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Chapter 247 The path of felling mountains and destroying temples, plowing courts and sweeping away dens will eventually begin! Your equipment is like junk! (Bonus Chapter)

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People hope that the stamp bearing the dove of peace will bring back peace.

But sometimes, it's things that make people uncomfortable.

After leaving Zhuhe, Li Weiguo did not stop working on the other world. Instead, he kept a close eye on all kinds of information and mission progress remotely, and checked the arrival of the logistics and ammunition supply base at any time.

When the mission to explore the other world ended, the communications officer arranged by Su Mingjin not only brought back more news about the forbidden land of the ancient civilization, but also news about the other world.

A hospital in Beijing with military ties.

Inside a secure communications vehicle in the parking lot, Li Weiguo, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, was in good spirits just a moment ago, but upon hearing the exciting news from another world, his face turned solemn.

"One wave subsides, another rises! With the celestial bodies converging, time travel could occur anywhere in the world!"

"Mr. Li, what should we do?"

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Li Weiguo rubbed his temples: "Xiao Su did a great job. We just need to provide backup and ensure adequate logistical supplies."

When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!

Now that they have mastered the spacetime portal, developing and actively defending against it has become an essential task.

If that doesn't work, go find target number one, Lin Li, and offer him some comfort.

If that still doesn't work, then let the pioneering team abandon some of the rules followed in the modern world in this alternate world and become the funeral procession of civilization.

If that doesn't work, the University of Tokyo has several other solutions!

If there are many potentially existing high-tech civilizations in this other world, then the University of Tokyo will need to do more to deal with them.

Those bizarre creations have been seen by some scientists and are definitely not something that current human technology could build.

They involve the application of energy fields.

It's important to understand that even the use of directed energy weapons by humans is currently a crude and ruthless method of increasing power, without even controlling the output power, let alone precisely controlling the range!

Besides this, there is another troublesome thing about that forbidden area—the possible existence of a spacetime rift!

In short, the civilization that built our current amazing structure is not something humans can easily imitate.

After finishing these tasks, Li Weiguo estimated that his boss would arrive in about 20 minutes. He quickly organized and archived the messages Su Mingjin had sent him that day, then memorized the important information. Only after hearing his secretary, Wang Kaixuan, knock on the door did he go out.

Twenty-five minutes later————

Inside the hospital!

The air was filled with the smell of disinfectant mixed with a faint disinfectant, but at this moment, there was more of an indescribable excitement.

Li Weiguo, who was outside greeting the boss, had a perfectly appropriate smile on his face and nodded to the reporters he had just chatted with.

They were all screened for confidentiality and political vetting; male reporters with happy families, no messy singleness or loneliness, and well aware of the weight of confidentiality agreements.

Only qualified media outlets can capture this historic moment.

At this moment, most people are pointing their cameras at the patients who are being tested.

In the rehabilitation room not far away, a patient who had suffered a complete rupture of his spinal nerves in a car accident while on official business and was undergoing Phase III clinical trials for spinal nerve repair was trying to take his first steps.

He participated in top domestic research on cell repair agents and neuroscience several years ago, but nerve repair is inherently slow to progress.

He was extremely excited to have the opportunity to stand up again.

"Come on, try taking a step forward."

Professor Wu Shengli, who had been pulled in to reap honors, spiritual rewards, and emotional value, spoke in a gentle, encouraging voice.

He was one of the key figures in this medical research, and his eyes were shining with excitement.

Some reporters took photos, while others used various recording devices to document the events.

The patient took a deep breath and felt a faint, long-lost sensation under his feet.

He tentatively lifted his right foot, and then took a steady step forward.

Although his steps were still a little unsteady, his feet, which had once been numb, were now truly conveying a signal.

He looked down at his feet, then looked up at Professor Wu, his eyes instantly welling up with tears.

"I—I can really feel it!" His voice trembled with excitement as he took a few more steps forward, each step feeling like he was walking on clouds, yet incredibly real.

