bioinnovel Chapter 394 Modification!
Chapter 394 Modification!
Zhang Yan didn't look at that waveform a second time.
Three seconds is four times longer than the previous 0.7 seconds.
The response from the fifth door is becoming increasingly clear, but now is not the time to analyze it.
The Vermilion Bird must be modified first.
The second fracture requires a stable energy injection for six consecutive hours, which the existing Lieyang power furnace cannot achieve.
This is a hardware bottleneck, which cannot be overcome by operational techniques.
When will the materials arrive?
Nie Qingcheng didn't look up, her finger swiping on the tablet. "The high-purity Blazing Sun Crystal has been shipped by the military and will arrive tomorrow morning."
"The high-temperature resistant conductive core is at Qingcheng International's Southeast Asia warehouse and will be airlifted tonight. The Qinglong space-stabilized coil..."
"I'll dismantle it myself."
"That's all."
"you say."
Nie Qingcheng pushed the tablet over. "I've restructured the supply chain for the heat transfer structure. The original second-tier supplier's lead time was too long, so I switched."
Zhang Yan glanced at it and nodded.
Nie Qingcheng put the tablet away. "How long will the modification take?"
"Eighteen hours."
She looked at him. "How many breaks were there in between?"
"twice."
"three times."
Zhang Yan paused for a second. "Three times."
Nie Qingcheng pointed to the water glass on the table. "Drink it, then go to sleep."
"It's still early."
"How long did you stay underground in Shennongjia last night?"
Zhang Yan shut up.
Nie Qingcheng shoved the water glass directly into his hand. "We'll start tomorrow once all the materials arrive. Don't touch the system tonight."
Zhang Yan took a sip of water.
"Did you hear me?"
"I heard you."
"Repeat."
"I won't touch the system tonight."
Nie Qingcheng looked at him for three seconds before turning around and leaving the study.
Zhang Yan put down his cup and his gaze fell on the screen. The three-second waveform of the fifth door was still hanging in the corner. He stared at it for two seconds.
Then turn off the screen.
Once you've agreed, you've agreed.
The next morning at 10:00 AM, all the materials arrived.
Zhang Yan unfolded the Vermilion Bird on the third underground level of the Tianji Security Bureau.
The entire mecha took up half the workshop.
After the fiery red armor plates were removed, the densely packed energy pipes inside and the core of the Sun Power Furnace were revealed.
Zhang Yan reached in with both hands, and the Thousand Machine Arm assisted in disassembling it.
The power furnace was completely removed and placed on the operating table.
It is larger than a human head, with a dark gold outer shell and a ring of neatly arranged blazing sun crystals embedded in its center.
Single ring, twelve beads.
Zhang Yan stared at it for a few seconds.
The maximum output of a single ring cannot be maintained for six hours.
It needs to be changed to a three-ring nested design.
In theory, the nested three-ring design can increase the energy conversion efficiency to 2.8 times the current level, which is sufficient to support the door operating at the same frequency.
However, the three-ring structure has never been actually measured.
If the resonant frequency between the three rings becomes detuned, the entire power furnace will be overloaded within 0.3 seconds.
It's not bad, it's exploded.
Zhang Yan laid out the new high-purity Fiery Sun Crystal.
Thirty-six beads, twelve in each ring, nested in three rings.
Without hesitation, he began.
The precision of the Thousand Machine Arm is sufficient.
The first step, disassembly and reassembly, was the part Zhang Yan was most familiar with. It took him four hours to complete the replacement and recalibration.
In the fifth hour, he stopped and ate the lunchbox that Nie Qingcheng had brought him.
Rice, braised pork, and a note.
"Eat first, then do it."
Zhang Yan finished his meal, folded the note, and put it in his pocket.
The second loop begins at the sixth hour.
Nested structures are much more complex than standalone installations.
The twelve crystals in the second ring must be precisely fitted into the gaps in the first ring, with an angular error not exceeding 0.002 degrees.
The thousand-arm machine is operating stably.
Zhang Yan's hand was also steady.
In the twelfth hour, the second nested ring was completed.
Zhang Yan initiated the test.
The power furnace hummed softly, and both rings lit up simultaneously. The energy output curve slowly climbed, stabilizing at 1.9 times its original value.
It looks normal.
But Zhang Yan didn't relax. He extended the simulated output time to six hours.
The curve started to fluctuate in the fourth hour.
Ripples appeared in the fifth hour.
At the fifth hour and forty-seventh minute, the system displayed a red warning.
Frequency deviation detection: There is a 0.07 Hz frequency deviation between the first ring and the second ring.
After six hours of continuous output, the deviation will accumulate to a fatal resonance. Estimated overload time: 5 hours and 52 minutes.
