Digital Hackers' Memories

The fox-like beast tilted its head slightly, revealing an adorable expression, clearly unable to understand what "love" meant.

"Yes, so-called 'love' is a kind of trial ritual that human men and women undergo in order to live together for the rest of their lives."

After thinking for a long time, Chen Ze finally used the word "ritual" to simplify the understanding of the fox spirit.

"A 'trial ritual' to be together for a lifetime?"

The fox spirit glanced at Chen Ze, who was still deep in thought, and nodded thoughtfully.

"I think I understand. So, the two people who go through this 'ritual' will be together for life, right?"

Chen Ze glanced at the fox demon with suspicion, feeling that there was something wrong with her description, but in the end he still accepted her statement.

"That's a fair way to put it. So our relationship can't really be considered an 'online romance.' At most, we're just 'online friends' who get along well."

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"That kid really is having an online romance." X2

Meanwhile, Chen Ze's parents, who were looking at the DCEP bill next door, exchanged a glance and said the same thing at the same time.

"Besides the CPU and camera, there are two other bills that are missing."

Although Chen Ze had been very careful to obscure the flow of funds for purchasing the EDEN glasses and EDEN debugging device, Chen's father, who had a natural keen sense for electronic devices, still managed to find some clues through subtle details.

"The money that kid spent before was enough to buy two CPUs and a camera."

Hearing what Mr. Chen said, Mrs. Chen immediately nodded and shared her discovery.

"That brat had three packages today, but he only signed for two of them himself; someone else signed for the other one."

After exchanging another glance, Mr. and Mrs. Chen, who seemed to understand each other perfectly, immediately revealed meaningful smiles.

"Our silly piglet has finally learned how to root for cabbages. I bet the other package will contain roses."

"No, I think with your personality, you're more likely to give your girlfriend an electronic device."

"No, it must be roses. You think that kid is like you, giving me a paid app as his first gift?"

"Huh? What do you mean by 'paid software'? It's clearly a universal account that allows you to watch videos on all video websites, and you're enjoying it yourself, aren't you?"

So, amidst the increasingly loud arguing of Chen's parents, Chen Ze next door could only sigh helplessly.

"Those two idiots, can't they keep their voices down when they talk like that? I heard everything."

Glancing at the fox demon beast whose lips were gradually turning into a smile, Chen Ze felt ashamed once again for having such parents.

"I actually think that kind of family is pretty good."

There is no deceit or treachery, no survival of the fittest...

Hearing the noise coming from the next room, the fox spirit's tone revealed a hint of envy.

“There’s no such close family relationship between Digimon, and even the relationship between us ‘online friends’ who get along well is rare.”

Upon hearing this, Chen Ze was taken aback at first, and then realized that in addition to being his "online friend", the other party also had the identity of a "Digimon".

Compared to humans, Digimon naturally have a competitive, predatory food chain relationship.

It's easy to imagine how much Renamon, who grew up in the Digital World, envied the unfamiliar relationships of family and friends.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think of that."

Faced with Chen Ze's sudden apology, the fox demon shrugged as if it were nothing out of the ordinary, maintaining its calm and elegant demeanor on the surface.

"No need to apologize. Although I admire the family relationships among humans, I have no intention of joining them myself."

While building family and friendship relationships with other creatures may free one from the treacherous, survival-of-the-fittest ecosystem, it also means gaining more "weaknesses."

Becoming friends with the "weak" will only drag you down, and Renamon is well aware of this—she has become accustomed to living alone.

Chapter 5 EDEN Debugging Device

"It's done!"

Stretching lazily, Chen Ze looked at the EDEN debugging device that had been successfully assembled in front of him and couldn't help but smile excitedly.

"Is this okay?"

Staring at the black metal box that resembled a computer case, the fox beast looked puzzled.

"Of course, now no one can interfere with our 'login location' anymore."

After returning from Guangqiu, Chen Ze did not use the EDEN network for a long time in order to find out the truth about his previous "crossing Guangqiu".

