[Gulf of Alaska].
[Kodiak Island].
[PPDC Organization's Testing Grounds].
Inside the massive hangar, a giant, headless mecha with a design nearly identical to the [Female MUTO] was undergoing final checks and tests before full-scale practical operation.
Its mechanical head was also undergoing corresponding inspections on a maintenance platform at the top of the hangar.
That's right, this mecha was the No. 001 [Female MUTO Hunter Mecha], regarded by Commander Stacker Pentecost as a "lifeline".
This testing ground was the first experimental base prepared and built by Dr. Spa Sheffiel, the chief project leader who first proposed the [Hunter Project], after the [PPDC Organization] was officially approved.
It was used to build [Hunter Mechas], complete research and testing related to [Hunter Mechas], and recruit and train the first batch of "Ranger" pilot trainees.
The tests related to [Hunter Mechas] can be roughly divided into three categories:
[Main Test Item 1]: [Brain-Bridge Link].
This project was personally led by Dr. Spa Sheffiel, with related technical support provided by two [Technology R\u0026D Consultants], Dr. Reed Richards and Tony Stark.
The main test was whether the pilot could use the system to control the overall mecha with empathy and synchronization, as expected, when establishing a [Floating Source Neural Link] with the [Hunter Mecha].
With the improvements made by Dr. Reed Richards and Tony Stark, pilots no longer needed to plug various data cables into their heads when performing human-machine interaction with the [Brain-Bridge Link].
They only needed to connect the pre-buried [Spinal Cord Clamp] on the pilot's back, and the artificial intelligence configured inside the [Hunter Mecha] could synchronously read the pilot's brainwave data and replicate a "synchronized, empathetic" virtual brain consciousness on the mecha system.
Then, the [Intelligent Transmission Buffer (Rabit)] would capture and link the pulse nerve signals released by the pilot's brain in real time.
However, to complete the above process, the pilot must also wear a set of "Integrated Circuit Armor Suit" whose inner layer is covered with special sensors and the outer layer is made of high-density polycarbonate, which is light, strong, and has good impact resistance.
In this way, after completing the [Brain-Bridge Link], the sensors on the armor suit would be instantly activated, and the instructions and corresponding actions released from the pilot's brain could be projected to the [Hunter Mecha] without deviation.
There is no doubt that the [Brain-Bridge Link Technology] was able to be improved and completed so quickly thanks to the entire set of ready-made systems established by Tony Stark when building the Iron Man armor.
It can be said to be a new breakthrough built on the shoulders of giants!
Presumably, Stacker Pentecost specially selected Tony Stark, this "notorious" playboy, when considering candidates for technical consultants because of this consideration?
What is gratifying is that.
In the previous experiments related to mecha limb testing, the selected pilot successfully activated the limbs of the No. 001 [Female MUTO Mecha]... The experimental results were quite perfect!!
[Main Test Item 2]: [Drift System].
The [Drift System] is also known as the [Neural Bridge System] or [Dual Synchronization System], and it is also the most cumbersome and complex of the three tests.
As the name suggests, it is a system auxiliary tool that allows two pilots to achieve a high degree of synchronization of thoughts when operating a [Hunter Mecha] at the same time.
This is a test specially added by Stacker Pentecost and Dr. Spa Sheffiel after formally adopting Dr. Reed Richards's suggestion to change the number of pilots from the original one to two simultaneous pilots.
In order to successfully develop the [Drift System], project leader Dr. Spa Sheffiel specially gathered many neuroscience researchers, including Dr. Reed Richards.
They worked overtime every day for two and a half months just to break through the technical difficulties.
But the result was extremely frustrating for everyone.
Because their experimental progress has always been stagnant...
There is no way, [Neuroscience] is currently still a relatively "young" scientific field.
Many of the guesses and theories need a lot of experiments to verify.
It's not like you can immediately solve it by investing in top scientific researchers.
This takes a lot of time... and it's the kind that takes years.
But what the [PPDC Organization] lacks most is time!
In the end, Dr. Reed Richards heard from somewhere that the [Ape God Group] had mastered similar related technologies.
So he suggested to the higher-ups of the [PPDC Organization] to directly purchase the corresponding patent usage rights from the [Ape God Group]!
