Lin Miao looked puzzled and asked Arthur beside him, "Did you include this feature when you designed it?"
Arthur was equally clueless, "She requested it, I had no choice."
Well, let’s just say a certain group’s genes are at work here.
But that’s not important; Lin Miao was already very satisfied with the robot’s performance, at least much better than the old Tan robot from the NCPD. God knows why people here are always fixated on humanoid or animal features, even at the cost of limiting its own performance.
Just having such high technology and productivity and still turning Earth into this shape requires some kind of talent.
Besides this, there are also several small industrial robots that will be released alongside military robots. Logically, the biggest cost for such things isn’t hardware but software development.
But Lin Miao skipped over the software development and directly stuffed the newly-acquired turtle into it. The learning efficiency of artificial intelligence far surpasses human cognitive levels, and as long as the database is sufficient, theoretically, it only takes a short time to grow from an idiot to a professional level. If the software and hardware meet the standards, the precision and performance far surpass workers.
Players, however, have varied attitudes towards this.
Wildman looked at Brother Ni, who was frowning silently, and curiously asked,
"What are you thinking about? Do you think this thing is useful? If it is, we could get one to try it out."
Brother Ni was somewhat intrigued because this showcase seemed to him like those preview PVs of games, where all changes in the Horizon game happen right under the players’ noses, without suddenly constructing a building or some system out of nowhere due to version updates. It unfolds bit by bit in front of you.
Like that exoskeleton, it took the spotlight for two versions, and it’s a tactical team spearhead everywhere, making those gangs endlessly complain.
Who knows, this equipment might just be the next big hit in the upcoming versions. Even if it’s over ten thousand, they could pool together, ’borrow’ some money from those gangs, and perhaps gather enough before the version update.
"I advise you guys not to buy it."
A voice suddenly interrupted nearby.
Brother Ni turned his head and found it was actually that mysterious expert brother, hurriedly asking,
"Why not? I feel thing should be quite practical."
With features like off-road, rough terrain, firepower support, and even as a guard, not only is it highly functional, but it doesn’t take up much space, folding down to just a tabletop size.
"Your exoskeleton is already sufficient, don’t waste your money."
The expert tapped the cigarette butt in his hand, saying,
"This thing’s level has exceeded street brawls. It’s a proper lightweight mobile vehicle for warfare and security. If you want to buy it, it’s best for large-scale deployment, to conduct street battles in the city with soldiers. For you guys, it’s a complete waste."
In his view, players are players, and the military is the military; they cannot be confused. What would Brother Ni do with this thing?
Ask the doorway to use a taser to shock people?
Or just use a rifle to shoot them into a sieve more effectively.
There’s simply no place in Night City where players would use this doorway equipment.
Of course, if the Dog Town map is opened, that’s another matter. The expert had also tried infiltrating, hiding in a cargo box or floating garbage truck to get in, but without exception, he was caught and killed every time. It was really as impenetrable as a fortress cast in molten iron.
He believed that though players could overpower mercenaries with their fearlessness and skill systems, fighting the professional military was a whole different story.
Especially since Dog Town’s numbers, troop quality, firepower, and logistics completely overshadowed the players’ presence. The fight won’t be now if it ever happens.
Hearing the expert’s reasoning, Wildman instead asked,
"What if there’s a war in the next version?"
Brother Ni shook his head, answering for the expert, "With whom? The last version’s trailer already said that the next version will focus more on non-combat departments. Even if there are combat instances, they probably won’t be bigger than the fight against the Voodoo Gang. The exoskeleton is definitely enough to handle it."
Wildman wanted to think deeply about it, but his brain clearly couldn’t turn when it came to anything outside of commanding battles. In the end, all he could do was shake his head.
"Hard to say. I’ve seen those SM companies; to strongly push for a version, a character, or equipment, they would even wreck the current game environment. Although I don’t think this game would do that, they already made the equipment available, so there must be somewhere to use it."
What the players imagined about the next version’s content, Lin Miao didn’t know. He only knew that in the next version, his cash flow would become extraordinarily large. Investments, whether from the Ye family or military technology, were all on a multimillion scale, and as the company’s and players’ size gradually expanded, relying solely on him, Gloria, and a few others to manage would become extremely strenuous.
But if he hired more people, it would inevitably lead to more people getting involved, and human nature is complicated. No one knows what those people are thinking.
Lin Miao wanted absolute efficiency and absolute loyalty. He didn’t want to engage in any crafty plots with his subordinates or guard against them using the company’s money for personal profit. But the employee contracts currently in his hands aren’t many, not enough to say the least, and not everyone can get one.
Furthermore, Lin Miao himself was still living on the third floor, so relying on him to get rich was certainly thinking too much.
Looking at the empty venue with the transformed doorway following a quick-charging mantis, this highly intelligent AI reminded him of Delaman Automobile Corporation.
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Eliminate all middle layers, leaving only one AI between himself and the players, employees, utilizing highly intelligent AI to achieve the most extreme flat management.
For example, something so ahead of its time that it was stillborn due to Soviet technology and bureaucratic issues,