After a long investigation, Chen Ze found some clues in his computer logs.

The previous "Hikari Hill Incident" seemed to have been caused by a highly skilled hacker temporarily altering his and Renamon's login addresses, which resulted in the two of them inexplicably appearing in another world.

Although Chen Ze still doesn't understand how the unknown hacker managed to travel from a virtual network to a parallel world.

This is because it goes beyond the scope of hacking technology and electronic devices, and is more like a manifestation of the abilities of certain god-level Digimon.

The only positive thing is that, although this unknown capability is buggy, it still relies on cyberspace and electronic devices.

Therefore, after some thought, Chen Ze finally came up with some targeted defense measures—that's how the EDEN debugging device was born.

The EDEN commissioning facility can also be referred to as the EDEN private dedicated service network.

Unlike the previous method of temporarily switching to Japan's EDEN network using traditional network routes.

With this debugging device, Chen Ze could simulate a hidden channel that was almost identical to the virtual network and directly enter the EDEN network.

In this way, actions such as altering the login location, like the last time, will no longer be effective.

Of course, in order to better understand the role of the EDEN debugging device, we also need to learn about two basic facts about "hacking" in this era.

The first of these is "data avatar".

A digital avatar is an avatar created in the online world using real-world identity data, allowing free access to all public network areas without "blacklists".

This concept is similar to the accounts and passwords Chen Ze had on various websites in his previous life.

However, the application scope of data avatars is wider and covers more important data; they are almost like the online ID cards of every citizen in this era.

Only by possessing the most basic data avatar can humans acquire various permissions and have almost "God-like" abilities in the online world.

For example, if you want to read e-books online in this era, you must purchase the corresponding permissions and information for your data avatar in order to read them through your own network terminal.

This permission will always be bound to your data avatar. No matter how many electronic devices you switch, this permission will always follow your avatar until the data avatar is deactivated.

Especially in the EDEN virtual reality network, the data avatar is almost equivalent to another human body, a data body that can be equated with reality.

Therefore, aside from hackers who like to "run naked" on the internet, other hackers will more or less reconstruct an infinitely realistic data avatar in addition to their real data avatar.

After all, hackers are called hackers because what they do is not cybersecurity, and some of them have even crossed the line into illegality.

As for how to create a new data avatar?

This is also a different option for different hackers.

Some hackers like to frequently change their data avatars, and as long as they can achieve their goals, they don't care about the "anomalies" caused by these avatars.

From the perspective of these hackers, virtual avatars are disposable products that can be discarded once their desired purpose has been achieved.

Therefore, these types of data avatars created by hackers are usually easy to detect and can only roam freely in specific network areas, unable to truly adapt to all public network areas.

Another type of hacker is different. Rather than simply disrupting network security, they prefer to hone their skills and make their fabricated data appear infinitely perfect.

Therefore, such avatars are usually based on real-world identity information, which is then altered and disguised to achieve their desired purpose.

Regardless of the differences between these two identities, they have directly spawned a black market industry chain—stealing other people's identity information and selling it to cyber hackers who need it.

In fact, the middle-aged, greasy hacker that Chen Ze encountered on the dark web was engaged in this profession.

Chen Ze's first data avatar, the one he named "Pale War God," also came through this channel.

However, after Chen Ze's alteration and disguise, the avatar's internal authority and identity recognition have become completely different, essentially making it half a real existence.

Therefore, when browsing or navigating certain dark websites, Chen Ze usually uses this data avatar to bind certain relevant permissions in order to avoid revealing his true identity.

Besides data avatars, another very important concept in this era is network addresses.

In other words, since the birth of the Internet, network addresses have been a very important concept, as they are the only way for most electronic devices to log in to the network.

In the early 21st century, network addresses also had another name—IP.

However, compared to IP in the early 21st century, network addresses in this era cover a wider range and strictly require each terminal to have its own unique address to interact with other network devices.