At first, Stacker Pentecost refused after hearing the news.
Because the [PPDC Organization] and the [Ape God Group] are in a naked competitive relationship.
If there were no strong competitor like [Ape God], they would not have to rush to work like they are now.
Moreover, not to mention that the [Ape God Group] has a high probability of directly rejecting their request.
Just letting the world know that the [Hunter Mecha] built by the [PPDC Organization] has to use the core technology of a competitor to operate normally, wouldn't it be laughed at?
But Stacker Pentecost hadn't been tough for a few days, and as the external situation became more and more pressing, he finally had to choose to bow his head to reality.
Who told them that they were the ones who couldn't afford to delay!
So the higher-ups of the [PPDC Organization] could only bite the bullet and take the initiative to contact the [Ape God Group].
But the result was beyond everyone's expectations.
The [Ape God Group] not only did not directly choose to refuse or ridicule them because of the competitive relationship between them.
On the contrary, based on the concept of "harmony brings wealth, customers are God", they warmly received the negotiators sent by the [PPDC Organization] and answered most of the questions that did not involve trade secrets in a detailed and patient manner.
However, when they finally saw the long list of extremely expensive patent licensing fees on the quotation and the equally expensive post-maintenance fees that were staggering.
The higher-ups of the [PPDC Organization] suddenly realized that there was a reason why people could make money!
But the more generous the [Ape God Group] behaved, the more uncomfortable Stacker Pentecost felt.
Buying technology from a competitor and then competing with the competitor...
Damn it, no matter how you look at it, it feels like the other party is eating from both sides, right?
How can this compete with others!!
Stacker Pentecost suddenly felt very tired.
But what he didn't know was that creating this kind of "neural bridge synchronization system" was simply a matter that Carl, who possessed the [Mind Stone], could solve in minutes.
No, it doesn't even count as a thing!
Carl only needs to inject some of the mental power that can make people "empathize" into a special magic weapon, then disguise it as a core component and assemble it into the so-called "system hardware", and then he can justifiably sell it to the [PPDC Organization] at a high price.
The point is that since this part of the mental power is a consumable, that is, it will be used up once.
So if the [PPDC Organization] wants to continue using it in the future, they will have to come back to him to renew their subscription.
What, you ask where those small magic weapons come from?
Please, there are simply too many of these little things in [Kamar-Taj].
Moreover, later, as Carl successfully won the [Reality Stone], he even saved those small magic weapons.
He directly used the [Reality Stone] to transform that part of the mental power into smaller parts, and then installed them on the "system hardware", which was not only seamless, but also completely cost-free!!
And in this back and forth, Carl clearly didn't pay anything, but directly made a lot of money.
Are you angry?
On the contrary, the [PPDC Organization] directly fell into the big pit set by Carl from the research and development stage, and indirectly became a worker creating profits for Carl!
But how could Carl tell them these secrets?
In any case, the difficulties encountered by the [PPDC Organization] on the [Drift System] can finally be regarded as successfully resolved.
But next, they will face many other problems.
Although the "synchronization" process looks very simple, it is actually difficult to operate.
First of all, this is a fusion technology similar to "spiritual interaction".
The two pilots who complete the link will share all feelings, emotions, and even memories with each other without any concealment when entering the "synchronized state".
The purpose is to forcibly "fuse" two people into one person to use.
In this way, one person is responsible for the left brain, and the other person is responsible for the right brain, so that they can control the [Hunter Mecha] to complete a series of complex actions and instructions with unified thinking, unified actions, and unified reactions.
This also requires the two selected pilots to have a very high [Synchronization Rate] in order to complete this complex process well.
In order to screen out the most tacit and stable [Synchronization Rate] candidates from the many "Ranger" pilots, the [PPDC Organization] can be said to have racked their brains.
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In the end, they successfully found three simple and quick screening methods.
The first is people with blood relationship: such as father and son, brothers, sisters, etc.
Experiments have proved that the closer the blood relationship, the higher the corresponding [Synchronization Rate].
The second is people with long-term tacit understanding: such as couples who respect each other like guests, childhood sweethearts, and close girlfriends, etc.
