Digital Hackers' Memories

Theoretically speaking, the real world and the digital world are two completely different worlds, from basic life forms to physical rules, and there is almost nothing in common between them.

However, from a practical perspective, these two completely different worlds have a common point of intersection—cyberspace.

It is precisely because the real world has developed internet technology that the digital world has been born and evolved, which will inevitably lead to a possible "collision" between the two worlds in the future.

However, what no one could have predicted was that the anticipated "collision" would occur much earlier than expected.

Near Hikari-gaoka, Nerima Ward, Tokyo, Japan, in 1995.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the unknown digital world collided with the real world for the first time.

First, two unfamiliar "outsiders" abruptly entered this world, and then the data overflowing from the digital world was reorganized and manifested in the real world for the first time through the Internet.

The virtual data stream, after undergoing a certain quantum transformation process, was reconstructed into a mimicry protein in the material world, appearing in the human world in its original "egg-shaped" form.

"Egg?"

The entire process of this "digital egg" going from nothingness to birth was witnessed by a little girl who was not even three years old.

Or more precisely, it was due to the little girl's unconscious guidance that the data stream, which was destined to dissipate, was able to pass through the Internet and truly descend into the human world.

"Egg!"

Standing in front of the computer in her study, the little girl named "Jia'er" looked up and called out indistinctly.

As far as she could see, a data stream composed entirely of 0s and 1s was attempting to break through the boundaries of the network and appear in the real world in a tangible form.

"Jia'er?"

Seemingly hearing the little girl's call, a little boy not much older than her quickly appeared at the study door, rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Then, he also witnessed the entire process of the "digital egg" emerging from the computer screen.

Seeing this, the little boy's eyes widened, and a look of curiosity and fear appeared on his face.

Unlike the naive little girl, the little boy already had a basic understanding of the world, so he knew that computers couldn't "lay" eggs.

But the egg really did emerge from the computer, which undoubtedly shocked the little boy's still-developing worldview.

"elder brother?"

Hearing the noise behind her, Kari first turned around to look at her brother, then looked at the Digi-Egg that was about to fall out of the screen, and instinctively spread her arms.

pat!

The next moment, the giant digital egg, appearing in the real world for the first time, landed steadily in Kari's arms.

Chapter 5 Agumon

Under the moonlight, two non-human beings who "accidentally" stumbled into this world are running wildly.

It was only at this moment that Chen Ze realized that the identity of "Agumon" brought him not only a change in appearance, but also an even more exaggerated improvement in physical abilities.

In the virtual world of the internet, the physical appearance simulated based on data such as height, weight, age, and gender is completely unimportant.

Because those things are essentially just a form of data expression, and they don't have any special meaning in themselves.

Especially for hackers like Chen Ze, they can completely tamper with their own identity data and create any character they imagine, as long as they want to.

However, doing so usually results in making one's data avatar stand out, leading to being reported and wanted by others.

Unless they are hackers who like to show off, most hackers will try their best to hide their real identities and roam freely in the virtual world of the internet.

However, all of the above data changes are based on one premise—that is, they only apply to the concept of "network".

Although Chen Ze is currently using the virtual data avatar "Agumon," he actually exists in the material world.

In other words, once the data avatar of "Agumon" is transformed from virtual to reality, its behavior in reality must conform to the original "setting" to a certain extent.

This directly resulted in Chen Ze's current physical abilities far exceeding human limits, making him not much different from a real Agumon.

Even though he was running at the maximum speed of ten meters per second, Chen Ze's heartbeat did not jump, but he felt a sense of ease.

In addition, Chen Ze discovered that his dynamic vision seemed to have improved accordingly, allowing him to see everything around him clearly while running at high speed.

However, if we're talking about exaggeration, that guy's performance was truly outrageous!

As he pondered this, Chen Ze unconsciously turned his gaze to the fox demon leaping on the streetlight.

Just like a legendary ninja, leaping continuously between streetlights and treetops—the fox beast ran forward in a way even more exaggerated than Chen Ze.

Chen Ze could tell that if it weren't for accommodating him, the fox-like beast leaping between the streetlights and treetops could have been even faster.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. Although they are both Digimon, there is still a difference between Agumon and Renamon.

