This is a patriotic war fought in the code world. There is no smoke or artillery fire, but every attack and defense of authority may affect the lives of tens of millions of people.
Five people, thirty-two hidden stakes, and seventy-two hours of spare computing power.
When the countdown reaches zero, when poison vectors fill the system, when former comrades become enemies——
What else can they hold on to?
In other words, what else do they want to hold on to?
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The reason why the country is intact is because there are people who use keyboards to build the Great Wall out of sight.