Machine War: Infinite Frontier.

Xiao Yun kept smiling, but he was complaining in his heart.

Obviously, everyone is competing and exploring the unknown world, but I don't know how it seems to have turned into a business negotiation. Whether it is cooperation or business, they are both negotiations, but the core is different. Is this the difference between corporate negotiations and power negotiations?

So corporate negotiations have no purpose but only interests. The only purpose is interests. As long as interests are achieved, nothing else will be a problem?

Xiao Yun wondered if he should bring a business person with him next time. Should he let Gina come or someone else? The key point was that Xiao Yun couldn't understand what these two people were talking about...

He understood the meaning of every word, and he could understand them when combined together. However, he didn't understand the situation of Jijing Group and Nandou Chamber of Commerce. This Nan Martha seemed to be of very high status.

Xiao Yun nodded to Nan Martha and then looked at Lu Jie: "Minister Lu Jie, what about you?"

Lu Jie's mind turned quickly, and he smiled and nodded: "I think Miss Martha's idea is very good. I can represent Jijing Group and Shuguang Industry to sign the same cooperation terms. Jijing Group will support Shuguang Group in all actions in this world. We only need Shuguang Industry's share conditions in this research to be the same as Miss Martha's. Moreover, I think the cooperation between the three of us in different star fields can be greater than competition. I think we can go a step further and establish a business strategic alliance."

Nan Martha nodded slightly without commenting. Xiao Yun thought about it and stood up: "Suzaku, let Leonard come over."

Zhuque nodded, and Xiao Yun said to the two people: "I will let others talk to you about the specific matters. Please forgive me for not being familiar with these things. If you know Shuguang Industry, you should know that I don't care about business matters."

Lu Jie said quickly: "It's okay, it's okay. President Shi Zhen is busy with many things, so just let others handle these small matters. We are not particularly anxious. Anyway, we will follow President Shi Zhen this time."

"Heh." Xiao Yun smiled and said, "That's no problem. Let's settle the matter first. The rest are minor issues. I will have someone set up a new laboratory specifically for the research on the battle armor, which will be jointly funded and controlled by the three of us. The strategic alliance can also be finalized. We will discuss the details at that time. Now let's not talk about this and talk about other important things."

"President Shi Zhen, please speak."

"Two things." Xiao Yun raised two fingers and shook them, saying, "The first one is about our safety. I believe you have come into contact with the Radam beast and the plant-like Radam tree. According to reliable intelligence, once that thing blooms, it means that Radam can easily occupy this planet. But I don't know how it is done, and the person who provided me with this information doesn't know either. The only thing that is certain is that once the Radam tree blooms, this planet will undergo tremendous changes and it will be devastating to both humans and us."

Nan Martha frowned slightly: "President Shi Zhen, do you know when it will bloom and how to stop it?"

"We don't know when it will bloom." Xiao Yun shrugged and said, "There are only two possible ways to stop it. Either destroy all the Radam trees on the planet, or destroy the Radam battleship before the Radam trees bloom."

Lu Jie said: "Then we must start preparing immediately. While studying the Radam tree, we must also find the location of the Radam battleship."

"That's the second thing I want to tell you." Xiao Yun said to Lu Jie and Nan Martha, "I have confirmed the location of the Radam battleship. It is on the back of the moon. What is also certain is that there is equipment on the battleship that can transform humans into Iron Man."

"I just said that Radam is a parasitic species, but Radam's parasitism is also very special. This kind of parasitism will not change the memory and emotions of the host, but it will change the host's cognition to a certain extent. Of course, the host will also be controlled by Radam. What I want to express is that once the host is parasitized, the host's memory will also be obtained by Radam."

"In addition, the physical fitness of knights is far stronger than that of humans, including their combat awareness and abilities, which can surpass ordinary people. Even high-level knights have special abilities. If they are transformed into Tejaman, they will most likely be more terrifying than normal Tejaman."

