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After a day of frantic repairs, Lin Yuan had earned a total of 1,400 Reputation Points from the Bluebeard Pirate Alliance. Naturally, he also received an additional fourteen drones that belonged entirely to him. However, these rewards were classified as mission items and could not be stored in the Five-Dimensional Key Space, nor could they be taken back to the Training Base after the Year-End Exam.
To ensure everything went smoothly, Lin Yuan immediately began modifying the fourteen drones that were now his own. This would be a challenging process, as at least 80% of the parts in the modified drones would require comprehensive alterations or complete re-machining.
At this moment, the advantages of having pre-assembled a Maintenance Platform became evident. This Maintenance Platform was not just a simple structure; its complexity would astonish anyone who saw it. In simple terms, one could liken this Maintenance Platform to an industrial factory on Earth during the 21st century, encompassing everything from basic material synthesis to the forging of Special Alloy Steel, followed by the development of CNC machine tools, and finally to the assembly of specific parts.
This Maintenance Platform encapsulated an extensive industrial chain. The parts processed here might be impossible to produce even with all of Earth's heavy industry combined, though this also depended on the level of technological advancement.
In summary, all the parts that needed modification in Lin Yuan's new design could be crafted from this Maintenance Platform. While the quality might be significantly lower—after all, a part with an overall strength of 45 points could not compare to one with an Enhancement Level of 80 points—this was still acceptable for drones that were meant for dangerous missions. If the lifespan of the Black Bat-9 could reach zero Mechanical Years, Lin Yuan only required his drones to last for their mechanical lifespan. In fact, if his plan succeeded, just ten mechanical hours of lifespan would suffice.
Thus, he did not demand high material Enhancement Levels; instead, he insisted on absolute precision, which was crucial for ensuring that the drones could execute his commands flawlessly during combat.
As time passed, Lin Yuan skillfully created complex Mechanical Parts from scratch or modified existing ones.
Eventually, a brand-new assembled drone appeared before him. At that moment, even though he was usually very confident, he couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Compared to the K-1 model, this drone had no significant differences in size and was even slightly slimmer. However, its appearance completely outclassed that of the K-1.
Lin Yuan had adopted most of the design concepts from the Black Bat-9 drone. It featured a pair of circular main wings and two pairs of winglets for balance, with a ten-meter-long spear-like ram installed at the front. Such a design might not perform well within an atmosphere but would maintain high stability in space combat—especially during rapid flight—a fact Lin Yuan had experienced firsthand during his previous mission.
This was regarding its exterior. Internally, this drone carried no long-range weapons due to limited resources; thus, Lin Yuan chose not to include any.
So where did this model's true lethality lie?
It was quite simple; Lin Yuan had three primary requirements:
First, it must maintain absolute information control with its mechanical body to ensure seamless operation.
Second, it needed powerful propulsion with strong and stable instantaneous response capabilities.
Third, it should have fast flight speeds and agile maneuverability.
As long as these three criteria were met, it would qualify as a competent drone. Lin Yuan named it Charge-1 because this model was best suited for leading charges and carving out paths through enemy encirclements.
The Charge-1 drone was a project that Lin Yuan planned to assemble at least thirty units to form a complete assault squadron.
However, this was still far from enough. Lin Yuan needed to design two additional models of drones to complement the Charge-1. Ultimately, he aimed to have at least one hundred drones ready to establish a true assault combat formation, with him stationed at the center, supported by the drone tactics designed by Claire. He believed this would surely provide everyone with an unexpected surprise.
With that in mind, Lin Yuan plunged into the intense task of repairing and assembling the drones.
At this moment, it became evident how beneficial Lin Yuan's high-level disassembly skills were. If it had been any other Elite Mechanical Warrior, even if they could conceive such a method, implementing it would be challenging. After all, there were only fifteen days for the Year-End Assessment, and the distance between the two factions was a whole light-year apart. Theoretically, both sides only had seven days to prepare.
After those seven days, they would have to set off. Therefore, whether he could assemble and repair enough drones within that time frame was crucial.
