Verse 49: Farewell

As there really wasn't anything else to do, Wocher pulled out a piece of paper from his side—or what looked like a piece of paper. That's Ylang's legacy, scanning images of artificial intelligence at extreme close. There are also various conclusions based on this picture.

It's just a casual act in your spare time.

"Hmm...... This ......" Waucher suddenly discovered something. "Wait...... How is that?!"

He immediately pressed a button on the side. After a few seconds, a virtual image appeared above the table, and it was the face of a person.

"Worchell, is that you? Didn't you cooperate with that guy to take over the artificial intelligence? Why do you have time to talk to me?"

"I'm in a hurry...... I would like to ask, about artificial intelligence and the Scarlet Duke. Worchel gestured for what he was holding. "The memory of the Scarlet Duke is actually imprisoned by artificial intelligence?"

"Of course. In order to allow the Scarlet Duke to properly take care of the artificial intelligence and not be held back by external forces, Qin Xin erased his past memories. However, the use of hypnosis, suggestion and other means does not really erase the memory, and the use of surgical nerve surgery is too risky and can easily cause irreparable damage...... So Qin Xin took the third method, borrowing the link of artificial intelligence to suppress the memory of the Scarlet Duke. She's doing a good job, and it's a good approach. ”

"But I have a very serious problem in mind...... If the AI is out of the control of the piano heart, then this situation means that it can ...... again"

"Lose the Scarlet Duke's memory again? yes, it actually has the ability. ”

"But in this case, isn't our original plan completely meaningless? There will be no conflict between the Scarlet Duke and the artificial intelligence, because strictly speaking, the Scarlet Duke is a very good host, but he is disobedient. And now, artificial intelligence can take full control of him by erasing his memory...... Isn't it?"

"It's not that simple. Erasing memories is not such a simple matter, and the Scarlet Duke will definitely fight against it. This becomes a simple energy consumption war, and if the Scarlet Duke's biological energy is strong enough and powerful enough to exhaust the energy saved by the artificial intelligence, then it will be useless. Therefore, the AI would not normally do this, unless the Scarlet Duke was seriously injured and unconscious under absolutely safe conditions. But when it really comes to that level, whether to split the brain and dig out the artificial intelligence ontology, or to erase the memory and try to manipulate the Scarlet Duke depends on the artificial intelligence's own choice. Truth be told, there are two possibilities. ”

"Oh...... Oh...... I get it. Whether it chooses to stay in the head of the Scarlet Duke or wants to move somewhere, in short, if the AI wants to solve the problem safely, it must find a way to defeat the Scarlet Duke. Warcher understood exactly what the other man meant. "If you don't defeat the Scarlet Duke, then it's a pointless adventure. There is no way that AI will do such a stupid thing. ”

"That's right, that's it, so you're in good hands. ”

......

The feast was over, and now all the people gathered in the room were the main cadres of the Engineers Guild, including the nine great foundries. The reason why it is said to be nine is because Master Naragrim has unfortunately died in the previous battle. In the final battle, Master Naragrim decapitated the head of the orc boss, and then slashed at the tired and frightened foe with his head in one hand and an axe in the other. He slaughtered into the crowd of beasts alone, invincible, and he didn't know how many greenskins he had killed under the axe. However, after he killed a greenskin leader, a stray arrow struck him. The butcher who was hit by the arrow didn't look as terrible as before, so Greenskin swarmed him, dragged him down, and killed him.

But for the dwarven butcher, to go on the path of the butcher is to die a glorious death. Therefore, to die in a glorious and glorious battle, in a way full of honor, is not only not a sad thing, but even a great luck. After the battle, more than one butcher muttered to himself that he was envious of Naragrim's good fortune and regretted that he had not been given such an opportunity.

"Dear colleagues. "After all the personnel were in place, Master Miklesco began the meeting. While the other Grand Forges were in charge of their own work, Master Miklesco was in charge of external matters, such as formally reporting the victory to the High King, especially by informing the localities of the news and seeking the necessary support from the various Dwarven Fortress Cities. "Our meeting has officially begun. This is an important decision for the future of our Association of Engineers. As is customary, the choice will be made by the senior members of the association, i.e., you, and then voted on within the association. ”

As with all dwarves' meetings, everyone was now well fed and drunk, but there was a large glass of beer foaming at the mouth of the beer beside them. In addition, there is a large wine barrel in the corner. But at this point, almost no one cares about the glasses. Half of them had pipes in their hands,

"First of all, I want to report the good news, the High King has agreed to our request, and from now on, the land under our feet belongs to the Society of Engineers! There is still a lot of work ahead, and it will be troublesome, but we will build a town that belongs to our Society! The High King agrees to let his soldiers stay here for a while until all the green skins are cleared. Our dream has finally come true!"

