Riding the wind of rebirth

“Hmm, they seem similar, but one is dry-fried with a sauce made of fermented bean paste and minced meat, while the other is drizzled with a sauce made of five-spice barbecue flavor,” Feng Xueshan said. “However, we are used to eating these two dishes, and the atmosphere is completely different, so we have never thought about it in this way.”

“On the contrary, Xiao Miao, because she has no prejudice, is able to make the connection,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile, then suddenly paused: “Xiao Miao, could this be the reason why Xiao Zhi was able to break free from its unique ‘unreasonable hand’?”

“That’s also possible,” Mai Xiaomiao pondered for a moment. “The fixed patterns in Go might be like the cooking methods for braised fish and grilled fish. Although Xiaozhi also learns fixed patterns, his learning method is ultimately based on calculation. He uses calculation to perform probability statistics, but from the overall perspective, he doesn’t understand the difference in taste between braised fish and grilled fish. He only uses analysis of cooking methods and seasonings to classify them using algorithms. If we analyze it from the perspective of cooking methods, it is very likely that Xiaozhi will classify braised fish and grilled fish into the same category of dishes.”

"Did you all understand what they were saying?" Shamaro asked. "I just want to know, am I the only one who didn't understand?"

"I know that Xiao Zhi is a system that Xiao Miao and Zhou Zi developed. It uses a method similar to human neural processing to perform calculations. It can combine many computers into a whole and be used as a supercomputer. We are currently training it to play chess," Yang Honghui said. "I heard Xiao Miao introduce it a couple of days ago. Apparently, it has left the chess academy's top players speechless."

"That's pretty much the gist of it." Zhou Zhi smiled and said, "The experts at the Go academy have discovered that our program often makes moves that go against their established logic of playing. In the traditional Go system, such moves are often considered to be sure to lead to defeat. However, the results of the games show that this is not the case. When Xiao Zhi makes these kinds of 'unreasonable moves,' his winning rate is actually much higher than in ordinary games."

"This stumped all the top players in the chess academy."

"Is it because you can't accept defeat?" Shama covered his mouth and laughed.

"That shouldn't be the case, but the consequences would be far worse than being unable to accept defeat." Zhou Zhi laughed. "This would be a complete subversion of their logic in playing chess. It's like everyone knows the Earth is a sphere now, right? But what if one day someone suddenly came up to you and said that you were all wrong, that the old theories were correct, and that the Earth is actually a flat plane? How would you feel?"

"Damn it!" Yan Xiao couldn't help but swear.

"However, these are not issues we need to concern ourselves with. Let the teachers at the Go Academy handle the debates," Zhou Zhi said with a smile. "Anyway, whether the world of Go collapses or not is not something we care about, right?"

“You guys are what we call troublemakers,” Shama laughed. “Mischief makers.”

“That’s true,” Zhou Zhi said with a smile. “As long as we can ensure that Xiao Zhi’s moves are not too simplistic during human-computer Go matches in our online Go game, and that most people feel challenged, then we have achieved our goal.”

"This place is so comfortable," Yang Honghui said. "Delicious food, fine wine, beautiful scenery, and relaxing hot springs. I wonder how many similar places there are in the Daliang Mountains."

“Besides the city, Xide, Zhaojue, and Yanyuan all have many hot springs,” Wu Renzhong said. “It seems that a hot spring waterfall was recently discovered in Luoji Mountain, which is even larger than the hot spring waterfall in Puge County.”

"However, just like here, it's quite difficult to develop it into a tourist attraction. Now, the two hot springs in the city have been turned into heated swimming pools, and the one in Zhaojue has introduced a tilapia project. The rest are basically only for people like us to go and play."

"A hot spring can turn into a waterfall?" Liang Hong found it amazing. "How big would the water flow have to be?"

“I think the daily flow is around seven or eight thousand cubic meters,” Wu Renzhong said. “I don’t remember the exact number.” “Seven or eight thousand is already quite impressive; that’s about the volume of four standard swimming pools,” Zhou Zhi sighed. “It’s just a pity that these good places are usually deep in the mountains and forests. It will be a long time before they are developed.”

“Actually, it’s better not to develop it,” Liang Hong said. “The tourism resources of the Leshan Giant Buddha have been developed quite well. Now there are too many tourists, and you have to queue to climb up the back of the Buddha’s feet. Unlike when we used to visit ancient towns or forests, just like here, there is no need to queue at all, and you can do whatever you want!”

Zhou Zhi laughed and said, "If Sister Hong likes to travel like this, then I advise you and Honghui to hurry up and visit all the places you want to visit in China. The further we go, the more places will become like the Leshan Giant Buddha, with more and more people, which will affect your travel mood."

"Yes, so we should thank Zhouzi and Xiaomiao for letting us know about such a beautiful place as Lianhe Township. And thank you to Azi's family for their warm hospitality." Yang Honghui smiled and raised his glass: "Let's thank them too!"

Eating grilled fish is like eating hot pot; the more people there are, the better the atmosphere.

The two grass carp weighed a total of fifteen or sixteen pounds, and after cleaning, they had about ten pounds of meat. After eating, Zhou Zhi put the roasted potatoes into the iron plate, along with all the barbecue left over from last night, and then served the tangerine peel chicken to go with the drinks.

Everyone ate, drank, and chatted, and before they knew it, more than an hour had passed.

Fortunately, there was no fear of indigestion. After eating for a while, everyone went swimming in the lake. Swimming is an excellent exercise for digestion. After just an hour of playing in the water, everyone felt refreshed.

Given everyone's fondness for grilled fish, Zhouzhi kept dinner simple. There was a lot of fish offal left over from the two large fish, including intestines, liver, and stomach. Zhouzhi simply made a dry pot fish offal dish. Along with the remaining carp and crucian carp, they were first pan-fried until golden brown on both sides, then placed on a large iron plate and the fish offal was poured over them. Served with braised rice, it became a very popular dinner.

I used the leftover fish head and tail from lunch to make a pickled cabbage fish head soup.

The most classic way to enjoy dry pot fish offal is with rice. Two spoonfuls of fish offal and broth are piled on top of steaming hot rice, which surprised several people who rarely come across this dish.

"Where did you learn to cook this dish?" Feng Xueshan asked. "It tastes pretty good."

"Pickled pepper fish offal is a famous dish from the Shandong cuisine, Xue Shan, you should know that, right?"

“I only knew about pickled fish roe and fish maw,” Feng Xueshan said. “I never knew that fish intestines and fish liver could be eaten.”

"That's because we in Jiachuan are used to eating fish weighing less than five jin (2.5 kg). The intestines and liver of small fish are troublesome to process, and there's not much left to cook, so we don't bother with them," Zhou Zhi said. "Fish offal requires large fish weighing seven or eight jin (3.5-4 catties) or more. Their offal tastes best, especially the offal from large grass carp weighing tens of jin (30-40 kg). People in the Hubei province really love it." (End of Chapter)