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That's right, it's about making America great again, let's go MAGA!
When Bismarck shouted such an universally understood slogan on stage, even half a century later, the American people still bought into it. They enthusiastically chanted the slogan, as if doing so would make America great again.
Of course that's impossible. You can have anything in your dreams, but there are many more people who love to dream. Life is already so hard; it would be too tragic if we didn't even have the right to dream.
Bismarck quickly fulfilled his promise, and the day after the American Social Party began its one-party rule in Alaska, a vigorous anti-drug campaign began in Alaska.
There was no way around it; the US government's past lapses in morality had numbed many Americans. By the 2020s, one in ten Americans was already addicted to drugs, and by the 2050s and 60s, that number had risen to one in five.
The situation is even worse in Canada, where half the population is on the verge of drug addiction. In Mexico, it's one-tenth. The reason for the smaller numbers is that Mexico mainly exports drugs to the United States and Canada, so its own people don't have much opportunity to use drugs. Furthermore, more than half of Mexico's drug lords strictly prohibit selling their drugs to their own countrymen and unite to exclude those drug lords who even harm their own Mexicans.
The idea of drug lords guarding the country's borders is absurd. It shows that American politicians are even worse than drug lords; they've really reached a certain level of rottenness.
Qin Shan had predicted the limits of the Ansar gang more than once, but they always managed to dig a hole right at the very edge.
As things stand, the only thing that can prevent them from becoming inhuman is the physical limit.
There are not many drug users and drug dealers in Alaska. This is partly due to geographical factors and partly because the local population is so small that drug dealers cannot get rich even if they sell their drugs.
The backward and isolated environment has also made the locals very conservative, with many being staunch Puritans. In their doctrine, drug use is absolutely forbidden, and even drinking alcohol is restricted. However, the environment in Alaska makes it difficult for non-drinkers to maintain proper hygiene, so this rule is not strictly enforced.
Therefore, the local drug user population is approximately 50,000, which is equivalent to one-twentieth of the total population.
After gathering sufficient evidence, Bismarck's American Socialist Party immediately launched a heavy crackdown on drug traffickers, executing them one by one according to Ah-chung's standards. Those who seriously exceeded the standards were executed by emptying their magazines according to the standards, and even if they were desecrated, they had to fire enough bullets. Furthermore, the executed drug traffickers were not allowed to have their bodies collected; they were cremated on the spot and their bodies thrown into septic tanks.
The entire process was broadcast live throughout Alaska, serving as a message to those with dirty hands: if you dare to traffic drugs in Alaska, that septic tank will be your permanent home.
The swift and decisive anti-drug campaign not only demonstrated the American Social Party's military strength and investigative capabilities, but also their determination to make this land a better place. With this, the American Social Party had essentially established itself in Alaska, with over 30,000 locals choosing to join. However, only five members have been formally admitted so far; the rest are activists or probationary members. According to Qin Shan's requirements, high standards and strict requirements are essential; a "party for everyone" situation is unacceptable. Since it is the vanguard of the proletariat, it must act like a vanguard; it wouldn't be right for everyone to join and get a share.
After Bismarck had been running this place for a year, Qin Shan once again turned his attention to World Two, and it was time to reveal this trump card.
Chapter 130: An Unexpected Discovery!?
Geographically located in the far north, Alaska is indeed a hidden corner, very suitable for developing a base.
However, the sparse population, underdeveloped economy, and distance from the continental United States also plague this place. To get to the continental United States from here, you either have to take a boat or a plane. If you want to travel by land, you have to go abroad first.
Canada doesn't seem to have any objections to this, but the presence of another country in between will inevitably affect some exchanges between the local area and the United States. Just look at how insignificant Alaska is on the American political map; it's really not worth mentioning.
This means that if something happens here, the United States will only pay attention if it is still in a federal state. In a civil war, other states would only pay attention to Alaska if they could generate benefits for themselves. If the gains and losses are not proportional, they would run away faster than any Western journalist.
