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Anyone can see that this space cannon is not only capable of shooting down unidentified flying objects in orbit outside the Earth, but also of attacking other buildings on the ground across different regions.
With a range of up to 4,000 kilometers, coupled with the unique characteristics of a geosynchronous orbit...
If calculated correctly, the effective attack range of this space cannon can cover almost half of the Earth.
"Those lunatics are starting a war!"
After a long silence, Shin-cheng summarized the actions of the militant faction in one sentence.
Such an extravagant cannon, if combined with existing missile technology...
Is there any city on Earth that this space cannon cannot hit?
This is practically a real-life Sword of Damocles, even more dangerous than space-based weapons.
"So, what is the connection between this space cannon and those steel-plate masked men?"
With her eyes slightly narrowed, Megumi asked this crucial question at that moment.
It is certainly a shocking fact that the TPC's militant faction secretly built a space cannon without the knowledge of the higher-ups.
But what the Victory Team needs to investigate now is the origin of those steel-plate masked men.
"Well, I've actually found some clues too."
Upon receiving the question posed by Megumi Kijima, Nozue quickly typed on the keyboard and promptly provided an answer.
"Since its creation, that giant space cannon has been test-fired a total of 137 times."
"Of the 112 test launches, there was a pattern, and there were corresponding records and items as part of the archival process."
"But six months ago, a month after the 'Reicuran alien invasion incident,' the space cannon fired twenty-five times in a short period of time."
"This high frequency of firing is clearly not part of a normal test firing..."
"Moreover, at the same time that the space cannon was firing at a high frequency, TPC's satellites observed the presence of 'Sky God' over the Atlantic Ocean."
"The appearance of the 'Sky God' coincided perfectly with the high-frequency firing of the Sky Cannon, both in terms of time and place."
As Lina listened to Ye Rui's story in stunned silence, a bad feeling suddenly flashed through her mind.
"Did those lunatics bombard the 'God of the Sky' with a space cannon?"
Upon hearing this, the already silent control room fell completely silent.
"Uh, those lunatics don't have the guts..."
After a brief slip of the tongue, Ye Rui shook his head, somewhat amused and exasperated.
After all, the "Sky God" is the embodiment of the Lightning People, and attacking him is tantamount to starting a full-scale war with the Lightning People.
Although the militant faction acted recklessly, they were not so reckless as to secretly wage war against another intelligent race behind the backs of the TPC leadership.
"What I mean is that the simultaneous occurrence of this anomaly between the Sky God and the Sky Cannon could very well mean that extraterrestrial life has been discovered invading Earth."
"Don't forget, during the 'Ligadron Incident,' the Sky God appeared and prevented Ligadron from descending to Earth."
"However, in the end, because of the human will within Ligadron, the Sky God chose to let him go."
After a slight pause, Ye Rui went on to explain further.
"Coincidentally, I just found a document that isn't very confidential, which can corroborate my hypothesis."
"Also six months ago, the marine department discovered a mysterious ruin in the Atlantic Ocean that is suspected to be left by aliens..."
"That ruin, codenamed 'Alien Ruins No. 7,' is a mechanical island made entirely of an unknown metal."
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Chapter 348 Creating Mechanical Life
Meanwhile, on the mechanical island in the Atlantic Ocean.
"Although this isn't the first time, I still have to say something..."
"Masaki Keigo, you're a madman!"
Standing quietly on the newly renovated mechanical island, Lu Xuan, appearing as "President Tony," spoke softly.
Through last night's analysis of the small Goblin Giga.
Lu Xuan was basically certain that those mysterious mechanical life forms did indeed originate from the mechanical island in front of him.
In fact, just as the analysis within the Victory team itself suggests.
When Lu Xuan first used the "Max Power Zero Drive System" for faster-than-light flight, the mechanical island that had been dormant on Earth for countless years was activated.
To prevent Earth's civilization from venturing into space.
This mechanical island, spanning tens of thousands of years, has begun to spread its nanomachines globally.
Whenever signs of a suspected faster-than-light experiment are detected, these nanomachines assemble into miniature Goblin Giga.
When this faster-than-light experiment reaches a certain threshold, the smaller Goblin Giga will recombine and reassemble, carrying out the final instruction given to them by their creators—self-destruction.
Destroy all sites where faster-than-light experiments were conducted, completely eliminating the possibility of Earth's civilization venturing into space.
Unfortunately, the mechanical island had only been restarted for a short time when it was detected by the will of the Lightning People.
How could the "Sky God," who has already reconciled with humanity and considers himself the guardian of Earth, so easily let go of such a dangerous entity from outer space?
Following the clues left by the nanomachines, the "Sky God" finally found the mechanical island hidden in Earth's outer orbit.
Then came an unknown battle of the century.
Immediately afterwards, TPC, realizing the threat posed by the mechanical island, also joined the battle.
The twenty-five high-frequency shots fired by the space cannon were aimed at destroying the mechanical island.
Twenty-five high-frequency shots were fired in a short period of time, almost leaving the space cannon in a state of partial damage.
Fortunately, the destruction of the space cannon was not entirely fruitless.
The mechanical island, which was already being suppressed by the "God of the Sky," was completely plunged into the Atlantic Ocean under the repeated bombardment of the space cannon.
However, the crash of the mechanical island was just the beginning.
The nanomachines that had already been deployed were still adhering to their initial instructions, searching for and destroying any suspected sites of faster-than-light experiments.
