Chapter 447: Pirates who work hard
Warship manufacturing is a great test of overall industrial capabilities. Obviously, the African Union does not have such industrial capabilities, and Wakanda only has very developed agriculture.
But it doesn’t matter, the Berry Army made a mistake and gave them four ships.
As for the Atlas Group platform, there is no shortage of high-tech. Modification and expansion of ships will be relatively simple.
Using a comprehensive scan, the entire structural diagram of the ship can be obtained. Through analysis and covert support from the Secretary of State, Lear can quickly understand the inner design of the ship.
The modification of the power system is completely assisted by workers and robots, and the entire process is monitored by Lear.
The original engine room was expanded and replaced by an ultra-small SCFR reactor.
Unlike traditional ships, these ships must be equipped with complex power supply lines to power the power armor and exoskeleton, and the main guns have also been replaced with experimental semi-plasma turrets——
Basically an enlarged version of a plasma weapon.
Bigger coil, longer track, more heat-resistant and thicker guard plate, more powerful motor.
What is fired when shooting is no longer plasma, but basically solid-state projectiles, which should increase the speed of the projectiles to several times the speed of sound.
The sound of metal-colliding footsteps came from the ship, which was busy carrying out final inspections.
Most of the workers are local blacks, but more than a month ago they were pirates.
呲——
The end of the exoskeleton arm is equipped with a welding tool, and the skill chip at the brain-computer interface assists in controlling the arm, making the welding stable.
Just looking at the welding results, most people might think that this is an old worker with several years of welding experience, but in fact he was still working as a pirate a month ago.
The last vote stole the Berry Army warship.
Xiao Hei finished welding and opened the mask to breathe.
Bang.
There were footsteps behind him, and he turned around and saw the robot that symbolized Lille.
This robot is different from other engineering robots in that it does not carry tools. Instead, it is equipped with high-precision sensors to facilitate the collection of information.
In addition to coming to see the progress of the ship modification, Lille's second purpose this time was to meet this little black guy.
Nominally, he is already the official head of Somalia recognized by the African Union.
"Hello! Mr. Li!"
Somali Xiaohei stood up straight, slammed the exoskeleton near his temple, and saluted Lille.
This little black guy’s name is Abdi.
"I was a little busy before, so I didn't have time to come over and have a chat."
Liel turned and walked towards the stairs, ready to chat while confirming that the ship was ready.
Abdi hurriedly followed, feeling a little uneasy.
Liel walked in front, collecting information while asking: "Are there any abnormalities after the brain-computer interface is connected?"
"No, everything is fine. I think about work even when I sleep!"
"That's abnormal, my nerves are extremely excited - you didn't rest?"
Atlas Group Normal working hours are four days a week, one day for checking implants and two days off.
Of course, voluntary overtime does exist, mostly among people like Abdi.
They gained a lot and faced a great crisis.
Abdi obviously didn't think that this was a problem. He was stunned and said: "But I'm not tired at all."
"This is your nerves deceiving you. Using an exoskeleton will cause the body to produce wrong feedback: The combination of unimaginable strength and significantly less than normal fatigue will produce this effect."
"What should I do?" Abdi looked at his hands.
"Are you so obedient?" the robot's eyes flashed, "Just turn up the force feedback. I have already adjusted it for you. Your operating guide should also have relevant tutorials."
Abdi suddenly felt that his limbs had become a lot heavier.
This also made him raise a question: "Isn't it bad to keep working? Why do you do this?"
"A person needs to experience the world personally to be considered a human being. The psychological pressure caused by strangling a person in person, commanding It’s different for a dog to kill a person thousands of miles away.”
Abdi was a little confused by Leer’s words.
However, Lille did not explain too much. Courses on philosophy will be online one after another, and they will naturally learn it when they want to learn it.
What he wants to know is Abdi.
"The excessive government of Somalia does not recognize you, what are you going to do?"
The excessive government of Somalia was the former nominal government of Somalia.
However, the control power is too weak, and may only be a little stronger than the various terrorists and parties in this land. "They are not worthy of being the official!" Abdi said angrily, "They have been around for almost ten years, but this place has not gotten better at all!
