374: Chapter 374 New Functions of the Space Station

The underground main base in Binjiang.

"Commander, the core cabin data transfer is complete. Should we activate the new core cabin?" Xiao Lin asked.

"Activate it!" Oriental Chen replied.

"Alright, Commander. The switching process will cause a 5-second system interruption. Do you wish to continue?"

"Continue."

"Alright, switching now..."

The screen went dark for a few seconds before lighting up again.

"Commander, the core cabin has been successfully activated, and new functions have been enabled."

"New functions?" Oriental Chen was a little surprised.

He thought it was just data migration, but he didn't expect functional expansion.

"Yes, Commander. The original core cabin's design goal was to ensure the Space Station expanded as planned, so unrelated functions were not activated," Xiao Lin explained.

"What new functions have been added?" Oriental Chen asked.

"The new functions are: Technology Tree, Task Management System, and Database."

"Among them, the Technology Tree will compile all technologies mastered by the Space Station into a tree-like structure, allowing you to fully grasp the Space Station's development progress."

"The Task Management System will help you organize system tasks and custom tasks, and optimize task workflows."

"The Database provides access to all technical and literary data stored in the Space Station, available for your perusal at any time."

Xiao Lin introduced each function.

"Open the Technology Tree," Oriental Chen said.

"Alright, Commander, the Technology Tree has been opened."

Immediately, a very complex tree-like structure appeared on the screen. Each rectangular box on the diagram represented a technology, and arrows between these boxes indicated inheritance relationships. Some technologies emitted multiple arrows pointing to different boxes, indicating that this technology was the basis for multiple other technologies. There were also some technologies that converged multiple arrows, indicating that this technology required multiple prerequisite technologies.

These rectangular boxes and arrows formed dense, branching lines, looking like a tangled mess.

At the very bottom of the classification tree were the technology categories. These included: Mining, Communication, Materials, Energy, Biology, Medical, and many other types.

In this huge classification tree, only a very few technology boxes at the bottom were lit up; the others were gray. Clearly, he had not yet mastered most of the technologies. No, to be precise, the current base and Space Station had not yet unlocked them.

So why couldn't these technologies be unlocked directly?

There were two reasons: first, the ground base had not yet developed to that extent, and second, the Space Station had not yet been built and did not have the modules to provide those technologies.

After viewing the Technology Tree, Oriental Chen then opened the Project Management System.

What was currently displayed was the entire task line of the Firefly Project.

This interface looked like a very complex Gantt chart, showing the overall status of tasks based on different task lines and different time nodes.

To be honest, this diagram contained too much information; it wasn't meant for human viewing. Even if you didn't have trypophobia, it would be difficult to grasp the progress of the entire task by looking at this diagram.

However, Oriental Chen didn't need to worry about any of this. Xiao Lin would monitor the entire task line in real-time and assist him in organizing the entire project.

This was where artificial intelligence was more powerful than humans.

A person could only handle a few things at most simultaneously, right? Any more than that, and their brain simply couldn't keep up. But artificial intelligence, with sufficient computing power, could monitor any number of event lines simultaneously without a single error.

The Firefly Project was a very large and systematic undertaking.

First, it was long-term, with a task cycle of 3 years.

Second, it had a great many task lines, including the development of the base, and the development of the Chamber of Commerce and the Mercenary Guild. Each task line also contained multiple sub-task lines; every major and minor matter had to be included in the plan, otherwise, a small oversight could severely impact the entire grand plan.

This fully confirmed the saying: difficult things are done by tackling the easy; great things are done by tackling the details.

Oriental Chen casually glanced at it and didn't continue looking. With Xiao Lin helping him, he didn't need to expend that effort.

As for the last function, the Database, Oriental Chen couldn't find the entrance at all.

"Xiao Lin, I can't see the Database?" Oriental Chen asked.

"Commander, you just need to ask me," Xiao Lin replied.

"Alright, I understand."

With Xiao Lin as his search engine, he had no interest in browsing the Database himself.

"How is the base construction in Ulan Country progressing?" Oriental Chen changed the subject.

"It's 18% complete," Xiao Lin replied.

"By the way, the signal tower in Batuo City has always been there. Will it become a target? Although the Moni Sect people have withdrawn, I think they will definitely not give up their investigation of that area easily," Oriental Chen said.

"Commander, you don't need to worry. The top of the signal tower has now been equipped with a spherical laser emitter, which can intercept any form of physical attack with 100% effectiveness," Xiao Lin explained.