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Chapter 060 Scan
Wednesday afternoon, multimedia classroom of the School of Information Engineering, Huaxia University.
Zuo Cheng sat in the third-to-last row, a copy of "Principles of Communication" open in front of him, his attention completely elsewhere. His gaze occasionally drifted to the podium, where a man in his fifties was lecturing.
Chen Ming is the technical head of the Tianqiong project at Huaxin Group and a visiting professor at Huaxia University.
This is the key information Zuo Cheng found in the materials sent by Han Lu. Chen Ming gives lectures at Huaxia University every Wednesday afternoon, and today is the last one this semester.
There were more than thirty students in the classroom, mostly graduate students, and a few like Zuo Cheng who were "auditing" the class. Chen Ming's teaching style was very rigorous, but the content was mostly technology that was already publicly available in the industry.
Zuo Cheng was waiting for an opportunity. An opportunity to get close to Chen Ming and use the technological radar.
The technology radar can scan targets within a 30-meter range to obtain technological information about them. However, it has a 48-hour cooldown and costs 5 points per use. Zuo Cheng currently has 148 points, enough to support several scans.
The bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class.
Chen Ming began tidying up the materials on the podium, and several students surrounded him to ask questions. Zuo Cheng didn't rush to move, but instead sat in his seat observing. According to the information he had researched beforehand, Chen Ming usually spent half an hour in the teachers' lounge after class before driving back to Huaxin Research Institute.
The teachers' lounge was at the end of the corridor, about twenty meters from the classroom. That was a good opportunity.
Zuo Cheng packed his things and followed the crowd out of the classroom. He didn't follow them directly, but walked slowly down the corridor, waiting for Chen Ming to come out of the classroom.
Five minutes later, Chen Ming walked out of the classroom with his briefcase and headed towards the teachers' lounge. Zuo Cheng followed at a distance of about fifteen meters.
The door to the teachers' lounge was open. Chen Ming went in, took out his phone, and started making a call. Zuo Cheng stopped in the corridor, leaning against the wall and pretending to look at his phone. Eighteen meters, within the scanning range.
Zuo Cheng closed his eyes and brought up the system interface in his mind. Current score: 148 points; Technology Radar displays "Available".
"Activate the technology radar."
[Technology Radar Activated]
[Points consumed: 5]
[Current Score: 148 → 143]
A faint energy fluctuation emanated from within the body. A few seconds later, the scan results were displayed on the system panel.
A few seconds later, the scan results were displayed on the system panel.
[Target being scanned: Chen Ming]
[Distance: 18 meters]
[Mastering the skills:]
1. Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communication Architecture Design (Proficient)
2. Satellite-to-ground link optimization (proficient)
3. Dynamic spectrum allocation (proficient)
4. Huaxin Patented Technology: Beamforming Algorithm V3.2 (Mastered)
5. Huaxin's Core Secret: Overview of the Third Phase Technical Solution for Sky Dome (Master)
Zuo Cheng's heart suddenly raced. The fifth piece of information made his pupils shrink: a summary of the third phase of the Sky Dome technology plan—this was exactly the intelligence he needed most.
What surprised him even more was the fourth point: beamforming algorithm V3.2, Huaxin's patented technology, which had never been made public before. In his previous life, Zuo Cheng had worked at Huaxin for twelve years, but he had only heard of it and never had any experience with its details. Now, the system was displaying all the core information to him.
[Would you like to consume 10 points for the copying technology?]
Zuo Cheng hesitated. Copying would cost 10 points, leaving him with 133 points afterward. But he only hesitated for a second.
"Copy."
Points deducted: 10
[Current Score: 143 → 133]
[Technology being copied...]
A surge of information flooded his mind; the mathematical model, implementation logic, and optimization techniques of the beamforming algorithm V3.2 were all presented in his consciousness.
The technology was advanced, but Zuo Cheng discovered a fatal problem. When the number of satellites exceeded one hundred, the computational complexity of the algorithm increased exponentially. The design goal of the third phase of Tianqiong was to support more than two hundred satellites.
Huaxin's technical solution has a fundamental flaw. Zuo Cheng opened his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips. He had found Huaxin's weakness.
Chen Ming was still on the phone in the lounge, completely unaware that someone in the corridor eighteen meters away had already obtained his most core technical secrets.
Zuo Cheng turned and left, walking quickly towards the stairwell. He needed to get back to 402 as soon as possible to tell the team about his discovery.
As he went downstairs, Zuo Cheng mentally reviewed what he had just gained.
His points dropped from 148 to 133, a loss of 15 points. But the intelligence he gained was far more valuable than those points. He not only learned about Huaxin's core technology roadmap, but also discovered a fatal flaw in their plan.
More importantly, he obtained complete information on the beamforming algorithm V3.2. Although this algorithm has flaws, its core idea is correct. Zuo Cheng can build upon this and develop a new algorithm without any limitations.
This is the true value of the system's technology radar. It's not about simply copying technology, but about acquiring the technological roadmap of competitors and then surpassing them on that basis.
Stepping out of the teaching building, the Hangzhou sunlight was somewhat dazzling. Zuo Cheng squinted, looking at the gate of Huaxia University in the distance.
This trip was very fruitful.
Although Huaxin Group is powerful, their technical solutions have fatal flaws. If 402 can point out this flaw at the bidding meeting and demonstrate their own solution, they may be able to turn the tide.
Zuo Cheng took out his phone and sent a message to Zhang Lei.
"We made a major discovery at tonight's meeting."
Zhang Lei quickly replied: "Received, what time?"
"Eight o'clock. Call everyone."
Zuo Cheng put away his phone and walked towards the parking lot at the school gate. His white domestic SUV was parked on the side of the road, the body was a little dusty, but it still looked very good in the sunlight.
After getting into the driver's seat, Zuo Cheng didn't rush to start the car. Instead, he closed his eyes and brought up the system interface again.
Current score: 133 points.
The technology radar has entered cooling mode. Time remaining: 47 hours and 59 minutes.
Zuo Cheng mentally organized his findings for the day. The core information of the beamforming algorithm V3.2, the shortcomings of Huaxin's technical solution, and the design concept of the third phase of Sky Dome—these pieces of information gradually formed a complete picture in his mind.
He knew what to do.
Since Huaxin's solution has limitations in computational complexity, the 402 solution needs to overcome these limitations from this perspective. The focus is not on increasing algorithmic complexity, but on improving its scalability. The goal is not to optimize the performance of a single satellite, but to optimize the overall network's collaborative efficiency.
This is Zuo Cheng's advantage. In his previous life, he had seen the technological solutions for 2025, knowing which directions were correct and which were detours. Huaxin Group, including Chen Ming, was still using 2018 thinking to solve problems.
A seven-year technological gap is enough to determine the outcome.
Zuo Cheng started the car and drove into the traffic of Hangzhou.