Physical location, real-name registration, home address, etc.—technically skilled individuals can obtain almost all of a person's identity information on the other end of a computer through their network address.

In other words, if a data avatar is a person's "information" on the internet, then a network address is a person's "location" in reality.

The highly skilled and mysterious hacker manipulated this process, causing the data avatar, which was originally destined for the EDEN network in Japan, to inexplicably appear in another parallel world.

"Does this thing... really work?"

The fox-mon wasn't doubting Chen Ze's skills, but having witnessed Mostimon's abilities firsthand, she still couldn't believe that such a simple black iron box could isolate the opponent's power.

"As long as the mastermind is still using hacking techniques, the EDEN debugging device will be able to prevent him from locating me."

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PS: Because some readers complained that the name "Pale God of War" didn't sound good, I simply changed the protagonist's name to "Pale God of War".

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The title itself reveals the book's style. If you can get used to its somewhat fantastical language, it will be a mind-blowing read.

The following is a brief introduction.

Because the Hikari Hill Incident did not occur, the Four Holy Beasts were defeated by the Dark Masters!

Homeostasis has been sealed by the Book of Revelation, and the Digital World is shrouded in darkness!

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The game starts at hellish difficulty, but I, Taichi Yagami, will turn the tide!

Chapter Six: An Introduction to Hacking

"As long as the mastermind is still using hacking techniques, the EDEN debugging device will be able to prevent him from locating me."

Chen Ze assured the fox demon with full confidence that the other party's current doubts stemmed only from a lack of understanding and misunderstanding of hacking techniques and hacking behavior.

In Chen Ze's view, so-called hackers are essentially a group of "lawless madmen" who want to obtain illegal network access while concealing their identity information.

For hackers, the most important thing is to keep their real address hidden, rather than creating a digital avatar that can fool network identification.

Because anyone who logs onto the internet will inevitably need to use electronic devices or terminals.

These electronic devices and terminals must also have a fixed network address to enable data interaction; otherwise, they would be unable to connect to the Internet.

Therefore, apart from those super-rich hackers who have the channels and money to directly purchase "one-time anonymous electronic terminals," the vast majority of hackers use "proxies" to hide their real addresses.

Botnets, proxy servers...

Regardless of what it's called, it's essentially about logging into another electronic terminal that has nothing to do with you and then carrying out a series of hacking activities.

Public network areas are one thing, but the key issue is that hackers often attack the private networks of individuals, companies, or even countries, either to steal network information or to prove their skills.

As far as Chen Ze knew, from the beginning of the 21st century to the present, the Pentagon and the defense system in the United States have grown up under the attacks of countless hackers.

Chen Ze, also a hacker, neither approved nor disapproved of this approach. He studied hacking techniques purely for his own interest and had no intention of provoking anything he couldn't afford to mess with.

Rather than using his hacking skills to profit or show off, Chen Ze prefers to study hacking techniques themselves.

Virtual reality technology, Internet of Things, blockchain, virus creation, artificial intelligence construction, multi-dimensional infrastructure framework...

In this era of technological explosion, there are far more interesting hacking techniques than simply "intrusion".

Chen Ze didn't want to lose the big picture by trying to gain "man-made permissions" online, thus missing the opportunity to "create his own permissions."

Ultimately, no matter how hackers break in, they are essentially trying to acquire what they already have.

What Chen Ze wanted to do was create something that had never existed before, and the sense of accomplishment he gained from that was far greater than simply hacking into or destroying existing network systems.

In fact, this is why Chen Zene was able to make an EDEN debugging device himself.

In principle, the EDEN debugging device is no different from a regular proxy server, except that it has an additional layer of private encryption, disguise and backup functions.

If the mastermind behind this still wants to hack into and change Chen Ze's login address, the first thing to do is to find his real data avatar before it's possible to make him log in to an address outside the EDEN network.

Because the data avatar is specially encrypted and disguised, the EDEN debugging device will send data packets to countless addresses simultaneously, and Chen Ze's real data avatar is hidden among them.