"Why are you so sure?" Lu Ye asked.

"Because I know him, Fermond. A man who can even make addition and subtraction errors within a hundred can become a scientist within a year. Are you kidding me!?"

Luye narrowed his eyes slightly, it didn't look like the colonel was lying.

Because the colonel showed rare emotional fluctuations when he said this, Lu Ye couldn't tell whether it was anger or something else.

But from the colonel's words, he knew that the colonel and the man named Femond were old acquaintances.

The colonel seemed to realize his gaffe. He closed his eyes and calmed down.

"Femond and I got the 'Star Spirit Fragment' at the same time. We were together at the time... You should understand it this way."

"So you want to use the fragments in exchange for my help?" Lu Ye said.

"It was you and the girl who helped me. Before I met you, I had actually given up because this was a losing battle." The colonel drank wine, "But after meeting the girl, my heart rose again.

I have gained hope, because in my plan, I just need such a person, and I have been looking for it for a long time..."

"I have a 'patriotic heart', which is the origin of my actions. I will do anything for this country." The colonel said, "I know what you are worried about. You are worried that I will cheat, and you are worried that I will go back on my promise.

, and the most important thing is that now you have no means to counter me."

"You wanted to kill me before, this is the original sin."

Even now, Lu Ye has not concealed his thoughts.

No one would have a good impression of someone who wanted to kill one of their own, and this person almost succeeded.

"To show my sincerity, I can give it to you now."

As he spoke, the colonel took out his pocket watch and showed the side that contained the "Star Spirit Fragments".

"It's really a reason I can't refuse..." Lu Ye muttered, "Aren't you afraid that I'll run away after taking it?"

"You can't run away, because I also know the whereabouts of the third fragment of the protoss." The colonel smiled.

"What did you say?"

"Don't you think it's incredible? Don't worry. You and I have the same interests. If you help me save this Leiden, I will give you what you want." The colonel said, "What you want to get, you have to pay...

I'm very sorry for what happened before, but I have no reason to kill you now."

"No, you actually just want Violet, she is the key to your plan."

Luye pointed out the colonel's intention to the point.

"Of course, but judging from her behavior in the past few nights, she is quite dependent on you and may not follow other people's instructions. Moreover, her language is different from ours, which means she can only communicate with you," the colonel laughed.

He smiled and said, "We don't have much time left for this country. If we want her to understand the instructions, we have to rely on you."

"It sounds great, but why should I defect to you instead of Verdon, who has a better chance of winning?" Lu Ye said, "Isn't it very simple to snatch the fragments from you as the defeated country?

?”

"Look at the bookshelf," the colonel said.

Lu Ye turned his head and saw a square box hidden on the top of the bookshelf. There was a round glass mirror on the front of the box.

"This is..." Lu Ye felt a bad feeling in his heart.

"Cameras, the latest technology, the aristocrats have recently become popular about taking family photos as souvenirs. I wonder what Verdon's reaction will be when they see your and my 'taken photos'?"

"You're such an old bastard."

Luye now wanted to run him over with a dump truck.

"So it's a deal?"

"Three conditions."

"explain."

"One, I won't join the army."

"As long as we can arrange temporary status," the colonel said, "I know you are worried that I will use my status as a soldier to trap you."

"Two, I must accompany Violet on her mission."

"It's natural."

"Three, eat this."

Lu Ye took out a small transparent bottle from his arms, which contained small white balls.

"What's this?"

"A concentrated poison." Lu Ye said, "The ingredients of the medicine all come from the distant eastern continent. Since you know about the star fragments, you know that there are some things in this world that are beyond common sense. As you said before, they are all

Li Wang, only if we can check and balance each other will we not be too careful, right?"

The colonel looked at the pills in front of him and fell silent.

There was silence in the room, except for the sound of the pendulum swinging on the wall clock.

But the depressing atmosphere did not last long. After a while, the colonel resolutely grabbed the bottle, poured out the pills, and swallowed the wine at hand.

Then Lu Ye took out another blue capsule.

"Eat it once every seven days and it will neutralize the toxicity in your body."

There was no ink mark on the colonel, so he took out the fragment of the star spirit and put it on the table.

"Its ability is to be a clone. I relied on this to escape countless assassinations. It is yours now."

