Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 573 Industrial Cthulhu, Mechanical Transformers
By the time Byron and Catherine used the Edge of the World to transit again and passed through the "World Serpent Celestial Circumference Belt" to arrive at the Golden Empire Torrent Fortress, it was already completely dark.

In fact, one of the seven incarnations had already been waiting at the research institute on top of the bastion.

But he always felt it was not solemn enough if he did not personally participate in such epoch-making historical events.

"There are still twenty gears to go. Take your time, everyone."

The fifth-level legendary [Whale Oil Mechanic] Violet is in command.

The person who served as her assistant was not any of the previous third-level [Craftsmen], but an ordinary young man wearing black-framed glasses.

He was probably only sixteen or seventeen years old, with messy brown hair. The cheap shirt he was wearing, which was produced by the Stromgarde Textile Factory, was covered in grease, but he didn't care at all.

Although he has an ordinary appearance, his pair of light green eyes are particularly bright.

It seemed that nothing could attract his attention except the pile of drawings in his hands and the sophisticated machines in front of him.

This person was none other than Violet’s recently accepted student, the wild [craftsman] Babbage who had submitted a paper to the Royal Society of Hastings.

Byron had seen this young man a long time ago and knew that he was a genius in every sense of the word, especially in mathematics and mechanics, where he had even reached the level of being self-taught and surpassing his predecessors.

How genius is he?
As a person of only the second-level professional grade, he was unable to manufacture the two machines on his own, and he had not yet awakened the third-level supporting ability [Alchemy Workshop].

However, relying solely on imagination and pen and paper, he drew 30 different design plans, nearly 2000 assembly drawings and 50000 parts drawings.
At such a young age, he has already taken the position of the founder of mechanical computer science!

Although Violet is his teacher, all she can do is provide him with venues, funds, resources and knowledge of whale oil machinery, allowing him to continue exploring this path in depth.

There is nothing shameful about this kind of teacher-student relationship.

After all, everyone has a consensus about mathematics. Society can lie, lovers can lie, but mathematics cannot. If it cannot, it cannot!
If it were any other project, it would be possible to explode in desperate situations.

I have won the 800-meter race when I was extremely angry, I have punched through a three-centimeter steel plate when I was extremely angry, or I have slid into a tiger when I was extremely angry.
But when there was a math test paper in front of him, the worst he could do was to tear up the paper in extreme anger.

If you want to go far in mathematics, no matter how hard you work, it will be useless if you don’t have talent.

crackling
In the large laboratory, Violet activated her magic and a huge [Gate of Truth] rose behind her. In a flash of lightning, a bunch of parts with zero tolerance were "printed" at a rapid speed, as if pasting and copying.

Theoretically, the current level of industrial processing in this world is not enough to achieve the processing accuracy of castings to manufacture such sophisticated machines as differential engines and analyzers.

Not to mention the year 1473 of the Silver Age, it might not even be achieved after another three hundred years.

Parts with zero tolerance did not exist even in Byron's previous life, and no engineer or designer would give such outrageous processing requirements.

But the ancient sun god Diwu and the southern continent's sun god Inti could make mushroom bombs simply by rubbing them with their hands.

Violet, the legendary whale oil mechanic, could naturally rub it by hand, the difference engine and analytical engine, which were the most complex in structure and had the highest requirements for parts in the mechanical age.

Just as she said herself, with the help of the first incarnation [Advisor] Fulla as a surrogate mother, giving birth to a child has no effect on her own strength.

Byron and Catherine did not disturb them. They just stood by and watched quietly as a group of [Whale Oil Mechanics] who had changed their jobs assembled the two huge machines bit by bit.

Click!

The gears meshed, and Violet assembled the last part herself.

"It's done."

A subtle buzzing sound suddenly rang out from every component, then transmitted and resonated in the complex mechanical structure, making the two machines light up instantly.

These two steam mechanical computers have different functions. The difference engine is about 4.35 meters long and 3.13 meters high. It has more than parts and weighs four and a half tons.

The Analytical Engine was thirty meters long and ten meters wide. It had substitutes for all the key components of a modern computer, such as the "keyboard," "monitor," "CPU," and "memory." It just used steam transmission and punched cardboard for input and output instead of power.

The "memory" can store about 1000 50-digit decimal numbers, which is a staggering 20.7 kB.
The working principle of the Analytical Engine is to perform calculations through methods such as roulette operations, plug-in addition and subtraction, and sorting. It is mainly used in statistical analysis, mapping and data processing, finance, demography, and healthcare.

The Difference Engine can automatically handle the calculation process of different functions according to the designer's wishes.

Used in fields such as scientific computing, engineering design and physical simulation, astronomy, seismology and meteorology, it can help greatly accelerate the research and development of the "Pre-Dreadnought-class battleship".

