The two new drones went through a series of tests in front of Chen Chen.
The two gray drones were like two UFOs, swinging around in the sky, constantly flipping and turning, as if they were more agile than birds.
"The new drone is equipped with a facial scanning system and a 12K high-definition zoom camera. It can confirm a person's identity from up to five hundred meters away. It can also switch to night vision mode, no different from daytime.
"Of course, we don't know the specific program for now. This is all thanks to the motherboard chip you provided..."
Mark explained while testing, "Our drone's flight noise is 20 decibels, which is equivalent to the rustling of leaves in the wind. As for the power system, it's cruising speed is 80 kilometers per hour, which is more than enough for patrol purposes."
After thinking for a while, Mark added, "Of course, this isn't the maximum speed. We may need some time to improve the ion pulse thruster. In the future, it's possible to improve the speed to more than 120 kilometers per hour. May I ask... Do you need to improve it?"
Chen Chen nodded. "Of course, there's no such thing as too much technology. What about the flaws?"
"The flaw is probably that the load is too light."
Mark lamented. "Although we've tried our best to reduce the weight of the drone, it still needs to carry high-precision cameras. Just the two cameras alone weigh three kilograms. In addition to the various instruments, the weight is more than ten kilograms. With every additional kilogram, the efficiency of the drone drops exponentially. Three kilograms more and it'll be difficult to maintain flight."
Chen Chen nodded. "So, it can't carry weapons?"
"Yes."
Mark replied, "Even if it's our newly developed electromagnetic rifle, it definitely won't be able to carry the weight. However, even if it can be carried, electromagnetic weapons have a recoil. The stability of the drone can't exceed the impact force of 3N, otherwise, it'll easily lose control."
"Why must it carry the electromagnetic rifle?"
Chen Chen suddenly asked, "I saw that the drone has ceramic armor. What if we remove the ceramic armor and try to carry weapons like pistols?"
"But, without the armor, the survival rate of the drone will be..."
Mark was stunned. "Also, the effective range of pistols is only about fifty meters. If the drone wants to attack the enemy, it must get close. In addition, without armor, the drone's performance can't be fully utilized."
Chen Chen smiled when he heard this. "Don't worry about this. You just need to make the samples according to my requirements."
"If you insist."
Ma Ke nodded reluctantly, but he must have secretly thought that Chen Chen was just a layman guiding an expert.
Seeing this, Chen Chen decided not to keep Mark in suspense. He took out a metal sphere about three centimeters in diameter and placed it in front of Mark. "All new models of drones must have a slot to hold this sphere in place."
"This is..." Mark was taken aback for a moment. After receiving Chen Chen's signal, he slowly took the metal ball from Chen Chen's hand.
Suddenly, the metal ball made a "ding" sound. Ma Ke suddenly saw a flash in front of him, and his hand had disappeared!
Ma Ke looked down in astonishment and was horrified to find that his body had also disappeared. No, not disappeared. Ma Ke found that he could still feel the existence of his body. Not only that, with his movements, he could faintly see traces of light distorting in the air.
The other scientists around Ma Ke exclaimed in surprise. In their eyes, Ma Ke had just received the metal ball, and then they only heard a crisp sound from the metal ball. After that, Ma Ke disappeared without a trace in front of everyone's eyes!
"Clack!"
Just when Ma Ke was still in shock, he suddenly made a slash with his hand and the metal ball fell to the ground. Only then did Ma Ke realize that he had recovered again.
"This is..."
Seeing this, Ma Ke quickly grabbed the small metal ball with a look of shock. "This ball can make people invisible?"
"Yes, this metal ball can generate an electromagnetic field of a certain frequency. This electromagnetic field has the ability to distort light."
Chen Chen replied, "If this kind of stealth device is installed on the drone, will there still be a need for armor?"
"If it can really become invisible, then there's no need for armor..."
Ma Ke nodded excitedly, then asked again in doubt, "If you're using light distortion to create invisibility, then it's reasonable to say that you can't receive light from the outside world. It's equivalent to becoming blind while you're invisible, but why can my eyes still receive light from the outside world after I'm invisible?"
