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

Chapter 383 Punishment Driven
One of the most important parts of the Fire Seed Project is how to perpetuate the knowledge accumulated by humankind.

Of course, Chen Jian could choose a very simple method, directly using Fuxi as the medium for transmitting knowledge, and using various electronic devices to transmit knowledge.

However, judging from past experience, especially from the experience of ideological and knowledge education already carried out by the Huaxia Army, this plan is not necessarily the most efficient.

It can achieve good results in many basic fields, but once it comes to practical application and generalization, the effect drops precipitously.

Chen Jian once thought that this was because Fuxi was "not intelligent enough" and did not meet the standards of a true human in terms of empathy.

But he soon discovered that this reason was completely untenable.

Fuxi was able to simulate tens of thousands of personalities, and of course, he could also recognize different personalities.

Even relying solely on limited information exchange and collection in daily life, Fuxi was able to establish a relatively complete personality profile.

"Personalized instruction" is not difficult for it, and achieving the highest "educational efficiency" for individuals should not be difficult in itself.

However, the actual situation was not as satisfactory as expected.

Therefore, Chen Jian could only experience it for himself.

After experiencing it, Chen Jian realized that the real problem was not "teaching according to aptitude," but the lack of the logic of "punishment-driven."

Fuxi was certainly not foolish enough to be bound by the bottom line of "not allowing harm to humans," which would make him feel constrained even when disciplining a student.

The key point is that even if the threshold of "punishment" is crossed, it still cannot be implemented accurately and effectively.

Because it cannot play a true "leader" role in the group based on its own identity.

Punishment from superiors is actually meaningless.

"Artificial intelligence cannot be granted human rights," which means it cannot be given leadership responsibilities.

It can only be a tool, and everyone knows that it can only be a tool.

Even the Mechanicus Cult only "reveres the Mechanic Soul," not "submits to the Mechanic Soul."

Therefore, in education, the role of the person becomes a necessity.

Chen Jian was so troubled by this problem that he couldn't sleep at night. He didn't know where to find a group of people to take on this responsibility.

He was even prepared to go all out and give the Circular Merchant Guild a try.

But now, he has a better option.

These are the "remnants of the mountain city".

They have been able to pass on their knowledge steadily for over a hundred years.

That means that, at least in education, they have mastered a fairly complete and systematic approach.

Perfectly suited
Upon returning to the core area of ​​the mountain city, Chen Jian immediately arranged accommodations for everyone and dispatched a small team to search for the other group of exploration team members who had "gone missing".

So, do you think they can come back alive?

Standing beside Chen Jian, Xie Cheng asked:
"Based on the time we left the shelter, they should have been wandering in the wild for more than 3 days."

Do you think there's still a chance?

"Theoretically, yes."

Chen Jian replied:
"We have been working hard to clear out the monsters in the surrounding area recently, so the environment is relatively safe."

“They are unlikely to encounter any fatal danger—as long as they don’t go too far, the infiltration squad will be able to track them down quickly.”

"The most critical problem right now is that you don't even have any usable communication equipment."

"We can't contact them, which only makes the search and rescue operation more difficult."

After speaking, Xie Cheng looked at Chen Jian speechlessly.

What are you saying?
Is the lack of usable communication equipment also a problem for us?

In fact, the shelter originally had a small number of communication devices.

However, all the communication equipment was damaged in those successive rounds of electromagnetic pulses.
Chen Jian noticed Xie Cheng's expression and instantly realized that he had forgotten about the nuclear missiles again, so he could only awkwardly change the subject:

"In any case, we will definitely find them."

"You don't need to worry too much about this matter."

"The key question now is, do you have any thoughts on what I've been discussing with you?"

After speaking, Xie Cheng paused for a moment before replying:

"To be honest, I'd love to give you a definite answer right now."

"After all, getting answers and reaching cooperation will benefit our survival."

"But objectively speaking, I cannot and should not give you a definite answer right now."

"Because your students are not ordinary people like us who live in stable environments."

"They are wasteland dwellers, and their thoughts and values ​​are already fixed."

"Before I truly understand them, I have no way of knowing what methods I should use to educate them."

These words were rather conservative, but Chen Jian was actually quite satisfied with them.

He could clearly see that Xie Cheng and his group had truly received systematic thinking training.

This is completely different from the Circle Chamber of Commerce, which can only support a flat organization with fragmented and disjointed knowledge.

While it's possible that, in terms of the most advanced and sophisticated technology and theory, these mountain city survivors might not even be as good as the Circular Chamber of Commerce.

Without a doubt, given enough time and a stable environment, they could go much further than the Circular Chamber of Commerce.

And it's much farther away.

Thinking of this, Chen Jian spoke up:
"That's the answer I wanted."

"Get to know them."

"Actually, this is the first task I'm going to give you."

"Find a way to understand the wasteland inhabitants you mentioned."

"And we need to find a way to integrate into their society."

That's probably not easy.

Xie Cheng frowned slightly.

He knew that the way of life in the shelter was completely different from the way of life in the wasteland.

Although in recent years, my small group has also tried to explore and try to understand the world.

However, no one has truly adapted to this world.

The shelter is an ivory tower, and also a utopia.

What kind of impact will leaving this utopia have on his companions?
His eyes showed a hint of worry, but it quickly turned into a sense of relief.

At least, we don't have to face the wasteland directly.

Yamashiro
The mountain city of the Huaxia Army.

This is a much larger utopia.

Or is it a "buffer zone"?
Xie Cheng looked at Chen Jian and solemnly said:
"Thank you."

"thank you all."

Chen Jian waved his hand and replied:
"no need to thank me."

Anyway, we didn't help you for nothing.

Meanwhile, near Wanzhou.

Yu Qian held a telescope and gazed at the distant city of Wanzhou.