They are too weak and incompetent. As a result, we can only be pirates!”
So energetic?
Liel thought for a moment, and there was no problem. After all, this kid was only 19 years old.
Yes, this guy named Abdi is only 19 years old.
However, the meaning behind his words was somewhat different. After all, most pirates would not complain so clearly about the government.
If people don’t know the benefits of a stable regime, of course they don’t care about the stability of the government.
"You don't want to be a pirate."
"Who would want to be a pirate?" Abdi asked, "I know that the outside world looks down on us and thinks we are a cancer that harms the waterways.
But Somalia What else can this place do? In comparison, we are already the most benevolent pirates. We only collect tolls, do not kidnap, do not kill, and almost do not attack.
I know, if piracy is rampant. To a certain extent, businessmen will gradually tend to use the cost of travel distance to cover the cost of security.
At that time, even pirates will not be able to do it! ”
Lear nodded slightly: "How long have you been doing this? How did you do it?"
"Two and a half years, maybe three years." Abdi counted the time and continued, "I use a radio Locating the merchant ship."
Lil was a little surprised and looked back at Abdi.
There are many pirates in Somalia.
There is a technological pirate here, and the outside world may not know it.
Seeing Lille's reaction, Abdi was a little proud: "This will save us a lot of trouble - in fact, it will save a lot of money.
I record every penny collected, I know how much I should use to recruit new people and how much I should use to buy guns.
When you make more money than other pirates, you can become bigger than others. In this way, I opened up a small path.
I told the merchants that as long as they paid the money, they could travel smoothly on this stretch of road.
Basically, 99% of the ships would choose to cooperate, and I even had to get the contact information of many captains. .
Mr. Li, you made the right choice by choosing me, because I know what knowledge and rules can bring, unlike other pirates or the incompetent official army.
Those guys will only kneel down and beg the Berry Army to show their favor and give them some benefits, but I."
"You will lead your people to the front for me and resist those people. Iron Soldier? ”
The two of them walked to the top of the stairs while they were talking.
Abdi paused at these words, while Lille did not stop and walked to the deck.
Abdi is a very smart young man, but smart people tend to show one problem when they are anxious:
Self-righteousness.
Obviously, Abdi believes that Lille needs soldiers and people to stand at the forefront of the conflict and die for him.
But is this what he wants?
Judging from his pause, it shouldn’t be.
Lille looked towards the port residential area, and Abdi, who didn't know how to answer, instinctively followed him.
Galkayo has experienced wars, terrorist attacks, and massacres. It is more like a densely populated cesspit and ruins than a city or a port in Somalia.
People like him are thin and short, as if they will be blown down by the wind.
But many people will have a firearm in poor condition hidden in their home - and maybe one day they will join the pirate industry in order to survive.
Violence makes people addicted. When you look at a person's frightened eyes, when you have someone, it is easy for people to lose control.
With violence as a means of survival, the situation changes.
Abdi is a local resident. He has been stolen from others, and he has also stolen other people's things. He has been robbed, and he has also taken other people's things.
Some companions have been killed, and they have also killed others. Maybe one of their friends was killed today, and the killer will be on their side tomorrow. After getting along with them, they have nothing to do with the friend who was killed. Both.
He hated such companions and himself, but he also felt sad about it.
He wants to live a good life for himself, and he also wants to make his own people live a good life.
What's even sadder is that in order to get rid of this situation, he racked his brains to read books, use radio to learn, get some knowledge from the chaotic information, and enrich his brain, but all he saw was a fate with no future.
In order to survive, robbery has become instinctive, but in the eyes of others, it is robbery. After experiencing such an attack and massacre, he also saw clearly:
Either others find a way to get around this place. , or one day people can't stand this place and wipe them out.
Both consequences are devastating to them: it is not sad to sacrifice one's life, but the sad thing is that even one's life cannot be exchanged for survival.
So he made up his mind - in this case, just work hard!
"Yes, I."
"Think clearly before answering. Young people, working hard to die for others is a dead end."
(End of this chapter)