Honkai Impact 3: Saving the former civilization by rubbing the black technology

Before, Einstein looked dried up because she had been in the laboratory for a long time without any results. But now she is successful in her career, and the dual satisfaction of material and spiritual satisfaction has obviously changed her a lot.

"It's all thanks to your help, Dr. Ai Yue."

Einstein finally calmed down from her initial excitement. She smiled and invited Ai Yue into the research institute. "If you hadn't refused repeatedly, you would definitely have been ahead of me in the signature of this project."

Even if Ai Yue himself has forgotten it, Einstein will never forget it. Although Ai Yue only made some suggestions on the underlying logic of the armed puppets, it was precisely those suggestions that finally allowed the armed puppets to break away from the original category of simple weapons and become what they are today.

Not to mention that Ai Yue also provided Einstein with great help in other aspects. Apart from anything else, without his approval, Einstein would never be able to get enough soul steel in his lifetime to mass-produce intelligent cores for the armed puppets. Even the sponsorship and various public support that the project received later were some of which were directed at Ai Yue.

"Don't underestimate yourself. The effort you put into arming the puppets is what matters most. Without enough love and focus, you can't complete this project."

Ai Yue shook his head slightly, "I just helped you, but this is by no means a necessary condition for your success."

Ai Yue knew very well that even without his presence, the armed puppet project would still be successfully mass-produced and play a huge role. What he did was just to push the other party and make the armed puppet better.

"You are too kind, Dr. Ai Yue."

Einstein knew clearly that this project was nothing to Ai Yue, so he didn't intend to continue to dwell on this topic. "I wonder why you came this time?"

As a pragmatist, Einstein was obviously not good at excessive courtesy and small talk.

"The armed puppets I saw on the street outside are quite different from the ones I first saw in your laboratory."

Facing Einstein's question, Ai Yue did not answer directly, but asked another question, "How many times have the current armed puppets been iterated?"

"The third generation of armed dolls is currently in mass production and being piloted."

Speaking of his own specialized field, Einstein spoke more fluently. "The Elf you saw in the lab was a prototype. Later, based on your suggestions, I completed the second-generation 'Red Kite'. I collected data and iterated on it, and now the result is the third-generation 'Solomon'."

As she spoke, she took Ai Yue to the most confidential laboratory in the institute and showed him all the data of the project.

In Einstein's view, even if Ai Yue did not intend to participate in this project, he had the right to know every detail of the project and might even be able to do better. It was completely unnecessary to hide these aspects from the other party.

On the contrary, if we could get Ai Yue's advice again, even if it was just some minor suggestions, it might be worth a lot of working time for the researchers of the entire project.

Ai Yue quickly memorized the data and blueprints for the Armed Doll Project and gained a detailed understanding: "Is the only difference between the third and second generations in terms of simulated personality?"

The so-called pseudo-personality is the emotional changes that armed puppets can express, which are close to those of humans. By planning the evolution tendency of the pseudo-personality of armed puppets in advance, they can be divided into different types such as "calm" and "lively" according to their different personalities, so as to meet the needs of different groups of people.

"Well, that's all we can do for now. The rest of the evolution will require the armed puppets to imitate and learn from their users for a long time."

Einstein was somewhat helpless when he talked about this matter. "We are conducting a pilot project in the hope that this method can enrich the database and make the armed puppets more intelligent."

The evolution of artificial intelligence requires not only the accumulation of data, but also the updating and iteration of algorithms. After all, what Einstein and others possessed was not super artificial intelligence at the level of Prometheus, so it could only evolve slowly in this way.

However, Ai Yue did not focus on this part.

He looked at the design drawings of the most critical core components of the armed puppets, which were the intelligent cores that carried their self-awareness, with a thoughtful expression.

"What, what's wrong, Dr. Ai Yue?"

Looking at Ai Yue's expression, Einstein thought there was some loophole or hidden danger in the design, so he became a little nervous when he spoke, "What's the problem?"

"Oh, no, I was just thinking about something."

Ai Yue came back to his senses and shook his head, "By the way, you asked me why I came to see you, right?"

He looked at Einstein and said with a smile, "Actually, I want to custom-make a unique armed puppet from you."

Einstein was stunned for a moment, then pushed his glasses up and asked, "What are your specific requirements?"

She was not surprised by Ai Yue's answer. After all, she was indeed professional in this area - even if Ai Yue had a laboratory that was far more advanced than here, it was still slightly inferior in terms of professionalism.

What's more, she can only make armed dolls. If Ai Yue wants her help, there seems to be nothing else to do except this matter.

In fact, Ai Yue is not the first person who wants to customize an armed doll. Many people are willing to pay a high fee for unique features. Einstein actually has a mature design plan and can even design a unique simulated personality for the armed doll according to the requirements of the order.

