The congressman surnamed Wu did not stay here for a long time. He left in a hurry after leaving those words.
After the news of the hijacking spread, the outside world was in a mess. He still had other messes to take care of, so it was impossible for him to stay here for too long.
Fortunately, this was the case.
The bureaucrats and parliamentarians of the Pan-Asian Cooperation were good at economic development and colonial development, but they did not cause trouble for the various departments in other aspects.
Looking at Yang Wu standing next to him, the commander spoke after being silent for a while.
"Actually, I agree with part of your point of view. At the beginning of the design of the AI battlefield analysis system, its calculation results were only used as a strategic reference. It is not advisable to rely too much on the calculation results."
"In our era, machinery was only an aid. Compared with the answers given by machines, we trusted human judgment more." Yang Wu continued, looking at the commander standing next to him, "But I have also thought about this problem. The times are progressing, and experience is always updating. In practice, you have proved the statistical superiority of AI's judgment, so it is understandable that you will trust its judgment more. "
The commander was silent for a while before speaking.
"Based on your experience, what do you think their demands might be?"
Yang Wu replied without hesitation.
"Tianzhou."
"Tianzhou?" The commander didn't expect him to suddenly mention this. He frowned slightly. "You mean, they are planning to …"
"This is not an attack based on survival. The fundamental logic of a suicide attack is to cause maximum damage. If I were the hijacker, I would not be satisfied with the 220 passengers on the spacecraft, nor would I allow flight N-177 to pass through the Earth-Moon system. I would drive it directly to the Tianzhou space station. "
"At maximum speed!"
Hearing this crazy plan, everyone in the command center took a deep breath.
Another consultant opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty.
"This is too …"
He wanted to say it was too exaggerated.
Tianzhou was the largest spaceport of the Pan-Asian Cooperation, and it was also the first spaceport in the Earth's orbit. Not only were there more than 30,000 residents and thousands of engineers living there, but there were also tens of thousands of passengers stranded.
"And who would cause such an attack?"
"If there are other regional alliances supporting this … this is no different from a declaration of war!"
"It doesn't have to be other cross-regional alliances. Maybe it's air pirates funded by them, or the survivors of our cleanup operation … But now is not the time to discuss this. What we need is a countermeasure." The commander was silent for a while, then looked at Yang Wu. "Do you have any suggestions?"
Upon hearing this question, Yang Wu answered without hesitation.
"Destroy flight N-177 before it causes more casualties!"
The moment these words left his mouth.
Everyone in the command room gasped at the same time.
The consultant on the side exclaimed.
"This is impossible! That was two hundred and twenty passengers! Do you want to send all of us to military court?! "
Yang Wu's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "Compared to the lives of the 30,000 orbital residents on the Tianzhou and the tens of thousands of stranded passengers, the lives of 220 people and being sent to a military court are not worth mentioning. Choosing the lesser of two evils, I believe that even the AI battlefield analysis system that you trust will not hesitate to make the choice. "
After a pause, he looked at the commander standing next to him and spoke calmly.
"Sir Commander, do you want to exchange the lives of tens of thousands of people on the Tianzhou for the passengers on flight N-177 to die in a dignified way, or do you want those who are going to die to save at least some people who shouldn't have died here?"
"This is human life, not addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division!" The commander was silent for a while before continuing, "First, start negotiations with the hijackers. The negotiation window is set within 5 hours.
"In addition, let the Heavenly Soldier defense system turn on the laser calibrator and be on standby in lunar orbit.
"If I have to make a choice … I hope this is the last choice."
"Yes, sir!"
After the order was issued, the entire command center became busy.
The commander fell into silence as he stared at the keyhole on the console that could be used to fire weapons.
He had no doubt that Consultant Yang standing next to him would make the right choice. They, who were sent to this era, were more like machines than machines.
But after all, this was more than 200 lives …
It had nothing to do with courage, but human nature.
…
In the darkness, the silent pupils lit up with a faint light.
That faint light was so conspicuous in the pitch-black cabin, like a firefly in the night.
"Speed, abnormal.
"Judgment, malfunction."
This was the robot rest cabin.
