I really just want to be a scholar

Led by the staff, Chen Zegang came to an unknown basement.

Yes, unknown. He was blindfolded the whole time and had no idea where he was being taken, but he could feel that he was in an elevator going down and it lasted for almost five minutes before it stopped.

After walking for a while, he was finally allowed to take off his blindfold. The glaring incandescent light made him squint subconsciously, but he quickly recovered his vision thanks to good training.

As he followed the staff toward the center of the venue, he quickly observed the surrounding environment.

It was an open space the size of a football field, at least 30 meters high, with a thick mat of unknown material on the ground, not too soft or too hard, and quite comfortable to stand on. If there were no spectator seats around, it would be like a super large gymnasium.

Not far away there is an extremely deep square pool with a side length of about ten meters. The water is crystal blue and you can't see the bottom or the depth.

What surprised Chen Zegang the most was that the place was empty and there was no equipment that looked like an experiment.

Didn't you ask me to participate in some experiment? There's nothing here, how can I conduct an experiment?

While Chen Zegang was wondering, four more people came in. Two of them were staff members who led the way, and the other two were a man and a woman. The man had a buzz cut, and the woman had a neat short haircut. Both were in their early twenties, with straight waists and a familiar firmness and cold temperament.

The two men were not wearing uniforms either, but Chen Zegang could easily tell that they were elites from the same special forces team.

Chen Zegang was even more surprised that there were women participating in the experiment this time. He also noticed that the three of them had different body shapes and heights. For example, he was nearly 175 meters tall, the other man was about 165 cm tall, and the woman was about cm tall and slim.

"Please wait here for a moment." The staff said politely.

The three of them nodded in unison and made eye contact as a greeting, then they all looked away, standing solemnly with their hands behind their backs and legs apart, just like they did in their daily training, and no one asked any additional questions.

After the staff member said a few words through the headset, soon, a middle-aged man and ten engineers in blue work clothes walked over from a distance. The engineers had various instruments in their hands. Three of the engineers were carrying a small black suitcase, which looked inconspicuous and not much bigger than a schoolbag.

The middle-aged man had a square face and extremely dignified eyes. He saluted Chen Zegang and the other three. Chen Zegang and the other two hurriedly returned the salute and stood solemnly again.

The middle-aged man was very satisfied with their performance:

"You don't need to know my identity, nor do you need to know where this place is. You only need to know that you are all the best soldiers who have been carefully selected and qualified to participate in this experiment. The mission you are carrying out today will make a great contribution to the security and future of the motherland, but at the same time, you will encounter great dangers and may even be sacrificed. Moreover, you will not be able to retire for a long time and cannot contact the outside world. You must cooperate with the experiment here all the time." He glanced at the three people with a lightning-like gaze:
"Now I ask you again, do you want to quit? If so, now is your last chance!"

"No! Obey all orders resolutely!" Chen Zegang and the other two shouted in unison without hesitation.

They didn't know who this middle-aged man was, but the strict and almost harsh selection process, the repeated instructions from their superiors, and the words just now by the middle-aged man, all made them feel a sense of honor and responsibility of participating in a major historical event. As the best soldiers, they could die for their motherland without hesitation, not to mention that they were only carrying out a more dangerous experiment.

And the more dangerous the mission, the greater the merit and honor!

Which young person doesn’t want to make an unprecedented contribution and win a first-class merit or even a special merit?
"Very good." The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction. "I will remind you one last time. You must keep all the relevant information of this mission to yourself."

Chen Zegang and the other two stood together and saluted in unison, "Resolutely obey orders!"

"Okay!" The middle-aged man turned to look at a tall and thin old man next to him: "Mr. Zhou, I'll leave them to you."

"no problem."

The middle-aged man stepped aside, and the tall and thin old man came forward. He was also wearing a blue engineer's work suit. His expression was gentle. He gently pushed up his thick black-framed glasses and said to the three people:

"I have read your information. You are all excellent fighters. It is an honor to invite you to participate in our experiment. My last name is Zhou. I am older than you. You can call me Engineer Zhou or Uncle Zhou. I will also be more generous and call you Xiao Chen, Xiao Wu, and Xiao Tian. This experiment is indeed a bit dangerous, but as long as you strictly follow our instructions, it is relatively safe. You can rest assured. Without further ado, you should move your bodies first, warm up, and get ready. We will check the equipment and start the experiment later."

