"Beep! You have successfully advanced to F7 level Mixed-Type Mechanical Warrior, with Intellect upgraded by 0 percent, currently at 1%. Reward: 4 Modification Points. Auditory Radar has reached level 7, with a precise coverage distance of 1000 meters, generating twelve Three-Dimensional Projections per second. Civic Induction Transmission Rate increased by 0.005, currently at 0.05."
"Beep! Ranged Firearm Attacks proficiency has improved. When using Long-Range Attack Weapons (including various Energy Cannons), Attack Power increases by %, accuracy by %, and critical damage rate by %."
"Beep! Melee Weapon Attack proficiency has significantly increased. When using melee weapons, Attack Power increases by 10%, accuracy by 10%, and critical damage rate by 10%."
"Beep! Heavy Shield Block proficiency has improved. When activating the physical shield, overall defense increases by 5%, Block success rate by 5%, and when activating the Energy Shield, defense consumption decreases by 5%."
"Beep! Due to your over-level kill of more than one hundred E5 level or higher Target Enemies, you have earned the Hundred Kills Mercenary Title. Wearing this title will increase mission Rewards by 5% when accepting tasks at the Mercenary Association or any Sub-base, and reduce penalties for mission failure by 10%. If you are an Executive of a Sub-base, the total tax amount will be reduced by 0.001% every ten Mechanical Years."
"Basic Attributes..."
"Auxiliary Skills..."
"Combat Skills..."
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"It seems pretty good!"
When Lin Yuan chose to advance and saw that series of data flowing and changing, the sense of achievement in his heart was undeniable, as every increase in these data points represented an enhancement of his strength!
Now, Lin Yuan's advantages had further increased. Although he still couldn't compare to the Elite Citizens of Mechanical City, he could at least be considered above average. To put it in old terms, he had finally stepped into a new realm.
It is worth noting that Lin Yuan had accumulated a total of Modification Points, eight of which were from previous accumulations, four were gifted from this upgrade, and the remaining twenty were all from mission Rewards. Just from that legendary mission evaluation alone, he received ten Modification Points.
One must ask, does an ordinary Mechanical Warrior have such arrogance? Absolutely not. Take Bison for example; he is an E1 level Mechanical Warrior who awakened earlier than Lin Yuan, yet his Intelligence Level is just over level 10, and he has no Modification Points left. It's not that he doesn't want to accumulate them; it's just that his means of obtaining them are limited. Just think about it—how pitiful it is to rely solely on upgrading for those four Modification Points! Moreover, Bison has only activated two subject missions and hasn't graduated from either yet. Therefore, one can imagine how tight his Modification Points are!
In fact, this is the situation for most citizens of Mechanical City. Relying solely on upgrading and subject missions for Modification Points is simply insufficient; they must work hard on Mercenary Missions to earn Merit Points and Mechanical Coins to purchase Modification Points.
Compared to Mechanical Warriors like Bison, humans like Thomas and Silicon-based Life forms like Fat Three are even further behind—not out of discrimination but because they are inherently in a disadvantaged state within Mechanical City.
Despite Mechanical City developing corresponding Cell Vitality Modification Points for them, after their upgrades, they received no Reward in terms of Modification Points. In other words, theoretically, they had not truly leveled up. The so-called e1 level, or e-Class rating, required assessment similar to the civil service examinations on ancient Earth. It evaluated how much power one could achieve, how fast one could move, and what the Enhancement Level of their body was. It also considered how many enemies one had killed and their battle achievements. Only upon meeting certain thresholds would they be granted a level increase.
Thus, for Thomas and his companions, the rank was merely a symbol. Aside from intimidating others and boosting their confidence, it offered little practical benefit.
Of course, the conditions for humans and Silicon-based Life to obtain Cell Vitality Modification Points were not as stringent as those for Mechanical Warriors. For instance, Thomas had once dreamed that his three years of Mercenary income would be enough to exchange for three Cell Vitality Modification Points upon returning to Mechanical City.
Unfortunately, this unfortunate fellow was destined for disappointment. The g-715 Sub-base had been completely destroyed, all missions canceled; in other words, they were bankrupt and faced the grim prospect of losing their lives.
With a sigh in his heart, Lin Yuan continued assembling the ore smelting equipment as usual. On the surface, everything appeared normal, but within his Intellect, he was multitasking. After all, his current Intelligence Level had surged by over two points to a formidable 1**, and if he did not make good use of it, he would be wasting his potential.
