437: Test mech

The head of the Mecha Department, He Yi, led his two assistants, a man and a woman, forward to greet Prince Zhao and his group enthusiastically. He was especially attentive to Long Yuan, grabbing Long Yuan's hand and leading him directly to the display stand where the Tiangong Group mecha were placed to introduce them...

Long Yuan listened while observing. With his current Divine Sense, it took him only a very short time to fully understand the five mecha on display. He couldn't help but feel a wave of disappointment. The level of these five mecha could at best reach the level of the ungraded training mecha of the Snow Eagle Country. Since the Snow Eagle Country already possessed High Grade mecha, and perhaps even top-tier mecha domestically, the Tiangong Group mecha were still in the early stage of laying the foundation and simply could not compete with the mecha of those powerful nations.

He Yi noticed the change in Long Yuan's expression and couldn't help but ask, "Long Yuan, what do you think of the level of these mecha?"

Long Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "Minister He, do you have any actual combat data?"

"We do! And we have already arranged for three groups of soldiers to spar so that we can see the mecha's combat level more intuitively! Please follow me to the training grounds!" He Yi said confidently.

The group headed toward the training grounds in a grand procession. This underground space was extremely bright and spacious. Not only did it not feel stuffy, but the air was fresh, the lighting was bright, and there were many green plants and flowers, making one feel as if they were on the surface...

He Yi said to his two assistants, Gao Yang and Liu Fei, "You two go ahead and test the various data of the mecha!"

"Yes, Minister!" Gao Yang and Liu Fei responded, immediately went to the side of the training grounds, put on a set of mecha each, and first went to the front of the dynamometer to prepare for the test.

He Yi introduced, "Gao Yang is a Wu Zong Late Stage, and Liu Fei is a Late-stage Martial Master. After they put on the Tiangong Group mecha, their combat power can increase by one major rank!"

Prince Zhao showed a look of satisfaction, while Prince Dai and Xu Ruoying's eyes lit up with excitement upon hearing this. Being able to increase strength by a major rank was not simple; in reality, only some Genius figures could possibly achieve this, and the higher the level, the greater the difficulty of fighting across major ranks.

Then, Gao Yang faced the dynamometer and let out a roar, "Wild Ox Fist!!!"

With a "bang," the dynamometer trembled slightly, and the numbers on it began to soar, jumping level by level from 0: 1,000 kg, 5,000 kg, 10,000 kg, 20,000 kg, 24,000 kg!

"Wow!!!" everyone exclaimed.

24,000 kg was already close to the Peak Martial General level. It was indeed the strength of exceeding one major rank. However, there should also be the bonus component of a Martial Skill, because Gao Yang used the Martial Skill Wild Ox Fist, which made the power of this punch exceed the standard of a Late Stage Martial General and approach the Peak.

On the other side, Liu Fei also threw a punch, easily reaching a punching force of 14,000 kg, which was also a performance that exceeded one major rank.

Next was the test of durability. A Wu Zong Late Stage from another group of soldiers was tasked with striking Gao Yang to test the degree of damage the punching force caused to the mecha. After some effort, it was discovered that the Tiangong Group mecha could withstand the attacks of a Late Stage Martial General, but if it were the strength of a Peak Martial General, it would cause a certain degree of damage to the mecha!

However, such results already made everyone extremely satisfied. After all, a set of mecha could increase strength by one major rank in both offense and defense, which was equivalent to creating a Genius warrior. No matter how you looked at it, it was very cost-effective.

Next, the agility of the mecha was tested. This data was a bit unsatisfactory. The test was in a closed space where missiles were fired from various directions, and the tester had to try their best to dodge the missiles. The result was that each tester's score was about the same in both the state of wearing the mecha and not wearing it; some were even worse, which made He Yi's expression a bit awkward. However, this was something Long Yuan already knew, because he had seen it from the very beginning.

Seeing this result, He Yi said with an awkward smile, "Agility is not the strong point of the mecha. What we can do is try our best to maintain the tester's original level; this is the limit of what we can do at the moment."

Prince Zhao nodded and said, "Indeed! After putting on the mecha, a person becomes a bit clumsy, and it is impossible to become agile!"

But when he turned his head and saw Long Yuan's expression, he couldn't help but wonder, "Long Yuan, is what Minister He said incorrect?"

Long Yuan shook his head and said, "When I fought against mecha pilots, I found that they were very agile. By the way, I captured a complete set of Snow Eagle Country Low Grade mecha this time, as well as a training mecha, which are placed at the North Division. We can have them brought over to take a look!"

In fact, he had deliberately sent these two mecha out, wanting the North Division to hand them over to the Tiangong Group.

"Low Grade mecha?!" Prince Zhao and He Yi were both stunned.

"Yes, the Snow Eagle Country's mecha are divided into ungraded and graded. The ungraded ones are training mecha, while the graded mecha are divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade. I suspect they may also possess top-tier mecha, but that should be very rare and in the hands of a few high-ranking officials," Long Yuan explained.

Everyone was extremely shocked, and He Yi asked anxiously, "How do you think those Low Grade mecha compare to our Tiangong Group mecha?"

The people from the Mecha Department couldn't help but look at Long Yuan with anticipation upon hearing this question...

"Does the Minister want to hear the truth or a lie?" Long Yuan said.

"Of course... the truth!" He Yi gritted his teeth and said.

"Hmm, in my opinion, the level of our Tiangong Group mecha is probably slightly inferior to those ungraded mecha of the Snow Eagle Country!" Long Yuan smiled and said.

"What?!"

"How is this possible?!"

"We can't even compare to the ungraded ones?"

"Then if we go up against their graded mecha, won't our mecha pilots be finished?"

The crowd suddenly erupted, and their expressions were not good...

They never expected that after their entire department had been busy for several years, the product they came up with could not even compare to the Snow Eagle Country's ungraded mecha. It was truly a blow to their morale...

Gao Yang and Liu Fei, in particular, looked unwilling to accept this, because they were the ones who led the creation of the Tiangong Group mecha. Now that they were being evaluated like this by Long Yuan, they really found it hard to accept.

Liu Fei couldn't help but say, "Young Master Yuan, are you sure that their training mecha are better than this set of ours?"

Before Long Yuan could speak, he heard a voice say, "Prince Zhao, it's so lively here!"

Prince Zhao looked up and saw that it was Chang Hanshan and Ding Peng who had arrived. He smiled and walked up to greet them, introducing the situation that had just occurred. Upon hearing this, Chang Hanshan slapped his forehead and said, "There are indeed two sets of mecha at the North Division. I will have someone send them over immediately!"

Long Yuan smiled and said, "That's good. With those two sets of mecha, we can make a comparison. Actually, relying solely on my intuition might not be accurate; we still need to conduct actual tests to determine which one is stronger."

"Exactly, I'm really looking forward to it!" Liu Fei huffed.

Gao Yang also said confidently, "I have confidence in our Tiangong Group mecha. Even at the worst, it can't be inferior to their training models, right?"