Chapter Five: Eight Hundred Robots Change Commanders

Inside, his Handshake authority could cover 1,024 nodes, enough in theory. But the robots had been divided into twenty tactical packs that distrusted one another. One misjudgment could send a forklift through the welding hall. “We can’t simply power them down,” Chen warned over the radio. “The safety lock has been changed to trigger collisions.” “Then they need a new commander.” Chenzhou climbed the central sorting tower and connected the A1 to a broadcast port. The Zeroing Protocol detected him. Eight hundred red targeting beams settled on his chest. “Unauthorized candidate. Eliminate.” Forklifts charged from every direction.