The small episode on the airport tarmac passed quickly, and the crowd gradually dispersed. Investigator Charnow, who witnessed the conflict on the tarmac, excitedly described what had just happened to the other investigators who arrived late, with an unconcealable smile on his face. The previously aloof Alliance investigators had quietly left the tarmac at some point. Perhaps the last thing they wanted to see at this moment was the smiling faces of the Charno people.
However, what everyone does not know is that a heavily armed tactical combat team used the conflict just now to sneak into the huge maze-like drainage system under the airport apron without making any noise. This drainage system connecting the city was built in the early stages of Capital Star development and was abandoned a hundred years ago. More advanced water treatment systems have completely replaced this primitive pipe sewage system.
The dark and dirty tunnel is covered with various moss plants. With the help of a set of night vision goggles of the individual combat armor, a completely different world from the ecosystem under the sun is displayed before everyone's eyes. Hundreds of years of sealing have filled the air in the entire pipeline with poisonous gas that is fatal to humans, and the air replacement life support system of the individual armor makes a low hum.
"How could the Academy of Sciences set up a secret laboratory in a place like this?" A soldier's voice came from the public channel.
"Who knows? Maybe they are curious about the ecosystem here. To be honest, look at those "big rats" running around. Could it be that the poisonous gas here doesn't work on them?"
"In fact, the Academy of Sciences is studying exactly this issue." Yi Lexiang, who was walking at the front of the team, answered the questions in the soldiers' minds. "They once tried to study a nerve gas that only works on humans. The ecology here The composition fits that perfectly.¡±
"Biological and chemical weapons?" Yi Lexiang's answer surprised the soldiers, and they looked around with a bit of curiosity.
The altitude recorder shows that they have been traveling underground. From the initial three hundred meters to the current eight hundred meters, the originally smooth walls began to become uneven. From the surrounding scene, it seemed that they had left the man-made tunnel and entered another natural tunnel system. The rough rocks are covered with a layer of luminous material that emits a faint light. Purple, blue, dark red, and colorful lights reflect each other, making this underground world like a dream world. Soldiers can even get a full view of this natural cave without using night vision goggles.
"We are almost reaching our destination. When studying this underground ecosystem, people from the Academy of Sciences undoubtedly discovered this cave maze hidden underground. The secret laboratory was built at the bottom of this natural cave, which was left behind when the Academy of Sciences evacuated. For the next few intelligent defense robots, any creature that enters their alert range will be attacked by them, so everyone should be careful," Yi Lexiang reminded.
"Armed robots? I thought all armed robots had been destroyed since the Great Disaster."
¡°When this secret laboratory was closed, the ¡®Great Disaster Day¡¯ incident had not yet occurred.¡± Yi Lexiang explained softly.
The so-called "Great Disaster Day" occurred thirty years before Yi Lexiang was born. At that time, highly developed intelligent technology made it possible to manufacture intelligent robots. After more than ten years of crazy development, it can be said that machine intelligence has been integrated into every aspect of human life. From interstellar exploration to mining development, from daily life to scientific research, you can see the use of various intelligent robots in almost all fields. participate. This also includes the military field. Some military theorists once optimistically estimated that major changes would occur in the future war model. The battle between people will eventually be replaced by the battle between machines and machines. However, just as all human beings are jumping for joy for the new era of intelligence that is about to begin, a huge disaster is quietly approaching humanity.
¡°On the ¡°Great Disaster Day¡±, an unknown computer virus suddenly appeared on the Internet and spread at an unimaginable speed. At first, this virus did not attract enough attention from humans, and the Interstellar Intelligence Control Center only listed it as a minimum threat warning. This virus will not damage any computer hardware, nor will it cause program confusion. However, under its heavy code, there is a multi-encrypted instruction hidden. Its purpose is to destroy the "law of robots". The open network allowed this virus to sweep across the entire human star domain in less than three hours - and the war between man and machine broke out.
Unlike the descriptions in science novels, machines are still machines after all, and they do not produce self-intelligence. Fortunately, most civilian and service robots are not aggressive, and wars mainly occur within the military. It took the human world three years of concerted efforts to completely eliminate intelligent machines from the human world. The prohibition on the development and manufacture of armed robots is also written into the interstellar convention.
