Ninth class citizen

Chapter 132 Such a Genius
"Tao Yu is a senior from Baimang City No. 1 Middle School who was two years older than me. He is a well-known figure in the school and a typical highly intelligent human. He was able to independently make second-order extraordinary items in high school. Last year, he independently made a fourth-order extraordinary shield at the Xiluo Star Component Competition and won the Best Newcomer Award."

"If someone like him enters the mecha world, he will definitely be a famous mecha modification master. Oh, it would be great if I could try out the mecha he has modified. Nan Rong, if I take the initiative to help him test the mecha after he finishes it, will he agree?"

Nan Rong didn't even glance at Qian Duoduo.

She probed her mental power into the power core of the Star Ring K31 micro-mech, and the source energy pattern engraved therein appeared in her mind.

This pattern is much more complicated than the combination pattern she had engraved on the three-edged spike before, and most people cannot understand it.

Nan Rong actually didn’t understand it either.

But this would not affect her ability to redraw the pattern exactly on the void screen.

After finishing the last stroke in one go, Nan Rong frowned and looked at the fair-skinned man standing beside him, watching intently.

Seeing Nan Rong looking at her, he squinted his small eyes and nodded at her with a smile, as if we were very familiar with each other.

Nan Rong looked at Qian Duoduo, who was standing next to the fair-skinned man with a fawning look on his face and didn't think there was anything wrong at all.

It would be worse to rely on a pig beast than to rely on a teammate with an idol brain like this.

Nan Rong sighed.

"We are in the competition now." She said, "and this section is our Hilo Star Hua's venue."

There is no need to hit the gong with a heavy hammer. When things have come to this point, any student from other schools who had any dignity would have covered their faces and left.

Who would have thought that this man named Tao Yu had no reaction at all, as if he didn't hear what she said just now.

"Have you studied this K31 before?" He asked excitedly:

"The inscriptions on the power core component are so complex, yet you can draw them by heart without the aid of a detector, and you draw them so skillfully, with such a smooth brushstroke that even I can't compare to you - are you from Xiluo Xinghua? How come I've never seen you before?"

When Qian Duoduo heard his idol asking the question, he quickly interrupted and said, "She is Nan Rong, a top student in our school's Gene Optimization College. Nan Rong, this is the Tao Yu I just mentioned."

Nan Rong put down the levitation pen and glared at Qian Duoduo fiercely: "If you say one more word, you can't stay here. If you can't even tell the difference between relatives and strangers, why are you still participating in the competition?"

After she finished speaking, without even looking at Qian Duoduo's shocked face, she turned around and looked directly at Tao Yu:
"Don't you understand what I'm saying? We are competitors now. If you don't return to the competition area of your Hershey University, I will report you for harassing the competition."

If an ordinary person heard such a straightforward order to expel someone, he would have blushed.

But this component genius from Hershey University of Science and Technology is no ordinary person.

Not only did he not change his expression, but he did not respond to Nan Rong's words at all. After she finished speaking, he interrupted her and said, "This is not the first time I have come into contact with mecha modification. I once tried to modify the simplest model, the N11, with my mentor. You should know that mecha, which is much older than the K31 and was the main micro-mecha 20 years ago. A comprehensive modification would take too long, so the design idea at the time was to modify it by system."

Nan Rong originally thought that if this person continued to act stupid, she would just throw him back. After all, even if there were a hundred of these typical high-intelligence but low-strength humans, they would not be her match.

Unexpectedly, Tao Yu talked about his experience in mecha modification.

It's free, but there's no mention of charging any money.

As Nan Rong listened, he became interested and was no longer in a hurry to send the person away.

"As we all know, the mecha has six major systems: the power core system, armor system, weapon system, life support system, operating system and transmission system. Each system involves dozens to hundreds of parts. When I modified it before, I only tried the weapon system and transmission system. I never thought about challenging the power core!"

"Why not?" Nan Rong asked calmly, "It obviously has the fewest components directly related to it, so it should be the easiest part to modify."

Tao Yu shook his head repeatedly and stretched out his hand to take the power core from Nan Rong's hand, but she just slightly turned sideways and the other party missed it.

"Among all the systems of a mecha, the fewer the number of components, the more complicated the internal structure is, and often one move can affect the entire system. So when you are unsure, you would rather modify those redundant systems with multiple components, because they are not closely related to each other and are less likely to make mistakes."

As he spoke, he looked at Nan Rong in confusion, his eyes narrowed almost to a point of being invisible. "These are all common sense, you can't possibly not know them. Are you trying to test me to see if I'm qualified to complete the transformation of the power core with you?"

Nan Rong was stunned by his train of thought.

She glanced at Qian Duoduo and saw that he had also opened his eyes wide in shock at his idol's last words. He was looking around in a daze and couldn't help but sigh.

"You think too much." She stretched out her hand and made a "please" gesture: "Let me emphasize again, this is a competition, and everyone represents different schools."

"But the reason I came to participate in this competition is to exchange ideas with the component masters from various schools!" Tao Yu's small eyes were full of confusion:
"The instructors at our school also agree with this. I didn't want to come before, but they specifically told me this!"

Nan Rong blinked and suddenly realized something.

"You didn't want to come to the inter-school league before?" she asked.

"Yes. Competitions are a waste of time. How can it be more interesting than studying components? There are so many pattern combinations and so many things that can be done. Of course, the instructors said that we can't just stay at home and work. We still have to go out and see more. It would be even better if we could get to know a few more masters from other schools."

As he spoke, he smiled at Nan Rong, revealing his white teeth: "Sure enough, the teachers were right. I met you now, didn't I?"

"So you came to me because you want to help me modify this mecha?" Nan Rong said softly, "I have no objection, but this is our Xiluo Xinghua competition venue, and the results of the modification also belong to our school team."

"The result is not important." Tao Yu waved his hand without hesitation: "The competition is just a way to promote communication. What is important is that we discuss and communicate together and improve together. Let's not waste any more time and get started. I will first talk about my opinion, which is just a starting point."

(End of this chapter)