Love at first sight, life hanging by a thread.
From the moment he saw the MX mecha, Xu Le had fallen in love with this thing. Just like many years ago, when he had seen the beautiful lines of the B2 vacuum seam on the entrance of the cafe. This was a feeling that came from his bones, making him feel numb and itchy.
The exterior of the MX mecha was pure white. After being cleaned with a special light blue liquid, it was as smooth as a mirror. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, it could be seen that the air damping coefficient on the surface of the mecha had been reduced to the lowest possible level.
The white substance was a new type of composite material. Xu Le had seen the relevant records in the Husk Institute's database. This material covered the surface of the alloy in the form of extremely fine particles. The meshing was very tight. Other than the effects of resisting high temperature and radiation, it also had the bonus of weakening enemy electronic interference. On this layer of composite material, it could be recoloured so that the mecha could obtain rough camouflage abilities in different environments.
The surface of the MX mecha was a combination of the most cutting-edge technological achievements of the Federation. Who knew how many dazzling designs there were for the internal power system and transmission system?
The four of them stood in front of the transparent barrier, looking silently at the pure white MX mecha. The light blue liquid slid down the smooth surface of the mecha and finally fell to the ground along the alloy mechanical legs. In an instant, it was absorbed by the absorption system on the floor of the warehouse, and not a trace of it could be seen.
It was like a lotus flower after the rain, the dewdrops rolling on the green leaves and finally falling silently into the lake, giving people a sense of beauty that was quiet to the extreme.
The four people present all knew that once this epoch-making mecha full of quiet beauty moved, it would become a sharp blade for the Federation, cutting through the universe that had been silent for more than ten years.
The revolutionary dual engine design, the powerful power output, the support of speed increased by an order of magnitude. The jet main design was auxiliary, and if it was complemented by small flying wings, the mobility of the MX mecha would reach a terrifying level never before seen before.
"One nail can cause the destruction of an army." Manager José looked up at the MX mecha with a gentle gaze and said slowly, "One MX can change the situation of the entire universe."
Xu Le reluctantly retracted his gaze from the attractive surface of the mecha and glanced at Supervisor José. He knew that the previous sentence was a fable from the early days of the Federation. A small, insignificant detail could have far-reaching consequences that no one could have predicted.
An epoch-making new mecha, in terms of military strategy, was not enough to change the balance between the Federation and the Empire. Even if the Federation were to rush production and equip the MX mecha to the four major military regions, it did not seem to be much of a problem.
However, ever since the god of war, Lees of Philadelphia, piloted an M37 mecha and assassinated His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire many years ago, the Federal military's worship of mechas had reached an unprecedented level.
This was not just a kind of emotional fanaticism, but because those military strategists in charge of strategic planning had suddenly discovered that as the photon energy weapons of warships gradually lost their usefulness, strategic battles on the planet and on land had to rely heavily on the fatal consequences of special operations to a large extent. This entire set of tactics was known as low-limit assault warfare. Although it was not a proper strategic advance, if it could achieve the objective of the battle, it could bring great benefits to the Federation.
Unfortunately, in the entire Federation, only the god of war, Lees of Philadelphia, had the ability to carry out such a terrifying mission. Thus, the Federation could only put in effort in the performance of the mecha itself. Meanwhile, the new MX mecha before everyone's eyes could use its super strong performance to help the Federal military's special mecha warriors form a terrifying combat strength... it was not even limited to special operations, but could be thrown into the open battlefield!
It was precisely because of this that the entire Federation had been so enraged and shaken by the failure last autumn, and why both the Academy of Science and the engineering department were so anxious now.
Xu Le understood this. Narrowing his eyes, he looked at the solemn beauty of the white MX mecha. An image naturally appeared in his mind — a special operations team formed by 30 MX mecha, successfully breaking through the Empire's electronic surveillance network like a sharp blade, heading straight for the enemy's headquarters...
However, the image in his mind quickly changed to that of a lone MX mecha. In the spacious Charter Square of the Federation capital, in the eyes of countless people, it had turned into a stream of light. Like a knife, it had broken through the defensive perimeter of the Federation military and police, the tip of the knife pointing directly at a white-haired politician...