Lu Jie wiped the cold sweat that suddenly appeared on his head and said: "Why don't we just destroy the moon."

"That's not necessary." Nan Martha shook her head and said, "But we must establish new rules for everyone's auxiliary AI and ensure that no one can cut off contact with the auxiliary AI. Everyone must also carry self-destruct measures just in case. Otherwise, if Radam infiltrates our ranks, our world may have a greater threat than the Plant Tribe."

Xiao Yun nodded: "It would be best if you understand what I mean. If one of your people is infected and cannot be saved, I will order him to be killed without hesitation."

Nan Martha nodded calmly: "I accept it. If it is me who is parasitized, I hope that President Shi Zhen can let me die with dignity."

Lu Jie took two deep breaths and said, "Me too."

"Well, I will let you die in a dignified way." Xiao Yun laughed and said, "I have told you everything I know. I plan to launch an attack on the Radam battleship on the back of the moon in a few days, and gather all the forces we can mobilize to occupy and control that ship."

"What will we face?" Lu Jie asked.

Xiao Yun smiled at Lu Jie and said, "It's difficult. If everything goes well, we may face no more than five Iron Man. Of course, you don't need to show up to deal with such an enemy. Your task is to enter the battleship, destroy its core part and then take over the battleship. If necessary, cooperate with the main force to suppress Radam's Iron Man."

Having said that, Xiao Yun had almost said everything he wanted to say. After asking the two to prepare first, he left the rest of the time to Leonard.

When Leonard arrived, he didn't know what to say to the two men. He simply discussed the cooperation matters with them on behalf of Xiao Yun, and first set up a simple charter and agreed to sign a formal contract after leaving this world.

The talks on Xiao Yun's side went smoothly, but the actions on the defense force's side were not so smooth.

First of all, the people sent by the defense force were surrounded not long after they entered the orbital ring through the space elevator. It was so tragic that they were blocked by the Radam beasts entrenched in the equatorial ring before they even got close to the spaceport.

The knights of the Third Federal Special Forces indeed demonstrated combat capabilities beyond ordinary people. They forged a path for the defense forces. The smooth operation was only hindered by the appearance of Radam's Iron Man.

A dozen knights could really fight back and forth against one Tiegaman. These knights relied on various tactics to cause a lot of trouble to Radam's Tiegaman. Before being caught off guard, the Tiegaman really felt a little embarrassed. But if you look closely, you can understand that the damage of a dozen knights to Radam's Tiegaman was almost zero. Except for catching the opponent off guard and suffering a little loss, they did not cause any effective damage at all.

The bullets from the guns in their hands were simply unable to break through the Iron Man's defense, and close combat was simply an impossible thing to do. As long as the various means and traps could not cause real damage to the Iron Man and the most effective control, all the means would be in vain, and would have no other effect except buying a little time.

After all, Tiejiaman is not a giant god. It is impossible for Tiejiaman, who is more than two meters tall, to be in the dark and allow these knights to seize the opportunity to launch a sneak attack. After Tiejiaman reacted, he no longer entangled with these knights. With an antimatter cannon, he taught them a lesson and aimed directly at the destination of the Third Squadron, the Equatorial Ring Spaceport. With just one shot, all previous efforts were wiped out.

It has to be admitted that the combat capability of individual Iron Man is indeed much higher than that of the Knight. After all, the power possessed by the two is simply not in the same order of magnitude. There are many things that cannot be compensated by small tricks and experience. Of course, if the Knights can also have a set of combat exoskeleton armor of the same level and can be used, then Radam's Iron Man has a probability of more than 80% that it will be suppressed by the Knights.

If the two were to fight in another place, the result would not be the same if the knight could drive the Titan to fight the Iron Man. Letting a knight without the Titan fight the Iron Man is like using a knife to fight a tank. The gap cannot be made up by experience and means.

All the spacecraft that the Defense Force wanted most were gone at once. The entire operation could be said to be a huge failure, and even retreat became a difficult thing.

