Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 237 - 237 17 Organizing

237: Chapter 17: Organizing 237: Chapter 17: Organizing After Xiang Shan got back onto the “mule,” he immediately started it up and accelerated toward the southwest.

The wreckage of the rangers was not directly loaded onto the vehicle.

Before driving off, Xiang Shan summoned the “mule,” then tied the three wreckages to the back of the “mule” and dragged them along.

There was no need to worry too much about traces.

The vast sandstorm was enough to cover that up.

It was indeed to prevent the possibility of a countdown mechanism bomb inside these three prosthetic bodies—although the probability was small, it was not non-existent.

The Life-Chasing Cavalry was set up to infiltrate Jianghu.

Their prosthetic bodies were non-standard, so it was possible they were equipped with any module or function.

The sound of gunfire and other fighting noises just now might attract other government Houndhawks.

This area may not have only these three rangers.

If they encountered a large troop of Protectors, they would be in trouble too.

So, they needed to get far away now.

It was only after several minutes that Xiang Shan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

—At least he had not been blasted to death by a tactical missile.

He thought so to himself.

Only after the vehicle stopped did Xiang Shan throw the acquired isotope battery into the working area of the 3D printer, and then filled it with rare gases.

He used the built-in scanning function of the device to scan the damaged areas of the battery’s protective layer.

The problem wasn’t very serious.

The bullet had only scraped off a layer superficially.

However, the subsequent influx of oxygen and high temperature reaction had destroyed some of the protective layer, enlarging the “wound.”

The battery itself was still intact.

Removing those parts that had melted, it was still repairable.

A multitude of technical diagrams emerged in Xiang Shan’s mind.

This complete set of technical data was in his memory.

David Klein was a die-hard fan of the “Star Trek” series.

His biggest wish was to travel far into space—a dream he had been cherishing since elementary school.

Joining NASA was a part of that dream too.

In the 2040s, right after his company started making money, he invested all his personal wealth in this area, either investing in related technologies or holding stocks in aerospace companies.

By the 2050s, he had even integrated several aerospace companies and engaged in various collaborations with the space departments of several countries.

And his greatest joy was designing spacecraft in the laboratory and then launching them.

Xiang Shan was quite interested in it too.

He had learned a lot from David.

In the era just starting out for Hero, David Klein’s hobby transformed into the power of “martial arts.”

Xiang Shan was very familiar with the manufacture, maintenance, and use of isotope batteries.

The 3D printer, input with a pre-set model, rapidly created a new radiation layer on the surface of the battery.

After sorting everything out, the Martial Ancestor then moved the three wreckages onto the mule.

He then went on to deal with the two other isotope batteries.

This time, he had managed to obtain as many as three isotope batteries.

“Truly a bountiful harvest,” Xiang Shan exclaimed.

An isotope battery like this could work continuously for ten years and its supply of power was extremely stable, completely unaffected by the weather, providing continuous energy day and night.

If he had such batteries, the Hero could even discard the solar panels on the roof of the car, and then cover the car with a camouflage layer, and drive during broad daylight.

Jader also said excitedly, “Indeed, fortune favors the bold.

I never expected that once we penetrated the enemy’s blockade line, we would gain so much.”

Redstone Gate originally had several isotope batteries.

However, after the battle at Pine Eagle City half a year ago, Redstone Gate suffered heavy losses.

The best batteries and capacitors had all been destroyed along with the Sect Leader.

“It’s the special conditions brought by the sandstorm,” said Xiang Shan in a calm manner.

He vaguely remembered that he should have had access to more advanced energy systems, ordinary nuclear batteries were nothing; “If this sandstorm hadn’t interfered with the communication across such vast spaces, they would’ve called in a swarm of missiles to kill us all by now.”

This was also the reason why Xiang Shan rushed to escape, not processing the spoils of war.

He couldn’t be certain that the rangers hadn’t transmitted a signal.

If those rangers had given out coordinates before dying, calling a swarm of missiles, then he would have been in great danger.

After all, with such a massive sandstorm, there was simply no chance to “see a missile and then dodge it.”

Xiang Shan pushed these two nuclear batteries in front of Jader and Yuan Wenren: “Let’s divide them up.”

Yuan Wenren waved his hand: “I can’t accept unearned rewards, Senior.

I didn’t contribute much in the battle just now…”

“Nonsense.

If it wasn’t for your shot that peeled off the protective layer of that isotope battery, I couldn’t have taken full advantage of observing the beta radiation to maximize my Prosthetic Eye’s capabilities.

This guy was quite sly, plotting to take a sneaky shot at the last moment.

Without your shot, it would have been tough,” Xiang Shan said, telling the truth.

The reason why the Life-Chasing Cavalry was dealt with so easily was entirely because he couldn’t see Xiang Shan, but Xiang Shan could see him.

