Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 43 It’s Sure
Half an hour later, the four members of the team returned to their residence.

It was already half past ten, and the celebration outside was still going on, it was very lively, but the expressions on several people's faces were not relaxed.

Lei Jie checked the three batteries he had just bought and said:
"It's in very new condition. It should have been removed from some sealed equipment."

"I just powered it on for a test. The voltage and current output are very stable. The performance is comparable to a brand new version of the battery. The loss should not be too great."

"All three batteries can be used in the exoskeleton we found. I even suspect that they were originally removed from the exoskeleton."

"If that's the case, then the situation is a bit complicated."

"Is it that the Holy Blood Temple is using the Mechanicus to feed us, or has the Mechanicus discovered what happened in Xiama Town and is using these three batteries to test us?"

After Lei Jie finished speaking, Chen Jian shook his head and replied:
"I don't know, but there are only these two possibilities."

"The Holy Blood Temple has a motive for doing this, and judging from the timing, the news from Xiama Town should have reached us soon."

"However, their actions are a bit too abrupt. What era is this? They can find three intact and usable batteries at any night market. Don't they think it's exaggerated?"

“Who knows?”

As Shen Yue tried to load the hidden arrow into the launcher, he continued:
"It's impossible to understand them using our way of thinking, but what if we change our way of thinking?"

“Maybe the miners in Xiama Town are not important to them at all. What’s important is that someone looted Xiama Town and took away something from it.”

"And these things happen to be things they think are useful but don't know how to use them."

"If it were me, I would probably try it in the same way - of course, I would be more tactful."

"really."

Chen Jian pondered for a moment and continued to speculate:
"If this logic works, it means they have similar exoskeletons that can be repaired after mastering our technology."

"Only in this way can their series of actions have a reasonable explanation."

"I also think so."

He Shuo nodded and then asked:

"Then is it possible for us to cooperate directly with them and get the remaining exoskeletons they have?"

"If the problem in Xiama Town is no longer a problem, then I think cooperation is not impossible."

Chen Jian shook his head and replied:

"The premise of cooperation is exposure, which is not a good thing for us. The Holy Blood is fine. We have no conflict of interest. The Mechanicus's philosophy is essentially the same as ours."

"But I do have a compromise - let the Holy Blood One go and get the things."

"If they don't give it to us, then their intention to send the batteries will be obvious, which means we have been targeted and we should prepare to fight back."

“It would be better if they gave it.”

"Maybe we are just overthinking it. They simply don't know how important this thing is, and some insiders stole it and resold it."

"Is it really that stupid?"

Shen Yue asked in disbelief.

"This is nothing. During the Qing Dynasty, even cannon shells and gunpowder could be sold."

“Don’t overestimate human nature, especially in troubled times.”

Chen Jian waved his hand and said decisively:
"Walk on two legs. I'll contact Xu Lie, and you three can study these equipments."

"Lei Jie, see if you can repair this exoskeleton."

"He Shuo, take apart the hidden arrows and prepare the launcher."

"Shen Yue helps them."

"We will try to spend a day or two to prepare everything. This way, when we go to the city to scout, our chances of success will be much better!"

"understand!"

The three of them answered one by one. Chen Jian pushed open the door and walked non-stop towards the residence of Xu Lie and others.

Two hours later, Chen Jian and Xu Lie agreed on the details and made up a convincing story.

Relying on this story, Xu Lie did not waste any time and immediately reported to the Holy Blood Temple, intending to use his team's merits of "killing level 5 monsters, creating fighter planes and destroying the Blood Skeleton Camp" in exchange for the equipment that Chen Jian wanted.

For the next period of time, Chen Jian’s team can only wait.

Fortunately, this wait was not boring. Several people first spent four or five hours disassembling all the Xiujian missiles on hand, finding the parts that worked properly and reassembling them, and finally got 6 Xiujian missiles that "should be usable", skipping the difficulty of repairing delicate electronic components.

They then spent nearly 10 hours disassembling the exoskeleton into its parts and figuring out its entire operating principles.

This step was quite complicated for Chen Jian, Shen Yue and He Shuo, but Lei Jie handled it with ease.

This is what he does!
He was originally a top student at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, majoring in electronic engineering. He joined the army through direct recruitment and was originally trained as a technical soldier, but he could not resist his all-round development and eventually joined the team.

Dismantling such small gadgets was not a challenge for him. Chen Jian had even seen him dismantle the remote control weapon station on the team's Warrior under the pretext of maintenance. At that time, the team's combat commander was a major general who had seen many big scenes, but he was still very angry with him and threatened to demobilize him if the weapon station could not be restored.

But obviously, since he stayed, it certainly meant that he recovered successfully.

So even though the scattered parts on the floor almost covered the entire first-floor living room, Chen Jian was still full of confidence in Lei Jie.

"How is it, is it easy to repair?"

Chen Jian asked.

"It's hard to repair. There are missing parts."

"Two bearings are broken and there is absolutely no way to repair them."

"One multi-stage hydraulic cylinder had a small crack on the outside, and one swing hydraulic cylinder was rusted. We didn't have the tools to do fine grinding or welding."

"All motors can be used, but I'm not familiar with this stepper motor model. If I want to understand it thoroughly, I have to take it apart and study it carefully. If it breaks down, I can repair it in the future."

"But let's put it aside for now."

"There is a problem with the cable, but it's not a big problem."

"The computer already knew it couldn't be used, so it doesn't matter. The sensor is still usable, which is great."

"There are basically no other problems. The entire frame is made of titanium alloy and can be used after a little polishing and lubrication."

"But to put it bluntly, for us now, going from being unable to move to being able to move, even if it's just one step away, is actually a gap of two entire industrial + information eras."

Lei Jie sighed, Chen Jian patted his shoulder and said:

"Think positively, maybe it's three eras?"

"It's okay, we can always find replacement parts later, there's no rush."

"Tuk-tuk!"

Before he could finish his words, there was a knock on the door of his residence.

After confirming the identity of the visitor, Chen Jian opened the door.

Standing outside the door were Xu Lie and Li Shi, and behind them was a canvas-covered cart that looked quite heavy.

"Is it what I want?"

Chen Jian asked.

Xu Lie nodded and replied:
"Yes, a lot."

Chen Jian breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask:
"What did they say?"

Xu Lie beckoned Li Shi to move the things in, and then replied:

"They said that these things were broken and the most valuable batteries inside were lost, so they could give them all to us."

"They also asked me what the use of this garbage was. After all, even the Cathedral of the Mechanicus couldn't figure out the principle of this thing."

"These special metal materials are not valuable and cannot be made into weapons."

".What did you say?"

"According to your instructions, I told them that these things can be assembled into armor racks for our own use."

"very good!"

Chen Jian nodded with satisfaction. At this time, Li Shi had already started moving the damaged exoskeleton into the room.

At first glance, there are at least 10 exoskeletons on the cart.

Lei Jie stared at the things that had just been moved in, and after a quick inspection, he gave Chen Jian a thumbs up.

Then, he spoke:
"It's safe!"

(End of this chapter)