Steel torrents pioneering a different world.

Chapter 313 Before Fighting Them, Let's Upgrade Our Equipment (Bonus Chapter) (Announcement of Name Change!)

The book title has been changed to "The Steel Torrent of Farming and Conquering in Another World".

Another world, the realm of the Time-Space Gate Base!

"Waiting for three days feels like such a long time!"

Su Mingjin smiled and spoke to Commander Man beside her.

"Yes, so we need to put some pressure on the elves!"

What do you think?

"Just as you imagined!"

"I don't understand combat, but I'll be focusing on upgrading various equipment soon!" Su Mingjin said with a smile to Brigade Commander Man, and during their conversation, she also told him about the recent research by the scientists.

Having heard that the dwarves indeed possessed many glorious civilizations, but now their technological creations are suffering significant damage, Commander Man paused for a long while before saying, "We need better, more reliable, and multiple backup plans!"

"Are you worried about the time portal malfunctioning?" Su Mingjin asked with a smile.

"Yes, it's not entirely under our control. Although we obtained the Time-Space Cube, — our backers have all fallen, and everyone we relied on has run away!"

Having been badly taken advantage of by their older brother before, I know that their defining characteristic is a desire to control everything.

Su Mingjin nodded and poured herself a glass of water: "Let's focus on the present and proceed step by step according to the previous small-scale basic industrial seed plan."

"Yes, Mr. Su, you look very tired. Please go and rest. The remaining deterrence and other matters can be handled by us."

'

"Thank you for your hard work, combat personnel!"

After seeing Su Mingjin off, Brigade Commander Man turned to face the group of spirited commanders in the hall. His politeness vanished instantly, replaced by an iron-like seriousness.

"Comrades, you all witnessed the negotiations just now. The elves, a race that prides itself on being noble and elegant, are the most corrupt at heart, yet they possess mind magic and are slave owners who can manipulate people's memories! They treat commoners as livestock and the weak as commodities, and they will do anything dirty to maintain their ridiculous rule!"

His voice resonated throughout the vast command center, carrying weight and authority.

"Now, they need three days. I'm telling you, we won't give them a single minute of peace!"

"Command orders: Initiate Operation Fang Deterrence, effective immediately!"

"I'll emphasize again, this is not an attack! Our goal is to make them uneasy, to let them hear the roar of our steel torrent's engines at all times! It's to provide support for the subsequent Spark Program."

"Did you all understand?"

"Understood!" A thunderous response rang out.

Once the order was given, the entire southern front of the reclamation team instantly came to life.

The troops led by Wu Mudi were like a steel behemoth awakening, beginning to bare their fangs.

Dozens of high-altitude drones silently took off, employing the latest designs and materials to resist stronger electromagnetic interference and fly farther.

They are laying a massive electronic reconnaissance network into the heart of the Elf Kingdom.

Deep in the forest, on the once quiet forest path, the low roar of engines began to rise.

Armored reconnaissance convoys, organized into platoons, moved like keen hunting dogs, repeatedly traversing the agreed-upon boundary line with the elves. Occasionally, the searchlights on the roofs would inadvertently sweep across the depths of the forest, illuminating one or two elven sentries who were observing humans but were startled upon being discovered.

What suffocated the elves even more were the other anomalies they discovered through birds and the like.

An entire rocket artillery brigade is deploying within a safe zone 30 kilometers from the border.

"Boom—"

'

The heavy tracks rolled over the ground as one long-range artillery launcher after another came to a stop at its designated position.

With a hiss of the hydraulic rods, the massive launch box slowly rose, pointing obliquely to the sky. Although the target wasn't aimed at the area inhabited by elves, it still allowed the elves to see the human firepower.

There was no ignition, no launch.

But those hundreds and thousands of dark cannon muzzles are themselves the most straightforward and terrifying declaration.

The warriors of the ground exploration team did not go beyond the previously agreed area, but their intention to intimidate the Elf Kingdom was already very clear.

Judging by the speed at which information spreads in the Elf Kingdom, the kingdom is probably already in complete chaos.

the next day!

Seeing that the elves had not taken the initiative to attack or sent anyone to communicate with the pioneering team, Su Mingjin went to the command post to express her unease and dissatisfaction.

