Warhammer: The Time Traveler

Chapter 352 Chen Yu's Hint (Sixth Update)

However, this surge in performance did not come without a price.

To support a more powerful output, the reactor continues to operate at a higher power level, causing the overall energy radiation level of the reactor to rise to a dangerous level.

Drivers exposed to this environment for extended periods will inevitably experience cumulative radiation damage to their body tissues, even with initial isolation in the cockpit, ultimately leading to irreversible health deterioration.

In the logic of the tech priests, this is an acceptable "necessary price" to pay in exchange for powerful combat capabilities.

As for the neural connectivity version, they see it as a platform with even greater potential.

They modularized their architecture completely, developing more than a dozen replaceable functional components.

From configurations that enhance stealth and reconnaissance, to configurations focused on area suppression and equipped with additional heavy weapons, to configurations that extremely enhance close-combat capabilities...

Each configuration is deeply optimized for a specific tactical role, but this comes at the cost of versatility.

These changes and "optimizations," along with detailed performance test data, were regularly compiled and transmitted via encrypted data link to Chen Yu's Thinker array at the Death World base.

While processing other data, Chen Yu browsed these updates from Neksam.

He looked at the significantly improved performance parameters of the standard operating version, which also came with health risks, and the diverse and highly specialized configurations of the neural connectivity version, his mind calmly analyzing behind the optical lens.

He clearly recognized that this was a typical model for the development of mechanical teaching technology.

The pursuit of ultimate performance and specialization often comes at the expense of the safety and comfort of the user (who may be closer to the system in their eyes).

They perfectly enhanced the Iron Guard's "weapon" attributes, but may have deviated from his original intention of creating an "equipment" that could improve the overall survival and combat effectiveness of ordinary warriors.

He did not immediately issue an order to intervene.

Currently, these changes do seem to improve immediate combat effectiveness, and Inquisitor Kailas's side may be more satisfied with this more aggressive version.

He needs to weigh the pros and cons and assess the practical value and long-term impact of these "optimizations" in a broader battlefield environment.

He archived this data and labeled it "observations".

Currently, he must focus his more energy on the Genesis Particle.

But he knew that the final decision on the direction of Iron Guard's development had to be in his own hands.
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Chen Yu is indeed not worried about losing control of the "Iron Guard" project.

While the assurances from the great sage Vox were certainly a factor, the deeper and stronger bond lay in the immense value he could continuously provide to Neksam, far exceeding the value of the "Iron Guard" project itself.

He possesses numerous technological treasures acquired from the Star Trek universe, including replicators that revolutionize the form of matter, warp drives that enable faster-than-light travel, and the near-miraculous Genesis Particles he is currently researching. Any one of these has the potential to make the Nexus Forge world a core force of the Cult of Mechanics that can rival Mars.

However, the impact of these technologies is too great, and prematurely exposing them before one's own strength and network of influence are sufficiently solid would be tantamount to playing with fire.

Therefore, Chen Yu adopted a more cautious strategy.

He meticulously organized and disguised some of the fundamental technologies he had extracted from Star Trek data that were related to materials science, energy transfer, and basic logic operations, and that could directly benefit Project Iron Guard. He packaged them into a seemingly incomplete but valuable "fragment of the ancient STC template," and then sent it back to Nexus, directly to the Great Sage Vox.

This disguised "technical gift" was just right.

It demonstrates Chen Yu's "ability" and "luck" in continuously excavating ancient technological treasures, bringing tangible technological advancements and benefits to Neksam, without being too sensational or attracting excessive attention.

More importantly, it is a silent reminder and a demonstration of power.

After receiving the data packet and gaining a preliminary understanding of the revolutionary technological advancements it contained, the Great Sage Vox immediately grasped Chen Yu's subtext: cooperation could bring endless benefits, but the dominant position must be clearly defined.

Thus, a carefully worded instruction, personally signed by the Great Sage Vox, was issued to the team of technical priests in charge of the "Iron Guard" project.

The directive did not completely negate their "optimization" work, but it clearly emphasized that any major changes to the project, especially those involving adjustments to core design concepts and safety baselines, must undergo more rigorous evaluation and must not deviate too far from the basic technical framework set by Chen Yuxian.

The directive requires the team to reassess and control the impact of energy radiation on the driver while pursuing performance improvements, ensuring the "sustainable usability" of the equipment.

This gentle breeze from the top of the casting world is enough to make those tech priests who are keen to push the Iron Guard to the extreme of aggression temporarily restrain their sharpness and re-examine their "optimization" direction.

They may not understand why the perfect expression of technology should be "restricted," but they understand the consequences of disobeying the Great Sage's explicit instructions.

When Chen Yu received the briefing on Neksam's latest instructions in the world of death, he simply calmly confirmed receipt.

All of this was within his expectations and control.

He refocused his attention on the experimental data from the canyon in front of him.

Compared to fine-tuning the technological roadmap within the Forging World, he was more concerned about where these lives, stubbornly evolving in the Death World under the continuous influence of the Genesis Particles, would ultimately end up.

True power always stems from the exploration and mastery of the more fundamental and underlying rules.
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However, Chen Yu's plan to devote all his energy to the research on the Genesis Particle was interrupted by a communication request from the orbital monitoring station.

The visitor's identity forced him to temporarily put aside his experiment—Sigismund, the company commander of the Imperial Fist.

When Sigismund's figure appeared in Chen Yu's laboratory via holographic projection, Chen Yu noticed some changes.

His signature yellow power armor is gone, replaced by a solemn black paint job, with new Maltese crosses etched on his shoulder armor, symbolizing a new beginning.

Although the projection could not fully convey the aura, the heaviness and sorrow that gathered between Sigismund's brows, almost tangible, were clearly visible.

The bitter consequences of the legion's disintegration clearly left even this warrior, known for his resilience, with a lingering sense of oppression.

However, Sigismund did not come here to confide his troubles.

He skipped the unnecessary pleasantries and cut straight to the point, just as he brandished his power sword.

(End of this chapter)