The reason my brother suddenly became rich was because he developed a powerful antivirus software during this period that could quickly purify the negative energy data of Cyber Demons, which earned him the favor of Her Excellency Lana.
Her Excellency Lana even helped him complete the entire Cyber Dimension's mall listing.
From now on, as long as users are willing to pay for this antivirus software, he will be able to obtain a continuous stream of income, truly making money while lying down!
This news was like a bombshell, shocking the worldview of all the miners in the mining area.
It also made them suddenly realize that Her Excellency Lana's hacker knowledge could be so powerful and so profitable.
If one had enough talent to develop practical software, there was even a chance to obtain permanent income sharing.
Facing such an enticing offer, many newcomers to this field could no longer suppress their excitement.
They rushed to the City Lord's Mansion, eagerly signing the loan contracts provided by Lana, becoming her loyal tools.
After obtaining the hacker knowledge, everyone eagerly absorbed it, and then they quickly realized they seemed to have been tricked.
It must be admitted that effort and reward are directly proportional.
Although the programming technology Lana sold was ridiculously expensive, it was valuable experience summarized by Lana as a Mechanical Great Sage!
Even previous Mechanical Sages could gain a lot from it.
This technology is the top-tier foundational teaching manual in the entire Cyberpunk world; learning this hacking knowledge definitely ensures entry into network supervision.
This is the power of the Nascent Soul; in the realm of soul and data, from the Golden Core Realm to the Nascent Soul Realm, there will be a qualitative leap.
Before forming the Nascent Soul, even the top hackers within the Mechanicus could only barely contend with low-level Cyber Demons in the Cyber Dimension.
However, once the Nascent Soul is successfully formed, those Cyber Demons immediately become the Nascent Soul's prey, to be slaughtered at will, without any power to resist.
Of course, while the technology Lana sold was extremely valuable, it was, after all, only foundational.
If one wanted to reach the heights of a Mechanical Sage, that was wishful thinking.
After all, Cyber Cultivators are not from a professional background; even if they reach the Golden Core Realm, they cannot be compared to Mechanical Sages.
Because they are not on the same starting line at all.
The technology Cyber Cultivators receive is like drawing a gourd from a pattern, engraving it onto themselves.
They are completely ignorant of the underlying principles and basic knowledge involved.
Mechanical Cultivators, however, are different; they need to go through low-level calculations, step-by-step verification, and experiments to understand the process of each step, ultimately gaining complete mastery of the technology.
This gap is like the difference between someone who manufactures a mobile phone and someone who uses a mobile phone; the former holds the core technology and can easily overpower the latter.
Of course, most of the Cyber Cultivators have also been influenced by civilization, with many high achievers, doctoral candidates, and even a considerable number of academicians among them.
For these talents, Lana naturally has another set of methods, such as providing better resources and treatment, allowing them to fully utilize their abilities.
But for other ordinary Cultivators, they can only honestly accept exploitation and be used as tools.
Because their existence has always been merely to highlight the nobility of the upper-class Cultivators, serving as the hands and feet of the upper-class Cultivators.
Who told them they occupied a large share of Cyber Aura and made no contribution to the development of the Cyber Immortal Path?
Instead, they only burned, killed, plundered, and committed all sorts of evil; all that was left for them was to help with some repetitive and tedious basic construction.
The coders suddenly realized they seemed to have been deceived, but having already signed the loan agreement, it was too late to back out now.
Burdened with huge debts, they simply couldn't bear it; unless they chose to sell themselves as mining slaves, the compounding interest would make it impossible to repay.
Therefore, they could only work harder to study the basic hacker knowledge Lana sold them, hoping to repay the debt within five years.
As the number of coders increased, the construction of the City of Freedom became increasingly prosperous and renowned.
Not only Cultivators, but even the Cyber Demons' circle had heard of this city.
Especially the news about the City of Freedom allowing Cyber Demons to enter, which spread like wildfire.
Large numbers of Cyber Demons obtained passes through various means and, relying on these passes, poured into the City of Freedom.
The arrival of a large number of Cyber Demons immediately caused considerable commotion and dissatisfaction in the City of Freedom.
For Cyber Cultivators, there was nothing more terrifying than the existence of Cyber Demons.
These detestable native creatures of the Cyber Dimension, once they encountered weaker Cultivators, would mercilessly breach their firewalls.
After devouring their consciousness, they would also escape through the network cable to the real world to occupy the opponent's body, causing no small amount of chaos and disaster.
These Cyber Demons can be said to have accompanied the entire cultivation history of humanity; countless Cyber Cultivators have fallen victim to them, and many worlds have suffered invasions from Cyber Demons.
These Cyber Demons are also extremely adept at bewitching people's hearts; when encountering powerful opponents, they begin to employ various tactics.
They use flowery words and the temptation of power to confuse enemies, making them willingly sign contracts.
However, once the opponent falls into the trap, the Cyber Demons will gradually squeeze the opponent's value until they are completely drained.
Most of those who dealt with Cyber Demons met the fate of being devoured alive, their souls scattered.
When this group of Cyber Demons appeared in the City of Freedom, they immediately aroused everyone's vigilance.
The leading Cyber Demon looked at the many Cyber Cultivators glaring at him and let out a series of cackling laughs.
He signaled with his eyes to his subordinate, instructing one of his underlings to go and test the waters.
The tall Cyber Demon quickly reached out and grabbed a Cyber Cultivator, preparing to stuff him into his mouth.
However, at that moment, a loud noise erupted, and the Cyber Demon suddenly exploded into a dazzling display of data fireworks.
This sudden change caught the other Cyber Demons off guard, and what was even more surprising was that mysterious Digital Passwords rose from their bodies.
These Digital Passwords seemed to be summoned by some force, transforming into streams of data light and flying toward the gem at the very top of the City Lord's Mansion.
That gem is the core domain of the City of Freedom, and the entire Digital World is built around it.
If this core is destroyed, the entire Digital World will immediately collapse, and everything here will revert to its most basic data.
Coincidentally, this thing must be manifested and cannot be completely hidden. Fortunately, it records everything in the entire Digital World, so as long as the stolen data is recovered, the Digital World can be restored without needing to be built from scratch.
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