Chapter 14 Aeeis

The surrounding images began to recede rapidly, and the past battles were replayed in reverse before Qin Yi's eyes.

The dead soldiers were resurrected one by one, and the overwhelming swarm of insects dispersed like a receding tide, returning everything to its original state.

Qin Yi took a deep breath. These images reinforced the memories in his mind, making him more aware that some seemingly correct decisions made under the premise that "all soldiers are rational people" might actually be completely wrong.

After preparing himself, Qin Yi gently tapped the screen of the console, and the waiting troops moved out again.

This time, Qin Yi's attention was even more focused, not daring to miss any details.

Qin Yi recalled the consequences of his previous decisions while reviewing the analysis data provided by Aeeis.

With Aeeis's help, the state of each troop and even each soldier was quantified into a constantly fluctuating set of data.

For example, at the start of a battle, different soldiers had different morale, tension, and fear levels. The rate of change for these values also varied during the battle.

By combining the values of all soldiers in a troop and performing complex calculations, the current state of the troop could be displayed.

Sometimes it was high morale, sometimes low morale, and sometimes complete collapse. Once a troop completely collapsed, Qin Yi had almost no choice but to order a retreat, because other commands, whether to attack or defend, might not work.

In the process of commanding the battle, Aeeis would also occasionally remind Qin Yi to make key decisions.

For example, if multiple areas were experiencing combat simultaneously, and a squad discovered a Zerg nest, Aeeis would assess the importance of the event and directly prompt Qin Yi to prioritize commanding that event.

When a squad called for reinforcements or supplies, Qin Yi had many options. He could divert troops for reinforcement, ignore the request and order the squad to hold its ground, lie about reinforcements being on the way, or tell them the truth, and so on.

Behind each option, Aeeis provided annotated information to help Qin Yi assess the possible consequences of making that decision.

For example, a squad with morale on the verge of collapse would experience a temporary boost upon receiving the news that "reinforcements are on the way"; however, if they learned that no reinforcements would be coming, their morale might instantly collapse, or they might have a very small chance of launching a suicidal attack to eliminate more Zergs.

The consequences of each choice were viewable, but Qin Yi would not attempt to explore possibilities with extremely low probabilities.

If telling the truth had a more than 90% chance of causing morale to collapse, while inspiring the soldiers' fighting spirit in desperation had less than a 10% chance, then betting on that less than 10% probability would be a very foolish act.

In this battle, Qin Yi did not completely follow the probabilities given by Aeeis. Sometimes, he even consciously rejected the data in his mind.

Because many times, choosing according to the data would force him to make decisions that went against his conscience. For example, when he had to abandon or sacrifice a squad, he could only tell them that reinforcements were on their way in order to keep them holding their ground.

Qin Yi instinctively resisted this behavior, so in some situations that did not significantly affect the overall situation, he would still insist on telling the truth.

But undeniably, as the battle progressed, Qin Yi began to rely more and more on the data provided by Aeeis.

Because the data was indeed very useful.

Qin Yi gradually realized that in these chaotic battlefield conditions, the commanding methods originally used for "rational people" were basically ineffective. Instead, strictly following the data analysis provided by Aeeis and commanding accordingly would ultimately achieve a result that was, overall, the most acceptable.

On some less important decisions, Qin Yi began to place more and more importance on data and Aeeis's opinions.

Because compared to the critical battlefields, the actions of these peripheral battlefields and small units would not affect the big picture. Qin Yi did not expect them to have that extremely small probability of a "miraculous comeback." He only hoped that they would not collapse too quickly and would achieve a relatively acceptable outcome.

This time, Qin Yi successfully won the battle.

After quickly reviewing the entire battle, Qin Yi quickly plunged into commanding the next battle, because his time was tight, and he did not have much time to think about these difficult-to-decide issues.

Qin Yi became increasingly adept at commanding based on Aeeis's data and "global thinking," and his battle results were steadily improving.

From the initial troop collapses to now being able to strive to control battle damage within a certain range and win the battle, Qin Yi's progress was very obvious.

Each time he won, watching the soldiers' cheers and seeing the casualty numbers reported by Aeeis getting lower and lower, Qin Yi felt gratified, but his emotions also became more and more numb.

He felt that he was gradually turning into an emotionless commanding machine, and he was about to completely ignore the feelings of individual soldiers, making the most beneficial choices for the overall battle coldly and accurately.

…

Another battle.

