"It's number five, and it's usable… good luck."
Lin Yu stopped the vehicle halfway and started dismantling the supercomputer cabinet by the roadside, extracting the hydraulic oil inside.
Drawing on the experience and memory bestowed by his Mech Engineering skill, he estimated the condition of the hydraulic oil after a brief test, letting out a sigh of relief.
With this number five hydraulic oil, the final piece of the puzzle was complete.
A hydraulic transmission system essentially converts kinetic energy into pressure on a liquid, using the pressure to transmit and finely control kinetic energy. The hydraulic oil is the medium that carries and transmits this pressure; it's not an exaggeration to call it the blood of Dawn.
Now that it had blood, Dawn was truly a functioning mech, not just a display piece.
Of course, true completion wasn't just a matter of replacing the hydraulic oil.
Calibration, testing, fine-tuning, repairing various errors, welding the external armor—a series of processes took a week to complete.
"Upgrade requirement completed!"
"Mech Engineering LV3 → Mech Engineering LV4"
"Your related knowledge has advanced further; you have mastered the research, manufacturing, and maintenance of second-generation mechanical armor."
"You have unlocked a new upgrade requirement! (Expand to view)"
The moment Dawn was completely finished, the familiar light blue screen flashed in his vision again.
Having experienced this several times, Lin Yu was already familiar with it. He didn't look at the prompt but instead focused on recalling the information.
Deep within his mind, countless pieces of knowledge and memories, as if he had personally learned and practiced them, 're-surfaced'.
Mathematics, physics, mechanics, information, energy…
Various insights into the manufacturing of mechanical armor…
This feeling of acquiring knowledge was intoxicating beyond compare.
Curiosity and the thirst for knowledge are human nature.
No one doesn't want to become better and more knowledgeable.
The reason people don't like to study is simply because the process is too arduous, the feedback is too slow, and the frustration of not being able to learn is too intense.
With this magical panel, even when he personally read various books, he had clear positive feedback, knowing that he would gain something as long as he read, and that things he didn't understand would be thoroughly understood when the skill was fully upgraded.
Therefore, even when reading books himself, he could read with relish. The massive amount of knowledge and experience gained effortlessly when the skill was fully upgraded, as well as the pleasure of integrating various pieces of knowledge, made him incredibly satisfied.
"Second-generation mech technology…"
After organizing the knowledge in his mind, the light in Lin Yu's eyes brightened.
The so-called second-generation mech technology doesn't refer to a specific technology, but rather a concept and various related knowledge.
First-generation mechs, like Dawn, are conventional mechanical armors with energy, power, transmission systems, and various sensors.
The difference between the second and first generations lies in the control mode.
The first generation uses body-sensing interaction or myoelectric interaction, capturing human movements or electrical signals from muscle activity to control the mech.
This type of control is quite limited. Firstly, it is limited by the accuracy and sensitivity of the sensors, making it impossible to perform overly delicate operations, resulting in overall clumsiness.
Secondly, since it captures human movements or myoelectric signals, the mech's form and movement patterns are also limited.
This is why most mechs are made in humanoid form, and even the degree of joint rotation mimics the human body.
Second-generation mechs, however, use neural signal direct connection technology, directly intercepting neural signals sent by the brain!
Although it can still only be used for humanoid mechs, its response speed and accuracy are increased many times over. Combined with appropriate bionic body structures, it can perform various fighting techniques with agility.
This includes counter-joint movements that are impossible for the normal human body.
With the neural signals intercepted, the human body itself doesn't need to synchronize. As long as the mech's structure allows it, it can bend and twist in any way imaginable; kicking the back of the head is no problem.
"Unfortunately, it's also countless times more complex, with extremely high requirements for processing precision, and many key components are almost irreplaceable…"
Soon, Lin Yu shook his head again.
Second-generation mech technology is a cross-level improvement compared to first-generation mechs. Given enough time, he was confident in designing specific blueprints.
But to create one in Wasteland using scrap parts was unrealistic.
After familiarizing himself with the emerging knowledge and memories, Lin Yu called up the light blue screen again to check the upgrade conditions for level four Mech Engineering.
"Upgrade Requirement—Testing: Use your own creation to complete a high-intensity battle to test its performance, defects, and environmental adaptability."
"Upgrade Requirement—Team: Build your own research and development team with no fewer than five members. Members must possess extremely high related talents or skills. (Eligible candidates will be specially marked)"
"Upgrade Requirement—Breakthrough: Design and manufacture a complete second-generation mech."
"Three…"
After reading, Lin Yu pondered for a moment.
Three upgrade requirements. Testing was fine, but the latter two were not easy.
Manufacturing a second-generation mech in Wasteland was almost impossible, and building a research and development team—let alone the lack of capital—was a problem in itself, namely how to recruit members with 'extremely high talent or skills'.
Although he didn't know how high 'extremely high' was, these talents were certainly the targets of various factions. What would he use, and under what pretext, to recruit these people?
With the five thousand yuan in his pocket?
With his Wasteland Descendants black household status?
Therefore, the latter two tasks were extremely difficult for him at present.
However, it was understandable. Not to mention level four, even level three Mech Engineering was already extremely powerful.
He couldn't create a mech from scratch, but that was a matter of the nature of engineering. Engineering is an applied discipline, and in fact, technological development is becoming increasingly specialized. In the future, the manufacture of a single screw might have its own specialized discipline and position.
Being able to design and assemble a mech, even a poorly performing one, using scrap parts alone was a testament to elite-level talent.
This was level three Mech Engineering. Level four was even further advanced, possessing vast knowledge and experience.
Therefore, the difficulty of advancing from level four to level five was perfectly normal.
If others knew how 'easy' it was to improve their knowledge and skills to that level, they would be envious.
No need for hard work, no need for talent, no need for research and practice—what was the difference between this and getting something for nothing?
"There seems to be an additional benefit…"
After briefly scanning the upgrade requirements, Lin Yu's expression shifted slightly, his gaze falling on the second upgrade requirement.
Eligible candidates will be specially marked?
And eligible candidates were precisely high-end talents with talents and skills related to mech research and manufacturing?
Didn't that mean he could use this to find and contact such people?
Even if he couldn't recruit them, these people were all high-end talents or geniuses, and their future prospects were bound to be bright.
Even a slight contact, even if only a trace of connection remained, would be beneficial in the future, and might come in
handy someday.
"Lin Ge, dinner is ready."
At that moment, Bai Wei knocked on the door outside the mech workshop.
"Eligible candidates"
"?"
Lin Yu's expression froze.
(End of chapter)