Byron had high hopes for this epoch-making machine. After it was assembled, he personally gave an order to the [Universal Machine Soul] of the Level 0 Holy Relic [Whale Oil Powered Steam Engine] next door:
"Connect to the power source, power one horsepower!"

The illusory Leviathan whale machine soul let out a cry and immediately sent out two light gears, which were connected to the transmission systems of the two machines.

Steel, whale oil, flames, steam and the mighty power of mankind reacted chemically, and a universal machine soul was born in the zero-level holy relic that could perfectly control the horsepower of the steam engine - the Leviathan Whale Spirit.

As long as an order is given to the whale machine soul, a "kinetic field" similar to the divine domain can be automatically generated within a radius of one hundred kilometers.

The machine soul is in the center of the control, and can freely allocate its own horsepower, turning all human, animal, water, and wind power tools within this range into steam-powered machinery.

At the same time, for every whale oil-powered steam engine produced in the world, 5 percent of the horsepower would be concentrated on the prototype.

The more industrialized the world becomes, the more powerful the prototype will be, making it a perfect power source for the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine.

"Babbage, the qualification for the first calculation is given to you."

Violet made way for her student, giving him the opportunity to use the two machines for the first time and the right to enjoy the rewards of the ritual promotion.

A group of [Whale Oil Mechanics] who were also watching nearby couldn't help but flicker their eyes.

Violet, the academic master who opened the steam age, never usurped the scientific research results of her students or took advantage of the scientific research workers. This undoubtedly set a good example for the "Whale Oil Mechanic" school.

Every time there is a technological explosion, it creates huge profits, a large number of academic papers, and gives birth to many scientists and researchers.

As industrialization advances, thousands of engineers will emerge like mushrooms after a rain.

Violet's disciples occupy the top of the ecological niche of the High Tower Sequence [Whale Oil Mechanic]. The North Sea Empire and the Golden Empire will also become academic holy places for whale oil mechanics. The economic and extraordinary benefits therein are simply immeasurable.

A good academic atmosphere is maintained throughout.

In the future, talented young people don’t have to worry about not being able to make a name for themselves.

As for the experts who have already entered the middle sequence, seeing Violet, the great master who has already achieved immortality, set an example, they should also carefully consider the consequences of plagiarizing students' work in the future, paving the way for their children, and using decades of dominance to build a monopoly in the academic world.

You have to know that Violet is not only an academic leader, but also the queen of the empire, the future empress, and the "Queen of War" who started her career in arms.

Plus the pirate emperor who loves his wife dearly.

The consequences of irritating the big boss are probably not as simple as having your extraordinary abilities taken away or being expelled from the sect.

"is teacher."

The young Babbage responded respectfully and walked to the two machines.

Even though the functions of the two machines had been verified by teacher Violet's virtual [Alchemy Workshop], she was still a little nervous.

Trembling, he input the punched cards into the machine to complete the assembly language-like program instructions, and the front few copper pillars of the brass machine were locked one by one.

Automatically infer the corresponding function f(x)=x^3+1 and find the solution when x=66.

Then turn on the power switch, and thousands of gears and gears will run precisely with a "clattering" sound, full of pleasing mechanical beauty.

Without any surprises, the combination of numbers and letters was quickly printed automatically: f(66)=287497.

Completed the world's first calculation using a steam mechanical computer.

"I figured it out! I figured it out!"

When Babbage turned around and excitedly showed the note to everyone, the two machines behind him and himself suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

The Golden Law and the Silver Law manifested naturally, and the power of the law poured down.

Babbage, who was not yet an adult, successfully advanced to the third level in just a moment, gaining the core professional ability [Alchemy] and the branch ability [Artificial Body Transformation].

This speed of advancement may be unthinkable in other fields, but it is a given in mathematics.

Mathematics is a game for young people. If you don’t become a master before the age of 35, there will be no hope for your whole life. Young geniuses emerge in endlessly.

clang clang clang.
Amid the grand sound of bells, the two machines emitting golden light were connected in parallel as expected, as if the original Jenny and loom had gained more powerful functions.

In addition to their respective achievements of "the first difference engine" and "the first analytical engine", they also have other titles: "the most complex machine of the mechanical age", "whale oil-powered mechanical computer", etc.

It instantly became the top-level holy relic in the world.

The only thing that restricts them from becoming level zero relics is the current level of technological development.

Even the steam engine had only been invented for less than a year, and there was a serious mismatch between productivity and computing needs.

In other words, they were too advanced, at least several hundred years ahead of the productivity of the current era, making it difficult to fully demonstrate their historical influence.

However, as long as this era catches up with it a little, advancing to level zero and entering the information age will be a natural thing.

