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Chapter 63 - Chapter 63: Real thigh, made by hand

When Luca asked the question, this time Haro did not answer with its voice.

Only its pair of bean eyes kept flickering.

Immediately, data streams quickly scrolled across the computer screen in front of Luca, and a new image was instantly displayed.

It showed various items, including:

E-Carbon Armor, Haro robot, Haro maintenance assistant mech, and Gundam pilot space suits.

However, Luca's vision went dark at the sight.

'Aren't these the same things as before?'

But as soon as this thought arose, he immediately realized that he had just asked a foolish question.

Although Haro possessed a very advanced autonomous AI, it was essentially still just a maintenance robot.

To create something, it would certainly require relevant data.

So, he turned to ask the Haro beside him.

"Haro, if I give you the data for a certain item, can you help me manufacture it?"

Hearing Luca's question, the little fellow rolled backward, its eyes looking up at the ceiling.

However, due to its physical structure, Luca couldn't tell at all whether it was expressing pride or 'rolling its eyes' in mockery.

But the next moment, the Orange Haro suddenly leaped up, carrying the data cable connected to its body, and once again bumped into Luca's arm.

"Idiot Luca! Idiot Luca!"

'Hmm... I get it... it's looking down on me...' Luca thought to himself.

However, despite the little thing's fierce demeanor this time, it actually bumped right into Luca's mechanical right arm.

Luca himself had no reaction, but the Orange Haro was 'thumped' and bounced off, almost hitting the computer screen behind it.

Fortunately, since the data cable was still connected to the computer, the little gadget didn't fly too far. It bounced back like a tennis ball tethered to the ground by a rubber band.

This time, without Luca needing to ask, the Haro, which had returned to the desktop, spoke again.

"Assistant mech! Assistant mech!"

Upon hearing this, Luca immediately understood Haro's meaning.

With a somewhat amused expression, he reached out and tugged at its two short little hands that extended from its spherical body.

"Haha, is it because it's hard to operate by yourself?"

Indeed, although the Haro itself had two mechanical arms.

However, due to its structure, its decorative and cute attributes probably far outweighed its practicality.

But seeing that the little thing was about to get angry again, Luca decisively pressed it down onto the desktop, preventing it from moving an inch, only then could he communicate harmoniously with it again.

Although communicating with the Orange Haro was quite troublesome afterward.

Luca still managed to understand from it what conditions were generally required if he wanted Haro to help him develop and manufacture items.

It boiled down to three points.

First, Haro must have at least one complete dedicated maintenance mech.

After all, although Haro itself could connect to a computer, many devices still required manual operation, and Haro's pair of short little hands obviously couldn't complete overly complex tasks.

Moreover, this Haro dedicated maintenance mech could not only connect to the network remotely for 'Haro-free operation'.

It also came with some small tools like electric Wrench, and screws.

With it, Haro could completely replace a seasoned mechanical engineer.

Even if industrialized production were implemented to expand the manufacturing scale, this maintenance mech combined with Haro could already be considered a well-coordinated mechanical engineering team.

Yes, and one proficient in programming.

Secondly, manufacturing data and a clear target direction.

Although Haro possessed a certain degree of independent production capability, it was essentially a small intelligent robot designed to assist in research and development and maintenance.

If Haro's own database contained complete relevant data for the item to be manufactured, then naturally, there was no need to say more.

Or, when it came to scientific research and development, if Haro merely served as an assistant to actual researchers, there certainly wouldn't be any issues.

However, if Haro itself was to be the main force, and Luca, this unreliable impostor, couldn't be of much help.

Relying on incomplete item data, or even 'black technology items' that Haro's capabilities couldn't recognize, to analyze, deduce, and provide effective manufacturing solutions.

Then Haro would need to rely on existing theoretical knowledge and greater AI computing power for analysis and combination.

In other words, Haro itself actually possessed a certain degree of 'creativity'.

However, this so-called 'creativity' was more like a logical path derived from AI calculation and analysis.

And speaking of computing power, that brings us to the last condition for Haro to manufacture items.

That is, the server that provides the computing power.

As an intelligent assistance robot, Haro's own internal computing power was naturally more than sufficient for its maintenance, operation, and interaction tasks.

After all, due to the golden finger, the small computing module inside the Orange Haro already belonged to the realm of black technology.

However, if it involved work related to 'research and development,' 'creation,' and 'deduction,' then Haro's own computing power would be far from enough.

In the original Gundam 00 World, work in this area often required Haro to connect to larger external servers for temporary upgrades.

Or rely on a super-large quantum computing system like 'VEDA,' or the core processor of the spaceship itself for support.

How high the development efficiency could be would depend on how much computing power Luca could provide to Haro.

Otherwise, if Luca wanted Haro to piece together a movable humanoid mobile suit using its existing data reserves, based on the technologies available in the Gundam 00 World, it might cause the little gadget to crash for several months.

