In those days of Plants vs. Zombies

"Yaya, send some omnics to guard the gate. They might come in handy when the time comes."

Mo Chen planned to keep some backup plans in case of emergency.

The free armed forces will definitely go through the main gate, and arranging our own intelligent machines to guard it can also help detect their movements.

If you leave through the main gate, the intelligent machines left here can prepare to pick you up in advance.

"Understood. Let's take them."

After receiving the order, several destroyers and barricades immediately broke away from the advancing team and chose to wait in place.

Mo Chen handed this part of the intelligent machines over to the multitasking Prometheus, and then led the remaining intelligent machines through the gate of the military base.

A shrill, sharp alarm resounded throughout the base, and the information that the gate was opened had been received by all the intelligent machines.

They left their original positions one after another and gathered towards the gate of the military base.

Because all the intelligent machines that witnessed Mo Chen were brought under the control of Prometheus, and the other intelligent machines did not detect any free armed personnel entering the base.

Therefore, they decided to catch the turtle in the jar and rebuilt a line of defense behind the gate.

Relying on the Ender Speed that could come and go without a trace, Mo Chen, who was mixed in with his own group of intelligent machines, had a smooth journey.

The intelligent machines that passed by hurriedly still regarded the intelligent machines hacked by Prometheus as their own kind and did not stop to scan them carefully.

Of course, no matter how carefully they scanned, they could not find any trace of Mo Chen.

Under the cover of a group of intelligent machines, Prometheus also wove a cognitive barrier filter for Mo Chen to ensure that he looked like an intelligent machine in the eyes of other intelligent machines.

Mo Chen even had the leisure to recruit some "lucky" intelligent machines to join the team.

The "Reconnaissance Falcon" soaring in the sky is equipped with high-precision sensors and is suitable for collecting intelligence and aerial reconnaissance.

The "hound" has extremely strong explosive power and can quickly break through the enemy's defenses and launch a surprise attack.

The gigantic "Magnetic Thousand-foot" is even called a walking war machine, and can use up to 100 million volts of electric shock to clear all obstacles for the advancing troops...

Many types of intelligent machines have become part of the future intelligent machine army of Courtyard No. 5905.

Leading the intelligent robot army he had just acquired, Mo Chen arrived at a small square.

There are many military green tents around the square, which look like the barracks where soldiers in the old times rested.

The intelligent machines that the base had previously arranged to guard here have been transferred away. They must have participated in the defense line to block the free armed forces.

Mo Chen decided to explore here for a while, hoping to gain something.

[If we could find a layout map of this military base, we would know which areas are worth exploring. ]

With this thought in mind, Mo Chen walked through the tents one by one, entered each one and rummaged through the drawers.

After a moment, he reluctantly walked out of a tent that obviously belonged to an officer, looking a little regretful.

I thought that if no other forces got there first, I would be able to harvest a lot of treasures in the base.

But no one expected that the local intelligent machines in the abandoned city would take one step ahead and loot all the valuable items.

[It seems I have to look in the warehouse, but I don’t know where this warehouse is? ]

There is no layout, no signboards, and not even anything that can allow for a normal conversation!

This base is so big, who knows which places are worth exploring?

Mo Chen fell into deep thought, considering what to do next.

[Hey, got it! ]

Mo Chen suddenly had an idea and asked Prometheus who appeared in front of him: "Yaya, when you hack into the intelligent machines, do you need me to touch them?"

"Negative. The captain is not the only medium. When an omnic controlled by Prometheus comes into contact with other omnics, Prometheus can also seize the opportunity and hack directly into them."

The answer from Prometheus confirmed Mo Chen's guess, and he immediately gave his suggestion:

"In that case, Yaya, you can send out all of our omnics and have them contact other omnics in the base, so that we can gain more troops."

Prometheus tilted his head and said, "One person spreads it to ten? Ten spread it to a hundred? Like spreading a virus?"

"That's right. By quickly spreading the Prometheus virus, all the intelligent machines in the base will be taken under their control!"

Seeing that Prometheus understood so quickly, Mo Chen snapped his fingers with great relief.

"Humph, Prometheus is not a virus."

Prometheus snorted arrogantly, but she quickly accepted Mo Chen's proposal.

"I know, it's just a metaphor."

Unable to resist giving his best artificial intelligence a virtual pat on the head, Mo Chen then changed the subject: "Also, will commanding so many intelligent machines at the same time have any negative impact on you, Yaya?"

The casual words of concern startled Prometheus in cyberspace.

After a few seconds, she slowly said, "No, Prometheus has enough computing power to command these intelligent machines to act. It's a piece of cake."

"That's good, don't get tired."

Mo Chen gave a gentle smile, turned around and walked into a new tent.

[Hmm... a strange feeling.]

Prometheus's CPU crashed for a full second. She tilted her head and muttered to herself, "Somewhat... warm?"

Replaying her conversation with Mo Chen, she felt a wave of emotion she had never felt before.

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The slower-moving intelligent machine was left by Prometheus with Mo Chen to protect his safety.

The rest of the faster-moving intelligent machines, such as the previously captured reconnaissance falcons and hounds, were sent out by Prometheus to form fast-moving sources of infection.

With the help of these "sources of infection", dozens of minutes later, many more intelligent machines joined the gradually growing legion.

At the same time, the layout of the military base was also recorded by Prometheus, and several valuable exploration areas were quickly selected.

"By the way, Yaya, have you found the actual controller of this base?"

After a moment, Mo Chen looked up from the empty military storage box and asked Prometheus a new question.

"Found it. It's no match for me."

Prometheus crossed his arms and answered confidently.

The actual controller of this military base is also an artificial intelligence from the old era.

In other words, it is just one of the sub-bodies of artificial intelligence.

This artificial intelligence is code-named "Guardian" and is an AI assistant specially used in the military field in the old days.

Many military bases in North America are connected to the Guardian system to better maintain the normal operation of the bases.

Compared to Prometheus, who has a complete personality, the guards who control the military base are more like cold programs.

Even though the guard's secondary body here has intelligence that is not inferior to that of normal people, its behavioral logic and emotions are close to zero, making it vulnerable in front of Prometheus.

Codenamed Guardian, this AI is good at defense.

But in front of Prometheus, who is proficient in all fields, the defense of the guard's secondary body is like a paper bunker that can be broken with just one poke.

Less than half an hour after Mo Chen entered the base, at least one-fifth of the intelligent robots had joined the loyal legion he and Prometheus had formed.

"The guards in charge of this base are hiding in the command post. Should we go there now?"

"No hurry, let's go to the warehouse first. I'm looking forward to seeing what treasures there will be."