Everyone: Are mechanics weak? I wake up and rectify the natural disaster

The name 'Second-hand Mineral Cores' doesn't sound good, but it doesn't affect their ability to defy the odds.

Even if they are not brand new, the performance of these AI cores is still much better than the low-level AI designed by the empire for ordinary omnics.

If I have to give an analogy...

The former is like 588, the veteran of the Three Waves, who is ruthless but has a solid foundation;

The latter is the new but outdated gt740.

The performance of both parties is not at the same level at all.

Of course, the costs of both parties are also not at the same level.

If it is produced by the empire itself.

Su Wen was reluctant to use the artificial intelligence core to manage ordinary mining stations.

but now...

Since it was given for free and had no other good uses, it was naturally open to use.

These artificial intelligence cores, which may be high or low in level but are designed for professional purposes, are arranged in facilities one after another to serve as 'webmasters' or 'factory directors'.

It can greatly enhance the operational efficiency of facilities, thereby increasing production capacity.

The specific data is not conclusive, but judging from the three levels of AI core performance, improvements of ten times, dozens of times, or even hundreds of times are casual.

After all, the Alpha core is more than enough to serve as a sector governor. It is not easy to be responsible for the mining director of a separate planet.

Likewise, such measures can also optimize management efficiency.

For omnic civilization, extremely efficient internal communication makes them not afraid of stacking up their houses.

Even if management positions are added in reverse, there will be no loss of efficiency, but it will greatly improve efficiency.

Su Wen pondered.

Even though he has been engaged in construction during this period, the gap in various resources continues to grow.

But once these dozens of recycling cores are spread out, they will be spread to management posts in various resource industries.

You can still sit back and relax when you look back.

This is called sleepiness meeting a pillow!

...

...

...

As the impact of the trip to 'Langhuan Wonderland' gradually dissipated.

And various projects one after another are being launched one after another.

Su Wen returned to Jiangbei and ran between Yingxian. He was busy with paperwork every day, and occasionally had to take some time to deal with social life.

The turmoil originally caused by acquiring a big toy gradually calmed down.

But at the same time.

In the distant Fire Reef Starfield.

This is a star field that Su Wen already knows about and has been included in the next phase of targets, but has not actually had direct contact with it yet.

However, with certain events in recent times, it gradually became more and more uneasy.

Undercurrents began to surge in various gathering places where dragons and snakes were mixed.

There are some unexplainable signs of unrest.

——Everything naturally started because of the expedition team that never returned.

The joint exploration team that had just set sail from Doragon-Hammer, or simply put, 'Dragonhammer', headed for Sol-III. It was the largest joint fleet and could be said to be the gathering of all the major forces in the Fire Reef Star Territory. combine.

There are hundreds of combat ships, including personnel transportation, freight, engineering ships, scientific research ships, exploration ships, etc., then there are two hundred.

Among so many various types of ships, more than half of the combat ships alone are large ships of the capital ship level.

Even if they are not considered good in the active combat sequences of the major forces, such as second-line retired old ships, or even those pulled out of some "battleship graveyards" and rebuilt, they are still more than 70 capital ships.

Just to serve these more than 70 capital ships, there are 70,000 to 80,000 crew members.

Counting all other ship crews, as well as marines, mercenaries and the like.

It is no surprise that the total number of crew members of the entire joint exploration fleet exceeds 100,000.

This is a full 100,000 interstellar sailors, not 100,000 farmers or 100,000 miners.

One by one, they are all elites with higher education and professional knowledge.

If you're not an elite, you really won't be able to board a ship, let alone participate in an expedition that spans more than fifty light years and requires you to jump several times even in hyperspace.

Among so many people...

Nowadays, among the top forces in this star field, including the six major forces, naturally they all have a share.

The departure of such a large group of people will naturally have a great impact on the entire Fire Reef Star Territory:

In the month after they set sail five years ago, the average performance of all bars, clubs, and other unspeakable entertainment service venues in the entire star field plummeted by more than three times compared to before.

Although five years have passed, time has slowly diluted the original attention to their movements.

But for the leaders of all camps in the star field, as well as some speculators and interstellar hyenas,

The intelligence of the joint exploration team still affects their greedy hearts of getting rich and looking forward to opportunities all the time.

But now...

They lost contact.

..

Fire Reef Starfield.

'en-tarols', or 'en-tarols' galaxy.

This is the main galaxy of the 'Technology Hunter Alliance' and their 'capital'.

Entalos-II, a highly developed jungle planet.

Viewed from outer space, numerous large and small 'iron gray patches' are scattered all over it, eroding the lush green.

Those are various industrial blocks built in the jungle.

Rivers that meander through green jungles often have large areas of bright light at their mouths that stay lit all night.

That's a residential area on the surface.

The light grows dimmer as it extends beyond the center of the city, approaching the oversized slums.

Space stations of all sizes are scattered around the orbit, twinkling like evening stars.

The heavy and old cargo ship slowly sailed past the window, blocking the light from the stars and casting a shadow inside the porthole.

In the space station, a group of mercenaries continued to play cards without being affected at all.

A Bane man whose arms and legs are covered with short black hair;

A Thainstark arthropod riding a humanoid mechanical prosthetic;

There is also a Fire Reef Lizardman whose legs are recurved and his long, thick tail is coiled on the ground to serve as a chair.

Three completely different humanoid species, focused on playing a very cool card game similar to Landlords, vividly demonstrated the diversity of species in the star field.

The three of them are wearing uniforms that are almost the same.

On the back of the shirt, there is a logo with a red scaly fist holding a golden atom pattern.

This is the hallmark of a tech hunter.

Technology Hunters Alliance...

It's not the same as what they show in the solar system.

This is actually a very complex interstellar force, not a simple civilization.

Not even what their names say is entirely accurate:

——Although they are indeed called an alliance, this is not an alliance in the true sense at all.

...If I have to make an analogy, it is somewhat close to the Cossacks.

That is, a military group close to a tribal system.

Regardless of origin or country, those who join the Cossacks are considered Cossacks;

The same goes for tech hunters.

No matter which race or civilization they are from, those who become technology hunters are technology hunters.

This is a loose organization that can barely be held together by regular plundering and the search for precious resources from all over the world.

It can be said to be notorious in the Fire Reef Star Territory.

When Su Wen was clearing out the solar system and harvesting information about these guys among the loot,

I made a very straightforward and quite appropriate evaluation of them...

——'gangster'.

indeed.

The 'Technology Hunters' guys are an interstellar gang in a broad sense.

They themselves have no biological relationship with each other, and they also maintain a very subtle relationship with the civilizations from which they came.

As for intrigues with each other, that is even more normal.

——Even if they are bandits, they will not like another group of bandits.

Their profession is not very respectable.

Not to mention that they are both bandits and plunderers, they are all aware of their respective harmfulness and aggressiveness...

...Compared with bandits, at least they can be considered competitors with each other, right?

This kind of community united by interests is like a bird.

When the Serb forces grew stronger and took a dominant position within the Technology Hunter Alliance, everyone was very vocal and easy to talk to.

What we say about 'working together can make a difference', and what we say about 'spending money and efforts to jointly create a great cause' are just words that we keep talking about while patting our chests.

In order to do something big and get a new Gaia planet.

By the way, he harvested a batch of cosmic treasures in order to offer them to the 'Saint Protector Knights' in exchange for more favor from the lost empire behind them.

It can be said that there is a sincere unity within the alliance, and the atmosphere is very fiery.

As a result, now...the Joint Expedition has been out of contact for nearly three months.

The atmosphere within the entire Technology Hunter Alliance suddenly became turbulent.