Chapter 445: Upgrade
This kind of call is a very wonderful feeling. In fact, Su Yichen felt it in his heart long before they set off, but it was not as strong as it is now. As the Pioneer spacecraft got closer and closer to the Red Dark Nebula, this feeling began to become stronger and stronger. But what was strange was that Luo Yan could not feel this call at all with the hourglass, which made Su Yichen puzzled.
"Is this feeling only targeting me?" Su Yichen thought about this guess more than once, but why is it that only he can sense it? This is an indescribable mystery. Maybe only by arriving at the destination can you understand it.
Luo Yan, not far away, was concentrating on designing formulas. As the Red Dark Nebula gets closer, the road ahead is becoming more and more difficult to handle. Although the Pioneer spacecraft has a very powerful intelligent brain system, facing such complex terrain, the computing power of the intelligent brain system cannot keep up with the requirements of curvature navigation.
You should know that curvature navigation is a completely different way of navigation than ordinary navigation. The calculation and capture of curvature also requires consideration of complex terrain avoidance requirements. Now there are extremely difficult roads everywhere in the starry sky. It is necessary to search for a safe channel in advance under the countless space meteorite asteroids and various other different types of natural objects. According to the current calculation ability of the intelligent brain, it is a bit difficult to do so.
To solve this problem, Luo Yan plans to upgrade the intelligent brain system to facilitate such a situation. She is now designing a complex formula, which will be the core part of the upgrade of the intelligent brain system. Once successful, the data calculation and resolution capabilities of the entire intelligent brain system will be increased by 30, which is an unquestionable leap for the already powerful intelligence.
As the creator of artificial intelligence in the earth civilization, Luo Yan's talent in this area is unparalleled, and her work is about to come to an end. According to design inferences, the possibility of success is extremely high.
In order not to disturb Luo Yan's work, Su Yichen, who was watching the flight on the bridge, sat quietly there, but he would look at Luo Yan every once in a while. But every time he looked, he saw Luo Yan busy. His brows were either frowning or stretching, and his expression continued to change with the progress of his work.
After a long time, Su Yichen looked at the time. Luo Yan had been working continuously for almost seven hours this time. It would be of no benefit to her body for a long time. However, as a scientist, Su Yichen also knew that it was natural to forget to eat and sleep while studying and calculating, and people were particularly focused at this time. Sometimes they even had a flash of inspiration and completed the task in an unexpected way.
How did Su Yichen know? Of course, this is because he is also a scientist. Luo Yan has a continuous working style on him now. But as her husband, when she saw Luo Yan's slightly haggard face, she felt a little heartbroken. After thinking about it, Su Yichen stood up, walked to the side and made a cup of tea for her, and then quietly placed it in the most convenient position she picked up.
"Ho, finally finished"
Who would have thought that as soon as Su Yichen put down the teacup, Luo Yan suddenly exclaimed and raised her head with a bright smile.
"Is it done?" Su Yichen was stunned. He knew that Luo Yan's work was coming to an end, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
"It's done" Luo Yan nodded, and then saw the teacup that Su Yichen had just put at her hand. She smiled and picked up the teacup and blew it, then took a sip: "The whole formula is completed, and the next is the simulation test. If there is no problem with the simulation test, then we can upgrade the intelligent brain system."
"Thank you for your hard work, but I don't care about upgrading these days. You can take it slowly. Look at how tired you are." Su Yichen reached out to take care of her long hair in her ears, and blamed her pity. At the same time, he regretted that they did not bring Su Li with him for some reason when they set off. If Su Li was with them, using Su Li's powerful ability as artificial intelligence and the intelligent brain system on the Pioneer could completely ignore the current situation.
Unfortunately, Su Li is not here, and they are still 100 light years away from the internal coordinates of the Red Dark Nebula. Now they are just touching the periphery of the Red Dark Nebula, and the road is so difficult to walk. Although the Pioneer spacecraft can still barely maintain the lowest curvature state, the more they go to the Red Dark Nebula, the situation becomes more complicated. Once the Pioneer must leave the curvature state in order to sail safely, the time it takes for them to reach their destination in an ordinary flying state is simply terrible.
