Takayuki wasn't just good at making gas—Gastar Electronic Entertainnt's internet tech was also incredibly strong.
Their excellence in ga developnt made people overlook how advanced they were in the internet field.
In one of the most prominent display windows of Gastar Electronic Entertainnt's headquarters, there was a clearly visible plaque written entirely in English.
The content on the plaque read:
'Long-term Partner of Stanford University Computer Science Departnt'
'Advisor to Stanford Theoretical Group Lab (Algorithmic Ga Theory)'
'Advisor to Stanford Infolab (Database and Network Analysis)'
This was proof of the long-term partnership established between Gastar Electronic Entertainnt and Stanford University about three to four years ago.
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Because Takayuki's pioneering leadership in the ga industry was so remarkable, even a world-class institution like Stanford University seed eager to associate with his fa.
Especially with the growing popularity of video gas, Takayuki beca even more of a hot na.
So Stanford University, through Aya Tsukino and several top programrs already working at Gastar Electronic Entertainnt, got in contact with Takayuki and invited him to beco an honorary professor at the university.
The title itself wasn't the important part—what mattered was that Stanford could use it to launch a brand-new program, and with Takayuki's na attached, they wouldn't have to worry about attracting waves of students interested in ga developnt.
Takayuki would also visit Stanford once every six months to give lectures on whatever topic he liked—there were no restrictions.
Of course, the collaboration was about mutual benefit. Stanford's Computer Science Departnt would also provide support in computing to Gastar Electronic Entertainnt, and excellent students interested in the company could get recomndation letters and receive extra consideration.
So far, the partnership had gone very smoothly. Stanford gained more students, and Takayuki's influence was staggering. One genius, reported on multiple tis around the world, chose to attend Stanford purely because Takayuki was an honorary professor there. It boosted Stanford's reputation and gave them bragging rights among other top-tier schools.
anwhile, Takayuki gained access to a steady stream of Stanford Computer Science graduates. Many of them had grown up playing Gastar Electronic Entertainnt's gas, and after hearing about the company's generous salaries and benefits, they were more than happy to join as their first job—providing Takayuki with a constant flow of elite workers.
On top of that, Stanford also shared many of its still-in-testing but nearly complete computing research projects with Takayuki. These included advanced research on ga engines (Stanford received a free Unreal Engine license from Takayuki), and the latest developnts in internet platform construction, maintenance, and cybersecurity—all provided to Takayuki at no cost.
YOO's portal site employees weren't lacking in technical skill.
It was just that Gastar Electronic Entertainnt's hidden level in computing and internet infrastructure was way too high. Since the company never advertised this, no one really noticed.
So Nagao A and his team ran headfirst into a wall.
First, Nagao's team secretly prepared to breach Gastar Electronic Entertainnt's servers and steal information.
Next, their attempt was imdiately detected. And coincidentally, it was dayti in the US. So Stanford-grad programrs at Gastar's Arican branch were the first to notice sothing was wrong. They quickly began reinforcing the Japanese servers remotely and reported the incident up the chain.
anwhile, Nagao A and his team were completely in the dark.
They were still stunned by how Gastar Electronic Entertainnt could be so strong on the tech side—their intrusion had made no headway at all.
"President, we're in a bit of danger. If we keep this up, we might get traced."
Nagao's expression darkened even more. It was like bad luck was chasing him today. Why the hell was Gastar so strong in cyber defense?
Was Gastar so kind of secret governnt military project? Even if it were, their internet defenses probably wouldn't be much stronger than this.
Finally, he clenched his teeth and said, "Launch a DDoS attack!"
Sotis the most brute-force thods are the most effective—but resorting to sothing this crude was an admission that they couldn't win head-to-head. So they had to stoop to dirty tricks.
DDoS attacks are a common cyber tactic. The goal is to flood a server with fake access requests, overloading it and causing delays or even crashes. It's like sending hundreds of people to sit in a restaurant without ordering anything, just to crowd out real custors.
Of course, a DDoS attack alone can't steal any data. Nagao was hoping to use it to distract Gastar Electronic Entertainnt and then try other ways to steal data.
In the digital realm, this was now an intense war. Nagao A was the aggressor, using every underhanded tactic available. The defenders were Gastar Electronic Entertainnt. While caught off guard at first, their raw strength ant they could hold their ground.
Yet back at Gastar's Japan headquarters, it all seed calm.
Seven night shift employees were still gaming together. Another had just left the lounge to head back to his desk for a rest.
Of course, he rembered to check on the servers first.
"Hmm... everything looks fine."
No alerts from the servers. No ssages about overload. It was like Nagao's attack had never even happened.
But even if the night shift employees had known about the attack, they probably couldn't have done much. They were ga devs—fine for night duty, but not cybersecurity experts.
After a quick check confirming the servers were stable, he stretched and headed to his desk to rest. The invisible war raged on, but it didn't affect his good mood. He was already thinking about whether to grab a coworker and play another ga once he woke up.
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