"Our trial will conclude around noon."

"Yes, the main purpose is deterrence; we must not resort to force!"

"Yes, please rest assured, Mr. Su!"

After confirming that there was no possibility of war, Su Mingjin went to other places.

Humans have absorbed a lot of dwarf technology in the past few days, and their progress is quite good.

Zhu Yungui, from the logistics and equipment department, has arrived and is currently observing at the equipment department. Su Mingjin and Zhu Yungui went together to see the various new equipment developed by the scientists of the reclamation team.

In another world, at the Mechanical Power Engineering and Exoskeleton Protection Research Institute, a test site.

Dozens of researchers in white coats surrounded several newly produced powered armored vehicles.

Not far away, Zhu Yungui and Su Mingjin from the logistics and equipment department, along with several professors in charge of related fields, were gathered together.

"Professor Chung, how is it? Is the neural signal connection stable?"

Zhong Zhenguo and his colleagues are very accomplished in the field of life sciences. Their previously developed limb nerve reconnection technology has enabled some patients with high-level paraplegia to regain their mobility.

Now that the technology has been proven to be stable, it has begun to be used by pioneering teams.

As one of the project leaders, he is temporarily in charge of the equipment handover task for this pioneering team.

Professor Zhong Zhenguo glanced at the recorded data beside him and nodded: "The neural connection signal synchronization is going very smoothly. The neural signals are highly connected. Test in two minutes!"

The message was quickly relayed.

Li Xiang, who participated in the first batch of base construction but has now been transferred to the logistics and military management base, waved his hand and said: "It's ready!"

Let's do a simple test first, as we discussed before, and then move on to more detailed testing!

The soldier, who looked very scholarly, nodded.

This soldier wasn't primarily a combat officer; although he received basic military and physical training, he mainly served as a non-combatant technical personnel. However, he possessed an exceptional understanding of equipment parameters and performance!

The purpose of using this non-frontline soldier for testing is not only to demonstrate the effect, but also to conduct follow-up human enhancement training on this soldier to see how much his combat effectiveness can be improved.

The soldiers quickly donned the latest power armor without the assistance of technicians.

As the neural connector implanted in the back of the soldier's neck was connected, the young soldier felt himself once again in sync with the new power armor.

An extremely faint sensation, as if a second limb had appeared.

The newly designed power armor is primarily intended for use in military operations and features rapid donning and disassembly.

Unlike the electrical signal and force feedback exoskeletons worn by previous exploration teams, the new version of the power armor does not have exoskeleton protective steel plates, allowing its intricate structure to be viewed from the outside.

A densely packed mechanical structure—smaller, more precise, but with greater torque servo motors.

Faster, more interference-resistant neural signal synchronization and analysis units, along with an interference-resistant, dense military computer operating in another world.

These features will make it easier for warriors to use power armor.

If you look closely, you can also see the dwarven rune structure faintly visible at the joints of the new power armor.

Humans have been absorbing and deciphering the civilization of dwarves and related knowledge.

After seizing a large number of dwarven armor and blacksmith slaves, the humans immediately absorbed and assimilated them.

Unlike the original Dwarven Rune Armor, which was multifunctional and powerful, the human imitation has very few runes, is not sophisticated, and lacks the runic structure of the Dwarven Armor's shield.

But who gets fat overnight?

Humans now only need something sturdy, wear-resistant, and resistant to electromagnetic interference from magical particles on electronic components.

Stability and sturdiness are the most basic requirements for human pioneering teams!

As the test-ready warrior donned the brand-new power armor, the futuristic warrior, gleaming with a cold metallic sheen, stood vividly before everyone's eyes.

The entire armor set was left unpainted, presenting an incredibly precise silver-gray color. Every line and every servo motor was clearly visible, exuding industrial design aesthetics.

"Long jump first, then high jump!"

"good!"

The soldier approached a marker, bent his knees slightly, and then leaped into the air!

"Buzz"

With a slight hum of the motor, he traced a graceful parabola through the air, easily clearing a distance of four meters before landing steadily with barely a sound.

"A standing long jump of four meters! Holy crap! That's almost an Olympic record!" A young researcher next to him couldn't help but exclaim, adjusting his glasses.

