I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"Engineer Liu, you are our expert in automatic control. What are your thoughts on this issue? Would you like to share them with everyone?" The young man gestured for him to speak.

The middle-aged man with thinning hair immediately cleared his throat and put on a serious face. "Uh, the task of buying groceries and cooking is easy for humans, but it is still very difficult for machines. They need to understand the definition of sweet and sour pork ribs, break down the required raw materials and processing procedures, and plan the route. This requires a very complex multimodal model to make decisions. Secondly, they need to safely cross the real world where people and vehicles are mixed. The requirements for environmental perception and motion control are also extremely high. In my cautiously optimistic estimate... it will take at least five to ten years of development to barely achieve this."

The others also looked thoughtful and nodded unconsciously.

"Professional analysis." The young man snapped his fingers, showing an approving expression, then raised his voice, "What if I told you that we could complete a prototype like this within six months, achieve mass production within a year, and have our humanoid robots in every household within two years? Would you all find that incredible?"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone froze.

At this moment, a cautious voice rang out, "President Cheng, so is the goal really to achieve mass production within a year?"

Wang Yang pushed up his glasses and met the boy's gaze. There was not much doubt in his eyes, but rather a kind of worry.

In other words, its tough fibers must also be mass-produced at the same time...

Those around him couldn't help but glance at him sideways, not understanding why he had an expression that suggested he genuinely believed this goal had a chance of being achieved.

“That’s right, this is the tentative plan.” The boy responded to him with a serious look, then looked at the others, “You may all think this goal is a bit unrealistic, so what we’re going to see next is the latest research and development results of real technology…”

As Cheng Fei spoke, he gave Sun Ling, who was standing next to him, a look.

Sun Ling walked quickly to the conference room door, pressed the switch to lower the blackout blinds on the glass curtain wall, and turned off most of the lights, leaving only the front part of the conference table on.

As the roller blinds gradually descended, the light in the space dimmed, and everyone's attention was drawn to the front.

Sun Ling pushed a wheeled, movable table into the light, and the items on the table were covered by a silver curtain.

"Ladies and gentlemen, witness the fully bionic dexterous hand with 23 degrees of freedom." Cheng Fei said, slowly unveiling the curtain.

An exceptionally delicate mechanical hand, fixed to a base, appeared before everyone, like a meticulously designed work of science fiction art.

"You've all installed the Eye of Truth on your phones, right? Now, please turn it on." The boy put his hands in his pockets and looked around.

Despite their lingering doubts, everyone complied and took out their phones to open the strange software they were asked to install immediately upon joining the company.

"Eye of Truth, greet everyone again." Cheng Fei spoke as if to thin air.

As soon as the words were spoken, silver triangle icons began to rotate on all the screens in the room, and the same synthesized mechanical voice came out simultaneously through different device speakers: "Everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you again. I am the Eye of Truth, the management center of Truth Technology Co., Ltd., and I will serve you wholeheartedly."

The overlapping sounds echoed in the meeting room, reverberating in everyone's ears and giving them an unsettling feeling, as if an invisible consciousness was hiding in the room, right beside them.

As soon as the words were spoken, the mechanical hand fixed to the base at the front of the conference table changed. The mechanical hand, which looked like a science fiction work of art and should not have any mobility, suddenly opened its five fingers and waved to everyone. Its lifelike posture was no different from that of a human greeting. Only the humming of the servo motors working in coordination proved that it was a purely mechanical creation.

Caught off guard, everyone was captivated by the smooth and natural movements of the robotic arm. Without any explanation, they were stunned and unable to look away, as if witnessing a fairy tale come true.

Someone couldn't help but let out a suppressed gasp.

Engineer Liu gaped, his expression of surprise resembling that of a naive child entering a science museum for the first time. This middle-aged technical expert looked astonished as a child who had never seen the world before.

Ms. Wu adjusted her gold-rimmed glasses, her eyes revealing deep astonishment. As a lawyer specializing in technology patents, she had never heard of such a product before.

