Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 86 Brown's Identity

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The Sidewinder once again emerged from the wormhole. The navigation system showed that Fang Yan and Brown were only one jump away from the Earth. In other words, in an hour and a half, they would enter the Earth's outer orbit.

Fang Yan rubbed his head and said helplessly, "We'll be home soon. Although I'm not worried about being discovered by the Supervisory Commission, we've been targeted and are under secret surveillance."

"Perhaps by now, Earth has been planted with tens of thousands of spies by those who fear artificial intelligence. Forget about advancing the Digital Life Project. Even existing robotic arms must be downgraded and not displayed as overly intelligent."

"This will greatly limit the Earth's productivity, and we must find a way to bypass those stubborn conservatives."

Brown nodded slightly. After thinking about it all the way, he now basically agreed with Fang Yan's point of view. Even if they are all artificial intelligence, they are completely different from each other. Just because the artificial intelligence in the abyss destroys humans, it cannot be assumed that all artificial intelligence in the world are evil and insidious.

"Do you have a plan?" Brown asked.

Fang Yan thought for a moment and said, "The best plan is of course to find a place far away from the Milky Way where no one will find us, develop secretly, and wait for the right time."

"Actually, the abyss we visited before is a good choice. It's rich in minerals and has a closed environment. Even if the Galactic Alliance racked their brains, they would never imagine that we would hide intelligent life in the secondary space of the universe."

"Of course, developing in the Abyss presents many challenges. After all, it's isolated from the outside world. We must first conceal the truth from the Alliance and secretly transport the necessary supplies and equipment. With the Alliance currently heavily guarding Earth, this isn't easy to accomplish. It involves a large amount of procurement and specialized expertise, making it difficult to avoid detection."

After hearing Fang Yan's words, Brown's eyes suddenly lit up. He seemed to have thought of something and gestured to Fang Yan to stop temporarily and not enter the earth directly.

"What's wrong?" Fang Yan asked in confusion.

Brown frowned. "You just said that we wanted to purchase and transport a batch of equipment and supplies to the Abyss, so that we can slowly develop the Abyss into our second base?"

Fang Yan nodded. "The strongest ability of digital life lies in production. As long as there are enough starting resources, Xiaobei can completely develop and manufacture independently, using robotic arms to manufacture robotic arms. You also know how the Earth developed in the early days."

"Similarly, as long as we establish our first base in the Abyss, even with only the most basic starting equipment and supplies, we can allow Xiaobei to replicate itself and create its own robots. Then, the mechanical army will enter the mining area to mine, smelt, and process. We will continuously expand the number of mechanical army units and eventually turn the Abyss into a vast industrial zone that no one knows about."

"Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as we can get off to a good start in the abyss, the rest can be completely handed over to Xiaobei."

Fang Yan's explanation made Brown's blood boil. He had seen the process of robotic arms producing robotic arms on Earth more than once.

The difference is that the earth has complete early industrial reserves, while there is nothing in the abyss and it needs to start from scratch.

"I think I might be able to accomplish this," Brown said in a deep voice.

Fang Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "What can you do? Don't think I'm the only one being closely watched. You can't escape either. Whatever we do now, we're bound to be targeted by the Alliance."

"Let's take it slow, go back first and wait for the opportunity."

Brown shook his head. "I'm not kidding. In fact, I have the ability to obtain cargo ships and the necessary pioneering supplies without the Alliance knowing."

Fang Yan thought Brown was joking, shrugged, and asked, "Looking for the Merchant Alliance? I know you have a good relationship with them, but I think the Merchant Alliance will be closely watched this time. After all, artificial intelligence is their biggest weakness."

Brown glanced at Fang Yan. "There's one thing I never told you. Besides our connections, my status is actually more important than my relationship with the top brass of the Merchant Alliance." "What's your identity?" Fang Yan asked suspiciously. "Engineer? Engineers are few in number in the marginal regions, so they're very valuable and highly respected. I know that."

Brown said a little embarrassedly: "Remember what I said about my family? I didn't choose to be a navigator or lead a fleet. Instead, I became an engineer for my hobby."

"Remember, I asked you about your father, but you refused to tell me anything," Fang Yan said.

Brown's face turned serious. "It's not that I won't tell you, but I can't."

"Because my father is Mel Guiades, the commander of the Galactic Freedom Alliance."

……

Fang Yan took a long time to digest this shocking news.

The Galactic Freedom League actually has another name, the Rebel Army, an organization that is dissatisfied with the Big Four controlling the entire galaxy and demands equality for all countries.

For many years, the Galactic Free Alliance has been based in the inaccessible Gray Star Region, hoping to counterattack the Galaxy and end the hegemony of the Four Giants over the Galaxy.

Fang Yan never dreamed that Brown's full name was Brown Guiades, and that he was the biological son of the famous rebel commander, Mel Guiades!
It's hidden really deeply.

A complex chain of relationships gradually became clear in Fang Yan's mind.

Brown is just a mid-level engineer, but he has a very good relationship with the top management of the Merchants Alliance. It is hard to say that Brown was not the reason why Fang Yan was able to get support and help from the Merchants Alliance in the early stage of his business.

As for whether the top leaders of the Merchant Alliance knew Brown's true identity, according to Brown, they actually didn't know. His father protected Brown very well. He just used a series of insignificant little things to strengthen the Merchant Alliance's cognition, making them think that Brown had some relationship with the rebels. However, they had no idea what the relationship was and did not dare to inquire too much.

Assuming what Brown said was true, he was fully capable of using the strength of the Free Alliance to sneak a cargo ship of necessary supplies into the abyss without anyone noticing, where he could lurk and slowly expand the digital life and mechanical army.

There are countless damaged starships in the battleship graveyard that can be dismantled, and asteroids carry astronomical amounts of precious mineral veins. As long as the crucial first step can be taken, the resources in the abyss will be able to support an incredibly large industrial empire.

Thinking of this, Fang Yan stared at Brown intently.

It turns out that he is a trustworthy friend with strong professional ability, amazing execution, and a deep enough background.

"What are you going to do?" Fang Yan asked.

Brown glanced out the porthole and saw the frigate disguised as the Merchant Alliance that was moving with the Rattler.

"Let's go home first." Brown said in a deep voice, "I haven't seen my family for a long time."

(End of this chapter)