I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 673 - 571: The Temptation of Overload Mode

The capture of a precious live specimen undoubtedly injected new vitality into the research on alien creatures, allowing significant progress to be made swiftly.

Although the weaknesses of the alien creatures have not yet been deciphered, a certain understanding of their habits has been gained.

This holds considerable significance for how humanity should respond to the alien creatures' invasion next, and even for strategic counterattacks later.

However, while biologists were carefully studying these precious live specimens, the military sought out Chen Xin to inquire about the incident when he was piloting the White Dragon and suddenly exhibited powerful combat capabilities.

"Are you talking about that? That's the overload mode of the White Dragon, considered a secret weapon I added for it. It increases the output of the machine to 300% through overload, greatly enhancing combat power in a short period." Chen Xin did not hide the matter about the overload mode and spoke openly about it.

In fact, he had anticipated the military's attention to this matter. After all, the combat power displayed by the White Dragon before was truly astonishing—allowing all Titans to possess such combat power would enable the commencement of humanity's counterattack against the alien creatures.

Thus, the military reasonably proposed such an idea and suggestion to Chen Xin, hoping he could equip the currently deployed Universal Titans with the same overload system.

However, in response to the military's demand, Chen Mo shook his head and said, "The White Dragon can use the overload mode because it's a specially designed machine. Its performance was initially reserved, considering the burden on the pilot. Therefore, in overload mode, it can triple its combat strength.

However, for the Universal Titan, its performance is inherently weaker than the White Dragon. Although there is some potential to tap into, installing an overload mode could only boost the machine's performance to about 150% to 170%, without a significant enhancement."

Upon hearing this, the military personnel were not overly disappointed. They understood the performance difference between specialized machines and mass-produced models. It was expected that the Universal Titans wouldn't reach the astonishing combat power of the White Dragon. Any practical combat power enhancement, however slight, was still welcome.

Thus, the military personnel still held hopes and asked Chen Xin, "Even 150% is beneficial! So, Professor Chen, can this batch of Titans currently equipped by the troops be fitted with this overload mode?

You have also been on the battlefield and surely understand that in warfare, every extra bit of combat power increases the soldiers' survival chances. Although the Universal Titans aren't as impressive as your White Dragon, overloading at critical moments can still be very effective."

If the Universal Titans were equipped with the overload mode, they could indeed play a role in turning the tide of battle or saving soldiers' lives in critical moments.

"It can be installed, but I must remind you that even for the White Dragon, considering the endurance of both the machine and the pilot, it can only run for a maximum of five minutes after the overload mode is activated. Furthermore, it must undergo significant repairs and parts replacements before using the overload mode again," Chen Xin explained to the military personnel. Although he saw no issue with equipping ordinary Titans with the overload mode, he still had to clarify the drawbacks: "If it's the Universal Titans, due to the machine's own performance limitations and material issues, they can use the overload mode but would basically be rendered useless after one use. While it could be a trump card to turn the tide in dire moments, hoping to make it a routine tactic might require reconsidering."

The overload can provide a powerful burst, but the machine would be effectively scrapped after use, which clearly doesn't align with the military's strategy and requirements.

Even though it's not impossible, Titans aren't cheap mass-produced goods—a single Titan costs nearly as much as three main battle tanks. Disposing of them after a single use would be too wasteful, which doesn't align with the military's long-standing frugal tradition.

Therefore, after slight hesitation, the military personnel asked Chen Xin, "Professor Chen, is there any way to make adjustments? Can we reduce the output increase after overload, extend the overload time, or lessen the wear on the machine?"

It's a straightforward approach: if overload damages the machine greatly, could reducing the overload minimize this damage? Or could the overload time be extended?

In response to this problem, Chen Xin pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "It's possible, but not very significant. Instead of modifying the regular Universal Titans to add an overload mode, turning mass-produced models into consumables, it might be better to concentrate some resources to build an elite squad with specialized machines equipped with the overload mode, maximizing their impact on the battlefield."

Chen Xin's proposal wasn't surprising; it merely offered two different strategies: enhancing the regular forces or forming a special forces unit.

The military, of course, desired both options. Although the nation's overall resources aren't as ample as before the disaster, the reconstruction work over the past two years has been going well, and production of various materials can still meet demands.

Previously, considering the current environment wasn't likely to lead to war, most resources were allocated to production and reconstruction, focusing on livelihood development.

Now that war has broken out, the nation shifted from economic development to war mode, reallocating resources to military production. The military now hopes to acquire Universal Titans with overload modes and elite specialized machines, which remains feasible.

Despite Titans being expensive, the military can afford a hundred or two Universal Titans and around twenty specialized machines. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Thus, naturally, they presented Chen Xin with the desire for both options.

Chen Xin didn't voice any objections. After some thought, he responded, "I'm currently prototyping a new model of Universal Titan. Given your request, I can attempt to upgrade and improve this new model. The combat power improvement under overload mode won't be significant, but it won't become scrap after a single use, either.

As for the specialized machines, every pilot has different usage habits and requirements for the machine, so I would need the pilots to coordinate with me directly."

"Then we'll go back and select pilots!" The military felt somewhat excited upon receiving Chen Xin's promise.

The achievements Chen Xin previously accomplished with the White Dragon, Zhu Luan, and Lu Shu were truly impressive. The thought of forming a similarly formidable Titan team bolstered the military's confidence in winning the war.

After all, though victory can be won through bloodshed and sacrifice, achieving it using equipment rather than human lives is preferable—who wouldn't want that?