"Since one person isn't enough, what if multiple brains are used to control it together?"
This sentence was like a bolt of lightning, piercing through the fog before Apex Company's research and development team. This was the inspiration Xiao provided them.
The source of this inspiration came from the control method of the giant mechs in Pacific Rim—the neural drift two-person operating system.
This system achieves control over giant mechanical weapons through a direct connection between humans and machines.
However, a single person's mental strength is often insufficient to withstand the pressure brought by the massive body of a steel giant.
Thus, that world adopted a method of connecting two or three brains together to share the burden of controlling the giant mechs.
Given the technological level of Universe Six, achieving this technology was not difficult. All they needed was a spark of inspiration to rapidly advance the project.
As for whether the PhD researcher who suddenly came up with this idea would suspect that he was being secretly manipulated by someone else,
in reality, the human brain itself is highly impulsive, and many thoughts often arise in an instant, making it impossible for people to completely control their own minds.
Therefore, he would not detect anything unusual about this sudden inspiration appearing in his head. He would only feel that he had suddenly become enlightened.
However, although Xiao's idea was excellent, the finished product still had significant problems.
Forget two or three people—Apex Company even directly increased the number to ten linked operators, yet they still couldn't control Mechagodzilla. There were even backlash phenomena, causing the pilots to become idiots.
Thus, Apex Company began seeking other avenues. They spent enormous sums inviting Cyber Cultivators, who possessed extraordinary powers and lived hidden in the shadows, to act as pilots.
Moreover, the Cyber Cultivators themselves were full of desire for Mechagodzilla's technology.
After all, that was the power of a Titan, and even the strongest Cyber Cultivators were ants before the Titan gods. Who wouldn't want such power?
However, no matter who sat in the cockpit, their minds would invariably be burned out.
This was because Mechagodzilla's design was simply too powerful.
There was no helping it—it had been created specifically to contend with enemies like Godzilla and Ghidorah.
Its level had already surpassed ordinary weapons, reaching the realm of world-class black technology. It could even be called an artificial god without exaggeration.
Therefore, the current Cyber Cultivators were incapable of controlling it. Only powerhouses above the Nascent Soul stage possessed sufficient strength and soul data to pilot it.
As for Cyber Cultivators below the Golden Core stage, they didn't even need to think about it, because cultivators below the Nascent Soul stage had almost no access to cultivation methods that enhanced spirit and will.
Of course, if members of the Mechanicus came, they might be able to influence Mechagodzilla by awakening its machine soul, but that would be the limit.
A Mechagodzilla that awakened a machine soul would most likely become a new lifeform rather than a controllable weapon.
This result plunged Walter Simmons, the CEO of Apex Company, into despair.
He had originally believed that everything would proceed smoothly according to his plan, that humanity would finally possess its own Titan, and that he would use this achievement to rule the world and become the new King of the World.
But the reality was that Mechagodzilla, which he had insisted on creating against all opposition and which had consumed years of effort and hundreds of billions in investment, had become nothing more than an immovable giant toy that nobody could control.
This mistaken decision had already caused the board of directors to issue him an ultimatum: if he could not find a method to control Mechagodzilla within six months, he would face complete dismissal.
Xiao secretly observed the situation and realized that if he did not intervene, President Walter would likely be abandoned by headquarters, and the Mechagodzilla project would be completely terminated.
How could that be acceptable? This already seriously conflicted with Xiao's interests, so Xiao decided to intervene and lend this president a helping hand.
However, taking the initiative to approach him directly was not good business strategy. Xiao did not want to offer a warm face only to receive a cold shoulder.
Thus, a revolutionary technology called Super Dream was born under one of Xiao's companies.
Super Dream was an extremely miraculous and groundbreaking technology.
Through advanced devices implanted within the human body, it could completely record all sensations experienced by a person during a specific period.
This included clear images, vivid sounds, subtle feelings, precise spatial information, and so on, which were then edited by technical personnel into a finished film.
When using Super Dream technology, images that would traditionally require display devices appeared directly within the user's mind, bringing an unprecedented sense of realism and immersion.
Viewers could not only experience the plot of the film as though they were personally present, but also directly feel all the sensory experiences and emotional fluctuations experienced by the original recorder.
Moreover, Super Dream technology was not merely an entertainment tool but also a force capable of changing lives.
It could satisfy people's pursuit of spiritual enjoyment while simultaneously providing new ideas and methods for solving many real-world problems.
For example, in the treatment of psychological disorders, Super Dream technology could help patients overcome fears and anxieties by simulating various scenarios.
In education, Super Dream technology could create more vivid and interesting learning environments, enhancing students' interest and learning efficiency.
The reason this technology was chosen was that the appearance of the Titans had caused a massive shift in the world's economic centers.
Military and scientific research enterprises became highly sought-after industries, as people frantically pursued larger and stronger technologies to protect themselves.
Apex Company itself was a scientific research company that had risen during this era.
And where there is rise, there is decline.
Real estate was the first industry to be affected. After the First Titan War and humanity's awareness of the Titans, the real estate market instantly turned into a bursting bubble.
After all, ordinary people might struggle for their entire lives just to buy a house.
But if that house unfortunately became a battlefield for the Titans,
then all of their efforts could vanish in an instant, and they themselves might be unpredictably trampled to death by a Titan at any moment.
Faced with such circumstances, who would still be willing to spend their entire life's savings on a house?
On the contrary, the entrances to insurance companies became packed with customers purchasing personal accident insurance, with people waving money and scrambling to buy policies.
That way, if they suddenly died during a Titan attack, the enormous compensation payout would prevent their families from immediately losing their financial support and falling into hardship.
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