Dismantling the Mysteries of Modular Technology!

A fabricated genius: He was introduced to aerospace engineering at age nine, entered the University of Science and Technology of USTC Special Class for Gifted Youths at thirteen (a 5+2 program), became a PhD at twenty, published consecutive SCI journal articles at twenty-three with a perfect citation count, was placed in a top-tier research base at twenty-eight, single-handedly propelled the rapid development of aerospace engineering at thirty-four, and at forty, served as the lead scientist of Expeditionary Force in the wasteland to participate in Satellite Base construction.

A true genius: It only takes ten days to go from novice to beginner, and less than a month to go from beginner to expert and finally apply it in practice. This requires no words to explain and no one's praise.

This wonderful feeling.

It was this thought that came to Lü Kuan's mind as he stood to the side, watching Su Mo carefully disassemble the engine.

It is now 4:50 a. m. on April 2nd.

Before dawn, the Hope had already quietly arrived at the planned optimal landing point.

While everyone else was still asleep, in order to save as much research time as possible, Su Mo got up at three in the morning and started working.

At this point, it was already the second hour of his focused mission.

However, from the perspective of the Lü Kuan robot, it was difficult to discern any changes in its movements compared to an hour ago.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Su Mo's entire body exuded biological reactions...

Lü Kuan might even think that the man in front of him was the real robot!

"Lü Kuan, give me the following items in that order: size 13 pliers, chip disassembly knife, handheld Arc Welder, and oxide film coating!"

Without looking up, Lü Kuan quickly turned the wheel under his feet and retrieved the tools Su Mo needed in order, following Su Mo's call.

When faced with an unknown object, there was a rather controversial discussion among the group about who should be chosen to dismantle it.

At the time, the consensus reached was that Ai Jianfeng would take over and carry out the professional mechanical disassembly.

Unfortunately, after Su Mo entered...

This candidate has been rejected.

Limited by the mechanical arm, Su Mo is naturally no match for Ai Jianfeng, who has been immersed in this field for decades, in Virtual Reality.

However, in the outside world, Su Mo is far superior due to its agility.

The human body's 206 bones and 639 muscles provide unparalleled angular support, allowing Su Mo to achieve near-machine tool-like precision.

It is no exaggeration to say that Su Mo now possesses all the qualities of Level 8 Fitter.

His hand-operated speed has surpassed that of most machine tools on Earth! "This is truly monstrous! It's like a max-level human participating in a wilderness survival competition for elementary school students!"

With a sharp, piercing sizzling sound, Lü Kuan snapped out of his rambling thoughts and the pent-up complaints, quickly bending down to take the tools that Su Mo had disassembled.

At the same time, his brain quickly switched to Virtual Reality, and his gaze shifted to a well-equipped laboratory.

"Overall planning module, third label, data is being transmitted."

"Zhuo Junfan, Ouyang Guo, please speed up the analysis!"

The two people who were called did not turn around, but continued to focus on the analysis in front of them, only nodding slightly.

After sending the complete data, Lü Kuan quickly exited the Virtual Reality and returned his gaze to the robot's body.

"Su Mo, there's only one piece left of the coordination module. What's everyone's opinion? Should we dismantle other parts?"

"Otherwise, if we dismantle the last piece of the control panel, the machine will stop working, which would be a real problem!"

Su Mo nodded. "Okay!"

Despite having systematic detection capabilities, Su Mo was still completely clueless about the next steps in disassembly.

Therefore, Su Mo accepted everyone's suggestion without hesitation and began to disassemble the second module from the outside in.

Control module.

Unfortunately, as the first control module successfully detached from the main body, the power of the entire engine suddenly stagnated, dropping by more than 30%.

"Oh no, the engine power is still decreasing, we can't take it apart anymore!"

"Disassemble the last piece of the overall plan and see if there's any reaction!"

Even at night, the Hope's overall power remains at around 60%.

This 30% loss, while not enough to cause a major blackout, has put a strain on the ship's power supply.

On the ship, this was reflected in Gonggong immediately shutting off most of the power to the first-floor crew quarters and supplying it to the temporary research lab and early warning module according to regulations.

There was no time to react; Lü Kuan's voice had just fallen.

Su Mo immediately shifted his focus to the last control module and began a detailed breakdown.

Unfortunately, with the removal of this module, the power of the all- Material Conversion Engine dropped again, to 40%!

"This won't do. The engine's operating principle is based on closed-loop logic detection. When we remove the outer layers, it will self-detect and troubleshoot, temporarily excluding these modules. But if we remove too many, it will activate another layer of detection logic to directly reduce power to ensure engine stability."

