The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapter 202 Chapter 320 Chapter 321 [Subspace Group]'s Black Technology or [Hunter Mech] Test

【Gulf of Alaska】.

【Kodiak Island】.

[PPDC organization's testing ground].

Inside the huge hangar, a giant headless mecha, whose appearance is almost the same as the [Female MUTO], is busy carrying out the final inspection and testing before the actual operation of the entire machine.

Its mechanical head was also undergoing corresponding inspection on the maintenance platform at the top of the hangar.

That’s right, this mecha is the No. 001 [Female MUTO Hunter Mecha] that is regarded as a “life-saving straw” by Commander-in-Chief Stek Pentecost.

This experimental site was the first test base prepared and built with sufficient funds by Dr. Spa Sheffield, the chief project leader who first proposed the "Hunter Plan" after the "PPDC Organization" was officially approved for establishment.

Used to build the [Hunter Mech], complete research and testing related to the [Hunter Mech], and recruit and train the first batch of "Ranger" pilot trainees.

The tests on the Hunter Mech can be roughly divided into three categories:

[Main test item one]: [Pontine connection].

This project is led by Dr. Spa Sheffield himself, and two [Technical R&D Consultants] Dr. Reed Richards and Tony Stark provide relevant technical support.

The main purpose of the test is to test whether the driver can use the system to empathically and synchronously control the entire mecha as expected when establishing a [Floating Source Neural Link] with the [Hunter Mecha].

Thanks to the improvements made by Dr. Reed Richards and Tony Stark, drivers no longer need to plug various data cables into their heads when performing human-computer interaction using the [Pons Link].

By simply connecting to the [spinal cord clamp] pre-buried behind the driver, the artificial intelligence configured inside the [Hunter Mech] can synchronously read the driver's brain wave data and replicate a "synchronized and empathetic" virtual brain consciousness on the mech system.

The intelligent transmission buffer (Rabit) then captures and links the pulse nerve signals released by the driver's brain in real time.

However, in order to complete the above process, the driver must also wear an "integrated circuit armor suit" with a inner layer covered with special sensors and an outer layer made of high-density polycarbonate, which is light in weight, strong in hardness and has good impact resistance.

In this way, after completing the [Brain Bridge Link], the sensors on the armored suit will be activated instantly, and the instructions and corresponding actions issued from the driver's brain can be projected to the [Hunter Mech] without deviation.

There is no doubt that the reason why [Pons Link Technology] was improved and completed so quickly was all due to the complete ready-made system established by Tony Stark when creating the Iron Man suit.

It can be said to be a new breakthrough built on the shoulders of giants!

I guess when Stek Pantecost was considering candidates for technical advisor, it was for this reason that he specifically chose Tony Stark, the "notorious" playboy?
And what makes people feel gratified is that.

In a previous experiment involving mecha limb testing, the selected pilot successfully activated the limbs of [Female MUTO Mecha] 001... The results were absolutely perfect!!

[Main test item two]: [Drift system].

The Drift System, also known as the Neural Bridge System or the Two-Person Synchronous System, is the most tedious and complex of the three tests.

As the name suggests, it is a system auxiliary tool that allows two pilots to achieve a high degree of synchronization of thoughts when operating a [Hunter Mech] at the same time.

This was a special test added by Stek Pantecost and Dr. Spa Sheffield after they formally adopted Dr. Reed Richards's opinion and changed the number of drivers from one to two.

In order to successfully develop the [Drift System], the project leader Dr. Spa Sheffield specially convened many brain neuroscience researchers including Dr. Reed Richards.

It took two and a half months, working overtime every day just to overcome the technical difficulties.

But the result made everyone feel extremely disappointed.

Because their experimental progress has always stagnated...

There is no way, [brain neuroscience] is still a relatively "young" scientific field.

Many of these conjectures and theories require a large number of experiments to verify.

It doesn't mean that you can solve the problem immediately by investing a large number of top scientific researchers.

This takes a lot of time... and it takes years.

But what the PPDC organization lacks most right now is time!
Finally, it was Dr. Reed Richards who heard from somewhere that the Subspace Group had already mastered similar technologies.

