Chapter 53: Lu Yu Sets the Problem

In the afternoon, in the Computer Lab.

Professor Chen and Lao Li stood together outside the Computer Lab.

"Why is there no one again? They couldn't have finished the task early again, could they?" Lao Li couldn't help saying.

Professor Chen didn't speak, walked to the main computer, and checked the task list.

As expected, all the students had submitted their tasks!

"They really did finish their tasks." After a while, Professor Chen then said to Lao Li.

"You increased the task difficulty, didn't you? How could they finish it in just a morning? Could it be... because of Lu Yu?" As he said this, Lao Li couldn't help but show a satisfied smile.

Now it seems, with Lu Yu, the changes in the Computer Lab are still significant; perhaps before long, Professor Chen's project will be completed!

By then, Professor Chen will not only bring honor to Mo Du Electronic University, but also earn international respect for the country, and finally... he will be able to hold his head up before Smith.

Yes!

Lao Li hasn't forgotten the grudge between Professor Chen and Smith.

Lao Li still cares about Professor Chen's feelings and clearly understands the weight of this matter in Professor Chen's heart.

Fortunately, everything is now developing in a good direction.

But...

"What's wrong, Old Chen? Why are you frowning? Isn't this situation good?" Lao Li saw that Professor Chen's face had no smile, even his brows were slightly furrowed.

Professor Chen remained silent for a while before finally saying, "Nothing."

Lao Li hesitated a moment, but in the end didn't ask anything.

There's no point asking about things Professor Chen doesn't want to say.

But... what exactly is Professor Chen thinking about, what is he worrying about?

Professor Chen didn't assign Lu Yu a task today, which is naturally not a mistake.

Professor Chen hopes to give Lu Yu more time to familiarize himself with his project.

He hopes Lu Yu can provide him with some useful ideas.

Or rather, Professor Chen has placed great expectations on Lu Yu.

But... Lu Yu seems unable to distinguish priorities.

Lu Yu helping his classmates is a good thing.

But he clearly helped all his classmates finish the task together this morning, so why in the afternoon... why didn't he stay behind to analyze the project with his classmates?

Pooling collective wisdom is a very good way to solve problems.

That's precisely why Professor Chen isn't smiling right now.

In fact, Professor Chen hasn't even noticed that his demands on Lu Yu are becoming stricter and his expectations higher.

If it were any other seven-year-old child, now... probably even eating would need parental prompting.

Is this what "love deep, responsibility strict" means?

"Let's begin now, two hours to crack this Level‑5 security system." In a certain office of Grand, Lu Yu said to everyone.

"Little Yu, actually... we can crack a Level‑5 security system in just one hour, and we're still confident about that." Wang Meng said.

The other students also nodded their heads.

The so‑called Level‑5 security system is actually defined by Lu Yu himself.

Lu Yu divided the existing security system into five levels, with Level‑5 being the lowest.

The system used in the cybersecurity competition is roughly between Level‑3 and Level‑2.

So... Level‑5 does look down on these classmates a bit.

Lu Yu, however, smiled and said, "Just two hours, starting now."

All the students felt a bit resigned, but no one raised any further doubts or objections, after all, these words came from Lu Yu.

Two hours later, all the students had already completed their tasks.

In fact, they had finished their tasks long ago, and some students even got bored and started playing Minesweeper.

"Everyone, take a break and have a meal. I've had food sent over." Lu Yu led everyone to another office.

Then... another ten minutes passed.

Some students who ate slowly hadn't even finished half their meal.

"In three minutes, everyone return to the Computer Lab."

"You have one hour next."

"This time your task is to crack the Level‑2 security system."

"Also, I want to say that anyone who fails to complete the task will be eliminated."

"That is to say, students who don't finish the task cannot participate in the subsequent competition."

"Well then, let the timing begin."

Lu Yu's speaking speed remained unhurried, his expression calm, but the words he spoke...

The students were all stunned, unable at once to accept Lu Yu's words.

"Fifteen seconds have already passed." Lu Yu glanced at his phone timer and said calmly.

The students then came to their senses, and then...

They rushed out of the office at top speed, without even washing their hands or wiping their mouths, straight to the Computer Lab.

Cracking a Level‑2 security system in one hour is far too difficult for them!

No! It should be said that for all the students, the difficulty is extremely high.

The atmosphere instantly became tense, making it hard to still have that earlier relaxation and calm.

It's just... Lu Yu, how did he suddenly raise the difficulty so high?

Just now it was still a level‑5 security system, with two hours left.

But now it's a level‑2 security system, with only one hour left!

The difference before and after is too great, the change too rapid, catching people off guard!

……

Damn it, what's wrong with this computer? Why does it take so long to boot?

The computer has booted, but why is it lagging so badly? Isn't its configuration supposed to be good?

Holy shit, three minutes have already passed, and I've only just opened the computer!

The students' anxious voices rose.

After entering the Computer Lab, they only then discovered that the situation kept occurring!

This is vastly different from the previous match just now!

Some students were already so anxious that their palms were sweating, and they even felt a bit flustered.

Then…

Damn it! I keep making mistakes on such simple code!

What the hell am I doing? Why do I keep mistyping the code? If this continues… not even one hour, even three hours wouldn't be enough for me to finish the task!

Holy shit! I'm about to vomit, my computer actually crashed!

The situation is still increasing!

Except for some individuals, the trouble arose purely because of the machine's problems.

But many more people… were bringing trouble upon themselves.

Their mindset… has collapsed!

The pressing time and heavy workload made them tense.

This pressure has already exceeded their capacity to bear, so they…

They couldn't even muster one‑tenth of their usual strength.

It can simply be described as a complete mess!

The situation inside the Computer Lab is really too chaotic right now, making people think it's a vegetable market!