Chapter 310 Xiaozhi’s Evolution

Nowadays, Shengzhou University has a very positive attitude towards international students. If we want the school to have a higher status in the world, we must attract outstanding students from all over the world.

After conducting information and various tests and screening of these international students from all over the world, some students successfully obtained the qualification to study at Shengzhou University.

…

On this day, Ning Chen came to the laboratory. Xu Zhou saw Ning Chen coming, and then smiled and said to Ning Chen:

"Teacher Ning, there is good news. Do you want to know?"

Seeing Xu Zhou's mysterious look, Ning Chen said helplessly:

"Teacher Xu, if you have any good news, tell me quickly."

"You would never expect that many outstanding international students will come to Shengzhou University to study this year. Especially in the School of Materials Science, there are several outstanding talents who want to come to our laboratory."

Hearing Xu Zhou's words, Ning Chen immediately felt very alert.

If it were in the past, Ning Chen might not be so suspicious of international students. After all, with the current comprehensive strength of Shengzhou University, it is very normal for a large number of international students to apply to study at Shengzhou University.

The materials major of Shengzhou University is one of the trump card majors of Shengzhou University. It is second to none in many research directions, even in the world.

However, after learning about what happened recently, Ning Chen realized that there might be a subtle connection between the two things.

Seeing that Ning Chen's reaction was a bit unusual, Xu Zhou asked with some confusion:

"Why, Teacher Ning, do you have any other opinions on this matter?"

"Oh, no, Teacher Xu, it's just that I'm not ready for this matter yet. I still have a lot of work arrangements in the future, and I may not have the energy to take care of too many students."

Ning Chen thought for a moment and decided not to tell Xu Zhou the whole story yet.

On the one hand, Yue Jiafeng specifically told Ning Chen that this matter should not be leaked to the outside world for the time being.

On the other hand, Ning Chen himself didn't want others to know these secrets, so as not to affect his plans.

After hearing Ning Chen's answer, Xu Zhou nodded and said:

"Yes, Teacher Ning is indeed too busy with his time. He only accepts a few students with particularly good qualifications every year. It doesn't matter. If you have time, you can examine these international students first, and then decide whether to accept them based on their abilities. , even if you don’t accept one, it doesn’t matter..."

After saying these things, Xu Zhou did not forget to add:

"However, Teacher Ning, I suggest that you still give serious consideration to these international students this year. Their qualifications are really very good. If you miss this group of students, it will be difficult to meet such excellent students again."

"Okay, Teacher Xu, I will seriously consider it."

After returning to his office, Ning Chen immediately informed Yue Jiafeng about the matter.

"Academician Yue, there is a group of international students from America this year who are going to study materials at Shengzhou University. I suspect that this matter may be directly related to the abnormal monitoring signal that appeared at Shengzhou University..."

After hearing what Ning Chen told about this matter, Yue Jiafeng also seemed to attach great importance to it. He quickly asked Ning Chen for the specific information of this group of international students, and asked the people around him to help with the review.

Yue Jiafeng is one of the people Ning Chen trusts most now. Apart from Yue Jiafeng, it is difficult for Ning Chen to find other more suitable candidates for this matter.

Soon, Yue Jiafeng found more detailed information about these international students.

"Professor Ning, judging from the information we have received so far, there is nothing abnormal about these international students. However, this does not mean that they are not worthy of suspicion, especially at such a special moment. I suggest Professor Ning that you should not Contact these students easily to avoid putting yourself in dangerous situations."

Ning Chen knew that Yue Jiafeng's suggestion was for his own safety, but Ning Chen had some ideas of his own.

"Academician Yue, I think we can try to use this opportunity to get more information about this matter. I will take relevant safety protection measures to ensure that I will not suffer safety risks. Please ask Yue about this." Academician, don’t worry.”

After hearing Ning Chen's words, Yue Jiafeng subconsciously replied:

"Professor Ning, I suggest you not to take risks on this matter. Our Chinese Academy of Sciences will continue to investigate related matters. Professor Ning, you just need to carry out your work normally, and there is no need to share energy and take risks on these matters. .”

Now Ning Chen is the most important scientist in Xia State. Yue Jiafeng doesn't want Ning Chen's safety to be threatened because of these things.

"Academician Yue, this matter happened because of me. Even if I deliberately avoid these things, I still can't escape after all. It's better to just let me face it. Maybe I can solve these things faster." Get rid of……"

Immediately afterwards, Ning Chen told Yue Jiafeng some of his plans and how he would protect himself to avoid these risks.

Listening to Ning Chen's story, Yue Jiafeng gradually changed his previous thoughts.

"Since Professor Ning already has a more detailed plan, I won't say more. I will just act according to Professor Ning's ideas. But if any problems arise, I hope Professor Ning can terminate these plans in time. Let us at the Chinese Academy of Sciences handle this matter."

"Okay, that's it. Academician Yue, please rest assured."

In the evening, Ning Chen returned to his house, sat at his desk and started thinking.

According to Ning Chen's plan, he had to face up to these international students and communicate with them face to face.

Because only in this way can Ning Chen get more information from it in order to find out the truth behind this matter and completely get out of danger.

Otherwise, even if Shengzhou University refuses to accept these international students, there will be more people approaching Ning Chen in other ways.

Rather than solving the short-term danger, it is better to find the root cause and solve the problem completely.

"Hey, with my current ability, it's actually difficult to protect my own safety." Ning Chen couldn't help but sigh.

The purpose of making such a sworn guarantee to Yue Jiafeng was to make Yue Jiafeng accept his choice with peace of mind. However, if someone really has malicious intentions in front of Ning Chen, Ning Chen still has no foolproof method.

Thinking of this, Ning Chen said silently in his heart:

"Ash Ketchum!"

