Chapter 18 Plot

The dark room was quiet, and he was left alone to sit on the chair and closed his eyes and rest.

His layout has been completed, and now he only needs to observe it on the side. There is still some time... When the winter snow melts and spring comes, the green skins in the mountains will become active. At that time, he can start to arrange the next step of work.

He slowly thought. As long as he got the head of the Blood Duke, all the remaining problems would not be a problem. Artificial intelligence is indeed very powerful, with data storage and computing power far exceeding smart creatures. But artificial intelligence is still flawed - and it is a big flaw. Of course, that's the case, otherwise, they would have dominated all smart creatures long ago.

From the standpoint of smart creatures, artificial intelligence is actually just a tool. If artificial intelligence is separated from the appropriate interface, then artificial intelligence is just a small chip on the ground. There is no essential difference between a stone and a piece of wood. This is because although artificial intelligence claims to have "intelligence", they do not have an inseparable peripheral that is naturally integrated with it.

You should know that when every intelligent creature is born (regardless of which one), they naturally have a variety of complex senses and can obtain enough information from the outside world. Although the brain is the core and source of most commanding biological wisdom, if you lose senses such as eyes, ears, noses, and the body controlled by the nervous system as an extension of your will, even if the brain still operates normally, it is nothing and can do nothing. The reason and wisdom from the brain can only think about some problems that waste time in the dark.

Artificial intelligence is exactly such a brain. It is now placed on a biochemical interface, and surgical neural surgery allows the interface to be linked to the Blood Duke's brain, which can share various external information and make feedback. Once there is any external force to kill the Blood Duke, artificial intelligence will immediately lose its ability to communicate with the outside world and can only be at mercy.

The real danger is the way to kill the Blood Duke - those rough orcs cut off the Blood Duke's head from the front with a knife, or simply smashed his head with a crossbow or some magic, which means the damage to the artificial intelligence. However, this risk is inevitable.

This can be said to be the biggest shortcoming of artificial intelligence. But even if we don’t talk about this shortcoming, artificial intelligence still has some flaws that it cannot overcome. For example, they cannot grasp things that have too many undetermined factors. In a more common sense, artificial intelligence will "speculate" but will not "guess". They also lack some basic components of biological souls, such as, they do not understand "beauty" and have no real feelings.

Being able to kill the Blood Duke with the help of the Green Skinned Hand may be the easiest and least risky option...but...

A clear light leaked from outside. The gray-white cape opened her eyes and saw Vochel walk in without any surprise.

"You're really here," said Wocher, with a little complaining in his voice.

"What's wrong? Isn't it your turn to monitor the situation there now?" Because it's very certain that there will be no change in the situation on the peninsula before the end of winter, the two of them simply took turns to carry out the surveillance mission.

"Yes, but I just discovered two big problems. You are the person in charge, so I have to tell you."

"What kind of big thing?"

"First, there was a loophole in our original reconnaissance. The green skin condition in the peninsula was different from what we expected."

“What’s the difference?”

"A war commander has appeared here, leading a huge tribe with a total force of about 50,000. If nothing happens, after the end of this winter, they will launch a large-scale foreign invasion... They will defeat and absorb all the green-skinned tribes along the way. When they go to war with the dwarves, the total force will reach about 80,000."

"Oh?" The gray-white cape immediately sat upright. "Good news. So, we don't have to wait for the white-handed boss to unify the tribes? Although this green-skinned war commander may not be obedient... but as long as they defeat the dwarf legion... Oh, will this tribe have a conflict with the white-handed boss?"

"I thought you wouldn't ask this question! I have informed the boss of the white hand to change direction and not provoke the war commander. Fortunately, the brains in these green skins are very limited... He didn't find any problems... he turned around obediently."

"Very good. Let the war commander and the Blood Duke fight first. If you win, everything will be fine. If you lose, it will definitely be greatly weakened. Then the boss will go on the free-handed again. What is the second question?"

"This." Wocher took out a piece of paper and handed it to the other party. "This is the satellite photo we took... Of course, there is only a part of it, and you can see the details yourself... In short, the Blood Duke seems to be doing something!"

"This is..." The gray-white cloak glanced at it and immediately realized something was wrong. "This arrangement..."

"There shouldn't be these things in this world," Wocher replied. "Although on the surface, these are just ordinary engineering arrangements, the military concepts and tactical concepts hidden behind them are definitely not something that creatures on this planet can do. If I'm not wrong, the artificial intelligence intends to interfere in this war."

