Chapter 111: A Basin of Cold Water and a Basin of Hot Water (Part 2)
"It's very simple, because the brain structure of fish is the simplest, and the brains of common mammals on land are very complex. With the current energy available, nothing can be transformed. The auxiliary system gave a very easy answer."
"Huh? How come, the first one I modified was this gray-haired mouse, no problem at all, it seemed to have consumed more than 900 points of energy." Yang Yawei said, taking out the mechanical mouse from his pocket.
"That mouse is a half-modified semi-finished product, I've seen the modification records. The energy spent on capturing and modifying a new mouse is roughly between 2700 to 3000 points." The auxiliary system continued.
Moreover, after calculation, choosing fish is not just because of insufficient energy, but more importantly, choosing fish can get enough energy at the fastest speed. After starting the primary system, the biological modification instrument consumes 2 points of energy every day. If the energy is not replenished in time, the biological modification instrument will shut down again due to insufficient energy after 567.738 days. The auxiliary system made Yang Yiwei shocked and lost color.
"What? Enabling the primary system consumes two points of energy every day?" Yang Yawei almost bit his own tongue, damn it, why didn't they say so when I was upgrading? And after upgrading, I didn't see it myself either.
"The primary system is the one that actually activated the biological modification device. The previous systems were just the device's minimal emergency maintenance mode when it was low on energy." The auxiliary system's voice remained calm and detached, as if this matter had nothing to do with it.
"Damn it." Yang Yawei couldn't help but blurt out a curse. If he had known, he would have been better off not upgrading at all. The previous system was more than enough for him to use, and now that he's upgraded, the world seems more beautiful, but many functions are useless to him, and energy allocation is even tighter.
"Every day at 2 o'clock, the energy consumption is the most basic. If a large-scale calculation and other functions are required, it will increase the energy consumption." The auxiliary system suddenly told Yang Yiwei another shocking news.
"Wait a minute... just before our conversation, you seemed to have done some calculations. How much energy do we have now?" Yang Yawei suddenly remembered a key question. It seemed that when the auxiliary system suddenly appeared earlier, it was after calculating his current situation that it spoke up. And for such a long time, how much energy had this thing consumed? If Yang Yawei hadn't misremembered, they originally had 4135.476 points of energy. After upgrading and other expenses, 3000 points were spent, which means there were 1135.476 points of energy left.
"Remaining energy 1133.235 points." The tone of the auxiliary system was no longer as rigid as before, but it was flat and without any ups and downs.
"Damn it!" I knew Yang Yiwai was about to go crazy, how easy is it to get some energy? For these 4000+ points of energy, Yang Yiwai didn't know how much effort he put in. Although someone did a good deed and gave him a large sum of money, this kind of thing can't happen often. If he can't find an energy source now, this auxiliary system is really useless!
Yang Yawei now thoroughly understood that the energy consumption of the biological modification device at 2 o'clock every day was mainly due to the auxiliary system. The operation of a supercomputer is not necessarily related to the complexity of the problem, for example, if you ask it to calculate pi, although it can calculate N digits after the decimal point, the energy consumption is not much. However, if you ask it how to have human-like emotions, Yang Yawei guarantees that an ordinary supercomputer will directly fall into a dead loop and then crash.
It's unknown whether a super system like this auxiliary system will crash or not, but the energy consumption of such calculations will definitely be huge!
"Why did it consume two points of energy so quickly." Yang Yawei felt that he still needed to ask clearly.
"To help you analyze the most favorable form at present, I need to find relevant information from the database and the Internet, and then compare and analyze it. In order to ensure the accuracy of the information, multiple comparisons must be made."
"From now on, any calculations that consume more than 1 point of energy need to go through me for approval!" Yang Yawei said directly.
"Directive confirmed." The auxiliary system responded directly without any hesitation.
"Well, let's put that question aside for now and continue with your previous answer. Why is it that I'm most suitable to transform into a fish at this point?" Yang Yawei still didn't quite understand.
"It's simple, the modification of fish is currently the best way to collect energy. The modification of an ordinary fish only requires 700 to 800 points of energy, and the ocean has minerals that don't exist on land! And they can be used directly! You humans call this mineral 'manganese nodules'!"
This name Yang Yawei knows, and has systematically understood, manganese nodules, also known as polymetallic nodules. It is a collection of iron-manganese oxides, with colors ranging from black to brown. Moreover, it is directly precipitated on the ocean floor, a type of mineral that not only contains iron and manganese but also copper, cobalt, nickel, and small amounts of calcium, sodium, magnesium, and 76 other land-scarce mineral resources!
"Wait, if I'm not mistaken, aren't manganese nodules distributed on the ocean floor at a depth of 2,000 to 6,000 meters? And isn't the quality below 4,000 meters the best? Can the modified fish dive to such depths?" Yang Yawei thought of a crucial question.
"Alright! There are two ways to modify biological organisms. The first is prototype modification, for example, the mechanical mouse in your hand is a prototype modification, it has a modified metal heart, lungs, liver, kidneys and other internal organs, but you can also customize the modification! Retain its surface characteristics and important brain, cancel all useless internal organs. Canceling the remaining energy of the modified internal organs can transform the skeleton and muscles into higher-strength metal. After calculation, if a sailfish is modified, it will consume 893 points of energy, which can make it withstand the pressure of 6000 meters deep water." The answer from the auxiliary system brought a flush to Yang Yawei's face.
Now that you mention it, it's entirely feasible! Manganese nodules are not a concern for mining, as they are accumulating at a rate of 10 million tons per year. Currently, humans do not have the capability to mine manganese nodules on a large scale. Although Yang Yawei is not the only one who can do this, his method is so simple that it's absolutely unique!
But as soon as he mentioned transforming fish, Yang Yawei's mind was filled with all sorts of ideas. Damn it, if he could transform a blue whale! According to the auxiliary system, only keep the outermost muscles and skeleton, discard the internal organs, and definitely keep the brain, which is the calculation processing center. Isn't this just a mini-submarine? And it's absolutely safe and non-polluting! More importantly, if you change the skin to absorb sonar waves with metal, even if the US Navy's Sea Wolf nuclear submarine comes over, it won't be able to detect it, right? If he could figure out a way to install some torpedoes... Hehe... Yang Yawei's mind was filled with countless despicable ideas.
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