However, after finally understanding all of this,

Luca was already very satisfied with Haro before him.

It is estimated that for a considerable period in the future, Haro's development and manufacturing capabilities will serve as the 'teacher' and'substitute' for Luca, the fake inventor.

'Moreover, if that's the case, perhaps there's no need to go to Jupiter; maybe with Haro's calculations and derivations, it might be possible to create a pseudo-Solar Reactor?'

Of course, the premise for all of this is that the existing technology can indeed manufacture a 'pseudo-Solar Reactor'.

However, Luca did not immediately begin testing Haro's manufacturing capabilities at the moment.

Instead, he calmed himself down and re-examined the few items Haro had mentioned it could produce right now.

The repair mobile suit was mentioned before, so there's no need to elaborate.

The fact that Haro itself can produce more Haros also delighted Luca.

Although it's still unclear how capable these 'replica Haros' will be without the cheat's buff,

He figured they would be perfectly sufficient as experimental assistants.

Additionally, a complete set of Gundam pilot suits is also considered a relatively black-tech product, including a helmet, a tight-fitting space suit, a zero-gravity environment jetpack, and a single-person pneumatic pistol.

However, these items are not considered crucial technology for the current Luca, or rather, for Orange Industries.

It is estimated that they will only become truly useful when Orange Industries' commercial collaborations extend into the aerospace field in the future.

'If there's a channel to send a PPT or something to the space agency, it might even be possible to sell the concept~'

As for the very last item, it was the 'E-Carbon Armor', which Luca had previously overlooked due to the lack of 'GN Particless', that made his eyes light up again.

Indeed, a complete 'E-Carbon Armor' requires 'GN Particles' functionality to achieve its terrifying defensive capability, which is almost immune to kinetic attacks.

However, in reality, even without 'GN Particless', the various properties of 'E-Carbon' material still far exceed most existing alloys.

Density, toughness, hardness, high-temperature resistance, corrosion resistance, energy conductivity, and even manufacturing cost.

If considered comprehensively, this material is actually a complete Rolling (overwhelming superiority) over existing materials.

In the original Gundam 00 World, the reason the three major powers on Earth were able to mass-produce humanoid mobile suits was essentially due to the emergence of 'E-Carbon' material.

Moreover, because 'E-Carbon' material has been widely popularized in the Gundam 00 World,

All aspects of its data are meticulously detailed to an astonishing degree.

This thing is actually somewhat similar to carbon fiber in essence.

However, the excellent performance of carbon fiber is achieved by arranging and interweaving micron-level carbon fiber tubes and then adding composite materials for fixation.

Whereas 'E-Carbon' material is essentially an independent material produced by chemically depositing and electromagnetically constraining carbon isotopes, which then self-arrange into special lattice structures of carbon nanotubes, and are subsequently arranged according to specific complex sequences.

And this manufacturing process brings a benefit.

Although both are called 'E-Carbon', it is actually a general term for a large category of materials.

As long as it is combined with specific composite materials, or the arrangement density of carbon nanotubes is reduced,

A large batch of 'E-Carbon' with different strength properties will be obtained.

As long as Orange Industries can fully digest the industrialized production of 'E-Carbon',

Luca could even use 'technical castration' to create 'E-Carbon 1~16' or 'E-Carbon Standard Edition', 'E-Carbon Youth Edition', 'E-Carbon Pro Max' versions.

Relying on performance far exceeding market materials, he could 'continuously iterate products' and repeatedly harvest profits.

This single material alone would be enough to make Orange Industries a major commercial giant.

'It seems that Orange Industries already has at least one guaranteed industry for the future; no, even establishing a wholly-owned subsidiary would be feasible.'

With these thoughts clear in his mind, a huge weight finally lifted from Luca's heart.

However, still in the throes of excitement, he had no intention of resting yet.

Instead, he pulled the newly 'born' orange Haro and began to build an 'auxiliary repair mobile suit' for him.

Well...of course, the vision is beautiful, and the future is bright.

But...the current Luca cannot afford to use 'E-Carbon' which is so luxurious; even other components are pieced together from existing materials as much as possible.

3D printing, structural welding, programming...

Haro, the true mechanic, took charge of commanding and delicate work, while Luca, the amateur who only knew how to tinker with toy robots, acted as the 'hand double' for the 'big shot'.

Next,

Luca, who was making props for the first time in a true sense, did not leave the laboratory for three days and three nights straight.

In the end, he truly'single-handedly' produced a respectable 'Haro-exclusive auxiliary repair mobile suit'.

Looking at this work he had built from scratch with his own hands, an uncontrollable sense of...

Joy and accomplishment welled up in Luca's heart!

'It seems that being a true researcher and mechanic isn't bad either?!'

Unconsciously, a smile had already appeared on his lips~

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