The message sent was a video call. Tang Lang looked at the unfamiliar number and hesitated for a moment before answering.
The figure of Chang Sun Hong appeared on the pop-up virtual screen. Tang Lang was stunned for a moment, then quickly put his personal computer on the table, stood up and saluted the top general of the federal military.
Changsun Hong smiled lightly, returned Tang Lang with a military salute, and said concisely: "I'll give you a mission!"
"Yes, please give instructions to Mr. Changsun!" Tang Lang put down his hand, stood upright and replied solemnly.
"Don't be so serious. I'm not sending you to the battlefield!" Changsun Hong waved his hand. "Are you at the branch of the Federal Academy of Sciences with Professor Edward now?"
"Yes, Chief!" Tang Lang nodded and slightly turned the smart brain light screen downwards.
Although the white-haired old man's sitting posture was not as awkward as before, he was still casual. He nodded carelessly towards Changsun Hong on the virtual screen: "Chief, please tell me what you have to say! Old man, I like to be direct.
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"Professor Edward, I need to recruit this Chu Warrior III mecha you developed!" Changsun Hong also got straight to the point. Seeing the confusion in the old man's eyes, he continued to explain: "This is the Xiang Yu mecha you named.
Academician Hua Tianli spoke to me an hour ago. The Xiang Yu mecha you developed has passed digital and physical tests. If it passes the actual combat test, it can be finalized. The Ordnance Research and Development Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs has already named the mecha Chu in advance.
Samurai iii!”
"Why not name the Ming Samurai Type II? Is it because this old boy Hua Tianli thinks that the mecha I developed is stronger than his and deliberately suggested this to you?" The white-haired old man's eyes bulged with anger. "No,
I have to go find this old boy to settle the score."
"Of course not, it's just that the situation with Jie Peng's country is getting more and more tense, and the news that the Ming warriors have begun to serve in batches must not escape their ears and eyes! Therefore, the engine technology you developed is completely different from the 9th generation mecha of the Ming warriors.
, will become the secret weapon of our Southwest Federation military. Vice President Hua has proven this with experimental data. The mecha engine you developed is 20% stronger than the one currently used by Ming warriors.
, that is, the energy consumption is slightly higher.
Mechas like the Chu Warrior that need to be eliminated were modified and upgraded by our federal military as early as seven or eight years ago and continue to serve in the second-line troops. The Chu Warrior III model can just stay out of sight. The Southwest Military Region is heading towards Julang.
The company's order for 5,000 Chu Warrior IIIs also fully complies with this apparent trend of modification and upgrading, but the flow of funds may not be as simple and direct as before. 50 billion credits is the final total price of 5,000 mechas.
, the rest of the required funds will be remitted by the Ministry of Military Affairs through other means." Changsun Hongping explained calmly.
"Okay, okay, you are the rich man and you have the final say. Anyway, our group of technicians can't beat you guys who are always trying to trick people." The white-haired old man waved his hands dejectedly and said sarcastically.
Changsun Hong, however, could only accept this fact helplessly.
This kind of national-level strategic deception, no matter how awesome he is, his arms can't twist his thighs. I'm afraid that even by the end of the war, the mecha he developed will only be called an old mecha.
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"By the way, what do you want to do when you say you want to recruit my Xiang Yu prototype mecha? Let me tell you, this is the only one left in the world. If it breaks, there will be no place to look for it. Southwest Military Region
It doesn’t mean that the 5,000 units ordered over there are all made of top-notch materials like this one. To tell you the truth, just those ten sniper bullets mixed with star tungsten are worth as much as one
His Ming warrior mecha!" The white-haired old man suddenly changed the subject.
The corner of Tang Lang's mouth twitched slightly. As a participant in the gradual improvement of Xiang Yu's mecha, he certainly knew that his teacher was not completely bragging. According to his requirement of being able to penetrate level five armor with one blow, the old man smelted stars.
Tungsten gritted his teeth in pain as he made special sniper bombs. The mechanical skeletons supporting the mecha were all replaced with special alloys brought back by the white-haired uncle according to Tang Lang's request, but the white-haired old man had to find it himself.
Specially approved by the President of the Federal Academy of Sciences, the gun blade of the Overlord Gun is forged from pure blue gold. Its hardness and toughness are higher than the melee weapons currently equipped by all mechas in the Federation. It is matched with the powerful engine of Hot Wheels, not to mention the level 5 armor.
, even level six armor can be penetrated with one blow.
In the last online simulation battle, Tang Lang had no chance to compete face-to-face with the military masters. Otherwise, they would have discovered that there was a huge gap between the ordinary version of the Ming Warrior and his limited-edition Xiang Yu mecha.
Of course, the mass-produced version of the Xiang Yu mecha will not be so luxurious in terms of materials. Except for the difference in the engine used, the other materials are on the same level as the Ming Samurai mecha.
However, at this time, talking about how awesome this limited edition mecha is, the white-haired old man's bargaining face is completely exposed.
But Changsun Hong seemed to have expected it, and said calmly: "Your student Tang Lang will perform a special mission of the Ministry of Military Affairs. In order to ensure the successful completion of the mission, having a powerful mecha as a guarantee is the only way that I, the Chief of Military Affairs, can
Made it for him."
As soon as these words came out, the white-haired old man, who had always been generous with his money, couldn't help but grin.
