Chapter 693 Follow-up clean-up activities, set direction
It's easy and quick to open up the entire ship - just shoot and launch missiles.
But when the ship was actually taken down, it was extremely painful to prepare for the cleanup - not only had to collect the bodies one by one, but also the fragments of the smashed Vulcan mecha, and more importantly, ensure that the survivors died.
A clean one.
Fortunately, many Vulcan mechas were shut down directly by Iron Man. Now they have been reawakened and began to follow the instructions to complete patrols and collect corpses.
Moreover, the projection robots that were also shut down before were also awakened. They began to surround the stacked Vulcan mecha fragments, picking out the usable parts and reassembling them.
But the bulk of it is actually the Vulcan mecha assembly center inside the spacecraft. It’s hard to imagine that there is such a recent production workshop on a two-hundred-year-old spaceship - maybe this is why Tazik has so much information about the Shadow Broker
Information memory.
Ada is currently receiving messages from a Shadow Broker auxiliary VI named "Griff" - this is an auxiliary VI that is not designed with any identity authority, but it has a large collection of data stored by two generations of Shadow Brokers.
Relevant information.
It is conceivable that as long as anyone is in this area, they can order Grif to read information and intelligence. Why can the Yago people jump from being low-level slaves or pets to becoming shadow brokers?
I think it was this kind of bug design that helped him.
However, even though Ada now takes on the title of the third generation of the Shadow Brokers, she does not seem to have changed the design, as if she wants to make it a tradition of the Shadow Brokers.
When asked why, her explanation was: if identity verification is set up, some personal information of the Shadow Broker will be stored in this vi. If the information in the vi is accidentally leaked, the identity of the Shadow Broker will be lost.
Become traceable.
This was not in line with his purpose of completely hiding himself, so he would rather keep this risk, but he had to deny Grif the authentication authority.
As for Ada, she herself didn't want to make a mistake on the issue of private information.
Xie Yuan is collecting corpses that are in good condition and have relatively complete bodies, and are preparing to collect them and transform them into servitors or stand-in puppets.
For corpses of relatively poor quality, only the brains were collected - in order to replace the "artificial" part of artificial intelligence in the Mechanicus, a part called "wetware" was used as computational intelligence.
The scientific name of this thing in the Mechanicum is the Thinker. It can have the ability to control circuits and calculate values like a silicon chip - but it is essentially a biochemical CPU modified with a cloned or recycled human brain.
The only difference between biochemical thinkers and real AI is that they cannot learn or upgrade themselves. If they need to learn or do anything beyond their existing programming, they must be manually programmed by an operator on site, so it is almost impossible to
There can be no omnic crisis.
But the efficiency of wetware is really embarrassing - it might be better if you use an Einstein-level brain, but what kind of advanced thinking ability does the average person's brain have?
Hey! This is why many super complex devices, such as ships or Titans, are not processed by the thinker of one brain, but by several, or even hundreds or even thousands of human brains connected in series.
A highly sophisticated quantum computing intelligence processing capability.
This computing system formed by N human brains connected in series is the so-called connector computing system.
And there is one thing that the priests of the Mechanicum know very well but never say it openly: since the thinker is made of human brains, even if many processing areas are removed, as long as it is still alive... maybe
There is a soul residing inside.
And this is another interpretation of the "machine soul" in the Mechanicum.
Ada refused to know anything about wetware - she even refused Xie Yuan to carry an additional Connector computing system on the ship.
In her opinion, since the future space age civilization does not reject computers and computing systems - they just oppose the establishment of intelligent life, then why must we reverse history and develop human-brain computers?
But even Xie Yuanhe UR-025 has a hard time answering this point - universes have different characteristics, and the biggest characteristic of the 30K universe is that supernatural phenomena can seriously affect real society.
And the human beings there, led by a strong man with very extreme ideas, are naturally prone to embark on a very extreme path.
"Loyalty is not absolute, but it is absolutely disloyal." Although no one actually shouted this sentence, this is the meaning.
Because artificial intelligence has been disloyal in the past, all artificial intelligence must be disloyal, so humans must completely abandon artificial intelligence.
Ada didn't want to know, but she didn't stop Xie Yuan's behavior, and she was also busy, so Xie Yuan and Iron Man, who had a little more free time, handled the matter together.