Reporters nearby, seeing the patient's agitated state, seized the opportunity, their camera shutters clicking incessantly.

These precious images captured will become the focus of subsequent publicity for major breakthroughs in medical technology.

Wu Shengli's team received corresponding spiritual and material rewards for their research and efforts in the other world in the modern world.

In fact, these neural connection technologies had already made significant breakthroughs several years ago, but these technologies were limited by issues such as materials and biocompatibility. Patients participating in clinical trials experienced rejection reactions, and there were many other problems, making it extremely difficult to promote them in phase II and III.

Everything changed after they acquired the strange biological potion from another world, along with those novel materials that couldn't be explained by existing science.

The wild ideas that were once just thoughts have now become tangible realities.

"Now, we have overcome the challenge of precise nerve reconnection, and the seamless integration of external visual prostheses has also yielded very good results—skin reconstruction for deep burns—" Wu Shengli said with a smile as he spoke to the reporter.

Li Weiguo, who was almost always the one taking photos with others, looked at the people participating in various official promotional activities with a look of emotion on his face.

"Technologies that would normally take years or even decades to reach late-stage clinical trials have reached this stage in less than six months, thanks to new scientific discoveries."

Thanks to the special green channel and the powerful injection of resources from another world, these cyberpunk-level medical technologies are iterating at an unprecedented speed.

In less than four months, several key technologies completed clinical trials and entered the stage of large-scale public demonstration.

All patients who participated in the publicly available Phase III clinical trials will be provided with long-term reports to facilitate Dongda's subsequent medical outreach.

Li Weiguo smiled and nodded at Wu Shengli as he came out: "How was the interview?"

Wu Shengli grinned, then put on a serious face: "Not bad!"

Li Weiguo laughed heartily: "At this rate, you could probably collect another year's worth of clinical data and the medical product would be officially launched on the market. Then, so many families' hopes would be rekindled!"

Wu Shengli nodded firmly, but his gaze involuntarily drifted to the window, as if he were back in his work in that other world.

The gifts from other worlds are far more valuable than simple technological breakthroughs.

That's a comprehensive enhancement and change!

Perhaps before long, once humanity perfects the technology of the other world, it will enable another major breakthrough in human technology.

I wonder how proud my compatriots, who are conducting bloody scientific research in a distant otherworld, would be when they learn that what they have discovered and manufactured is changing their home planet and benefiting countless patients.

"Mr. Li, it's time for your interview!"

"Okay, I'm coming!"

Li Weiguo entered the room, and Wu Shengli smiled.

Inside the interview room, reporters pressed Li Weiguo for technical details, but Li Weiguo smiled and dodged the questions, using Versailles-style rhetoric to explain everything.

"There wasn't much advanced technology involved; it was all thanks to the united efforts of the researchers, who were all focused on saving as many patients as possible. This reflects the spirit of the Party, the people, and our organization—"

These statements were all bland and official, mainly steer the conversation towards rhetoric such as "the progress of national scientific research" and "putting people's health first."

Li Weiguo's answer was both lively and formal, and some of his humorous remarks will likely be highlighted and publicized.

This is exactly what the propaganda unit needs.

Things that are often said must be said.

Just like girls, how do you express your love?

How can you love someone if you don't even say it out loud?

You don't know what the girl is thinking, and you don't know if she has feelings for you.

Say it quickly.

If things don't work out, it's okay, just move on to the next one.

There are plenty of forests, so we can't just choose one old, crooked tree to hang on to, can we?

Wouldn't that make him like Emperor Chongzhen?

As the saying goes, propaganda consists of two parts: one is to announce, and the other is to spread.

Putting aside its international presence, the University of Tokyo's domestic promotional platforms are very effective.

At this very moment, a large number of professional teams are leveraging their expertise in journalism.

The breakthrough in medical technology, which benefits the entire population and concerns everyone's health and safety, is something that doesn't require the painstaking effort of refining the postgraduate entrance examination pill. It's already generating a lot of buzz.

Therefore, some things can simply be done step by step.

