Blind Spot-Chapter 97 - Ready 3
Chapter 97: Ready 3
Chapter 97: Ready 3
The Brain Power Calculation Center in Suiyang didn’t have a dedicated headquarters building; it was merely a simple department affiliated with the First People’s Hospital.
When Li Chengyi arrived, he still doubted his own eyes.
He looked at the two-story building next to the First People’s Hospital, which bore a sign reading ~Children’s Intelligence Disorder Recovery and Wellness Center~.
He wondered if Ding Ning had given him the wrong address.
“Brother Ding, are you sure this is the place?” he asked, looking toward Ding Ning who was at his side.
He remembered this place from his childhood, having come here to play. The small building belonged to the First People’s Hospital and was next to the Vision Testing Center, where almost all elementary school students in Suiyang City had their eyesight tested.
“This is the place. There aren’t that many newcomers in Suiyang City to test for brain power, so there’s no need for many people or facilities, and certainly no need to spend a lot of money to maintain something special.”
Ding Ning laughed. He wore a chill red T-shirt with white knee-exposing jeans, an orange peel patterned duckbill cap on his head, and sunglasses that reflected faint colored light in the sunshine.
He didn’t look like a Mecha Engineer at all, but rather like a common rebellious youth.
“This thing is just a formality for registration and getting a certificate. Whether you pass or not, you’re going to buy a Flying Yi, but it can at least determine which category suits you.”
He took the lead and walked toward the entrance of the small building.
Li Chengyi followed closely behind, still hesitating in his heart.
The two entered the door, where there were a few couples with their children waiting in line for a pre-check.
The plump nurse at the counter was patiently explaining what they should do first, and then what to do next.
“Let’s go this way.” Ding Ning, knowing his way around, bypassed the queue and headed down the corridor inside.
Li Chengyi continued to follow.
Soon, following the corridor to the end, they entered through a small door near the restroom.
“Old Zhao, we’ve got business.”
Inside the door was a small room filled with a large number of storage drives.
There was a table and chairs in the middle of the room.
An old man with a serious expression and salt-and-pepper hair, wearing tiger-patterned glasses, was carefully cleaning an old hard drive.
Upon hearing their entrance, the old man looked up and glanced at Ding Ning.
“I thought this month’s first client would be brought by Little Xu, but I didn’t expect it to be you.”
“Little Xu has a backer, with all sorts of equipment in his own group; he doesn’t need to come here for testing, does he?” Ding Ning said with a smile as he pulled Li Chengyi forward.
“This is my brother; give us the results quickly.”
“Okay,” said the man in glasses, turning to Li Chengyi. “Name.”
“Li Chengyi.”
“Age?”
“24.”
“Education?”
“Bachelor’s degree.”
“Don’t be nervous about the so-called brain power calculation; it’s just a three-dimensional test of Consciousness Power.”
The man with glasses spoke more soothingly now.
“It sounds complicated, but in reality, to become a Mecha Engineer, you need to be tested in three dimensions.”
“First: Computational power, which is a test of complex operations.”
“Second: Core number, which is how many targets you can operate at the same time.”
“Third: Distance, which is the maximum distance at which you can control a target.”
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“Alright, put this on.” The man with glasses took out a black iron metal helmet from the drawer and handed it to Li Chengyi.
Li Chengyi obediently put it on, then looked at him.
“What now?”
“Watch here, my hand.” The man with glasses pulled out a silver ball from his pocket.
It was indeed a small ball, only the size of a fingernail. Smooth and round, it didn’t seem to be any different from an ordinary metal marble.
“Focus on it, and imagine it floating up gently on its own. Concentrate, don’t get distracted!” the man with glasses instructed.
Li Chengyi immediately understood. He stared intently at the small bead, not moving at all.
One second.
Two seconds.
Three seconds.
The bead slowly started to float upwards, the speed was very slow, but steady and stable.
