The Great Crisis
Overall, the senior engineer was quite satisfied with the findings at Base One, especially the ancient battlefield.
There are over a dozen basic mech blueprints, and three advanced blueprints for War Bear Type III, IV, and V.
The transformation of the human-headed leopard was experimented with.
Clues to mecha technology.
Diwei is temporarily unavailable.
There is also the loyalty of three synths.
According to the senior engineer, the most important gain was actually the mecha blueprints.
The reason was simple: through intelligence gathered by the security forces, he was astonished to discover that the mecha market on the planet Jili Star seemed to have yet to be fully explored.
There are two directions for the mecha.
One type grows larger and larger, reaching hundreds of meters and thousands of meters, eventually transforming into interstellar armor, commonly known as Gundam.
Another type gets smaller and smaller, eventually becoming nano-armor.
In the planet of the machine-splitter, the market for large mechs has been replaced by large combat robots.
The smaller market is dominated by exoskeletons. While exoskeletons may not be as powerful as mechs, they are much cheaper.
If you want something better, you can just say bio-armor. Their technology is very mature, and bio-armor can evade most electronic detection.
Only mechs are stuck in this awkward middle ground.
Larger ones are unnecessary, and smaller ones are unaffordable. Only some Cloud Nobles, in order to stand out, will customize high-end mechs, such as the "human-machine integration type" worn by Anna.
However, in the senior engineer's view, this is a great opportunity.
Based on information from ancient battlefields, the Empire's mecha technology was not yet mature.
This may also be why mecha technology has not become popular.
But it doesn't matter if it's not mature yet, senior engineers have ways to make it "mature" quickly.
Even if some experiments fail, they can just be sold to players in the future.
What is a man's dream? Isn't it to pilot a Gundam?
What's wrong with spending a little money for your dreams?
Mechs are a perfect fit to be the flagship product of his faction.
While the "Hunter Module" is useful, it is only applicable to the Mechanical Hunter class and can only be used internally.
On the contrary, mechs have a chance to shine in the future beast-machine disaster.
If combined with mecha technology, it would be even more perfect.
So before leaving, the senior engineer took Old Gold Tooth with him.
Faced with the senior engineer's sincere invitation, especially the massive grenade launcher of the human-headed leopard.
It's really hard for Old Gold Tooth to say no.
After a sincere exchange, Old Gold Tooth revealed in detail how he acquired the mecha technique, without hiding anything.
It had absolutely nothing to do with the extraordinary adventure that the senior engineer had imagined.
Decades ago, when Old Gold Tooth was a new recruit, his instructor, in an effort to motivate them, promised that whoever progressed the fastest would be taught a secret technique.
Old Gold Tooth was the ultimate winner.
That "mechanical heart-pulling" move was the instructor's reward.
As for the instructor's background, all Old Gold Tooth knew was that he was transferred from the Imperial Capital Garrison. It was said that he came from a very powerful family and was there to gain seniority. Oh, and the instructor's surname was Xiao.
"His surname is Xiao. Are you sure his surname is Xiao?"
"Of course, Old Gold Tooth may not be able to say anything else, but his memory is absolutely top-notch, and the instructor's surname is definitely Xiao."
If the surname is Xiao and the person is from the capital, then it's almost certainly the Xiao family.
However, in his previous life, Gao Gong only knew that the Xiao family was a noble family in the mother city and that the family was a huge military-industrial complex. In the late stage of the Cyber Test Site, he was able to receive the mission of "Bio-Bio Armor" from the Xiao family.
But he had absolutely no recollection of the Xiao family being proficient in "mecha technology".
Logically speaking, if this family really had any missions related to "mecha technology", players would have discovered them long ago.
Mechs are the stars and the sea!
Has it been lost to time?
The senior engineer decided to find an opportunity to test Xiao Tong.
As for Old Gold Tooth, the senior engineer didn't intend to let him leave so easily.
If used properly, the other party's identity as a veteran of the Empire might produce surprising results.
At least those three Imperial synthetic humans were more convinced of the Senior Engineer's identity. If he wasn't a descendant of the Black Prince, why was he paying so much attention to Imperial figures?
Moreover, this seasoned veteran is the most suitable person to deal with players.
The senior engineer who left Base One did not head straight to Base Two, but instead planned to meet Director Du in a desert town first.
According to his informant, Director Du already knew about his becoming the son-in-law of the security team.
Senior engineers could foresee the bloodshed that was to come.
So he was prepared and pulled out a thing that looked like a 'handle'.
With a gentle press of the handle, a mechanical washboard popped out.
"Hmph hmph hmph hmph—"
A true man can bend and stretch. Director Du's anger was nothing more than a burst of energy that would eventually wane and be exhausted.
At that moment, he thought of a famous quote from a renowned hero.
"He is worthy of marriage and can be worn as a concubine."
As long as he can weather Director Du's initial storm, he will still be the same flamboyant factory worker in Director Du's eyes, and Director Du can continue to be his wealthy businesswoman, clinging to his coattails.
He felt very confident.
At the same time, a colossal object appeared in the sky above the desert town.
Sky Carrier
Black Rose stood on the deck, the biting wind lashing her face, her red hair like fire.
Littlefinger hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to give it a shot, considering the helpful suggestions the young wolf had given him regarding the modification of his reproductive system.
"Sister Rose, aren't we supposed to be going to the mother city? Is there still enough time?"
After purging the rebellious forces within the dark web and subduing the executives involved in insider trading, Black Rose plans to follow the chief engineer's strategy and first stir up some trouble in the mother city to gain the trust of those cloud nobles, paving the way for her to take control of the "Electronic Grid".
But before leaving the desert, Rose suddenly had a whimsical idea: she wanted to go see that factory girl.
Both women actually knew each other and had a very bad impression of each other.
Sister Rose thought Director Du was a factory girl from the countryside.
Director Du believes that Sister Rose is a nouveau riche.
Both sides were quite unhappy with each other.
Seeing that Black Rose didn't speak, Little Finger chuckled and said, "Well, the environment in the desolate desert isn't good; it can easily affect the skin. How about we don't go?"
Black Rose glanced at the other person, her eyebrows twitching sharply.
"What, are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
"I wouldn't dare," Littlefinger immediately admitted defeat. After thinking for a moment, he decided that since he couldn't protect the other party, he should first protect himself. So he immediately said:
"Well, then I won't go down. I'll keep an eye on the Sky Carrier for you."
Black Rose scoffed, "What, you're too scared to go down?"
"No way, I'm not afraid of that kid."
However, that kid does have quite a few capable fighters under his command.
Little Finger coughed dryly, thought it over and over, and finally advised earnestly, "Sister Rose, it's fine if you go down and beat up that country bumpkin, but please don't kill her. Although that guy always has a smile on his face, he actually has quite a temper."
"Who said I was going to kill her?" Black Rose sneered. "Doesn't everyone have to pay protection money before doing business on my turf?"