Chapter 604 Tomoko

In the quiet, clean and dust-free underground machine room, a huge industrial creation stands quietly.

It is six meters high and twelve meters long and wide, composed of countless precisely arranged metal boxes and a tangled network of coolant pipes. Chaos and order alternate on it, revealing an inhuman coldness. The soft white light reflected on its metal surface reveals a high-tech coldness.

It is like a noble goddess, looking down upon the poor losers.

This is the mainframe computer that Changshan County Network Technology Department built specifically for Lin Wen according to his requirements.

The standard name is: Scalable Massively Parallel Computer System.

Lin Wen named her: "Zhizi".

Its peak computing speed is 184.8 billion times per second. It consists of 66 blade server cabinets and a total of 1,320 parallel processors. The total cost is 500 million yuan, making it the most expensive mainframe in Changshan County.

The reason why it is made in this shape is to make it easier for Lin Wen to stick paper talismans on it and transform it into a paper puppet.

Lin Wen has now discovered the best way to use this spell - to stick more of them on supermodel objects.

Turning a computer into a puppet, I wonder if this is considered artificial intelligence or the computer becoming a spirit?

I don't know if it has the effect I imagined.

Lin Wen looked at his "goddess" with anticipation.

Although the mainframe had no sight, Lin Wen could feel a pair of non-existent eyes observing him.

About three seconds later, a line of words appeared on the tiny screen below the huge steel monster.

"Are you my master?"

Success!

Lin Wen was excited.

It really works! It really is an artificial intelligence.

According to the paper puppet's previous performance, it is also a strong artificial intelligence that can communicate with humans and understand the master's commands.

Hahaha, I should have discovered the wonderful use of the spell [Paper Puppet] earlier.

This is the most cost-effective spell.

A [Paper Man Puppet] only consumes 5% of the spirit, but can animate 128 pieces of paper man talismans.

The higher the upper limit of the soul, the more talismans can be imbued with spirits.

Lin Wen's soul power is still rising. Every month, a large number of new workers come to Changshan County to accept his protection. They will provide Lin Wen with more soul power limit, and more talismans can be enchanted with a spell.

You can’t get a better deal than this.

However, paper puppets are relatively fragile puppets. Oversized objects will greatly shorten the duration of the paper puppet talisman. Lin Wen used to mostly use scarecrows, wooden men, and silicone dolls to make paper puppets.

Lin Wen had to stick more than fifty stickers before he successfully opened the huge thing in front of him.

Fortunately, Lin Wen can now withstand this kind of consumption.

The soul restored by one "Dragon's Roar" can animate 16,348 talismans.

Lin Wen specially prepared a warehouse of twenty tons of small paper strips to serve as carriers of spiritualization, all of which were A7-sized paper strips that he customized.

During this period of time, whenever Lin Wen had some free time, he would go to the warehouse to give life to the notes.

For today, Lin Wen has prepared nearly 100,000 paper figurines and talismans, and even kept a backup plan - [Qiankun Refining].

If the computer plan doesn't work, he will use [Qiankun Refining] to strengthen the chip and create a groundbreaking supercomputer in advance.

[Qiankun Refining] This spell is very powerful. It can greatly improve the material of an object without changing its properties.

The only drawback is that it consumes a lot of energy.

A No. 2 battery that was half the size of a palm consumed 145% of his spiritual energy. It would be impossible to power up such a large supercomputer without millions of spiritual energy.

And strengthening the chip is a big loss.

After strengthening, the performance of the chip has only increased by less than two times, but its properties such as impact resistance, wear resistance, high temperature resistance, and strong magnetic resistance have been enhanced by hundreds of times.

But I don't use the chip to hit people on the head. When fighting, others throw flying swords, so should I throw chips?

Therefore, Lin Wen could only reluctantly place the [Qiankun Refining] plan as a backup option.

The status of [Paper Puppet] as the first choice remains unshakable.

"Yes, I am your master!"

Lin Wen answered the computer expert's question loudly.

The huge machine made a strange humming sound, as if the chip was accelerating, and electrons were rushing through the transistors, colliding with the silicon crystal, making a clanging sound.

The subtitles on the screen flashed, and a new line of words appeared: "Master, insufficient energy, requesting renewal."

Lin Wen's smile disappeared in an instant.

Fifty pieces of paper talismans, and all your efforts are wasted just by saying one word?

He hurriedly grabbed a handful of them from the box and pasted more than a thousand of them in one breath.

"How are you? Are you feeling better?" Lin Wen asked.

The computer genius wrote on the screen: "Full of energy, feeling good."

Lin Wen asked: "How long can it last?"

Computer expert: "One hour at full power."

Lin Wen was a little worried. According to this consumption, the computer would consume about 50% of its soul in one hour of precise work.

