#944 - Chapter 944 The Reason Why Transformers Were Restrained
“So, you're saying it's like wrapping a layer of insulation around metal?” Dongfang Chen Er asked.
“More or less similar. Actually, the Transformers' ability to manipulate Coulomb force is much more advanced than electrical conductivity. They can not only manipulate the movement of electrons, but also control bond energy,” Nata explained.
“Control bond energy?”
“Yes. For example, if you have two metal blocks, do you have a way to connect them together and turn them into one metal block?” Nata held out both hands, making an analogy.
“You can weld or rivet them,” Dongfang Chen Er replied without thinking.
“Yes, you can. But when you design and manufacture spaceships, why don't you weld or rivet them, and instead use nanobots to create a one-piece fuselage?” Nata asked.
“It's a simple principle. Welding can damage the original properties of the metal and cause the shell to deform. Moreover, the molecular arrangement of the welded joints is not tight, and they are prone to cracking and disintegration when the spaceship is moving at high speeds.”
“Riveting is the same; it's easy to loosen, and the reliability is very poor.”
“Spaceships produced in this way are basically disposable, with a high failure rate and troublesome maintenance, making them impossible to put into actual combat.”
Dongfang Chen Er answered very cooperatively.
After all, he had been doing design for decades, and he had experience in this area.
In fact, both welding and riveting have limited ultimate speeds they can withstand. If the acceleration is too great, they will simply fall apart.
“Also, pseudo-vibranium has the property of absorbing energy, making it impossible to weld,” Dongfang Chen Er added.
“That's right. In essence, it's very difficult to turn two metal blocks into a single, flawless piece of metal without cracks or scars.”
“Actually, there is an ancient method that can combine multiple pieces of metal into a single, complete piece of metal,” Nata held up one finger.
“What method?” Dongfang Chen Er asked.
“High-temperature melting and reshaping,” Nata replied.
“That's right,” Dongfang Chen Er admitted.
Weren't ancient bronzes made this way?
So, there was nothing wrong with Nata saying it was an ancient method.
“In fact, this process involves providing extra energy to the metal, allowing the metal atoms to rearrange and create new chemical bonds.”
“In this way, a whole new piece of metal is born.”
“Are you saying that the assimilation property of transforming metal is actually manipulating Coulomb force to reorganize the chemical bonds of the metal?” Dongfang Chen Er understood.
“That's right. But this is only part of the assimilation property. Manipulating Coulomb force and reorganizing chemical bonds can only combine multiple pieces of metal into one piece, or split one piece of metal into multiple pieces. But it is not enough to give the metal neural activity and higher intelligence.”
“Moreover, merely manipulating Coulomb force cannot achieve the arbitrary transformation of metal forms.”
“More of it is the manipulation of strong and weak forces.”
“The ability to manipulate Coulomb force is only a prerequisite for the realization of the assimilation property. The neural units composed of every 3200 metal atoms are the core of the assimilation property.”
Seeing that he understood a little, Nata advanced the topic to a deeper level.
“I roughly understand. The reason why Transformers can freely change their form is the result of comprehensive manipulation of strong force, weak force, and Coulomb force.”
“Yes,” Nata nodded.
“The reason why they can survive independently even after being destroyed into several pieces is because they have countless such neural units on their bodies.”
“That's right!” Nata nodded again.
“Their assimilation ability and conscious activity are stored in these neural units, just like the human brain?”
“That's right!” Nata nodded again.
“And the reason why the mucus secreted by insects can weaken or even completely inhibit the assimilation property of Transformers is because the presence of the mucus prevents them from contacting other metals, making it impossible to control?” Dongfang Chen Er asked.
“I guess that's how it is,” Nata acknowledged.
“It's that simple?” Dongfang Chen Er was a little incredulous.
After all this high technology, it failed in the gutter.
“It's that simple,” Nata said with an awkward smile.
“Is there a way to solve it?” Dongfang Chen Er asked.
He wanted to conquer Sirius, and Transformers were definitely the best weapon.
“Yes!” Nata nodded.
Knowing where the problem lies, it's easy to come up with a solution.
“Tell me quickly!” Dongfang Chen Er's eyes lit up.
“Temperature,” Nata replied.
“Temperature?” Dongfang Chen Er pondered for a moment and understood.
As an organic substance, mucus must have its active temperature. And its active temperature must not exceed the active temperature of Transformers.
