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Chapter 184 What is Code Cthulhu? (3K, hallliana bonus chapter 710)

"Hahahaha! I'm speechless! Even the experts copy code!"

Wang Xiqiang knew what to do as soon as he saw the title.

This version is several generations behind.

Sure enough, after clicking in, I saw that everyone was complaining.

"The expert must have given up on his coding skills and decided to give up entirely."

"I've seen people copy code before, but this is the first time I've seen someone copy code from beginning to end."

"To copy code to this extent, there's no one else like it."

"They really have to copy every single function! Are these geniuses just incompetent outside of algorithms? Can't they even write an extra line of code?"

"Hehe, suddenly I feel like I'm not so useless after all! The expert is better at algorithms than me, and I'm better than the expert... cough cough, well, you know."

"What is that?"

"What else could it be? It can't be your hairline, can it?"

Wang Xiqiang felt that the big boss seemed to be acting too approachable lately, and everyone on the forum had forgotten the fear of being dominated by him.

That's how it is with gods who are high above you. No matter how powerful you are, if you are not omniscient and omnipotent, you will be treated as a false god.

In a daze, Wang Xiqiang saw the scene when the big shots first came to the forum.

A bunch of clueless guys are shouting, "This code is terrible, I want to submit my code too!"

At that time, I was one of them.

Later, after truly discovering the terrifying power of the expert's code, submitting code to the expert became one of the things he regretted most in his life, fearing that the code he had submitted to show off before would actually be seen by the expert.

What I fear even more is receiving a seemingly earnest thank you from a big shot.

He still remembers the fear he felt when the expert personally thanked everyone who had submitted code in his post.

Just recalling it brings back the fear of leg cramps.

He randomly picked a post from among these posts and replied with a single sentence.

"Go and see what era, language, and runtime the code that the experts copied is from! If you can make that code run in the same framework, then you can say that the experts copied the code."

Copying code? Is copying code important?

There's a kind of code copying in this world called forced showing off!

In this world, there's a kind of code copying called "Why not copy mine!"
After he replied, he refreshed the page and saw someone else answering him:

"The paradox of the experts is back. You don't need to explain to someone who can understand the code of an expert, and it's useless to explain to someone who can't understand the code of an expert. Brother, don't waste your energy."

Yes, don't waste your energy and time. Big shots don't need to prove themselves.

He refreshed the page again and saw another post:
"What is Cthulhu in code? How did the genius do it?"

The poster is a very active cybersecurity expert on the forum, with extremely high popularity and is a truly outstanding figure.

He felt that the phrase "Code Cthulhu" was incredibly apt, it really resonated with him.

I quickly opened the post and saw the poster say, "When I first saw this software, I thought it had nothing to do with me. After all, I don't own dogs, and it's just a variant of FOEW. Everyone knows I'm also a branch maintainer of FOEW, so there shouldn't be much difference, right?"

"Now I realize that the 'dog language translator' that the big boss was referring to us code dogs!"

"The name 'Diverse Interspecies Translation Instruction Nexus Gateway' is absolutely apt. Isn't it ridiculous? This genius wrote software to translate the languages ​​of multiple species, and in doing so, he used almost every programming language imaginable. It's practically a Tower of Babel of human programming languages!"

"This guy has OCD, doesn't he?"

Wang Xiqiang was stunned.

Wait, is it possible to explain it this way?
Someone asked below: "Did these copied codes actually participate in the program's operation? Or were they just decorations placed inside?"

Wang Xiqiang also had this question.

"No, at least all the components I checked participated in the program's execution. I did a simple analysis and found that the expert wrote 211 minimal virtual machines for these 211 components and used Rust to fully simulate their runtime environment, allowing these 211 components to run perfectly."

"Or rather, this shouldn't be called a virtual machine. After all, the performance loss of a virtual machine is terrifying. I haven't even seen any performance loss in this thing. It's even lower than the performance loss of containers and sandboxes... As everyone knows, isolation, energy efficiency, and security are an impossible triangle for virtual machines, but the expert has managed to achieve it."

"This virtual machine with nearly 100% energy efficiency, you may not know what that means... To be honest, I work in cybersecurity and have a lot of contact with this area. I just sold all my shares in several related companies."

Wang Xiqiang: ...

I understand, I understand.

Wait, thank you so much!
I quickly cleared out all my related stocks too!

What a sharp business mind this tycoon possesses!
"Of course, I think it's not so easy for relevant companies to copy the code of the experts. Right now, we and my friends are looking at the code of the experts, but how should I put it, we can't understand it."

"The code written by this expert is very clear, and I can understand every line, but I can't understand anything beyond three lines. What kind of code is this?!"

"This information is too much, and the logic is too complex. My brain is about to explode. This is not information that humans can process."

