Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 450 - 94 Secluded Crane

Chapter 450: Chapter 94 Secluded Crane

In the following months, Xiang Shan maintained a rhythm of life that went "attending martial arts classes — studying modern prosthetic technology whenever he found the time."

The improvement of external strength, in fact, also had no upper limit. However, as one’s own level increased, the enhancement of external strength became increasingly difficult. The return on investment per unit of time also gradually decreased. Hiroshi Matsushima did not know to what extent Xiang Shan planned to train, but as long as Xiang Shan could improve, he naturally would not stop charging tuition.

Thus, four months passed.

Subsequently, Gaoqiao Ziyi came to Pine Eagle City again.

This time, Gaoqiao Ziyi shared a secure communication link with Xiang Shan face to face.

Xiang Shan also received intelligence from the Northern Heroes.

After a long time, the Solo Kill King contacted Xiang Shan again.

This was good news.

Ever since Hartman intensified the lockdown three years ago, the contact methods previously exchanged among the heroes had all become unstable. This was something that occasionally happened in this era.

Heroes also needed to maintain contact with each other in various ways.

Jader, representing the Northern Heroes, extended a friendly hand to Xiang Shan, after which he was pushed aside. The Sect Leader of the Flash Speed Sect appeared in Xiang Shan’s chat interface and conveyed good news.

Several sects were willing to go to Paradox City.

Besides, these Northern Heroes brought unexpected intelligence to Xiang Shan.

They had figured out a way to obtain refrigeration equipment.

The Northern Heroes believed they could start with the Secluded Crane Knight Order.

The Secluded Crane Knight Order was located in the northern part of North America, and it was said that within the territory of the Knight Order, there was a super-large ancient biological fossil site.

The Secluded Crane Knight Order was a large order mainly responsible for biological research, decoding the mysteries of life and evolution.

Unlike the fringe Mona Knight Order, the Secluded Crane Knight Order was a super-large group with significant influence within the biological sanctuary of the Galapagos. Many of its officers, including the head of the Order, worked remotely from the Secluded Crane Knight Order’s station on Mars to guide the headquarters on Earth.

The main research directions of the Secluded Crane Knight Order included paleobiology, molecular genetics, taxonomy, and more. They performed genetic sequencing on fossils and used the latest technologies to piece together and restore the genetic material of ancient organisms, even actually cloning them. Additionally, they also explored modern marine organisms.

The headquarters of the Secluded Crane Knight Order was located inland, but they also occupied a large port.

Inside that large port, there were several submarines responsible for finding and observing modern marine organisms.

And every so often, aircraft would take off from the port and head toward the headquarters of the Secluded Crane Knight Order.

Intelligence indicated that the knights of the Secluded Crane Knight Order active in the ocean would transport valuable research materials to the headquarters.

Among these research materials, some were preserved using a laser cooling method. This method counteracted the heat movement of molecules with lasers to achieve refrigeration, reaching temperatures as low as mK levels, very close to absolute zero.

This meant that during transportation, these materials were also maintained at super-low temperatures.

Even if not at mK level super-low temperatures, the entire process was definitely at super-low temperatures.

Previously, Northern Heroes had observed the Secluded Crane Knight Order. The small aircraft they used could not accommodate large refrigeration equipment.

To prevent heroes from seizing them, the government would not randomly install reactors on aircrafts. Instead, they preferred to consume more energy to refine microorganisms into aviation fuel. This was something heroes hardly used. Fuel was harder to replenish compared to electricity; the latter could always be provided by the sun and could also supply some of the brain’s energy consumption. In comparison, fuel was too difficult to reliably obtain. Heroes operating alone almost never used internal combustion engines.

At this time, the heroes only needed to intercept those aircraft to possibly obtain small refrigeration equipment.

Of course, the storage devices used by the Secluded Crane Knight Order to preserve organic material could not be directly used to cool quantum chips.

But for Heroes, what cannot be modified?

"Modification" is the essence of Hero engineering.

Heroes had long developed their own engineering mindset to cope with the situation of "constant tinkering over three years."

"If that’s the case... if I lower the reactor inside me a bit more, it should be possible..."

Xiang Shan pondered for a moment and believed that the idea was feasible.

The biggest challenge of this plan lay in "bringing down the aircraft."

It wasn’t just one knight apprentice guarding research materials in the Secluded Crane Knight Order’s transport team.

Many Martial Artists accompanying them either rode on other small aircraft or were equipped with individual flying wing attachments.

To rob, one had to confront these elite guards.

Moreover, in certain areas, local Lords also provided some protection. This was also one of the tasks of the Gene Bank’s defense forces.

Occasionally, some Rangers would join in.

But for Xiang Shan, these were not unsolvable problems.

What Xiang Shan feared least was this kind of "elite squad". Killing a master was much simpler than killing a hundred weaklings—unless that master was on another level.

Thus, this time, Xiang Shan hit the road again, heading north.

Yuan Wenren followed him.

Yuki was left by Xiang Shan in Pine Eagle City.

Although Yuki had already passed the assessment and Xiang Shan said he would consider giving him more responsibilities, Yuki still had much to learn at this stage.

Pine Eagle City just happened to have a great teacher. This fellow had tutoring agencies catering for different stages and fulfilling different Martial Artists’ learning needs under him.

Such a scientifically and logically arranged educational institution, one could attend just by contributing a little resource.

Is there a better opportunity than this?

For the same reasons, Liu Ri and others were also left behind.

Especially Ai Tielang. He felt his external strength was about to advance to the next stage. He was at that frustrating bottleneck stage, ready to progress at any moment.

Gaoqiao Ziyi also stayed for the same reasons.

Xiang Shan did not insist. In his view, this operation was not dangerous. What he needed to do was to shoot down a squad in the wilderness, not solo against an army at the edge of a city. He could handle this by himself.

However, two young Heroes from Flash Speed Sect and Chaotic Blade Sect also requested to follow.

After some intense tutoring by Hiroshi Matsushima, these two fellows had greatly improved their external strength, and it was now time for them to accumulate actual combat experience.

Xiang Shan also felt that it was time these kids tested their mettle against the Protectors.

It’s not that Hiroshi Matsushima wasn’t strong. Hiroshi Matsushima was very powerful, but Hiroshi Matsushima was an Arena Fighter, and not all of his experiences were suitable for the battlefield where Heroes fought.

Thus, Xiang Shan set off with several helpers to find refrigeration equipment.