Materials Production Workshop

Guo Yi's dormitory.

He Zhijun and the other two had left, and Elder Zhou had left even earlier.

Only Guo Yi remained.

"Doggy, come out!"

"Pant pant pant~"

As soon as he spoke, Doggy instantly appeared before Guo Yi.

It squatted on the ground, its tongue hanging out. Even more exaggerated was its tail, which wagged left and right like a real dog's.

It even seemed to be leaving afterimages?!

Guo Yi stared at the afterimages of Doggy's tail for a moment, rubbed his eyes, and then said exasperatedly, "What's the meaning of just pasting a picture? Do you think I'm blind?

Never mind, bring up the list of factory logistics personnel, and select the twenty people with the highest education."

"Whoosh~"

As soon as Guo Yi finished speaking, a list appeared above Doggy's head.

The list displayed the avatars, names, educational backgrounds, and other basic information of twenty people, arranged from top to bottom. Clicking on them would reveal detailed resumes.

"Tsk tsk tsk, as expected of Rabbit.

Young, handsome, and smart. It's no wonder he's collected so many~

With this batch, all of them will end up with me. I bet those marshals and leaders are heartbroken..."

Guo Yi muttered softly as he carefully reviewed each person's major and background: This one is so handsome~ Wow, this one isn't bad either~ Just like the readers who reached this point...

The reason for using academic qualifications and background as the criteria for selection and ranking wasn't Guo Yi's prejudice against education, nor was he looking for people with connections.

He was simply using this information to assess suitable student group leaders.

As for why he didn't consider character and morality?

Just understand the political review required to enter this place.

Do people who can come here still need to consider these things?

High academic qualifications, on the other hand, represent that this person has better learning ability, concentration, memory, and so on compared to others.

As for those who obtained high academic qualifications through talent, that situation is also not considered.

After all, in Guo Yi's view, he knew very well what so-called talent truly entailed.

Besides, under the same conditions, if others obtained high academic qualifications, it could only mean that their ability to endure pain and their effort far surpassed others.

After all, aren't games more fun?

Or are girlfriends not "moist"?

As for background, it was considered from two aspects.

One is that the lower the background, the higher the academic qualifications, meaning that this person's effort and perseverance far exceeded those with good backgrounds.

After all, people with good backgrounds can have various tutoring classes to assist them, while those with poor backgrounds rely on talent or effort.

Another aspect is related to knowledge inheritance.

As for the specifics...

"Doggy, immediately notify these twenty people to go to the Materials Production Workshop control room."

After a period of searching, Guo Yi stretched lazily and then headed out to the Materials Production Workshop on the third floor.

He Zhijun, Elder Zhou, and the others might not be around for the next few days. If he didn't settle the issue of the large-scale lecture now, would he really just obediently give speeches as they suggested?

What's the big deal about Gundam compared to the problem of holding a large-scale lecture?

And those twenty people chosen by Guo Yi were thus startled by a Husky.

Some people were walking when suddenly a Husky that could speak human language, stood on its hind legs, and had its front paws behind its back appeared before them. Anyone would tremble a few times.

There were even some more unfortunate ones...

Imagine this: you're in the middle of taking care of your physiological needs, and suddenly this scene appears. It would be a miracle if you didn't accidentally blow up your own gun or shove it into your own backside.

Therefore, by the time the twenty people arrived at the control room of the third-floor Materials Production Workshop, their expressions were all somewhat off.

Especially a few people whose faces were not only unpleasant but also a little pale, and their walking posture was slightly awkward.

Guo Yi, on the other hand, had been sitting in the control room the entire time, facing the workshop and with his back to everyone else.

Only after everyone had arrived did he turn around and cough, "Uh, you are the logistics student group leaders I've selected for priority training.

Next, we'll proceed directly to the first lesson."

Guo Yi spoke somewhat stiffly to the others, his eyes constantly drifting around instead of looking directly at the twenty people: "You guys get familiar with this first, and then you'll teach the other logistics personnel how to produce the materials needed by the factory in batches.

As for how to divide into batches and who the students are, you can discuss it amongst yourselves..."