Not to mention that her current "Agumon" data avatar was given to her by Renamon, and it is highly likely that she was one of Renamon's former prey.

Thinking of this, Chen Ze couldn't help but recall the "settings" of "Digimon" as data life forms from his previous life.

In the anime and game settings of the previous life, since Digimon themselves are formed from information and data, their life forms can also be divided into different attributes and levels according to the total amount and type of data.

Digimon born from absorbing data and information are Data types...

Digimon born from absorbing viral information are virus species...

Digimon born from absorbing vaccine information are vaccine species...

Apart from the "free species," which are so rare as to be almost legendary, the data species, virus species, and vaccine species are usually in a relationship of mutual restraint and checks and balances.

However, this restraint is not absolute, because in addition to the most basic attribute restraint, Digimon also have a transformation ritual called "evolution".

Just like the Kabbalah Tree of Life in mythology or the tree of evolution, the life levels of Digimon also follow a similar structure.

The Digi-Egg is the bottom layer of the entire structure, representing the birth of a Digimon.

Just like all carbon-based organisms are composed of water and proteins, there is no fundamental difference between them; they are data that are still being reorganized.

Infancy Stage i (Primitive Stage): Digimon at this stage have acquired the most basic Digicore, have begun to adapt to the complex information of the Digital World, and have begun to develop various different forms as a result.

In a sense, Digimon at this stage are like newborns, lacking any ability to protect themselves.

Baby Digimon II goes a step further. Building on Baby Digimon I, they not only adapt to the digital world but also begin their journey of survival in the digital world.

Claws, teeth, limbs, and a series of organs, whether for offense or defense, begin to differentiate and grow.

Reaching the growth stage signifies that the Digimon have truly completed their differentiation, possessing their own unique and complete life forms, no longer lacking the ability to survive independently as they did in their infancy. This site features the latest popular books from Feilu's online rankings, along with a vast collection of Feilu and Hedgehog Cat novels resources (over 10,000 titles) stored on a massive cloud drive.

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During this stage, Digimon often absorb and receive enough data from the outside world, causing changes in their Digicores and giving rise to many abilities that are incomprehensible to normal creatures.

Beyond the growth stage, there are even more powerful mature stages, complete forms, and even ultimate forms that can be described as "incarnations of gods".

In Chen Ze's memory, "Agumon" was a Rookie Digimon born from the Digicore absorbing data about fire and dinosaurs from the Internet.

[Speaking of 'digital core,' what exactly is it?]

For games or anime, the digital core might just be an insignificant "setting".

However, for Chen Ze, who had already transformed into Agumon, this was an unavoidable "detail".

It is because of the existence of the Digicore that Digimon are able to adapt to and absorb the complex data on the Internet, turning it into nutrients for their growth and evolution.

According to Chen Ze's understanding, the digital core should be a control program similar to a system or central hub, capable of selecting data that is beneficial to the evolution of the Digimon from a vast amount of data.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain the benign evolution of the Digimon, rather than their self-destructive mutations and aberrations.

Is it an intelligent program?

After pondering for a long time, Chen Ze gave the final definition of "digital core".

It should be an intelligent program similar to biological DNA, capable of filtering out data that is beneficial to oneself and summarizing and applying it.

Unlike biological evolution, which requires a long time to develop, Digimon can obtain enough data to evolve in a short period of time because there is a lot of readily available data on the internet.

Theoretically speaking, if one can artificially control the "Digicore," it is possible to interfere with the evolutionary direction of Digimon.

So, another question arises: how can we interfere with the 'digital core'?

[Furthermore, how can I guarantee that my screening process is more effective than 'Digital Core'?]

Evolutionary paths such as Dark Evolution and Error Evolution have always existed on the branching paths of Digimon evolution. Chen Ze does not believe that his "wisdom" is more correct than the evolutionary paths that Digimon have obtained at the cost of countless lives.

Chapter Six Angemon

"It must be around here."

After running wildly through the darkness for more than ten minutes, Chen Ze and the fox demon finally arrived at the place where the data had finally "landed".

