The essence of the magic array is to operate in a specific way through the elements stored in the magic crystal, and eventually produce the corresponding magic phenomenon. All the variables, including the number of elements, the size of the array, the change of the environment, etc., can be calculated, as long as the variables are the same, the final result is also fixed. Some magic circles have not yet been mathematically cracked, but using empirical formulas, you can still get the answers you want.

With the combination of magic array and mechanical structure, the concept of automation also emerged. In the simplest magic kettle, for example, only the hedron needs to be embedded in the outside, and the fire magic at the bottom of the kettle is activated to start boiling water. Once the temperature is reached, there is a bimetal inside that naturally bends, and the hedron is lifted up again through a mechanical structure. The fire circle naturally fails, and the boiling water ends.

The simple procedural structure was already used in many aristocratic families, and the next step would be to spread to the common people. Complex structures can naturally run more complex programs, and the program killing that Mr. Cunkusa is talking about is also among them.

Of course, with the current state of technology, it is not easy to edit a program. Far from being something that can be done with a few lines of code, programmers need to personally sort out the magic array, clear the wiring, and even design the mechanical structure, which is extremely heavy and difficult for others to change.

Modular design has been proposed to simplify the procedure as much as possible, but at least so far, a full-fledged modular system does not exist. Moreover, the volume of today's complex programs is extremely large, and even if it is modular, each module is surprisingly large, and it is difficult to highlight the advantages of modules.

But Mr. Grass is not writing, not researching technology. It's perfectly fine to omit some things and add a little fantasy element. For example, the module is tucked into the space ring, and when it is to be called, it can be easily retracted. These technologies, which may take three or five years in reality, can be advanced to the present.

"There are at least three steps in the murder process," Mr. Cuncao was still in high spirits, "one, recognize the person." Second, murder. 3. Self-destruction. ”

"Yes. Stadt nodded frequently in cooperation.

"First of all, how do you identify the target? First of all, of course, you have the target data, or the height or the weight or the smell or the clothing or whatever. Suppose the person we want to kill weighs 200 catties, then we only need to set up a mechanism on the ground to automatically filter people who are not slow to 200 catties and more than 200 catties, and then make an error value in the middle. Then at least the suspected target has appeared!"

Start frowned slightly: "200 pounds ......"

"I'm not targeting you, I'm targeting all 200 pounds," Mr. Cuncao replied, "After the preliminary determination, the procedure can proceed to the next step of identification, and if all the conditions are fully met, it will be judged as the target of this time." Otherwise, give up. ”

Starter frowned slightly: "The weight can still be measured, and the height is barely okay, right? But what about other conditions? Most people are of medium stature, and the error will be very large." How can you identify it?"

"We can introduce some biotechnology," Mr. Cunkusa replied, "and the octopus we have has the ability to quickly copy, so it is not difficult for it to sketch the outline of a person's appearance." Then we give a sketch of the target in advance, and the octopus sketches it and compares it with the picture, if it is judged to be the same picture, it will naturally classify the pictures together. A simple face detection will do. ”

Starter frowned and pondered for a moment: "Octopus can indeed make some simple classifications, stacking the same picture or text on top of each other so that it can be copied later. ”

"This is where you can use it, of course, the octopus will be more rigid in recognizing the map, maybe there will be some different angles and it will not be recognized. But as long as we make a few more graphs in advance, the probability of success will be greatly increased. As long as the octopus has a different movement, then it is possible to design a mechanism or program based on it. ”

"We can think of the octopus as a module, a face recognition module," Mr. Cunkusa continued, "when there is a target, it will have an output signal, and when it doesn't, it won't." Then the link of recognizing people is solved. ”

"Then there is killing, of course, there are many ways to kill people, knives, fire, stones, and smashes are feasible. However, since the program is set here, it can be flexible according to the actual situation. For example, in which cases are suitable for knives, then use knives, and everything is up to the program to judge. ”

"How can you tell?" asked Stat.

"In the end, it's all people who judge in advance," Mr. Cuncho replied, "and if A and B are in the same room, we want to kill A." We can preset a scenario where A walks in front of B, and we turn off the engine and shoot a knife, killing A from behind, and by the way, we can also blame B. ”

"Then the procedure is that if A is in front of B, the knife trap above the back of A fires once. If the above conditions are not present, it will not be activated. ”

"We can even add commands, if A doesn't die, then cycle the knife command until we die. Finally, the program self-destructs, END. ”

Stadt: "......"

"We can also add some instructions to make the program even better. For example, if there are many people, it will not be activated even if A is satisfied before B. Because it is impossible to blame B. For example, if the time is automatically detected, it will not be activated if it is not suitable for killing people during certain time periods. ”

Stadt thought for a moment and asked, "But in this way, the conditions are too harsh." What if A is not in front of B?"

