Reboot: Mechanic

Chapter 249 Hacking

“Nathan, turn on the incognito function by the bottom left button in the control panel.” Mary went on to the computer, instructing Shi Tian to press some buttons.

Although somewhat dumbfounded that the Iron Sentinel had such a function, Shi Tian complied with the order nonetheless. Going to the control panel, Shi Tian searched for the button and pressed it.

“Incognito function huh. As in you are masking the IP address and when you are accessing the specific channel?” Vanessa asked.

Mary nodded her head.

“Of course, only an incompetent hacker would be idiotic enough to not secure their cybersecurity and identity first before attempting to hack into anything.” She shrugged her shoulders and scoffed.

Incompetent hackers would always overestimate themselves, believing they are the best and can’t be tracked. However, the truth was far from their dreams.

If an incompetent hacker does get tracked and caught, their fate is usually worse than death.

After all, who would know that a person in this world had gone missing?

A famous person could easily vanish without a trace in this current world and no one would notice, let alone an unknown hacker.

“Nathan, you should learn properly of these measurements that you must take if you want to advance from an apprentice. A mechanic class is the most tedious and dangerous one compared to the other class.” Mary kindly warned and reminded Shi Tian.

Meanwhile, Vanessa rolled her eyes as she didn’t agree with her claim. “An Esper class isn’t an easy one either, Mary. Do you know how many hours one must train to become classified as an Esper?”

“I don’t know, but it’s definitely not as difficult as a mechanic. You Esper people are born with that affinity and talent, so all you have to do is harness the power and control it properly. Mechanic class starts from scratch, and has to go through numerous trials to achieve even a tiny bit of achievement.” Mary sneered coldly.

Seeing how the two were about to break their so-called temporary truce, Shi Tian knew he had to intervene and change the topic.

“Anyway, which specific channel is it that we need to hack and how do we tackle it?” Shi Tian asked, seemingly curious about how Mary would hack the channel.

Hacking was always a fascinating topic that allowed one to break through the firewalls of other people’s software or computers.

These hackers are usually classified into three categories: White Hat Hackers, Black Hat Hackers, and Gray Hat Hackers.

White Hat Hackers are naturally those who use their hacking skills for the common good whereas Black Hat Hackers hacked for their own selfish reason, usually for money through ransomware.

As for Gray Hat Hackers, they are in the middle of the other two categories, meaning they could be good but also selfish, meaning they might accidentally stumble on some data but wish to get paid for the data to be returned to the owner.

Mary, herself, was classified as a Gray Hat Hacker, given that she doesn’t necessarily hack into other software to steal data for profit, but she also wouldn’t just give data away for free if she managed to stumble across one.

“Just watch closely, Nathan.” Mary stretched her fingers and started typing on the hologram keyboard.

The specific channel was specifically created for the frontline, so it was merely titled Frontline Monster Wave. A simple title, but also very effective in letting people know what the channel was used for.

Accessing the channel, the current hot topic was naturally the appearance of the evolved Gilaso variant that appeared close to the camping site of the frontline army.

Breaking News! The Gilaso variant undergoes another mutation and evolves into a new species. ．𝚌ｏ𝚖

The Gilaso variant had tentacles and increased its size by a large margin!

An unknown energy wave attack caused multiple injuries, but no deaths were stated. Commander Theobold and his soldiers along with other people in the frontline managed to suppress the evolved Gilaso variant.

Instantly, multiple topics revolving around the evolved Gilaso variant could be read, and there was even video footage of the battle scene, showing Theobold suppressing the creature.

Luckily, most of the video footage was focused on Theobold, and not one of them had shown them using a mounted turret to assist them. Though the footage did show the creature being blasted by a mounted turret, people didn’t pay much attention to it aside from Theobold’s heroic fight.

“We’re currently logged in as guests, but this guest is soon going to be an unwelcoming one.” Mary smiled coldly, her eyes glancing at the interface.

“Well, no hackers are going to be welcome, so it’s obvious.” Vanessa rolled her eyes and said.

“Shush, no one asked for your opinion, outsider.” Mary clicked her tongue and turned her attention to Shi Tian.

“My hacking is going to be fast since I can’t let the cybersecurity bots catch me, so you can only hope for the best to learn as much as you possibly can. As for recording, it won’t work thanks to the incognito function. Other than this computer, almost all electronic devices are currently on break, meaning it can’t be used.” She added, letting Shi Tian know that he could only do his best to comprehend her hacking.

Shi Tian nodded his head. “No worries, Mary. Just focus on your hacking, and I’ll try to learn from it.”

With that being said, Mary no longer bothered to warn him and demanded absolute silence. She needed to concentrate completely on the hacking, lest a single mistake would mean the operation was voided and it would be difficult to attempt another try.

After all, the opposing party would be alerted and anticipate that there would be a next hacking. They would definitely strengthen their cybersecurity and prevent her from being able to even go far with her hacking.

“Phew, alright, let the show begin.” Mary took a few deep breaths, preparing her mindset to be ready to hack into the channel and post the necessary information that she wished to be leaked out.