Eastern grain-producing area, main control room of the control center.
The four engineers and their assistants who were approved to enter the core control area are currently busy in the main control room.
In the main control room stands a black fully enclosed cabinet, like rows of neat tombstones. The indicator lights of the electronic machines stored inside are constantly flashing red and green lights. Data flows in these machines, along the way. The lines interact, forming a huge and never-ending circulation system.
The two alloy suitcases have been unfolded and transformed into portable engineering computers. The interfaces on the fuselage are full of connecting cables and connected to the silver-white semi-elliptical main control machine. The two engineering computers are writing lines of code. , automatically detected information.
The system engineer is testing the integrity of the system through the engineering computer to see if there are logical bugs or vicious viruses caused by external attacks. The engineering computer watched by the assistants is testing the relevant hardware facilities and troubleshooting system abnormalities from the hardware level. The problem lies.
In this era, due to the existence of super artificial intelligence Sibylla and the use of it as a prototype, intelligent systems with slightly degraded performance exist. In fact, most electronic machines do not require manual troubleshooting. The intelligent systems that manage electronic machines can automatically Detect more than 90% of faults, including system problems and virus attacks, and find solutions.
Just like when a person finds out that he is sick and has a fever, he will take the initiative to see a doctor and take medicine. The only difference is that the database of the intelligent system has preset countermeasures, which is equivalent to seeing a doctor in advance and getting possible symptoms from him. disease and treatment plan, as long as you encounter this situation, you only need to prescribe the right medicine according to the instructions.
The super artificial intelligence Sibylla is even more powerful. She can be equivalent to a doctor herself. Two-thirds of the fault response plans in all databases were written by her, and she can also upgrade herself and constantly compile updates. , more effective and simpler troubleshooting plans and solutions.
But many times things are not that simple. Sometimes if even the machine itself is not aware of where its fault lies, and Sibylla cannot intervene due to safety reasons, human system engineers are needed to deal with the problem.
For system maintenance, the first step is to find the root of the problem. Only when the fault point is determined can they start to find ways to solve the problem.
Several hours have passed without realizing it.
After the teacher's hardware facility inspection was over, the two assistants looked at each other, and then one of them looked a little confused. However, the inspection showed that the hardware facilities were running normally. We checked the hardware usage log and found that the usage of the hardware part was not normal. No exception occurred
It just so happens that we are almost at the end here. After the end, everyone will take a break. After working hard for such a long time, it is time to move around and take a rest. The Mediterranean system engineer nodded. Although his tone was still gentle and friendly, the two assistants could tell from the solemn expression that he was not in a relaxed mood.
The grumpy system engineer next to him had a dark face and furrowed brows. He could barely write the words "bad mood" on his face. He snorted coldly: Why are you taking a rest? The system is running normally, there are no logical faults in the program system, no malicious bugs have been detected, and the firewall is intact. There is no record of external attacks in the logs, and there is no possibility of hacking.
Since there are no problems, why did the automatic management system in the eastern grain-producing areas go crazy?
What? Is the system running normally with no problems? After hearing this, the two assistants suddenly felt full of questions and puzzled, but the second half of the irritable engineer's words made them put their doubts behind them and began to complain secretly.
If you don’t figure out what’s going on, no one will be able to rest today!
Although both assistants have undergone eye mechanization transformation and used more advanced and excellent prosthetic eyes to replace their naked eyes, they will not suffer from vision degradation even if they stare at the screen for ten or eight days, but human eyesight will not deteriorate. Energy is limited. Working with high concentration on the information on the screen for several hours, judging and reading the records and logs left behind to see if there are any abnormal problems, even if the whole body is transformed into a prosthetic body, it is necessary to complete the transformation. Durama
Everyone will feel tired.
One of the assistants with broad ideas, in order not to deprive himself of a reasonable rest, plucked up the courage to ask: Do you want to contact Sibylla and ask her if she has any clues?
Don't even think about it. The grumpy engineer looked at the two assistants who didn't even understand basic common sense, and waved his hands irritably, speaking in a bad tone: This kind of system with high security protocols not only isolates the network at the physical level, but also uses a completely closed interior. For network communication, external networks are also shielded and access to all external network signals is refused. If you don’t believe me, try it. Can you connect to Sibylla?
Seeing that his companion was being stabbed, the timid assistant next to him swallowed back what he wanted to say. He was just about to suggest that he restart the machine.
But someone helped the assistant say what he didn't say.
How about we try restarting the machine? The Mediterranean engineer held his chin and said. At this time, only he, who is also an engineer, dared to say such things: You also know that most of today's intelligent systems can repair themselves. Many times, if there are some minor problems, just restart them. , they can naturally detect problems and fix them on their own.
The irritable engineer was furious: Restart first when in doubt? Did you get the system engineer qualification certificate? !
If you don’t give it a try, how would you know that the Mediterranean engineer didn’t pay attention to his colleague’s bad attitude, or that he had already become accustomed to the other person’s attitude? On the keyboard of the engineering computer, the restart command was input through the connection between the engineering computer and the main control machine.
call
With a slight sound, the bursts in the entire main control computer room never stopped. The subtle sound of machine operation suddenly stopped. The flashing lights in the cabinet went out one after another. As each electronic machine received external instructions, it temporarily stopped. operation, the lights in the computer room that were always bright also dimmed.