"The individual conditions are indeed a bit harsh, but they are necessary to hide the murderer and succeed in taking the blame. And if there are multiple conditions, then the problem can be solved. We can set a little more, for example, how will B kill when he walks in front of A? How will AB kill when he walks side by side? How will A kill while riding B? I believe that as long as there are enough conditions, then A will definitely die. ”

"And I, the murderer, have long been thousands of miles away. I could have programmed it months in advance and waited for the conditions to happen, and I had a perfect alibi myself. In the end, it will either be B's back, or it can only become an unsolved case. This is how programmers kill people. Mr. Cuncao said calmly.

Stadt: "......"

"And to catch such a murderer, after all, you have to rely on programmers, that is, the so-called only programmers can defeat programmers," Mr. Cuncao said to himself, "How to restore some clues in the self-destructive program, I am afraid that this will become a specialized discipline in the future." It's like thinking of a doctor's autopsy. But in any case, the program can be written for months or even years waiting for the right time, and I myself could have left the country long ago to avoid trouble. No matter what they do to me, even if they find me, they can't do anything to me. ”

"Wait a minute," Stadt was a little worried, "what you said was too specific, so if you write it directly, will it teach bad children?"

"No," Mr. Cunkusa was sure, "at most teach bad programmers." ”

Stadt: "......"

"Actually, there is no need to worry too much about this kind of problem, most programmers already have this ability. Maybe because of the level of the individual, the program is also good and bad, but to say that they can't be made up, it is too much to underestimate them. Mr. Cuncho just replied with a smile.

At this time, the parrot under the bed was still there, and through the contract contact, the conversation between the two was passed to Kevin in its original form. Kevin had a new idea in an instant: with the current technology, it may take a while to kill people with programs, and if it is a master, an ordinary magic array explosion will not be able to kill at all. And if it is a low hand, the cost of the program is too high and a bit more than worth the loss.

But if it is a bombing building, it is different, the building will neither move nor defend, as long as the calculation is accurate, it is a bombing and an accurate. At this stage, the program module is huge, but this is not much of a problem in the bombing operation, because there must be many empty rooms in a building, which is enough to stuff the program.

Once the automatic bombing process is completed, then Kevin will have nothing to do, and he can even return to China, and then just wait for the trigger conditions to be achieved. And the program itself can be completed by the domestic research team, and Kevin only needs to give them the data from the building.

In this way, it is much easier to blow up the building. It also made Kevin more confident in this operation, but leaving Mr. Cuncao nearby was a hidden danger after all. At least find a way to break him off, otherwise he might see something.

By the time Mr. Cuncao finished talking, it was already early in the morning. The parrot finally came out from under the bed, and Start looked tired and ready to go to bed.

"The ......," the parrot was about to speak. But he saw that Start was already snoring, and fell asleep so quickly that people wondered if he was pretending to be asleep.

"Forget it, let him rest first," Kevin recalled the parrot, "casually supporting Mr. Inch Grass will also have a great impact on his business, let's take a look first." ”

"Then I'll withdraw too. Alas, you have to drill ventilation ducts when you go back, which is really troublesome. The parrot grumbled as she pulled open the shutters at the mouth of the pipe and went out all the way.

At noon the next day, the 30,000 parrots finally successfully connected with Start's commercial parrots, retrieved a space ring, and sent it to Kevin's hotel.

There are three safes inside the ring, which can be opened by entering a specific password. Kevin also paid enough attention to it, first arranging the room with an enchantment, and then opening it in earnest.

Open the first safe, which contains intelligence information on important people. Mainly in Squid City, the number one people who can be ranked in the city are basically here. The content is detailed and detailed, from personal strength, personal assets to hobbies and tastes, clothing styles, etc., and a certain subjective evaluation is given.

This box of information is enough for Kevin to see next month from this month, but fortunately, there is also an extra character relationship map in the intelligence. Who is who's relative, who is who's student or apprentice, who is who's ex-girlfriend are all marked with arrows, and the whole character relationship chart is extremely huge, one meter wide and two meters long, Kevin can only spread it out on the bed to see.

In the center of the picture, there are three people, one is the local lord of the city, a man about 50 years old. One is an Imperial soldier, a young officer about 30 years old, who looks very strong. The last one is a local aristocrat, an old man in his 90s who has a lot of industrial resources in his hands.

A lot of the connections basically come from these three people, at least in the city. The Imperials do have a garrison in Smida, but the garrison is not in Squid City, so it is unknown what this young officer does. There were also three guards under him, who lived in a mansion, and seemed to have nothing to do all day, and when they had finished eating and slept, they woke up and ate.

Intelligence officers subjectively commented on him: "Most of them are sent from within the empire to brush up their qualifications." ”

Kevin stopped wasting time on this man and looked at the city lord again. Judging from his resume, this city lord has been in office for seven or eight years and has no political achievements. But it's peaceful, at least on the surface.

