The technical officer, his fingers flying across the keyboard, let out a loud shout that drew everyone's attention.
"Your Excellency, General."
"This mech from Great Xia has a built-in Level Three control authority."
"Currently, the instruction manual accompanying the mech provides access to the lowest-tier Level Three password. We are working on cracking the Level One and Two authorities."
"Do you wish to activate Level Three control authority?"
Huh?
This mech, defined as a toy, actually has built-in authority?
Could it be that…
Upon gaining Level Three or even higher control authority, it might bring about further surprises?!
Major General Gude Yefu, ignoring his subordinates who were bickering like a flock of ducks, rushed to the side of the technical officer.
"Mhm."
"Activate Level Three authority."
"Let's see if there are any changes!"
As the access password was successfully entered.
The idle giant mech's eye indicators instantly turned light blue.
Filled with a restrained sense of technology.
"Reset target area… Target area, the foot of Avalanche Mountain, thirteen kilometers away… Speed, full throttle!"
After the relevant parameters were entered, Major General Gude Yefu personally pressed the Enter key on the keyboard.
The next second—
The mech, which had been like a dying old man leaning on a cane, instantly transformed into an athlete.
It sprinted towards the foot of Avalanche Mountain.
As it passed the group of officers, the strong gust of wind generated by the mech's rapid movement made everyone unstable.
Several slightly thinner soldiers were even blown to the ground by this gust.
At the same time.
On the technical officer's computer screen, mech feedback images kept coming.
"My God, the speed has reached 427 kilometers per hour, surpassing the high-speed rail, hailed as a miracle of Great Xia… And this mech doesn't have wheels, nor is it traveling on pre-laid tracks… but is galloping on snow with extreme resistance."
"My heavens, the images transmitted by this mech have no lag… It can even observe and monitor all angles with 360-degree blind spots by changing direction…"
"This is even more outrageous, it even has an instant scanning function… Stealth Alvi anti-tank robots that all our scanning radars couldn't detect before are highlighted on the screen…"
Major General Gude Yefu was so astonished that he stammered.
At this moment, he was like a country bumpkin entering the city for the first time, a Liu姥姥 suddenly entering the Grand View Garden!
A complete picture of someone who had never seen the world before!
Within a few short minutes.
This mech, which the technical officer had gained Level Three authority to control, had disappeared from everyone's sight.
From the images transmitted back to the computer, the mech had already arrived at the foot of Avalanche Mountain.
The technical officer, also utterly shocked, looked at Major General Gude Yefu, awaiting his next instructions.
Completely stunned, the Major General picked up his teacup, unscrewed the lid, and took a gulp of the scalding hot water.
At this moment.
His mind felt as if it had been forcibly extracted from his skull, left to freeze solid in this icy wilderness, temporarily losing the ability to think.
During several minutes of blank staring.
Major General Gude Yefu's brain finally began to function again, and countless speculations flashed through his mind.
Could it be that the outrageous video of the commodity listing interface that Tuo Jienisi saw was real?
Could it be that Great Xia was sharing the most advanced equipment from its domestic military enterprises with us through some special channel?
Could it be that that unlucky Tuo Jienisi had accidentally come into contact with Great Xia's core secret military enterprises???
Countless speculations swirled.
The technical officer subconsciously urged.
"Your Excellency, General, what is our next move?"
Snapping back to reality, Major General Gude Yefu swallowed, placed the teacup back with a trembling hand.
"Set the target… Alvi anti-tank robot… Activate autonomous attack mode… Target outcome, destruction!"
Huh?
The technical officer looked at Major General Gude Yefu with a dazed expression.
The Alvi anti-tank robot, that was a product worth 3.5 million US dollars.
And they were going to use it as a target for this toy mech from Great Xia!
Well.
Indeed, the tables have turned.
Not long ago, they had intended to use this Great Xia product, which they considered a tin toy mech, as a target for the Alvi anti-tank robot!
And now, in such a short time, the situation had completely reversed, with the Alvi anti-tank robot becoming the target for the mech.
"What are you standing around for?"
"Obey the order!"
"I want to see the autonomous AI capabilities of this mech!"
As the attack target was issued.
The Great Xia mech, standing at the foot of Avalanche Mountain, moved again.
From the images transmitted by the mech, it could be clearly seen.
The mech selected a piece of extremely hard iron ore from the thick collapsed snow, which the scanner indicated contained 37% purity and weighed half a ton.
Then.
The mech returned at extremely high speed.
In the blink of an eye, the mech, which had reappeared in everyone's sight, stood before the Alvi anti-tank robot that had fired over a hundred cluster missiles at it, had depleted its ammunition, and was now dormant in the snow.
Then.
The mech raised both its mechanical arms high, grabbed the half-ton iron ore, and without hesitation, smashed it towards the Alvi anti-tank robot.
Once, twice, three times…
Debris from the iron ore flew everywhere…
Sparks flew from the collision between the mech and the ore…
The Alvi anti-tank robot, unable to defend itself, had its parts scattered, its wires exposed…
With the final heavy blow of the rock.
The half-ton iron ore eventually turned to dust.
Similarly, the Alvi anti-tank robot had its core components smashed, rendering it completely scrap!
Silence descended upon the scene.
Everyone was speechless.
The 3.5 million US dollar Alvi anti-tank robot had been smashed into pieces and scrap in such a primitive, brutal, and crude manner.
Major General Gude Yefu looked at the Great Xia mech, which had calmly returned to standby after completing the task of destroying the Alvi anti-tank robot, his eyes filled with joy, astonishment… and a hint of fear!
Given the hardness of the Great Xia mech's exterior, it could have completely destroyed the Alvi anti-tank robot even with its bare hands… but it would have caused some degree of wear and tear to the mech's own composite metal exterior.
Therefore, the mech chose and used tools like iron ore to minimize self-damage while attacking other targets!
Can humanity, with its current technological capabilities, develop and design artificial intelligence that understands how to seek advantages and avoid harm, and preserve itself?
Vaguely.
Major General Gude Yefu recalled a scientific fact he had learned during his studies.
Compared to other creatures, humanity's greatest advantage is its ability to choose and create tools!