CHAPTER 328: CHAPTER 88: PERSONALIZED EXOSKELETON

The speed at which Yan Luo’s custom exoskeleton was completed was faster than he had imagined; it was finished in just a few days.

The manufacturer sent engineers along with the delivery truck transporting the exoskeleton to the Forbidden Demon Abyss to perform on-site adjustments for Yan Luo.

Yan Luo did not require extensive protection, so his exoskeleton was fashioned into a half-body armor design.

Like the energy cores of other exoskeletons, the nuclear battery was installed at the back of the waist, as it’s the area least likely to be struck.

Following that, there were the ’Strong Magnetic Levitation Flying Boards’ that Yan Luo specifically commissioned the manufacturer to create; they crafted six flying boards for him, these components were installed on the back of the exoskeleton, serving as rear armor.

When Yan Luo activates the flying boards, they detach from his back to fly as he desires.

The challenge in manufacturing the Strong Magnetic Levitation Flying Boards lies in how to release strong magnetic forces without interfering with the internal components and structure of the boards. Fortunately, this problem isn’t hard to solve by dividing the board into two parts— the strong magnetic emitter and the levitation structure.

The anti-magnetic measures are applied between the strong magnetic emitter and the levitation structure, so the release of strong magnets does not affect the operation of the levitation structure.

It’s easy to talk about but hard to execute.

This is the most expensive technology in this exoskeleton—because other parts of the exoskeleton don’t contain much technical substance.

The material of the exoskeleton and other parts is the same as other Hunter-custom exoskeletons, even the operating system is no different. What Yan Luo needed was just the levitation flying boards capable of releasing strong magnets, and all other components serve that purpose.

Each flying board can only release strong magnets once, and after release, they must be connected to the exoskeleton to replenish energy.

Also, every time the strong magnetic emitter releases strong magnets, it causes wear to the machine itself, after fifty uses, part replacement is necessary.

But Yan Luo is now wealthy, so this is not a problem.

In the test site enclosed by three fortresses, Yan Luo initiated the six flying boards behind him by engraving a program into the exoskeleton chip.

The Strong Magnetic Flying Boards sequentially detached from the exoskeleton’s back, exposing Yan Luo’s back to the air.

What is unacceptable for others is the best design for Yan Luo.

He doesn’t need armor for protection, which would hamper his performance.

Even the front of the exoskeleton lacks hard armor and instead contains various pockets for placing and protecting tactical equipment.

Although Yan Luo seldom uses tactical devices in battles now, ordinary tactical devices cannot impede city-breaking level demons, but for battles decided in a split second, as long as tactical devices can hinder the actions of city-breaking level demons, they are useful.

Yan Luo was very satisfied with the craftsmanship of the manufacturer; next, he would test the practical use of the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards.

When the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards were manufactured, the manufacturer tested the impact resistance of the boards; even if hit by a speeding car, the boards would not be damaged and could still maintain basic strong magnet release and levitation functions.

Under Yan Luo’s command, six brick-sized flying boards hovered in front of him.

The engineer sat on the edge of the site, using the engineering terminal to monitor the status of the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards; he would adjust the boards according to Yan Luo’s requirements.

Looking at the six flying boards, Yan Luo said to the engineer, "The response speed is a bit slow, could you speed it up a little?"

The engineer was a bit surprised, "It can be done, but it’s already quite fast."

Yan Luo shook his head, "I’m not a normal person, don’t measure my capability by normal standards. Just adjust the response speed to the highest level, I think I can handle it."

"Alright." The engineer nodded, operated the engineering terminal akin to an old-fashioned laptop, and set the response speed of the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards to the maximum.

Soon after, Yan Luo maneuvered a Strong Magnetic Flying Board towards the edge of the test site, and as the board was about to hit the wall, it quickly adjusted posture, aimed the thruster towards the wall to counteract inertia, and stopped completely two centimeters from the wall.

Then, the six flying boards started moving altogether, flying erratically within the test site, transforming into illusions that the engineer could not follow with his vision.

Even with the Brownian motion-like flight trajectory, none of the six flying boards collided with any obstacles, not even during their flight behind Yan Luo.

Just like... Yan Luo had eyes on his back.

The engineer swallowed his saliva, his heart pounding, watching the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards whizz past him, indeed startled.

