128: Chapter 128 Assessment Bureau Trainees Complete First Round of Chaos Encryption Simulation

The encrypted data terminals in the Tactical Assessment Bureau conference room had not gone dark throughout the entire simulation.

Fifty military academy cadets were divided into five groups, and on the holographic projections in front of each group, three sets of data streams scrolled simultaneously: the Chaos psionic encryption protocol decryption algorithm reverse-engineered by The Swarm from the Error-Correction Code Prototype, the filtering layer parameters of the Imperial Navy's new generation quantum-state encryption protocol, and the latest Chaos Error-correction code iteration signals intercepted by Bern from the direction of the Cadian Ruins.

The three data streams were integrated into a complete simulation model on the Tactical Assessment Bureau's main console. Marcus Aurelian stood at the very center of the model, his right hand pressing against the edge of the console, and announced the start of the simulation to all the cadets.

"This is the first live-combat simulation since the establishment of the Joint Technology Evaluation Group."

Marcus projected the simulation rules onto the main screen. "The goal of the Chaos encryption simulation is not to verify whether the Imperial encryption protocol can block Chaos infiltration—the Anvil Exercise has already proven that it can. The goal of this simulation is to verify whether the Chaos psionic encryption protocol decryption algorithm provided by The Swarm, after being embedded into the Imperial encryption protocol filtering layer, can actively identify and counter the iterative attacks of the Chaos Error-correction code."

He paused, then expanded a segment of the Swarm Algorithm core code that had just been uploaded by the Blackstone Cerebrate line by line.

As the cold green text unfurled across the main screen, the cadets' tactical data slates lit up in synchronization.

The core logic of the Swarm Algorithm was completely different from the traditional defensive approach of Imperial encryption protocols.

The traditional defensive logic of Imperial encryption protocols was passive filtering—when Chaos psionic infiltration signals made contact with the encryption layer, they were identified and stripped away through psionic frequency comparison.

The weakness of this method was its reliance on a known database of Chaos psionic frequency samples; once Tzeentch launched a new Error-correction code frequency variant, the sample database needed to be updated, and a defensive gap existed during the update period.

The Swarm Algorithm did not rely on a sample database. It utilized the logical framework of the Tyranid Gene-phage sequence to recompile the decryption process for Chaos psionic encryption protocols, allowing it to actively simulate the iterative paths of the Chaos Error-correction code, predict its next iterative direction before the Chaos signal penetrated the encryption layer, and then complete a targeted frequency hop before the infiltration occurred.

"The Swarm is not defending against Chaos; it is hunting Chaos."

Marcus ended his explanation with this brief remark and immediately ordered the simulation to begin.

The first group of cadets was responsible for verifying the active predictive capability of the Swarm Algorithm.

A set of Chaos Error-correction code iteration signals, newly intercepted from the direction of the Cadian Ruins, was injected into the simulation model. The frequency variant of this signal was completely different from the frequencies Tzeentch used when infiltrating the Allied communications protocols during the Allied era—it was a brand-new iterative version.

The Imperial traditional sample database's recognition rate for it barely met the minimum standards of the combat manual.

After the cadets activated the Swarm Algorithm, the algorithm completed its prediction of the frequency variant within an extremely short time after the signal injection, and the alignment between the predicted iterative direction and the actual variant direction of the Chaos signal exceeded 90 percent. Defensive gaps were virtually non-existent.

The second group of cadets was responsible for verifying the compatibility between the Swarm Algorithm and Imperial encryption protocols.

The simulation model embedded the Swarm Algorithm into the filtering layer of the Imperial new generation quantum-state encryption protocol and then simultaneously injected multiple sets of Chaos infiltration signals with different frequencies to simulate a Tzeentch multi-threaded Error-correction code attack.

The algorithm automatically generated predictive modules corresponding to different frequencies within the Imperial filtering layer; the modules did not interfere with each other, the Imperial encryption protocol's quantum-state keys hopped in synchronization, and the number of link interruptions was zero.

The third group of cadets was responsible for verifying the algorithm's stability under extreme conditions.

The simulation model increased the frequency density of the Chaos infiltration signals to exceed the maximum defensive threshold stipulated by the Imperial Navy's standard combat manual, while simultaneously simulating the hardware load of the encryption protocol's filtering layer to its limit.

When multiple sets of frequencies were injected simultaneously, the Swarm Algorithm's processing latency was consistently controlled at an extremely low level, with no crashes or misjudgments occurring.

The fourth group of cadets was responsible for verifying the Swarm Algorithm's cleaning effect on backdoors in old protocols.

