"Doesn't this prove that your research direction is correct?" Li Lin said with a smile.
“…”
Victor continued to stare at the robot on the workbench, his expression tense, and did not answer.
Another minute or two passed, until the crystal energy completely covered all the circuits inside the robot. With the unusual sound of mechanical gears running, a large amount of white steam spewed out of the metal pipes on the robot.
Immediately afterwards, the two egg-sized eyes on the robot's round head opened, flashing with a cyan-blue light.
It placed its two giant hands on the table, lifted up its huge body, and jumped off the workbench.
The pair of mechanical feet that were completely disproportionate to the body came into contact with the marble floor of the laboratory, producing a crisp sound of metal hitting the smooth floor, and some steam spurted out from the gaps between the parts.
It turned its head to look at Li Lin and Victor. Victor used the speakers inspired by Hextech audio to emit a standard mechanical voice: "Engine started. Ready to go."
"Success! I finally succeeded!"
Victor was overjoyed to hear the robot speak.
"I didn't input any language code into it, but it can speak! This means that even without smart chips, we can still create intelligent robots..."
No, no, its intelligence cannot be compared with the intelligence brought by the smart chip I made.
Li Lin responded in his heart.
The robot blinked and reached out to scratch its bald bronze head, as if expressing its confusion.
Victor, who was so excited, couldn't see it, but Li Lin could see the changes through "data-driven thinking".
The original crystal in its body is still in a half-asleep and half-awake state, and the subconscious level alone gives this machine some thinking.
When the Primordial Crystal fully awakens, how far will Blitzcrank grow?
"Give it a name." Li Lin patted Victor on the shoulder. "How can such a great work be without a name?"
Victor rubbed his chin and looked the robot up and down.
The continuously jumping electric arcs on its body resonated with the electricity in the workbench and the robotic arm, forming an electrostatic force field around it, and the sound of electric current was constantly "sizzling".
A flash of inspiration struck Viktor, and a name came to mind. "Let's call it Blitzcrank, after the sound of the arcing electricity dancing on its shell."
"Blitzcrank..."
Li Lin paused for a few seconds, pretending to think. "It's a very good name. It will definitely become the focus of everyone's attention during the Evolution Day Conference."
"Stop teasing me." Victor said helplessly, glancing at Li Lin. "This year, Jayce's Hextech Flygate and your flying armor alone have crushed all other works. What's the point of my robot? Not to mention..."
Suddenly, as if realizing something, he stopped talking. "I think... this technology, I think it's better not to make it public."
"Are you worried about the problems with the Primordial Crystal and the Shell People?"
Viktor stared intently at Blitzcrank's blue-green electronic eyes and nodded slightly.
Li Lin sighed, "If you don't announce it, how are you going to explain it to the academy?"
"I assisted Jace in researching the Hexgate. Its invention bears my name. That's enough..."
"No, you know that's not what I meant."
Victor and Li Lin looked at each other for a few seconds, then looked away, lowered their heads and sighed.
In Piltover, what people pay most attention to is not the team behind a craftsman, but the craftsman himself.
Even if a popular Hextech device is not developed entirely by one person, whoever gives a speech on the Evolution Day conference will be recognized as the inventor of the new device.
Originally, according to Jayce, he wanted to invite Viktor to go on stage together, but unfortunately Viktor was not good at dealing with this kind of situation and declined him.
Li Lin heard this from Jess two days ago.
Therefore, if you want to make a name for yourself in Piltover, it is very important to have an invention that is truly unique to you and has far-reaching influence.
In this way, even if you don't go on stage to speak, as long as your invention can be presented on stage and your name is read out by the host, it will be considered a great achievement.
After all, there are countless new inventions in the Twin Cities every year, but only those inventions that have a wide impact or are extremely potential are eligible to be displayed on the Evolution Day Conference booth.
Blitz is qualified as long as Li Lin does not temporarily take out the fully intelligent mechanical engineering troops that he is currently producing and assembling.
As for the Tyrannosaurus and Tyrannosaurus mecha, with Victor's Blitzcrank, Li Lin is now only ready to show the warrior that can transform into a chariot that everyone knows this evening.
Victor hesitated, "But the Primordial Crystal..."
"That's not the problem we should worry about now. Have you forgotten what I said to you in your office just now?
"As long as we have the right to speak, we only need to publish a paper exploring the relationship between the Primordial Crystal and the Shell People. The Council will definitely take the words of an outstanding scientist known throughout the Twin Cities seriously."
Li Lin paused and continued, "Also, the Primordial Crystal is extremely valuable. With the advent of intelligent chips, the council members wouldn't think of mass-producing such expensive robots."
"By the way, speaking of intelligent chips..." Victor frowned. "If I show Blitzcrank first, the citizens will definitely think I invented the intelligent robot first. That's unfair to you."
Hearing Victor's words, Li Lin couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"What are you laughing at? I'm serious." Victor said in a serious tone.
"I don't need any more fame now, Victor. It's enough."
Li Lin's laughter faded as he explained, "It doesn't matter to me who invented the intelligent robot as people think it is. What matters is that you can gain fame through it, and even be promoted to professor."
He turned his head to look at Blitzcrank, the corners of his mouth curled up, "Also, have you ever thought about... creating a true mechanical life form?"
"Huh?!" Victor was surprised. "You mean a life form transformed like the Bolpok family?"
"No, at most they upload their consciousness into a mechanical body. It's different."
Victor's eyes widened, and he seemed to react, "...So what do you mean?!"
Li Lin didn't rush to explain his thoughts. Instead, he asked him a question, "Can machines have the ability to think for themselves like humans?"
Victor was stunned by Li Lin's idea. He had never considered it in this way before. "This involves philosophical questions...your smart chip?"
"Strictly speaking, the intelligent system I developed still operates according to fixed logic and procedures. It only simulates certain human thought processes, but does not truly possess the ability to think for itself like humans."
"But making a machine think like a human...how is such a thing possible?"
"That's why research on Blitz is particularly important."
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