My autobiography is definitely not a tragedy!
Chapter 587 - 381: King Bomb

Chapter 587: Chapter 381: King Bomb

[Interception failure!]

[Interception failure!]

[...]

"This is tricky..."

As Meng Lang looked at the "simulation combat" results on his computer, he let out a long sigh...

After hundreds of simulations, even if they maxed out their own weapons and turned Earth into a super hedgehog, the results were still invariably "interception failure".

At this moment, the threat of Ming Shen Star had magnified immensely, even surpassing the Night Demon Clan lurking within humanity.

But stopping them from landing on Earth was much more difficult than imagined.

According to the description in the book, the Ming Shen Star was "550 meters in diameter, roughly spindle-shaped, pitch-black, and full of bumps and hollows"...

Even the latest "Space-Based Missile Defense System" from the previous installment, which greatly increased interception accuracy, wasn’t enough.

Destroying a high-speed celestial body that was hurtling toward them at tens of times the speed of sound, weighed tens of thousands of tons, and could even perform minor maneuvering to change its course, was still insurmountable.

Nuclear missiles and other high-powered missiles were too slow to achieve a direct hit.

Looking at the description in the book, the shell of Ming Shen Star was also incredibly defensively strong; the aftermath of a nuclear explosion was like scratching an itch through a boot, utterly unable to deal a heavy blow.

Conventional kinetic weapons, even if they hit, couldn’t shake such a massive object, let alone alter its course.

As for laser weapons, microwave weapons...

They were nothing but "seeds" that came through the big storms of the universe; short-term exposure was utterly meaningless.

Considering all these conditions, relying on the current level of technology was nowhere near enough to intercept!

However, the "Space-Based Missile Defense System" was already a high-tech product of the war era.

In the mere twenty years or so in the future, even if they continued to "matryoshka" model their way through human technology advancements, there would likely be a limit to improvements in software systems.

If they wanted to intercept, or even destroy the enemy, they would have to start with more powerful weapon hardware.

Like super electromagnetic guns, particle beam weapons, annihilation weapons...

The thought was exciting, but such gadgets seriously tested the overall development level of human technology and weren’t something that could be created just by having a set of design drawings...

Meng Lang opened another file on his computer.

"Wisdom Tree V2043.7"

That’s right, this time the technical attachment wasn’t some kind of advanced technology; it was an advanced internet product...

It was the very project he had just initiated not long ago, the precursor to Web3.0, the envisioned solution for the accelerated development of civilization... the "Wisdom Tree" project!

But this version was already from 2043.

Whether it was the user interface, user management regulations, Web3.0 related protocols, cryptocurrency rules... this product was already quite mature.

Zero had already initiated the project and started development.

But for a product to reach perfection, it needed the polish of time, and this involved the principle of "human-centered" development.

This wasn’t something Zero could solve by working behind closed doors.

Just like the "Star Array" software still required Meng Lang’s assistance on the side.

According to Meng Lang’s original plan, in order for "Wisdom Tree" to replace the market share of Spider Web, the product would need several years of optimization to gradually take over Spider Web’s first-mover advantage.

However, it seemed that the brothers of this installment wanted to accelerate this process...

Meng Lang pulled up another document, precisely that "Space-Based Missile Defense System".

He looked at the two technical files together, stroking his chin.

"It seems... I might be playing a big game..."

At first glance, these were just two "application platforms" in a particular professional field.

But after careful analysis by Meng Lang, it appeared that the aims of the previous two brothers weren’t as simple as they seemed...

Bear in mind, the development of the internet has never been isolated.

First came "internet protocols", "networking technologies", "internet application technologies".

Based on them, internet security technologies, search technologies, database technologies, transmission technologies, streaming media technologies, e-commerce application technologies and so on bloomed, emerging in great numbers like the stars in the sky...

And both of these software technologies were without exception the culmination of Web3.0 technologies.

Just by utilizing Zero for reverse engineering these two products, one could obtain the most crucial framework and protocol rules for the future of Web3.0!

One was a civilian internet, the other a military internet of things, and they ran on parallel tracks.

Combining the two, one could obtain an almost complete picture of the technological development of the future Web3.0!

This... perhaps is what the two brothers really wanted to hand over!

Handled well, one could single-handedly accelerate this internet "renaissance"...

...

Cretaceous Company.

"As expected, this wine is hard to sell..."

Hu Yifei hung up the phone and sighed.

Alright, the company with the most intention to buy, Tencent, finally broke off negotiations with him...

