[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer":3,"chapter-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-488":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Cyberpunk: Cross-dimensional Science and Engineering",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1151629,1495,"Chapter 488 - 459 \"Legend\" Mackinaw (Part 2)","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-488",488,"\u003Cp>Alloys off the charts, super engines, intricate internal mechanical structures like octopus arms, active defense systems that can fend off anti-armor weapons...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each core component was \"legendary,\" but the most essential core was the thing that integrated all these complex systems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An AI.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Go give it a try.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: I’m not going! (｡ì_í｡)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: ?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus loitered by the car but steadfastly refused to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jack kept circling the vehicle, V also spotted Little Octopus with its tentacles crossed over its head, adamantly unwilling to climb inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V approached, and in a flash, Little Octopus jumped onto V’s shoulder and pointed at the car:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: I’m not getting on, I’m a limb-control AI, not a car control center!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille was somewhat puzzled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: What’s the difference?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus earnestly nodded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: There is! Look at my head, look at these silky tentacles, do they look like part of a car to you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, they don’t.\" V pinched Little Octopus’s face, and it seemed to revel in the touch, cuddling against V.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this behavior looked quite odd to the onlookers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mitchell, working hard at diagnostics, wiped his sweat and then kept his mouth shut, continuing his task—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guy didn’t know how many prosthetics Lille had installed; seeing things others couldn’t was pretty standard, he had seen plenty like this during his military service.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorpion also witnessed the scene, and seeing Mitchell without reaction, he just kept on working quietly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of his business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a rub, Little Octopus jumped down very righteously, standing in front of V:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Big bro, I think this isn’t really for me, plus, if I drive, who’s going to perform behavioral assistance for you guys?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s behavioral assistance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: That’s helping big bro control his body, like... help you manage Si Anweisitan and stuff.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V looked at Lille with an odd expression, \"No wonder you act weird sometimes, turns out you’re cheating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can using your brain count as cheating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Self-made cheats aren’t cheats; they’re research.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Lille stroked his chin as he thought about Little Octopus’s words: AI preferences sometimes made no sense, but what it had said was actually quite reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The internal complexity of the \"Legend\" Mackinaw was comparable, if not superior, to the Octopus Arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying the AI couldn’t handle parallel operations was nonsense, but Little Octopus was designed for data processing and behavior control. Adding another task of similar complexity could have unforeseen consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Copy part of the data then, create a sub-entity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: That I can do.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, Little Octopus drifted onto the Mackinaw, its tentacles penetrating the wiring components as if transferring something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This transfer kick-started all the vehicle’s control components once again, startling the Adkaduo workers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t panic, I’m installing control software.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You gave me a scare...\" Carol, who was in charge of checking electronic components, wiped away her sweat. She was a hacker and an engineer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just now, her computer was suddenly ejected by the port, spewing a stream of red error codes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol wiped the sweat from her forehead, \"I thought a rogue AI had invaded for a second, haha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On hearing that, Little Octopus flashed an evil grin, then went back to its task after a glance from Lille.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille grew curious: \"Have you dealt with rogue AIs before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, but during my service, there was training, ’If the following situations occur, please immediately sever all networks and make physical contact with the nearest network support.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carol shrugged, \"Although nobody’s seen one, there’s a saying that whoever sees one doesn’t live to tell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suspension began to automatically adjust, and Little Octopus retracted its tentacles from the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Fresh off the factory floor! But it’ll probably need some time to adapt.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille started to review the core code, only to find out that this thing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely inconsistent with Little Octopus’s core code, there were almost no traces of human authorship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille suddenly thought of something, \"In the Cyberpunk World, apart from AIs infected with the ’Rabies Virus,’ not a single dangerous critical entity had its core code written by humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could even say that the ability to manually write the core code for a dangerous critical entity seemed to be a skill only people from the Marvel World possessed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus was a bit special here...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lille: Well done, start it up.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Little Octopus: Okay!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The engine suddenly ignited, and the surrounding airflow underwent a noticeable traction, brushing against everyone present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electricity surged from the engine, flowing into the graphene solid-state batteries concealed within the vehicle’s body, which collectively made up the entire electric drive control system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six wheels spun in place, producing a differential speed that allowed the vehicle to pivot on the spot. Then, the steering systems of the wheels also engaged, with each of the six wheels turning in different directions. Combined with the differential created by the spinning, the vehicle could even slide laterally without moving forward or backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, the suspension suddenly compressed, lowering the chassis to its minimum height before swiftly rising again, and the powerful electromagnetic system even generated enough force to slightly lift the tires off the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following that, the big guy began irregularly twisting all its control systems, as if a newly born creature was getting accustomed to its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiss——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steam erupted from the cooling system, causing the engine noise to suddenly subside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary Mackinaw had completed its readiness routine and quietly came to a stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A very metallic voice resonated, \"System startup complete! Mackinaw, the ’Legend’ is online! Regardless of the challenge, I will give it my all and crush them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People in the workshop covered their ears!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy’s voice was just too loud, and the metallic sensation was explosive, sounding like it was tearing through the eardrums!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn...\" Jack took his hands off his ears and smacked the engine hood hard, \"This car... is this some kind of sonic weapon system?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" the loud metallic voice boomed again, and Jack felt his hand shaking on the engine hood!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Legend’ does not possess a dedicated weapon system!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wrench hanging on the wall slid down and hit the floor, making a noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged looks, glanced at the vehicle, and then at Lille, who was also covering his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V punched the car body and yelled into the interior, \"Turn down the volume!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay! The volume has been reduced to 90%.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"20% is enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was much better, although the metallic sound still stung the eardrums a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that tone, it was like a stubborn young punk, and it brought out V’s temper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lower it a bit more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tone was still that of a stubborn punk, and a vein throbbed on V’s forehead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille interrupted V’s \"voice adjustment\", \"Ahem, that will do, the car still needs some time to adjust. How about we go for a spin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish speaking, Jack and V had already gotten into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Octopus mounted on the front of the vehicle, looking quite imposing, making one wonder if it just wanted to slack off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille turned to walk towards the Adkaduo workers nearby; even though the vehicle was not for them, they were still quite excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As engineers who participated in its making, they benefitted greatly from the knowledge they acquired and the technology they witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, just the success of creating this steel beast was satisfying enough for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Lille, where would they have gotten the equipment and knowledge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1.5 million cost seemed hefty, but without Lille’s initial effort, gathering these materials, equipment, or even just the energy consumed during this period would have been very difficult for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon seeing Lille approaching, Mitch grinned and raised his hand first, \"Don’t say any thank-yous, without you, none of this would exist, and we might have been chewed up and spat out by Night City long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Go take a bite out of this city, Burger King.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Adkaduo bunch were big on loyalty and knew where things stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, they had long considered Lille one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lille opened his mouth, then held back what he intended to say and instead replied with a smile, \"It’s Burger King who deals with dumb big shots, it should be about dealing with those dumb big shots.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1409,"2026-06-03T12:33:12.910Z","2026-06-03T12:33:19.802Z",1,"novelbin.me","920468e5789d10133bf36a693895483cdef574b8ff3833382503927588ddfe4f","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-489","cyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-chapter-487",1068,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fcyberpunk-cross-dimensional-science-and-engineer-cover.jpg"]