Zhang Yan turned off the simulation.
0.07 Hz.
This number is small and can be completely ignored in a short burst of output, but if it runs continuously for six hours, it will slowly tear open like a crack.
He rechecked the physical connection between the two rings. No problem.
The problem lies in the materials themselves.
The two batches of Lieyang Xuanjing originated from different places, resulting in natural differences in their crystal microstructure.
This difference is not exposed when running a single ring, but it is amplified when three rings are nested.
Change the materials? There's no time. And even if we did, there's no guarantee they'd be completely identical.
Zhang Yan sat at the control panel, staring at the power furnace.
He thought for four minutes.
Then he reached out and pressed his hand against his chest.
The heart of nature's craftsmanship.
It is the key to the door, and it inherently possesses the ability to calibrate frequencies.
When repairing the first fracture underground in Shennongjia, it automatically synchronized with the frequency of the runes on the door—the essence of that process was to eliminate frequency deviation.
Zhang Yan took the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship from his chest and connected it to the calibration circuit of the power furnace.
Golden light spread along the pipes.
The resonance of the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship does not require Zhang Yan's manual intervention.
It flows through the gap between the two rings like water, automatically finding the 0.07 Hz deviation and gently "pulling" the frequency of the second ring back onto the right track.
two seconds.
The frequency deviation has been reduced to zero.
Zhang Yan restarted the six-hour simulation.
The curve is smooth.
There was no shaking, no ripples, and no warnings until the end of the sixth hour.
He retrieved the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship and began assembling the third ring.
The third ring is the outermost layer and bears the greatest energy backlash.
Zhang Yan spent a full five hours manually fine-tuning the angle of each and every crystal.
Four o'clock in the morning.
The eighteenth hour.
The three-ring nested structure has been fully installed.
Zhang Yan took a deep breath and started the final test.
The power furnace is lit.
The three rings operate simultaneously, and fine energy patterns emerge on the dark gold outer shell.
The hum was deep and steady, like a giant heart.
The system displays data.
Energy conversion efficiency: 2.9 times the original baseline value.
Exceeded expectations.
Zhang Yan reinstalled the power furnace back into the core cavity of the Vermilion Bird.
Armor plates are reset, pipelines are connected, and the entire machine performs a self-test and starts.
Suzaku's eyes lit up.
The fiery red light was a shade deeper than before.
The system completes the overall machine evaluation and displays the results.
The comprehensive assessment of the Vermilion Bird has been updated.
Original rank: SS.
Current rating: SSS.
New capability: Continuous high-power output mode – can maintain maximum output for more than six hours without overload.
Additional information: After the power reactor is modified, Suzaku will have the ability to provide remote energy support for the "Gate Maintenance Protocol".
Zhang Yan looked at the last line.
Remote energy support.
Suzaku is no longer just a combat mech. It is now a mobile charging station for the gate.
He put the Vermilion Bird back into his spatial storage and took out his phone.
4:12 AM.
He hesitated for a moment. Nie Qingcheng should be asleep.
My phone vibrated.
The message was sent a minute ago.
"Is it finished?"
Zhang Yan replied: "Done. SSS."
Reply in three seconds.
"Come back and eat. There's porridge on the table."
She didn't sleep at all.
Zhang Yan put away his phone and turned off the lights in the underground laboratory.
When I went upstairs to the living room, there was indeed a bowl of warm white porridge and two small dishes on the table.
Nie Qingcheng sat on the sofa, her tablet still lit up, with a document filled with annotations beside her.
She saw him come in and closed the tablet.
"hand."
Zhang Yan walked over and offered her his hand.
Nie Qingcheng took it and examined her fingertips. "Is it shaking?"
"It doesn't shake."
She pressed him down into the chair. "Eat."
Zhang Yan picked up the bowl. The porridge was savory and contained shredded lean meat.
Nie Qingcheng watched him take a couple of bites before saying, "I saw it on the data terminal when you connected the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship into the power furnace."
Zhang Yan paused for a moment.
"The synchronization rate fluctuated by 0.4 seconds."
"Within the safe range."
"I know it's within safe limits," she said, her voice calming. "What I mean is, just let me know next time you use it."
Zhang Yan nodded.
"A verbal agreement is useless." Nie Qingcheng pulled a piece of paper from under the tablet. "Sign it."
Zhang Yan glanced at it.
It's handwritten. It lists six situations where prior notification is required for non-combat use of the Heart of the Craftsman.
The handwriting is very nice. The last item reads: "Failure to meet any of the above requirements will result in the cancellation of the Hokkaido trip."
Zhang Yan signed it.
Nie Qingcheng took the paper, her face expressionless.
But the corners of her mouth turned up slightly.