"Line up, eyes right, eyes forward, stand at ease."

"Clap clap clap clap clap~ Clap~"

Before Guo Yi could finish speaking, someone in the now less sparse crowd, who held the highest military rank, immediately gave orders upon hearing Guo Yi's words.

After a rhythmic sound, the crowd instantly formed two perfectly straight lines. Then, with feet apart and hands behind their backs, left hand gripping the right wrist, they looked at Guo Yi with solemn and serious expressions.

"Gulp~"

Guo Yi swallowed, looking at the crowd with a complicated expression.

Why did this atmosphere make him so uncomfortable?

It was too serious and proper…

Then, under their focused, resolute gazes and the infectious atmosphere, Guo Yi put away his slightly shy expression and said seriously, "First, this is the control room for the entire Materials Production Workshop.

The screens in front of you can display the production line status according to your commands.

The full name of our production line is the Variable Multi-Type Combination Production Line.

Its characteristics are the same as its name; they can produce different types and volumes according to your arrangements.

What you need to do is very simple, and also very tiring…"

"Snap~"

Guo Yi, who was explaining, suddenly startled them.

Their previously at-ease stance instantly changed to being as rigid as standing spears.

Forced and helpless, Guo Yi quietly said, "Uh, can you guys not be so serious? I… I'm not used to it…"

"Report!"

"...Go ahead."

"This is a matter of discipline and habit, please don't mind it and continue your explanation."

Guo Yi rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on: Are they trying to hurt each other?

"Hoo~ I'll continue then, but don't suddenly move like that to scare me again." Guo Yi exhaled, then continued to say seriously, "What you need to do is control the production lines and arrange them according to the materials we require.

Normally, you just need to arrange them based on the size and properties of the production materials.

For example: the outer shells of Gundams and Space Battleships.

These are large-volume solid materials, so you will need to arrange two to four production lines to merge and produce them.

As for the Nutrition Bars, they are liquid to solid, and small in volume, so you will only need half a production line.

It's simple, but at the same time, it's tiring.

It's simple because you only need to adjust priorities and allocate production lines according to the material requirements.

It's tiring because it's boring, mentally tiring.

After arranging the production lines, you need to pay attention to whether any production line data turns red.

When it turns red, stop the operation, let the system self-check, and then fine-tune and reset according to the self-check results.

Do you have any other questions?"

"..."

"Uh, seriously." Guo Yi looked at the silent crowd, feeling a bit helpless, and could only open his mouth to explain, "Don't hold back if you have questions.

These are just the first steps in your learning process, don't just know what to do but not why.

You must understand why you are doing this, because you will also have to teach others."

"Report."

"...Speak."

"Given your technological level, you can achieve fully automated production. Why do you need people to supervise it?

In the future universe, will we also need manual labor for material production?"

"Don't think about it. Full automation requires a separate Strong Artificial Intelligence for supervision.

Otherwise, ordinary artificial intelligence can only rigidly follow the production plan priorities.

It won't optimize things like production line wear and tear, or production efficiency."

Guo Yi looked at the confused crowd and explained carefully, "Let me give you an example: Gundam armor requires E-carbon, and the combination production line takes 15 minutes. It also requires additional heat-resistant and shaping equipment.

However, its next task is to produce clothing, which requires separating the production line, cooling down the equipment, and dismantling the equipment, only to reassemble it later.

The time consumed and the wear and tear on the production lines and special equipment—isn't that money?

Besides, the Strong Artificial Intelligence currently available is only the husky you see there. It also needs to help produce Gundams, control multiple factory subsystems, perform experimental calculations, and so on.

All of this requires computing power. Even though it's a Strong Artificial Intelligence, it still has its limits!

Automation is only about reducing human labor in unnecessary repetitive, assembly-line tasks; it doesn't mean it can completely replace people.

Moreover, some faults still require manual repair."

"Report."

"...Speak."

"What kind of faults require manual repair, and how should we do it?"

"..."

"We'll talk about that later. For now, watch me operate.

I need to produce your necessities, so watch me work."