Following Old Bell to the back of the factory, Renault came to a storeroom.

Entering the storeroom, Renault saw a huge tarpaulin.

Old Bell gestured to Renault and motioned for him to step forward and pull off the tarnish.

Renault hesitated, but Old Bell's eyes encouraged him.

He finally stepped forward and tore off the tarpaulin, and the moment he saw something under the tarpaulin, Renault fell in love with the piece almost immediately.

It was a mecha with a silver sheen all over, about eight meters high, and the mecha was also engraved with exquisite patterns, which looked like a work of art more than a murderous weapon, and the most surprising thing was that it even had a pair of wings on its back.

"Silverwing." Old Bell said.

"Its name?" Renault asked.

Old Bell nodded.

Renault walked over, looked at the mech, and muttered, "I've never seen a mech of this type, Silverwing, that's a good name." ”

"This is not a model." Old Bell replied.

"What?" Renault turned his head in surprise.

Old Bell looked at the silverwing, and there was a trace of melancholy in his eyes: "It's a personal mecha." ”

"Personal mechs? You mean......"

"Yes, not the kind of mass-produced mecha model, but a private mecha produced according to individual needs." Old Bell replied.

The old man sighed and sat down in an open space.

He beckoned to Renault: "Come here, young man, let me tell you the story of my past." ”

Renaud walked over, sat down next to the old man, and began to listen to the old man's stories of the past.

It turns out that when Bell was young, he was also a very famous pilot, and not only that, but he also had his own mecha company. Not only can he repair mechs, but he can also design them.

At a very early age, Bell decided that the development of mecha would inevitably take the road of personalization and customization.

For this reason, at a very early age, Bell began to work on the personalization of mechas.

As we all know, the transformation of product strategy has a profound and huge impact on a company.

A good transformation can make a company soar, and a failed transformation can be doomed.

In terms of mecha customization, Bell belongs to one of the very few crab eaters and embarked on this path early.

It must be admitted that Lao Bell's research is actually quite sincere, and he designed a production system for customizing mecha according to personal combat habits very early, as long as the market climate is formed, large-scale customized production can soon be carried out.

But the military, the largest provider of orders for mecha users, rejected the attempt.

The loss of the military order undoubtedly caused Bell's company to suffer a head-on blow, but he did not admit defeat and turned his attention to civilian mechas, hoping to break through the world in the civilian world first, and the civilian is also the most receptive to personal customization.

But at this time, an incident occurred that completely shattered Bell's plan and brought his company to the brink of bankruptcy.

"What happened?" Renault asked.

Old Bell didn't speak, just sighed deeply.

He shook his head and said, "The company went bankrupt and all the assets were sold, and this Silverwinged Angel was the only custom piece I had left that wasn't used to pay off my debts." Its former owner did not take it, but left it to me. I'm old and can't open my nail anymore, so I've kept it here. ”

His eyes moistened slightly, as if he remembered some distant memory, and his voice became muffled.

After a while, perhaps regrouping his emotions, old Bell said, "Alas, as you get older, you have become more susceptible to sadness. It's been so long, what else is there to say. Anyway, this Silverwinged Angel is also a collection of mine. The person who ordered this Silverwinged Angel at the beginning is about the same size as you, and it should be suitable for you. Go for it, try it. ”

Renault was overjoyed and hurriedly climbed into the cockpit of the Silverwing.

As soon as he entered the cockpit, Renault immediately sensed the difference between this Silverwing.

The traditional mecha operation is controlled by a neuronal line connecting the human and the mecha, and the 148 neurons represent 148 important parts of the human body. The operator mainly controls the mecha by controlling his own body, and the neurons will accurately convey the operator's control of his body to the mecha, thus forming the rapid movement of the mecha.

For this reason, controlling a mecha is a very simple thing, just like controlling your own body.

