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In Lin Yuan's memory, there was an old saying that described primitive people as living in a state of utter deprivation, barely clothed and subsisting on raw flesh. This phrase encapsulated a sense of backwardness and ignorance, suggesting that such beings were easily eliminated.
This sense of superiority came from that understanding.
However, in this moment, Lin Yuan realized just how dangerous experience could be. Who said that the more primitive one was, the more backward they became?
At this very moment, a group of Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians was silently approaching from a distance, proving to be anything but weak.
They managed to remain undetected by Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar while closing in from nearly a thousand meters away, only to suddenly launch their attack!
To put it bluntly, if they hadn't ambushed him, Lin Yuan would have never even known they were there!
And frankly, if those Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians hadn't been primarily targeting the dozen or so Silicon-based Wild Wolves, and if Lin Yuan hadn't been encased in a Mechanical Body with little allure to them, he would have already been dead!
Yes, that was no exaggeration!
Just as Lin Yuan narrowly dodged three flying spears, the previous pack of Silicon-based Wild Wolves had already been pinned to the ground by dozens of spears—none had escaped!
A fierce killing intent, primal and ancient, surged toward him unimpeded from a thousand meters away.
Even though Lin Yuan was encased in a Mechanical Body, he couldn't help but shiver under the weight of that ancient ferocity. In that instant, he barely managed to capture images of the dozens of Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians before turning on his heel and fleeing in a zigzag pattern.
He couldn't even spare a thought for the Mistjaw Beast!
It was terrifying—like encountering ghosts in broad daylight—because the palpable aura of death was overwhelming. It even disrupted the scanning frequency of Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar every second and caused his Civic Induction Transmission Rate to plummet. The integration between his Mechanical Body and Intellect froze!
If he didn't run, was he supposed to just wait for death?
As Lin Yuan fled in panic, the group of Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians did not continue their assault. They had come for food and showed no interest in the iron lump that was Lin Yuan. However, if he dared to interfere with their meal, it would be a fight to the death!
With a single breath, Lin Yuan managed to escape for thirty to forty kilometers before finally stopping. It was simply unbelievable!
He wasn't mistaken; those dozens of Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians were indeed kin to Fat Three. The only difference was that Fat Three appeared slightly larger, but Lin Yuan clearly remembered that even when Fat Three revealed its ferocious face, it never exuded such an overwhelming ancient aura.
It was akin to the gap between a Taoist priest in the Sanqing Dao Palace and Laozi riding his green ox. Lin Yuan had no doubt that those Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians he had just seen could easily annihilate the seemingly impressive Fat Three! Let alone Lin Yuan himself.
The aura they emanated could even influence the nearby Magnetic Field, along with the mountains, rivers, and trees!
This was why Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar failed to detect them and why his Mechanical Body was affected by this primordial presence.
Damn it. This is unscientific!
Very unscientific!
At that moment, Lin Yuan wished he could consult the Intelligent Brain Encyclopedia to figure out what the hell was going on.
Unfortunately, the Intelligent Brain Encyclopedia was already shut down, and he would have to wait until the Monthly Assessment ended to access it.
After resting for a moment, Lin Yuan dared not push his luck any further. If he encountered that group of Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians again, he would be in serious trouble.
However, his mind was filled with thoughts of that terrifying primordial aura. He couldn't understand what it was or how it was achieved.
After some inner turmoil, Lin Yuan inexplicably stood up again and gazed into the distance toward the direction he had fled from. He felt he needed to clarify this matter; otherwise, wouldn’t he just be waiting to be humiliated? Avoiding Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians at all costs would be quite shameful.
As for the task of this Monthly Assessment and the threat of poor ratings, Lin Yuan had long since cast those concerns aside. After all, the final punishment wasn’t life-threatening; it was just a bad review! He wasn’t afraid of bad reviews!
But those Silicon-based Primitive Crocodilians were truly terrifying. Being so close to them felt dangerous, and Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar being blocked was a disgrace—a significant disgrace! How could he feel at ease without resolving this issue?
If he were to encounter enemies in the future who possessed similar abilities, wouldn’t he be doomed? Therefore, he had to solve this problem.
Soon, Lin Yuan sprang into action. This time, he didn't take to the skies flamboyantly; instead, he got straight to work, making slight modifications to his Mechanical Legs. He bent his knees to a parallel position with the ground, essentially kneeling. He installed four Elastic Wheels at the Knee Joint and ankle, and then his Main Mechanical Body contracted along with the four Mechanical Arms. In the end, he transformed into an odd-looking All-Terrain Vehicle, a four-wheel drive. Although it looked rather unappealing, it performed well, reducing his overall height to three meters and shrinking his target size to two-fifths of its original dimensions. From a distance, it resembled a medium tank from Earth.
