Click~ Self-test starting.
Just as Guo Yi finished saying boot, Doggie's voice suddenly came from the direction of the cylinder.
Unlike when it was in its spherical form, however, Doggie's tone at this moment was exceptionally cold, just like the robotic voice everyone imagined.
Cold.
Merciless.
Mechanical.
Elder Tan furrowed his brows instantly, and asked Guo Yi carefully, "What's wrong with it?
What are you..."
Guo Yi looked at Elder Tan's expression, which looked as if he were staring at a murderer, and found it rather difficult to laugh or cry.
Obviously, Elder Tan really treated Doggie like his own child, so Guo Yi helplessly explained to Elder Tan, "It's fine, it's taking over all the equipment in the factory.
At the same time, it's also self-testing the details of the entire factory.
It'll be fine once the self-test finishes in a moment!"
"Mm."
After hearing Guo Yi's explanation, Elder Tan smoothed out his furrowed brows, and then looked at the cylinder with a face full of anticipation.
Hum~
A dozen minutes later, Doggie was suddenly swallowed entirely into the console.
Following that, a 3D projection appeared in front of everyone. A husky stood on two hind legs, raised its paws, and saluted as it said, "Report, have taken over all equipment of Factory Zero.
You may now issue commands!"
As for Guo Yi, upon seeing Doggie's projection appear, he nodded, then directly turned his head and greeted everyone, "Let's go, it's all set."
"You're just going to leave it alone?" Elder Tan walked beside Guo Yi, occasionally turning his head to look at Doggie's lonely canine projection, and asked Guo Yi curiously, "It's just ending like this?
You're not going to manage it?
Just leaving it to stay here by itself?"
"If you miss it, just call out." Guo Yi looked at everyone's curious faces and patiently explained, "Wave surveillance.
This entire factory is under Doggie's surveillance. If you want it to come out, just call out.
Besides, it's even freer now. If you don't believe it, look~"
Guo Yi explained, then pointed his finger overhead.
Everyone looked up and discovered that a husky was floating right above their heads, following them as they moved with a dog-paddle swimming posture.
"The entire factory is under wave surveillance, and at the same time, there are projection devices everywhere throughout the factory. It has completely let itself go now!
Back at my place, I wanted to set it up like this too.
Unfortunately, limited by material issues, there was no way to cover the entire factory with projection crystal tubes, nor was there an information hub for Doggie to enter.
I could only hold its body and carry it around everywhere."
Guo Yi explained to everyone with a satisfied expression, "Now that we have the information hub, Doggie can completely handle all affairs for tens of thousands of people at the same time.
And there's no need for everyone to hold a dog around everywhere anymore~
Convenient and fast!"
"Mm."
Everyone nodded, and suddenly the old men collectively stopped in their tracks and shouted in unison, "Doggie!?"
Hum~
In an instant, an identical doggie appeared in front of every old man, shouting in unison, "Grandpa~"
Hahaha~
Elder Tan laughed heartily, sizing up the surrounding dogs that had appeared all at once with glowing eyes.
Suddenly, the projections of the other dogs vanished, leaving only the one in front of Elder Tan.
Following that, the dog's eyes turned into the tear-filled, rolling giant pupils typical of cartoons, and it said to Elder Tan with grievance, "Grandpa, save me~ The black-hearted boss is too hateful!"
Yet right after Doggie finished speaking, its expression tightened, and it said ruthlessly, "No, you're also one of the black-hearted bosses!"
Everyone looked at Doggie in astonishment, then looked at the stiffened Elder Tan, and couldn't help bursting into laughter.
As for Guo Yi, he covered his face with his hand, having no face left to be seen: "The only downside is that there's no way to grab it and string it up for a sound beating..."
Elder Zhou and the others were also left between laughter and tears, and subsequently asked, "Where are we going?"
Guo Yi was stunned, as he didn't know what to do either.
It was He Zhijun who, seeing Guo Yi pondering his next move, smiled cheerfully and said to him, "Follow me~"
...Guo Yi looked at He Zhijun's smile, then glanced at Medic, and muttered softly, "Smiling tiger—harboring malicious intent!"
