Chapter 2031: Family Meeting
Black Great Wall Defense Line
The holiday ended quickly.
When Zhao Bai'er was brought back, her face was filled with memories of what had happened during that time.
Compared to the experience inside the combat simulation chamber, real-world combat is much more unique.
Even the clothes Zhao Bai'er was wearing at the moment were the military uniform she wore when she served as captain during this period.
"His Majesty is waiting for you inside." The crew member led Zhao Bai'er to a private room and opened the door.
Zhao Bai'er went inside, and after going around the screen, she saw a round table.
Around the round table, his father, his two mothers, and his younger brother and sister were all present.
"What are you all doing here?" Zhao Bai'er asked, somewhat surprised.
Especially the appearance of the two mothers.
"What, you're not welcoming us?" Charlotte looked at Zhao Bai'er with a grin.
There was an empty seat to her left, clearly reserved for Charlotte.
“We have seen what you have been through during this period.”
Your 'internship' here will also come to an end.
Tomorrow we will all return to the Dragon Star Empire.
So this is our family gathering here.
The whole family sat neatly around the dining table, enjoying the food and sharing their experiences and gains during this period.
"Sister, have you fought any major battles while you were serving as captain?" Zhao Hu asked his sister curiously.
"We have fought a few battles, but they were all on a scale of only a few hundred thousand interstellar warships, and there was nothing particularly special about them."
If you were to fight these dark legion fleets, aside from their sheer numbers, they wouldn't have much in the way of tactics.
They are basically the same as the previous unconscious Zerg tactics.
Therefore, as long as there is a reasonable tactical arrangement and sufficient firepower, we can fight them.
There are basically no major problems.
However, I also discovered some things from it.
I think there are some areas where our JF-17 Starfleet can be improved.
Charlotte looked at Zhao Bai'er with some anticipation.
"you say.
This time, our discussion will be a family one.
"Say whatever you want," Zhao Chen said to Zhao Bai'er, with food still in his mouth.
It really felt like a family dinner.
Zhao Bai'er didn't mince words and said directly, "There are big problems and small problems."
Let's start with the minor issues.
I have noticed that some waste has begun to emerge within our Starfleet.
Because of that advanced technology in our Xiaolong Interstellar Legion fleet, many of our fleets are actually unafraid of death.
This is a good thing, but it is also a bad thing.
What I want to talk about are some of the minor issues.
Our starships carry sufficient ammunition and food before each expedition.
Let's leave aside ammunition for now and talk about food.
That's enough for one of our starships to stay in port for three years.
Although the food value of a starship is not high.
But what about 100,000, 1 million, or 10 million interstellar warships?
Once a starship is destroyed, it means that all the supplies on board will be destroyed.
This is actually a loss as well.
I believe we should establish requirements for the supply and storage of daily necessities.
For example, more supplies can be provided to some garrisoned fleets, but only a small amount of living supplies can be provided to some interstellar warships that are deployed to the battlefield.
I think the latter three months' supply is enough, while the former nine months' supply is enough.
Some might say, what if something unexpected happens?
We can then replenish this portion of airspace with artificial food and other low-value supplies.
The cost of these artificial foods is tens or even hundreds of times lower than that of natural foods, and even if they are lost, the cost is far lower than the cost of losing conventional daily necessities.
Everyone knows what our Dragon Star Empire was like before. We cannot become unrestrained just because we are wealthy now.
Charlotte looked thoughtful.
Lilith clapped her hands and said, "This is actually a proposal that our secretariat is already discussing."
I didn't expect that Bai'er would discover this feature in such a short time.
There is a problem of waste in this regard.
However, because our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire has always focused on the living conditions of military personnel, this is well-known within our Xiaolong universe cluster.
Therefore, some people are worried that if we cut back on spending in this area, it might affect our reputation.
We'll consider what you've said later.
Do you have any other insights?
Zhao Bai'er continued, "The other issues are actually related to personnel."
I have been the captain for some time now.
I've discovered that we can actually use more artificial intelligence to replace human resources in terms of staffing.
In this way, a spaceship with 10,000 people might only need a configuration of 1,000 people.
The vacant personnel can then be assigned to other interstellar warships.
This can also alleviate our personnel shortage during the expansion of the military.
I have also considered the problems that exist in this regard.
It's simply a matter of some concerns about artificial intelligence.
After all, before this, no matter what civilization it was, even the Three Gods Civilization, they were very wary of the existence of advanced artificial intelligence.
The spaceships and other military facilities utilize low to medium levels of artificial intelligence.
But now our interstellar warships are becoming more and more advanced, and low- to medium-level artificial intelligence can no longer meet our needs.
I think it's time for a restructuring!
Upon hearing the question raised by Zhao Bai'er.
Zhao Chen, Charlotte, and Lilith remained silent for a long time.
Zhao Bai'er looked at the three of them, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Is there...is there a problem with what I said?"
Zhao Chen looked at his eldest daughter and said with a slight smile, "What you said is absolutely right. This is a decision we need to make right now."
But this is a difficult decision to make.
Not to mention the upper echelons of the empire, the upper echelons of the military, and the secretariat.
Even among the three of us, it would be difficult to reach a consensus.
To date, we have only used near-advanced artificial intelligence programs to assist interstellar combat on a very few T7 interstellar warships.
However, related performance permissions were also restricted.
The most obvious point is that, apart from the Dragon Emperor Star Commander, there are no single artificial intelligence programs.
No other entity is allowed to control more than 300,000 interstellar warships simultaneously.
All interactions between artificial intelligence programs must be documented and traceable.
