Chapter 26

（Thank you to the book friend "Hmmm" for your generous support, I bow! In the new week, I hope everyone can give some support. It's not easy to start a new book, so I'm begging on the ground for all kinds of support!）

This girl is West Poison. She casually dealt with Chen Mo and then returned to the base camp to type: "I've stabilized this guy, but I can't be sure he will stay. If he leaves, you can't blame me."

East Evil: "West Poison, I believe with your sweet talk, he will definitely stay. Keep it up."

South Emperor: "Exactly, who doesn't know that West Poison's eloquence is the best in the world? With you on the job, we will definitely close this deal."

North Beggar: "To stop us from eating instant noodles all the time, you need to work harder. Try to land a big deal, and our quality of life will improve."

Just as West Poison was about to type a response, a knock came from the door. A woman's voice called out from outside: "Room 303, it's time to turn off the lights and rest!"

West Poison quickly replied, "I know, Aunt Liu. I'm just looking up some information, I'll be done soon."

Aunt Liu sighed, "Is it Li Ranzhu? Child, it's not good for your health to study so late every night, you know that, right?"

Li Ranzhu smiled, "Thank you for your concern, Aunt Liu. I know. I'll rest after I solve this problem."

Aunt Liu shook her head with a bitter smile, "Then get some rest early. It's already against the rules for me to keep the power on at this hour. You can't keep the lights on, or the school security will blame me."

Li Ranzhu responded, "Okay, I'll go to sleep soon."

After Aunt Liu's footsteps faded away, Li Ranzhu sighed, "Sigh, it's so inconvenient at school. Usually, my roommates are around, and I can't be as carefree. Even during holidays, the dormitory manager supervises us. It's hard to use the internet in peace. I might as well move out in a few days."

Just as Li Ranzhu finished speaking, she saw a message appear in the website's chat box: "How much does it cost to learn hacking skills here?"

Chen Mo had just seen a rule on the website stating that one must pay to learn hacking skills. He then understood why the website was so quiet. In China, piracy is everywhere. Pirated music and movie discs are rampant, and even computer systems can be pirated. How could he expect people to pay to learn hacking skills? Isn't that ridiculous?

This was Chen Mo's first thought, but he quickly changed his mind: Since they dared to charge for teaching, their hacking skills must be very powerful. As the saying goes, "Don't take on a job without the right tools." If their skills were not good, would they propose charging for lessons?

Of course, there are many free hacking tools online. If you want, you can download them for free without paying a cent. But Chen Mo felt that those were just the basics. Who would reveal their advanced hacking skills? So-called resource sharing only applies to lower-level hacking techniques. True hacking experts keep their skills secret.

This situation is very common in China. There's a saying: "Teaching your apprentice will starve your master." People's skills are not innate but are acquired through hard work and study. No one would be willing to teach for free. Now, by charging for lessons, it's like providing a service, making it easier for them to teach and for you to learn real skills.

With this mindset, Chen Mo asked about the price. West Poison was taken aback by Chen Mo's words and muttered, "Could it be that I've really met a fool?"

West Poison then replied, "To learn hacking skills on this site, you need to pay 4,000 yuan."

West Poison stared at the chat box, feeling anxious: I hope this fool agrees right away. Then my wish to rent a place outside the school can come true!

Chen Mo was taken aback by the price. He paid less than 1,000 yuan for a year of middle school, and the other party was asking for 4,000 yuan, several times more than his middle school tuition. He wondered, should I really pay this much?

Chen Mo frowned and thought about it. West Poison, seeing that the other party was not responding, typed, "You can try learning for a few days for free. If you're satisfied with our technology, you can pay later."

From this, Chen Mo saw the other party's confidence and sincerity. Thinking that he still had nearly 10,000 yuan and had just earned 50,000 yuan from Tian Tian, he would be considered wealthy once the 50,000 yuan was credited. Spending 4,000 yuan to learn hacking skills didn't seem too expensive.

Chen Mo typed, "Okay, let's do it your way. I'll learn for a few days and then decide whether to pay."

West Poison didn't expect the other party to agree. Although the result was still uncertain, it at least showed that this guy was interested. She immediately typed happily, "Alright, let's set it. When do you want to start?"

Chen Mo checked the time and saw it was only 10:15 PM. He typed, "The sooner, the better. If you have time, we can start now."

West Poison typed with a smile, "Okay, let's start now. But before we begin, I have a question for you—what do you think hackers do? Or why are you learning hacking skills?"

This question was asked when West Poison became a disciple of Red Heart Five. Red Heart Five's original words were: "What do you think hackers do? Or what would you do if you became a hacker?"

This was clearly a test from Red Heart Five. If West Poison's answer didn't satisfy him, she might not have been able to become his disciple.

West Poison thought for a moment and answered, "I think hackers are the maintainers of internet order."

This answer was a bit tricky. What is internet order? For powerful hackers, their own rules are the order! In the digital world, the more skilled you are, the more influence you have. It's like the law of the jungle, where the strong make the rules and the weak must follow. If you don't like it, they can just take action, and what can you do?

Red Heart Five was basically satisfied with this answer, so he accepted West Poison as his disciple. Now it was West Poison's turn to take on a disciple, and she asked the same question. Chen Mo thought for a moment and gave this answer: "I just want to learn hacking skills to avoid being bullied and violated, to have the ability to protect myself in the digital world."