"Daddy~ Don't mind this uncle~" Tuantuan gently tugged on Su Chen's sleeve and said in what she thought was a very quiet voice, "The special assistant said something isn't quite right here~ He watched too much Ultraman when he was little, so he's a bit chuuni~"
She pointed at her little head and looked at Cui Haoyu with considerable sympathy.
Chuuni? She meant childish, right!
Still, Su Chen thought Cui Haoyu looked fairly normal. Maybe his eyesight just wasn't very good.
He gently raised a hand and rubbed Tuantuan's little head, speaking in an equally lowered voice, "Tuantuan, we can't say things like that in front of Uncle in the future. It's rude~ We can secretly say it when we get home."
Cui Haoyu's face was nearly red.
He wasn't chuuni!
He was merely passionate about mech research, and the cartoons he liked were mech cartoons too!
People who didn't understand simply didn't understand!
Just as he was about to lose his temper, he suddenly realized that Tuantuan had called this man Dad!
What did "Dad" mean? Had he already won over Yan Bingxue and even gained Tuantuan and Lele's approval?
Cui Haoyu was stunned. At that moment, a glint suddenly flashed across his eyes.
He focused and saw that it was light reflected by the diamond on Su Chen's watch.
Damn, wasn't that the Beli Fida 500 2P that cost nearly twenty million?
Cui Haoyu was a genuine young master, so of course he could tell the difference between a fake and the real thing. The watch on Su Chen's wrist was real!
If he could afford a watch worth nearly twenty million, then those drones and that romantic proposal had all been backed by real capability?
Cui Haoyu began to take the handsome young man before him seriously.
It seemed impossible to crush him financially, but that was fine. He had something he was best at and most proud of—mecha manufacturing!
He had met Yan Bingxue because of mechas. He was a mech fanatic who had already done some research in the field. He had even written a paper that had been published in a Dragon Kingdom science and technology magazine.
The Chaofan Group's mech project had been proposed by Yan Bingxue. They met again at a mech seminar, and from then on, Cui Haoyu had been completely smitten, treating her as his goddess!
He had imagined countless times proposing to Yan Bingxue while piloting a mech he had built himself. Yet before he had even finished building his mech, this young man, who had arrogantly claimed that Combat Mechas were no big deal, had beaten him to it!
Fine, then he would compete with him in their understanding of mechas!
Men still had to speak with strength. Bragging came at a price!
"You just said Combat Mechas were no big deal to you?"
"Then why don't we ask each other a few questions about mechas? Whoever can't answer loses. How about it?"
Neither of them could build a mech yet anyway. In theory, Cui Haoyu would not lose to anyone!
"Well? You sounded pretty knowledgeable when you talked about mechas just now. Don't tell me you're too scared to compete?"
Su Chen said coolly, "I didn't want to bother with you, but are you really asking to be humiliated? Fine. Ask away!"
His son and daughter were here, so he could take the opportunity to teach them some mech knowledge.
Cui Haoyu lifted the corner of his lips and asked, "I'll start with the easiest question. What material is best for a mech's outer armor?"
No one in the world could build a mech yet.
So they were still at the mech research stage.
The best material they had currently developed for mech outer armor was Titanium Alloy.
They had only recently researched it and had not yet announced it to the public.
Su Chen definitely wouldn't be able to answer!
Su Chen would surely mention some particularly lame materials like aluminum alloy or steel.
Su Chen said blandly, "At present, Titanium Alloy, which has extremely strong bulletproof capabilities and a moderate weight, is the best material for mech armor."
Cui Haoyu froze at those words!
Damn!
Su Chen actually knew!
How hateful!
Yan Bingxue must have told Su Chen!
Otherwise, Su Chen wasn't even a mech researcher. How could he know not only that Titanium Alloy should be used, but also that it needed to have exceptional bulletproof capability while maintaining an appropriate weight?
"Wow, Dad, you're amazing! You even know that." Seeing Cui Haoyu's defeated expression, Tuantuan immediately clapped happily to cheer on her dad.
Although she didn't understand any of it, that didn't stop her from looking at her dad with worshipful eyes.
"My turn to ask," Su Chen said coolly.
"Ask!" Cui Haoyu's expression was ugly.
He had wanted to give Su Chen a show of force first, but it had failed.
Still, he figured Su Chen couldn't ask anything advanced!
What Yan Bingxue could have told Su Chen was probably limited to those things.
Su Chen had only remembered the names of those things. Without a decade of accumulated mech research experience, there was no way he could truly understand mechas!
He would definitely be able to answer Su Chen's question easily!
"Since you just asked me an easy question, I'll return the favor with an easy one."
"What is the best way to design a mech cockpit?"
Upon hearing Su Chen's question, Cui Haoyu immediately puffed out his chest and answered confidently, "Of course, it should use mechanical controls. Like using a joystick in an aircraft cockpit to fly a plane, use a joystick to unlock the mech's weapons and buttons to control the mech's various functions."
That really was the easiest question.
Any student who had just started learning about mechas could answer it!
Sure enough, Su Chen didn't understand mechas at all!
His earlier answer had been entirely luck! Yan Bingxue had happened to mention it to him!
So he remembered it!
