Chapter 20 — The entire department's salary is 39,000 yuan, just me 5,800 yuan

The real test. Just getting started.

“Preparing to conduct the final extreme pressure test.”

I give the final order. Everyone immediately gathered in front of the big screen in the middle of the office. On screen. Huge streams of data are like a rushing flood. Start pouring into the newly built core engine. 10G per second. 50G per second. 100G per second. Data traffic increases at a frightening rate. The performance indicators on the screen all turn red. But still as stable as a straight line. CPU usage. Stable at 70%. Memory usage. Stable at 60%. Data processing delay. Always stay at the millisecond level.

“We succeeded!”

Lam Phong shouted excitedly. This performance. Far exceeded all the goals they ever set. Even much higher than the predicted indicators they collected about the Pan Co project. Everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory. The moment data traffic surpassed the 200G per second mark. Unexpected events occurred. On screen. A line of blinding red error codes. Suddenly appeared. There were no warning signs at all.

“SEVERE ERROR: CORE SYSTEM FAILURE - MEMORY ADDRESS VIOLATION”

Right after that. The entire data flow in the system. Disconnect all at once. Falling into the darkness of death. Complete collapse. It is the most catastrophic type of collapse. Collapses right from the core. The atmosphere was just as hot as lava in the office. In an instant, he froze. Falling to freezing point. The smiles on everyone's faces were stiff. Everyone looked at the black screen in bewilderment. Mind completely blank. Why is that? Obviously, it was still very good. Why did it suddenly collapse? It's also an error at the foundation level. A fatal error. Like a giant ship that had just been built. Prepare to set sail to set sail. But right at the moment of launch. The ship's keel suddenly broke in two. Sinking straight to the bottom of the sea. Twenty-eight days of effort. Twenty-eight days of dedication. This moment. It all seems to have turned into a joke. Lam Phong's face immediately turned pale. He rushed to the computer. Trembling hands opened the last system log before the incident.

“It's... it's the module I'm in charge of.”

His voice trembled. Bringing a choking sound.

“The memory coordination algorithm I wrote…”

“There's a problem.”

Ghost also immediately ran over. After looking at the diary. His face also became extremely unsightly. This is not just Lam Phong's problem. It's a systemic error. A catastrophic design flaw. Just touch on one point. The entire system will be affected. They all missed an extremely small detail. But extremely fatal. Under extreme pressure. That shortcoming has been exaggerated countless times. Ultimately leading to an avalanche effect. Causing the whole system to collapse. Hopeless. A feeling of despair so thick it was suffocating. Quickly spread throughout the team. Remaining time. Less than two days. But not only have they not been successful. But also discovered a fundamental mistake. Enough to overthrow the entire current design. That's synonymous. Have to start over from scratch. This is truly an impossible task. All were silent. Some people sat down on the floor in despair. Some people were miserable and used their heads to hit the wall. Faith and the will that the whole team has worked hard to build over the past time. Before this sudden, destructive attack. Completely collapsed. In the midst of that quiet atmosphere full of despair. It's just me. Still standing in front of the black screen. Didn't move at all. On my face. There aren't any expressions. Don't panic. Don't despair. There wasn't even a ripple of emotion. My eyes are as deep as an ancient well. Quietly reflecting the oppressive night ahead. Time seemed to stretch endlessly in that moment. The air in the office is thick. Heavy as hardened concrete. Everyone's breathing became labored. Lam Phong collapsed on the table. Shoulders trembled slightly. Suppressed sobs echoed in the quiet space. It sounds strangely jarring. He cannot forgive himself. He believes that it was his mistake that ruined everyone's enthusiasm. Ghost leaned against the corner of the wall. One cigarette after another. In the mist. His eyes were empty and confused. Is the chief architect. He did not discover that fatal flaw right from the design stage. For you. It was the biggest humiliation in my career. The team's morale fell to rock bottom. No one talked. No one knew what to say. The darkness of failure. Like an invisible mountain. It weighs heavily on everyone's heart. Right at that moment. A crisp sound rang out. Breaking the dead silence. I walked to the light switch in the conference room. Then press down. All the lights in the office lit up. The blinding light caused everyone to reflexively squint their eyes.

“Everyone stand up.”

My voice is not loud. But it carries unquestionable penetrating power.

“The sky hasn't fallen yet.”

I walked to the middle of the office. Looking at the disoriented teammates in front of him.

“I asked everyone.”

“What was the peak data throughput before the system crashed?”

A member in charge of data monitoring unconsciously replied:

“Two... two hundred and three G per second.”

“How many times that number is the predicted peak of the Pan Co project?”