It was like stumbling upon a treasure in the desert; in this damned Alien Battlefield, without energy, no amount of supplies would help!
"Claire, what do you think?" Lin Yuan instinctively asked. During the process of cracking the Five-Dimensional Key Space, Claire had truly amazed him. She was brilliant and decisive, solving problems with ease and strategizing from miles away, her prowess overshadowing Lin Yuan himself. No, it was more like Lin Yuan appeared foolish and pitiful in her radiant presence, utterly helpless and unforgivable.
In this situation, Lin Yuan's feelings towards her rapidly shifted from caution to vigilance, then to suspicion, surprise, jealousy, and finally culminated in an absolute admiration that nearly made him want to shout out that he was her devoted fan.
There was a moment of silence when Lin Yuan expected Claire to calmly lay out 14,567 options along with a dizzying array of sub-options like "adefkln." Instead, he heard Claire timidly say, "Sir, I'm sorry. I don't have any opinions. Without sufficient energy, theoretically speaking, we are in danger."
"What?"
The stark contrast left Lin Yuan almost speechless. Of course he knew it was dangerous; he had always known it was dangerous. What he wanted was a solution!
"I'm sorry, sir. I'm not very good at making something out of nothing; this doesn't belong to the realm of virtual data," Claire continued with a tone of helplessness. Lin Yuan felt a mix of anger and amusement—so all that effort had been in vain.
"Alright then, calculate the specific situation of this Alien Battlefield for me and try to find some traces of Mutated Red Spider Silk. That should be doable, right?"
"I'm sorry, sir. Without sufficient information to support it, I can't provide an effective analysis. However, if you insist on this approach, I must say that such an analysis will only waste our limited Energy Reserve," Claire replied helplessly.
Lin Yuan fell silent for a moment before abandoning the idea of obtaining effective support from Claire. It seemed everything had returned to square one. Fortunately, despite being a fool, he hadn't forgotten the importance of practical action. This wasn't such terrible news after all; Claire was unable to control the Energy Engine or had become helpless without an energy supply.
This realization somewhat soothed Lin Yuan's battered spirit. He knew for certain that at this point, Claire would never betray him and that she was indeed a wonderful assistant. However, being overshadowed by a woman—no, more accurately, by a super virus organism—was still hard for him to accept.
At the very least, he felt compelled to defend his territory and proclaim that this was his domain! Even if it seemed childish.
Without delay, a series of Energy Engine modification plans began to emerge in Lin Yuan's mind. He wasn't worried about Claire seeing this information; she wouldn't understand it anyway. It was entirely different from the Five-Dimensional Key Space... Well, even if she did understand it, what mattered was that she could comprehend it and triumph over their opponents openly; that would feel quite satisfying—invincible indeed!
Accompanied by a jumble of thoughts, Lin Yuan returned to the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter. Currently, the Main Energy Engine and the auxiliary Energy Engine of the Pterosaur H- had only fifteen thousand units of energy left after Hal and Bison took a portion. Adding the five thousand units Lin Yuan had left, there was a total of twenty thousand units. This amount was sufficient for his own operation, but when placed on the Pterosaur H-, it was merely a drop in the bucket.
At this moment, Lin Yuan could not imagine how to return to the Galactic System; instead, he had to prioritize finding energy. To find enough energy, he needed powerful weaponry, so the Pterosaur H- had to be dismantled to create Lin Yuan's Third Combat Form.
He had never thought this through carefully before because he lacked confidence in his ability to repair and assemble the Pterosaur H-. Dismantling and reassembling it was one thing; integrating it into his Mechanical Body to form the Third Combat Form was entirely different. The former was akin to taking apart a bicycle and putting it back together, while the latter was like attaching a pair of wings to that bicycle and making it fly—an immense challenge.
However, given the current situation, Lin Yuan had no choice.
“Claire, use the a180 Punisher System to search for the main engine System of the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter and its energy conversion System. I need the most detailed data possible; that System should have this authority.”
There was no need for any grand oath or motivational speech; Lin Yuan naturally entered assembly mode. Being near the wormhole, he didn’t have to worry about any trouble from the Energy Engine being in a semi-active state.