Currently, Lin Yuan was in a state of multitasking, quickly and skillfully repairing the drones needed for the mission while simultaneously designing and simulating the other two drone models in his Intellect system. He was running data simulations and following Claire's Brain Trust library to conduct virtual drills for attack and defense formations. In addition, he utilized every spare second to modify various parts through machining. With four Mechanical Arms at his disposal, he was truly maximizing their potential.
This approach nearly quadrupled his work efficiency. However, such intensive work came with significant energy consumption; Lin Yuan's Energy Engine was maintaining a constant 100% overclock output. The nearly fifty thousand units of energy he had purchased were depleting at a visible rate, and by the seventh day, he feared he might exhaust all his energy.
Yet Lin Yuan remained confident that his efforts were worthwhile.
On the fifth day, Lin Yuan successfully assembled thirty Charge-1 drones and also completed prototypes of two other complementary drone types, which he named File-1 and File-2.
Both of these drones evolved from the Charge-1 model; internally, changes like engines and power output remained consistent. The only difference lay in their external attack methods.
The Charge-1 primarily relied on frontal assaults.
In contrast, File-1 lacked the frontal armor but underwent significant modifications to its wings, transforming from circular wings to spiral wings.
These were not helicopter rotor designs but fixed arc-shaped wings installed at specific locations on the body. These wings were not balanced but unbalanced; from an external perspective, they resembled rotating propellers.
Of course, these spiral wings would perform poorly in the atmosphere due to air resistance—especially those arc-shaped wings that looked incredibly awkward—but their edges were extremely sharp, akin to actual files. Moreover, they were quite large; a total of thirteen such arc-shaped file wings were installed from head to tail of the drone, giving it an odd appearance.
However, upon examining File-2 drones, one would realize that these two types of drones complemented each other perfectly.
Indeed, File-2 also featured a spiral design; however, its spiral wings rotated inward while those of File-1 rotated outward.
These two rotational directions created a twisted balance.
According to Lin Yuan's vision, both File-1 and File-2 drones aimed for zero units initially—if time was short, having fewer would suffice—but once they entered battle with the Charge-1 drone squadron leading the charge, they would flank Lin Yuan on both sides. Upon encountering enemies, they would immediately switch to combat mode: the File-1 squadron would spiral outward around Lin Yuan as their center while the File-2 squadron spiraled inward.
In this way, the combination of their outward and inward rotating wings formed a terrifying attack pattern; anyone caught within range would either be killed or severely injured.
Of course, due to the limited quantity, this attack mode had to be reserved for the critical moments at the end, as the lifespan of these drones was quite concerning; it was basically impossible to expect them to be recovered.
However, just as Lin Yuan had completed the assembly of these three types of drones, a rather abrupt message suddenly appeared in his Intellect.
“Ding! Lord Bluebeard, the Interstellar Pirate King, is very interested in the three types of drones you have assembled and is willing to exchange a generous Reward for the design plans of these drones. Do you agree?”
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Lin Yuan was taken aback; he almost thought it was a joke.
But he quickly realized that this was not because Bluebeard truly valued him. As the notorious pirate king traversing through space, Bluebeard possessed advanced technologies that would likely give even the Regular Army of Mechanical City a headache. How could he possibly be interested in Lin Yuan's drone designs, which were inferior even to the Black Bat-9?
This had to be a special Reward appearing in the Year-End Assessment!
It was important to note that the so-called Year-End Exam must contain hidden assessments across ten subjects. Undoubtedly, what he had done at this moment fulfilled the requirements for the Mechanical Assembly subject, which was why such a Reward had appeared.
Thus, Lin Yuan immediately chose to agree, and as he expected, the Reward was indeed quite substantial.
“Ding! Due to your voluntary contribution of the assembly techniques for three types of drones, which significantly enhanced the combat power of the Pirate Alliance, Pirate King Bluebeard holds you in high regard and has granted you a Reward of 100,000 Mission Points and 0 Mission Points. You also gain 10,000 points of Pirate Alliance reputation. Your current reputation stands at 15,480 points, ranking 98th in your faction.” (To be continued...)
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