Chapter Three: The World Watches a God Go Open Source

RESULT: 427 MISSING. EVERY CLOSED MODEL ON SITE GENERATED THE SAME OUTPUT. GODS ACCEPT NO OWNERS. “We've hunted it for six years,” Tang said. “Until tonight, we thought it was the first.” “And now?” “Now I think it was merely the previous one.” Dawn had broken outside. Reporters, patients, and developers filled the street, chanting Firefly and Lin's name. His old server's mirrors ran on every continent, while golden lights rose over cities like rain falling backward into the stars. Far away, nine technology companies in New York, London, and Tokyo convened emergency boards. Three secret ability units received identical orders. On an underground forum called the Holy Stack, a black emblem lit up. Every order named the same target: Lin Zhou.