Marvel: The Imposter Inventor

Chapter 63 Real Thighs, Made by Hand
When Luca asked the question, Haro did not answer with voice this time.

Only a pair of beady eyes kept blinking.

Immediately afterwards, a data stream swept across the computer screen in front of Luca, and a new screen appeared.

Each of them displays something.

E-Carbon Armor, Haro Robot, Haro Repair Assist Mech, Gundam Pilot Spacesuit, and a series of other props.

However, Luca's vision went black upon seeing this.

'Isn't this the same stuff as before?'

However, as soon as the thought crossed his mind, he immediately realized that he had asked an idiotic question.

Although Hello possesses highly advanced autonomous AI, it is essentially still just a maintenance robot.

To create something, you definitely need relevant information.

So he turned to ask Hello, who was standing next to him.

"Hello, if I give you the information on a certain item, can you help me manufacture it?"

Upon hearing Luca's question, the little guy rolled backward and looked up at the ceiling.

Due to its physical structure, Luca couldn't tell at all whether it was expressing pride or rolling its eyes in mockery.

However, the next moment, Orange Haro suddenly leaped up, carrying the data cable connected to him, and slammed into Luca's arm again.

"Stupid Luca! Stupid Luca!"

'Hmm, I see, he's disgusted with me,' Luca thought to himself.

However, despite its aggressive demeanor, the little thing actually crashed right into Luca's mechanical arm.

Luca himself didn't react much, but Orange Haro was thrown back with a 'bang' and almost crashed into the computer screen behind him.

Fortunately, since the data cable was still connected to the computer, the little gadget didn't fly very far. Like a tennis ball held in place by a rubber band, it bounced back.

This time, Luca didn't even need to ask a question; Haro, who had returned to the table, started muttering again.

"Support mech! Support mech!"

Upon hearing this, Luca immediately understood what Haro meant.

Somewhat amused, I reached out and tugged at its two little arms that were sticking out from its spherical body.

"Haha, is it because it's inherently difficult to operate?"

Indeed, Haro also has two mechanical arms.

However, due to its design, its decorative and cute attributes may far outweigh its practicality.

However, seeing that the little thing was about to get angry again, Luca decisively pressed it onto the table, preventing it from moving an inch, so that he could communicate with it harmoniously again.

The next step is to talk to the orange Hello, which is quite troublesome.

However, Luca still managed to understand from it what conditions were needed for Haro to help him develop and manufacture items.

In summary, there are three points.

First and foremost, Haro should at least have a complete dedicated maintenance mech.

After all, although Hello itself can connect to a computer, many devices still require manual operation, and Hello's short hands obviously cannot complete too complicated tasks.

Moreover, this Haro-specific maintenance mech can not only be remotely connected to the network to perform 'Haro-free operation'.

It also comes with some small tools such as welding torches, wrenches, and screwdrivers.

With it, Harrow can completely replace a seasoned mechanical engineer.

If industrial production were to be carried out and the manufacturing scale expanded, this repair mech, working in conjunction with Haro, would already be considered a well-coordinated mechanical engineering team.

Yes, and the kind who's proficient in programming.

Secondly, it involves generating data and establishing clear goals and directions.

Although Hello has some independent manufacturing capabilities, it is essentially a small intelligent robot designed to assist in research and development and maintenance.

If Harlow's own database contains complete information about the items that need to be manufactured, then there's no need to say more.

Or, to put it another way, if Harrow is just providing assistance to actual researchers during scientific research and development, there's probably no problem with that.

However, if you want Haro himself to be the main player, then Luca, that unreliable imposter, can't help much.

Using incomplete information about items, or even 'high-tech gadgets' that Haro's abilities couldn't comprehend, he analyzed and deduced to come up with effective manufacturing solutions.

Therefore, Harlow needs to rely on its existing theoretical knowledge and greater AI computing power to perform analysis and combination.

In other words, Harrow itself actually possesses a certain degree of 'creativity'.

However, this so-called 'creativity' is actually more like a reasonable path provided by AI calculation and analysis.

Speaking of computing power, we need to talk about the last condition for Haro to create items.

That's the server that provides computing power.

As an intelligent auxiliary robot, Hello's internal computing power is more than sufficient for tasks such as maintenance, operation, and interaction.

After all, due to its cheat code, the small computing module inside Orange Haro already falls into the category of cutting-edge technology.

However, when it comes to work involving 'research and development', 'creation', and 'deduction', Harrow's own computing power is far from sufficient.

In the original Gundam 00 universe, work involving this often requires Haro to connect to a larger external server for temporary upgrades. This is either supported by a massive quantum computing system like 'VEDA' or the ship's own core processor.

The exact level of development efficiency depends on how much computing power Luca can provide to Haro.

