On the morning of May 4th, Jiang Chen met with Monica in the office on the top floor of the Future Building. Although she was also wearing a black dress, compared to last time, her body was much thinner, and even her cheekbones were slightly protruding.
It could be seen that she had been rather haggard during this period of time. Whether it was physically or mentally, she had gone through a lot of tests.
Jiang Chen asked the assistant to replace the coffee with hot cocoa.
For the boss's consideration, Monica smiled and nodded to express her gratitude.
She took a sip of the hot cocoa in her hand, sorted out her thoughts, and began to report on her work.
"Carmen's whereabouts are still unknown. We have seen his whereabouts in the manors in Switzerland, Finland, and other places, but we have never met him face to face. However, when tracking his whereabouts, we intercepted a letter sent to the headquarters of Krupp, which revealed very interesting information. "
"This is the letter? It's the 21st century, and there are still people who don't know how to use email. " Jiang Chen picked up the already opened envelope from the desk, grinned, and played with it in his hand. "What do these numbers mean?"
"A special password." Monica nodded. "After deciphering it, we found that it was a cargo transfer document."
"What cargo?"
"The wreckage of the K1 kinetic skeleton. A small part of it came from Country F, and most of it came from Kane."
Jiang Chen's eyebrows furrowed.
What he was most worried about still happened.
As long as it was a war, it was impossible to be unscathed. Even with the most advanced technology, more than 20 people from the Orbital Airborne Brigade of Celestial Trade lost their lives in foreign countries since the start of the war.
As the most intense process of the collision between the two civilizations, the two sides of the war learned from each other and influenced each other not only in living habits and cultural practices, but also in the tools used to kill in the hands of both sides. Before the Spaniards landed in the Americas, the indigenous people were still using bows and spears, but in just a short period of ten years, the tribal people learned the weapons of civilized people.
It was also one of the reasons why he had always used power armors and Tiger II tanks as secret weapons and never used them on the battlefield.
"Did they find out anything?" Jiang Chen asked thoughtfully.
"They carried out a certain degree of reverse engineering on the basis of the K1 exoskeleton and copied a mechanical exoskeleton model called 'Lightning'. However, whether it's load capacity or defense, they can't compare with our exoskeletons, and they're much bulkier in terms of size. "
"But these fakes can already defend against light weapons to a certain extent and improve the survivability of soldiers on the battlefield. Am I right?" Jiang Chen looked at Monica who wanted to say something, then he smiled nonchalantly.
"It's like this." Monica nodded. "Some of the 'Lightning' exoskeletons produced by the Krupp Group have been delivered to Arrow and transported to Ukraine for field testing."
In fact, military kinetic skeletons had existed ten years ago, but they had never been used in actual combat. For Lightning's appearance, Jiang Chen could only sigh. Even without the wreckage of the K1 kinetic skeleton, sooner or later, they would be able to design kinetic skeleton equipment suitable for modern warfare. It was the general trend, and Celestial Trade only accelerated the arrival of this day.
However, fakes were fakes after all, and there was still a gap in quality that was difficult to bridge in a short period of time.
They couldn't copy the neural access device, and it was difficult to reverse engineer material science research. Even if they knew the molecular configuration of the polyethylene shell of the K1 exoskeleton, it didn't mean they could copy it. The core technology was still in the hands of Celestial Trade. Even if they wanted to copy it, they couldn't. As for the mechanical structure and functional design, they could copy it if they wanted.
Jiang Chen's fingers tapped on the table, and after thinking for a moment, he ordered.
"After you go back to Europe in a few days, see if you can get the blueprint of the 'Lightning'. It's best if you can get a copy of the weapon test report. We at least have to know how far they've progressed. As for Carmen … continue to pay attention to his whereabouts, but don't let him divert all our attention. "
"It's a challenging task, but I think I can try." Monica smiled.
Stealing Krupp's technical information was easier than chasing an invisible shadow.
"I heard you have two things to report. The other one is?" Jiang Chen then asked.
"When we were tracking Carmen Rothschild, we accidentally discovered an underground factory. From their products, we found this thing. " Monica took out a black sphere from her pocket and gently placed it on Jiang Chen's desk. "They call it the Golden Apple, although it has nothing to do with gold. It is said to be related to the legacy of the Third Reich during World War II, but we haven't found out the specific relationship yet. "
"It's normal that you didn't find out, because they don't know themselves."
Looking at the Golden Apple, Jiang Chen's expression was indescribably strange. He didn't expect that after Carmen got the Golden Apple from him, he actually started "large-scale production". The Remnants in the Void had already told him that their connection with this timeline had been cut off.
Even if they produced "radios", the radio station itself was closed, so it was useless.
"I'm curious … How did they produce this thing?" Jiang Chen picked up the black sphere and examined it for a moment.
Monica put down the hot cocoa in her hand and replied, "It is said that embryonic stem cell differentiation technology was used, and there is primate brain extract inside."
After listening, Jiang Chen nodded and put the Golden Apple aside.
"This thing will stay with me for now. You can drop the investigation of the Golden Apple. It's meaningless."
"But …"
Monica's expression was a bit hesitant. She felt that there might be a shocking secret hidden in it. If she just left it there and missed out on some valuable information, it would be a huge loss. However, Jiang Chen knew very well that this thing was a deep pit. No matter how much he investigated, he wouldn't be able to find anything.
"Do as I say," Jiang Chen said in a commanding tone.
"Yes," Monica lowered her head.
After knocking on the door, the beautiful assistant walked into the office and took away the coffee cup on Jiang Chen's desk. When Jiang Chen asked Monica if she wanted another cup of hot cocoa, Monica declined her kindness. All the work had been reported, and she had to go to New Moon Island to report to her immediate boss, Ayesha.
Looking at Monica's back, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.
The EU integration movement was in full swing, and Carmen's whereabouts were still unknown. He couldn't think of a good solution. Even in the apocalypse, there was no tool that could directly lock a person's coordinates. This was beyond the scope of technology.
Just then, Kelvin's phone interrupted his thoughts again.
After picking up the phone, a smile appeared on Jiang Chen's face.
After hearing a piece of bad news and a piece of news that was neither good nor bad, there was finally some good news that reached his ears.
The Stingray A-1 that was sent to the UFO a month ago successfully entered the return orbit. As they had previously speculated, the UFO was indeed the work of an unknown higher civilization.
The reason why it was good news was that according to the astronaut who carried out the mission, the UFO was a wreckage or relic that had been abandoned for many years.
And the most exciting thing was that he also brought back an interesting thing from the UFO.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