What the driver really trains is not how to make the mecha move, but how to adapt to the mecha - operating the mecha through neurons is a great burden on the body, and it needs to be exercised and adapted;

How to accurately operate the mecha - the mecha is equivalent to the extended body, the body suddenly becomes many times larger, and it naturally needs to be re-adapted, the really good mecha driver can pick up a glass with a manipulator, and the novice will wrestle even if he takes a step;

How to use the mecha function - all kinds of firepower facilities on the mecha, far and close combat weapons are functions that the body does not have, which means that some additional, special instructions need to be issued;

How to Serve Tactical Needs – Mechs are meant to serve combat, and many of the resulting tactics need to be learned.

However, in this mecha, the number of neurons has dropped to fifty-six, and the console, which was originally only used to control firearms and other epitaxial equipment, has at least hundreds of more keys, which makes Renault's head bigger.

"The biggest difference between the Silverwinged Angel and ordinary mecha is that it does not use the traditional neuron connection technology, but the neuronal connection combined with the array control technology." Bell replied.

"Array control technique." Renault muttered.

Renault has certainly heard of the controlled array technique.

This was the technology used in the earliest days of mechas, and at that time, neuronal connection technology was not yet developed, unless it was a mecha like the Iron Man suit, a slightly larger mecha, people could not use it.

In order to solve this problem, manufacturers invented array control technology, which uses a large number of keyboard-based operations to complete the control of large mechs.

To be honest, it's a very complex technology.

The range of motion of the human body can be broken down into thousands of sets/movements, and it is not a problem to use it simply, but it is difficult to fully display it.

And the reason why a mecha is a mecha is because although it is heavy and tall, it is still the most flexible weapon and equipment.

Be as flexible as a human!

Failing to do this, the mecha will lose its meaning of existence.

Because of this, the earliest mech pilots were very difficult to train, and mechs were the darlings of the real elite few.

It wasn't until the advent of neuronal technology that the dream of humans controlling mecha like they control their own limbs was realized, and the role of mecha was truly amplified, and its flexible combat style replaced all small and medium-sized vehicles in the past and became the mainstream of heavy soldiers, and since then, mecha has been popular.

It can be said that the significance of the neuron system lies in the fact that it lowers the threshold for humans to master mechas, thus enabling mecha to become a system.

But now, Renault actually saw this kind of tradition within a tradition, too old to be old in the formation control technology, which surprised him inexplicably.

His look of surprise was revealed through the cockpit porthole.

"This is what my client requested, and I can honestly say that I was as surprised as you were when I heard this request. But I have to admit that there is some truth in his idea. ”

"Reason?" Renault was puzzled.

"Yes." Old Bell replied: "First of all, the use of array control technology greatly reduces the number of neurons needed to control the mecha. There are several benefits to reducing the number of neurons. One is that it greatly reduces the burden on the body. ”

Connecting the human body to the mecha through neurons can be extremely taxing for soldiers, and the only way to solve this problem is to exercise and adapt diligently. Because of this, every mecha soldier has to develop his own strong physical fitness, and Nora has to go underground every night to practice. Reducing the number of neurons from 148 to 56 means that the energy burden has been reduced to about one-third of the original level, and the effect is quite amazing.

This huge physical savings did not bring about a threefold increase in time, but a tenfold increase.

In other words, the same person may only be able to support three or four hours of driving an ordinary mecha, but he may be fine for a day and a night while driving this kind of mecha.

"That's an advantage." Renault nodded.

"The second benefit is that the reduction of neurons allows it to have a faster sortie time." Old Bell said.

Conventional neurons have 148 points, which also means that every time a pilot enters the mech, it takes some time just to connect the neurons.

These times are actually not long, because they are controlled by the brain, and it usually only takes about ten seconds to connect 148 points.

But the Silverwinger, which has been reduced to fifty-six neurons, only needs three seconds to connect.

The difference of seven seconds may sometimes be insignificant, but sometimes it may be a matter of life and death.

"Anything else?" Renault asked.

"Of course." Old Bell smiled: "The third advantage is that it can do many actions that the human body can't do. ”

The traditional way of controlling the mecha in the way of controlling the human body certainly brings the flexibility of the mecha like a human, but on the other hand, the flexibility of the human is also the upper limit of the flexibility of the mecha.

