Chapter Twenty-Five: A Study of Wind and Dust

"Very dangerous?" Qiao Yu asked suspiciously.

"That's right. The robotic arm of the mecha is very powerful, stable and strong. But it's all relative. Its structure is so delicate that if some of its parts fail, it can cause the entire mecha arm to lose its function, just like an egg, all the defenses are on the outer shell, and once the eggshell is broken, the contents will be completely lost. Many parts of the mech have a similar problem, that is, on the surface they can resist a considerable amount of attack and number of attacks, but once damaged, they will lose most of their functionality, which can be fatal to the pilot. ”

Qiao Yu also understood the defects of this kind of mecha from Fengchen's explanation, but he thought about it bitterly and felt that it was a defect in the machine itself, not just a mecha.

Fengchen continued, "So the current mechs, as well as many other weapons, contain protection and salvage measures such as backup systems, but with each additional system, its structure is larger, more bloated, and more difficult to repair and maintain. So my research focuses on self-healing. ”

"Self-healing? Does it refer to memory alloys? Qiao Yu thought that some of the metals mentioned in the class would have the property of self-healing.

"Memory alloys, liquid metals, these empires have them, and they are all research directions, but these metals are often expensive to build, and they need rare minerals to synthesize, which is very expensive and difficult to mass-produce. So, the researchers of the empire thought of another way a long time ago. ”

"Another way?"

"That's right, since you've fought with the Forsaken Mecha, haven't you seen the Forsyken Mecha's self-healing ability?" Fengchen asked with a faint smile.

Qiao Yu was taken aback, that's right! In the previous battle of Celenstar, Joestar and Miller did not inflict damage on the Forsyken mecha, but Forsyken's biological mecha has the ability to repair itself, and some minor damage can be restored in a short time.

"All living beings have the ability to heal themselves, far more than memory metal. Because that's a kind of recovery instinct of living beings. So, this is the direction of my research. Fengchen pointed to a picture of a biological mecha in his hand.

"Creature mechs?" Qiao Yu was surprised, "But as far as I know, the empire has always given priority to the development of mechanical technology, although the level of biotechnology is not low, but compared to the Fosykens, it is much worse. Even if the Empire had the heart to study biomechas, it wouldn't be able to come up with a prototype comparable to the biomecha of the Fosykens in a short period of time, right? ”

Fengchen smiled affirmatively, "You're right, and the main technology tree of our human empire is developed along the path of mechanical technology, and it is obviously worth the loss to deviate from the main scientific and technological route to study biotechnology, so our idea is not to come up with a complete biological mecha, and the biotechnology technology needed is not something that the current human empire can do." We're going to incorporate some creature parts into the mech. ”

"Think about it, our human empire has been exploring the universe for hundreds of years, and in addition to the Fosykens, we have encountered countless dangerous creatures in the universe, and these creatures often have extraordinary abilities, otherwise it would be impossible to survive in the harsh natural environment of the universe. There are many places about these powerful creatures, which we humans have to be amazed by, scale armor and bone armor that are stronger than alloys, muscles with better elasticity and elasticity, organs that can undergo chemical reactions to produce particle propulsion flows, etc., since we humans have defeated these creatures and obtained these precious materials, why don't we apply them to our mechas? With the precision and strength of machinery, the magic and self-repair of creatures, such a mecha will be a more perfect weapon of war! Fengchen said excitedly.

Qiao Yu imagined that kind of mecha for a moment, but he quickly reacted, it had nothing to do with him? Although he, Qiao Yu, is now a student of the God of War Academy, he is just a student. In addition to having a better brain, he is neither a research genius, nor a big nobleman who can invest research funds in Fengchen, he just wants to work in this Fengchen teacher's maintenance shop to learn some additional mechanical knowledge!

Thinking of it, he asked, "Teacher Fengchen, the mecha you depicted is indeed very powerful and perfect, if it can appear, it will indeed improve the shortcomings of the current pure mechanical mecha." After all, isn't there a lot of mechanical equipment used in the mecha of the Forsaiken clan? However, I don't understand the use of you and me, a freshman who has just entered the school, saying this. After all, I can neither and will not do research, nor do I have the money to support you. Qiao Yu confessed his doubts.

"Haha, do you think I'm going to ask for sponsorship to say so much? As the chief mechanical maintenance teacher of the college, Li Fengchen has a top laboratory provided by the school, and the annual research funding is also very secure. Even if I had to solicit sponsorship, I wouldn't have been able to go to my students. ”

Qiao Yu felt a little embarrassed, "Well, but I really can't think of any other reason, why would the teacher mention this to me." But if there's anything I can do to help, please ask! ”

"Qiao Yu, although you are a civilian, I am very optimistic about you. To be able to perform an outstanding battle at such a young age is not something that anyone can do. So on the one hand, I called you here to cultivate your mechanical maintenance and design ability from the basics, your brain domain development is quite high at your age, so your IQ and computing power are far beyond the average person, so you don't be presumptuous, although you are still just a freshman, but because you are still a blank slate, will not be affected by any fixed thinking, so I think you may bring me some inspiration in the process of learning, this is one of them. ”

"The second point is that the mecha we designed is not unfinished, but it is not yet mature, so the mecha in the laboratory needs test pilots, and the previous test pilots are drawn from the second-year students, but the second-year schoolwork is very heavy, and the ability of the first-year students cannot meet the requirements, and the third-year students are almost all interned in the army throughout the year. Unlike you, you've already touched a real mecha and even had a real combat experience. That's why I'm talking to you so much, and I also want to invite you to be a test pilot for an experimental mecha, and I think you should be able to do it. How about it, Qiao Yu, think about it? ”

Qiao Yu almost jumped up with excitement when he heard Fengchen's suggestion. Mecha! Although it is an experimental mecha in the laboratory, from another perspective, it can also be said to be a cutting-edge mecha at the forefront of imperial research! I actually have the opportunity to become a test driver, what else do I need to consider? Obviously, this is because Teacher Fengchen attaches great importance to himself, and he wants to cultivate himself to give himself this opportunity, otherwise no matter how heavy the homework of the second-year students is, Qiao Yu believes that as long as Li Fengchen speaks, all the seniors of the mecha department will sign up to participate.

"No problem! Wind and dust teacher! Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity! I'm on call for a test drive in the lab! ”