After sorting it out for about three hours, Iron Man confirmed that except for two living people, Xie Yuan and Ada, all other living people on the entire ship were dead.
However, for the sake of caution, Ada chose to completely open the gas valves in other places except her own large office and one main passage, drain out all the gas, and then let the security robot search thoroughly.
It's not that Ada is cruel, but the special nature of the Shadow Broker destined her not to use veterans - she even saw from Griff's records that all the agents who are now on board the ship were in the 30-40s
The people who gradually ascended to the top years ago - the Yargo people also implemented the same plan as her at the beginning of their climb to the top, and dealt with the veterans of the previous generation of Shadow Brokers.
As for Xie Yuan, after dealing with the corpses that could be seen and found on the ship, he pulled out all the clothes, armor, equipment and implants of the Yage people and other people with severed limbs, and then gathered them together.
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Then a large amount of Canopras human fluid was injected, allowing it to dissolve into a ball of meat pulp, and then the airdrop hatch was opened, and the entire pool of meat pulp was scattered into the storm clouds.
After Xie Yuan finished handling the affairs and rushed to the central control hall, Ada had roughly sorted out all the information. When she saw Xie Yuan approaching, she came over to report: "Yuan, I have sorted out most of the information in the hands of the shadow agent.
Information and property, what direction do you want me to focus on in the next stage of my work?"
"So fast? Oh!"
Xie Yuan thought for a while and asked: "Can some funds from the Shadow Broker's property be transferred to our joint venture? This way we can free up our hands and feet to make some plans to expand the market."
But Ada shook her head when she heard this: "Unfortunately, Yuan, the Shadow Broker's own fiscal deficit is at a very dangerous level and cannot help inject capital."
"Two generations of shadow brokers didn't make any money at all?" Xie Yuan felt incredible when he heard this.
Ada casually moved a projection screen and pointed it to them: "This is the financial statement of the entire organization. In fact, whether it is the first or second generation, the Shadow Brokers have been sparing no effort to expand the entire intelligence for two hundred years.
The Internet, seventy percent of the time, the entire system even operates with negative equity. Therefore, in addition to developing the intelligence network larger and larger, the Shadow Brokers have penetrated into almost every corner of the galaxy society...
In fact, I didn’t make any extra profits!”
"Well! You can't live without being crazy - if it weren't like this, two generations wouldn't be able to show off such a big show."
Although he was shocked by this, when he thought about it carefully, Xie Yuan understood it.
"Yes!" Ada also agreed and admired this, "otherwise it would be difficult for him to achieve this level of an intelligence organization... I have to say, it is admirable..."
At the end of the sentence, his expression turned serious.
"Then... it's better not to get involved... lest the secret be revealed after the investigation afterwards." Xie Yuan finally gave up the idea of withdrawing funds.
Ada also agrees with this.
"So in terms of operations...well...I can't give you specific business suggestions, but I will give you three general ideas."
Seeing Ada listening attentively, Xie Yuandun found it interesting, but he still cleared his throat and suggested:
"The first one is to continue the Shadow Broker's old business and spread the power of intelligence operations - I will make all the technology collections and even finished products brought from other universes available to you, and you can still use the exchanged cash to spread intelligence operations throughout the world.
The influence of the galaxy. Once the Reapers attack, the old intelligence forces will be destroyed, so the formation of new intelligence forces will be very important - we must not lose our ears and eyes."
"Furthermore, other novel technologies can also indirectly support the defense forces of the resistance, increase income, and expand influence..."
Ada knows this well: "I will never give up and continue to do this."
"The second is to focus on the reapers and collectors as much as possible - I suggest that if the collector is still willing to contact you, maintain this contact as much as possible. Now, all the movements of the reapers, even if they are small,
These trends will have a great impact on our future defense strategies - without intelligence power, guerrilla warfare is nothing more than a desperate fight between trapped beasts."
"Alas! Even at the cosmic level, I have become the largest intelligence intermediary in the galaxy, and I still can't get rid of the double agent route,"
Xie Yuan's request made Ada feel disappointed.
Xie Yuan immediately changed his mind: "Then don't contact there - I remember that the general of the collector is actually a vest of the pioneers, and it is not safe to contact them rashly, forget it - just collect information with peace of mind
alright."