“Us Hero types are already few, and our ability to acquire resources can’t compare with the other side.

So, we must avoid ‘equalitarianism’ and allocate resources based on needs, using good steel on the edge of the blade,” Jader added: “Brother, your vehicle also needs a stable source of energy, right?”

“Eh?

You guys don’t need it?”

No Martial Artist would not need an isotope battery.

Assassins, or those among the Firearms Path practitioners inclined to “Sniping,” would need this even more.

Nuclear batteries could ensure a stable energy supply while in stealth mode.

“Yuan still hasn’t fully recovered from her injuries, so she can’t fight for long or stray too far from the vehicle.

Since she is a Firearms Path practitioner, that goes without saying.

My situation is similar; moreover, this prosthetic body given to me by Senior Brother Matsushima is mostly designed for ring fights, with little room for modification, and can’t be readily adapted,” Jader concluded, “For the short term, we can keep returning to the vehicle to recharge.

You can keep all three batteries.

However, if there are isotopic batteries available later, we won’t be shy.”

Yuan Wenren also nodded in agreement.

Xiang Shan was straightforward, “In that case, thank you.”

However, despite saying so, installing isotopic batteries into a prosthetic body was not an easy task.

The batteries Xiang Shan currently used were seized from the Green Forest faction of Organization Z.

Organization Z was the strongest Green Forest Stronghold in the northern wilderness of Pine Eagle City, known for quality prosthetic bodies.

But the specifications of the batteries still differed from the isotopic batteries used in the bodies of the rangers.

Another important point was that isotopic batteries were very heavy and dense.

Placing one inside would alter the center of gravity of the prosthetic body.

And the reason Solo Kill King mentioned he couldn’t use it immediately was that the prosthetic body provided by Hiroshi Matsushima was still significantly geared towards ring combat, leaving little room for attaching additional parts and making modifications difficult.

Furthermore, when Xiang Shan designed his current prosthetic body, his knowledge was incomplete.

Therefore, before installing this battery in his body, Xiang Shan had to make some adjustments to the internal structure of his prosthetic body.

Soon, Xiang Shan switched to a spare prosthetic body for himself.

When connecting the new spine, he had already considered this scenario.

His head, along with the spine, could be detached from one prosthetic body and inserted into another.

Now, Xiang Shan’s combat prosthetic body was being adjusted by the machinery.

Yuki watched this process with great curiosity.

Meanwhile, Xiang Shan’s head controlled another prosthetic body to perform other tasks.

Apart from the batteries, the components found on these rangers were very useful.

Whether it was capacitors, computing units, or various power systems, they could all be dismantled to enhance oneself.

Jader still only selected some that he could use at the moment.

After completely dismantling the Rangers’ prosthetic bodies into parts, Xiang Shan then carefully opened a package wrapped in metallic foil.

It was a human head.

The brains of these rangers might contain information about the Protectors.

Jader, being a veteran, certainly wouldn’t miss this opportunity.

However, Xiang Shan suspected that the three prosthetic bodies might contain “high explosive bombs that could be remotely detonated with telepathy,” so he temporarily wrapped the heads in metallic foil—even though the brains of these three rangers had already suffered varying degrees of damage.

The brain Xiang Shan opened was in the worst condition.

Solo Kill King had repeatedly struck this ranger’s head, causing irreversible damage to the biological brain.

This biological brain was now only maintaining minimal neural reflexes, demonstrating that it was still “alive,” yet it could die at any moment.

Xiang Shan wasted no time, staring at the cold-blooded ranger’s prosthetic eye, channeling his Inner Strength, forcing the skull to open.

The condition inside the head was also severe.

The brain-machine barrier was shattered.

A silvery-gray substance had oozed out, sticking to the electronic components.

Xiang Shan quickly extracted the storage device and the core processor.

He did the same with the other two heads.

Xiang Shan found a piece of cloth, wiped the substance off the storage devices, and connected them to himself.

Martial Ancestor immediately fell into a dazed state.

This was the memory of a cold-blooded ranger.

The memory itself was rather unremarkable.

The entire sequence involved “graduating from training camp,” “becoming a cold-blooded ranger and enjoying better job benefits,” and “killing Jianghu figures.”

Responding to the request of the local military, hunting people within the city.

Receiving reports from Life-Chasing Cavalry, directly confronting heroes in the wilderness.

Then it was…

Killing people during a sandstorm.

It seemed that the identity of the Old Hero from Beyond the Heavens was extraordinary.

Many heroes just starting out were attracted there.

These heroes were generally very cautious and rarely appeared before the Protectors.

If they did appear, the rangers didn’t need to bother, as the Gene Bank’s weaponry could handle it alone.

These ant-like little guys usually didn’t gather together.

But now, they were converging like moths to a flame.

To which, the cold-blooded ranger’s evaluation was: Killing was really exhilarating.