Chapter 389

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Axios！

This was a classic slogan from Halo 9: Toward Dawn. When translated into the Xia Xia language, it could be understood as, "I die a worthy death!"

Ares naturally represented The First Light of the metal exoskeleton. When the two were connected, Shi Lei's definition was, "Fearless Ares, die a worthy death!"

The purpose of the development of the metal exoskeleton was not to please the Rongcheng Military District, nor was it for commercial purposes. It was to protect oneself and build up one's own power.

Frankly speaking, the development of the metal exoskeleton was for Shi Lei's personal armed forces. As Shi Lei progressed, he needed a stronger force to protect himself and his subordinates.

The Punishment Squad led by Ye Feng was Shi Lei's strongest force at the moment. Shi Lei needed them to become stronger and eventually form a deterrent force.

This slogan was set for the International Mercenary Organization. It expressed that he hoped that they could achieve their goals. In order to achieve their goals, they would rather die a worthy death!

Lin 'an Underground Base. Li Yuan stood behind Shi Lei and looked at the two words displayed on his notebook. He asked curiously, "Shi Lei, what do these two words mean?"

Shi Lei laughed. "Nothing. It's just a symbol of the system."

"Oh!" Li Yuan did not suspect anything. Instead, he asked eagerly, "Is The First Light not ready yet?"

"Yes, but you can't participate in the first round of the test!" Shi Lei said calmly, as if he did not remember that he had just promised Li Yuan that he would let him participate in the first round of the test.

"F * ck! Shi Lei, you didn't keep your word again! Didn't you just promise me? "Li Yuan complained loudly.

Shi An's expression was calm, but his eyes were slightly anxious. Li Yuan and Shi Lei's relationship is already so close? No, I can't let Li Yuan and Shi Lei have too close a relationship. Otherwise, Shi Lei will definitely be a threat to us if they win him over to their side!

"Brother Shi Lei, why don't you let me take the first test?" Shi An took a step forward and said in a clear voice.

Shi Lei looked at Shi An with a smile and said, "Leader Shi, don't be anxious. We still need your help for the second and third rounds of the test. Oh right, I wasn't joking with you before. Lend me two of your armored vehicles to play with! "

Shi An's face stiffened. "This …"

"Regiment Commander Shi, you don't have to feel troubled. According to my agreement with Rongcheng Military District, the first-generation metal exoskeleton, which is the technology of The First Light, will be shared with Rongcheng Military District. Therefore, after the initial test, the Aurora's testing work would be fully transferred to the Rongcheng Military District headquarters. When the time comes, I'll still need the support of your Mechanical Corps! "

Shi Lei took the initiative to transfer the test to the Rongcheng Military Region Headquarters. Such a proposal made Shi An, Lü Fang, and the others let out a sigh of relief.

On the Rongcheng Military District's side, whether it was Deputy Commander He Zhenbang, Equipment Department Yang Dingtian, or Logistics Department Zhang Liming, all of them unanimously requested for the metal exoskeleton test to be placed in the Rongcheng Military Region Headquarters. Since Shi Lei took the initiative to propose this, they didn't have to worry about how to ask.

"Brother Shi Lei, do we only need two armored vehicles? Do we need a tank? "After the test of The First Light was placed in the Rongcheng Military Region Headquarters, Shi An's attitude immediately changed.

Shi Lei shook his head. "We don't need a tank for now. We'll take a look during the test! Alright, let's complete the basic test first. Captain Shi, Xiao Yuanzi, the two of you should prepare yourselves and arm yourselves. You are the main personnel for this test. "

Li Yuan said excitedly, "Alright! What are we going to test? "

On the other hand, Shi An's face quickly turned pale. He said shyly, "Brother Shi Lei, I haven't been feeling well recently. Let Li Yuan do the test!"

Shi Lei said with a faint smile, "Captain Shi, that won't do. Li Yuan can't complete the test alone! Don't worry, there's no danger in the preliminary test. "

Shi An took a deep breath and said helplessly, "What do we need to prepare?"

"Handguns and assault rifles. It's best to wear bulletproof vests and helmets as a precaution against possible dangers!" Shi Lei said in a relaxed tone.

However, Shi An's face became more and more unsightly. During the last test of the Steel Aircraft, Shi An drove a military jeep and was sniped by the Steel Aircraft. His little heart was almost scared to death!

Li Yuan said excitedly, "Are we going to do a live-fire test?"

Shi Lei turned to Dong Guoguo and said, "Old Dong, first remove the external connection of The First Light and the fixed device. Then, lead Professor Lu and the others away from the scene. Oh right, is there a bulletproof observation room in the test area? "

Lu Fang answered first, "Little Shi, there's a bulletproof observation room in here."

"Professor Lu, is there a connection to the satellite signal?" Shi Lei asked with some hope.

"No! But there's an internal network. Through the internal network, you can connect to the Rongcheng Military District's supercomputer. At first, I thought you wanted to test The First Light outside. That's why I didn't tell you that there's no satellite signal in the underground base. "Lu Fang knew the drawback of the metal exoskeleton, which was that it needed external computing support.

