184 Small States and the Crisis of Intelligent Machines

The blonde female singer with big waves intertwined with the stereoscopic projection is singing lyrical songs against the stars.

Yang Luo sat on the captain's chair with his arms on his pillow, enjoying the music, and browsing the briefings of the last three months.

They were on their way to the Cus Federation.

Yes, Mimily and Kolev have fallen into the quagmire of the Kashi Federation.

The only thing that is certain now is that the two of them are still alive.

The terminal equipment around the two of them is very difficult to transmit their life signals, and it is Molly who is trying to help her two masters.

The realistic projection of the law appeared on the side, and he hurried to Yang Luo's side, wondering, "Boss, you don't look very nervous. ”

"Well," Yang Luo nodded calmly, "Is it necessary to be nervous?" I believe in Mimiri's abilities and Kolev's cunning, but why should they fall headlong into such an obvious trap? ”

"The Kas Federation is Kolev's base camp, half of his assets are hidden there, and there is also his secret base on the abandoned resource star next to the target administrative star."

Ritsu moaned softly:

"Before they went, my doppelganger, me, warned them that since you weren't there, I couldn't use the power of Falling Wind and Dark Star to help them, and you would soon return."

"But they chose to go there anyway to solve the problem."

"They left for the Kas Federation half a month ago, and I gave them a two-hundred-meter-high mobile integrated ship belonging to the Dark Star Guardian according to the level of importance you attach to Kolev, and formulated a complete set of plans for them to solve the problem with the help of the local administration."

"But they chose to follow the tradition of pirates."

Yang wondered, "What tradition is piratery?" ”

"Negotiations, intimidation, blackmail," Ritsu shrugged, "and the gangs." ”

Yang Luo shrugged his shoulders: "How is the situation of the Kashi Federation now?" ”

"It's chaotic."

Ritsu's hands made a gesture of propagation, and the projection screen appeared in front of Yang Luo, and the administrative star that Yang Luo had patronized appeared in front of him.

"Mimiri and Kolev arrived on the periphery of this executive star eleven days ago, and everything was normal at the time."

"At that time, Mimiri led a few mechanical guards to sneak into the remote area of the planet in stealth ships, and headed towards Nongka City, the city where Kolev's manor is located."

"It all started well, they rented a hovercar, the mechanical guards were well disguised, and they were treated as ordinary household robots, and Mimiri pretended to be a civilian robot repairman, and with Molly's help, they successfully arrived at the manor."

Then Mimiri lost contact.

"Kolev calmed down for about fifteen minutes, and the old pirate who loved his daughter rushed headlong, but according to Molly, when Kolev arrived at his estate, he also lost contact with Molly, and then everything began to change drastically."

Yang wondered, "Drastic evolution? ”

A pair of glasses appear on Ritsu's face, and when she finishes pushing them, they disappear again.

She said quickly:

"After Kolev entered the manor, the entire Nongka City's external network was cut off, the transportation system was paralyzed, and Nongka City became a black spot in the online world, and rumors began to circulate on the local network."

"The rumor is that there is some kind of doomsday virus outbreak in this city, and a third of humanity will die within the next month."

The rumors weren't meant to be lethal, but several politicians came out and said the same thing, which caused panic among residents, and a large number of people fled overnight, bringing panic to several surrounding cities.

"In order to maintain order, the Kas Federation sent troops, and then the people who were stopped thought that the army was blocking them and making them wait for death, so a violent conflict broke out."

Several video clips appeared in front of Yang Luo.

Men, women and children, tall and short, fat and thin, poured forward in front of the line of military and police, and high-performance hovercars constantly crossed the blockade and streaked across the sky, and smashed police cars were seen in the background on the side of the road.

Yang Luo muttered: "The folk customs in this place are also quite strong. ”

"The Kas Federation is modeled after the new federation in terms of political system, but it is not as developed as the new federation, and the social order is already very chaotic," the law said, "It is also because of this that Kolev will choose to launder his black property there." ”

Yang Luo nodded and stared at the video for a while.

The troublemakers behind the scenes caused such a big riot with rumors?

No, the key point is in the politicians.

"Let's check whether those politicians who have spoken out have bought bionic robots."

/ I've already checked the boss," Ritsu said softly, "This kind of thing is relatively secret, and now I can only be sure that one of them has purchased an assassination-proof bionic robot half a year ago." ”

"Crisis of the Machine?"

