A low humming sound echoed from the central testing platform. A series of nerve devices and biomass recycling equipment connected to the platform were "warming up" before they were officially activated. The "Cortex Prime" in the center of the platform had completed all the checks and adjustments and was now in a light hibernation state, waiting to wake up.
Gwen looked away from the Cortex Prime with a helpless smile on his face. "There are many famous sayings about me in the books. Some of them are more or less reliable, but I really don't know when some of them were put on me. This kind of thing happens all the time, so it's not surprising."
However, Rebecca's face turned gloomy as if she had thought of something very sad. "But I really spent a lot of effort to memorize these things when I was young. My aunt had changed a few of her wands …"
Gwen was speechless.
The girl had spent the most effort memorizing the ancestor's sayings was actually her aunt's wand. If others heard this, they would not be able to react in time!
"Ahem, think on the bright side. There's nothing wrong with learning more principles." Gwen was stunned for a moment before he coughed and pulled the topic back. At the same time, he reached out and patted Rebecca's head to comfort her. Although she was no longer a child, it was not easy to change the habits she had developed over the years. "I've actually read a lot of those sayings. Whether they are true or not, at least most of the ideas are good. That's why I didn't ask the education officials to 'refute' those sayings that have been around for a long time, nor did I ask the academy to delete those sayings from the books.
Rebecca had to accept the ancestor's reasoning, but she still could not help but ask, "Ancestor, those sayings that have been around for hundreds of years and sound very reasonable … Are they really not from you?"
Gwen looked at the curious Rebecca and could only smile helplessly. "You'll understand if you think about it. You can collect all the famous sayings from the 'Pioneer Gawain Cecil' in all kinds of books, stories, and poems, and see how many of them there are. Then, think about when your ancestor died in battle. I was only 35 years old when I died in battle seven hundred years ago. Fifteen of those years were unknown, and the remaining twenty years were all spent fighting wars. How much time do I have to think about the philosophy of life?! If I were to live according to the words and deeds of the scholars of later generations, I'm afraid I would be a philosopher even if I were to eat and sleep … "
Rebecca nodded thoughtfully, as if she felt that it made sense. But after some thought, she said, "But actually, I don't think it's impossible. Look at Amber. She's pretty diligent in publishing the Holy Sayings. She can publish such a big book every month …"
Gwen's expression was quite indifferent just now, but now his eyes widened. "Ah? You usually watch that stuff too?! "
When Rebecca saw the Elder Master's expression, she knew that something was wrong. She quickly shrunk her neck and explained, "I peeked at Auntie's collection …"
Gwen was speechless.
Frankly speaking, at this moment, he was reminded of the scene when he learned from Heti about the ridiculous book about the eighty princesses. His mood was really complicated. He couldn't understand why such a mature and steady person like Heti would collect this kind of stuff in private. Of course, he couldn't understand Amber. She was so interested in a book called "The Sacred Sayings of Gwen Cecil the Great". It looked like she was more obsessed with it than picking locks …
He had a strange expression on his face and didn't know what to say for a while. Rebecca, who was standing next to him, secretly looked at the Elder Master. Slowly, a thoughtful look appeared on her face. "Ancestor, in fact, I've always felt that … you actually tacitly allowed Amber to do this, right? Although you always reprimanded her for this matter, and sometimes showed a look of disdain when you saw the notes she sorted out, but in fact, you have never really banned this matter. If you really wanted to ban it, this matter would have been long gone. "
Gwen glanced at Rebecca, a little surprised. He didn't expect that this girl, who usually looked carefree and only appeared to be smart in the field of technology, would notice and think about this kind of thing. In a flash, a lot of thoughts rose and fell in his mind, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say anything. He just reached out and patted Rebecca's head.
There were some things that didn't need to be known to Rebecca … What important secrets could there be behind this? It was just a nervous person who wanted to keep a little long-term fun for himself, and at the same time, leave a little trace of himself in this world. He didn't know if Amber, who was busy recording those notes all day long, had acutely noticed this, but at least now it seemed that this "tacit understanding" would last for a long time.
Rebecca looked at the Elder Master who suddenly seemed a little different from before. She instinctively wanted to ask something, but the moment before she opened her mouth, she suddenly felt a little itchy on the head. Some kind of intuition that came from long-term training made her immediately swallow back the words she wanted to say (this was unusual for her). Almost at the same time, a crisp bell suddenly rang from above the platform, attracting the attention of everyone in the test site.
Gwen immediately looked up at the crystal container not far away. He saw a series of bubbles suddenly emerging from the main container and several transparent tubes next to it. Then, the runes around the base of the container began to light up and flicker. A more obvious buzzing and slight tremor came from below the platform. A technician in a white short robe came from the side and came to Rebecca. "Minister, the neural fusion is complete. The remote test site is ready."
"Ah, it's finally done!" Rebecca instantly forgot what she had just discussed with the Elder Master. She smiled excitedly and turned to Gwen. "Ancestor! Now we can wake up the Cortex Prime! "
Gwen smiled and nodded gently to Rebecca. "Then let's wake it up."
Rebecca took a light breath and stepped to the control panel next to the main container. She personally entered the activation command of the Cortex Prime into the rune palette. The next second, the sleeping "biological processor" in the container slowly woke up. After a short period of chaos and sluggishness, this huge thinking organ began to feel the neural system connected to it and the remote test sites scattered all over the test site.
It stretched, and the hundreds of nerve nodes in the entire test field were injected with vitality. As the light signals lit up from the ends of the frames in the distance, a smile finally appeared on Gawain's face.
