"Alright, Pei Yan, I believe you’ve seen what happened the night you lost consciousness. Now, can you perform the transformation operation on your body while conscious?" Engineer Li asked Pei Yan politely after directing a group of staff to push various instrument boxes to his side.
Pei Yan hesitated for a moment, "I’ll give it a try! What do you want me to transform into?"
"Okay!" Pei Yan responded, and as he glanced at his palms, he imagined images of cold weapons in his mind. Soon, his two mechanical arms began to soften and deform under his control. After being reshaped and solidified, they transformed into the appearance of two sharp swords.
"Oh wow!" Seeing his arms turn into two giant swords, Pei Yan couldn’t help his excitement and waved them around in several directions, creating flashes of light and cold gleams.
The surrounding staff quickly stepped back to avoid the sword edges, and Engineer Li stood at the perimeter and loudly shouted, "Please try other item states!"
"Oh, alright!" On hearing this, Pei Yan stopped waving his arms, thought for a moment, and straightened his arms. Under his mental control, his arms changed again, and soon, two large hammers appeared at the end of his arms. The transformation didn’t stop there, as axes, hooks, spears, and knives followed. The on-site staff felt like they were watching a cold weapon exhibition show, as Pei Yan racked his brain to convert all the weapons he had seen on television.
Engineer Li was recording Pei Yan’s transformations in detail with his assistant while loudly calling, "Alright, alright! Now let’s proceed to the next step. Can you attempt to cause such transformations on other parts of your body?"
Pei Yan paused upon hearing this and restored his arms to their original form. He jumped in place, then exerted force, causing numerous iron spikes to suddenly emerge between his chest, back, and legs, making him look like a living iron porcupine.
"Haha, if Xiaoxia deals with him again, she’ll likely suffer. This is practically a nightmare for close-range combat." Gu Shenghui said lightly as he turned aside in the crowd.
"Xiaoxia has her combat style too. I think she understands that close-range combat won’t be beneficial for her, which is why she decided to face him again after his first-stage awakening. If it comes to awakening ability bonuses, I doubt Xiaoxia would lose to him." Elder Lin, standing nearby, nodded first then shook his head.
At this time, Pei Yan, having returned to normal states, was guided by Engineer Li to the next test, the stretching test, where four staff each held Pei Yan’s arms, slowly walking outward.
"Xiaopei, shout to stop if it reaches your body’s limit. Don’t push yourself." Hu Wenjun advised from Pei Yan’s side.
Five meters, ten meters, fifteen meters, Pei Yan’s mechanical arms grew longer under the deliberate release and staff dragging, ultimately reaching over thirty meters when a slight metallic cracking sound came from the shoulder, telling Pei Yan it was the limit. He immediately called to stop, "Enough!"
"Note, arm extension length thirty-two meters! Release!"
Upon Engineer Li’s order, the staff released Pei Yan’s hands, and his arms dragged out like two metal giant snakes quickly snapped back, like a retracting tape measure, striking sparks on the ground and restoring to normal human arm size with a swish.
Engineer Li stepped forward and touched Pei Yan’s arms, his eyes filled with excitement, "Hmm, very good! Now let’s test if you can transform into other mechanical devices, like a chainsaw!"
Pei Yan didn’t say much and looked down at his palms. The next moment, a metallic chainsaw softened and formed on his left arm. He waved it casually and shook his head in disappointment, "I can transform its exterior but can’t make it operate."
"No rush, this is as expected. We can try later! Open that box and take out the things inside!" Engineer Li pointed to the outermost large box and commanded, and two staff stepped forward to open it and lifted out what’s inside.
"You’ll absorb it, then try again!" Engineer Li suggested, pointing at the large chainsaw placed before Pei Yan.
Five minutes later, watching the chainsaw spin rapidly on Pei Yan’s right arm, everyone present was energized. He really could accomplish it!
Next, Engineer Li retrieved a drill, camera, small drone, and several other devices from the box for Pei Yan to absorb and convert one by one, achieving success with each conversion.
Especially with the drone, Pei Yan, after just absorbing the prototype of a drone, managed to convert ten or more similar drone models through his palms, and they successfully took flight under his control. This scene amazed Engineer Li and the staff while leaving them puzzled about its principle. They had no choice but to temporarily seal these converted drones for careful research back at the institute.
After completing these tests and gaining a preliminary understanding of Pei Yan’s abilities, Engineer Li glanced at the chart in his assistant’s hand, then looked up and asked, "Can you transform firearms now?"
Soon, Engineer Li received a heavy Type 97 assault rifle from Pei Yan, played with it for a while, then handed it to Old Hu: "Old Hu, can you check if this gun is functional!"
Hu Wenjun took the gun without a word and skillfully disassembled it. After examining the scattered parts, he inspected them thoroughly, "All are metal components. It’s usable but the aim can’t be guaranteed, and the reliability falls short compared to military products."
"He hasn’t absorbed firearms. Why can he convert firearms?" A confused researcher asked from the side.
Hu Wenjun squatted down and slowly reassembled the gun, "He completed a month of shooting training, so he’s familiar with firearm structures."
"Can we then assume that he can convert to technological products he’s recognized or absorbed?"
"From what we see so far, yes!"
"Bring that box of bullets here, let him try absorbing and converting!"
Moments later, Engineer Li and Hu Wenjun knelt down, fiddling with bullets on the ground, and Pei Yan indeed successfully absorbed the bullets from the box and converted them into bullets. However, to their disappointment, these bullets could never be fired because they weren’t loaded with gunpowder, making them mere solid dummies with bullet appearances.
"Ah, looks like my wish to wield a gun like a Terminator and go on a rampage can’t be fulfilled!" Pei Yan squatted down too, picked up a bullet, crushed it with his fingers, absorbed it into his body, and smiled bitterly.
"Not necessarily!" Engineer Li said, standing up and twisting his waist, then turned to his assistant, "Xiaosun, bring one of the highlights we brought this time!"