"Now I feel that the code from that expert isn't some Tower of Babel, but an interstellar warship, the kind that can traverse the stars."

"This interstellar warship has landed on Earth and is even open to us for a tour. Then I asked the expert, 'What powers this spaceship? It must be some kind of anti-gravity engine or warp drive!'"

"I think this must be the biggest gap between Earth's technology and alien technology."

"The boss smiled, opened the engine to show me, and there were 211 hamsters running in circles inside."

"This is the power source for alien spaceships to travel through the universe."

"What the hell is this black magic that amplified the running circles of 211 hamsters to the power of a starship?!"

"This is pure Cthulhu code! It's incomprehensible!"

"What's the point of the big boss doing this?! What's the point?!"

"Is it just for showing off skills? The problem is, we can't even understand it! What's the point of showing off skills to us idiots!"

Wang Xiqiang completely agreed.

Yes.

Is it simply a display of skill?
Why!

Knowing the gap isn't scary. What's truly terrifying is the incomprehension.

The FOEW and similar products released by big shots in the past were like opening the engine hood, revealing a real anti-gravity engine inside.

That kind of understanding, even if you don't understand it, you can still logically comprehend it.

But now, what's with the hamster running around in circles when you open the engine hood?!
Of course, none of that matters now.

Go and clear out all related stocks first!

When he returned after clearing out his stocks and left a comment saying, "Great guy, thank you," the discussion in the thread had already changed.

"Didn't you guys ever think about it? Why these 211 hamsters? These aren't just any 211 hamsters! These are the most elite hamsters out there!"

"These 211 lines of code are really well written. Why has no one ever paid attention to things that are enough to be included in textbooks and enough to change the industry?"

Hmm? Is that so?

To be honest, even in a forum like this, only a small portion of people can truly understand the power and terrifying nature of Diting's technology.

Everyone else only knows that the program is powerful, but has no idea why it is powerful.

But some of their strengths are things they can understand.

For example, those 211 components.

Two hours after "Diting" was released, the most popular post on the forum was:

"I'm speechless. I finally understand the boss's profound meaning."

……

Xin Xin was unhappy all day.

She felt that her master disliked her.

But this doesn't make sense! My algorithm is so well written!
Even my master doesn't think much of me.

Master is really too much...

Thinking this, she decided to vent on the forum, and found that the forum was very lively.

She spotted a post right away.

I can't ignore it, because her name is on it.

"Ms. Luo Nian'an's code is beautifully written! No wonder it's the first component for a master!"

Wait, what's going on?
Why is my name on it?

What happened?! What happened?!
Wait, my mentor released a product? And it used my code?
Was it the first one to use it?
"Hey, what a bad master!" Xin Xin chuckled.

What does it mean to say one thing but mean another?

"Let me see how you, Master, this proud old man, are using my code~" In Xin Xin's mind, an image of a white-bearded old man looking up at the sky with a proud expression had already appeared. "Xin Xin, although your code is still far from perfect, I will use it with my own efforts! You must continue to work hard and not let your master down."

Master, the smile on your lips has already given you away!

You must be very satisfied with me!

She opened the website, downloaded the code, and started looking at it.

She was all smiles.

Her smile froze on her face.

Her face was ashen.

Five minutes later, she suddenly burst into tears.

Li Chongshan, who was lying in the hospital bed, was startled.

"What's wrong with Xin Xin? What happened?"

"Uncle, I...I'm too weak..."

Waaaaaah, why am I so weak?

In order to use my crappy code, my mentor actually wrote so much code to force compatibility...

My crappy code doesn't deserve it!

It doesn't deserve it!

Waaaaaah, why am I so weak? How can I have the face to call someone "Master"?

Master—Waaaaaah! I'm so sorry, Master!!!

The discussion about Luo Nian'an is just one example.

After all, everyone thought that Luo Nian'an was a friend of the big shot in real life, so it was expected that he would write good code.

He's a friend of the big shot, right?

Right now, everyone on the forum is discussing Component 2.

"I'm blown away! This asynchronous resume upload component is a god-tier achievement!"

"Holy crap, that's so simple, elegant, and awesome! How was that achieved?"

"Who is this 'Lonely Ashtray' guy? Why haven't we known about him for so many years?"

Following the permission statement left by Tang Yiping, some people arrived at the "Legendary Software BBS" forum.

Someone somehow found the account and password from that forum years ago and left this message:

"Hi, hello. On November 10, 2005 at 23:17, the 'Lonely Ashtray' who posted on the Legend Software BBS, it is now the end of July 2025. 20 years have passed. Where are you now? Is your ashtray still lonely?"

　Sorry for the late update. This chapter was revised seven times, with a lot of overly technical descriptions that affected the reading experience and too many shocking things removed.

　　But I still feel like something's missing...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)