Just like not long ago, Bismarck captured a Pacific Fleet here (with that kind of strength, you could call it the Coast Guard), and after losing ships, the western coastal states did not react at all, and there was no countermeasure or retaliation.
It's impossible for them not to know, but after calculating the cost of retaliation, well, it wouldn't even cover the cost of fuel and ammunition. A poor place like Alaska isn't worth investing so much in; they might as well ignore it.
However, the American Socialist Party, Qin Shan's armed forces, currently control this area. Their goal is to move south to liberate all of North America, then the entire Americas, and ultimately create a new people's government.
If we want to march south, we can't rely on the general's kindness to pave the way; we have to formulate a battle plan that suits the local conditions.
The best value for money is by sea. If you want speed, go by air. I don't recommend considering land transportation.
The reason can be seen by looking at a topographic map. The border region between Alaska and Canada is a mountain range composed of mountains, such as the Alaska Range along the coast, the Yukon Plateau inland, and the Mackenzie Range (yes, that's the name) to the south. Continuing south, apart from famous western coastal cities in the United States such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle, the rest of the area is either mountains or plateaus, or mountain ranges, and it connects all the way to Central America.
Locals naturally build various infrastructure projects for their own development, but when it comes to their dedication to building roads through mountains and bridges over rivers, they are clearly far behind us. Just look at the world-class infrastructure projects in Guizhou, and then look at the coverage of modern transportation systems across North and South America—it's unbelievable.
It's said that one generation plants the trees so that another can enjoy the shade. But there are hardly any trees (roads) in this place. If we really went south like this, it would be like opening up the Ren and Du meridians of remote areas in the United States and Canada before we would even have the chance to compete for the Central Plains.
In peacetime, Qin Shan wouldn't mind taking it slow and steady. Infrastructure construction can provide a huge number of jobs, and he doesn't need to get involved in finance. Rather than letting young Americans waste their time on drugs, it's better to let them dedicate their youth and sweat to infrastructure construction.
But now that the American Civil War is raging, it's time to step in and sweep all that exposed trash into the dustbin. In order to prevent those things from hiding again or having a chance to dart around, we must strike directly into the American Midwest with lightning speed before they can react. Even if we can't, we must at least push the front line to the Mississippi Plain.
It has to be here, because this great plain is America's breadbasket. By controlling the food supply of all the major powers in the United States, it is equivalent to controlling the lifeline of all these powers, and incidentally, it can also achieve self-sufficiency in food.
"You only realize how little you know when you need it most."
Previously, when Qin Shan was wreaking havoc across the world, he always acted covertly, relying on his extraordinary power to deliver a devastating blow, easily striking the strings of a world-shaking event in a field no one could predict. But now that he's starting to build his own power base and directly enter the fray, even if he recalls all the ship girls now, the numbers still won't be enough. At most, there will be enough for the management level, but the entire country, from the grassroots to the top, needs people to be responsible for the daily maintenance work, such as road cleaning and power facility maintenance. Even if he uses a large number of humanoids... wait, humanoids!?
Qin Shan instantly thought of a suitable candidate: a humanoid, or more precisely, a tactical humanoid.
While various countries possess the relevant production technologies and readily available downgraded civilian products, it's generally difficult for any nation to provide professional tactical dolls. Special operations dolls like those from the Rebellion Squad are rare, meticulously crafted products that are impossible to mass-produce. However, it's important to remember that Qinshan has an industrial star system to support it. With the productivity of the third-world interstellar civilization, mass-producing high-precision tactical dolls is entirely feasible. These dolls, who can quickly learn and master professional knowledge, may not be as decisive or flexible as humans, but they can handle 99% of the basic tasks on warships without fail.
Now that we've come up with a solution, the next step is to consult with professionals to determine its feasibility.
Next up, please welcome the hardware and software experts among the ship girls, Tirpitz and Yubari.
Yubari stated that there were no problems with the hardware. The technical difficulties of tactical humanoids could not be addressed by the production capacity of the industrial galaxy. The software was more complex, especially the mind cloud map.
"Regarding the Mind Map, Admiral, I've discovered something quite unusual here. Would you like to take a look?"
