In a crossover anime, do you believe that a machine spirit can defeat a fake human?

"Okay, I'll try to draft the contract as soon as possible. You should be free these next few days, right?" Yukinoshita Haruno seemed to be quickly taking notes on the other end of the line, and Chen Yi heard the sound of her typing.

"Going to Yukinoshita's house?"

"Correct."

There was no haggling between the two; they both readily agreed, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.

When it comes to serious matters, Yang Nai wouldn't betray him, and Chen Yi was confident in that.

After all, he's the second young lady's friend, and even a sister-obsessed girl like Yang Nai would give the second young lady some face, right?

After hanging up Yang Nai's call, Chen Yi thought for a moment and then dialed a number he hadn't used in a long time.

"Hello?" A somewhat unfamiliar voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Um, my name is Chen Yi, do you remember me?"

Chen Yi hesitated for a moment before tentatively speaking.

"Chen Yi? Is he someone the previous employee knew...? Wait, isn't this a work phone number?"

"The previous employee?" Chen Yi keenly caught the key phrase.

"What's wrong with him?" Chen Yi asked.

"He's been transferred back to China... Mr. Chen, if you want to call him, you might need to use his private number... Wait a minute..." The staff member on the other end of the phone thought for a moment. How could someone he knew not know his private phone number?

"You must be here on official business with Ironblood, right?"

The employee on the other end remained silent for a moment before realizing Chen Yi's true intention.

"It's like this..."

After Chen Yi told the other party about his plan to hire a long-term security team, the other party remained silent, perhaps thinking about it.

"Well then, Mr. Chen, it's hard to explain the scope of our business over the phone. Would you mind coming to the branch office in person if you have the time?"

The other party considered their words carefully before asking.

"Okay, then let's do it this way."

Chen Yi readily agreed.

After dealing with the initial issues of company site selection, we returned to the long-awaited research phase.

Well, it's not that long ago, after all, I just drew up the design sketch of the compound bow before dinner.

"...Futaba, do you know anything about materials science?"

Upon arriving at the studio area downstairs, Chen Yi found Futaba Rio and asked her a question.

"what happened?"

“I’m thinking about what materials to use for the compound bow of the Kentaur,” Chen Yi explained.

To withstand 800 pounds of strength, it is obvious that the materials used in ordinary compound bows or recurve bows on the market are not enough. In that case, a stronger material would be needed to meet the expectations.

"As for materials science... I'm sorry, I really can't get into that."

Does your mother know any materials science experts?

Chen Yi thought of his connections.

"Why don't we just ask Kroos? She should be able to search for materials that can be used as bows much faster than we can," Futaba suggested.

"Klukka? Can we give it a try?" Chen Yi asked.

"Let me see..." Kroos found a place to sit down, seemingly resting with her eyes closed.

"Commander, do we need to consider the cost?" After a while, Kluge opened her eyes and asked.

"I don't need it for my own use."

"Okay, the bow limbs will be made of T1100 carbon fiber and boron fiber composite material. The boron fiber will be used as a coating to increase tensile strength, which will be around 1,800 to 2,000 pounds. The cam that supports the string weight will be made of maraging steel. The bowstring can be made of Zylon, but there will be a problem with UV corrosion. This can be solved with a UV sheath, or you can simply use the bowstring as a consumable and replace it after about 500 rounds. The bow handle will be forged from titanium alloy. All in all, the weight will be about 5.5 kg, which is within the performance range of the Kentaur."

Kroos announced a large number of high-level materials, leaving the group stunned.

"Ayi, isn't this cost a bit too high?" Futaba Rio opened a webpage, searched for some information, wrote it down on paper, and asked Chen Yi.

"Then why not just call this plan 'Centaurus SWAP'?"

For elite units, efficiency is naturally the top priority.

"Sigh, do as you please," Futaba sighed, no longer trying to persuade her.

“However, if the composite bow were made of these materials, the total draw weight would be close to two thousand pounds, more than double the original design,” Kroos said.

“If that’s the case, the original arrows will also need to be redesigned,” Chen Yi said.

"I feel like shooting a steel needle with a 2,000-pound bow makes no difference to me," Kawasaki, who had been eavesdropping the whole time while playing with his hunting dog in the corner, finally couldn't help but complain.

"And is a two-thousand-pound bow really necessary? Even with a steel needle, you can't hit the target accurately at a distance."

Kawasaki's words made sense. After reflecting on it, Chen Yi realized that he had indeed been pushing the limits too much.

"Let's downgrade the bow limbs and such, and stick with the previous 800-pound design."

"The bow limbs can be replaced with carbon fiber T700S epoxy, which is also used in many high-end products on the civilian market. The bowstring can be replaced with Dyneema SK99, which is more durable in field environments."

"Let's do it this way." Chen Yi finalized the plan.

