No one took a crow that could be seen everywhere seriously. Xie Junping and the other two walked into the hall. The boxes weighing hundreds of kilograms made muffled sounds like thunder as they stepped on the ground.
"This is our Teacher Luo." From Xue Lei's perspective, this bit of weight was nothing. But he had a problem with Luo Nan's way of doing things these past few days. "It wasn't easy for me to get into the basics of sanshou. I've been messing up my schedule these past few days. I can't leave the front door, I can't take a step out of the back door. I'm probably going to slip down again … …"
Xie Junping chuckled. "He's reverting to his old ways. Didn't you say that he used to be like this?"
Qin Yikun pressed the button to open the elevator and sent the box inside. After turning around, he also joined in on the conversation. Of course, he was mostly explaining, "Mr. Luo is also striking while the iron is hot. After all, with such an impressive result like the Ring of Blood and Will, and with Ghosteye as a sparring partner, this is a rare opportunity that cannot be missed."
Xue Lei displayed his stance. "He fiddles with these exoskeletons every day just to strike while the iron is hot?"
Qin Yikun smiled and asked Xue Lei to move the other box into the elevator. At the same time, he raised his hand and shook it, showing the rather heavy metal bracelet on his wrist. "This is also the result! As a physical body, I thought that I would never be able to touch the abyss in my life. I didn't expect Mr. Luo to be able to solve this problem so easily — this thing is now very popular. "
Xue Lei subconsciously shook his wrist. The weight on his wrist made him lose the confidence to continue speaking. He could only mutter, "Body and soul should be balanced. Such a good aptitude … "
Beep beep beep.
The alarm of the elevator rang. After all, it was not a freight elevator. Two metal boxes had actually exceeded the limit of 1,300 kilograms.
"Alright, I'll use the one next to it."
Xue Lei struggled to pull the box out again. At that moment, a call came through. Xie Junping helped him press the button. "I'll go this way too. B6, right?"
After much difficulty, the elevator doors closed and the car descended. Xue Lei was on the phone the whole time. He hummed repeatedly and occasionally said words like Christmas or New Year's Day. By the time the elevator arrived, he still hadn't finished speaking.
Xie Junping then helped Xue Lei pull out the box. At this time, Qin Yikun was already waiting outside. He was swiping his authority, which was to verify his identity.
Xie Junping felt a toothache when he saw this scene.
A good portion of Gear's seven basement floors were remodeled by Yan Hong during this period. Because he had always been engaged in highly classified research on the Archetype Format and the Burners, these underground buildings had practically been transformed into a heavily guarded fortress by him.
When Xie Junping and Luo Nan first came here, they suffered a loss due to the issue of authority. Whether it was him or Luo Nan, neither of them liked this sort of arrangement. They simply abandoned most of the defense systems when they took over.
However, Luo Nan had clashed with Headquarters last time, and Gear had been severely damaged by Headquarters' Tank and the others. They had no choice but to consider the issue of safety when they repaired it. Plus, Luo Nan had been using Gear as a base for research these past few days. The corresponding defensive measures were reinforced layer by layer.
This was especially true for the sixth floor, which was the main laboratory. The seventh floor, which contained the mainframe database, energy station, and other core installations, had already been built into a small fortress by the technical staff of the Xia City branch.
It was said that according to these safety standards, even if an Extraordinaire were to charge over, these two layers of the fortress would be able to hold out for one to two minutes. This was enough time for the Xia City branch to take the next step in providing reinforcements.
Safety and convenience could not be balanced at the same time. The higher the safety factor, the lower the comfort factor. The two boxes of equipment parts were actually much simpler here. They were directly sent through a conveyor belt to the laboratory's warehouse for classification and inspection. The three of them just had to go through the inspection procedure step by step.
"They're really looking for trouble." Xie Junping had the authority to enter the laboratory, but he was seriously impatient with the complicated inspection process.
At this time, he heard Xue Lei say, "The troublemakers are in the back... Tian Qi just called. He said that he couldn't get in touch with Nanster. He asked me to tell him that the Mystic Arts Research Society is going to conduct an end-of-year activity. They're going to organize a Mystic Arts Theme Week during Christmas and New Year's. The venue is set to be at Gear."
"Huh?"
"According to Tian Qi, this should be a warm-up for the next semester's relocation. They want to take advantage of this opportunity to move some equipment over. All the functions that can be used have been activated, and the activity space has been expanded... "
"F * ck! Why are these people causing trouble!" Xie Junping raised his wrist. He wanted to make a phone call and clarify the situation. However, he didn't have the authority to communicate on the sixth floor. He couldn't make the call at all.
Xue Lei advised, "It's hard to say even if we get in touch. After all, this isn't Nanster's private property. The property belongs to the Mystic Arts Research Society. We can't say anything about when they move and how they move."
As he spoke, Xue Lei turned to look at the brand-new security equipment around them. "Maybe Nanster needs to find another workshop."
"There's definitely room for discussion here." As the person directly responsible for Luo Nan's security, Qin Yikun's tone was calm and certain. He didn't feel that this was a problem.
Xie Junping went, "Uh." Only now did he remember that Luo Nan had the Xia City branch behind him. If he were to put on a show and 'discuss' with the Mystic Arts Research Society, the latter might not have any leeway to refuse.
Levels. It was all a matter of levels.
