As for the other two upgrade methods…

The second alloy upgrade would require 9,000 points even if he were to invest all the required materials except for low-quality alloys, and it was ridiculously expensive.

The third frame structure modification would still cost a whooping 15,800 points even after investing in the KF energy stone, and it immediately made him give up the desire to consider it.

The 590 survival points were automatically deducted, and a faint green color flashed out and briefly swept on the frame, then returned again.

In just a second, except for a few tiny dents, the car suddenly became a bit more pleasing to the eyes.

Apart from that, nothing else had changed.

“You guys continue. I’ll head back to get the robots to assemble the tires! Let’s strive to complete the overall structure of the climbing car today!”

“Okay!”

Su Mo knew that the frame would 100% be successful, so he did not wait for the finishing and follow-up tests.

He left the tasks to Lu Kuan and Ai Jianfeng to take care of and returned to the shelter. He sat down at the work table on the third floor which had been dusty for a long time.

After they came to the New World from the Deep Sea, the basic objects were completed through the work of the villagers.

The complicated objects were resolved by Ai Jianfeng and the other research scholars.

This was the first treasure that he had acquired when they arrived in this place. Su Mo rarely had the time to come and make something by himself.

Even when reading, he would keep observing the village as he sat on the reclining chair.

However, now when he returned to this table, Su Mo felt a sense of peace and comfort in his heart.

He squatted down and opened the hidden compartment behind the work desk. There was a unique hidden space behind the seemingly ordinary desk.

It looked like a simple wall that merged with the shelter’s stone walls from a distance.

In fact, Su Mo bent over and stepped into the wall. There was a hidden storage room connected to the outside world, and the only entrance and exit was the space under the work table.

This was a hidden place to store some precious items he did not want to be stolen before going to the sea.

To this day, the things stored inside were the same as they were put in after he left.The only thing different was they were covered with a layer of dust.

“A total of 36 robots were taken from Liangfang Town before. At that time, 16 were upgraded to build the Hope One, and some later served as marines.”

“I still have about 20 of them now. I can use 16 to make tires for the car!”

He pushed the dustproof box containing the robot out of the corner and through the hole.

Su Mo crouched down again and climbed through the hole back to the work desk.

The Fei Fei brand semi-intelligent series of robots were slightly unintelligent in their original form even for regular use, so putting them in the tire would be troublesome.

However, Su Mo was not worried because he had enough survival points to upgrade them.

He recited some terms related to the robotic tire and summoned the upgrade panel through his mind.

[Fei Fei Semi-intelligent Series—Robot Worker (Excellent)]

[Description: This robot worker has no design or technological sense. From beginning to end, it was designed with the concept of “forcing a miracle.” After adhering to the violent idea of using materials to cover for the lack of design, no matter the robot worker’s outer shell or the inner mind transmission shaft, even though expensive synthetic materials were used, it instead reached a transmission efficiency of -3520%, becoming ridiculously weak.]

[Design flaws:] …

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[Uprade Method 1:Maintenance Robot: The structure of the robot worker will be modified to a certain extent. The manufacturing manual for small tools for the robot worker will also be included. Repairs the robot worker’s maintenance hierarchy, and a series of maintenance methods for common items are also integrated. There is a port for importing maintenance manuals. Users can freely write and transmit instructions that are approved by the maintenance robot. The artificial intelligence will automatically familiarize itself with the material written in the manual and will begin to perform the repairs accordingly. The upgrade requires survival points. (480 per unit; corresponding materials can be used for cost reduction. The maximum reduction is 45 points.)]

[Upgrade Method 2: Driving Robot: Significantly revamp the focus direction of the mechanical worker and performs a radical change in its appearance. Repairs the robot’s artificial intelligence logic errors and the corresponding driving technology will be integrated, making it capable of driving a variety of conventional vehicles.There is a port for importing driving manuals. Users can freely write and transmit instructions that are approved by the driving robot. The artificial intelligence will automatically familiarize itself with the material written in the manual and will be able to drive the new type of vehicle. The upgrade requires survival points. (515 per unit; corresponding materials can be used for cost reduction. The maximum reduction is 120 points.)]

