Chapter 1224: Destruction and Rebirth (Part 2)

  "What function does this mechanical shark have now that it's been remodeled?" Yang Yawei immediately asked hastily.

  "The marine fish and terrestrial mammals have different implant functions, based on our current energy scarcity, this mechanical flagfish I loaded with programs are all maximizing energy collection functions." Xiao Xi's voice directly sounded in Yang Yawei's ear.

  "First, it has the most basic mineral scanning and analysis functions. Without penetrating the seabed rock layer, it can scan all minerals within a range of about 50 kilometers on the seafloor and analyze their functions. Manganese nodules are just a general term, and the mineral composition contained in manganese nodules varies from region to region. What we are currently mining is a large number of manganese nodules with synthetic energy minerals, so this function is very important."

  "The second capability, similar to the sonar function of a submarine, is an auxiliary ability that can be attached to the mechanical shark's surface. It can detect all active species within 3000 meters through even the slightest changes in water flow and make calculations to adjust its route and direction. At the same time, it also has a powerful ocean scanning function, which can scan a range of approximately 100 nautical miles in seawater! The accurate scanning range is approximately 70 nautical miles!"

  "What I want to know is how this scan came about? Is it like a submarine, using sonar and sound waves?" Yang Yawei asked curiously.

  "It's not, it's a kind of super magnetic ray that has not been discovered by Earth's technology yet, which is universally present on planets with a core similar to Earth, and also exists in the universe, but very weak. This ray has extremely strong penetration ability, almost no object can block or attenuate its existence except for a few rare metals. Its propagation speed is the same as light. Therefore, most of the mechanical creatures transformed by the biological transformation instrument are based on this super magnetic ray as the detection method, just because the scanning environment is different, there are some differences. It can accurately scan all situations within the range."

  "What's the result of the largest scanning range?" Yang Yawei was a bit curious about this. He knew that sonar could not only track enemies, but also be used to map the seafloor topography and so on.

  The biological transformation device has returned to its computer-like appearance, and Yang Yawei reached out to take it. Soon, a scan image appeared on the surface of the biological transformation device. Yang Yawei took a look and felt a bit dizzy - was this really the effect map scanned by the maximum scanning range? The topography looked similar to the 3D stereoscopic scan he had seen before, but also slightly different. This scan image seemed more like directly transparent processing of buildings, etc., even some dark currents in the water were directly marked out. Was this still called a rough scan?

  How accurate is the precise scan? "Are there any other functions?" Yang Yiwei was already very satisfied with just these few functions, this is completely a seabed radar! You know that seawater absorbs electromagnetic waves. So ordinary radar can't be used underwater, and all submarines' attack methods still rely on sonar. However, although sound travels at a speed of about five times faster in water than in air, it's still not possible to surpass the speed of light.

  To know, currently the world's most advanced sonar, even in a very good underwater environment, can only detect up to about 100 nautical miles at most, and can only hear some sounds. But wanting to detect the target's position and so on is simply impossible. The distance must be reduced to at least around 50 nautical miles or so before it is possible to roughly detect the target location.

  Now this mechanical flagfish's scanning function can already annihilate all submarines in the world, and it's not an exaggeration to say that if Yang Yawei had a few hundred of these flagfish, he could almost cover the entire ocean floor. At that time, Yang Yawei would be the boss, damn it! What American fleet is going to be in what place, just wait to be under Yang Yawei's eyelids at any moment.

  "I've added attack capabilities to it. Mainly a cutting laser, its eyes can continuously output about 10 minutes of laser. At the same time, I strengthened the metal in front of its mouth, with an intensity that exceeds all clear ones on Earth at present, and can easily penetrate. The mouth is mainly used for cutting sea-bottom manganese nodules. At the same time, its eyes can also take videos and photos. Based on your current situation, after analysis, I think increasing your possession of Earth currency can speed up the biological transformation device's upgrade process. There are many sunken ships in the ocean that carry treasures recognized by humans, and photo and video recording can provide evidence for you to use." Xiao Xi introduced the remaining functions of the mechanical flagfish to Yang Yawei.

  "Is there anything else?" Yang Yawei still had some lingering hopes.

  "There is, the last item function is a universal function of all mechanical organisms, to make the final attack or achieve the purpose of the system owner by stimulating the core with explosive energy. The energy stimulation core of the mechanical mouse explodes at full energy, roughly equivalent to 100 tons of standard TNT explosives. The energy stimulation core of the mechanical flagfish was modified by me to release a powerful electromagnetic pulse bomb once, covering an area of about 100 square kilometers."

