Star Tycoon

Chapter 194 Artificial Intelligence
A meteorite suddenly fell from the sky, increasing metal stats by 15000.

[Farmland is on fire, Farmland -5]

[Lintian is ablaze, Lintian-4]

The farmhouse is on fire; population -4, farmhouses -4.

[13 plots of land were damaged; it will take 365 days to recover]

You have obtained 13 meteorites from outer space.

Tian Ersan looked at the pit marks outside, then looked at the old man behind him.

"These things happened while I was away for only a short while. If I had been here, would there have been any way to prevent this from happening?"

The affairs in the space were all left to Lu Changlin to handle, but I didn't expect to see more than a dozen big pits as soon as I entered today.

This is not Lu Changlin's fault; Tian Ersan only wants to know how to prevent such incidents from happening again.

Lu Changlin took off the ring from his hand and presented it to Tian Ersan.

"Rest assured, my lord, this is a good thing. It was unavoidable. The lost population will gradually recover. Moreover, these meteorites will prioritize hitting the lazy, lax citizens who are dragging the country down. This old minister congratulates my lord on this occasion."

As soon as Tian Ersan put on the ring, his body instantly became incredibly powerful.

"Where does joy come from?"

Lu Changlin smiled, as if he had just encountered good news. "The house of Pan Shouzhen and her two children was destroyed by the meteorite. They have now become refugees and no longer occupy the labor force of the Star Kingdom. From now on, the work start-up rate will be 100%, and the work efficiency will increase by 20%!"

Tian Ersan didn't like Pan Shouzhen, after all, she was a big drag on him. But now that he heard that she had really dumped him, he still asked her a few more questions.

"What will happen to her now?"

Lu Changlin replied, "The one currently outside is just an ordinary person who has lost some of her memories. She will come back after the original house is rebuilt. At that time, her attributes and abilities will be reset, and she should no longer be someone who does no work."

Ordinary people?

Did the people in the space have household registration certificates first, or did they appear outside after they were already there?
The answer is definitely that people in the space came first, and then people outside came into being.

Whether it's the bizarre identities of orphans or the large group of highly skilled professionals, these are not talents that can be naturally cultivated in ordinary small counties and rural areas.

Pan Shouzhen essentially lost the house that provided knowledge and special abilities.

Whether it's a farmhouse or a house, they all represent the population, or you could say the essence of the rest of the people.

Losing a house is like losing one's soul and becoming just an ordinary mortal.

"Did you already know this all along?"

"I only found out recently."

Lu Changlin replied, "My knowledge will increase as the academy improves. The more technologies I study, the higher my wisdom attribute will be. In addition to the improvement of the technology itself, I will also know more."

“In the past, when the people were popular, they would speak up for their lord. Now, these kinds of things are summarized by veteran officials who will promptly offer advice to their lord.”

Tian Ersan asked, "Is there any way to improve the abilities of some residents?"

"Yes," Lu Changlin replied. "Trading merchants sell various population reset scrolls: white resets farmhouse population, green resets residential population, blue resets artisan population, purple resets warhorse population, gold resets siege weapon population, and colored resets the lord's children population."

How come there's such a large population?

"How were they reset?"

"It can randomly generate gender, appearance, color, ability, and household registration information. You can also choose to keep the original one, but it cannot be used on people who have already left."

Tian Ersan nodded, frowning as he pondered this. After a few seconds, he said, "It's truly amazing. There are so many things I don't understand."

Lu Changlin smiled and said, "My lord, the thirteen meteorites we obtained this time can be used to forge equipment. Once we collect thirty, we can upgrade your green iron sword to a blue iron sword."

Tian Ersan has a green iron sword, which was originally the Sparrow-Slaying Sword, but later evolved into an iron sword.

Iron sword
Attack power: 20~20
Durability: 200
"Never mind, no rush."

Compared to the Pangu Ring, this kind of ordinary junk equipment is really uninspiring.

It's almost July now, and most of the Star Kingdom's tax revenue still comes from treasures and newcomers.

Taxes are collected at the beginning of the year, so most people have to wait until the Lunar New Year to pay their taxes again.

It's not that we can't continue collecting taxes; as long as our subordinates don't rebel, we can continue collecting taxes until the year after next.

There aren't many places to spend money right now.

