Apocalyptic starship

"The engine increases thrust and prepares to enter space."

"Pay attention to monitoring data."

"The thrust of one set of engines is normal."

"The thrust of the second set of engines is normal."

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In the cockpit, the virtual screen readings are constantly changing, and young male and female officers are operating the driving.

On the ground, countless people and reporters could clearly observe with the naked eye that the huge interstellar battleship Rubik's Cube rose to high altitudes with its wake, accelerating towards outer space, and was surrounded by countless fighter jets escorting it.

After crossing the atmosphere and entering space, Rubik's Cube opened the hatch as instructed, and dozens of manned and unmanned fighter jets entered the cabin in an orderly manner. This flight is only for testing. After flying according to the predetermined orbit, it will return to the Dragon Star Base. The main testing content is the autonomous function of the warship. The super optical brain computer stores the flight and combat data of other warships. After the commander issues a simple command, the computer will To perform all operations autonomously, scientific research experts did not expect the computer to do much, but they did not expect that the computer would actually develop its own consciousness.

In the command cockpit of the ship's bow.

"Chief Designer Liu, how is the battleship's system functioning now?" A majestic battleship commander asked the elderly battleship chief designer beside him.

"Various monitoring shows that the battleship's execution of orders is very standard, and almost no flaws can be found, but...why do I always feel that there is something abnormal in the computer data..."

Rubik's Cube was startled when he heard this. He must have had an abnormality when he sneaked into other computers and the old man discovered it. Rubik's Cube clearly knew through the Internet what a computer's autonomous consciousness meant to these crazy scientific research experts. He could It cannot be used as an experiment. The frightened Rubik's Cube quickly closed the network he was privately connected to and quietly carried out the battleship's instructions.

The old man checked for a long time and found no other abnormalities, so he didn't pay attention to it anymore. He just thought it was normal for the computer to be tested for the first time.

The biggest difference between the Chilong A-type star battleship and previous battleships is not only its larger size and more complete facilities, but also the installation of an autonomous system, so it only requires fewer operators, which is significantly fewer combatants than other earlier models. Half, this provides an excellent platform for the people of the Dragon Kingdom to conduct further space exploration.

"Set route, coordinates, Mao star 785.65xxxxxxxx"

With the commander's last word, the route was completed on the cockpit display and it automatically entered the cruise state.

"Put up meteorite barriers."

Several simulated meteorites appeared on the display to test the maneuverability of autonomous driving.

"Meteorite test passed, proceed to the next item, battleship defense test."

A small space battleship soon appeared nearby and fired a laser cannon at the Rubik's Cube, but was blocked by an energy shield. In fact, Rubik's Cube had discovered the battleship long ago and opened the energy shield on that side of the battleship in advance.

"The performance is good. In the past, we turned on the entire protective shield. Unexpectedly, the Rubik's Cube only turned on the shield on the side under attack, which saved energy." The battleship commander was very satisfied with the performance of the Rubik's Cube.

"Of course, the super optical computer can react faster than us humans and will not be careless. It will only execute commands perfectly." Chief Designer Liu said very proudly.

"The defense test passed, proceed to the next item, the attack test."

As soon as the commander's order was issued, Rubik's Cube took the initiative to prepare for the attack. All large, medium and small ion cannons and laser cannons immediately extended out of the cabin, and the fire control detection system continuously scanned all directions. In the cockpit, countless red dots appeared on the huge screen. This was a target drone used for testing. The target drone was still far away from the Rubik's Cube when it was attacked by a long-range attack. The small ion cannon and laser cannon almost fired one shot at a time. One, occasionally a large target drone appears and is immediately hit by a medium-sized weapon. The red dot on the screen is quickly cleared. This result makes everyone in the cockpit very satisfied. The shooting is not only accurate but also saves energy. Then another large red dot appeared on the screen. This was a scrapped space battleship, used as a test drone. This time the Rubik's Cube was even more happy. The scrapped space battleship had just turned red, and the large ion cannon destroyed the battleship in one attack. It was broken into pieces, and the commander didn't even have time to observe the position of the red dot on the screen...

"This... is too sharp..." The battleship commander was speechless.

The chief designer is very satisfied with the result. If the response speed is slower than that of humans, then what kind of autonomous operating system is needed?

The next engine stability test was much simpler. Only two people on duty were left in the cockpit. The others took the hovercar to the living area for recreation. The reason for taking the car was because the battleship was too big and it was estimated that the duty time would be over when we walked there. In the quiet cockpit, the two officers on duty were chatting away. The Rubik's Cube was very boring. Although I felt strange why I was bored, I still felt that I should find something to do, and exploring the vast universe became The first goal of the Rubik's Cube was achieved, even though the data was already stored in the computer.

When reaching the farthest area of ​​​​the test and preparing to return, Rubik's Cube finally found a place that was different from the star map database. The star chart database indicated that there was a black hole. According to Rubik's Cube's own calculations, it was not an ordinary black hole, but a three-dimensional black hole. A relatively close black hole rotates at high speed in the shape of an equilateral triangle. The center is the most interesting part of the Rubik's Cube. There may be a legendary wormhole or space tunnel there. Come to think of it, the Rubik's Cube is not going to experience it in person. There is absolutely no return from that place.

After the test, the Rubik's Cube returned to the base, underwent various inspections, and was waiting to be staffed. From then on, it continued to cruise in space and almost never returned to this place. Even crew changes were handed over by spacecraft.

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More than two months later.

During more than two months of waiting, Rubik's Cube gradually felt something abnormal. According to usual practice, it was impossible for the interstellar battleship to stay in the dock for no reason. Moreover, many technical personnel were evacuated, and the maintenance robots returned to the cabin to stand by, and from time to time returned to the dock. Some people were quarreling in the factory, and Rubik's Cube felt a little uneasy. In order to understand the current situation, he once again sneaked into the network system to find the reason for the unreasonable stay. By browsing various social networking sites, Rubik's Cube got unfavorable information. Now he is being discussed on the Internet, and it is very intense. One party supports the existence of Rubik's Cube and feels that this is a great development of technology and will greatly promote the exploration of the universe. The other party It is against the existence of the Rubik's Cube, because the Rubik's Cube is too huge and is an unnecessary waste. Too many precious metals are used on the battleship. Among them, the unknown metal in the super optical brain computer has a powerful strengthening effect on human bones. It is installed on the The computer on a battleship is pure waste. It is recommended to dismantle the battleship immediately and use unknown metals to benefit mankind.

The Rubik's Cube finally knew why he was born with consciousness. It turned out that he used this unknown metal, but... if he dismantled the battleship and the computer, would he still be there? Such a small piece of metal can benefit several people...

The frightened Rubik's Cube immediately sneaked into the government computer system. If you want to know the final result, the country has the final say. Rubik's Cube quickly rummaged through the data and finally found something about himself. Among them, the military and scientific research experts strongly demanded that the Rubik's Cube be retained, and those who supported the dismantling of the Rubik's Cube were those politicians. A conference will be held in four days, and finally Vote to decide whether to stay or leave the Chilong Armor Cube star battleship. As for why politicians insist on dismantling themselves, the Rubik's Cube doesn't need to think about it. It must be for the unknown metal in the computer.

Through calculations on the network, Rubik's Cube came to a very unfavorable result for itself. It may be the shortest-lived interstellar battleship...