"What the hell are these things? With that kind of money, why not buy a proper set of high-quality enchanted plate armor? I really don't understand what goes through young people's heads these days."
Fully armored, Qin Ye watched the "Iron Bears" boarding the airships one after another, surrounded by players. He looked utterly pained. Honestly, for an assault operation that demanded efficiency, he really didn't want to bring along these "downgraded" power armors that looked so unreliable.
Not only did these things take up a lot of space, they were also much heavier than real power armor, reducing the airships' payload capacity.
But Happy Stick convinced Qin Ye with one sentence.
When they finally dropped into the hive and had to cover the retreat, would Qin Ye really be willing to send his precious power-armored knights to blow up bombs and hold off the enemy?
No way!
In that situation, these "affordable and practical" Iron Bears would come in handy.
After all, nobody would feel bad if they got wrecked. These things had all been insured through Boss Huo's "Treasure Bay Insurance" when they came off the Mechanicus Church's assembly line. The policy wouldn't cover the full cost, but if one was destroyed during an important military operation, the People's Army Logistics Office would also provide some compensation.
Put together, that would be enough for a player to buy a new Iron Bear.
It was the perfect setup for a suicide mission you weren't expected to come back from!
Most importantly, although the Iron Bears were heavy, they were still much lighter than Heavy Dragoons. And in the cramped underground environment of a hive, they were clearly more useful than Dragoons.
Their external armor was also thick enough that ordinary bugs couldn't penetrate it with their claws, making them