Black Technology: Upgrading Humanity's Civilization
Chapter 42

Exoskeleton Armor Debuts

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"……"

"Buzz~"

"Holy crap? Holy crap!"

"Uh, I don't know why, but my knees just buckled…"

"It's not just you, my whole family is kneeling…"

"Synthesized footage?"

"Can your live stream synthesize stuff?"

"No, this has to be fake, right? The other companies don't have any products out! Did they steal someone else's and modify it…"

"Hey, upstairs, do you want your household registration to ascend to heaven, or do you want your family tree to end with you?"

"The guy two floors up, NMSL!"

"……"

In the live stream chat, everyone followed Director Kang Jie's gaze towards the passageway.

Then, the live stream comments paused for three seconds, followed by an onslaught of rapidly refreshing messages…

A person in a dark green military uniform walked out.

They wore a black bulletproof vest, with a slightly bulging rectangular object on their back, and their limbs were partially covered in metal.

At the same time, this person was holding a massive box with both hands!

A box weighing at least 200 kilograms!

"Military Auxiliary Exoskeleton Armor." As the person moved, Director Kang Jie formally began his speech: "Electric powered, one hour of charging provides eight hours of operation.

Five minutes to wear, and it can be removed in three seconds.

Single arm lifting capacity of 100 kilograms, both arms can lift 400 kilograms, and it can carry 800 kilograms on the back.

Overall, it saves 20% to 50% of physical exertion. If a person stands still, 80% to 90% of their physical exertion will be directly transferred to the ground…"

As Director Kang Jie spoke, the soldier, carrying the box, ran and jumped as if the box in their hands was as light as a feather.

"Hiss~"

For a moment, the live stream could clearly hear the sound of inhaling.

Everyone, whether they were at the venue or just watching the soldier's performance, gasped in unison.

What the hell?

While everyone else was still bragging, the Rabbit had actually achieved it?

Director Kang Jie, as if he hadn't heard the gasps from below, continued his explanation in a calm tone, with only a slight upward curve of his lips: "This model of exoskeleton armor is primarily used in areas with complex terrain.

In places where mechanical transport of supplies is impossible due to terrain and other complex reasons.

With this exoskeleton armor, then…"

As Director Kang Jie explained, the other companies, who had been preoccupied with their own thoughts, also breathed a sigh of relief.

This was because this armor could not directly assist or enhance individual combat effectiveness!

It could only enhance logistics capabilities in special terrains, indirectly increasing combat power…

So, while they breathed a sigh of relief, they also secretly rejoiced: their company's market value was about to increase again!

There was no other way; if the Rabbit's side had released a product, they would definitely have to follow suit.

And to keep up, they would need to accelerate with money!

Accelerate with money!

"This armor is for sale to the public.

One year warranty, selling at cost, 10 million Rabbit coins per set!"

Finally, after introducing the performance, Director Kang Jie transformed into a salesperson and made the offer on the spot.

Upon hearing this, everyone at the venue felt even more delighted: Buy it!

Whether for use or research, they had to buy it!

They never thought the Rabbit would have such a foolish moment, selling such high-end equipment!

The onlookers, however, erupted: "Why are you selling it?"

"Yeah! You can't sell it! If you sell it, they'll be able to crack it! Then other companies will have it too!"

"Is Kang Jie senile?"

"……"

However, after a period of discussion, they noticed Kang Jie was still on stage.

"Everyone, please be quiet." Kang Jie, seeing that everyone had finally reacted, continued to speak calmly: "Next, please welcome another model of exoskeleton armor!"

"……"

Everyone spoke in unison: What the heck?! There's more!?

Then, everyone saw a fully-covered exoskeleton armor, painted in firefighter colors, emerge from the passage.

Unlike the military auxiliary armor, it had dual fuel injection nozzles on its arms and was fully covered.

"Firefighting Exoskeleton Armor, mainly for firefighting!"

The firefighter, wearing the armor, stood in the center of the stage.

As Kang Jie spoke, he demonstrated the equipment on his body: "It has a flame-retardant layer and a buffer layer inside.

It's also electrically powered, fireproof, heatproof, and can filter air, and so on…

It can be equipped with external large water tanks, and corresponding external equipment can be replaced according to the type of fire.

At the same time, it has an emergency anchoring function. When encountering a detonation shockwave, it can fix its position within a certain range.

If you accidentally fall from a high place, there are multiple built-in grappling hook guns that can shoot into the wall, suspending you outside the wall to await rescue."

As the explanation continued, everyone waited silently.

Waiting for Kang Jie's quote.

