Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 700 - 344 The Advantage of the Fission Reactor Is...

Chapter 700: Chapter 344 The Advantage of the Fission Reactor Is...

Xiang Shan directly ripped off Amilcare’s head. Other than the head, all of Amilcare’s prosthetic bodies were here.

This naturally included a fusion reactor inside the prosthetic body.

That fusion reactor was still continuously reacting up until now.

Actually, Xiang Shan found this device somewhat troubling. Once a fusion reactor stopped, reigniting it required a great deal of energy and some preparations, which was very troublesome. But leaving it to release radiation and heat energy made it easy to be detected by satellites.

After being disassembled by Xiang Shan, the fusion reactor stayed in a separate carrier.

After hearing Xiang Shan’s words, Hiroshi Matsushima was somewhat incredulous, "Wait... just wait. This, my basic knowledge should be correct, right? Aren’t fusion reactors better than fission reactors?"

The reactor Xiang Shan was currently using was the fission reactor that the Eighth Martial God had custom-ordered from Burrow Dragon.

Xiang Shan nodded: "Hmm-hmm."

"Shouldn’t you keep it for your own use? Why give it to me?"

Hiroshi Matsushima pointed out the core of the issue.

Hiroshi Matsushima was an extremely specialized Martial Artist. He had started as an Arena Fighter, with all his skills revolving around frontal combat. Compared to a Hero, his proficiency was like having one wooden plank that was especially long.

But this "longest plank," was only slightly above Xiang Shan’s "long plank."

Beyond this long plank, many of Hiroshi Matsushima’s skills were practically "zero."

On the other hand, Xiang Shan’s level was at the ceiling in other areas.

From the perspective of a "Hero," Xiang Shan was much stronger than Matsushima.

Xiang Shan spread his hands: "This is not important. Although the fusion reactor can output more than ten times the energy of the fission reactor at its peak, this energy still needs to be consumed through the prosthetic body. I’ve calculated it, with this prosthetic body, there’s not much difference between a fusion and a fission reactor; either way, it’s impossible to completely use up the energy."

After finishing his calculations, Xiang Shan understood why Amilcare was so fond of laser weapons—because they allowed for an abundance of energy. If all the body’s weapons used live ammunition, one would often need to replenish ammo, but laser weapons only required occasional replacement of consumable parts.

"Moreover, fission reactors have some advantages over fusion reactors. As of now, fusion reactors still require a containment structure to maintain the conditions for nuclear fusion. This part is indeed a bit more delicate than the fission reactor. Furthermore, the neutron radiation from the fission reactor is slightly less intense. Overall, fission reactors have lower maintenance costs. Replacing the prosthetic body’s fusion reactor with a fission one won’t reduce strength, and it can free up a lot of space inside the body."

Hiroshi Matsushima nodded. It seemed to make sense.

Jader chimed in from the side, "Yeah, senior brother. When it comes to external strength, you’re the strongest here. Paradox City is counting on you to contribute."

His thoughts were quite simple. Xiang Shan said the difference between the prosthetic body’s fusion and fission reactors wasn’t significant, so one of the reactors had to be allocated for someone else’s use. Others simply considered Hiroshi Matsushima and Zero as prosthetic users, so they also believed that this leader of the Martial Arts School had cultivated both internal and external skills to a terrifying extent and that he was just one good prosthetic body away from surpassing the First Layer Heavenly Land; thus, they didn’t oppose the idea either.

It was the consensus of the many.

Hiroshi Matsushima nodded.

But at this moment, Zero spoke in his mind: [I feel like the problem isn’t that simple. If the fusion reactor really had no advantage, then all the Martial Artist Prostheses of the Lord’s Military Officers would have standardized to use fission reactors.]

[Indeed.] Hiroshi Matsushima also felt that something was amiss, [The "fragility of the fusion reactor" should not be the reason he gave the fusion reactor to me. I only have a rudimentary understanding of mechanical engineering and am not capable of maintaining a fusion reactor—seeing this, he should be the one keeping it for himself.]

Hiroshi Matsushima gestured for Jader to come over. Jader immediately ran over: "Eh, senior brother. Do you want to ask me about my experience with Restoring Enzymes?"

He was very confident in this area. Three years ago, he also suffered severe brain damage from an attack by Amilcare and was rescued only to have his injuries aggravated; then he recovered with the help of Restoring Enzymes. (He even turned misfortune into a blessing, advancing in both internal and external skills) Now seeing Hiroshi Matsushima similarly suffer brain damage from Amilcare’s attack, he felt a particular kinship.

He truly had valuable experiences with Restoring Enzymes.

Hiroshi Matsushima sighed and quietly inquired about the scene when Xiang Shan decided the fate of the fusion reactor.

When Xiang Shan remodeled the Lordship Prosthesis, he did not prohibit observation. For many Heroes, it was here that they gained a concrete concept of prosthetic bodies above the First Layer. Xiang Shan also took care to display various ideas and tricks related to the design and modification of prosthetic bodies.

All this information could be found online—at least the Heroes knew how to find it on the internet. But Xiang Shan combined these widely available elements organically, bringing them to life and enhancing the understanding of the Heroes.

These past few days, Hiroshi Matsushima was either retraining his external skills or practicing the basics of internal strength under the guidance of Zero. He couldn’t afford to lose his advantage in his long plank, yet had too many short planks to shore up. This advanced-level material was not yet suitable for him.

But Hiroshi Matsushima knew that Jader had been watching through the camera.

Jader pondered for a moment: "What you’re saying... does have some odd points. Initially, the Nameless Hero intended to install the fusion reactor into his own body, replacing the fission reactor. He was going to remodel alongside the fusion reactor. But then... he seemed to hesitate for a moment, and then, very angrily, you know, he angrily deleted the original design and started a new remodel plan."

"When did this happen?"

"About half a day ago. He spent several hours trying to turn that fission reactor into a secondary reactor and fit it into the prosthetic body," said Jader. "It’s normal for high-end prosthetic bodies to have secondary reactors. It’s said that the weapons of the King of Godspeed can even have independent energy systems. But Amilcare’s prosthetic frame clearly wasn’t very supportive of that operation. Besides, there was an excessive energy overflow, which would make it easy to get noticed and tracked."

"In any case, he tried for several hours and couldn’t find a way to make a primary and secondary dual-reactor setup. Afterward, he decided to let go of the fusion reactor."

Hiroshi Matsushima felt very confused.

He asked Zero: [What do you think?]

[It’s indeed strange. He was also aware of how good fusion reactors are.] Zero was also puzzled, [Initially, he really wanted to keep it for himself.]

Just then, Xiang Shan floated over: "You two shouldn’t overthink it. A fusion reactor may have a thousand benefits, but there’s one aspect where it will never surpass a fission reactor. Of course, I hope I’ll never actually need this negligible advantage, but there must be a backup plan—enough, let’s start the combat strategy meeting. We’re preparing to head to Paradox City."