A month passed quietly, and the fifteen blueprints of Mechanical Parts that Claire had given to Lin Yuan were thoroughly understood by him. He utilized his latest toolset to machine them into shape and ultimately assembled them completely.
To be honest, Lin Yuan was quite curious about the mechanical blueprints provided by Claire. After all, they were crafted by the Mechanical Goddess herself!
However, when the assembled object was completed, he was taken aback—not because it was too complex, but rather because it was rather bizarre.
What Claire had him assemble turned out to be a powerful weapon reminiscent of the cold weapon era: a Giant Crossbow!
Well, although Lin Yuan had to admit that this enhancement level exceeded zero, and the overall lethality of the cleverly structured Giant Crossbow was not inferior to that of a heavy Interstellar Sniper Rifle. After all, he had personally assembled it and knew its specific parameters clearly. This Giant Crossbow, roughly the size of a large truck, had an effective range easily surpassing 100 kilometers. If equipped with sufficiently powerful bolts, even a Heavy Shield Mechanized Warrior rated at 1+ would likely struggle to withstand it—provided, of course, that the opponent did not evade.
However, such a terrifyingly lethal Giant Crossbow had two significant flaws.
The first flaw was that the construction of the Giant Crossbow seemed deliberately designed to limit its rate of fire. It required a full three seconds to charge for each shot. In the age of interstellar travel, such a speed was practically a joke; any Heavy Sniper Rifle in the hands of a skilled marksman could fire nearly a hundred times or more in that same span—this was not just a difference in performance.
Compared to this first flaw, the second flaw left Lin Yuan feeling even more helpless. According to Claire's design blueprints, this Giant Crossbow was not allowed to use standard Tremor shooting techniques. This was exceedingly strange. It was akin to producing a luxury sports car in 21st-century Earth where everything seemed fine except for one crucial detail: the driver's seat was placed in the back row. It was practically a recipe for disaster!
Despite his confusion, Lin Yuan still believed that Claire wouldn’t let him mess around without reason; there must be some rationale behind her design choices.
When Claire awoke again, as Lin Yuan had anticipated, she became extremely excited. What he did not expect was that his Intelligent Brain System, A180 Punisher, finally ended its slumber and awakened as well.
At that moment, he let out a long sigh of relief because being a Mechanical Warrior without the assistance of a powerful Intelligent Brain System was truly painful. Moreover, it was evident that A180 Punisher First Generation System had become even more powerful after this awakening.
“Beep. Newborn Papaya, A180 Punisher First Generation System greets you. Would you like to immediately connect to your Mechanical Body? Shall we activate all settings right away? Should we open the core log of the Original Mechanical Warrior and record the most original core data?”
“Beep. Newborn Papaya, Native Mechanical Warrior Core Log has been activated and is now recording. The content of this recording will adhere to SSS Level confidentiality standards.”
“Beep, Native Mechanical Body System connecting… Original System is being cleared and replaced. All thought nodes have been reconfigured and upgraded successfully; the neural response core System is now being implanted… Implantation successful. Database updated successfully; Tactical Analysis branch System is now being implanted… Implantation successful.”
“Beep, Newborn Papaya, a180 Punisher First Generation System has been perfectly integrated. Thank you for your cooperation!”
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After this series of messages appeared, in less than three seconds, the entire a180 Punisher First Generation System was completed. This speed left Lin Yuan in shock, as this was no ordinary System; it had instantly doubled his overall strength.
According to objective data, the compatibility between Lin Yuan’s Mechanical Body and soul surged to 10%, a full doubling, equivalent to 100% of the Puppet Body. His latest Civic Induction Transmission Rate also doubled. However, what truly amazed Lin Yuan was the new addition of a Core Module in the a180 Punisher First Generation System: the Neural Reflex Hub. This component was extraordinarily powerful, serving as the finishing touch. According to the core log records, this network consisted of 120,000 thought reflection nodes spread throughout Lin Yuan’s entire Mechanical Body. Each thought reaction node simultaneously formed a secondary network reflection hub, which included another 30,000 secondary reaction nodes, ultimately creating a vast network reflection System.
Such a remarkable network System could send or receive over 9,000 commands and pieces of information every second, propelling Lin Yuan’s real-time reaction speed to an unimaginable level; this was far beyond mere improvements in the Civic Induction Transmission Rate.
Initially, what Lin Yuan relied on for his Civic Induction Transmission Rate was akin to chaotic, flat transmission speeds. In contrast, this newly added network reflection hub operated from a three-dimensional perspective, taking over much of the functionality of the original Civic Induction Transmission with utmost clarity.
To put it simply and crudely, it was as if an additional god-level reaction System and brain had been installed within Lin Yuan’s Mechanical Body. Such a transformation was not just powerful; it was miraculous!
In Lin Yuan’s view, it was akin to a complete rebirth! This enhancement meant his combat power had increased by twofold or even threefold.
Of course, due to the immense power of this network reflection hub requiring vast data flow every second, if it were connected to an ordinary person's soul, their head would likely explode within seconds. Even superhumans with over a certain percentage of brain development would struggle to bear it; previously, even Lin Yuan would have found it overwhelming.
However, within the a180 Punisher First Generation System, such a massive data flow was merely trivial—comparable to that of a stream.
With such a monstrous network reflex hub, Lin Yuan finally felt confident enough to participate in the trials. The speed of reaction was truly terrifying. Additionally, the capacity of the Punisher First Generation System had nearly infinite potential, meaning that at critical moments, Lin Yuan could even resort to extreme breakthroughs, allowing the network reflex hub to continue overclocking and unleashing its power.
Beyond this significant advantage, the network reflex hub also enabled Lin Yuan to coordinate his Mechanical Body with greater ease. In this state, taking Long-Range Sniping as an example, even if he couldn't reach the sixth-level Tremor standard, achieving the fifth-level Tremor standard was still well within his grasp. (To be continued...)
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