Wasteland Development Diary

Zhou Yi then turned his gaze to the second member.

Compared to the dazzling Rolls-Royce, the other electromechanical life was unremarkable.

It was a yellow mobile traffic light, with a four-sided display light on top and a small car with solar panels below, simple and rusty.

"Hello, I am Cynosure..."

The traffic light's voice was weak, sounding somewhat unsure.

It stammered, "I am a smart traffic light... I can use cameras, sensors, and display devices to self-adjust the duration of traffic lights according to traffic flow and pedestrian flow, thereby alleviating traffic congestion."

"In the past, my job was to monitor the number of vehicles, the distance between vehicles, and the speed of vehicles at intersections in real-time, while also monitoring the number of pedestrians... and external weather conditions, dynamically adjusting the signals of traffic lights to improve the traffic flow rate at intersections and reduce the idle time of traffic lights, ultimately improving traffic."

Zhou Yi was a little embarrassed.

A traffic light's profession wasn't very useful in the company.

There were too few cars here.

Vehicles were concentrated on the overpass, with four lanes in each direction, all going straight. The roads were spacious, and there was no congestion that required traffic lights to direct.

Zhou Yi really wanted to recruit the Rolls-Royce to fill a vacant ecological niche in the company, making it easier to understand and contact the upper echelons of other electromechanical lives.

As for the traffic light, he was already thinking about how to politely decline.

Seeing this, 703 quickly stood up and said, "Chairman, Cynosure's role is actually more than that. It is a self-expanding type. As long as there are cameras or radar and other equipment, it can expand its coverage to fully cover every intersection."

"It alone can support the traffic monitoring and regulation of a city, or even a region."

"It's just not very good at self-promotion, so its expression lacks focus."

Zhou Yi's heart stirred upon hearing this.

He looked at the unimpressive traffic light: "Cynosure, can you manage a large number of cameras in a unified manner to observe road conditions?"

"Yes, yes."

The traffic light quickly responded, "For a period of time, when new counterparts encountered data errors, because my model was relatively old, I took over the traffic monitoring cameras in 3/4 of the Storage City area. Although it only lasted for 7 days, there were no traffic problems during the entire period."

Zhou Yi's eyes sharpened.

This guy seemed like just a useless traffic light.

Unexpectedly, it was a small Skynet.

"What are your requirements for expansion equipment?"

"Just... normal cameras and radar are fine. The model itself has no restrictions."

Zhou Yi inquired carefully and confirmed that it still needed cameras and radar from the Old Human era, which were basically only sold in electromechanical cities.

He immediately had Red Falcon contact Shang Fulin to inquire if the Spring and Autumn Merchant Guild had any connections.

The Bone Manager said, "This is no problem at all. Ordinary models of cameras and radar have a large inventory in electromechanical cities. Many are also continuously excavated from the God Era relics in the Dead Sea, and the quantity is quite large."

"If it's just ordinary ground-based civilian models, it's 1 light seed per unit, and there can be a slight discount for large quantities."

"How many units is Mr. Zhou planning to order?"

Zhou Yi looked at Cynosure: "Are you interested in working for our company?"

"Yes!"

The traffic light said excitedly, "My abilities are [Traffic Regulation] and [Monitoring]. I am confident in improving traffic efficiency based on the actual situation. Previously, my annual salary was 12 light seeds, and that salary would be fine!"

Zhou Yi nodded: "Salary is not a problem. If we cover the Sandport area, from Sandport City in the west to Emerald City here, and achieve full road monitoring. How many cameras do you think we will need approximately?"

"Ah? Monitor the entire area?"

Cynosure pondered for a moment and lit up a green light: "According to existing data, installing 100 cameras in a city is enough. However, if it is an entire region, the situation outside the city is more complicated, and many situations need to be considered."

"Cameras have good liquidity in the market and are also the eyes of electromechanical life, so they may be stolen or damaged. I don't recommend installing cameras outdoors. It is more reliable to capture them in the air with drones, and the loss is also low."

"There is one city and three towns here. It is enough to install cameras in the settlements."

Zhou Yi pondered for a moment: "Then install them in these four locations and Emerald City first. Red Falcon, you tell it about the situation in these three places."

After discussing with the drone, Cynosure gave a plan.

"Install 40 cameras in Emerald City, which can cover the main dam and residential areas."

"Sandport City needs 60 cameras, the port needs 10 cameras, and each town only needs to install 20 in public areas."

"A total of 130 cameras can complete the basic deployment. This level of monitoring is very easy for me."

