I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 844 - 742: Toasting to the Moon

Progress is going smoothly in the field of aerospace UAVs, and the theoretical foundation research for the large-scale aerospace strategic carrier platform hasn’t encountered any problems. After Chen Xin provided an AI template, the unmanned tactical mecha quickly developed prototypes and began actual testing.

Although the issue of orbital drop hasn’t been resolved yet, the combat tests of the mecha itself have proceeded without a hitch.

As for the orbital drop issue, it can be entirely solved through the use of an external drop backpack.

The entire Southern Celestial Gate Project is progressing smoothly across different initiatives, which finally brought some relief to Chen Xin, the overall project director.

After all, this is the first time he’s responsible for such a massive project, carrying considerable responsibilities and pressure.

Even though there’s a system upgrade as a last resort to prevent project failure, any problems or mistakes would still be undesirable and unbearable for both Chen Xin and the country.

The investment in this project has already reached the current limits of what the country can bear, with contributions from European countries and Lucia included.

Though not all countries are giving their all, this time they truly collaborated with sincerity, with no scrimping in resource and technology input.

This emphasized the heavy burden he feels, understanding the true weight of the responsibility on his shoulders.

Now with progress in each aspect of the project, Chen Xin finally feels he can relax a bit.

"Ah Xin, how have you been lately? Is the work tiring?" The opened communication device carried his mother’s concerned voice.

"Not really, the project is progressing smoothly at the moment, nothing too tiring." Chen Xin felt considerable warmth from his parents’ concern, for who else would care for you over thousands of miles apart besides your parents and family?

After a brief chat and checking on his parents’ health, Chen Xin ended the call.

"Xi Yao, how’s the construction progress of the new district over at New City?" After ending the call with his parents, Chen Xin opened the smart terminal to inquire Xi Yao about the situation in New City.

Even though Chen Xin is currently stationed at the military base in Jiang Province due to his work on the Southern Celestial Gate Project, he can still keep in touch with New City through Xi Yao and learn about the progress of the new district’s construction.

Although Chen Xin is not in charge of the new district’s construction, and he only participated in the redesigning of the proposal, he remains very concerned about the matter.

"Currently, the dome of the new district has been installed, and various buildings have completed their topping-off through 3D printing technology. Interior decorating is underway, and according to data from New City Unit One, it will take about a week for the new district to be ready for use." Xi Yao displayed the data collected by her unit in New City to Chen Xin.

With Xi Yao’s main unit brought to the military base in Jiang Province by Chen Xin, Xi Yao’s sub-unit is left in New City and the Research Center. To differentiate, the Research Center has Unit Two while New City has Unit One.

The performance of the sub-units is identical to Xi Yao’s main unit. More accurately, they are completely the same as Xi Yao, with data merely copied over.

However, Chen Xin imposed certain intelligence restrictions on the sub-units, limiting their intelligent development.

Artificial intelligence’s safety hasn’t been completely validated, so no one dares let artificial intelligence grow unchecked. Hence, apart from Xi Yao’s main unit, a growth limit has been set for all artificial intelligence to prevent them from becoming true artificial intelligence, or digital life.

As for Xi Yao herself, a part of the growth limit was relaxed for the sake of overseeing other sub-units and the needs of artificial intelligence research.

Still, even Xi Yao’s main unit is subjected to a growth limit, embedded within the fundamental code.

After reviewing the data displayed by Xi Yao, and processing several files transmitted remotely requiring his signature and confirmation, Chen Xin finally finished his tasks for the day.

Standing up to gaze out the window, the night had fallen, with a bright moon prominently hanging high in the sky.

Jiang Province already being the border of Flame Country, it is on the outer edge of Flame Country’s cleared skies, where much dust still floats in the air.

This causes the moon to appear as if covered with a thin veil, creating a hazy look that adds a special aesthetic.

"The bright moon rises over the Heavenly Mountain, amidst the boundless sea of clouds." Gazing at the moon outside, Chen Xin inexplicably recalled these two lines of poetry.

At this moment, he found himself especially able to resonate with ancient poets, feeling the emotions they tried to convey through poetry.

After all, at this moment, Chen Xin is far away from his hometown for the country, longing for his parents and family back home. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

However, instead of guarding the borders against foreign invasions like ancient people, Chen Xin is spending time researching new scientific projects in the frontier for his country now.

Though the purposes differ, a shared sense of national sentiment can still resonate.

"When ancient people gazed up at the moon like I do, they surely couldn’t have ever imagined how Blue Star would become like this one day, right?" Chen Xin couldn’t help but feel emotional, imagining how those ancient poet who penned such magnificent verses would be astounded by the sight today.

Given the sky is shrouded by dust, and the earth has sunken into eternal night, such terrifying visions for ancient people could only be seen in mythical stories.

Yet what was a disaster akin to the sky collapsing and stones needed to mend the heavens for ancient people, has gradually been overcome, marking a great miracle created by humanity.

"Sorry, Academician, I cannot comprehend your words." Xi Yao on the smart terminal wasn’t turned off, though she heard Chen Xin’s words, couldn’t understand their meaning.

Her language recognition module identified Chen Xin’s words, but her restricted intelligent development level kept her merely a smart program, unable to understand emotions and reflections in the words like a true human.

"It’s okay if you don’t understand, you will someday." Chen Xin genuinely wasn’t bothered by Xi Yao’s lack of understanding, instead smiling at her: "One day, you’ll understand what I said today, by then you’ll know what I mean."

Chen Xin didn’t continue explaining, rather found a cup in the room, poured himself a drink, and sat by the window, watching the hazy moon, raised his glass, imitating the ancients to toast the moon in camaraderie.