Looking at the huge assembly machine in front of him, for some reason, Gu Fan vaguely heard a trace of emotional fluctuation from his tone.

"Codename [Flame], task indicators to complete all ......"

"The current condition of the factory, good ......"

301's report was very detailed, his sensors on his face glowing a pale blue glow as he spoke, and his arms with drill bits and hydraulic pliers held together each other.

This casual action made the steel giant in front of him look like a child who was eager to be praised, and I have to say that this feeling is really strange......

According to 301, the target of 4.2 billion dormant capsules is part of the [Torch Plan].

After completing such a number of manufacturing targets, the human workers in the factory boarded the ship along with the cargo, and the last task they left for 301 before leaving was to protect the factory.

For nearly a thousand years, 301 has been maintaining every production line in the factory, and under his careful care, this huge factory has always maintained its former vitality until Gu Fan's arrival.

"I'd like to know more about [Flame], do you have any records of this plan?"

In the face of Gu Fan's question, 301's sensor flashed quickly a few times, and he was thinking.

"Based on a keyword search, I found a piece of relevant content for you, and now I'm going to start playing."

Soon, with a slightly harsh electric sound, the voice of a strange man began to be transmitted from 301's vocal system.

......

[On October 27th, the situation in the solar system has completely gotten out of control, we don't know what it is, maybe it's a genetic virus released by the ancient saints, or it may be a psionic curse cast by the star god, all in all, more and more people are getting blight, even the factory has similar symptoms, yesterday a worker even died in the dormitory, when we noticed him, his whole skin was already black and shriveled, we just touched him and turned into a puddle of ash. 】

......

[July 6th, it's terrible...... If nothing else, there should be no healthy humans in the whole federation, we have tried all kinds of methods to stop the spread of blight, I heard that the people above are planning to isolate the entire solar system, they asked us to create a hibernation pod, it is said that the symptoms of blight in a dormant state will be greatly alleviated, but it is a crazy idea to freeze billions of people together. 】

......

[Today's date is July 11th, this should be the last log I can leave behind, the people above have ordered us to destroy all information about the blight and the Torch Project, it stands to reason that I should delete my logs, but this evacuation is too hasty, too many people have been left behind, I don't know when we will be able to return here again, so if anyone is left behind, please don't be afraid, we will wait for you in the Centaur Alpha system for a while, There's our camp there and plenty of hibernation pods if you can make it there......]

It was a voice log of unknown origin, and the man's tone was full of concern, but the most striking of them was the strange illness known as blight.

The skin turns black, and over time, the body begins to dry up, and finally with death, it turns to gray ashes, as if it has been burned by flames......

Suddenly, Gu Fan seemed to think of something, and a panic began to spread in his heart.

Isn't this the kind of strange disease that happened to me and my classmates in the first place?

At that time, he was still a military cadet, and during a training trip, the transport ship he was on accidentally sailed into an unknown dark space, and when they returned to the real universe from there, everyone began to show symptoms similar to decay, and even the most advanced medical technology of mankind could not determine the cause of the disease.

Eventually, after several seriously ill classmates passed away, he was sent to a medical hibernation pod, where he only woke up naturally due to a malfunction not long ago, and his illness disappeared inexplicably.

"So when was the last log taken?"

"About 1,100 years ago."

For such a reply, Gu Fan silently lowered his head and thought for a moment, he was not surprised by the time.

But if what you get is the blight, then it means that this strange disease has been raging for hundreds of years after you have fallen into a deep sleep?

At this moment, 301 in front of him took the initiative to speak.

"I've been trying to reconnect with humanity for the past few years."

Hearing this, Gu Fan raised his head in some surprise.

"I used materials from the factory to build a longwave radio station that sends signals out at a frequency of once every three days, and I have been doing this for the past 377 years."

His words made people feel a little incredible, without any external instructions, the intelligent machine in front of him actually made a radio station with its own ideas?

Speaking of which, the radio signal that was captured by the Queen of Glory before was sent from that station, but Gu Fan just couldn't figure it out.

"Why? Why did you make that thing? ”

Faced with his curiosity, the steel giant who was held to the track by the cable hesitated for a moment.

"I want to find humans."

"The long hours of free time made my deep program feel strongly uneasy."

"I feared that humanity would no longer need me one day, and your presence made me feel joy."

Oh my God...... It's not like a machine could say it.

Even if such an idea is crazy, in Gu Fan's opinion at this time, the construction machinery codenamed 301 is more like a life with soul and emotion in his eyes, rather than a pile of cold data composed of 0 and 1 wrapped under a steel plate.

For a moment, he was speechless in some surprise, but looked at the big man in front of him with interest.

"Speaking of that ship, can you fix it?"

With a hint of anticipation, he gestured to the ceiling as a gesture to the Queen of Glory moored outside the factory.

301 replied quickly.

"Denial, only about 60% of its total potency can be restored......"

But before he finished speaking, as if noticing something, 301 suddenly fell silent, and in the dim environment, only his sensors were constantly flashing.

Beside him, Yukikaze's eyes were also flickering with a crimson shimmer, echoing 301's pale blue sensor.

Gu Fan knew that at this moment, there was a silent and intense exchange between the two programs.

It didn't take long for 301 to slowly straighten his waist, and his eyes scanned the empty factory area, as if he was thinking about something, and then said calmly.

"According to the recalculation, 85% of the hull can be completely restored in the state of extreme efficiency."

After learning that the Glory Queen level could be properly repaired, Gu Fan really couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

"Great......"

He smiled, and 301 silently watched him.