Military Weapon Store private laboratory.
Ren Zhong and Ju Qingmeng spent a whole day busy in the small laboratory.
Today, no changes were completed. The two simply dismantled the suit of armor, just like evaluating a disassembly, and then Ju Qingmeng explained in detail the functions, characteristics, and differences between this and the Second Level exoskeleton of many parts.
The Third Level equipment modification plan cannot be carried out on a whimsical basis; it must be built on a solid foundation of a wealth of information.
At three in the afternoon, Ju Qingmeng finally finished explaining the function of the last small component.
Overthinking, coupled with not resting well recently, her head felt a bit swollen.
Her mouth was a bit dry, she took a hard gulp of water, rubbed her temples, and said, "That’s about it. You also think about it more, and send it to me when you have a plan, I’ll give you some feedback on feasibility."
Ren Zhong: "I already have some ideas now, listen up."
After a long time, listening to Ren Zhong’s preliminary introduction of his general design ideas, Ju Qingmeng looked at the scattered parts and said with emotion, "You and Lin Wang are ultimately different."
Ren Zhong was puzzled, "How so?"
"This set of equipment is almost identical to when I last helped him improve it more than two years ago, with ideas mostly provided by me. My skills are decent, but I’m actually not good at design. This led to the armor I modified for him, although performing well, not necessarily being the most suitable for his tactical style. You’re different; you’re the designer. You can always tailor the best ideas for yourself, and I’m just the craftsman who realizes your vision."
Ren Zhong: "Uh, you’re being modest. You’re not bad either."
"I can’t even compare with you!"
Praised so relentlessly, Ren Zhong helplessly responded, "It’s probably because I always like to get to the root of things, no matter what it is. I might not be that amazing."
"No, no, no! Lin Wang surely bought Sid Meier’s insights too but gained nothing. Different people, even learning from the same material, can have vastly different outcomes," Ju Qingmeng lamented again, "I didn’t notice this before, without comparison, I didn’t know how amazing you are. Now I understand. You not only have the talent of a Mechanical Warrior but your intellect far surpasses both Lin Wang and me."
Ren Zhong mentally complained, why can’t this commercial mutual flattery be stopped?
He simply added in his mind.
Actually, you’re wrong, my talent for researching and using my brains is definitely better than being a warrior, I chose to join the military.
But he still played it down a bit, "Haha, well, I’m okay."
Ju Qingmeng shook her head vehemently, "No, you’re more than just okay. I initially wanted to pre-design for you, but the number of Third Level exoskeleton structural parts is at least three times that of the Second Level. The overall coordination of different parts also becomes much more complicated. I was truly at my wit’s end, couldn’t straighten out my thoughts, and hesitated to act. But just talking with you briefly, my previously chaotic thoughts became clear."
Please stop praising!
My tail is about to lift up!
Ju Qingmeng: "The stability requirement for an exoskeleton is similar to that of an aircraft. Once stability issues arise in actual combat, it can be deadly. The higher the level of exoskeleton armor, the more complex it becomes, the higher the precision requirements for parts, the more difficult it is to modify."
"Exoskeleton suits above the Fifth Level mostly have to be designed by Source Star Military Industry Group, utilizing enormous manpower and resources, pushing engineering methodologies to the extreme, followed by a lot of trial-and-error experiments, using exhaustive methods to continually find and adjust for small defects, thereby raising the safety coefficient and stability, eventually producing a finished product."
"Common high-level Mechanical Warriors wear mostly standardized equipment. Even someone as strong as Sid Meier can only do personal modifications on Fourth Level armor at most. But you... after less than a month of learning, can independently design a Third Level exoskeleton. I feel Fourth Level, oh no, even Fifth Level might not stump you."
Ren Zhong thought not to pretend a bit; her praise probably wouldn’t stop and would waste a lot of time.
He simply shrugged, "Well, actually, I think I can design Fourth Level armor now too, not that I can’t, just that it’s not necessary for the time being."
She was silent for a long time, "Ren Zhong."
"Forget it, it’s nothing. I’ll measure the specific parameters for you."