What are you doing! The grumpy engineer was so angry that he grabbed the Mediterranean engineer by the collar. His eyes widened with anger and his expression was ferocious. Do you really think restarting is useful? !
Anyway, we can't find out the cause of the failure, so we might as well give it a try. What if it works? The Mediterranean engineer shrugged and looked at the two assistants with a proud smile on his face: Okay, the system self-check will take a quarter of an hour after the restart. You two should take a break.
you! How could the grumpy engineer still not understand the meaning of the other party's actions at this time? But before he could get angry, the other party patted him on the shoulder: You should calm down for a while, and we will take this time to discuss other possible malfunctions. , think about whether there is something we didn’t expect, or something we didn’t investigate.
Having said this, the grumpy engineer couldn't say anything else. He snorted angrily and let go of the other party's collar. As if he had made great determination, he said in a voice that was almost inaudible to ordinary people: Sorry, I was so excited just now
When the two assistants saw the almost silent apology from the irritable engineer, the corners of their mouths rose crazily, but no one dared to laugh out loud. After all, laughing out loud was neither polite nor decent, even though it would not happen under the control of a brain-computer chip. Violent incidents and crimes, but certainly a grumpy rebuke.
In the following time, the two assistants seized this hard-won rest time to recharge their batteries, while the engineers repeatedly discussed the possibility of this situation occurring, as well as blind spots in their thinking that they had not thought of before.
Buzz
Soon after, with the sound of the machine restarting and operating again, the entire hall was filled with light again. The two engineering computer screens placed on the main control machine and monitoring their operating status also began to beat and refresh codes. and data.
The assistant immediately reacted: the system began to operate normally.
When the irritable engineer who was still discussing the problem heard this, he quickly stood up and walked to the main control machine in three steps. He pushed the assistant aside and tapped lightly on the keyboard with both hands to bring up the system log check. operating status.
how so? ! However, the system log presented in front of him seemed to have a great impact on the grumpy engineer. He pressed the keyboard repeatedly in disbelief, and the system log on the screen kept turning pages rapidly.
Quickly browsing through the operation records, after a long time, he stopped what he was doing and turned his head in astonishment, looking at the Mediterranean engineer as if his world view had been impacted, his face full of disbelief: The system is actually normal.
Everyone in the main control room looked at each other. At this time, everyone present clearly felt that something might not be quite right. However, no one can tell exactly what went wrong.
Somewhere in the wilderness somewhere on the surface, a group of dark drones gathered together for unknown reasons, like a large cloudy swarm.
A less intense crackdown has come to an end.
The pre-built bunkers and fortifications had been partially destroyed by heavy machine guns and rockets. Under the continuous attack of drones as numerous as locusts, the fortifications only lasted for half a day before being breached.
Suspended sky mines, triggered electromagnetic booby traps, wide-area e-field generators, and overload bombs, these weapons effectively kill and slow down the progress of the drone group. Automatic defense fortifications are built with bunkers and fortifications as the center and spread outward. It also greatly slowed down the progress of being captured.
Jekyll, who was hiding in the bunker, was now covered in wounds. There were bullet holes and blood holes all over his body and legs. He was covered in blood and was dying.
Ever since he came into contact with the drone swarm, he has been dealing with them for more than two days.
The first batch of flying drones had already rushed into the bunker, but the first image captured by the optical lenses of these machines was a silver-haired, bruised Jekyll raising his pistol towards them.
boom! Bang bang bang! boom!
An electromagnetic bomb landed in a group of drones, erupting into a small-area electromagnetic shock. The chain impact caused a dozen drones to be affected and crash.
Seeing the results of these few shots, Jekyll, who was covered in blood, showed a sad smile: What, my shooting skills are quite accurate.
But such a number of downed drones is just a drop in the bucket for the UAV swarm that often counts thousands of drones behind it. Soon, after several waves of drones that were not afraid of death, the electromagnetic bombs in Jekyll's pistol were exhausted, and he was completely surrounded by the drones.
Why resist? Obviously you should know very well that you alone can't defeat me no matter how many times you try. A burst of emotionless electronic synthesis sounded from the drone.
If this continues, it is a waste of your and my time. You can obviously end up with ease and dignity, but you have to choose to exit in pain and torture. Why?
You don’t understand. Jekyll climbed up from the ground with difficulty. His shaky body looked extremely weak, as if he might fall down at any time. But his voice was very loud: I am the leader of Tekkadan. Jekyll Ittsuka! It's my job to protect our members! Isn’t this a matter of course?
I must not be caught by you before they all evacuate safely. I must hold you back. If I use the prepared bombs, I should be able to take away some.
Jekyll reached out and wiped the blood from his eyes, took a deep breath as he watched the approaching drone, and then quietly pressed the button of the controller with his hand hidden in his cuff.
The deafening explosion roared loudly, and a fireball spread from the explosion rose from the half-destroyed bunker fortifications, swallowing up hundreds of drones silently.
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