These last few days, he slightly raised his asking price to the several companies interested in acquiring Cretaceous...

"What? 1.8 billion? I’m out!"

"This... President Hu, you’re not joking?"

"President Hu, we came with sincerity!"

These were the courteous ones, and a few investors almost let loose with curse words.

Hu Yifei was indeed putting in the effort to market, emphasizing the potential of Star Array’s future development as the selling point.

The market for Go AI was only worth a few tens of billions; a single Go AI program wasn’t worth much.

What was valuable were the intelligent algorithms and models contained within it, which could be applied in many fields; the value of that was immeasurable...

But a single championship title in a major competition had its limits in influence.

Forget about 1.8 billion, nobody even offered 1 billion; the highest bid was still 800 million from Baidu, but they too were scared off by Hu Yifei’s exorbitant asking price...

In a word... there’s no inflating this boast.

It seems that even the master can make a mistake in judgment...

Maybe... lower the offer a bit?

Just as Hu Yifei contemplated whether he should discuss with Meng Lang, an employee suddenly rushed in, flustered.

"President Hu, President Hu, we’ve got trouble!"

"What’s wrong?" Hu Yifei turned to look at him.

"Someone... someone has publicly thrown down the gauntlet and named ’Star Array’ as the target of their challenge!"

"So let them challenge, we’ve been challenged in the past couple of days anyway, just accept the fight."

Hu Yifei waved his hand with some indifference.

Since "Star Array" won the championship, quite a few "name-seeking" AIs on online platforms have initiated challenges against "Star Array".

Confident in "Star Array", Hu Yifei had his subordinates handle it with one principle... don’t turn anyone away!

The more battles they fought, the more reputation they’d earn, and he could ask for a higher price with more confidence, right?

"It’s not that, President Hu, this challenger is a bit special." The employee had a strange look on his face.

"A bit special? Who is it?" Hu Yifei asked, puzzled.

"AlphaGo!"

"Uh..."

Hu Yifei was stunned.

That "once accomplished, retreat to obscurity" snooty dog, actually taking the initiative to attack?

...

Tencent’s headquarters, Artificial Intelligence lab.

Director Liu slammed his phone onto the table with force.

"That guy, he must be crazy for money, right? 1.8 billion? He really has the nerve to ask for that much!

Does he think he’s AlphaGo or something?"

He originally thought the other party was just throwing out an absurd price, but even after he went up to 6 billion, the other party wouldn’t budge.

Only then did he realize that the other party’s asking price seemed to be serious...

He thought he had found a bargain, but it turned out to be a setup!

Do I look like a big sucker?

Forget it, can’t afford it!

Probably no other company would be so foolish to take up the offer at that exorbitant price.

If you don’t buy and I don’t buy, the price might drop by a few hundred million tomorrow... let President Hu see the situation for himself then!

Even if he refuses to see the situation clearly, relatively speaking, his "Nature" still has a technological advantage.

Just dropping from second to third place, stepping back one spot... still can press down on the other big factories like Baidu.

My "Nature", comfortably sitting and fishing!

"Director Liu, come quick, take a look at this!"

"What’s up?" Director Liu picked up his coffee, strolling over leisurely.

And then...

"Pfft~"

"What? AlphaGo wants to challenge Star Array?!"

As he saw the battle invitation pinned at the top of the platform, Director Liu was surprised, and immediately intrigued.

This was supposed to be the script for our own "Nature"...

But how come that aloof dog suddenly took action?

Right! It seems that "Star Array" became too conspicuous at the big competition, prompting this top dog to assert his dominance in the arena...

Thinking this, Director Liu felt a wave of nausea, after all, Star Array was part of the domestic AI camp.

The other party was clearly challenging them!

"It’s been accepted! Nature has accepted the challenge!" someone exclaimed.

"Quick! Get the match on the big screen!" Director Liu immediately ordered.

Can’t afford it or not, it doesn’t stop him from being a spectator.

But "Star Array" is in for a tough time now; after all, that’s AlphaGo...

...

One hour later...

"Wow~" The whole place exploded!

Director Liu stared, dumbfounded, at the result of the match.

3:0!

He could hardly believe his eyes.

Because that score meant...

A new King... had been born!

Director Liu stood frozen for a while, then suddenly snapped back to reality and hurried to grab his phone.

"Quick! Phone! Give me my phone!"

Can’t afford it? That was before!

Now things are different, didn’t you see them just throw down a royal flush?

A royal flush doubles the stakes, 6 billion becomes 18 billion... plan’s a go!