"Tangning, come and see this."
In a large studio where dozens of people work together, hundreds of light screens are flickering, and various complex graphics are drawn on them.
Tangning raised her head from the keyboard and accepted the file Zheng Shu sent him.
"Can it be achieved?"
"Sure." Tangning glanced quickly, opened a new window on the light screen, and started writing programs.
The monotonous sound of typing on the keyboard has been going on for an unknown amount of time. Using a physical keyboard to write programs is Tangning's eccentricity—he once said that he likes to do things that can see the results immediately. It is probably because of this that he is obsessed with physical keyboards. Percussion.
Compared with the almost silent virtual keyboard, the sound of the physical keyboard can be said to be very noisy, but no one raised any objections - not only because Tang Ning is the number one genius on the spaceship, but also because other instruments in this studio are also making noise. Different prompts and noises mixed together, and everyone learned to let go of their attention so that their thoughts would not be disturbed.
Lin Si is opposite Zheng Shu.
Zheng Shu sorted out the information: "If this algorithm can be realized, then the skeleton can be used theoretically."
"The last question," Lin Si drew a line on the white paper with the ballpoint pen in his hand, and said calmly, "The way to connect with the nerve center is to insert a probe or implant a chip."
"From my point of view, the chip is better." Zheng Shu discussed with him: "The user of the bone has a chip implanted in the brain, which can be adapted to any bone, and if we create a large navigable bone in the future, It can also meet the needs of the driver to walk around in the cabin. If you use a probe placed on the bone, it will be less flexible, and it is not good in terms of hygiene.”
"The technology of implanting chips in our brains has never been mature," Lin Si said in front of him was a design drawing of a humanoid machine.
This is what he and Zheng Shu called the "skeleton", which is the focus of their research in the past two years - the full name is the controllable neuron exoskeleton machine.
When the colonel heard about the concept of this project three years ago, he exaggeratedly told Lins that this is simply the "mecha" that often appears in science fiction, but the real thing is far from being as huge as in fantasy novels, and it does not have the concept of fighting in outer space in science fiction concepts. Capabilities - maybe in the future, but not yet.
Large-scale exploration on the planet requires a strong displacement capability, but neither wheels nor tracks can adapt to complex terrains. Only biped upright walking that simulates the human state can exert the best results.
Starting from this need, the skeleton finally developed into a battle suit that covers the whole body and has powerful functions. Its main material is a lightweight alloy with extremely high strength, and it combines a variety of multifunctional equipment and devices. At the same time, it can also stimulate a small protective force field, and it is even equipped with a high-energy particle jet device as a weapon. A miniature fusion energy furnace burns on the bone's chest, which can fully satisfy its terrifying energy consumption.
The machines that can walk flexibly, complete various difficult movements, and the operating system that supports these functions are designed by the fifth area. The small protective force field and weapons are the achievements of the first area, and the reason why Linsi appeared here is because the first area Area six also plays a pivotal role in the design of the skeleton.
This set of bones is not operated by buttons or handles on the driving interface, but is directly connected to the nerve center of the human body. After rigorous specific training, the driver can make it move completely as he wants. The biggest advantage of abandoning complex operations is that it enhances flexibility and greatly improves the ability of individual soldiers. Therefore, this project has received great attention from the military. The military prefers to call it mechs or battle suits, but scientists prefer it. Leaning towards "skeletal" as it closely resembles the chitinous exoskeleton that arthropods use to protect themselves.
For this reason, there was a dispute between Marshal and Dr. Lin, who had never dealt with each other.
The marshal called Dr. Lin a "neurotic obsessive-compulsive patient", and Dr. Lin ridiculed the marshal as a "crazy militant".
In the end, everyone called each other by their first names.
"My idea is to produce a batch of probe bones first, start testing, let the marshal see the results first, and then submit the application for the chip project to him to improve the chip implantation technology." Lin Si finished speaking, and then said to Zheng Shu: "You go to apply. If I submit the proposal, the marshal will suspect that I am trying to control his people with a brain chip."
