"Small Step Trial and Error!" Xiang Xiaotong said. "For the parts of the Sea Monster's neural network that we can't understand, let's make bold guesses! We'll design every result into chips and Brain-like Computers, then have the factories produce them and see how they perform!"
"So... we just try things blindly?" Song He asked, stunned. "How much money will that burn?"
"Of course it'll burn money, but there's no other path forward." Xiang Xiaotong's gaze was sharp. "Occupying the Moon is worth it, no matter how much money we burn!"
Song He frowned. Even if they only produced a prototype Mini Supercomputer, the money this plan would consume would be terrifying. It might even be enough to build a subway line in Yemo City!
What his teacher said wasn't wrong. Occupying the Moon was more important than anything else. Whoever occupied it first would have a legal basis for claiming lunar territory. No matter how international affairs rose and fell in the future, they would have grounds to hold that land for the next few centuries.
But after thinking it over, Song He still shook his head.
"Teacher, you can follow your trial-and-error route. I'll focus on cramming more mathematics! I believe I'm capable of filling in most of my mathematical knowledge within four months, then I'll spend the final month making the supercomputer!" Song He said firmly.
"You brat... what a bold, reckless outlaw!" Xiang Xiaotong stared at him for a moment before saying sternly, "Trial and error burns money, but it's more stable. There's no way to predict how much progress you'll make in mathematics. What if you make no progress at all in four months? Are you gambling?"
"It's fine, Teacher. You alone are enough for the trial and error. Whether I join or not won't make