331: Chapter 330 Guard One Modification

Leaving the Police Station, the smile on Wang Shuo's face had completely faded.

He had spoken very lightly at the Police Station, but only those who had truly experienced it would know what kind of feeling that was—death was right before your eyes, yet you were almost powerless.

Ning Hao, a person he had originally forgotten, had appeared before him once again.

And this time, there was another mysterious force behind him.

"Zero."

Wang Shuo put a Bluetooth headset in his ear and said softly.

Wang Shuo had always had the means to transmit via public networks, but for the sake of his own plans, he had always firmly adopted an end-to-end approach for the deployment of zero egg.

"I am here, sir."

Zero's familiar voice rang out in the Bluetooth headset.

"Report the progress of Task No. 3."

"Very well, sir."

Zero replied: "As of now, a total of 132,741 instances of the keyword 'Organization' have been crawled from the network. After autonomous screening, the number of entries meeting the criteria is zero, and no other abnormal phrases or related content have been found yet."

Wang Shuo did not feel disappointed; if this organization were really that easy to find, it probably wouldn't have lasted this long.

But until now, he still didn't know the name of this organization, nor did he know how strong its power really was; this was the most frustrating part.

However, there seemed to be a glimmer of hope for this problem now.

Thinking of this, Wang Shuo asked: "Zero, how many improved Guard No. 1 units are there now?"

"Sir, according to your priority arrangements, 146 improved Guard No. 1 units have been produced."

"That many already?"

Wang Shuo was pleasantly surprised.

Zero's work was indeed reliable. In just a few days, it had not only built the production process itself but had also quietly produced so many.

Improved Guard No. 1—this was the name Wang Shuo, who was terrible at naming things, had given to the Guard No. 1 after upgrading some of its functions.

Hmm... as always, it lacked any distinct features, but it had the advantage of being easy to remember.

If there were future upgrades, he could name them Improved Type 1, Improved Type 2. If that didn't work, he could just name it Guard No. 2; there were plenty of numbers anyway.

Since the birth of Guard No. 1, what Wang Shuo first mass-produced was not the Guard No. 1, but this improved Guard No. 1.

Compared to Guard No. 1, the improved version didn't have many functional upgrades; it still maintained basic functions, with only slight upgrades to basic parameters. But there was one thing the improved version had that the basic Guard No. 1 did not: self-destruction.

That's right, Wang Shuo had recently added a self-destruct function to the improved Guard No. 1.

Each improved Guard No. 1 was packed by Wang Shuo with a four-kilogram explosive, controlled by an electronic Chip, capable of precise detonation within 0.1 seconds. Its power was enough to completely destroy an ordinary two-story building.

Coupled with high-energy-density quasi-solid-state batteries...

Wang Shuo was still not satisfied with this, but Zheng Yi had given him face by managing to get so much C4 explosive without asking about its purpose, so he couldn't ask for too much.

It seemed that when he had time in the future, he would have to study high-efficiency explosives himself. Otherwise, just relying on a high-energy battery to scare people felt a bit insufficient.

Returning to his thoughts, Wang Shuo decisively ordered: "Launch all improved Guard No. 1 units. From now on, I want our Guard No. 1 units to be on standby in the air twenty-four hours a day. You formulate the specific plan."

"Very well, sir."

"Also, all communications for the improved Guard No. 1 should switch to the No. 1 confidential text style, integrated into the Sky Eye System to run in hidden mode. I authorize you to perform database comparisons on everyone. If you find personnel not in the database, immediately bring them under armed control. If necessary..."

Wang Shuo's lips moved, but he didn't say those two words.

"Take a few Guard No. 1 units and capture them alive."

"Very well, sir. The plan is already being formulated. The plan has been formulated. According to simulation calculations, the current server computing resources cannot meet the demand. If execution continues, it may lead to a server crash and cause unpredictable hardware damage. Please confirm whether to start implementation?"

Wang Shuo's footsteps paused slightly, then he continued forward, leaving behind a very dashing silhouette.

"Enable distributed resource computing mode, wake up all zero egg units, execute."

...

Hanzhong City, outer suburbs of the Third Ring Road.

Outside a warehouse gate that had clearly been repaired, tools were scattered. Some tools had already been collected and packed into a box. Several workers were sitting on the steps holding rice bowls, chatting and joking, bursting into laughter from time to time.

"Tell me, Old Li, is what you're saying true?"

One of the workers asked.

"Of course it's true."

The worker surnamed Li smacked his lips and said: "That thing is truly amazing. Not only can it fly, it can understand what you say, and it's as clever as a person."

"You're just bragging."