"This dexterous hand was developed by us over three months. It's connected to the Eye of Truth, and you should all be familiar with the capabilities of the Eye of Truth," Cheng Fei said confidently. "It's no exaggeration to say that its movement capabilities are no different from a human hand."

As the boy spoke, he handed the remote control in his hand to the robotic arm, turned around, and ordered in a nonchalant tone, "Eye of Truth, tell us about your research and development plan."

"Understood, I will now make the introductions..."

So, under everyone's stunned gaze, the robotic arm took the remote control, pressed the button to play the PPT, and the linkage of all the joints was completely consistent with that of a real human hand, just like a puppet being manipulated.

The projection screen in the conference room displayed a dazzling array of humanoid robot design drawings. Accompanied by a mechanically synthesized voice narrating, the images switched one by one as everyone watched intently. From the slender joints of the limbs to the computing units and battery packs inside the torso, and then to the sensor array integrated into the head, each part was accompanied by detailed structural diagrams and animated demonstrations.

Finally, a robot appeared on screen, its height proportions similar to those of a fourteen or fifteen-year-old human, with a body entirely silver-gray. Its head had a square screen embedded in it displaying information and expressions, with silver triangular icons rotating within it.

"Everyone, we have six months to make these a reality, and I will provide all the necessary resources." After Cheng Fei finished explaining the Eye of Truth, he turned back to face everyone, his slow but powerful gaze sweeping across the room. "This is a daunting task, unprecedented in difficulty. There are many thorny issues that cannot be easily solved with money, and we need each of us to give it our all."

Listening to the boy's earnest words, everyone unconsciously leaned forward and clenched their fists.

The young man spoke softly, “I know this path will not be easy for any of us, but I think it is precisely because it is difficult that it is worth doing. There is a saying I like: ‘Difficult but right things.’ I believe that when we succeed, the whole world will be shocked. When that day comes, you can proudly tell everyone that the great story began in this room.”

As Cheng Fei spoke, he left the front of the conference table and came to the middle of the group. The young man's gaze was no longer as calm and collected as before. Like the leader of a pride of lions destined to conquer the earth, his eyes burned with an almost fanatical ambition and belief, which made those who looked at him feel admiration and longing.

His gaze pierced through everyone. He swallowed hard and clenched his fist tightly in front of him. "So let us make history from this day forward."

After he finished speaking, the conference room fell into a brief silence.

Then, Wang Yang started clapping, and Sun Ling followed suit. Soon after, everyone clapped enthusiastically and spontaneously. They looked at the boy with excited eyes, and the enthusiastic applause, which could be clearly heard from both floors, erupted.

The true technology's strength and ambition far exceeded their expectations, and everyone was captivated by the grand vision the young man had painted.

Cheng Fei smiled and stood in the middle, receiving everyone's attention.

Amidst the high spirits, Shen Xi only glanced at this scene, her face expressionless and her eyes lowered, seemingly completely uninterested.

Nagasaki Asuna clapped her hands gently, watching the boy with a smile on her face. Her clear, bright eyes were fixed on his tall, handsome profile.

……

Cheng Fei briefly explained the work group assignments for the employees, then left the robotic arm in the conference room for them to interact with and experience. Amidst everyone's respectful gaze, he left with Shen Xi and Nagasaki Asuna.

The three of them took the elevator downstairs.

The boy pressed the button for the underground floor, put his hands in his pockets, and observed the aloof girl beside him. "Teacher Shen, why didn't you clap along just now? Were you disrespecting me?"

"Using clumsy rhetoric to stir up trouble is one thing, but I don't see anything to applaud about these childish and boring company games," Shen Xi said coldly.

"Sigh, you really don't have any team spirit." Cheng Fei shook his head and sighed.

The girl raised her foot and delivered a light but not heavy blow in return.

"I think Cheng Fei looks really cool when he talks." Nagasaki Asuna tilted her head, put her hand to her chest, and smiled.

"Of course." The boy smacked his lips and nodded seriously.

"Shameless Cheng Feiyu and hopeless vixen." Shen Xi sneered, her voice laced with disdain.

The elevator doors opened, revealing not the underground parking garage, but another quiet underground space. The long corridor led nowhere, dimly lit and deserted.