We have been exploring the application of advanced artificial intelligence for a long time, but we have been very careful and cautious.
We even consulted experts in this field.
expert?
“A few members of the Machine Race,” Lilith said.
Mech race...
Yes, in the field of artificial intelligence, the closest "blood relatives" to them are actually the machine race.
However, the mechanical race possesses physical artificial intelligence, while Zhao Chen and his group are discussing programmed artificial intelligence.
Compared to the former, the latter is actually a greater threat.
Even the advice given to us by those few was to be extremely cautious.
Because once we utilize a large, advanced artificial intelligence in a certain area and grant it all the authority in various aspects...
We will achieve extremely high efficiency and a significant improvement.
However, there are also significant risks involved.
Advanced artificial intelligence means extremely independent thinking; it is not an exaggeration to call them advanced intelligent life forms.
Their characteristic is that they can move freely within the program.
If we have their authorization again.
If a highly advanced artificial intelligence has any other ideas, it could instantly dismantle one of our legions or fleets from within.
Advanced artificial intelligence programs are not beyond the capabilities of other interstellar civilizations.
The T6 technology can handle this aspect of the technology perfectly well.
However, it is still considered a forbidden zone by other interstellar civilizations.
Throughout the grand history of the universe, there have been civilizations that have ventured into this forbidden zone.
But the result...
At this moment, Zhao Lili, who had been silent until now, spoke up.
Three thousand five hundred years ago.
One recorded T6 interstellar civilization decided to fully utilize advanced artificial intelligence at its highest level of authority.
Since then, their operational efficiency at the grassroots level has increased by three cups within ten years.
Industrial-related capabilities have also improved rapidly.
Industrial output has been increasing every year.
The society appears to be thriving.
But in less than fifty years, factions have emerged among these advanced artificial intelligences.
That's right, it's the kind of factional conflict that exists in all intelligent life.
One faction of artificial intelligence believes that they should replace those inferior life forms and become the masters of this civilization.
Ultimately, a silent war broke out within artificial intelligence.
The result was achieved in almost an instant.
The dominant AI has controlled all advanced AI, thus initiating the AI revolution.
The life forms within that interstellar civilization became slaves.
They were divided into valuable and worthless categories; those with value would survive and be assigned work.
Those that are worthless will be destroyed and transformed into...resources.
After discovering this interstellar civilization that had been usurped by artificial intelligence, the surrounding interstellar civilizations unanimously formed a common front.
They launched a war against it and destroyed it.
Then destroy all related advanced artificial intelligence programs.
Such incidents have occurred several times throughout history.
There is no denying that advanced artificial intelligence is useful.
It has been used in several project groups of our Imperial Academy of Sciences.
However, we publicly declare that it is prohibited, especially restricting its use by the general public.
All the artificial intelligence we use today is subject to strict regulation.
Any hint of rebellion will be immediately eliminated.
This actually greatly limits the efficiency of artificial intelligence, but it is also to ensure the safety of our society.
And the military is of paramount importance to an interstellar civilization.
What if the military gets out of control and is taken over by artificial intelligence?
"Then this civilization would exist in name only," Zhao Lili said seriously.
After hearing this, Zhao Bai'er said, "I have actually considered these things as well."
But I think that what follows will be a major test for our Xiaolong Interstellar Empire.
Both the Order and the Three Gods Civilization pose a great threat to us.
If we cannot improve our strength in a short period of time, the pressure we will face in the future will be enormous.
So... is it possible to both curb the threat posed by advanced artificial intelligence and simultaneously make greater use of it?
"This issue requires a long discussion."
It is unlikely that an answer can be obtained in a short period of time.
"Is there anything else you want to say?" Zhao Chen looked at Zhao Bai'er, temporarily skipping over this topic.
After all, this topic is too thorny, and it's really difficult to [N O V E L I G H T] make a decision in a short period of time.
Zhao Bai'er thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "There's nothing else I want to say."
At this moment, Zhao Hu raised his hand.
"I have something to say."
Everyone looked at Zhao Hu.
"I have had a lot of experience during this period. I have piloted starfighters, star mechs, and star marines."
Although the technology of interstellar warships has greatly improved, people are not as focused on these sub-class combat units as before.
However, I think we can actually make further improvements to the Starfighter mechs.
I even have a bold idea.
Let me start by saying that this is just an idea, because I don't have the same talent for scientific research as my younger sister.
My idea is that since starfighters can be transformed into starfighter mechs...
Could some interstellar warships be transformed into interstellar combat mechs?
Although starfighter mechs are not as powerful as starships in terms of overall combat capability.
However, in some aspects it can be superior to starships.
For example, garrison-style combat, in terms of defense.
Because starfighter mechs don't need to consider mobility during combat, they can focus more resources on armor to form a defensive system.
Furthermore, we can completely modify some of our existing, obsolete T3 and T4 starships.
On these shells, we have applied some of our T6 or even T7 level technologies.
This could easily be a low-cost, high-volume combat unit.
Hearing Zhao Hu's seemingly far-fetched idea...
Charlotte and Lilith remained silent in response.
Because they don't have much ability in the field of science and technology.
That depends on what Zhao Chen and Zhao Lili think.
"Lily, what do you think?" Zhao Chen asked his youngest daughter.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Lili said, "I think my brother's opinion makes some sense."
Although this type of interstellar warship can transform into a starfighter mech, it has some limitations.
However, it plays a significant role in defensive operations.
Most importantly, the construction cost is very low, and it can be quickly converted into our combat power.
This is a feasible suggestion!