I can only say that Changsun Hong is powerful enough. He said directly that this mecha is not used for other purposes, but is used to save the lives of your students. Will you give it to me? No, let alone Tang Lang, I'm afraid it can't be justified.
The white-haired old man would have a hard time with it himself! After all, Tang Lang was the first reasonably good guy he had finally fallen in love with in so many years. The mecha can be rebuilt if it is gone, but the person is gone, but everything is gone.
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Without waiting for the white-haired old man to nod, the already confident general continued: "Of course, the Ministry of Military Affairs will not use your mecha in vain, because you are the chief designer of the newly established micro mecha project, so the Ministry of Military Affairs decided
, a special allocation of 1 billion credits and consumable materials worth no less than 2 billion credits were allocated to this project. At the same time, instructor Yan Chilie of the Chartered Qingyu Military Academy participated in the project. How about it? Professor Edward, if you still need it,
Just tell me."
Tang Lang was dumbfounded, and he was convinced by this federal admiral. According to legend, a slap in the face and a sweet date would be enough. When he specifically stated that this mecha was for Tang Lang's exclusive use, Xiang Yu's mecha was almost destined.
It must be investigated, if the white-haired old man's brain is still normal.
The sweet jujube at the back was too much. The white-haired old man was just going to work in the laboratory with a good name, but he didn't know that it was not only the eldest son Xueqing who was eyeing the old man, but also the eldest son Xueqing.
The old man is even more straightforward, using the name of the white-haired old man to do his best to facilitate his girl's scientific research team.
The so-called sweet dates, I'm afraid Edward can only smell them, but it's the eldest son, Sun Xueqing, who has the final say on how to eat them. What's even more awesome is that no one dares to criticize him after giving things like this, and he takes care of his own family.
Don’t take care of your daughter too perfectly.
The old man is absolutely right, those who are engaged in technology cannot defeat their political counterparts.
"Okay, okay, if I raise the conditions again, I might become a member of your military." The white-haired old man waved his hands angrily. "But you have to guarantee that this kid Tang Lang
I can come back with my mecha intact."
"Then I can't give you such a guarantee. The only thing I can guarantee is..." Changsun Hong glanced at Tang Lang, who came over and stood next to the old man, and said meaningfully: "As a man with the Medal of Victory,
This student of yours is one of the best soldiers in our federal army. If he can't do it, there won't be many others who can."
"Why let him go? If it is very dangerous, even if the mecha war gods in our Southwest Federation cannot be dispatched, there are quite a few high-level mecha masters!" The white-haired old man finally couldn't help but ask.
But this time, he didn't get any answer. Tang Lang raised his hands again and saluted: "Promise to complete the mission!"
"Very good, you have twenty minutes to prepare. In twenty minutes we will set off to the apron. A starship will come to pick you up and your mecha! The mission will be conveyed to you on the way." Changsun Hong's image gradually faded away.
The military orders were overwhelming. Although he didn't know what kind of tasks he would face, Tang Lang was definitely an extremely qualified soldier. He simply packed up a few pieces of clothing, hurriedly said goodbye to the white-haired old man, and rushed to the tarmac of the branch of the Academy of Sciences.
The Guards had obviously already received the news. The Xiang Yu mecha, which had just been transported to the branch for overnight testing last night, was loaded into a medium-sized rotorcraft in a large metal box. Three black-clad Guards members wearing silver stars on their chests stood behind them.
In front of the gyroplane.
Tang Lang knew that those who could wear a silver star must be at least a major or above in the army. The one with three silver stars was more likely to be Captain Tu Yu, the supreme commander of the guard.
Being able to have three people like this to see him off was obviously a very high courtesy to Tang Lang.
Sure enough, when Tang Lang took the lead in performing the military salute and the three of them returned the salute one by one, the three officers introduced themselves. The one with the three silver stars was the captain Tu Yu, and the other two were both deputy captains, completely the third officer of the guard.
Big boss, this is a courtesy that even the white-haired old man didn't receive when he came.
But obviously, this kind of courtesy is not enough just because Tang Lang led the Guards and military elites to fight neck-and-neck in the cyber battle and earned great face for the Guards. I am afraid that it was the Ministry of Military Affairs who directly named Tang Lang.
Getting to work is the key.
The key to a guy who has an academician as a teacher and can be directly mobilized by the federal army's highest command body is that he has strong enough abilities. To put it more bluntly, Tang Lang is the kind of guy who has a particularly strong background and very strong strength.
If these three people don't come to see him off together, something will be wrong.
Soldiers obey the strong, but they are also human beings, members of society.
After exchanging pleasantries with Tang Lang, Tang Lang got into the rotorcraft.
When they arrived at the apron, a small starship quickly descended from the sky. Two officers came down to verify Tang Lang's face and military number, then took Tang Lang into the starship and waited for the Xiang Yu mecha loaded with it.
The metal box was transported into the starship, and the starship quickly took off.
After the starship left Tanggula Star, it accelerated to the extreme. It didn't take long for Tanggula Star to disappear from Tang Lang's sight.
As of now, Tang Lang doesn't know where he is going. The two officers are like two wooden men. Ever since they boarded the starship, they have been sitting upright not far from Tang Lang without saying a word.
Tang Lang didn't take it seriously either. This was not the first time he had participated in such an extremely confidential operation.