Chapter 154: NEST Intelligence

After the design of the industrial robots was completed, under Sun Cheng's orders, Atlas and the others temporarily halted all work to focus entirely on manufacturing the 【Heart】 and 【Brain】 of the industrial robots.

As a result, in just one short week, over a dozen industrial robots were produced one after another.

The situation within the United States is currently murky, and Sun Cheng intends to accelerate the construction of Base No. 2 in Brazil. Therefore, after the industrial robots were manufactured, he prepared to send all fourteen of them to Brazil, leaving not a single one at Base No. 1.

Xianxingzhe is in charge of Base No. 2. Having not seen it for a month, when Sun Cheng arrived at Base No. 2 again, the place had remarkably changed.

Inside the Underground Karst Cave, the largest space, which is the size of three standard football fields, had already been cleared out.

The originally uneven ground and the ceiling of the cave had been smoothed out using grinders. Except for a few key support pillars, all stone pillars had been removed and replaced with over a dozen super steel alloy pillars.

When Sun Cheng arrived at Base No. 2 again, seismic reinforcement was being installed in this main hall. After all, the Amambai Mountains are close to the Pacific Ring of Fire; in the face of natural disasters, even mechanical life as strong as that of the planet Cybertron cannot guarantee safety.

"... Master, are these industrial Decepticons?"

The first batch of three industrial robots was sent to Base No. 2. As soon as Xianxingzhe saw Sun Cheng activate them, he leaned in for a closer look and asked, unable to hide his confusion.

Clearly, he had also noticed the peculiarities of these industrial robots.

They possessed a machine form similar to a Decepticon, but they looked significantly different, cold and machine-like.

"No..."

Scanning the base with his gaze, Sun Cheng was fairly satisfied with the efficiency of Xianxingzhe and the others. "These are robots we newly designed. They possess a portion of the capabilities of an industrial Decepticon, but they do not count as mechanical life themselves. They are perfectly suited for doing some rough work..."

His gaze lingered on the few industrial robots; he actually had some conjectures as well.

Since the information obtained from the 【AllSpark】 is referred to by the Decepticons as 【Life Force】, after Sun Cheng shared some with Atlas, he could clearly feel that some changes had occurred in this Decepticon Worker.

Therefore, from the moment these industrial robots were born, he had a conjecture: if he were to also transfer a portion of the information to these industrial robots, perhaps it could similarly cause them to undergo some incredible changes.

However, considering how precious information is—each portion given away means losing a part of it himself—although he was somewhat tempted, he did not rush to experiment.

Upon hearing this, Xianxingzhe couldn't help but stare at those industrial robots for a long while. Only then did he remember Sun Cheng was still nearby, so he hurriedly called over a Worker and told him to take them down to arrange work.

This time in Brazil, Sun Cheng prepared to stay for a few more days.

"The power station must be settled as soon as possible..." he said to Xianxingzhe, his eyes full of irritation.

Previously, in a trade with Brawl, Sun Cheng obtained a set of Energy Extraction and Conversion Device originating from the Decepticon Legion.

This is a good thing; with it, one can directly convert electrical energy into the standard energy storage of the planet Cybertron, and it can also be used to replenish the consumption of Sun Cheng and the Decepticons under his command.

Although without a power station, Decepticons can also directly absorb electrical energy to replenish consumption.

However, after creating the industrial robots, his demand for electrical energy has been growing day by day.

The energy converted from the electricity generated by four sets of diesel generator units at Base No. 1 over a month was barely enough to manufacture the energy cores for fourteen industrial robots. If Sun Cheng wants to further expand the scale of industrial robots and simultaneously research other types of robots based on this type of robot, then the ever-increasing energy consumption gap has become a dilemma he currently cannot avoid.

The United States government has now joined forces with the Autobots, so Sun Cheng can only choose to obtain a power station of his own outside the United States.

Because Base No. 2 is in Brazil, this country has become his first choice.

In the past few days, through his original connections in the Brazilian military trade system, Sun Cheng had probed into taking over a certain power station, but the replies he received were all very definitive.

Difficult!

As the largest industrial country in South America, the notable power stations within Brazil basically all have foreign capital participation. The profits in the field of livelihood energy cannot be called exorbitant, but they are steady gains. Therefore, there is no reason for the joint venture parties to easily let him intervene.

Yet, Sun Cheng's Decepticon identity in this world destined him to be very unwilling to cooperate with human companies, so a field that was already difficult to enter became even harder under his desire to keep the profits for himself.

Xianxingzhe, however, seemed to have some thoughts on this.

Knowing that Sun Cheng had hit a wall again, he hurriedly advised in a low voice: "Master, why must you be obsessed with obtaining a power station from those humans? Can't we build one ourselves?"

"Build one ourselves?"

Sun Cheng frowned. How could he not have considered this point? But the cycle of building a power station himself is too long, and the time consumed is too great; distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.

He shook his head at the moment. "Let alone building a large power station, even a medium-sized one would be considered fast if it could be put into use in two or three years. Even if our efficiency is higher than humans, the lack of manpower limits our efficiency..."

"Why not build a small hydroelectric power station first?"

Xianxingzhe asked in return. "The Amambai Mountains are full of rivers and streams; we can definitely find a place suitable for building a hydroelectric station. The terrain restricts human work efficiency, but its impact on us is minimal. If we build it, provided the materials are complete, a hydroelectric station with an installed capacity of thirty to fifty thousand kilowatts should be completed in about half a month. By then, it can not only meet the power supply needs within the base, but there will even be a surplus..."

"Small-scale hydro?"

Sun Cheng rubbed his chin, pondering, and soon his eyes lit up.

That's it!

Come to think of it, he had previously fallen into a cognitive trap. He had been mesmerized by the efficiency of the Energy Extraction and Conversion Device obtained from Brawl, and as a result, he kept his eyes fixed on large and medium-sized power stations, forgetting that with the efficiency of the Decepticon Workers under his command and those industrial robots being mass-produced, they were fully capable of building a small hydroelectric station in these mountains in a short period of time.

Realizing that he had been a bit too ambitious before, Sun Cheng felt a sense of alarm in his heart, secretly telling himself to be careful in the future.

Xianxingzhe's proposal had to be said to be the most suitable proposal for them at present.

Immediately, Sun Cheng nodded and praised him: "Your proposal is good. I will go buy equipment after I return to the United States. As for the site selection for the hydroelectric station, I will leave it to you to handle. I have only one requirement: it must be sufficiently hidden!"

"Yes!"

Xianxingzhe's proposal solved his most urgent need at the moment.

After confirming that his suggestion was feasible, Sun Cheng no longer had any thoughts of staying in Brazil longer, and soon left Brazil to return to the United States.

He had only just flown to Mexico when he suddenly felt a mobile phone stored in the gap of his chest cavity ring.

Sun Cheng found a hidden spot to land, took out the phone, and looked at it; his eyes couldn't help but light up.

The call came from a spy he had turned within the United States Department of Defense. After answering, a voice full of impatience came from the other side immediately: "S Xiansheng, I have obtained a copy of the NEST intelligence you wanted."

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