So he proposed to the top management of the [PPDC Organization] to purchase the corresponding patent usage rights directly from the [Subspace Group]!
At first, Stek Pantecost refused when he heard the news.

Because the [PPDC Organization] and the [Subspace Group] are in a naked competitive relationship.

If there were no powerful competitor like [Monkey God], they would not have to work so hurriedly as they do now.

Moreover, not to mention that there is a high probability that the [Subspace Group] will choose to directly reject their request.

If the world knew that the [Hunter Mecha] built by the [PPDC Organization] had to use the core technology of its competitors to operate normally, wouldn't people laugh at it?
Kostek Pantecost had not been able to hold on for many days before, as the external situation became increasingly urgent, he was finally forced to bow to reality.

After all, they are the ones who can't afford to delay!

Therefore, the top leaders of the [PPDC Organization] had no choice but to bite the bullet and take the initiative to contact the [Subspace Group].

But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Instead of rejecting or verbally ridiculing them outright because of the competition between them, [Subspace Group] did not.

On the contrary, adhering to the concept of "harmony brings wealth, and customers are God", they warmly received the negotiators sent by the [PPDC Organization] and answered most of the questions that did not involve commercial secrets in a detailed and patient manner.

However, in the end, when I saw the long list of extremely expensive patent licensing fees on the quotation, as well as the equally staggeringly expensive subsequent maintenance fees.

The top management of the [PPDC organization] suddenly realized that there really was a reason why they were able to make money!
But the more magnanimous the [Subspace Group] behaved, the more uncomfortable Stek Pantecost felt.

Buy technology from competitors and then compete with them...

Damn, no matter how you look at it, it feels like the other party is trying to have it all together, right?
What the hell is this about competing with others? !
Stek Pantecost suddenly felt very tired.

But what he didn't know was that for Carl, who possessed the [Mind Gem], building this "synchronous system of neural bridges" was a matter of minutes.

No, it's not even a thing!
Carl only needs to inject some of the spiritual power that can make people "empathize" into a special magical weapon, and then disguise it as a core component and assemble it into the so-called "system hardware", and then he can sell it to the [PPDC Organization] at a high price.

The key point is that since this part of spiritual power is consumable, it becomes less each time it is used.

Therefore, if the [PPDC organization] wants to continue using it, it will have to come back to it to renew and recharge.

What, where did those small magical tools come from?

Come on, there are too many of these little gadgets in Kamar-Taj.

Moreover, later, as Carl successfully obtained the [Reality Gem], he even saved the trouble of using those small magical tools.

Directly use the [Reality Gem] to transform that part of the spiritual power into smaller components, and then install them on the "system hardware". Not only is it seamless, but it is also completely zero cost! !

And in this whole process, Carl obviously didn't pay anything, but he made a lot of money. Isn't that infuriating?

On the contrary, the [PPDC organization] fell directly into the big pit set by Carl from the research and development stage, and indirectly became an employee who created profits for Carl!
But how could Karl tell them these secrets?

In any case, the difficulties encountered by the [PPDC Organization] in the [Drift System] have finally been successfully resolved.

But they will face many other problems next.

Although the "synchronization" process seems simple, it is actually very difficult to implement.

First of all, this is a fusion technology similar to "mind communication".

When two pilots have completed the link, they will enter a "synchronized state" and share all their feelings, emotions, and even memories with each other without any concealment.

The purpose is to forcibly "fuse" two people into one person for use.

In this way, one person is responsible for the left brain and the other is responsible for the right brain. With unified thoughts, actions and reactions, they can control the [Hunter Mech] to complete a series of complex actions and instructions.

This also requires that the two selected drivers must have an extremely high [synchronization rate] in order to complete this complex process well.

In order to select the candidates with the highest tacit understanding and the most stable [synchronization rate] from the many "Ranger" pilots, the [PPDC Organization] can be said to have taken great pains.

In the end, they successfully found three simple and quick screening methods.

The first type is people who are related by blood: such as father and son, brothers, siblings, etc.

Experiments have shown that the closer the blood relationship, the higher the corresponding [synchronization rate].

The second type is people who have a long-term tacit relationship: for example, couples who respect each other as equals, childhood playmates, and close girlfriends.