Speaking of which, it’s also a bit of Su Yichen. He lacked judgment on this situation before setting off, which led to such an embarrassing situation. Otherwise, Luo Yan wouldn’t work so hard. Fortunately, Luo Yan completed the work ahead of time. As long as the test is successfully upgraded to the intelligent brain system, this problem will be solved.
"It's okay, we can arrive early after handling it early. Isn't this what you have been expecting?" Luo Yan said to her husband with a smile. The journey was full of dangers. They were even chased by unknown fleets in the middle, and they almost hated space. Fortunately, with the cooperation of the two of them, the Pioneer spacecraft built with the greatest power of the Earth civilization, was finally out of danger. However, they all knew in their hearts that the previous danger was only the beginning, and now when they came to the remote area of the Dark Red Nebula, there might be more dangers hidden in front of them.
After drinking a few sips of tea, Luo Yan felt much better. Her tired body gradually recovered. She suggested starting the test now. Su Yichen considered her request and agreed to it. Then he assisted Luo Yan in starting the test work. The test work was much easier than the previous design work, but it was also a long and boring job. In order to let Luo Yan take the initiative to take care of the main job of the test.
The entire test lasted for half a month, and several small problems were found during this period. After Luo Yan's several adjustments, it began to become perfect. After half a month, the entire test was completed. According to the test results, it was still very satisfactory.
After the test is completed, the next step is to upgrade the intelligent brain system. This is a very important task. Once the upgrade fails, the Pioneer spacecraft will lose the control of the central intelligent brain. Although they can still be repaired with their abilities, the repair process is very cumbersome and long. So before the upgrade begins, Su Yichen and Luo Yan conducted multiple preparations to ensure the success rate of the upgrade.
The Pioneer spacecraft has separated from the curvature flight state and temporarily changed to the normal navigation state. In the normal navigation state, the Pioneer spacecraft first calculates the route data of the subsequent navigation and transfers these data into the auxiliary intelligence brain for storage. Next, during the test, the flight control of the entire spacecraft will temporarily take over by the auxiliary intelligence brain. Compared with the central intelligence brain, although the auxiliary intelligence brain is also called the intelligent brain, the capabilities between the two are very different. According to the previous computer system of the earth, the central intelligence is equivalent to a huge and state-of-the-art giant computer. As for the auxiliary intelligence brain, it is just its epitaxial device, similar to a server or computer terminal system connected to the same giant computer.
Relying on auxiliary intelligent brains, the Pioneer spacecraft can only navigate and fly according to the booking procedures and navigation routes, and cannot perform complex calculations and self-reactions like the central intelligent brain. But in this situation, they must upgrade the central intelligent brain, so they adopt this helpless approach.
"Disconnect the intelligent brain system." The upgraded command was led by Luo Yan, and Su Yichen assisted. When Luo Yan issued the first order, Su Yichen, who was ready, immediately cut off the central intelligent brain system and auxiliary intelligent brain, including the connection status with the entire spacecraft control system.
"The connection has been disconnected" completed the operation, Su Yichen replied.
"The central intelligent brain enters dormant."
"The countdown to hibernation is 30 seconds, 29...28...27... the central intelligent brain starts dormant."
"Cut open the smart brain core control database connection."
"Core control database connection cuts..."
"Power Off"
"Switching off the power is done..."
“….”
After orders were issued one by one, Su Yichen executed meticulously. When the last command ended, many devices inside the bridge of the entire Pioneer spacecraft began to stop working, because these devices were driven by the central intelligence brain. When the central intelligence brain is currently completely closed, only a part of the basic equipment is still running under the assisted intelligence brain work.
The next most important moment is the upgrade of the central intelligent brain system. With the help of Su Yichen, Luo Yan began to upgrade the core data and formulas, including programs. This work lasted for nearly five hours. After completion, both Luo Yan and Su Yichen were sweating profusely and felt extremely tired at the same time.
"Let's have a rest?" Su Yichen asked with a towel and wiped Luo Yan's sweat.
