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”We refuse to accept this!” After the results came out, the two other applicants were dumbfounded. ”How is this possible…”
”I spent years studying inscriptions especially, yet I'm outmatched by a new student?” Hess's face was full of disbelief.
”I knew that you two would be suspicious… Putting aside the written test and biochemistry test for now, take a look at this!”
The deputy mentor took out three plates. ”Hess, you did well. To be able to inscribe a Dao Pattern on mechas already makes you an entry-level mecha inscriber. However, take a look at Lin Meng's.”
”This is… the Breeze Spiritual Technique?” Hess took the plate and sensed it with his finger. ”Impossible. How is it possible to inscribe an entire spiritual technique on such a small plate?”
He tried out the spiritual technique in disbelief.
Buzz buzz!
The plate immediately started resonating, and a breeze blew.
Hess's knees buckled, and he sat down on the ground at the scene.
He had thought himself a genius, but it was now apparent that this so-called genius was nothing!
”It's not just this. Student Lin Meng is extremely knowledgeable, especially his research in biochemistry… It must have reached the level of mentors!”
The deputy was not shy with compliments at all.
He now no longer believed that Fang Yuan had entered through the back door. With his abilities, he would be hired no matter which top research institute he applied to.
”You're Lin Meng, a second-year student of the mecha department? Truly a genius…”
The deputy sent the other two away and lightly tapped Fang Yuan's student badge. ”I've already enabled your jurisdiction. From today onward, you will be a research assistant in this institute. The access control will no longer block you. Also, part of the research facilities will be open to you!”
Fu Hongxue walked out and said happily, ”Okay, you can leave now. I'll give this assistant a tour!”
”Okay!” The deputy did not dare to object and retreated respectfully.
”Come. I'll let you see the Blood Dragon!” Fu Hongxue walked to a mechanical bridge, and Fang Yuan followed behind.
Rumble!
From the moment he stepped on it, the giant bridge rose and arrived at another level.
Crack!
Numerous floodlights lit up, and all the beams hit a mecha at the center.
”This is… Blood Dragon?”
Fang Yuan looked at the red mecha in front of him. It was large, standing at a full twenty meters. The mecha reflected a special blood-red luster, and it was decorated with dragon-shaped patterns, looking like a warrior that was about to enter the battlefield.
”Eh?!” Fang Yuan looked at it again and exclaimed in shock. ”It… how can it… look like it has a life of its own?”
”Haha! Lin Meng, you're truly the most talented junior that I've ever met!” Fu Hongxue praised with a hearty laugh. ”Even most top researchers might not have this kind of sharp observation!
”That's right. My Blood Dragon series has always walked the path of fusion between biochemistry and mechas in the hopes of reducing cost… The self-recovery ability of biological organisms leaves much for us to learn… For now, my Blood Dragon's performance can rank in the top three among the King-grade mechas, yet its resource consumption is the least of all. The secret lies with flesh armor!”
”Bionics,” Fang Yuan guessed.
”That's right!” Fu Hongxue nodded. ”Mechas are, in fact, large magical weapons. There are some mecha pilots who intentionally mixed in their own flesh and blood in the forging furnace in the hopes of increasing the resonance… Do you know what happens eventually?”
”The refinement of life? Mechas that possess true life and wisdom?” Fang Yuan was impressed.
”I have a dream!” Fu Hongxue said emotionally. ”I hope that all of our high-level cultivators will no longer need to risk their lives on terrifying cosmic battlefields. I hope that they will be able to do research in the main base and leave such missions all up to the Blood Dragon mechas!
”As you know, remote operation suffers interference by the complex universe environment and the various cosmic lifeforms. Therefore, to truly realize unmanned mechas, the only option is to bestow life and intelligence to them!”
”However, freedom of life is the most difficult to control. How would you guarantee that the mechas won't betray us?” Fang Yuan asked.
”It's too early to think about this problem… However, I have an idea. We can use prohibitions and preset programs to plant self-destruct measures in them to control them…” Fu Hongxue shook his head. ”Besides… our research is still stuck in the initial phase of providing a few biological characteristics to the mechas. We're still far from our goal…”
”This is already impressive enough! If you could produce them in bulk, they would be sure to change the tide of battle!”
The cost of building mechas had always been a significant issue.
Fu Hongxue's research had circumvented this restriction incredibly, greatly reducing the cost since they no longer required rare materials.