Technological advancement begins with devouring.

The 10 free attribute points were evenly distributed among the three attributes of spirit, intelligence, and mystery, bringing each of the three attributes to 102 points, just over the 100 mark.

Then, nothing happened...

"Didn't break through to the planetary level?" Jiang Chen frowned subconsciously, greeted Jarvis, and went into the training room.

Typical testing instruments have limited capacity and cannot accurately test the strength of a star rating.

But Jiang Chen was not short of money, so the testing equipment he prepared was naturally the best. It was so powerful that it couldn't be damaged by ordinary planetary-level equipment and could accurately measure the data.

[Psychokinesis] activated, a throwing knife slammed into a specially made target.

A line of numbers appeared on the screen: KG.

112 million kilograms, more than double the 51 kilograms of the peak War God, completely crossing the threshold of the planetary level.

However, Jiang Chen was 100% certain that his Origin Force and Psychic Power had not undergone any transformation, nor had any 'miniature planets' or anything like that been born within his body.

"Is it an attribute added by the system, unrelated to Force or psychic powers? Or is there another reason?"

Jiang Chen was very puzzled, but he was destined to get no answer.

It broke through, but not completely.

It merely reached the threshold of planetary level in terms of telekinesis, but did not undergo any transformation or evolution.

Clearly, this cannot be considered to have truly reached the planetary level.

The biggest difference between Planetary and War God level, besides basic aspects like attack and speed, lies in the leap in life level and the special abilities that come with it.

For example, it can use miniature planets inside its body to counteract gravity for flight and withstand extreme environments.

Or it could be a special ability gained during the breakthrough process, depending on each person's different physique, such as Luo Feng's 'Diamond Body'.

The latter is not described much in the original work, but that's because Luo Feng is too extraordinary. He comprehended the domain early on and naturally did not need to use the 'Diamond Body'.

However, for an ordinary planetary-level being, this type of ability would significantly enhance their strength.

Jiang Chen had none of these.

With just his powerful psychic abilities, he could deal with ordinary martial artists and even take advantage of his flight to bully them.

However, if he were to encounter a mentalist who could also fly, even a War God-level mentalist could defeat or even kill Jiang Chen by overpowering him with their superior combat experience.

This is not the level of combat power that Jiang Chen had expected, which was "enough to protect himself".

Without reaching true planetary-level strength, Jiang Chen didn't even dare to use the [Boxer] skill immediately.

The interests involved are far too enormous; even a war god-level power simply cannot protect them.

Although there are agreements among the higher levels of humanity, these rules can often be broken.

Just look at what happened to Luo Feng's family during the years he was trapped in the ruins and possessed the Golden Horned Beast in the original novel.

Although the human race is generally united in fighting the monsters, there are also quite a few selfish and petty individuals.

"We have no choice but to choose the backup plan..."

Jiang Chen checked the progress of the [Boxer] and found that the first test model would be assembled and put into testing within a week at most.

However, it is likely that this test will be postponed.

Instead of issuing new orders to Jarvis, Jiang Chen closed his eyes, summoned the system interface, and repeatedly checked the [Blueprints] and [Specialties] interfaces, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of different solutions, trying to find the 'best solution'.

Sometimes when I'm unsure of what to do, I'll discuss it with Jarvis.

"Jarvis, if you were to control the [Boxer], or a similar mechanical soldier, are you confident that someone would not take control?" Jiang Chen asked.

The biggest problem with using unmanned mechanical units in combat is the issue of 'control'.

Jarvis certainly has the ability to control it, but enemies can also interfere, or even use auxiliary AI to try to seize control.

Even without auxiliary intelligence, signal jammers, EMP weapons, and the like can have a significant impact on these unmanned machines.

It's not just humans who possess this ability; some monsters with the 'lightning' attribute also have the ability to interfere with signals and electromagnetic interference.

This is why, even with such advanced technology on Earth in the world of Swallowed Star, warriors still have to fight desperately to defeat the monsters.

It's not that mechanical weapons and equipment aren't powerful enough, but rather that they require human operation.

Jarvis didn't answer immediately. After a while, he said, "Master, if the hypothetical enemy is a monster, according to publicly available monster information online, there isn't a lightning-type monster powerful enough to break through [Boxer's] protection. But if the hypothetical enemy is a human, the EMP impact from a small-yield nuclear bomb explosion would be enough to turn [Boxer] into a pile of scrap metal."

The [Boxer] power mech possesses a certain degree of protection against interference and electromagnetic damage.

However, due to limitations in Earth's technological capabilities, this aspect has been slightly weakened, and the effect is not entirely ideal.

In terms of combating EMP, it is somewhat unsatisfactory.

"I see..." Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

Originally, Jiang Chen planned to use his own money to produce a batch of "boxers" as his own armed force, and hand them over to Jarvis to control.

Of course, the design of the [Boxer] is actually controlled by humans, otherwise it wouldn't be called a 'Powered Mech'.

The truly core electronic components are protected by the 'Faraday cage' formed by the outer armor of the mech, and are not afraid of electromagnetic shocks.

However, communication devices that receive signals are not included in this category.

—The armor shell protects the interior while also providing strong signal shielding, so communication devices must be installed outside the armor layer.

Once the communication device is destroyed by an EMP attack, Jarvis will naturally be unable to remotely control it.

Although the mech has an intelligent chip inside to assist the pilot, that computing power is completely insufficient to meet Jarvis's needs.

"If you want to build an unmanned mechanical army, it is best to have enough computing power to accommodate my 'subroutines'."

Jarvis thought for a moment and then said, "Take the [Boxer] as an example. If we modify the cockpit space and install a computer with at least 128 'Dragonway IV chips,' it will be enough to provide sufficient computing power for my subroutines. In this way, there would be no need for remote control via the network. However, this solution would significantly increase costs, and the production capacity of 'Dragonway IV chips' is insufficient to meet the needs of large-scale equipment."

The 'Dragon IV chip' that Jarvis mentioned is one of the most advanced chips on Earth today.

Of course, advanced technology often means limited production capacity.

They can only produce tens of thousands of chips each year. Even if they all went to Jiang Chen, they couldn't create many unmanned versions of the "Boxer".