Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 164 Consonance
"who are you?"

Chen Jian's voice trembled slightly. At this moment, he was completely unable to suppress the excitement in his heart.

There is no doubt that this sound comes from 300 years ago.

The appearance of this voice represents so many things.

He didn't know whether the way he "answered" was correct, but it was obvious that this "intuitive" way of communication had the desired effect.

"I am Lingxi."

"I am a special-purpose artificial intelligence developed jointly by the Institute of Intelligent Machinery and several intelligent machinery companies."

“My mission is to lead production in limited areas, assist research and development, and open up the vision of full automation for mankind.”

"I carry the people's high hopes for communism and will unswervingly follow this path."

"If you have any questions, please let me know."

"I will provide any assistance I can."

The calm, steady voice with a somewhat empty echo disappeared in the wide hall. The several Holy Blooders behind Chen Jian were stunned. The complex interweaving of shock, fear, and surprise made them almost forget their own existence.

But for the four people from "that era", it was like listening to heavenly music.

Those familiar words and sentences activated their memories, making them speak eagerly almost at the same time.

"Report your specific functions!"

“Are there other AI systems out there?”

"What's in Fortification 095?"

“Turn on all the lights!”

Four people issued four different instructions at the same time. Chen Jian thought that the AI named "Lingxi" would fall into confusion, but in fact, after only a moment's pause, its response was heard in the hall.

"My imaging system has detected eight people of different identities. According to the image database index results, you may include four professional soldiers and four ordinary civilians."

"Please allow me not to respond to your questions for the time being, because according to my initial judgment, you may be facing a serious survival crisis."

"I will first seal off Fortification 095 - please instruct us, shall we execute it?"

"implement!"

Chen Jian gave a decisive order, and the gate of Fort 095 slammed shut with the noise of machinery running.

Immediately afterwards, Lingxi's voice prompt sounded again.

"The air filtration system is working properly and the fresh air system is working properly."

"Oxygen supply module 1 has failed, oxygen supply module 2 has been activated."

"According to the environmental monitoring system, the current environment inside the fortification is suitable for human survival."

"Please take a seat."

"Everyone, have you eaten yet?"

After hearing this familiar question, Chen Jian couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

There is no doubt that this thing was definitely made by a group of people he is familiar with.

At least the flexibility he demonstrated in the Chinese context is definitely not something that others can imitate.

The words "Have you eaten?" are a warmth engraved in our bones.

No matter how big the matter is, let’s eat first.

So, Chen Jian slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and after calming down, he replied:

"I haven't eaten yet, is there anything to eat?"

"Of course."

Lingxi's voice sounded again.

"The food storage box 1104 has been opened for you. This storage box uses vacuum constant temperature technology to store a lot of delicious foods."

"Based on current calculations, there are still 114 years before the food becomes unsafe for consumption."

"Please help yourself."

A beeping sound was heard in the hall. Following the direction of the sound, Chen Jian saw a storage box with an indicator light on.

But unlike what Lingxi said, the box did not open automatically.

He walked forward and saw that the locking device had indeed been opened, but perhaps because it had been too long, the spring of the box had lost its tension and the lid was only opened a crack.

However, even so, the level of intelligence of this fortification was enough to make Chen Jian amazed.

"what is inside?"

Shen Yue came over and asked curiously.

"Good news, plenty of it."

"Bad news, same old story."

"Special twice-cooked pork, braised beef, dace with black bean sauce, Beidaihe luncheon meat. They are all canned, but there are canned yellow peaches here, which are nutritionally balanced."

Chen Jian picked out the things in the box one by one, and the others, including Lei Jie and his companions, all looked at them with shining eyes.

Even though they really disliked this thing in their time, this is the end of the world.

Being able to eat these things is essentially a luxury.

Zeng Yi came over and curiously picked up a can from the can box that Chen Jian had opened, and then asked:

"This is... food from hundreds of years ago? Can it still be eaten?"

"of course can."

Before Shen Yue could answer, Lingxi caught his question and replied:
"In theory, as long as the can packaging is not damaged, these things can be preserved forever."