If there are some actions that humans can't do, then the mecha can't do it, even if the mecha itself can do it, but due to the limitations of the pilot, it is destined to be unable to complete it.

The array control system does not need to worry about this problem.

As long as the command is given, it is capable of accomplishing any action that the body can do.

As long as you have enough operation ability, and the mecha itself has a corresponding flexibility design, you can control the mecha to touch the navel with your left hand from behind, wield a laser sword with your right hand, set fire to your chest, launch missiles from your legs, and finally turn your head to the back of your butt and lick your own chrysanthemum.

And it only takes a second to do it all.

"In the end, it has a higher play ceiling."

The performance of the mecha is limited by the pilot's physique.

The biggest benefit of the neuronal system is that it makes it easier to get started, but it also lowers the upper limit of the mecha's strength.

It is for this reason that space mechs cannot be used in near-Earth space, because once close to the ground, the strong gravity can directly crush the nerve-controlled pilot.

But if you are using a control array system, then it doesn't matter, because the burden is no longer borne by the driver, but by the mecha itself.

More persistent, faster, more executable strategies and tactics, more complex changes, and more room for improvement are the strengths of this operating system.

"I see." Renault nodded: "But this also means that you need to be skilled enough with the array control system to play these roles, otherwise you can't even complete the basic operations, and then all the advantages will become meaningless." Even if you can complete basic operations, it may not be comparable to the neuronal system. Think about how you might have to manipulate four or five keys to complete an arm swing, while the neuronal system can solve the problem with a simple punch, and the two are completely incomparable in terms of reaction speed. ”

"That's true." Old Bell nodded and said: "The requirements of the array control system are very complex, in fact, it is more precise than the neuron system, and there is more room for improvement. However, it requires too long a training cycle, and even if the training is completed, it is not the opponent of the neuronal system in the short term, which is not conducive to large-scale production and rapid needs, so it will be eliminated by the times. But my guests came up with a need for a combination of the two. ”

Combining the two greatly reduces neurons and reduces keying operations a lot, and then combines the two to form a new operating system.

It's not an easy task, but it's quite creative.

According to the old man, the person who made this request to him at the beginning was himself a very talented young man, but unfortunately for some reason, his physical fitness was not good, and he was never able to adapt to the needs of becoming a mecha pilot.

In this case, he conceived this combination of two systems, for which he paid a large sum of money.

And Lao Bell lived up to his trust, and really let him complete this fusion of dual systems.

You know, it's not as simple as one plus one.

When the driver operates with a neuronal system, he is in constant motion. How to use the array control system in this situation is a difficult problem in itself.

It's like you can't punch and press a button at the same time.

What's more, the customer also put forward a series of requirements such as more sensitive response, more complex actions, and more powerful combat power.

In the eyes of customers, this mecha with a new control system should become the king of future mechas, and no one can surpass it!

And in order to achieve this goal, Old Bell is also trying his best.

This Silverwinged Angel is the final work of the elder Bell.

"Then why didn't the customer take it?" Renault was puzzled.

Old Bell replied, "Because I've actually failed...... I did do it with more features, faster, and more power. Its neuronal system and array control system are perfectly combined, and the driver can operate the array control system while making movements, and the two are combined with each other. For example, if you swing your arm through the neuron system, you can also operate the hand control array system to send out missiles while waving your arm, completing multiple actions at once. But this also makes its operation more complicated, even more than the most primitive array control system. ”

More complex than the most primitive array control system!

This is the biggest failure of Old Bell's product.

When the old man combined the two systems, he thought he had simplified the steps, but he ignored the higher technical requirements for the driver - not many people can play rock-paper-scissors at the same time as swinging their fists.

Old Bell's customers tried the mech, but eventually left disappointed.

He didn't take the mech, and he didn't pay the rest of the final payment.

Old Bell, who had staked all his wealth on this mecha, suffered the final merciless blow.

As a result, he went bankrupt.