Now, the benefits brought by his high Intelligence Level were intoxicating and indescribable. Although his soul resided within this Intellect, it did not mean that his IQ or emotional intelligence had significantly improved. His IQ and emotional intelligence remained largely unchanged; any variation stemmed from experiences gained through various events.
From this perspective, he was still the same Lin Yuan from Earth and had not transformed into a monster. Even if asked to calculate a single-digit number raised to a power, he might still need a minute to count on his fingers.
The true advantage of a high-level Intellect lay in its capacity for large-scale calculations, rapid responses, and extensive memory storage. For example, with this Intellect, he could memorize a million-word book in 0.0001 seconds and recite it flawlessly without forgetting it. He could also tackle complex calculations with ease.
Of course, these were just basic skills. The reason Lin Yuan achieved such high accomplishments in Self-Repair assembly was entirely due to the large-scale calculations enabled by his Intellect. However, this did not imply that other Mechanical Warriors could replicate his methods.
Why did Lin Yuan enjoy disassembling and reassembling repeatedly? The reason was that he had recorded the parameters of these Parts and various simulation data in formulaic form within his Intellect. Whenever needed, he could extract them at any time.
This was the most primitive yet foolish form of accumulation; thus, his Intellect must have amassed countless such assembly and disassembly formulas.
Once the quantity reached a certain level, qualitative breakthroughs would naturally occur.
Currently, the database concerning assembly and repair within Lin Yuan's Intellect was likely vast—so extensive that even he could not fully assess it. This represented his greatest wealth and reliance and served as the fundamental driving force behind his rise to level 1.
However, Lin Yuan was aware of his shortcomings. He understood that this primitive and foolish accumulation worked well against some lower-level Mechanical Bodies. With persistent effort, he could eventually break through.
But this approach was inefficient. While other Mechanical Assemblers might complete an assembly task in a month or even two weeks, he might take much longer. In lower-tier markets, he could still impress people like Thomas, Bison, and Hal, who genuinely praised him without realizing that his methods were entirely unorthodox!
Thus, once he encountered a properly trained One-Star Mechanical Assembler, his flaws would inevitably be exposed.
This time, he had to prepare the repair assembly of the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter Wreckage. If he were a Level 1 Mechanical Assembler trained in Mechanical City, he would undoubtedly have at least a certain percentage of confidence.
Because Assemblers like that underwent training and courses that Lin Yuan could hardly imagine. Simply put, they were like a rough yet complete treasure map, while Lin Yuan was merely a fragment; the gap between them was immense.
Thus, Lin Yuan felt intimidated. Faced with the complex Mechanical Body of the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter Wreckage, he had no confidence at all. If it weren't for the fact that his life was on the line this time, he would never have rushed into studying it. He would have dragged the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter Wreckage to a place where no one knew and stubbornly dismantled it piece by piece. All he could do was disassemble!
“Claire, give me some advice on how to maximize my increased Intelligence Level to elevate my Assembly Skill to another level.”
“I'm sorry, sir, but this is a completely unfamiliar field for me. Even if I absorbed your vast and complex memories of repair and assembly, I wouldn't find any clues. Moreover, a significant part of Mechanical Body repair and assembly is related to manual dexterity. From what I understand, considering the highest craftsmanship standards from three thousand years ago on Earth, your manual dexterity is already at its peak. Given that, I can't imagine how you could improve further. Perhaps this is beyond my comprehension, so I can't offer you any suggestions.”
Claire's response was as standard as ever, leaving Lin Yuan both amused and exasperated.
“Hey, can you stop being so textbook about everything? If you were a person—even if you didn't understand mechanical repair and assembly—you could still give me some advice.”
“Sir, are you looking for words of motivation and encouragement? According to my memory, there are many methods and forms of encouragement that can be categorized into mental encouragement modes and physical encouragement modes. The mental encouragement mode can be further divided into external encouragement and internal hypnotic encouragement modes, while the physical encouragement mode is even richer, ranging from massage to exercise…”
“Stop! Hold on! Are you writing a thesis?” Lin Yuan said with a headache. It was strange; when he first captured Claire, she had some semblance of personality—she could feel sadness, depression, fear, even fear of death. But now she seemed to have turned into a mechanical program. Could it be that she was assimilated by her own Intellect?
“Forget it; just continue sorting the data.” Lin Yuan sighed. He still needed to rely on his own efforts to tackle this invisible challenge! (To be continued.)
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