Kang Jie smiled slightly: "The unit price is 30 million Rabbit coins."

"……"

The other companies secretly rejoiced, while the onlookers from their own country became increasingly restless, shouting that it was not for sale!

However, everyone was more curious about Kang Jie.

He was still on the stage, not having left with the firefighter.

"Next, we will continue to look at another model of armor."

As expected, Kang Jie brought out another piece of armor.

This one was clearly larger, sturdier, and more cumbersome than the others: "Engineering Armor.

Movement speed 1.1-1.5m/s, assisting in engineering construction, mining…"

"The quote is 40 million per unit."

Finally, Kang Jie announced the quote again.

This time, Kang Jie did not remain on stage but went down with the armor.

Next, the last company, the leader of the Shadiao family, stiffly walked onto the stage.

He looked at the presentation document behind him and then at the chattering crowd in front of him, feeling bitter: There's nothing left to talk about!

All the attention was focused on the Rabbit family. No matter how appealing or sweet the promises they made, they couldn't arouse the desires of the crowd.

Especially not the desires of the Dog Tycoons!

Meanwhile, at the factory…

Guo Yi, Elder Zhou, Gao Linlin, He Zhijun, Old Huang, and others had been watching the live broadcast from beginning to end.

When Guo Yi heard Kang Jie's quote, he couldn't stop smiling: "You guys are really dark!

Among the three types of armor, the Engineering Armor uses the most materials, but the cost is less than 300,000, yet you're quoting such a high price!"

Elder Zhou said calmly: "This is the profit brought by the technological gap.

We have what they don't, and they can't do anything about it even if they want to accuse us of dumping or monopoly.

Let them try to make it themselves if they can!"

"What about our own country?"

"For the military and firefighting models, the country will purchase them uniformly and subsidize you by 50 billion.

Private individuals cannot purchase them, but private enterprises can purchase the Engineering Armor after certification, with a 50% discount."

Guo Yi pondered for a moment. It was easy to negotiate with his own people, and a subsidy of 50 billion was already satisfying.

Moreover, their own private enterprises could also purchase them. Although the price was halved, with the cost in mind, it wouldn't be a loss no matter how you calculated it.

It was just a pity that private individuals couldn't buy them; otherwise, they could offer custom models for the wealthy.

Within their own country, there would definitely be some wealthy individuals who would buy them!

However, there was no other way. The firefighting and engineering models were fully covered. Considering public security issues, private use and purchase could only be restricted.

Otherwise, if someone wore them out to cause trouble, those stun guns would be completely useless.

Even small-caliber handguns wouldn't be very effective…

Calculating it this way, their own country would likely recoup about a trillion or so.

The main part would be foreign trade, which could probably bring in several hundred billion.

After all, they would sell to other countries as long as they had money, regardless of whether it was a country or a private individual.

Even the Dog Tycoons would surely order a lot of custom ones!

As for others buying it and using it for their own purposes?

Don't think the Border Guardians are pushovers!

Moreover, although the exoskeleton surfaces worn by the Border Guardians look the same, they are actually completely different.

That is truly an Exoskeleton Armor that can directly enhance combat power!

Coupled with the special small scanners they carry, the current Border Guardians are practically equipped with X-ray vision hacks on average!

Not to mention the mass-produced Qiongqi Series Exoskeleton Armor

As for cracking it…

Forget it. Materials science is different from other disciplines.

The material formulations are completely impossible to crack or learn by stealing. You can only know what they are like, have a direction, and experiment with it.

Finally, you can obtain materials with similar properties.

Not to mention the export version of the materials, which are far inferior to E-carbon steel.

It's just that their properties are similar to some high-end alloy materials on the market, but the ones produced domestically are cheap, while others charge by the gram.

So feel free to counterfeit. If anyone dares to compete for the market, the Rabbit will dare to engage in a price war!

"As expected of the Rabbit!"

Guo Yi mused, then sighed, "As expected of me!

The only technologically advanced part of the armor is the imitation of the human muscle group structure in the inferior imitation version.

However, due to structural and material strength issues, without electrical drive, it's like an old lady walking…

So, even if other families imitate it, they will eventually return to the most crucial point: materials!

Without materials of equivalent properties and equivalent price, the more they imitate, the more they will lose!

Alas~ I admire my own design!"

Thanks to the "Hidden World No Dispute" big shot for the second reward!

Thanks to the "Maple Forest Under the Night" big shot for the reward!

Thanks to the "as official" big shot for the reward!

Thanks to the "Zi Fei Yu" big shot for the reward!

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