Qin Yi, as usual, quickly browsed the battlefield information and formulated a combat strategy.

However, when he scanned the name of a squad that was waiting for orders, he was instantly stunned.

As-371-45 Squad.

Qin Yi zoomed in and scanned the number and name of each soldier.

He saw the names of Xu Kaile, Meng Yu, Zhao Yongxiu, and Wu Shaojun. There was also himself, Qin Yi, the captain of As-371-45 Squad.

There were so many units on the battlefield, each with its own number and name, but Qin Yi had never paid attention to them.

Because he really couldn't pay attention to them all. He couldn't put himself in the shoes of any one soldier and think about the problem.

This was a large-scale battle, and a large number of decisions were waiting for Qin Yi to make every minute. Paying attention to a certain soldier would be irresponsible to all the other soldiers.

However, when he saw his own squad, Qin Yi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

The memories that had gradually become blurred during training became clear again. Qin Yi's gaze swept over each familiar team member. What they were doing now was exactly the same as he remembered.

Aeeis didn't explain much, but Qin Yi knew very well that this should be a recording of that battle. Now, that battle had been restored to its beginning state, but this time he was no longer the captain of As-271-45 Squad, but the commander of the battlefield.

Qin Yi's gaze swept over the data of each soldier in As-371-45 Squad again, as well as the overall data of the entire squad.

Morale, tension, fear…

Every piece of data was clearly displayed.

The data for these team members varied.

Meng Yu, who was short and taciturn, had the lowest tension and fear levels, which matched Qin Yi's assessment.

Zhao Yongxiu seemed clumsy and cared about his reputation. He received the most care in the team, but his fear level was not very high.

On the contrary, Xu Kaile, who looked optimistic and often encouraged other team members, had the highest level of tension in the entire team.

Qin Yi quickly determined the reason after a brief thought: Xu Kaile was a meticulous person whose actual mental pressure was greater than that of others. His optimism was just a facade.

Qin Yi looked at himself again, and he found that his values were not as perfect as he had imagined.

Although his morale, fear level, tension, and other data were the best in the entire squad, he was still far from being a truly "rational person." Even when compared to the entire fleet, his data was not the best.

According to Aeeis's assessment, he would also collapse and despair. He could not be considered a cold and ruthless war machine.

From a personal emotional perspective, Qin Yi believed from the bottom of his heart that As-371-45 Squad was unique, but from a data perspective, it was just an ordinary squad.

Compared to other squads performing missions, this squad was no different from any other squad.

As for why this squad was ultimately able to complete the mission of finding the Zerg Queen's nest…

Originally, Qin Yi thought it was because of the sacrifices of other team members, because of his persistence, and because of countless lucky escapes from death.

But now Qin Yi suddenly felt that maybe these reasons were all valid, but also not valid.

Standing from the perspective of the commander, this matter had another perspective.

In fact, the joint fleet had sent out so many squads, and each squad had similar combat capabilities to As-371-45. Some squads even had stronger combat capabilities.

From the results, as long as the command strategy was appropriate, one or two of these squads would always reach the Zerg Queen's nest, even if it wasn't As-371-45, it would be another squad.

For Captain Qin Yi, this result was exchanged for the sacrifice and bloody battle of all members of the As-371-45 Squad; but for Commander Qin Yi, this result was the result of precise calculations.

Of course, calculations might have errors, and strategies might fail, but it was clear that even without As-371-45 Squad, the outcome of this war would not be much different.

Qin Yi no longer focused on his own squad but instead returned his vision to the overall situation.

The overwhelming sea of ​​Zerg was already brewing, like a surging black tide, or like dark clouds being gathered by a strong wind. Every second now was very precious.

Qin Yi didn't speak, skillfully operating the console and beginning to command the battle.

Under Qin Yi's control, squads of troops met the Zerg swarm, countless soldiers were swallowed by the insect sea, and dense firepower blasted the planet's surface with deep pits and ravines.

Qin Yi calmly made decisions time and time again. After one formation was sacrificed, a backup formation immediately filled its place. Human troops and Zergs began to stalemate on the grand battlefield, repeatedly fighting for some strategic locations.

As-371-45 Squad, like other elite squads, was sent to carry out the mission of searching for the Zerg Queen's nest. One elite squad after another was inadvertently exposed, and ansible signals disappeared forever in the Zerg nests, but there were also teams constantly advancing into the interior of the nests.