Chapter 223

The boxes used to transport supplies are all made of metal. After unpacking and taking out the supplies, the outer boxes can be flattened and recycled.

Although these robots are said to be modeled after humans, they actually look very different from humans.

For example, their lower body has four legs that can be folded up at any time and used to slide using the rollers underneath. If the road conditions are too bad, they can turn on the suspension function to move when necessary.

The upper body consists of a sturdy body equipped with a power system and a square head with a core processor. More than a dozen robotic arms extend from the body, and each robotic arm has a different division of labor.

From large tasks like carrying discarded metal boxes, flattening them and putting them aside for recycling colleagues to take away, to small tasks like sewing with fine threads and screwing in screws.

The entire process from unpacking, taking out, to assembly is completed under their robotic arms.

Each of the robots lined up in a row has a different division of labor, and their assembly line-like operations allow them to add a large number of new companions in a very short period of time.

These assembled robots stood one by one in an open space.

They are performing the initialization and installation of the internal system, but the responsible A0 looks down on the programs and systems that come with them.

When they detected the network connection request, A0 agreed and roughly cleaned their cores, then installed a set of programs written by itself, as well as the same system used by all the machines on Tianyun Star.

Due to price issues, except for some absolutely new machines, most of the machines purchased are refurbished products that have been eliminated by the third and fourth level civilizations.

Although it is refurbished, there is no problem using it on Tianyun Star.

——After all, they were eliminated by the third and fourth level civilizations, and their performance is much better than the new machines made by the first and second level civilizations.

...They are used for transition in the early stage, and you can produce them yourself in the later stage, so you won’t feel bad about replacing them.

After these intelligent robots have had their software installed and their programs debugged, A0 allows them to directly participate in the former's activities.

If you stand in this area, you will find hundreds of boxes piled up as far as the eye can see.

The parts in each box can be assembled into 120 robots with similar styles but different functions. Once all are assembled, the number of robots here will exceed 10,000.

Robots at the fourth level of civilization, plus a production line of the same level, and A0 supervision.

Once these robots are dispersed to various production lines, the entire industrial zone can basically realize the entire process of unmanned production without taking up any manpower.

When these robots with upgraded systems were added, the assembly speed became even faster. When the number exceeded a thousand, A0 assigned the extra robots the task of assembling the production line.

Because the workshop standards for each production line are different, although the workshops had been arranged long ago, some equipment was only delivered this time.

Before these robots arrived, the work there was mainly to build a standard and qualified workshop, and only after the A0 acceptance was passed would the assembly of the production line begin.

Although there was not a single breathing creature here, the entire industrial area still appeared to be thriving.

AI's execution has always been efficient, especially when its intelligence reaches the A0 level.

When people are too busy to handle everything, AI does not have this worry as it can operate in multiple threads.

A0 was very busy in the industrial area, but on the other hand, he still had time to play with the cubs and chat with the Lord in the conference room. During this time, he also went to check the interior of the transport ship brought by Ji Lin and others... Doing all these things at the same time was not even a bother for him.

It notes the shortcomings and reports them to the Lord later.

These starships really looked like they were made of paper. They were really lucky to be able to arrive at Tianyun Star safely from the Lost Star Zone.

No wonder the Lord Overlord had previously said that he wanted to modify Ji Lin and his team's starship, equip it with weapons sufficient to protect the fleet, and also arrange for Zerg biological armor.

Inspecting the production lines in the industrial area, A0 entered the area where medicines and medical supplies were produced.

Compared with food, daily necessities and other things that can still be supplied, there is a huge gap in medicines.

Especially medical supplies. The census plan to be carried out later requires the establishment of identity files for all Zerg in the entire No. 2 gathering place. Blood collection, simple examinations, etc. will require a lot of disposable medical supplies.

The production of medicines is not random. The medicines exchanged between the female insects and the unicorns this month are aggregated and produced according to the demand ratio.

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On the starship.

Lan Yi and Ji Lin were chatting, while the other female insects were resting.

Before Ji Lin and his team arrived at Tianyun Star, relevant information had already been transmitted back, including the model of starship and the type of weapons they used.

Qi Heng had mentioned some plans to Lan Yi in advance about strengthening the fleet's defense capabilities and enhancing weapon energy output.

This time, Lan Yi and Ji Lin naturally talked about this topic.

As for why Qi Heng suddenly considered strengthening Ji Lin and the others' strength... this has to do with the situation where he was directing the 'Ashes' interstellar mercenary group to carry out missions outside.

If they have an order, they will become a regular mercenary group and guarantee to complete the task 100%.

When there are no missions and there are dirty jobs to be cleaned up, they are just interstellar pirates who prey on their enemies.

He changed the livery of his fleet, then fired a few shots and moved to another position, doing a thriving business of robbing fellow thieves with no capital.

