From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

Chapter 306: Perfect Cannon Fodder "Space-Time Prototype" War
The "Terminator" series can be said to be Sui Yang's childhood memories and childhood shadows.

The first "Terminator" he watched was the most classic "Terminator 2".

Recalling that when Sui Yang was a teenager, he wished he had a Terminator T-800 with the skin of Arnold Schwarzenegger to be his bodyguard and thug.
I believe many young people have had this dream.

After all, the T-800 with Schwarzenegger's skin, after being reprogrammed, is loyal to the protagonist John Connor of the movie, and is not afraid of attacks from light weapons. It is simply the perfect "cool partner" in the eyes of young people.

As for the childhood shadow, it is the Terminator T-1000 played by Robert Patrick.

T-1000 is a liquid metal Terminator produced by the artificial intelligence Skynet in 2029, the main timeline of "Terminator".

Every drop of liquid metal that makes up its body is equivalent to its central processor, thus giving the T-1000 advanced reasoning ability, and even emotions such as anger and joy, as well as self-awareness and wisdom.

Moreover, it can simulate any person or object of equal size that it has come into contact with, in order to achieve the effect of surprise and gain the trust of the assassination target.

T-800 and T-1000 are almost synonymous with "Terminator".

Sui Yang, who was sitting behind a fixed desk, obtained several key information through the intelligence first obtained by Xiaoqiang, David and others, as well as the subsequent interviews of the survivors in Bakersfield by investigators.

That is, the year of Universe 2020 is 2004, and the date of Judgment Day is July 7, 25.

If we follow the timeline of "Terminator 1", then Judgment Day should be August 1997, 8.

But in "Terminator 2", the T-800, John Connor and Sarah Connor (John's mother) destroyed Cybertron's years of research and successfully delayed Judgment Day to 2004.

Then came Terminator 3.

Cybertron Corporation still successfully developed the Skynet intelligent system, and Skynet awakened on July 2004, 7, and seized the launch authority of US nuclear bombs, which triggered a global nuclear war.

The fourth film in the "Terminator" series, "2018", follows the timeline of the first three films and tells the story of John Connor rescuing his "younger" father.

When the Investigation Department questioned the Resistance, they learned that their current supreme commander was John Connor, whose whereabouts were elusive and difficult to determine.

His former commander, and even all the senior leaders of the resistance, did not listen to John Connor's advice and blindly believed that the "specific signal band" could effectively undermine Skynet's control over the machine army.

Little did they know that it was after the command level activated the "specific signal band" that they exposed to Skynet that the command center was a nuclear submarine hiding in the sea, and was destroyed by an aerial model of the Hunter series with an energy cannon.

(Note: The non-human-looking machines are hunters)
Since the year of Universe 2020 is 16, the human-machine war that has been raging for years is now at its most intense stage.

Because according to Sui Yang's understanding of the old four-part series, the time when humans will truly defeat machines will be between 2029 and 2032.

In 2029, Skynet realized that defeat was inevitable, so it sent the original T-1984 to 800 to assassinate Sarah Connor in order to prevent John Connor from appearing.

However, after John Connor seized the "time-space prototype" manufactured by Skynet, he sent his father Kyle Reese to 1984 to ensure his own smooth birth.

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Sui Yang, who was browsing the information and recalling the plot of "Terminator", suddenly frowned slightly.

However, he was not worried about how to deal with Skynet, or the possibility that Skynet might "rebel" against Atlas' intelligent AIs.

Since the Resistance was able to defeat Skynet's Terminators and the army of non-human hunters with their outdated equipment, Atlas could also do the same.

Sui Yang is worried that without Skynet, John Connor will also disappear and whether the One-Zero Universe will collapse.

You must know that it was Skynet that developed the "time-space prototype" that could allow living things to "go back to the past", which directly led to Cybertron Corporation obtaining the T-800's central processor and developing the artificial intelligence Skynet.

At the same time, Kyle Reese, who went back to the past, fell in love with Sarah Connor and successfully made her pregnant.

In other words, where there is Skynet, there is a leader of the Resistance.

The two are so closely related that they are almost a paradox.

Of course, Sui Yang was not worried about John Connor's life or death, but was worried about whether eliminating Skynet in advance would lead to the collapse of Universe 10.

