From Scrap Mecha to Sci-Fi Heaven

For example, the combat experience, horsemanship, halberd techniques, archery, and so on that he gained under Lu Bu's persona, although not entirely beyond his own cognitive limits, were equivalent to the results of his brain operating at an overclocked speed, thinking, simulating, and deducing billions of times.

The potential of the human brain is no less than that of any supercomputer.

In a sense, so-called artificial intelligence and computers originated from the pursuit of simulating the human brain; the human brain itself is an extremely powerful intelligence and computer.

After switching to Lu Bu's persona, the combat skills and experiences he acquired were almost indistinguishable from having personally mastered those combat techniques.

Suddenly obtaining the full power of 'Lu Bu'—how could he not feel restless?

"Unfortunately, I must mimic a certain persona to gain the corresponding memories and experiences, and the choice of Mimic Personality is not entirely controllable. The fictional memories are essentially based on my own knowledge and cognition..."

Undoubtedly, Mimic Personality is a divine skill, but Lin Yu still felt a bit greedy.

Thinking of this, his gaze involuntarily fell on his peculiar upgrade panel that could enhance skills.

"Name: Lin Yu"

"Physique: 0.8"

"Mentality: 1.5"

"Brain Domain: 1.1"

"Skills: Mech Engineering LV4; Mimic Personality LV2;"

...

"Skill: Mimic Personality"

"Level: LV2"

"Description: Brief"

"Upgrade Requirement: Make a simulated persona renowned."

"The upgrade requirement is so vague... What level qualifies as renowned?"

Previously, during the intense battles, Lin Yu hadn't had the chance to pay attention to the upgrade requirements for the second-level Mimic Personality. Now, with a quick glance, his brows involuntarily furrowed slightly.

It was one condition, and while it wasn't particularly difficult, it wasn't exactly simple either.

Mainly, the standards were too ambiguous.

Who knows what level qualifies as renowned? The camp? The Wasteland? A city? The Federation? A planet? A galaxy?

Speaking of which, the upgrade requirement for the fourth-level Mech Engineering also had a similarly frustrating condition.

"Upgrade Requirement—Test: Use one's own creation to complete a high-intensity battle to test its performance, defects, and environmental adaptability."

Testing, originally thought to be the simplest of the three upgrade requirements for Mech Engineering, now seemed not as easy as imagined.

At the very least, just now, after annihilating a fully cybernetic Hyena Harold along with a group of fully armed troops, he still hadn't met this condition. Who knows how high a high-intensity battle is?

"Forget it, let's take it one step at a time. There will be opportunities for upgrades. For now, I still need to enhance my knowledge and experience as much as possible, and it would be best to find a way to improve my brain domain attributes..."

Lin Yu pondered, organizing his situation.

This peculiar upgrade panel was undoubtedly the foundation of his existence.

Although Mimic Personality was a divine skill, it was only a divine skill in relation to him.

Mimic Personality, if it merely changed personality, was essentially a mental illness skill.

Even if it could fabricate and deduce memories, it was still based on the knowledge and brain domain performance he possessed; the results were not conjured from thin air but required him to know or be able to think of them.

If he were an uneducated fool without sufficient knowledge and experience, this skill would actually be of no use at all.

The combat memories fabricated by Lu Bu's persona could not do without the foundational knowledge of various engineering, mechanics, bionics, and so on from Mech Engineering.

Only by mastering more knowledge and skills like Mech Engineering could he apply them to technological development and use them as the foundation for deducing memories and experiences when a fictional persona was born.

Without enough knowledge and foundation, and with insufficient brain domain computing power, even if he simulated a super genius Mech Engineer, it would be difficult for him to transcend his current situation significantly.

Thus, the most important thing for him now was to acquire and upgrade more skills, and secondly, to find ways to improve his physical attributes.

"Lin Ge, do you want to use these suppressants now or..."

After temporarily settling in the villa, Bai Wei approached him with several suppressants for Stellar Halo Disease after organizing various items and spoils.

"Um, give me the one we found ourselves first, and keep the one from Black Snake for later."

Lin Yu interrupted his thoughts and took one of the boxes.

There was no need to worry about faking such things.

These injection-type medications typically used a one-time, needle-free injector, sealed from the factory, and did not require a needle during injection; the drug molecules could penetrate the skin under high pressure.

In addition to the packaging, these medications also had their own exclusive identifiers, and connecting to the network could track their production and sales history, making it clear whether they were real or fake.

Lin Yu quickly picked up the one he had seized from the Serio organization, no, it should be the one he bought himself, and injected it into his body.

"How is it? Does it work?" Bai Wei asked.

"Not that fast," Lin Yu rolled his eyes.

...

Three days quickly passed.

During these three days, Lin Yu had Bai Wei purchase a large batch of living supplies, enough to ensure that even if they left the Black Snake camp, they could survive for a long time.

Of course, he didn't remain idle either; taking advantage of the privileges from the Black Snake gang, he smoothly made many modifications to Dawn.

First, he made numerous micro-adjustments to the mech, shifting from its original bulky form to a combat style more aligned with the 'Lu Bu' persona, reducing some bulk while enhancing agility, making the overall design more slender and upright.

Next were some aesthetic changes; due to switching to the Lu Bu persona for the design, it inevitably acquired some unique quirks of that persona.

At this moment, the entire exterior armor of the Mech was changed to a glossy black finish, with lines taking on a distinctly metallic style, but in the middle, there was a hint of ancient Earth battle armor, especially on the top, where two long, flamboyant feathers were added.

Of course, the Fangtian Halberd was also indispensable.

Lin Yu directly made two Fangtian Halberds, one large and one small, with the smaller one used for practice and the larger one as the Mech's weapon.

The smaller one was just a practice tool, while he put a bit more thought into the Mech's weapon.

The Fangtian Halberd used by the Mech was made entirely of high-strength alloy, and its overall aesthetic leaned more towards modern technological style, with a matte black and silver color scheme, featuring straight lines and sharp angles.

Functionally, the crescent blades on both sides employed high-frequency oscillation technology, achieving sharp cutting effects through high-speed vibrations, cutting through iron like mud.

The spear tip at the front was similar, but it used high-speed rotation, resembling a drill bit, enhancing its penetrating power.

This thing would have been considered a divine weapon in ancient Earth, but here it was relatively ordinary.

From a technical standpoint, it was basically not difficult, and of course, the effects were not that impressive.

Such melee weapons were actually much easier to use than chainsaw swords or cutting blades.

But there was no choice; after all, the 'Lu Bu' persona excelled in the Fangtian Halberd, and this weapon did indeed appear more prestigious compared to ordinary melee weapons.

How strong it was was one thing; how cool it looked was a lifetime matter.

"Um, calling it Dawn seems a bit inappropri

ate. Since it was modified to fit the combat style of the Lu Bu persona, I might as well just call it Lu Bu Armor."

(End of Chapter)