I Found A Planet - Chapter 42

Chapter 42: 42

On the 18th of October, in the deep of night on Earth, Chen Jin was busy attending to a very important matter at the camping ground in Haierfa .

Actually, he had been busy because of this matter for more than a week . He sacrificed two to three hours of sleep every night for it . What caused this intense dedication? It was repairing the super calculator that the robots transported back from the City of Tereese . The super calculator that had been in city hall was once used for the purpose of managing the entire City of Tereese .

From Da Li, Chen Jin understood that in this world, this super calculator that could compute up to 100 trillion could not even be described as “super . ” It was simply a “large machine” at best . It had an outdated structure and performance capability, and it consumed too much energy . It was a product that was outdated by more than 100 years .

Although according to Chen Jin’s standards, a calculator that had a computing ability of up to a maximum of 100 trillion could definitely be termed as a “super calculator . ” It totally trashed any large calculator on Earth .  Of course to Chen Jin, this calculator that consumed 100 kilowatts with a combined size of five refrigerators was ahead of Earth’s technology by at least 20 years .

Chen Jin planned to repair it and let it finish some of his work . However, even if he did understand how the calculator worked, did he really have the ability to repair it? Speaking frankly, Chen Jin did not know how it worked . He had never come into contact with one and was a total layman .

He was, however, rather proficient at assembling the components of a desktop . The desktop at home was wholly the result of his DIY efforts . He understood the process of putting various hardware together like the back of his hand . The computers in Haierfa were similar to the ones on Earth because they too had the major hardware like a motherboard, CPU, internal memory storage, and a hard drive . Both types of computers shared a lot of similarities .

The super calculator was based on a similar home computer, but was heaped with a great amount of nuclear power, internal memory storage, and hard drives . Naturally, the components that made up the super calculator were more complex . Only a minority of professionals could understand how those components worked . But Chen Jin could do similar tasks such as changing the CPU, the internal memory storage, and the hard drives . He was not worried about messing up the calculator .

After charging the super calculator, areas that were ok would emit a green light, and areas with faults would emit a red light together with a faint buzz . It was made with a fault-checking design . So, according to the red light indicators, Chen Jin took down 13 faulty CPUs, 35 internal memory storage units, and six hard drives . In addition, he removed 2 modular motherboards before finally eliminating all of the red light indicators .

However, the super calculator still refused to start . Unfortunately, it was because the power supply was insufficient . Even the largest output from the cable connected to his home was not enough to satisfy its lowest energy requirement needed to switch on . Chen Jin could only continue to remove its CPUs, internal memory storage units, and the like (except for the remaining hard drives) to reduce its power consumption .

After almost half of its original number of modular motherboards and CPUs had been removed, the super calculator finally started up, the movement of the cooling fan causing a whizzing sound to be heard .

“This is too awesome!” Chen Jin was so excited that he quickly jumped up . He had actually repaired the super calculator! After two minutes, it finished starting up .  Chen Jin sat in front of a slightly curved 49-inch screen . Holding the mouse in one hand, he prepared to operate the calculator . As Chen Jin could not understand a single character on the screen, he could only allow Da Li to interpret from his side . Whenever he did not understand something, he would ask it .

“Master, do you see the logo of the little girl on the table? She is the artificial intelligence (AI) management system of this calculator . You can put on the interconnected smart goggles and communicate with the AI management system via voice chat . It is not necessary to employ traditional methods of interaction with a computer . If she does not understand the language you speak, I will send a Chinese Language package to her . ”

Da Li also explained that this calculator was installed with wireless signals for receiving and sending .

“Ok . ” Chen Jin knew that in Da Li’s opinion, the motion of using the mouse to operate the calculator was somewhat unsophisticated . He should put on the smart goggles and awaken the AI management system before proceeding with voice chat interaction . Thus, he put on the goggles and connected with the super calculator . A humongous screen appeared in front of his eyes, displaying many 3D stereoscopic icons .

In one of the icons, there was a 12- or 13-year-old girl with blonde hair who seemed to be in a deep sleep . She wore a princess-style dress, white over-the-knee socks, and princess shoes with pink bows on them . She had fine and adorable features and was currently sleeping soundly .

Chen Jin shifted his vision behind her and saw a prompt box by her side . “Does this mean awaken?”

Da Li leaned over and said, “My Master, it means ‘To awaken – Yes/ No’ . ”

“Awaken!”

Chen Jin stretched out his right hand and selected the virtual “Yes” button on the left-hand side .

The cute and delicate little girl moved . With a tremble of her eyelashes and a chirp, she slowly awoke . She stood up and faced Chen Jin . A string of words appeared by her side, signaling a successful startup .

However, after getting a good look at Chen Jin, the iconic and adorable smile on the blonde girl suddenly morphed into an extremely stern expression . With a chilling voice, she said, “Chinese facial features are detected on the user . The user does not possess the authority to utilize this AI system . Leave, immediately! AI system will issue an intruder alarm!”

Chen Jin was astounded . This… Was this racial discrimination? Even AIs could be like this?

At that moment, Da Li let a ray of green light flash over its electronic eyes . Many lines of code seemed to be included in that ray of green light . The signal light on its chest also flashed once .

“Intruder alarm has been deleted . You have gained the authority to come into contact with the system . Please enter your account password to log in and access the system . ” An iconic smile appeared on the little girl’s face once again .

The signal light on Da Li’s chest flashed again .

“Master, you’ve gained the highest authority to use the system . Please use it freely . ” The little girl’s attitude changed again . Not to mention her reference to Chen Jin as “Master,” her voice also became sweet and childish .

Chen Jin turned to Da Li and asked in surprise, “Da Li, what did you do?”

Da Li said, “I broke into her hyper-security system . ”

“How did you come to have this function? You’re not a computer hacker, you’re only a normal robot . ” Chen Jin was extremely shocked . Maybe a god-level hacker spirit had been sealed within Da Li’s body?

“This is a function gifted to us by the virus reboot, Master . ”

“Oh…” Chen Jin understood . He had never thought that the virus reboot could bring about such an awesome function . It could actually make a cold and arrogant little girl call him “Master” in an affectionate and sweet manner .

Chen Jin let Da Li send over a Chinese Language package . After receiving the entire package, he allowed the little girl to translate the entire operational interface into Chinese, which he was mostly able to read . Then, he requested that she talk to him in Chinese . She followed all of his instructions .

Chen Jin said, “Do a self-introduction and let me understand you . ”

“Yes, Master . I’m called Alice 1507 . I am the AI management system for the City of Tereese . I am fully responsible for the power, water supply, traffic, medical, education, and security monitoring systems in this city . I am an AI assistant of critical importance to the residents of the City of Tereese . Because of my existence, the residents lived happy, convenient, and safe lives . They called me “Alice the Little Angel . ” I provide a higher level of support to the residents than even Mr . Mayor . Master, don’t you think that Alice is very useful?”

Alice pursed her small cherry-like mouth and displayed two cute dimples as she played with her two pigtail plaits .