Chapter 249 The changes that came back

In the real world, in the crossing square of the underground base, Dong Chen stepped out of the blue circular arc door in one step. This time he came back alone, without a car or a robot, only a device. A portable hard drive full of new data.

When he was alone and in a very safe place, Dong Chen still preferred to use the visible blue arc gate, because that was his first impression of the portal.

For any creature, the first impression is very important. This is imprinting learning in animal behavior. Many birds and mammals have this behavior. Simply put, it is the first body shape they see after birth. The larger living creature is called mother.

It doesn't even matter if it's not a living thing, as long as it's a moving, larger object.

This is determined by evolutionary selection and is also an important form of learning for newborn animals. It allows these defenseless little animals to cling tightly to their parents, thereby making food supply and shelter requirements more secure.

Although human beings have been able to overcome many biological instincts and will not do so extreme things. You will understand it when you grow up and become sensible. However, the first impression is also very important. It is used in finding a job, making friends, shopping and daily life. Get on.

"Welcome back, sir."

This was the first sentence Dong Chen heard after he walked out of the Arc Gate, and it was also the first sentence he heard every time he came out.

"Well, long time no see."

After saying hello to No. 1, Dong Chen noticed that the crossing square was quiet, and even the nearby corridors were no longer busy with robots.

"Hey, No. 1, those machines..." Dong Chen suddenly patted his still shiny forehead mid-sentence, "Oh, by the way, the base has been fully constructed and decorated, right?"

"Yes, sir, the base has been fully renovated. Do you want me to take you around? They are very different from before you left."

Number One invited Dong Chen, and an electric car had already driven over. It knew all about Dong Chen's preferences and habits.

"Of course." Dong Chen agreed happily.

After getting on the electric car driven by No. 1, Dong Chen started his journey to the base. From the moment he crossed the square, the corridors were all empty, but there were no messy things, like scaffolding, etc. There are no auxiliary pipelines, etc., and it looks very neat.

In various laboratories that used to have few things, the places where cables and pipes were originally exposed were replaced by corresponding instruments. Various mechanical equipment and scientific instruments filled those empty places, making each laboratory look like A scene from a science fiction movie.

In fact, it’s not what it looks like, but it’s something that only exists in real science fiction scenes. Most of the things in science fiction movies are advanced science fantasies, or speculations about what the earth will look like in tens or hundreds of years.

The laboratory equipment here are decades and hundreds of years ahead of the current technological level. To people outside this base, this is not a scene from a science fiction movie.

The car stopped when it reached the industrial area, because Dong Chen saw the robots that were no longer walking around. They were being modified, with some of their mechanical devices removed and then other different mechanical devices installed.

Dong Chen watched a mechanical arm with a needle-like device being installed on a wheeled robot. The robot was also equipped with several sets of electrically driven pulleys, so he asked curiously, "That mechanical arm?" Are the arms welded, right? The electrically driven pulleys on them are to allow them to move on the scaffolding?"

"Yes, sir, our next shipbuilding plan will use electric welding to weld the hull. This robot will move on the scaffolding outside the hull. Installing pulleys will allow them to move more efficiently." No. 1 said.

"Well, are the number of these robots enough? Should we increase the number of robots? Once the design of the submersible is finalized, we will build it as quickly as possible." Dong Chen thought for a while and gave No. 1 a reference. "With these robots, how long will it take if we want to build a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier?"

After listening to Dong Chen's question, No. 1 gave the answer without hesitation, "Sir, we only need 64 to 70 days to build a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier. We now have various types of robots." 1,700 units do not need to use 100% of the number of robots, only 78% of the number of robots can reach the maximum speed. A larger number will reduce the speed to a certain extent."

"Oh, is it so fast? We can build an aircraft carrier in just a little over two months?"

Dong Chen was really surprised when he got this answer. Although the base was built very quickly and it only took less than three months to complete, the construction difficulty of the building and the construction of the aircraft carrier were different. He did not expect to build an aircraft carrier. So fast too.

"Yes, sir, we have more advanced manufacturing technology, which can greatly increase the construction speed. The construction speed and accuracy of robots are not comparable to human workers, and robots can work 24 hours a day."

"The technology of our robots is also very advanced, and the failure rate is very low. During the construction of the base, only 32 robots experienced failures. And it is understood that many parties need to be responsible for the construction process of the aircraft carrier, and these non-construction reasons cannot be ruled out. Slowing things down and we just have to answer to you.”

After finishing speaking, No. 1 seemed to pause for a few seconds, and then said, "And you don't do anything 95% of the time."

Uh... Although I find it strange, I always feel despised by artificial intelligence.

However, Dong Chen couldn't be angry with an "ignorant" artificial intelligence. After learning that the robots were building ships quickly, he let No. 1 drive the car and continue moving forward.

Leaving the busy industrial area, we are very close to the pier. After turning a few corners, we arrived at the pier, which is also another busy place.

The Yangtze River No. 31 submarine has been moved to the dock. There are a large number of robots working on it. The original intact and mighty submarine has disappeared. The entire submarine has been dismantled to pieces. Many of the shells have been cut off. Through the gaps, you can see I saw that most of the instruments inside the submarine were gone, leaving only empty shelves.

After a series of advanced recycling procedures, the dismantled equipment and ship hulls were reduced to raw materials and piled into the material warehouse, waiting to be taken out and used again.

After staying here for a while, Dong Chen set off again until the electric car drove around all the places and finally arrived at the entrance of Dong Chen's special laboratory.

It is said to be a laboratory, but it is actually a replica of the residence on the ground. It has bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchens, and a small private experimental equipment. It is just that the technological level here is much higher than that on the ground.

Dong Chen came to the workbench, connected the mobile hard drive he brought back to the data interface, and asked No. 1 to start transferring data.

Watching No. 1 sorting out the data, Dong Chen suddenly remembered the replacement plan mentioned by No. 1 before, so he asked, "By the way, after the information I gave you before, how many of the equipment in the base can be upgraded and optimized after sorting it out? "

"Sir, it's like this. After sorting out the information you brought back, 35% of the equipment in the base can be updated, of which 12% needs to be completely replaced and upgraded. Optimization and upgrade can be achieved by replacing parts or adding new modules. equipment has 23%.”

"After the equipment in the base is upgraded, scientific research capabilities are expected to increase by 23% to 25%, manufacturing capabilities are expected to increase by 17% to 18%, internal weapon defense capabilities are expected to increase by 9% to 12%, and wall defense... is expected to increase... , the floor is anti-slip..., the air is fresh..."

"Stop," the person in front was fine, but Dong Chen quickly stopped when he heard Dong Chen behind him, "What are you doing behind you, and the floor is anti-slip, why don't you go to the sky."