Chapter 1441 Big Projects, All Big Projects

Gao Wen paid close attention to the situation of the "orbital elevator" on the southwestern sea area of ​​Loren Continent and its surrounding sea area from afar. Through the countless sensors and optical devices outside the elevator, he could clearly see the huge "joint project" It can also control the operation of the elevator itself and monitor the situation of the entire "world transportation system" at any time.

Originally, he was unable to achieve such a comprehensive perception and control. All of this was the result of the "restart" of Cassandra and Azarena last time.

The corresponding cabins on the sky station have been prepared for subsequent maintenance work, all accessible areas have been lifted, the orbital elevator is listed as a temporary high-priority unit, and on the "steel island" on the surface of the planet, Iron Man Soldiers, sea monsters, and dragons are busy, the ground supply station is gradually taking shape, and a small advance team has entered the assembly hall of the orbital elevator.

Leading this team is a familiar face...a familiar figure...a familiar ball.

The restoration of the Sky Station will be a crucial project. Although Gawain believes that the sea monsters, dragons, and iron people will do their best to complete this task, after all, these are three completely different races, and they use their own With very different technologies, these "differences" may play an unexpected role in their face of the complex and unknown situation of the Sky Station, but it also makes the coordination and command of the entire project a huge problem.

There must be a trustworthy "acquaintance" to coordinate this engineering team composed of three different races, to know the basics, to have outstanding engineering skills, to have the experience and ability to lead such a complex team to carry out technical research, and finally Important - to be able to pass the "qualification certification" of the orbital elevator, to have the ability to enter space.

St. Nicholas Egg Boss—this is the most suitable "ball" choice that Gawain can think of. As early as when he decided to start the restoration project, he had already decided to let this "alien" who is extremely good at dealing with machines and metal "Star Friends" to serve as the commander-in-chief.

Of course, Boss Egg himself also has a very important job. As the most senior "master craftsman" in the Cecil Empire, he is still the chief engineer of many high-end projects in the Empire. What about his convenient metal manipulation and mechanical manufacturing capabilities? It seems to be very useful at times, but Cecil's engineering technology has developed so far, and it is not as completely dependent on his ability as it was in the beginning.

Under Gao Wen's conscious guidance and the efforts of technicians, the latest industrial machine tools have been able to complete most of the production processes that only Mr. Dan could operate in person. Although the efficiency may not be as high as his, but in a huge and In the face of the ever-expanding production scale, this loss of efficiency can be fully made up for—now, the main work focus of Mr. Egg has shifted from in-person production on the front line to the field of design, overall planning and special manufacturing, and these tasks can basically be done Temporarily handed over to his deputy to complete.

Now, the great craftsman of the empire has completed the handover of work,

Instead, as an "engineering commander", he joined the engineering team to restore the sky station.

On the base floor of the track elevator, in the brightly lit assembly hall, the first batch of "advance team" consisting of technicians from three parties and a total of 90 people has been prepared.

They will carry the most basic engineering equipment into the sky station. When the left-behind personnel on the ground establish a stronghold on the surface, this advance team will complete the basic exploration task of the "initial cabin" of the sky station to prepare for the follow-up maintenance work. Get ready. At the same time, they will also set up a large number of experimental devices in the "Assembly Hall" corresponding to the Sky Station to carry out various experimental projects.

The deep and pleasant sound of equipment running softly echoed in this wide and bright hall. The legacy of the ancient voyagers remained silent in front of this group of uninvited guests. Observing everything around him in a happy mood, he was so happy that there had been a slight buzzing sound in his body since just now.

However, the "new colleague" who cooperated with him for the first time still didn't know how to judge the mood of this great craftsman. Hearing the abnormal noise in the egg, Berlanta suddenly showed a worried look: "Mr. Nicholas, are you all right? Are you okay?" The body has been buzzing, maybe the sequelae of the vertigo before..."

"I'm fine," Mr. Dan turned around, with a light and natural tone, "I'm just in a good mood—can't you tell from the look on my face?"

Belranta looked at the round and shining metal shell and the slightly funny smile in front of him with a dull expression, thinking that it was really hard to see...