"It's good that we can connect to the Rongcheng Military District's supercomputer. Let's go to the bulletproof observation room together!" Shi Lei picked up his laptop and followed Lu Fang into the bulletproof observation room.

Dong Guoguo removed the fixed devices and connecting cables of The First Light and also came to the bulletproof observation room. She nodded to Shi Lei and said, "Boss, we've removed all the connecting cables and fixed devices. The wireless network in the test area has been turned on. We can connect to The First Light remotely. "

Shi Lei opened the wireless network scanning module on his laptop and scanned the wireless network in the underground base. Then, he connected to The First Light's God of War System.

In the PC version of the God of War System, the Ares icon was originally gray. After connecting to The First Light through the wireless network, the Ares icon immediately turned light blue and flickered with a faint blue light.

The God of War System's remote operation method wasn't like the Iron Ship, which had a separate joystick design. Instead, it directly used the keyboard and mouse to operate. Just like in FPS games, it used WSAD to control the front, back, left, right, space, and mouse to control the direction.

Shi Lei chose to connect to the Rongcheng Military District Headquarters' supercomputer in the God of War System. "Professor Lu, the supercomputer's authorization password."

Lu Fang didn't refuse. He entered the password on the laptop and said, "Little Shi, what kind of performance are you going to test for The First Light?"

Shi Lei understood what Lu Fang meant. Lu Fang wanted to test it in the Rongcheng Military District Headquarters.

"It's just some basic tests. For example, running, jumping, jumping, defense, and so on. If you can't do these, there's no need to test it in the Rongcheng Military District Headquarters! "Shi Lei casually explained.

"Oh, I see!" Lu Fang didn't feel embarrassed at all. He just replied indifferently.

There was an external loudspeaker in the bulletproof observation room. Shi Lei picked it up and said loudly, "Little Yuan, Commander Shi, please watch from the side!"

Li Yuan walked over to the bulletproof observation room. He knocked on the bulletproof glass with the butt of his gun and complained loudly, "Shi Lei, when will it be our turn?"

"Be patient! Let's watch the show first! "Shi Lei said. Then, he used the PC version of the God of War System to remotely operate The First Light.

When The First Light was activated, it didn't look any different from the outside. This was for the sake of concealment. Wouldn't it be a joke if its whole body glowed after activation?

The First Light, which was 775 centimeters tall, moved its hands slightly. Because it was only controlled by the keyboard and mouse, The First Light's movements were very rigid. It slowly lifted its right foot and took a step forward. The whole process was very stable, which showed that the balancing system was very good.

In the bulletproof observation room, Dong Guoguo, Lu Fang, Jin Da, Yang Lin, and the other professors all cheered.

Shi Lei didn't cheer. After the simulation test in Izur, Shi Lei already knew the result. He quickly pressed the W key twice on the keyboard. The First Light suddenly rushed out. Its running speed was very fast, about the same as a human's 655-meter sprint. This was because it was remotely operated. If it was a human pilot, the speed would be even faster.

From running to stopping, from jumping to jumping, the test continued for half an hour. Shi Lei looked at the PC version of the God of War System on his laptop and checked the status of The First Light.

There was still 45% fuel left. Obviously, half an hour of testing didn't consume much fuel. After all, this was just a test, not a combat state.

In combat state, the weight of the alloy sword and the alloy shield doubled the weight of the metal exoskeleton. High load meant high fuel consumption, and fuel consumption would become faster.

"Xiao Yuan, Commander Shi, find cover and use your pistols to attack The First Light. You can decide how to attack. Anyway, wherever it seems to be a weak point, just attack there! "Shi Lei ordered.

The First Light used a one-piece modular design. The joints were connected with multiple layers of protection. For example, the knee joint had a special ceramic module and alloy defense module made into a circular protective structure to protect the knee joint.

Li Yuan and Shi An immediately hid behind the metal bunker in the testing area and took out their pistols to attack The First Light.

"Bang ~ Bang ~ Bang …"

The pistols used by the two were the 4mm version of the QSZ47 semi-automatic pistol. This pistol replaced the Type 09 pistol, and its power, accuracy, and ammunition capacity were better than the Type 09 pistol.

Shi An aimed at the knee joint, and Li Yuan aimed at the eyes. Both of their marksmanship was very good. At close range, their hit rate was definitely above 45%. But even if The First Light was controlled remotely, its dynamic recognition engine, with the help of the supercomputer in Rongcheng Military District, calculated the trajectory in advance according to Li Yuan and Shi An's movements, and automatically dodged without Shi Lei's control.

Two shots missed!

Shi Lei shouted through the loudspeaker, "Change to the assault rifle, attack at will!"

Li Yuan and Shi An immediately threw away their pistols, picked up the Type 32 assault rifle, and fired at The First Light.

Unfortunately, The First Light only raised its arms to block its face and neck, and easily defended against the assault rifle attack.

The First Light, under the attack of firearms, stood tall like a god of war!

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