Zheng Shu smiled helplessly: "You two should have a good talk."
Rings was noncommittal.
With the sound of footsteps, Tangning took a chip and placed it on the table in front of Zheng Shu. At the same time, she took a cup in her left hand, filled it with warm water, and placed it in front of Zheng Shu.
Zheng Shu put the chip into the smart brain to read it, pressed the center of his eyebrows, and said to Tangning, "Thank you."
Tangning folded her arms and looked at him, and didn't leave until he drank the water.
Zheng Shu didn't do anything else, but simply imported the program Tangning had just written into the entire skeleton's operating system step by step.
The Skeletal Project was at its peak, with everyone working almost non-stop. There is no mandatory time for the project to be completed, but just like a math problem, if the most critical part is achieved, even if there is no time limit, the problem maker will involuntarily concentrate all their energy on solving it, and will never be halfway Relax and rest.
Therefore, Zheng Shu has been around for a long time, so he will naturally neglect to take care of himself.
When the boss of District 5 is not working, he is an elegant, gentlemanly and mature man who is very popular with single ladies. It's impossible for a person like this to be confused, but he was the one who didn't respond to Tangning's obvious attention and concern.
After importing the program, he took a short break and checked the schedule: "Many parts of the skeleton have been manufactured, and the assembly will not take much time. I plan to go to the ground to select people for testing tomorrow."
Lin Sidao: "I'll go."
"Pick up the child?" Zheng Shu smiled.
Lin Si gave a faint "hmm".
He spent a busy day in research work, and when he returned to his residence, he found Bi Di standing at the door.
With a slender cigarette in her right hand, she was leaning halfway against the wall, with her head slightly raised, in an elegant but slightly decadent posture.
"I'm here to ask you to sign," she took out a paper document, "By the way, I will say goodbye."
Lin Si saw the big characters "freezing application" in the title of the document, frowned, and opened the door: "Come in and say."
"Lin, I feel very hopeless," she sat on the armchair, propped her head on one hand, sighed with bright red lips, and closed her eyes, "Our base is obviously well built, but I still feel hopeless, worse than sailing It's time to despair."
Lin Si looked at her: "Why?"
She smiled: "I can't see the hope of prosperity. A group of scientists are indeed working hard for a better future, but we don't even have people. We are still not a society, but a group. It has been three years since I landed. But we don’t have a clear political system yet, everything is decided by the marshal and Mrs. Chen, but none of them are politicians.”
Lin Si didn't speak, and listened to her continue.
"Sometimes, when I stand by the porthole, I think, we are still repeating the life of sailing, but we are no longer sailing." She smoked the cigarette, put it down, covered her beautiful face with her hands, My emotions were a little out of control, and my voice trembled: "Maybe you think I'm inexplicable, or I'm more pessimistic than before, but this is how I feel, all my work is meaningless, I'm in pain, and I don't want to continue living like this , so I'm going to sleep, I hope to see a new situation when I wake up again. Lin, I'm sorry that I can't continue to work for you, can you understand?"
Lin Si was silent for a while, and answered her: "I respect your choice."
Biddy smiled, "Thank you."
After getting Lin Si's signature, she didn't seem to want to stay any longer, and hurriedly left his room and walked towards the sleeping Ninth District.
The smoke remains on Lance's table, and the smell of perfume still remains faintly, but maybe Lance will never see her again in his life.
The people in the hibernation cabin were extracted and replaced with a special cryogenic fluid. Afterwards, they were forgotten by time and sealed for a long time. If they were in good health, they would last longer than a hundred years.
After a long time, Lin Si got up and was about to fall asleep.
According to his usual schedule, he would go to bed early tonight - after all, he was going to pick up the little guy tomorrow, and if he was found to be in a bad state of mind, he would be harassed.