Chapter 929 The Army

Hao Ren found that he really didn't know enough about the drone swarm he had built. He usually only focused on collecting various information from the fleet data link and using it as a convenient detector network, but he didn't expect that this guy did the same. It has its own "life", and its "life" is particularly stunning - think about it, a drone AI is usually busy expanding and multiplying itself in the universe, and then has nothing to do. At that time, I just watched the "documentary artworks" of the drone rebellion taken by humans, and watched various AIs go berserk while calmly creating new AI workers. Hao Renguang thought about this scene and felt that it was weird. The reality is indeed much weirder than the novel, because at least the novel has a logic...

And he was more interested in the "forum" mentioned by the drone group.

"That's the communication platform for the drone swarm." The huge blue holographic face revealed another weird smile, "It's very interesting."

"A communication platform for drone swarms?" Hao Ren felt something was wrong. He pointed at the small drones flying around, "You and them? You should have a group consciousness, why do you need a forum?" Something like that..."

"No, it's between fleets," the blue face interrupted Hao Ren's wild guess, "The empire has hundreds of millions of drones, built by the censors, launched by the empire, and from large fleets. Although the separated sub-working groups perform their own tasks in places far apart, we are connected through the data network. We have a very special 'distance concept' between each other, so... in a huge On the information platform, drone swarms live in a very lively community."

As the blue face spoke, more pictures appeared on the walls of the mechanical chamber. They were messages from other drone groups, which may be performing pioneering missions millions of worlds away. They may be service crews in a certain Tianshen factory. Each of them has a staggering scale. The drone group built by Hao Ren is even just a child compared with these ancient groups. This information is flowing on the data network, constantly refreshing at a speed that exceeds the Internet of any mortal civilization. Hao Ren can only see less than one ten thousandth of the information traffic, but these fragments are enough to dazzle him.

"I have never seen these things before..." Hao Ren was a little stunned, "This is a... brand-new network structure? You are a kind of cluster consciousness. Massive individuals form a unified wisdom, and then so many cluster consciousnesses They gathered together to form a network, and then this network..."

"Yes, it is also intelligent," the blue face said lightly, "but it is huge and chaotic, indescribable. It is a super-experiential wisdom mode, judged by the very limited definitions of many ordinary races. , you may not even think it is thinking, but it is really a super intelligence. It operates deep in the data network of the drone swarm, and is responsible for providing additional computing power and deduction support to the Imperial Data Network."

Hao Ren couldn't understand what kind of existence a super AI formed by dual cluster consciousness was, but he could imagine how powerful an individual it was - especially when it controlled a swarm of hundreds of millions of drones. And each drone swarm has tens of thousands or even hundreds of millions of lower-level individuals. Lily thought for a moment and couldn't help but stick out her tongue: "Fortunately this is not a disaster movie."

"It looks like we have to wait here for a day or two," Hao Ren turned to look at his companions behind him, "I'm going to stay in the lair, do any of you want to come with me?"

Lily shook her ears: "Forget it, I'd better go back to the spaceship. My creative association ability is too developed, and I will easily have nightmares when I look at this place."

Come over and nuzzle the good man's arm with your head: "I'll come with you, you have some dried fish."

Hao Ren pointed at Doudou, who was hanging on his arm, and immediately drooped his ears: "Forget it, meow, I can't eat fish while she's here, I'll go to the boat."

This cat has been bullied by Doudou for a long time, and has become more and more aggressive recently.

After asking around for the last time, I was surprised that no one wanted to stay here with Hao Ren. Even Vivian, who always liked dark places, seemed not to be interested in this weird base that looked like an insect nest. Only Doudou, who didn't understand anything, held Hao Ren's arm from beginning to end: the little guy seemed to have no perspective. She thought that the safest place in the world was from her father's elbow up. This drone The nest had zero effect on her.