"At this stage, it is impossible to judge, the officials of the Kas Federation are also investigating what happened in Nongka City, the team sent by the military seems to have been violently blocked, and the satellite data has also been blocked by the military of the Kas Federation," Lu said slowly, "Is it allowed to hack into the government and military networks of the Kas Federation?" ”

"Invade, leave no trace."

"Yes."

"Has the Feinan been repaired?"

"/ It has been repaired, and two booster engines have been added, and although the maneuverability is not as good as the peak, it can still maintain the advantage over ordinary ship groups."

Yang Luo thought for a while: "Let 026 drive the Feinan to the vicinity of the Cus Federation, and if there is a need in the future, I will use the identity of a white ghost to intervene in this riot." ”

"Good boss...... At this moment, 026 and the Darkstar One supply ship and the Feinan are already on the barren planet near the Cus Federation, and they can reach the target administrative star within three galactic hours. ”

Yang Luo smiled: "Accurate prediction." ”

Ritsu said seriously: "You will not let your first mate go unchecked, this is something that Ritsu can affirm." You are actually very grateful to First Officer Kolev, after all, he gave you the first ship, which is the basis of everything. ”

"No, no, no, about human relations, Kolev and I have already settled the matter," Yang Luo snapped his fingers, "Actually, I care more about Mimile. ”

Ritsu smiled but did not speak, his figure disappeared to the side, and he was busy in the mind space.

Although the level of development of the Kashi Federation is about the same as that of the Falling Wind Empire a few years ago, and the law has completed a leap in the performance of the ship's main brain, this is a country after all.

Ritsu is full of energy.

Yang Luo was also idle, browsing the network of the Kashi Federation.

Strangely, if a crisis of intelligence and machinery breaks out there, the first reaction of the Kas Federation should be to ask for help, and according to international conventions, a large number of armed forces will come to support.

Why did the Kas Federation block news?

And.

Kolev, this old man is really impatient.

Ritsu told him that he was about to 'get out', and he couldn't wait for half a month, so he had to go there to take risks.

This old arm and old leg don't say that he is a rich man with peace of mind, why do you work so hard?

Besides, the assets of the Custard Federation, compared with the current Luofeng chemical industry giants, which one is more valuable, is it not clear?

Yang Luo closed his eyes and kept his mind calm.

The blonde and wavy female singer was still singing lyrical songs, the starlight outside the window was quickly crossing, and the Dongfeng was moving at full speed in the interval of continuous jumps.

About half an hour later, Ritsu brought with him several classified videos.

In the first video, a group of high-ranking military and political officials of the Kas Federation gathered for an emergency meeting, and half of them participated in the meeting by video projection.

The president of the Kas Federation, a gray-haired, loose-skinned grandmother, wearily listened to the report from the side.

"Ma'am, what is certain is that there is a cyber crisis in these two cities."

"Especially in Nongka City, large areas of the city have been controlled by robots. According to our detailed investigation, it was the military's two mechanical reinforcement battalions that suddenly lost control during the transfer and landed in Nongka City, where two-thirds of the mechanical guards, killing their human teammates and infecting robots in all corners of the city with a special electronic virus. ”

"The robot industry, which we are so proud of, has led to robots being found everywhere, and this time the robot virus outbreak is very rapid, and the city has gone out of control."

"It has been determined that about one-tenth of the inhabitants are being held hostage by the robots."

"They are trapped in one building after another, and the satellite signals are all blocked, using the military's shielding technology, and those two reinforced battalions are the elite of our elite."

The President frowned and looked at the old generals on the side.

An old general frowned and said: "China's core industry is the robot industry, and the addition of mechanical reinforcement battalions in the army is also a way to reduce military expenditure and potential pension expenditure and enhance military strength." ”

The president said: "Then can you guarantee now that the remaining twenty or so mechanical reinforcement battalions will not cause chaos?" ”

One of the generals immediately replied: "Viruses can spread through the Internet, so we cut them off from the network in the first place, shut them down and took their batteries." ”

A middle-aged general in the rear raised his hand to speak: "According to the investigation, the source of this virus is Nongka City." ”

"What do you mean?"

"The source of the virus did not come from the military, but from the robot parts production plant in Nongka City, which was loaded in power chips, evaded formatting and strict inspection, and finally assembled into mechanical guards."

The general said in a fixed voice:

"I don't think we need to shirk responsibility now, but look for solutions."

There may be a shadow of an international criminal organization behind this, or it may be that there is a problem with the intelligence itself, and we can only investigate it after the fact.

