From Titan Corporation to the Empire of Man

East area of ​​the underground base.

Inside a rail train leading to the construction area to the south;

The comfort level here is not as good as that of civilian maglev trains. It is similar to the traditional subway. There are rows of seats on both sides, as well as handrails and handrails.

However, inside the base, everything is focused on efficiency, and there is no need to provide services to passengers like civilian trains, so the style seems too simple.

At this moment, Sui Yang is sitting in the seat by the window, and he is also using his exclusive mobile phone to continue to read and approve company affairs, such as:

"The Italian government in the main universe has expressed its intention to purchase 1200 sets of police-grade mechanical skeletons, as well as related accessories and system upgrade services."

"Report on the research progress of cold fusion reactor - New Energy Research Department, a subordinate department of the Ministry of Scientific Research.

Attached document: Research progress on titanium nanocomposite one-piece protective clothing—Powered Armor Research Plan. "

"Draft on the expansion of Pandora's shipbuilding dock, version C - Engineering Department."

"Detailed planning plan for Bolt Gun - Accra underground base, weapons research and development center." etc.

Among them, the Italian government in the main universe originally hoped to purchase conventional individual equipment for the ARS (Rapid Reaction Force). After all, four months ago, the investigation department and the ARS jointly launched an abnormal biological investigation operation, which really opened the Italian government's eyes.

Although online public opinion has been reduced to a minimum, the investigation mainly focuses on the Italian island of Sicily, so the Italian government has the right to know part of the truth.

After that, after a series of economic and military exchanges, the Italian government showed a strong interest in ARS's conventional individual equipment.

So in early August, the other party submitted a purchase intention for 8 units.

The reply given by Sui Yang was "The unit price of each set of equipment is 700 million. If it is paid in one lump sum, Atlas will give a 10% discount, totaling 126 billion."

Moreover, Sui Yang also clearly mentioned in his reply that ARS's individual equipment involves many core technologies and is not for sale. However, due to the happy cooperation between the two parties, a product plan for the external sales version was specially prepared.

In this regard, the Italian government was naturally aware of Sui Yang's polite refusal, but it still focused on the mechanical skeleton and was not prepared to give up easily. Finally, it set its sights on the police version of the individual skeleton used by the New Accra Police Station.

Faced with such a positive attitude from Italy, and the fact that the police version of the mechanical skeleton was a product that had been eliminated by the Atlas front-line troops, Sui Yang no longer shied away and immediately arranged for the director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be responsible for the transaction.

The second is the cold fusion reactor.

Since Sui Yang opened the space door to Universe Zero 2 (Avatar) and obtained complete nuclear fusion technology and a preliminary antimatter engine, Atlas' energy field has directly broken through the bottleneck and achieved leapfrog development.

Hydrogen batteries related to hydrogen energy have also been perfected and improved in various aspects, which can greatly extend the operating time of mechanical skeletons and various mechas.

However, if hydrogen batteries are applied to power armor, it will seem "inadequate".

Powered armor and powered exoskeletons both provide the wearer with an increase in strength, speed, etc.

There are commonalities between the two, and it is difficult to distinguish a clear line, but for Atlas, the biggest difference between the two is "full coverage" and "semi-permanent".

Currently, the elite combat platoons or combat companies of the Rapid Response Force (ARS), Emergency Countermeasures Force (AECS), and Orbital Assault Force (ODST) all use full-coverage mechanical skeletons that can continue to work and fight in harsh environments. .

It’s just that the battery life is “only” about 72 hours, and in extreme environments like space, it will be drastically shortened to 20 to 40 minutes.

On the other hand, the power armor research plan led by the Ministry of Scientific Research is considering using micro-nuclear fusion reactors to replace hydrogen batteries to achieve "semi-permanent" properties.

After several years of analysis, trial and error, and research, the scientific research department successfully developed the prototype of a cold fusion reactor.

Although the size is still huge, equivalent to 1/2 the size of the White-legged Falcon carrier aircraft engine, judging from the progress of other research projects, this is already very fast.

As for cold fusion, it is a nuclear fusion reaction that occurs at room temperature and normal pressure, which means it has safer properties and stability.

This is why the Ministry of Scientific Research regards cold fusion reactors as the power source for power armor.

Moreover, while the Scientific Research Department is actively carrying out cold fusion research, another project is also in full swing, namely the Ti-Ta Nano composite one-piece protective suit.

The United Aerospace Corporation of Universe 03 (Destroyer) has allowed Atlas to further expand in the biogenetic engineering and nano fields, and also allowed the nano jumpsuit sandwiched between the wearer's skin and outer armor to Ability to move from theory to reality.

ARS, AECS, ODST, and even the high-end combat uniforms equipped by the Investigation Department actually have quite good bulletproof performance and can effectively resist the close-range impact of 7.62mm caliber armor-piercing warheads.

However, considering the intensity of combat in outer space and alien planets, this type of combat uniform cannot meet the needs of power armor at all.

Therefore, after the scientific research department had relatively mature nano-scale technology, it began to develop the latest one-piece combat uniform that matched the power armor.

After quickly reading the cold fusion research report, Sui Yang opened the attached file and began to read the research progress of the nanosuit.

According to the description of the Ministry of Scientific Research, on August 1999, 8, six days ago, the first wearing experiment of the second set of prototype nanosuits was carried out through the unconscious clones of personnel such as D.

The experiment ended with 81% of the clone's body being comminuted and causing physiological death.

After investigation, the scientific research department determined that the active fluid metal layer under the nanosuit caused the clone to over-amplify the amplitude of each step when it was stimulated by electric current and began to move.

Like ordinary arm extension movements, the angle of the elbow joint is approximately 0° when the arm is straight.

However, after the clone put on the prototype nanosuit and performed stretching exercises, the angle between the arm and the elbow joint shifted in the opposite direction by 30°, directly twisting the elbow joint and the radius and ulna of the forearm.

Because the active fluid metal layer acts like an electronic muscle, it can theoretically enhance the wearer's ultimate strength, reaction time and athletic ability.

However, the clone's brain does not give any feedback, and even if it is conscious, it does not respond quickly enough.

For example, by simply walking, the nanosuit will force the clone's whole body to reach extreme bursts of high intensity and frequency, causing fractures, muscle tears, and displacement of internal organs all over the clone's body.

In layman's terms, the nanosuit "crushes" the clone.

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Seeing this result, Sui Yang's facial expression didn't reveal anything.

But the actual feeling in his heart made him involuntarily connect this scene with the test scene of Mjolnir's power armor in "Halo".

The consequence of ordinary humans wearing Mjolnir is immediate death and lifelong disability. Only Spartan warriors who have received enhanced nerve responses and strengthened bones can perfectly control it.