There are clear signs on the ground in the mecha area, so Ji Xinghe and others did not need to navigate to find the operation section 109. All the work areas here are divided into operation sections. According to the signs, there are a total of 150, scattered in five areas.

Within the Wanping area.

When Ji Xinghe and others approached, someone started questioning them.

"For what?"

Unlike lieutenant colonel officers who are business-like and stern in their words, the words of these mechanics are much more life-like.

"Eh? This man looks very old."

"What are you looking at? Work."

"oh."

Only one young man stood up and stopped Ji Xinghe and the others with a look of reluctance. The others continued to go about their own business and had no intention of caring about the situation here. In fact, they didn't care about many things, such as Ji Xinghe and Han

No one in this mecha area had gone to see the battle between the two forces, and it hadn't been that long and it hadn't spread. Otherwise, there would still be some people who came to watch Ji Xinghe out of curiosity.

"Hello, I saw you said you wanted a fitter." Ji Xinghe called up his eighth-level fitter certificate and displayed it on the bracelet screen: "I'm here to apply."

"Fitter? Level 8? Damn it, master, there really are level 8 fitters."

The 109 operation section suddenly became quiet, and the other seven people all turned their heads to look at the young man and Ji Xinghe.

"What did you say?"

"An eighth-level fitter, Master, he is an eighth-level fitter."

The young man's voice was loud, causing people in several nearby operating areas to turn their heads and look here, not because they cared about the excitement around them, but because one of the voices the young man shouted seemed to be

A word that only exists in legends.

"Keep your voice down, keep your voice down for me."

The middle-aged man who was called Master noticed those looks, frowned and scolded, then approached Ji Xinghe and looked at the screen of Ji Xinghe's bracelet. When he saw the certificate information on it, his pupils shrank involuntarily.

"Ji Xinghe?" Master read out the name on the certificate, then looked up at Ji Xinghe and asked with some hesitation: "Do you still remember Liu Daoxing?"

Ji Xinghe frowned and thought about the memories, and then asked: "Are you talking about Liu Daoxing from Longzhou Machinery Company?"

"Yes, that's him. Do you know what he looks like? Or what are his characteristics?"

"There is a mole on his left cheek, and there are two white hairs growing on the mole. When he was taking the exam, he almost lost his temper with those two white hairs. He must have been sixty at the time, because the exam agency allowed the Romeo dog to be this

This kind of artificial intelligence used a robotic arm to participate in the competition, but it got into a fight with the examination agency and almost caused it to be disqualified from the examination.”

"It's really you, you are really an eighth-level fitter." The middle-aged man who was called the master suddenly became excited: "I am Liu Daoxing's grandson. My grandfather told you, he said you are

At that time, you were the youngest and most promising among the twelve people who had obtained the eighth-level fitter certificate. At that time, he wanted you to go to Longzhou Machinery Company, but you insisted on going back to repair the car. It was time for him to get angry because of this.

many years."

Only then did Ji Xinghe understand why when the No. 109 operation area was recruiting fitters, it was written that level 8 fitters did not require interviews and assessments. It turned out that he knew that there were still level 8 fitters in the Federation.

"It's not that I won't go, but it's meaningless. Longzhou Machinery Company also bought the artificial intelligence program at that time. I remember someone said at the time that the assessment was to endorse the artificial intelligence program, and we were all running with it.

of."

"My grandfather said the same thing. Later, my grandfather resigned because with the artificial intelligence program, fitters like him were of little use."

"Yes, there are artificial intelligence programs and robotic arms, why do you still recruit level eight fitters?"

Ji Xinghe was indeed curious about this question. He had not taken his certificates seriously before. Even Tu Yuan, who knew he had those certificates, thought that he could only repair cars and other relatively simple machinery after coming to the alien planet. Not only because the mecha itself is its own system, but also because the Federation has artificial intelligence programs and robotic arms.

Being able to build multiple bases with a building area of ​​more than 800,000 square meters or even more than one million square meters on an alien planet in such a short period of time must be attributed to the artificial intelligence program.

Chen Mu also looked at Master Liu curiously. His grandfather's surname was Liu and he should also be surnamed Liu.

Master Liu’s surname is indeed Liu, and his excitement has calmed down: “Because of resources, the artificial intelligence program needs to be programmed before it can use equipment such as robotic arms to create the parts we need. Although we have parts building programs for all mechas , but our resources are limited, we can’t just replace something that’s broken, and we can’t replace something that can be repaired. Artificial intelligence programs are not good in this regard.”

