American Comics: Beginning with Luke the Maker

Chapter 7 The Victory of the Wall Faction [Two in One]

There was a knock on the door, and after obtaining the entry permit, a woman with glasses and a capable aura walked in and reported to Shao Zhiwenhui in front of the window.

"Mr. Shao, there is news from PPDC that a fourth-level Kaiju beast named Kaida is about to land on the sea. They have sent Shaolin Ranger and Storm Red to stop it."

"I see, follow the previous defensive measures." Shao Zhiwen was very calm when he heard the news, and was not flustered by the imminent landing of the Kaiju Beast.This is not only because the headquarters of PPDC is not far away, and the two mechas of Storm Crimson and Shaolin Ranger will soon come to support, but also because he has other trump cards.

At least at least, it is impossible for Shaw Industries to suffer any major losses in this Kaiju Beast attack.At most, it's just some innocuous losses.

However, he also sighed in his heart that this year was really a year full of disasters. The frequency and intensity of Kaiju beast attacks suddenly increased this year. Many places have been attacked and destroyed by Kaiju beasts, and even Few Mecha Hunters were damaged and mutilated in the high-frequency battles.The situation, which was fairly stable before, suddenly became worse.

Help is needed everywhere.

Mech Hunter support is needed everywhere.The number of existing Mecha Hunters is stretched due to high frequency of battle losses, and even in some cases, the distribution is uneven.

Of course, if you ask why in such a tense situation, why the sea is threatened by Kaiju beasts, and PPDC can immediately appoint two mecha hunters to support it, then you are ignorant!
Shaolin Ranger.

Storm red.

These two mechs were built by PPDC with capital, technology and manpower, but most of the capital, technology and manpower came from China. In other words, these two mechas were made in China and provided to PPDC.Although PPDC is an alliance organization, all the mecha hunters belong to the PPDC organization in name for overall management and battle arrangements, but rules are rules. In fact, everyone knows that the various member countries behind PPDC cannot really He is selfless and follows the rules.

Just do the math.

In the past, military creations, whether it was tanks or aircraft carriers, etc., most of their service periods were at least ten or twenty years in a stable period!If there is no accident, the Mech Hunter can do the same, but at the same time, the cost of the Mecha Hunter is high, and because of the reason of fighting with the Kaiju Beast, its damage rate is also extremely high!A mecha hunter who can survive for four or five years without being thrown into the garbage dump can be regarded as an old-timer.The old-generation aircraft like Cherno Alpha, which has survived for nearly ten years, has been constantly repaired, updated and upgraded, and has not been damaged or retired. It is simply a miraculous living fossil!
In fact, as the strength of Kaiju Beast continues to increase and upgrade, Mecha Hunters are forced to follow suit. In recent years, the technology is mature and stable, which is not bad. The first and second generations of Mecha Hunters are miserable, because The chrysanthemum beast's ignorance of fighting methods and immature technology, it is normal for it to be scrapped or even eliminated in a year or two in the battle with the chrysanthemum beast.

Every time a Mech Hunter dispatches, it is a gamble!
Maybe it can keep refreshing its own honor, or it may just fall down in the next battle with Kaiju Beast.

So the question is, if you are the leader of a member country, are you willing to take huge risks for no reason and send out your own mech hunters to show love?
Yes, when the PPDC organization was first established, everyone cooperated seamlessly. Scientists from various countries worked hard together for the Hunter Project. Most of the member states also sincerely asked for money, people, and people. What is given, mutual help is enthusiastic and loving. In addition to the big brother in the organization who pumped blood a little bit more, which made him pay a little more, each member country did get a lot of benefits from it.Many member states that didn't have much hard industrial strength were able to build their own mechs with the help of the alliance. The blood they were drawn by the big brother was considered to be for knowledge and help.

But hasn't the Kaiju Beast attacked more and more frequently in the past year, and has it become more powerful and difficult to deal with?What's worse is that 11 years have passed, and everyone's economy is not good. In the past, they could spend money and technology regardless of the cost, and the factory Mecha Hunter was like dumpling, but now it really doesn't work.

In 11, the latest generation of the hunter project's mecha is the fifth generation!
This speed of replacement is simply unimaginable for military creations!
How long did the aircraft go from one generation to five?

Almost 100 years!
Even if the first generation of mecha hunters used the latest technology from the member states, they still had many problems, especially the weight, which was generally above 7800 tons, close to 8000 tons!The second generation is around 5000 tons.