“Good, not bad! Very good! A successful first attempt!” the man with glasses revealed a hint of a smile. “Now, make it draw a circle.”
Without a word, Li Chengyi kept his eyes fixed on the bead, imagining it drawing a circle in mid-air.
The bead complied nicely, drawing a precise circle.
“Then follow this paper here and write. Finish the whole line.” The man with glasses pulled out a newspaper and pointed at a line of text.
This task was obviously much more difficult. Li Chengyi struggled to maintain his focus, writing one word after another, and in less than two minutes, he had written ten words.
“Very good! A full score of thirty for computational power, you got twenty-one,” said the man with glasses with a smile.
“Next, stabilize this bead and then another one.” He took out another silver bead from the drawer with his other hand.
Pop.
Li Chengyi lost control of the first bead as soon as his attention wavered even slightly.
“There’s no way to perform parallel operations, zero points for the core count,” the man with glasses said nonchalantly as if seeing something not out of the ordinary, indicating that everyone’s scores on core count were more or less the same.
“Next is distance. Try to imagine the bead flying far away. How far can you make it go?”
He pointed to a spot, “Can you reach the wall behind me?”
Li Chengyi regained control of the small ball, which quivered as it rose, and upon hearing the man’s words, he hurriedly tried to make it fly towards the wall.
But it had barely flown a few centimeters before the bead lost control and fell.
“Distance: five points,” the man with glasses quickly noted down with his pen.
“It’s a bit odd; your consciousness power and calculation power are quite good, considered upper-tier among newcomers. But your core count and distance are very common, or rather, at the level of an ordinary person with no talent. It’s as if an extra unit of calculation power appeared out of nowhere.”
“Generally, what determines calculation power?” Li Chengyi curiously asked.
“The stronger your spirit, the better your stamina, the clearer your head, the higher your calculation power. Generally, those with a strong calculation power also have strong endurance, in simple terms, you have a larger total amount of consciousness power,” the man with glasses explained.
He tapped on the tabletop.
Suddenly, a semi-transparent screen materialized and floated in front of him.
With a swift motion, the screen displayed a vast array of patterns and text.
“Strong calculation power, weak in the other two aspects; you’re suited to control two types of Flying Yi.”
“The first type is heavy, with strong lethality, but short-distance, large single-unit Flying Yi.”
“The second type is medium-weight, with moderate lethality, but short-distance, medium single-unit Flying Yi.”
“I’ve got them ready over here,” Ding Ning chimed in from the side, “Old Zhao, those few Flying Yi I stored with you, bring them out.”
“Hmm. Are they for this kid?” Old Zhao instantly understood, turned around, and from a cardboard box in the corner of the room, he took out five boxes.
Each of the five boxes was only the size of a fist, with a silver-black metallic surface, and marked on the side: Made in Andu.
“The direction of compatibility is Andu’s Terraforming System, pick one yourself,” the man with glasses looked at Li Chengyi.
“Is this the Flying Yi that costs twenty million apiece?!” Li Chengyi observed their casual demeanor and how the items were carelessly stored in a cardboard box that looked like it was worth a few yuan.
He felt a strong sense of unreality.
“Yes, that’s it. Don’t worry, you could bash it with your life and still not break it; the Flying Yi isn’t as fragile as you might think. Only a high-speed collision with an alloy material after activation could possibly damage it,” the man with glasses explained.
“What are the shapes of these five? Can you tell me?” Li Chengyi asked, completely clueless. He was expected to choose without being able to see or understand anything.
“Your core count is only one, which means you can only control one Flying Yi, so first eliminate these two,” Ding Ning stated from the side, pushing two boxes to the side.
“Then, your distance is very short, not suitable for something that flies too fast. Otherwise, you’ll lose sight of your own Flying Yi before you know it. So, let’s remove this one.”
Ding Ning pushed another box away.
Then there were only two left.
He picked up a box on the left.
With a gentle toss.
