Foolish Society's announcement had no lengthy text, only a simple black image with gold lettering.

Jiang Jianxin's gaze was instantly fixed on the bold, gilded text at the top:
[Jiang Jianxin, the newly appointed elder of the History Department]

Below is a neatly arranged list of other transferred personnel, each name appearing as if it were branded onto black paper using ancient woodblock printing techniques, exuding a retro feel that seems out of step with the times.

The comment section below the announcement surged to over 999 comments, and Jiang Jianxin opened it and glanced at it in a good mood.

"It's rare for the Chaos faction to issue an announcement, but instead they sent over a picture, with a black background and gold text. Has the Fool's Society become so engrossed in their own art?"

"This must be the faction founded by that group of fools. It seems to have no presence at all. If it weren't for the sudden announcement, I would have forgotten that such a faction even existed."

"That's right. Although their power isn't very prominent, their leaders are quite well-known on the list. The Uncrowned Queen and the Schoolgirl are two names that are quite famous."

"Why did Sword Master go to the Fools' Society? I saw in the War Alliance's announcement a few days ago that she became the Chief Elder."

"The information upstairs is outdated. The War Alliance has already disintegrated, and Jiang will definitely be switching sides, but I really didn't expect him to jump ship to the Fool Society."

"Congratulations, Jiang! I don't know why you're joining the Fools' Society, but I'm a loyal follower. I hope you can realize your ambitions in the Fools' Society!"

……

Jiang Jianxin read dozens of comments, some criticizing the Foolish Society's arbitrary personnel reassignment announcement, and others offering her blessings.

She scratched her head and talked to her intuition:
I remember I've never said a word on the forum, so how come I suddenly have such a large following?

Intuition paused for a long while before slowly revealing the words:
[It's easy to understand—when you're strong enough, you'll naturally become a heartthrob.]

Your silence isn't called being taciturn; it's called governing by doing nothing.

[This kind of quiet, unassuming, and consistently successful persona—Kuku is the epitome of an idol. Who wouldn't like her?]

Jiang Jianxin never expected that his inability to speak due to his fake account would allow him to establish a persona of a powerful figure who governs by doing nothing.

Sure enough, once a person becomes stronger, all sorts of benefits come their way.

The warm sunlight streamed onto the sheets, and she stretched, sinking into the soft pillow.

This unexpected rise to fame felt like being handed a lottery ticket on the street and winning it. Jiang Jianxin felt incredibly comfortable, and his already pleasant mood upon seeing the dispatch announcement became even happier.

She checked the trending list again and found that in addition to the announcement from the Foolish Society, the Dream Pavilion had also issued a new announcement.

It was released later than the Fools' Society, and its content was not about personnel deployment, but about the captured Dawn Base.

This time, it didn't use the War Alliance's official account to post it; it directly used the Dream Pavilion's official account.

Both being dull and chaotic forces, Dream Pavilion and Fool Society share a similar aesthetic – the former used a white background with silver and black text for its image announcement, and the latter's text layout is remarkably similar.

The top-rated comment in the comments section was:
"Oh no, the Foolish Society's announcement that 10,000 people commented didn't look good has caught the eye of Dream Pavilion. Were the factions divided by aesthetics back then? How come everyone in Chaos likes this one?"

Jiang Jianxin found it somewhat amusing.

She clicked on the picture and carefully read the announcement from Dream Makers:

[Important Announcement: Effective immediately, Dream Pavilion has taken over Dawn Base and renamed it "Dream Factory." The factory's main business is weapons production, and the new "Dream Core" series of weapons, led by Elder Xia Qizhen, will be developed here. Everyone is welcome to follow along!]

I made some changes, so it's a little late... I'll post it earlier tomorrow! I promise!