Fortunately, until the test concluded, none of the boards collided with anything.

This was truly impressive!

The engineer praised sincerely in his heart.

For Yan Luo, simultaneously controlling six Strong Magnetic Flying Boards does require effort, but it is because he needs precise control. If it were not precise control, just rough control, even during battles, he could still control six boards simultaneously.

Moreover, he doesn’t need to control all six boards simultaneously, two are sufficient.

Yan Luo ordered four Strong Magnetic Flying Boards to return, leaving just two boards hovering around him.

One release of strong magnets can last for ten seconds, whereas recharging one board takes thirty seconds.

Taking a deep breath, Yan Luo released his magnetic field power, simultaneously sending signals to one Strong Magnetic Flying Board to release strong magnets.

In Yan Luo’s perception, a strong magnetic field appeared above the flying board in front, attracting his body.

Yan Luo leaped upward, jumping above the flying board.

Utilizing the strong magnetic field, Yan Luo successfully hovered in the air.

Seeing this scene, the engineer opened his mouth, falling into a stupor.

"He...he flew?"

Only then did the engineer recall that Yan Luo seemed able to control his magnetic field.

Yan Luo hovered in the air, controlling the flying board below to speed forward.

Subsequently, his figure also followed the flying board forward.

— Does this count as flying with a sword in a sense?

Yan Luo’s mind suddenly entertained such a thought.

The flying board’s flight speed was extremely fast, Yan Luo’s figure always followed the flying board’s strong magnetic field, also flying at an extremely fast speed.

But this is not the ultimate form of Yan Luo’s flight mode yet.

Yan Luo retrieved the flying board below, summoned a new board from behind, and flew on either side with the flying board following beside him.

Simultaneously, they also released strong magnetic fields.

Yan Luo was situated between two magnetic fields, hovering in the air akin to an object caught by magnetic tweezers.

In the next second, the flying boards accelerated even faster, causing Yan Luo’s figure to vanish from the engineer’s view, creating a gust of wind within the test site.

Yan Luo ascended to high altitude, a flying board ejected from behind; hovering nearby, two flying boards were retrieved, a new board swiftly flew below Yan Luo, released strong magnets, and supported Yan Luo’s body.

Later, the flying boards of Yan Luo’s exoskeleton orderly popped out and retracted, serving as the foundation for his flight.

After flying for a while and adjusting to the technique of using the flying boards for flight, Yan Luo began to draw weapons, simulating combat within the test site.

This time, he no longer treated the flying boards as flight equipment but as pedals, simultaneously releasing two flying boards, using strong magnetic fields to bounce in the air, constantly changing the direction of the boards to accomplish aerial maneuvers.

The engineer was completely stunned; he utterly did not expect the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards could be played in such a manner.

Yan Luo utilized the limited use frequency of all flying boards before landing from the air.

Despite after exhausting the limited use frequency, the Strong Magnetic Flying Boards do not immediately become defunct, they can even release strong magnets again, just carry the risk of imminent failure.

If Yan Luo wishes, he can continue to use them.

But now he is wealthy and does not need to save this bit of money.

The engineer brought three sets of spare flying boards; Yan Luo had the six flying boards on his back detach from the exoskeleton, kicked the spare flying board equipment box with his toe, the box immediately opened, and the six boards inside instantly connected to the exoskeleton’s operating system, becoming components.

Seeing this, Yan Luo nodded approvingly.

Replacing them was at least convenient.

The engineer lowered his head, operating the engineering terminal, checking for system vulnerabilities in the exoskeleton. Upon inspection, he found that indeed vulnerabilities had appeared, but Yan Luo had filled the strong magnetic gap caused by the vulnerabilities with his rapid response, so he didn’t fall from the air.

Luckily, this vulnerability isn’t hard to fix, a patch should do.

After patching, the engineer tested again, only to find the vulnerability still present.

He was dumbfounded; the program should run, why was the vulnerability still there?

Yan Luo leaned over for a glance and said, "Set a fast reboot function for me, my reaction speed is fast enough."

The engineer thought it over and followed Yan Luo’s suggestion.

Judging from Yan Luo’s previous performance, setting a fast reboot function was indeed more useful than fixing the vulnerability.