The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 189 188. The United Government on the Fourth Floor
The top management of ppdc only saw the advantages of drone mechas in fighting against Kaiju.

However, they did not realize how amazing the artificial intelligence technology the United Government used on the unmanned mechas.

Since the Kaiju invasion in the Pacific Rim plane, the economic, military, and technological development of the Pacific Rim region, and even the entire world, has been greatly affected.

As of today in 2021, the electronic computing equipment developed by ppdc, which represents the highest technological level of human beings in the plane, can only serve as auxiliary tools to assist mecha data processing.

Its computing power level is not enough to operate independently.

How can a society that cannot even develop an "artificial intelligence autonomous driving system" possibly create a main control core that can autonomously control a giant mecha out of thin air?

The whimsical ideas of the top management of ppdc were soon sobered up by the experts of the mecha design department.

The unmanned mecha project is hopeless. Before the Wall of Life project is completed, PPDC can only continue to pin its hopes on the "Hunter Project".

After the "torture" war, Liu Qi drove the Dangerous Wanderer, and was known as the "Mecha Duo" together with Storm Red, becoming the final pillars of the "Hunter Mecha" plan.

In particular, Liu Qi, who participated in the battle for the first time, successfully killed a level three Kaiju beast while driving the Dangerous Wanderer alone.

The once dangerous Wanderer was destroyed in a fight with the world's first Level 3 monster, the "Sickle Head".

Now, after "rebirth from the ashes", he successfully killed a level three monster and got off to a good start.

It immediately gained worldwide popularity.

The surge in popularity of the Dangerous Wanderer and its driver Liu Qi has attracted the attention of the PPDC public relations department.

In order to restore the impression of ppdc in the minds of the people, and also to win over the new generation of forces of the "Hunter Plan" such as Liu Qi.

PPDC mobilized the public opinion machine and began a comprehensive star-making campaign.

In every country and region around the Pacific Rim, as long as PPDC's influence radiates, there are continuous reports on the news of the Danger Wanderer heroically killing the "torturer".

As the driver, Liu Qi is the top priority in the publicity.

From his hard training process, to his cliff-like leading test scores, and his "superhuman physique" to drive the Dangerous Wanderer alone...

PPDC even fabricated a background story for Liu Qi based on his fabricated family background, saying that he was born a refugee, his family died tragically in the Kaiju invasion, he was burdened with national hatred and family feuds, but he worked hard to move forward, was tenacious, and eventually became an ace mecha pilot.

ppdc wants to make Liu Qi another legendary driver like "Marshal Stek".

In addition to improving people's perception of PPDC, he also wanted to train Liu Qi to replace Marshal Steck in the future.

Marshal Stek has disobeyed PPDC's orders many times, which has made PPDC's top brass very dissatisfied with him.

But now is a critical moment for the implementation of the Wall of Life Project, and PPDC still needs the support of the "Hunter Project".

In addition, Marshal Stek has a very high reputation in social groups and major hunter bases.

The top executives of ppdc had no choice but to swallow their anger and put off revenge for later.

However, this was very confusing for Liu Qi, who originally only wanted to secretly lurk among the indigenous forces and act as a "spy insider" to prepare for the plane war that the coalition government might launch in the future.

"What? PPDC is going to make me a star pilot?"

"Yes, you are the most outstanding driver in recent years.

Not too young that makes people feel that he is too detached and unreliable.

Not too old, still has the youthful vigor.

Most importantly, compared to the three pilots of the Storm Crimson, you are the only pilot of the Dangerous Wanderer, so you are more suitable for publicity..."

Mazi Mori conveyed this news to Liu Qi. In fact, Marshal Stek, the commander-in-chief of the Hunter Project, also knew about PPDC's decision.

ppdc sees this as an "open conspiracy".

Marshal Steck agreed, and everyone was naturally happy.

If they oppose, they can accuse the other party of suppressing their subordinates and being unwilling to see the new generation of mecha pilots succeed, thus alienating the relationship between Marshal Stek and the new generation of pilots.

This makes the major hunter mecha bases no longer a monolithic entity.

Marshal Stack certainly couldn't suppress his own students. In fact, he hoped that his students would become more outstanding and win the recognition of the people in the Pacific Rim region.

Up to now in the "Hunter Project", the former veteran mecha pilots have either died, been injured, or retired.

The appearance of Liu Qi, a new face, coupled with the "rebirth of the Dangerous Wanderer", can bring more positive impact to the "Hunter Plan".

In this way, Liu Qi became a new generation "Mecha Star" recognized by Marshal Stek and PPDC.

Mako Mori became Liu Qi's agent and assistant, responsible for coordinating daily work and publicity tasks.

