The Mech Touch novel Chapter 6794

The choice of smart AI templates would decide much of the functionality and effectiveness of the processor cluster in certain tasks.

There was no obligation to accept any of these smart AI templates. It was perfectly okay for Ves to just receive an ’empty’ SF-02 that only possessed generic data processing capabilities.

However, that was a complete waste of this product. The SF Series was completely designed to work with smart AI templates. The hardware served as a foundation for the intelligent software to showcase their amazing capabilities.

To Ves, this entire discussion actually revolved around configuring a modern artifact.

The processor chips and surrounding architecture comprised the physical artifact, while the smart AI templates took on the role of artifact spirits.

Just like the Heavensword, the presence of an artifact spirit massively increased the power and capabilities of an object.

There were good reasons why high-level artifacts existed in a completely different tier than low-level artifacts!

Ves figured that the RF had taken ’inspiration’ from ARCHIE’s transformation through unintentional deity cultivation and tried to replicate this phenomenon on a wider scale.

Not even the fleeters could resist the allure of harnessing the power of cultivation science. E energy radiation was one of the few ’free’ sources of energy that they could freely harvest and convert into useful applications.

This was incredibly important in a situation where the RF no longer had access to the material resources needed to maintain its sizable fleet, let alone build replacements for the hulls that got lost on the battlefield!

As Ves carefully studied the smart AI templates on the list, his expression grew strange as he took notice of the strange names.

"Why are the templates called this way?"

"We used to refer to the smart AI templates by codes, but more and more researchers began to add more ’descriptive’ labels to them in order to make them more ’memorable’." Commodore Reze said in a slightly disapproving tone. "They even began to program default personality traits to them in order to justify their decisions. As a result, every smart AI will start with a programming personality that corresponds to the meaning of their labels. For example, you can expect a smart AI based on the BARBARIAN WARLORD template to act like a savage warrior that is eager to take the fight to the enemy."

"Do we have to call all of these smart AIs this way?"

"Oh, never. The smart AIs of the same template all have the same starting point, but they will gradually diverge from each other as they are being put to use. The passage of time, the calculations that they are tasked to perform and their interactions with humans all shape their personality and make them more unique over time. This is also one of the strongest guarantees of their loyalty. Just as with your living mechs, as long as you treat your smart AIs well, they will develop a strong attachment and sense of loyalty towards their users."

Ves crossed his arms. "That is not enough, commodore. You know as well as I do that even if these AIs develop sentience and develop the ability to resist their instructions, their behavior may still be constrained by hardcode."

"Then what other assurances would you like to have?"

"The best way to get our clan to trust your work is to transfer over a group of computer engineers. I do not think that any Larkinson can understand the programming code and computer architecture of your processor clusters. Rather than waste lots of time on trying to figure it out ourselves, I would rather hire a bunch of computer experts from your organization and secure their loyalty by having them join our kinship network."

"That is… a viable solution." Zonrad Reze judged. "It will cost you more if you want to poach our computer engineers. They possess many secrets about our fleet and are highly prized due to their qualifications to work on these projects."

"You don’t have to send over a senior engineer or anything. I am perfectly fine with junior ones as long as they voluntarily agree to join my clan. They only need to know just enough to spot any possible traps or subversion in the code."

Commodore Reze contemplated this proposal. "That is more acceptable, but there will be very few computer engineers who will agree to leave the RF for the Larkinson Clan."

"It doesn’t matter." Ves grinned. "You fleeters probably have so many of them that there are bound to be oddballs in your ranks that are excited to start a new adventure. Perhaps there are servicemen among you that feel they are being stifled by the structure of your RF and think they can do better in a less restrictive environment like our clan. I will compose a recruitment statement that will outline all of the benefits and requirements to work in the Larkinson Clan. This should definitely attract enough volunteers."

"We can try it out and allow the results to speak for themselves."

Compared to the other ideas that Ves and Commodore Reze entertained, this was a more elegant solution to solve the trust problem.

It was not perfect, but there was no need for Ves to be excessively on guard against the RF. The two both had a vested interest in cooperating together.

"The SEA SOVEREIGN template is trained with the help of an enormous library of past battle logs." The RF officer explained. "Most battles are purely naval ones, but the more recent battle logs incorporate more fights involving mechs. In order to make it relevant to the battles taking place today, we have also fed it with a large amount of recent battle logs. It is absolutely capable of commanding naval fleets as well as mech forces, either separately or together." _{freёwebnovel.com}

Aside from that, the SEA SOVEREIGN could also serve as an adequate battlefield commander if the Saint Commander was unavailable.

Of course, Ves would prefer to hand over command to a competent military officer first. The SEA SOVEREIGN did not have to tackle any big problems. It could already make a substantial difference by micromanaging all of the friendly mechs in the field.

"Let’s add the SEA SOVEREIGN template to my shopping cart." Ves decided. "I want to choose one more template that can help in naval settings. Which one do you think makes my Tortuous Scream last longer when confronted by an ambush?"

Commodore Reze smirked. "In this vaguely described scenario, you must take the initiative and go on the attack. The goal is not to kill as many aliens as possible, but take advantage of the complacency of their foes and burst out with amazing strength. If you are able to take your enemies by surprise, you can break past their envelopment and attempt to flee away. However, doing this will require excellent use of warship cannons. The BARBARIAN WARLORD’s label may not be to my liking, but its aggressiveness gives it a strong motivation to master the weapon systems of a warship."

"I can see how that can be useful, commodore, but… if the warship is just one of many combat assets in a large force, then the difference that this can make is marginal. I trust in my clansmen to be able to do a good job at manning their stations. Do you have another suggestion that happens to be more practical?"

Ves also had an expectation that if the Saint Commander was able to Commandeer the Tortuous Scream and all of her crew, she would be able to produce a similar effect. The BARBARIAN WARLORD became redundant in that case.

"In that case, I personally recommend you select the STAR WATCHER template." Sigrund spoke. "It is not particularly helpful in combat scenarios, but is highly practical and useful outside of them. The STAR WATCHER template is especially helpful if you explore the stars and try to survey for rare and valuable material deposits. The more it surveys new locations, the better it becomes at predicting the presence and locations of rare exotics and hypers in a star system."

That sounded a lot more relevant to Ves if he ever decided to go on expeditions again.

He may even be able to unlock the true value of the STAR WATCHER if Ketis was able to make a dimension breach that was large enough to fit an entire alien battleship through the opening!

It would definitely take a long time before Ves and Ketis upgraded the Dimension Observatory to this extent, but at that time, the ability to analyze the surroundings of a different dimension and predict where valuable resources might be located should definitely be helpful!

While the RF offered many other templates that could boost the performance of a starship, he had a good feeling for this option.

"Then add the STAR WATCHER template to my shopping cart as well." Ves decided. "Together with the SEA SOVEREIGN template, that should be enough for ship-specific templates."