He did not know why this image had suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Fix this knife, and the entire Federation will be grateful to you." José glanced at Xu Le with a complicated expression, and then patted his shoulder lightly.
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Xu Le entered the Nutshell engineering department to help redesign the Z4 electronic jet. All of this was carried out under absolute secrecy.
In order to maintain secrecy, although the Nutshell engineering department had secretly granted Xu Le long-term access, of the 14 MX mecha prototypes, they could only provide him with the one that had exploded in the Bermuda Triangle Star Region.
At the same time, José had given Xu Le a spare top-secret workshop for him to use, and it was precisely this large warehouse they were currently in.
The transparent barrier had already been removed. Xu Le connected his black leather case to the central control computer in the warehouse, and then began his own work on the workbench. He did not lament about anything, nor did he waste any time, immediately starting work.
Behind the large metal wall, a bracket held the white MX mecha's large body in place, and three large automatic maintenance robotic arms reached out from behind the wall. Due to the explosion of the twin engines, the power output of this half-abandoned prototype was completely dependent on the high voltage power source behind the wall.
Bai Yulan stood silently behind Xu Le the entire time. Occasionally, she would lower her head to glance at the complicated blueprints and command inputs on the screen of the workbench. Occasionally, she would raise her head to watch that MX mecha perform some very rigid movements under the command of the data commands.
The external controls needed to avoid the central control chip set of the mecha, and the data commands needed to be matched, so the MX mecha's movements were clearly not smooth. This was only the initial stage of testing.
Bai Yulan's hands, which were usually tucked in his trousers, were now pulled out and quietly placed behind his back. Right now, he felt like he was back when he had first joined the army, standing behind the colonel and playing the role of a competent orderly.
He had an illusion that this large and solemn white mecha was like a puppet toy in front of Xu Le's eyes. There were many strings attached to it, and the ends of those strings were all in Xu Le's palm. As long as Xu Le was willing, he could bring this white mecha to life at any time.
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After who knew how long.
A loud mechanical sound rang out. In the corner of the spacious warehouse, a semi-sealed passageway opened up. The automatic assembly line began to move, and the mechanical arms began to assemble themselves. An automatic equipment control room for the design of electronic jets began to take shape.
After lowering his head for a long time, Xu Le finally raised his head. After this period of testing and research, he finally had a rough understanding of the internal structure of the MX mecha. In the past, when he was in the research lab, he had been amazed by the beautiful design of the twin engines. Today, in the internal computer of the engineering department, he saw even more of the MX mecha's marvelous design and genius structure. His heart was once again shaken.
He left the workbench and walked to the bottom of the MX mecha. Reaching out, he gently patted the cold alloy tracks of the mecha and narrowed his eyes.
Now, in his eyes, the MX mecha's metallic white armour had all been stripped away. It was like a naked young girl, a little shy, a little angry, but the fine hairs were all there, fair and delicate and enchanting.
There was no external appearance, only those complicated internal power output devices, alloy spherical joints, the genius design of the twin engines, and those densely packed circuits and chipsets. But it was precisely this that made it even more beautiful.
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In the 10 odd years since Professor Shen had entered the building, Xu Le had also worked diligently for two whole days and two nights in the spare warehouse of the engineering department. In these dozens of hours, he had not rested for a single minute. His food and water had all been brought to him by Magnolia.
He had not seen it with his own eyes, but he knew that behind the mecha, behind the thick walls, there were many extremely professional and respectable engineers in the Nutshell engineering department. They were busy as he was, according to his requests, preparing all kinds of data, as well as parts and semi-finished products that were continuously sent over through the semi-sealed assembly line.
Xu Le was a man, not a god. He would never be able to complete all the changes to the powertrain system of the Federation's new MX mecha on his own. Fortunately, he now had the support of the most experienced group of engineers in the Federation, although those engineers might never know who the designer they were currently assisting was.
