Another few days of relentless busyness.
In reality, even though Luca was young, his body was starting to feel the strain.
It wasn't just intense mental activity; the experimental process also required physical effort and precise operations.
If not for Luca frequently using [Sweet Surrender]'s healing ability to relieve the soreness in his muscles and eyes, he probably would have needed a full day's sleep long ago.
During this time, not only Shamila but even Baymax reminded Luca several times to take care of his health. However, he pushed through on sheer excitement.
Finally, looking at this energy pistol, identical in appearance to the original [Dominator] but completely different inside, Luca smiled with satisfaction.
"Next, I need to find a place to test this brand-new Dominator!"
Given the Dominator's power, Luca naturally couldn't test it in his small private laboratory at home.
But even without testing, he already had a general understanding of the data for this "new" weapon.
Actually, although this "Dominator Beta 1.1" was a knockoff pieced together by Haro analyzing the original [Dominator] and combining existing technical information from the database...
Because Aurantius Industries already had experience developing "ion energy guns," plus some peripheral technologies from the Gundam 00 world...
The final product was very close to the original [Dominator].
It not only possessed three mode changes similar to the original [Dominator] and about 70-80% of its power...
But even extra functions like network connection, voice recognition, and facial data retrieval were perfectly replicated.
The only two pitying points.
First, the original's assisted aiming projected directly onto the eye, as well as the information prompts, couldn't be integrated into "Dominator Beta 1.1" even with Haro's ability.
Ultimately, it could only be achieved through an external device similar to a Dragon Ball scouter.
Well, this external eyewear was actually partially "reverse-engineered" by Baymax scanning the [Tracking Glasses] later.
However, the "Conan-tech" content of the [Tracking Glasses] was actually much "blacker" than it looked. Let alone replicating it, after much effort, they only managed to "reverse-engineer" a few scattered useful technologies.
The other aspect that couldn't match the original level was the ultra-small energy battery on the [Dominator].
According to Haro's simulation calculations, the battery consumption for "Electromagnetic Stun" in non-lethal mode and "Ion Beam" in lethal mode was still within an acceptable range.
But the "High-Energy Melting Sphere" condensed by the "Melting Mode," which corresponded to the Decomposer Mode, would essentially deplete the battery in one shot and ruin it in two with current battery technology.
It was impossible to achieve the original's performance, where Luca could fire over a dozen shots consecutively before running out of power, and then recharge for continued use.
Even this "castrated version" battery was the result of reverse-engineering the "lithium batteries" inside the two intelligent robots, Baymax and Haro.
As they say, the "blackest" part of these black-tech items is often the energy technology...
Most of the data stored in Haro's chip relied on the "Solar Furnace" to be realized, so achievements in batteries were pitifully few.
But!
In Luca's view!
This accidental second "defect" actually suited his intentions even better.
Perhaps corrupted by evil capitalism...
Luca's first thought wasn't to improve and upgrade, but to have Haro change the battery of "Dominator Beta 1.1" to a detachable and replaceable mode.
Moreover, he even intentionally "compressed" some of the battery's performance.
Making "Dominator Beta 1.1" cause a certain degree of "permanent damage" to the energy battery even when using the "Ion Beam" in lethal mode.
And Luca "thoughtfully" had Haro add a line of code indicating battery damage level to the program of the accompanying eyewear.
This was to ensure that future buyers wouldn't lose user experience due to severe battery "damage."
"How much money can you make selling pistols? Once the pistol is sold, should the power company earn the money for ammunition?"
Furthermore, Luca planned to launch a long-term battery recycling rebate program later.
Recalling those "permanently damaged" batteries to the factory, refurbishing them, and selling them again.
Yes, a rebate, not a discount for trade-ins!
After all, if "damaged batteries" only offered a discount when buying "new batteries," it only saved money for the purchasing party.
But with a rebate, those procurement officers like Smith would find it more convenient to "scrap" old batteries for profit, and then purchase new batteries more actively.
"We have the flagship product now. Next, we need to handle sales."
"It's time to go back to the company and meet those people. It's time for those shareholders and the sales department to pull their weight."
However, Luca already had a good buyer in mind.
The military was difficult to deal with for now.
Their procurement process for new weapons was often very tedious.
Even conceptual technology demonstrations required approval from the Department of Defense and budget review by Congress.
And Aurantius Industries, having focused too much on OEM manufacturing previously, had pitifully few connections in the military.
So this time, Luca set his sights on another "armed group."
"As a local agency, the NYPD's procurement plans and budget allocations are much faster~"
Ultimately, the reason Luca prioritized replicating the [Dominator] and even thoughtfully retained the non-lethal mode was to target the recently infamous NYPD.
"Hehe, gang thugs are wielding alien energy weapons. How can those officials bear to let these brave officers fight them with ordinary firearms?"
Moreover, once the NYPD procurement order was secured...
Could police in other states watch their colleagues in New York State use superior equipment several times more advanced than theirs?
But before that.
"Let's get a good sleep first..."
Saying this, Luca, finally relaxing mentally, fell asleep directly on the carpet of the underground laboratory without even moving his feet.
Haro, who was operating equipment on the support mecha nearby, seeing Luca fast asleep, immediately moved gently, slowly "pulled" itself out of the mecha, and leaned softly against Luca.
On the other side, Baymax walked silently to Luca, gently picked him up.
And carefully carried him to the large bed in the upstairs bedroom.