Wow! The item-dropping rate is really high!-Chapter 768 - 562 Protocol Two: Trust

The black exoskeleton armor, equipped with an exaggeratedly large sword and hand cannon, was evidently heavy at first glance, and the doctor didn't notice any auxiliary power systems that would aid movement on this rudimentary armament system.

And the female warrior from Blackwater City who could manipulate such heavy arms—how strong was her strength?

Blackwater City should not have the same kind of surgical enhancements as his own, and the doctor, who was proficient in human modification, could not find any trace of surgical alterations on her body.

But the robust vitality she emitted made her enormously attractive.

If such a warrior were to undergo his surgical enhancements, how great could her ultimate achievements be?

In fact, the human modification technology he researched had reached a bottleneck at one stage.

The ten surgeries he had developed were each more difficult than the last; very few could endure up to the eighth, not one had survived the ninth—those who tried either died or ended up crippled, and as for the tenth... it was even less worth mentioning.

Is he to wait for those with extraordinary and one-in-a-billion talents to undergo all of his surgical modifications?

But technology shouldn't be like that.

Technology should have no barriers.

Perhaps... there was something about his technological theory that needed improvement.

But purely from the perspective of surgery, the doctor had already reached his limit.

It was now, upon seeing Rose, who had not gone through any surgery and yet had attained such strength, that he saw hope once again.

Not everyone is a freak like Bai E, and the doctor never expected people like Bai E to be mass-produced.

But what about this female warrior before him? Is she rare enough in Blackwater City?

"Are there many warriors like this in your place?"

The doctor leaned closer to Helen and asked softly.

"Many?" Helen knew of Rose's unique Spiritual Body constitution.

But this doctor surely couldn't discern that this trait was related to higher dimensions at a glance. So, was it that... he was interested in Rose's own physical condition?

If that was the case...

"There might be a hundred or so," Helen replied, not very familiar with the specific situation of the military warriors; she could only access firsthand data during occasional comprehensive surveys.

There were even more in the military barracks before, but the last expedition to the bug nest had been devastating, with survival not closely related to whether one was among the elite; elite warriors like Rose naturally also suffered significant losses.

All were soldiers who had used the Gene Optimization Solution, and the properties Rose had tested previously did not exceed those of other soldiers by much.

Under Bai E's overwhelming pressure, Rose could at most be considered the second strongest in the barracks, without further widening the gap between herself and those below her.

Strong, but the strength had its limits.

If we're discussing entire levels of power, Helen felt that her estimate of hundreds was still reliable.

"A hundred or so..." A hopeful light flickered in the doctor's eyes.

But he remained silent for a moment.

Bai E, that boy, seemed to have a prejudice against human modification technologies, and if he wanted to get people from him, he'd need a sufficiently convincing reason.

He'd have to maintain contact and observe more...

After Helen responded, she turned to Rose and instructed, "Please cover up again; we need more data."

"Okay," Rose replied without the slightest dissatisfaction.

On the contrary, she quite enjoyed these challenges to the limits of her abilities, as long as she had enough time to rest and recover her physical strength.

Wave after wave of opponents imposing sufficient pressure were the steps for her to continuously break her limits.

Wave after wave of smart-mechanical soldiers charged at the lone figure, quickly exhausting themselves, and before long, Rose, panting heavily, returned to the side.

Looking at the freshly produced data, Helen nodded in approval, "The performance is a little better than before."

But it was not the weapons that deserved the credit; it was the person.

Rose's own attributes were growing rapidly through these extreme battles, and her adaptability to the entire weapon system was also improving swiftly.

But for all those involved in technological research, technology was never exclusive to the talented few.

Enabling ordinary soldiers, whose strength wasn't nearly as formidable as Rose's, to wield the power of this weapon system was what her research and design had to achieve.

"Is there anything troubling you at the moment?" the doctor initiated to ask.

Both being involved in technology research, they naturally shared a common language.

"Yes," Helen nodded, "Actually, there's a concept for adding an auxiliary action system to this armament system—it's not completely without direction."

Whether it's the Mechanical Court or the military's mechas, they fundamentally rely on mechanical power to move.

Helen had experience in this design, and scaling down to just a bit larger than a human size was challenging, but not insurmountable.

With continuous trials, she had gained some confidence.

Now, the more troublesome aspect was actually the human factor.

Since she aimed to create truly powerful armor, all designs must push towards the limit.

The Mechanical Court and military mechas, due to their large size, appeared clumsy.

But they could at least address some defensive performance issues by layering materials.

Small humanoid mechas, on the other hand, couldn't just pile on materials to resolve defense issues.

Although there was the "Power Source Shield" technology provided by smart-mechanics, this nearly impregnable shield still had to be operated by a person, right?

So the brand new armament system couldn't be heavy.

Speed was essential—the speed of both straight-line and responsive movements.

Speed wasn't hard; on good road conditions, the motorcycles, mechas, and off-road vehicles humans built could reach speeds of two to three hundred kilometers per hour.