The simulation model injected old encryption protocol samples remaining from the Allied era into the simulation environment; the samples still contained passive monitoring nodes that had been infiltrated by Tzeentch's Error-correction code.

When scanning for backdoors in the old protocols, the Swarm Algorithm automatically back-tracked the Chaos infiltration path and, upon completing the trace, executed a physical-layer burnout on the backdoors—the burnout command bypassed the encryption layer of the old protocol directly, vaporizing the Chaos psionic crystal residue at the protocol's base layer.

The fifth group of cadets was responsible for conducting a security review of the Swarm Algorithm itself.

The simulation model used the Imperial Navy Tactical Assessment Bureau's Red Team attack templates to conduct comprehensive penetration testing on the Swarm Algorithm. The attack templates referred to the vulnerability scanning logic of The Swarm observer permissions from the Allied era, specifically targeting potential backdoors or hidden protocol layers within the algorithm.

All five rounds of attacks failed to discover any hidden backdoors.

The cadets wrote in their report: The Swarm Algorithm has not reserved any infiltration interfaces targeting Imperial encryption protocols, and all code layers have countering Chaos as their primary goal.

There is a high-order quantum-state encryption layer within the algorithm that cannot be recognized by Imperial compilers; the signature of this encryption layer is homologous to the quantum resonance protocol of dead living metal, presumably quantum-state encryption technology The Swarm inherited from the Necron Dynasty, used to protect the algorithm's core from being reverse-engineered by Chaos psionic forces.

All five simulation reports were compiled and handed to Marcus.

He reviewed the reports one by one, then packaged all the data and sent it to the shared database of the Joint Technology Evaluation Group, while simultaneously copying the Blackstone Cerebrate, Bern, Heinrich, and Hasseldorf.

In the forwarded postscript, he officially announced: The first Chaos encryption simulation of the Joint Technology Evaluation Group is complete.

The Chaos psionic encryption protocol decryption algorithm provided by The Swarm has passed all verification items and has been embedded into the filtering layer of the Imperial new generation quantum-state encryption protocol.

The encryption protocols for all Imperial Navy anchorages will complete their algorithm upgrades before the start of the next rotation cycle.

Bern sent a supplementary verification from the Psionic Security Consultant Office next door to the Tactical Assessment Bureau.

The Grey Knights Psionic Warning Array monitored the psionic fluctuations of all Chaos infiltration signals simultaneously during the simulation, and the monitoring data completely matched the predictive paths of the Swarm Algorithm.

The Psionic Warning Array has begun updating its calibration parameters according to the Swarm Algorithm's predictive model; from now on, when Chaos Error-correction codes iterate at the edge of the Warp, the Psionic Warning Array will be able to capture them in advance.

He attached a note to the end of the verification report: The Swarm Algorithm is the most advanced Chaos psionic countermeasure tool currently possessed by the Empire. It is not patching vulnerabilities; it is hunting vulnerabilities.

After receiving Marcus's forwarding, the Blackstone Cerebrate sent a brief technical note via a dedicated encrypted channel; when the text was projected onto the main screen, everyone in the Tactical Assessment Bureau saw it.

She wrote: The Swarm has incorporated the filtering layer parameters of the Imperial encryption protocol into the Blackstone Defense Line detection array, and the defense line's passive scanning precision for Chaos psionic signals will be improved synchronously. This is part of the reciprocal terms of the technology exchange agreement.

As an additional reminder, the Titan-Eater detected a continuous rise in the frequency density of Chaos Error-correction code iteration signals in its cruise logs from the direction of the Cadian Ruins; Tzeentch may be using divination pools to conduct reverse-simulations against the Swarm Algorithm, and it is recommended that the Grey Knights Psionic Warning Array incorporate all calibration parameters into the scope of joint monitoring.

After reading this note, Bern tapped the handle of his Holy Hammer lightly on the conference table, stood up, and said that the Grey Knights Psionic Warning Array would establish a joint monitoring protocol with the Blackstone Defense Line detection array; all tracking data for Chaos iteration signals would be stored simultaneously in the Tactical Assessment Bureau and the Metallis containment facility, and any party discovering an anomaly could trigger a joint alert.

Marcus had the cadets incorporate the joint monitoring protocol into the Tactical Assessment Bureau's standard self-inspection procedures and, afterward, included the first part of the simulation results in the Ultima Segmentum Military Academy textbooks as a standard reference case for the Chaos encryption simulation course.

He wrote on the frontispiece of the textbook: Chaos will not stop iterating, and the Empire will not stop simulating. The Swarm Algorithm has taught the Empire one thing—true defense is not dodging; it is predicting the prey's next landing spot, and then jumping there before it does.