"Su Wei, please help!"

After a Parkinson's-like tremor, Lü Kuan gave himself an electric shock, quickly breaking free from the robot's control and returning to his Brain Box.

Su Wei, who had been waiting in the back, suddenly appeared.

Su Wei took a USB drive from the robot's storage pocket, plugged it into the engine's interface, and started typing away.

As she typed, countless green characters flashed across the screen before returning to silence.

Fortunately, the engine's power did not drop any further; in fact, it rebounded slightly, reaching 50%.

"Su Mo, our data attack can only delay the logical judgment mechanism for thirty minutes. After thirty minutes, no matter how much we dismantle, as long as it is not restored, the engine's power will instantly drop to 0, and it may even activate the self-destruct defense mechanism!"

"Quick!"

"We need to scan all the data from all modules within thirty minutes!"

Precious time to delay.

It was the only help Su Wei, as one of the world's top computer scientists, could provide.

There was no answer. The moment he heard about the time limit, Su Mo immediately lowered his head and began to dismantle the structure almost violently.

Previously, every screw, clip, and plastic plug that had been removed was taken out.

Even in fixed ways, Su Mo was constantly memorizing them.

The goal is to be able to completely restore the data after disassembly and data entry.

But now, having abandoned these steps, Su Mo's speed has visibly increased!

His hands, like flower arranging, always find a gap and carefully pry a part off without damaging the others.

Even in places where the connections are very precise, he can figure out the connection method and use a clever trick to break it off.

Previously, it took Su Mo two hours to barely disassemble the overall planning module.

But now, in just fourteen minutes, the control module, the conversion module, and all eight other components were neatly laid out on the ground.

"Su Mo, do you want to take a break? We have sixteen minutes left."

The incredible speed brings with it indescribable psychological pressure.

In Su Wei's view, Su Mo's face had turned deathly pale, and large beads of sweat were appearing on his forehead.

It's like a person who doesn't exercise suddenly participating in high-intensity cardio training.

Even without the robot's assistance in scanning, Su Wei could tell how bad Su Mo's current condition was.

"No, we don't have much time left!"

"Give me the tools: a 45mm conversion tool, a vibrating arc welding machine, and high-temperature fusion rods!"

"Quick!"

Su Mo pulled out a can of Psionic Water from his Storage Space and drank it down in one gulp while shouting.

The next second, blindly took the tools from Su Wei's hand, lay down on the ground, aimed at the output module in the last two modules, and Su Mo began the "first cut".

Just as Su Mo had said, the power that had been stable before immediately began to plummet after that one strike.

In almost five seconds, the power level jumped from 50% to 20%.

Under Gonggong's control, the entire ship was shut down except for the three layers of lighting and the Virtual Reality.

Even the electric ventilation system in the crew quarters on the first floor stopped operating at this moment!

Fortunately, this power drop continued until Su Mo completely disassembled the entire output module before slowly dropping to 0%.

[Captain Su Mo, power supply has been detected to have stopped. Gonggong has automatically activated backup power. Current auxiliary power location.]

[Indoor lighting!]

Virtual Reality has its own power reserves, and the Hope also has nearly 50 kWh of power reserves.

Facing the last output module, Su Mo quickly let out a breath, and his speed slowed down a notch.

"Alright, hurry up and go do your research in the Virtual Reality. Leave this to me!"

"OK!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Su Wei swiftly returned to the Brain Box and back into reality.

For a moment, the entire Engine Room fell silent, with only the beeping sound of the robot every minute.

"It's amazing how the modules are integrated in such a way."

"The input and output modules are not completely independent; they feel more like a human arm?"

Without the pressure of urgency, Su Mo relaxed and his mind began to work more actively.

It's different from what I imagined.

The overall structure of the Module Technology is somewhat human-like.

With the same joints and the same muscles, the human hand can perform actions such as pushing, pulling, lifting, and dragging.

The output and input modules of this engine are also somewhat similar.

When an external object enters the input terminal, it does not start analyzing and operating on a single module. Instead, it affects the whole system, mobilizing all modules together.

This ensures both the integrity of the module and its future extensibility.

"The engine I have now is only a civilian Type II. Could it be a civilian Type III, or even a military version?"

"Did they add more modules and make the mobilization strategy more aggressive?"

Without hesitation, after disassembling the last engine input module, Su Mo didn't wait around. After entering the data, he quickly joined the Virtual Reality.

In the simulation, there are complete equipment sufficient for everyone to conduct experiments.

And it will not damage external objects.

Aside from not being able to simulate external physical conditions and perform complete reactions, Virtual Reality space is simply the perfect research location!