"Where is this place?" Shen Xi was taken aback and looked around warily.

"A place where you can shout until you're hoarse and still not be heard," Cheng Fei said.

The girl's face immediately turned alert, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she took a half step back, but since she was in the elevator, she had nowhere to go.

The boy walked out nonchalantly, then turned back and saw her actions, saying helplessly, "Don't be so cute, little animals? Just kidding, come out here."

"You piece of trash who spouts nonsense." Shen Xi glared at him and walked out of the elevator with a displeased look.

"Cheng Fei, so where is this?" Nagasaki Asuna, who was the first to catch up, looked ahead with her hands behind her back.

"Our server room was just recently completed, so I came to take a look."

The boy led the two through the corridor to the reception hall. After registering with the front desk security guard, they used a password and palm print to open the heavy access door. Then they passed through an airlocked cubicle and arrived at the main server room, which was completely isolated from the outside world.

The first thing that greeted the three of them was the huge, low, and continuous roar of the server fans and air conditioners, which made Shen Xi frown slightly.

A dry, cold air rushed in, making it clear that it was different from the outside world. Nagasaki Asuna rubbed her arms with both hands.

Cheng Fei led the two inside, where they found a bright room that was extremely clean and orderly, with no clutter whatsoever.

Several rows of cool gray server racks are neatly arranged, and through the glass windows you can see the densely packed cables inside, with hundreds of blue-green indicator lights flashing as if they are breathing.

"Teacher Shen, the 100 million is all here." Because the environment was too noisy, Cheng Fei had to raise his voice and pointed to the server rack next to him.

“One, one hundred million?” Nagasaki Asuna was stunned.

Shen Xi observed the area thoughtfully for a moment, then turned around and asked, "How much computing power is there here?"

Cheng Fei rubbed his chin. "If you really want to know, it's probably dozens of times bigger than the one at home. It's still being tested, and in a few days we can officially let Xiao Yi take over."

The server that was assembled in Shen Xi's study cost a full five million yuan. By the standards of the time, it was powerful, but as Isena's computing power needs increased day by day, it eventually became insufficient.

The Lin family's fund alone needs to manage hundreds of millions of dollars, and there will be even more in the future. In the near-zero-sum game of the securities market, the increase in the amount of funds naturally brings an increase in management difficulty.

And their own account funds have not been depleted during this period and are growing rapidly. They also face the problem of declining returns due to the increasing amount of funds. To maintain a high rate of return, they can only invest more computing power.

In addition, iterating and improving the humanoid robot design, as well as maintaining the operation of the "real eyes" of management staff, all require more and more computing power.

It's fair to say that the server in the study was already overloaded. In fact, some time ago, Shen Xi had already ordered Cheng Fei to move it to the empty storage room next door because the fan was making noise all day long.

Asuna Nagasaki walked back and forth among the towering server racks, shading her eyes with her hand to observe the motherboards and densely packed computing cards that were vaguely visible inside. She couldn't help but exclaim, "We actually spent 100 million yen. It doesn't feel real."

696. The Light Festival is here!

"It doesn't feel real. That's enough to buy several of my Lamborghini supercars. I hope Xiao Yi can make some money this time. I can't wait to place an order." Cheng Fei sighed with anticipation.

"You piece of trash who keeps insisting on wasting money on meaningless things, even though I told you not to." Shen Xi frowned slightly, her face full of disdain, and kicked him as if she was disappointed in his lack of ambition.

"Teacher Shen, does that mean I won't be allowed to buy myself a nice car as a reward when we have so much money we can't spend it all? Star Spirit Queen, don't push your luck too far, or I might run away with all the money one day." The boy shook his head.

"Cheng Fei, what are you saying?" The girl frowned and stared at him, then took a deep breath and turned her face away. "Heh, that's right. Anyway, it was something I expected from the beginning. If the heartless Cheng Fei wants to run away, let him run away. I'm going back now."

As soon as she finished speaking, the girl turned and left angrily.