"This is just the beginning. But we have finally taken a substantial step." He looked at Rebecca and did not hesitate to praise her. "Now we have finally found a workable control center. Well done, Rebecca."
Rebecca smiled happily. Most of the time, her overly simple and bright smile was a little silly in Gwen's eyes. She scratched her head and then suddenly remembered something. "By the way, Ancestor, speaking of the skyscraper fortress, I suddenly have some new ideas …"
"New ideas?" Gwen raised his eyebrows. While Rebecca's ideas were often confusing and confusing, only in the field of technology, her new ideas were still very exciting. "Go ahead."
"We have recently been communicating with Typhon about the technical plan to push into the wasteland. At present, the main method of pushing on the surface has been decided. Armored trains and ground troops will push into the wasteland step by step using the magical tracks. This part is not technically difficult, we just need to keep up with the production capacity. As for the sky … our skyscraper fortress is now just an empty shell. We may not be able to keep up with the progress in this aspect."
Gwen frowned slightly. "You mean …"
"We may need some compromise — something between the Dragoons and the skyscraper fortress. It can carry high-power shields and armor like the skyscraper fortress, and it can operate for a long time in the wasteland environment. It can also be produced faster. It would be best to deploy it in the airspace near the Great Wall soon after the completion of the magical tracks pointing to the wasteland. You know, we do not lack the technology to make large anti-gravity rings. The information provided by the elves has helped us solve the stability bottleneck of such a large device. Now that we have a usable control center, in theory, the only problem to face in building this flight facility that is one size smaller than the skyscraper fortress is the production capacity of the factory … "
"A plan between the Dragoons and the skyscraper fortress …" Gwen frowned slightly and slowly nodded. "It does sound reasonable. While Project 115 is important, from a practical point of view, we need a device that can be put into use before Project 115 is completed … Do you have an idea?"
Rebecca thought for a moment. While sorting out her thoughts, she said, "In fact, the inspiration is similar to the first generation of the universal chassis of the magic car. Now that we can make high-power anti-gravity rings and install them in the coverage area of the same power ridge, and we have a way to control these anti-gravity rings at the same time and prevent them from interfering with each other, it is possible to build a universal large-scale anti-gravity chassis. It is totally feasible in theory.
"The structure of this chassis can be very simple, and the manufacturing difficulty is much lower than the skyscraper fortress, which is almost the size of a medium-sized castle. After we build it, we can hand it over to different arms and requirements departments, and let them design or order the carrying structure of the chassis themselves. Except for the basic armor and shield generator, as long as it does not exceed the load limit of the flight platform, we can build anything on it. From barracks to medical stations, from small factories to water purification equipment, we can dismantle the entire forward base camp and install it on a dozen such universal platforms …"
"I don't know much about military matters, and I don't know what you have in mind for the counterattack on the wastelands, but I think this platform will definitely come in handy. Their biggest advantage is their versatility. Although their survivability and combat ability is certainly not as good as the skyscraper fortress, and their flexibility is certainly not as good as the dragoons, just like the engineering vehicles at the front line, these platforms can be the foundation of many things … Hey, ancestor, why are you not talking? "
The iron-headed roe deer barked a few times before Gao Wencai finally snapped out of his stupor. He looked at his great-granddaughter in front of him in surprise. After a while, he reached out and patted her head. "How did you grow such a brain …"
It took a while for Rebecca to react. She blinked uncertainly. "Ancestor, are you complimenting me?"
Gwen stroked her hair hard, and a smile appeared on his face. "Of course, of course I am praising you. You have found an idea that even I have never thought of before! Anti-gravity technology … I didn't know that such a convenient technology could be used like this … A cheap and high-power universal air platform? Why didn't I think of it before … "
As he spoke, he could not help but gently knock on his forehead, a little annoyed at the limitations of his previous thinking. After coming into contact with anti-gravity technology so many times, his thinking was still either limited to small flying machines or huge air fortresses in sci-fi scenarios. He had never thought of a more convenient application that was more in line with the current situation … In the end, it was Rebecca's brain that suddenly came up with this wonderful idea.
Create a large number of universal air platforms, and then dismantle the entire base and build it on those platforms, and directly drop it into the wastelands under the cover of the ground forces …
After a moment of annoyance, Gwen suddenly smiled and sighed, and then felt a little relieved. In the end, he had lived in this era for too short a time, and the impression of anti-gravity technology in his mind was always inevitably influenced by the memories and worldview of his past life. On the other hand, since the burden of the entire Empire was on his shoulders, he had not directly intervened in the field of technology for a long time, and inevitably could not keep up with the pace.
In this regard, Rebecca, who had always been walking with the most cutting-edge technology, was clearly ahead of him.
This was not something to be annoyed about. Instead, it was something to be happy about.
Rebecca did not know how many thoughts flashed through her ancestor's mind in just a few seconds. She just looked at Gwen with some concern, and only dared to whisper when his expression eased. "Ancestor … Are you okay?"
"Of course, I'm okay." Gwen smiled. "I'm very happy, really. Your plan is very good, and I think it can be started immediately. With the large number of results produced by Project 115 and the factories that have already started to produce parts, the universal air platform you conceived now has a very good foundation. When you go back, compile a report and make an initial budget. I'll talk to Heti. "
Rebecca's excited expression instantly stiffened when she heard Gwen mention the name 'Heti'. The maiden's face trembled, and her voice dropped a few notches. "Ancestor, Auntie … Won't she be angry after receiving the new budget?"
"That's why I have to talk to her in advance." Gwen looked a little helpless. "The main thing is to let her be mentally prepared …"
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