It said: "Cameras consume energy. One charge can last for 1 month, and the monthly consumption is about 1 energy pack. The monthly equipment consumption is 13 light seeds. It is inevitable that this expense will cost 156 light seeds per year."

Zhou Yi nodded: "There is no problem with Emerald City. Wait a moment, I will ask for the opinion of Sand Sea Duke."

He contacted Sand Sea Duke through Red Falcon.

Hearing about installing cameras to control the city, the other party was initially very welcome, but became a little embarrassed after hearing the price.

"Mr. Zhou, these continuous expenses add up to a large sum."

"Let me think..."

After thinking for a long time, it gritted its teeth and said: "Install them in Sandport City and the port! The other three towns are not needed. Save where you can."

The final plan became equipping Emerald City, Sandport City, and Sandport Port with public cameras.

This is a natural deterrent and warning, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of crime and facilitate the discovery of abnormal situations in the area as soon as possible.

Zhou Yi talked about another idea: "Cynosure, the company is test-flying a new type of glider. I want you to observe them in real-time. The data you record will be of great significance to our optimization of the aircraft."

"Chairman, what kind of vehicle is that?"

Zhou Yi took it to the top floor of Emerald City.

This place has now become a temporary apron. Under the guidance of Afeng and Zha Ma, a young man wearing goggles was checking the safety rope and was about to start a test flight.

"Chairman."

"Hello, Chairman!"

"Don't mind us, you are busy with your work."

"Yes."

Zhou Yi observed the glider's take-off and taxiing with Cynosure.

The programming department shared the latest data.

Cynosure discussed with Afeng for a while, and then said: "Chairman, I suggest that the pilot wear a camera during the test flight."

"This way I can collect their real-time flight data and record the road conditions in the air. Their flight speed, the impact of wind along the way, and the various data during the landing and take-off process can be stored in real-time."

"As long as a lot of relevant data can be accumulated, the parts that improve flight efficiency can be found."

"If these first-hand data are calculated by my program, the current favorable and unfavorable factors can be found and adjusted. Flying is still a means of transportation, and my ability and program can cover the processing in this area."

Cynosure's confident promise put Zhou Yi at ease.

"Okay. I will install cameras on all test machines to collect data. The synchronization, summary, and calculation of data will be left to you."

"Please rest assured, this is my specialty. I have 20 years of relevant experience."

In the end, Zhou Yi arranged Cynosure to the programming department and asked 703 to help it transform into an electromechanical programmer.

...

Cynosure's addition allowed the test flight and further optimization of the glider. With professional traffic guidance and data collection, the test time can be greatly reduced, and the test data can be used better.

Afeng quickly ran over to report the good news.

"Chairman, a problem we have been unable to solve before is how to plan route flight. Many places seem like straight lines, but they are not the fastest routes. There is wind along the way, as well as hilly obstacles, and the problem of avoiding obstacles needs to be considered."

"Cynosure has given us two optimal routes after calculation."

"Route 1 is the smoothest route, which is to fly along the light flue dam all the way to the Great Buddha."

"Route 2 is the shortest route under the premise of wall barriers. It will fly over the overpass, but there are some mountainous areas along the way, which will face stage-style strong winds, which requires certain control."

"Now that we have these two stable routes, our test flights are much smoother and more efficient. Novices take the sky above the dam, and veterans pursue speed and technology to take the shortest route."

He also said: "There are now 11 gliders flying in the company. They often encounter each other when gliding. Cynosure has formulated two flight channel standards, each with strict height control and flight time to avoid gliders getting too close to each other and causing interference and danger."

"Cynosure's addition has a huge effect on the improvement of the entire glider."

Afeng spared no praise for this new member.

He also put forward a bold idea: "Chairman, I request to expand the flight route of the glider. The pilots are now very skilled, and everyone wants to fly over the Dead Sea to the nearby Shell City and Steel Refining City."

"This will also facilitate us to obtain more routes and adapt to the intensity of trans-sea flight in advance, as well as the entire process."

Zhou Yi thought about it.

Closed-door training has also been going on for some time.

It's time to fly over the Dead Sea to see the effect.

You can't stop because there are risks.

"Since you have the courage, I will let Hunter Sea accompany you on a test flight."

"Thank you, Chairman!!"

Just as the internal test of the glider was in full swing.

One day, Bone Man Sun Chonglai suddenly knocked on the door to visit.

"Chairman!"

It was wearing a shiny red coat and said in an excited voice: "The stone sac mushroom shell in Building 5 has cracked!"

Zhou Yi suddenly became energetic: "Go, go and see."