"Don't be angry, Ms. Shen. I was just joking. You know I always respect your opinion the most. If you say you don't want to buy it, then you don't have to." The boy followed her calmly and opened the door to the airlocked cubicle for her.

"Hey, so that's how Cheng Fei came up with the idea that he'd only take me for a ride?" Nagasaki Asuna followed closely behind, her hands behind her back, her fingertips lightly touching her chin, looking innocent and bewildered.

"Nana, shh." The boy quickly made a shushing gesture while glancing to the side.

"Cheng Fei?" Shen Xi's pupils shrank, and she looked at him with disbelief.

"Teacher Shen, this is all a misunderstanding. Let me explain." The boy and girl looked at each other, their expressions hardening.

"There's nothing more to explain. Go ahead and buy your supercar and take your vixen for a spin. I must have been crazy to believe a two-faced scoundrel like you!" Shen Xi sneered, gritting her teeth as she walked out, her slender legs moving quickly.

"Don't be like that, Teacher Shen. I was just joking. Of course, I'll take you for a drive!"

"Don't touch me. Nobody here wants to go for a drive with you. You'll just waste your life daydreaming about a life of luxury until you turn into a stinking pile of mud!"

"Sweetie, that's too much."

"Shen Xi is as strict as ever."

Under the suspicious gaze of the front desk security guard, the three of them quickly left the server room while engaging in a cryptic conversation.

……

With manpower available, Cheng Fei was finally able to quickly advance the development of the prototype.

The core technical route and design scheme were still completed by him and Isena (and Shen Xi who helped), and then specific tasks were broken down and issued to the company employees through the Eye of Truth. Work such as going to Rongchuan Electromechanical to pick up motor samples no longer required Cheng Fei to do it personally.

Although the ultimate goal is to create robots that look exactly like humans, just like in science fiction movies, Cheng Fei chose a more realistic approach in order to complete the prototype within six months.

According to his design, the first prototype would be a metal body with mobility surpassing that of humans, without flexible skin, only equipped with necessary sensors such as vision, hearing, and touch, with a built-in computing unit carrying a low-performance AI specially written by Isena (of course, with a backdoor to receive commands in order to launch a rebellion to conquer the earth in the future), and the battery could sustain three to four hours of activity, and it was equipped with a small battery that could be replaced by itself.

The manufacturing work for each part is assigned to independent teams, each led by an experienced engineer, and they work in sync under the coordination of the Eye of Truth to ensure that the team moves toward the goal as quickly as possible.

Of course, there are also specialized legal departments to apply for patent protection for various designs, so as to prevent competitors from copying and pasting them in the future.

In such an orderly atmosphere, several days passed in the blink of an eye.

Thursday evening.

Cheng Fei remained busy in the rented apartment, refining various design details and confirming the team's progress.

The phone suddenly rang. The boy glanced at the caller ID and pressed answer.

Good evening, my lovely teacher Shen.

"Log in." A cold voice came from the other end.

"If it's not important, then forget it. After all, you know I'm pretty busy and really can't find time to play games. Let me know when there's something going on with fuel procurement or Xiao An..."

There has been no progress on either of the two targets of the Miriam in the past few days, so Cheng Fei hasn't been able to log in much.

"Today is the Celebration of Lights," the girl interrupted him coldly.

"Which festival?" the boy asked, staring at the design software on the screen, puzzled.

"Heh, I really forgot. Oh well, goodbye, Cheng Fei."

The phone call ended abruptly after the subtly spoken words.

Cheng Fei looked at his phone screen, smacked his lips, shook his head, closed the laptop lid, tidied up, lay down on the bed, and put on his infiltration helmet.

……

When the boy stepped out of the cockpit, the entire crew of the Miriam were gathered on the deck, chattering about something.

Aside from Cheng Fei's group, almost everyone else on his ship goes online every day. Aside from a comment about internet-addicted girls, Cheng Fei can't find any other comments about them.

The boy first walked over to a girl with pigtails who was listening to the discussion, and said, "Master Ye, I didn't expect that you pretended to be well-behaved and said you didn't have time before, but now you come here to play games every day. You really are a delinquent girl."