With such a goal in mind, Lin Yuan naturally did not hold back and immediately focused all his attention on the Energy Engine. According to his observations, not the entire Energy Engine possessed the ability to absorb Meta-Magnetic Waves. In fact, these Meta-Magnetic Waves were quite peculiar; they could absorb most Alloys, yet these Alloys would not absorb Meta-Magnetic Waves at all, nor could they even be magnetized.
Within Lin Yuan's Energy Engine, the only component capable of absorbing Meta-Magnetic Waves was a stylish device that could operate independently or be integrated into the whole Energy Engine. Its specific function was to enhance the overclocking performance of the Energy Engine, theoretically named the Overclocking Booster Pump.
This Overclocking Booster Pump was not something Lin Yuan had designed himself; he had never even considered such an idea. However, during his modification of the Pterosaur H-, he discovered it within that Pterosaur H-'s Energy Engine. After initial assessment, he believed it had some impressive effects, so he assembled it into his Energy Engine. The results during subsequent use were indeed satisfactory, increasing the overclocking rate of the Energy Engine by a percentage point.
However, Lin Yuan never expected that this Overclocking Booster Pump could now absorb Magnetic Storms. This was completely beyond his imagination. If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't move at that moment, he would have disassembled this Overclocking Booster Pump to see what secrets lay within.
Of course, this was merely a thought. The design of the Overclocking Booster Pump was very intricate; it was no larger than an apple. Initially, due to time constraints and the complexity of its internal parts, Lin Yuan had never taken it apart. However, he analyzed that to perfectly decipher it would take at least a year. He couldn't help but wonder how such a sophisticated device ended up in the clunky Pterosaur H-.
Now that he had confirmed the source of absorption, Lin Yuan began attempting to operate the Energy Engine to see if there were any new changes in this absorption process.
As expected, when his Energy Engine continued to operate and strengthen, the Overclocking Booster Pump's speed of absorbing Meta-Magnetic Waves suddenly accelerated. When the Energy Engine reached full-speed overclocking status, the absorption rate of this Overclocking Booster Pump was astonishingly 100 times faster than its idle state!
It was bizarre!
Lin Yuan even had a strange feeling that his proud Energy Engine, even when operating at full-speed overclock output, did not reach the theoretical state of that small apple-sized Overclocking Booster Pump.
Thus, he became increasingly interested in this device and resolved that once he left this place in the future, he would study it thoroughly.
The next steps were simple. Lin Yuan's entire Mechanical Body was captured and fixed in mid-air while he kept the Energy Engine running at overclock output. At this point, he could open the Five-Dimensional Key Space; although he couldn't enter it, he could easily retrieve the Energy Block he had previously placed inside without worrying about energy shortages.
There was also no need to worry about any adverse effects from prolonged overclock output of the Energy Engine.
As the days passed, the Overclocking Booster Pump absorbed more and more Meta-Magnetic Waves, to the point where Lin Yuan could sense the Primordial Magnetic Force contained within them.
However, for some reason, despite accumulating a significant amount of Primordial Magnetic Force during this time, he found himself unable to utilize it. It was as if he had encountered a miser, with energy flowing in but never out.
Fortunately, Lin Yuan was not in a hurry. As long as this energy booster remained mechanical, it would not escape his grasp.
As time swiftly moved on and the thirty-day period of the Monthly Assessment approached its end, the three Gorges below finally succeeded in brewing a Magnetic Storm. In the final second of the Monthly Assessment, it erupted, launching Lin Yuan into the air!
At that moment, when he was far beyond the control of the Magnetic Storm's center, the rules of the Monthly Assessment descended upon him once more. This time, he was clever enough to spend 0 Mission Points for a quick rescue. Just as he was about to be dragged back by the Magnetic Storm, a beam of white light descended and whisked Lin Yuan away!
When he regained his senses, he found himself back in the original Mechanical Hall filled with expanding lines.
Aside from himself, nearly a thousand Mechanical Warriors had gathered here. Clearly, this was all the e1 level Target Students participating in this Monthly Assessment. Lin Yuan stood within a spherical orb of white light, where streams of data flowed across its surface. All the scenes from his Monthly Assessment were being displayed in real-time.
Among these scenes was one where he flew into the air to attract the Mistjaw Beast and ultimately executed it, which caught the attention of many Mechanical Warriors.
However, for some unknown reason, once the Silicon-based Wild Wolves appeared in the footage, everything came to a sudden halt.
“Beep! ID 1496871, mission failed. Negative review. Deducting 0 Mission Points. Warning issued.”
A faint chuckle echoed through the hall as Lin Yuan was pushed away from the white orb. At that moment, he still felt somewhat dazed. What had happened? Why was there no information regarding his later experience with the Magnetic Storm?
"Hey! Papaya, I didn't expect your first Monthly Assessment to be so surprising. Not only did you fail to complete the main task, but you also managed to take down a Mistjaw Beast rated at e5 level. Tsk tsk, it's simply unbelievable. So a bad review doesn't matter; when it comes to the combat Monthly Assessment, you'll really get to show your skills."
King Luo's voice came through, somewhat astonished. In fact, they weren't surprised at all that Lin Yuan couldn't complete the main task, but being able to single-handedly kill a Mistjaw Beast was quite impressive. Even King Luo himself would find it difficult to achieve that in a face-to-face encounter.
"Let's go collect the Reward," King Luo said again, patting Lin Yuan and pulling him out of his confusion.
"Reward? Do I have a Reward?"
"Of course! It's the Reward for coming in last place. Hehe, actually, it's related to your kill of that Mistjaw Beast. After successfully taking it down, did you collect a lot of its scales? Someone wants to buy them. Don't worry; the price is fair. Each Mistjaw Beast scale is worth one Mission Point. You’ve hit the jackpot this time! The Reward we get from completing the main task doesn't even compare to what you earned from killing one Mistjaw Beast," King Luo laughed.
"Fifty Mission Points? No way!"
Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan felt like he could spit blood from frustration. If he had known they were so valuable, he would have fought tooth and nail to protect that Mistjaw Beast's corpse! Now he only had over a hundred scales in hand—what a blunder!
King Luo, on the other hand, was oblivious to Lin Yuan's thoughts and continued excitedly, "Papaya, your performance this time was great! You might even have a chance to join the Hunting Team. That would be a huge opportunity! If you succeed in joining, our Thirteenth Brigade will have three members from the Hunting Team."
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