351: Our Future

Zhirui Technology is not one of the Three Great Companies; it's considered a mid-sized company.

After all, in this world, not everything relies solely on the Three Great Companies.

Although the Three Great Companies hold a significant monopoly, other companies and enterprises still exist.

Zhirui Technology is one such entity, specializing in the production and research of exoskeletons and single-person mechs.

Of course, their technological level certainly can't catch up to the Three Great Companies, and the exoskeletons and single-person mechs they produce and research are 'civilian' models.

If there are any new developments in this area, they can directly approach the Three Great Companies for cooperation or to exchange for other technologies.

The Three Great Companies are undoubtedly at the forefront and leading edge of technology.

Zhirui Technology's research in exoskeletons and single-person mechs also leans more towards civilian applications.

For instance, several new products launched this time are single-person mechs that utilize nanotechnology; they only need to be attached to the chest, and once activated, they can quickly cover the entire body, completing a 'transformation'.

Moreover, the design and style of the mechs are incredibly cool, and they can be customized.

Indeed, Zhirui Technology is also a company known for its stylish designs in single-person mechs.

Thanks to this technology, Ran Quan has also stocked various models of 'single-person mechs' and customization options in his shop, as well as exoskeletons.

Currently, he hasn't sold any, as the big shots in the group don't need them. Of course, Ran Quan's target audience isn't the big shots, but future newcomers and a few potential current users: Zhu Wenyan and Chen Mu.

"Look, look! Three new products!" Lin Diao exclaimed upon arriving at Zhirui Technology's exclusive store.

Lin Diao pointed to the display stand where holographic projections of the three new products were showcased.

One new product was a combination of azure blue and white, with an overall design that looked very free, flowing, and agile. Its name was 'Free Sky'.

The second was made of black with white patterns, and its overall design was deeper and more mysterious, named 'Deep Starry Sky'.

The third was a combination of pink and white, with an overall design that had a touch of girlishness but didn't lack coolness, and it looked full of vibrancy and agility. Its name was 'Pink Battle Princess'.

"They all look pretty good!" Ran Quan looked at these three new products, which were the latest designs and outputs this year. Besides the holographic projections, there were also displays of various functions, parameters, and other data for these three single-person mechs.

Furthermore, if you want to see more detailed information, you can operate it, for example, to view the material and structure of various parts.

As for imitation or plagiarism, that's highly unlikely. These all have patents and intellectual property rights, and with technology so advanced now, if you try to plagiarize... you'll probably suffer a terrible fate.

"Zhirui Technology's designs are indeed famously good, but their naming is as bad as ever! Can't they hire a better product name designer?" Ran Quan couldn't help but complain.

"Hahaha~ Maybe that's also one of Zhirui Technology's styles?" Lin Diao chuckled upon hearing Ran Quan's words.

"Hiss! You have a point!" Ran Quan was enlightened upon hearing Lin Diao's words! So there was this angle!

"Hahaha~, look, do you like any?" Lin Diao said to Ran Quan, "Buy one, just like clothes, change them up for fun."

"Uh... for this kind of thing, don't both you and I have something even better?" Ran Quan asked Lin Diao, puzzled.

After all, they both possessed the latest research achievements from the Three Great Technologies!

Those were used for military purposes! True war machine individual mechs. Well, military ones are called individual mechs, while civilian ones are called single-person mechs.

"..." Lin Diao glanced at Ran Quan, "You really don't understand romance! Or beauty!"

"What beauty... it's all flashy! Big is strong! More is beautiful! Firepower saturation! Precision strike! Now that's romance!" Ran Quan retorted.

"..." Lin Diao narrowed her eyes, "You have to buy one today!"

"Alright, alright!" Ran Quan surrendered, raising his hands. Buying one was nothing; for both him and Lin Diao, that amount of money was truly negligible.

"Hmph! Not buying it!" Lin Diao snorted and turned to walk out.

"..." Ran Quan watched Lin Diao walk out and immediately felt a headache, then followed behind her.

"Do you like exoskeletons?" Lin Diao didn't seem angry at all as she asked Ran Quan, who had caught up.

"Uh... I like them!" How could a man not like these things! So Ran Quan nodded, and he himself was already in 'implant' mode, so he was even less resistant to them.

"Hehe, let's go check out Zhirui Technology's exoskeleton exclusive store!" Lin Diao chuckled.

"Not buying a mech anymore?" Ran Quan was stunned. How did it suddenly change like this... Sigh, women are really hard to understand!

"Not buying, not buying! Let's go look at exoskeletons! There have been quite a few new products recently!" Lin Diao said with a smile. The previous store was Zhirui Technology's single-person mech exclusive store.

Of course, the exoskeleton exclusive store wasn't far; since they were together, the storefront was right next door.

Ran Quan nodded. Perhaps it was because of the 'lesson' he just received, but this time, Ran Quan was all 'yes, yes, yes,' 'buy, buy, buy,' 'this is good!', 'anything goes!', 'great!'.

Although he didn't know why Lin Diao seemed even angrier. But Ran Quan felt he hadn't done anything wrong, right?

...

Ran Quan and Lin Diao went to eat.

"Hey, Ran Quan, what are you planning to do lately?" Lin Diao asked Ran Quan.

"Hmm? Not doing anything in particular... just like usual... I don't have anything to do right now... You know that," Ran Quan thought for a moment and said to Lin Diao.

"Hmm... what do you think our future will be like?" Lin Diao looked at Ran Quan and said.

"Future? Emmm... just steady development, I guess. Our world is developing quite well, technology is steadily advancing, the development trend is good, and there are no technological bottlenecks. Plus, with the current leaders, thanks to me, they are aware of these matters and have a longer-term vision, which is also one of the reasons for our world's current stable development," Ran Quan thought for a moment before speaking.

Lin Diao looked at Ran Quan deeply, "I wasn't talking about that..."

"Hmm? Then what future are you talking about?" Ran Quan was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lin Diao with a puzzled expression.

"..." Lin Diao was silent for a moment. If she didn't know that Ran Quan was indeed that kind of person, she would have thought he was a scumbag, after all, the three elements of a scumbag: not proactive, not refusing, not responsible.

"I'm talking about our future together," Lin Diao said.

"Our future together?" Ran Quan blinked, a little confused.