New Equipment

Chapter 48 New Equipment

Shen You has agreed to the Queen's request, but whether it can be fulfilled depends on fate.

After all, according to Queen Hippolyta, Wonder Woman went to the human world a hundred years ago. Her most active period to date was during World War I, after which she disappeared without a trace, living in anonymity.

A hundred years from now, Diana might be in any profession, have any identity, or be in any country. Trying to find her in today's vast sea of ​​people would be like finding a needle in a haystack.

Hippolyta naturally understood this principle. However, she had no one else to entrust with this matter, so she could only do this. Shen You could only promise to lend Diana a hand if they happened to meet and the situation permitted, but ultimately it depended on fate. Hippolyta accepted this arrangement.

Diana's situation was quite innocent. For the first half of her life, she thought she was a little person molded from mud without a father. When she finally found out she had a father, it turned out he was a womanizer who spread the seeds of love all over the world.

As a result, a large portion of Olympus was populated by his children. Compared to Odin next door, who was just an old man in name only, this was the "true father of the gods," and he also left behind a large number of demigods of unknown origin in the human world.

This is why Wonder Woman often finds that the various gods and companions she meets in her adventures turn out to be either her brothers or her sisters, making her a veritable Amazonian Duan Yu.

After Zola settled on Paradise Island, he had nothing to do with her anymore. Shen You not only successfully obtained the target N metal, but also acquired a batch of Amazon alloy.

In this way, his second-generation armor can be entirely made from the eighth and ninth metals of the DC Universe, and if it is successfully completed, its strength will be completely incomparable to the first generation.

This immediately became his main focus of development in the following days.

The mobile Ultra Armor posed no significant technical challenges for him; with the experience of the first-generation armor, the technology of the second generation would be even more mature. The primary goal of this generation of armor was to improve energy efficiency; higher energy efficiency would naturally lead to greater strength, faster speed, and more powerful beam weapons.

Shen You quickly tested and found that the Amazon metal performed remarkably well in achieving this function. He discovered that the main reason this alloy was chosen as the primary material by the Old Gods was likely due to its extraordinary energy transfer efficiency. It could achieve energy transfer with almost zero loss, and even have a certain amplification effect if designed properly.

If the transmission channels for Specium energy were designed entirely with this metal, theoretically the maximum output of Specium released by the second-generation armor would be at least twice as strong as that of the first generation.

Besides the performance of the armor itself, Shen You's other major focus is on the Kryptonians.

After analyzing the data from the spaceship brought by Kara, Shen You successfully extracted some documents concerning Krypton's geographical environment. One chapter in particular detailed the records of the red star in Krypton's star system, including various data records of Kryptonian observations of the star.

This part immediately attracted Shen You's attention, and he specially extracted it to create a new scientific research project that he named "Red Sun Simulation".

Anyone with even a slight understanding of American comics knows that while Kryptonians can easily gain superhuman power simply by basking in the sun, they also suffer from three classic fatal weaknesses.

Kryptonite, the red sun, magic.

There are countless parallel universes, and the versions have been restarted time and time again, with settings being rewritten repeatedly, but these three weaknesses are retained in 99% of the versions.

The magic aspect is somewhat controversial. Although the official explanation is that Kryptonians have negative magic resistance, Superman can sometimes withstand high-level magical attacks unscathed, while at other times a simple fireball can knock him unconscious, making him seem like an actor.

Therefore, it's generally accepted that Superman's magic resistance is Schrödinger's, meaning he can have it or not depending on the plot. However, his other two weaknesses rarely cause problems, even in DC Comics, which is known for its "not eating when hungry" setting.

Kryptonite is undoubtedly the most effective, but obtaining it is almost exclusively through mining. While it's possible to synthesize it artificially, it's extremely difficult and prone to problems. The simplest, most convenient, and easiest to synthesize artificially is the Red Sun Generator.

In the DC universe, the sun in our solar system is a yellow planet, and Kryptonians' superpowers are rapidly amplified upon exposure to this solar radiation. Conversely, Krypton's planet is a red planet, and their superpowers are rapidly weakened and eventually disappear upon exposure to this planet's radiation.

