Chapter 284: Compressed Jet Nodes

After taking the nutrient agent he had specially developed and resting for another half hour, Su Xin finally recovered a good deal of his physical strength.

When he had just donned the Tianlong Battle Armor for testing, he had started a timer from the very beginning.

From the moment he donned it to the moment he finally removed it, it had been maintained for a total of eleven minutes.

One must know that Su Xin, who had strengthened his body by injecting the Tianji No. 1 Agent, had physical fitness three times stronger than an ordinary person; coupled with his Oxygen Storage Organ that could enhance respiratory capacity and slow down fatigue, his endurance reached about five times that of an ordinary person.

However.

Su Xin, with such powerful endurance, was so weak after maintaining the Tianlong Battle Armor for a mere eleven minutes that he could not even stand up.

And this was without much strenuous exercise, let alone engaging in actual combat.

This showed just how massive the consumption of the Tianlong Battle Armor was.

Of course, the primary consumption occurred at the very moment of donning the Tianlong Battle Armor, which accounted for nearly half of his total physical energy expenditure.

After all.

Growing Tianlong Cells sufficient to cover the entire body was equivalent in mass to regrowing two arms, so the nutritional consumption was naturally exorbitant.

"If it were an ordinary person, I'm afraid they would be unable to move the moment the Tianlong Battle Armor proliferated."

"They might not even be able to proliferate a complete Tianlong Battle Armor before collapsing from exhaustion."

Su Xin sighed inwardly.

Bio-Armor has many advantages.

It also has disadvantages.

The ultra-high demand on the host's physical fitness is one of the main disadvantages.

After all, the growth, recovery, and activity of Bio-Armor all require the host's physical energy to sustain; once the host loses their physical energy, the Bio-Armor cannot be maintained at all, let alone used for combat.

"Calculating based on this situation, I can probably only maintain the Tianlong Battle Armor for about ten minutes in a normal state; during intense combat, the duration might decrease even further, otherwise I would be in danger myself."

"Although I have the Godspeed Ability and can easily resolve the vast majority of battles, if the number of Alien Spaceships is too high, I would be powerless."

"I still have to find a way to improve it."

Su Xin opened his computer and began to record his thoughts and inspirations.

"The problem of physical fitness can be considered from three directions."

"First, develop an advanced product of Tianji No. 1 to further strengthen the human body, so the upper limit of physical fitness can naturally rise accordingly."

"Second, develop a human energy storage product, which is equivalent to carrying a canister of nutrient solution on one's body, so that it can be replenished at any time once consumption becomes too high."

"Third, develop a technology for energy replenishment anytime and anywhere, for example, by giving Tianlong Cells the technology to absorb solar energy at any time; as long as they are exposed to sunlight, they would be replenishing energy every moment."

Writing up to this point, Su Xin paused and activated the Ten Thousand Times God Speed to contemplate the feasibility and development potential of these three plans respectively.

"An advanced product of Tianji No. 1 is definitely the first choice, because no matter what, the all-around strengthening of the body must be carried out continuously."

"The amplification effect of the Tianlong Battle Armor is based on one's own physical fitness; currently, it can amplify strength tenfold. Once my base strength reaches five hundred kilograms, my strength when wearing the Tianlong Battle Armor can increase to five tons, and my speed and punching kinetic energy can also be further improved accordingly."

"Therefore..."

"The Tianji Series agents must be continuously developed in depth until the potential of the human body is fully excavated."

"And as the body is strengthened in all aspects, the upper limit of physical fitness will also continuously rise, and the maintenance time of the Tianlong Battle Armor will become longer and longer."

"However, the higher the upper limit, the slower the recovery."

"Moreover, no matter how high the limit is, there will always be a time when it is exhausted. I will need to add various combat or auxiliary means to the Tianlong Battle Armor in the future, and by then, the energy consumption will become greater and greater."

"Therefore, it is best to add a convenient and fast means of energy replenishment."

After Su Xin recorded all his various inspirations, he began to think about another more important issue—

Means of flight.

This was the most important purpose of his research into Bio-Armor, and also the most urgently needed to be solved.

"Using buoyancy is impossible."

"Bernoulli's principle might have a chance of being realized, but it is completely ineffective in the Godspeed state."

"Only a jet-style approach is possible."

"But jet-style requires fuel and an engine; how is the human body to achieve that?"

In the Ten Thousand Times God Speed state, Su Xin's brain operated at high speed, and he soon thought of a plan.

"Tianlong Cells also need aerobic respiration and will also expel carbon dioxide. If I spray the carbon dioxide breathed out by all the Tianlong Cells that make up the Tianlong Battle Armor in a certain direction, I can fly in the opposite direction."

"The Tianlong Battle Armor covers the whole body, which means it can spray gas in any direction; this way of flying is more flexible and completely at will."

"The most critical thing is that it is convenient; it does not require adding other extra devices, nor does it require major adjustments to the Tianlong Cells."

"The only problem is..."

"How to make the gas breathed out by the Tianlong Cells spray out at high speed to give me reverse thrust?"

"Perhaps I can construct some special nodes on the Tianlong Battle Armor using efficient Air Compressor technology to collect the carbon dioxide breathed out by all the cells into these nodes."