These people's likes, dislikes, and temperaments have all been honed over a long period of time, so they often show a good degree of synchronization.

The third type is people with strong will.

Theoretically, unless there are no finalists for the first two types of people in the actual screening, the [PPDC Organization] will not actively select the third type of people.

Because partnerships like this are actually not stable and are often accompanied by many unknown dangers.

Unless two drivers have an extremely strong "will" for something at the same time, and this "will" is strong enough to overcome their own personality differences and disagreements, it is possible to reach the qualified standard of "synchronization rate".

Otherwise, accidents are very likely to happen during actual operation!

If all the above problems can be solved perfectly, then the two pilots will truly become one with the [Hunter Mech] after completing the synchronization of the [Drift System].

Dr. Reed Richards calls this state of synchronization “womb space”!
This is a relatively abstract state.

The two drivers were like entering the womb, and without any verbal communication or eye contact, they could complete instant interaction through thoughts.

For example, what kind of stance to adopt before a fight, which fist to throw first during a fight, and how to dodge the enemy's attacks, etc.

It was not until this step that the two drivers truly achieved the state of "becoming one".

however.

However, many problems still occurred in the later experimental tests.

Several common problems stand out.

1. Initial thinking is out of sync.

This means that at the moment the [Drift System] is successfully activated, the brains of the two pilots must be completely empty so that the [Intelligent Transmission Buffer] can capture the corresponding brain pulse signals at the fastest speed and connect with the body.

If during this period, the thinking of one or both of them is in a state of confusion or high tension, the corresponding brain pulse frequency will change drastically, causing the transmission device to be unable to complete the capture, resulting in synchronization failure.

2. Memory prison.

This is an upgraded version of "out-of-sync thinking" and occurs very frequently among the third type of candidate rangers.

Since the two drivers do not have a high level of tacit understanding with each other, even after completing the synchronization, one of them may suddenly fall into a past event that is deeply memorable and cannot extricate himself.

At this time, affected by the synchronization state, even if the other person remains awake, he or she will passively follow the other person and be deeply trapped in that memory.

If the other person cannot be awakened immediately, the final result may be that both of them will become vegetables because they are locked in the "memory cage"!
Third, privacy collapses.

This is also a disadvantage that occurs quite frequently during the "synchronization" process.

Because of the "sharing" of memory, many of the two drivers' privacy will be exposed to each other.

The resulting embarrassment is likely to cause information processing delays in brain pulse signals, leading to slow movements of the Hunter Mech and lack of body coordination, ultimately causing the test to fail.

4. Ghost synchronization.

Rather than calling this a problem, it would be more accurate to say that it is a side effect of using the Drift System.

When the synchronization state is released, with a certain probability, the two drivers will have the illusion that their brains are still connected, resulting in abnormal auditory and visual hallucinations.

To this day, many scientists, including Dr. Reed Richards, have been unable to effectively solve the problem.

Fortunately, the "ghost synchronization" situation does not cause synchronization failure, so the top leaders of the [PPDC organization] turned a blind eye to it and pretended it never happened!
……

A few days ago, through a rigorous and scientific test system, the [PPDC Organization] finally successfully selected four qualified pilots from the first batch of Ranger students.

During the group test, the brain nerves of both groups of drivers achieved an extremely high [synchronization rate].

This also officially announced that the connection test of the [Drift System] was successful! !
Finally, the only thing left to be done today is [Main Test Item Three]: the practical test of the whole machine No. 001 [Female MUTO Mecha].

"How long will it take to prepare?"

Stek Pantecost stood in front of the huge glass window, looking at the huge headless mecha in the hangar, and asked with some trepidation.

"Preliminary preparations are complete, and the two pilots from the first team have already entered the cabin and are ready to take their positions..."

Dr. Spa Schaeffer glanced at the time and said excitedly, "The full-machine test is expected to officially begin in 5 minutes!!"

"very good."

Stek Pantecost nodded, then turned around and glanced at the researchers in the room. He frowned and asked,

"Where are Dr. Reed and Tony Stark? As technical advisors for this project, shouldn't they be participating in this important test?!"

(End of this chapter)