Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!-Chapter 197 - 74 Lingxi_2

Maybe Lingxi has also noticed this point.

So, it didn’t answer the questions posed by Chen Jian and the others directly, but patiently guided them to find the stored pots, stoves, and fuel.

When the aroma of the cooked food spread throughout the 095 shelter and was then drawn out by the ventilation system, when everyone had gathered around the makeshift table made of storage boxes and picked up their bowls and chopsticks, Lingxi finally spoke again:

"A wise man doesn’t speak while eating or sleeping, but in my opinion, meals are often a good time for conversation." freewёbnoνel.com

"Perhaps I could take this opportunity to answer the questions you posed earlier?"

"Answer the questions."

Chen Jian decisively spoke, and after receiving permission, Lingxi continued on.

"Then, allow me to clear up any doubts you may have."

"Firstly, as introduced, I am a specialized artificial intelligence mainly used in industrial production and resource management."

"My task is to free workers as much as possible from relatively low-level labor positions, and with the help of other artificial intelligences and educational systems, assist workers in engaging in higher-level work."

"As for the specific work tasks I can perform, they can be divided into several fields."

"Such as resource management, material distribution, and production plan execution, among others."

"Of course, in carrying out these tasks, I require cooperation from other systems."

"For instance, to execute production tasks, I need an automated production workshop equipped with smart devices to cooperate."

"A set of such automated production workshops is stored within the 095 shelter, located on the fourth level of the facility."

"If needed, you can assemble the equipment within the workshop according to my guidance and switch it to working mode upon connecting the power."

Automated production workshop...

Chen Jian couldn’t help but put down his chopsticks.

He swallowed another mouthful of steaming hot twice-cooked pork before asking:

"What kind of workshop? What can it produce?"

"This is a set of industrial mother machine workshop, theoretically capable of producing anything."

Lingxi answered:

"But to be compatible with my system, it must be equipped with the corresponding intelligent modules."

"However, there is not a sufficient inventory of intelligent modules in the 095 shelter, so regrettably, this workshop might not be able to complete all the tasks you require."

"No worries, just having a mother machine workshop is already great."

Chen Jian didn’t feel much regret; after all, the 095 shelter itself was already an unexpected surprise, could one ask for more?

"Please continue—what else is in the 095 shelter?"

"Alright."

"The equipment and supplies stored within the 095 shelter are numerous, primarily divided into five categories."

"Including survival supplies such as food and medical materials, production materials such as tools and mechanized equipment, educational materials such as paper books and databases, safety materials including weapons and ammunition, and maintenance consumables for the intelligent operation of the facility."

"Among these, maintenance consumables take up the largest proportion, accounting for 35% of total warehouse capacity."

"But over the long period, 65% of these consumables have been used up, leaving enough consumables to ensure low-limit operation of the facility for 114 years, and full-load operation for 77 months."

"Understood."

Chen Jian exchanged glances with the others, secretly thinking: This time, they have truly turned the tables.

A shelter capable of full-powered operation for 77 months alone was enough for them to establish a foothold on the wasteland.

Moreover, the scale of this facility seems to be much larger than 7025, not to mention the capacity of other stored materials.

"What about weapons?"

He Shuo suddenly asked, he had expected Lingxi to answer immediately, but unexpectedly, this AI was more... cautious than he anticipated.

"Weapons are sensitive controlled materials, before opening the permissions, I need you to answer a few questions."

"Understood, go ahead and ask."

He Shuo responded without hesitation, and promptly, Lingxi’s voice arose.

"Do you have a resident identity card number? If so, can you provide it?"

As the words fell, Chen Jian and the others were stunned.

Of course, he had thought that this intelligent facility should have a verification process, but he hadn’t expected it to be so straightforward and blunt.

An identity card number?

Damn it, if it weren’t themselves, but the other post-catastrophe survivors on the wasteland, where would they find an identity card number?

They probably don’t even know what an identity card number is, right?

Chen Jian’s eyes flashed, stopping He Shuo from answering, and then replied:

"We don’t have one and don’t even know what it is."

"Understood."

Lingxi’s synthesized voice remained unperturbed, merely continuing with the questions:

"What is your purpose in using weapons?"

"To deal with external threats and ensure personal safety."

Chen Jian succinctly answered, and Lingxi continued:

"A reasonable explanation. Then may I ask, where do you think these threats come from?"

"From various monsters on the wasteland, as well as other hostile human groups."

Chen Jian remained calm, he wasn’t taking a risk, he just wanted to confirm something.

There must be other underground facilities like 095 on this wasteland, so apart from themselves, is there anyone else who can fully utilize this facility’s capabilities?

After a slight, highly anthropomorphic pause, Lingxi spoke again.

"Struggle is always the main theme of human society, but not everyone participating in struggles represents justice."

"Then may I ask, what is the purpose of conflicts between people?"

"Struggle is a means of unity, and unity is the goal of struggle."

Chen Jian’s answer was almost instinctive, he originally intended to see what more Lingxi would ask, but to his surprise, the questioning came to an abrupt stop.

"Verification passed."

"I have opened full weapon equipment permissions to you, the third underground level of 095 shelter is now open, the things inside might assist you in your journey."

"That’s it?"

Chen Jian asked in astonishment:

"That’s how it ends?"

Chen Jian had imagined that the verification process would be more intricate, that in the absence of precise identity information, it would at least establish a standardized questionnaire to verify the weapon user’s qualifications.

But in reality, the verification process was only a few short sentences.

Chen Jian didn’t know what Lingxi’s judgment standard was—if it were truly this lenient, then the situation in other disaster-preparedness facilities might be worrying.

However, in the next second, Lingxi’s voice spoke again.

"It’s about quality, not quantity; your answer has explained everything."

"My judgment is not based on a fixed answer template but on comprehensive analytical judgment."

"Based on the comprehensive analysis results, your credibility reaches 95% and the agreement with the standard profile is 84%, which already meets the preset permission granting standards."

"Perhaps you think such standards are too lenient, but it fully aligns with my mission description."

"Understood..."

Chen Jian didn’t continue to ask questions and silently swallowed the last piece of twice-cooked pork in his bowl.

He still didn’t know how intelligent this so-called specialized AI named "Lingxi" really was, but for now, it seemed to be operating quite well.

However, there was one question.

Does it know what kind of world it is now?

Does it know what kind of situation these people are facing?

With these thoughts, Chen Jian asked:

"How much do you know about the outside situation?"

"Very limited."

Lingxi responded:

"It has been 330 years since the last time the 095 facility was opened, and I have never received any information from the outside, or from other similar facilities."

"But according to the instructions I received before the facility was sealed, as well as external environmental monitoring data, I made the following assumptions."

"The human world has encountered a significant crisis, or due to some irresistible force, the population has drastically decreased."

"This is what humans define as an ’apocalypse,’ and you are the survivors of the apocalypse."

"Based on this assumption, I have automatically adapted to contingency plan two, lifting restrictions on nationality, race, cultural attributes, and preserving only the original fixed conditions."

"Perhaps this is why you think the permission granting standards are too lenient, correct?"

"...Correct."

Chen Jian let out a long sigh, then asked:

"What instructions did you receive before the facility was sealed?"

The hall fell silent, and after a moment, Lingxi’s voice arose.

"The instructions I received were not standardized orders but a series of colloquial commands."

"After synthesizing, I determined that the core content of the orders is as follows: to help future generations continue human civilization in the most optimal way."

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