Chapter 9

The perspective pulls back, revealing a massive, high-tech workshop.

Tony sits before a computer.

Tony whispers, "Jarvis, are you there?"

In the empty room, a cheerful voice responds, "Always at your service, sir!"

Tony activates the screen, wielding a stylus as multiple displays link up.

Turning around, a virtual, semi-transparent mecha structure slowly rotates on a specialized 3D processing unit.

Huang Lao's pen, used to record history, jerks to a halt and snaps under the excessive force.

The military-industry titans, locked in endless dispute, stare fixedly at the screen.

Their eyelids tremble as bloodshot veins rapidly spread across their eyes.

Everyone on the video call wears an expression as if they've seen a ghost.

Staring at the screen!

No one is there!

Only Tony!

So, where did that response just come from?!

"Is this... a mature artificial intelligence?!"

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It exploded!

All the experts were utterly stunned on the spot.

That response just now.

The same word echoed in everyone's mind:

AI, artificial intelligence!

And in its completed form!

Not some simple, low-level learning software system!

The "Jarvis" from the memories of a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation.

Clearly possessed emotional tone and inflection.

Such a thing is not something a low-level system could ever learn!

"I'm feeling a bit dizzy right now!"

"The current progress of artificial intelligence on Blue Star has only reached the intermediate level, and even that is the result of hundreds of years of development!"

"The most advanced artificial intelligence currently is Hua Zhibing, the super AI developed last year."

"In the realm of creation, Hua Zhibing broke through our previous research limits; it can even compose songs and poetry on its own, possessing the miraculous ability to capture inspiration."

"Regarding this Jarvis, I seriously suspect its level of artificial intelligence has reached heights beyond our imagination!"

"Tony actually managed to develop an artificial intelligence?! Alone, he is a monstrous genius!"

"How was it developed?"

"The key is that we can't tell yet whether everyone has access to artificial intelligence or if only he possesses it."

"The three major characteristics of artificial intelligence—support from massive databases and computing power, environmental perception and human interaction, and adaptive learning with iterative updates—each step forward is as difficult as crossing a heavenly moat!"

"Not just the artificial intelligence; the full-spectrum image technology from earlier is equally formidable."

"Absolutely breathtaking! In such a small studio, so many high-tech products have been gathered!"

"Brilliant! To think such a small studio could gather so many high-tech products!"

This time, the Director truly could not remain seated.

In the history of Blue Star, artificial intelligence of this caliber had already appeared.

One could only imagine what the level of technology was at that time.

"If artificial intelligence of this degree were to enter..."

The Director suddenly froze, his expression turning grim in an instant.

An uncontrollable thought instantly surged wildly within his heart!

He wanted to drink some water to suppress the terror in his chest, but found his hands trembling.

Ultimately, he failed to hold it steady.

The cup shattered on the floor.

The assistant hurriedly rushed over.

"Director, what is wrong with you?"

The Director waved his hand, his voice extremely hoarse as he said, "No, it's nothing, you may leave."

His gaze, filled with horror, turned toward the window.

"Could it be that Blue Star..."

The emergence of artificial intelligence.

Along with so many sci-fi attributed devices within the workstation.

Profoundly shocked the hundreds of thousands of viewers in the live stream.

You discriminate against those male compatriots.

Everyone harbors a sci-fi dream.

Everyone hopes to see all this equipment.

Especially things like that multi-screen linkage and stereoscopic holographic display.

On the forum, someone created a technology thread.

Inside were entirely things captured from the hundred lifetimes of reincarnation footage.

That multi-screen linkage immediately rocketed to the top with the highest number of likes.

"I really love it."

"Artificial intelligence, wow, that's artificial intelligence! Not something like Xiao Ai Classmate."

"Good heavens! Go to the Federal Mall! They already have the same model of multi-screen interaction! Damn!"

"...Too fast, this speed is."

"I just want to say, Tony is so damn rich! Decorating this workstation must have cost at least several million, right?"

"Several million? We don't know the currency system of the past; it could be over ten million!"

"The technological content is incredibly high!"

"What is he trying to do?"

"Mark 2? Judging by the appearance of the graphic, is it a suit of mecha?"

"Mark 2? Judging by the diagram, it's a set of mecha armor?"

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"Continue improving the mecha? I'm not very optimistic about it."

"Indeed, there's no need to mount them on a mecha; with so much high-tech equipment, we should focus our research directly on those weapons instead."

"Regarding artificial intelligence technology, if Hundred Lives Reincarnation can awaken abilities, its significance will be far greater than before."

"Let's forget about the mecha; even if the research succeeds, the enhancement will be minimal."

"This thing burns through money far too quickly."

"That household-sized reactor is quite impressive."

"My team will begin development; I'll inform everyone once we have good news."

Within the team of experts.

Those leading figures in the military-industrial sector were not optimistic about Tuoni undertaking independent mecha development.

As things currently stand.

The enhancement mechas provide to combat effectiveness is simply not significant enough.

Currently the strongest single-combat mecha.

Most of the time, it's more like a sitting duck.

If it were to truly attack,

it would be all too easy.

The only thing anyone finds worthwhile

is the reactor that provides its energy,

along with the leg-mounted jet propulsion system that recently burst out of the explosion.

Huang Lao narrowed his eyes, watching the live broadcast screen with slight confusion. "I'm very curious which time period this is from."

[Xiang Tuoni circled the 3D schematic on the device and said, "Save it to my personal server for now; don't modify it unless I tell you to."]

[Jia Weisi replied, "So this is a secret project, isn't it, Mr. Xiang?"]

[Xiang Tuoni said nothing. He extended both hands, manipulating the 3D model in midair, opened the faceplate, and dragged the discarded sections into the virtual trash bin.]

["I don't want them to know. Perhaps I can still do some good with this in my hands."]

[The originally clumsy Mark 1, after several adjustments and deletions by Xiang Tuoni, became much slimmer.]

Envious comments floated across the live stream from the audience.

"That's it! It's definitely artificial intelligence."

"Jia Weisi can actually infer the meaning behind Xiang Tuoni's words from just a single sentence. That's the power of thought; ordinary intelligent systems can't do that."

"This display and control interface is just too cool!"

"Is this that clumsy lump of steel from the beginning? He's making adjustments and improvements."

"Good heavens, which historical period is this exactly? Why is this era missing from the records?"

"Who knows? It just feels very ordinary right now."

"That giant whale at the start must be fake, right? Otherwise, why haven't we seen one until now?"

"Old Dai Si is still more exciting!"

"Hiss! That's terrifying! Go check the forums; a post just popped up and it's about to explode!"

"Holy crap, I saw it. Damn, that's explosive!"

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