【Here I am, Master】

"Is there any good way to ensure my safety, such as the incident at Shengzhou University?"

[Yes, now Xiaozhi will make some plans for his master to improve the safety index...]

Immediately, many suggestions made by Xiaozhi for Ning Chen appeared in Ning Chen's mind.

This includes improving Ning Chen's personal physical fitness, training in fighting techniques, conducting real-time detection of the surrounding situation, etc.

Ning Chen felt that although training his fighting skills would have a certain effect, it was the last line of defense after all. Ning Chen did not want to easily fall into such a desperate situation.

If the problem can be solved through technology, there is no need to rely on brute force.

With Xiaozhi's current ability, although it can ensure Ning Chen's safety to a large extent, it has not yet reached Ning Chen's most perfect requirements.

At this moment, Ning Chen suddenly noticed a new detail.

"Ash's experience points... are very close to the critical value for upgrading. Instead of thinking about these current methods, it is better to let Xiaozhi quickly upgrade first, and then study other things."

Ning Chen estimated that if Xiaozhi could use more computing power of the quantum computer, Xiaozhi could complete the upgrade within a few days.

Thinking of this, Ning Chen immediately contacted Lu Minghao and explained his thoughts.

"Manager Lu, try to free up some computing power for Quantum Leap and Quantum Navigation these days. I have an urgent project that requires a lot of calculations. If it is not a particularly urgent task, please suspend it for a while."

After hearing Ning Chen's arrangement, Lu Minghao immediately agreed without asking any further questions.

After all, Ning Chen has the right to decide on the use of these two quantum computers. When necessary, even if Ning Chen wants to use all the computing power of these two quantum computers, Lu Minghao will carry out Ning Chen's orders.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Minghao immediately arranged the matter.

At the same time, Ning Chen also started editing a new task.

Naturally, this task is not what Ning Chen really wants to study, but it is just a task that Ning Chen nominally asks these two quantum computers to handle.

After all, all the data of these quantum computers must be recorded. Ning Chen couldn't really just let Xiaozhi use the computing power without any cover-up.

Otherwise, Xiaozhi's existence will be leaked.

The next day, Lu Minghao called Ning Chen to tell him that he had arranged what Ning Chen had told him last night and freed up a lot of computing power on the two quantum computers.

After learning about this, Ning Chen also came to Xingchen Technology's quantum computer, preparing to carry out his "mission."

After successfully inputting the calculation task into the quantum computer, Ning Chen turned on the task execution button.

In an instant, the computing power of the two quantum computers was immediately fully occupied again, and they entered a high-load operating state.

Seeing that the operating status of the two quantum computers was completely in line with his expectations, Ning Chen said silently in his heart:

"Ash Ketchum!"

【Here I am, Master】

"Enter the quantum cloud network and replace the computing power occupied by this task. Be careful not to let any abnormalities occur in the data of the quantum cloud network."

[Having received the master’s order, Xiaozhi will successfully complete the task assigned by the master]

After receiving Xiaozhi's reply, Ning Chen felt relieved.

In the past, Xiaozhi could sneak into a quantum computer without relying on any assistance and use the computing power of the quantum computer to learn without being discovered by the data in the background.

Of course, this is done when the computing power of the quantum computer itself is not fully used.

In order to make all this more watertight, Ning Chen freed up the computing power of two quantum computers before this, and set up a task with a more appropriate computing power consumption.

Unconsciously, Xiaozhi has gradually replaced the tasks set by Ning Chen before, occupying this part of the computing power for self-study.

"What an incredible ability! During this period, no abnormalities can be found in the quantum cloud network."

Judging from the background data, the two quantum computers are still processing the tasks that Ning Chen just set.

But on the system interface, Ning Chen knew that Xiaozhi had occupied a large part of the computing power of the two quantum computers and began to quickly accumulate his own experience.

"Okay, Xiaozhi, take this opportunity to learn quickly. Just wait until your level increases, and then return the computing power."

[Okay, Master, Xiaozhi has remembered the Master’s arrangement]

…

As Ning Chen expected, a week later, Ning Chen received an upgrade reminder from Xiaozhi.

Looking at Xiaozhi's changes in the system interface, Ning Chen couldn't help but marvel.

[Artificial Intelligence: Xiaozhi]

[Grade: B grade (1000000/10000000)]

[Ability: voice chat, intelligent search, question answering (level C), model processing (level C), information perception (level C), security protection (level D)]

"I didn't expect that after Xiaozhi upgraded, he actually gained new abilities, and they were exactly what I needed. I don't know if they were set like this or were they adjusted according to my situation?"

Thinking of some system tasks he had taken over before, Ning Chen felt that the possibility of the latter was still very high.

Another thing that makes Ning Chen happy is that after Xiaozhi was upgraded, all the original skills were upgraded to C level.

The newly acquired "safety protection" skill does not start from F level, but jumps directly to D level.

This shows that this skill should be relatively powerful and there is no need to start from a low level and slowly improve it.

[Reporting to the master, Xiaozhi has ended occupying a large amount of computing power of the two quantum computers and returned to the previous normal state]

"Okay Xiaozhi, you did a great job. By the way, let me ask you again, what are the specific functions of this new 'safety protection' skill?"

[Answer to the owner, the "security protection" skill is a new skill acquired by Xiaozhi on the basis of model processing, information perception and other skills. Xiaozhi can monitor the surrounding environment in real time, determine the security level of the owner, give some timely prompts to the owner, and carry out some necessary attack methods...]

Listening to Xiaozhi's explanation, Ning Chen gradually understood the specific function of this ability.

To put it simply, this ability did not appear directly and suddenly, but was a new ability that was compiled and optimized after being combined with Xiaozhi's previous abilities.