This was a fully enclosed Maintenance Hangar. Although it was three thousand years old, it showed no signs of being an antique. In fact, aside from the damaged drones, the rest of the equipment was quite advanced.
Lin Yuan did not rush to take action. He first surveyed the entire hangar and then sealed it off completely to avoid any interruptions. Although the likelihood of such an event was slim, given that the Bluebeard Pirate King's Quartermaster could issue tens of thousands of side missions, this task of repairing drones would likely go unnoticed in a short time.
However, Lin Yuan was different. He had already planned to spend most of his time here repairing drones. On one hand, it was to evade potential dangers; on the other hand, he had a solid plan in mind.
The Maintenance Hangar was spacious, with ten K-1 drones occupying less than one-fifth of the area. Next to them was a Maintenance Platform where drones could be placed for repairs, while the remaining space housed various necessary Parts.
Normally, repairing such an old model like the K-1 drone using a Repair Mechanical Arm would take only thirty minutes, regardless of the extent of the damage. In fact, assembling a K-1 drone from scratch could also be done within that time frame without any challenge.
Similarly, other Mechanical Warriors could also be repaired in thirty minutes, at most forty to fifty minutes. This was not a difficult task for anyone. As Elite Mechanical Warriors, although their daily Mechanical Assembly tasks were handled by mechanical maids, their manual skills were still quite impressive.
"Well, very good. I like it."
After carefully inspecting the area, Lin Yuan returned to the seemingly old Maintenance Platform and spoke to himself with satisfaction. His two Mechanical Arms sprang into action with remarkable agility. These Mechanical Arms were likely rare among all Elite Mechanical Warriors because they were specifically designed for assembling and disassembling Mechanical Bodies, showcasing exceptional dexterity.
As Lin Yuan's Mechanical Arms sprang forth, they transformed into several afterimages that enveloped the entire Maintenance Platform. Following that, countless Mechanical Parts cascaded down like a flood breaching its banks. The scene was so fierce that it resembled the terrifying moment when a beast's belly is ripped open!
This was Lin Yuan's signature skill!
Hidden within his Mechanical Arms were a second pair of Mechanical Arms!
As the saying goes, there are no ordinary professions, only extraordinary lives. What seemed trivial to other Mechanical Warriors became something incredible in Lin Yuan's hands. The disassembly work that lacked technical complexity reached an entirely different level under his expertise.
In just eight minutes, that massive and seemingly simple Maintenance Platform was completely reduced to a heap of parts by Lin Yuan!
With satisfaction, Lin Yuan snapped his fingers twice. Of course, this so-called snap involved sharp claws hidden within his Mechanical Arms that were fifty centimeters long. Even though these concealed claws had yet to see combat action, he never doubted their effectiveness.
Next, Lin Yuan turned and headed toward the Parts area without pausing. With ease, he retrieved various types of Parts. These Mechanical Parts were extremely ordinary; aside from maintaining an Enhancement Level of 45 points each, there was nothing noteworthy about them. It made sense considering these K-1 drones were from a thousand years ago—what higher quality Parts would they need?
However, few would realize that these Mechanical Parts could serve purposes beyond merely assembling K-1 drones.
This is the vast database of Lin Yuan, which allows him to instantly search and associate hundreds or even thousands of assembly and disassembly methods upon encountering a type of Mechanical Part. This is what it means to take an unconventional path, reaching such a level of understanding.
While other Mechanical Warriors might be able to think of a dozen different uses for a Mechanical Part, Lin Yuan is different. Having once been in a state of utter poverty, he learned to treat every Mechanical Part as a precious treasure, which shaped his unique judgment and search mechanism.
Of course, this does not mean that other Elite Mechanical Warriors are foolish; rather, their fixed mindset limits their perspectives.
After ten minutes, as if by miracle, the previously chaotic pile of Mechanical Parts was reassembled into a brand new—no, still old but entirely different in function—Maintenance Platform. Without needing any experts to verify it, Lin Yuan could determine that this Maintenance Platform would improve repair efficiency by over 50%.