All the senior members of the association applauded. But to be honest, this news was already expected, because it was an agreement between the High King and the Society of Engineers.

"In addition to that, I have been in contact with as many kings and patriarchs as I can. They were very supportive of our construction. All the kings and patriarchs agreed that they would allow their subjects to move freely to our new city if they wished. That said, we don't have to worry about things like the future workforce. ”

The news brought another round of cheers.

"That's all good news," Master Miklesco's voice began to change. "But now I'm going to report a bad news. First of all, for our operation to conquer the peninsula, the Association spent almost all its possessions. Although I got some help this time, it was still a small amount, which meant that we had to face great financial difficulties in building our own city. Let me break down our overall spending. Master Miklesco began to talk about the cost of all the details. This is actually superfluous, and no one doubts the character of Master Miklesco. He said how much it spent, then how much it must have been spent. Although the losses of the Avengers are small, the consumption of supplies is very large. In particular, gunpowder, artillery shells, and other weapons of war are simply consumed in large quantities like running water. In addition, in order to hire ogres, they also spent a lot of money to meet the ogre's requirements, equipping them with more than a thousand pairs of armor and weapons suitable for the ogre's use.

Contrary to the attrition of war, the captures on the dwarven battlefield are really not worth mentioning. The crude metal products of the greenskins were rubbish, and the dwarves could only sell them as raw materials and ore for a price. Although there are very few magic artifacts (most of them are stolen from the dwarves by the greenskins), they are small in number, so they don't help much with the deficit. It is worth mentioning that the most valuable thing, that is, the magic battle axe in the hands of the green-skinned boss in the last battle, was given to the High King by Miklesco as a gift.

Miklesco was quick to explain the details of the spending. After he finished speaking, almost everyone fell silent, the cost of the war was far greater than expected, and the Society of Engineers not only exhausted all the war funds, but even embezzled the funds that had been prepared for construction.

"On the money aspect, I have a suggestion. Master Ashruphat spoke suddenly, attracting everyone's attention. "We can get a large amount of money from the human side by way of business privileges. ”

"What do you mean?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Franchising is only allowed to transact with one chamber of commerce. Ashrufat replied. "It's easy, and with my chamber of commerce, it's easy to do that. All it takes is for me to write a letter. The price is that you can only trade with them from now on, and you can't limit the size of the sale. Don't worry about failure, I think the silverfish shovel will definitely agree. Well, in addition to that, I would like to share good news with my colleagues. During this time, according to the records of ancient documents, we found several precious veins. If we can dig up these deposits while building cities, it will bring us a steady stream of income. I am confident that more veins will be discovered as exploration progresses. As for the material aspect...... Solid trade with humans can solve most of the material problems. You don't even need to make much effort, you can buy it directly from the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce, killing two birds with one stone. ”

In previous wars, Ashrufat had earned himself his rightful place. Although the war was over, the prestige he had established gave him a strong voice in the association. This is not an explicit rule, but a heartfelt recognition of everyone. After a short discussion, Ashrufat's opinion was adopted. Of course, this needs to be further voted on within the association. However, this is a step through the motions, after all, the members of the Association of Engineers are very trusting of the high-level management, and the high-level management, led by Master Miklesco, has never lived up to everyone's expectations.

The next step is to arrange the details of the construction of the new city, as well as the liaison with the outside world, the construction of roads, and many other tasks.

"Master Esseurofat," Grand Foundry Miklesco took a drag on his cigarette. "You have done a great job in finding minerals, and I hope you will continue to do so if you can. ”

"This ...... Ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry, but I have to refuse this honor. Ashruphat glanced at everyone present and sighed inwardly. "I think I've done all the things I'm going to do here. ”

"Oh, but Master, you are really important to us...... Are you going back to running your liquor business?"

"No, I have promised to entrust this transaction to the association for the time being...... I mean...... I'm going home. ”