When Ren Xiaosu, who had already treated the Soong Clan as an enemy, heard the approaching vehicles, his first thought was that the Soong Clan had sent someone to ambush Wang Shengzhi's convoy. Their goal might have been to prevent Stronghold 178 from maintaining close ties with the Central Plains.
The members of Wang Shengzhi's convoy took out their weapons from the trunk, while Zhou Yinglong stood up empty-handed.
Ren Xiaosu glanced at Zhou Yinglong. He was certain this burly man from the Northwest was a supernatural being. Otherwise, Zhang Jinglin would not have sent him here alone. Or else, Zhou Yinglong would not have left his weapon unarmed in the face of a possible enemy attack.
But when the Soong Clan's convoy got closer, everyone was surprised. The people in the vehicles immediately indicated they were unarmed after getting out of the vehicles. The person leading the group was an unfamiliar young man.
Several people in chef's uniforms jumped out of the vehicles behind them with pots and pans in their hands. Some of them even had portable gas stoves with them.
The young man said with a smile, "Good evening, everyone. I'm Zong Xiang from the Soong Clan Consortium. I heard that all of you would like to try the delicacies of our Soong Clan's territory, but you couldn't make it to our stronghold due to your itinerary. So I brought the chefs here with me to give everyone a taste of our authentic shredded potatoes, whole chicken, and roasted lamb."
Ren Xiaosu sneered when he heard this from inside the vehicle. The Soong Clan clearly wished for everyone here to die, yet they were pretending to be very hospitable.
Before Zong Cheng revealed his true intentions, he was also very hospitable. But what happened in the end?
Until today, Ren Xiaosu still could not understand why Zong Cheng would want to attack them.
This was also what made Ren Xiaosu the most angry.
Looking at this young man named Zong Xiang, Ren Xiaosu knew he had a close relationship with Zong Cheng. He was considering whether he should kill Zong Xiang on the spot.
But what would happen after he killed Zong Xiang? It would still not be enough to vent his anger.
Ren Xiaosu had to destroy the entire Soong Clan. One Zong Xiang was not enough to appease his hatred.
Right now, Ren Xiaosu was even thinking of deliberately creating conflict between Wang Shengzhi, Zhou Yinglong, and the Soong Clan. For example, he could kill Zong Xiang and pretend that Wang Shengzhi and the others had done it. But if that was the case, Wang Shengzhi and the others might not be able to return to the Central Plains safely, right?
These people had saved his life, so he couldn't do this.
Ren Xiaosu took slow breaths to calm himself down. He wanted to use the power of Wang Shengzhi and Stronghold 178 to find the best opportunity.
As the saying goes, one doesn't slap a smiling face. Even Zhou Yinglong sat at the side and didn't say anything.
After the food was processed, the aroma filled the entire campsite. Zong Xiang asked the chef to cut a piece of lamb for him. He reached out, grabbed it, and stuffed it into his mouth. "Let me help you taste it … Well, it's cooked. The lamb is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Please enjoy it. I won't disturb you anymore. I hope you have a pleasant journey in the Northwest."
After saying that, Zong Xiang left with his men without any hesitation.
The act of tasting the lamb just now was more like he was helping Wang Shengzhi and the others to test for poison so that Zhou Yinglong and the others wouldn't suspect anything.
After Zong Xiang left, Zhou Yinglong spat on the ground. "What good can a hyena do when it's trying to please someone?"
Wang Shengzhi smiled and said, "Why do you hate the Soong Clan so much?"
"When Commander Zhang left, the Soong Clan liked to visit Stronghold 178. They even secretly sent their people over to Stronghold 178. In the end, news of Stronghold 178 was always leaked in advance." Zhou Yinglong said with a sullen expression, "This group of hyenas have been fighting and scheming against each other in Stronghold 178, causing a foul atmosphere in the stronghold. It was only later that we found out the chief of staff was actually an illegitimate son of the Soong Clan. After Commander Zhang found out about this, he was quite upset. Since then, Stronghold 178 has stopped accepting outsiders, mainly to prevent those with ulterior motives from infiltrating. "
"How did y 'all know he was an illegitimate son of the Soong Clan?" Wang Shengyin asked.
Zhou Yinglong sneered. "We found out after extorting a confession, of course."
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself, 'Isn't this just like an undercover spy? I wonder how long this illegitimate son of the Soong Clan has been undercover for? He's actually been promoted to chief of staff.'
Wang Shengzhi nodded. It was no wonder the people of Stronghold 178 hated the Soong Clan so much. He smiled and said, "We were also worried about something like this in the past."
Zhou Yinglong was stunned. "You're not worried anymore?"
"Yes, it's been resolved," Wang Shengzhi said.
"You can resolve something like that too?" Zhou Yinglong frowned. "It's impossible to guard against people with ulterior motives once they enter the stronghold."
"We have artificial intelligence." Wang Shengyin explained with a smile, "The AI can analyze the details of a person through the camera and determine if there's anything suspicious about them."
This time, it was Ren Xiaosu's turn to be confused again. What was an artificial intelligence?
Ren Xiaosu was not the only one who was dumbfounded. Zhou Yinglong was also dumbfounded. "What the hell is that?!"
Wang Shengyin explained, "Artificial intelligence is one of the research directions of our elders before The Cataclysm. We were fortunate enough to have preserved all of the information about it. In short, it's to give a computer program the ability to think and analyze independently just like a normal human being. However, our artificial intelligence has not really developed self-awareness yet. In terms of the philosophy of artificial intelligence, it's still — "
Zhou Yinglong interrupted, "Don't tell me that. I don't understand. You're talking about metaphysics, right?"
Ren Xiaosu suddenly identified with Zhou Yinglong. If he did not understand what she was talking about, he would treat it as superstition.
He knew what machines and programs were, but to make them think like humans? Was that even possible? Ren Xiaosu did not believe it. A machine would always be a machine.
Due to The Cataclysm, the direction of human scientific advancement had deviated. Continuing to research whatever was left behind had become the mainstream research direction of the consortiums.
This would allow them to instantly get ahead of the other consortiums in a certain field.
Wang Shengzhi said, "Your Stronghold 178 can also import our artificial intelligence program to screen for spies."
Zhou Yinglong was not stupid. He chuckled and said bluntly, "Although I don't understand this thing, and it might be very reliable for screening for spies, our Stronghold 178 will never allow something like that to spy on us. What if y 'all can control it from afar? We don't have the technology to go against you."
Wang Shengzhi did not mind. "It's fine, I'm just giving you a suggestion."
Zhou Yinglong pondered, "Even your machines are intelligent. Don't tell me your strongholds are floating in the sky or something?"
Wang Shengyin was amused. "That's pseudoscience you're talking about. What kind of power can support an entire stronghold to float in the air? Humans can't do it at all. Our stronghold isn't much different from yours. It's just that it's more prosperous, with more skyscrapers and better living conditions. There are also factories and grain fields outside the stronghold. We don't have the nanomachines developed by the Yang Clan and the Li Consortium. "
From beginning to end, Ren Xiaosu did not say a word. That was because refugees should not understand such things, and the others did not care if he understood them or not.
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