After the others followed the rogue explorer for a while, they were satisfied with their curiosity and went back to the spaceship to rest. Hao Ren, led by the explorer, entered the depths of the lair. There was a dedicated A room that was temporarily built (or generated) for him.

It's a rigid gray-and-white steel room, but the drones have decorated the place as humanly possible as possible, so it still serves as a nice place to rest. Hao Ren walked into the room and found that all the furniture and furnishings he could use had been prepared, and there was a huge window on one side of the room. He came to the window and saw that outside was a huge cave illuminated by light blue light. The cave was filled with production facilities that were working intensively and various mechanical devices with no names. There was a narrow strip above the cave. openings, and new drones came in and out of those openings, bringing up streams of light.

Nearly half of those drones have weird shapes: they do not carry huge antennas or multi-functional robotic arms. Instead, they have a series of tubes or parallel crystal rail structures installed on both sides of their bodies.

"This is the production center of this outpost," Hao Ren muttered to himself, "Are you building more armed drones?"

"Yes, in accordance with the special order you issued 235 hours ago, the production quota of armed drones has been increased. The current production volume of armed drones is 40%, and the pioneer exploration aircraft is 30%. The total production volume of Nest Weaver and various industrial models is 30%. At the same time, sentry guns have been set up at every node within the fleet's activity range and on the main transportation routes. It is expected that all of them will be completed within three months of capital standard time. Transformation and additions. Subsequent new nodes and cruise routes will be implemented in accordance with the new standards specified by you."

Hao Ren nodded: "Well, it's much safer this way."

"But there is one thing that the fleet must report:" The blue face floated behind Hao Ren. It shrank in size to fit in Hao Ren's room. "After the new standards are implemented, the development speed will drop by 100%." Twenty. Originally, the UAV group was equipped with basic self-defense firepower, and important nodes of the group also had sentry guns. You ordered these weapons to be doubled. Is this necessary? "

"You are a civilian model," Hao Ren looked back at the interactive interface of the cluster consciousness, but unfortunately, the other party's expression was still not vivid enough, and it seemed meaningless for him to exchange expressions with the other party, "So it is not surprising that you have this way of thinking. . But don’t forget the test we did.”

"In the fire conflict simulation with the Pattian battleship and the battle simulation with the Guardian battleship, ordinary drones are at a disadvantage." The fleet consciousness replied calmly.

"That's right, because most drones are not decently armed at all, or even unarmed - only mining guns and welders. You are only a civilian model, and the things I can use are also civilian models, and they are the 'safest' The prosecutor's weapons are for peacekeeping, not for intimidation." Hao Ren crossed his arms and looked at the busy production factory outside the window, "It would work in other universes, but in this universe , peacekeeping alone is far from enough.”

"Partner, what do you think you will go to war with?" The data terminal floated over. It passed through the holographic projection of the cluster consciousness and came to Hao Ren. "You are preparing an army - although it is considered civilian according to the standards of the upper levels. Security, but to most mortal civilizations, you are building a torrent of steel, and a very scary one. You have never done such an aggressive and tough move before."

"The eldest son who went crazy and became the guardian of the brain monster. These two threats alone are enough to make me be more vigilant. Moreover, there is also a living traitor son appearing at Suluen Gate. Although it is in a special time and space with Suluen Gate. It depends on the status, but this is enough to show that the goddess of creation's divine punishment of genocide has loopholes, so we have more than one or two hidden dangers to worry about." Hao Ren shook his head slightly, "At this stage, I just let the drone group strengthen its self-protection ability. That’s all, these are my most important eyes and ears. I don’t want anyone to destroy this network at the critical moment. But in the future..."

Hao Ren paused and looked at his hands.

Dark red lines spread on his palms, like ugly burns. Although there was no pain, whenever he clenched his fists, he would feel a burning heat. This burning heat was the same as when he was in the God-killing illusion. It felt exactly the same, almost like a continuation of that illusion.

After touching the golden disk, he got more information than he imagined.