Like most of the robots that were much newer in workmanship and style, it was sent here after boarding the flight.
If everything went well, it would stay here until the flight arrived.
However, its logic circuit and every sensor on its body were telling it that if it continued to wait, the meaning of its existence here might disappear.
The old-fashioned mining robot unplugged the charging cable on its body. It walked stiffly to the computer next to it and clicked on the index finger of its right hand.
The holographic panel appeared in front of its eyes. After a stream of data flashed, the progress bar in the pop-up window came to an end bit by bit.
This time, it took a little longer to crack it.
Fortunately, it didn't take too long.
Looking at the person who appeared on the surveillance screen and picked up the rifle from the ground, the light in the robot's pupils flickered slightly.
Its lips opened and closed, and it spoke intermittently in a stiff voice.
"Protection, program, start …
"Restrictions, lift …"
Just as the voice fell, the pitch-black cabin lit up with a dim light that resembled the stars in the sky.
All the androids had been awakened …
…
Lu Zhou originally thought that although he had never eaten pork, he had seen a pig run. He didn't expect that the pork that ran was really different from the pork in the pot.
Alright, he admitted that he was indeed gambling.
And after a successful sneak attack with his equipment advantage, he did underestimate the professionalism of these space pirates.
According to his original plan, he would first find a way to wake up the robot bodyguard sent by Xiao Ai, then regain control of the cockpit.
However, just as he slipped out of the cabin and touched the direction of the luggage compartment, he encountered fierce fire halfway.
Looking at the orange-yellow bullets and the dense bullet holes on the alloy bulkheads on both sides, Lu Zhou, who was hiding behind the bunker, felt a burst of fear.
Fortunately, he turned on the nitrogen shield in time and relied on the surging airflow to help him deflect the flying bullets. Otherwise, even if he didn't become a sieve, he would have lost an arm or a leg.
"Did they change the direction of movement of diatomic molecules through a special force field?
"This shield is a bit interesting, if I have a chance to study it … F * ck … Forget about this, I should hurry up and think about how to survive!"
Looking at the fierce firepower on the opposite side, Lu Zhou sadly discovered that he didn't even have a chance to poke his head out and fight back.
If he opened the shield, although the opponent couldn't penetrate his nitrogen shield, his magnetic slingshot couldn't penetrate it either.
As for the rifle …
This thing was like a fire stick in his hand.
Without the help of the exoskeleton armor that could grab onto the ground, not to mention hitting someone, one could be called a soldier king if one did not want to be sent flying by the recoil.
Not to mention, he was a researcher.
He believed that if it was Wang Peng, he would be able to easily kill the opponent with this set of equipment. But after all, he was just a scholar. This kind of extreme challenge was too difficult!
The battle was in a stalemate for a while. The two sides were in a stalemate in the corridor, and no one could do anything to the other.
Just when Lu Zhou was feeling a headache from the firepower on the opposite side, what he didn't know was that the two hijackers wearing exoskeleton armor were feeling the same way.
It was even accompanied by a strong sense of astonishment.
They had already emptied two magazines.
However, the person hiding behind the bunker acted as if nothing had happened!
One of the hijackers who was hiding behind the bunker was so angry that he almost cursed out loud.
"Sh * t … Why can't I hit this guy?"
Even if he's a human body master, he shouldn't be this miserable, right?!
"The thing on this guy is a bit weird. The bullets we fired seem to hit a transparent wall. Whatever, we can only gamble! "
While talking, the other hijacker pulled out a thumb-thick grenade from the exoskeleton and stuffed it into the launcher under the muzzle.
The teammate next to him didn't have time to stop him. He heard a dull bang.
A parabola smashed straight forward, and the orange-red flame exploded, engulfing the entire corridor.
The hijacker got up from the ground awkwardly. Feeling the hot air around him, the hijacker standing next to him looked at his companion in shock.
"Are you crazy?! Do you want to destroy this flight?! We still have to use it to avenge our dead brothers — "
"Haha, but it's very effective, isn't it?"
The billowing smoke had completely engulfed the second half of the corridor. It was impossible to see whether the people there were dead or alive, but presumably, no one could survive such an explosion.
