18: Chapter 18 Official Announcement! Too advanced to be shown!

"Ark of a Great Power" even joined the fray,

pinning the comment about live-streaming eating feces and replying to it.

"What a pity, brother. I reckon no one dares to bet against you, which makes it seem a bit unfair."

A group of people followed suit below.

Some clownish pro-Eagle Country fans, enjoying the chaos, added further comments.

"If he can't finish it, I'll take over!"

"If the person above can't finish, I'll continue!"

"..."

Originally, most people weren't sure if the armored soldier in the video was real or fake.

As some famous Public Intellectuals began to come out and criticize it,

some Big Vs even listed a comparison between the current technological levels of the Eagle Country and China,

even adding the caption: "How could China be capable of this? How dare you?"

The number of likes reached hundreds of thousands at one point.

Most netizens had basically concluded that this was just a farce.

They turned on their TVs to watch soap operas,

treating it as nothing more than a joke.

However,

after the hot search had been fermenting for three hours.

At 10:30 PM,

the official Weibo account of the Supreme Military Region,

[China Military Industry], posted a message.

"#Exoskeleton Armor #China Military Industry Our country's latest generation of Individual Exoskeleton Armor testing has been completed with complete success!"

In the video with a blue background and white text,

there was only text and no images.

"Too advanced to display!"

"Only three parameters of the Individual Exoskeleton Armor are publicly announced!"

"Maximum load: 3,000 kg!"

"Running speed: 80 km/h!"

"Armor flexibility: Meets combat standards!"

Once this official news was released,

it immediately dominated the number one spot on the hot searches across all major social media platforms!

The formal announcement from the China Supreme Military Region

caused the internet to boil over completely!

The comment section was instantly flooded with hundreds of thousands of messages.

"Holy crap, am I seeing this right?? 3,000 kg, three tons???"

"My god, a three-ton load!! No wonder that armored soldier could lift a truck alone; he's becoming a Chinese Iron Man!!"

"I must have woken up too fast. The country says they've built an Iron Man suit. Going back to sleep for a bit!"

"Dragon Army is mighty! China is rising!!!"

"The cost must be very high and it might be impractical, but it's still a great breakthrough! I just hope it can be deployed soon!"

Those famous Big Vs and Public Intellectuals were slightly embarrassed.

The authorities actually stepped forward!

And these insane parameters—how is that possible?

The comment about live-streaming eating feces also saw an explosion of replies.

Many people came specifically for it.

"Hahahaha! Waiting for the live stream. If you lie, you're a puppy!"

"All day long, just looking for a free meal!"

"Checking in at this legendary scene, waiting for a review of the flavor~"

"Wait a minute, I had super spicy hot pot today. If you're going to eat it, eat mine!"

"Ark of a Great Power," as the Weibo owner,

was even more embarrassed at this moment.

However, because they had set "must follow to comment," their follower count was actually skyrocketing.

In just over ten minutes, they gained hundreds of thousands of followers!

"Ark of a Great Power" had a sudden idea,

and instead forwarded the comment about live-streaming eating feces again,

adding a sentence: "To say a fair word for this brother, China Military Industry didn't even dare to release a demonstration video, which doesn't prove the viral video is real, so he won."

Wow!!...

Could someone really be this shameless?

If the viral video wasn't real, why would China Military Industry insist on releasing the news now?

Within just a few minutes,

the comments were instantly flooded with tens of thousands of insults.

"Ark of a Great Power" looked ecstatic;

the follower count was about to break four million!

He doubled down and posted several more captions.

"In the past, even experimental machines were heavily publicized. Why don't they even dare to include a single picture now? What exactly are they afraid of?"

"Mature military technology inevitably has a research and development process; it's impossible not to have accompanying pictures. This shows that the credibility of this official announcement is not high."

The harder the netizens scolded him, the more vigorously he slandered.

The number of followers rose accordingly, quickly approaching four million.

"Ark of a Great Power" couldn't help but laugh out loud.

How could there be such a good thing?

Today, I'll aim for five million followers!

"Huh? What's going on?"

He continued editing a ranting paragraph and was just about to send it.

But he found that it wouldn't send no matter what.

Thinking his phone was broken, he logged out and logged back in.

To his shock, he discovered

that his account interface displayed:

"This user has been temporarily muted for violating laws, regulations, and community guidelines!"

"What???"

"Ark of a Great Power's" face turned pale.

An account with millions of followers being muted—this was his main source of income!

His mind instantly cleared,

and the more he thought about it, the more distressed and regretful he became.

The official announcement was already out, yet he still went to diss the authorities. Wasn't he just looking for trouble?

When he logged in again, hoping to delete a few Weibo posts to remedy the situation,

he found that

he could no longer log into his Weibo account!

He hurriedly logged into his alt account and searched for his main.

"Account has been deleted!"

"Ark of a Great Power" collapsed directly onto the sofa.

"It's over, it's all over..."

Early morning in the Western Hemisphere.

In the Eagle Country, far across the ocean.

"Director, here is the latest intelligence from China!"

CIA.

Director Smith sat at his desk and took the materials handed over by his subordinate.

"Lisa, when did this news come in?"

"Director Smith, three hours ago."

"According to China time, between 4:00 PM and 6:00 PM."

Secretary Lisa introduced solemnly.

"Based on information collected from the Chinese internet and data sent back by our intelligence network spies, it can be basically confirmed."

"Individual Exoskeleton Armor technology has already been developed by China."

"The armor's performance has reached an unbelievable level!"

Smith asked with a calm expression while flipping through the materials.

"The materials say the project developer is a fresh undergraduate graduate from the University of Science and Technology of China's military technology major named Lin Mo. Is that confirmed?"

Lisa replied,

"Based on all intelligence, there is a high probability that this cutting-edge technology was completed by his mentor and only released in the student's name for unknown reasons."

"And his mentor is an old acquaintance of ours."

"A typical representative of The Hawks in China, Professor Ai Chongfeng!"

Smith nodded.

He continued to carefully finish reading all the materials in his hand and then placed them on the desk.

"I really didn't expect that our old rival, dear Professor Ai Chongfeng, actually has some skill."

"It's just a pity that this Professor Ai can never be used by us."

Smith took the hot coffee handed over by the female secretary.

He said calmly.

"However, the data released by China surely has the handiwork of the Strategic Intimidation Bureau."

"3,000 kg? Heh, I don't believe a single word. It's likely the work of that Strategic Intimidation Bureau again."

"But in any case,"

"this military technology is enough to change the global landscape of military power and deserves our utmost attention."

"Lisa,"

"organize all the intelligence into a special report and submit it to the President's Office immediately, while also copying it to the Pentagon."

"We must do everything possible to get our hands on this technology!"

"Our means of suppressing China in all aspects must also be re-evaluated!"

"Yes, Director!"

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