The paper man talisman he had available could only keep it running for about a hundred hours.

Let’s take a look at its capabilities first.

Lin Wen asked, "I have stored a lot of information in your body. Can you understand and operate it?"

A faint beeping sounded, and after a moment, the computer replied, "Yes, Master."

Lin Wenxi said: "Great, I have a game here, please quickly write out its underlying code..."

The computer expert replied, "I don't have the ability to create on my own. I need a template to imitate."

Lin Wen felt a chill in his heart, but when he heard the next sentence, he suddenly felt happy.

Isn't imitation, plagiarism, stealing, robbing and plundering what this company does best?

My name is well chosen!

Lin Wen quickly sat in front of the Zhizi terminal and started searching on the Empire Network, and soon found a similar game.

Cheng Group’s latest online game “Eternal Journey”.

This is a standard 3D massively multiplayer online role-playing game. In Lin Wen's opinion, the graphics are rubbish, the gameplay is very outdated, there are not even dungeons, and it is still stuck in the mode of hundreds or thousands of players killing monsters on the continent. There is no essential difference from the ancient "Ultima" and "EverQuest".

However, it has everything a large-scale online game should have, including three-dimensional space and models, multiplayer online mode, vast continents, standard combat mode, and a good loot system.

Even the painting styles are somewhat similar.

"Okay, I'll copy it."

Lin Wen downloaded the client and completed the operation in just a few seconds using a dedicated network cable.

"Tomoko."

"exist."

"I'm going to attack his server next. Can you help?"

"Can."

“Isn’t this a creative job?”

"no."

Although Chieko had no voice, she gave people a very calm feeling, with a hint of aloofness and loneliness. This was the first time that Lin Wen felt the emotions of the paper puppet.

"I just use fixed software to do repetitive tasks."

Lin Wen smiled and said, "That's great, let's get started."

when.

The Enter key was pressed, and the colorful and beautiful web page was instantly covered by countless cold codes.

Almost in an instant, the server's firewall was breached.

The next moment, the server of "Eternal Journey" was completely copied.

Also copied were a lot of player data. These useless things were quickly deleted and their copying was prohibited to avoid occupying network bandwidth.

A faint red hue appeared on the interface, proving that the opponent had noticed the attack and started defending, but everything was over.

Lin Wen disconnected the internet and asked with a smile, "Is that enough?"

Tomoko calmly replied, "That's enough."

"Great, then use this template to modify and expand it. This is the map of the Three Realms and the major factions I drew for the "Chinese Paladin World." Can you copy it in according to this template?"

"Yes, Master."

On the terminal screen, Lin Wen saw that the continent that originally belonged to "Eternal Journey" was changing rapidly. Countless mountains and valleys disappeared, and countless peaks and rivers reappeared. The bounded land was extending infinitely, and the boundless void was also extending infinitely.

Suddenly, another entire continent appeared, far above. It was the realm of the gods.

Another entire continent appeared, far below, it was the demon world.

Countless changes appear on the screen in a dazzling display, and the time-consuming and arduous basic work is skipped, leaving only creative refinement.

Lin Wen was filled with joy. This was the way to develop a game. It didn't require complex technical details, but allowed for perfect expression of artistic inspiration.

Just twenty minutes later, Tomoko's cold voice turned into words on the screen again.

"Master, it has been made according to your request."

Lin Wenxi said, "Great! The next task is quite complicated. I will connect you to a hundred terminals, and you will cooperate with them to complete the next task."

Tomoko was silent for a while before typing a line of words on the screen.

"Master...will you let someone else use me?"

Although the text is clearly emotionless, one can seem to see a hint of resentment and sadness.

Lin Wen was instantly embarrassed.

No way, you are just a computer expert, how did you make me look like a heartless scumbag?

"It's a terminal! People are typing text into the terminal computer to communicate with you, just like talking through a wall."

Tomoko's voice returned to its cold, calm, and still tone, as if expressing disappointment in her master:

"good."

I must be sick to be able to see these weird things from just one word.

Lin Wen complained about himself, hurriedly left the underground computer room, and came to the studio above the computer room.

There are one hundred workstations neatly arranged here, and each station has a terminal connected to the Sophon.

The terminal is an input device that only has a monitor, keyboard and mouse. All processing and calculations are done by the sophon, which will feed back the results to the monitor.

The difference between it and ordinary home computers is that it has countless terminals sharing one Zhizi.

This was once the mainstream way of using computers, and is now also used in most high-end laboratories.

Lin Wen called Qi Mu and his friends, and the young master Li Yuchen also came.

He is now very familiar with them. Although he is not good at technology, his rich, active and unconventional imagination has helped Qi Mu and others a lot. Many key points were overcome by his sudden inspiration.