On the other side of the rehabilitation room, the lights were dazzling.

Some of the people who had participated in medical experiments, or even performed many medical surgeries, were watching their superiors' superiors chatting warmly with another soldier patient.

The patient's name is Mu Fuguo. He has appeared before and was originally a soldier who lost his sight and hands while performing a mission. He is currently undergoing a test to implant a mechanical prosthetic eye.

Of course, the testing and such were completed a long time ago.

Mu Fuguo's surgery was a great success more than a month ago. He can now watch some Blu-ray movies with these mechanical eyes without any problem, let alone distinguish every wrinkle on the face of the boss in front of him.

Even the weeping dragon who regained his sight had expressed his feelings.

Nowadays, it's just for publicity, to promote a major breakthrough in medical technology.

Therefore, to some people with a keen eye, this was like a meticulously choreographed performance.

A fatherly smile appeared on the big guy's face.

So, at this moment, this warrior, who had long been accustomed to the cyberpunk world, had to once again perform the joy of regaining the light.

In front of the reporter's camera, Mu Fuguo carefully removed the gauze covering his eyes, his movements slow and hesitant.

The moment the light shone into the sensor of the prosthetic eye, you could see the mechanical prosthetic eye on his head moving rapidly.

His hands trembled slightly as he waved them around, as if confirming an unreal dream.

"I—I saw it! I really—I saw it!"

His voice choked with emotion, his performance was deeply moving, and his acting was superb. He completely outshone today's fake "chicken award" winners!

Having finished his interview, Li Weiguo stood on the outskirts of the crowd. After watching this scene, the corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up!

He'd bet this kid wasn't thinking, "I can see again!" right now, but rather, "Was that trembling a bit too much? Was my expression right? Is the director going to dock my pay?"

"It's good that you can see, it's good that you can see! Regaining sight is what countless blind patients yearn for most. Comrade Mu Fuguo's recovery is a microcosm of the progress in our country's medical technology!" The other person happily grasped Mu Fuguo's hand, their voice booming, "In the future, our medical technology will reach even greater heights, allowing everyone to enjoy better medical services! Let those ailments once considered incurable diseases become a thing of the past!"

His words were forceful and resonant.

However, those in the know understand who this statement is primarily intended for.

Li Weiguo knew exactly what was going on.

Just now, he heard from some colleagues that the modern world is not entirely peaceful.

Normally, such medical technology demonstrations and promotions are not considered high-profile, even if they are for the general public. However, the other signals in this are very powerful.

Under normal circumstances, it would be sufficient to have someone in charge of domestic affairs or science and technology come to support the event.

But it was this very person who personally took action, doing so in order to boost confidence in the technology sector.

Of course, there are also some tricks for dealing with neighbors.

The medical technologies that can now be readily transformed into new achievements in the new world have given Tokyo University an even stronger competitive edge.

By personally endorsing this brand-new medical technology, we are sending a very strong signal to the outside world: what you can make, we can make now, and we can make it even better!

Li Weiguo could almost foresee that there would be many more methods used against his neighbors in the future.

But I won't go into that now.

Just thinking about that scene is inspiring.

He comforted Mu Fuguo and then left.

Once they arrived at the office and confirmed that no one else was around, the other person approached Li Weiguo and said, "Xiao Li, the team you've been leading lately has been performing very well. You've worked hard!"

Li Weiguo grinned: "It's thanks to the timely support from our rear that I was able to coordinate everything!"

"You've been doing very well lately. Have you encountered any new difficulties over there?"

Li Weiguo looked around.

"The security levels are all high enough, and they're all trustworthy!"

Li Weiguo then spoke up: "The area around the base hasn't been peaceful lately. Just an hour ago, Su Mingjin sent me the latest news: the other world is even more—unfathomable—than we previously thought!"

Hearing this, he frowned and said, "Tell me in detail!"

"Uh, that time—"

"It's alright! The base is important too."

Li Weiguo took a breath, then selected the important information and told the other party about the news that Su Mingjin had compiled today and some speculations.