"But start right away. If there are any problems, we can adjust as soon as possible." Luo Yan shook her head and said that she was not tired. She was even more looking forward to the successful upgrade of the central intelligent brain.
The next step is to continue the tedious work, which is opposite to the previous steps. When Su Yichen went to the dormant state of awakening the central intelligent brain, the two of them looked particularly nervous because this was a very important step. If the awakening failed, it means that the upgrade would have failed, and once the awakening was successful, the probability of the upgrade was completed was extremely high.
Although they all have confidence, not to mention that previous tests have confirmed their abilities. But you should know that in the eyes of scientists, there is nothing that is 100% sure. Sometimes you make foolproof preparations, but precisely because of a small detail that you cannot pay attention to will cause all your efforts to be wasted.
In order to ensure the awakening, Su Yichen and Luo Yan checked again, and then activated the wake-up mode after confirming that there were no omissions in their steps.
With a light "Ka" sound, the wake-up mode is activated, but the central intelligent brain is like a dead object and there is no reaction at all, and even the indicator light of the control center is still dark.
"What's going on? Could it be..." Su Yichen's heart suddenly sank. Are their luck so bad? But they didn't miss anything from beginning to end, why can't they wake up? At this time, Luo Yan's expression was more anxious and ugly than him. In order to comfort Luo Yan, Su Yichen hurriedly said: "Don't worry, maybe data exchange is being carried out within the intelligent brain system, and it will take some time. Xiaoyan, you have to believe in your ability..."
Just as I finished speaking, the indicator light of the control center suddenly lit up, and then the reaction of the central intelligent brain appeared. With a very slight buzzing sound, some lights representing the operation of the central intelligent brain lit up one by one.
Seeing this scene, Su Yichen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Look, isn't this done?"
Luo Yan also put down a big stone in her heart, but this was not over yet. Whether the upgrade was completed or not, she had to continue the following steps. She quickly asked Su Yichen to follow the steps. An hour later, the Central Intelligent Brain took over the entire system of the Pioneer spacecraft again, and judging from its operating status and performance, the upgrade should have been successful.
"I'll say you're OK." Su Yichen gave his wife two thumbs up and exclaimed sincerely. Luo Yan was also very happy. At least from the current situation, the central intelligent brain system is running well. Next is the actual test. If the previous simulation test can be achieved in the flight test, the upgrade will be completely successful.
In the next time, they first tested the upgraded central intelligent brain system in the ordinary navigation state. The test results were very satisfactory. In the ordinary navigation state, everything in the central intelligent brain operated very well without any problems. The nearest test will be the test in the curvature navigation state, which is the real most important thing. You must know that the flight speed in the ordinary navigation state is completely incomparable to the flight speed in the curvature navigation state. As the flight speed becomes faster and the sailing method is different, this can verify the ability of the central intelligent brain after upgrading.
The Pioneer spacecraft began to accelerate in the universe. This is a dangerous starry sky area. This area is full of various types of celestial bodies that can be seen everywhere. When the Pioneer spacecraft accelerates through these chaotic celestial bodies and then directly enters the curvature navigation state, the central intelligent brain begins to calculate and automatically adjust the route in its upgraded posture.
"Everything is normal, and the performance is very good." Su Yichen, who was operating the spacecraft and staring at the data, said to Luo Yan, while a sincere smile appeared on his face.
"Continue to accelerate and see if there is any change." Luo Yan suggested.
Su Yichen raised his hand and made an OK posture, and then issued an order to accelerate. The curvature speed of the Pioneer spacecraft began to accelerate. When it increased to twice the speed before, it could no longer maintain normal curvature with the computing power of the original intelligent brain system. However, the entire spacecraft is still in good condition now.
“Re-acceleration increases to upgrade prediction speed.”
"Understand" Su Yichen nodded and continued to accelerate the spacecraft. When the prediction speed was increased, the central intelligent brain system showed some signs of difficulty in computing, but it could still barely maintain such speed. Unlike before, when the spacecraft accelerated to this level, it could no longer fly normally, because the computing power of the intelligent brain has exceeded its design part, which greatly affected the safety of the Pioneer spacecraft.
Chapter completed!