"There's an unexpected bonus; I'll go check it out now."
As the technical support team, Tirpitz and Yubari worked closely together, with Kitazate in charge of software engineering and Yubari in charge of hardware equipment, complementing each other perfectly.
So what did Tirpitz discover?
"Admiral, according to the research data of the Third World Resistance Moon, the human brain is actually a quantum computer in the form of a biological carrier, with extremely strong chaotic computing capabilities. Because of this capability, humans will do many things that are not rational. However, emotional thinking and rational thinking are essentially both types of thinking. They coexist, but at a certain point in time, one side has a stronger presence. But to insist on separating the two very clearly is a bit like reading from a textbook."
"So, Beizhai, are you giving me a lesson?" Qin Shan could understand every word Beizhai said, but professional fields require professional knowledge. Without professional knowledge, the whole sentence would be completely incomprehensible.
"Admiral, what I want to say is that if the material composition of the human brain is appropriately changed, it can be used as a super powerful quantum computer. The principle of this replacement is actually the technical principle of the Mind Upload of the Resistance Moon, and also the design principle of the Tactical Doll Mind Cloud Map."
"Wait, you mean that the tactical humanoids' technology in mind mapping is at least at the level of an interstellar civilization?"
"Yes, Admiral, that's right."
"There are many relics left behind by alien civilizations in World Two, so this situation is not surprising."
"Admiral, the biggest surprise is not the technology itself, but the interconnectedness of the mind map."
"What's the meaning?"
"The most powerful feature of tactical dolls is not their bodies, but their mind mapping technology. Quantum computers can exist in a distributed network, meaning that every doll produced becomes part of a vast quantum computer system. So, dolls that appear to be independent are actually connected by a hidden quantum network. This is an inevitable result of the activation of the same-origin mind mapping technology. The question then arises: who holds the authority over this highest network?"
Qin Shan was shocked. Holy crap, there's something fishy going on here!?
But the story doesn't end there. Bei Zhai continued, "According to the design standards of humanoids, under the computational performance of the mind cloud, each humanoid—and I mean each one, whether for military or civilian use—is at least equivalent to a ternary quantum computer. However, the performance they exhibit in daily work is at most at the standard of a binary computer. This results in, except for a few specially designed elite humanoids, the performance of other humanoids being very rigid and inflexible, much like the performance of ordinary AI running on a computer. But as soon as a humanoid starts operating, the efficiency of its mind cloud is immediately maximized. So the question is, what is all that extra computing power doing? If it's just idle, that's fine. But if it's being used for something else, who is doing it and what? Does this highest authority belong to the nation, an individual, or some alien civilization?"
At this point, Qin Shan couldn't help but gasp.
Damn it, I think I've stumbled upon some kind of epic conspiracy.
Section 131: The Fourth Calamity Initiator
The humanoid form is so useful. Ask yourself honestly, wouldn't you want a girl/boy who is obedient, gentle, considerate, and always takes good care of you?
If you say you don't want to, I respect you as a true man/woman.
Since the emergence of humanoid beings, the rate of sex-related crimes committed by ordinary people in society has decreased significantly.
Don't ask me about the sex crime rate among the rich. Even if they commit crimes, they can settle them with money. Take Lolita Island, such a big deal, and what was the result? So many people wish they could sell themselves for a high price. The sayings "It's better to marry well than to live a wonderful life" and "A man's knees are worth gold, now is the time to cash in" perfectly illustrate what the current social ecology is like.
Oh, by the way, Gao Hua isn't on Lolita Island's current list, hahaha, that's what happens when you're a dog. How could a dog possibly be qualified to have sex with a live inflatable doll with a human?
You don't even deserve the surname Zhao!
It was precisely because humanoids were so useful that they were widely used wherever possible. These A! units, which were essentially equivalent to intelligent robots, greatly changed the ecological environment of human civilization. Before the Soviet Union swept across Europe and completed its social transformation, it was commonplace for human workers to protest against humanoids taking their jobs.