"Advanced civilization! Time travel!" The boss frowned. "Little Li, during the Age of Exploration, even though those Westerners knew the journey to the New World was fraught with danger, and that it would be equally perilous once they arrived, they still went!"

"For various reasons, we missed the Age of Exploration, which could have changed the future of our race! Achieving interstellar migration within the next two hundred years is extremely difficult. That place is dangerous, but the rewards are also incredibly high!"

"We cannot abandon the possibility of our species expanding its habitat because of danger!"

"You've thought of everything so thoroughly!"

After finishing his tea, he said, "Let's go all out, work hard, and strive for more opportunities for our future generations."

Li Weiguo remained silent, only nodding.

"As for the now confirmed probing by the dwarves and elves, our ancestors said: If the enemy fears our power but does not cherish our virtue, we should relinquish our authority. If the two races continue to probe our bottom line, you in the other world have the right to act as you see fit."

Li Weiguo swallowed hard; he understood what those words meant.

After giving his instructions, he smiled and asked about the daily routines of the pioneering team, such as logistics, material support, living conditions, health, and entertainment.

These are all factors that affect the morale of an army. As long as these are well managed, and a core ideology is established, the combat effectiveness of this unit will not be much different.

Li Weiguo narrated quickly.

"Very good, keep it up!"

After seeing his boss off, Li Weiguo was about to go back when he suddenly saw his driver arrive.

"Mr. Li, these are books gifted by the boss. They can help them relieve stress and improve their mental health." After saying this, the secretary smiled and handed a collection of classical Chinese short stories to Li Weiguo.

Thank you for the book!

"You're welcome, I'll be going now!"

After watching the other person leave, Li Weiguo quickly flipped through the very short classical Chinese text, "Yu Chu Xin Zhi".

Li Weiguo was a learned man, and he knew that there seemed to be two books among them called "The Art of Ventriloquism" and "The Story of the Carved Olive-Pit Boat".

These are famous stories that have been included in middle school textbooks.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that some of the contents of the books appeared to have been folded.

Thinking of what his secretary had said earlier, Li Weiguo then opened the book and looked at it carefully. He found that it was a story about a woodcutter who destroyed a mountain god.

In the fifteenth year of the Kangxi Emperor's reign, a traveler from Yuyao was traveling in the mountains and spent the night at the Mountain God Temple. At midnight, a tiger knelt down and begged for food in human language. The Mountain God granted his request, saying it was from a woodcutter named Deng.

The next morning, the guest waited outside the shrine and indeed saw a woodcutter pass by. He greeted him and asked, "Are you surnamed Deng?"

The woodcutter said, "Yes."

The guest told him what he had heard and seen that night and warned him not to go there.

Upon hearing this, the woodcutter Deng said, "I have a mother who depends on me for food. If I don't gather wood for a day, my mother will go hungry. Life and death are matters of life and death; what do I have to fear?"

He then left without looking back, and the guest followed to observe him.

A woodcutter was gathering firewood when a tiger suddenly emerged from among the bamboo. The woodcutter fought it off several times, circling it by its tail for a long time. Enraged, the tiger roared and leaped away, wounded, but the woodcutter pursued and killed it. A guest greeted him warmly. The woodcutter said, "I am moved by your noble character; please guide me to the temple."

Upon arriving at the temple, he loudly cursed the dead tiger and rebuked the gods, saying, "What will become of us now?"

The woodcutter then smashed the clay idol of the mountain god.

Looking at this content, Li Weiguo suddenly recalled some of the deeds of Zhang Tianshi that Deng Dakang had mentioned when he had talked with Consultant Chen and Deng Dakang before.

Li Weiguo took out his pen, tore a page from another notebook, and wrote a sentence heavily in the article about the woodcutter destroying the mountain god: "The road ahead is long, we must cut down mountains and destroy temples, plow the courtyards and sweep away the caves, and reopen the sun and moon and a new sky!"

"It's finally come to this!"

