I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 359 - 225: The True Victims Are Those Who Never See Justice Arrive
After quitting the game, Li Xiang felt a bit itchy in his heart, feeling that not tapping out a few lines of code would be a waste of the new skills he learned.
But when he looked up at his empty bedroom, he suddenly remembered.
He didnβt have a computer yet. π§πππππ«π·π€πΏππ‘.ππ€πΆ
When he was in college, he did buy a computer, but that was seven or eight years ago. The old machine from back then now struggles even to boot up and has long been tossed aside at his parentsβ house, becoming electronic waste.
No idea if his parents have traded it for pots.
Now, if he wants to build his own workstation capable of running his Artificial Intelligence, an ordinary commercial personal computer just wonβt cut it.
Only those professional-grade expandable servers can support his AI system.
But when Li Xiang opened a purchase website, the prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions made him realize that this stuff isnβt something a poor guy can play around with.
"Even the cheapest one costs over a hundred thousand? And its performance is crap, not meeting my requirements at all."
Li Xiang browsed the website and found that the cheaper ones had poor configurations and didnβt meet his needs. The high-end configurations were prohibitively expensive and simply out of his financial reach.
"Forget it, Iβll just buy the parts and build the server from scratch myself. By assembling it myself, Iβll thoroughly understand its performance."
With that thought in mind, Li Xiang started buying the necessary parts online.
Compared to a pre-built system, the price of these components was somewhat cheaper for Li Xiang, but there were limits. For instance, a single A100 chip in the 40G version costs sixty to seventy thousand, and was in short supplyβthis chip is on a trade embargo list, and even if you have the money, people wonβt sell it to you.
And to run his initial version of the AI, Li Xiang would need at least two chips with similar performance to an A100.
A rare find indeed.
"Well, Iβll set up the workstation first. The 13th Gen i9 can work for now. After all, it will take some time to code, and Iβll figure something out by then."
After a buying spree online without including the budget for the A100 chip, it dawned on him that in just a few short minutes, he unknowingly spent seventy thousand yuan, burning through most of his saved salary and bonuses.
He just assembled a basic version of a workstation and spent seventy thousand yuanβwithout even adding the A100 chip, which alone costs as much as this entire setup.
Not enough, simply not enough.
Technology truly devours money.
After placing the order, Li Xiang took Coal down for a walk.
Having stayed in the game for several days, he needed to go out, relax, and clear his mind; otherwise, he could lose track of time.
Currently renting in Central Ring Garden, the community had excellent greenery, with elderly people walking around and playful children having fun in the area.
Li Xiang led Coal, attracting a group of kids who wanted to pet it but were afraid to approach, fearing a bite, hesitating back and forth.
"Big brother, this dog is so black!"
"Woof!"
Coal barked discontentedly, as if saying being black wasnβt its fault, and how could they say that in front of it?
See, Coalβs name sounds really nice.
"Huh? Itβs so fierce. Itβs going to bite me."
Coal bared its teeth, scaring the children who hesitated to try interacting with it away.
"Sweetie, step back, donβt let the dog bite you."
The kidsβ parents called out to them, telling them to keep their distance from Coal.
"Look, a husky is coming from over there. This dog looks really nice, way better than the black charcoal."
At this moment, a girl was walking her husky not far away, also taking a stroll around the community.
The huskyβs eyes lit up upon seeing Coal and immediately took an interest.
It darted towards Coal forcefully.
"Hey, Keliduo, what are you doing? I can barely hold you."
The husky struggled mightily, and the girl was evidently unable to hold it, constantly being dragged along.
Perhaps the pull was too strong, and the girl slipped, dropping the leash.
Keliduo, the husky, like a runaway horse in excitement, ran towards Coal.
This husky looked to weigh about sixty to seventy pounds, which classified it as a large dog.
Many children around screamed and scattered as the husky charged.
Fortunately, the huskyβs target wasnβt the kids but Coal.
In no time, it reached Coal, jumping energetically around it, barking wildly, occasionally giving it a playful nip, bursting with the lively energy characteristic of a house destroyer.
Coal turned its head this way, and the husky leaped that way; turned its head the other way, and the husky jumped there, as if saying, "Play with me, play with me, hurry!"
"Your buddy wants to play with you, do you want to play?"
Perhaps irritated by the fuss, Coal suddenly launched a sneak attack, slamming the husky, a size larger than itself, to the ground.
This move astonished not only the husky but also the onlookers around them.
The kids, without a clue, saw the dogs fighting, started clapping and cheering, "Theyβre fighting, theyβre fighting, bite it!"
The adults were quite bewildered; although this husky had questionable intelligence, there was nothing wrong with its physical prowessβit was a pro at wrecking homes and fightingβyet in one round, it was knocked down by a little black mutt, a size smaller than itself.
The husky obviously didnβt take it well, its small brain unable to comprehend how, despite its size advantage, it got taken down.
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