023, I, robot

Ever since he dreamed of Owerthback, the master craftsman, Kraft began to delve into the dwarf engineering as seen from his dreams, not to mention the things that required magic materials, and the mechanical squirrel used to get started made Kraft very happy.

Bolts, copper ingots, malachite.

These simple materials are magically engineered to become a mechanical squirrel that can follow its own nimble movement, and does not require additional energy, which is simply forcing the law of conservation of energy to the ground and rubbing.

It's just that his dream has always been unscientific, and this situation can't make Kraft have many happy thoughts, the key is that this mechanical squirrel can be copied!

Although the mechanical squirrel made by Alice will be dominated by the law of conservation of energy again, and will not actively follow its owner, it is not difficult to add a power source such as a battery box or clockwork to it, and the little squirrel is still the same agile, as long as it is designed with a voice-activated or light-sensing system, it is not difficult to sell it as a high-end toy.

Although it can't enhance its combat power, it can increase its income, so that Kraft has more money to study other inventions, after all, scientific research is still very expensive, and Kraft will naturally be happy to have one more way to make a fortune, not to mention that there are several mechanical pets with different shapes in the future, and when Kraft has eaten the technology inside, he can design more shapes by himself.

I don't know if it's because the dream has evolved, or if Kraft's luck has been really good lately, when he started to study engineering, he dreamed several times in a row about the engineering-related characters in the world called Azeroth, and several of them were not master craftsmen, but just ordinary apprentices.

But Kraft was even more satisfied with this, because these apprentices gave him a detailed understanding of the basics of engineering, which accelerated his overall learning progress a lot.

In addition, Kraft also dreamed of a dream character who took the route of goblin engineering, without the biased rhythm of the gnomes, Kraft also had a more comprehensive understanding of goblin engineering, in addition to those relatively backward weapon technology, there are also many things in goblin engineering that Kraft is worth learning.

Like that goblin pacemaker......

Originally, Kraft thought that the help that engineering would bring to him, in addition to those high-level props that he didn't know if he could make, was probably to make those small mechanical pets in batches to help him raise funds, but soon he discovered that the real power of this dream was not an advanced engineering creation, but the magical basic setting that could rub copper ingots into bronze pipes with his bare hands.

The exact principle of Kraft is unknown, but when he saw in a dream an apprentice dwarf craftsman rubbing copper ingots into bronze pipes by hand, he was able to replicate this method in the real world, not only bronze pipes, but also other metals, as well as strong gunpowder from stones, polishing stones into lenses without any tools, and so on......

Such an unscientific method was mastered by Kraft in a few dreams.

"Is this TM science?"

Putting aside the steel pipe that had just been rubbed out in his hand, Kraft looked at his still white hands, and suddenly had doubts about the definition of the word science.

"Big Brother Cow Critic ——!!!"

Quinn, who had watched the whole operation of Kraft from the sidelines, shouted loudly.

"Teach me! Big brother teach me! ”

The second dog came to Kraft with a stupid face and kept harassing him.

"Don't think about it, you can't learn it with your dog's paws!"

Kraft came to his senses and shoved Quinn's stupid face away.

Quinn lowered his head in silence, looked at his dog's paws, and then leaned his head over again, the tail on his ass waging wildly.

"Then big brother, you get me a human hand!"

"Yes...... Kraft rolled his eyes, then smiled sheepishly at Quinn, "but before we can do that, we'll have to cut off your dog's paws." ”

“RUA!”

Quinn jumped backwards and scurried under the table with his tail between his legs.

"Is it okay to chop your claws? I don't want it, I don't want it! ”

"Stupid Dog ......"

Beya, who was lying on the computer case to keep warm, yawned and cursed with disdain.

After mastering the core technology of hand-rubbing materials, Kraft's progress in engineering began to fast-forward wildly, and soon he reached the stage where he needed some special materials.

Mithril.

This name is not uncommon in the dreams of other magical worlds, and even on earth, it is a pity that it only exists in various fantasy works.

Kraft specifically looked up the Mithril setting on Earth: it was as malleable as bronze, smooth as glass, hard as iron, but light as a feather, with a silver sheen, and never dimmed.

And then there are some supplemental settings, such as magic affinities and the like.

In the fantasy worlds that Kraft dreamed of, the characteristics of Mithril were very similar to these settings, and Kraft was a little strange, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

There are a lot of strange things in his dreams, and if he has to get to the bottom of them one by one, he can't live this day?

