“How high is the required perception?” Lin Xinghai asked humbly.
He wasn’t worried about having poor perception. On the contrary, he was concerned that he might appear too remarkable.
Perception could be said to be one of the few secrets Lin Xinghai hadn’t revealed yet.
Being able to hide it was still a good idea, or at least trying to hide it as much as possible.
Otherwise, if he appeared too exceptional in all aspects, he was genuinely worried that something might go wrong.
“Generally speaking, after breaking the 1st genetic limiter, the perception you have can only be used with this control helmet. Moreover, the ‘brain neural transmitter’ inside must be kept running at the lowest power level, or it will cause damage to your brain.”
“But this low-power operation only allows you to make simple movements with the mech. Only by breaking the second genetic limiter can you support the normal operation of the ‘brain neural transmitter’ and fully utilize most of the mech’s functions.”
“If you want to fully utilize the mecha, only someone like the leader who has overcome the third genetic limiter can do it.” Roger explained patiently.
After listening to the explanations, Lin Xinghai couldn’t help but nod repeatedly. With this knowledge, he had a better idea of how to approach the upcoming test drive without going too overboard.
After all, his perception was now, without exaggeration, the highest among the entire Sky Fracture Mercenary Group.
When he got up this morning, he had already discovered that the range of his perception had increased to 140 meters.
“In addition, perception determines how much combat power you can unleash with the mecha. It also plays another important role, which is to assist in combat.” Roger continued to explain.
“Assist in combat?” Lin Xinghai was confused.
“That’s right. After you start the mecha, to see the outside scenery, you rely on the 360-degree projection from the helmet.”
“This kind of projection is sufficient under normal circumstances, but when it comes to battling mutant zombies, that’s not how we approach it.”
“You’ve seen the terrifying speed of mutant zombies as well. Even though we’ve become Enhanced with our retinas’ tracking capabilities greatly enhanced, it’s still quite challenging to catch every movement of mutant zombies clearly.”
“In such situations, adding a projection in between undoubtedly complicates things, especially during close combat. It can easily lead to a significant disadvantage.”
“So, at times like these, you need to use your perception for assistance, like having a second pair of eyes.”
“Well, I’ve said so much, why not experience it for yourself.” Roger said and then stopped talking.
In his view, telling Lin Xinghai these things was still too early. At the very least, he had to wait until Lin Xinghai had broken the second genetic limiter to understand what he was talking about.
“Okay, let me try.” Lin Xinghai said impatiently.
Then, under Roger’s guidance, Lin Xinghai entered the cockpit, operated the buttons, and started the mecha. After Roger gave out the key instructions, Roger jumped away while the mecha’s hatch was closing.
The automation of the mecha was quite advanced. After starting, the seat automatically released safety harnesses to secure Lin Xinghai, and the helmet suspended above also descended automatically, fitting onto his head.
After putting on the helmet, Lin Xinghai’s field of view immediately changed.
It gave off the feeling that he stood high above the sky with a bird-eye view below.
Moreover, as he moved his head, his field of view also synchronized. At this moment, apart from the weight, Lin Xinghai couldn’t feel that he was wearing a helmet at all.
In addition, at the lower right corner of his field of view, there was a semi-transparent system panel used to display the mech’s operational status and some data.
At this moment, it displayed: “New user detected, matching brainwaves in progress.”
Then, below that, a progress bar indicating the matching process appeared.
Roger’s final instruction was that the matching level needed to exceed 10% to meet the minimum power requirements for the brain neural transmitter.
With Lin Xinghai’s perception, the matching rate quickly exceeded 10%.
At the moment when it exceeded 10%, he suddenly felt a mental jolt. At the same time, he sensed the body and limbs of the mech.
That’s right, it was felt, not seen.
It was a wonderful feeling. He felt like he could control the mecha’s movements directly, just as he would control his own body.
He thought about it and then did it. Sure enough, the mech raised its arm.
However, the movements were somewhat slow and a bit sluggish.
As the matching level continued to increase, Lin Xinghai’s perception of the mecha’s body became clearer and clearer.
In the beginning, he could only have a rough perception. For instance, with the mech’s arm, he could only sense its presence, and there was no further information.
However, gradually, Lin Xinghai was able to perceive its internal structure. For example, the engine at the joint of Mecha’s arm, as well as the transmission and power device inside.
As the matching level reached 50%, this level of perception was raised to a new level.
He could now independently control the engine at a particular joint, increasing or decreasing its power output.
This level of precise control undoubtedly allowed for the further development of the mech’s capabilities.
This should be the extent that Roger could achieve. Only by mastering the mech’s control to this level could he be of help in battles against mutant zombies.
However, Lin Xinghai’s perception went far beyond that, so his matching level didn’t stop there; it continued to soar to 100%.
Perfect matching!
This could only be achieved by those who have broken through the third genetic limiter.
In the case of perfect matching, Lin Xinghai felt as if he had two bodies; he could effortlessly control every finger of the mech.
Of course, there was a cost to this as well. During this process, the brain neural transmitter would feed the data from hundreds of sensors within the mech directly into his mind.
This was also why he could clearly feel and control every component inside the mecha.
According to Lin Xinghai’s estimation, even someone like Fang Tianhe wouldn’t be able to control the mecha for an extended period like this because it placed too much strain on the brain.
Of course, this matching level could be manually lowered. In non-combat situations, it could be adjusted to a comfortable level.
However, Lin Xinghai’s perception was not comparable to Fang Tianhe’s. Even with a 100% matching, he still only felt a bit strained.
Lowering the matching level to 80%, it no longer felt strenuous at all.
Then, Lin Xinghai controlled the mecha and walked into the lobby.
“It’s hard to control at first. Be careful not to fall.” Roger kindly reminded.
Then he saw this mech in front of him running, jumping, punching, kicking, and even performing a backflip.
Roger’s mouth gradually opened wide, probably big enough to fit several eggs into it.