Now, Cui Haoyu was preparing to ask a medium-difficulty question, because Yan Bingxue would certainly disdain discussing medium-difficulty questions with Su Chen.
So Su Chen definitely wouldn't know!
Just as he was about to say he would begin his second question, Su Chen gave a soft laugh.
"What are you laughing at?" Cui Haoyu frowned.
Lele also looked at Su Chen.
Because Cui Haoyu's answer just now wasn't wrong.
Everything he said was correct.
Current mech control systems indeed combined joysticks and buttons, modeled after aircraft cockpits.
After laughing, Su Chen said, "It seems your understanding of mechas is really still stuck at the kindergarten level."
"What do you mean?!" Cui Haoyu was furious.
That meant Su Chen looked down on his answer!
He thought he was wrong!!!
Heh!
Could he be wrong?
It was written clearly in introductory mech textbooks!
There was absolutely no mistake!
Su Chen was definitely putting on an act!
Showing off!
Su Chen said, "My meaning is perfectly clear. That kind of foolproof operation might work for flying an aircraft, but operating a mech... are you sure you're not joking with me?"
Cui Haoyu was so angry his hair practically stood on end.
Damn it!
Su Chen actually called his method foolproof operation!
And said his understanding of mechas was at kindergarten level!
It was simply unbearable!
"Then tell me, what's the best method?" Cui Haoyu said with a cold laugh.
He threw the question right back at Su Chen!
He wanted to see what true mech knowledge Su Chen, an outsider to the field, could possibly offer!
At that moment, an elderly man sitting on a sofa in the corner and reading a magazine suddenly put the magazine down and looked toward Su Chen.
He seemed to be anticipating Su Chen's answer as well.
Su Chen said calmly, "Of course, use detection sensors!"
"Use semi-transparent liquid crystal glasses to relay the mech's field of vision and control the direction of the mech's head camera!"
"Then manually control a 3D strategic map display!"
"Display various indicators and equipment statuses on a touchscreen panel, while the fire-control weapon system is controlled through AI voice commands!"
"That would allow the mech to quickly perform all kinds of movements we want it to make!"
Of course, the best method would be a helmet-style brainwave sensor, directly connecting the brain's neurons to the mech and bringing the compatibility between human and mech to one hundred percent!
It would reach the state described in martial arts novels as "man and sword as one"—or rather, "man and machine as one"!
This was the most advanced method taught to him by the system.
It was a method that far surpassed the limits of current technology.
Even if others knew about it, they still couldn't create such a helmet-style brainwave sensor!
But he definitely could in the future!
Because once he comprehended the Intermediate Mecha Manufacturing Technique, he would gain that skill.
And with the Elementary Mecha Manufacturing Technique he currently possessed, what he could make was the detection-sensor method he had just described!
The moment Su Chen finished speaking, everyone was shocked!! Dumbfounded!!
Not just Cui Haoyu, but Lele as well!
And the elderly man on the sofa in the corner!
After recovering from his shock, the elderly man immediately rose excitedly to his feet, his gaze at Su Chen burning with intensity!
He immediately used his phone to record everything Su Chen had just said.
He was afraid he would forget it!
Looking at the cockpit design plan recorded on his phone!
His face was full of amazement!
This cockpit design was simply perfection!
The earlier mechanical-control plan was utterly crushed in comparison!
He had never expected that, while visiting his granddaughter today, he would unexpectedly encounter such a talented young man.
He had hit the jackpot!
Later, he absolutely had to ask his granddaughter to get this young man's contact information!
A talent like this had to be recruited into the Dragon Kingdom's top academy of sciences!
Lele also hadn't expected that Su Chen hadn't been talking casually just now. He really knew a newer and better cockpit design plan!
Though Lele didn't quite understand it, it still sounded incredibly impressive!
Su Chen really was amazing!
He seemed like he truly could build a giant mech!
Tuantuan was Dad's loyal fan. Even though she didn't understand, she clapped and cheered, "Dad is so amazing! Dad's plan totally crushes all the others!"
"Dad will definitely build a giant mech!"
"My dad is Superman!"
Cui Haoyu had never expected Su Chen to propose such a cockpit design plan!
Even those old scientists at the top academy of sciences might not be able to come up with such a brilliant design!
At this moment, he wasn't embarrassed into anger. Only two words remained in his heart: freaking awesome!!!!
Although he was pursuing Yan Bingxue, he was also a fervent mech enthusiast.
What Su Chen had said made him realize that Su Chen was truly incredibly powerful in the mech field.
He completely forgot about continuing to compete with Su Chen.
Instead, he threw out every question in his heart one after another.
All his previous arrogance was gone.
He was like a student who had encountered difficult problems and suddenly met an all-knowing teacher, desperate to have the teacher explain every single problem to him.
"Su Chen, then what about the mech's exterior..."
"Cui Haoyu, have you asked enough? Did you come here to cause trouble, or are you trying to use provocation to pry into the Chaofan Group's mech research trade secrets?!"
Suddenly, a sharp female voice rang out. Yan Bingxue, now wearing makeup, had appeared without anyone noticing.
She walked straight to Su Chen's side, her face carrying the coldness and dominance of a fierce woman protecting her husband.
"What other company secrets are you trying to find out? Do you want a lawyer's letter from our legal department sent to you?"
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