"In the past, Qin Xin set a limit for it." The gray-white cape replied. "Now that the personality control device has been turned off, then all the permission restrictions will no longer exist. It is normal for it to make such an attempt..."

"I don't think so," Wocher replied. "You know, since the last AI rebellion, the Covenant has put a high degree of restrictions on the manufacturing of artificial intelligence. The artificial intelligence must not form a thinking loop suitable for war. This is not a personality control device, it can be switched. No matter how smart the artificial intelligence is, it is not suitable for commanding war. The real trouble is that it teaches the Blood Duke to master these skills...

"Of course it is impossible. Its first purpose now is to kill the Blood Duke, rather than teach him more intelligently. Do you think this idea is reasonable?"

"Don't worry about whether it is reasonable or not. At least I think it doesn't matter what benefits he will give before death. But if you don't talk about this, what should I do if this situation is right now? Advanced war concepts will bring huge advantages."

"We're going to intervene," replied the gray-white cape. "But not this time."

...

"A mud wall and a trench are built here!" said the great caster Naragrim loudly. Although he had shaved his hair and joined the ranks of butchers, he was still a top master in civil engineering, and his title as a great caster was also preserved for life.

In order to speed up the project progress, the entire Avengers were mobilized. Now, except for a few engineers who drove gyro helicopters and were born to be responsible for alert tasks, the other dwarves have been engaged in intense construction. No matter whether their beards are long or short, they are no exception.

All around him, it had turned into a huge construction site at this time. Countless dwarves were busy in every corner. Fortunately, the weather was good during this period, which allowed them to easily remove snow and build projects.

The construction of the earth wall is very fast. Because the dwarves are already very good at doing this. They will complete the work soon. The great founder measured the depth of the trench and nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, boys, how about our traps?" he asked the other side. There, a whole row of dwarves were digging pits on the ground - using a pointed wooden stake to drill small and deep pits on the ground. Such pits are not troublesome for the steel-toed boots of the dwarves, too small for most green skins to get stuck, but are very dangerous for horses or goblins. Once the wolf rushes into this trap while running at high speed, it will definitely fall into it and break its feet due to its own weight.

On the other side, a team of dwarves are setting up wooden tracks with iron. The tracks are no longer a profound secret. In the mines of the dwarves, dwarves often use track cars to easily transport heavy ore. However, this is only limited to mines. There are really not many examples of laying tracks on the surface.

Of course, for the sake of project progress, they did not do it as meticulously as normal. However, this is a temporary wartime product and does not require much meticulousness...

"I think this is a complete coolie!" Mante Bergman complained. With a few exceptions, all the soldiers temporarily took off their armor, put down their weapons, and devoted themselves to this great construction. "I thought they were here to fight against Greenskin."

Feiwen, his old partner and a senior member of the Engineers Association, is lying on the ground for measurement at this moment. "Don't complain, help me straighten the tape measure and straighten it." He said, "This will be an important authentic entrance! Hey! Stop drinking, your hands will tremble!"

Mante hurriedly hid his glass. "To refresh himself, he only drank one glass..." he explained mutteringly.

God knows where the great casting master Ash Rufate got his inspiration and wanted to do such a big project here. Fortunately, every dwarf is a natural worker, an excellent digger and builder, otherwise this would be impossible.

"The master said that we must choose a battlefield that suits us. If we can't choose, then build a battlefield that suits us. I think he is right." Feiwen said while doing the work. "Do you know, at the meeting that day, even the great casters Naragrim and Roin were persuaded by Master Asu Ruffat and me."

"How did you convince me?" Mante asked suspiciously. When he said this, he secretly took out the wine glass again, and then tried to open the kettle he carried with one hand and pour wine into the wine glass.

"The argument is very fierce!" Feiwen said while recording with a pen. "They have never been exposed to such wonderful ideas from Master Ash Rufate. But with my help, they finally admitted this. We have too few troops and too many war machinery... We should be born to fight defensively! Hello, tighten the point!"

The old dwarf quickly loosened the hand holding the cup and tightened the tape measure.

"Very good, no problem. At this height, we have to find the excavation teams to dig up here immediately! This time the war is not based on our arms, but on our engineering skills! Tighten! Don't touch your wine glass!"
Chapter completed!