Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Chapter 126 News about the Powered Mech

The message from Cui Jiuyuan was like a stone thrown into Wang Hu's peaceful, laid-back life.

He had originally planned to wait a few days until the fruits of the newly discovered jujube trees on the back mountain ripened, then try them out and see what benefits they would bring to his body this time.

Well, those carefree days are over.

Elephant Bear Country, Southeast Asia.

Wang Hu had little concept of this country, only knowing that it was hot, had many forests, and was teeming with snakes, insects, and rodents. But for him, none of that mattered.

What really made him a little uneasy was the vice principal codenamed "Azure Dragon" that Cui Jiuyuan had mentioned.

This bigwig stayed in the Elephant Bear Country for almost a year, but the situation there was still so bad that China had to send people over to help. This shows that the situation is probably much more serious than what is written in the documents.

Wang Hu flicked his tail and put his phone back into the conch shell.

never mind!

there is always a solution to a problem.

Anyway, if the sky falls, there's always someone taller to hold it up.

All he needs to do is carry out his mission and then kill those stupid mutants.

He stood up, stretched, and his joints made a series of crisp sounds.

I've been eating and sleeping all these past six months in Tianniu Mountain, and my strength has increased significantly. This mission is a good opportunity to stretch my muscles and bones.

The country's response was faster than Wang Hu had anticipated.

Only two hours after the message was sent, a familiar engine roar came from the airspace above the helipad at the foot of Tianniu Mountain.

A light transport plane pierced through the clouds, hovered steadily in mid-air, and then slowly descended.

The hatch opened, and Fang Zheng and the others filed out.

"Tiger Bro! I missed you so much!"

Wang Ye was still the same as always; before he could even stand up straight, his loud and boisterous voice rang out.

However, this time, his style is completely different from that of six months ago.

He wore a streamlined, dark gray power armor, its metallic surface gleaming with a cold, hard sheen, and the joints exposed intricate hydraulic lines and energy conduction patterns.

The entire mech suit covered him completely, with only his head, which was wearing a tactical helmet, showing.

"Hey Tiger, what do you think of my new gear?"

Wang Ye patted the armor on his chest with a smug look, making a "clanging" metallic sound.

"The latest Ranger Type III," those big shots at the Academy of Sciences made it specially for our squad. Wearing this thing, I feel like I could punch a hole in a mountain!"

As he spoke, the small thrusters on his back suddenly emitted pale blue flames, and he instantly lifted off the ground, gliding a short distance in mid-air before landing lightly.

"See that? Not only have the strength and speed doubled, but it can also fly! Although it can only glide for a short while, it's still pretty cool!"

Looking at his smug expression, Wang Hu was indeed a little envious.

This mecha looks really cool.

Immediately afterwards, Fang Zheng, Li Shi, and the two sisters, Li Ziyi and Li Qingyi, also came over.

Each of them wore a powered armor of a different model, but with a unified style.

Li Shi's mecha looked the heaviest, square and like a mobile fortress, with a folding shield that could be unfolded hanging on his back.

Li Ziyi and Li Qingyi's mechs are the lightest and have the smoothest lines, clearly designed for speed and stealth.

The most exaggerated one is Fangzheng.

His mech model is "War Fortress". After putting it on, his height increased to four meters. His body was covered with thick composite armor, and there was even a hideous cannon barrel hanging on his right arm.

Fang Zheng walked to Wang Hu's side, his heavy footsteps making the ground tremble slightly.

"Brother Tiger, it's been a long time."

His voice came through the mecha's loudspeaker, carrying a metallic quality: "Tiger, this guy's mecha is the most powerful. It's equipped with a new type of high-energy laser cannon. One shot is as powerful as a grenade launcher, and it's a rapid-fire system."

"Our team's combat effectiveness is now more than five times that of six months ago."

Before Fang Zheng could speak, Wang Ye preemptively introduced Wang Hu.

As Wang Hu listened to them introduce their new equipment one by one, he felt incredibly envious.

The mecha that was specially made for him has been talked about since last year, but we still haven't seen a trace of it.

Of course, we can't blame the Academy of Sciences for not paying attention.

The Academy of Sciences had already designed the blueprints, and it could have been built within six months.

However, after he awakened the innate divine ability of "Mass and Size at Will," he immediately updated his request to the Academy of Sciences.

After all, now that he can change size, he naturally needs a mecha that can change size along with his body.

He can't be fighting in the middle of a battle and then have to take off his mecha first if he wants to transform, right?

That would be too degrading.

As a result, once this request was made, the Chinese Academy of Sciences immediately went silent.

The previously agreed-upon six-month construction period has now been changed to "pending".

Judging from the expression on Wang Hu's face, Wang Ye naturally knew about Wang Hu's mecha.

He chuckled and said, "Brother Tiger, we actually brought you some good news this time, which happens to be related to your powered mecha."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hu couldn't help but lift his eyelids and look at him.

"Do you remember that giant whale we encountered in the South China Sea last time?"

Fang Zheng said, "After we established a preliminary cooperative relationship with the sea creatures, we have been trading for the past six months. Just half a month ago, they exchanged a batch of supplies with us using a special deep-sea metal."

He paused, then continued, "That metal is very peculiar; after being injected with energy of different frequencies, it can achieve a certain degree of expansion and contraction. People at the Academy of Sciences say this might be the raw material for the legendary 'shape memory alloy.' If they can crack the principle behind it and successfully create a shape memory alloy that can freely expand and contract, then your mecha will almost certainly be a possibility!"

Wang Hu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

Metals that can stretch and contract?

This is truly like a pillow delivered just when you're about to fall asleep.

It seems there's still hope for my long-awaited custom mecha.

That evening, Zhang Shouzhou hosted a small farewell banquet for Wang Hu and Fang Zheng's team in the cafeteria of Qiyuan University.

Considering Wang Hu's appetite, the canteen kitchen specially prepared three whole roasted cows, as well as various dishes cooked with spiritual plants from Tianniu Mountain.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was very lively.

While munching on beef, Wang Ye boasted about the various missions his team had carried out over the past six months.

Fang Zheng and Li Shi ate in silence, occasionally interjecting with a word or two.

Zhang Shouzhou, holding a cup of tea brewed with spiritual spring water, sat down next to Wang Hu.

"Big Cat, the situation in the Elephant Bear Country is much more complicated than the information says."

He spoke softly, a hint of worry on his face: "I heard that the spatial rifts over there are unstable, and the types of mutants are completely different from those here. I also heard that something called a 'pseudo-human' has appeared, which can perfectly disguise itself as a human, making it impossible to guard against."

"You must be careful on your trip!"