  "Hmm." Although somewhat unexpected, Yang Yawei was still very satisfied. Within a 100-kilometer radius, even an aircraft carrier battle group wouldn't be able to deploy without being detected. If one day he didn't like the look of the Americans, Yang Yawei could just send in a mechanical flagfish and have it explode right at the core of the aircraft carrier battle group. As a computer science major, Yang Yawei knew that this type of bomb was the arch-nemesis of all electronic products. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if such a bomb were to suddenly detonate near an aircraft carrier battle group, the entire fleet would be reduced to a pile of scrap metal - a floating iron coffin on the ocean's surface.

  However, Yang Yiwei was very satisfied, no, he should say extremely satisfied. At least the successful modification of the mechanical sailfish meant that Yang Yiwei had a fixed source of energy and would never have to wander around like a headless fly again.

  "Right, what's the range within which you can control the mechanical sailfish?" Yang Yawei suddenly remembered a question. Previously, the biological modification instrument controlling the mechanical mice had a limited range. If they left that range, the mechanical mice would only act according to the program pre-set by the biological modification instrument.

  "Roughly within a 100-kilometer range, you can make contact. Currently, the Bio-Converter's energy is insufficient; if it activates its intermediate system, it will be possible to control all mechanical organisms worldwide. Similarly, the Bio-Converter receives your information roughly within a 100-kilometer range." Xiao Xi said.

  "How much energy is needed to activate the intermediate system?" When Yang Yawei first activated the primary system, he knew that there must be a more advanced system behind it. Now that Xiaoxi mentioned this question, Yang Yawei quickly asked, wanting to know how long it would take for him to activate the intermediate system.

  "Activating the intermediate system will consume 2 million units of energy! And it requires a large amount of rare synthetic minerals, which are currently in short supply in the biological modification device. According to the database's current knowledge of the types of minerals available on Earth, if we need to store the required synthetic minerals using the biological modification device on Earth, the estimated total energy required would be around 60 million units." Xiao Xi gave Yang Yiwei a number that made his head ache.

  60 million units of energy, synthesizing 1 unit of energy requires the consumption of several kilograms of various minerals. Add to that the daily consumption of the biological modification device and the energy consumed by using the system normally, wouldn't that be tens of millions of tons? To put it into perspective, many minerals have a global proven reserve of only tens of thousands of tons.

  "Never mind, forget it. Now you let the sailfish recover normally, and when we arrive at the place later, I'll put it in the water and that's it, right?" Yang Yawei said.

  "Well, I've already written all the programs for it. It will automatically collect and store the minerals needed, but you have to tell me where the storage location is first." Little Xi said.

  "How far can the biological modification device extract and synthesize energy from minerals?" Yang Yawei suddenly thought of a key question, it's easy to open the manganese nucleus and bring it back to the flagfish, after all, there are Yangtze River and Pujiang nearby, putting it at the bottom of some rivers with not too rapid currents is feasible, but the biological modification device seems to need to be close to the minerals, right?

  "The optimal distance is 1 meter, the farthest distance is 10 meters. For every additional meter of distance, the energy consumed by mineral synthesis will increase. At a distance greater than 6 meters, with the current mechanical fish's collection efficiency, it will be doing useless work." Xiao Xi gave an answer that made Yang Yiwei laugh and cry at the same time.

  Isn't this representative of having to buy a diving suit for myself? A distance of about six meters, if placed on the shore, it's too easy to be discovered by people. If placed at the bottom of the water, I can only buy diving equipment for myself.

  These things Xiao Xi couldn't offer any advice on, and the time was spent in Yang Yawei's hesitation. Before long, the container truck stopped by the side of the road. Feeling that the car had stopped, Yang Yawei immediately spoke to Xiao Xi: "Operate the mechanical fish to pretend to be a dead fish."

  "I understand."

  "Boss, we're almost there. Where should we put it?" The driver, Yang Yawei, asked as he opened the rear compartment door and looked inside.

  This place was specifically chosen by Yang Yawei, and the Pujiang River near Dongpu Road is connected to the Yangtze River. The mechanical flag fish can enter the sea directly from here, and this place is considered a relatively remote area of S City. Although there are not many people, it's not as crowded as in the city. Most importantly, this road is right next to Pujiang River, making it easiest for Yang Yawei to put the mechanical flag fish.

  "Damn it! Put whatever you want to put, just put it here! This fish is already dead! TMD, these scoundrels!" Yang Yawei said with a furious face.