25: Chapter 25 Taking off from the spot and hovering in the air?! What kind of exoskeleton is this?!

As the former chief designer,

Peng Hao had worked here for several years,

and was very familiar with the environment.

As he walked,

he introduced the place to the others.

“The southwest corner of this research base is the Rocket Target Range.”

“Since the start of the Exoskeleton Armor project, it has rarely been used.”

“I wonder what Student Lin Mo and his team are researching there? Can Exoskeleton Armor even be tested at a Rocket Target Range?”

“Oh! ... I remember now. His mentor, Professor Ai Chongfeng, specializes in missiles. Could it be that their own university's testing grounds aren't good enough, so they came to a national research base to 'borrow a hen to lay an egg,' hahaha! ...”

Peng Hao deliberately referred to him as 'student,' a very sinister move.

This would give everyone the illusion that Lin Mo was young and unreliable.

General Li Jingwu frowned.

After years of cooperation, he already knew the man's true character.

This Peng Hao was playing such petty, underhanded tricks.

As expected, he was as shameless as ever!

Peng Hao continued,

“Leader, Commander-in-Chief Long, before we proceed, let me first introduce the research results of our previous project.”

“According to Science research, the current limit for all alloy materials worldwide is a maximum of 600 kilograms.”

“To be precise, the limit is 603.26 kg.”

“This is a figure our team precisely calculated based on all current materials and technologies.”

“It is also the consensus reached by Huaxia scientists, Eagle Country scientists, and experts from other countries around the world.”

“To exceed this limit, there would have to be major breakthroughs in various basic material fields!”

At this point,

Peng Hao looked at General Li Jingwu.

“As the Director of the Strategic Intimidation Bureau, Chief Li might have had some external strategic considerations when announcing that the armor has a load capacity of 3,000 kilograms.”

“Chief Li stands higher than us and is acting for the sake of Huaxia.”

“But from a scientific perspective, let alone 3,000 kilograms, even a 1,000-kilogram load is impossible!”

The leader's expression remained unchanged,

as he looked at Long Jianjun.

Commander-in-Chief Long understood and asked calmly,

“Academician Peng, don't you think there's even a slight possibility that the armor's parameters are real?”

“Absolutely impossible! If such absurd parameters were real, there would be no need for me to continue as the Dean at Shuimu University!” Peng Hao waved his hand, his tone incredibly firm.

Commander-in-Chief Long: “Then how do you explain the video data submitted by Comrade Jingwu?”

Peng Hao thought for a moment

and voiced his true thoughts from the past half-month.

“Perhaps it was Chief Li's careful design? That truck head looked like a prop!”

“Chief Li is the Director of the Strategic Intimidation Bureau and was previously the overall project manager. He had some discarded Exoskeleton Armor we developed together, which could be used for external strategic intimidation.”

“These days, Eagle Country has lifted several technical blockades on Huaxia just to get a glimpse of our armor technology.”

“It's clear that the results of the strategic intimidation are quite fruitful, which is what I admire most about Chief Li.”

Peng Hao firmly believed

that the previous Exoskeleton Armor

was a play directed by General Li Jingwu.

The main purpose was to intimidate the Eagle Country and achieve strategic goals.

As for the armor itself?

Heh!

How could it be 3,000 kilograms just because someone said so?

If it were that simple, could General Li Jingwu really be the head of the Strategic Intimidation Bureau?

After hearing Peng Hao's words,

General Li Jingwu's anger flared up.

Just as he was about to argue,

Long Jianjun, standing beside him, spoke coldly.

“Academician Peng, what makes you think”

“that the General Armament Department of the Supreme Military Region would dare to report a strategic military technology to the Huaxia Supreme Council if it were just a prop?”

“If it were really a prop, would the Supreme Military Region's General Command Meeting restart this national project?”

Peng Hao's face suddenly turned pale.

He stopped speaking.

“Put away your arrogance, Academician Peng!”

Commander-in-Chief Long's forceful words

made Peng Hao feel so ashamed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

His hatred for General Li Jingwu and that Lin Mo person grew even deeper.

Hearing Peng Hao get scolded,

General Li Jingwu felt secretly delighted.

With your meager research level, who knows how many rides you hitched from the Eagle Country to get that academician title,

and how many low-quality papers you churned out.

And you dare to compare yourself to the super genius I personally recruited?

The Project Inspection Team,

under the protection of dozens of Dragon Army soldiers,

walked quickly toward the Rocket Target Range.

...

At this moment,

inside the testing ground,

the preparations for various comprehensive tests were basically complete.

“Captain Liu, let's get ready to start. Proceed one by one according to the plan!”

“Understood, Chief Designer Lin!”

Captain Liu Zhihui looked excited.

These past few days, as the primary test pilot for the Exoskeleton Armor,

he had seen too many features and configurations that he wouldn't have dared to imagine before, yet Chief Designer Lin had already implemented them.

He wondered if he was just groggy from sleep,

and if it was all a dream.

If it weren't for the fact that he could still see his wife and rebellious son when he returned to the Military Housing every night,

it would really feel like he had suddenly traveled to a sci-fi era!

Captain Liu Zhihui took a deep breath

and clenched his fists.

“I must test it well and fight this last battle properly!”

After receiving the signal from the inspector,

Captain Liu Zhihui, wearing the armor, bent his knees slightly and gave himself a little boost,

soaring directly into the air and flying rapidly toward a newly set target in the distance!

In the same direction,

the group soon arrived at the edge of the testing ground's entrance.

“I see them; they're all over there.”

Just as they entered the testing ground,

General Li Jingwu saw a large group of people over by the testing ground's facility area from a distance.

He also felt a great sense of relief.

It's good that they're here. Thank goodness they didn't drop the ball!

Otherwise, he wouldn't have known how to explain it to the leader and Commander-in-Chief Long!

“Forgive my ignorance,”

“but I really want to see what kind of high-end testing an Individual Exoskeleton Armor can do at a rocket range.”

Peng Hao spoke sarcastically.

“Let's go!” Commander of Western Military Region said with a hint of excitement.

“I've been thinking about this Exoskeleton Armor for a long time. Since I have the chance today, I must try it out myself!”

The group was about to walk toward the project team.

Suddenly,

a black shadow flew rapidly toward them from the sky.

“Be careful, Chiefs!”

The Dragon Army soldiers responsible for protection were horrified,

and they quickly ran in front of the leaders,

raising their weapons to aim at the black shadow.

Even General Li Jingwu had forgotten

that stray bullets could appear at any time in a Rocket Target Range!

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

To their surprise,

the black shadow suddenly hovered in mid-air.

At this moment,

everyone finally saw the true form of the black shadow!

It was actually an armored soldier with a matte black finish all over!

Seeing this bizarre scene,

everyone was completely shocked and stood frozen in place.

“Old Li, isn't Exoskeleton Armor supposed to be auxiliary individual combat equipment? You damn well took off right from the spot—what kind of exoskeleton is this?!”

Commander of Western Military Region expressed his disbelief.

“Impossible, absolutely impossible!”

Peng Hao shook his head frantically, took off his glasses to rub them hard on his clothes, and rubbed his eyes repeatedly.

He put his glasses back on and looked up.

Why was the armored soldier still in the air?!

This isn't scientific!

Long Jianjun's brow furrowed.

He stared at the armored soldier in the sky and asked General Li Jingwu,

“Comrade Jingwu, what is going on?”