Shi Tie Zhu nodded. "No problem. I'll set out right away."
"No rush. Pioneer still needs twelve minutes to adjust to a celestial zone suitable for your assault. Besides, I need to introduce you to a new piece of equipment. Things were too urgent before, so we never had a chance to use it. Now, go try it on." Sister Mengmeng patted Shi Tie Zhu on the shoulder, anticipation written across her face. "Dr. Fang's latest masterpiece—the fourth-generation aerospace armor. Once you see it, you'll definitely like it."
Aerospace armor.
This was something that had begun development nearly twenty years ago, with every generation personally designed by Dr. Fang.
Shi Tie Zhu was extremely familiar with it, because when the first-generation aerospace armor was developed and put into actual use, it had been issued to East Wind Company.
The robot-like "Dazhuang" that East Wind Company first wore when they stepped out of that suffocating "big pot" was the first-generation aerospace armor.
Its official designation: N1.
This generation of armor was relatively primitive and far too large, but compared to the spaceflight standards of that time, it was already a sharp weapon for orbital assaults. Compared with the "big pot," "Dazhuang" was not only more covert but also far more agile. During rapid descent, it could perform many improvised maneuvers, greatly enhancing its ability to breach defenses and punch through targets.
But "Dazhuang" was single-use only.
This thing was only responsible for delivering people to the ground, after which it had to be blown up and destroyed. It could not be recovered, much less worn into battle. It was too large, too heavy, and unsuited to the high-mobility environment of assault operations, making each use prohibitively expensive.
Later, aerospace armor continued to evolve. During East Wind Company's golden age, the second-generation