4: Chapter 4: The Defense Crisis! The Dove-like Academician Examiner Possesses Veto Power!

But thinking of the huge expenses before, Lin Mo felt heartbroken to the extreme!

"It's just way too damn expensive!"

The configuration of this first-generation Kunlun Armor had already been stripped down by Lin Mo to less than a quarter of its original state.

Not to mention the weapon systems, which were stripped down to just a few micro-guided tactical rockets. Even the smart system wasn't installed!

Basically, it only retained the most basic functions. While it was called Kunlun Armor, it was actually just a "youth edition" that looked like the Kunlun Armor.

But don't look at how much the configuration was cut. The money spent didn't decrease one bit! Of the six million in his hands, only a few thousand were left!

Lin Mo had calculated it. If he wanted to install all the configurations, especially the weapon systems—those micro electromagnetic pulse cannons, micro high-energy laser cannons... without three or five hundred million, it was simply out of the question!

However, Lin Mo didn't mind; he hadn't intended to build the full version or even a high-spec version anyway.

Although the configuration of the youth edition armor was miserable to look at, its performance was definitely top-tier!

After several rounds of testing and operation, Lin Mo took off the Exoskeleton Armor.

The shock and excitement on his face did not dissipate for a long time.

"It's absolutely, ridiculously absurd!"

Terrifying strength, superb speed, extraordinarily agile armor flexibility, and the weapon systems he dared not test on campus... It was absolutely cross-generational, absolutely future black technology!

It would not be an exaggeration at all to say it was comparable to the first-generation suit of Iron Man!

Lin Mo was full of confidence. If a work like this couldn't get a perfect score, then there wouldn't be any perfect graduation projects in this world!

...

University of Science and Technology of China dormitory building.

In order to prepare for the defense the next day, Lin Mo returned to the dormitory to get his documents.

As soon as he entered, he was greeted by the playful, weird screams of his three good buddies.

"I'm telling you, Old Lin, it's been two months! You really haven't returned to the dormitory for a single day!"

"What a grade-grubber! It seems like you haven't had us in Dorm 404 in your heart for a long time, nor us brothers!"

"Exactly, exactly! You didn't even come back to see us once. This kind of beastly behavior must be punished. You must treat us to a night out!"

"The meal budget must be over 500!"

Lin Mo laughed and scolded: "Get lost, all of you!"

The burly Yang Guozhi jumped down from the bed.

With a curious face, he asked: "You guy, you finished your graduation project a long time ago, yet you're still burying yourself in the laboratory every day. What on earth are you tinkering with?"

Lin Mo smiled and didn't answer. He hadn't told anyone else about the new project.

He had just said two months ago that his graduation project was finished, which made them extremely envious.

"You're mysterious all day long!"

The lanky, monkey-like Gao Tianyuan lay on the upper bunk and shouted excitedly: "Old Lin, do you know? This defense meeting is not like the past. It is said that big shots are gathering!"

Xu Xiuqi, who wore thick-rimmed glasses and looked gentle, sat on a chair and revealed the news he had gathered: "Insider news: two old academicians from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and one ministerial-level big shot from the Supreme Military Region."

Lin Mo nodded. He had known about this news for a long time.

If only one big shot came to be the defense examiner, it might just be a formality to express the high-level attention of China toward talent.

But this time, three top experts and leaders from different fields came. What does that represent? It represents a shift in talent policy and unprecedented attention!

"Our class is really miserable!" Yang Guozhi wailed, saying: "If it were normal times, my little shock grenade would probably have earned a 'C' rating, barely enough to graduate."

"But this year, it might only be a 'D' or even an 'E', definitely resulting in a delayed graduation!"

The grading for graduation defense projects is divided into A, B, C, D, E, and the lowest, F. Each level is further divided into '+' and '-' grades. Generally speaking, one needs to get at least a C to graduate smoothly.

For a small number of D-grade projects, if there is a possibility of improvement, they can be upgraded and improved within two months, and the student can apply for a re-defense.

Of course, most D-grade and below projects result in direct delayed graduation.

Xu Xiuqi added a final blow: "That probability is greater than 92.65%."

"Old Xu! You're the only one with a mouth, right? Blabbering all day!"

Gao Tianyuan tried to comfort him: "It's okay, Old Yang. There are tons of works worse than yours. What if the big shots just let you pass? Besides, delayed graduation is very common in our Military Academy of Sciences; one more person doesn't make a difference!"

"You really know how to comfort people..." Yang Guozhi smiled very awkwardly.

"Lin Mo's graduation project this time should get an 'A', right?"

Xu Xiuqi knew something about Lin Mo's graduation project, and it was indeed very excellent.

After all, as the only undergraduate student of the great doctoral supervisor Professor Ai Chongfeng, it was impossible for him not to produce a decent graduation project.

"In the past, it would definitely be an 'A', but now it's really hard to say..." Yang Guozhi said: "It is said that one of the academicians coming this time is a representative of the Dove Faction..."

"You have to know, these three big shots all have veto power!"

"And as a student of Professor Ai Chongfeng, a typical figure of The Hawks, everyone knows..."

"This..." A shadow flickered in Lin Mo's heart.