Industry: Cthulhu

Chapter 92 Two questions
Boom~
As the tri-titanium alloy box was fully opened, a dull metallic sound was heard. Fang Yan's heart beat faster and the scene before him left him dumbfounded.

robot!
Yes, there was a robot curled up in the box, its body shaking like a convulsion. That was the reason for the banging sound just now.

"Where did you get this robot?"

Fang Yan immediately squatted down to inspect it. "The design is rather crude, but that's not a problem. People often misunderstand robots, thinking they should be delicate and exquisite."

"But robots are like workers. Their biggest role is to complete the task. As long as they can achieve this goal, they don't care about processing accuracy or whether the machinery is delicate."

"It's very badly worn. It's obvious it hasn't been maintained in a long time. This and that aren't normal mechanical wear and tear. They look more like damage sustained in combat."

"He's also missing an arm. Judging from the fracture, it must have been torn off by some external force."

Although Fang Yan is the youngest among all people, he is an absolute robotics expert. At least in his magical dreams, he has come into contact with robots countless times and learned artificial intelligence technology.

Rashid, Brown and others only gradually came into contact with robotics technology after getting to know Fang Yan, so Fang Yan's judgment made Rashid certain.

Rashid glanced at Marbury beside him, and both of them nodded, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding.

"If you have no other instructions, I will disassemble this robot." Fang Yan looked up at Rashid. "The important thing is artificial intelligence. I want to see the core of this robot, that is, the logic chip."

"Typically, robots have two control systems. One is a logic chip, which ensures that even after being disconnected from the central nervous system, the robot can still learn and operate autonomously like a human."

"The second set is advanced artificial intelligence, also known as digital life. Digital life connects to robots through the Internet, ensuring that robots not only have learning and logical abilities, but also have more complex emotional cognition."

……

Various automatic tools were used one after another, and soon the robot was dismantled into parts by Fang Yan.

He seemed a little tired, sitting on the ground and smoking a triple mint e-cigarette.

Rashid and others shook their heads, feeling that they could not bear such a strong cold, but Fang Yan seemed to enjoy it.

"There's no logic chip." Fang Yan spread his arms helplessly. "I don't know who designed this robot without a logic chip installed."

"In other words, robots rely entirely on AI's instructions to operate, and AI can control everything. It's like an ant colony, where a queen controls countless worker ants, resulting in a highly concentrated power. The downside is that if the queen loses contact or dies, all the worker ants will instantly become her victims, completely losing their purpose for existence."

"That's not normal," Fang Yan said, puzzled. "The reason robots can't possess full artificial intelligence is because of size. Artificial intelligence requires insane quantum computing power. A logical quantum computer would have to be at least as tall and large as dozens of stories. There's no way it could fit inside a robot."

"That's why we chose to settle for the next best thing. But if we don't even install a logic chip in the robot, it would be like treating the robot as a mere tool, a slave. Without a logic chip, the robot wouldn't possess even the most basic consciousness and wouldn't be able to complete any instructions that require experience and logical behavior."

"Where on earth did you find this deliberately castrated robot?"

Marbury and Rashid looked at each other again, and then Rashid said in a heavy voice, "We went outside the rift, but that place is not Pegasus, but the core area of the Milky Way."

"Core area!?" Brown was immediately stunned. "This is impossible!? The space rift connects to the interior of the Milky Way?"

Rashid sighed and said, "It's truly incredible. According to our records, this abyss connects to the Pegasus constellation." "However, for some unknown reason, the abyss that should have connected to Pegasus is now connected to the core of the Milky Way."

At this time, Marbury interjected: "The only explanation is Operation Lighthouse. The last remaining force of the Galactic Empire is convinced that it has a way to eliminate artificial intelligence."

“And we don’t know what their methods are.”

"Maybe it's some kind of space conversion mechanism."

"Because we observed an incredible phenomenon outside the rift."

"That's clearly the core area, but it doesn't match our star map at all. The position of the galaxy has changed drastically."

"This drastic change is likely the aftermath of Operation Lighthouse. The Galactic Empire's final fleet used some kind of space weapon, which not only destroyed the artificial intelligence but also reversed the core region's star map and even the direction of the wormhole."

Brown felt dizzy. Fang Yan also felt that this reasoning was too fantastical. Reversing space? How could a weapon be so powerful?

Next, Rashid and Marbury took turns telling Fang Yan and Brown what they saw outside the crack.

During the Galactic Empire era, the core area was once the headquarters of artificial intelligence and the mechanical army. However, now all the warships and robots have lost their artificial intelligence leadership. Because they are not equipped with logic chips, they have become chaotic and disorderly, crowded in the center of the core area, forming a huge circle.

This robot was found there.

The nuclear batteries inside most robots have been exhausted, turning them into useless machines, but this robot still has a trace of energy inside. However, due to the loss of artificial intelligence leadership, it has become like an artificial idiot and can only twitch continuously.

At this time, Fang Yan suddenly said to Rashid, "I remember you said that there are two abysses in the Milky Way?"

Rashid nodded. "Yes, according to our historical records, there are indeed two abysses, one in the fringe star region and one in the gray star region, connecting Pegasus and the galactic core respectively."

Fang Yan frowned. "Logically speaking, if some kind of space weapon altered the specific spatial structure, causing the Abyss that should have been connected to Pegasus to connect to the core of the Milky Way, then is it possible that another Abyss that should have been connected to the core of the Milky Way is now connected to Pegasus?"

Call ~
After hearing this, everyone gasped.

There is nothing wrong with Fang Yan's logic; the key is the huge danger hidden behind it.

What kind of powerful existence is the force that can cause chaos in the core area of the universe?
This power is incredible, even surpassing the magical civilization in Fang Yan's mind!
What is even more puzzling is that if the Galactic Empire had such a powerful force from the beginning, why would it be destroyed by artificial intelligence? Isn't this a contradiction?

Rashid and Marbury's faces turned ugly, and their eyes were filled with shock and confusion.

The chaotic space and the mechanical army that was destroyed as a result, the development of things has completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

At this time, Fang Yan gritted his teeth and said, "We are now facing two very serious problems. First, what kind of power can cause spatial disorder?

"Secondly, who can be sure that the artificial intelligence that caused the demise of the Galactic Empire has truly been destroyed?"

(End of this chapter)