"Usually, carbon dioxide is discharged directly from these nodes; when flight is needed, these nodes activate the Air Compressor to compress the carbon dioxide and spray it outward, generating reverse thrust."

After thinking of a suitable plan.

Su Xin drank another canister of nutrient solution and continued to rest for two hours.

Once his physical strength had mostly recovered, he began to don the Tianlong Battle Armor to try out his recent idea.

The Tianlong Battle Armor is controlled by the Biological Computer in the Control Hub, and its form can change at will, similar to the liquid robots in movies; the adjustment of its structure is very simple.

Su Xin closed his eyes and used his mind to conceive the structure of an air compressor in his head.

After the Control Hub of the Tianlong Battle Armor received Su Xin's command, it immediately controlled the Tianlong Cells to squirm and change in the palm of Su Xin's hand.

With Su Xin's profound knowledge, the air compressor he designed in just two hours was also highly technological, so the structure was relatively complex.

It took about seven or eight minutes.

The air compressor was finally constructed.

One could see a circular protrusion the size of a ping-pong ball appearing on Su Xin's palm, inside which some tiny impeller structures could be vaguely seen.

"Next, it is time to construct the Exhaust Network for the Tianlong Cells."

Su Xin moved his mind.

The Control Hub issued a command once more, constructing a dense Exhaust Network between all the Tianlong Cells in his entire palm, gathering the carbon dioxide exhaled by all the cells and sending it into the Air Compressor in Su Xin's palm.

This kind of cell-level, microscopic operation, involving such a large number of cells, seemed a hundred times harder than the Air Compressor, yet Su Xin only needed to issue a few simple commands, and the Biological Computer in the Control Hub would execute them automatically.

Su Xin did not need to think about it in detail at all.

It was actually simpler than constructing the Air Compressor.

When all this was finished.

A Jet Node was considered initially successful.

"Then, let's see the results."

Su Xin raised his right hand, palm facing forward.

He moved his mind.

Suddenly, a stream of gas shot out from the small Air Compressor in his palm.

The wind force was roughly equivalent to a household hair dryer.

And it could be sustained continuously.

However...

"With this kind of jet power, even if I constructed dozens of such Jet Nodes on my body, it would be impossible to make me fly."

Su Xin shook his head secretly.

This small node was just a trial; what he truly wanted to construct were micro-nodes more than ten times smaller than this one. The power of such nodes would be even smaller, making it even more impossible for him to fly.

Thinking this, Su Xin moved his mind again.

The small Jet Node at his palm quietly faded into nothingness.

At the same time, dense, mung-bean-sized micro Jet Nodes quietly emerged all over his body.

This was also the capability of the Biological Computer.

Once Su Xin used his mind to control the construction of the first small Jet Node, it was equivalent to having designed the blueprint; the Biological Computer could easily construct many Jet Nodes by following the blueprint.

And the size could be adjusted at will.

"Then, let's give it a try!"

Su Xin moved his mind again.

At least one hundred Jet Nodes all over his body quietly activated, spraying air downward.

"Whoosh!"

A distinct sound of wind rang out.

Su Xin felt his body being pushed upward by a gentle force.

But in the end, he did not fly.

"Although it failed, it can be considered the invention of a powerful attack method."

Su Xin was not disappointed; instead, he smiled slightly.

As long as larger Jet Nodes are constructed, this method of jetting air is far more durable and has much higher power than spraying air with one's mouth.

Back then, in the state of Ten Thousand Times God Speed, spraying air with his mouth for a few minutes could create a terrifying hurricane; if he were to switch to using an efficient Air Compressor to spray air now, and spray for a longer time, the lethality would certainly be much greater.

Furthermore.

This technical route is actually fine; it is just that because the current jet power is too poor, jet-powered flight cannot be realized.

And the jet power depends on the amount of carbon dioxide the Tianlong Cells discharge per unit of time, which is the respiration rate of the Tianlong Cells.

Or, it could be called respiration intensity.

So how can the respiration intensity be enhanced?

The most direct way is to strengthen the Tianlong Cells in all aspects, just like strengthening the human body.

As long as the Tianlong Cells are strengthened, their energy requirements will increase, and the respiration intensity will naturally rise significantly as well.

The exhaust volume will naturally increase.

But this brings up another problem—

The oxygen demand will increase accordingly.

The physical stamina requirement will also further increase.

"If I am only wearing the Tianlong Battle Armor, the oxygen problem is not a big deal, as I can absorb oxygen from the air; but if I activate the Ten Thousand Times God Speed state, relying solely on that little bit of air in the Oxygen Storage Organ, I am afraid I won't be able to last long."

"Therefore..."

"While strengthening the Tianlong Cells."

"To satisfy the respiratory needs of the Tianlong Cells, the Oxygen Storage Organ must also be further strengthened to compress the air further and increase the oxygen storage capacity."

"To satisfy the nutritional needs of the Tianlong Cells, Tianji No. 1 must also be further strengthened to significantly enhance physical stamina, so as to maintain the current transformation duration, or even increase it."

"The road is long and the burden is heavy!"

Su Xin sighed with emotion.