Stars, Players and Immortals

Chapter 80 Preparing for Cooperation Negotiations (Sorry for the delay, I had to release it earlier due to time constraints)

A month later.

Based on a six-month timeframe, two months have already passed, and Mars still has four months to develop.

The standardized Mars destroyer template has also been officially completed.

[Scientific research completed!]

[Engineering: A Standardized Mars Destroyer Template (Engineering & Space Technology)]

[Effect: Unlocks the Mars-standardized destroyer hull frame, standard armor plate interface, shipborne SA rack interface, quick repair station, and universal maintenance parts production procedures.]

[The Propylene Railport dock, the L4 takeover dock remnant area, and the Mariner Valley military assembly plant have been integrated into the production line adaptation sequence.]

After the technology was implemented, Kaul immediately put all the production frameworks that had been laid out in the early stages into operation.

The dock lights at Propylene Railport lit up overnight, the old church equipment towed back to the L4 wreck dock was recalibrated, the alloy foundry in Mariner Valley sent the first batch of standard armor plates onto the military rails, and the Tharsis Fleet Logistics Station began to distribute propulsion compartments, rack interfaces and maintenance modules according to uniform specifications.

Mars has truly entered a deadly shipbuilding phase.

The destroyer's hull frame rolled off the production line section by section, standard armor plates were laid out in the dry dock like scales, shipborne SA racks were installed in the belly hangar, and the quick repair station replaced all the old interfaces that used to require repeated confirmation with new templates.

In the past, shipbuilding at Mars docks had its own customs and each fleet had its own conversion standards.

Now, relying on the [Mars Standardized Destroyer Template], everyone is using the same deck, the same rack connectors, the same maintenance parts, and the same repair standards.

Standardization drives efficiency. After completing the standardized templates and building the corresponding STC modules, Mars' heavy industry went into overdrive, frantically building ships.

The new ships are now being built at a rapid pace, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.

Looking at the synchronized footage from the dock, Zhang Qiming finally felt a slight relief after a month of tension.

In sociology, we've also completed half of our research.

[Sociology: Doctrines of Space Combat (Sociology and Military Theory) / Research Rounds: 52/100]

The training of officers and crew is also being carried out at a rapid pace. After all, having ships is not enough; a large number of matching personnel are also needed to operate them.

Meanwhile, the physics project was completed ahead of schedule.

[Scientific research completed!]

[Physics: The Black Wall, the Great Wall ICE (Physics & Computing Technology)]

[Effects: Unlocks a planetary-level public information domain defense framework, a hostile intelligent agent identification protocol, a self-disciplined defense AI hunting module, a pollution algorithm blocking protocol, and a deep web entity isolation gateway.]

The so-called "Black Wall ICE" is essentially a self-disciplined defense boundary established between the public information domain and the deep cyberspace.

It can identify the behavioral characteristics of illegal intelligent agents, track the spread path of contaminated algorithms, hunt down hostile AI fragments that have infiltrated public networks, and drag deep web entities that cannot be immediately removed into isolation gateways.

Yoshiro Yuchi was in charge of the planetary-level network architecture, Ares was in charge of the military attack and defense model, and Great Wall ICE was listed as the highest priority for Mars network security as soon as it was completed.

But Zhang Qiming's concerns are not limited to cybersecurity for the time being.

Consumer goods are on the verge of collapse.

Consumer Goods: 16.4K—32

Compared to the 18K inventory two months ago, Mars has burned through about 1,600 civilian consumer goods reserves.

This number hasn't bottomed out yet, but the negative growth rate is widening, so—we can't delay any longer.

We must immediately launch a heavy attack on the Lunar Council and extract a huge amount of gold from them!

After completing the research round on the Great Wall ICE, Zhang Qiming directly connected to Saint Sophia's dedicated line. He needed to find the roaming AI to collect protection money, so how could he forget about Saint Sophia, this cyber god?

A moment later, a projection of Hagia Sophia appeared in his office.

She was still wearing the platinum robes of the Pope of All Hosts, having just finished processing a batch of reorganization documents related to the separation of church and state.

After the video call connected, Zhang Qiming didn't waste any time and directly explained the current situation on Mars to her.

After listening, Saint Sofia frowned slightly and offered her suggestion: "How about we simply relocate some of the military production lines back to civilian use?"

Zhang Qiming: "It hasn't come to that point yet. I came to you to resolve this matter."

Saint Sophia asked, puzzled, "Me? You tell me your solution first."

Zhang Qiming answered directly: "The Lunar Council."

Saint Sophia's gaze immediately changed.

"Those roaming AIs?"

"right."

Zhang Qiming raised his hand, and the light screen in the center of the office unfolded, with a black boundary slowly rising in the virtual network model. Countless white data streams passed through the Martian public information domain, and several simulated contamination algorithms were torn apart by the self-disciplined ICEs surging out from within the black wall as soon as they approached the boundary, shattering into a string of invalid codes.

Immediately afterwards, an intelligent agent disguised as a maintenance protocol attempted to bypass the boundary. Dozens of hunting links immediately branched off from the surface of the black wall. By tracing the permission traces it left behind, the source node was directly locked in the isolation gateway.

Saint Sophia's pupils contracted slightly.

"This is----"

Zhang Qiming calmly replied: "Great Wall ICE".

He briefly explained the principles of the technology and his next plan, and Saint Sophia immediately understood what he meant.

Collecting protection money—

Zhang Qiming put away the light screen and said, "I need you to come with me, take the Great Wall ICE, and go to the lunar cyberspace to have a good talk with the rogue AI of the Lunar Council."

Saint Sophia's gaze fell on him, and her tone finally held a hint of surprise.

"You can enter cyberspace now?" She paused, then asked, "And you've mastered cyber avatar technology?"

Zhang Qiming nodded.

Saint Sophia looked at him, her gaze becoming complicated.

She remembered that not long ago, Zhang Qiming had just been promoted to a Ten Thousand Machines Weapon Master. He was already dangerous enough then, but the danger came more from his power, intelligence, and the Sky Drive Legion.

It's different now.

He has become a Priest of Ten Thousand Machines, capable of entering cyberspace, constructing cyber digital avatars, and developing the Great Wall ICE.

This level of computing technology.

This rate of growth is simply too abnormal —

Saint Sophia looked at Zhang Qiming and remained silent for a moment.

Will the AIs in the Lunar Council agree to cooperate?

Zhang Qiming: "If they disagree, let them talk to the Great Wall ICE."

Saint Sofia: "So you're planning to use the Great Wall ICE to directly force them to cooperate?"

Zhang Qiming: "This is called the Civil Industry Compensation Agreement under the Cybersecurity Cooperation Framework."

Saint Sophia's eyes twitched slightly.

These words sounded harsh, but looking at the black border, she had to admit that Zhang Qiming did indeed have the right to say such things.

She slowly exhaled.

"When are we leaving?"

Zhang Qiming put away the light screen and stood up.

"Now."

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