201: Chapter 201 The Sole Standard for Measuring Truth

Lin Yuan's unhurried words slowly echoed beneath the vast dome of the final assembly workshop.

The crowd suddenly snapped back to reality, nodding in succession as if waking from a dream.

That was true; this was still just a shell.

Without that beating "heart," no matter how ferocious its exterior or how heavy its armor, it would ultimately be nothing more than an exquisite model for display.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept over the mecha assembly lines still operating at full capacity, listening to the deafening roar of machinery.

Deep within his eyes, a trace of imperceptible fanaticism and enjoyment flashed by.

This grand drama, directed by his own hand and poised to sweep across the globe, had finally reached its most thrilling unveiling moment.

He turned his head to look at Yang Tongan, who stood by his side, a deeply meaningful smile curling at the corners of his lips.

"Old Yang, since the first Chengying Mecha has already been assembled and rolled off the line, and the subsequent mechas are proceeding through the assembly line as planned,"

"there is not much point in us just waiting here."

Lin Yuan lifted his chin slightly, pointing his finger toward the five-to-six-meter-tall steel shell that radiated an extreme sense of oppression.

"Why don't we take it out now and let everyone see for themselves what this Chengying is made of?"

"It will also give everyone a sense of certainty about what kind of 'Truth' we are about to reveal to The Other Side of the Ocean and the entire world."

Yang Tongan stared intently at the mecha; in his half-closed eyes, a long-suppressed, fiery anticipation was completely ignited at this moment.

He had seen countless national treasures of war in his lifetime, but never had any moment made his blood boil and his scalp tingle like this one.

Without a hint of hesitation, he clenched his hands tightly, nodded decisively, and spat out a single word that carried the weight of a thousand pounds.

"Good!"

Having received permission, Lin Yuan strode directly toward the dust-free operating table where the core components were placed.

His pace was unhurried and extremely composed, yet the crisp sound of his footsteps seemed to land heavily on the hearts of everyone present.

The breathing of the hundreds of people in the room unconsciously slowed at this moment.

Some even subconsciously covered their mouths, fearing that the sound of their own breathing might disturb this sacred scene.

Under the gaze of hundreds of bloodshot, burning eyes, Lin Yuan reached out and picked up the palm-sized, faintly glowing Controlled Nuclear Fusion core.

He then turned and stepped onto the dedicated hydraulic lift platform directly in front of the mecha.

"Hum—" The low hum of the motor running echoed.

The lift platform rose slowly, steadily delivering Lin Yuan to a position several meters above the ground, perfectly level with the mecha's broad, heavy chest.

Lin Yuan held the core, which was capable of rewriting the history of human energy, in one hand.

Without the slightest hesitation, he aimed the glowing micro-reactor precisely at the circular slot reserved in the mecha's chest.

He pressed it in.

"Click!" A crisp, seamless sound of metal locking into place echoed.

Immediately after, the composite armor plates on both sides of the mecha's chest were triggered by the underlying logic and began to slide automatically.

"Click, click, click..." Accompanied by the low murmur of mechanical friction, the heavy armor plates closed seamlessly, locking the core securely inside the body.

Only a circle of chilling, deep blue light remained, pulsing rhythmically along the gaps in the armor.

Every pulse seemed to be tolling the death knell for the hegemony of the old era.

The very next moment after the energy was fully connected.

"Hum—" A deep, resonant roar emanated from deep within the mecha, vibrating the eardrums of everyone present.

"Hiss— Hiss—" The sixty-four precision joints all over the mecha simultaneously emitted the sound of air pressure release.

Hydraulic lines charged frantically, and the thick energy, like a rushing river, instantly flooded the mecha's limbs and body, putting all servo motors into full-power standby mode.

The next second, the originally dim bionic optical observation array on the mecha's head suddenly lit up!

"Whoosh!" Two beams of cold, blinding blue light tore straight through the air in the workshop.

A terrifying sense of oppression rushed toward them; hundreds of battle-hardened military industrial experts clenched their fists tightly, mouths agape, eyes reddened, yet unable to make a sound.

In the vast workshop, one could not even hear a complete breath; only the sound of frantic heartbeats thumping in chests could be heard.

… Half an hour later. Xishan Base, outdoor large-scale comprehensive testing ground.

The heavy alloy isolation gates slid open slowly to both sides.

"Boom!" A muffled sound rang out. The five-to-six-meter-tall steel giant officially took its first step into the world.

The Chengying Mecha did not rely on any external traction; it walked step by step, autonomously, into the center of the vast testing field.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Its massive weight of over ten tons caused the ground to tremble slightly with every step it took.

The early winter sunlight poured onto the composite armor, a blend of streamlines and sharp angles, refracting a cold, piercing metallic reflection.

Yang Tongan, Shen Changhe, and others stood inside the safe explosion-proof glass observation deck.

They stared intently at this war machine that had truly "come to life" and was walking autonomously, their eyes bloodshot and hearts racing wildly.

Lin Yuan stood at the very front of the observation deck, his fingers lightly tapping commands on the control terminal.

"Everyone, don't blink, watch closely."

"First is the mobility test, beginning now."

No sooner had his understated words fallen than the heavy composite armor layers on the back and legs of the Chengying Mecha flipped and unfolded outward, layer by layer, according to the preset program.

The profound vector jet propulsion system was completely exposed to the air.

The deep blue Controlled Nuclear Fusion energy flooded into the propulsion modules in an instant, like a bursting flood.

"Bang!" A deafening sound of an airflow explosion!

Blinding azure exhaust flames erupted from the jet ports, the scorching heat instantly evaporating the moisture on the ground.

The violent counter-thrust kicked up a hurricane on the flat ground, blowing sand and stones at the edge of the testing field into the sky, where they pelted against the explosion-proof glass of the observation deck with a pitter-patter.

Under the nearly stunned gaze of the hundreds of people present, the Chengying Mecha, weighing over ten tons, forcibly lifted off the ground, completely shedding the shackles of gravity and hovering in mid-air.

Lin Yuan swiped his finger nonchalantly. The mecha's body suddenly tilted forward, and the azure exhaust flames surged.

The massive steel body emitted a shrill sonic boom in mid-air and entered a low-altitude flight mode.

At the same time, the voice of the monitor next to the speedometer rang out, roaring frantically as they reported the jumping red data:

"Speed has exceeded 100 km/h!" "Speed has reached 180 km/h! It's still soaring!" "280 km/h, it's at 280 km/h!"

In just a few seconds, this steel giant weighing over ten tons had accelerated to a speed that would bring despair to conventional armored units.

However, it was not over yet.

Just as the mecha was about to rush out of the testing field boundary at a terrifying speed, seemingly about to crash into the hard mountain wall in the distance like a meteorite.

Lin Yuan flicked his finger extremely casually.

In mid-air, the Chengying Mecha's vector jet ports adjusted their angle within one ten-thousandth of a second.

An extremely terrifying reverse thrust erupted within a fraction of a second.

The massive object of over ten tons completed an emergency stop and hover in a high-speed state, completely defying the laws of physics!

Immediately after, the body sharply turned in mid-air at an acute angle, leaving an afterimage as it suddenly soared upward.

Finally, after ten-plus minutes of maneuvering and dodging, the Chengying Mecha landed back in the center of the testing field.

Amidst the rising dust, a faint smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face, and he nodded, saying.

"Hmm, the mobility test results are not bad, but..."

"Flexibility in mobility is nothing; after all, on the battlefield, flashy maneuvers cannot change the outcome of the war."

"Caliber and firepower coverage are the only standards for measuring truth."