"It's not just catching up, it's surpassing! Even the Olympic record doesn't exceed three and a half meters!" a person in charge of recording data said with a smile.

"hiss----"

Su Mingjin, Zhu Yungui, and the others looked at the data, and then looked at the previous test records of this scholarly warrior.

Sun Haoting [has not received any professional sports training other than basic endurance and physical strength training].

Standing long jump: 2.6 meters.

Standing long jump with equipment on: 4.1 meters.

"Let's test the standing high jump again!"

"good!"

The soldiers' jump height was originally only 50 centimeters, but now it has increased by more than 1.1 meters.

Everyone smiled when they saw the data.

If even untrained soldiers are like this, then soldiers specifically trained for combat would be able to exert more than twice the fighting power if they wore this thing.

"Professor Zhong, your new equipment has been a great help to the pioneering team!"

"Yes, if we wear bulletproof armor, we won't be at a disadvantage when we fight dwarves in close combat."

"Yes, we're planning to research some equipment that provides extra protection for the legs, waist, and genitals. Dwarves are over a meter tall, and when we fight them in close combat, those guys always seem to target those areas."

Su Mingjin: "————"

"These things can be quickly deployed, right?"

"Sure! It's not technically difficult!" Professor Zhong Zhenguo replied with a smile, pushing up his reading glasses. His face remained calm, but the barely suppressed smile at the corners of his mouth betrayed him.

"How much has its power increased?"

"President Su, you could say that's a leap forward. I noticed the servo motors still had a lot of peak power redundancy, and the soldiers were only using about 50% of their power." Professor Zhong Zhenguo took a sip of tea with a satisfied expression and explained slowly, "The engineering department is fucking amazing. The servo motors they've equipped the power armor with are incredibly powerful. During an attack, an ordinary soldier can easily generate over a ton of instantaneous explosive force. If the soldiers are strong enough, they can be further enhanced! Then, one punch can easily smash an enemy's head!"

"As for jumping ability catching up with that of tigers and other felines, it's just a very small increase."

Zhu Yungui smiled and nodded as he listened to the professor's praise, his eyes shining even brighter.

He doesn't care about power redundancy; he only cares about the actual effect on the battlefield.

The other person patted Professor Zhong on the shoulder with a smile, his voice filled with impatience, "How about we test their endurance and explosive power? I don't want my soldiers to collapse after just one jump on the battlefield."

"Mr. Zhu, you'll see as you read on." Professor Zhong gestured for him to continue, brimming with confidence.

Since the person in charge of preparing to purchase the equipment had spoken, the testing process was immediately adjusted.

Soon, the staff placed a wooden target in place.

There are plenty of wooden targets, ranging from thin to thick, and in various sizes.

Wearing power armor, Sun Haoting moved his fingers, which were protected by metal gloves, making a soft clicking sound, and then walked to the target.

The power armor provides comprehensive protection for the fingers, but its design is even more interesting.

To ensure that fists and other weapons have offensive capabilities, soldiers can be provided with appropriate armor protection when performing actions such as clenching their fists.

When the power armor punches an enemy, the fingers are completely protected, with only the combined plate formed by the armor outside the fist receiving the contact surface.

No fancy moves, just a simple and direct straight punch!

"Bang!!"

A dull, jarring thud that made your teeth ache!

The steel fist, imbued with terrifying power, slammed into the center of the three-centimeter-thick wooden target.

"Crack!"

Wood chips flew everywhere, and the sturdy wooden target shattered into a pile of rotten wood!

Everyone present, except for a few core researchers, gasped in shock.

This is not over yet.

Composite wooden boards, five centimeters, eight centimeters, and ten centimeters thick, were successively struck —

The result was no surprise. In front of that steel fist, they were all as fragile as paper, and these things were easily destroyed!

"Let's put on the steel plate!"

"Steel plate?" Zhu Yungui's voice trembled slightly.

A special steel plate, seven millimeters thick, was fixed on the test frame. This material could even be used as protective plates for light armored vehicles.

The warrior took a deep breath, assumed a standard fighting stance, and used his waist to generate power, instantly tensing his arm muscles and unleashing a punch from the mechanical arm of his power armor!

"clang--!!!"