The federal artificial intelligence can only be regarded as weak artificial intelligence, which refers to intelligent programs and machines that cannot create real reasoning and problem solving. These programs and machines only look intelligent, but they are not truly intelligent. , it will not have autonomous consciousness, it is just a human tool, and a tool needs the will of the user to exert its capabilities. From a certain perspective, this may be a good thing, but when it cannot independently respond to different damage This is again a bad thing when it comes to repairing a mecha in a certain way.

"There are also modifications, customized modifications for mecha warriors, modifications that suit their driving and fighting habits." Master Liu added: "These are things that artificial intelligence programs cannot complete because they cannot think independently, and artificial intelligence Intelligent computing resources are also limited, and the manufacturing resources allocated to us are also limited. Sometimes it is really too late and we need to hand-build some parts."

Ji Xinghe understood, and so did Shen Mu. Shen Mu asked curiously: "Then why not just let the federation expand the recruitment of eighth-level fitters? When I was in school and research institute, I never heard of the need for this. .”

"Because the eighth-level fitter exam is too difficult, even more difficult than the senior technician exam. Those who can pass the exam must be senior technicians, so there is no need to set up a separate exam in this area. We can just recruit senior technicians. The federation has always been there We are recruiting, but there are too few people and not enough people.”

Chen Mu understood. He fell into a misunderstanding. In fact, it was not that the alien planet was in short supply of eighth-level fitters. It was just because Master Liu knew that there was an exam twenty years ago and someone had obtained the eighth-level fitter qualification certificate, so he was recruiting I just filled in this sentence casually while working as a fitter.

From the comparison of professional levels, the eighth-level fitter is equivalent to the senior technician of the fitter to a certain extent. Both are the highest professional levels of the fitter, but they are called differently. In the past, the fitter and many types of work were all level eight. The highest level is level eight, and later the five-level system for fitters, with senior technicians being the highest level.

The alien planet has always been short of senior technicians, but Ji Xinghe is not the only one with this level. Shen Mu has one, and so does Master Liu. There are more than a thousand mechanics in this mecha area, and a quarter of them have the qualifications of a fitter. For senior technician qualification certificates, the remaining people are not incompetent, but have mismatched professions. Repairing mechas does not just require fitters. Energy supply systems, intelligent operating systems, weapon systems, etc. all require professionals in various specialties.

"That's great. Old Ji, you don't need to repair cars. You can just stay here and start repairing mechas. You can earn more by repairing mechas than repairing cars." Shen Mu knew that Ji Xinghe was short of money, so he took the initiative to help Ji Xinghe. Said: "Master Liu, how much contribution can you give me for a month?"

"Repair cars?" Master Liu did not answer Shen Mu's question, but thought of something and looked at Ji Xinghe with some surprise: "Mr. Ji, you won't have been repairing cars since then, and have never touched a mecha. Bar?"

Ji Xinghe thought for a while and realized that he had indeed never touched a real mecha, so he nodded: "Yes, I have never touched a mecha."

"You have never studied mecha before coming here?"

"No."

"That's not right. If you come here with your technical level, you will definitely be asked to repair the mecha. Then there must be relevant training."

"The one you're talking about is a normal enlistment based on professional expertise. I wanted to join the army ten years ago, but because I was already fifty-five years old at the time, they wouldn't let me sign up."

Master Liu was shocked, and then he remembered that Ji Xinghe and his grandfather seemed to be the same generation?

"Mr. Ji, will you live a long life this year?"

"Not high, sixty-five."

It's true that he is not tall, much younger than Master Liu's grandfather. There is a gap of fifteen years, but a disappointed expression still appears on Master Liu's face. What's the use of an eighth-level fitter who has never touched a mecha? What? It can indeed be cultivated. After all, there is a saying that one can know everything and reach the same goal through different paths. But sixty-five is already the retirement age, so what’s the point of cultivating?

Shen Mu also thought about this, with regrets on his face. It would be better if Lao Ji was younger. As for the old man Le who talks on paper, he is the professional who raises the most questions and criticisms, so how can he take it seriously? In his In the plan, he wanted to help Ji Xinghe build Lao Tou Le Hui to change many designs that Ji Xinghe was unwilling to change.

On the other hand, Su He's expression now only shows shock and no regret, because his mind is still recalling what Ji Xinghe just said: Ten years ago, the fifty-five-year-old Ji Xinghe wanted to enlist in the army based on his professional expertise. .

Ten years ago, it was the time when Ji Xinghe’s son Ji Chenxing landed on the alien planet. This old man...

Looking at the disappointed Master Liu, this old man suddenly became nervous and unconfident. He was too old to be an eighth-level fitter?

"How about, let me try?"
Chapter completed!