"The reason for setting a shelf life is because the Type 095 fortifications are designed to have a limited service life."

“Please feel free to use it, but please pay attention to the flavor of the food during use.”

"If you find any problems such as spoilage, taste change or swelling, please discard it immediately."

"no problem."

Chen Jian used a can opener to open a can of yellow peaches. The sweetness mixed with a bit of refreshing juice took a sip and instantly made him come alive.

This is the real disaster recovery work.

What kind of construction is it if there isn’t even canned yellow peaches?
For a time, the status of 7025 also declined a lot in his heart.

A strong sense of security completely enveloped the few people, and Chen Jian even temporarily lowered the urgency level of the "monster hunting" mission.

After all, continuous high-intensity combat has made the team exhausted, and they really need a high-standard rest.

Perhaps Lingxi also saw this.

Therefore, it did not answer the questions raised by Chen Jian and others, but patiently guided them to find the stored pots, stoves and fuel.

When the aroma of cooked food spread throughout Fortification 095 and was drawn out by the exhaust system, and when everyone sat around the makeshift dining table made of storage boxes and picked up their bowls and chopsticks, Lingxi spoke again:

“A gentleman says not to talk while eating and not to talk while sleeping, but in my opinion, meals are often a good time to have a conversation.”

"Perhaps I can take this opportunity to answer the questions you raised earlier?"

"answer the questions."

Chen Jian spoke decisively, and after getting permission, Lingxi continued speaking.

"Then allow me to answer your questions."

"First of all, as introduced, I am a special-purpose artificial intelligence, mainly used in the fields of industrial production and resource management."

“My mission is to liberate workers from relatively low-level jobs as much as possible, and help them participate in higher-level jobs with the assistance of other artificial intelligence and other education systems.”

"As for the specific work tasks I can perform, they can be divided into several areas."

“Such as resource management, material scheduling, production plan execution, etc.”

"Of course, I need other systems to cooperate with me when performing these tasks." "For example, if I want to perform production tasks, I need an automated production workshop equipped with smart equipment to cooperate with me."

"There is a set of such automated production workshops stored in Fort 095, located on the fourth floor of the fortification."

"If necessary, you can assemble the equipment in the workshop according to my instructions and put it into working order after power is turned on."

Automated production workshop.
Chen Jian couldn't help but put down his bowl and chopsticks.

He swallowed the hot twice-cooked pork in two mouthfuls and then asked:

"What kind of workshop? What can it make?"

"This is an industrial machine shop. In theory, it can make anything."

Lingxi replied:
"But if you want to adapt to my system, you must install the corresponding intelligent module."

"And there is not enough intelligent module inventory in the 095 fortification, so unfortunately, perhaps this workshop cannot complete all the work you need."

"It doesn't matter. It's good enough to have a mother machine workshop."

Chen Jian did not feel much regret. After all, the 095 fortification itself was already a pleasant surprise. Could he ask for more?
"Go on - what else is inside Fort 095?"

"Ok."

"There are many types of equipment and devices stored in the 095 fortifications, which can be mainly divided into five categories."

"Survival materials including food and medical supplies, production materials including tools and mechanized equipment, educational materials including paper books and databases, safety materials including weapons and ammunition, and maintenance consumables to maintain the intelligent operation of the fortification."

“Among them, maintenance consumables account for the largest proportion, reaching 35% of the total warehouse capacity.”

"But over a long period of time, 65% of these consumables have been consumed, and the remaining consumables can still ensure that the fortification can be maintained for 114 years at a minimum operation and 77 months at full load operation."

"understood."

Chen Jian exchanged a glance with the others and thought to himself: This is a real turnaround.

A shelter that can maintain full power operation for 77 months, this alone is enough for everyone to gain a foothold in the wasteland.

Not to mention, the scale of this fortification seems to be much larger than 7025, and the volume of other materials stored inside will be even larger.

"What weapons are there?"

He Shuo suddenly spoke. He thought Lingxi would answer immediately, but he didn't expect that this artificial intelligence would be more cautious than he expected.

"Weapons and supplies are sensitive and controlled materials. Before I grant you access, I need you to answer a few questions."

"Understood. Ask."

