Chapter 388 The Nature of Terror

Although the Strange Machinery Industrial Zone has undergone several expansions, and due to the increase in the number of strange machinery technicians and the adjustment and planning of industrial production lines, dozens of changes, large and small, have taken place internally.

However, most of these changes are around the periphery of the Qiji Industrial Zone, and the core area of ​​the industrial zone has not changed much.

Therefore, Roland was relatively familiar with the structure of the core area. As he went deeper, he also sent a message to Siqi.

Going deeper into the core area, Roland soon arrived at the room where he had agreed to meet with Siqi.

Roland pushed open the door of the room, and what came into view was a vast platform, where nearly a hundred machinists were busy working.

Right in front of the platform, through the clean and bright glass, Roland could see a huge strange mechanical device standing in front of the platform.

Since the artificers on the platform were busy with their own work, even if Roland passed by them, they just regarded him as a passing artificer and did not pay much attention to him.

Although some machinists occasionally looked up and glanced at Roland when he passed by, they immediately straightened their bodies and saluted him after seeing him.

They were about to say something, but Roland smiled and shook his head, signaling them to keep quiet and not to disturb the normal work of other artificers.

Fortunately, although they were a little excited, they were machinists after all, and they obeyed Roland's orders very obediently.

After a simple salute, he returned to his work.

However, although they seemed to be back to work, their peripheral vision was still secretly watching Roland. Only after they saw Roland did they really turn their focus back to work.

Walking to the front of the platform, Siqi also saw Roland walking towards him.

After Roland walked up to him, Siqi saluted and handed the report in his hand to Roland while speaking.

"Chairman, this is the personnel transfer list, please take a look."

"Ah."

Roland nodded slightly and took the personnel transfer list from Siqi.

Since the Ministry of Industry has not yet been officially established, Si Qi, as the only person in charge of the Qiji Industrial Zone in the committee, is currently also responsible for related work regarding the Qiji Industrial Zone.

Of course, Siqi is only a part-time job and he is not the candidate for Minister of Industry.

Although Roland suggested that he take on this job, Siqi rejected Roland's proposal. Rather than being busy with administrative affairs in the future, he would rather be a machinist who studies machinist technology.

In addition to Siqi, there are other candidates in the committee, but unlike Siqi, Siqi has made achievements and can secure this position, but the remaining candidates may not be the same.

Therefore, after repeated consideration, the establishment of the Ministry of Industry was delayed and the minister was not confirmed yet.

According to the executive committee members, the future Minister of Industry will be decided based on his or her political achievements.

Roland looked at the personnel transfer list in his hand.

This list is the personnel who will be transferred from the current Strange Machinery Industrial Zone to other places to establish a new Strange Machinery Industrial Zone.

Combining the list of candidates given by the Executive Committee, Si Qi drew up the list in Roland's hand.

The list is roughly divided into five new strange machinery industrial zones and five teams.

The leaders of these five teams are the candidates on the candidate list drawn up by the Executive Committee.

According to the committee's preparation, the leader of the best-performing team among the five newly established New Qiji Industry teams will become the Minister of Industry.

According to the committee's plan, these five new rare equipment industrial zones are all conventional rare equipment industrial zones mainly producing basic rare equipment and civilian rare equipment. Their main function is to undertake the transfer of basic rare equipment and civilian rare equipment production lines from the current rare equipment industrial zone, and at the same time be responsible for the rare equipment needs of the committee's economic development and construction in the next ten years.

According to the committee's arrangement, two of the new strange machinery industries will be established in the northern territory of the committee, and the remaining three will be established in the southern territory, so as to ensure the balanced development of the committee's territorial industries.

Roland flipped through the list in his hand. The teams assigned by Siqi were relatively fair. On paper, the strength of each team was about the same, and the materials and industrial lines allocated were not very different.

