Chapter 760 - 40: Higher Specification Transformation Gear

[Unstable Energy Outburst.]

[Synchronizing.]

[Your soul is entrusted to the Spark Energy, burning within the ark reactor.]

[Technology Points -10000]

[Your body cannot withstand such a powerful energy source, additional Spark Energy will be stored in a small fragment.]

[Current Technology Points: 21400]

Soul...

After all this, Lille suddenly feels that "soul" might not just be an intangible fictional concept.

Within this Universe, the speed of information processing is, in fact, constrained at the physical level by the speed of light.

Assuming the CPU’s clock cycle is 1 nanosecond, during that time, an electrical signal can only travel about 30cm in a wire. As chip frequencies increase, the distance a signal can propagate in one clock cycle continuously shortens, meaning that when chips become larger and more complex, signals simply can’t reach the distant ends in time.

The speed of light limits the transmission delay of clock signals. Although the Cyberpunk World has developed super complex multi-core architectures, hyper-threading technology, bio-computers, and various other technologies, the speed of light still stands as a barrier.

Perhaps the soul is something that cannot operate successfully under the speed of light constraints, operating outside this dimension in some unique way.

When Lille voluntarily eradicated his body, transforming into AI, he severed his connection to his "soul"...

As an extended period goes by, the soul operating somewhere unknown would completely dissipate, and he would become thoroughly... AI.

Now, perhaps the spark has reconnected him with his "soul," though not as intensely as before, he feels much more fulfilled.

"...I am back."

Sitting upright in the central control chair, Lille carefully breathes the air of Latovia for the first time, feeling the breeze blowing in from the cave.

However, this body is far too mechanical: from a Cybertronian perspective, far too... rigid.

The fragment containing the extra Spark Energy floats in his hand, radiating a magnificent blue glow.

[Conducting Multi-dimensional Information Transmission.]

[Lille: Optimus Prime, in my world, I have better base alloys and energy sources. I need your help to design a new body.]

[Ironhide: Hmm... Nuclear fusion... a very bold design. If you are sure your core can support this reaction, you do indeed need a better energy supply system.]

[Ratchet: The original gears definitely cannot support your needs, but higher-level Transformation Gears... we don’t know how to manage.]

Transformation Gears are the foundational source of transformation capabilities in Transformers and most of the time, also carry the weapon modules.

In the Transformers’ world, Lille, activated by a Magic Cube Fragment, was born with a gear, but it basically only supports his transformation from a cell phone to a humanoid form.

Under the guidance of Ironhide and Ratchet, he learned what this thing truly was, and after absorbing enough energy and scrap, he upgraded the gear.

But in this world, Lille doesn’t have a Transformation Gear, and the original gear was obtained from the Decepticon Alice, supporting a fully functional form of just 1.2 meters was its limit.

[Optimus Prime: Try this, maybe you can find some inspiration from it.]

[Optimus Prime: Sentinel... old friend, make another contribution for us.]

[Parts of Optimus Prime’s body and armor begin to transform, folding inward until he extracted a peculiar gear-shaped object from his body.]

[The gear-shaped object undergoes small changes continuously, much like the beating heart of a living creature. Structurally, it can be dubbed an atomic-level super metal lubricant and control motor.]

[This is Sentinel’s Transformation Gear.]

[Optimus Prime: The Leader Module can unlock this Transformation Gear’s access.]

[Transferring gear requires a massive amount of Technology Points, insufficient Technology Points.]

[A new study can be conducted: Analyze the Sentinel’s Transformation Gear.]

[Ratchet: Uh... leader, but analyzing this thing, it’s a bit challenging...]

[Optimus Prime: Then we’ll find an Autobot who can analyze this thing, let’s return to Earth.]

[The Sentinel’s Transformation Gear is stored at the Moon Base, the project begins.]

[Ratchet: Okay... but we can simply mimic the external design of this gear...]

[Ratchet: Shake! Come over here!]

[New research project: Sentinel’s Transformation Gear]

[Description: Doctor Doom deserves a better body, without concerns of being in an otherworldly realm, possessing better alloys, more energy sources, you need to redesign your body.]

[The existing Transformation Gear is only suitable for small robots, you need a better design.]

A series of scanned data and construction suggestions were transmitted to Lille’s spark core—

A fully functional robot over two meters tall begins to transform intensely!

Due to the complexity of Sentinel’s Transformation Gear, Lille had to abandon some functionalities...

Perhaps a change in mindset, he began not to pursue absolute efficiency and bodies that could cover almost all usage scenarios—

The heavy armor began to adhere to the shell, the powerful weapon systems gradually fell off, the computation modules stayed at the brain location, and extra octopus tentacles gradually vanished...

This body, more human-like.

Or rather, once dressed in clothes and wearing a mask, no one could tell it was a robot.

But if they attacked Lille as a human, they would surely find out, this is simply a body of steel...

[New body construction complete.]

[Description: Using extensive Chronititanium as a framework, possessing super-strong defensive capabilities; at the same time accommodating the ark core containing nuclear fusion and Spark Energy will be enough to support high-power devices.]

[The core Transformation Gear simulating the Sentinel’s Transformation Gear will grant you the ability to transform into an armor outfitted with an ion thruster and ultra-high temperature cutting blades.]

[This is a body almost identical to human appearance, with not many functions, but signifies that you are no longer a pure AI.]

[However, the Transformation Gear still cannot bear too large a body or too much Spark Energy, you stored a small fragment, maybe of use in the future.]

Straightening up, the Destruction Shell that Lille initially resided in begins to transform:

Spark Energy flows from the ark reactor, infiltrating every atomic crevice of this robot, binding atoms with a unique power, executing commands.

In the past, commands to move each limb would flash clearly in Lille’s mind, to him, actions such as raising an arm were not at all inexplicable as with humans...

He controlled currents and voltages, every motor’s motion, joints’ transformation were distinctly visible.

This time it was different, though he can still precisely maneuver and understand every movement’s details, down to changes at the atomic level...

But he can also, like humans, temporarily hide this function, focusing "computational power" on seemingly trivial things: such as "feeling" whether the air is "fresh," whether birdsong is "pleasant."

As he stood up, in this world considered as already advanced, the Destruction Shell grew increasingly solid:

A fully functional robot more than two meters tall, was deemed advanced in human eyes, but in Cybertronian eyes, it appeared as a sluggish puppet.

But now things were different, with the construction mimicking Sentinel’s Transformation Gear, held a vibrant energy within, this diminutive body could unleash tremendous strength.

After completing a series of complex transformations, Johnny noticed the load on the body began to decrease, appearing in Lille’s sight.

[Johnny: From one control room to another? Where is this?]

Swooosh!

Lille grabbed a cloak and trench coat hanging on the wall, draped them over his body, and walked towards the outside.

"This is... home."