Chapter 122: Weapon Experiment

Days seemed to change little. At first, Zhou Liming felt a bit of novelty about this hero-like life, but gradually, he lost interest. As he heard the cheers more and more, he became numb to them and instead felt a heavy burden.

Why did they cheer? It was because he was their guardian god. But what would happen when he no longer had the ability to protect them?

Zhou Liming was very clear-headed, so he rarely appeared in public. Except for the necessary killing of Fierce Beasts, he mostly hid in the garrison, playing games, listening to music, and watching TV. Occasionally, he would act as a big thief, raiding coastal cities, collecting valuable items, and hiding them in a mountain forest Cave.

There was no other choice. Zhou Liming did not know where to put such huge wealth safely, so this was his only option.

In November, the weather began to turn cool. The country had to advance the deployment of cold-weather preparations. Otherwise, with the current state of tents and the shortage of clothes, thousands might freeze to death once the cold winter arrived. To prevent the rear area from falling into chaos, these tasks had to be completed as soon as possible.

This had little to do with Zhou Liming. He was just worried about whether the Seventh Level Fierce Beasts were preparing to land.

Two and a half months of peace always gave people an unreal feeling, like the calm before the storm or the darkness before dawn. According to the timeline, the Seventh Level Fierce Beasts should enter human sight in November.

Therefore, in mid-November, the X Squadron suddenly received orders. The country would conduct a practical experimental test of new weapons in City Xiang A to collect final data.

The higher-ups attached great importance to this experiment. The whole City Xiang A was reinforced with one mixed division, under the command of Lv Guangrong, which was also a promotion of his power. Zhou Liming was also promoted to the rank of Colonel. This was a reward for his past killings of Fierce Beasts. It fell far short of Lian Ruixue’s expectations of jumping ranks directly to Major General and entering the ranks of Generals.

Needless to say, in this game of interests, the distribution of benefits had changed somewhat. It could not be exactly as Lian Ruixue wanted.

“This experiment concerns the future destiny of the country. So I hope you all stay fully alert and absolutely ensure the safety of these experimental weapons during the experiment.” Lian Ruixue stood coldly in front of the entire X Squadron. She wore camouflage and military boots, kicking up an invisible trace of dust with her steps. “This is also the honor given to our X Squadron by the country. Why were we chosen out of hundreds of squadrons?”

“Because we represent the elites among Super Warriors and are the strongest of all squadrons.”

At the military airport in the whole City Xiang A, there were guards every three steps and sentries every five steps. Soldiers were everywhere, on high alert. In the sky, a dozen fighter jets circled. In the low sky, several armed helicopters buzzed, keeping watch on all movements nearby.

Standing at the airport, every member of the X Squadron stood silently with their hands clasped behind their backs.

Soon, six J-11 fighter jets appeared in the sky, flying past quickly. Not long after, five large transport aircraft appeared, accompanied by as many as thirty escort fighter jets. The entire flight formation was breathtaking. From this formation, one could see the importance of this experiment.

The dozen fighter jets responsible for the security of the military airport stopped circling and scattered to expand the area of alert.

The airport sent out navigation signals. The thirty escort fighter jets did not land but scattered to enter an alert state. Only the five large transport aircraft, after adjusting their positions, began to land in an orderly manner. One, two… Until all five transport aircraft landed, everyone watching let out a breath of relief.

After confirming the safe landing of the transport aircraft, the thirty escort fighter jets landed in sequence under navigation. The originally empty military airport was filled with aircraft in just half an hour.

Due to the importance of this experiment, Lv Guangrong, the commander of this Frontline, also had to appear here. As soon as the transport aircraft stopped, he immediately had his guards open the car doors next to the transport aircraft and waited for the people on board to disembark.

Lian Ruixue just nodded, and the entire X Squadron dispersed. A person stood every ten meters or so, surrounding and protecting the five transport aircraft.

On one of the transport aircraft, a person with the rank of Lieutenant General disembarked under the escort of more than a dozen officers. He was the person in charge of this experiment, Lieutenant General Fang Kongwen, the Director of the National Equipment Department, responsible for the research of new weapons. He was currently the country’s authoritative expert on weapons.

Fang Kongwen’s level was the same as Lv Guangrong’s, but he was half a grade higher than Lv Guangrong. However, he lacked the temperament of a soldier; he was merely a weapon expert holding the rank of Lieutenant General.

“Welcome, General Fang!” Lv Guangrong saluted.