After reading the earnings report sent back by Lu Ze.

Qi Heng was a little moved.

If the Ashes Mercenary Group didn't have an important mission, he really wouldn't mind them treating their side hustle as their main job. No one would know it was them who did it anyway.

In fact, as a super-intelligent AI, Lu Ze's calculation of benefits has reached a level that even intelligent creatures would find pathological.

In other words, the Ashes Mercenary Group is currently engaging in extremely intense robbing without affecting their primary mission.

Qi Heng also discovered through this incident that the current interstellar trading environment is not safe at all. Compared to Lu Ze, who is mainly a robber, there is a lot of information indicating that pirates robbing merchant groups is normal.

The transport fleet formed by the 'Wujin' Chamber of Commerce is currently following the route from the Western Ring Star Belt → White Tower Trading Zone → Lost Star Zone, and will also pass through the no-man's land in the middle.

Being safe once does not mean being safe every time.

Once you leave the most valuable Western Ring Star Belt, you will be at risk of being robbed. There are also many pirate gangs that make a living by looting on the route leaving the White Tower Trading Area and heading to the Lost Star Area.

The Lost Sector is a true criminal's paradise - you can rob a fleet there without even having to destroy the evidence.

Qi Heng didn't really want the Wujin Chamber of Commerce's transport team to encounter interstellar pirates. Being robbed was secondary. The most troublesome thing was the subsequent chain reaction that might be caused if the news leaked out.

Therefore, he decided to use up a sum of energy to directly exchange for a powerful defensive weapon from the system. The main purpose was to use it for defense if no one came to him, and to destroy the opponent directly if someone came to him.

In short, you can't let the other person leave alive.

If some news of 'illegal transportation of supplies to the Lost Star Zone' were to come out and attract attention, exposing the situation on Tianyun Star in advance... it might attract unnecessary attention from the Star Alliance.

"You can come with me later. Let them stay and wait for notification." Lan Yi said to Ji Lin as he watched the transportation of materials nearing completion.

Once the supplies here are transported underground, the weapons that need to be installed and the accessories for modifying the original weapon systems on the starship will be delivered later.

A signatory is required here, and a hand is also required during installation.

Ji Lin: “No problem.”

Upgrading the fleet's defense system and weapons is a good thing no matter how you look at it, and the starting point is also because they are worried that they will not be able to defeat other forces outside and will be bullied and robbed.

Every time they thought Grey Mist had given them enough attention, Grey Mist would always refresh their understanding again and again.

Although no one said it openly, privately saying they were not curious about the existence and purpose of the 'Gray Mist' organization was a lie.

Therefore, although the 'Gray Mist' has never clearly stated which faction they belong to, most Zerg believe that the 'Gray Mist' should have developed among the Tianjia Zerg outside and now returned to help their compatriots who are still imprisoned.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain why Gray Mist was so dedicated to helping them.

Moreover, their attitude was not to exploit them, but to truly care about their life and death safety and survival... Because of this, even though the 'grey fog' was obscuring them, every one of Ji Lin and the other insects gave their full trust.

While repaying the 'Gray Mist' with sincerity, he was also working to save his own race and civilization.

After leaving the starship, Lan Yi took Ji Lin and went down through the same entrance that Qi Heng had taken.

This was Ji Lin's first time to come to the mining area. The mining area had changed a lot from the past, but one could still see from the remaining mine entrances what kind of life the Zerg who came here to dig for ore used to live.

As a male insect, he has always dominated Area 1. He doesn't even know the living conditions of ordinary female insects, let alone imagine how the female insects who are responsible for mining ore live.

In short, it won’t be very good.

Ji Lin took the freight elevator with Lan Yi and reached out to tentatively touch the walls on both sides of the elevator.

Not metal.

It looks like smoothed and dried soil, but its texture is very hard and feels more like a rough rock surface.

Ji Lin tried his best but couldn't leave any marks on the surface.

Ji Lin looked at Lan Yi and said, "This elevator takes a very long time."

He had been standing on the elevator for about two or three minutes, but the elevator still showed no sign of reaching the bottom.

"Because it wasn't originally intended for us to use..." Lan Yi smiled and said, "The underground city is 500 meters below the surface. We need to take this freight elevator to get to the underground city..."

"Yeah, here we are."

At this time, the elevator slowly stopped.

Lan Yi reached out and lifted the protective railing, then walked out with Ji Lin.

Outside is a wide platform with several passageways on the surrounding walls, and many boxes of supplies are placed aside.

Noticing where his gaze was, Lan Yi explained, "These are just temporarily placed here for easy transportation."

"Is this a dungeon?" Ji Lin asked.

Lan Yi said as he walked: "To be precise, this is part of the underground city."

"If you want to visit, there's still time later. Now we need to go meet the other bugs first. They should be waiting for us."