However, perhaps due to the crash of the mechanical island, the internal programs of the nanomachines became chaotic.
Without actually finding a suitable site for a faster-than-light experiment, they somehow managed to aggregate and recombine into a gigantic Goblin Giga thanks to the mischievous kids, Kuzuha Jiro and Kari.
This led to the battle that took place last night, and the subsequent series of far-reaching consequences.
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"madman?"
"Geniuses who are far ahead of the world are generally regarded as madmen by those ignorant mortals!"
Unaware of or indifferent to what happened last night, Masaki Keigo simply gave a disdainful smile.
"Besides, isn't the reason you're here right now precisely because you value my 'crazy' behavior?"
Without refuting Masaki Keigo's statement, Lu Xuan simply shifted his gaze back to the mechanical island beside him.
Compared to the ruins it was in when it was destroyed, the mechanical island can now be said to have been "reborn".
Rows of mechanical buildings stand in every corner of the mechanical island, while busy researchers and soldiers move tirelessly throughout the island...
At the heart of the entire mechanical island stands a colossal building, clearly brimming with human technology.
"Using alien technology to create mechanical life is indeed crazy."
"However, I did not come here to condemn you."
Lu Xuan glanced at Masaki Keigo casually, then continued speaking without changing his expression.
"You misappropriated the 'artificial neural network' project without the consent of the Galvin Group, which violates our original contract."
"Artificial Neural Networks" is the first collaborative project between the Galvin Group and Sediq.
Its essence is to use existing technology to simulate the neural network structure of biological organisms, and then create real artificial intelligence.
In a sense, this is a shortcut to creating artificial intelligence.
After all, true artificial intelligence is something that is born with knowledge.
They possess a vast database from the very beginning, and their subsequent personalities and emotions are all developed based on this database.
Artificial intelligence created using "artificial neural network" technology is more like simulating the process of brain development and evolution of intelligent organisms.
By modifying and enhancing the "artificial neural network," the creators will eventually obtain an artificial life form with a super brain.
Then, through learning, this super brain will gradually acquire wisdom that surpasses that of its creator.
The reason Lu Xuan chose this project was to start his cooperative relationship with Masaki Keigo.
They simply saw the shortcomings of the mechanical shark Gaiozak and thought that a super brain that could continuously learn and evolve could allow that mechanical monster to undergo a further transformation.
Now, Masaki Keigo has actually put this technology into use on the mechanical island.
Even as one of the collaborating developers of this technology, Lu Xuan couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's audacity.
Goblin Giga's power has been proven by the Ultraman Tiga TV series.
Last night's battle also demonstrated that Goblin Giga indeed possesses formidable strength.
Once the Machine Island understands the structure of the artificial neural network and begins mass-producing Goblin Giga, it will be a crisis no less significant than the resurgence of the ancient giants.
Therefore, after learning all this from Zhizi, Lu Xuan disregarded the tacit understanding between the Galvin Group and TPC and took the initiative to contact Masaki Keigo.
In fact, after dissecting and analyzing the microstructure of those Goblin Giga.
Lu Xuan began to have doubts from the bottom of his heart about whether the space cannon had destroyed the mechanical island.
Although Sophon has repeatedly confirmed that the Goblin Giga have lost contact with the Machine Island, and that yesterday's transformation and rampage were purely due to an error in the internal programming.
Having experienced so much, Lu Xuan actually trusts his intuition more than objective and rational judgment.
Thus, with the idea of "even if I'm wrong, I should still warn Keigo," today's trip to the mechanical island came about.
Lu Xuan needed to personally confirm that the mechanical island was completely free of threat before he could truly relax.
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Chapter 349 Mechanical Tiga
A moment later, inside the massive building on the mechanical island.
Contrary to Lu Xuan's expectations, this huge mechanical building was not actually as big as it appeared on the surface.
The intricate mechanical structure and complex architectural design occupy the majority of the area of this giant building.
Well-equipped soldiers are everywhere, guarding every corner and entrance of this giant building.
With surveillance cameras everywhere, it's virtually impossible for an enemy to truly infiltrate this place undetected.
In addition, experts and scholars from various fields were also having enthusiastic exchanges inside the building, making no secret of their amazement at this mechanical island.
At a glance, Lu Xuan even noticed that many of these researchers were university professors whose classes he had audited.
It's easy to imagine how much effort TPC put into this mechanical island.
"Besides the mechanical life project you're in charge of, are there other things being researched on this island?"
Half surprised and half questioning, Lu Xuan asked a question, feeling that he might have underestimated Masaki Keigo's status within TPC.
Or more accurately, it underestimated the TPC's fanaticism for force within its militant faction.
Unlike the TPC in the original storyline, the Earth in this timeline is where Lu Xuan's appearance leads to the emergence of all sorts of unexpected entities, both large and small.
This directly stimulated a sense of crisis among humans and TPC, leading to the emergence of a more radical and powerful fighting faction than in the original story.
"No, this mechanical island only researches mechanical life projects."
Shaking his head in rejection of Lu Xuan's cultural views, Masaki Keigo spoke with a rather proud tone.
"The people and projects you see all revolve around mechanical life."
To put it bluntly, TPC is pooling all of humanity's technological power in an attempt to create a weapon that can truly contend with powerful monsters.
Masaki Keigo only became the project leader for this research by virtue of his own connections and his "artificial neural network" project.