Reborn in 2010, the AI ​​in my mind is too powerful.

Norway is a constitutional monarchy where the king has no real power, does not express political opinions, and does not interfere in the operation of the government.

However, the Norwegian royal family's approval rating has remained stable at over 80% for many years.

King Harald V, whose motto was "Everything for Norway," never said the wrong thing and never took the wrong position.

In Norway, the king's remarks are not considered political statements, but rather a national consensus.

This influence wasn't written into the constitution. Harald V's father, Olaf V, led the way in using public transportation during the 1973 oil crisis, and Harald himself married Sonja, a commoner. The Norwegian royal family always seems more like ordinary people. Three generations of kings spent nearly a century refining the term "royal family" into "representative of the people."

The current Crown Prince Haakon has not broken this tradition. He graduated from the University of California, Berkeley with a degree in political science, served in the Norwegian Navy, studied at the University of Oslo, and is a serious technology enthusiast.

In 2006, at the Norwegian Industrial Summit, he publicly stated that Norway could not rely solely on oil, sparking two weeks of discussion in national newspapers. In recent years, more than half of his public appearances have involved visiting technology companies.

In short, the Norwegian royal family wields considerable influence; at least in Norway, they are more popular than the British royal family in the UK.

At 6:30, Chen Yiran boarded the royal car.

Twenty minutes later, the car arrived at Skikham Estate, where the main building is surrounded by forty-eight hectares of farmland and fifty hectares of forest.

The manor itself is an L-shaped functionalist building, a stone structure rebuilt in 1932, with clean lines and a light beige exterior that gives it a somewhat simple appearance.

Hakan was very accommodating and waited at the door. As soon as Chen Yiran got out of the car, he came over to shake hands.

"I hope you don't mind the more casual atmosphere. This is home, not the palace that outsiders are talking about."

"It's alright, I'm not really used to wearing ties anyway."

Upon entering the house, there is a long corridor with wooden floors, and works by Norwegian modernist painters are hung on both sides.

Upon entering the dining room, four sets of tableware were already laid out on the long table, with a row of candles in the center. Crown Princess Mette-Marit and the youngest child in the family, Prince Sverre Magnus, were already seated.

Mette-Marit stood up and shook hands with Chen Yiran; the two exchanged a few casual greetings.

The dinner menu featured traditional Norwegian dishes, including smoked venison and Norwegian shrimp with cod. It also included some modern Norwegian specialties, such as caviar and salmon.

The meal was uneventful. Hakan asked some casual questions, such as what the atmosphere was like during the Dragon mission and how the mysterious Lanai Island, which everyone is curious about, would be developed.

Chen Yiran had to admit that royal meals were indeed more elegant, but also more troublesome. The demeanor of the Crown Prince and his family of three during meals left him in awe.

He started by matching, trying to appear as elegant as possible.

Five minutes later he gave up, thinking, "Whatever."

After finishing their main meal and dessert, Hakan stood up and led Chen Yiran to the cigar room.

The cigar room is a small side room at the end of the corridor, on the side facing the garden. It is about 20 square meters in size. The walls are covered with dark wood paneling, and a row of bookshelves is placed against the wall. The bookshelves are filled with original Norwegian books and new English science books.

An old-fashioned globe sat in the corner, and a set of Danish cigar cutters and matches lay on the table.

Hakan pulled out two leather chairs, gestured to Chen Yiran, and then sat down opposite her.

"I don't smoke, but the chairs in the cigar room are more comfortable than in the living room. Mr. Chen, I'm a traditional Norwegian, and I don't like beating around the bush. I'd like to know what Norway means to you, and whether you have any bigger ideas about data centers."

I believe Norway has the potential to occupy a better niche in future technological developments.

Chen Yiran was a little speechless. Of course he knew that Norway had its strengths in some areas, but he still hoped that the other party would bring it up on their own initiative, rather than him doing so.

Just as I was thinking about how to guide the conversation, Hakan suddenly launched into a peacock-like display.

"Mr. Chen, perhaps you are not aware that although Norway is not particularly outstanding in computer science, and its AI technology is not particularly strong at present, we do have some businesses that can utilize AI."

And it doesn't conflict with your vision. You've acquired so many manufacturing companies. Ultimately, you'll be developing robots, right? But the consumer market for robots is still a long way off.

But weapons are different! For example, our subsidiary Hydroroid is currently helping the U.S. Navy develop autonomous underwater vehicles.

The Kongsberg Group's marine division has now established a Cyber ​​R&D team, specializing in dynamic positioning systems for automated navigation and unmanned vessels.

We plan to establish a dedicated test area for unmanned vessels in Trondheim Fjord, where we can test autonomous navigation and collision avoidance systems.

We are one of the largest suppliers of precision weapons and autonomous systems within the NATO system.

The School of Engineering Control and Cyber ​​Engineering at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology consistently ranks among the top three in Europe, specializing in training talent in control engineering, robot navigation, and dynamics modeling.

"Do you think we could collaborate on these areas a little?"