"Actually, what you just said is right - I really can't completely cut off contact with the collector..."
But soon, Ada changed her mind very mercurially: "No matter what the shadow broker's own position is, the shadow broker should not actually have a position - so if we really open the door for business,
, I really can’t refuse.”
"Didn't you say you don't want to be a double agent?" Xie Yuan teased at this time.
"Come on! It's just a joke - if it's mutually beneficial, it's actually just subterfuge, not a double agent."
Ada showed a sly smile, and became a little worried: "Whose money is not earned? Anyone's money can be earned - I don't think the collector will deliberately give up an intelligence agency, but what I am worried about is...
…How should I withstand…the Reaper’s “civilization” offensive?”
"Then please let me sincerely recommend this to you."
Xie Yuan immediately handed an inlaid disc-shaped pendant to Ada: "Psychic shield, this is one of the biological wetware made from the gray man's intracranial material in the UFO world. Do you remember it?"
?”
"Oh, that's right!" Ada suddenly realized that she immediately took the pendant and put it away. "I actually forgot that you have this thing - eh! Can you mass-produce this thing? If it is sold here..."
Her eyes were burning: "That can be considered a big business!"
But Xie Yuan could not give an optimistic answer to this: "Unfortunately, it is difficult to increase production. To expand production, a normal gray population must be spawned - but where can I find a place to raise a huge gray population?"
What about the human race?
You know, the Grays are intelligent - especially the Grays sample I have in my hands now, which is an improved product that was later mixed with human genes. In a sense, it is a sub-human creature.
Who can breed such people in captivity regardless of the moral hazard? If I were to be discovered, I might be charged with an anti-civilization crime - large-scale breeding of grays is not very practical now."
"Hmm...Okay!" After hearing what Xie Yuan said, Ada could only put aside the topic for the time being and turn to discuss business, "Then what is the third direction?"
"Shepard!" Xie Yuan gave the demand in the third direction, "As long as any information related to her, whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we need to do our best to collect it; and the valuable information discovered as soon as possible will be collected."
The information will be forwarded to me in a timely and unconditional manner, and then I or you will forward it to her depending on the situation...I need to give her maximum support."
"I agree that she is an idol set up by humans and the Star Alliance. She is also very capable. I appreciate what she has done in the past few years."
Regarding Xie Yuan's third request, Ada was a little confused: "Other than that, I don't see anything that can make her play a strategic role in the subsequent human resistance. Can you tell me a reasonable one?"
The reason?? After all, even if I will carry out your orders one by one, I still want to get an answer, otherwise I feel it is not worth it."
"I can give you a necessary reason from the perspective of relationship science and metaphysics."
Xie Yuan didn't care about this and talked eloquently: "Actually, Cerberus has also discovered this. He was born as a child of a high-ranking official, and has a relatively open and adventurous character. Coupled with his good ability, she has now made friends with
Younger generations and authoritative figures with deep connections among Turians, Asari, Quarians, Salarians and even Krogans.
These people are spread throughout the galaxy, and their respective influence can profoundly affect the judgment of the middle and upper levels.
Keeping her will mean saving a lot of cost for the united front in the subsequent resistance war - no matter what the final outcome of future wars, the galaxy must first be united, otherwise all defensive actions will be like building with sand.
The tower—sooner or later it will collapse.”
"And she is a good glue that unites the galaxy group...well...indeed, for this reason, she should enjoy VIP-level protection." Ada also nodded with understanding, and then asked funnyly,
"What about the metaphysical reasons? Could it be that she is a person with great luck?"
"Isn't it?" Xie Yuan asked back, "Think carefully about her journey of starting a business and how she dealt with it every time?"
Ada thought for a moment, then her expression became extremely strange, and she gradually revealed a look of disbelief, and finally she regained her calm and elegant posture.
Shrugging, he turned around and headed to the workbench, saying quietly: "Well, I'm just a part-time worker anyway, so I can do whatever the boss says..."
Xie Yuan also showed a helpless look... Seven or eight years ago, he was still thinking about competing with Shepard, but until today, Xie Yuan understood that there are some things. The treatment that people who are blessed with great luck receive is different from ordinary people.
People, such as Xie Yuan himself, are treated completely differently.
Specifically, regarding the issue of manning the ship, he was approached by the Director General and Congressman Anderson one after another...