Intelligence officers subjectively commented on him: "Wine bags and rice bags, except for eating and drinking first-class, there is no ability." ”

Kevin looked at the third one, this 90-year-old man was a local aristocratic chief. Although the nobles were essentially not superior or inferior, they were actually all subordinate to this person and belonged to a huge noble group. Its industry is involved in the white and black roads, and Kevin's dock gang seems to be a small branch of its subordinates.

The intelligence officer subjectively commented on it: "There are just dry bones in the grave, and there is nothing to say." ”

Kevin couldn't help but scratch his head, feeling that the intelligence officer was over-evaluated...... , which seems to affect one's own judgment and lead oneself to despise the other person as well.

If you take a closer look at the date of the mapping of the network, it is actually three years ago. However, there has been no major event in Smecta in the past three years, and it should not change much, so it can barely be used.

Looking at the others, starting with the sheriff chief, Kevin found that the subjective evaluation of intelligence officers was not positive, either "despicable, insidious and vicious", or "unresponsive, cowardly", or "self-righteous, arrogant", and as for the word "eating and waiting for death" has the highest probability of appearing.

Kevin couldn't help but be curious, and hurriedly flipped through it quickly to find out if there were any positive reviews, even neutral parity. He really let him find a few, and one of them was just a community security guard. But he used to be an effective sheriff and detective captain, and he was able to solve many important cases. However, it is said that because he angrily scolded the chief in a certain case, he eventually became a community security guard.

However, after he became a community security guard, he did not become depressed, but scolded the former chief all day long. And no one can help him anymore, so he can only go with him.

Intelligence officers subjectively commented on him: "Born at the wrong time." ”

This is a rare to find a more positive evaluation, and Kevin couldn't help but look at this person a few more times.

One safe to look at, and two more. The next one is a variety of urgently needed equipment and medicines, including hemostatic drugs, hemostatic bandages, etc., as well as some high-end light system recovery scrolls.

The next one is a bunch of landmark architectural drawings, with Squid City being the main one. However, when it comes to drawings, there are few specific details. And the only few internal structure diagrams were made by some Assassins after Kevin started the Assassin Strategy Tutorial.

Kevin didn't dwell on this for too long, and there weren't many buildings in Squid City that were worth exploding. At the same time, it is necessary to consider the buildings that the necromancer may have come to save, then churches and the like can be ruled out. The rest are some large factories, large hotels, etc., which must be hit hard, at least to let them know that only the necromancer can save them before using the necromancer.

Located in the heart of Squid City, the Six Stars Mang Hotel is a perfect target, with a façade consisting of six tall towers on the periphery and a domed tower in the middle, which is a regular hexagonal shape from a bird's-eye view, with the six outer towers taking up one foot and the central circular building being slightly smaller to form a wonderful geometric shape.

Such a luxurious building certainly has the effect of a magic circle, which can already be seen from its architectural structure. But the building was not a defensive institution, nor was it used for military purposes, but only a hotel. The magical effect produced by the six towers is only similar to that of a fountain, and it is not lethal, of course, the magnificence is not the same.

With such a luxurious hotel, it is natural to receive noble personalities. In fact, not only the nobles in the city often came and went, but even to receive foreign guests, state visits, etc., and occasionally arranged food and lodging here.

Kevin has already drawn a cross on the picture, and that's the goal. The next step is to wait for domestic researchers to send the magic array.

Put away this large pile of information and remove the barrier. Kevin stretched, but there was a knock on the door, but he suddenly remembered, "Robles, is Robles there?"

Kevin was stunned, heard the voice of the foreman, and hurriedly got up to open the door: "Here." ”

"What's going on in your room? There's a floor that, that's in the way...... I didn't even dare touch it. The foreman asked.

"That's ...... Enchantment, for sound insulation. Kevin couldn't think of anything else for a while, so he told the truth.

"Oh," the foreman wondered, "why is it that a man is still soundproofing?

"Uh, yes...... Look at the yellow map. Kevin was in a hurry.

"Oh," the foreman suddenly pulled out the topic, "By the way, today we have a master from the dock gang, and he said he is coming to you!"

Kevin frowned slightly: "What master?"

"I don't know, it's the boss who brought it," replied the foreman, "as if he wanted to find out about some explosion." ”

Kevin was surprised: "What does the explosion have to do with us?"

"I think so too," replied the foreman, "and now all the gang strongholds have been blown up, but ours have been blown up too, and we are the first to blow up." ”

"What does that master look like?" asked Kevin, carefully.

"Oh, a strong man with tattoos on his arms, a bald head, and no front teeth. The foreman described earnestly.

"Sounds ...... This man will not live more than a chapter. Kevin couldn't help but complain.

"Be careful, he heard that you were new here, so he asked to see you by name. So I'm coming to you, I'm afraid he'll let you carry all the black pots, after all, it's your new arrival," the foreman was a little worried, "Or, don't go?"

"No," Kevin said, in good spirits, "I've been waiting for him for a long time." ”

"You know him?"

"I don't know," Kevin smiled, "I just met in the past." ”