There was a glass bridge above the top-secret operation room in the Nutshell Engineering Department. Supervisor José was holding a cup of coffee. Through the transparent material under his feet, he looked at the engineers who were working in silence. He watched as they drank coffee, crossed their legs, cursed, sometimes exclaimed, and sometimes frowned.
Xu Le had provided a solution. To complete this solution, he still needed these subordinates of his. Supervisor José narrowed his eyes. He knew that his subordinates, with their keen sense of smell, must have noticed that the atmosphere of the entire engineering department was different. They must have noticed that the MX research and development work that had stopped for a long time was progressing at an unimaginable speed in a certain corner of the engineering department.
Zhou Yu walked to his side. Looking at those nervous engineers below, he said softly, "According to the results of the calculations, Xu Le's design is correct. Moreover, his modification of the powertrain system also did not affect the balance of the MX mecha itself."
José raised his cup of coffee and took a sip. He had not slept for two days and two nights. Although he was tired, he was also somewhat excited, so much so that his two dark circles were shining brightly.
"I have to admit that he is a genius."
After a long silence, Zhou Yu suddenly smiled and said, "If MX can be successfully developed within this year, I would like to apply for a transfer out of the engineering department."
Supervisor José frowned at him. He had personally recruited Zhou Yu into the engineering department, so he naturally thought highly of him. Moreover, Zhou Yu was also a talent that the Madam had prepared for the future. He did not understand why Zhou Yu would suddenly want to apply for a transfer.
"Where do you plan to transfer to?"
"The 1st Military Region's special mecha team has wanted me since two years ago," said Zhou Yu.
José looked at him, and after a moment of silence, said, "With your mecha combat skills, if you wanted to go, you would have gone long ago. Why now?"
"I've always thought that I'm pretty good at operating and understanding mecha," said Zhou Yu with a smile. "That's why I've always been shifting between these two directions."
"These past two days, you've been supervising the cooperation of your colleagues in the engineering department, while I've been keeping an eye on Xu Le and that Secretary Bai."
After a moment's silence, Zhou Yu said, "After watching Xu Le for two days and two nights, I can't help but feel a little crestfallen. He didn't graduate from a military academy, so he probably hasn't touched the MX mecha before. But right from the start, he acted as if he had grown up in mecha … whether it was his vision or his problem-solving thinking, as well as those lines of thought that I don't know how he figured them out, it all proves that he has already left me in the dust."
"Is there really such a thing as talent in mecha mechanics? I didn't believe it before, but now I have to believe it. " Zhou Yu sighed. Looking at those nervous colleagues working below the transparent glass stack, he said, "The difference between people is really too big."
Manager José was silent for a long time, and then shook his head with a wry smile. "Don't compare yourself to a freak. That will indeed hurt your self-confidence."
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Bearing the task of developing the Federation's new mecha while also competing with those old fellows from the Federal Academy of Science for time, these top engineers in the Nutshell engineering department naturally did not have any summer holidays. However, it was inevitable that they would feel a little unhappy. However, when they found that the task assigned to them by the chief technical control department, these talents with IQs above 170 all noticed something strange.
What they were doing was providing technical support. According to a request from some sort of warehouse in the engineering department, they were responsible for providing data models and performing massive amounts of calculations. What shocked them the most was that after they provided relevant reference opinions, the other party's feedback would come extremely quickly. In the blink of an eye, a completely different blueprint would be provided.
The engineers were all stunned. They thought that even those arrogant fellows in the Husk Institute would not be able to make such a correct response in such a short amount of time. For a moment, they actually felt a faint sense of admiration for that mysterious engineering participant.
Of course, they did not know that in the empty warehouse not far away, there was only a lonely young technician working hard. Otherwise, they would definitely be like José and Zhou Yu, seeing the other party as a freak.
Zhou Yu leaned forward on the handrail of the transparent glass stack. Looking at the busy engineering department, he thought about the lonely figure in the empty warehouse not far away. His expression was a little complicated. He sighed and said, "I have a very childish, naïve, and impulsive idea."
"Is it possible to give that kid a hammer and add a few tons of scrap metal? He can also build a mecha."
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