This "big craftsman" from the Cecil Empire is the strangest creature she has ever seen in her life, but considering that she will work together for a long time, it is especially necessary to get to know her better, so she was curious again after a while He asked casually: "Please forgive my offense, but... are you a boy or a girl?"

"My man," Mr. Dan said in a natural tone again, "Can't you see your body shape?"

Bellanta: "..."

It seems that there is still a long way to go to reach a mutual understanding between the lady mechanic from Tarrond and the iron ball star from Cecil...

And at this moment, there was a slight clicking sound of a mechanical device in the direction of the elevator not far away, and then the "system broadcast" that sounded directly in the hearts of everyone in the hall interrupted everyone's communication: "... …The self-inspection of the whole system has been completed, the rail transit system has been adjusted to the normal operation mode, and the relay stations and data links are unblocked-the ride authority has been partially opened to the visitor group.”

In the next second, neat blue grid lines appeared on the surface of the seemingly seamless silver-white alloy cylinder in the center of the hall, and the open space inside the cylinder appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Okay, it seems that our 'Visitor Identity' has been successfully registered." There was another pleasant humming in Nicholas Egg, and then he took the lead to float forward, "Everyone, come with me Let's go to the next job!"

Belranta subconsciously exchanged glances with Azarena, and at the same time, Alice RS-6 was already walking forward with a group of Iron Man soldiers expressionlessly, faithfully executing the orders of the engineering commander, Then came the group of "deep-water technicians" and "deep-sea witches" who seemed to have no psychological pressure and seemed to be traveling in space...

After everyone entered the unusually spacious "rail transport cabin", this ancient transportation facility finally started smoothly and began to rise at an astonishing acceleration...

As the orbital transportation module quickly moved towards the sky station in space, the scene that once astonished Azalena and Cassandra began to appear in everyone's eyes——a wide viewing area, a vast expanse of In space, the group of space facilities rushing past the optical shield, and the orbiting space station that circles the planet and quietly overlooks the world...

Even the heartless sea monsters stopped fighting and staring at the ancient space giant. The giant dragons also came to the edge of the elevator, looking at the bright future with all kinds of complicated expressions. starry sky.

Only the Iron Man soldiers stayed in place quietly, keeping silent like tools in standby. The eyes of Alice RS-6 reflected the distant starlight. The only time she broke the silence was after the traffic cabin passed a certain altitude. ——She muttered softly in a self-talking voice: "The communication with the Iron Man network has been interrupted... According to the preset program, it will switch to the autonomous working mode."

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At the same time, in the center of Gondor, deep underground in the Tarash Plain, Ophelia, who was personally adjusting the equipment in a secret laboratory, blinked suddenly, and muttered as if talking to herself: "With the command Data communication to unit Alice RS-6 lost - expected occurrence."

As her words fell, Gawain Cecil's voice came from an Iron Man soldier who was temporarily acting as a communicator next to him: "Sure enough, it will exceed the communication distance of the Iron Man network..."

"The ancient Ironman network once represented the most advanced technology on this continent, but even such advanced technology never considered the communication needs outside the atmosphere," Ophelia said lightly, "Alice RS-6 The last message she sent back was that the Iron Man unit she led had entered the orbital elevator and was heading towards the sky, and the actions after that would depend on her and her subordinates' own judgment."

"Is it an Iron Man soldier with the function of autonomous action... and it sounds like it has been specially adjusted for 'disconnection'?" Gao Wen's voice sounded a little interested, "As far as I know, the Iron Man in Gondor did not have this design. ...is your latest 'research result'?"

"It can be said that," Ophelia said casually. She continued her previous work, inspecting the neatly arranged strange devices that looked like black obelisks in this huge laboratory, and used her own tool from time to time. In essence, it is a "carrier" for high-performance iron soldiers to directly connect the data units in these devices, and at the same time answer Gao Wen's question, "Alice RS-6 is a new type of iron soldier that I personally adjusted after the war. The iron men brought by it in this operation also have the unprecedented autonomous action function in the disconnected state... The adjustment in this area is actually not complicated, I have ready-made data."

"Ready data?"