Revisiting Izu: Chapter 232 How does a humanoid learn to get drunk?

Chapter 232

"You seem a bit off today. What are you thinking about?"

It was past midnight again. Chen Yi left the studio and went back upstairs. As he closed the door, he glanced at the balcony as if by telepathy.

Lorelei sat on a small chaise lounge on the balcony, with a bottle of champagne and two glasses on a low table next to her.

She didn't say anything when she saw Chen Yi coming over, but silently poured half a glass of champagne and gently touched the glass on the low table.

"Sigh, I don't really like drinking..." Chen Yi sighed, sat down next to her, and followed her gaze to the sky.

There are no stars here, only the occasional outline of clouds, and those dangerous creatures flying across the night sky.

It seems that future industrial parks will need to be equipped with air defense devices similar to sentry machine guns.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about some old friends."

Lorelei's tone revealed a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both emotion and reflection).

"It shouldn't be the one I'm thinking of," Chen Yi paused, his hand still holding the wine glass.

"That's the one."

"It's okay, at least this time the Bow Dog duo are on our side." Chen Yi took a careful sip and put the cup down.

“Yes, let’s bring the hunter’s aura to them.” Lorelei’s lips curled up slightly as if she had remembered something pleasant.

"By the way, Commander, are you planning to bring out more old friends later?"

"If there's a chance, I can still try to recreate it, it just might not be quite the same as I remember."

Memories of my past life are somewhat blurred, as if covered by a layer of mud and sand, requiring frequent cleaning to see them clearly.

"Yes, I'm looking forward to it."

Unlike usual, Chen Yi felt a long-lost tranquility in the night, rather than the kind of silence that teemed with danger.

Gunshots and sirens rang out intermittently; one might mistake this place for Los Angeles, the city of dreams.

Perhaps it's because we now have enough ability to protect ourselves, or even to handle things with ease.

Chen Yi took another sip.

"I still can't get used to the taste."

"If you don't like it, you don't have to force yourself."

Lorelei reached out and took the cup from Chen Yi's hand, then drank it all in one gulp.

"..."

"Aren't you going to say something?" Lorelei poured herself another glass and asked.

"...What did you say?" Chen Yi was somewhat confused.

“I see…” Lorelei smiled without saying a word.

"...Aren't you curious why I know Centauri and Eurythus?"

"What's so curious about that..." Seemingly feeling that it was a bit out of character that the people around him were drinking while he hadn't done anything, Chen Yi, who was lying comfortably, got up and went back to the living room to get a bottle of coffee.

"...Commander, are you not planning to sleep later?"

Lorelei asked with a hint of helplessness.

She now understood why Kroos sometimes made that expression; if it were Springfield, it probably wouldn't be as simple as just feeling sorry for her.

"I suddenly had another idea, I need to write it down," Chen Yi replied, pulling open the can and taking a big gulp.

"I'm starting to doubt whether my memories of the plane crash in my past life are actually fake. Maybe I just died from overworking while revising my thesis..." Chen Yi joked.

“This joke isn’t funny.” Lorelei snatched the coffee and took a sip.

"Drinking coffee and alcohol at the same time, don't you think it tastes weird...?" Chen Yi finished the whole can of coffee in a few gulps and looked at Lorelei speechlessly.

The other person's face was slightly flushed, which could be seen in the dim light of the searchlight.

"Are you drunk?"

“Not yet. How can a humanoid be drunk? They’re all robots, aren’t they?” Lorelei said.

"Hard to say." Chen Yi thought of Kroos.

"Yes, the humanoid form does indeed exhibit drunken reactions; it's to make it more human-like..."

I have a feeling you're already drunk.

"So... Commander, aren't you curious why I know about the Centaurus and Otrus?"

Lorelei's eyes were unfocused.

"You know, isn't that perfectly normal...?"

Chen Yi remained silent.

"But Kroos doesn't know that."

"...?"

Sensing the contradiction, Chen Yi began to think.

Yes, why?

and many more......

Chen Yi recalled the first time he woke up Kroos; she seemed dazed, like a newborn.

He had always known that Kroos was a machine spirit.

And Lorelei...

The first time we met... it felt like it was in a dream.

"You're a time traveler?" Chen Yi deduced an outrageous guess, a guess that even he himself found hard to believe.

A wave of drowsiness began to wash over him. Chen Yi looked at Luo Leilai and struggled to lift his hand.

Then Chen Yi realized something, his gaze shifting to the empty coffee can on the table, and then to Lorelei's face, which kept getting closer.

The drug was added in the time it takes to drink a sip?

"Sleep well, Commander~"

It was as if announcing that Chen Yi could no longer resist the drowsiness.

......

When I woke up, I was covered with a thin blanket, and Lorelei and Kroos were sitting next to me.

It was around seven o'clock, and Rio Futaba and Mai Sakurajima were still asleep.

“…Lorelei, you…”