A piercing metallic clang rang out, and everyone at the test site instinctively covered their ears.

The hard, one-meter-long and one-wide steel plate was twisted and deformed where it was hit by the fist.

"Let me see my hands!"

Looking at the steel glove with the fist mark, apart from a few paint scratches, it was completely undamaged!

"hiss----"

If this thing were to encounter a girl with twin ponytails, wouldn't she be able to punch that white-stockinged, bearded little loli into tears?

Look at Sun Haoting, he just waved his hand, and it had no effect whatsoever.

It seemed that the earth-shattering punch he had just delivered was nothing more than a warm-up for him.

Su Mingjin pursed her lips, her smile almost impossible to suppress.

If humanity had been fully equipped with these things during previous battles, perhaps fewer soldiers would have died or been injured.

If the test results are stable, it should be deployed as soon as possible.

Zhu Yungui was even more excited, his mouth practically stretched to his ears.

He could almost see it on the battlefield of the future: one after another, steel warriors wearing full-body heavy power armor would withstand the enemy's hail of bullets and charge into the enemy ranks like tigers among sheep, tearing through all defenses with their iron fists and sharp blades!

The once-dominant light infantry tactics, which were rendered obsolete due to the development of firearms, may be making a comeback on the battlefield in an even more terrifying form!

"Great! Excellent!" Zhu Yungui slapped his thigh. "Let's check out the others! Mobility, agility—let's put them to the test!"

"100-meter sprint! Ready!"

The soldier walked to the starting line, his metal body slightly lowered, and he assumed a standard 100-meter sprint preparation posture.

The fluid movements made it seem as if the heavy armor didn't exist at all.

The moment the green light came on, a soft "hum" was heard on the track. The rubble on the ground beneath the power armor was instantly shattered by the powerful burst of force, and the silver-gray figure disappeared from everyone's sight like an arrow released from a bow!

fast!

Extremely fast!

It's a speed that ordinary people simply can't keep up with.

"Holy crap—" The young researcher next to him gaped open, forgetting to adjust his glasses.

He only saw a blur flash by before the red finish line was broken.

At the end of the runway, a scarlet number finally stopped on the electronic timer—6.37 seconds!

"Six...six seconds?" someone exclaimed in shock. "Bolt's 100-meter world record is nine and a half seconds! This—"

This speed is achieved by running on two legs.

Although the opponent used a lot of jumping-like movements to rush forward while running, this is no longer within the realm of human capabilities!

This is a monster!

Zhu Yungui stared intently at the number, his breathing becoming heavier.

He turned sharply to look at Zhong Zhenguo, his eyes burning with intensity.

Professor Zhong Zhenguo took a leisurely sip of tea, seemingly unsurprised by the result: "President Su, President Zhu, this soldier named Sun Haoting hasn't received much training!"

"How long can this last?"

"You'll only know by looking at your own stamina! Our new power armor can last much longer."

Soon, more data appeared.

Sun Haoting's normal running speed quickly dropped to 45 kilometers per hour.

However, after receiving the new instructions, the soldiers began running at a constant speed around the 400-meter test track.

He moved steadily, and when he took a step, he made some high-speed jumps, and his heavy metal body brought up a gust of wind at high speed.

On the large screen next to the runway, the real-time speed numbers were jumping wildly.

45 km — 5 km — 6 km —

"Awesome!" Zhu Yungui exclaimed, turning to Zhong Zhenguo as he looked at the peak speed of 65 kilometers per hour. "So, if the soldiers' physical abilities can keep up, 65 kilometers per hour isn't the limit?"

"Yes, this is not the limit! If a stronger warrior wears this equipment, the level could probably soar to over seventy," a person in charge of mechanical and power armor research said with a smile.

"Hiss—that speed is almost as fast as a cheetah!"

Although that's what everyone said, Sun Haoting himself couldn't handle it.

After slowing down from his peak, he quickly began running at a steady pace of about 40 kilometers per hour.

For more than ten minutes, the power armor continued to move swiftly and without any hesitation, running at high speed, stopping abruptly, turning sharply, and accelerating again.

The following tests were even more dazzling.

Running, sudden stops, serpentine movements, tactical rolls—the heavy power armor, under the warrior's control, appeared exceptionally agile, without the slightest sense of clumsiness.

