Luo Nan experienced another failed teleportation and returned to the Frost River Waterway with a rumbling sound. The rapid flow of water and debris flooded his body, bringing a bone-piercing chill.
Luo Nan did not immediately stand up. Instead, he pressed his head, which was wearing the tactical helmet, into the water. He used the cold and rapid flow of water to clear his head.
When he decided to use the Dynamo Core to replace the chipset and connect with the Frozen Star System of Frost River Reality, it was hard for him to imagine that he would dig up information to this degree.
It turned out that the temporary authority Bai Xinyan gave him did not touch upon the core of this virtual reality project. It was only when the antennae of the external neuron touched upon the lowest level of the Frozen Star System that he was able to see its deep mysteries.
"Simulating a Burner. A Burner's simulator."
Frost River Reality, which was loved by young people, had this kind of function. Okay, this was completely within reason. The government and the military were involved, and it was a huge project like virtual reality. It was very normal to borrow the chicken to lay the egg, to do some model construction, actual combat deduction, and so on.
However, this kind of 'optimization' that was specifically targeted at ability users and Burners, as well as the technological methods used, really made one's imagination run wild.
Luo Nan was already used to skipping over the familiar plot guide, so he did not pay too much attention to it. He just pondered over his current state, wanting to see what was different in the end.
Suddenly, Nina's warning streaked across his ears. "... Please pay attention to the internal energy reserves of the Archetype Format. Allocate your energy properly and avoid freezing."
Huh? The lines changed?
Luo Nan suddenly realized something. He still remembered that Nina's guide process was to indicate that his combat uniform was damaged and that the water in the waterway was abnormal. Then she said, "Please move your body sufficiently to avoid freezing."
What the hell was this' internal energy reserves' that suddenly popped out?
The scene on his retina changed as this thought flashed through his mind. A thick, white U-shaped symbol appeared in the lower left corner, reminding Luo Nan of his attention.
When Luo Nan's gaze was focused on the U-shaped symbol, the deep and low background explanation rang out once more. "Through the introduction of the Archetype Format, Burners transcend the traditional inefficient combustion mechanism of humans. They fully convert and utilize the internal energy of the human body to obtain a higher utilization efficiency."
When the explanation rang out, the U-shaped symbol changed color. It changed from its initial white color to red, orange, and green.
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Red, blue, purple, and then returned to the original white. During this period, the colors in the "U" shaped logo kept rising and falling, revealing the most important information in a visual way.
Luo Nan combined the relevant text with the explanation and soon understood the meaning within. Burners could utilize the Archetype Format to continuously transform, store, and increase the internal energy of the human body. The 'water level' within the U-shaped symbol was the amount of internal energy reserves that could be utilized. And the color changes of the spectrum were the energy forms arranged from low to high efficiency. There were a total of six levels.
It was obvious that when a Burner's internal energy reserves were very close, the key factor that determined the level of their abilities lay in the "form of energy". [Si]
The "chemical energy" naturally generated in the body of a strong man weighing a hundred kilograms combined with the "mechanical energy" produced by his muscles was a joke compared to the "antimatter annihilation reaction" created by a strand of a baby's fetal hair.
Of course, this comparison itself was a joke.
But this was the secret of the Burner's power — or at least a very important part of it.
Luo Nan stood up straight. The ice-cold water continued to wash over him without end, causing the temperature of his body to rapidly decrease. He didn't move. Instead, he waited:
Where was the "internal energy reserves"? Where was the "Archetype Format"?
Even though his body was within a game system, Luo Nan didn't believe that he was simply playing a game. The so-called "internal energy reserves" and "Archetype Format" shouldn't be concepts set up by the game. They shouldn't be labeled as data. There must be some sort of concrete experience … …
Even though the method he used to enter this place wasn't very standard … …
"Bzzt Bzzt Bzzt."
A strange noise rang out. The scene displayed on Luo Nan's retina and the background explanation by his ear became a bit fuzzy. It was clear that there was a strong interference.
The interference passed in the span of a second or two. But whether it was the background explanation or Nina's system guidance, there was no follow-up. There was only the singing that came from the radio waves of the Frost River Bar in the distance. It mixed with the clamor towards Luo Nan, who was within the waterway, and it called out:
"I used the fine wine of my memories to fan the flames, to solidify her within the layer of ice … …"
Luo Nan could feel the top of his head lightly vibrate amidst the cold and intermittent singing. A numb and crisp feeling spread from top to bottom, layer by layer, from the top of his head.
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It gradually spread to his shoulders, neck, chest, back, waist, and legs. In the end, it converged to the soles of his feet.
During this time, his brain, spinal cord, and even the twelve pairs of cranial nerves and thirty-one pairs of spinal nerves all transmitted fine feedback. Moreover, this spurred the nearly a thousand bones, muscles, and even the billions of blood vessels and fibers in his entire body to form an innumerable signal that was transmitted back to the central nervous system of his brain.
Luo Nan wanted to distinguish these signals one by one, to clearly understand the meaning contained within, and to instantly make the correct response. Even if Luo Nan's brain was transformed into a supercomputer, he still wouldn't necessarily be able to do it.
But when these signals swarmed over and circled around the external neuron, they instantly separated into a marvelous order:
Some were a bit stronger, some were a bit weaker. Some were a bit more urgent, some were a bit more relaxed. If Luo Nan were to clarify their respective positions and arrange them in a dense manner, it would be like drawing. Different shades of lines and shadows would instantly combine to form a direct and deep structural whole.
Next, Luo Nan's consciousness naturally sprouted, directly embedding itself into the center of gravity that dominated the structural balance.
Driven by some marvelous thought, Luo Nan sat back down in the water. He assumed the Double Coiled Body Posture and his entire body was fixed at the bottom of the river. From the top of his head to the two sides, his shoulders, his elbows, and his knees formed two perfectly straight diagonal lines. They connected to the bottom of the river, forming a stable pyramid structure.
The rapid scouring of the water pounced onto his head in an instant. The powerful pressure from the outside world was transmitted in layer by layer, transforming into energy and information. It was transmitted between the millions and millions of nerves, blood vessels, and fiber tissues. In the end, it formed a weak but just right stimulation. It was like a tiny spark that was thrown into the center of gravity where Luo Nan's consciousness was located … … It was as if he had thrown himself into a deep pool filled with kerosene.
"Boom!"
The flames leaped and soared, practically engulfing everything.
Of course, this wasn't a true fire. It could only be said that the pouring of his consciousness had magnified this feeling. But when Luo Nan's consciousness shifted away and he sensed normally, there was clearly a mass of warm energy radiating from his lower abdomen.
It was at this moment that the pure white 'water level' of the U-shaped symbol on his retina suddenly dropped. It dropped all the way to a third of its original value before it barely stopped falling. But it still trembled endlessly.
The momentum didn't look too good, but Luo Nan could feel a sense of control and acuity that corresponded with his body's sensations.
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