Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 225: Mountain City Paradox
“It’s a machine I’ve never seen before, but it’s undoubtedly a neural-connected brain-machine.”

In Cangzhou City, Chen Jian listened quietly to Fuxi's voice in his headphones.

"It has all the components needed for a neural-connected brain-machine, but structurally it is specifically simplified."

“Thicker connecting wires, fully sealed design, extremely simple and elementary chip structure.”

"The actual 'functional module' is actually very small. The one-meter-long 'main body' we see is actually a complex battery system."

"It uses the acid in the monster's body as a natural electrolyte to generate electricity through the redox reaction of metal electrodes."

"In terms of size, this system can continuously output 400mW/cm, which is more than enough to power this simple brain-computer device."

"Its design is very sophisticated. Although I don't know how long its theoretical maximum power supply can last, judging from the corrosion of the electrodes, it can still work for at least 60 to 90 days."

"Commander, it is certain that this is a carefully designed man-made object."

"It was created to control the monsters we mentioned."

"Moreover, these devices were deployed in the recent past."

"I don't think it will take more than .60 days to be put in place."

"clear."

Chen Jian took a deep breath and said with a tone of disbelief:
"There's no logic to the idea of a battery powered by acid."

“Who on earth would create something like this, and how did they come up with it?”

“I don’t know how you came up with that.”

Lei Jie continued:
"But at that time, MIT in the United States had already developed a similar battery."

"They put these batteries in the pigs' stomachs to power certain sensors."

"In theory, this technology is mature."

"But I really don't understand why this thing is used on monsters."

"Captain, do you think this is related to the force that created the Primarch?"

“I can only think that it is related.”

Chen Jian frowned, thought for a moment and said:
"The technical difficulty of making this thing is definitely no less than making a missile, or even more difficult."

"The forces that can mass-produce this kind of thing must have mastered technology at the same level as ours, or even higher."

"If we follow this line of thought, the beast tide could really be man-made."

“But that’s totally illogical.”

"The whole wasteland is in such a mess. If they have such a high level of technology, what's the point of not developing it and stagnating?"

"Making a brain-computer is not as simple as making a gun or a cannon. It definitely requires a complete industrial system."

"I cannot understand the existence of such a force. It is a complete paradox, an inexplicable paradox."

"If they were there, then we would have heard of them long ago; if they were not there, this thing shouldn't have appeared at all."

“Perhaps this is not a paradox.”

Ji Xing suddenly interrupted Chen Jian and said:
"There is indeed a place that we have heard of but have never seen."

"Mountain City."

Chen Jian continued in a deep voice:
"If these things are really the creation of the mountain city, then combined with the previous clues, hard logic can explain it."

"004 lost contact with the fortifications, and artificial intelligence took over the construction. Based on the huge strategic reserves of the mountain city, a complete industrial system was built, and then this brain-machine parasite was created."

"Every point is correct, and it is even technically possible to achieve."

"But there is one problem that cannot be circumvented."

"motivation."

Having said this, Chen Jian paused, and then said:

"Fuxi."

"I'm here." Fuxi's voice sounded immediately.

"Commander, I know what you want to ask."

"But I can be sure that with my ability, I can indeed do such a thing."

"After all, Shancheng is an extremely special city. Not only is there the 004 fortification, but we can even say that since the day we foresaw the possibility of war, the entire Shancheng has become a huge disaster preparedness facility."

"Using the resources there, it won't be too difficult to restore the industrial system. As long as there is enough time, it will be entirely possible to create a brain machine and control monsters."

"But my underlying design logic will not allow me to make such a decision."

“Based on the information available, I have been able to deduce the future development path.”

"If we take 'restoring human civilization before the catastrophe' as our goal, I can deduce dozens of reliable development paths, none of which requires compromise with monsters."

"If the AI controlling the mountain city is still the Fuxi framework, I don't think it will make a different choice from me."

"unless."

"Unless it has different information from you, forcing it to make such a choice."

Chen Jian interrupted Fuxi's narration.

After a brief silence, Fuxi repeated in a slightly low voice:

"Yes."

"Unless it has different information from me, forcing it to make such a choice."

After the words were spoken, everyone in the room fell silent.

Everyone can guess what the so-called "different information" refers to.

The truth about the catastrophe, or the truth about the secondary disaster.

This is where the most critical information difference lies.

But if that's the case
How serious must the so-called catastrophe be to make the "Fuxi" in the mountain city make this choice?

On the other hand, to what extent has the city of Shancheng been developed to be able to accomplish such a grand and even strategic goal?
Things suddenly took a turn for the worse.

Originally, the biggest problem that the Chinese army, which had just gained a foothold in the wasteland, had to face was the beast tide.

But now, a "mastermind" has gradually surfaced.

Is it really a mountain city?

Chen Jian wasn't sure.

All current inferences are just guesswork.

In order to put these speculations into practice
They must go to the mountain city.

Chen Jian closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said:
"Let it go first."

"It is completely impossible to enter the mountain city with our current capabilities."

"I believe Ji Xing. She said there is a level one monster there. This statement is consistent with what the Circle Chamber of Commerce said."

“We can’t rush it.”

"Instead of rushing into things rashly, it's better to sort out the clues at hand first."

"Now we can confirm that those so-called Primarchs originated from the Imperial City, and in the process of manufacturing the Primarchs, the 'brain-machine' device must have been introduced."

"This is very similar to the method used to create a beast tide, and the technical path is exactly the same."

"Maybe even the beast tide and the Primarch are of the same origin."

"Why they fought each other is another question."

"No matter what, let's go to the imperial capital first."

"As soon as possible!"

(End of this chapter)