“？”
If I knew, why would I need you guys?
Chen Chen did not answer but changed the subject instead. "Alright, I've given you the sample. I hope that you can improve the drone as soon as possible. At the very least, make the drone capable of attacking with light weapons and not a moving monitor."
"Yes, for sure. We'll be able to modify the new drone in three days!"
Everyone nodded.
Seeing this, only then did Chen Chen turn around and leave.
Of course, Chen Chen knew that compared to the UAV spy drone in Elysium's dimension, the drone produced by Mark Dawson's group of experts was naturally much inferior.
For example, the original version used a kind of engineering plastic, which was a type of internal armor with the ability to deform under strong pressure. Its weight was not much different from ordinary plastic, but its bulletproof ability was comparable to steel.
Not only that, the nuclear fuel cell in the original version of the drone could support the drone continuously in the air for more than a month. Today, Chen Chen's current battery technology could only allow the drone to fly in the air for 24 hours.
After all, there was a huge technological gap. Chen Chen had not fully understood the hydrogen fuel cell technology in Terminator's dimension, let alone the nuclear fuel cell technology in Elysium's dimension.
Therefore, in the absence of energy technology, it was inevitable that the performance of the drone could not catch up to the performance in the movie.
However, there was no need to worry about the intelligent system of the drone at all. After all, with the existence of Little X, these drones would immediately become pairs of eyes for Little X as soon as they took off. Coupled with the ubiquitous surveillance cameras, the entire Eco Science City would no longer have any blind spots.
This was Chen Chen's goal. As Blacklight Biotechnology continued to update the cutting-edge medical technology, Eco Science City had almost become a battleground between the major forces. There were endless spies and insiders.
For this reason, Chen Chen expanded the B.S.S. department twice more and recruited hundreds of foreign mercenaries. Although the quality of the mercenaries was high, the elite spies sent by the major forces were not to be trifled with. After several times, the B.S.S. department had also suffered a lot of losses.
However, if he used the Black Knights, it would be a suicide mission.
The Black Knights could indeed quickly and effectively crush most of the spies in Eco Science City. In a clash of force, they would not be at a disadvantage. However, if Chen Chen really did this, would it not be equivalent to telling the Federation that he had a combat force in his hands that could crush the entire world?
If the Black Knights were exposed, the public opinion alone would be enough to crush Blacklight Biotechnology, not to mention the sanctions from the Earth Federation.
Therefore, the Black Knights could only be used as a trump card. Perhaps it would produce a miraculous effect at a critical moment, but it would only be a suicide mission in public.
...
Three days later, Chen Chen once again went to the research workshop headed by Mark Dawson. Mark had also sent the improved drone to Chen Chen. He also conducted a simulated flight test in the wind tunnel.
The results were also very surprising.
The new version of the drone was equipped with a small electromagnetic gun. It was the same model as the electromagnetic pistol that would be installed in the electromagnetic weapons of the Black Knights. It used 4 × 15mm shuttle-shaped hollow bullets. Due to the weight issue, it could only be loaded with 30 rounds and had an effective range of 100 meters.
Of course, the reason why it was equipped with a weapon was that Chen Chen only wanted to use this drone to carry out assassination missions in certain special situations. He would never use it for frontal combat missions such as suppressing firepower. Chen Chen did not want to expose this trump card.
In addition, the weight of the new drone was reduced to eight kilograms without the armor. Although the weight reduction of two kilograms did not increase much in terms of speed, its endurance was increased by four hours.
Finally, with the cloaking device installed, the drone immediately became an omnipresent ghost. Its ability to be invisible and silent was enough to make the top ace spies nervous.
"Very good."
Looking at the drone's outstanding performance in the small wind tunnel, Chen Chen nodded and praised, "As expected of the top team in the world. Dr. Mark, your abilities are indeed worthy of your status."
"Mr. Chen is too kind."
Mark laughed heartily. "The reason we're able to achieve this is due to the funding you've provided us as well as the various top-notch instruments. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to replicate this drone so quickly."
