The sunlit living room was bright, and the old man and young man sat in silence, each thinking about a different problem. For a time, the room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, with only the cooling fan of Mo Jingchun's laptop humming.
Chen Xihe was silent for a while before looking up at Mo Jingchun. With a serious expression, he said, "Mo Jingchun, do you know? Compared with civilian applications, this is even more suitable for military use."
This time, Chen Xihe had called Mo Jingchun by his full name instead of Xiao Chun. It was clear how much the algorithm Mo Jingchun had designed had shocked him.
Had Mo Jingchun never considered military applications? No! On the contrary, he had understood the military value of the Attitude Balance Algorithm from the very beginning. And it was not limited to the Attitude Balance Algorithm. In fact, nearly all the algorithms within the AI Smart Butler could better demonstrate their value in military applications, because the Smart Butler's algorithms were inherently more advanced than those of this era.
Of course, Mo Jingchun did not dare claim that all of them were a hundred percent more advanced. Military algorithms were at least one or two major versions ahead of civilian ones. Still, he could be certain that the vast majority of the algorithms contained in the Smart Butler were more advanced than existing algorithms.
Even the most common sorting algorithms were no exception. The sorting algorithm designed using the brand-new sorting methods in Mo Jingchun's mind could sort the same set of data in less time, with lower time and space complexity.
Although Mo Jingchun had considered military applications, he had no way to contact the military. It was not as if he could simply run to the entrance of some military district and say, "I designed a powerful Attitude Balance Algorithm. Do you want to use it?"
Mo Jingchun believed that if he really did that, he would either be treated as a lunatic or interrogated about his purpose.
When something of unknown origin inexplicably came knocking, whether it was an algorithm or something else, who could guarantee that there was no problem with it? Who would dare use it?
Besides, Mo Jingchun needed money. It was impossible for every advanced technology to be given to the military first, only becoming available for civilian use after the military had replaced it with something more advanced.
To be honest, Mo Jingchun was a selfish person. That was not what he wanted.
If only some technologies were required to be used by the military first, with civilian applications either delayed or restricted, Mo Jingchun could accept that.
In fact, Mo Jingchun had underestimated the tolerance of his great nation. Xia Nation was no longer the backward country it had once been. It was now a major power with absolute influence around the globe.
Xia Nation strongly encouraged technological innovation among the people and even continued subsidizing companies that innovated and explored new technologies.
Just like Da Jiang, the undisputed leader of the drone industry.
As a private company, it had managed to develop drones more advanced than those researched by the military of every country. Even harder for foreign countries to accept was that Da Jiang's drones could be mass-produced, while their costs were lower than those of every other nation.
After a long silence, Mo Jingchun finally said, "Teacher, I know what you're worried about. How about this?"
"If you can crack the algorithm software I've packaged, I'll agree to provide it to the country's military for the time being. On the other hand, if you can't crack it within a week, I hope you'll support me in putting the Attitude Balance Algorithm into civilian use. Don't worry—the version used in civilian products will be a reduced version. Apart from adjusting the attitude of the Smart Anti-Shake Spoon, it won't support any other attitude adjustments."
The moment Mo Jingchun finished speaking, Chen Xihe was ecstatic. Wasn't this simply another way of telling him that military use could take priority?
With the institute's influence, was there any fear that they could not crack the encryption? Was this not underestimating a great nation filled with talented people—and also underestimating Xia Nation's supercomputers?
"Good! Good! Good!" Chen Xihe happily said "good" three times in a row.
Seeing Academician Chen happy, Mo Jingchun was happy too. He just wondered whether Academician Chen would feel terribly disappointed after discovering that the packaged algorithm could not be cracked by brute force in a short time.
However, Mo Jingchun was not worried that the encrypted Attitude Balance Algorithm might really be cracked by accident.
If it truly got cracked, then so be it. Mo Jingchun would instead feel relieved.
If Xia Nation's researchers could crack it, that meant the other major powers, and even some minor countries, could crack it as well. That was absolutely not something Mo Jingchun wanted to see.
Once another country cracked it, the Attitude Balance Algorithm would be no different from an open-source project.
By then, Mo Jingchun's dream of making money from the Attitude Balance Algorithm would collapse along with it.
But if Xia Nation accidentally cracked it, the result would be completely different.
It would have changed from civilian to military use. Although Mo Jingchun had never mentioned compensation from beginning to end, he knew that once it became a military technology, there would certainly be compensation beyond money—some compensation he could not see.
That was precisely why Mo Jingchun had not mentioned compensation.
If they could not crack it, there was no basis for discussing compensation. If they did crack it, Academician Chen would fight for greater compensation on Mo Jingchun's behalf without him needing to say a word.
Knock, knock, knock~
Hearing the knock, Chen Xihe and Chen Xihe simultaneously turned toward the door.
Li Na stood in the doorway, holding Candy, who was eating strawberries. "Old Chen, Mo Jingchun, it's already noon. I cooked some noodles, and they're ready. Eat first, then rest before continuing the discussion."
How could Chen Xihe still have the appetite to eat? At that moment, he only wanted to hurry to the research institute, conduct practical equipment tests, and ask the others to crack Mo Jingchun's encrypted Attitude Balance Algorithm.
As he closed the laptop and put it into a black bag, Chen Xihe smiled and said to Li Na, "Girl, I'm in a hurry to go to the research institute, so I won't eat. You and Xiao Chun eat more."
Watching Academician Chen hurry away, Li Na looked at Mo Jingchun, her eyes seemingly asking what had happened.
Mo Jingchun shrugged without offering any explanation.
In Li Na's eyes, however, that became: I don't know either. Maybe something came up at Old Chen's research institute.
"Eat your noodles. You didn't even eat breakfast this morning before running over here. You're almost starving to death, and you still expect your teacher to cook for you."
Li Na shoved Candy directly into Mo Jingchun's arms, picked up the bowl of noodles that had already been served, and began eating in big mouthfuls.
At the dining table, Mo Jingchun held his little sister and lowered his head to eat noodles. The little girl hugged her milk bottle, but her eyes remained fixed on the noodles in Mo Jingchun's bowl.
"How did it go? Did you ask about all your problems?" Li Na asked casually, appearing indifferent.
Mo Jingchun nodded. "Academician Chen solved all my problems and even gave me some suggestions for improvement. I'll make some more improvements over the next two days, then I can buy customized components and try assembling it."
"It costs money? Do you have enough? Do you want Na Jie to invest in you? Let me tell you, Na Jie is a little rich girl from the Capital City. People call me Na Jie!"
Mo Jingchun felt a warm glow inside. She called it an investment, but she was really worried that he lacked money. As for being a little rich girl from the Capital City, Mo Jingchun ignored that completely.
He could brag too.
"Na Jie, I really don't lack money in the short term."
PS: Thanks to Sha Na Xue Wu Hen, Gu Du Yu Gong, and Liu Lang De Feng for the generous rewards. (˝ᗢ̈˝)
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