Click.
With a crisp sound,
the box suddenly split in half, transforming and reassembling like building blocks.
In just a few seconds, it had combined into a simple and quaint double-edged longsword with a bluish-green sheen.
“Close-range weapon class Flying Yi—the Qing Wu Sword, medium weight, high sharpness, handheld, with automatic boosting, explosive power, and cutting capabilities, built-in with three sets of Qing Wu Sword techniques, suitable for offense, defense, and escape respectively,” Ding Ning said. He then picked up another box and tossed it similarly.
The box split open, transformed, and reassembled quickly into a pure black double-bladed Crescent Moon Axe.
The end of this axe was wrapped with a chain, and it was at least half as wide as a person, floating in mid-air with its blade edges extending almost to the end of the handle.
“This is the Serenity Axe, it’s highly durable, heavy, and can be used as a defensive shield. It has a long flying time, supports many weapon modules, but it consumes a lot of Consciousness Power, has a short range and is hard to control. The good thing is it can carry many modules and will have a more solid force field when upgraded, making it very resilient,” Ding Ning explained.
“The Serenity Axe is very practical, sturdy, and durable, not prone to damage, and cheap to repair. Later on, it can also be switched out for the Soul Splitter Axe, Giant Gate Axe, and such, reaching the extremes in defense and siege breaking,” the man with glasses added.
Upon hearing that it was durable and cheap to repair, Li Chengyi immediately understood that this was the Flying Yi he needed!
“This is the one!” he said, extending a finger and pointing straight in the direction of the Serenity Axe.
“By the way, is its name really Serenity Axe?” Li Chengyi asked.
“Of course not, it’s just that we habitually refer to these large, door-sized axe heads as Serenity Axes. Each Flying Yi has its own unique name,” Ding Ning said, stroking his chin. “For this one, you can come up with the initial name. After all, when you choose the modules later, it will all be up to you.”
“I get to name it…” Li Chengyi thought for a moment, “With such a large size…” He paused, “Let’s just call it Bull Head.”
“It’s better to have a more unique name, otherwise it can easily be confused with other Flying Yis. Although there’s voiceprint recognition, response times will be slower,” Ding Ning reminded.
“Then it’ll be Black Tornado Bull Head,” Li Chengyi decided.
“…Why are you so fixated on ‘Bull Head’?” Ding Ning said, at a loss for words.
“It just seems to really look like one,” Li Chengyi replied.
“Suit yourself. The recent situation isn’t looking too good, you’d better hurry with the module installation. Your Black Tornado Bull Head, due to its size, can carry five modules, excluding the energy and instrument control modules. You can choose three empty slots yourself, and while the axe techniques input comes pre-installed, it only has the basic routines, so you’ll need to personalize them,” Ding Ning said.
Ding Ning took out his phone and glanced at a message.
“Take your time choosing the modules, I’ve got to go. The payment from your boss has already been transferred, just remember to record the voiceprint, iris, and fingerprints before you leave,” he said.
“Okay!” Li Chengyi nodded.
He then watched as Ding Ning picked up his phone, dialed a number, and started making a call as he walked out of the room.
“For someone of Ding Ning’s level to come all the way to Suiyang for this matter, you must be highly regarded, kid,” the man with glasses commented.
“Brother Ding’s level? I know it’s high, but how does it compare to our Mecha Engineers in Suiyang?” Li Chengyi recalled the few Mecha Engineers he had encountered, and they didn’t seem very capable in hand-to-hand combat, often getting knocked out in a few hits.
It was only that guy from the Security Bureau who was tough to deal with; Li Chengyi had to flee quite a distance and still got hit.
“The highest-ranked in Suiyang is Ding Zaocheng, who became the deputy chief of the Security Bureau. Ding Zaocheng is a ninth-dan amateur Mecha Engineer and has participated in quite a few competitions. He’s considered a strong contender among amateurs,” the man with glasses answered.