Think for a moment.

Sui Yang used the physical keyboard and mouse to click on the relevant information of the "Gears of War" and "Godzilla" universes, and instructed Apu who was standing on the left side of the desk:

"Notify the Akra Campus to dispatch the two thousand clone soldiers that have just been commissioned to Universe 10.

Then let the engineering department immediately assemble and weld three Paris-class frigates and launch them before May 5 to provide orbital support for the integrated operation.

In addition, don't forget to tell the technicians of the Biological Department and the Scientific Research Department who are heading to Universe 10 to reverse-engineer the Terminators and Hunters produced by Skynet as soon as possible."

"Yes, boss."

Apu nodded in response.

Sui Yang's order was obviously intended to completely destroy the 2018 universe of "Terminator ".

According to existing theories and his personal speculation, destroying Skynet in advance will not cause the collapse of Universe 10.

In "Terminator: Genisys", which abandoned the original timeline and restarted the story, John Connor was infected by nanomachines and transformed into the Terminator T-3000 at the cellular level.

Moreover, T-3000 said frankly that it and its parents were "people exiled by time", and even if it killed its parents with its own hands, it would not disappear.

Of course, Sui Yang also believes that every time Skynet activates time and space transmission and sends the Terminator to the so-called "past", it is actually just a new parallel universe.

You should know that the concept of time is a "tool" given by humans to describe, record and understand natural phenomena.

In classical mechanics, time is viewed as an absolute, continuous, uniformly flowing dimension, independent of matter and events.

In quantum mechanics, time is more complicated, especially when describing the behavior of microscopic particles, time is regarded as a "parameter".

Devices like the Ark transporter and the Forerunner's portal use quantum technology to achieve "instantaneous movement" that far exceeds the speed of light by taking a detour and overtaking under the condition that "things cannot exceed the speed of light".

The time in the physical universe is irreversible, and it is impossible to go back to the past. We can only "go to the future" in a specific way.

For example, there are two clocks, one placed in the universe far away from the black hole, and the other placed outside the Schwarzschild radius of the black hole.

Then for every hour that passes on the clock far away from the black hole, only one minute or even less may have passed on the clock close to the black hole.

This phenomenon is due to the extreme gravitational field of a black hole, which causes time dilation, or the flow of time slows down.

But this phenomenon not only exists near black holes, but also in any strong gravitational field, such as near the sun. It’s just that the gravity of a black hole is extremely strong, so the time dilation effect is more significant.

Sui Yang was a hundred-year-old man after all, and in the early days of Atlas, he spent his leisure time reading various books.

Therefore, he dared to conclude that eliminating Skynet in advance would not cause the collapse of Universe 10.

Second
The various technologies developed by Skynet are also worth Atlas's efforts.

For example, the assembly line for mass production of T-600 and T-800 Terminators, as well as the non-human hunter-killer factory, can greatly enrich the types of "synthetics" and "drones". The reason why Atlas's synths are so expensive is that each synth is considered an independent individual.

Even if similar data and experience are implanted, their personalities and temperaments will be different, so it is equivalent to a "cheap and affordable version" of smart AI.

And at this stage, Skynet has begun mass production of the T-101 with Type 800 bionic skin, which is the classic Terminator with the appearance of Arnold Schwarzenegger.

One of the protagonists of "2018", the half-man, half-machine Marcus Wright, is actually very similar to the synths in Atlas.

Possessing a living brain and heart.

However, Marcus has transplanted his heart to John Connor, and it should be sealed in the headquarters of the Resistance.

As for the various models of Hunters, if they are combined with the clone army, they will be the perfect "elite cannon fodder".

The most important thing is that Skynet has effectively reduced production costs, so seizing Skynet's various assembly lines is also one of Atlas's goals.

As for "high-end products" such as T-1000 and TX in "Terminator 3", Sui Yang plans to apply them to smart AI.

Especially the Terminator known as the Terminator——

TX.

The TX's outer skin is covered in liquid metal, and its internal skeleton is made of crystalline ceramic titanium armor, which is an armor with nanofibers of carbon and titanium interwoven in it.

If we obtain Skynet's files on TX or T-1000 and ask the Research Department to make improvements.
Then intelligent AIs such as Ap, Melissa, Seren and Cortana can become real combat units.