Li Weiguo tucked the note inside the book and then heavily placed it in his bag. He then got into a military vehicle with a special license plate and drove straight to the 202 High-Tech Equipment Research Institute on the outskirts of Beijing.

Inside the car, he rubbed the copy of "Yu Chu Xin Zhi" in his hands, his fingertips repeatedly tracing the page with the note tucked inside.

"Mountains are felled, temples destroyed, courtyards plowed, and caves swept away—"

The story of "the woodcutter destroying the mountain god" kept replaying in his mind—

If a woodcutter can destroy a god out of personal anger, then what can't we do for the sake of our future living space?

The vehicle entered a heavily guarded area; we had arrived at the 2022 Research Institute.

This is the new cradle of Dongda's individual combat equipment. Although the headquarters is in northern Shaanxi, there are many projects to tackle recently. The top teams are now concentrated here to focus their efforts on solving some urgent problems that the client needs to address.

With the opening of the interdimensional portal, the smelting plant began large-scale mining of refined gold, mithril, and high-performance red mountain copper, as well as the wood of the red-leafed, white-barked, human-faced tree from the other world. These high-performance materials were continuously transported back, bringing all sorts of ingenious ideas to the numerous science departments of Tokyo University.

This research institute has also received an unprecedented boost in vitality.

We've been exploring other worlds for a long time, but what is humanity's biggest weakness in these worlds?

Besides the magical powers we know very little about, there is also a frail physical body.

Whether it's the dwarves who can lift a cauldron or the elves who are incredibly agile and move through the jungle as if it were flat ground, their individual abilities far surpass those of humans.

It's not enough for an individual soldier to have skills that surpass those of humans.

It should be noted that in addition to the "fear of insufficient firepower" ingrained in their bones, the East Coast Army also has a "fear of insufficient individual soldier quality syndrome" ingrained in their bones.

Back then, the reason why three men were able to capture an entire battalion was because of their fighting spirit and outstanding individual tactical skills.

Now, when facing alien races from another world, this advantage must be made up for through equipment, or even completely surpassed!

Forget about relying on gene-based drugs for now; humanity's current research in the field of genes is far too rudimentary. We can only rely on advanced technology and equipment!

Upon arriving at the research institute, Li Weiguo met Professor Ma Chuntian, the person in charge of the individual soldier project.

Professor Ma is a small, energetic old man in his fifties with half-gray hair and thick glasses.

He is not another electromagnetic miracle worker, but he is one of the most outstanding experts in the fields of mechanical electronics and engineering mechanics in China.

"Mr. Li, we've finally been waiting for you, the client! Come and see what we've prepared!"

Professor Ma enthusiastically led him to a booth covered by a curtain. As he pulled the curtain back, several metal skeletons appeared before Li Weiguo's eyes.

The expectation on Li Weiguo's face froze instantly.

Is this the big surprise the research institute has been holding back for months?

The equipment in front of us is not full-protection power armor at all.

Isn't this just an enhanced version of a mechanical exoskeleton?

Aside from a few rough-looking armor plates on its chest, shoulders, neck, and limbs, and a bulging energy pack on its back, most of its body was exposed.

The more I look at this thing, the more similar it is to the passive exoskeletons and some modified, bulky exoskeletons I've seen before.

Grass!

I've been scammed again!

Since entering the other world, the Equipment and Logistics Department has been trying its best to make up for its lack of power.

Passive exoskeletons, active exoskeletons, and various protective and comprehensive combat capability enhancement weapons.

Unfortunately, progress was not smooth.

Passive exoskeletons are quite bulky and are mainly used for logistical supply.

Although it has been modified multiple times since then, adopting semi-solid batteries and enhancing protective armor plates.

But this equipment's movement speed is far from ideal!

The Butcher Squadron, with soldiers traveling by helicopter, captured elves; they had previously been involved in such operations!

At first, I liked everything —

Then----

Then—the soldiers preferred to use them as auxiliary tools for transporting supplies and as a fire support platform, and had no desire to wear them in combat.