The likes and dislikes and temperament of these people have all been tempered through a long and stable period, so they can often show a good [Synchronization Rate].
The third is people with strong willingness.
Theoretically, unless the first two types of people do not qualify in the actual screening, the [PPDC Organization] will not actively choose the third type of person.
Because the organization of partners like this is actually not stable, and it is often accompanied by many unknown dangers.
Unless the two pilots have an extremely strong "willingness" to do something at the same time, and this "willingness" is enough to surpass the differences in their own personalities and the differences in opinions, it is possible to reach the standard of [Synchronization Rate].
Otherwise, accidents are likely to occur in the actual operation!
If all of the above problems can be perfectly solved, then the two pilots will truly become one with the [Hunter Mecha] after completing the synchronization of the [Drift System].
Dr. Reed Richards calls this synchronized state the "Womb Space"!
This is a relatively abstract state.
The two pilots are like entering the mother's body, and they can complete instantaneous interaction through thoughts without any verbal communication or eye contact.
For example, what kind of fighting stance to take before the battle, which fist to swing first during the battle, and how to dodge the enemy's attacks, etc.
Until this step, the two pilots have truly achieved the realm of "becoming one".
However.
In the later experimental tests, many problems still appeared.
Several common problems are the most prominent.
First, initial thinking is not synchronized.
It means that at the moment when the [Drift System] is successfully turned on, the brains of the two pilots must be in a completely empty state, so that the [Intelligent Transmission Buffer] can capture the corresponding brain pulse signals at the fastest speed and link them with the body.
If during this period, the thinking of one or both of them is in a state of confusion or high tension, then the corresponding brain pulse frequency will change drastically, causing the transmission device to fail to capture and causing synchronization failure.
Second, memory cage.
This is an upgraded version of "thinking asynchrony" and has a very high incidence in the third type of candidate rangers.
Because the degree of tacit understanding between the two pilots is not high, even after completing the synchronization, one of them may suddenly fall into a deeply memorable event in the past and be unable to extricate themselves.
At this time, affected by the synchronized state, even if the other person remains awake, they will be passively trapped in that memory to a certain extent.
If they cannot wake the other person up immediately, then the final result is likely to be that the two of them become vegetables together because they are locked in the "memory cage"!
Third, privacy collapse.
This is also a fairly common drawback in the "synchronization" process.
Due to memory "sharing", many of the two pilots' privacy will be exposed to each other without reservation.
The resulting embarrassing emotions may cause information processing delays in the brain pulse signal, which may lead to sluggish actions of the [Hunter Mecha] and insufficient physical coordination, eventually causing the test to fail.
Fourth, ghost synchronization.
This item is more of a side effect of using the [Drift System] than a problem.
When the synchronized state is released, there is a certain probability that the two pilots will still have the illusion that their brains are still connected to each other, resulting in abnormal states of auditory and visual hallucinations.
To this day, many scientists, including Dr. Reed Richards, have been unable to effectively solve the existence of this sequelae.
Fortunately, the "Ghost Synchronization" situation did not cause synchronization failures, so the higher-ups of the [PPDC Organization] turned a blind eye to it, as if it had never happened!
......
A few days ago, through a series of rigorous and scientific tests, the [PPDC Organization] finally successfully selected four qualified pilots from the first batch of Ranger trainees.
During the group test, the brain nerves of the two groups of pilots all reached extremely high [Synchronization Rates].
This also officially declared the [Drift System]'s connection test a success!!
Finally, there was only the [Main Test Item Three] scheduled for today: the whole machine practical operation test of the No. 001 [Female Muto Jaeger].
"How much longer will it take to prepare?"
Stacker Pentecost stood in front of the huge glass window, looking at the huge headless Jaeger in the hangar, and asked with some trepidation.
"The preliminary preparations are ready, and the two pilots of the first group have also entered the cockpit to prepare..."
Dr. Spa Sheffield looked at the time and said excitedly: "It is expected to officially start the whole machine test in 5 minutes!!"
"Very good."
Stacker Pentecost nodded, then turned around, his eyes gradually swept over the group of researchers in the room, and finally frowned and asked:
"Where are Dr. Reed and Tony Stark? As technical consultants for this project, aren't they going to participate in this important test?!"
