Chapter 740 Small Theater: Another Story Line

"Things are very troublesome. The problem people encountered was originally about electricity, but due to the constant fermentation of contradictions, the problem went beyond electricity and moved towards... a deeper problem."

In the following narration of Cyborg Quinn, Chen Yan learned some things, some secrets that were as mysterious and unknown as frightening as a fog, and so vulgar and disgusting that hearing them would make your ears dirty.

All problems originate from computers.

Contrary to what Chen Yan knew, the first computer of this era appeared twenty years ago, but this computer was not the one Chen Yan imagined with 18,000 electron tubes and an area of ​​170 square meters.

A behemoth with a power consumption of 150 kilowatts.

But a small [brain]——

The first computer that appeared in this world was a [brain].

No one knows where the "brain" came from. They only know that when the "brain" was discovered, research on it had already begun.

Twenty years ago, the empire did not have normal computers or mobile phones. The programmable device [brain] popped out of nowhere. It looked incredible——

[Brain] is something that looks like a brain. This thing has almost the same physical structure as a normal human brain, including the cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, and sulci...

The identity of the original researchers has been lost due to complex historical reasons. Later, people only knew that the original researchers determined the stable operating voltage of the [brain] through thrilling experiments, and successfully used self-made signal receiving equipment.

Obtained the information flow processed by the [brain]——

Input a relatively complex electrical signal, and the [brain] will process the electrical signal and then output a result.

For example, when you input "today's weather, temperature, and air pressure", [Brain] will output all information related to these data.

If in earlier times, people would regard [Brain] as some kind of god - a god who can receive the gift of information by praying with information.

But times have changed. Science has developed over the years. Although people still fear gods, they no longer attribute everything to the gifts of gods.

[Brain] was quickly used to calculate some complex mathematical problems, and soon derived from mathematical problems to other subjects, even astronomy and geography...

[Brain] Just like a normal computer, it simplifies all processes that require complex calculations.

As a result, people have become dependent on the "brain", but there is only one "brain" and it cannot be shared.

Therefore, based on some considerations that are difficult for future generations to understand, people at that time cut open the only [brain], studied its structure, and attempted to imitate it.

People fail quickly.

The structure of this thing is incredibly complex. Let alone copying it, people can't imitate even a small organizational structure and can only make barely inferior imitations.

People messed up.

After investing a lot of manpower and material resources into the decomposed [brain], people can only remove the parts of this thing that cannot be understood, simplify and simplify this thing, until it is simplified into parts that people can understand——

"This is how the first generation of computers in the world came about."

After the first generation of computers, small local area networks - twenty years before countless "lighthouses" towered over the land and oceans, transmitting wireless signals to the world, some kind of local area network similar to the Internet had already appeared - this is also the case

It was beyond Chen Yan’s cognition.

Cyborg Quinn still talks about that unknown past.

"A certain part of the [brain] has been simplified to the simplest level, but people still don't know whether this part of the function is the basic function of the [brain]... In short, the first generation of computers was born."

The functions implemented by the computers currently existing in the empire are only a very small part of all the functions of the [brain].

Due to incomplete functions and poor counterfeiting methods, computers simplified from the "brain" have hundreds or thousands of times higher power consumption than the "brain". Even the simplest artificial computer wants to load all the hardware functions.

It also requires a power supply of at least 300 watts.

When Chen Yan heard this, he suddenly thought of mobile phones - as bioelectronic devices and part of the body, mobile phones require very little current and a small load to operate, but they can process a lot of information.

Chen Yan once wondered how a mobile phone with such a small power consumption could carry hardware with so many functions.

Now that I heard what Cyborg Quinn said, I thought to myself that mobile phones are somewhat similar to the "brains" of the past.

When he raised this question to Cyborg Quinn, the latter gave a clear response.

"You are really right. These mobile phones as external limbs issued by the North Bureau are simplified from other parts of the [brain]. They are themselves an application of the technology contained in the [brain]."

"The research on [brain] has not stopped over the years, and a lot of manpower and material resources have been invested, but the most useful part of the research is still the mobile phone as a bioelectronic device."

Then, the Mechanical Ascension Secret Order must be one of the research institutions of [Brain], because Chen Yan’s mobile phone was issued by the Mechanical Ascension Secret Order.

Mobile phones can be used for communication, but they cannot be used for complex programming, so computers have to be used for things like programming.

A large number of computers were put into use, and the power supply quickly ran out - the first place to be paralyzed was the Imperial Capital.

One day about eighteen years ago, the Imperial Capital suffered a power outage for three whole days. It was because of the high-power consumption of the computer room that the fragile power network, which was originally only used to carry daily electricity, suffered a serious burnout accident.

At that time, the imperial capital had already popularized electricity for civilian use, so this accident had a great impact and was recorded in the history books, which can be found in any documentary book.