Because when this thing encountered elves in the jungle who already knew human combat tactics, it turned into a super thick turtle shell.

Although it can carry a lot of supplies, it is inconvenient to move around and cannot maintain long-term combat. It may easily become an iron coffin.

As for the exoskeletons with nerve connections that the military previously researched, those things are fine for disabled people, but for special operations in another world—

This is utterly disregard for the lives of soldiers!

This is why, even though the logistics and equipment department has been upgrading and transforming the equipment, the pioneering teams only use some of it in logistics, artillery and other fields. The real front-line troops, even when issued equipment, rarely use it!

There are too many problems; it's really unreliable.

"Professor Ma, isn't this a bit too rudimentary?" Li Weiguo frowned. "I thought it would be fully protective powered armor."

His ideal, of course, was a super high-tech steel suit that could withstand the breath of a dragon and shatter a mountain god statue with its fists.

Of course, he also knew that human technology was not yet advanced enough.

Therefore, the idea was to create combat power armor that could allow one to move freely in mountainous terrain, increase strength, and provide complete protection.

Is this all I see now?

"Mr. Li, don't underestimate it!"

Professor Ma Chuntian wasn't offended at all; instead, he patted the rugged metal frame as if showing off his masterpiece.

"I know what you're thinking of—one of those tin cans from sci-fi movies! It's not that we can't make those things, but even if we did, they'd be useless!"

Professor Ma pointed to the joints of the bones, explaining with spittle flying, "Fully protected systems are extremely expensive to build! Before breakthroughs in shock absorption technology, a single heavy artillery shell landing nearby could shatter the internal organs of the person inside! Our system, though rudimentary, prioritizes ingenuity, explosive power, and endurance!"

"I have to say that the all-solid-state battery developed by the Energy Research Center has outstanding performance, solving our biggest worry. Now, this skeleton has tripled its continuous combat capability, allowing it to operate continuously for 12 hours. It also has a higher output power, and one person can easily unleash a burst of force of nearly a ton! Although some tactical movements are a bit stiff due to the limitations of the mechanical device, it is the best compromise equipment we have come up with."

"If you want a truly integrated power armor, Mr. Li, please give us some time."

"Oh dear—Professor Ma, the situation at the front is very urgent!"

Li Weiguo said something, then tapped the gray-black armor plate on his chest, and found that the armor plate made a crisp, muffled clanging sound.

"General Manager Li, don't underestimate this plate; it's infused with refined gold powder. Ordinary rifle bullets can't penetrate it! We've used refined gold and high-performance copper to compose the core motors, hydraulic systems, and drive shafts, making the equipment not only lightweight and durable but also ensuring continuous high power output, guaranteeing soldiers extremely high agility under extreme maneuvers!"

"Mr. Li, think about it. After our warriors put on this, although they are still far from being able to punch through the dwarven rune armor, their absolute strength is already much higher than theirs! Their running speed on flat ground can probably catch up with that of an elven scout."

"Of course, fighting in complex forests is still not feasible, but we can't keep our soldiers fighting in disadvantageous terrain indefinitely, can we?"

Li Weiguo nodded, examining the powered exoskeleton: "This thing looks very simple to me. Is it as reliable and stable as you say?"

"President Li, please rest assured, simplicity means reliability! On the battlefield, the more complex the parts, the more potential points of failure!"

As Li Weiguo listened to Professor Ma's explanation, the doubts on his face lessened slightly.

He was indeed too impatient. He's been under a lot of pressure lately and wanted to achieve his goal in one fell swoop, but he overlooked the complexity of the battlefield.

A reliable and stable partner—that's the equipment warriors desire most.

Li Weiguo took a deep breath, his gaze sharpening.

"Talk is cheap," he said in a deep voice. "Find someone to put it on and let me see what this thing is really made of."

"Alright!" Ma Chuntian snapped his fingers with a smile. "The equipment is all set! It'll definitely work! By the way, who are you going to have test it?"