“What happened?” Jasper asked in a heavy tone, a frown forming on his face. He put down his book at once.
“Two hours ago, our users suddenly discovered that their connection was severed over a large area. The server was severely jammed, and the portal website completely collapsed. We have confirmed that it was an attack launched by hackers.”
While listening to Hudson’s account of the incident, Jasper walked into the study, turned on the computer, and logged into KK.
Like Hudson had described, he could not go online despite having logged in for more than 10 seconds. Not long after, a notification stating that there was a server connection failure appeared.
After that, Jasper clicked on Terizone’s portal website. Similarly, the original webpage, which was rich in content, had become blank and was now completely devoid of words or pictures.
“Users are scolding us on discussion forums everywhere. What should we do, Mr. Laine?” Hudson asked bitterly.
Netizens were still relatively simple-minded back in the year 2000. The battles between internet companies were also not as competitive as they would be in the future.
However, due to these exact reason, the opinions and comments published online reflected the most authentic user experiences.
Hudson and the others frequently compiled user reviews from discussion forums because of this.
Unfortunately, they were all scolding Terizone right now.
KK kept disconnecting when they wanted to use the software to chat online. They could not log in and the webpage was completely blank as well. Who were the users to blame if not the?
Jasper pondered upon it for a while. “What about Zaine and the others?” he asked.
“They’ve gone to the machinery room to carry out emergency maintenance,” Hudson said.
“Maintain the server first, then solve the problem of user disconnection as soon as possible. You guys are the top programming professionals in the country. You should be familiar with the groups of hackers within the country, right?” Jasper asked.
“Zaine was once the backbone of the Scarlet Union. However, he quit the group. Nevertheless, a lot of people within the hacking industry know him. Without him here, we might be in a worse situation right now,” Hudson replied.
“In that case, use your connections to get in touch with the relevant people and ask them to help you deal with the attack. We must at least try to resist the attack no matter what. Purchase all the firewalls you need for the machinery room. Don’t be afraid of spending money at times like this.
“Next, issue an announcement to notify users that the server has been hacked, and let them know that we promise to resolve it as soon as possible. We must first calm down the users, so write it with a sincere attitude.
“Should I tell everyone that Sena was the one who launched the attack?” Hudson asked, gritting his teeth in anger.
Jasper laughed. “Hud, have you lost it due to your anger? Do you have any evidence that Sena launched this hacker attack on us?” he asked.
“No,” Hudson said in exasperation.
“Exactly. Sena may be waiting for Terizone to mess up. Once you blame Sena for the attack, they will follow up with another step, which will bring much worse consequences.
“In any case, our first priority is to stabilize the server and shield ourselves against the attack. At the same time, we will have to appease the users. These two things must be carried out concurrently to resolve our problems. We’ll talk about how to get back at them after I arrive at Cavern City,” Jasper said.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you in the office tomorrow then.”
……
The next day, Wendy sent Jasper to the airport. Julian followed them as well.
“Take good care of yourself. Remember not to overwork yourself,” Wendy reminded Jasper gently as she helped him straighten his collar.
Jasper stared at the beautiful woman before him and chuckled. “I realize that you’ve been acting more and more like a devoted wife and loving mother lately,” he said.
Wendy glared at Jasper and huffed out, “Devoted wife and loving mother? You make it seem as if I’m gray and old!”
“You aren’t old at all. You’ll forever be a goddess in my eyes,” Jasper teased Wendy as he reached out to pinch the bridge of her nose.
“Ah, you’re so annoying,” Wendy remarked, pursing her lips into a smile as she flicked Jasper’s hand off her. “Go ahead and build your empire. I’ll protect you from behind,” she said.
Nodding, Jasper squeezed Wendy’s hands and said, “Wait for me. I’ll build a huge empire and gift it to you as dowry.”
Wendy blushed and pulled her hands away immediately. She turned over in embarrassment. “What a load of nonsense. Who wants your dowry? I’m not going to bother you anymore. I’m leaving!” she said in a flustered, low voice.
Wendy then turned around and ran away.
Jasper chuckled at the sight of Wendy running away. He greeted Julian, turned around, and walked toward customs.
“Jasp!” Wendy’s voice suddenly rang out from behind him.
Jasper turned around and was met with the sight of a graceful belle standing in the middle of the crowd. She stared at him affectionately, her gaze reminiscent of brilliant stars shining in the night sky.