With everything set, Lin Yuan quietly ascended. His Energy Engine emitted almost no sound, and combined with the four Elastic Wheels, he moved almost like a ghost.
However, after traveling for a while, Lin Yuan began cutting branches from a large number of trees to camouflage his Mechanical Body. Whether it was useful or not was uncertain, but it was worth a try. After all, if the Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians' counter-detection abilities were proportional to their stealth capabilities, this might help him blend in a little better.
Throughout the journey, Lin Yuan felt tense as he constantly activated his Auditory Radar, meticulously scanning every blade of grass and tree around him multiple times. It truly felt like walking on eggshells!
With a mix of anxiety and foreboding in his heart, when he arrived at the previous incident site, he was taken aback. It wasn't just that the bodies of the dozen or so Silicon-based Wild Wolves were missing; nor was it solely because the corpse of the Mistjaw Beast had vanished. The more critical issue was that apart from the traces left by the battle, there was not a hint of blood in the area where the Mistjaw Beast's body had been.
Indeed, although the Mistjaw Beast was Silicon-based Life and its blood differed from that of Carbon-Based Life forms like humans, Lin Yuan had long preserved the scent of that blood through his Intellect.
Yet here he was, unable to detect any trace whatsoever.
Even though Lin Yuan considered himself bold now, he couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine!
"Information Rewind!"
Lin Yuan activated this function directly; it served as a database where his Intellect recorded all past experiences without any limitations even during Monthly Assessments.
Through Information Rewind, Lin Yuan began analyzing events starting from when the Mistjaw Beast had suddenly appeared. He meticulously examined everything that had transpired, including specific information gathered by his Auditory Radar.
After thorough analysis, Lin Yuan pinpointed a moment thirty-six minutes and nineteen seconds after he successfully killed the Mistjaw Beast.
At this moment, his Auditory Radar seemed to have detected a faint and nearly imperceptible fluctuation. At that time, he had been engaged in guerrilla tactics against the dozen or so Silicon-based Wild Wolves, with most of his attention focused in that direction; thus, he hadn't noticed it in time!
In fact, even under normal circumstances, it would have been difficult for Lin Yuan to detect such subtle fluctuations because they were too minor.
Well then, how should he proceed? The search criteria for Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar were set such that within a 40-kilometer radius search mode, the tolerance level was five centimeters. In other words, objects smaller than five centimeters would be ignored.
At a search radius of 0 kilometers, the maximum tolerance rate is measured in centimeters, meaning that objects smaller than a centimeter can be ignored.
When the search radius is set to 0 kilometers, the maximum tolerance rate is 1 centimeter.
At a search radius of 5 kilometers, the maximum tolerance rate is 1 millimeter!
At a search radius of 1 kilometer, the maximum tolerance rate is 0.1 millimeter. Theoretically, this 0.1 millimeter should allow for the detection and tracking of all objects larger than 0.1 millimeter. Logically, it should be impossible for Lin Yuan to detect those dozens of robust Primitive Silicon-based Crocodilians like Bull.
However, this situation actually occurred due to a slight fluctuation at this node, where the maximum tolerance rate had reached 0.00001 millimeter. This fluctuation would not be perceived by Lin Yuan unless he employed an information retrospective method to dissect every detail.
Of course, theoretically, Lin Yuan could also set his Auditory Radar to an extremely high tolerance rate during normal operations, but this would lead to several terrifying issues.
First, there’s the problem of energy consumption. If he sets the Auditory Radar's maximum tolerance rate to 0.0001 millimeter, then his Energy Engine would need to operate at maximum speed while maintaining an energy output of 80%.
Second, with an expanded tolerance rate, the amount of information received per second would increase exponentially. Imagine that it was just a stone; if the tolerance rate were increased ten thousand times, then countless bacteria on its surface would have to be included in the detection system. What if this were expanded to a radius of one kilometer? Or ten kilometers? This would be like creating complications for oneself; even if Lin Yuan's Intellect was that of a180 Punisher, he certainly wouldn’t be able to handle it.
Third, such a vast tolerance rate has no advantages. For instance, in battle, if an opponent were to strike with a fist and the Auditory Radar detected that there was a piece of mud on that fist with two bacteria involved in a scandalous elopement against family agreements leading to their tragic demise—wouldn't that be quite tragic?
Therefore, the issue likely does not lie within the tolerance rate itself but rather in some aspect of Lin Yuan's Auditory Radar that is significantly flawed. (To be continued...)
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