Super God Academy: Kabuto

Afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, falling on He Xi, who was lounging lazily on the sofa. Lin Yu looked at He Xi, who was sprawled on the sofa like a lazy cat, and reminded her helplessly, "Hey, it's time to put the 'thing' you promised to do on the agenda, isn't it?"

"No rush, no rush..." He Xi waved her hand listlessly, too lazy to even open her eyes, clearly enjoying a rare moment of leisure.

Just then, a barely perceptible ripple appeared in the air, and the Kabuto insect device "whooshed" out of thin air, followed by a simple, matte black metal box.

The Kabuto insect device hovered lightly in front of Lin Yu, emitting a unique electronic mechanical voice: "He gave it to you." After speaking, it quietly landed on Lin Yu's shoulder, like a loyal mechanical sentinel.

Lin Yu's gaze fell on the box in front of him, and he muttered to himself with a hint of curiosity, "What is it this time?"

Before he could even reach out, He Xi, who had been slumped over, seemed to have been put on fast-forward, instantly jumping up from the sofa and opening the box with lightning speed.

On the black lining, three objects of different shapes lay quietly: a camera with sharp lines and a futuristic feel; a brightly colored one that looked like some kind of retro game console; and another that resembled a uniquely designed MP3 player.

"What are these...?" He Xi picked up the "camera," her eyes gleaming with the inquisitive light characteristic of a scientist.

Lin Yu leaned closer, picked up the device that resembled a game console, and examined it closely. Based on his experience, he judged, "This seems to be... three summoning devices from different systems."

"A summoning device? Like the one you use?" He Xi's interest was completely ignited, and she immediately grabbed all three items and pulled them in front of her. "Let me borrow them to study!" For her, unknown technology always had the strongest attraction.

"Huh? There's something else at the bottom of this box," she exclaimed softly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu picked up a stone about the size of a thumb from the bottom of the box. It was jet black but faintly emanated energy. The moment he touched it, a clear mechanical voice entered his mind:

[To He Xi: Structural analysis and energy pathway simulation can be attempted to be replicated.]

Lin Yu looked up at He Xi, who was enthusiastically fiddling with the summoner, and smiled slightly: "Now, the 'help' for Uncle Huang and the others is settled."

"Pipi Xi, you study these first. The design concepts of these items should all have room for replication." Lin Yu said as he walked towards the kitchen. "I'm going to prepare some food. Judging from your expression, you're not planning to sleep tonight."

At this moment, He Xi's attention was completely drawn to the three summoners. She simply gave a perfunctory "hmm," and her fingertips were already glowing faintly as she prepared to begin the initial energy scan and analysis.

Lin Yu watched her retreating figure, smiled, turned around and walked into the kitchen, leaving this space for exploration entirely to the technology-obsessed Tianji King.

Lin Yu placed the last dish on the table, wiped his hands, and walked over to He Xi, who was still engrossed in her research. Holographic projections of three summoners floated in front of her, countless fine streams of data cascading down like a waterfall.

"How is it?" he asked, his gaze sweeping over the three summoning devices on the table that still emitted a mysterious glow.

The data stream at He Xi's fingertips slowly converged. She stretched, revealing her perfect body curves, and her face showed the satisfaction of her scientific research achievements: "A very interesting thing. Its energy loop and triggering mechanism are different from the known dark energy driving methods. It is more inclined to a mode that guides and amplifies the user's own life and will energy."

She picked up the camera-like summoner and weighed it in her hand: "Its strength is not bad. If it were to be fully utilized, it could probably reach... well, the level of a second-generation super soldier? For ordinary soldiers on Earth, it would be more than enough, and it should be no problem to fight against ordinary Taotie."

But she quickly changed the subject, frowning slightly: "However, I feel that they seem to be lacking some kind of... 'core authentication' or 'authority lock'? If they are simply copied based on the existing structure, the performance of the resulting imitations will be greatly reduced. At most, users with extremely strong willpower can only briefly touch the threshold of the second-generation divine body, while ordinary people will probably only be able to stabilize at the level of the first-generation divine body, and it will consume a lot of physical energy."

"From the first generation to the second generation?" Lin Yu pondered. "It's enough to deal with ordinary Taotie vanguards for now. It's better than making them fight against laser guns with their flesh and blood."

"We can start with a small-scale trial production, test its effectiveness in actual combat, collect data, and then make improvements." He Xi put down the summoner, her nostrils twitching as she caught the aroma of food wafting from the restaurant. She immediately forgot about her research, stood up, and walked towards the restaurant. "I'm hungry, let's eat first! Research also consumes energy!"

Seeing He Xi instantly switch from a serious scientist to a foodie, Lin Yu smiled helplessly and followed behind her.

The two sat down at the dining table. While enjoying her meal elegantly but at a leisurely pace, He Xi continued, "However, given Earth's current industrial foundation and resource reserves, especially the lack of key cosmic minerals like dark iron, even with my optimized design, we probably couldn't produce many of these replicas. Large-scale deployment... is not realistic in the short term."

"You have to eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time." Lin Yu put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs on her plate. "First, solve the problem of having something, then consider quantity and quality. Having a sample and a direction is always better than groping in the dark. The rest depends on their own efforts and fate."

He Xi took a bite of the rib and gave a mumbled response, her mind seemingly already drifting to the technical challenge of how to optimize the performance of the replicas using existing materials on Earth.