This is one of the most powerful weapons against Kryptonians. More importantly, it has an extremely low technical difficulty for Shen You.

Synthesizing sunlight is the simplest part of the Ultraman race's light technology; the technical barrier is practically nonexistent. The only difficulty is knowing the specific parameters of the red sun in the DC universe, but the Kara spaceship's built-in database has already solved that for him.

Shen You plans to officially equip the second-generation mobile armor with the Red Sun Generator. Of course, before that, the effects need to be tested.

Therefore, the importance of having a domesticated Kryptonian by your side becomes apparent again.

Kara was actually a little confused when she came to the lab with him. All she knew was that Shen You had somehow come up with some new technology to test and needed to borrow her body.

Although the young girl was initially suspicious, wondering why the new technology would need to borrow her body, the trust ingrained in her family made her believe Shen You was a good person. So she obediently followed along.

Shen You activated the device, first enabling the function of simulating yellow solar radiation.

A completely simulated solar energy source, shining directly onto her face. A surge of warm energy rushed in, and Kara, completely unprepared, felt instantly filled.

"Mmm"

She swayed, groaned, and gasped for breath, leaning on the lab table beside her with one hand.

Her eyes suddenly reddened, startling her so much that she quickly covered them and looked away.

"What...is this...too intense, I...I can't take it!"

She covered her eyes and spoke with difficulty.

The simulation experiment of yellow solar radiation was successful. Shen You was very satisfied with this; the device could not only be used by Kara, but also by himself. After all, in a way, he and the Kryptonians were both powered by solar energy.

And this is just a prototype design. Shen You even envisions a more powerful solar-powered satellite, similar to the one in Max's finale. It would provide a super-amplified recharge directly from Earth orbit, allowing him to perhaps replicate Max's fastest and most powerful cheat code.

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a bit."

Shen You adjusted the switch.

When the device frequency was adjusted, the solar radiation immediately changed from yellow to red.

"Ah~"

Kara was caught completely off guard. One second she was almost uncontrollably at her peak, the next she suddenly felt as if her body had been completely drained. It was as if all the solar energy in every cell of her body had been squeezed out, causing her to involuntarily cry out. She was drenched in sweat and, without realizing it, fell to one knee.

"What...what is this?" Her blonde hair was disheveled, and she was slightly out of breath. "I feel a little unwell."

The red sun generator has been successfully tested.

Shen You immediately turned off the device, somewhat surprised by her intense reaction.

Logically speaking, the red sun isn't Kryptonite; it should only rob Kryptonians of their superpowers without harming them. After all, Kryptonians are born living in the environment of the red sun and haven't shown any adverse effects.

But he quickly realized it might be an adaptation issue. A Kryptonian who had adapted to the yellow sun and gained godlike power would naturally experience a rejection reaction upon being suddenly exposed to the powerful red sun, resulting in symptoms such as weakness and nausea.

Although not fatal, the initial reaction is similar to that of kryptonite.

Shen You was very satisfied with the test results, but Kara was not so relaxed. This was the first time she had been exposed to the red solar radiation of her own star system since coming to Earth, and without any experience or preparation, she was completely exhausted by the radiation.

Even after leaving Shen You's lab, the girl was still pouting, looking like she had been bullied, her legs were trembling, and she felt sore all over.

The old wizard frowned for a long time after seeing this, and after thinking about it, he still summoned Shen You.

"Young man, I believe you have a pure heart, but perhaps your foreign race differs from ours in certain aspects of moral principles."

The old wizard said earnestly.

"I recently did some research, and nowadays, eighteen is considered an adult. Being a minor violates ethics and the law, with penalties ranging from three years to the death penalty."

"Uh, I know that, but why are you bringing it up?"

The old wizard narrowed his eyes: "I saw you tell that Kryptonian girl to go down, and when she came out, she was flushed and panting."

"Uh, that's when I asked her to help me test the new equipment."

"New equipment?"

The old wizard looked somewhat bewildered.

"What kind of equipment could tire a young woman out like this?"

Shen You: "."

(End of this chapter)