As for the smoke and flames …
There was naturally a fire extinguishing system in the cabin. As long as the structure of the cabin was not damaged, there was nothing to worry about.
However, before he could finish his sentence, the cabin door beside the two of them suddenly opened.
The robots that were stored in the rooms by the passengers were like puppets with no feelings. They stepped out stiffly and ran toward them.
Looking at the tide of "people", the two hijackers were slightly taken aback. They immediately realized that something was wrong. While sweating, they quickly turned the muzzle and pulled the trigger.
Flames shot out from the muzzle.
The orange-red trajectories weaved an impenetrable rain of death in the air.
Metal parts flew up and down in the air, and broken arms and legs with electric sparks were flying everywhere. The androids fell one after another like zombies being strafed.
"Protect …"
Repeating the same words, these robots seemed to be dominated by some mysterious power, moving toward the two hijackers wearing exoskeleton armor at all costs.
If the legs were broken, they would crawl with their hands.
If the hands were broken, they would use their necks.
As long as there were moving parts, they would not stop.
It was as if they wanted to drag the two of them to hell even if they had to sacrifice themselves. They used the last inch of electric current in their bodies to drive the mechanical body to reach out to them.
"Sh * t! These guys … are so f * cking annoying! "
He threw the butt of the gun and smashed the robot that rushed close to him to the ground. He then stepped on the ground and broke the hand that reached toward his foot.
In addition to being troublesome, many functions of these civilian-grade robots were castrated at the beginning of their design, completely eliminating their ability to harm humans. Therefore, they could not threaten the armed hijackers at all.
However, just when the two of them were thinking this, they saw a rifle draw a parabola, fly over their heads, and smash into the group of robots.
A sense of foreboding welled up in the hearts of the two.
Sure enough, as if to confirm their guess, a robot reached out and caught the rifle.
"F * ck!"
The two hijackers cursed in unison. They wanted to raise the rifles in their hands in horror, but they couldn't do it at all. One by one, the mechanical arms wrapped around the arms of the two like vines, locking their joints and movements. They even used their chests and heads to block the holes of the two's guns.
The muscles of the two hijackers tightened. They watched helplessly as the rusty robot pointed its muzzle at them.
Then, it pulled the trigger!
"Dadada!"
The sparks jumping from the muzzle hit the front and middle armor like raindrops, abruptly tearing apart the fear in the eyes of the two hijackers.
Until they died, they didn't understand why these robots, which were programmed to never harm humans, would reach for weapons and attack them.
"Nice job …"
The billowing smoke was finally pumped away by the vacuum fire extinguishing system. Lu Zhou, who almost choked to death, coughed and stood up from behind the bunker.
This grenade was indeed out of his expectations.
Fortunately, the robot sent by Xiao Ai reacted in time and saved him from danger.
Perhaps the robot understood Lu Zhou's affirmation, so it nodded.
However, at this moment, a sudden change occurred.
The pupils of the robot suddenly shrank. Its slightly bent legs burst violently, and it made a forward pounce, pushing away Lu Zhou, who was walking toward it.
Lu Zhou was knocked away by the robot. Before he could recover from his shock, he saw a black shadow suddenly come out of the shadow on one side, slamming into his previous position — the robot that pushed him away.
The close combat battle broke out in an instant, and the outcome was decided in an instant.
After the man wearing the combat exoskeleton cut off the robot's right arm with a dagger, he easily disarmed it. He then threw another dagger and directly cut off its neck.
Before dying, the robot clasped the barrel of the gun with its only left hand and locked its joints, trying to stop the man at the cost of sacrificing itself.
However, the man's reaction was also quite decisive. He simply threw away the rifle in his hand and stepped directly toward Lu Zhou, who was close at hand, and grabbed the rifle.
At this extreme distance, it was too late to charge the magnetic slingshot.
Seeing that Lu Zhou had nowhere to escape, Ruzas had a cruel smile on his face.
Although he still hadn't figured out how this seemingly unthreatening man in front of him killed his companion, it didn't matter at this moment.
"It seems that you have a lot of good stuff on you.
"But unfortunately … This is war, son."
