One day later, inside the step-up substation of the Eiffel Power Plant.
Chen Chen silently looked at the scene in front of him, with a look of surprise appearing in his eyes for the first time.
In his dark pupils, there was a red light that was flickering on and off, full of weirdness and ominousness.
But if you look carefully, you will find that reality is actually reflected in his pupils.
In the corresponding reality, he was staring at a USB flash drive.
At this moment, the USB flash drive was inserted into a thick copper ingot, because the entire power plant's power was pouring into the USB flash drive. Under the impact of the huge current, the entire copper ingot was making a "sizzling" sound.
Arc flashes were faintly visible in the air.
Just like when someone walks under a high-voltage power line, you can always hear a sizzling sound. This is an effect called "corona" produced when the electric field strength exceeds the strength of the air and tears the air apart.
However, these are not the point...
The point is, the USB flash drive, which has a mysterious origin and remains intact no matter how much it is smashed, is actually emitting a dim light at this moment.
Yes, Chen Chen was definitely not wrong!
The USB flash drive wrapped in countless electric arcs was absorbing endless current while emitting a dark red light!
It was as if there was an unknown luminous body inside the USB flash drive. The light penetrated the USB flash drive shell and dyed the USB flash drive a dark and strange scarlet color.
Moreover, the scarlet light is still flickering on and off, as if it is breathing, or as if some mysterious substance is slowly squirming...
"Sure enough, this USB flash drive is not as simple as I thought..."
Chen Chen stared at the USB flash drive a few meters away.
Because the copper ingot produced a corona effect, Chen Chen did not approach it rashly. He just quietly observed the USB flash drive with a thoughtful look on his face.
"This has never happened before. Is it because of insufficient power?"
"It is known that the Eiffel Power Plant generates 1 million kilowatts of electricity when running at full power, which is more than a hundred times that of my data center transformer. In other words, at the end of the day, it is equivalent to charging a USB flash drive in my data center. 2,400 hours, compared to 120,000 hours of charging when we rented the factory.”
"These are levels I have never reached..."
"Then it is basically certain that the occurrence of this situation is related to the large amount of energy supply."
Chen Chen touched his chin and thought, "But here comes the problem..."
"What does the light emitted by the USB flash drive mean? Is it just a power indicator light, or does it have other deeper meanings?"
"Or is this an overload prompt that the USB flash drive cannot withstand such a huge current? It shouldn't be... If not, then what is it?"
"And, how is the USB flash drive in this red light flashing state different from the previous normal state? Will its performance change?"
Chen Chen kept thinking about all the clues he could use, but in the end he was helpless to find that his analysis had no meaning to the USB flash drive.
Thinking of this, Chen Chen simply walked aside and turned off the switch!
Snapped!
There was only a sound of current interruption, and the arc around the USB flash drive quickly subsided. Not only that, but the red light on the USB flash drive also disappeared.
Chen Chen walked forward slowly, but smelled the smell of rotten eggs, which was caused by the air being electrolyzed to produce ozone and other gases.
Ignoring these, Chen Chen gently touched the USB flash drive and found that the USB flash drive was still the same as before, without any change, and even the temperature remained at room temperature.
The copper ingot inserted into the USB flash drive can already be used to grill squid on the iron plate.
"No change has occurred in the USB flash drive. In other words, that red light actually only means that the USB flash drive has received sufficient power?"
Thinking of this, Chen Chen took out a laptop he had prepared earlier from his suitcase and inserted the USB flash drive into it.
After testing, everything on the USB flash drive was normal, and even the seven movies in it were motionless.
Chen Chen shook his head and after confirming that there was no problem with the USB flash drive, he pulled out the USB flash drive and inserted it back into the copper ingot, and then restarted the switch.
Buzz!
Suddenly, the huge buzzer sounded again...
In this way, Chen Chen and Cheng Chao took turns guarding in front of the substation for five days and five nights. They claimed that they were the defense forces sent by Dlamini to guard the substation to prevent the substation from being destroyed by government rebels.
Although the workers in the factory were very curious about the sudden appearance of Chen Chen and others, after seeing everyone's weapons, no one dared to come forward to cause trouble.
In the urban area of Cape Town, although the transmission lines and even the step-down substation of the Eiffel Power Plant were destroyed, fortunately there are other small power stations. Although the city of Cape Town is still short of power, at least it can A few departments started functioning first.
What's more, Rainbow Nation had experienced power cuts many times due to power problems in the early years. To some people, this power outage for several days is just a longer-lasting power cut.
Apart from the 300% increase in the crime rate, which resulted in a large-scale demonstration of tens of thousands of people, and the price increase several times, it did not cause any major problems...
It was not until five days later that another emergency substation was finally completed. At the same time, dozens of collapsed power towers were repaired.
After all the equipment was re-improved, the electricity was successfully unblocked soon, and the power from the Eiffel Power Plant once again entered thousands of households.
At this time, Chen Chen and others had quietly left the Eiffel Power Plant and rushed along the highway towards the border between Rainbow Nation and Namibia.
In fact, Rainbow Country's porous border display is far more useful than practical, and it cannot stop anyone at all.
After this time, Chen Chen also gave Dlamini a reward, raising Dlamini's authority in the "God's Forbidden Zone" by one level, from delta level to gamma level.
This level is also the level where Cheng Chao and Qian Wenhuan are now.
In Chen Chen's setting, there are five levels of authority in the God's Forbidden Zone, sorted by Greek letters, from high to low: sigma (∑), alpha (Α), beta (Β), gamma (Γ) and delta (Δ), just like the English letters: S, A, B, C, D.
Among them, delta-level personnel are purely consumables. Most of them are disposable items that will be destroyed immediately once they lose their use value.
Only those with levels of gamma and above are considered official members of God's Forbidden Zone.
As for the meaning of these levels, it actually has no practical significance. You can just say he is level 01234, but it just sounds weird.
Among them, Chen Chen is definitely at the sigma level. However, if an organization wants to look fair and formal, it is best to add a council to it.
Therefore, in Chen Chen's design, there were a total of 12 sigmas, called the Disciple Council, which meant that the entire God's Forbidden Zone organization was managed by 12 disciples.
Each disciple has a fixed code name, and Chen Chen gave himself the code name - Judas.
Of course, except for Chen Chen, the remaining 11 seats are still vacant.
However, according to Chen Chen's design, even if someone upgrades to the highest sigma level in the future and becomes a member of the Twelve Apostles, he still cannot control God's restricted area.
Because above sigma, there is a supreme existence hidden, that is God.
God has all the permissions in God's forbidden area, such as control over everyone's chips, control over Xiao X, and even control over the USB flash drive, etc.
And this person can only be Chen Chen.