Chapter 120 Anonymous Subnetworks

"Gu has been in seclusion for several days and doesn't want to come out, but the world has changed drastically and many heroes are vying for supremacy. The Internet is already in danger, and only unity can overcome the difficulties! So from now on, all disciples of the Internet Palace will have their salaries increased by 30% to reward you for your loyalty!"

Gu Yunli's words shocked everyone.

"Gu Zhenzai, nowadays, the world is full of cyber attacks and enemies are everywhere. We should increase revenue and reduce expenditure to prepare for emergencies. Why do we need to increase salaries at this time? In my opinion, it would be better to increase salaries instead, which would both boost morale and save costs."

Nie Tai suggested that all his thoughts were for the Internet Palace.

As the old saying goes, rewards given before a war are gone but never returned.

Therefore, in his opinion, there is no need to increase salaries even if it is to boost morale!

A salary increase may boost morale temporarily, but it affects the long-term future.

If things become unsustainable in the future, it will deal a bigger blow to morale.

Therefore, it is better to replace it with rewards. Every reward is a boost to morale.

"Mr. Nie, what you said makes sense. I second your opinion!" Zhao Mancang also quickly echoed.

"Gu Zhenzai, the number of disciples needed for weather forecasting is extremely large. Once the salary is increased, I am afraid the cost will skyrocket. By then, if the profit is insufficient, even if Emperor Qingxu is magnanimous, I am afraid he will not be able to maintain the operation of the Internet. Please think twice, Gu Zhenzai."

Ouyang Mi also started to persuade them. Everyone was stunned by his words, and then they suddenly realized.

——Could it be that Gu Zhenzai was angry and deliberately used the profits to subsidize his subordinates?

But although this is a satisfying move, it will also cause endless troubles!

As Ouyang Mi said, once the user base shrinks, subsidies will be useless.

In fact, looking at the general trend of the world, I'm afraid there will be more and more networks in the future.

The future of the internet is at stake.

We should plan ahead and make early plans.

"If the Internet is declining, even if we accumulate more incense, it will just be a dying struggle. In this case, why should we be stingy?"

Gu Yunli explained.

“Gu Zhenzai…”

Everyone wanted to say more, but Gu Yunli raised his hand to interrupt:

"Okay, Gu has made up his mind, so there's no need for you to say anything more. Gu is the founder of the Internet, and since he's been here, he has to leave something behind."

Seeing this, everyone had no choice but to give up, feeling somewhat tragic and heroic. Gu Zhenzai was fighting a desperate battle!

Little did people know that Gu Yunli's move was not only to boost morale, but also to deliberately increase labor costs.

After all, he, an eighth-rank immortal official disciple, receives such a high salary. Since you are all third-rank immortal officials, how can you treat your disciples harshly?

This move is unlikely to cause actual damage to competitors;

But it's enough to disgust people.

"At present, the Internet is full of new things, and the gods have temples to promote it, which is extremely disadvantageous to us. Therefore, instead of promoting the Internet, it is better to take the high-quality route to retain users. From today on, each section will add an office department to be responsible for the optimization of the functions of each section..."

After reading out the salary increase decision, Gu Yunli adjusted the direction of Internet development. It seemed that he gave up on promotion, but in fact he was showing weakness to the gods.

Right now, his strength is not enough to compete with the gods, so he decided to take a conservative approach.

No more large-scale updates.

Just maintain a certain user scale.

Otherwise, he was really worried that he would suddenly become possessed and die one day.

Therefore, it is better to develop slowly.

After the meeting, the Internet executives immediately announced the salary increase news to the students in each department.

As expected, this news immediately drew cheers, clearing away the gloom that weighed on the hearts of the Internet Palace disciples.

No matter what the future of the Internet is like?
At least, it's enough that they are living a good life now.

……

……

Looking at the Internet Palace disciples whose morale was gradually stabilizing, Gu Yunli breathed a sigh of relief.

Facing the sudden emergence of the four major networks, he was not panicked. As I said before, he had the crystallization of a civilization behind him.

But he was somewhat worried about the mentality of his subordinates.

If they collapse, it won't cause any serious damage to the Internet, but it will cause a lot of turmoil.

Fortunately, the money-throwing tactic was effective.

This saved him a lot of worries, and he finally had the energy to carefully examine the four new networks.

He had already taken a quick look at these four networks before.

Now, after a careful analysis with the help of data, many details that have never been seen before are revealed one by one.

"Is this formed by the coupling of three thousand avenues?"

Gu Yunli had a very limited grasp of the Dao, but this did not prevent him from recognizing the Dao contained in these four networks at a glance.

——After all, even if you haven’t eaten pork, you have seen a pig run, right?
A closer look reveals that the complexity of its network construction is hundreds of times greater than that of the Internet.

Only a Golden Immortal could perfectly control so many Dao ideas.

"It seems that their operating costs are not low. This is good news. A price war in the future should be enough to blow them up."

Gu Yunli breathed a sigh of relief and focused his attention on the Xinghai network.

With the data's meaning decoded, the Xinghai network terminal was displayed in front of Gu Yunli almost without reservation.

However, the more Gu Yunli looked, the more he frowned, because every data access to the Xinghai terminal was blocked by a mysterious force, preventing him from getting a glimpse of the truth.

"It's quite interesting. The world is in turmoil right now, but Xinghai Network is acting anonymously. Is it because it is too weak and therefore hides its head and shows its tail?"

"No, this much Dao intent is not something that an ordinary cultivator can control. This person's cultivation level is no lower than the Golden Immortal realm."

"If that's the case, is it because your identity is too sensitive? A Buddhist?"

Gu Yunli's thoughts were racing when a bold idea suddenly came to his mind.

Since the Xinghai network can operate anonymously, he might also be able to create an anonymous network.

In fact, before he initially decided to participate in the Daoist Ceremony and join the Immortal Court, he had thought about spreading the Internet privately.

However, after careful consideration, he decided to give up.

The reason is simple: this world possesses all kinds of incredible powers.

The Internet is connected to his body, seemingly hidden behind the scenes, but in fact, to the powerful, it is like the bright moon in the dark night, clearly visible as fire.

Without the protection of his official position, he would most likely be imprisoned or even refined into a human-shaped magical weapon.

This is the fundamental reason why he joined the Immortal Court.

Now, with the help of the Internet, he has accumulated a considerable fortune. His knowledge of data is particularly impressive, although I dare not say it has reached the pinnacle. Perhaps he can really use it to build another anonymous network.

"Since it's an anonymous network, we must not let the gods trace it back to me."

"So the server must not be on me."

"In that case, remotely control the chickens as suspicious graves?"

"Not right, not right. The power of the Golden Immortal is unfathomable. No matter how many chickens he controls, they are still connected."

"I can't possibly devote so much energy to dealing with the gods' search."

Gu Yunli fell into silence as he was lost in thought.

The huge difference in strength made him dare not harbor any luck, and naturally he did not dare to leave any clues!

But if there are no clues, how can he control the anonymous network?

and many more!

As he thought of this, a flash of inspiration suddenly flashed through Gu Yunli's mind.

Why is he so obsessed with manipulating anonymous networks?
If we completely cut off the connection, allow it to develop freely, and then take over when necessary, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?
In this case, how can we create an independent anonymous network that has a backdoor and can even update and iterate on its own?

Gu Yunli fell silent.

(End of this chapter)