Shi Zhixin led his subordinates straight into the research lab as soon as he returned from Planet Kashile.
Based on the star beast tide conditions observed in the Third Military District last time, they needed to equip the mechas with a more powerful firepower system.
This was a massive test for the existing mecha materials and component performance.
However, thanks to Wang Tianwei giving them the idea of transformation, if a single component could not bear the load, they could increase the structure through transformation. Next, they had to consider the performance of the artillery shells and achieve multi-target precision strikes.
Of course, there was also the most headache-inducing Zerg problem...
The mecha masters at headquarters worked day and night, leaving them with little time to watch live broadcasts.
It wasn't until he received a message from the military and was reminded by his subordinates that he learned those few students had developed something new again during the competition, and even mentioned in the live broadcast that they had to hand it over to him immediately!
"This... is really something."
Shi Zhixin's deputy, Ji Gang, had stayed up for several nights in a row and was currently slumped in his chair with no regard for his image.
After hearing the whole story, he struggled to raise a single finger.
"The youngest mecha master consultant in history..."
Shi Zhixin was also unshaven. Mecha masters like them usually only paid a little attention to their personal image when going out or attending major events.
It was a busy time recently, and not smelling sour was already the greatest respect they could show to the people around them.
The two design blueprints sent by his subordinate were all about waterproof and bug-proof sealed structures. One was signed by Wu Fangyu from Valck Military Academy. He remembered this young man, who always followed behind Wang Tianwei, asked many questions, had a sharp mind, and was very articulate.
The other one, unsurprisingly, was signed by Wang Tianwei from Qilin Military Academy.
"Gangzi, stop lying down. Come take a look at your junior's design blueprint. The structure is quite interesting."
Ji Gang tried to get up twice without success, and finally made one last effort.
"Ah, I can't stand up, my back is about to break... Just send it to my optical computer."
"...You are at least a few years younger than me, how is your body so useless?"
Shi Zhixin shook his head, sent Wu Fangyu's 3D mecha design blueprint and supplementary notes to him, and then started looking at Wang Tianwei's design drafts himself.
As Ji Gang looked at it, he sat up straight, rubbing his lower back with one hand.
"Magnetic drive sealing... Old Shi, it seems we can retire?"
Shi Zhixin laughed and scolded him.
"Have you no shame? A teenage student is thinking about solving problems, and all you think about all day is retiring?"
Ji Gang groaned "Ouch, ouch" as he stood up.
"Then what should we do? It's one thing if my stamina can't keep up with the young people, but now it seems my brain can't keep up either."
Although he was saying depressing things, his legs had already walked to his console to bring up his personal light screen to calculate the data, considering the feasibility of applying this scheme on the battlefield.
"Black magnetism won't work, the cost is too high, but if we change it to green magnetism, I don't know if the strength will hold up? We need to find time to test it."
After reading Wang Tianwei's design draft, Shi Zhixin immediately opened the live broadcast to search for the replays of the two students.
"Send the pictures to those few people in the group to have a look too."
Ji Gang naturally did so, and then walked over to Shi Zhixin with his feet splayed out.
"Aren't there two? Where is the other one? Let me have a look at Wang Tianwei's too."
Shi Zhixin glanced at him.
"I'm afraid you'll be hit too hard."
"...Another ultimate move so soon? Is that little girl not leaving any way out for us old folks?"
Hearing this, Ji Gang quickly took a few deep breaths. When he saw the notes and design blueprints sent by Shi Zhixin, his back no longer hurt, and his legs felt better. He enlarged the notes to the maximum.
"Amphibious mecha structure... Hmm, the sealing degree is about the same as what Wu Fangyu did."
Shi Zhixin was too lazy to listen to him repeat it again and directly clicked to the last page.
"Look here."
"...The filtration precision reaches H14!? How is this possible? A mecha simply can't fit that many filters!"
Ji Gang's eyes widened in surprise!
Is this a walking filter or a mecha? Does it still have offensive and defensive capabilities? After all, a mecha is also a weapon!
Shi Zhixin helped him click on the 3D mecha diagram next to it.
In order to display it clearly, every scale designed by Wang Tianwei exploded upward, giving people goosebumps...
But under each scale, there was a filtration device. There were as many filtration layers as there were scales.
According to her explanation, the materials used to make these filters were memory steel and Cangli ore... So both the stability and corrosion resistance were extremely high!
Looking again, the number of firepower loads on the mecha had not decreased at all, and it did not even affect the mecha's transformation!
"Hiss..."
If Ji Gang had a bit of self-deprecation just now, he was truly admitting his age now.
"Is Planet Shuomo that good at training people? How about you let me go to Qilin for further study for a while?"
"Dream on, who will do the work if you leave?"
"...Old Shi, don't you think this little girl is a bit scary?"
Ji Gang compared the two pictures on his optical computer.
"She and the students of the same grade, oh no, not even the same grade! Wu Fangyu is one grade above her, but the mechas they make are completely on different levels, right?"
Including them, they had only recently officially begun researching mechas and weapons targeting the Zerg.
Although they were distracted by many other things midway, it was undeniable that the little girl was indeed one step ahead of them old folks, and the structure she researched completely astonished him... Is this a natural-born mecha master physique?
Shi Zhixin glanced at him.
"Behind her are the mecha teachers of all the major military academies, plus my dad, Elder Zhao, Master Qin, Chai Ran from the First Military District, the mecha masters from the Ninth Military District... and the entire Mecha Artisans Alliance."
"Your dad? You even sold out your dad!? Old Shi, what did you say when I wanted to visit your dad last time!? That he was getting old and liked peace and quiet!
And Elder Zhao and Master Qin? Why haven't I heard them mention this? No, you didn't mention it to me either! What? Do you want to change your deputy!?"
Hearing this, Ji Gang fired on all cylinders.
"Even the Mecha Artisans Alliance? I'm really speechless, a student has better connections than me!? She could form another research team on her own, right?"
Shi Zhixin silently pushed the man away a bit and wiped away the spit that the other party had sprayed all over his face out of excitement.
"I didn't expect it either...
It's just that during that time on Planet Kashile, I was too busy to reply to their messages in time. The kids were all thinking about the Federation, so I gave them the contact information of some people and told them to ask others if they couldn't find me.
As a result, their questions became trickier and trickier, and more and more people got dragged into it...
My dad was sold out by Elder Zhao, it has nothing to do with me!
But everyone who has taught her says she is a genius and that she will definitely surpass me."
"...Then when are you retiring? I'm tired of looking at your old face too."
"Are you asking for a kick?"