He also felt that this wasn't a big deal. It just so happened that the three of them had already passed their authority verification. He casually spat out, "Speaking of which, a workshop? Are you sure it's not a factory? "
The three of them walked inside amidst their laughter. They passed through two more security gates before entering the core area of the laboratory.
Upon entering, they discovered that behind the unfriendly and serious face of this laboratory was just a young and inexperienced rookie.
The entire floor was completely empty. Not a single person could be seen. There were only a few multifunctional robots driving motors and carrying equipment. They buzzed through the corridors and the passageways on both sides.
Even with the Xia City branch's vigorous support, the installation of various equipment was far from complete. Many spaces were still empty, or perhaps only a small portion of them had been completed. The only places that were truly in use were the warehouse where the two boxes of components were stored, as well as Luo Nan's current work space.
This wasn't the first time the three of them had come here. They walked inside with familiarity. Soon, they saw Luo Nan's figure at the end of the passageway on the right.
However, this young genius who was famous for his mental senses didn't seem to have discovered their arrival.
Luo Nan was standing in the middle of a pile of mechanical arms. He held an electronic pen in his hand and drew in the middle of the work area. Following his movements, a small portion of the dozen or so mechanical arms that were distributed within the space of over a hundred square meters were flexing and moving. Each of them had a different division of labor.
Some of them were moving equipment. Some of them were assembling and dismantling components. Some of them were even brazenly welding. It caused sparks to flicker within the work area. Qin Yikun and the others watched with twitching eyelids.
Xie Junping was a bit stupefied. "Does he really want to use this place as a factory?"
Xue Lei turned his head to look all around. "How come I don't see Worker Zhai?"
Qin Yikun answered, "Worker Zhai is working overtime today. He didn't come."
Xue Lei turned his head in shock. He nearly twisted his neck. "Hey, is he operating it by himself?"
Qin Yikun grinned. "There's a military-grade AI here. According to Worker Zhai, it's quite easy to use. It should be... It felt fine when I came over in the afternoon."
Then the afternoon ended up like this?
The corners of Xue Lei's eyes twitched. He stared fixedly at the figure within the forest of mechanical arms. He confirmed that there was no immediate danger before sweeping a glance at the clock to the side. The clock showed that Luo Nan had been working continuously for seven hours. In other words, he had skipped at least half of this morning's classes.
"He's really gone mad... Speaking of which, is he going to use his mental senses to cheat on the final exam?"
"If I had this ability a few years ago, I would've flown away a long time ago!" Xie Junping blurted out a sentence, but he soon shifted the focus of his attention. "That headband. Is it that Extraordinaire...?"
"Yeah, it's the one from Jin Tong."
Xue Lei confirmed Xie Junping's guess. The item they were discussing was fixed to a mechanical arm in front of Luo Nan. Its appearance was very unremarkable. If one didn't have a fixed view of it, it would have been mixed up with the many equipment components in the surroundings.
Actually, Xie Junping didn't have a clear concept of the power of Extraordinaires. However, this didn't prevent him from feeling deep veneration for this spoils of war that had been dyed with the blood of the world's top figures. Of course, he felt even more respect for the victor who obtained this spoils of war.
"I really didn't see it back then... Hey!"
Before Xie Junping could finish speaking, the headband that had attracted everyone's attention was pulled by the mechanical arm. It was placed squarely on top of Luo Nan's head.
Xie Junping and the other two all saw it. The headband, which was originally quite wide, clearly shrank the moment it was placed on top of Luo Nan's head. The headband fit perfectly on Luo Nan's forehead. It fit perfectly, as if it was custom-made for Luo Nan.
Luo Nan tossed away the electronic pen in his hand right after the headband was placed in place. This was like a signal. The surrounding dozen or so mechanical arms twisted their joints, pushing components and modules from various directions before Luo Nan. Then they began to equip themselves.
The miniature energy furnace, chest and abdomen armor, the four limbs integrated modules, and other main structures had already undergone many adjustments. They were completely compatible with Luo Nan's figure. It only took two seconds to complete. Other parts such as the survival system, mounted weapons, and so on were put on his body one after another.
In the blink of an eye, a fully armed Deep Blue Walker appeared before their eyes.
"Tsk tsk. It's like watching a movie."
"A remake of Iron Man?"
"It looks like it, right? It's just that its color is a bit plain, and it's on the skinny side. "
Compared to the relaxed attitudes of the two youngsters, Qin Yikun, who was a professional, saw things a bit more. Strictly speaking, this exoskeleton equipment was slimmer than the standard version. Luo Nan should have removed a portion of the mounted equipment and even some parts of the armor.
No matter what his goal was, this sort of modification was far too daring for a highly integrated and relatively mature combat platform. In actual combat...
Before he could finish his thought, a buzzing vibrating sound rang within the workshop. This was the sign of the miniature energy furnace starting to heat up. The engine's power was rapidly rising.
"Hey, test the machine here..."
The second half of Xie Junping's words were shattered by the explosive sound of an explosion. A gale blew in front of the eyes of the three onlookers. The mechanical arms in the work area swayed back and forth. The idle components on the floor and stage were blown into a mess.
The three of them were able to capture the trajectory of the movement. But by the time they turned their heads, the exoskeleton armor had already come to a stop on the other side of the large room. The wall that had just been painted was behind it.
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