Chapter 431: Chapter 415: Lincolnâs Science Popularization Time
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The next morning.
Lincoln watched the screen that Mavis showed him with utter amazement.
On the screen, hoards of players stood atop the âcorpseâ of the Transformers, posing for a group photo.
Many of them were even waving the Transformersâ parts theyâd disassembledâŠ
In order to heighten the âplayersââ interest in the game, Lincoln and Mavis used some pretty âunconventionalâ tactics to build the heavy truck.
Many things inside it didnât follow the physics rules of Night City at all, so naturally, they couldnât call a tow truck to haul it to the modification workshop for repairs.
And Night City didnât even have a modification workshop that big.
So, last night, when they saw the number of players increasing and they couldnât hide even in stealth mode, they simply left the Transformers where it was and left the area.
Lincoln had originally expected that by the next day in the game, the Transformers would have been refreshed by the game mechanics.
But he didnât expect that the players showed no sign of leaving and kept interacting with the object, preventing the system from recognizing the scrapped Transformer as useless data and refreshing it.
Unless itâs a special setting, items that are held by players or have interacted with them canât be refreshed directly. This is a special privilege given to players to enhance the immersion of the game.
So, all night long, players were interacting with the Transformers.
The form of interaction was â disassembly.
However, this didnât go smoothly. Initially, many players didnât have any tools, so it was literally âdismantling a mech with bare handsâ.
After realizing that the task was almost impossible, they began to look around for tools, yet they could only disassemble the outermost layer â the parts that were originally part of the heavy truck before it transformed.
The âimaginary partsâ that violated the rules of Night City, however, couldnât be removed at all.
Not only crowbars, electric saws, and drills, but even explosives didnât work.
So, the latter part of the interaction turned into taking group photos.
The most widely circulated photo among these group photos was the one that Mavis showed Lincoln now.
The body of a giant robot and the crowds of people disassembling it.
The scene gave Lincoln a strange sense of dĂ©jĂ vu: it was a bit cybernetic future, but also somewhat post-apocalypticâŠ
Opening the social networking site, Lincoln unsurprisingly found that the discussions on the âgiant robotâ had not subsided at all. Various pictures, animated gifs, and short videos were being shared extensively, and the response was amazing.
However, on what this thing should be called, everyone was still in a debate, which resulted in a lack of concentrated heat on the topic.
Scratching his chin, Lincoln felt the need to educate the netizens a bit.
So, he picked up the tablet, opened the [Mecha-related]file, and found a few photos.
Then he began to edit the post and published it.
The first post:
âThis is an exoskeleton armor.â
Picture: Concept image of a full set of exoskeleton armor.
Seeing that the NPC Lincoln has finally reappeared, the netizens started to bubble up and naturally flocked to see the excitement. frŃeÏebÉłovel.com
Seeing the exoskeleton armor, everyone showed little interest:
âThis is a militarized version of those things used for logistics in the army, right?â
âWhat army logistics? My older brother started using this thing to deliver packages last year!â
âInteresting idea, but not too groundbreaking.â
âWhatâs the point of posting this? Give us more giant robots!â
Being too busy to respond, Lincoln immediately posted the second post:
âThis is a full-coverage small mechanical power armor, commonly known as: humanoid mecha.â
Picture: Iron Man Mark 3 with classic red/gold color combination.
Seeing this new thing, netizens showed slightly more interest:
âAlthough this thing seems impractical at first glance, I must admit, itâs quite good-looking.â
âThe problem is, whatâs the practical use of this thing?â
âI bet itâs bulletproof as hell, but how will they manage shock absorption and impact resistance?â
âSpeaking of which, you canât run fast in this thing, even with mechanical assistance, right?â
âIt doesnât even have wheels, whatâs it going to do? Just wait to get blown up?â
Clearly, with just the picture and no backstory or feature introduction, everyone instinctively approached it from a utilitarian perspective and couldnât quite accept this kind of armor.
Then came the third post:
âThis is a medium mechanical power armor, also known as: medium mecha.â
Picture: The 10-meter-tall Transformers made from the heavy truck in last nightâs match.
Lincoln didnât plan to bring up the concept of Transformers separately, and directly incorporated it into the overall concept of mecha.
Seeing this, players immediately abandoned any thoughts about practicality or impracticality â because it was obvious at a glance: this thing was utterly impractical!
âOh my! This is great, give us more, give us more, our kids love this!â
âSo, this is called a mecha, huh!â
âOh, I get it, youâre saying that these things have the same lineage, right?â
âThere seems to be some connection, but arenât you letting your imagination run a little too wild, a little too far?â
âJust tell us when youâre going to start selling it in Night City? Itâs a must-buy! Hurry up! Do we have to teach you how to make money too?!â
âDo you understand the concept of âmoneybagsâ?!â
Everyone thought that it would end here. After all, the big guy they saw last night had already appeared.
