Wasteland Development Diary

Chapter 149 Electric Tamer


Zhou Yi called over 703 and Ye Zhao.

As the Spark Knight of the leading company, Ye Zhao was initially surprised by the electric arc form of the Number 7 building, but immediately gave a positive response.

"It is undoubtedly the Spark Knight, in the same state as mine."

703 then connected its cables to the controller, reconfirmed with the electric cat and electric treasure, and recorded the changes in the electric signals throughout the transformation process.

"So it turns out that combining an electric cat with other life forms requires the electric potential to be reduced to a very low level... Chairman, I want to use myself for an experiment."

It called over Walker to partner with it, so that it could receive timely rescue and restart in case of malfunction.

703 connected a series of cables to its own body, the other end connected to monitoring equipment, and also hooked into the enhanced controller, to record the whole process digitally.

It then activated the Biting Cat from the Program Department.

"Walker, begin."

Walker started 703's Breathing program through external equipment.

It reported in sync: "Breathing frequency at 4 seconds per breath, frequency gradient increased, dying period set for 5 minutes."

Zhou Yi saw that the breathing lights installed on 703 began to light up and extinguish rhythmically, gradually flashing quicker.

By the second minute, the breathing lights were already flashing urgently.

In the third minute, the breathing lights stayed constantly on.

In the fourth minute, the breathing lights turned red, signaling danger.

The mechanical body of the robotic dog started showing localized tremors. It lay on the ground, clutching a small stone sphere, as though silently enduring some kind of pain.

"This is where the Biting Cat is activated, synchronization is starting," said Walker at this moment.

A ball of electricity passed over the cat house and shot along the cables into the robotic dog's body.

703 immediately became rigid and unresponsive.

"Synchronization failed, the electric cat couldn't stabilize its entry, restart beginning."

Walker's operations were completed through cable connections. But for the convenience of Zhou Yi and others, it also gave voice reminders for every step.

15 seconds later, 703's electronic eyes lit up green again.

It slowly pushed itself up.

"Did it fail?"

"It failed."

Walker said: "Intensity is insufficient; the frequency variation needs to be increased to enter a lower electric potential."

"Try again."

"Breathing frequency at 6 seconds per breath, frequency gradient increased, dying period set for 5 minutes."

...

"Failure."

...

"Breathing frequency at 8 seconds per breath, frequency gradient increased, death period set for 4 minutes."

...

Having gone through multiple near-death states, 703 suffered damage, its speech became very slow, and its responsiveness to external stimuli and data processing speed both decreased.

"I'll take over," Walker said. "I have more experience with death experiences, my body is stronger, and can withstand a lot of trial and error."

Zhou Yi remembered that this individual had once been fascinated by the thrill of near-death experiences, frequently accelerating the program. In the end it had to be forcibly halted and uninstalled.

Taboo Paradise invited visitors who enjoyed experiencing death, Walker was part of their target audience.

Eventually, 703 agreed.

Walker reinstalled the Breathing program and connected various cables.

"Director, use my parameters."

"Breathing frequency at 8 seconds per breath, frequency gradient increased, activate the Body Sensing Enhancement System and Overclocking Mode, dying period set for 2 minutes."

"That's too aggressive!"

"Trust me, it's fine, I've done this to myself before."

So the robotic dog began its operation.

The breathing lights on Walker visibly accelerated, and it even began to smoke, giving off a smell as if an electric motor was burning out.

The first attempt also failed.

But with increased intensity in the near-death experiences, the third attempt yielded different results.

Walker's entire body became enveloped in electric light, and its material body was transformed directly into the electric arc form.

The cables were all ejected.

The electro-mechanical programmer stretched its arms, the voice output also mingled with the sound of electricity: "Is this how the Spark Knight feels? Such a marvelous experience I've never had before!"

"I have a completely different energy perspective, my body sensation became finer and more precise."

"Let's see about the speed."

It turned into a ball of electric sparks and in a flash appeared a hundred meters away.

Then, like fading, the electric arcs quickly dissipated, reverting to its original mechanical shell.

Walker summarized: "Operation is simpler than I imagined."

"It just consumes too much energy. To maintain this state, a strong power supply from a vast energy grid would be necessary."

Zhou Yi was more concerned about: "Will the switch between the two states result in any data loss? Or damage to the machine body?"

"Chairman, please wait, I'll do a self-check to confirm."

Walker's facial screen went black, and white lines of code started to emerge.

Eight minutes later.

"No core data loss found."

"No damage or error in the core program."

"But high-intensity combat usage could cause wear on the machine body."

It said: "There is a special situation."

"The Spark Knight form cannot be recorded; this period of time shows as a dormant state. Switching to the Electric Energy Form is not a transformation of self from matter to electric energy, but rather diverting all energy to maintain the electric cat. The electric cat forms an electric exoskeleton, completely enveloping my machine body."

As a professional researcher, Walker grasped the key part of the transformation with just one try.

Zhou Yi couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.

The mysterious veil of the Spark Knight was lifted slightly, its essence being the transformation of the electric cat into a special exoskeleton of its own and activating it to maintain an electric energy armor.

It wasn't about a direct transformation into an electric form.

The Spark Knight from Spark Plain essentially turned each electric cat into a tool that could be called upon. He could directly connect with a multitude of electric cats.

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