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SVNIT_HTB_SE_CHALLENGES_1/Round 1/Round 1.txt

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+   Story: The Clockmaker’s Secret   |
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+
+The Tale :
+------------
+In the quiet village of Eldermere, there lived an old clockmaker named Elias. He was known for crafting intricate clocks that were said to hold secrets. One day, Elias passed away, leaving behind a mysterious clock and a note that read:
+
+"The key to my greatest secret lies in the rhythm of time. Follow the numbers, and you shall find what you seek."
+
+The villagers were puzzled. The clock had no hands, but its face was adorned with a strange sequence of numbers:
+
+1, 3, 4, 13, ?, 719, 39558, ...
+
+
+The Clues :-
+-----------
+1. ) Elias often spoke of the "heartbeat of time", hinting that the sequence was tied to multiplication and addition.
+
+2 .) He once said, "Each tick builds upon the last, like a melody that grows with every note."
+
+3 .) The villagers noticed that the numbers grew rapidly, suggesting a pattern involving multiplication and addition of previous terms.

SVNIT_HTB_SE_CHALLENGES_1/Round 1/username_flag.txt

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+   Story: The Enchanted Library       |
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+
+The Tale:
+
+Deep in the heart of an ancient forest lies the Enchanted Library, a place said to hold the knowledge of the ages. The library is protected by a magical cipher, and only those who can solve its riddles may enter.
+
+One day, a young adventurer named Lila discovers a dusty old book in the library. Inside, she finds a strange inscription:
+
+HKCXI_WIQ_H1{ZpaxAxcjmHKCXIWIQ001}
+
+Beneath the inscription, there’s a note that reads:
+
+"The key to the next round lies within this code. Decipher it, and you shall gain access to the secrets beyond."

SVNIT_HTB_SE_CHALLENGES_1/Round 2/Round 2.txt

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+  Story: The Lost Artifact |
+============================
+
+The Tale :
+----------
+In the ruins of an ancient temple, archaeologists discovered a mysterious artifact: a JPG file etched onto a stone tablet. The file was named artifact.jpg, and it was said to hold the location of a legendary treasure. However, the file was encrypted, and the key to unlocking it was hidden in the previous puzzle.
+
+The archaeologists found a note beside the artifact that read:
+
+"The key to unlocking this artifact lies in the flag you discovered in the Enchanted Library. Use it wisely, for the treasure awaits those who can decode the secrets within."
+
+The Clues :
+-----------
+The flag from the previous round is the key to decoding the JPG file.
+
+The JPG file contains a hidden message embedded using steganography.
+
+The website https://futureboy.us/stegano/decinput.html can be used to extract the hidden message.