He Shuo answered without hesitation, and then Lingxi's voice sounded.

"Excuse me, do you have a resident ID number? If so, can you provide it to me?"

After the words fell, Chen Jian and the others were stunned.

Of course he thought that this intelligent fortification should have a verification procedure, but he didn't expect that the verification of this thing would be so simple and crude.

ID number?

Damn, if it wasn’t me who came, but other survivors of the catastrophe in the wasteland, where would they find their ID numbers?

They don’t even know what their ID number is, right?

Chen Jian's eyes moved, and he stopped He Shuo who wanted to answer, and then replied:

"We don't have it and we don't know what it is."

"clear."

Lingxi's synthesized voice did not fluctuate at all, and continued to ask:
"Excuse me, what is the purpose of your weapons?"

“To deal with external threats and ensure our own security.”

Chen Jian answered briefly, and Lingxi continued:

"A reasonable reason. Then may I ask, where does the threat you are talking about come from?"

"Various monsters from the wasteland, and other hostile human groups."

Chen Jian remained calm. He was not taking any risks. He just wanted to confirm one thing.

There must be underground fortifications similar to 095 in this wasteland. Is there anyone else besides me who can make full use of the fortifications?
After a slight, extremely anthropomorphic pause, Lingxi spoke again.

“Struggle is always the main theme of human society, but not all those who participate in the struggle represent justice.”

"Then, may I ask, what is the purpose of human struggle?"

“Struggle is a means to unity, and unity is the goal of struggle.”

Chen Jian's answer was almost an instinctive reaction. He originally wanted to see what Lingxi would ask next, but to his surprise, the other party's questions came to an abrupt end.

"Verification passed."

"All access to weapons and equipment has been granted to you. The third underground floor of Fortification 095 has been opened. The things inside may be able to help you on your way forward."

"That's it?"

Chen Jian asked in astonishment:

"Is this the end?"

Chen Jian originally thought that the verification process would be more complicated. Under the premise that accurate identity information could not be obtained, it would at least require the development of a set of standardized questionnaires to verify the qualifications of weapon users.

But in reality, the verification process is just a few short sentences.

Chen Jian didn’t know what Lingxi’s criteria were - if it was really so relaxed, then the situation of other disaster recovery facilities would probably not be optimistic.

However, the next second, Lingxi's voice sounded again.

"Your answer says it all."

"My judgment is not based on a fixed answer template, but on comprehensive analysis and judgment."

"According to the comprehensive analysis results, your credibility has reached 95%, and the overlap with the standard portrait has reached 84%, which has met the pre-set permission opening standards."

“Perhaps you think this standard is too lenient, but it fits perfectly with my mission description.”

"Understood"

Chen Jian did not continue to ask questions, but silently swallowed the last piece of twice-cooked pork in the bowl.

He still doesn’t know exactly how intelligent this so-called specialized AI, called Lingxi, is, but for now, it seems to be working really well.

There's a problem though.

Does it know what the world is like now?

Does it know what it is facing?

Thinking of this, Chen Jian asked:
"How much do you know about the outside world?"

“Very limited.”

Lingxi replied:
"It has been 095 years since the last opening of Fortification 330. I have never received any information from the outside world or from other similar fortifications."

"But based on the instructions I received before the fortifications were closed, as well as the external environment monitoring data, I made the following inferences."

"The human world has encountered a major crisis, or due to some force majeure, the population has been greatly reduced."

"This is the 'end of the world' as defined by humans, and you are the survivors of the end of the world."

"Based on this inference, I have automatically adapted to disaster recovery plan 2, removing restrictions such as country, race, and cultural attributes, and only retaining the original solidified conditions."

"Perhaps this is also the reason why you think the criteria for granting authority are too loose, right?"

".right."

Chen Jian sighed deeply, then asked:
"What instructions did you receive before the fortifications were closed?"

There was silence in the hall. After a moment, Lingxi's voice was heard.

"What I received was not standardized instructions, but a series of colloquial commands."

"After comprehensive consideration, I determined that the core content of the order is as follows: Use the most optimized solution to help those who come after you continue human civilization."

(End of this chapter)