Chen Zegang and others responded and quickly began to warm up, while the engineers next to them also quickly got busy.

What surprised the three was that, in addition to setting up several cameras and releasing a spherical unmanned camera, the engineers were divided into three teams. They connected signal cables to three black suitcases, and someone kept typing on the keyboard of a laptop computer.

Could it be that these three small black suitcases are the equipment for this experiment?

Under the surprised gaze of Chen Zegang and the other two, the engineers quickly completed the inspection and reported:

"Report, Unit 1 has been inspected normally!"

"Report, Unit 2 has been inspected and is normal!"

"Report, Unit 3 has been inspected and is normal!"

Engineer Zhou nodded slightly, but did not immediately announce the start of the experiment. Instead, he turned to the spherical unmanned camera suspended in the air and said respectfully, "Mr. Q, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Everything is ready. Please allow us to begin the first round of real-person experiments on the Silver Mecha."

A strange mechanical voice with an erratic speaking speed and frequency came from the suspended sphere: "Okay, let's get started."

Chen Zegang and others then realized that Mr. Zhou was not the leader of this experiment. There were people in higher positions who were directing remotely, and the real commander-in-chief "Mr. Q" gave people a very mysterious feeling.

"Xiao Chen, you stand here, Xiao Wu, you stand over here..." Engineer Zhou began to give instructions. Chen Zegang and the other three quickly put away their doubts, stood in the designated positions, and then took the three black suitcases as instructed.

The No. 1 machine that Chen Zegang got was a bit heavy, but not too heavy. He roughly estimated that it was less than 15 kilograms.

"Everyone, what you are holding in your hands is the device of our experiment this time, called 'Silver Mecha'. This is the world's first self-covering mecha-type life support device. It can go into the sky and the sea, and can also block the hard core armor-piercing bullets of sniper rifles. It can isolate the combustion temperature of about one thousand degrees. It can be equipped with weapons, but it is not equipped at present. It only retains the default physical short knife function to cut through obstacles." Mecha? What's in my suitcase is a mecha?

Chen Zegang and the other two looked at each other, and they all had the illusion that they were listening to a science fiction story.

As special forces members, they have used a lot of high-tech weapons and have seen some very thin bulletproof vests, but bulletproof vests that can protect against hard-core armor-piercing bullets have not yet been introduced. You know, the hard-core armor-piercing bullets of sniper rifles can easily penetrate even ordinary light tanks!
Seeing their expressions, Engineer Zhou smiled and said, "This 'Silver Mech' is indeed a high-tech product that surpasses the current era. It's normal that you haven't heard of it, but you should have seen similar concept mechs in the movie 'Iron Man'. The shape, performance, and functions of our first-generation 'Silver Mech' are 70% similar to the fifth-generation portable iron suit in the movie. There is still a lot of room for improvement in the future, but it requires a lot of real-life test data, so it depends on your cooperation in the experiment."

Mr. Zhou then opened the demonstration video, which contained some examples of a mechanical dummy operating the "Silver Mech".

Chen Zegang has also watched the "Iron Man" movie series, and found that this "Silver Mech" is indeed similar to it, but the color scheme is mainly silver-white, and it looks more slender and rounder.

What really astonished them was that this "silver mecha" could actually be automatically put on like a movie effect, and the whole process was estimated to take less than fifteen seconds!
Before Chen Zegang and the others could come back to their senses from the sci-fi world, Engineer Zhou said, "Okay, Mr. Q is waiting, and we can't waste his precious time. If you three are ready, put on your respective mechas now. Don't worry, the things designed by Mr. Q are very safe. He personally checked them remotely yesterday."

Chen Zegang then noticed that the suspended spherical drone had been slowly circling around the three of them. From Mr. Zhou's tone, he could tell that he had great respect for Mr. Q.

The three of them looked at each other and returned to their original positions. Chen Zegang took a deep breath, suppressed his slightly accelerated heartbeat, pressed the handles on both sides of the black suitcase with both hands at the same time, and pulled hard. The black suitcase was immediately pulled open, and then the black surface began to flip rapidly, revealing an extremely beautiful silver luster.

