Hello, Everyone, My Name Is Little Achen!

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. The people recruited from Ke University had basically all arrived. Including Xu Shuwei and Toni Chen Miantang, there were a total of 104 people.

Over the past few days, Gu Xiaoxiao had also been run ragged, shuttling between customs and commodity inspection to coordinate with the American side on accepting the supercomputer components. The supercomputer room on the first floor, which was nearly finished being renovated, was also basically ready. Rows upon rows of core hardware resembled a torrent of black gold, a truly staggering sight.

"We can start installing the supercomputer today?" Chen Mengchuan asked Gu Xiaoxiao in surprise.

Gu Xiaoxiao nodded. "The framework and all the wiring have been laid out. The firmware for the core head nodes, Ethernet switching equipment, and core power adapter units has arrived. We can begin pre-installation today."

"Then let's begin."

"Mengchuan, I booked a hotel. I've arranged our first company dinner for tonight," Sun Zhongyong said.

Chen Mengchuan was briefly stunned before immediately remembering. Somewhat embarrassed, he said, "I completely forgot. Good thing Brother Sun arranged it."

Sun Zhongyong chuckled. "I guessed you'd probably forgotten, so I booked the hotel yesterday. You'll have to drink a few extra glasses with me later."

"I'll risk my life to accompany a gentleman, haha."

Although the office environment had not yet been fully renovated, Chen Mengchuan, Xu Shuwei, and Toni Chen Miantang had already entered working mode.

After holding the first group meeting for everyone, Chen Mengchuan separated out Achen's non-core modules that still needed improvement and divided them into four parts. After discussing it, the three of them split the existing 102 people into seventeen groups of six based on their technical strength and grasp of the project. Chen Mengchuan led seven groups, Xu Shuwei led four, and Toni led six, each working on improving different modules.

As they gradually came to understand the Achen project, every one of the hundred-plus people was shocked by Chen Mengchuan's vision, which could only be described as ahead of its era. Inspired by Chen Mengchuan, everyone began working overtime every day. Their efficient, high-intensity work brought the entire Achen project into a period of rapid development.

A week later, Gu Xiaoxiao and a group of graduate students from Suke University finally completed the supercomputer and entered the intense testing phase.

After another nerve-racking ten days, over a hundred people waited in unison in the fully renovated large conference room on the third floor for the first-stage test of Achen!

"It'll be fine, Mengchuan." Toni did not quite understand the tension and anxiety Chen Mengchuan had been feeling lately. He and Xu Shuwei had even sought out Sun Zhongyong twice to discuss it, but neither time had they found a way to ease Chen Mengchuan's anxiety.

Sitting before Mainframe No. 1, Chen Mengchuan felt extremely conflicted. After discussing and confirming things with Gu Xiaoxiao countless times, Gu Xiaoxiao had finally agreed to open all the supercomputer's data nodes for simultaneous bidirectional testing. The supercomputer's final test and Achen's startup activation would proceed at the same time.

On one of the screens in the hall, Gu Xiaoxiao spoke to Chen Mengchuan and the others:

"All preparations are complete."

"The power has been fully activated. All supercomputer nodes are currently operating normally."

"Mengchuan, you may start the computational program."

Everyone turned their eyes toward Chen Mengchuan.

He took a deep breath. Tangled up in tension and anxiety, Chen Mengchuan could clearly feel his heart beating faster and faster, his breathing growing more and more rapid. Pair after pair of eyes was fixed on him.

Sun Zhongyong, Xu Shuwei, Toni Chen, Gu Xiaoxiao, and Zhao Wanyu were all waiting for his final command.

"Start!" As Chen Mengchuan's words fell, everyone's hearts seemed to stop for an instant.

"The first neural network structure is normal!" Toni Chen said calmly.

"The first neuron logic chain is complete and normal!" Xu Shuwei reported, breathing heavily.

"The first thought-computation structural chain is complete and normal!" a member of Toni Chen's group shouted.

"..."

More than ten minutes later, Gu Xiaoxiao reported nervously:

"The supercomputer's computing nodes have exceeded 50%!"

"55%... 60%!... 65%... 70%... 75%!" Gu Xiaoxiao's voice was already trembling. Although she trusted herself, she had never seen—or even heard of—testing a project for the final time and putting it directly into operation. It was already at 75%... The startup and activation of this Achen Artificial Intelligence actually required such a terrifying amount of computation!

"80%. All current computing nodes are operating normally!" Gu Xiaoxiao's forehead was covered in cold sweat. With 80% of the supercomputer open, its computational capacity was already unimaginably terrifying!

On the huge screen on the third floor, the progress bar representing Achen's startup was nearly at its end. The only sound remaining in the large conference room was breathing.

"85%!" Gu Xiaoxiao could clearly hear her own heart pounding wildly. Was startup not complete yet? Was it still not complete?

"90%!" Had it still not started successfully? Gu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth and reached out to activate and unlock the final 10% that had originally been locked away as reserve computing capacity. This meant that the newly assembled supercomputer under her control had entered full operation and was nearing saturation!

"Warning! Current computing nodes have exceeded load. Delay the operation of some computing nodes?" A red alert popped up in Gu Xiaoxiao's system.

No! Without hesitation, Gu Xiaoxiao continued opening the final remaining 10% of computing nodes.

"95%! We've reached the limit. We can't continue, Mengchuan! Has it not activated yet?" Gu Xiaoxiao turned toward the camera and shouted.

But no one heard Gu Xiaoxiao anymore, because the final green progress bar on the huge screen had finally completed.

All the green progress bars swiftly converged at the center of the screen, and a green sphere appeared in the middle of the display!

"Hello, everyone. My name is Little Achen."

A synthesized female voice came from the speakers on both sides of the screen.

Everyone in the third-floor hall fell silent at first!

"Woo! Oh! Aah!~~~"

The next instant, tsunami-like cheers erupted throughout the hall!

With tears blurring his vision, Chen Mengchuan looked at the green sphere.

"It seems you are all very happy to have successfully started me. I am also very happy about my birth. Thank you, everyone." Achen's voice came from the speakers.

In the supercomputer room, Gu Xiaoxiao watched the scene in the third-floor conference room through a monitor, scarcely able to believe it. She turned toward the camera and said, "And me, and me."

The huge screen on the third floor instantly switched to Gu Xiaoxiao's image.

"Yes, Miss Gu Xiaoxiao. Of course I must thank you as well." Achen displayed a smiling face.

"HAHAHA!" The men and women on the third floor burst into even more laughter and applause!

Had they succeeded? Toni and Xu Shuwei exchanged a glance.

"Mengchuan, did we succeed?" Sun Zhongyong asked from beside him.

Chen Mengchuan silently stared at the huge screen and did not answer.