However, since the third and fourth generations, what is the weight of a top Mecha Hunter with the same height and improved combat effectiveness? 2000 tons up and down!Taking this as the dividing line, the mecha hunters below 1700 tons, which is generally around 2000 tons, are classified as assassin fighters who are flexible and weak in defense, while those above [-] tons focus on improving armor , that is, heavy armored fighters.

The first generation of mechs came out in 2015.

The second-generation mecha was developed in 2016 and then launched.

The famous dangerous wanderer of the third generation mecha, which was released in 2017.

The fourth-generation mech Storm Crimson was launched in 2018.

The fifth-generation mecha Eureka Raider, the only fifth-generation mecha in the first part of Pacific Rim, was released in 2019!
However, the time now is 2024, and within five years, there has been no new generation of mecha hunters, and even the fifth-generation mech hunter is still only the one that was released in 2019.

Why did the previous technology update be like landslides and ground cracks, with earth-shaking changes every year, and then after 2019, the new generation of machines is difficult to produce?

Because the achievements before 2019 were made by all the member states in order to deal with the threat of the Kaiju Beast, they worked together and spent money regardless of the cost, using manpower and funds plus that bit of luck to pile up!

Why did you start to pull your hips after 2019?That's because the members of the member states spent a lot of money in the past few years to smash internal injuries, and the existing mecha technology can already deal with the current strength of the Kaiju Beast. In the absence of a stronger Kaiju Beast, There is no need to invest regardless of cost as before.

A new plan to block the monster attack was brought up again.That is to build walls.

Building fortifications is a way for humans to defend against wild animals and enemies since ancient times.Although most of them have become history now, it does not prevent people from taking it out and using it again when needed.

After all, if the fence is really strong enough to stop those Kaiju beasts, it is obviously much more affordable than the Mech Hunter plan.But the premise of all this is based on the premise that the strength of the wall is enough to stop the attack of the Kaiju beast.

Nowadays, most of the initiators who bet heavily on the hunter plan before, even if they still want to invest as much as before, most of them have nothing to do.The domestic economy of each member state is sluggish, more and more people have no jobs and can't eat enough, and more and more people are dissatisfied with government members. In the end, the wall plan was successfully brought to the fore.

You must know that for such a high-end project as the Hunter Plan, companies with little scientific research strength should not think about it, and people with no knowledge or ability should not get involved. Simply put, the rewards are not low, but the threshold is extremely high.And this threshold is beyond the reach of ordinary people and companies in many member states, so the subsidies that the Hunter Program can enjoy, etc., naturally have nothing to do with them.

But most people can do the hard work of building a city wall!It will take several years for such a large project to be fully completed. How much manpower will it require?How much money can I get here?
The people are simple, of course they are afraid of the attack of the chrysanthemum beast, but when some scientists stand up and make a guarantee that the construction of the wall can stop monsters below level [-], and we can live in the same safe and happy life inside the wall as ten years ago. This kind of yearning and hope for a stable life and work, as well as the repeated defeats and damages of Mech Hunters in the past year, are enough to make them strongly support this project!
Is there anyone sober?

Of course!
Is it useful for them to stand up?

Useless!
Facing the people who have been aroused in their hearts, and facing the disappointing Mecha Hunter who has been defeated frequently in the past year, under the influence of multiple factors, the so-called Wall Project has a tendency to replace the Mecha Hunter Project!If the fence can really stop the monsters, then the councilors, scientists, and businessmen who stand for the wall will become the heroes that people praise by word of mouth, just like the initiators of the hunter plan!
Although this plan sounds unreliable to those who are sober, they need hope too much. People who are living in difficulties because of economic problems will automatically block those problems and think in the best direction before the worst happens. .

As for the appearance of five generations of monsters that cannot be stopped by the wall?
Didn't the so-and-so congressman say that there are still existing mechs that can be used?It's not that the hunter plan was abandoned immediately.What's more, the follow-up walls will continue to be strengthened, maintained, and built!

The main combat faction, that is, the supporters of the Hunter Project, faced with the surging public opinion, sluggish economy, and high-spirited opponents, many people were disheartened and discouraged, too busy to take care of themselves, and the right to speak in the public opinion position was In the past few years, especially in the past year, it has completely reversed.Under such circumstances, even if those in power in a very small number of member states are still awake, they are already powerless.

