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

Chapter 45 Exoskeleton Warrior

"left."

"no problem."

"To the right."

"Raise your hands."

"Turn."

"Dispatch rack No. 1 to ready to fire."

"Very good, the trigger works fine."

"Hanging rack number 2."

"No problem, the visual aiming system is working fine."

"Deploy rack number three."

"Very good, the hydraulic system works very well."

"Check light attachment point number 4."

In the living room, Lei Jie was directing Chen Jian to conduct the first test of the mechanical exoskeleton that had just been repaired.

After completing a few simple movements, everyone present felt an unprecedented surprise.

There is no doubt that the functional integrity of this exoskeleton far exceeded everyone's expectations.

It not only has simple load-bearing and power-assisting functions, but even after loading the only intact PDA that is still working, its configured weapon rack can also be connected to the "old-fashioned" smart eyepiece used by Chen Jian and his team. Based on the AI recognition + eye tracking function, it can spontaneously link the exoskeleton PDA and use the laser radar module to calculate the aiming path, thereby manipulating the weapon on the rack for over-the-shoulder aiming!
This technology is actually not that advanced, let alone in the era of Chen Jian and his colleagues. Even if we go back 20 years, it would still be achievable.

However, when this thing appeared on a small mechanical exoskeleton and was compatible with intelligent systems of different eras, several people were really shocked.

Chen Jian kept trying to calibrate the aiming error on the bracket, and the more he tried, the faster the exoskeleton PDA responded.

Sensors located on the torso first detect the contraction and relaxation movements of the core muscle groups, and then transmit electrical signals to the motors in the opposite position at a speed faster than the nerve reaction.

The entire operation process was extremely smooth, and coupled with the simple and crude yet effective multi-joint design, Chen Jian hardly even felt the existence of the exoskeleton.

".This thing is so powerful, it's almost the same as the exoskeletons of our time."

"The feedback force is also very large. I feel that the strength improvement can be at least doubled."

"It's just that the speed is still not up to par, and the agility hasn't improved much."

Chen Jian sighed while swinging his arms, while Lei Jie shook his head and said:
"Speed and agility are strongly related to the speed of nerve reaction. As far as I know, no other exoskeleton works in this direction."

"The reason is simple. Even if the exoskeleton can be fast, you can't be fast."

"If you move, you might break your arm."

".Understood."

Chen Jian nodded, bent down and grabbed the wooden dining table in the living room. With just a little force, he lifted the table with one hand.

Then, he tried to grab a corner of the dining table. After squeezing it tightly, the motor started to run and the hydraulic valve compressed. Half a second later, the corner of the table broke with a "bang".

“What a strong torque!”

Chen Jian took a breath of cold air.

"Yes, the peak torque of this thing can reach 270Nm, which is almost equivalent to the total torque of a four-wheel electric vehicle."

"If converted into load-bearing capacity, it can ensure the user's freedom of movement when carrying a load of 100kg."

"It's really powerful. The only pity is that the human-machine coordination is not good enough. It can only make you stronger, but it can't make you jump higher."

“So it’s still a little different from the real exoskeletons in science fiction movies, right?”

Chen Jian asked again.

"That's right. The main thing is that this is not a highly mobile exoskeleton. I feel that this thing is more like some kind of individual arsenal exoskeleton."

"I see it."

Chen Jian reached out for the gun and tried to aim several times, but still felt no discomfort.

It seems that I can wear this thing in the next battle. However, there is still a most critical problem.

"How long does it last?"

"It can last 20 hours in marching mode and 6 hours in combat mode."

"But there is another option, which is to turn off the power when not in use, use the passive self-supporting mode to march, switch to the marching mode when the battle starts, and switch to the combat mode again when the battle is intense."

"You can try turning off the power now. Theoretically, the weight is transferred to the ground under your feet, so it shouldn't be too difficult."

Chen Jian immediately turned off the power, tried to walk a few steps, and found that it was not as difficult as he thought.

It feels like the passive, energy-saving exoskeleton I wore before, but the design is even better and the sense of weight is reduced even more.

"From an intuitive point of view, wearing an exoskeleton and carrying so much equipment, the overall weight is about the same as carrying 40kg."

"It's already pretty good. If we didn't wear exoskeletons and only carried our own equipment, we would have to carry 40 kilograms or more."

"really."

Lei Jie put down the wrench in his hand and signaled Chen Jian to take off the exoskeleton.

Then, he spoke:
"Unfortunately, yours is the only one that can be fully restored. With the remaining parts, we can barely put together two more. However, neither of them has a PDA, so they can only be used as power-assisted exoskeletons."

"If there are four of us, He Shao won't get a chance to run. Let's just run on our own two feet."

"I don't want it even if you give it to me."

He Shuo rolled his eyes and said:

"This thing is not suitable for my battlefield positioning. I'll give it to you."

"Then I won't be polite!"

Shen Yue chuckled and then said:

"It doesn't matter if I don't have a PDA, as long as I can hang my gear on it, it's enough."

"Otherwise, just the ammunition would kill me."

"I am still the same?"

Lei Jie pointed to the neatly sorted mortar shells and said:
"I have two barrels, a 201 mortar and five rounds of artillery shells. I also have to carry a gun. I can't throw a sniper grenade here. The weight is easily over 5kg."

"I don't think this is a good idea. We need to find a way to hide the equipment we don't need."

"Let's talk about it after we get into the city."

Chen Jian interrupted Lei Jie and said:

"At least for now, it's not safe to hide in Hanshui City."

"We are going to scout the city anyway, so we might as well take them to a secluded spot on the outskirts of the city and hide them there to avoid being raided by the Mechanicus."

"Makes sense."

Lei Jie nodded, and then asked:

"When to set off?"

Chen Jian thought for a moment, operated the No. 1 rack to put away the loaded Xiujian individual missile module, and then answered:

"As soon as possible - there are two exoskeletons left. How long will it take you to repair them?"

"12 hours. But I need to rest for 8 hours. I haven't gotten enough sleep these days and I'm not in good shape."

"Then we'll set off in 20 hours, which means tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock."

"I'll take this opportunity to talk to Xu Lie and the others, confirm their intentions, and collect some useful intelligence."

"This time we are not going to fight a blood skeleton monster. It is a level 3 monster. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with."

"If existing weapons can't break its defense."

Chen Jian looked at the lead box in the corner, and then said:
"Then I'm afraid we'll have to resort to this."

(End of this chapter)