Of course, Einstein cannot meet some overly special demands. After all, this is a formal scientific research institution, not a private place established to satisfy personal hobbies.

The only question was, why did Ai Yue ask Einstein to clear the area ahead of time? Was his request something shameful?

Einstein soon realized the reason why Ai Yue made such a request - because the other party took out a piece of special metal from his pocket.

"The latest generation of soul steel, with even stronger performance and new features."

Ai Yue said casually, "It's still an undisclosed product because its production volume is so low. However, using it as the base material for the intelligent core can increase the current performance by about ten times."

"Ten, ten times?"

Einstein was stunned for a moment, then quickly calculated, "If there is this level of performance improvement, the level of realism of the simulated personality can even reach the level of a six-year-old child!"

It's no wonder that Ai Yue asked for the area to be cleared. After all, such things are obviously not something that can be easily accessed by others.

You should know that human personality is basically formed around the age of seven or eight. If the simulated personality of an armed doll can reach the level of a six-year-old child, it means that it is close to the level of truly possessing independent consciousness.

Of course, these are just preliminary theoretical calculations, and even if this level of performance can be achieved, it is still a huge gap from Einstein's vision that each armed puppet can have independent consciousness.

However, these things are not a problem for Ai Yue, because he has this level of artificial intelligence in his hands.

The reason why he asked Einstein to custom-make an armed doll was just to give her a body that could move.

By the way, complete the things that were agreed upon before.

Ai Yue and Einstein are both action-oriented. After deciding on what to do, the two of them took action. Einstein was responsible for making the basic body of the armed doll, while Ai Yue was responsible for manufacturing the intelligent core after his improvement.

In order to handle the entire process by herself, Einstein also specially woke up the armed puppet assistant that she had previously put into sleep mode - in order to meet Ai Yue's requirements, she had turned off all the moving objects in the research institute.

"Dr. Einstein, it's my pleasure to continue serving you."

The golden-haired Elf opened her eyes and floated up from her dedicated armed puppet stand. "What can I do for you?"

Einstein still used the prototype she had initially researched. Although its performance was relatively backward, after several iterations, it was actually not inferior to the third-generation Solomon. It was just because of the lack of data support that the simulated personality was not perfect and still looked a little dull.

There is no way around it. After all, Elf has always been by Einstein's side, and it is really difficult to collect much valuable data from Einstein.

"Alf, use the best materials to make a new set of body parts. You will be responsible for monitoring the operation of the equipment."

As they walked, Einstein said, "We must pay attention to details. Even if the speed is a little slow, it doesn't matter. We must ensure the quality of the final product."

"Understood, the relevant equipment is being activated."

Elf started remote control via the internet. "Estimated completion time: four hours and thirty minutes. Please be patient."

Einstein nodded and suddenly remembered something.

The performance of the new generation of soul steel is far superior to the past, so the difficulty of processing it will definitely increase a lot. With the precision and strength of the equipment in my research institute, can I be competent for this task?

Thinking of this, she hurried to the production workshop of the intelligent core - if the equipment broke down, it would be a small matter, but if this material was wasted, it would be more trouble than gain!

Fortunately, the production workshop of the intelligent core was not far away, and Einstein arrived there in just a few steps. When she saw that the equipment here had not been started yet, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

It seems that it hasn't started yet, but this is normal. After all, it has only been a few minutes. Even if Ai Yue already has the idea of improving the design of the intelligent core in his mind, he has to record it first so that it will be easier to start.

But the next second, she saw Ai Yue walking out of the workshop holding a small, delicate spherical object. When he saw her, he was stunned for a moment: "Are you done over there? Pretty fast."

"No, actually, it's just the beginning..."

Einstein shook his head subconsciously, then looked at the object in the other person's hand, "This is..."

"Oh, the intelligence core."

Ai Yue raised the spherical object in his hand and shook it. "Does it look good?"

Einstein looked at Ai Yue silently, then at the quiet production workshop, and a huge question mark gradually emerged in his mind.

No, how did you make it?

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Chapter 15 The next step is to stuff humans into the hard drive, right?

In the end, Einstein did not express her doubts, because she guessed that this might be some kind of confidential technology possessed by the other party.

After all, the intelligent core is not a cold weapon that can be made with a furnace and a hammer, but a data processing center with a sophisticated and complex structure inside. Such a thing cannot be made by hand. The only possibility is that the other party is carrying a set of portable high-precision metal engraving equipment.

And this kind of thing is obviously not something that ordinary people can access.

However, although Einstein was very self-aware, he still couldn't help but secretly glance at Ai Yue, wondering to what extent the other party could shrink such a device so that he could carry it with him.

In the end, even Ai Yue felt a little uncomfortable under the other party's gaze and had to divert his attention: "Hey, Ai Yin, how long will it take to complete the body of the armed doll?"