"Wenjun!" That annoying name came towards me.

"County Mayor Lin." Qi Mu is still more normal.

The friends greeted in unison: "Sheriff Lin."

Lin Wen smiled and said, "Have you finished reading the information I gave you?"

Qi Mu, with dark circles under his eyes, excitedly replied, "We've already finished reading about the "Chinese Paladin World." County Chief Lin, I really don't know what's wrong with your brain..."

"Yes," another friend exclaimed, "Your imagination is truly magnificent, unpredictable, and inscrutable. Your knowledge is truly vast and profound. I can't believe there are people like you in the world."

"That's not all," a little fat man said loudly, "but also the advanced yet mature, established yet unique game mode."

Li Yuchen shouted, "The key is the infinitely derivative game content, the harmonious coexistence of players, and the inherent desire to spread happiness. Games these days are all about violence and the you-kill-me-I-kill-you mentality. I'm tired of it!"

Everyone was praising Lin Wen one after another, which made Lin Wen's face, which was as thick as a city wall, blush for a microsecond.

"Well, okay, I've already built the gaming platform. These one hundred terminals are connected to a supercomputer I've meticulously built with my own wisdom. It can help you develop games quickly in an unprecedented way."

Everyone fell silent, and everyone looked at Lin Wen with shining eyes, obviously looking forward to it.

"Its overclocking time is limited, so everyone should hurry up. Let's start with our first project, 'Chinese Paladin World.' I'll demonstrate it first."

Lin Wen turned around and sat at his workstation, turning on the screen.

The screen was very clean. Apart from some commonly used software, there was only an icon that said "Zhizi Operating Platform".

Lin Wen double-clicked the icon and a dialog box popped up on the screen.

There is nothing in the blank frame, it is very simple.

Lin Wen typed: "Zhizi, open the "Chinese Paladin World" game platform."

Qi Mu and others opened their mouths in surprise.

This is chat input, not code input, will this work?

A reply line appeared in the dialog box.

Tomoko: Yes.

The next moment, the continent of "Legend of Sword and Fairy World" unfolded on the screen. Lin Wen shook the mouse and showed them this continent that only existed in the editor.

Qi Mu and his friends were petrified again. Even their expressions were exactly the same: staring eyes, open mouths, and drooling.

Lin Wen briefly demonstrated the editor's functions and said, "The underlying code and main terrain are complete, but the topography and environment still need sculpting. The character models and art style also need to be rebuilt. The mazes, dungeons, monsters, character system, card drawing system, game structure, etc., all need to be redone."

"Note that this world is primarily intended for solo play or four-player team play, so design it from that perspective."

"This editor is different from your usual method. Let me demonstrate."

Lin Wen typed in the chat box again.

"Zhizi, create a character. His name is Shen Gongbao. His catchphrase is 'Fellow Daoist, please stay.' He is as powerful as a celestial being. He looks thin and cunning. He likes to wear black clothes with green patterns on them."

Another line of words appeared in the dialog box.

Tomoko: Yes.

The next moment, a tall and thin old man appeared in front of the screen.

A little fat guy exclaimed, "Isn't this the old black boss from Eternal Journey? He stretched it out."

Lin Wen smiled and said, "Don't worry."

Type again: "Tomoko, lengthen the hem of your clothes and protrude your jaw."

Tomoko: Yes.

The next moment, the old man's model changed as Lin Wen said.

Qi Mu and others seemed to have fallen into a hundred-year-old cesspool, and even their breathing stopped.

They saw Lin Wen constantly entering the details of the changes in the chat box, and even impatiently asked the computer for a pen to make the changes manually.

A moment later, a sinister, eerie villain with a two-dimensional style appeared.

Lin Wen then added many action modules and spells and magic weapons for him, and wrote a plot.

The plot is very simple: Shen Gongbao saw a man passing by and shouted: "Fellow Taoist, please stay." He then said: "The spiritual objects belong to those with virtue." Then he killed someone and took the treasure.

This is not the end yet. Lin Wen then demonstrated the power of building the Yinfeng Cave in Baiman Mountain.

He used verbal instructions almost throughout the process, and occasionally found a few pictures and sent them to the chat box for "Zhizi" to refer to.

In less than two minutes, the Baiman Mountain Yinfeng Tunnel, which Qi Mu thought would take a month to model, was completed.

Lin Wen did not write a single line of code or build a single model throughout the entire process.

"Fuck..."

Qi Mu held it in for a long time before saying these two words.

This is also the voice of everyone.

Only Li Yuchen, an outsider, jumped up and shouted, "Great! I don't want to look at those stupid codes anymore! Wenjun is the best!"

Lin Wen smiled and said, "Have you learned it? This is how this supercomputer works in overclocking mode."