"So, what the scientist named Femond got... I'm afraid it's knowledge?"

"No," the colonel said. "If this is knowledge, how could the secrets about the 'mecha' be leaked so easily?"

Lu Yexin said the same thing. It is impossible to take out the research data of this kind of weapon.

"The reason lies in the 'mecha' itself." The colonel said, "Do you think it is possible for humans to drive an iron shell that weighs hundreds of kilograms or even tons?"

The colonel got up and walked to the portrait on the wall, pulling the switch on the side frame.

The wall slowly rotated, and the rails on the ground and the gears and hinges on the edge emerged... This was actually a door disguised as a wall!

"Go straight to the second floor. There is a weapons depot. This passage was originally built for refuge." The colonel picked up the lantern on the table and entered. "Come on, as a temporary ally, I will show you everything without reservation."

.”

There is not a passage inside, but a very shaky staircase.

At the end of the stairs was an iron gate. The colonel opened it with a key, and the door slowly opened.

The two came to a closed room. There were no railings and no observation windows on the door, as if no one could see what was inside.

The key is inserted into the hole, and the door lock opens with a click.

The colonel casually turned on the switch on the wall, the lights came on, and the tall figure appeared in front of Lu Ye again.

"Unit No. 6 is the best mecha we can currently make and is also the main weapon. Unfortunately, it is difficult to make and cannot be mass-produced quickly." The colonel touched the iron armor as if touching a girl's skin.

Lu Ye also looked at the so-called "mecha" in front of him.

This is completely different from the "mechas" in film and television works. It has neither a powerful appearance nor weapons such as particle cannons.

The armor, which is more than two meters high, has a dark golden shimmer on its surface, and the gaps in its joints are filled with densely packed parts that are tightly intertwined. The movement of the steam engine inside can even be glimpsed through the damaged gaps.

The large twisted cylinders are gathered together, and the twisted copper tubes wrap around the core like blood vessels. Such dense copper tubes must be used to dissipate heat. It is foreseeable that this machine will burst out with amazing heat and power when working at full load.

.

Lu Ye could even imagine that when this machine exploded at full strength on the battlefield, it would emit white steam. The steam would take away the blood, and the whole person would seem to be covered with a layer of blood mist. The high-speed airflow would make a whistle-like cry.

…

"Large steam engines are no longer a rare thing nowadays, but the miniaturization of steam engines is still a secret technology," the colonel said. "The No. 6 engine is equipped with a Warren engine, 4 strokes and 16 valves. It is a complete military product, but this model is not used in Versailles.

Dong’s side is already a backward and defective product.”

"The current mecha is divided into three layers. The outermost layer is a protective shell, the second layer is a metal skeleton similar to an exoskeleton, and the innermost is a cabin, which is used to control the mecha while protecting the operator's safety."

The colonel gently opened the bullet hole on the back of No. 6 machine, the outer shell popped up, and he pressed the red button inside.

Immediately afterwards, the back of Unit 6 completely popped open, and the tight joints from the head cabin to the body to the arms and ankles were opened one by one. Lu Ye could hear a "click" sound, which was the iron in the joints.

The sound caused by the collision of buckles.

This is not the kind of control cabin in the anime. This kind of mecha is more like a "wearable item", a more advanced armor.

Lu Ye remained silent for a long time. As a man, who can refuse a mecha?

But when Lu Ye came around to the back of the mecha, his eyes were instantly attracted by the dense silver needles inside.

He used to fantasize about what it would be like to go in and control the mecha, but he didn't want to anymore.

The base of those silver needles is a brass pillar, and underneath the copper pillar is a metal cord. From the back of the head down the spine, the metal cord fits inside the mecha. It can be predicted that if he goes in, the moment the armor is closed, those

The thin silver needle will instantly pierce his skin and reach his spine.

Where is this weapon? This armor is clearly a simplified version of the "Iron Maiden"!

"This is what I want to show you - the neural connection system." The colonel said, "We are trying our best to transport the corpses of advanced mechas on the battlefield back to study, and we want to see why this thing is so powerful...

...But we finally discovered this. The fragment of the protoss held by Femond did not bring knowledge, but this kind of technology."

"What's its purpose?" Lu Ye asked.