The main advantage was that the operation mode of this Maintenance Platform would align perfectly with Lin Yuan's disassembly and assembly habits, allowing for at least fifteen high-difficulty, high-precision structural analyses and Part machining.
However, this was still nothing extraordinary. If this modification were treated as an exam, the tens of thousands of Mechanical Warriors at the Ninth Training Base would guarantee a 100% perfect completion of such modifications.
There is a saying: life does not require perfection in every endeavor; the key lies in doing the right thing at the right time and place!
With the Maintenance Platform completed, Lin Yuan began the formal repair process. He first entered the task confirmation and registration phase before directly moving a damaged K-1 drone onto the Maintenance Platform. Then, like a skilled butcher dissecting meat, he swiftly dismantled the drone with a series of loud clattering sounds until it was reduced to a pile of Parts!
At Lin Yuan's speed, combined with the Maintenance Platform's efficiency boost, he could complete the entire repair process for one drone in just ten minutes—three to four times faster than other Mechanical Warriors!
However, Lin Yuan did not rush. He meticulously studied the specific structure of the K-1 drone and activated the A180 Punisher Intelligent Brain System for auxiliary analysis. Although this high-intensity intellectual analysis would significantly consume reserve energy, he deemed it entirely worthwhile.
After spending an hour and consuming 100 units of E1-level Standard Energy, Lin Yuan finalized the modification plan for the K-1 drone!
This may sound incredible, but the main reason lies in Lin Yuan's thorough understanding of the military's active Black Bat-9 drones from Mechanical City. Thus, dealing with such an old model was not an issue for him.
Of course, this was merely a design modification plan. It is well-known that designing something and actually making it are two different matters; just because something is designed does not mean it can be assembled due to missing many critical Parts.
However, this issue had never truly posed a problem for Lin Yuan.
After finalizing the design plan, he seemed to forget about that concern and got back on track, quickly repairing those drones according to the standards required by the side mission.
With his current speed of repairing one drone in ten minutes, he could complete repairs on 144 drones within a day and night. The reputation gained from the Bluebeard Pirate Alliance alone would amount to 1440 points.
At this moment, there were no other Mechanical Warriors in the drone repair area; no one wanted to waste time here. Although repairing ten drones would grant ownership of one drone, these old models held no value for these Elites. They preferred to exchange Reputation Points at the Quartermaster for more advanced weapons or even Energy Blocks.
In this mode, the larger the team, the greater the advantage. The Mechanical Lion had already begun dispatching elite squads to scout the area near A-11, while more substantial forces were hunting nearby Zerg to earn generous Reputation Points.
However, Lin Yuan remained unfazed by all of this. If he were being sheltered by a team at that moment, he might have chosen to go with the flow. But now, he was just an old brother, a solitary figure; his only opportunity lay in this task of repairing drones.
Indeed, what Lin Yuan had his eyes on was this mission. For every ten drones he successfully repaired, he would gain control over one drone. This was a Killing Weapon!
If he managed to repair a thousand drones in one go, he would obtain control over one hundred drones. Even if they were the outdated K-1 model drones, whether it was one hundred or even a thousand, they would still be worthless junk.
However, things were different now. Lin Yuan had already completed the modification design plan for this type of drone. Once the modifications were successful, even if their overall performance was far inferior to that of the Black Bat-9, they would still be decent. After all, the Black Bat-9 could launch frenzied suicide attacks against the Dark Demon Race's army, inflicting heavy losses on those formidable foes.
This time, Lin Yuan only had to face the Target Students from the Seventh Training Base, with the highest level among them being merely E7!
Did they sound impressive?
Could they compare to the Dark Demon Race?
Could they stand against the might of the Ninth Legion?
So one must believe that tech enthusiasts can change the world! (To be continued...)
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