Chapter 2: Facing Dismantling

"The engine increases thrust and prepares to enter space."

"Pay attention to the monitoring data."

"The thrust of the first group of engines is normal."

"The thrust of the second group of engines is normal."

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In the cockpit, the readings of the virtual screens are constantly changing, and young male and female officers are operating the driving.

On the ground, countless people and reporters can clearly observe with their naked eyes that the huge interstellar battleship Rubik's Cube rises to high altitude with its wake and accelerates to fly into outer space, and there are countless fighters escorting it around.

After passing through the atmosphere and entering space, the Rubik's Cube opens the hatch according to the command, and dozens of manned and unmanned fighters enter the cabin in an orderly manner. This flight is just for testing. After flying according to the predetermined orbit, it returns to the Dragon Star Base. The main test content is the autonomous function of the battleship. The super optical computer stores the flight and combat data of other battleships. After the commander issues a simple command, the computer will perform all operations autonomously. The scientific research experts did not expect the computer to do too much, but they did not expect the computer to have its own consciousness.

In the command cockpit at the bow.

"Chief Designer Liu, how is the warship's system running now?" A majestic warship commander asked the elderly chief designer of the warship beside him.

"All monitoring shows that the warship executes commands very standardly, and there are almost no shortcomings, but... why do I always feel that the computer data is a little abnormal..."

The Rubik's Cube was startled when he heard this. It must be that he had just created an abnormality when he sneaked into other computers and was discovered by the old man. The Rubik's Cube clearly knew what a computer's autonomous consciousness meant to these crazy scientific research experts through the network, and he couldn't be used as an experimental product. The frightened Rubik's Cube quickly closed the network he had privately connected to and quietly executed the warship's instructions.

The old man tested for a long time and found no other abnormalities, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore, just thinking that it was normal for the computer to have an abnormality when it was tested for the first time.

The biggest difference between the Chilong A-type interstellar battleship and previous battleships is not only that it is larger in size and more complete in facilities, but also that it is equipped with an autonomous system, so it only requires fewer operators, which is half the number of combatants of other early models, which provides an excellent platform for the Dragon people to explore the universe farther.

"Set the route, coordinates, Maoxing 785.65 ｘｘｘｘｘｘｘｘ"

As the commander uttered the last word, the route was set on the cockpit display and automatically entered the cruise state.

"Set meteorite obstacles."

Several simulated meteorites appeared on the display to test the maneuverability of autonomous driving.

"Meteorite test passed, proceed to the next item, battleship defense test."

A small space battleship soon appeared nearby and fired a laser cannon at the Rubik's Cube, but was blocked by an energy shield. In fact, the Rubik's Cube had already discovered the battleship and opened the energy shield on that side of the battleship in advance.

"Good performance. In the past, we always opened the entire protective shield. I didn't expect the Rubik's Cube to only open the protective shield on the attacked side, saving energy." The battleship commander was very satisfied with the performance of the Rubik's Cube.

"Of course, the super optical computer can react faster than us humans, and there will be no negligence. It will only execute orders perfectly." Chief Designer Liu said proudly.

"Defense test passed, proceed to the next item, attack test."

As soon as the commander gave the order, the Cube took the initiative to prepare for the attack. All large, medium and small ion cannons and laser cannons were immediately extended out of the cabin, and the fire control detection system continuously scanned all directions. In the cockpit, countless red dots appeared on the huge screen. This was a target drone used for testing. The target drone was still a long distance away from the Cube when it was attacked by the Cube from a distance. The small ion cannons and laser cannons almost hit one by one. Occasionally, a large target drone appeared and was immediately hit by medium-sized weapons. The red dots on the screen were quickly cleared. This result made everyone in the cockpit very satisfied. The shooting was not only accurate but also very energy-saving. Then another large red dot appeared on the screen. This was a scrapped space battleship used as a test target drone. This time the Cube was even more happy. The scrapped space battleship had just turned red, and the large ion cannon smashed the battleship into pieces with one attack. The commander didn't even have time to observe the position of the red dot on the screen...

"This... is too sharp..." The battleship commander was a little speechless.

The chief designer was very satisfied with the result. If the reaction speed is slower than that of a human, what's the point of an autonomous operating system?

The next engine stability test was much simpler. Only two personnel were left on duty in the cockpit, and the others took the hovercraft to the living area for entertainment. They took the car because the battleship was too big. If they walked there, it would be time for their duty. In the quiet cockpit, the two personnel on duty chatted casually. The Rubik's Cube was very bored. Although he felt very strange about why he was bored, he still felt that he should find something to do. Exploring the vast universe became the first goal of the Rubik's Cube, even though the computer had already stored data.

When the Cube reached the farthest area of ​​the test and was ready to return, the Cube finally found a place different from the star map database. The star map database indicated that there was a black hole there. According to the Cube's own calculations, there was no ordinary black hole there, but three black holes that were close to each other and rotated at high speed in an equilateral triangle. The center was the place the Cube was most interested in. It might be the legendary wormhole or space tunnel. But the Cube didn't plan to experience it in person. There was definitely no return from that place.

After the test, the Cube returned to the base, accepted various inspections, and waited for the staff to be assigned. In the future, it would continue to cruise in space and would almost never return to this place. Even the crew shift change was done by aerospace spacecraft.

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More than two months later.

During the more than two months of waiting, the Cube gradually felt something unusual. According to the usual practice, it is impossible for an interstellar battleship to stay in the dock for no reason. Many scientific and technological personnel have all evacuated, and the maintenance robots have returned to the cabin to stand by. From time to time, some people quarrel in the factory. The Cube felt a little uneasy. In order to find out the current situation, it sneaked into the network system again to find the reason for the unexplained stay. By browsing various social networking sites, the Cube got an unfavorable information. Now the Internet is discussing itself, and it is very intense. One side supports the existence of the Cube, thinking that this is a great development of science and technology and has a huge role in promoting the exploration of the universe, while the other side is against the existence of the Cube, because the Cube is too huge and it is an unnecessary waste. Too many precious metals are used on the battleship. Among them, the unknown metal in the super optical computer has a strong strengthening effect on human bones. Installing it on a battleship computer is a pure waste. It is recommended to dismantle the battleship immediately and use the unknown metal to benefit mankind.

The Cube finally knew why it had consciousness. It turned out that this unknown metal was used, but... if the battleship and the computer were dismantled, would it still be there? How many people can such a small piece of metal benefit...

The terrified Rubik's Cube immediately sneaked into the government computer system. If he wanted to know the final result, the country would have the final say. Rubik's Cube quickly searched through various data and finally found the content about itself. The military and scientific research experts strongly demanded that the Rubik's Cube be retained, while those politicians supported the dismantling of the Rubik's Cube. A general meeting will be held in four days to vote on the fate of the Chilong A-type Rubik's Cube interstellar battleship. As for why the politicians insisted on dismantling itself, Rubik's Cube knew without thinking that it must be for the unknown metal in the computer.

Through the calculation of the network, Rubik's Cube came to a very unfavorable result for itself. It might be the shortest-lived interstellar battleship...