Aside from the fantasy settings related to magic, the properties of Mithril itself are not complicated, hard, lightweight, and highly malleable, although there are no such natural minerals on earth, it is not difficult to make similar alloys as substitutes, not to mention some alloy formulas with more unscientific properties in Kraft's dreams.

After repeatedly watching the Craftsmen's use of Mithril in his dreams, Kraft was able to determine that most of the engineering creations did not require Mithril's magical affinity, or that even if they did not have magical affinity, they only reduced its performance and did not prevent it from being used.

Then this will be easy, Kraft took a moment to make all the alloys he knew that were close to the characteristics of Mithril, and then looked at the engineering blueprints and decided to test it with the Gnome Rocket Boots to see which alloy was closest to the Mithril in the world of Azeroth.

Just as there were a few pairs left over from the previous production of the Foot Enhancement Shoes, but they were still not enough, Kraft called Martin's shoe store and asked them to send a dozen pairs.

The technology on the Azeroth continent that does not need the assistance of large equipment, and can be rubbed out with only a hammer, a wrench and a hand, is too IMBA, and it took Kraft less than two days to rub out more than a dozen pairs of dwarf rocket boots.

But...... The experimenters will have to think about it......

Kraft looked at the row of rocket boots in front of him and fell into deep thought.

This thing is not only found in dwarf engineering, but also in the goblin branch, and both branches are rare to remind at the same time.

The gnomes, on their part, are more reserved, warning that the energy system and drivetrain are not always functioning properly.

The goblins are straightforward: they're likely to explode suddenly, so use them with care.

Now it's not in a dream, it's just to wake up from a dream after being blown up, if it's blown up, Kraft, a mortal person, can't guarantee that the future will be with a wheelchair, although there are a lot of prosthetic techniques in the dream......

But there is an original who TM will use a pirated version! Even if the pirated version is more powerful than the original, it is always the original that is more satisfying to use!

This kind of thing can even be carried by Quinn's stupid dog, and it is naturally impossible for Kraft to take the initiative to die.

So after much thought, Kraft called Alice.

"Huh? Huh?! ”

Hearing Kraft's cold-blooded and ruthless request, Alice cried on the spot.

"Don't, brother! I'm scared! ”

Alice hugged Kraft's thigh, refusing to let go.

"You're a robot scared!"

Kraft kicked the thigh that was being held, but couldn't shake it off, and could only patiently reason with Alice.

"As long as you turn off the pain system, even if it explodes, it won't hurt, and if the blown area is damaged, I'll replace it with new parts for you, won't it be solved?"

"But what if you blow up your brain?"

Alice still looked tearful.

"The power of these shoes is not to that extent......" Looking at Alice's pitiful expression, Kraft also softened a little, he stroked Alice's head, and comforted softly: "And I can back up your memories to the computer, even if I accidentally hurt the chip inside, I can revive the memory." ”

"But...... But...... Is that revived Alice really me? ”

“……”

Kraft was stunned, although he occasionally had the illusion that Alice was an ordinary human being, and he also had some feelings for her, but in his heart and intellect, he still never regarded her as a living being.

No matter how much she behaves like a human being, in Kraft's perception, this is closer to the logic of the program's behavior than to actually having a sense of self or a soul or something.

"Since you don't like it, forget it."

Kraft pursed his lips and lifted Alice up from the ground.

"Brother, are you angry? Actually, I'm just a little scared, just get over it. ”

Alice said, reaching for the rocket boots on the table, when Kraft slapped them off.

"I'm not angry, it's just that I haven't figured it out, if I experiment, it's a big deal that I'll just make a remote control robot again, just spend more time."

Kraft rubbed his stomach and changed the subject.

"I'm a little hungry, can you make me some snacks?"

"Wrap it up on me."

Hearing that she didn't have to go to the test by herself, Alice suddenly became happy, rolled up her sleeves and showed a bright smile, and then walked to the kitchen next to the studio.

"Well done, Kraft."

Beya jumped from the chassis to Kraft's arms, rubbing her head against his chest and approvingly.

Quinn tilted his head: ???

Kraft scratched Beya's chin and didn't speak.

He has read a lot of science fiction works related to robots, novels, television, movies and games, and the discussion about robots has never stopped, and there is one point of view that is relatively popular.

When a robot appears to be self-aware, can it be considered a life?

Kraft used to be happy about this view, but now he ......

"Now I really have a younger sister......

Kraft scratched his head and sighed helplessly, but a faint smile appeared on his face.