Although the leaders of these five teams are all dwarfs, this is not surprising. After all, dwarf artificers now have an absolute advantage within the committee, and the abilities of artificers of other races are far behind those of dwarf artificers.

The Minister of Industry does not necessarily have to be the strongest artificer, but no matter what, he must be aware of the committee's latest artificer technology. Therefore, when the Executive Committee was drawing up the list, all of them were dwarf artificers, and artificers of other races were eliminated from the beginning.

Therefore, the position of Minister of Industry is destined to belong to the dwarfs. This is the idea of ​​Roland and the Executive Committee, not Siqi's secret operation.

After taking a quick look, Roland returned the personnel transfer list to Siqi and said.

"Good. Then send the list to the Executive Committee."

Si Qi nodded to show that he understood, and put away the personnel transfer list.

Roland took a few steps forward and reached the edge of the platform. He raised his head and looked at the huge strange device in front of him.

On the side, Siqi put the list away and walked to Roland's side.

The two of them looked at the strange device in front of them.

"Is this the Experimental Machine Zero?"

Roland looked at the strange device in front of him and asked.

Siqi nodded, his eyes shining brightly as he looked at the strange device, and he spoke with some excitement in his tone.

"Yes, Chairman, this is the Test Machine Zero, the first generation super core. According to our calculations, the Test Machine Zero will provide a large amount of computing power support, which will greatly increase the output and research speed of the Qiji Industrial Zone. It is expected that the output will increase by 30% and the research speed will increase by 100%."

"Well, when is it expected to be completed?"

Roland nodded, not seeming too surprised by his words.

He had also seen the world. Although the extraordinary core in front of him was the first in the world, in Roland's opinion, its performance was still a bit lacking.

Seeing Roland's calm look, Si Qi also calmed down and said.

"Unit 0 will be assembled in three days. After a few more days of adjustments and inspections, it is expected to be officially put into use in ten days."

After hearing Siqi's words, Roland also looked down at the densely packed figures below the platform and said.

"You are a fourth-ring prophecy spellcaster. Do you think Zero has a chance of success?"

"It will work, Chairman."

Si Qi looked at Roland with a determined look and spoke in a firm tone.

Roland turned his head and met Siqi's gaze.

Looking at his determined eyes, Roland smiled and continued.

"I believe you can do it. I'm sure you know a lot about Unit 0, but what do you think about Project Rainbow?"

"Chairman, although the Rainbow Plan is a bit radical, I think it is still worth a try. Although the Fountain of Life is good, it is still not very convenient."

Siqi paused and continued.

"My intuition tells me that the Rainbow Project is in the right direction. It may be difficult, but the difficulties can be solved." Roland nodded without replying.

Seeing that Roland didn't say anything, Siqi continued.

"Unit 0 is a super core that can be replicated. As an experimental product, Unit 0's design is relatively conservative and its performance can be further optimized. If we can build a few more super cores, relying on the computing power provided by these extraordinary cores, the Rainbow Project may still be completed."

Listening to Siqi's words, Roland didn't say anything, but chose to change the subject.

“How is the data network project going now?”

Hearing Roland's words to change the subject, Siqi also tactfully changed the subject and replied.

"At present, the database and other supporting facilities have been prepared. We only need a data core before we can put it into use. We are currently planning to use Unit 0 as the data core."

"According to the Executive Committee, the data network will undergo technical and security verification before being connected to the communication machine, with priority given to the administrative system."

Roland nodded slightly.

The dwarf artificers were quite capable. After absorbing the artifice theory brought by Roland, their abilities improved by leaps and bounds. Moreover, under the ideas provided by Roland, various artifice products were constantly gushing out.

Now supercomputers and networks are both pointed out.

Although they are just getting started and their performance is limited, there is a lot to look forward to in the future. Perhaps in a few years, Roland will be able to see a simple network system in the committee.

This committee network can probably only be used to transmit information, and its performance in the early stages may not be as good as the forum network built by the Tower of Truth.

