39: Chapter 39 The Complete Exoskeleton Mech!

"It is possible, but..." Xu Hao said, stopping mid-sentence with a troubled expression.

"But what?" Zhu Deze and Professor Zhou Xuemin spoke in unison. They exchanged glances before looking back at Xu Hao.

If it could be mass-produced, then everything else would be easy to handle. But looking at Xu Hao's expression, it seemed he had encountered some difficulty.

This made Zhu Deze anxious. Professor Zhou Xuemin was also very anxious; he didn't dare to breathe too loudly, watching Xu Hao and waiting for his answer.

"However, this Powered Exoskeleton Mecha is not the true complete version. I still plan to install some special devices on it later to give it even superior performance," Xu Hao explained.

"What?!" Professor Zhou Xuemin widened his eyes, staring at Xu Hao in disbelief.

"This is actually not the complete version yet? You still want to install other devices on it?" Professor Zhou Xuemin exclaimed in surprise.

He really hadn't expected this. He had thought that Xu Hao's hesitation and troubled expression meant he had encountered some difficulty, but it turned out to be because of this?

What he was worried about was actually that he felt this Exoskeleton Mecha was not perfect enough...

If he hadn't seen Xu Hao's serious expression, he would have thought Xu Hao was joking with him.

To him, the experimental results from Zhu Deze just now were already very perfect.

But Xu Hao was not satisfied and wanted to further improve the performance of the Exoskeleton Mecha.

This... this...

For a moment, he didn't know whether to be happy or depressed.

Zhu Deze also looked at Xu Hao with a surprised expression. "Engineer Xu, you aren't joking, are you? I think this Exoskeleton Mecha is already very good, isn't it?"

He asked with a puzzled look on his face.

He had personally tried it on just now and felt that every performance aspect of the Exoskeleton Mecha was already very well-refined.

Furthermore, during operation, he didn't feel any discomfort, and it fit the human body structure perfectly.

He even felt that with this level of performance, it could be directly equipped to the entire force of officers and soldiers.

Yet, Engineer Xu was not satisfied with this result.

Zhu Deze could not help but look at Xu Hao with even more admiration.

Such a spirit of striving for perfection was truly rare.

Listening to the two of them, and meeting the gazes of the numerous professors, experts, and technical personnel, Xu Hao smiled helplessly, then walked over to the side of the Exoskeleton Mecha and pointed to a slot specifically reserved on it.

"Do you see this?" Xu Hao asked.

Professor Zhou Xuemin, Zhu Deze, and the others all nodded.

"This will be the energy slot for the future Powered Exoskeleton Mecha. After installing the battery, it will provide power to the entire Exoskeleton Mecha. With the support of a power source, the performance of this Exoskeleton Mecha will be greatly improved, and its functions will also increase. For example, operations like bare-handed rock climbing that we usually see are not impossible to achieve."

"However, due to issues with time and materials, as well as some problems in the factory area that needed to be handled recently, the compatible battery is still in the research and development stage and could not be installed immediately," Xu Hao explained.

The blueprints provided by the [MOSS Technology System] were complete design blueprints for the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha, which included the battery design module.

With the knowledge and technology provided by the system, the battery pack could be built.

However, due to the influence of the recent public opinion storm and the shortage of materials, there was no extra time to build the battery after finishing the Exoskeleton Mecha.

After a while, Professor Zhou Xuemin's excited mood gradually calmed down.

Listening to Xu Hao's explanation, he looked back at the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha, lost in thought.

If, as Xu Hao said, this Exoskeleton Mecha could be equipped with a power source, then the role of the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha would not just be 'auxiliary' in nature.

Perhaps, if used properly, it would be a powerful trump card within the military forces.

At the same time, such an Exoskeleton Mecha equipped with kinetic energy would benefit many disabled people with physical defects.

Furthermore, in certain large-scale rescue and disaster relief missions, possessing such a high-performance Powered Exoskeleton Mecha would effectively improve the efficiency of rescue and disaster relief.

Having thought through these pros and cons, Professor Zhou Xuemin also understood why Xu Hao wanted to install a battery for the Exoskeleton Mecha.

Regaining his focus, he suddenly remembered that Xu Hao had just said that it was because of external influences and material reasons that the battery pack was not developed on time.

He couldn't help but frown slightly, then turned around, looked around, and started looking for someone.

After searching for a circle, Professor Zhou Xuemin finally saw the idle Director Ma Wenkang of the Local Tax Bureau standing in the crowd, along with his little follower, Gao Zimin, standing beside him.

"You are the comrade from the Local Tax Bureau, right?" Professor Zhou Xuemin asked Ma Wenkang.

Ma Wenkang, who was standing in the crowd, was stunned when he suddenly heard Professor Zhou Xuemin mention his name, thinking he had misheard.

When he came to his senses and saw everyone looking at him, and that Professor Zhou Xuemin was staring right at him, he realized that Professor Zhou Xuemin was indeed calling him.

"Yes, Professor Zhou Xuemin, I am Director Ma Wenkang of the Local Tax Bureau. This is my colleague, Gao Zimin."

Ma Wenkang put on a smile, introduced himself, and simultaneously introduced Gao Zimin to Professor Zhou Xuemin.

Professor Zhou Xuemin nodded, his expression unchanged, and continued to ask: "Director Ma, are there really any problems with the taxes of Xu's Heavy Industry Group?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin had also heard the public opinion online regarding Xu's Heavy Industry, and since the comrade from the Tax Bureau happened to be here, it was a good opportunity to understand the situation in detail.

"Ah?" Ma Wenkang was stunned; he never expected Professor Zhou Xuemin to ask such a question.

In other words, he never expected that, out of the blue, he would be involved.

Weren't you all discussing the Exoskeleton Mecha? Why did it suddenly shift to me?

Besides, how could Xu's Heavy Industry have any tax problems?

For the past ten-plus years, the tax work for Xu's Heavy Industry had been handled entirely by him.

Xu's Heavy Industry had always been operating diligently.

From when Xu Hao's father was alive to now, with Xu Hao taking over Xu's Heavy Industry.

Every year, Xu's Heavy Industry paid taxes in full.

Even in the few years when business was not good, Xu's Heavy Industry never defaulted on tax payments.

Therefore, there was absolutely no situation of tax evasion.

The reason he was here was also due to the pressure of public opinion online, forcing him to come to Xu's Heavy Industry to investigate.

Therefore, regarding Professor Zhou Xuemin's inquiry, after being stunned for a moment, he shook his head and immediately replied: "There are no problems!"

He then continued to explain: "Xu's Heavy Industry is an established heavy industry enterprise that pays taxes in full every year in accordance with regulations. These are all documented and can be checked at any time."

"To be honest, the claims online about Xu's Heavy Industry evading taxes are completely groundless."

Whether Xu's Heavy Industry had evaded taxes or not, he was the most qualified to speak on it.

These facts were all true.

After Ma Wenkang finished speaking, he saw Professor Zhou Xuemin's expression soften significantly, and he nodded.