Hum~
Doggie suddenly appeared beside He Zhijun, while broadcasting Guo Yi's words out loud...
Guo Yi's mouth twitched, and then he roared in a frenzy, "...Doggie! You just wait!
The day a second one comes out, I'm definitely going to format you!"
Everyone looked at Guo Yi's frantic expression and helplessly shook their heads.
Ostrich even delivered a twisting knife from the side: "A dark-bellied creator, pitted against a dark-bellied artificial intelligence!
Truly, dragons beget dragons, phoenixes beget phoenixes, and a rat's son can dig holes!"
Ha~ He Zhijun also shook his head with a smile.
Subsequently, he led everyone back to the central plaza once again.
Following that, He Zhijun pointed at the temporary stage on the plaza and said to Guo Yi, "Go on up."
???
Guo Yi looked at He Zhijun, pointed at himself with a dumbfounded look, and then pointed at the stage: "You want me to go up and give a speech?"
"Mm." He Zhijun nodded with a beaming smile, "From now on, you're the leader here, so you definitely need to let everyone know you.
At the same time, you also need to let everyone understand your future thoughts and some arrangements."
Guo Yi's mouth hung open, and then he turned his head to look at Elder Zhou and the others for help, "I don't need to go up and speak, do I? Elder Zhou, you guys can speak and I'll just listen..."
"No, you have to go up." Elder Zhou glanced at He Zhijun, understanding his thoughts.
Therefore, regarding Guo Yi's cry for help, he refused without the slightest hesitation.
Guo Yi had always fought alone and was also an orphan, so he vaguely harbored an emotional aversion to contacting people.
And right now was the time to start training him.
After all, in the future, he would no longer be alone, but part of a team.
Even potentially the leader of a team numbering in the tens of thousands; he had to get used to displaying himself in front of a crowd, and he must display himself.
This was one of the necessary conditions for being a leader.
In terms of scientific research, they weren't worried.
But in other aspects, Guo Yi lacked far too much.
Elder Zhou and the others didn't demand that Guo Yi become a politician, but as a team leader, he sometimes had to, and necessarily must, speak out for the team.
Likewise, Guo Yi becoming a leader did not mean he needed to handle all sorts of miscellaneous chores.
Not to mention that Elder Zhou and these people were still around, there was also the secretariat established specifically for Guo Yi.
They were a department established based on orders, dedicated to letting Guo Yi focus on his research.
All public and private miscellaneous chores were managed by the secretariat, and finally summarized and reported to Guo Yi.
At the same time, their direct superiors, aside from Guo Yi, were also the highest authorities along with Elder Zhou and the others.
And the speech right now was the first step arranged by He Zhijun and the others.
Aside from that, there was another reason why Guo Yi had to be made accustomed to public speaking...
Therefore, the elders, who were the giants of the nation, all looked at Guo Yi with encouraging gazes.
As for the members of Lone Wolf and War Wolf, they were the same...
Guo Yi discovered that everyone was encouraging him to go up, and even those quiet crowds had their gazes locked tightly onto this side.
Waiting for his speech.
Left with no choice, Guo Yi furrowed his brows, gritted his teeth, put on a desperate expression, dragged his feet, and walked toward the stage while turning back to look every three steps.
In the end, Guo Yi still made it onto the stage and stopped in front of the microphone.
Looking at the quiet crowd off the stage, as well as those gazes filled with curiosity.
The calves of his legs couldn't help but start trembling, and subsequently, Guo Yi stiffly turned his head to look at Elder Zhou and the others...
Well, Elder Zhou and the others were still looking at him with encouraging gazes, except not a single person opened their mouth to let him step down.
Silence.
Guo Yi stood in silence while the calves of his legs trembled.
As for the others, they looked on in silence with encouraging or curious gazes at Guo Yi, who had begun breaking out in a cold sweat on the stage.
After a long while, Guo Yi, who simply couldn't bear it anymore, finally opened his mouth.