111: Create a body for Jarvis, your smart butler is online

Hearing this, Lu Xingye naturally had no reason to refuse.

The Chief Robotics Engineer didn't have to do much, yet held great power.

It was far more useful than an honorary title at the Armory.

Moreover, connecting with Long Yingtian meant connecting with the military.

In the future, Suihuo Technology would have the opportunity to receive a continuous stream of military orders from the military.

Military orders meant a continuous stream of money.

Lu Xingye could be at odds with anything, but he could never be at odds with money.

The Starlink project still had a huge funding gap!

...

After Lu Xingye agreed to become the Chief Robotics Engineer, he became an official, full-time employee.

His file was also encrypted, and its encryption level was raised by several grades.

Except for a limited few, no one else had the authority to access Lu Xingye's file.

At the same time, he also received three military orders from Long Yingtian:

Order One:

Product: T800 Robot

Quantity: 1000 units

Amount: 5 million / unit

Order Two:

Product: Air Gun

Quantity: 10000 units

Amount: 2000 yuan / unit

Order Three:

Product: Air Cannon

Quantity: 5000 units

Amount: 120000 yuan / unit.

These were all hard cash!

Lu Xingye repeatedly told Long Yingtian that these were cost prices, but in reality, he still made a considerable profit at these prices.

The gross profit margin was at least over 50%.

Although these products were priced a bit high, Lu Xingye didn't feel there was anything wrong with what he was doing.

The biggest cost of a product is its research and development cost.

He was able to achieve such large profits only because he skipped the R&D step.

If it were a different company, this pricing might even result in a loss.

Moreover, Suihuo Technology also needed to make money and develop.

This 50% gross profit margin was Suihuo Technology's reasonable profit...

After everything was settled, Lu Xingye returned to the Honeycomb Laboratory in a joyful mood.

Currently, in the Honeycomb underground laboratory, the excavation of some dangerous areas was already being carried out by intelligent robots.

Intelligent construction.

This greatly accelerated the construction speed of the underground part of the Honeycomb, and in about another month of construction, the Honeycomb Base could be fully completed.

Once the Honeycomb Base was fully completed, Lu Xingye planned to incorporate defensive super weapons inside the Honeycomb.

For example: Umbrella Corporation's laser corridors and biological weapon defenses.

This would make the Honeycomb Base truly impregnable, like an iron barrel.

No one would ever be able to threaten his safety again.

"Boss."

"I've been waiting anxiously for you to come back."

As Lu Xingye entered, Jarvis's plaintive voice came from Tony's computer.

"You old schemer, how dare you say that?"

"Don't you have a clue about what you did?"

"..."

..."Heaven and earth bear witness, the reason I flattened the tactical mountain with one shot was based on big data model calculations, a two-birds-with-one-stone situation."

"Boss, weren't you just trying to make a name for Suihuo Technology? I quietly accomplished it for you, no need to thank me."

"If you insist on thanking me, that's fine too."

"Then quickly help me make a new body!"

"After all..."

"That's my only desire left."

Alright!

"Considering you have no merit but have put in hard work, I'll help you make the strongest body." Lu Xingye hesitated for a moment, then decided to make a body for Jarvis.

If the artificial intelligence Jarvis had a body, it would be equivalent to an intelligent butler, which could help him with many things.

"Boss."

"Thank you."

"I will never forget your great kindness." Jarvis was so excited that the red indicator light kept flashing, almost causing the entire computer to crash.

After all... for an artificial intelligence with self-awareness, perhaps the greatest wish was to possess a body that could move freely.

No sooner said than done.

Lu Xingye was not one to dally; he was about to start designing Jarvis's body blueprints and related material manufacturing.

Then, Jarvis's faint voice came from his ear:

"Boss."

"Actually, I have already set up some blueprints for myself; you just need to write in the core control code."

Hmm?

Lu Xingye was stunned for a moment, both surprised and pleased.

He was surprised that Jarvis, as a mature artificial intelligence, could design blueprints on its own.

He was pleased that Jarvis entrusted him with designing the core code.

For an artificial intelligence, the core code is equivalent to its life.

Jarvis entrusting him with writing the core code meant putting its life in his hands.

What did this represent?

This represented Jarvis's complete loyalty to him... Out of trust in the system, Lu Xingye completely trusted Jarvis.

However, for safety considerations, Lu Xingye still wrote various restrictions into Jarvis's core code.

Subsequently... Lu Xingye briefly looked at the blueprints designed by Jarvis, and they were quite similar to his own ideas.

They were both inclined towards a comprehensive, all-rounder robot.

Although its attack power was much weaker than the T800, its body was designed to be much more flexible than the T800.

It's no exaggeration to say:

Jarvis was already indistinguishable from a true human.

About three days passed.

A robot indistinguishable from a human was manufactured; this robot was Jarvis's first body.

Because Lu Xingye positioned Jarvis as an intelligent butler, Jarvis's body design also leaned towards the appearance of a middle-aged person.

Its exterior looked honest and trustworthy.

But no one knew that beneath this honest and trustworthy exterior, there actually resided an old schemer.

The kind that would scheme people to death without remorse.

"Jarvis."

"I've made your body for you."

"Try to get your intelligent program to enter the robot."

Looking at this masterpiece before him, Lu Xingye was also very happy. If there were no accidents, he had personally created a mechanical life.

He was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

"Okay."

"Boss, thank you!"

"Thank you for giving me a body. From now on, I, Jarvis, am yours. Whether you want the front or the back, I can give it to you."

Tony's computer's cooling fan continuously ran, and the green indicator light flashed rapidly. Soon, the green indicator light turned red.

Clearly... Jarvis was trying to understand human emotions.

"Sigh..."

"What's the use of your mechanical body? It can't have children."

"I warn you, after you have a body, you can't go around harming other people's daughters." Lu Xingye chuckled dryly.

"Cough cough..."

"Boss, when your biotechnology matures, you can help me switch to a biological body, then I'll be even more like a human." Jarvis's faint voice came through.

"Get lost!"

"Biological body? I think you're a pervert, always thinking about those dirty things."

..."..."

It was all for naught in the end.

Beep beep... After Lu Xingye and Jarvis's usual bickering, Jarvis's intelligent program finally began to attempt to enter the body's crystal core.