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Chapter 112: Is this upgrade module too overpowered, or is it an upgrade to the Information Sea Entity?

Although Tang Yiping claimed he would help Luo Han find his wife and daughter, he actually had no clue whatsoever.

The pinyin "LuoHan" could be a person's name, and there are actually many possible combinations of this name.

Luo could be 洛, 罗, 骆, etc., and Han could be 汉, 翰, 韩, 寒, 涵, etc., or some uncommon characters.

Furthermore, the combination could indicate the surname "han" is written in a foreign language with the surname at the end, and "luo" could be an uncommon character...

"Xin Xin" is clearly a nickname, while his wife's name "Ai Han" seems more suitable. Tang Yiping plans to use this name as a starting point.

However, based on the value of Bitcoin, this USB drive is estimated to be 12 years old. A lot can change in 12 years, and it's unknown whether Ai Han is still in Hailing City.

Of course, there's a chance that "Aihan" is a nickname or a term of endearment, and it's perfectly natural for a couple to call each other by nicknames.

But this was Tang Yiping's only breakthrough.

This is different from the last time Tang Yiping helped Du Yuanshan find his children. Last time, there were specific directions and real names. The entire population of the two islands in the South Pacific is less than half the population of Hailing City, and the number of Chinese is even smaller. Having specific names would have made things much simpler.

Moreover, it doesn't seem like it; Tang Yiping is actually a novice.

He had absolutely no experience in information retrieval, in particular.

In terms of information retrieval, the only thing he can think of right now is to utilize the information ocean.

If all else fails, go find a police officer.

But how can I explain this to him? If I remember correctly, trading Bitcoin is illegal in China!

Could it be that I, Tang Yiping, the outlaw, am going to have another crime added to my list of offenses, in addition to my usual beatings?

With that thought in mind, Tang Yiping placed his hands on the keyboard and activated the Information Sea Prosthetic Body.

—【Low-level Incomplete Prosthetic Body】(Information Sea Dedicated) has been connected to low-tech display devices via Information Sea.
On the screen in front of him, the image distorted, and a dazzling display of light and shadow popped up.

A sea of ​​information unfolded before him.

Moreover, this time it's a dual-screen setup, providing a much wider field of view.

Normally, Tang Yiping almost never uses the information system in public; he does it at home using his own laptop.

After all, the projection of a sea of ​​information onto a monitor still seems too futuristic and difficult to explain.

But now that most of his colleagues have left, Tang Yiping doesn't have to worry about too much anymore.

This also reminded Tang Yiping that he should probably get a VR headset or something similar, which would essentially give the Information Ocean Prosthetics a visual interface module.

Tang Yiping decided to go back to the forum and ask everyone for equipment recommendations.

But what should he do now...? He still had no clue.

Right… Tang Yiping remembered that Lux had said that although this information sea prosthetic body was incomplete, it possessed the ability to act autonomously…

Does it mean that you can search and traverse information on your own?
Tang Yiping tried issuing instructions to the Information Sea Prototype: "Search for users on the internet whose names match 'luohan,' 'aihan,' and 'xinxin,' and compile their relevant information. 'Luohan' is male, 'aihan' is female, and both are over 33 years old. 'Luohan' is deceased, and 'xinxin' is 12 years old or older, and most likely female..."

As a programmer, Tang Yiping gave very specific instructions, explaining all the possible scenarios he could think of.

system hint:

— [Low-level Incomplete Prosthetic Body] (Information Sea Dedicated) has received instructions and will soon act autonomously within the Information Sea.

Tang Yiping was just overjoyed when he saw another notification:

—【Low-Tier Incomplete Prosthetic Body】(Information Sea Dedicated) lacks a pathfinding module. After autonomous action, it will become lost in the Information Sea. Please repair this function or try other methods.
Depend on!
Sure enough, it still doesn't work.

Do I have to search for information manually?
This is such a hassle!
Tang Yiping wondered if he should ask Lux if there were any other prosthetic bodies he could exchange for.

At worst, we can just sell the cattle and horses for another price.

Just then, another system notification popped up:
—The search found that some low-tech devices contain [low-level incomplete prosthetics] (for information sea use), which can use upgrade module code.

Upgrade module?

The system keeps saying that its electronic devices are low-tech and looks down on them, so how come there are upgrade modules?
—【Level ? ? ? Pathfinding Module】Supermodel Pathfinding Module Code, Level Unknown, 【Low-Level Incomplete Prosthetic Body】(Information Sea Dedicated) Can be upgraded using an upgrade module.

—Warning: This pathfinding module is too overpowered. The current [Low-Tier Incomplete Prosthetic Body] is too low. Upgrading may cause unknown problems. Upgrade now?
The code for the "Level ? ? ? Pathfinding Module"? When did I have this? And why was it judged by the system as being too overpowered?
Tang Yiping was puzzled. Wait, the pathfinding module? It is…

FORK?

That's it!

Tang Yiping wrote the FORK on the computer at his workstation, so the upgrade hadn't been triggered despite the numerous times he had connected the prosthetic body to the laptop.

After guessing the reason, Tang Yiping hesitated for only 0.1 seconds before making a decision.

Sigh, with my current broken prosthetic body, it's low-level and incomplete. It can't display anything or jump to anything. What other unknown problems could it cause?

Even my own crappy code is superior to this thing; this kind of thing isn't worth treasuring.

If it's broken, just replace it.

With that in mind, Tang Yiping decided to upgrade.

I thought to myself, "It won't be like the last initialization, which took several days to initialize."

then……

Sure enough, nothing happened.

Even the screen went out, reverting to the original interface.

Tang Yiping and others paused for a while.

Waited for a while.

"Depend on!"

Indeed, there is a certain beauty in using a computer that is older than oneself.

"What's wrong?" Ban Ge turned around when he heard Tang Yiping's voice.

"It's nothing." Tang Yiping shook his head. "Brother Ban, how do you search for someone's information online?"

"Let's search it," said Brother Ban.

"But the information I'm looking for is very vague, and I want to search the entire internet..."

"Write a web crawler!"

Tang Yiping opened the search link and began searching: "How to write a web crawler".

"Be careful when scraping data, be careful not to break the law!" Brother Ban said.

Tang Yiping: "..."

Are you deliberately trying to cause me trouble?

He then searched: "How to write a web crawler that doesn't violate the law."

Then Tang Yiping discovered that web crawlers are actually quite easy to crack.

Especially since the data they scraped was personal information.

He was afraid that he might accidentally write something very criminal.

Tang Yiping, the outlaw, is actually quite cowardly.

Do I have to wait for my prosthetic body to wake up?
"Brother Ban, you..." Tang Yiping wanted to ask Brother Ban if he happened to have a not-too-criminal web crawler tool, but then he saw a program that Tang Yiping had never seen before on Brother Ban's computer screen.

The interface of this program looks a bit dated, and it seems to be an early draft of some kind of design. Although it looks a bit outdated now, the interface still looks very comfortable.

Brother Ban looked at the program with a special kind of deep affection.

It's like watching your master's wife hidden in a secluded courtyard, someone you absolutely mustn't touch.

After a long while, Brother Ban sighed deeply.

(End of this chapter)