"My lord, what we lack now is manpower. There are only a little over 10,000 people who can work. We need more than 1,000 people to build large buildings such as the city walls and the government hall. We also need to collect food and various resources."

"We need to upgrade the ruling hall to level four as soon as possible; we can no longer send our working population out to play."

Lu Changlin earnestly persuaded Tian Ersan, saying that he knew about the construction work outside and that he would even go out with him to help build Cotton Town and Watermelon Town.

But Lu Changlin considered that kind of thing as garbage time; the Star Kingdom was the place to be!

Tian Ersan nodded, acknowledging his mistake.

"No, it won't happen. Five times the research speed outside is already enough. The future development will focus on high technology and finance. The governing hall still has more than a hundred hours to complete, so I'll help out here during this time."

After the level of the governing hall is upgraded, new open spaces will appear both inside and outside the city.

Then we can build up a larger population.

Lu Changlin reminded us: "There is another matter. The technology to upgrade residential buildings has been found. After the level 10 planting technology, our current planting technology is only at level 5."

Tian Ersan immediately took off his ring and solemnly gave the order.

"Focus all our efforts on researching planting techniques!"

"Yes! My Lord!"

With the attribute bonuses from the Pangu Ring, Lu Changlin's research into technology and his ability to increase resource production have been greatly enhanced.

Originally, the resources he could generate per day could grow to six or seven units with his attribute bonuses, and with technology bonuses, it could even exceed seven units.

The speed of scientific and technological research and development has also been greatly improved, several times faster than before.

Tian Ersan let the professionals do the professional work, while he did the manual labor.

With a new breakthrough in future development, the hammer in my hand has become much more powerful!

The impact is not only on the city itself, but also on the external environment.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith are soldiers, not farmers, and therefore cannot provide building and production bonuses.

They enjoy a percentage increase in attributes, the most noticeable of which is the increase in research speed.

Li Cuihua and Li Chuhong are both agricultural households who do not serve in the military, and they lack ambition, so they are falling further and further behind.

On the contrary, all ten members of the Yang family benefited from the intelligence boost, and their learning ability and progress were very rapid.

One hundred hours later, the government building was successfully completed.

The fourth-level governing hall has gained two thousand vacant spaces, one thousand inside and one outside the city. "There are no new functions, just some slight improvements."

"Build 990 houses!"

"Build 990 farmhouses!"

Tian Ersan wasn't short of money; he was worried that there wouldn't be enough space to build other structures later.

Theoretically, there are currently 12000 houses, 8,000 farmhouses, and 4,000 residential houses.

Four thousand houses could provide 20,000 laborers, but in reality, even after nearly 12000 houses were built, the labor force only just exceeded 15000.

Whether it's a private house or a farmhouse, there are people who don't work. The labor force in a private house with a population of 5 is getting closer and closer to 2.

"My lord, we have found a lot of old, weak, sick and disabled people again. The start-up rate is less than 95%."

Lu Changlin, looking grim, reported some bad news.

Tian Ersan had already made preparations.

"There's nothing we can do about it. That's how the game is. Don't complain. Now, let's continue upgrading our technology and buildings."

"Those who can work should work, and those who can't should go out and help. I'll go out and rest for a while after I finish upgrading this building."

Lu Changlin reminded him, "My lord, you can not only bring in clothes and carriages from outside, but also people from outside."

"If danger occurs, you only need to enter the enclosed carriage, and the entire space will be drawn in. When you enter the Star Kingdom, you will be safe from harm."

Tian Ersan had wanted to try this for a long time, but because he didn't know the people around him, he never had the chance to experiment.

"Okay, I'll remember this. Let's keep it a secret for now. There's no one outside worth coming in."

The academy's planting technology is only at level seven. The higher the level, the longer it takes. It will probably take a while.

Tian Ersan was helping to build the Eighth Grade Academy as a construction worker.

The higher the level of the academy, the more technologies it can develop.

The sparrows haven't eaten in a long time. Although they know you're a lord who likes to kill sparrows, they've still come. Could you please give them a little food?

Tian Ersan was so angry he wanted to curse. He had already chosen the "give" and "don't give" options dozens of times.

I've chosen both options, but it's always the good thing.

Here you go, little sparrow, you're full now, the chances of you coming back next time are higher.

If they refused, the little sparrow grumbled and cursed, escalating the unfortunate situation.

As the food was continuously given, more and more sparrows began to steal it without the sparrows' consent.

