Abnormal crossing

Chapter 14: First Encounter with Mecha
be honest.

Long before Jin and Milo gave a brief introduction to the Xinghai civilization, Gu Wei had already been mentally prepared for what he might come into contact with.

But even so, when Meeme mentioned the word mecha, Gu Wei's heart still skipped a beat and he quickly looked at the projection.

Unlike before, the projection perspective that appeared in front of Gu Wei this time was no longer a data-based three-dimensional modeling, but a completely new perspective that looked like deck monitoring.

At the same time, compared with the relatively monotonous and simple spacecraft images on Earth, each frame here is stunningly delicate, colorful, and detailed:
The center of the view was a broad and solid platform, made of a pure white metal that Gu Wei could not tell the material of. The metal plate in the center of the platform was sliding to both sides at an even and steady speed, and three cranes were rising synchronously below.
Humanoid mecha.

These three mechas all have black shells. Due to the lack of specific reference objects, their heights cannot be seen. There are no facial features such as eyes or mouths on their heads. There is only a cold and smooth black panel. Their heads are slightly lowered like those of warriors.

Below the head of the mecha are a large number of cold and distinct metal lines, like a well-proportioned athlete. Occasionally, a faint blue light flashes on the body, giving it a very obvious heavy industrial atmosphere.

"This is the 'Haize' series mecha, ranking 29th among the mid-level mechas," Mee Mee diligently performed the task assigned to him by Jin and introduced it aloud, "The Haize series is a relatively good best-seller in the star sea. The materials are sturdy and durable. It can carry fewer weapons than mechas of the same category, but its speed is much faster. The structure has also been specially optimized for gravity sources - in layman's terms, it is less likely to be disturbed by the gravity of the planet."

"The Heize mecha has distinct advantages and disadvantages. It's not very good at positional battles where both sides have deployed defenses, but it's very suitable for raids near stars, or for carrying out assault missions that require wide coverage."

"In addition, the Heize mecha can be controlled through a mind connection. As long as the pilot enters the war room of the spacecraft, he can remotely control the mecha. I'll explain the specific principle to you when I have time. Although it will inevitably suffer some damage after being destroyed and there will be a slight delay in operation, it still gives you one more life than actually operating the mecha."

Gu Wei looked at the screen and opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end no sound came out.

As an astrophysicist, he actually has many questions in his mind that he wants to ask.

For example, what does "best-selling model" mean? -- Don't exploration groups of this nature have their own modified or manufactured mechas?
For example, why do these mechas look humanoid?
To know.

From an engineering perspective, strength and load-bearing capacity depend primarily on the cross-section, which is the square of the size, while weight depends on the volume, which is the cube of the size.

As the length L of the humanoid mecha increases, the volume is proportional to L^3, that is, the mass is proportional to L^3. As for the structural strength, the structural cross-sectional area is proportional to L^2.

From this, it can be concluded that the bearing capacity required by the structural section per unit area is proportional to aL^3L^2.

In layman's terms, when large mechas can fly into the stratosphere, other things with the same level of technology and funding can already be used to raise rabbits on the moon while hiring a female anchor to cosplay as Chang'e to sell spicy rabbit heads - and the kind that can be delivered the next day.

This is definitely not normal.

However, the current situation is obviously not suitable for being a curious baby (in fact, even if you ask Mimi, she probably won't answer), so Gu Wei just obediently became a spectator.

Half a minute later.

The three mechas successfully rose to the deck.

At the same time, the faint blue light on the body of the machine began to gradually brighten. Although no sound could be heard, Gu Wei had the illusion that the engine of a sports car was roaring with power.

Ten seconds later, the mecha on the far left began to lift off, followed by the other two mechas that also left the platform. To Gu Wei's surprise, the projected image also flew up.
Seeing this, Gu Wei couldn't help but look at Mei Mei: "This picture is..."

"This is the perspective of a Servant Drone," Meow Meow pointed to a small light spot that was flying across the screen. "Servant Drones are very common military auxiliary equipment in the starry sky. They can carry out tactics such as targeted attacks, signal or visual interference, or act as triggers for magnetically constrained high-performance bombs."

"These devices are called drones, but in fact, they generally have high-purity nuclear energy. Some less advanced civilizations even classify them as a separate military system, and derive a lot of supporting tactics."

"According to what you described earlier, basically one hundred servant drones can sweep the earth within two hours."

Gu Wei: “.”

He suddenly realized that sometimes there seemed to be no real difference between traveling through the fantasy world and the science fiction world. After all, they were all weaklings who could be killed at will by the big guys. The only difference was that one was unreasonable and the other was too reasonable - the law of physics.

"Well"

Just when Gu Wei's thoughts were a little distracted, he suddenly straightened his back, groaned, and covered his left wrist with his right hand.

Mee Mee, who was standing by, immediately noticed Gu Wei's actions: "Gu Wei, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Gu Wei shook his head at Meime and fiddled with his left wrist with his right thumb a few times: "It's just that my left hand hurt a little for some reason just now. Strangely, it doesn't hurt anymore now."

Gu Wei turned his wrist as he spoke, a puzzled expression on his face.

Just now, he suddenly felt a sharp pain near his left wrist, as if someone had pierced his skin with a needle. At the same time, he felt like he wanted to say something but couldn't. What was even more subtle was that Gu Wei had no idea what the "want to say" was.
"Does your left hand hurt?" Mee Mee stared at Gu Wei for two seconds, as if examining him. "There is no obvious damage to the free nerve endings in your left hand, and no pain-causing substances such as serotonin, thromboxane, and platelet-activating factor were detected around the dendrites. However, the high level of cortisol is probably a result of your body being too nervous. It's not a big problem."

Gu Wei looked at his left wrist again and agreed with Mei Mei: "Well, I was probably too nervous."

His spirit has been subjected to various degrees of shock during this period of time, so it is reasonable for his body to produce some negative feedback under tension.

So Gu Wei quickly put the matter behind him and continued to watch the drone footage.

At this moment, the three mechas have flown into the starry sky and split into three groups. A large number of drones are clustered around each mecha. In addition to the deep cosmic curtain in the distance, there are many light spots of different sizes.

at the same time.

At the operating table, MeeMee's main thread also officially issued instructions:

"The battle begins!"

(End of this chapter)