"In that case, including the lens, battery, and all the other costs, what's the final cost of this drone?"
Chen Chen finally asked the most important question.
"Excluding the research costs, the cost of such a drone is about three million USD."
Mark pondered for a moment and said decisively, "If we develop an assembly line for mass production, we can reduce the price by about 30%."
"Very good."
Chen Chen nodded. Although this price was a little expensive, Chen Chen could still afford it. At least, it was much better than directly extracting the UAV spy drone from the USB drive.
A UAV spy drone weighed more than ten kilograms. A nuclear power plant could only extract less than a hundred of them in a month of charging. Chen Chen was not crazy. Why would he purposely extract something like this?
"Mr. Chen, now that all the data tests have passed, is it time to name this drone?"
Mark asked again, at the same time, his eyes flashed with anticipation.
Chen Chen glanced at Mark when he heard this. "Sure, your team has the right to name this aircraft."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen."
Mark was overjoyed when he heard this. "I've already thought of a name. How about we call it the Mark-1? Or the M-1 spy drone for short. "
"M-1, is it?"
Chen Chen nodded reluctantly. "In that case, the reward for your team will be sent to your accounts soon. I'll also increase your authority in God's Forbidden Zone. You can just hand over the design of this drone to the department in charge of production. There will be someone there to handle the mass production."
"Understood."
Mark nodded. "So, our next step is to improve the drone based on the Mark-1 drone?"
"Yes, for example, designing a smaller spy drone that focuses more on speed and endurance," Feng Luo said.
Chen Chen replied, "Or designing a larger combat drone that can carry a weapon platform and so on. I need drones for all kinds of purposes."
Mark was startled when he heard this. He seemed to vaguely understand Chen Chen's idea, but then he felt a little awkward. "It's not difficult to continue research and improvement, but the difficulty lies in the equipment. In order to meet your needs, I'm afraid we'll need a larger wind tunnel."
"Wind tunnel?"
Chen Chen turned his head to look at the small wind tunnel behind him and suddenly understood.
The development of aircraft required facilities called wind tunnels. The most basic small drones were no exception.
The so-called wind tunnel was a device that artificially generated airflow. It was used to simulate the flow of air around an aircraft or a large-scale experimental facility.
The construction difficulty and value of such facilities were even greater than that of a shield tunneling machine. To manufacture an aircraft, a wind tunnel with various functions was indispensable.
When Mark mentioned the wind tunnel, Chen Chen suddenly had an idea.
After all, Chen Chen had always been interested in the "Bugatti Folger transport vehicle" in Elysium.
After all, under certain circumstances, a small aircraft the size of an ordinary car would be enough for Chen Chen to cross the Pacific Ocean overnight, from one end of the world to the other.
However, although that "Bugatti" was already the smallest aircraft, based on the data Chen Chen obtained, this Bugatti still weighed 2.4 tons. Chen Chen would need at least two months' worth of power.
Therefore, Chen Chen understood that this kind of small aircraft could only be used occasionally. The real way was to build his own aircraft.
If he wanted to build an aircraft, he still could not do without building a wind tunnel.
With this in mind, Chen Chen suddenly made up his mind. He raised his head and said to Mark, "In that case, Mark, are you confident that you can take on a new mission while you're taking on the drone mission?"
"Please tell me."
Seeing Chen Chen's serious expression, Mark's heart leaped. "If it's not too difficult, I think I can give it a try."
Chen Chen said, "If I give you a sample of a manned aircraft like the drone, are you confident that you can replicate it?"
"This..."
When Mark heard this, he was silent for a moment, then said with some hesitation, "Although the manned aircraft and the drone are very similar in principle, the difficulty is completely different. Also, the small wind tunnel used by the drone can't support the research of the manned aircraft at all..."
"Don't worry about the wind tunnel."
Chen Chen waved his hand. "I'm going to invest three billion U.S. dollars to build a large special wind tunnel here."
Mark's eyes lit up when he heard this. "If that's the case, I'm willing to give it a try."
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