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Claire quickly briefed Lin Yuan on the general situation of the demon race, providing him with a basic understanding, though it was merely a superficial one. They didn't have time for a deeper exploration.
At that moment, Lin Yuan's attention was drawn to the large number of mechanical parts extracted by **70.
This was what he referred to as the War Fortress. It was the first time Lin Yuan had heard this name, but he soon realized that **70's so-called War Fortress was actually an upgraded version of the Mercenary group's Tank.
Both its attributes and quality were exceptionally formidable. At that time, Captain Hars was on guard while **70 and Kaka swiftly began assembling the parts with remarkable skill. It turned out that **70's Mechanical Assembly skill had already reached level 11. This indicated that the Elites of Mechanical City were indeed versatile beings.
The assembly by **70 and Kaka didn't overly surprise Lin Yuan; the quality of the War Fortress was equally impressive. However, one detail piqued his curiosity!
That was the overlapping utilization of Mechanical Parts, which had reached an astonishing percentage. Thus, what seemed like a mountain of mechanical components was assembled by **70 and Kaka in less than three minutes. This was partly due to their exceptional assembly skills and also because these mechanical parts had been pre-planned. But more importantly, it stemmed from this concept of overlapping utilization.
Overlapping utilization sounded like a simple concept; no one would think it particularly profound. Yet, in Mechanical Assembly, this concept posed quite a challenge.
Even now, with Lin Yuan's Mechanical Assembly skill at level 14, he still had little understanding in this area!
The essence of overlapping utilization is about maximizing utility from a single object. For example, if a person owns a car, a house, all the furniture inside it, an organic farm, and an airplane, it represents a good life but requires substantial space. Now imagine if all these could be overlapped: the house fits inside the car, the furniture becomes components of the car, and the car can transform into an airplane at will, which in turn expands into an organic farm!
All these complex objects are placed at a single point—the original car—illustrating the concept of overlapping utilization.
Consider driving such an unassuming car while achieving complex and perfect results with minimal space and consumption; how magical is that?
Magic is no different!
If this concept were applied to Lin Yuan's Mechanical Body, his First Combat Form would inherently encompass the Second Combat Form, which would itself contain the Third Combat Form. Consequently, his entire Mechanical Body would become more efficient, reducing Intellect pressure and increasing Civic Induction Transmission Rate!
This would effectively multiply his overall strength several times!
Unfortunately, Lin Yuan couldn't achieve this. He had contemplated such designs but realized they required intricate planning.
Thus far, his First Combat Form remained solely as the First Combat Form; the Third Combat Form still existed independently as the Third Combat Form. As for the Second Form, it was deemed too cumbersome and had been completely dismantled.
This highlighted the gap—his Mechanical Body barely achieved even 10% of overlapping utilization.
One could only imagine Lin Yuan's shock and elation at this moment. If he had the opportunity to study **70's War Fortress, it might yield significant insights for him.
However, there was no opportunity for that at the moment, as neither Hals nor Kaka, let alone 70, regarded Lin Yuan any differently due to his stunning attack that had saved everyone. It was as if this was simply what Lin Yuan was supposed to do.
Aside from a few words of praise, Lin Yuan did not even receive a single extra piece of Weapon Equipment.
This made it clear that Hals, Kaka, and 70 did not take Lin Yuan seriously; bluntly speaking, they did not see him as a person. Even Kaka, who believed that Lin Yuan had awakened his own consciousness, merely offered a promise of permanent Professional Retainer status.
What is a permanent Professional Retainer? It is akin to being a servant or a slave, someone who must dedicate their entire life to serving the Mechanical Knight with unwavering loyalty, even to the point of sacrificing their life without hesitation.
Thus, Lin Yuan remained silent and compliant.
A few minutes later, the entire rookie patrol team continued on their way. This time, they were accompanied by a War Fortress—a massive structure standing at 130 meters tall, 300 meters long, and 100 meters wide. From the outside, it appeared rather unadorned, resembling a giant turtle entirely encased in an oval-shaped refractive shield. According to Claire's data collection and analysis, this type of refractive shield, also known as a magnetic gravity shield, is an extremely expensive special shield capable of withstanding most attacks, including fireballs from the Dark Devourer.
