Feng Jun looked at the projection on the virtual map. Ling Jiu had marked locations on the map where AI might exist. The closest location to Feng Jun was near Ji City, over two hundred kilometers away. Feng Jun had always been very interested in Refuges, but for now, he needed to ensure his development around Shangqing City. Only by establishing a firm foothold could he seek greater development.
"How is your control over the Quantum Communication Tower now? Can you monitor transmitted signals?" Feng Jun asked.
"Although the exterior of this tower is rather crude, its internal components are just as rough. Within a radius of one hundred and twenty kilometers, I can achieve encrypted quantum communication. Currently, I'm monitoring over five hundred wireless signals. Excluding some chaotic and useless communication channels, there are twenty wireless channels conducting encrypted or unencrypted information exchange. Their locations are roughly concentrated in this area." The virtual map zoomed in, showing the signal sources concentrated in one area.
Feng Jun recognized it at a glance; this area was the location of Huaicheng District. Ling Jiu's map hadn't been updated, so the marked area still showed a military base. Huaicheng District had developed from a pre-war missile base.
"Focus on monitoring the signals in this area. Can you detect any useful information from them?" Feng Jun asked.
"Not yet. The unencrypted calls are all discussing trivial matters, like transactions or cargo transportation. There are a few encrypted channels, but these people are using codes. If I don't know what their codewords represent, it's hard to tell what they're saying. However, through data analysis, I can confirm that these signals are all related to military deployments. Your neighbors will definitely make significant moves in the near future."
After a simple analysis, Ling Jiu drew a conclusion and also marked several frequently transmitting wireless signal points outside Huaicheng District. The signals from these locations were all communicating with Huaicheng District, likely indicating the branch bases of the five factions from Huaicheng District in the wasteland. After all, Feng Jun had already established a second base in Yanqing Industrial Park, and these old hands who had been active in the wasteland for many years wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket.
Feng Jun called Song Zhan and had him note down these locations, ordering him and Song Peng to cooperate in reconnaissance of these locations in the coming days. He planned to find out the locations of these factions' branches outside Huaicheng District in advance. If possible, he also wanted to give the Blood Bell Gang a big gift.
The robot design and factory construction were also completed. Feng Jun assigned the factory's management to Han Chong, effectively promoting him to factory head. However, there was a price: he had to wear a slave collar. When Feng Jun made this request, Han Chong immediately agreed.
"A pledge of allegiance, I understand. With leverage in the leader's hands, the leader can trust me, especially now in the Doomsday." Han Chong understood this principle very well. Although his chances of betrayal were small, Feng Jun still wanted to see his performance.
Moreover, in the current Longmen Town, wearing a slave collar became the fastest way to get promoted, gain military rank, or join the leadership. Feng Jun didn't have time to screen whether this person was loyal to him, but after wearing a slave collar, this person would certainly not betray him easily.
The construction of the robot factory was completed under Han Chong's command, and the assembly line inside had been tested and was fully operational. The robot design was also complete. Gu Yunyun and Gu Yaoyao, enticed by snacks, worked through the night and submitted a humanoid robot with decent overall combat capabilities to Feng Jun.
The factory's assembly line had begun production and assembly. Because it adopted a quantum communication remote control mode, it didn't require expensive and rare computing chips, only a light crystal module for quantum communication and some low-level chips installed internally.
These low-level chips were common in the wasteland and could be found in abandoned cars and home appliances, so there was no shortage of materials. However, manufacturing combat robots required special alloys. The robots designed by Gu Yunyun and Gu Yaoyao needed a type E special alloy, made of graphene doped with titanium alloy, which was a relatively scarce material in the Doomsday.
Although Type E alloy was relatively rare in the Doomsday, it could also be found on Battlefields where wars had occurred. For Feng Jun, this was only slightly troublesome. He only needed to slightly increase the exchange ratio of Type E alloy to grain, and the scavengers and Bounty Hunters in the wasteland would naturally go find Type E alloy for him. Moreover, Feng Jun remembered that the White Lotus Sect's transaction list also contained Type E alloy, though not in large quantities.
The robot's appearance, as per Feng Jun's request, was as close to humanoid as possible, but it wasn't designed with a humanoid skeleton alloy frame.
Gu Yunyun complained to Feng Jun more than once, asking what kind of designer would be so confident as to design a combat robot with no external protection, leaving fragile transmission devices and joints exposed, clearly telling the resistance to 'come hit me here.' A skull mimicking a human head was useless except for its terrifying appearance. The most important thing in combat was the perception of Battlefield information, and human eyes were too small for a robot.
The two sisters made significant modifications to the humanoid exterior. The appearance looked like an ancient warrior draped in armor. The robot's joints and weak points were protected, yet it didn't affect the robot's ability to perform flexible jumps and high kicks. The head was not designed in the shape of a human skull but was instead a large, slightly streamlined square head. The front featured a circular sensing module, which looked like a blue-glowing camera. It integrated optical lenses, infrared sensors, microwave sensors, electronic sensing equipment, and various other sensing devices, capable of capturing 20 targets within five hundred meters and distinguishing friend from foe information within one nanosecond.
Because the internal processor was omitted, a large amount of space was saved. The robot's body also contained a stripped-down sensing system, allowing the robot to continue fighting even after its head was destroyed. It could be said that as long as the quantum communication link was not severed, this combat robot would continue to fight.
Feng Jun had already seen the experimental prototype. After connecting to the Quantum Network, it was controlled by Ling Jiu. Under the remote control of the Quantum Computer, it could perfectly perform combat actions such as shooting, dodging, and jumping. In a one-on-one situation, it was slightly superior to a civilian wearing a military mechanical exoskeleton, but it was not a match for Power Armor. After all, Power Armor had auxiliary combat systems, and those operating Power Armor were skilled veteran soldiers, and this robot was only the first model produced temporarily, requiring further improvements and optimization later.