[Upgrade Method 3: Screw Robot: Greatly reduces the size of the robot and comprehensively transforms its external structure so that it can be integrated into other tools or items, and exist as a substitute.Repairs the robot’s internal logic errors. It has an open external structure port, and the user can freely input the corresponding control code of the original item to be adapted to. The upgrade requires survival points. (625 per unit; corresponding materials can be used for cost reduction. The maximum reduction is 220 points.)]

[Upgrade Method 4: Scout Robot: The KF energy stone can be integrated into the energy tank of the robot, replacing the old battery charging method, which greatly extends the battery life up to 360 days. Performs an all-around modification of the robot’s internal logic structure. The robot gains a certain degree of autonomous artificial intelligence that can help users explore the external terrain and obtain corresponding information in a timely manner with the help of conduction means. The upgrade requires survival points. (2290 per unit; corresponding materials can be used for cost reduction. The maximum reduction is 990.)]

It was the same as the last time, and four different upgrade methods were provided.

The upgrade direction differed greatly from the previous one because of Su Mo’s inner calling.

The previous upgrades of Bionic Mechanic, Almighty Engineer, and Combat Agent were all gone.

They were replaced with Maintenance Robot, Driving Robot, and Screw Robot.

The Psychic Energy Special Forces that needed to integrate a terrifying amount of psychic energy water had also disappeared and were replaced with the new Scout Robot, which used KF energy stones and had drastically reduced cost.

‘Not bad. The upgrade potential of this robot is really high.

‘The four upgrades last time were really good, but this time it makes mewant to upgrade all of them!’

Su Mo was truly impressed.

The maintenance robot was needed to complete repetitive work, which greatly solves the dilemma of having no maintenance personnel on the trip.

The driving robot seemed to be relatively common, but it was useful because it could drive various conventional vehicles.

The screw robot could be used to replace the tentacle robots in the tire of the all-terrain climbing vehicle design and can also be installed in other items as an emergency solution.

The scout robot played the role of a robotic reconnaissance.

It could travel up mountains and down into the ditch. At the same time, it helped avoid life and death situations. It was named “scout” but could be helpful in a lot of situations.

‘Sixteen screw robots for the climbing car is a confirmed decision. There’s no room to reduce it any further…

‘The other four robots…

‘A maintenance robot is very necessary. It will prevent the climbing car from becoming an idle and useless iron lump if it breaks down while traveling.

‘The remaining three will be upgraded into scout robots!’

The driving robot could be temporarily replaced by manpower, and there was no rush for it now.

On the contrary, the scout robots were necessary for exploration. Once they entered the unfamiliar mountain, they would be extremely useful.

They could check the terrain ahead and conduct a long-distance inspection to confirm risk levels after sneaking into the opponent’s camp.

Su Mo decided without hesitation.

He calculated the basic materials required for the two upgrades, listed the items, and handed them over to the head of the resource department, Shen Ke, to prepare.

Su Mo rode in a vehicle back and forth to the energy stone excavation site and took about 120 pounds of warm energy stones that the villagers freshly mined.

When everything was ready, he piled the materials together and calculated.

6480 + 435 + 2970 equaled a total of 9885. The points were automatically deducted after Su Mo confirmed the upgrade.

‘Woah. Never expected that this upgrade would bring me to the starting point again!’

He had accumulated a little more than 10,000 survival points at eight in the morning.

However, it only took half a day and two upgrades for his survival points to drop directly from five digits to three digits. It could be said that he was broke in just a few moments.

The green light lifted up the robots beside him and began to smelt the materials to transform them.

Su Mo kept thinking that it was a pity but secretly looked forward to it.

‘We will finish building the car and use the remainder of the day to prepare, and we will be able to depart into the mountains tomorrow!

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