363: Who is Industrial Cthulhu?

“The other area is the ocean.”

“Firstly, we plan to leave Africa to the Machina as a logistics base, so it doesn't lack resources for a war of attrition.”

“Secondly, there are many Mutant creatures in the ocean, and many of these marine Mutants have special abilities. There's even a natural spirit like the Fire Flame Turtle.”

“We want to observe what changes will occur in the Mutant creatures in the ocean if it's invaded, and what actions a natural spirit like the Fire Flame Turtle will take.”

“Of course, if the Mutant creatures in the ocean can't resist the Machina invasion, we will also take action against the Machina.”

“After all, the total resources on Earth are limited. We are letting the Machina grow only to conduct a few observation experiments; we won't let it waste too many resources.”

Yang Dian nodded, indicating he understood, then hesitated and said,

“Isn't doing this a bit too arrogant?”

“What if the Machina goes out of control?”

Han Zhang listed a set of strategic data:

“Firstly, before the spatial aisle to Planet 2 closed, with the help of the World Tree, we collected enough resources from Planet 2.”

“Secondly, the intelligent mining center and weapon manufacturing center located in Wuhou Grotto-heaven have already started operating. The mineral resources within them exceeded our expectations, so the output of war machinery is also higher than we anticipated.”

“Our existing resources are sufficient for us to fight a prolonged war with the Machina.”

“Finally, the future will not always be smooth sailing.”

“Even if the Machina loses control, I believe this loss of control will be within a manageable range and won't leave us utterly defenseless.”

“In this situation, we can collect more Machina data, avoiding greater losses if we encounter a true Machina civilization in the future.”

Scanning the strategic reserves listed by Han Zhang, Yang Dian couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

He wanted to ask:

Are the Machina the Machina, or are they the Machina?

Daily production of 100,000 war robots and millions of suicide drones—is that data serious?

And this data wasn't even the limit; it was just the production capacity when the war factory was operating at low load.

With rapid technological iteration, weapons and equipment produced last month might become obsolete this month.

To maximize resource utilization while ensuring national security, the war factory only operated at one-tenth of its efficiency to manufacture weapons and equipment during non-war periods.

This meant that when operating at full throttle, production capacity could instantly increase tenfold.

A million war robots could be produced in a single day!

Even with Yang Dian's current strength, seeing such exaggerated data made him feel his scalp tingle:

“Isn't building so many war weapons a bit excessive?”

Han Zhang smiled and shook his head:

“Not at all.”

“Resources, aren't they meant for development and resisting foreign enemies?”

“Now all mining, smelting, and war factories are controlled by the central AI, completely eliminating the need for manual operation and saving countless human resources.”

“And with controllable nuclear fusion providing endless energy.”

“We've been developing quietly for so long; having our current industrial foundation and strength is only natural.”

Yang Dian clicked his tongue, still feeling it was a bit outrageous.

Last year, the country's industrial strength wasn't this abnormal.

‘Was it scared by the Dimensional War, or was it because after transforming the Lizardmen Alien Planet into an exclusive Blessed Land, there were enough resources to do all these things?’

Thinking this, Yang Dian let out a long breath again:

“Since we have the confidence to conduct these observation experiments, then let's do them.”

“But I still feel we shouldn't overdo it. What if our central AI also rebels? That would be a huge problem.”

Han Zhang nodded:

“We will pay attention to that. Once an anomaly is detected, we will instantly physically disconnect the central AI from the network and then conduct an inspection.”

After speaking, he opened another document:

“Now that the Machina issue is discussed, let's talk about 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers).”

“These are the demands from various departments regarding 【shanhe sheji tu】(the map of mountains and rivers). You can see which ones can be agreed upon and which need to be rejected.”