After they transformed into holy relics, the transformation did not end there.

The Silver Law quietly disappeared, and the Golden Law that governed the Heaven, Earth, and Man automatically connected them to the first layer of the seven-layer law network, just like the thirteen crystal skulls in the past.

Om-!
An illusory brain as big as a basketball court emerged from the machine and merged perfectly with the first level of laws.

Byron's eyes were burning as he immediately read out the two major abilities of this holy relic. [Computing Center]:
"A central intelligence without self but only 'divinity' is born, which will be the best assistant for industrialization.

The peak computing speed can reach 12.5 quadrillion times per second, the sustained performance is 9.3 quadrillion times per second, and the performance-to-power ratio is 60.5 quadrillion times per watt.

Just like low-level artificial intelligence, it can provide computing power support for various scientific research and administrative projects, connect to the Internet through the Golden Rule, and allocate computing power in multi-threaded mode.

Anyone who is a transcendent who can touch the first layer of the Golden Law Network is eligible to apply, but they need permission from the administrator of the mechanical computer. "

【Root Server】：
“These two machines will become the root servers of all steam computers in the world, and will have the core authority to manage the computing network.

Every time a Differential Engine or Analytical Engine is created, in addition to its own computing power, the computing power limit of the root server will be increased by an additional 10% of the newly built machine.

If a supercomputing center consisting of a steam engine, a differential engine, and an analytical engine is built elsewhere, the central intelligence can allocate sub-intelligence to assist in computing, greatly improving efficiency and convenience. "

Tianming: "It will replace human jobs to a certain extent, such as painting, singing, and literary creation. It will even continue to evolve as computing power increases.

Please hurry up and improve yourself. If you lag too far behind, something bad might happen."

Byron couldn't help but complain:
"Shouldn't the ultimate purpose of a machine be to move bricks? It can draw and write, but it wants us to move bricks? This is ridiculous.
What's the bad thing? Being a human battery?"

But those are all things of the future and there is no need to consider them for now. If humans cannot survive the Luanyan Period, there will be no future for them.

At this moment, the two machines' spiritual lights flickered regularly, and a mechanical sound came out:

"Central intelligence has been activated. Please name it, Master."

Babbage was only interested in technology and mathematics. He was a technology fanatic and did not have the ability to maintain such a huge machine. From the beginning, it was agreed that after his teacher Violet funded him to realize his dream, he would donate the machine to the empire.

As long as he can use it for follow-up research, he hopes to use this treasure to develop a more powerful mechanical computer.

Byron took the naming rights and said:
"Then I'll call you: Alpha.

Let's try it out first. Order to build a mathematical model for all the factories in the entire Torrent Fortress and create a database."

"As ordered."

Wow.
In an instant, countless golden numbers whizzed along the law network, and after Alpha's calculations, the Torrent Fortress was replicated into a digital model.

The number of machines, number of personnel, raw material warehouse, finished product warehouse, book surplus, resource allocation efficiency, team performance ranking, etc. are all clearly visible.

Especially since Catherine, the "Queen of Finance", also holds the power of "Business" and "Mathematics", she has a clear understanding of these data.

In an instant, you can see which department is the backbone and which part is cheating, which manager is conscientious and which is taking advantage of the situation or even enriching himself.

At this time, even if there is a large-scale layoff, it is absolutely impossible that the tragedy of layoffs affecting the aorta will occur.

Violet, who was more focused on production, saw various optimization options available under the current production model. With just a little effort, production efficiency could be increased by at least 30%.

The two were very excited:
"Artifact, this is the artifact of the industrial age!"

In fact, the influence of the [Whale Oil Powered Mechanical Computer] is far more than what they see.

Byron comes from the information age and has witnessed the power of "Industrial Cthulhu" with his own eyes.

Industry 1.0 is the era of steam engines, Industry 2.0 is the era of electrification, Industry 3.0 is the era of informatization, and Industry 4.0 is the era of using information technology to promote industrial transformation, which is the intelligent era in the previous life.

But why is it called Industrial Cthulhu?

It is just like the limits of mortals’ imagination cannot reach the “ignorance and incompetence” of the Creator.

Humans of this era, who had just emerged from the agricultural age, could not even imagine what the world's factory was like.

That monster is the unspeakable one at the national level!
As long as you are willing to offer sacrifices to this "ancient god", you will definitely get a response.

Some countries are blockaded and sanctioned by the whole world, but as long as they offer oil and natural gas as sacrifices and pray "free trade", their supermarket shelves will suddenly be filled with all kinds of light industrial products.

Even more and more complete varieties of goods are available than when we did business with the “whole world” in the past.