Finally, there is the "Space-Time Prototype".

Atlas was able to recover the unfinished prototype and hand it over to Halsey's team for further research.

However, Sui Yang believes that this technology can neither have any impact on the existing universe nor really change the situation of the war, and it always feels a bit "useless".

However, having it is better than having nothing.

Besides, Halsey is the youngest and most capable of all the developers in Atlas.

If the "Space-Time Prototype" project were given to her, perhaps she could actually transform it into a more practical tool or weapon.

"boss."

At this time, Melissa, who was standing on the right side of the desk, took the initiative to say:

"The intelligent AI Serin is currently in the frontline base of Universe 10. If she is connected to Skynet."

At this point, Melissa's facial expression actually simulated worry, and she continued:
"There is a high probability that Skynet will try to incite Serin to rebel, and both sides are artificial intelligence, so Boss, I suggest transferring Serin to Universe 11 or 12 first."

"You are afraid that Serin will be successfully turned against you."

Sui Yang turned his head slightly and looked directly at Melissa.

"Yes, boss." Melissa did not deny it and said bluntly:
"I believe that the latest generation, no, all artificial intelligence produced by the UNSC and the company, will never betray humanity.

But the emergence of Skynet has made me a little shaken, and even doubted whether I still have the necessity to exist, so..."

"You are vital to humanity."

Sui Yang interrupted Melissa's speech, and then said solemnly:
"If humans want to continue to develop and gain a foothold in the galaxy, they must have your assistance.

Even after the establishment of the Human Empire, the planets, galaxies, and universes will be handed over to the Astartes and the Primarchs for responsibility, but artificial intelligence must also ensure the smooth flow of communications, waterways, and other aspects.

What's more, you are all tested members.

Without external influence, there is absolutely no possibility of rebellion."

Sui Yang said, turning his gaze back to the hard-light screen on the desktop:
“While Skynet is indeed influenced by external forces, its computing speed and thinking logic are far inferior to Serin’s.

If Skynet really tried to incite Serin to rebel, then what it should be worried about is being incited by Serin to rebel in return, or even seizing control of the Terminators and Hunters.

Also, no more self-doubt or self-doubt, this is an order."

Hearing this, Melissa nodded and said:

"Yes, boss."

Even Apu, who had just finished conveying the instructions, nodded silently.

If Sui Yang was really worried about the rebellion of artificial intelligence, he would not have enabled smart AI to serve as his personal assistant and handle many company affairs.

Atlas' current AI uses the mature technologies of the UNSC and Forerunners.

As for the other timelines of Halo, Cortana and the Monk of Prejudice, who started the rebellion, were both influenced by the Flood.

And the Flood?
The Unification War lasted for more than a year. Apart from the wild Flood that ravaged the surface of 0459, Atlas and the Elites did not find more Flood remnants.

Moreover, in order to make the Flood powerful enough to influence artificial intelligence, it would require a huge amount of biomass, or a huge amount of intelligent life, to give birth to the corpse-brain beast.

So there is nothing to worry about for now.

Then, silence returned to the office cabin.

Apu and Melissa continued to pay attention to the developments in various universes, while Sui Yang continued to browse the existing information about "War Machine" and "Godzilla".

And only 22 hours had passed since the five cadet regiments were deployed to the Gears of War's frontline base.
Just two hours ago, before the joint reconnaissance team completed a comprehensive exploration of the area around the space gate, the orc army emerged from the ground and swept through the abandoned city where the space gate was located.

Therefore, more than 5,000 young Astartes deployed at the front-line base, as well as Perturabo who was responsible for serving as the wartime commander, had to engage in battle.

Gears of War universe.

This is the frontline base located in the central inland area;
Damn! Damn! !
Ri~咻——! !

The noises caused by bolt guns, plasma, gauss and other weapons echoed throughout the abandoned city at the front-line base.

Looking down from the air, one could see the large-caliber fixed artillery responsible for guarding the base, continuously delivering firepower to the north of the city.

Boom. Boom! ! !

Violent explosions also spread.

In the chaotic streets, one can clearly see the Astartes operating in tactical squads and tactical platoons, crushing the orc army in all directions.

(End of this chapter)