Chapter 151.2 Level seven mimetic mech
If one wanted to enhance performance with the phantom spirit stone and develop phantom spirit stone alloy from it, the prerequisite was that the mental energies of both had to be the same. This was also the reason why Yan Hao asked for Rebirth, as it was the only mech he had made himself. And similarly, this new Obscure Darkness Lance could only be made by he himself.
The design had been influenced by Old Pang’s suggestions, and together with the fact that Yan Hao’s skills had improved further, the combination of the two made it so that the new Obscure Darkness Lance emanated an invisible pressure the moment it was completed, with Yan Hao feeling vaguely that this pressure seemed to contain his mental energy.
“This is?” When Old Pang who was in the outer room sensed the pressure, he walked in with quick steps then first stood at the doorway to observe carefully, then hurrying over, grabbed the lance and then laughed out loud. “Good, good, good, good.”
“Master?” This was the first time Yan Hao had seen Old Pang so happy.
“Creating a Level 8 weapon for the first time and it still emits such strong mental energy suppression, you’re much better than your senior brothers.” Old Pang stroked the Obscure Darkness Lance in his hand lovingly, unable to let go.
Yan Hao, however, was startled: “Level 8? Master, have you made a mistake?”
In mech building, level 5 was the threshold, and then each level up after that was incredibly challenging, especially the higher one went.
Although the first mech he had made was a level 6 mech, in reality, Old Pang’s requirement was for him to only be able to make a level 8 mech by the end of his senior year. It didn’t have to be complete, just mostly finished. A requirement which showed just how difficult it was to jump from Level 6 to Level 8.
“I haven’t made a mistake. Mental energy suppression is a hallmark of Level 8 mechs. As long as there is such suppression, it means whatever you make is definitely of level 8 standard.” Old Pang said with certainty.
“Mental energy suppression? I’ve seen Level 8 weapons too, but I didn’t feel this kind of pressure.” Yan Hao asked.
“It’s only when a mech builder’s mental energy and the mech itself align perfectly, that mental energy suppression would appear. However this suppression doesn’t last long and only appears for a few seconds at the moment of formation. The reason this Obscure Darkness Lance has been able to sustain this mental energy suppression for so long is largely due to the properties of the phantom spirit stone.” Old Pang speculated. “Let’s go, let’s go and test it.”
The two of them placed the Obscure Darkness Lance into the testing equipment and a few moments later, various values of the lance were calculated, including a series of values characteristic of other Level 8 weapons as well as an additional mental energy value.
“Sure enough, mental energy has been retained inside the mech.” Old Pang had an unsurprised expression on his face.
Typically, mech building beyond level 6 involved using mental energy, hence a portion of it would remain inside the mech. However this energy was very weak, detectable only when the mech builder specifically looked for it using their mental energy. However this kind of mental energy that could be detected by the equipment, one that indicated a significantly different intensity, was a different matter.
“Xiao Hao, go get a mental energy detector.” Old Pang wanted to know the exact level of the stored mental energy.
“Oh.” Yan Hao let out an ‘oh’ sound, then turned around to go out to bring in a small testing device.
Then he turned it on and after beeping for a while, it displayed the mental energy level: S level mental energy.
“S level, meaning the phantom spirit stone preserved the level of your mental energy completely.” Old Pang, a master weapon designer, was more sensitive to weapons and their energy than many battle-hardened warriors, hence almost immediately, he thought of how to use this mental energy suppression in battle. “If the mental energy on this can be released externally, it would be a lethal move that kills invisibly.”
Yan Hao’s pupils widened in realization. External mental energy release, did he mean a mental energy attack?
Three days later, on Planet S36, at the base of the War God Legion, Yan Hao arrived with Rebirth that had been upgraded once again.
In the No. 1 maintenance room, Sheng Heng, Sheng Zhuo and Di Ya, the head of the Mech Building Department stared unblinkingly at the completely black mech in front of them, their faces filled with shock.
“This is Rebirth?” Di Ya, who in order to study ‘Haoyue’ had spent almost a month facing Rebirth could hardly recognize it at the moment.
Actually, apart from its color changing to black because of the phantom spirit stone alloy, Rebirth’s appearance hadn’t changed, however its aura was completely different.
He didn’t know how a mech, which had never experienced the baptism of war, could possess such an aura, however it was vibrantly striking.
“Senior, try it.” Yan Hao gestured for Sheng Heng to pilot the mech.
“Okay.” Sheng Heng had been eager to do so from the moment he saw Rebirth, and so without hesitating for even a moment, he braced himself against Rebirth’s knee then leapt up in a single jump.
The others naturally dispersed, retreating to a safe distance to watch, and looking at the mimetic mech moving in the distance, its movements sharp and swift, as well as the mental energy suppression that radiated when the lance sliced through the air, a look of envy couldn’t help but appear in Sheng Zhuo’s eyes. This was the first time he was envious of his little brother.
Mimetic mechs were the dream of every mech warrior.
However the reason why dreams were called dreams was because it was something that only a few could touch.
“These values, my goodness, they’ve already surpassed that of a level 8 mech.” Di Ya, unable to contain himself, rushed over and grabbed Yan Hao, asking excitedly, “When you took Rebirth back last time it was clearly just a normal level 6 mech. How did you do it? How? And the Obscure Darkness Lance, how come it can carry a mental attack?”
“Xiao Hao, the mimetic system has been upgraded to level 8?” Sheng Zhuo was also shocked.
“No, the mimetic system is Level 7, but its performance is comparable to a super Level 8 mech.” The last time Yan Hao upgraded Black Soul, the system had already reached Level 7. It was only that Black Soul’s ore limited the system’s performance, while the same system, placed in Rebirth which had been enhanced with phantom spirit stone alloy, directly became a Level 7 mimetic system.
The combat power of mimetic mechs were naturally higher than that of traditional mechs, and combined with the enhancements from the phantom spirit stone alloy to the mech itself, as well as the mental energy suppression carried by the Obscure Darkness Lance, Rebirth’s performance indeed exceeded that of a Level 8 traditional mech. And that wasn’t all. According to Old Pang and Old Zhong’s estimates, if Rebirth hadn’t been made too early, when Yan Hao’s mental energy wasn’t yet at the S level, its performance would have even jumped two levels up, which would make it comparable to a Level 9 traditional mech.
“Super Level 8?” Sheng Heng, who had returned, couldn’t help but shout in disbelief. Piloting a Level 9 mech, this was something he didn’t even dare think of.
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