Qi Mu's expression was extremely complicated, showing relief, joy, and regret.

"but."

Lin Wen continued:

"Overclocking time is limited. You need to allocate the work well and use the best steel where it is needed most. Do you understand what I mean?"

Qi Mu's expression instantly turned into joy. He nodded frantically, "I understand, I understand, County Chief Lin, I understand everything. I will arrange all my time reasonably, arrange all the key and important tasks, and make the most of it."

Lin Wen smiled slightly, very satisfied with Qi Mu's cleverness.

"Also, it's not just this project. Qi Mu, you should make a list of all the other projects and arrange their working hours reasonably to maximize the role of Zhizi."

Qi Mu's head almost dropped. He patted his chest and assured, "Don't worry! County Chief Lin, I will."

A friend sighed, "As expected of County Chief Lin, no wonder he dared to make such bold statements, completing so many projects in such a short time. He must have someone to rely on. I was just too shallow."

Lin Wen smiled and said, "Don't sigh. Time is running out. Let's get to work."

Everyone answered in unison, "Yes!" and immediately scattered, rushing to their workstations, unable to wait to experience the power of this perfect "Smart" computer.

There were only a hundred workstations, which were not enough for them to share. Many workstations were crowded with several people. They opened the dialog box with joy on their faces and began to enter the classic code that was comparable to Hello World.

"Tomoko, please help me..."

Lin Wen observed with satisfaction for a while. Chieko was doing the work of a hundred people well without any delays or lags.

It is worthy of being the crystallization of my wisdom.

Under such efficient working conditions, remakes of classics such as "Chinese Paladin World", "Legend of Stone", "Broken Mind", "Yu-Gi-Oh!", "Three Empires of War", "World of Beastcraft", "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", "The Dream of 300 Million Primary School Students", "Test Dog", and "Rainbow Sixteen" will all appear in this world.

There are also the three heavyweight MOBAs, "Heroic Tribe", "Tower of Legends" and "Pesticide", which will also decide who is the real king in this world under the same conditions.

It truly realized Guan Gong’s dream of fighting Qin Qiong.

Lin Wen knew it very well.

There have to be arguments, disputes, and fights to make the game exciting.

With so many big names online, I really don’t believe that the netizens of Empire won’t be in an uproar.

Finally, after my mecha army is built, I will develop "StarCraft".

Well, secretly strengthen the human race a little bit, hahaha.

With a beautiful dream in mind, Lin Wen turned to the arduous work of building an exoskeleton armor production line.

——

For a period of time afterwards, the empire calmed down a little.

Qin Luoshuang did get the news that the Qin Group was going to drop a new type of nuclear bomb on Changshan County, but Lin Wen just smiled and replied that it was impossible to succeed, and they could just pick up the nuclear materials when the time came.

Other than that, everything went smoothly.

Chip factories in Changshan County have started production one after another.

In addition to meeting the needs of exoskeleton armor, it also quickly occupied the imperial chip market at a low price.

The ultra-low price and ultra-high cost-performance of Changxin-10001 completely crush all other chips in the empire.

Changshan County's R&D costs are very low, and even at this price, there is profit.

But other people don’t have Lin Wen’s wisdom of 250, and the R&D costs are in the hundreds of millions, so the price is extremely high.

As soon as Evercore was listed, they exploded instantly.

All chips of Asp Company, controlled by Cheng Group, were unsaleable. After struggling in many ways without success, they were forced to reduce the price to one tenth of the original price before people started to buy them.

As the As Company suffered huge losses, Cheng Group's income pillar collapsed in half in an instant.

The funds for producing Zergmen also dropped drastically, and Cheng Wei was furious, but due to the disastrous failure of the attack some time ago, he was helpless.

Even a moron wouldn't do that if he didn't understand the situation before sending another batch of food.

However, this also created an unexpected situation.

As the price of the most expensive chip in Empire's current computer components plummeted, the price of Empire's computers also plummeted.

Empire's network has actually been very popular for a long time, but the reason many people are still reluctant to buy it is that the computers are too expensive.

This wave of price drops immediately triggered a computer buying frenzy. The number of Internet users in the empire increased dramatically, and all Internet-related products began to sell at a discount.

As the well-known "Chinese Paladin", its sales have reached new highs, and the calls for "Chinese Paladin 2" on the Internet are getting stronger and stronger.

Tenglibaba also responded to the public's request and released a rumor that "Chinese Paladin 2" was being prepared for production.

Although the picture released was just a folder with the name "Chinese Paladin 2" written on it, it made countless netizens excited and said that they had expectations for their lives.

But unfortunately, they probably couldn't have imagined that many years later, this expectation would turn into resentment of "Who hasn't bought "Chinese Paladin 1" yet?"

(End of this chapter)