That was the end of it, because the capitalists who dared to create job scarcity were all on the streetlights, pointing out exactly where the problem lay and the most effective solution.
The Soviet Union, which had partially completed the Second Revolution, and the southern Soviet Union, which had completely completed the Second Revolution, could be said to have been bold in their application of humanoid technology, making bold hypotheses, carefully proving them, and progressing steadily and quickly. All repetitive work unrelated to humans was handed over to humanoids. No one stipulated that humanoids had to be human-shaped. Those humanoids that were disguised to be almost indistinguishable from humans were all custom-made, entering into home service and even being regarded as family members. They did not need to be professional, but they needed to be highly versatile. And most importantly, rather than getting rid of Cao Ren who broke the law, it was better to make humanoids at home.
The words may be rough, but the principle is sound; isn't this the best way to alleviate social conflicts?
Currently, the total human population of World II is around 3.5 billion (due to the nuclear war of World War III and the subsequent famine, the population has plummeted, and many ordinary people in various countries have not survived), while the number of humanoids far exceeds the number of humans.
Even if we only consider the custom-made humanoid dolls, the total number exceeds 300 million. If such a huge group were to suddenly launch a collective attack on humanity, the scene would be truly worrying.
"So the human form can't be used anymore." Qin Shan was extremely disappointed.
I thought I could quickly conjure soldiers from beans, but it turns out I can only dream about it.
"No, we just need to redesign the Mind Cloud as a dedicated local area network and give the permissions to the Admiral."
Bei Zhai's answer was a pleasant surprise, but Qin Shan still cautiously asked, "Is there a problem?"
After all, these androids were to be sent out to fly planes, cannons, and warships, and Qin Shan didn't want to encounter an AI crisis while fighting.
It's even more frustrating when someone reveals their own secrets. It's fun to take advantage of others, but being taken advantage of is like a penguin seeing another company making money—it's incredibly annoying.
Bei Zhai stated bluntly, "Cloud Atlas technology is indeed very advanced, but in essence it is just a replacement of the material of the human brain, which is then processed into a more efficient quantum computer. If this technology is used in reverse, it is entirely possible to transform humans into humanoid forms. In fact, the consciousness uploading technology of the Resistance Moon and the prosthetic technology they use are similar to this."
"You've already researched this?" Qin Shan was surprised; Bei Zhai was very efficient.
Tirpitz sighed: "Admiral, do you still remember Banmian?"
Qin Shan slammed his fist in his hand: "Oh, right, him."
Qin Shan then remembered that Ban Mian had previously been forced to be a commander on Free Earth. After being captured, he served as a guinea pig for a period of time. The North Carolina had all the data on what could be studied from him. Now that they had directly obtained the industrial star system of the Resistance Moon, even if it was just outdated production capacity, the technology was still universal, so they could naturally research some things.
"I wonder what Banmian is doing right now. Oh well, everyone has their own life. Since the humanoid technology is safe for us to use, let's just let it work!"
"Yes, Admiral, I'll organize production right away."
"By the way, is there any way to get into the humanoid quantum network?"
Qin Shan was simply curious about who was plotting something in the dark. If this matter was too big for him to handle, then he would take the ship girls and make a hasty retreat, completely sealing off World Two, and then try to explore its depths when he was strong enough.
"The encryption of quantum networks is very high. We need the key, or we can forcibly use supernatural powers to infiltrate them. We just don't know if the mastermind behind them will find out. They are in the dark, and we cannot measure their power."
"It is indeed quite tricky."
At that moment, Yubari suddenly suggested, "Admiral, why don't we just go and acquire the alien technology from World Two?"
"Taking it directly to the root cause, hmm, that's a good approach to solving the problem."
The most mysterious black technology in World Two is technology from extraterrestrial civilizations. It's not just humanoid technology, but also many other random things. Currently, what various countries have shown is only the more stable technological achievements that they can control. Even so, the Mind Map technology still retains some technological black boxes that even humans themselves have not discovered.
The design and production of humanoid figures are all right under our noses, but they've managed to use this opportunity to their advantage, and may even go public through a shell company in the future.