Such is the general trend.

The mighty, those who obey will prosper and those who oppose will perish.

The country still wants to try its best to maintain the existence of the alliance and the hunter plan, but what can we do when many member states, including the leader of the American Eagle, want to switch to the wall plan?

Raise the entire PPDC with the power of one country?

Do not make jokes!
R&D investment, armor maintenance, labor costs, armor maintenance, new generation construction.Every year is a dizzying amount of spending!

A gold-eating organization that dozens of member countries can hardly afford to support, it really dies when it is raised.

So in recent years, the member states behind PPDC have long lost the close cooperation they had before. Everyone is building their own monster walls. Most of the mechas developed by themselves have been in their own bases for a long time. For a year, the attitude is the attitude of sweeping the door.

Help is ok.Give some money or some resources?

don't give?

Then why should I ask the mecha hunters in my base to risk damage to help you?In our own base, we are responsible for at least one-third of mech construction, technology, money, and maintenance.Even if the mech is sent out once, even if it can return safely, the subsequent energy replenishment, body inspection, and overall maintenance will all cost money!
You say this is an order from Marshal Steck Pantecost, PPDC Headquarters?

We also need the protection of the Mech Hunter for the time being!I am also facing the threat of the Kaiju Beast, and I am powerless against you.What's more, you can find a hunter base that is closer to seek help.

This is a big wind direction.

Even as Marshal Stike Pantecost of PPDC, he is powerless to stop this kind of member state's obedience and transgression.

In name, he is the marshal of PPDC, the highest person in charge, and can manage all affairs of PPDC.But in fact, as the marshal, what he can really pay attention to and be responsible for is only most of the matters related to the hunter project.However, the management of the base must come from various member states, especially the eight bases established in other member states. Most of their staff must be recruited from the local area.Among them, there will definitely be officials from member states stationed at the base, who will hold certain important positions and hold certain powers.

For example, finances!
As long as PPDC still has the shadow and support of various member states behind it, Styke Pantecost will always be the PPDC Marshal in name only.There are too many things he needs to compromise and can't make decisions.

As the head of Shaw Industries, he is also a little worried about the possible grounding of the Hunter Project. After all, as the world's most famous supplier of the mecha industry chain, he needs to plan ahead even if there is a way out.Although even if there is no way out, he is not worried about going to a near-bankrupt situation like three years ago just relying on the mature mecha industry chain.

After all, the amount of money that many Pacific Rim member countries have invested in the Hunter Project in the past ten years is appalling. Among them, the technologies obtained through research and development, as well as construction technologies, etc., are not easily given up?Even if there will be a few years of cold winter, the industries extended by Hunter Project technology alone will be enough for Shaw Industries to maintain its development.

What's more, he also has Luke Field who brought Shaw Industries back to life!

Thinking of Luke, Shao Zhiwen turned around and asked his secretary, "Where is Dr. Luke now?"

The female secretary looked at the tablet in her arms and reported: "Dr. Luke is in the G3 Hunter factory. The sixth-generation mecha Kurtulo developed by Luke's laboratory is about to be assembled. He is on site."

"Oh, has he finally finished his big toy?" Shao Zhiwen smiled, eyes full of excitement.Although it is a big toy, he also understands that as the world's first sixth-generation mecha, even if the current wind direction is not good, its release will definitely attract a lot of attention.This is a good thing for Shaw Industries!
After all, those who were able to build mecha hunters before were all at the national level!
If Luke Field's sixth-generation mecha Kurtulo can really be tested successfully, then Shaw Industries has set a precedent!
The first company to build a Mech Hunter by itself!
The first enterprise to build the world's most advanced and only sixth-generation mecha by itself!
No matter what kind of statement it is, it proves that Shaw Industries' industrial strength, manufacturing technology, and research and development capabilities are far beyond those of its peers, and it is the only one among the only ones!
　PS: Storm Crimson weighs 1700+ tons, which is the data provided in the movie.Most of the information I found on the production drawing is more than 6100 tons.But I still chose the data from the movie.Black technology is black technology to the end.What's more, I really can't accept that a flexible mecha with a weight of more than 6000 tons actually relies on a diesel engine.Just 1700 tons.

PS1: Please follow up, please collect!
PS2: The new chapter has just been reviewed, I changed it, I don't know if it will pass.

　
(End of this chapter)