After observing for a moment, he shook his head and said to Guo Xu beside him:

“To be honest, calling such a city a ‘city’ is a bit of an exaggeration.”

"This is just a town with a slightly larger population; I estimate the total population won't exceed 500."

"You actually deployed 200 Guardian Soldiers in such a small town?"

"I don't even know how those two hundred apologists survived—can this town really support so many apologists?"

After speaking, Guo Xu paused for a moment before replying:
"They have their own methods."

"Wanzhou City is the transportation hub of the entire area, and for a long time, it was also the last gathering place for our exploration of the mountain city."

"It exists for special reasons, so it's different from other towns."

Different?
Yu Qian slowly shook his head.

In his view, all the towns controlled by the Cult of Machines are actually the same.

It appears calm on the surface, but there's always a hint of madness beneath. It seems peaceful, but countless corpses lie buried underground.

Despite appearing united, undercurrents are swirling beneath the surface, and even the slightest disturbance could have serious consequences.

In towns like these, the eternal topic no longer seems to be "survival," but rather power.

He still remembered the city he had once visited, a city that had long since vanished, plunged into the abyss due to an internal conflict within the Mechanicus.

In this respect, the Cult of Machines is not even as good as the Holy Blood Temple.

After all, although the Holy Blood Hall was divided, their divisions were generally just "internal struggles" and did not affect the ordinary people who lived under their order.
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That's probably why the Holy Blood Temple, despite its loose organization, was able to grow to the point of rivaling the Cult of Machine God.

Yu Qian felt that he was thinking more and more.

He didn't know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Slightly calming his somewhat chaotic thoughts, he coughed and said to Guo Xu:

"No matter how special this city is, we must take it down."

"And taking it over means we're going to have complete control of the city."

"Because this is a key node in the network, we need to rely on this city to establish connections with other towns."

I hope you can understand this.

"Of course, even if you don't understand, there's nothing I can do."

"I must do it, and you cannot object."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Xu nodded slowly.

If someone had spoken to him in such an "overbearing" tone a few months ago, he would have been furious and would have used the sacred weapon bestowed upon him by the Holy Trinity to punish this arrogant person.

But now, he has succumbed to reality.

If you can't beat it, you can't beat it.

Not only are they outmatched in terms of fighting ability, but they are also inferior to the current Chinese army in terms of "correctness".

Their idea is correct; the network must be established.

To establish the network, Wanzhou City must be controlled.

This path is definite and reasonable.

But Guo Xu still wanted to make one last attempt.

"Give me a chance."

He opened his mouth and said:
“I want to go into the city and try to persuade the apologists there, and persuade the bishops there.”

“I will make them withdraw from Wanzhou City and hand the city over to you for management.”

"Of course, they might put forward some conditions."

"If the terms of the exchange are reasonable, I hope you will not refuse."

"of course."

Yu Qian nodded solemnly.

“We don’t even need them to withdraw from Wanzhou City.”

"All we need is the functionality of Wanzhou City—the bishop can stay here, and the friars can stay here as well."

"There is only one requirement."

"They must comply with the Internet Road plan and must establish a close working relationship with us."

"That's fine!"

Guo Xu let out a long breath.

This is the best result.

It would neither shake the Mechanicus's control over the city, nor would it hinder the Chinese army from completing a task that was, in fact, correct and beneficial to everyone.

Even the earliest sages wouldn't refuse such a proposal, would they?

Give me half a day.

Guo Xu began by saying:
“I will enter Wanzhou City, and I will persuade them.”

"There's no need for pointless fighting and death—as long as they're intelligent, they'll never refuse your offer."

"Moreover, I am the leader of the Imperial Guards."

"I think they most likely won't object to what I say."

After Guo Xu finished speaking, Yu Qian revealed a meaningful smile.

He rummaged through his clothes for a moment, then handed something to Guo Xu.

"Take this with you."

Guo Xu reached out and took it, asking in confusion:
"what is this?"

"An emergency communication device."

Yu Qian replied:
"This was given to me by Commander He Shuo—perhaps he originally intended to give it to you."

"In short, if you encounter danger in Wanzhou City, just press this button and we will immediately launch a rescue operation."

"However, I suggest you don't be too conservative."

"Don't wait until you're about to die to call the police; by then it will be too late."

"Once you notice something unusual, you can use it."

Guo Xu nodded thoughtfully.

"Don't worry, you won't need it."

As he spoke, he turned and gave the order:

"Zhang Chao, Liu Hao, each lead a squad and come with me into the city."

"Move quickly!"

"Now that we've dealt with the problem here, let's head into town for a meal and some rest!"

At his command, Liu Hao and his companion immediately sprang into action.

Not long after, Guo Xu led the most elite part of his team away from the main force and entered Wanzhou City.

Yu Qian remained standing in the same spot, quietly gazing into the distance.

He is waiting.

In fact, he really hoped that Guo Xu's plan could be carried out smoothly.

Before setting off, Commander He Shuo had already foreseen what was going to happen here.

"A peaceful handover of Wanzhou is impossible, not even a cooperative one."

"That city is special. The only way to take it is by force, and not by force to subdue it, but by force to purge it."

"In short, do everything you can to save Guo Xu's life."

“He’s very important.”

"And after the Wanzhou incident, he will become even more important."

The words of the group leader kept echoing in Yu Qian's mind.

Time passed by minute by minute.

An hour passed, and the communicator remained unresponsive.

Two hours later, the communicator remained silent.

Five minutes into the third hour, gunshots rang out in Wanzhou City.

Immediately afterwards, the siren on the communicator went off.

Yu Qian let out a heavy sigh.

Then he gave the order:

"Shelling."

"Infantry and artillery coordination."

"Enter Wanzhou City and rescue Guo Xu!"

(End of this chapter)