He didn't give his opponent a chance to say his last words at all. He stabbed the dagger in his hand without hesitation.
However, the next moment, his expression completely froze on his face.
The dagger in front of him seemed to have stabbed into a transparent wall, and the rolling airflow messed up his bangs.
In a trance, a thought came to his mind.
Wind?
How is this possible?
I'm wearing a fully-enclosed helmet …
However, even though Ruzas realized that something was wrong, he had no time to think about this problem carefully.
The nitrogen gas, which was almost compressed into a solid state, directly penetrated his armor like an unsharpened axe, chopped his internal organs, and stirred them into a mess.
The principle of the nitrogen shield was not to release compressed nitrogen. Instead, it interfered with the diatomic molecules in the surrounding air through a special force field generated by the device, compressing the surrounding nitrogen into a vortex-shaped circulatory gas wall.
As long as it was in the atmospheric environment, this kind of shield could theoretically defend against almost all light weapon-level kinetic energy attacks. At the same time, after understanding this principle, Lu Zhou immediately thought of another alternative use.
Which was to use the force field generated by the nitrogen shield to directly act on the nitrogen molecules in the target's body, thereby creating "armor ignoring" damage!
Even though it could only be used when the distance was close enough, this kind of attack was equivalent to ignoring armor, so it was undoubtedly lethal to soft targets.
This was probably the cruelest way to use the nitrogen shield …
Ruzas, whose internal organs had been shattered into countless pieces, choked with blood. In the end, he breathed his last in silent pain.
Lu Zhou put his fist on his chest and looked at the entire swollen exoskeleton armor. There was no trace of pity in his eyes.
"When I sat in the special seat and watched the military parade, your father was still an idiot."
"Who are you calling a child …"
Lu Zhou retracted his outstretched fist and looked at the shield generator on his arm, which had exhausted the last bit of energy and began to gradually turn into black powder. He sighed.
"I wanted to save some energy for research, but I didn't expect it to be used up like this."
When the system level was still low, most of the samples drawn were one-time use. This nitrogen shield was one of them.
However, the equipment was originally brought from the "novice village". Lu Zhou only felt the pinch for a while before he quickly rushed to the cockpit.
This flight had been drifting in the universe for two days. Logically speaking, it should have arrived at the station in one day at most.
However, instead of slowing down, the spacecraft continued to accelerate. He didn't know if the remaining fuel was enough to decelerate, nor did he know how many minutes or even seconds were left in the Earth-Moon system.
The top priority now was to rescue the kidnapped captain and return the flight to the normal route as soon as possible.
However, when Lu Zhou rushed to the cockpit, he saw two bodies lying in a pool of blood.
"F * ck!"
Lu Zhou looked at the tragic scene in front of him. His face instantly darkened, and he couldn't help but curse.
Judging from the uniforms they were wearing …
Lu Zhou was in big trouble.
(Let me adjust my schedule. Today's update won't be divided into chapters, so the word count will be the same as usual.
Also, the book will be finished in five months. I hope to make some innovations and breakthroughs in the plot. I don't want to be like most high tech novels. Or rather, I want to start a company and become the top one in the world, then fly out of the solar system and finish the book.
This is both a challenge and a learning experience for me. If it succeeds, it might become a new "routine". If it doesn't, I will learn from it and improve on it in the next book.
I remember when I wrote about nuclear fusion last year, a lot of people criticized me. They either thought it was too advanced, or they thought the protagonist shouldn't engage in research outside of theory. But like I said before, writing isn't an acrobatic game. It's not the criticism that determines how a book should be written, it's the outline.
I hope that when I write the theoretical research, I can use the second stage of controllable fusion as an opportunity to write the theory into the application. Then, I will follow my outline and do my best to write this part.
Now is the third stage, which is also the last part of the book. So far, it's still within the outline plan.
I never expected every chapter of my to be liked by everyone. After all, I'm not money, so I don't have that kind of ability. But if my work can bring you some joy that is different from your daily life, then it is my honor as an author.
Therefore, I hope that some people can be a bit more polite. Regardless of whether or not they can reach the end together, even if it's for the sake of "love", at least give each other some dignity and civility.
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