Originally, the Third Squadron thought that they could use their abilities to capture Iron Man, and even used a lot of special equipment, such as electromagnetic pulses, high-energy electric shocks and electromagnetic restraints, superpower suppression, etc. It felt like the operation was as fierce as a tiger, but the damage was only 0.5. It was really thanks to the fact that these people were knights, otherwise they wouldn't even have a chance to operate.

It was still Xiang Yu Takano who appeared and stopped the Radam Iron Man who was about to chase. After a verbal battle between the two, Ling Yi appeared with two other plant warriors, and started a 4VS1 group fight against the Radam Iron Man. The four of them directly suppressed one and even the opponent's armor was torn off. It was very brutal.

The Iron Man couldn't run away even if he wanted to. The deep scratches and marks of struggle on the floor were enough to show how miserable this Radam Iron Man was. It made Xiang Yu Takano feel it was so cruel that he turned his head away and couldn't bear to watch it anymore. These three people from the Plant Clan really didn't hold back at all. They wanted to eat Radam Iron Man alive, but they had to spare his life because of orders. The hatred and hostility without reason made bystanders feel uneasy.

But what Xiang Yu Takano couldn't understand the most was that Ling Yi and the others seemed to be very familiar with the body structure of Tiejiaman. They had clearly destroyed the armor of Radam Tiejiaman beyond recognition but they had never caused any real fatal damage to Tiejiaman. It was precisely because of this that the Radam that was parasitic in Tiejiaman's body did not separate from the host.

The transformed form has been completely released, and even Tiejiaman's transformation crystal has been collected by Lingyi.

When Takano Ayu saw that this was over, he was about to go look for the Federal Third Squadron that had disappeared long ago, but he was stopped by Ling Yi.

This made Xiang Yu Gaoye very confused: "Aren't those people your enemies? If they are enemies, then find them and kill them. Why let them go?"

"That's not my mission." Ling Yi shook his head at Xiang Yu Gao Ye and said, "Our mission is just to provide a backup, capture Tiejiaman and prevent anyone from destroying the equatorial ring. There is no need to do anything extra."

Xiang Yu Gaoye was stunned for a moment: "But..."

"This is not the place to fight. What you should worry about more is that once you take action, those people may be doomed to fail." Ling Yi shook his head again and said, "Let's go. Our mission is accomplished."

Xiang Yu Takano let out a breath, nodded helplessly, and followed Ling Yi away, but he looked at the prisoner in Ling Yi's hand with a complicated expression.

When the Blue Earth returned to the Earth base, Ling Yi immediately delivered the prisoner Tiejiaman to Leonard, and the transformation crystal belonging to the prisoner was delivered to Xiao Yun.

The transformation crystal is something that every Iron Man has, but Takano Aizawa's crystal was destroyed, which means that if Takano Aizawa wants to complete his transformation, he must use the White Cass robot made specifically for him.

This thing is like a key and also a force field generating device. It uses the force field to form a screening barrier to assist Iron Man in completing the transformation. This force field can also be completely regarded as a shaping object, a fixed template. Without this thing, light-matter conversion cannot be performed to complete the transformation.

For Takano Ayu, after the crystal is broken, he must achieve the purpose of transformation through the force field created in the closed environment inside the White Cass robot.

These data were not researched by Leonard himself, but were the research results obtained by the technicians of the Deep Space Exploration Agency before. Leonard understood what was going on with just one glance, which was different from the situation of the Plant Clan.

Xiao Yun was very interested in the captive brought back by Ling Yi. This was also the first Iron Man captive captured by humans.

A woman who looked gentle and virtuous, was still in a coma. But even if she was awake, it would be useless. Her crystal was taken away by Ling Yi and she could not transform, so she could not pose a threat to other people. She was just tied up with a mask and locked in a transparent cabin filled with liquid.

Leonard didn't have time to pay attention to the captured Iron Man at this time. There were more important things waiting for him to accomplish. So Xiao Yun personally went out to check the female Iron Man captive who was brought back.