Chapter 79: Success and Failure

Beep beep beep!

Suddenly, an urgent sound rang out in the computer lab.

Everyone's excited mood instantly... turned cold.

Everyone froze.

Then... they subconsciously looked at the computer screen in front of Lu Yu.

The computer first displayed a jumble of chaotic code, then... it blue-screened!

Silence—the computer lab fell into an absolute state of silence.

This state lasted for over a minute!

Everyone's faces showed disbelief, then gradually gave way to dejection and unwillingness.

We failed!

Everyone had seen the semblance of success, yet suddenly faced failure—this is the most demoralizing situation.

Just as everyone's hearts were filled with loss and dejection, Lu Yu's voice suddenly rang out.

"It's probably still a problem with the final algorithm."

"If we followed Professor Chen's earlier firewall design, we should have already succeeded."

"But later I added a bunch of interfaces, causing the algorithm to error."

"This situation was my proposal, so I will resolve this problem."

Lu Yu's voice was light, without loss, only calm.

Yes!

Lu Yu has already caused a change in the firewall originally designed by Professor Chen.

Just as he said at Fu Dan Da Xue before, he opened many "backdoors" in the firewall.

The function of these "backdoors" is to allow the firewall to be updated at any time and modified at any time.

Also because of this massive change, the difficulty of the whole project has increased significantly.

Actually, Professor Chen could have refused Lu Yu's changes.

Because no one knows what Lu Yu's actions will bring; unverified things, no matter how perfectly described, are ultimately... a mirage.

But Professor Chen has such boldness; just because of Lu Yu's few words, he dares to change the fruits of his countless efforts.

And because of this, now that a problem has arisen, Lu Yu decided to bear it alone.

The classmates at this moment... really don't know what to say.

"This is indeed a problem only you can solve."

"But if you need help, you can always ask us."

"However... the time left for you may not be much."

Having said that, Professor Chen paused, his brows tightly knit, his expression extremely serious.

"According to my original plan, we could actually accept the results now."

"Then... in three days, we will represent Huaxia at an International Network Security Technology Exchange Conference."

"By then, we will represent Huaxia in showcasing our firewall."

"And our opponents... will no longer be students."

Professor Chen paused again, then gently patted Lu Yu on the shoulder.

"You don't need to bear too much pressure; go ahead and do it boldly—even if you fail, there's nothing to fear."

"These two days I will work with the classmates to produce the version I first considered, to cope with the upcoming exchange."

"Of course, if you can succeed..."

Professor Chen didn't continue, merely giving Lu Yu a light nod.

Lu Yu pondered for a moment, then lightly nodded his head.

He actually knew Professor Chen's plan.

From the very beginning, Lu Yu knew that this firewall system was not merely Professor Chen's private project; it carried many important meanings.

The most important of these is not that Professor Chen could gain international fame from this firewall system, but... representing Huaxia's technological peak to compete with foreign counterparts.

So, in fact, the progress of this project has always been tense.

Yet even in this situation, Professor Chen still supported Lu Yu in realizing the new changes.

Lu Yu... felt pressure for the first time.

He must, within three days, adjust the entire firewall system and enable it to function as it should.

During this process, no one can help him.

At least, the classmates in the computer lab cannot help, and Professor Chen can only provide a small portion of assistance.

"Lu Yu, go eat first; don't put too much pressure on yourself. Our progress here can definitely keep up."

"Yes, we should be able to succeed by tomorrow."

"Professor Chen also said that, according to his earlier version, it is already completely sufficient."

"If you can succeed, that's best; but even if you fail, we still have time to make a comeback."

Morning, noon, and afternoon—classmates keep coming to Lu Yu's side.

Lu Yu almost devoted all his thoughts to the firewall system, even forgetting to eat.

Faced with the classmates' concern, Lu Yu merely nodded lightly, then casually ate a few bites of the food they brought him, and continued working.

At night, he would sleep a while in the computer lab; once his spirit was mostly restored, he would get up and continue working.

What the classmates said was not wrong, and Professor Chen's judgment was also not wrong.

Nowadays, Professor Chen's firewall system can already be described with the two words 'advanced', and can even be said to be top-notch.

But since Lu Yu proposed a new idea, and he also made his classmates put in effort, then… why couldn't he succeed?

Since this exchange meeting is meant to let foreigners see Huaxia's strength, why not give them enough of a shock?

If you're going to do it, do it to the best!

Lu Yu held this idea and stayed in the Computer Lab.

……

On the morning of the third day, Lu Yu finally left the Computer Lab.

When he walked out of the Computer Lab, he only then noticed his body giving off waves of odor.

He helplessly shook his head.

The Computer Lab had air conditioning, but…

Lu Yu and his classmates had already been in the Computer Lab for a whole week!

Lu Yu had never left the Computer Lab even once!

At this moment, it was also the first time he had seen the sun in a week.

The morning sunlight wasn't particularly strong, scattered across the campus, and it also gave a warm, peaceful feeling.

Lu Yu looked at this peaceful environment, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up slightly.

He opened his arms, took a deep breath, and his face was filled with a satisfied smile.

Then he returned to the car that had been waiting for him up ahead.

He went home, took a shower, then lay down on the big bed and… fell asleep directly.

……

Today is an important day for Professor Chen, for the Computer Lab classmates, and for Huaxia.

Because this afternoon, Huaxia will hold an exchange meeting in a certain department in Mo Du.

Nothing that happens at this meeting will be announced to the outside.

The scale of this meeting is indeed frighteningly high.

Among Mo Du's main leaders, besides the head of Mo Du, only Professor Chen could come here.

Then… there is a senior leader from Jingdu.

The rest are technical personnel from four countries, as well as the highest leaders of the relevant departments.