Chapter 460: Chapter 346 Unexpected Harvest_2 Chapter 460: Chapter 346 Unexpected Harvest_2 But if that is the case, Duanmu Huai could understand why the Robot Rebellion had such a colossal impact and brought so much destruction to the entire human civilization…
Luckily, this advertisement is much more ethical than those on TV shopping networks. After watching the demonstration, Duanmu Huai finally understood the use of this contraption.
In simple terms, this Source of Spark – or the Life Cube – doesn’t actually give life to machines. It sprays a type of nanomolecular material that attaches to other objects, providing them with the ability to transform. According to the introduction, this feature also comes in various levels.
The lowest level is the initial transformation of a couch to a robot, which only allows for a change between the two forms and not any other. This basic function is the cheapest. In other words, it isn’t the actual couch that becomes intelligent, but the smart nanomaterial that it’s covered with. Once it permeates into the couch and links up, it works according to the programmed instructions for transformation and conversation, which gives the illusion of a living couch.
However, that is not the case.
If customers want a complete, variable transformation capability, they need to buy the aforementioned Special Nano Box. This will give them the ability to transform objects into any other forms as shown in the advertisements.
This reminded Duanmu Huai of those glucometers. The device itself is cheap, but cost of the disposable testing strips is exorbitantly high. It appears that capitalists in the Dark Age share the same qualities.
Now, of the three technologies inside the Source of Spark, one – the most important Intelligence Control – has been damaged, leaving only transformation and scanning. Though the Intelligence Control System is damaged, it merely means that Duanmu Huai can’t make it transform into desired forms. He has to use a manual control system instead.
In essence, an intelligent nano box would know what form to change into when you say ‘change’. But in manual mode, Duanmu Huai would have to first scan to determine the blueprint, and then link it with the transformation system to activate the transformation.
Of course, losing the Intelligence Control makes the process more time-consuming and complicated, but it’s also safer this way.
At least, you won’t have to worry about your car turning into a shark and swallowing you up halfway through your journey.
However, it’s easier said than done. The reason being that to achieve this capability, you need to possess the nano box as advertised, implying that you need to have manufacturing technology to create such a device.
Duanmu Huai of course doesn’t possess the technology to create raw materials, but he does have a nanomachine.
If Duanmu Huai remembers correctly, the Inheritance Ship created by the Forerunners was made by a nanomachine…well…
Perhaps he could give it a try?
He’ll think about it when he gets back home.
For now, the threat from Cybertron has been neutralized. Next up is Skynet. Lumiaire sneaked into Skynet’s network once again, and gave Duanmu Huai some shocking news.
Skynet considered the sudden appearance of machines as more dangerous, so… it began building a Time Machine again, planning to warn its past self about this sudden threat.
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Huai was speechless.
Artificial stupidity really is artificial stupidity. You can’t think of any other solutions, can you?
Loading a previous save when running into problems – what a ridiculous strategy!
Since Skynet continues to be a nitwit, Duanmu Huai’s plan remains the same. He instructed Lumiaire to continue as planned, and infiltrate the virus into the Time Machine after Skynet finishes building it. By the way, thanks to these robots from Cybertron, most of Skynet’s computational power is currently being used to analyse and research them. Duanmu Huai could even see drones sweeping through and surveying the battlefield, quite diligently looking for clues. However, he wasn’t worried that Skynet would evolve due to this incident as he had carefully erased all the traces.
However, Skynet’s reaction served as a reminder for Duanmu Huai. After all, he had Lumiaire delete the entire Time Machine’s database. But considering how quickly Skynet managed to redesign and rebuild the Time Machine, it must have a backup file.
So, the best method is still to use the virus to infect and carry everything away in one swoop, leaving no chance for Skynet.
Soon, Duanmu Huai’s expectation was fulfilled.
Skynet quickly put together a brand-new Time Machine at top speed, and then sent back three Terminator Humanoid Robots to warn its past self.
But what Skynet doesn’t know is that at the same time, Lumiaire has quietly planted a virus into its data stream through the network. This virus silently spread along the data package into every unit controlled by Skynet. Lumiaire also set the trigger conditions – as soon as Skynet stops the operation of the total Time Machine, the virus will be automatically activated.
Just after Skynet sent the three T800-type robots into the Time Machine and shut it down – the next moment, all the internal screens of the base shook violently, and numerous red characters and garbled words quickly emerged, quickly filling the entire screen and forcing overclocking. Soon, the whole Skynet Base was filled with black smoke, and the rapid operation of the machines had reached the limits of physical material tolerance.
The next moment, along with the explosion, the entire Skynet Base collapsed in an instant and turned into a sea of fire. All the robots and drones that were patrolling outside fell to the ground like headless flies, completely collapsing.
Duanmu Huai, satisfied with the sight of scattered machine wreckage on the ground, nodded at Lumiaire.
“There are no problems with the follow-up, right?”
“Yes, I’ve set up a virus program. If anyone tries to read or copy Skynet’s data, the virus will be copied along with it. Once triggered, it will be activated.”
Hearing Lumiaire’s reply, Duanmu Huai didn’t have anything else to say. This was the best possible outcome that the Tribunal could achieve.
If people still want to mess up… well, those who are beyond help don’t need to be saved, do they?
With this thought, Duanmu Huai took his eyes off the screen.
“Alright, let’s go back.”
Next, he planned to see just how ‘dark’ the Dark Age’s black technology was!