73: Chapter 73 Exoskeleton

William Miller repeated what he had just said, stuttering, and then looked at the dazed BOSS.

After a long while, "BOSS, is there a problem with this?"

"William, I have a feeling that Huaxia can no longer be stopped. Perhaps soon, they will grow into a giant! A giant that even we will need to look up to!!!"

"It's not that exaggerated, right, BOSS? People have been saying that for years, and aren't we still firmly seated in the world's number one position?"

"Besides, I don't believe they have really developed that so-called controllable nuclear fusion technology. You know, they are very good at propaganda."

"No, no, no, William, you still don't understand them. If such news is reported by their official channels, it means that this technology is not only highly likely to exist, but it has actually existed for a long time."

"..."

That short 5-minute news report from the Huaxia officials was like a series of cruise missiles, precisely detonating in every corner of the world, exploding into brilliant fireworks.

Heads of state, their advisors, top experts in physics, energy tycoons, and relevant scientists were all busy making phone calls at this moment.

They needed to confirm the reliability of this information, or call the relevant departments in Huaxia to obtain controllable nuclear fusion technology faster and seek cooperation.

In the months that followed, Project Red Shore began to slowly operate. Foreign capital entered one after another, beginning to continuously pour funds into Huaxia and into Chu Ge's Star and Sea plan for the coming years.

The world-renowned Chu Ge did not stop his pace. He had been coordinating with the material experts arriving one after another over these past few days.

Whether it was the material for the exoskeleton in the individual combat system, the structural material for the Aerospace Aircraft Carrier, or the engine material for the Nuclear Fusion Engine, all required new material technology for support.

"Xiao Chu, come, come, come over. Let me introduce you to a leader in the materials industry."

Academician Chen came to Chu Ge's office early today, followed by a middle-aged man around 40 years old.

The man wore a pair of thick Yanjing, his hair had been carefully styled, and his clothes were very smooth. Chu Ge looked closely and felt there wasn't even a wrinkle.

"Qu Weichao, a senior engineer specializing in metal materials. Xiao Chu, I put a lot of effort into inviting him. Oh, Engineer Qu, this is the youngest Academician in our Research Institute, Chu Ge."

"Chu Ge, Academician Chu, my ears have grown calluses from hearing this name over the past two days."

Engineer Qu hurriedly went over to shake Chu Ge's hands, then turned to Academician Chen and said.

"Haha, Engineer Qu, don't listen to Old Chen as he exaggerates about me. Just call me Xiao Chu from now on."

"Haha, did you see that, Engineer Qu? Chu Ge is, after all, just a young man around 20 years old. He's blushing..."

"Alright, I've brought the person to you. You two can discuss the rest. The office, factory building, laboratory, and the Research Institute are all prepared. Once Engineer Qu is done here, he can go take a look."

"Okay, Old Chen, don't worry."

After Old Chen left, Chu Ge hurriedly asked Engineer Qu to sit down.

"Engineer Qu, to be honest, with an expert like you here, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to carry out the subsequent work."

"Haha, Academician Chu, no need to be humble. Before coming here, Old Chen already explained some of the situation to me. Regarding the future of Huaxia, we will definitely do our best. As for the specifics, I will listen to your arrangements. Give the order!"

Engineer Qu stated his position to Chu Ge right away, which made Chu Ge study the middle-aged man in front of him carefully for a moment, then sincerely admire him in his heart.

Being able to put aside the glitz and glamour of the outside world and devote oneself to scientific research for the sake of Huaxia's future was, in itself, a form of noble righteousness.

Seeing this, Chu Ge no longer hesitated.

"Alright, how about this: you take your team to the laboratory to take a look first. If the equipment needs to be changed or you have better suggestions, you can bring them up then. I will have people from the Research Institute accompany you the whole time. I will personally hand over the specific process technology for the new material's experiments and manufacturing to you tomorrow. How does that sound?"

"Okay, Academician Chu, just make the arrangements. If there's nothing else, I'll go back to make arrangements first?"

"Good!"

As Engineer Qu said this, he had already walked out of the office, looking travel-worn. Chu Ge knew this was another person with formidable execution.

He didn't waste any more time. Now that he had the talent, System Big Brother began to work.

The exoskeleton equipment provided by the system was actually auxiliary equipment for individual combat armor.

Based on the armor, it focused on the area between the hands and shoulders, and between the ankles and thighs, adding this layer of physical augmentation.

Supplemented by microcomputer control.

This improved the explosive power, endurance, jumping ability, and strength of the individual soldier's hands and legs.

The main material was based on carbon nanotubes, allowing carbon atoms to undergo SP2 hybridization and SP3 hybridization, forming a new substance in a mixed state of the two hybridizations. In this state, the tensile strength of the carbon nano-material reached 100 times that of steel, while its density was only one-sixth that of steel, which greatly reduced the weight of the finished product.

Chu Ge had read the system's data files; a finished set of exoskeleton armor weighed only 4.6 kilograms.

This material also had two other characteristics: its hardness was 3 times that of diamond, and finally, its melting point was the highest among known materials.

It was simply the perfect exoskeleton material.

"System Big Brother, you're really something. This material is perfectly chosen. Although it's not new, the manufacturing process is a difficulty. I've researched large-scale manufacturing, and your method is still the most reliable."

[I have better ones, but unfortunately you don't have the money. Also, your resources are barren, so you can only modify, upgrade, and utilize what is currently available to be collected.]

"I've discovered that you're a contrarian now. Can't you say something nice?"

Chu Ge replied angrily after hearing System Big Brother's commentary.

[Humans are also complicated.]

...

Chu Ge began to write down the material composition and manufacturing process. As for System Big Brother's complaints, forget it; they weren't from the same dimension, so there was no common language.

Time had unknowingly reached late night again. The thin film of oil in the instant noodle cup beside Chu Ge had already solidified a bit. Although it was already spring, the temperature was still very low in the early morning and late at night.

Chu Ge, head down and writing furiously, frowned from time to time.

Chu Ge hadn't expected that a single material could have so many equations and process steps. This was simply more cumbersome than drawing blueprints or diagrams.

Fortunately, Chu Ge finished organizing all the materials before midnight.

Looking at the thick stack of materials in front of him, Chu Ge smiled knowingly.

Another task completed.

After quickly taking care of personal matters, Chu Ge lay on the bed and began to shamelessly find his good buddy for a "heart-to-heart talk".

"System Big Brother, can't you give a discount on that heavy cruiser? The remaining honor points I have mean I can't afford it."

[You haven't even built the Aerospace Aircraft Carrier yet, why are you in such a rush?]

"Haha, I've discovered your vocabulary has increased again. Haha."

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