A group of people were waiting for him to announce the answer, and this is what they heard.
"I understand." Kuang Li also thought of it.
"..." What's wrong with these people? Zhang Zhaojie wanted to turn the table over. Can't he just say it directly?
"If there are bones, there should be meat." Doctor Xiao also reacted.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the screen again.
Isn't that right? Where there are bones, there naturally is flesh. And tendons and ligaments are attached to muscles. Without muscles, the white and blue parts can't exist independently.
"Maybe not. We can't use conventional inferences in Xingchen's situation." Ke Wenbin frowned and retorted. He felt that the possibility everyone mentioned was true, but he could not deny other possibilities.
"Look at her inner armor again." Xia Jing enlarged the inner armor on her abdomen.
"What's wrong?" Ke Wenbin looked at the green structural lines, confused.
Xia Jing reduced the enlarged image a little more, revealing the curves on both sides of the waist.
Zhang Zhaojie also reacted. He clenched his fist and hit his palm, and he understood.
Yu Guangli still didn't quite understand: "Can you explain it in more detail?"
"Only this type of scale structure can conform to the body's curves without hindering movement," Zhang Zhaojie said happily. "The flesh and blood parts are hidden by the higher-density inner armor because of their low density, so they don't show."
"Then how do you know that there is flesh and blood inside and not steel? What if the density of steel is lower than that of the inner armor, it will not be able to be photographed either." Wu Yi didn't want to argue, she just thought that this was a possibility.
"If the inside is made of steel, then the scales on the outside have no need to exist independently. Even the bones and blue parts have no need to exist." Ke Wenbin also understood.
"Compare the previous videos. If my guess is correct, as Lin Fan gets thinner, his inner armor is also shrinking. Compare the waist and abdomen area." Zhang Zhaojie excitedly came up with an idea.
Xia Jing quickly called up the video footage several times and after adjusting it to the same angle, he indeed discovered that the side waist was getting thinner each time.
"Lin Fan has lost weight, so the inner armor has moved inward. Looking at the curve of his waist, I don't believe it's made of steel." Xia Jing shook his head.
Indeed, compared to the cold, hard steel outer armor, the inner armor's curves were strikingly distinct. Its undulations clearly followed the human body's structure, like a close-fitting garment. Wu Yi couldn't even convince himself that it was made of steel.
Seeing everyone's rather agreeable attitude, Xie Bisheng asked, "So, Xingchen is Lin Fan's body covered in a layer of mecha. That's basically confirmed, right?"
"Yes, when it was slowed down, you could see that the mecha broke through the joints and flesh, stretched out, and then wrapped around the body. If you want to become Iron Man, you can just transform directly. There is no need to wrap it up and then transform the inside into steel." Yu Guangli believed that it was a wrapped mecha.
"If there's a chance, I'll try to see if I can detect something inside the inner armor." Ke Wenbin also agreed with the idea that there was a person inside.
"Okay, let's just make this conclusion for now. I think this speculation is reasonable, at least the possibility is relatively high." Xie Bisheng also nodded in agreement.
He wrote a few words in his notebook and asked, "Then another question arises. How is it that this blue substance is connected to bones and muscles on one end, and to the inner and even outer armor on the other, allowing the stars to move freely, but there is no trace of it in Lin Fan's body?"
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Everyone was speechless, they wanted to know too!
"I really don't know about the one that leaves no trace, but I think... if it can really connect bones and muscles and allow stars to move freely, then what's the difference between it and blood vessels and nerves?" Wu Yi asked puzzledly.
"Hmm?" Xie Bisheng suddenly raised his eyes, thought for a moment, and nodded, "You have put forward a new point of view."
What? Wu Yi himself didn't even understand how he came up with a new idea.
"I just thought of a new classification name for Xingchen, and I think it is quite appropriate. I wonder what you think." Xie Bisheng said to everyone.
Seeing that everyone was staring eagerly, he didn't keep anyone in suspense and said with a smile, "Bio-Mecha."
Bio-mecha?
Everyone here looks at me and I look at you.
I've never heard of this statement before, but when I think about it, it seems to make some sense.
"A living thing is a living being with kinetic energy. Stars... do fit the description." Jin Sichen felt that the name was quite appropriate.
"Do you want to define the stars as biological mechas?" Yu Guangli asked Xie Bisheng.
"Yes, I think the situation of Xingchen is different from that of ordinary equipment mechas, and they should be distinguished." Xie Bisheng replied.
Ordinary mechas, no matter how advanced the technology they use, are essentially mechanical devices.
Even Pangu, once it leaves the driver or the person controlling it, it will be completely unable to move independently.
But the stars are not.
She and Lin Fan are one and are controlled by Lin Fan's will.
Even in the first few transformations that Lin Fan was unable to control, she was still able to initiate them herself with her subconscious.
This alone creates an immeasurable gap between it and other mecha equipment.
Later, even if 623 was inspired by the stars and created a mecha with a similar appearance and functions, it could not be compared with the stars.
Because no matter how similar the appearance is, without a driver operating it, the mecha cannot start by itself, nor can it carry out various activities flexibly.
This was the first time he had seen Xingchen in this situation.
But if there is one, there will be two.
In order to prevent similar mecha equipment from appearing in the future, Xie Bisheng specially classified the stars into a separate category. He felt it was necessary both as the origin of a new category and to distinguish it from other mechas.
He had never seen the blue substance connect the flesh and the shell separately. For a moment, he even wondered if the inner and outer armor would react to external stimuli like human skin.
Thinking of this, he ordered Ke Wenbin: "Next time you transform, pay attention to whether the inner and outer armor of the star reacts to any external stimuli."
Ke Wenbin had originally intended to test the hardness of the inner armor, but he had a hunch that Xie Bisheng wasn't referring to that. "What do you mean by stimulation..."
"I was thinking, if the joints are similar to nerves and blood vessels, then the inner and outer carapaces connected to them might also be part of the organism." Xie Bisheng generously shared his thoughts.
"You mean..." Ke Wenbin felt a little unbelievable. This was too bizarre.
"I want you to test whether Lin Fan can feel it when he touches the inner and outer armor of Xingchen."
As soon as Xie Bisheng said this, it immediately caused a commotion.
Everyone realized that he wanted to test whether the inner and outer armor of the stars had a touch similar to that of skin.
Although I've accepted the possibility that joint material has biological properties, if the inner and outer nails have tactile sensations...
Although Xingchen was defined as a biological mecha, everyone assumed it was because Lin Fan was controlling it from within, and the two were inseparable. If Xingchen's inner and outer armor also had tactile sensations, then...
That is to say, the stars are alive from head to toe!
Old Xie is a bold thinker. Science requires the courage to propose ideas. Well, please vote to support Old Xie.