Li Ji, who was immersed in Gaia's consciousness, slowly woke up and subconsciously asked, "How long have I been asleep?" ”

"Almost 4 hours, do you need supplementation?"

"Whatever you want to eat, I'm a little hungry."

Sha's voice came through the machinery, and along with the hot and fast meal.

After sorting out the messy information in his mind, Li Ji began to check his harvest today.

"I didn't expect that the cutting-edge communication technology of this era can basically realize quantum encryption!"

Different from the basic communication network in the last century, after experiencing the collapse of the initial network, many people here have realized that the original practice of building cyberspace is likely to become a hotbed for the birth of mobile AI.

In what era, almost everything became the terminal of the network.

From a spaceship in the sky, a floating car in the sky, to a toothbrush for washing every day, and even a toilet in the toilet, there will be an advertisement for treating hemorrhoids when you defecate.

There used to be trillions of such network hardware in the world, so every click on the screen by humans has become a part of the catalytic birth of AI.

So, is it possible to build a supercomputer that is far beyond the scale of today, so that all communication can be done on a single device?

In this way, the effect of the Internet can be achieved, and the emergence of AI can be fundamentally eliminated.

After decades of research by large companies, a new technology was born: the quantum computing cloud.

It only takes a large platform to successfully support the network needs of 3 billion people around the world.

Companies are ecstatic about this technology, but then the next question arises: who will build this thing?

After all, this kind of research is mixed among the people involved, and soon, almost all the large enterprises and high-level forces used know that such a technology is about to come out, but no one wants to rely on the network in the future, and the close button is in the hands of others.

As a result, in order to solve this problem, the heads of companies and politics hold summits in Java every three years, and have been discussing it for more than ten years.

"It's a pathetic system, something like this hasn't been made for more than a decade."

When Li Ji discovered this technological achievement from the depths of Gaia's consciousness, a bold hypothesis appeared in his mind.

"Why does it have to be built on earth? Relying on the huge computing power of the quantum computing cloud, it can completely allow it to develop on its own in space! ”

Because what restricts Li Ji's development at the moment is not basic technology, but computing power.

However, the current basic computing system is not only time-consuming and laborious to build, but the final result can only be said to be a drop in the bucket, unless he can forcibly invade the network terminals of the entire city and control thousands of computers regardless of network surveillance and hackers.

But in that case, not to mention how the network surveillance will kill him, this kind of behavior alone is already the same as the company.

"As long as the prototype system is made, the rocket is launched into space, the near-Earth satellite is formed, and then the mechanical device carried by itself captures the resources in space to upgrade itself, and then ......"

"Not only can I get nearly unlimited computing power, but the so-called hackers and streaming AI will no longer be able to threaten me!"

"Xiaosha, set up a project!"

"Received, the space-based computing system project has been established, and the current progress: 0%, lack of necessary raw material support."

Then the next point is to make a prototype device as soon as possible, as well as prepare the materials needed to launch the rocket and find the launch site.

"Money, still lack of money. But it doesn't matter, there are no guns, the enemy made it for me! ”

"Xiaosha, use your ability to divide out a few pieces of code, look for those accounts that have not been traded for a long time in the cyberspace, and then go to a specific account."

"But be careful to block out the connection between the ontology and the code, and don't let the defense AI and network hackers find out."

"Xiaosha understands."

At this moment, there was a knock at the door, and the sound of three fingers came in:

"Boss, the brethren have arrived!"

"Right away."

The members of Starfire have been assembled, and they are basically all here, except for a few people who are still unable to get out of the mission.

Among them are the latest additions, Mann and Dolio, as well as Kirby, who attempted suicide.

"Where are we targeting?"

"In the past 30 days, there have been more than 20 suicides in the Whole Foods factory branch in Downtown, along with a large number of reports of illegal imprisonment, hired killers, and bullying of civilians."

"And most importantly, they seem to have some kind of good cooperation with the scavengers in the city."

"It covers an area of five hectares, which is enough for our next development."

"Let's go!"

Four trucks loaded with nearly thirty Spark members drove towards the no-man's land outside the city.

The road is an endless wasteland, littered with the dregs of the Fourth Corporate War.

Decades have passed, but the wasteland after the nuclear war still bears hideous wounds.

Everywhere there was charred earth, on which there were no more edible crops to grow.

In Night City, large companies with money can create ecological farms in their own bases for employees to enjoy fresh vegetables. For example, the ecological zone on a certain level of the Arasaka Tower.

Civilians, on the other hand, can only rely on cheap synthetic protein to fill their stomachs.

Even street food uses artificial fibers and saccharin to mimic the taste of various foods, and only a few use vegetables that are actually grown in the soil, but either way, they are expensive.

Food shortages have become the biggest dilemma faced by all people at the bottom, and after more than 60% of the land is uncultivateable, it is even necessary to replenish the consumption on the ground from the artificial biosphere of the lunar base.

In the more than ten years since the end of the war, a red fog has covered the sky, and radioactive dust has covered almost every inch of the earth's surface.

First it was the water, then the land, and finally the seeds.

The peasants were forced to throw away their hoes and, in order to be satisfied, had to accept free prosthetics from the company to fight hunger, in exchange for living in the name of the company's assets.

And recipes have also changed from delicious meals to various energy sources.

The battery is full, the oil is warm, and the lubricant is happy......

And the food that originally belonged to humans is a delicacy that people who have signed labor agreements with companies cannot dream of.

Such people are cyber laborers, who live in seclusion on weekdays, and they are hardly seen on the streets, but wander from factory to factory.

This is also a little, insignificant change left for people after the fourth corporate war.

The food produced by the "Whole Foods" factory is not only the protein bars that ordinary people love to eat, but also the "nutritional batteries" that supply the daily needs of cyber workers.

"Boss, it's coming."

The words of the three fingers interrupted Li Ji's contemplation, and the factory that loomed in the mist was already close to the end of the day.