Otherwise, if Luca wanted Haro to piece together a moving humanoid mecha using the existing data and the technologies available in the Gundam 00 world, it would probably take several months for the little thing to crash.

However, after finally figuring it out.

Luca was already very satisfied with the Harrow in front of him.

It is estimated that for a considerable period of time to come, Harrow's development and manufacturing capabilities will serve as the 'teacher' and 'test-taker' for Luca, the imposter inventor.

'Furthermore, if we look at it this way, perhaps there's no need to go to Jupiter. Maybe, based on the Harlow calculations, it's not impossible to develop a pseudo-solar furnace?'

Of course, all of this is predicated on the premise that existing technology can indeed manufacture a 'quasi-solar furnace'.

However, Luca has not yet begun testing Haro's manufacturing capabilities.

Instead, he calmed down and started looking again at the few items that Haro had mentioned earlier that he could currently create.

The repair of the mechs has been mentioned before and needs no further explanation.

The fact that Harrow itself can produce more Harrows also delighted Luca.

It's still unclear how much ability these 'cloned Haro' will have without the cheat code.

However, I think it should be more than enough as a lab assistant.

In addition, the complete Gundam pilot suit is actually a rather high-tech product, including a helmet, a tight-fitting spacesuit, a zero-gravity environment jetpack, and a personal pistol.

However, these things are not considered important technologies for Luca, or rather, Orange Industries at present.

It is estimated that it will not be truly useful until Orange Industries' commercial cooperation extends to the aerospace field in the future.

'If we had a way to send a PowerPoint presentation to the space agency, it wouldn't be impossible to sell a concept.'

In the very end, it was the 'E-Carbon Armor' that Luca had previously overlooked because it lacked 'GN Particles' that caught his eye again.

Indeed, a complete 'E-carbon armor' needs to have 'GN particle' capabilities to achieve a terrifying defensive capability that is almost immune to kinetic attacks.

However, in reality, even without 'GN particles', the properties of 'E-carbon' still far surpass those of most existing alloys.

Density, toughness, hardness, high temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, energy conductivity, and even manufacturing cost.

Taking all factors into account, this material completely surpasses existing materials in the field.

In the original Gundam 00 universe, the reason why the three major powers on Earth were able to mass-produce humanoid mechs was essentially due to the existence of a material called 'E-carbon'.

Moreover, 'E-carbon' is already widely used in the Gundam 00 world.

Therefore, the information from all aspects is outrageously detailed.

This stuff is actually somewhat similar to carbon fiber in essence.

However, the excellent performance of carbon fiber is due to the interlacing of micron-sized carbon fiber tubes and the addition of composite materials for fixation.

The material 'E-carbon' is essentially a carbon nanotube made by chemically depositing and electromagnetically confining carbon isotopes, which autonomously arrange themselves into a special lattice structure, and then arrange them in a specific complex sequence.

This manufacturing process also brings an advantage.

Although they are all called 'E-carbon', it is actually a general term for a large class of materials.

It can be combined with specific composite materials or by reducing the density of carbon nanotubes.

This will result in a large number of 'E-carbons' with different strength properties.

As long as Orange industry can fully absorb the industrial production of 'E-carbon'.

Luca could even create 'E Carbon 1~16' or 'E Carbon Standard Edition', 'E Carbon Youth Edition', and 'E Carbon Pro Max' by 'technically stripping' the technology.

Leveraging the superior performance of market-grade materials, they repeatedly exploit consumers by 'iterating their products'.

This single material was enough to make Orange Industries a commercial giant.

'It seems that Orange Industries now has at least a safety net for the future—no, it could even be a wholly-owned subsidiary.'

Having figured all this out, Luca finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

However, still excited, he had no intention of resting.

Instead, they took the newly 'born' orange Haro and began building an 'auxiliary repair mech' for it.

Yes, of course. Dreaming is wonderful, and the future is bright.

However, Luca is not yet capable of using such a luxury as 'E-carbon'. Even for other components, they are piecing together readily available materials as much as possible.

3D printing, structural welding, and programming.
Haro, the real mechanic, takes charge of the command and the fine work, while Luca, the mediocre mechanic who only knows how to make toy robots, acts as a "hand substitute" for the "big brother".

Next.

Luca, who was making props for the first time in a real sense, didn't leave the laboratory for three days and three nights.

In the end, he actually managed to create a decent-looking "Harlow-specific auxiliary repair mech" all by himself.

Looking at the creation he had painstakingly made from scratch, Luca felt an inexplicable surge of emotion that he could hardly contain.
Joy and a sense of accomplishment!

'It seems like becoming a real researcher and mechanic wouldn't be bad at all?'

Before I knew it, a smile had crept onto my lips.
(End of this chapter)