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Similar to how Chen Chen had decoded the chip from the movie Upgrade, he first created a port for him to plug the T-800 main control chip inside . Before connecting it to the computer, he poured liquid nitrogen as a coolant to cause it to malfunction before being connected with Little X .

As the chip slowly thawed out bit by bit, before it even had a conscience of what was going on, Little X began to devour it in small chunks until its conscience was wiped away completely .

As seen in the movie, Skynet was lurking everywhere . The chip in these terminators could very well be a part of Skynet . This was something Chen Chen could not afford to overlook .

“I’ve erased the T-800 program from the chip!”

As the chip completely defrosted, Little X’s response came as well . “Compared to the STEM chip, the T-800 chip’s resistance is a drop in the bucket!”

“That’s normal . ”

Chen Chen nodded and answered stately, “That’s the plot of the movie as well . By enslaving these T-800, the resistance army was able to rewrite the T-800 coding and cause these robots to betray their masters and fight for the humans . As you can see, Skynet isn’t particularly adept in the security department . ”

After unplugging the chip, Chen Chen handed it to a cloned soldier again and had the soldier plug it back into the T-800’s scalp .

The moment the chip was plugged in, a red beam appeared in the T-800’s eye sockets as it rebooted .

They watched as the T-800 which was missing a leg moved slightly and turned its head around to face Chen Chen with its pair of dark red eyes . At the same time, its metallic teeth moved up and down in a pattern as a bass-heavy voice came out:

“Conducting systems engine analysis…

“Left-arm engine out of service, right locomotive leg out of service . Damage to the frictionless bearing on the left leg . Damage to the hydraulic shaft on the neck region . Damage to the detachable monitor module . Damage to the inertia impact damper…

“Overall damage calculations, forty percent . Twenty-three percent battery remaining…

“Self-analysis complete . ”

After completing its routine, the T-800 fixed its gleaming red eyes on Chen Chen again . “T-800 terminator reporting to Sir Commander . ”

“Little X, have you found any observations worth noting from this robot?” Chen Chen asked .

“Based on the data in the database, there certainly are some notable clues!”

Little X’s prompt response came from the speakers above . “The T-800 uses tantalum alloy armor, commonly found in jet engines, nuclear reactors, and missiles . It’s made of a mixture of rhenium, tungsten, molybdenum, zirconium, and hafnium . Of course, the main component is iron .

“The motivation behind using tantalum alloy for the T-800 is because tantalum alloy can effectively resist the erosion of biological fluids . Apart from hydrofluoric acid and hot sulfuric acid, tantalum is resistant to almost all acidic substances . ”

Little X continued explaining, “On top of that, tantalum alloy is also referred to as high-temperature tantalum alloy . It can resist extreme temperatures up to two thousand degrees . Especially considering that toward the end of the Terminator movie, both parties were using plasma weaponry, therefore it’s reasonable to use tantalum alloy armor for its temperature resisting qualities . ”

Chen Chen nodded . “What else?”

“There’s the inertial impact damper system in its head which serves to protect the chip, similar to the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the human brain . A more fundamental feature is the servo drive control system on the T-800 . Its limbs are controlled by an axial drive motor and a clavicle trailing chain which allows it to run at extraordinary speed!

“Apart from that, there’s the application of frictionless bearing throughout the T-800’s body . This is a variant of a unique magnetic levitation technique that keeps the joints of the T-800 immune to friction damage over time . As for the interior section of the armor…”

As Little X was explaining, a slot popped out of T-800’s chest, revealing two lighter sized metal strips embedded inside it .

They watched as T-800 used its only remaining right arm to extract one of the metal strips . Little X’s explanation resumed on the speakers all the while . “The T-800’s powering system is supplied by two high-efficiency fuel cells . The fuel the batteries contain is liquid hydrogen!”

“Isn’t it the same thing as the T-850?”

Chen Chen was taken by surprise . He still remembered the scene in Terminator 3 when Arnold used a knife to slice through his body and proceeded to throw out a hydrogen battery .

Due to the damage sustained by the hydrogen battery during a previous battle, Arnold ditched the damaged battery by tossing it out the car window .

Subsequently, the battery exploded with the power of a dozen tons of TNT explosion and the range of the shock wave exceeded 100 meters!

In the ending of the movie, the T-850 also stuffed its final hydrogen battery into its mouth, annihilating the two of them together .

This was the reason Chen Chen had wisely kept his distance from the T-850 and went with the slightly inferior T-800 .

After all, how was anyone supposed to keep a self-destructive soldier in line?

Yet, Little X again revealed to him that the T-800 also used a hydrogen fuel cell .

“The T-850 uses a hydrogen nuclear battery which is a different thing . ”

Little X quickly followed up . “The hydrogen fuel cell the T-800 uses is a regular fuel cell and isn’t prone to explosions . Hydrogen fuel cells are present in real life as well . They’re inherently a form of power generation device . They’re quite unlike regular batteries that can be discarded after being exhausted or rechargeable batteries that need to be recharged after being expended . As its name suggests, it’s a battery that continues to supply power by adding fuel to it!

“However, the actual application of fuel batteries in real life barely reaches a thermal efficiency rating of 50% . Although it’s better than internal combustion engines that operate at 45% efficiency, it’s nowhere near perfect yet . The thermal efficiency of the T-800 hydrogen battery can reach 95% . ”

Chen Chen raised an eyebrow . He was not unaware of the implications of thermal efficiency of up to 95% . If this variant of battery could be mass-produced, it could very well historically revolutionize the energy industry .

“Also, the T-800 has a built-in extractor that can continuously extract the hydrogen in the air to power its hydrogen fuel cell . This is the reason behind the T-800 robot being able to function up to hundreds of years!”

“I see!”

Chen Chen snapped his fingers and reflected on the revelation . “I never expected so many good things to come out of just one T-800 . This does make me look forward to establishing my industrial system . ”

All this time, Chen Chen had been paving the foundation for his “Mankind Anti-aging Project” . Everything he did, he did for the succession of the project .

Now, the “Mankind Anti-aging Project” was beginning to move on track . Chen Chen was also finding more methods to further attain energy at ever-increasing efficiency . Even the construction of the nuclear power plant was a short way away now .

This was to say that Chen Chen had already achieved the goal he had initially charted . It was time to step into the second phase .

Chen Chen’s initial goal could be defined as the process of seeking energy supply and establishing his position in the world . In that case, his next goal should be further developed to gradually shift his influence on a global scale, extending his reach over all the corners of the world…

Chen Chen was still a long way away from achieving this step .