39: Chapter 39 I Rebuild the World for the Ruined Factory, Su Family Village is Sealed Off!

Su Che held the phone, listening to General Zhang's excitement on the other end.

“When will they arrive?”

He asked very directly.

“Isn't Chinese New Year just around the corner?”

“Before New Year's Eve, or after the Spring Festival?”

On the other end of the line, General Zhang's laughter stopped.

“Aren't there still a few days left before New Year's Eve?”

“It should be in the next day or two.”

“You just make sure to prepare the materials in advance, and don't drop the ball when the time comes!”

“Understood.”

Su Che hung up the phone.

Two days.

He glanced at the calendar on the wall; today was already the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month.

Time was a bit tight.

He put this matter aside for the moment. He had to handle what he promised Director Zhao Dejin first.

...

Tonghui County Food Processing Factory.

Su Che quickly disassembled the side control box of the German vacuum packaging machine, his brow instantly furrowing.

“Director Zhao, this equipment of yours is quite old.”

Inside the control box, thick and stiff grey cables were connected to densely packed terminal blocks.

They were RS485 analog signal interfaces.

Relics from ten years ago.

Meanwhile, the [Industrial AI Collaboration Module] that Su Che had redeemed used Ethernet digital signals.

It was like one speaking Mandarin and the other speaking a local dialect; they couldn't communicate at all.

Even worse, the labeling machine and conveyor belt in the workshop were from two other different manufacturers, using a messy variety of communication protocols and command formats.

The 'brain' of the AI module couldn't command these 'limbs' at all.

“Engineer Su, is this... very difficult to handle?”

Seeing his grim expression, Director Zhao Dejin grew anxious as well.

Su Che didn't speak.

He found a few wires in his toolbox and tried to temporarily bridge the signals.

As a result, the moment the power was turned on...

“Beep! Beep! Beep!”

The packaging machine immediately threw an error and shut down.

The conveyor belt next to it went haywire, moving fast one moment and slow the next.

The labeling machine even precisely slapped labels onto the conveyor belt's tracks.

The entire scene was a complete mess.

Su Che understood.

Just having the AI 'software brain' was not enough.

There had to be a core hardware adaptation logic to unify all these components that spoke different 'dialects'.

As Su Che was pondering this, the system's voice rang in his mind.

[System Notification: Hardware adaptation difficulty detected. You can redeem [Industrial AI Collaborative Control Logic Blueprint], which includes multi-protocol adaptation solutions, signal conversion rules, and signal amplification circuit design for legacy equipment.]

[Skill Points required for redemption: 20 points.]

“Redeem.”

[Ding! 20 Skill Points consumed. Successfully redeemed [Industrial AI Collaborative Control Logic Blueprint].]

[Current host's accumulated Skill Points: 230 points.]

An incredibly detailed blueprint instantly unfolded in his mind.

The signal conversion processes, command compatibility cross-reference tables, and signal amplification circuit designs for legacy equipment detailed on it were exactly what he needed most right now.

“Director Zhao, prepare a soldering room for me, and find a few veteran technicians who understand circuitry.”

Su Che stood up straight, his face regaining that confident look.

“Today, I'll show you what Industry 4.0 really means.”

...

Next, Su Che took several veteran technicians from the factory and locked himself in the soldering room, not coming out at all.

When Director Zhao Dejin went back in at five in the afternoon...

A brand-new, silver-grey control hub covered with indicator lights and interfaces had already replaced the old control box.

“Engineer Su, is... is it ready?”

“Power it up and try it.”

Su Che patted the solder dust off his hands.

With an anxious heart, Director Zhao Dejin threw the main power switch of the workshop.

No error reports.

No going haywire.

After a slight hum, the entire production line began to run with an unprecedented, smooth, and coordinated rhythm.

The conveyor belt moved at a constant speed, and the cured meat landed precisely at the packaging station.

The robotic arm descended, vacuuming, sealing, and labeling all in one go.

The entire process was as smooth as silk.

In the workshop, all the workers stopped what they were doing and stared blankly at this scene.

“This... this efficiency is at least three times faster than before!”

A veteran technician shouted excitedly.

Director Zhao Dejin was so excited that his eyes turned red. He rushed forward and grabbed Su Che's hand.

“Engineer Su! You are the savior of our factory!”

Su Che pulled his hand back.

“Alright, cut the useless talk.”

“Let's talk about cooperation.”

The negotiation was very simple.

Su Che didn't want cash; he only wanted thirty percent of the factory's net profits for the next ten years.

But this thirty percent would not go into his own pocket.

It would all be used to establish a 'Tonghui County Rural Education and Industry Support Fund', jointly supervised by Lin Waner and Village Chief Wang Fugui.

Director Zhao Dejin didn't hesitate at all, signing the contract on the spot.

He wanted to keep Su Che in the county for a meal to express his gratitude.

But Su Che declined.

“No time, I have to go back and finish my drafts.”

In the evening, Director Zhao Dejin personally drove Su Che back to Su Family Village.

...

The workshop was brightly lit.

Su Che locked himself in the room, with the military supercomputing terminal in front of him already connected to the server in Beijing.

He began to write the complete documentation on [Quantum Enhanced Laser Technology].

From the most fundamental way quantum tunneling effects enhance photon energy, to the microstructure map of the Kunlun Alloy coated lens.

And then to the conceptualization of the miniaturization and combat application of military-grade laser weapons.

He wrote with absolute focus.

Time passed, second by second.

Outside the window, the night deepened, and then gradually began to pale.

Su Che threw away the last empty pen in his hand, stretched, and yawned.

A thick stack of manuscript papers had already piled up across the entire desk.

He glanced at the time; it was almost five in the morning.

He couldn't hold out any longer.

He collapsed onto the simple camp bed in the workshop, falling asleep almost the instant his head hit the pillow.

He slept incredibly deeply.

He slept all the way until the next morning, and even when the sun was high in the sky, he still hadn't woken up.

And at this moment...

At the entrance of Su Family Village.

Su Pingan was carrying a basket, preparing to go to the field to pull up a few cabbages to make dumplings for lunch.

Just as he walked under the large locust tree at the village entrance, his steps suddenly ground to a halt.

At some point, a long cordon had been set up at the village entrance.

Inside and outside the cordon stood guards with loaded guns and solemn, stern faces.

They wore uniforms different from those of Captain Li Jun's engineering troops; there were no markings on their deep black combat uniforms.

Yet the cold aura emanating from each of them made people dare not look them in the eye.

The entire Su Family Village was like an isolated island, completely locked down by this steel wall.

Seeing this display, Su Pingan's basket fell to the ground with a clatter.