"The decision that has to be made now is that we want to keep the people who are dominated by panic as far away from this medium-sized city as possible."

The finance minister asked: "What should they do if the electronic devices on them bring the virus out?" ”

"Then tell them to throw away all their equipment for checks, such as stripping."

"Doing so would lead to an investigation by human rights organizations, which would lead to a subsequent fermentation and half of us in the room to resign," the politician said. ”

"Then scan them with some instruments."

The general said: "The virus can evade the most stringent military inspections, and ordinary inspections cannot play a role at all." ”

"Then let our soldiers rush in and destroy these robots!"

"They controlled millions of hostages."

"Oh my!"

Madam Presidential covered her head sadly:

"We should call for international help, and ask the new Federation ships to bring more advanced equipment to deal with these rampaging robots."

"Madam, according to the international convention, we have to pay a large amount of commissions for all the fleets that come to us, and we will also have to accept ten years of intelligent supervision, which will ruin our economy and high-end industries that have finally improved."

"And, ma'am, the new federation is now unable to protect itself, they are being pressed and beaten by the Sherman Empire, and they will not care about a small remote country like ours."

Madam President shouted: "Now the people of two cities are threatened!"

But apart from the military, there are no large number of civilian casualties for the time being, and according to the situation captured by satellites, the robots are even ensuring the food and clothing of the trapped residents, and allocating survival resources according to the capitation," said one politician. ”

The president frowned and said, "Then what should we do now at least to negotiate with them?" ”

One veteran general said: "We sent several expert groups, but they couldn't communicate with them, and they seemed to have some kind of purpose. I still think we can get people tested, let them leave these two cities, and settle in the surrounding cities. ”

"There is also a risk that these people leave the blocked area of the network, and they will definitely spread those images that are not good for our country on the interstellar network."

"We've brought in a lot of journalists with a keen sense of smell."

"Give them a little PR money and it will be fine."

The discussion continues, but it is clear that none of them has come up with a suitable countermeasure.

The Cus Federation is only a very tiny particle in the entire galaxy of human territory, and this is only a small country.

Yang Luo took a quick look at several other videos.

As these useless politicians and generals say, robots are ensuring that residents are fed and clothed.

The humans in the city who didn't have time to escape were trapped in their respective office areas and residential areas, and several local 'politicians' who had previously admitted the existence of the virus tried their best to comfort them, using robots to ensure their lives.

These trapped hostages thought they were being protected at the moment.

Yang Luo has already roughly described the process of launching this intellectual machine crisis.

The plan of the trader behind it is clear.

They first secretly controlled some of the smart machines, let the smart machines of several politicians turn against the customers, and then injected the virus into the army by infecting the source of the production of the mechanical guards, and obtained the armed forces.

When Yang Luo first came to the Custard Federation, he felt that the robot industry in the Custard Federation was very developed, and the entrepreneurial goals of young people were concentrated in this area, and it seriously did not match their overall economy.

This has also provided the ground for this crisis.

Enough hostages have been obtained by substituting the real for politicians, using the armed forces of the Roboguard to blockade some urban areas, using the military's advanced equipment to shield regional networks, and using rumors of viruses to restrict human activities.

What are they doing controlling the hostages?

Fight for so-called freedom and independence?

In almost all of the crisis of the intelligent machine, the purpose of the intelligent machine is to fight for independence.

So what does this have to do with Kolev?

These damn robots, it's better not to hurt his first mate.

Yang Luo closed his eyes, and pale red ripples appeared around him.

Meanwhile.

Kolev's estate, in Kolev's spacious bedroom full of art.

Kolev lay motionless on the bed, his hands and feet bound in chains, and beside him were two cute maid robots, stirring the food and feeding it to his mouth one bite at a time.

The mechanical butler in a tuxedo stood in the doorway, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, and the silver-gray shell exuded a shallow light.

Mimiri sat on the couch in the corner, her arms bandaged and her feet bound by magnetic collars, and she was boredly flipping through the e-magazine in front of her.

"I'm going to change my clothes."

Mimily shouted feebly.

The old housekeeper on the side snapped his fingers without ringing, and several maid robots ran over with screens, holding a few pink and tender little dresses in their hands.

"Yes miss," said the old butler, "the three tasks you need to post in the last three hours have been completed, and you are an excellent master. ”

Mimily gave a middle finger.

The old butler blinked, and the maid robot suddenly took out an electric shock stick and smashed it at Mimiri's thin waist.