Chen Zegang immediately felt his hands being tightly held by a layer of slightly cool steel sheets, and then he saw a layer of white sheet armor spreading from his hands to his upper arms. It was extremely magical. Even though he had just watched the demonstration video, Chen Zegang still had an incredible feeling.

When the sheet armor completely wrapped his arms, Chen Zegang quickly put the armor in his hands against his chest. The next moment his hands were freed, and then the sheet armor continued to cover his entire body up and down as if it had life. After more than ten seconds, Chen Zegang felt a flash before his eyes, and even his head was covered by the armor. However, his vision was only blocked for a moment before it returned to normal. There was no difference from usual, except that there was a series of Chinese characters in front of his eyes.

"'Silver Mecha' Unit 1's system has been automatically loaded, and all functions have been checked to be normal!"

"The 'life support system' is activated, and all other functions are on standby. Please give instructions!"

Chen Zegang took a breath and didn't feel any stuffiness. The mecha covering his body quickly became consistent with his body temperature. Apart from feeling a little heavy, he didn't feel any discomfort.

He turned his head to look at the side. The man named Xiao Wu and the woman named Xiao Tian were both equipped with "Silver Mecha". The mecha fit perfectly on their bodies. The shape of their heads was somewhat similar to the closed helmets of ancient knights, but their narrow eyes shone brightly, making them look a bit like Iron Man.

The first impression of Chen Zegang is that he is majestic and handsome!

It’s a pity that there are no mirrors around, so I can’t see my own style.

"You don't need to activate all the functions. Try to move first and see if there is any difference from usual."

Chen Zegang performed several routine exercises according to Mr. Zhou's instructions. Apart from a slight decrease in flexibility due to the strange feeling of being covered with the mecha, his flexibility became even stronger.

Especially in terms of strength, Chen Zegang did a set of fifty push-ups and found that the mecha could automatically provide power assistance, making the push-ups easy and enjoyable.

He tried to jump again, and with a light leap, he jumped to a height of nearly two meters with the help of power assistance. He tried to jump with all his strength, and this time it was even more exaggerated, he jumped to a height of nearly five meters in one go!
This...this is amazing!
It's like suddenly becoming a superhuman!

Chen Zegang performed another set of military boxing. He felt the whistling wind from his fists and the amazing power. His movements were nearly times faster.

Moreover, he could also feel that this mecha should be "highly intelligent" and was constantly adjusting and optimizing the output of power according to his situation. If he reduced his strength, the power assistance of the mecha would be significantly weakened. If he increased his strength, the power assistance of the mecha would instantly increase several times.

As he got more and more used to this No. 1 mecha, Chen Zegang's feeling of being a "superman" became stronger and stronger. If he met his former comrades, he would even be confident that he could beat ten of them alone!

If he faced an ordinary person or even a teenager wearing such a mecha, he would be beaten to a pulp.

This is the power of technology...

Chen Zegang, who joined the army because he was a poor student, felt for the first time a genuine awe of science and technology and knowledge.

After the three of them became familiar with the most basic operations, Engineer Zhou arranged for them to test the suspension and flight functions one after another. These functions were provided by the small backpack on the back of the mecha.

The hovering function was fine, but the flying function took these three agile male and female warriors nearly an hour to master it and fly freely in the air.

The floating spherical drone had been chasing them.

Chen Zegang was excited and would occasionally glance at the spherical drone. Mr. Q, who developed this "silver mecha", must be watching from a distance, right? Hmm... why did he feel that he seemed to be a little envious of him?

An illusion must be an illusion.

……

In fact, it was not Chen Zegang’s illusion. Qin Ke was in the underground research center of the Chief Scientist Building hundreds of kilometers away, watching the experiment eagerly.

The screen automatically recorded various data and the current status of the three mechas, but Qin Ke didn't bother to look at them carefully. He sighed helplessly, "I really want to put on this mecha myself and feel it for myself..."

Ning Qingjun mainly observed the woman named Xiaotian, because this woman had a similar figure to her. This set of women's special mecha was specially made for her by Qin Ke. Compared with the men's model, it has softer power assistance and more automated control, but its flexibility is relatively reduced.

After hearing what Qin Ke said, she chuckled and said, "You are a national treasure now. Not to mention that your identity cannot be exposed, even if it can be exposed, it is impossible for you to participate in real-life experiments." (End of this chapter)