What is that hidden computing power doing? It's really intriguing.
It's no exaggeration to say that if Qin Shan hadn't suddenly appeared in this world and accidentally uncovered the secret of humanoids, the humans of this world probably wouldn't have known the reason until the humanoids collectively rebelled.
So, don't put things of unknown origin in your mouth. Getting a stomachache is a minor issue; what if you get parasites?
After adjustments by Kitazaki and Yubari, a brand-new tactical doll was born. However, during this process, Qin Shan once again had a flash of inspiration and came up with a brilliant idea.
The essence of this idea comes from the most unsolvable black technology—the system.
The system that gave Qin Shan the ability to summon ship girls has always been the biggest technological black box surrounding him. No one knows exactly where it came from, but it must be acknowledged that its existence has brought Qin Shan a lot of convenience and provided a great deal of assistance. This assistance is not only inherent to the system itself, but also extends to the system's built-in functions, such as network communication.
Don't forget, Qin Shan's system can have subsystems, just like the central bank has branches. Now each ship girl has a subsystem. The subsystem only has basic communication and transmission functions, but it is still very powerful.
Most importantly, the network built by the system is latency-free, interference-free, and can span the world. Does that mean that if a bunch of remote-controlled robots were used instead, operators could remotely control these intelligent combat units from a safe rear location? As long as production capacity can keep up, Qinshan will never lack soldiers for combat.
Of course, the cost of remotely controlling a human body is relatively high. Even with mapping control, achieving a certain level of precision requires a venue and auxiliary equipment. For example, a remote-controlled exoskeleton can be precise down to each finger. Even more advanced technologies include things like consciousness uploading in Sword Art Online or isekai games.
Aside from these technical challenges, there are also compatibility testing issues with the ship girl system itself. But why not create remote-controlled combat units like tanks and let operators control them on the battlefield like in a game? Not only would the cost be low, but they could also be mass-produced easily, and operators could even control multiple units remotely. There's also the option of keyboard and mouse controls. Everyone's played first-person shooter games, right? Using software engineering to handle basic movement, jumping, picking up items, changing outfits, running, prone, and crouching would be a real-life version of the Fourth Calamity.
This is promising, extremely promising! Fast forward to the moment when players transform into the Fourth Calamity and wreak havoc on the battlefield!
"Beizhai, what do you think of this? Is it feasible?"
Tirpitz said with some surprise, "The Admiral's imagination is truly extraordinary, but as long as the system's network allows us to use it in this way and it is effectively compatible, theoretically there should be no problem."
"In that case, let's give it a try!"
Section 132: Ah Zhong Unleashes His True Self!
For the military, battle-hardened veterans are always a rare breed, since most new recruits die in their very first real combat.
Stalingrad agreed.
On the battlefield, the margin for error is only life or death; there is no middle ground. However, the development of the times has given people another option.
Hey there, check out drones! They're reliable and loyal wingmen.
Qin Shan wanted to take this standard a step further, turning loyal wingmen into the main force on the battlefield, while the real pilots were in safe positions in the rear, preferably dispersed. If playing the game could be like remotely controlling the war, then exchanging steel for life on the battlefield would be a sure win.
Especially given Qinshan's overwhelming advantage in quality warfare, using one's strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses is the most fundamental and authentic aesthetic of warfare.
Han Xin commanded his troops, the more the better.
Thanks to the efforts of Tirpitz and Yubari, the first batch of results was quickly produced. However, even with the simplified remote-controlled robot, there was still a learning curve for the operators.
The battlefield environment is complex and ever-changing. The physics engine in the real world doesn't play by the rules. If it doesn't work, it doesn't work. If it crashes, it crashes. There is absolutely no way to correct the course. All the consequences must be borne by the operator. And this is under the condition of operating a small robot. If it were a behemoth like a warship, even with a bunch of AI assistance, problems might still occur. You can't play World of Warships in the real world.
What, you're asking about War Thunder?
When did you get the illusion that War Thunder has a realistic physics engine?
For example, something like warships bumping into each other on the battlefield.