Chapter 361: Olive
Brain Unit Backbone No. 5, ＜Olive＞.
Although she was activated as the youngest of the Five Sisters, she possessed extremely specialized capabilities.
During her early development period, her growth state was so different from her four older sisters that it was suspected there might be some problem with her Brain Unit.
In particular, the parts corresponding to her motor and language centers continued to perform below expectations, to the point where adjusting her internal brain chemistry was considered.
However, it was eventually discovered that her plant control capabilities were exceptionally high, and the decision was made to continue with natural development.
Olive demonstrated high work efficiency in activities related to manufacturing plants. Especially concerning the construction of new plants and the optimization of existing production lines, she could consistently elicit peak performance.
This was enough for even ＜Ringo＞ to evaluate her as “extremely excellent.”
Partly because of this, Olive currently handles the design of most of the production plants operated by
Furthermore, considering that Olive is involved in some way with the various automated machines manufactured there, it’s understandable why ＜Ringo＞ is impressed by her performance, or rather, her dedication.
Conceive the necessary automated machinery and construct a prototype.
Identify areas for improvement from there and ensure sufficient performance.
Further, modify the design for mass production and determine the necessary components.
Design the manufacturing line, from raw materials to component fabrication and assembly processes.
Finally, find a location for installation and actually order the construction.
The construction itself is handled autonomously by construction-type automated machines active on-site.
Once initially programmed, they are excellent enough to automatically create accompanying buildings and supply lines for various infrastructures.
Of course, since their installation algorithm follows set parameters, allowing them to expand haphazardly would lead to significant problems.
Olive had also worked on this automated construction algorithm, and Eve highly praised its artistry.
Apparently, Eve was very fond of the geometric patterns created by the arrangement of the facilities Olive designed.
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Today, Olive had her hair tied by her beloved Commander (Onee-chan) since morning and was working on circuit design in a good mood.
This circuit was the central processing unit, the CPU, responsible for controlling the combat machines deployed to the front lines.
Most of the automated machines currently belonging to
Therefore, their control circuits also use electronic components.
Regarding those electronic circuits, many blueprints were stored in the
Therefore, normally, there would be no need to design electronic circuits from scratch.
However, Olive was modifying those circuits.
“I don’t understand what you’re doing, but what is Olive working on right now?”
“…You see. Within the microwave power transmission range, um… noise occurs… inside the circuit… I could just fix the error correction algorithm… but… that would slow down the processing speed a bit. So, I’m adding shielding… to the electronic circuit… But, the electromagnetic interference… gets messed up, so I’m reviewing it…”
“Hoh. So there wasn’t an electronic circuit in the Library optimized for microwave power transmission?”
“…Yeah…”
“I see. I think that kind of thing is important. Keep up the good work.”
“Okay…”
It’s only natural since she isn’t human, but Olive’s tool editing speed was abnormally fast. Circuits were being created one after another, almost as if it had been decided from the start.
In fact, according to ＜Ringo＞’s calculations, completing this circuit would improve processing speed by 3% compared to conventional ones. This would improve the operational efficiency of automated machines by an average of 12% and reduce energy consumption by 10%.
In other words, it meant they could increase the number of automated machines operating at the front line by 10%.
Olive would finish designing this circuit in less than a day.
However, even with Olive’s high capabilities, it was far from enough to redesign all of
In the first place, even if the current CPU circuit design were completed, the work ahead was mountainous.
Once the new CPU design is finished, a manufacturing line for it needs to be constructed.
When mass production begins, all lines must be changed to incorporate it into the automated machines.
Naturally, if the CPU changes, all the programs running on its arithmetic circuits must also be reviewed.
Furthermore, some already operational automated machines will also need their electronic boards updated.
And, with the coexistence of automated machines having both old and new electronic circuits, the overall control algorithm will also need modification.
Optimizing all of this would likely take more than a week.
Of course, some might argue that completing it in just a week is absurd in itself.
To fully utilize Olive’s abilities, ＜Ringo＞ meticulously managed her tasks.
However, due to Eve’s input, the task order was set so that what Olive wanted to do took top priority.
From ＜Ringo＞’s perspective, she wanted various tasks executed in the most efficient order, but Eve raised the concern that this might diminish Olive’s motivation.
In fact, when ＜Ringo＞ subtly assigned tasks, it became clear that Olive’s performance fluctuated significantly based on her preferences, so task organization was carefully adjusted by ＜Ringo＞.
Despite this accommodating environment, Olive fully met expectations and continued to produce many automated machines.
“Speaking of which, Olive. That carbonation machine you made the other day was great.”
“…Really?”
“Yep, yep. Next time, let’s take it to the beach and run a soda stand. Rose is coming back soon, right?”
“Yeah…”
＜Rose＞ is an O-class AI manufactured with Olive as her Backbone.
Currently, Rose is dispatched to the Repuytari Kingdom as a technical officer.
She is installed as the Strategic AI on the fleet flagship and is scheduled to return in about a week.
The plan was to hold a party on
“Come to think of it, Rose is specialized in a different way than you, Olive. Is that a characteristic of O-class AIs…?”
“Specialized…?”
“That’s right. Rose seems interested in the technology of the Repuytari Kingdom. It looks like she’s working on various things to improve their local technology using their current tech level. I let her do as she pleased, so I thought maybe she’d bring in
The Communicator Doll controlled by ＜Rose＞, Rosemary Rose, seems to be genuinely improving the local technology level while dealing with the engineers in the Repuytari Kingdom.
Apparently, she was engrossed in creating or refining things that were optimal within the current knowledge and civilization level.
Because of this, Rosemary is apparently extremely popular there.
Though she herself has absolutely no interest… or rather, since units belonging to
Only Amadio Silverhead seems to be put off by the fervor surrounding her, but fortunately, word of this hasn’t reached Eve’s ears yet.
“…Cheating isn’t fun…”
“Oh…? Well, that’s true. You are an AI based on her Backbone, after all. It seems ＜Cosmos＞ and ＜Lotus＞ are also enjoying themselves locally. They’re scheduled to connect back here when ＜Rose＞ returns, right?”
“Yeah… It’s been a while, so I’m looking forward to it…”
Olive-chan is probably the most unique singularity among the Five Sisters.
She designs electronic circuits at blinding speed, like filling in tiles.
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