This appears to be a huge network relay center, specifically responsible for the convergence and distribution of networks in the Guangqiu area, with various telephone lines and network gateways extending from here.

"Unfortunately, we arrived too late; it had already disappeared."

"I have a keen eye on all the electronic devices in the vicinity, and they are all displaying numbers erratically," Chen Ze said with certainty.

The data stream that "overflowed" from the digital world must have entered the server at the center of this network, and it is now very likely that it has traveled along the internet to someone's home.

This is not surprising, because before that data was materialized, it was already part of the network, capable of reaching any corner of the world via the internet.

Fortunately, the world's internet technology is not yet very advanced, and there are huge limitations to uploading and downloading data.

If it were the 5G era of Chen Ze's previous life, or the virtual network era of ENED after his time travel, who knows where that data is in the world right now.

"What to do next?"

Upon hearing the fox demon's question, Chen Ze was taken aback—yes! What should we do next?

The reason Chen Ze chose to catch up with that data was simply because of certain fixed impressions from his previous life, but he never considered what he should do after catching up.

Not to mention that they've now lost track of that data, Chen Ze is even more at a loss as to what to do next.

"Well, maybe we should find something to eat."

Unconsciously touching his shrunken belly, Chen Ze realized that although his identity as "Agumon" granted him abilities unimaginable to humans, he was still subject to the most basic laws of physics.

Exercise means energy expenditure, and energy expenditure requires replenishment—this is an eternal truth that applies to every world.

"If I had known things would turn out like this, I should have finished dinner before going online."

Although he didn't know if there was any necessary connection between his identities as "Agumon" and "human," Chen Ze still missed his father's unreliable "dark cuisine" very much.

As long as he can fill his stomach, he wouldn't mind eating anything, let alone some weird food; he wouldn't even mind eating it raw.

After all, Agumon's powerful athletic ability is based on a huge amount of energy consumption. Just from running for a short ten minutes, Chen Ze felt a feeling of hunger.

No wonder Agumon in every anime series, regardless of the previous one, always had the unwavering "glutton" attribute; that's where the affection comes from.

"food?"

The fox-like beast standing on the traffic light paused for a moment before looking down at its stomach—it seemed to be getting hungry quite quickly today.

Like all living things, Digimon born from the Digital World also have the concept of "food," but their need for food is not as strong as that of ordinary creatures.

After all, the digital world is not lacking in behemoths that are hundreds of meters long. If they all maintained their form by "food", they would probably still not be full even if they spent most of their day hunting.

However, after transitioning from the Digital World to the Material World, in order to follow the most basic laws of physics, the Digimon's energy consumption began to be calculated like that of normal living beings.

This can be seen from the hunger of the fox beast.

In the Digital World, Renamon doesn't get hungry so easily. With special training, she can even temporarily stop her own "data" to achieve a longer battery life.

Where do humans find food?

Because she had been living on Chen Ze's computer, all of the fox spirit's knowledge of the human world came from the internet. So she knew about cuisines from different countries and all sorts of bizarre and culinary disasters, but she just didn't know where to eat.

Putting money aside, Chen Ze and I are now genuine Digimon, and it's unlikely that a regular hotel or restaurant would be able to accommodate two "people," right?

"No need to worry..."

Just as Chen Ze was about to say something, the electronic instruments nearby, which had stopped beating, suddenly started beating again.

Just like the previous data stream appearing in the real world, the surrounding electronic devices were affected by some mysterious magnetic field and started jumping uncontrollably again.

Moreover, this time the movement was significantly more noticeable than before, so much so that even the traffic lights under the fox beast's feet began to change constantly.

Soon, all the electronic devices in the vicinity that could serve as displays stopped flickering, and the character symbolizing infinite possibilities—∞—simultaneously appeared!

Boom!

The next moment, just like the scene from before, the world above Chen Ze and the other person was quickly replaced by countless 0s and 1s.

Then a dazzling white light suddenly descended from the sky, striking the two of them like a thunderbolt. The light was so bright that they couldn't even open their eyes for a moment.

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When the light faded, Chen Ze and his companion opened their eyes again and saw that along with the white light descended a familiar-looking Digimon.

"Angemon?!"