Although the Imperial Capital has electricity, its reserves are not large. In addition, it needs to supply electricity to civilians, so there is a serious shortage of electricity that can be used to run computers.

This serious shortage of electricity had a considerable impact on the subsequent development of computer technology.

While the development of computer technology in the Imperial City was almost at a standstill, the Empire discovered several large coal mines near Yanan City in the North. These coal mines were quickly occupied by the Northern Federation and the Imperial City, and a steady stream of coal was transported to the Empire by rail.

In various places, power shortages have been alleviated to a certain extent, but the energy gap remains serious.

The development of computer technology has been delayed by energy issues.

Until a few years ago, a group of Smokey Lake pirates from Yanam City went underground and discovered the greatest treasure of this century - the Alpha mining area of ​​the Snake Rock vein.

The mining of Snake Rock ore fundamentally solved the problem of insufficient power supply throughout the empire and finally unleashed the productivity of computers.

"The empire's computer technology really began to develop rapidly in the past few years - from the time James Parrett and his pirates discovered the mineral veins until now."

Lines of small words for Cyborg Quinn appeared on the phone screen.

"Now, you have seen that the empire has spread lighthouses on a large scale, and the entire world has crossed over from the era of wired networks to the era of widespread wireless networks - all of this is not sudden, it is the accumulation of technology in the past twenty years.

Inevitably, it is the product of long accumulation.》

"The simplest example - those lighthouses scattered throughout the streets and alleys of Yanam City.

Those things are not something that can be done overnight. They are strategic arrangements that the empire has adjusted over a long period of time... You can definitely see how such a big move could be possible for the conservative party that controls the Northern Federation.

Was it decided by the son?

The Conservative Party doesn’t have the guts!

They wish that Yanan City would remain as it is now for a hundred years!"

Chen Yan was convinced.

Chen Yan listened to Cyborg Quinn's words, recalled the rapid spread of the Internet and mobile terminals in Yanan City these days, recalled the magical development speed of this world, and had a clear understanding in his heart.

All seemingly outrageous phenomena occur for a reason, and only the accumulation of quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes.

"The chain of interests generated by the Snake-kissed Rock is particularly exaggerated, and the effect of the Snake-kissed Rock on the development of science and technology is even more incredible!"

The shackles of the development of computer technology were opened by Snake Kiss Rock, and technology companies that had already accumulated a certain amount of computer technology ushered in a wave of "technological ascent".

"People's understanding of computer technology suddenly became very strong, and some people even started to use "computer thinking" to think about everything... This is actually not good, very bad... very scary."

"The expansion process of large companies is even more bloody than the empire's overseas colonization process. They need electricity to run more computers. After they have more computers, they need more power transmission... There is no limit to greed."

"When the pirates first discovered the snakeskin ore underground in Yanan City, people made the first distribution of profits from the underground resources.

Many years later...that is, three years ago now, the underground situation is already different from what it was back then. The area of ​​the mining area has been hundreds of times larger than it was back then, and it is still increasing. The amount of snake-nose rock that can be utilized is

There are more, and people's journey toward the center of the earth is longer.

But those with vested interests are no longer the same people as before. Industrialization destroyed all old systems and even swallowed up the new aristocrats of the industrial age... The new aristocrats of the technological age have stepped onto the stage of history.

Then came greed."

"The second profit distribution is very bloody. People are different from before. Everyone has hot weapons, and everyone will do it if they don't accept it. Damn it, technology has turned people into beasts!"

"At the beginning of this profit distribution, it was just a simple bloody conflict. The incited miners caused a lot of damage to underground facilities... but this is still nothing. The industrial facilities can be rebuilt, and the workers died.

You can still recruit again.》

"The turning point of everything is the intervention of Baron Weiss..."

No one knows where this company with its weird name came from.

Byron Weiss.

Some people say that they emerged from the bottom of the sea and are abnormal biological organizations controlled by non-human creatures that have inherited some ancient technology.

Some people say that they are a group of young people with no moral bottom line. They got some resources through great luck, formed their own company, and obtained more resources than normal people because they have no moral bottom line. Legend has it that they rely on selling supernatural beings.

Started by biomodifying organs.

Some people say that they are some kind of evil god's projection in the mortal world, because they have no respect for life and no bottom line as a technology company. Morality and ethics are a piece of shit to them.

…

At first no one knew that they had joined the dispute, until after a certain dispute, people accidentally discovered a dead "person".

To be precise, it's a dead "brain machine".

"The discovery of that thing shocked many people. People were thinking, which company can already produce such a thing?

The internal structure of that thing looked like an industrial creation, so people were shocked and thought that this thing could be mass-produced... but it was not.

I was sent underground by the Northern Bureau to investigate this matter."
To be continued...