Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 588 Human Exoskeleton

Such a large quantity of supplies is truly enormous.

Even with the help of hundreds of large tower cranes donated free of charge by Simon Lang, it would still take quite a while to inventory all these supplies.

Bai Ling, having just received a strong encouragement from Ximen Lang, was now full of energy.

Therefore, Bai Ling naturally wanted to roll up her sleeves, rush into the pile of supplies, and do her best to help count the supplies as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, before the energetic Bai Ling could even roll up her sleeves, Ximen Lang grabbed her by the back of her collar and pulled her back down.

Bai Ling was naturally very dissatisfied with this.

"what are you doing?"

"What are you doing?"

"I'll go help! Can't you see how much stuff there is? It's piled up like a mountain. Of course, I'll carry as much as I can, otherwise, how long will it take to count it all?"

Seeing that Bai Ling was young but had a big mouth, he even wanted to help.

"Shut up already! Helping? You'll only make things worse! Look at your skinny arms and legs, even if you were made of iron, how many nails could you hammer, how much could you move? You should just stay quiet and behave yourself. You're lucky if you don't cause trouble!"

Ximen Lang stopped Bai Ling from going, which was obviously because he felt sorry for Bai Ling and his wife.

Because it's obvious that someone like Bai Ling would never stop until she was exhausted, with a sore back, aching legs, and cramps.

They would grit their teeth and keep going.

When you're in pain and heartache, won't you be the one suffering the most?

Bai Ling, of course, knew that Ximen Lang didn't want her to suffer and was concerned about her.

But this
"Isn't that a bit too disrespectful?! I have an iron will, and I'll prove to you that I'm definitely not some hothouse flower!"

As she spoke, Bai Ling pushed Ximen Lang aside.

Like a stubborn donkey, he wouldn't listen to anyone and stubbornly went to help.

Then, there were no surprises.

Bai Ling, who had never done any physical labor or exerted herself since childhood, was soon panting heavily, like a bellows leaking air everywhere.

Even with things going like this, Bai Ling, that stubborn mule, was still gritting her teeth and holding on.

Without a word, he snatched the three boxes of grenades from Bai Ling's arms and put them aside.

Then, under Bai Ling's extremely dissatisfied gaze, he pressed her head and turned it towards the guards who were enthusiastically using military exoskeletons.

This time, not only did the weapons and equipment resemble alien technology, but even the guards, after putting on these human exoskeletons, looked more and more like alien warriors.

It's simply astonishing.

Bai Ling was completely stunned by the scene before her.

Their mouths are so big you could practically fit a fist inside.

Pointing to the exoskeletons worn by the soldiers, they exclaimed in amazement.

"This, this, this..." Bai Ling hesitated for a long time, unable to utter a single coherent sentence.

Meeting the curious gazes of Lao Luo and the principal, Ximen Lang explained.

"As you can see, this thing attached to a person, similar to a human skeleton, is a military exoskeleton, and it is also one of our explorations into future warfare."

"Because it's obvious that with the advancement of technology and the development of the times, various cutting-edge devices have taken turns appearing. I don't know what others think, but I feel that the status of ordinary soldiers is becoming more and more awkward."

"Take the guard battalion assault team soldiers who are still amazing to you. Do you know how much their equipment costs? It's at least several hundred thousand, and for those with slightly better equipment, it goes straight to over a million!"

"A set of equipment costs over a million! A tank only costs a few dollars? If we replace it with cheap but extremely practical drones and robot dogs, we can directly equip a combat formation, or even several combat formations!"

"No matter how fierce you are as an individual, you can't match the effectiveness of a well-organized, well-formed drone fleet! In modern warfare, automatic rifles are increasingly resembling firewood!"

"Even if you pull the trigger until sparks fly, it's still not as effective as a precision-guided shot! So, it's particularly awkward. And in order to make the soldiers less awkward, and also to improve their individual combat capabilities, we specifically developed this."

They explained in a very similar way to Bai Ling and Lao Luo why they wanted to develop military exoskeletons.

Ximen Lang then introduced the group to everyone.

"Of course, because we are still conducting intensive research on this area, the exoskeletons that the guard battalion is currently equipped with are definitely not the final version, and cannot even be called a mature version."

"Even so, the help they can provide to the soldiers is still not to be underestimated! You'll know once you wear them. Don't be fooled by their weight of 20 to 30 kilograms, or even more, they look quite heavy!"

"But because of its excellent design, it is not only lightweight when worn, but you can even carry a 60-kilogram weight on top of that without any trouble, and you can walk as fast as you can!"

"So don't be silly. Even if you work yourself to death, you can't compare to them wearing human exoskeletons."

Bai Ling immediately deflated like a punctured balloon after hearing those words, and her spirits instantly sank.

Seeing how outrageous things are in later generations, that they actually managed to develop such a thing, it's simply unbelievable how powerful they are.

After a brief moment of disappointment, Bai Ling said excitedly.

"Does that mean that after wearing this exoskeleton, the soldiers can simply hold a heavy machine gun and use it as an automatic rifle?"

"Theoretically, that's correct, and in reality, we can indeed have soldiers wearing exoskeletons wielding heavy machine guns and firing. But to achieve the same freedom and agility as in science fiction movies, we still need to conduct further research."

"I see. Then let's..."

Yes, seeing that this exoskeleton was indeed very useful, Bai Ling, eager to acquire more of these valuable items, couldn't resist the urge to bring them back to Beijing.

However, Bai Ling abandoned the idea as soon as it arose.

"Let's forget about it. We can't even produce a decent car right now, let alone this high-end stuff that's still in the experimental stage. It's simply beyond our capabilities. Let's just forget about it."

His self-awareness and understanding surprised Ximen Lang greatly.

Seeing that Bai Ling had finally stopped being so unrealistic and wanted everything she saw, Ximen Lang was relieved.

"You're a promising young lady, Ling'er. You've finally shown some self-awareness!"

Having said that, before Bai Ling could react, Ximen Lang continued.

"Since you're so self-aware, I'll give you an even bigger surprise!"

(End of this chapter)