Wasteland Survival Code

Chapter 620 Analysis
After Cooper took Qi Lin to visit the newly added facilities in the base one by one, Qi Lin finally entered the "core tower" of the 404 base again.

The interior of the core tower has not changed much, but the corpses that were scattered all over the place have been cleaned up... Well, according to Cooper, most of them have become "nutrients" in the edible fungus cultivation factory.

The damaged parts inside the core pillar tower have also been repaired, and at the door of some important rooms, there are mechanical soldiers with live ammunition standing guard.

The changes inside the central control room are quite big, but in Cooper's words, this is the original appearance of the central control room in working condition.

The entire central control room is shrouded in a layer of dreamlike blue light. In the open space in the middle of the control room, there are virtual projections of the entire 404 base. Each projection has an independent The display bar on the screen is used to illustrate the current state of the facility, and the drop-down menu on the side contains dozens of operating instructions—through this central control room, Qi Lin can control the entire 404 base heart in hands.

From turning off the light in a certain bathroom to entering the self-destruction command of the nuclear reactor, all can be completed by simply clicking on the virtual menu. Since Cooper has given Qi Lin high enough authority, he does not even need to enter any password.

"Oh, by the way, Cooper, I have put together the incomplete startup core last time... Well, but there have been some interesting changes in it, I need you to help me analyze it."

After Qi Lin finished speaking, he took out the round "iron ball" from his backpack.

A blue light swept across the iron ball in an instant, and the virtual image of the iron ball was refreshed in front of Qi Lin and Cooper in an instant, and the basic physical properties such as diameter, weight, and average density were listed on the side. .

"This average density...is indeed a bit abnormal." Cooper nodded.

"I suspect that there is some kind of highly compressed energy body inside the activation core, but this energy body is very stable, and severe impacts have no effect on it. Strong acids and alkalis can't even leave any traces on the surface of the iron ball. I It’s just that I didn’t use the concentrated bombardment with the attribute of ‘annihilation’ to attack it.”

"It doesn't have to be an energy body. According to the information stored in my data, human beings have synthesized at least twenty kinds of materials that can reach this density in the laboratory before the war, and half of them can be stable under normal conditions. exist."

"You mean... this iron ball is probably 'solid'?"

"I don't dare to say without a thorough analysis, but according to the cheapest price among those synthetic materials, one gram can buy an F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, and the weight of this sphere It reached 47.9kg, you should know what that means, right?"

"Although the cost of an F-35 is less than half that of the F-22 'Raptor', it still costs more than 1 million U.S. dollars... If this thing is solid... the value of this thing is nearly 30 trillion U.S. dollars... Calculated according to the exchange rate of one to six, that is [-] trillion Huaxia coins..."

30 trillion Huaxia coins, what kind of concept is that?
We must know that 15 years ago, when the signs of war broke out were not yet obvious, China's annual fiscal revenue was only more than 20 trillion yuan... After the war broke out, the fiscal revenue data was never made public again .

The government's fiscal revenue for one and a half years is equivalent to such a small iron ball?

Even if this is a virtual world, Qi Lin finds it a bit unbelievable.

"So, it is impossible for anyone, or any force, to be able to manufacture this thing. If it uses those ultra-dense materials—it's not that it can't be manufactured, but it can't be manufactured."

"Is it possible that there is a new type of material that is less expensive but also has such a high density?"

"This possibility is infinitely close to zero. Before the outbreak of the war, this material did not appear, and after the outbreak of the war, it is even more impossible to appear. At that time, all the funds of all countries, consortiums, and organizations were invested in the war Among them, even if you want to research, it is to study things related to war. Although ultra-dense materials have broad prospects, but they cannot directly promote the progress of war, it is naturally impossible to get more research funds." Cooper explained road.

"Then isn't this thing made by humans? Is it the handwriting of aliens?"

"That's not true. You asked me to analyze the startup core last time before it was complete. I found traces left by humans in it, and even a number engraved in Arabic numerals, so you can Definitely, it's an artifact."

"...Why do I feel more and more confusing, forget it, let's send it directly for analysis." After Qi Lin finished speaking, he put the activation core in a safety box, and a mechanical soldier immediately picked it up. The safety box was sent to the analysis room.

after an hour.

"How could this be?"

After reading a very brief analysis report, Qi Lin couldn't help but sat down on the chair a little dejectedly.

When the activation core was not yet complete, the equipment at Base 404 could still simply scan and analyze it, but now, when the analysis equipment tried to use rays to detect its internal structure, the activation core seemed to come alive. , activated the active defense measures, not only did the detection rays fail to penetrate into the interior of the activation core, but the reflected laser also destroyed the launcher.

"This is normal. Any kind of precision equipment will have anti-theft measures, let alone such priceless things." Cooper was not surprised by this result-of course, an intelligent AI like him, The so-called surprise is nothing more than the emotion simulated by the humanization module.

"Oh, forget it—"

Just when Qi Lin was about to give up, Cooper's virtual image suddenly stepped forward, waved his arm, and showed the real-time projection of the analysis room in front of Qi Lin: "Master, although we have not obtained any useful information, but when I was dealing with the endgame in the analysis room, I discovered this thing—”

The transmitter of the analytical laser was indeed damaged, but if the lens was enlarged, a string of extremely small letters could be seen etched on the focusing mirror of the laser transmitter.

"Hong Kong-Kowloon... Hong Kong... Kowloon?!"

"According to the literal translation, it really means 'Hong Kong Kowloon'." Cooper said.

"Is this going to ask me to go there? But the problem is...during the war, Hong Kong's Kowloon Peninsula...has sunk into Victoria Bay!"

(End of this chapter)