"Well, it will take at least four more hours,"

Einstein glanced at the time awkwardly, then said sheepishly, "Sorry, Dr. Ai Yue, this is already the fastest speed."

Einstein initially thought that compared to the puppet body which already had a mature plan, the intelligent core that needed to be upgraded based on the original design would obviously take a lot of time to make, and she might be able to help. However, she didn't expect that the intelligent core would be completed first, which showed that the level of her research institute was very poor.

"It's okay. It's civilian equipment after all, so it's normal for it to be a little slower."

Ai Yue didn't care about this. "I'll help you design a new production line later. After all, we want to promote it globally in the future, and such a low production capacity is not acceptable."

"really?"

Einstein first showed a look of surprise, then said with a bit of shame, "I'm so sorry. I was thinking I could help you, but it seems like you've helped me more."

"It's just a minor detail, don't take it too seriously."

Ai Yue waved his hand and said, "If you want to help me, then try your best to make this project the best it can be."

The armed puppet project is actually not a very important part of Ai Yue's plan to fight against Honkai, otherwise he would not allow Einstein to play his role, but this project has a relatively far-reaching significance for the entire human civilization.

When the armed puppets truly possess their own minds, they can be regarded as a race created and "raised" by humans. Such a race will inevitably have a significant impact on human civilization as a whole. How to get along with armed puppets may reveal the possibilities of human future.

If humans can eventually peacefully accept this new race of armed puppets and allow both sides to live together in harmony, then this at least shows that humans do not lack the tolerance to accept foreign things. However, if humans are full of suspicion and doubt, and even enslave, even such a group created by themselves, then it means that humans still have a long way to go on the road of evolution.

Of course, evaluating humans in this way may seem a bit one-sided, so Ai Yue will only use it as a reference and will not judge humans based on their performance in this matter. After all, the power he possesses is too terrifying for humans, so he must be cautious when making such a decision.

But these are things to consider later.

Ai Yue held the intelligent core in his hand, then looked at Einstein beside him: "Ein, I need to borrow your laboratory again."

Just waiting is not a solution. Since there is still time, why not try what we have planned before?

"okay."

Einstein didn't ask any more questions. He turned around and began to lead the way. "Use this one over here. This is a brand new laboratory that has just been built. All the equipment is new."

This new laboratory is used to explore the latest technology of armed puppets, and Einstein thinks it would be most appropriate to let Ai Yue be the first person to use it.

After entering the laboratory, Einstein consciously left the laboratory. Judging from the intelligent core incident just now, he could not help Ai Yue at all. Staying here would only be a hindrance and might even delay Ai Yue's performance.

Ai Yue was relieved by the other party's understanding. After all, it was really impolite to borrow someone else's laboratory and let them leave. Fortunately, Einstein was very self-aware and didn't let Ai Yue say it directly.

He first familiarized himself with the lab equipment, then connected the intelligent core in his hand to the Prometheus extension. "Rose, input the data previously classified as 'soul backup' into this intelligent core."

"Understood. Data entry in progress."

Prometheus's calm voice echoed in Ai Yue's ears. "However, Dr. Ai Yue, this data alone cannot reproduce the soul you mentioned before, right? Moreover, this intelligent core does not have the ability to carry a soul. Is this really feasible?"

"Of course not."

Ai Yue shrugged. "But this is the impossibility I want—it's just a way to filter out the Herrscher toxin. Otherwise, why do you think I suddenly came to order an armed puppet?"

By now, the purpose of Ai Yue's trip has become very clear. He hopes to transfer the soul seed of the Herrscher Prometheus that he had previously preserved by means of an armed puppet, and try to convert the soul back into data through the "Soul Editor" in order to try to filter out the part of Prometheus' soul that belongs to the Herrscher.

Although the success rate is somewhat worrying, it is at least worth a try. Once successful, he will have an armed puppet with a complete self-mind.

"I thought you were fulfilling the promise you made to me."

Prometheus said, "Isn't it?"

As an artificial intelligence, Prometheus will not forget anything. Ai Yue had previously promised to prepare a body for her that can move in reality, and now is the best time to fulfill this promise.

"Of course this is part of the reason, but it's not the whole story."

Ai Yue pulled out a helmet and plugged the two ends of the connecting cable into the helmet and the intelligent core respectively. "After all, the armed puppet's body is still not very convenient. When I go back, I will make you a realistic body with wetware. That would be more exciting, right?"

“That sounds really good.”

Prometheus commented, "But if we use wetware, are you sure there won't be any ethical issues?"

"Just tell me if you want it or not."

Ai Yue looked around and said, "Anyway, if you don't say it and I don't say it, who would know that I used wetware?"

"I'll listen to you, Dr. Ai Yue."

Prometheus responded, "Data entry is complete, you may proceed to the next step."

"very good."

Ai Yue then put on the helmet and closed his eyes. "Now check my mental state. If there is any abnormality, wake me up in time."

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