50: New Equipment

A moment later, he said to his secretary, "Xiao Wang."

"Here, Chairman Xu."

"Book me a flight to Longhai, and while you're at it, contact the chairmen of the other three military factories and ask if they are interested in going together to take a look. I'll pay for the tickets."

"Alright, Chairman Xu." The secretary responded and left the room.

In the spacious office, Wang Qiancheng gently sipped his tea, his gaze passing through the window glass towards the sky.

As the exhibition date approached, reporters arrived one after another.

Earlier, a hotel Xu Ning had purchased to accommodate the workers now served its purpose again, hosting all the media personnel who came to report. The exhibition venue was chosen to be an open military testing ground.

Following Xu Ning's suggestion, it was set up as an outdoor exhibition hall, as the products on display this time were massive, making traditional indoor exhibition halls clearly unsuitable.

All preparations were proceeding in an orderly manner.

In the blink of an eye, the eve of the exhibition arrived.

Tang Ziwei paced back and forth anxiously within the testing ground, fine beads of sweat seeping from her forehead. She was searching for Xu Ning and finally found him beside a temporarily erected small tent. Xu Ning was watching several soldiers who were training.

"Oh my, you were hard to find! The exhibition is tomorrow, and you're still slacking here!" Tang Ziwei complained. "Where is that new thing you talked about? I haven't even seen its true appearance yet. How am I supposed to arrange the display location?"

Xu Ning did not answer immediately but pointed to the soldiers who were doing physical training ahead.

"The answer you're looking for is right there."

Tang Ziwei followed his gesture and looked, only seeing a few soldiers running with weighted packs. She was a little confused and turned to look at Xiao Jianhao beside her, noticing that his expression had become solemn.

Tang Ziwei observed carefully again and finally noticed the unusually large backpack on the back of one of the soldiers. The volume of that backpack was almost two or three times that of the backpack on the soldier next to him.

"This... what's going on?" Tang Ziwei was secretly surprised. If calculated proportionally, this huge backpack weighed at least ninety kilograms!

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but gasp. Although she doubted her judgment, she knew that even the standard for special forces was only a thirty-kilogram load, and the scene before her almost exceeded the limits of human capability.

Just then, the soldier carrying a regular-sized backpack suddenly ran out of strength and fell onto the track.

Xiao Jianhao and Tang Ziwei quickly ran over and helped the soldier into the sunshade tent.

The soldier's lips were pale, and his legs were still trembling uncontrollably, but he still tried to say to Xiao Jianhao, "Battalion Commander, I've disgraced you..."

Xiao Jianhao gripped his hand tightly and comforted him, "It's alright, Xiao Zhang, you've done very well. You are the pride of our battalion."

Tang Ziwei's eyes widened when she heard this. The one who collapsed was actually the top performer in their battalion?

Then, who was that divine being still running on the field?

Only then did Xu Ning put down his watch and say to Xiao Jianhao, "He's run about ten kilometers. Let him stop now, Battalion Commander Gao, tell that soldier to come back too."

Xiao Jianhao looked at Xu Ning as if he were looking at an alien. "What on earth did you put on him? Carrying something so heavy and running as if nothing is wrong."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ziwei's face showed surprise. "It's really ninety kilograms?"

"Old Gao, don't kid me. Running with ninety kilograms, how is that possible?"

Xiao Jianhao couldn't help but curse, "I wish it were fake, but I packed that load myself, and it really is ninety kilograms."

When he heard Xu Ning ask for a ninety-kilogram package, he felt something was off, but he didn't expect Xu Ning would actually make a soldier carry it.

If Xu Ning hadn't stopped him, he would have been ready to call an ambulance.

Xiao Jianhao ignored Tang Ziwei's surprised expression, turned around, and called back the soldier who was still running with the weight.

Looking at Xu Ning's smug appearance, Xiao Jianhao asked the soldier irritably, "Xiao Liu, the package on your back is ninety kilograms. You've run so many laps, don't you feel tired?"

The soldier wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile, "Battalion Commander, it's strange. Before, I would collapse after running five kilometers with a thirty-kilogram load. Today, I feel like I could run a few more kilometers."

He turned to look at the package on his back and moved his body. "When I was running, I felt like the weight on my back was only a little over ten kilograms. My feet felt light, and it was very easy."

Xu Ning no longer kept them in suspense and said to Xiao Jianhao, "Have him take off the package. You'll know when you see his back."

At Xiao Jianhao's signal, the soldier unloaded the package. The heavy package made a dull sound when it hit the ground, and the ground even trembled slightly.

Only then did everyone notice a strange metal frame on the soldier's back. It was this frame that supported the huge package. Through his clothes, they could also see black metal rods connected to his limbs.

Tang Ziwei asked curiously, "Young man, what is this?"

Xu Ning said with a smile, "This is the new equipment I told you about before."

"Company Commander Tang, do you remember that individual equipment project the Eagle Country started last year?"

"Powered exoskeleton."

"What? Even the Eagle Country couldn't get that thing right, and you actually made it?" Tang Ziwei asked in surprise.

She remembered very clearly that the news from the Eagle Country at the time mentioned how powerful this equipment was. Military magazines even drew concept maps and discussed it for quite a while.

Recently, the news from the Eagle Country suddenly stopped, which made Tang Ziwei feel very regretful, because at that time, the Rabbit Country's army was known as the strongest in the world, especially if they could solve the problem of plateau warfare.

The iron torrent formed by the army would be truly spectacular. This was undoubtedly a huge threat to the Ah San, who often had friction with the Rabbit Country. At tomorrow's exhibition, global media would focus on this, and Xu Ning's actions seemed to be issuing a challenge to the Eagle Country.

Xu Ning smiled and nodded, saying, "This is just an initial version. Currently, the battery life is only about four hours, but the carrying capacity is very strong."

This was the best solution he derived from repeated testing in the simulator. Although the robotic arm had been improved twice, its performance was still limited due to basic conditions. To highlight its core advantage, he had to temporarily abandon some secondary functions.

To enhance the performance of the main function, because once the carrying capacity is improved, the individual combat capability will be significantly enhanced. Currently, the country is undergoing military reform.

The army still holds an important position. The appearance of this equipment will surely attract more attention from the higher-ups to the Longhai area. Therefore, Xu Ning decided to launch it at this time.

The sun set in the west, the sky was a fiery red. Everyone in Longhai was eagerly awaiting the arrival of tomorrow, when that glorious moment belonging to Longhai would unfold.