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The vast majority of jobs in the Federation Government's departments were lucrative, but the Federation Prison didn't offer much in terms of perks, especially for the lower-level prison guards. Therefore, these types of jobs were in a state of constant recruitment, and even intern positions allocated by the Federation Military Academy were invariably unpopular.
When Guding showed up at the Sea Blue Star branch of Tianhe Prison with his resume, the prison's human resources department was a bit surprised.
Although his resume only had work experience from a part-time job at a tavern, Guding had earned numerous awards at school. For such an outstanding student, the Sea Blue Star branch of Tianhe Prison naturally wouldn't refuse him. After reviewing Guding's records at the Military Academy and confirming the authenticity of his resume, the prison's HR department took less than five minutes to submit Guding's resume to the Prison Director.
Old Henry, the Prison Director, was reviewing the records of prisoners admitted in recent days. A series of actions taken by the Federation Government Military Department had increased the number of prisoners to equal the total of the past three years combined. Rubbing his slightly aching head, Old Henry's eyes glanced at the HR department's email that suddenly popped up on his office screen. "An email from HR? Did they recruit someone?"
The recent increase in prisoner numbers had caused a serious shortage of prison guards, which had been a headache for Old Henry.
Opening Guding's resume in the email, Old Henry's eyes brightened. Guding's record clearly indicated he had the ability to enter the High-level Military Academy. Graduates from the High-level Military Academy were all officers, and if their grades were outstanding, they could enter special organizations for deeper training. Having such a potential student apply for an intern position was exactly what Old Henry hoped for. If Guding ever made a name for himself, the Sea Blue Star Prison could also share in the glory.
This intern position had always been vacant, and the salary for interns was only half that of full-time employees. The prison wasn't exactly flush with funds.
After reading the resume, it took Old Henry less than a minute to make the decision. Guding didn't even need to go through an interview; he directly became a member of Tianhe Prison.
When Guding received the notification, he was slightly surprised. He originally thought there would be a written exam and physical test, and it would take at least an afternoon to get a response.
After receiving the prison guard ID card, an experienced prison guard led Guding to the surveillance room. He spent a few minutes explaining the locations of various areas and some matters needing attention, and then left Guding alone in the surveillance room to familiarize himself with the environment. After receiving a call, he hurriedly left, instructing Guding to notify others immediately if he saw any unusual images on the monitors.
Typically, there was always someone on duty in the surveillance room. The situation in recent days had indeed been very unusual; almost everyone was busy receiving new prisoners and handling other tasks, leaving no one with the time to be wasted here. The veteran guard left Guding here, actually hoping he would stay on duty to prevent any special circumstances. He never anticipated that Guding had another motive entirely for being there.
Guding glanced around to see if anyone was present, then had Sea Emperor hack the only camera in the surveillance room. It was extremely smooth to connect Sea Emperor to the Tianhe Prison network.
In just a few seconds, Sea Emperor had access to all the information from Tianhe Prison Headquarters and its 249 branches.
"Where is Preston?" Guding already had a complete plan in mind.
"He's on Lanwo Star; there's a small fault in the prison system there. Officially, he's supervising, but in reality, he's there to mess around, as there's a 'Most Beautiful Miss' contest going on recently. However, he has booked an interstellar transmission to Sea Blue Star for tomorrow morning." After accessing the Tianhe Prison network, nothing within the prison could escape Sea Emperor's detection.
"A small fault? Let's make it a big one. Preferably one that allows prisoners to escape directly." A cunning gleam flashed in Guding's eyes.
"I can conveniently plant some spreadable viruses; the more chaos, the more opportunities we have." Sea Emperor wasn't afraid to escalate the situation.
"I was thinking the same thing." A grin spread across Guding's face.
The virus spread by Sea Emperor was extremely covert, and by the time the Lanwo Star prison system's self-check discovered it, the virus had already infected more than half the system.
The two network maintenance staff had no idea what to do, as the prison system was an intranet, isolated from the civilian network. Thus, situations of virus infection were rare. Typically, the prison's network maintenance only involved downloading patches sent from headquarters and sending a brief work log to headquarters daily. They weren't too familiar with technical tasks. Faced with this situation, the two were completely flustered.
However, before the two could report the situation to the Prison Director, Lanwo Star's Prison Director stormed into their office, filled with rage. "What are you two doing? Why have more than half of the surveillance images turned into pornographic videos?"
"Director, the system has been infected by a virus!" The two replied with a despondent expression.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?" The Prison Director wasn't satisfied with their answer.
"We only just discovered it..."
In less than ten minutes, the Lanwo Star prison system was entirely overtaken by the virus, and the system collapsed. Sea Emperor covertly unlocked all prison gates and restraints, plunging the entire prison into chaos.
At the "Most Beautiful Miss" contest venue, Preston was leaning back comfortably. In less than ten minutes, he would be able to hold the hand of the most beautiful contestant and enjoy some pleasure at the hotel.
At that exact moment, Preston's communication ring started flashing. Frowning, he answered the call.
"Lord Preston, there's a severe failure in the prison system. Please return quickly. We can't sustain this, and we need to inform headquarters. If the Chief Prison Director finds out you're not present, it'll be troublesome."
"Damn!" After hanging up the call, Preston cursed, but he had no choice but to leave. As the Deputy Prison Director assigned from headquarters, his task at the Lanwo Star branch was supervision. Since the system failure had worsened, the branch had to report to headquarters. If the Chief Prison Director realized he was not at the prison overseeing, that old stiff wouldn't hesitate to reprimand him.
Reluctantly, Preston returned to the prison scene, where he was utterly stunned. He initially thought that it was just a system failure, but he hadn't expected a complete prison riot. He had been at Tianhe Prison for more than twenty years and had never seen such a complete system collapse and riot. Understandably, he panicked a little.
Inside the prison, virtually no alarm was silent, the ceiling sprinklers were spraying wildly, and all access doors were wide open. A group of convicts had already stormed the surveillance room and the main office building where the guards were located. Those with a bit of intelligence quickly searched for the exits and escaped.
Seeing the images the camera fed back, Guding wore a mischievous grin.
Not only was Lanwo Star affected, but the virus swiftly spread through the Tianhe Prison network to other planets. In less than half an hour, it had infected not only Tianhe Prison Headquarters but also more than eighty other branches.
The virus devised by Sea Emperor was highly targeted. It would hide upon entering a system, and by the time the system's self-check identified it, the system was already on the verge of collapse. After complete system failure, Sea Emperor would unlock all prison gates and restraints, sound alarms, and activate sprinklers, creating scenes of chaos.
Over on Sea Blue Star, Guding deemed it the right time and instructed Sea Emperor, "Initiate the virus invasion on the Sea Blue Star branch!"
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