His tactical maneuvers were executed flawlessly, prompting Zhu Yungui to nod in approval.

The test was over, and the soldier, covered in sweat, jogged over.

Zhu Yungui rushed forward, and seeing the soldier sweating profusely, he slapped him hard on the shoulder armor.

"Good lad! How are you feeling? That was fast, are your legs alright?"

The soldier stood at attention, took a couple of breaths, and then answered in a loud voice, "Reporting to Commander Zhu! Although I'm exhausted, I can still conduct more tests! I feel like I can run for a few more minutes."

How many more minutes can we run?

With his explosive power just now, he only needs to maintain it for five minutes.

Real battles are never about fighting for thousands of rounds; the outcome is decided almost in the blink of an eye.

On the battlefield of a certain hot-spot conflict, the average lifespan of a soldier is one week. And the time from their training to their participation in the war, and the actual combat time, is only a few minutes.

A few minutes of intense fighting, as long as stability is maintained, can completely determine the outcome of a war.

Thinking of this, Zhu Yungui grinned, revealing his back teeth.

Although Su Mingjin didn't say anything, she couldn't hide the smile on her face.

He turned around and gave Zhong Zhenguo a bear hug: "Gentlemen, you've gotten our unit a super treasure!"

Zhong Zhenguo was almost suffocating from the pressure, so he quickly pushed him away, straightened his wrinkled white coat, and said with composure, "President Zhu, the new power armor is an extension of the soldier's body. But it hasn't achieved complete perfection yet!"

Although the new power armor uses the latest direct neural signal connection technology, the latency is now less than five milliseconds. To modern soldiers, this armor is no different from their own hands and feet.

but----

This thing doesn't yet possess defensive magic, the ability to generate energy shields, or the ability to resist powerful explosive impacts.

"Take it one step at a time! It will eventually evolve into the perfect form!" Su Mingjin said with a smile.

Everyone was all smiles.

Zhu Yungui's smile vanished, his expression turning serious as he asked the most crucial question: "Electromagnetic interference doesn't discriminate on the battlefield. If the signal is cut off, won't my soldiers become iron coffins? Also, how long can it last? What if it runs out of power halfway through charging? That would be a huge joke!"

"Signal cutoff?" A technician chuckled, a smug arrogance typical of technologists. "Mr. Zhu, don't worry! We have backup and basic modes. We can still fight using the most basic force feedback signal, although it will slow down the power armor's movements considerably, but it won't completely disable our combat capabilities. Furthermore, we've incorporated technology from otherworldly resources; our anti-interference capabilities are now terrifyingly strong!"

He paused, then held up a few fingers.

"As for the battery life, don't worry! If you let him stand guard, he can run for 100 hours in low-power mode, even for several days and nights without any problems."

"High-intensity, continuous combat, starting at eight hours."

"If it's an emergency, we can attach two more power banks—oh no, I mean auxiliary power modules—to him, and he can work for a full six hours without any problem!"

Sixteen hours!?

Zhu Yungui's pupils suddenly contracted.

A steel monster that can run at a stable speed of 45 kilometers per hour and a peak speed of nearly 70 kilometers per hour, and can twist a steel plate with a single punch, can also fight continuously for a full 16 hours on the most intense battlefield.

The limitation of this power armor is not the materials used in its construction, but rather the human element!

If enhanced humans are equipped with this, it's definitely not a return of heavy infantry.

This is a completely new and terrifying existence, capable of overturning the entire model of modern warfare!

Just then, Zhu Yungui seemed to remember something, his eyes lit up, and he turned to look at Zhong Zhenguo.

"Old Zhong, I remember the report mentioned that this thing absorbed the dwarven runic technology and is resistant to magic, right?"

Professor Zhong Zhenguo adjusted his glasses, a hint of embarrassment flashing beneath the lenses!

"Indeed, but the improvement is not significant. It will only be ready for service once it has matured further."

"Oh, I see. It seems there's still a lot of room for improvement." - Zhong Zhenguo

Su Mingjin, who was standing nearby, saw this scene and smiled again.

She didn't say much, but at this moment, seeing the technicians getting frustrated was really funny!