Even if you don't feed them continuously, the sparrows will still steal food, increasing the chances of locusts appearing, and you'll find an endless stream of sparrows to kill!

"Give!"

The little sparrow of the alpaca!

Tian Ersan is no longer the same person who would be happy for a long time for a single copper coin. He's really too lazy to go and wipe out sparrows for a few hundred copper coins.

These little sparrows are impossible to kill!

[Sparrow! Little sparrow has had a good meal after a long time, while you have lost 9999 cubic meters of grain.]

"Holy crap!!" Tian Ersan abandoned his work and rushed outside to check the situation. "Why didn't you say it was 9999 cubic meters of grain?! I still need to build things!"

Tian Ersan was in great distress; this was nearly ten thousand cubic meters of grain, not just one cubic meter!
After leaving the academy, they saw swarms of sparrows flying across the city, carrying away large quantities of grain.

Some things you shouldn't agree to casually.

The granary was empty, but your general Duan Tiande found a set of four treasures left by your ancestors while cleaning it.

Tian Ersan stopped chasing the little sparrow and quickly went to meet up with the craftsman hero Duan Tiande.

treasure?

Tian Ersan immediately thought of the Pangu Ring.

"Tiande! Let me see what wonderful treasure it is!"

When Duan Tiande saw Tian Ersan arrive, he smiled and said, "Alright, I'll sell you these four treasures for 10,000 copper coins. If you were to sell them outside, they could fetch 200,000!"

Tian Ersan:......

These people are actually not much different from normal people, but sometimes Tian Ersan is repeatedly reminded that these people are not human.

Duan Tiande looked at Tian Ersan warily. "My lord, I am just a laborer. Although I am loyal, I am not blindly loyal. If you want my things, how can you not pay me?"

"Here you go!" Tian Ersan handed him ten thousand copper coins without bothering to argue.

Once Duan Tiande had received the money, he became much more agreeable and simply placed four treasures on the ground.

Cruel Official's Whip: Wielding this whip can increase the city's tax revenue by 100% for a single day! Each use generates one point of public resentment, which cannot be eliminated by any means. 100 points of public resentment will inevitably lead to a rebellion.

Lu Ban Hammer: For lords only. For five seconds after use, the construction speed of all players is increased by 100%. Durability: 100000 (decreases by one point with each swing).
Landscape Order (Level 6): Transforms 6 empty plots of land into a hill or a lake. You can choose the hill or lake. A hill will become a mountain range, and a lake will become a body of water.

Wooden Dummy x5: Summons a special mechanical unit to fight for you. This is a non-combat unit that can repair city defenses, machinery, and transport. It consumes 100 catties of wheat daily.

Tian Ersan sighed, wondering if the 9999 cubic meters of grain were worth it.

The whip is useless, so I dare not use it.

The hammer can be used, but it's ineffective if not used, meaning you'll have to do the work yourself from now on. It's a hammer every five seconds, which is definitely a good thing for a diligent lord.

The "Landscape Token" doesn't seem to have any effect; it appears to be just an ordinary prop.

"Use the wooden figure."

As Tian Ersan's voice fell, the palm-sized wooden figure in front of him quickly transformed into a 1.56-meter-tall wooden child figure, somewhat resembling a large doll.

"Beep~ Beep~" The wooden figure waved its arms and swayed towards Tian Ersan, "Greetings, my lord, please name me."

Tian Ersan was already used to such strange things. "Can you go out?"

The wooden figure replied, "Inside the city, outside the city, outside the world, it's all fine, beep beep beep~ Check complete, you can go to the outside world. I am artificial intelligence, you can enter your artificial intelligence, beep~ beep~ beep~"

Tian Ersan frowned and scolded, "Speak like a human being! A blockhead is just an appearance; whether you have a body or not is unimportant. What matters is your heart! Your memory! Your thoughts!"

The wooden figure stopped shaking and quickly stood quietly in place, revealing a silly, grinning face.

"Ding~ Telepathy has improved!"

Tian Ersan felt that this wooden figure was no different from Li Cuihua, Li Chuhong, and Duan Tiande, so he did not use outsiders' perspectives to judge this wooden figure.

Four AI researchers in Cotton Town were assigned to study aerospace technology, while the remaining one was kept on their own phones to handle various tasks, including managing vehicles, house appliances, and surveillance equipment.

(End of this chapter)