"Improving the adaptability of mechas to their users," the colonel said. "There is certainly a gap in the performance of mechas, but Verdon and the others can defeat us because of this. Just like using a sword, an inferior swordsman can't.

Just by waving the blade in his hand, a master can make the sword become one with himself, and this thing is the weapon that turns a third-rate swordsman into a first-rate swordsman."

"So that's it..." Lu Ye said thoughtfully.

He had been thinking that no matter how high the engine power of this kind of steam engine was, it would never be much higher.

As a result, the mecha worn by the operator will be very bulky, and actions such as drawing a gun will be extremely stiff.

Let this thing go on the battlefield?

Veterans who know how to move around will rush over with a few grenades and explosive packs, and your head will be blown off!

But the neural connection device is like replacing you with ultra-low latency VR.

Although it is still limited by the power consumption of the hardware itself, it can be smoother.

In other words, it is like merging the operator with the mecha itself, just like a first-class swordsman, making the sword and himself integrated.

"I didn't expect that you can all have this kind of technology," Lu Ye said.

"It has been studied for a long time, and it is just a replica, which is not as good as the model made by Verdon. Since we got several prototypes, Verdon has equipped every mecha on the front line with a self-explosion device.

It’s no longer easy to get a prototype for research.”

"So what's your plan?" Luye stared at the colonel.

"This is what my intelligence officers paid for with their lives. Verwin's new weapon has been successfully developed. It is a giant mobile armor with a height of ten meters. It carries two giant continuous cannons on its shoulders, and its firepower covers a range of 360 meters.

There is no dead end. If nothing unexpected happens, we will surrender in less than half a year, sign various defeat treaties, pay indemnities and cede territory..."

"Don't tell me your plan is to let Violet wear this thing and fight that ten-meter puppet."

Lu Ye could imagine the tall mecha standing in front of him.

When it appears on the battlefield, it looks like a giant towering over the sky. When it swings its sword, heads fly up and blood is shed.

No one can cross its sword circle, not even Violet.

If this was the colonel's plan, then Luye would use [Chuangzi] to crush the colonel's head right now.

"How could it be possible? Can you imagine that as soon as that thing appeared, who would have the courage to stand in front of it? We can still hold on because there is still hope for Raiden. As long as we also have armor, we can continue to consume

Go down, but the ten-meter armor, hehe, it is basically a mobile fortress!"

Lu Ye is aware of this impact.

He once watched an alien world anime. When the protagonist created a tank and went to the battlefield, the alien world natives with knives and spears were frightened and fled one after another.

Although the plot is very silly, the huge weapons and the fear of the unknown will definitely overwhelm the soldiers' psychological defenses in an instant.

This is the nature engraved in human genes, such as the fear of darkness and the awe of giant creatures...

"After the defeat, the Western forces will be reshuffled. The strength and status of the southern countries headed by Leidenschaftrich will plummet, and Verwinter will take the opportunity to jump to the top. When the time comes, they will be eager to show it to the entire West.

With our own strength, that is the time for us to take action."

"I see..." Lu Ye understood, "The reason why Verdon is able to mass-produce these mechas is mainly because of the neural connection technology, and this technology is in the hands of Femond, who has the fragments of the stars."

The colonel's eyes showed appreciation.

With him around, your plans will be as smooth as a fish in water.

But actually it’s not necessary…

"Then let me ask you, what if Verdon has mastered this technology?"

"Impossible." Lu Ye said firmly, "You said before that Verdon is producing the latest model of mecha to put into the battlefield.

I was a little curious before, why the scientists who mastered the fragments of the protoss didn't build a powerful mecha immediately, because as you said, Femond himself is actually a mediocre person, and it is impossible for him to do so.

It’s up to you to update these mechas yourself, but why are Verdon’s mechas being upgraded again and again?

That's because Femond didn't hand over all his technology. Although he has completely mastered the complete neural connection system through the protoss fragments, he is 'updating' himself bit by bit like squeezing out toothpaste.

That so-called technology, only in this way can he firmly occupy the position of 'chief scientist'.

If he hands over all the technology, Verdon's military will send countless people to study it, and everyone will be on the same starting line. By then, it won't matter whether he is there or not. Presumably those high-level figures will not be interested at all.
Chapter completed!