In addition to daily combat readiness training, Liu Qi also has to participate in various publicity activities in the Pacific Rim region, various media and variety shows controlled by PPDC.

On the other hand, after actual combat testing, drone mechas officially became the main means for the United Government to fight against Kaiju.

The first batch, a total of eighteen drone mechas of the same model as "Octopus Spider" were stationed in the Pacific Rim plane.

The United Government also designed special space shuttle pods for them.

Compared with the high-horsepower heavy cargo helicopters used by PPDC, the spacecraft pod is safer and more stable, and in the event of emergency mobilization, the deployment speed will be greatly improved.

East Timor, India, Singapore... These regions that have thrown themselves into the arms of the coalition government and accepted its control are considered based on many factors such as population distribution, regional area, economy, and politics.

18 drone mechas are stationed in numerous United Government mecha bases in these areas.

At the same time, the United Government publicly announced that the people living in the Pacific Rim-controlled area will be protected by drones 24 hours a day.

The coalition government promised that if any Kaiju appeared on the coastline near the control area, it would be under control.

Within fifteen minutes, the United Government's drones will be able to intercept.

In the future, after the second batch of unmanned mechas are deployed, the United Government is confident that it can keep the Kaiju out of human cities.

This global public statement is undoubtedly another "big news".

The United Government actually built 1600 giant mechas at one time, each weighing more than 18 tons?
Even if we exclude the Octopus Spider that appeared in the previous "Torture" Kaiju invasion incident, there are still 17 that appear for the first time.

This means that the coalition government has astonishing industrial manufacturing capabilities.

What is most unbelievable to ppdc is that the manufacturing of drone mechas is not just a simple industrial equipment production.

A core control system supported by high-computing-power artificial intelligence computers, as well as a power source and weapon system with extremely high technological content.

These things can be mass-produced by the coalition government, which is the key to breaking through the defense of PPDC.

For ordinary people in the Pacific Rim region, the scale of 18 stations really gave them a great shock.

[Fuck, up to now in the "Hunter Project", we have less than 18 mechas left.

The coalition government actually deployed 18 units at once?! 】

[It is hard to believe that less than a year has passed since the coalition government was publicly established.

How did they do it in such a short time?
How horribly must the people in the areas they control be exploited? 】

[Stop talking nonsense, exploitation?]
I bet the people in the areas controlled by the coalition government live much better than you.

Someone has already revealed that the construction of the wall of life in the controlled areas was entirely paid for by the coalition government itself.

And even if those small and weak countries were asked to contribute, how much money could they raise? 】

[This is simply outrageous. The cost of building a Dangerous Wanderer is more than 60 billion US dollars.

By this analogy, wouldn't 18 drone mechas cost over a trillion dollars?

The coalition government just solved this huge construction project quietly? 】

[The most critical thing is the speed of building the mecha. From research and development to final construction, it takes PPDC at least two and a half years to complete a giant mecha.

It took nearly half a year just to repair and renovate the Dangerous Wanderer.

The combined industrial strength of the coalition government is simply too terrifying. 】

[Perhaps there is only one that really works, which is the "Octopus Spider" not long ago.

The other 17 channels are used by the coalition government to scare people. Only this way can they convince me. 】

[Don't be funny, buddy. The United Government is capable of building space battleships.

In our eyes, drones present unattainable technological difficulties.

But in the eyes of the United Government, building an unmanned mecha is definitely much easier than a space battleship. 】

On the Internet, there is still ongoing discussion about the United Government’s powerful “mecha construction” capabilities.

However, in fact, this is already the result of the extreme restraint of the United Government's Mecha Department.

The first batch of 18 unmanned mechas was not because the United Government could only produce so many, but because the mecha department only recommended producing so many.

“We can’t build too many mechas of the same model at once.

Kaiju is a genetically programmed biological weapon.

The next time Kaiju appears on Earth, it is very likely to evolve the ability to target the 'Octopus Spider'.

A batch of 18 mechas is enough to handle it.

We'd better have one batch for actual combat, one batch for preparation, one batch for construction, and one batch for design..."

The mecha department chief's suggestion was well-founded, and the coalition government army representatives readily accepted it.

When the first batch of 18 unmanned mechas are officially deployed and stationed in the Pacific Rim region.

The second batch of spare mechas, code-named "Giant Claw Crab", consisting of 18 main units and 2 spare units, have been placed on the "cargo spaceship" and can enter the Pacific Rim at any time.

At the same time, the third batch of mechas code-named "Salamander", also 20 units, has begun construction in the industrial base of the second dimension of the United Government.

The fourth batch of amphibious mechas, code-named "Giant Octopus", has also begun to be approved by the United Government Mecha Design Department.

(End of this chapter)