"Where's the base station?"

Roland continued to ask.

"The current base station design has reached the technological limit, but the performance is still relatively limited, and the coverage range is less than one kilometer. According to the requirements of the Executive Committee, before the technological breakthrough, the base station will only connect towns."

Siqi paused and continued.

"Although the coverage range of the base station is much shorter, it is different from conventional communication devices. The information transmitted by the base station is faster and more. With the current data circulation scale of the committee, it is easy to increase it by twenty times."

Roland nodded, looked at Unit 0 in front of him, and asked suddenly.

"What do you think of necromancy?"

"Necromancer?"

Si Qi was stunned for a moment, he looked up at Roland and said.

"I think necromancy is just a regular spell. There is no good or bad spell, it's just the choice of the caster."

Roland glanced at him and said.

"follow me."

After saying that, Roland turned and left the platform. Although Siqi didn't know what Roland was going to do, he followed Roland decisively without any hesitation.

Roland and Siqi quickly walked out of the platform. As Roland walked, he lowered his head and operated the communication device in his hand a few times. He looked at Siqi and said.

"Follow me to Lab 3."

Led by Roland, the two came to an experimental site in the Qiji Industrial Zone.

Since Roland ordered everyone in the laboratory to leave, the experimental site was empty and deserted.

In the vast laboratory, there were only Roland and Siqi.

After walking to the center of the laboratory, Roland turned and looked at Siqi, and said with a serious face.

"Siqi, there are some things I want to tell you, but before I tell you, I need to place a spell on you in advance. If you can't accept it, I will use the spell to delete your memory. Of course, you can also refuse."

Hearing Roland's words, Si Qi frowned, looked up at Roland and asked.

"Chairman, do you think I want to know what you want to tell me?"

"I think you do."

Roland took out the magic book from the space bracelet and said calmly.

After hearing Roland's words, Si Qi relaxed his brows and spoke calmly.

"In that case, please tell me, Chairman."

After saying that, Si Qi turned off his strange equipment, relaxed his vigilance, and said.

"Chairman, please."

"Ah."

Roland nodded, and then, under Siqi's gaze, Roland began to cast a spell, constructing a complex spell model in front of him. Then, the spell model flashed and turned into a ray of light that shot into Siqi's brain.

After completing the spell, Roland did not stop casting. Instead, he changed direction and began to cast the spell towards the laboratory. An extremely complex necromancy model involving the soul appeared on Roland's magic book.

As this model emerged, an indescribable terror descended upon the laboratory.

Siqi, who had been watching all this, also felt uneasy. His whole body was reminding him of the horror and danger of the spell model in Roland's hand.

The sea of ​​his soul in his body was constantly rolling, and sensitive tingling covered his sea of ​​soul.

Si Qi swallowed, and countless negative emotions surged in his heart.

However, when negative emotions emerged, the light that Roland had previously injected into his brain began to take effect. Warm positive energy quickly emerged and covered Siqi's entire body from top to bottom, helping him break free from his fear.

Si Qi looked at the spell model in Roland's hand tremblingly, opened his mouth, but said nothing.

Under Siqi's gaze, Roland held the spell model in his hand and spoke calmly.

"This is the core spell of the Fountain of Life."

Although the Fountain of Life looks bright and beautiful on the outside, its inner power is mainly realized by necromancy. The warmth and holy light on the outside are just a fig leaf that Roland uses to cover up the essence of the Fountain of Life.

Moreover, before Roland was promoted to the seventh level, the Fountain of Life also relied on the power of the Crown of Domination and the blessing of the Dark Elemental Realm. The degree of danger and terror was even more powerful and exaggerated than the spell model in Roland's hand.

Looking at the trembling Siqi, Roland looked at him and spoke calmly.

"Knowing this, will you still stick with the Rainbow Project?"

Siqi looked at Roland who was holding the spell model in his hand and nodded tremblingly.

(End of this chapter)