Fang Kongwen returned the salute and said, “Commander Lv, you are too polite.” He did not speak much. Although his personality was not eccentric, he was somewhat cold. His long career in research and experiments had shaped this character; he was very rigorous and rarely joked. More importantly, in his mind, time was life. “I wonder how prepared Commander Lv is. Our experiment must begin tomorrow morning.”

Lv Guangrong also knew the importance of this experiment, so he had no objection to Fang Kongwen’s direct tone. He said, “Rest assured, General Fang. Everything is ready.”

Fang Kongwen nodded. The pressure on him now was very great. Since the implementation of global technology sharing, amidst the impact of technologies from many developed countries and the continuous breakthrough of new technologies, his understanding of various weapons had reached a higher level. Only now did he realize how huge the gap was between his country and developed countries in terms of weapons.

It was not an exaggeration to say that if not for this technology sharing, there was no hope of catching up with them in military technology for at least thirty years, because the gap between the two was indeed quite large. Although certain technologies of the country were at the leading edge of the world, it was only in certain Domains, not in overall technology.

The only thing that might astonish other countries globally was Su Yunan’s Electromagnetic Technology. Because of its maturity, no other country had reached such a height.

In fact, the new weapon was undoubtedly a landmark weapon. Although it appeared very early, it had never been mature. Applying it in practice was very difficult. Only today was it truly applied in practice and successfully transferred to armored platforms, becoming a weapon of super large power.

“This is the X Squadron?”

Seeing the soldiers guarding the five transport aircraft, who did not carry weapons like ordinary soldiers but stood with their hands behind their backs, Fang Kongwen knew there was such a squadron as the X Squadron. After all, the news of Super Warriors had been everywhere for this period of time; it was hard not to know. In Fang Kongwen’s view, so-called Super Warriors were just a way to brag and comfort the public to stabilize their emotions. How powerful could they really be?

He only believed in technology. The defense power of any Fierce Beast could not withstand the power of technology.

Lv Guangrong became somewhat proud and said, “Yes, this is the outstanding member among the Super Warrior squadrons, the X Squadron. They will be responsible for protecting the safety of the entire experiment.” He pointed to Zhou Liming’s location and smiled, saying, “General Fang, he is the star of Super Warriors, our national hero.”

Fang Kongwen sneered and said coldly, “Killing one Level Five Fierce Beast makes one a national hero? This title seems to be worth too little.” The arrogant man snorted a few times before speaking heavily, “True heroes never show off. They only silently contribute all their strength, just like our new weapon. It will surely become a true hero, never showing off, but contributing continuously until the day it can no longer be used.”

No one knew what the experimental weapon was now, but seeing Fang Kongwen’s somewhat arrogant appearance, Lv Guangrong did not dare to say anything. He could only laugh dryly and say, “It seems General Fang is very confident.”

“Of course!” Fang Kongwen answered without thinking. In his eyes, these new weapons that broke away from traditional gunpowder technology would dominate future wars, whether against humans or Fierce Beasts. What about Super Warriors back then? They would only become a group of martial artists with no place to use their skills.

With sensitive hearing, many members of the X Squadron heard their conversation. They were all somewhat angry but finally endured it under Lian Ruixue’s gaze.

Only Zhou Liming sneered in his heart. This Fang Kongwen was very confident, but did he really understand Fierce Beasts? Who could know what level of Fierce Beasts had not yet appeared in the unknown ocean? Defining Super Warriors as garbage now seemed somewhat unrealistic, didn’t it?

The conversation was very short. Fang Kongwen did not hand over the scene to other staff members but directed it personally.

The rear cargo door of one of the transport aircraft slowly opened, and the lights inside turned on. A brand-new tank appeared before everyone’s eyes. It was no different from other tanks, but the turret had some improvements. The barrel was similar to that of main battle tanks, reaching 155mm, but much longer than normal tank barrels, giving a sense of discoordination.

Lv Guangrong despised in his heart, “With such a tank, being so arrogant is laughable. It couldn’t even penetrate the scale armor of a Level Three Fierce Beast.”

Fang Kongwen seemed to guess what others were thinking but did not point it out. Instead, he became coldly smiling. If it were an ordinary tank, why go to such trouble for an experiment? Not to mention an experiment, even the project approval could be waived. From the collected data, the shells of main battle tanks could only affect Level Three Fierce Beasts.

But was this really an ordinary tank?