Until today, in the end?Who created this virus and where it first broke out are still many mysteries that have not been solved. This is the period of history known to mankind, and more secrets are classified as state secrets and are unknown to the world.
"After so many years, those robots can still operate normally?" someone asked doubtfully.
"I don't know. But according to the information provided by the Academy of Sciences, the design life of these armed robots is three hundred years."
Yi Lexiang's answer made everyone secretly stunned. If the "Great Disaster Day" hadn't happened, perhaps as some people said, the protagonist on the battlefield would have changed from a human to a machine. In some aspects, these intelligent machines composed of metals and chips are much better than humans.
The narrow cave gradually became wider, and the damp ground was gradually covered by the cold and biting underground water. Several huge black shadows appeared in everyone's sight with the help of colorful fluorescence. These motionless black shadows are covered with luminous substances unique to the underground world. The soluble rock liquid forms a smooth and transparent layer on their surface. From a distance, these huge black shadows reflecting various fluorescent colors look like they are carved from diamonds. of statue.
The marching team stopped temporarily. Behind several beautiful black shadows is a huge arched metal door, which is their destination: the secret laboratory of the Academy of Sciences. The soldiers carrying heavy weapons took off the weapons on their shoulders and quickly assembled them; several technicians pointed the instruments in their hands at the black figures, and the instruments made a slight buzzing sound.
¡°The energy source remains intact.¡±
"No external damage."
"The internal structure analysis is being analyzed and the analysis is completed! The target is intact and the combat effectiveness remains intact."
The electronic synthesized sounds of several intelligent combat analyzers provided by the Academy of Sciences sounded in the cave, and the soldiers who heard the analysis results let out a series of curses. The results of the analysis are somewhat disappointing. No one wants to conflict with these inanimate machines. What's more, this is still underground. If there is a landslide, all of them will be responsible here.
"Let's just stay here. Why do we have to go into the laboratory that was there many years ago? These big guys don't look easy to mess with." A young soldier complained. These huge black figures looked smaller than The heavy mechas they drive are several meters taller. It seems not a wise choice for soldiers who are not driving mechas to attack them.
The security scan of the capital planet did not allow their interstellar shuttle to carry the fifteen hundred biological mechas. They temporarily placed the biological mechas on an asteroid in the asteroid belt, where there was an unknown creature that no longer existed. A secret hiding spot for many years.
A faint smile appeared on Yi Lexiang's face, "Is it not damaged? This is good news!" Under the puzzled eyes of the soldiers, Yi Lexiang took out a small controller from his arms. "This secret laboratory was sealed before the Great Disaster Day. Didn't I tell you? In other words, they should not be infected with that virus as they have been dormant."
Yi Lexiang gently pressed the controller in his hand, and the controller made a dense beeping sound.
The plan to infiltrate the capital star was carefully planned. Just as the soldiers were anxious at the moment, no one was willing to fight these steel monsters, including Yi Lexiang. He witnessed with his own eyes the combat images of armed robots that were secretly sealed within the Academy of Sciences. In addition to being slightly inferior in flexibility, these big guys have far greater firepower output than today's popular combat mechas. It is hard to believe that these machines were used in warfare more than a hundred years ago.
"Security alert is lifted, friendly forces confirmed." After a few seconds of silence, as several red lights flashed from the head of the "statue", a mechanically rigid electronic synthesized sound echoed in the cave.
Yi Lexiang¡¯s somewhat nervous mood finally relaxed. The controllers dug out from the antique pile by the Mechanical Research Center of the Academy of Sciences are still effective in controlling these armed intelligent robots. This was the only thing that worried him in the entire plan. Although the people at the Mechanical Research Center had assured him of the effectiveness of the controller, God knows whether those control chips still work after so many years. Now it looks like at least no corners were cut when making these robotic guards.
Yi Lexiang walked towards the huge round arch with a bit of ease. However, the row of raised middle fingers behind him undoubtedly strongly indicated the soldiers' attitude towards him. This general's bad taste regardless of time or occasion seems a bit annoying. Yi Lexiang shook his head helplessly, these guys were so lawless. After returning, should we give them a super special training? In the public channel, Yi Lexiang's unobtrusive laughter made everyone shiver secretly. The soldiers hurriedly put away their raised middle fingers, and everyone couldn't help but secretly lamented: "If you are a senior official, you will crush someone to death.""ah.