“Yes, sir. The original main engine of the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter was designed and developed two hundred thousand Mechanical Years ago by Ruins, a master from Mechanical City. It’s worth mentioning that this Pterosaur H- series also originated from his assembly design. Therefore, this main engine is named Ruins Series, with the engine model used in the Pterosaur H-Strike Fighter being Ruins-0. This is considered one of Ruins Master’s masterpieces from his peak period. The specific parameters are as follows: six-core whirlwind black crystal, dual-direction eighteen-channel pathways, 60 curve simulation, built-in folding space, threefold compression ratio, sixfold burst average rate, rated power 100000, energy utilization rate 60%, burst average rate 60%, maximum reserve energy 000000 units, maximum rated output power 100%, maximum overclocked output power 00%, maximum suppressed output power 90%. According to Mechanical City’s Mechanical Assembly Association, this Ruins-0 engine has a quality rating of d7+.”
Soon, Claire reported back with the data Lin Yuan needed and sent him a detailed schematic of Ruins-0. She then curiously asked, “Sir, this Ruins-0 engine’s data looks impressive; why does it only have a d7+ rating? I remember your Energy Engine reached e+, right?”
“d7+ is actually quite a high rating,” Lin Yuan replied calmly, showing no surprise as if it were obvious. The dazzling data of Ruins-0 might shock an outsider, but for someone like him—a Mechanical Assembler—it didn’t hold much significance.
Moreover, during his time on RZ Planet, Lin Yuan had already disassembled much of the main engine range of the Pterosaur H-. What he lacked now was specific data.
After receiving Claire's detailed schematic data, Lin Yuan didn’t have time to explain anything to her. He immediately activated three-dimensional data simulation imaging within his Intellect.
This was a benefit he gained from all his previous disassemblies; whenever he disassembled any Mechanical Body in the past, he would subconsciously conduct rough assembly simulations in his Intellect and then perform performance evaluations. It was like a shooting range—only by taking shots could he determine how well something performed; for more accuracy, he needed to take several shots.
Over time, with the accumulation of various simulation data, this set of simulation imaging performance evaluations became increasingly refined. This approach was entirely different from those lofty theoretical studies. For Lin Yuan, he neither needed nor understood those complex theories; he relied solely on data. No matter how intricate the Mechanical Parts were, as long as they could be disassembled and categorized into the simulation imaging performance evaluation framework, conclusions could be drawn in no time.
Thus, this chaotic area and its functions within Intellect formed the foundation of Lin Yuan's unconventional methods.
However, the Ruins-0 was still a D7+ Energy Engine. Despite Lin Yuan having some prior experience with disassembly, it was not easy to tackle at this moment. Progress was slow; when faced with particularly critical and complex Mechanical Parts, it often took him over ten or even thirty minutes to remove them.
Yet Lin Yuan was determined and had no intention of cutting corners. In fact, he couldn't afford to cut corners because if he wanted to assemble the Pterosaur H- into his Third Combat Form, he would face a significant reduction issue. He couldn't possibly modify the massive structure that spanned hundreds of meters and weighed tens of thousands of tons onto his Mechanical Body.
Setting aside the difficulty of such an endeavor, even if he managed to transfer everything over, would Intellect be able to handle it? What level of Intellect and how complex an Intelligence Matrix would be required to cover his entire body? Mechanical Life needed to have sensory feedback from every part of its body just like humans do, and it had to respond swiftly while integrating into its overall Health Points. After all, one couldn't just stand there oblivious if someone slashed at their arm.
Moreover, for such a gigantic Mechanical Body, what kind of Civic Induction Transmission Rate would be necessary for it to operate? It would take several hours for a command to travel from Intellect down to his heels. Just imagine how frustrating that would be!
Therefore, even if Lin Yuan wanted to assemble the Pterosaur H- Strike Fighter into his Third Combat Form, he could only extract its essence—perhaps one-thousandth or one-hundredth of it—while maintaining a slim physique and preserving its primary combat capabilities. The difficulty of this task was evident.
Among all these assembly processes, modifying the Energy Engine was the most crucial; otherwise, what kind of Pterosaur H- would it be?
In fact, Lin Yuan had considered directly transferring the entire Ruins-0 over, but it simply wasn't feasible because it was far too massive. Just the Energy Engine alone stood over ten meters tall and weighed dozens of tons—larger than Lin Yuan's current tonnage.
Thus, reduction was necessary. However, this reduction wasn't as simple as peeling a potato; it involved thousands of Parts that originally functioned as a single unit. Removing any one of them would render the whole assembly ineffective. Could such components be casually discarded? (To be continued.)
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