The worker who had spoken before scoffed and said: "If there were such Artificial Intelligence in this world, why make it into a Drone? If they made it into a robot, wouldn't that mean we'd be out of work?"

"Tch."

The worker surnamed Li said disdainfully: "Do you think everyone has your mindset? Making an Artificial Intelligence to do electric welding? Look at your small ambition! That company has great wisdom! They wouldn't care about your meager wages."

"Heh, I don't know if they care or not, but I only know that earning money is getting harder and harder."

The others nodded in deep agreement, and another person said:

"If there really is such a thing, I'd definitely go check out the excitement, but why haven't I seen one on the street?"

"Tch, you don't understand again, do you?"

The worker surnamed Li said: "That's high-tech, understand? One Drone sells for 18,000! Even on the official website, it's 14,000. Do you think it's Chinese cabbage?"

Everyone smacked their lips and repeatedly said they couldn't afford it.

They worked themselves to the bone earning 5,000 yuan a month, still had to eat and drink, and some had to provide for their children at home. Where would they have money left over, let alone buy a 14,000 yuan Drone?

This world really is hard to understand; a Drone dares to sell for 14,000, and what's even more infuriating is that scalpers can drive the price up to 18,000. What kind of logic is that!

"Don't complain about it being expensive either."

The worker surnamed Li continued: "Let me tell you, this thing not only recognizes people, it can also imitate human voices. That voice is really... do you understand?"

The workers became interested: "Really? Can it do anyone's voice?"

"Of course."

The middle-aged worker surnamed Li nodded affirmatively.

Everyone looked at each other and immediately let out hehehe laughter.

For men, happiness is sometimes just that simple.

After laughing, the Middle-aged man surnamed Li said proudly: "Do you want to see it? If you want to see it, hurry up and finish the work. I'll take you to my grandson's place to see it. This thing is truly remarkable."

The crowd laughed and was just about to shake their heads when they heard a loud noise from the door behind them.

Several people turned their heads in confusion to look, only to see that the previously tightly closed door had opened at some point.

A buzzing sound came from inside.

Before the crowd could figure out what the sound was, they saw a flash of yellow shoot out from the warehouse door, flying straight into the high sky and disappearing in an instant.

Following the appearance of this yellow, more buzzing sounds came, and then one after another, streaks of yellow rushed out of the warehouse.

Until the last streak of yellow disappeared, the warehouse door slowly closed.

"What... was that just now?"

After a long while, a worker asked blankly.

Another worker was also a bit stunned: "It seems to be... a Drone?"

Everyone stopped talking and looked in the direction where the Drones had disappeared into the sky, remaining silent for a long time.

...

On the other side, the Police Station.

Less than half an hour after Wang Shuo left, the door to Deputy Chief Li Mingwei's office was knocked on again.

"Come in."

A capable young police officer walked into the office, looked at Deputy Chief Li Mingwei sitting on the sofa, raised his hand in a salute: "Report, Chief. The five 'Guard No. 1' units placed in the lobby just suddenly started on their own and flew away from the Police Station. Captain Gao requests your instructions on whether to send the Public Security Brigade to track and control them."

"No need, it was my order."

Deputy Chief Li Mingwei said indifferently: "If there's nothing else, go down first. Tell your Captain Gao not to act rashly."

"Yes!"

The young police officer saluted and left.

After the office door was closed, Deputy Chief Li Mingwei finally revealed a smile, looked at Zheng Yi, who was still sitting on the side, and said: "Wang Shuo, that guy, is finally anxious."

Zheng Yi said with a calm expression: "I thought you would use some method, but it turns out you are utilizing Wang Shuo."

"There's no other way."

Deputy Chief Li Mingwei did not change his expression, showing no guilt at all, and said with a smile: "We've caused such a big mess this time. I don't know how many leaders are watching. If we can't solve it in time, I'm afraid Old Jiao and I won't have an easy time."

"Since Wang Shuo can create the Sky Eye System and can also create the Guard No. 1, then I have reason to believe he has other good things he hasn't brought out yet. Perhaps they could come in handy?"

Zheng Yi said indifferently: "I'm just afraid the final result won't be to your liking. You need to be prepared to cover for Wang Shuo."

"It's fine."

Deputy Chief Li Mingwei waved his hand: "Old Jiao already told me. This kid has your credentials in his hands, so he counts as half one of your people. He can do what you can do, and he can also do what you can't do. Since he fits the bill, it's not a big problem to bring him out to handle things."

Zheng Yi did not object, stood up, and said softly: "Mind the boundaries. No problems are allowed to happen to Wang Shuo's safety."

"I understand. I will send people to keep an eye on him at all times."

"That won't be necessary."

Zheng Yi's gaze became slightly calm: "Someone is already protecting him."