(One chapter first; the second will come later. I'm going out for drinks. Yi Zui will update on their own after returning, so there's no need to wait deliberately. Also, it's been a long time since I said this—thank you all, dear readers, for your support of Yi Zui. Bow.)
Although the Variable Fighter became much heavier after being equipped with the heavy backpack, the backpack's two built-in engines provided it with even greater thrust. As a result, its speed was not reduced at all. Instead, it became even faster, and its energy reserves became far more abundant.
Even though the Variable Fighter's engines suffered from a rather high energy-loss rate due to substandard technology and materials, the power supplied by its four engines was more than enough to cover its consumption. Having twice as much energy meant the Energy Conversion Armor's performance was doubled. In other words, the structural strength of the machine's materials was also increased by nearly double.
The improved material strength gave PS Armor more room to perform. With its energy supply doubled, PS Armor's defensive strength also increased twofold. The combination of the two types of Energy Armor directly raised the Variable Fighter's defensive capability by at least two times.
Combined with the various weapons added by the heavy armor, the Variable Fighter equipped with the heavy loadout was practically an entirely different machine from before. It was not much different from building a new unit from scratch. It had faster thrust, stronger defenses, and more terrifying firepower—an all-around improvement of several levels.
And all of this was simply because it had two additional engines and one extra backpack. Of course, such an improvement was only possible because the original Variable Fighter had been truly terrible. If its maximum performance value was one hundred, the