Some countries have been so cruel to themselves that they have watched with wide eyes a few indescribable and difficult-to-watch horrific rituals - "national football". The soybeans and iron ore in the fields have been packed up and taken away, and replaced by various high-end industrial products that they cannot produce.

Some countries sacrificed their own excellent sports coaches, and as a result, their steel mills suddenly came back to life, and railways and canals suddenly appeared.

In fact, the gap between countries is greater than the gap between humans and monkeys.

The production capacity of civilian drones in an inconspicuous small factory is even greater than that of some countries combined.

What may destroy the entire military force of a region may be just a drop of water splashing in the ocean, or a wanted warrant from the local police station.

This is the unprecedented Industrial Cthulhu in human history.

With the help of Alpha, the North Sea Empire and the Golden Empire are destined to have increasingly larger territories and populations. They are expected to achieve supreme status even in the seemingly backward steam age!
Moreover, the value of a crown is closely related to the national strength and the people's will.

The most core principle is: the higher the surplus labor time and surplus value, the higher the belief and will concentrated on the products, and the stronger the national strength and crown.

The new season has begun, and Byron and his empire are growing rapidly at a speed that can be seen every day. The foundation has been laid, and sooner or later they will become something indescribable that even the old gods cannot look directly at!

"It's time to start the project of ironclad ships, shrapnel shells, and pre-dreadnought battleships."

But today's surprises are not over yet.

After finishing everything, Violet mysteriously took Byron to another laboratory and showed him another successful result.

“The main force behind the development of the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine was Babbage.

But the main force of this achievement is all the [Whale Oil Mechanics], which will definitely surprise you."

Violet slowly opened the door with a playful smile on her face, letting Byron walk in first.

boom!
Suddenly, a burst of fire exploded in front of his eyes, a strong wind came, and a nimble figure like a female leopard rushed in front of Byron like a crossbow.

A ball of fire exploded at the elbow again, pushing a slender and delicate fist towards Byron's chest like a cannonball.

Byron's hair flew back before the fist arrived.

But sneak attacks were completely useless against him.

After achieving the fifth level, he was already the well-deserved "world's fastest shooter". He raised his hand and easily caught the delicate fist that was powerful enough to penetrate the one-meter-thick oak plank of the main battleship.

With the extraordinary control power of "all things become one", with one move of receiving, transforming and releasing, it is easy to guide the power contained therein into the air around him.

call--!
A strong wind swept past him, blowing the hems of Violet and Catherine's skirts into the air, but he himself was unharmed.

Byron then saw the true identity of the attacker, who turned out to be the second incarnation of [Word] Shaka, who was even smaller than Violet.

It’s just different from the previous time when they slept in the same bed.

The slender limbs and the spine connecting the limbs and torso have all become brilliant and exquisite mechanical structures.

Powered by a miniature steam-powered furnace and whale oil gunpowder, every punch and kick can produce explosive force.

The second incarnation [Words] Shaka did not care at all that her arms and joints were restrained. Gunpowder exploded under her right foot again, emitting flames. She suddenly jumped up like a poisonous snake and kicked at his head.

Not to mention a human head, even a stone ball would be shattered by this kick.

Unfortunately, the essence of God cannot be leveled by machinery.

Byron turned his head to avoid her toes carrying the explosive airflow, and stretched out his arms to hug her tightly.

He patted her round and perky butt again, and finally made her calm down.

In a flash, Byron also used the logbook to see information about Violet's incarnation that had not been seen before.

[Whale Oil Mechanic] The initial abilities of a first-level servant are [Extensive Knowledge and Memory], [Skillful Hands], and [Mechanical Synesthesia]: They allow extraordinary people to communicate with cold machines and make them a part of themselves that they can control at will.

At the second level, they master the core ability [Spiritual Casting]. If they are given enough extraordinary materials, they can stably produce the lowest level of strange objects.

Tier 3 [Alchemy] plus branch ability [Reconstruction]:
"They replace the fragile flesh and blood body with a mechanical body for themselves or others. This powerful mechanical body is also named Yikui by them.

The stronger the ability, the higher the degree of transformation. At most, only the brain can be retained, and the rest of the body can be completely replaced by machines.

To make up for the physical weakness of the Stairway of Glory, which makes it impossible to confront dark wizards head-on when alone.

It can also greatly strengthen the 'divine side' and suppress the influence of the 'animal nature' brought by the flesh and blood body."

When you reach the fourth stage, you will be able to further awaken the [Intelligent Mechanic Protocol], discard the last bit of flesh and blood and brain, and transform yourself into a complete digital life like a mythical creature!

At the cost of emotional indifference, one gains a second human form, greatly extending lifespan.

This is not the path of pursuing flesh and blood, weakness, and mechanical ascension.

It's like ascending.
"hiss--!"

(End of this chapter)