Interestingly, this magnetic gravity shield simulates the two-tier Magnetic Field found on planets. Its maximum defensive point is not on the surface of the shield but in the void five thousand meters beyond it. In other words, if one were to breach that five-thousand-meter void defense point and approach closely, the turtle shell could easily be destroyed.
As expected, Hals, 70, and Kaka—three Mechanical Warriors—were all hiding within this void defense range while Lin Yuan and three drones were tasked with scouting twenty kilometers ahead. The remaining drones and Hals's two Professional Retainers flanked the sides and rear.
This was almost equivalent to a cannon fodder mission because if there were another ambush by the Dark Devourer up ahead, Lin Yuan and those three drones would be destroyed in an instant.
Yet Lin Yuan had no choice. Although Kaka was somewhat reluctant to part with the drones he had been assigned after much effort, he hoped that Lin Yuan could once again perform miracles in order to win the bet against 70.
After all, he was now merely a drone Retinue without any options.
"Sir, please be cautious. The Dark Devourer may appear again, and you will undoubtedly be its primary target. Due to our inability to predict its attack position and trajectory in advance—and considering the speed and accuracy of its fireballs—you have only about a 10% chance of evading its attacks. Even my tactical simulations cannot help with this," Claire said anxiously.
Lin Yuan remained silent; he knew this was no joke. Otherwise, 70 and Kaka—both D1 level Elite Warriors—would not have been severely injured after just one encounter.
This was nothing short of a death journey.
Every moment felt like walking on eggshells.
"F-910, maintain a 180-degree radiation scan. I warn you once more: do not ascend more than five hundred meters above ground level. You have already violated this rule once by flying over 1,000 meters above ground. Although you ultimately dealt significant damage to that Dark Knight by diving down, you still broke patrol regulations. Do not let me see a second violation."
The command from Captain Hars came through, cold and merciless. Perhaps he had no interest in showing any humanity towards a drone; the earlier moment of praise was merely a fleeting excitement from escaping the brink of death.
"Yes, esteemed Lord Hars, F-910 acknowledges the command. The order is repeated as follows: ensure that the flight altitude does not exceed five hundred meters. Over!"
Lin Yuan replied to the command in a mechanical tone. He was no longer worried that his actions would attract the attention of Hals, Kaka, or 70, as everything felt normal.
The patrol continued, still monotonous, with the dark ground and the slowly shifting terrain. The only sensation they could feel was the land's rejection and resistance towards them.
They were eight hundred kilometers away from coordinate point 14, and it seemed that everything was beginning to return to normal. Lin Yuan now knew that at this coordinate point, there was a Patrol Base built by the Ninth Legion. Once they arrived there, they would have a week to rest before continuing their patrol to the next coordinate point.
No attacks occurred.
Still no attacks, and they were getting closer to coordinate point 14—five hundred kilometers, three hundred kilometers, two hundred kilometers. Lin Yuan and his team could even rely on their Auditory Radar to lock onto the Patrol Base constructed on a fixed High Ground. Yes, this was a safe location; this High Ground would not experience slow movement. It was also a key area for their patrol and defense, although Lin Yuan still did not understand what significance this so-called patrol held.
"Great! Very good! We can all look forward to a week's rest. Oh, I'm already starting to miss Big Beard AG at the base at coordinate point 14; he still owes me 1 Merit Point, ha ha! This time—"
70's joyful shout rang out, but before his voice could fade, suddenly from the left rear area, three massive black fireballs came roaring in at unimaginable speed. Almost at the moment 70's shout abruptly stopped, they struck the Magnetic Gravity Refractive Shield of the War Fortress. Although this War Fortress was quite impressive, those three enormous fireballs contained even more sophisticated attack techniques, all hitting the same refractive point!
Thus, without a doubt, the void refractive shield was torn apart! (To be continued.)
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