Everyone knew the big guyâs name, too.
But shortly after, everyone looked on in amazement as another post from Lincoln popped up-
âFinally, this is the Super-large Mechanical Power Armor, affectionately called: Menâs Romance.â
Accompanying image: âPacific Rimâ, The Dangerous Wanderer, standing 79 meters tall and weighing 1980 tons!
This giant mech silently stood under the pouring rain of the night, its massive nuclear-powered engine emitting an intense glow.
The surrounding twenty-story high-rise buildings barely reached the shoulders of this large mech.
It gave a firsthand feel of just how astonishingly vast this thing was!
Everyone had no doubt that if they were to see it in the virtual world up close, its intimidation power would certainly be overwhelming!
âAre you kidding me?! Iâve just accepted the concept of a 10-meter-tall robotic giant, and now youâre pushing for a 100-meter one?! Are you trying to break some world record?â
âWho the hell can explain to me, what the hell is this?!â
âI solemnly declare: I take back what I said earlier! I donât want that 10-meter-tall Mech anymore! Whoever wants it, take it. I want this one! Right now!!â
âLincoln, you didnât make this thing just for kicks, did you? Youâre definitely going to make it into a game, arenât you?! Then hurry up and get it out! Iâll buy a shitload!â
Excitement.
An indescribable intense excitement suddenly ignited in the hearts of the players.
It gave them such an overwhelming, urgent desire to pilot such a colossal Mech.
Seeing the comment guessing that he was going to develop a mecha game, Lincoln hesitated with the idea of giving it a thumbs up.
But considering the development progress of the related game features, he retracted his eager hand.
That kind of sparkling anticipation, it was enough for now.
If you give too much hope and get the players excited and the game doesnât come for a long time, he might never want to face the players again.
He couldnât expect to be besieged by the players every time he meets them, right?
Lincoln fell silent, let the players continue their wild speculations in the comment section, and got into Yue Pengjuâs car to go to work.
In the driverâs seat, Yue Pengju was pondering how to broach the subject and ask about âXiaomengâ â who she was in real life and where she had sprung up from.
But before he could say anything, Lincolnâs mobile phone suddenly rang.
Lincoln picked it up and to his surprise, it was Henry.
In the previous week, Henry had asked about the progress of âSecret Communicationâ technology three times and each time Lincoln had replied: âIâm on it, Iâm on it.â
Since then, he tactfully stopped pushing and instead sent a text to ask once a week.
So when Lincoln saw Henryâs call, he was somewhat taken aback.
He answered the call, and barely managed a âHello?â
Henry quickly cut in, âLincoln! Youâre not seriously considering making that Mecha, are you?â
âHuh?â Lincoln paused.
If he had to say it, he would really like to make it⊠after all, itâs a manâs romanceâŠ
The problem is, he simply canât make it!
Xiaomeng had convinced Lincoln with her brash claims of, âI have blueprints!â, âWe have everything!â, only for him to be disappointed as they were all inactive projects.
Otherwise, heâd be creating two of those things right about nowâŠ
Lincolnâs momentary pause made Henry nervous.
Last night, when the transforming robot â now known to be a Mech â appeared in the virtual world, they all just took it as spectacle.
The transformation was so over-the-top that anyone in the industry could tell it was for show, so they didnât take it seriously.
But this morning, Lincoln had surprisingly already laid out the entire technological development road map.
While the smaller and medium Mechs seemed far-fetched, the super-large Mech was beyond commentary.
But that initial exoskeleton suit seemed genuine, which made them slightly uncertain of how to react.
Based on Henryâs understanding of Lincoln, if he were to seriously pursue the development of an exoskeleton suit, itâs entirely possible for him to create something revolutionary!
If Lincoln intends to make large mechs, he would, without a doubt, start with the most basic exoskeleton. So, the renderings of the exoskeleton suit seemed the most trustworthy for now.
The subsequent development path still exists purely in his imagination, so the conceptual images donât seem as realistic, which makes perfect sense.
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Perhaps, after developing the exoskeleton and accumulating enough technology, he could have a more realistic approach to the other types of mechs?
Of course, the super-large mech was an exception, no matter how you look at it, it seemed ridiculously impossible.
After Henry took all this into consideration and considering that before Lincoln came out with the virtual reality device, they also thought it was an impossible technologyâŠ
Since Lincoln has already created the impossible once, who could guarantee he wouldnât do it a second time?
This made Henry have no choice but to pick up his mobile phone and dialed Lincolnâs numberâŠ