"From Diana - the first soldier ever to completely break away from the Iron Man network and achieve 'personality evolution', I found many useful records in her mental core," said Ophelia frankly, " Now I have used these data in the new model, and the effect is remarkable.”

"...Why do I feel that your behavior is a bit unreasonable..."

"It's surprising that you would say that," Ophelia paused for a moment, and a faint smile appeared on her doll-like delicate face, "But I strictly abide by the agreement with Diana, I didn't scan her memories, I didn't steal any information about Typhon, I didn't change her personality settings, I didn't touch anything she didn't want me to touch-but I didn't say not to scan her logic parameters, and From the results, I also didn't use the data where she didn't want it to be used."

"...I remember that your personality is not like this, you look like a saint when you use the 'vest' of Veronica..."

"I learned a little bit of experience in 'doing business' from you, can't I?"

"...Well, if I didn't say it," Gao Wen's voice sounded a little helpless, "Your behavior should be the nature of 'Ophelia Norton', and it's not bad. Anyway, let's not talk about these Now, what's the situation in your laboratory over there?"

Ophelia stopped and glanced across the huge underground space.

This place is located in the deepest part of the Deep Blue Fortress, even much deeper than the core control hall. Thousands of meters of soil, rocks, and layers of armor, cement, and energy shields isolate this place, which makes it safe from all kinds of obstacles. In a sense, all living beings are far away from the civilized world.

In the extremely spacious hall, a large number of black obelisk-like devices are arranged into a triple concentric ring structure, and there are a large number of metal guide rails and energy pipes inscribed with runes on the ground between the obelisks of each ring. They are connected to each other, and above this large-scale and complex-structured device, you can see that there is an even more complicated dome structure like a rune grid on the ceiling-but the dome is obviously not yet completed, and a large number of Small machines and iron soldiers are busy going back and forth on the scaffolding.

At the end of this laboratory, you can also see a structure similar to an "observation room". The thick walls, polymer curtain walls, and a large number of energy shield generators all illustrate one thing: what is going on in this place, Definitely a dangerous project.

However, those who know the existence of this facility are very clear: Even with such strict protection, it is probably better than nothing for the "accidental disasters" that may occur here...

Apart from the Iron Man soldiers, the only ones working here are large and small construction machinery, and Ophelia herself, she shook her head slightly at this moment: "It's not finished yet—this is an extremely complicated system, and it needs Drawing energy directly from the Deep Blue Well to maintain operation, even with the work efficiency of the iron men, this is not something that can be done in the short term.”

Gao Wen was silent for a few seconds, and then the voice came again: "Well...are the separated data ready?"

"The data is ready," Ophelia replied immediately, "I have separated all the records that do not belong to the Well of Deep Blue and have suspicious waveforms, and calculated the places where they can be simulated and converted into 'fields' using the magic power of Dark Blue. All the parameters needed, there are a total of twelve possible results, and I will test them one by one when the equipment is ready."

"Very good," Gao Wen said with satisfaction, and then his voice seemed to be a little emotional, "I hope this can help us find the right path..."

Ophelia was silent for a few seconds, and said softly, "You didn't put your expectations on that 'Noi Civilization', did you?"

"I have expectations for them, but I never put all my expectations on uncontrollable factors," Gao Wen said frankly, "Even if the 'Noi Civilization' is completely honest and reliable, even if they are sincere Cooperate with us and come up with all the information they have - who can guarantee that they must be the right way? And... even if their way is the right way, we must at least rely on our own way It’s the ability to verify it.”

"I understand what you mean," Ophelia said slowly, "I will do my best to ensure that we obtain this ability."

"Looking forward to your results, Ophelia."

The communication ended, and the hall was once again quiet.

Ophelia remained silent for a while, looked up at an Iron Man soldier standing by not far away, and beckoned him to come forward.

The Iron Man soldier was ordered to step forward immediately, and held up a book with a black cover and a golden title in front of Ophelia and opened it—before the book was opened, the words of "The Emperor's Holy Words" were still faintly visible. typeface.

Ophelia's eyes scanned the pages of the book, searching for the entry of "vest" while flipping quickly.

After a while, she found the corresponding explanation, and while waving her hand to tell the soldier to go back to standby, she muttered earnestly, "It's so profound..."