Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Lingdang, wearing a slightly oversized anti-G suit, straightened her cat-ear headdress, put on work gloves, and prepared to board the cockpit.

Standing on the ladder, I realized I was too short to reach it, and I puffed up my cheeks in annoyance.

Zhou Mingrui smiled, reached out and picked up Lingdang, then carried her up the ladder.

After entering the cockpit and sitting in the modified seat, the hatch closed and the airtight device locked.

The red LED lights came on, illuminating the dark cockpit.

Bell fastened her seatbelt, then thought about the simulation battles she had played nearly two hundred times... her expression gradually became serious.

(=￣ω￣=)?(=￣ω￣=)

"Ding! System normal!"

"Understood, Tio... Initiate sortie!"

Lingdang reached out and pressed a start button, and a pleasant voice prompt rang out in the cockpit: "System initiation!"

"Star Ring Heavy Industry reminds you..."

"...There are countless ways to drive, but survival is the most important..."

"...If your skills aren't up to par, your loved ones will shed tears..."

The red LED lights turned a soft yellow, the spherical cockpit lit up, and the system entered a self-test.

The log transport vehicle slowly opened to both sides, and then a seven-meter-tall white mech slowly rose under the push of the hydraulic device, and the surrounding scene was projected into the cockpit.

Tio looked at the unicorn's posture on the laptop screen, and after confirming that it was completely upright, he pressed the Enter key.

Click, click, click... The safety restraints binding the unicorn were released, and at the same time, the wireless power connector that was charging the unicorn disconnected, and the unicorn's battery level slowly decreased.

"Safety lock released, bell rings, you are free to move around."

"Understood, Tio."

The brainwave interaction system is connected... The cat ear headdress on the bell head is connected to the system in the unicorn cockpit.

"All systems normal... Unicorn, launch!"

Chapter 99 Taking a quick look around~

Inside the cockpit, Lingdang kept letting go of the control stick and then gripping it again, feeling somewhat nervous.

It was her first time actually piloting a unicorn, and Bell was both nervous and excited. This was her first time truly piloting a unicorn; before, she had only ever simulated it.

Turning their heads towards the viewing area, the optical sensor quickly focused, and then the facial recognition system began to identify the facial information of the big shots, all of which were unknown.

The bigwigs in military uniforms looked surprised; they never expected a mecha to jump out of the log truck.

"Could you please explain what kind of project this is?"

"A project run by a group of kids, it's a technical verification of multi-legged drones, mainly for accumulating technical knowledge..." The old man said, then subtly started to exaggerate: "...The main sales customer is Dog Big Household, making some money to subsidize Project 206."

Upon hearing this, the big shots nodded in understanding. They're rich, you know; they don't care if you're useful, as long as you're handsome!

For the export version... cut core technologies where necessary, and exploit them where possible.

Putting aside everything else, after selling it to a big dog, the US will definitely take it home and disassemble it for research, and Japan will definitely invest military funds here, after all, the national situation is what it is, and they can also make some money and put it in their pockets.

As for a certain major power, if other countries are only researching ordinary real-world mecha, then in India it would be like getting Getter Robo...

The bell stepped on the extended pedal next to the unicorn's left foot, and the unicorn took a step forward with its left foot. Then it stepped on the pedal next to its right foot, and the unicorn took a step forward with its right foot.

Gradually, as Lingdang became more familiar with controlling the unicorn, her simulated driving experience gradually combined with reality, and her control of the unicorn became smoother and smoother.

The unicorn's movements gradually became more agile, and the mecha slowly walked to the starting section of the off-road area.

Lingdang took a nervous breath and looked in Zhou Mingrui's direction, only to see him give her a thumbs up, the meaning of which was simple: well done.

Bell immediately pursed her lips, and a "flame" slowly ignited in her amber eyes.

She began to understand Zhou Mingrui's words: "People need spiritual support." This feeling of being recognized by others—it's wonderful!

The propaganda department staff quickly peered out of the sunroof of the Dongfeng Mengshi, hoisted a camera, set up a stabilizer, and prepared to film from the side.

Just then, sunlight pierced through the dark clouds and shone directly on the unicorn's body, making it sparkle, especially the single horn on its head, which gleamed with a metallic light.

"Test begins..."

As the electronic sound rang out, a stopwatch appeared on the driver's seat, and the bell steered the unicorn toward the finish line.

"Tio, record the data... collect the unicorn's stable system parameters..."

"clear."

咣 咣 咣!

The giant mechanical feet stomped on the ground, causing the surrounding ground to tremble slightly. It leaped onto the dirt road and Bell controlled the unicorn, running forward along an S-shaped route.

After completing the S-shaped dirt road, we entered the obstacle course... and then a series of tests were conducted.

The Unicorn's off-road speed reached 40 km/h. Although its adaptability to terrain is not as good as the Multi-legged Mech, its off-road performance is quite good, except that it sinks severely on muddy ground and its movement speed is slow.

At least it won't be like that country, sanctioned by anti-tank rams...

"I said, could you demonstrate live-fire shooting?"

Seeing that the mech performed reasonably well, the army leader became somewhat interested in it. After all, there are no absolutely useless weapons, only unsuitable environments for their use.

The Mustang from World War II has been reborn in America... A 7-meter-tall mech is still within the acceptable range for the big shots. When going out on peacekeeping missions, sending a few to scare people is quite effective.

Honestly... given how anti-intellectual people are abroad, who cares if mechs are useful or not? They already have them, so why don't you develop one yourself?

No research and development, huh? Fine, then tell me where all our tax revenue goes!

"Let me ask about the situation over there..."

The old man picked up the walkie-talkie, but he didn't make any promises. His recent focus was on the electromagnetic railgun project, and he was completely clueless about where Zhou Mingrui got the pilot.

Beside the Dongfeng Warrior, Zhou Mingrui stroked his chin, watching the Unicorn's performance... According to current technology, this is the limit.

"Boss... the old man is asking if we can conduct a live-fire demonstration," the Dou Zong expert asked, putting down the walkie-talkie.

"Live-fire shooting? Just say the weapon system isn't fully integrated yet and can't be conducted... Bring the Type 59-X over for a demonstration, make it look cool."

"what?"

The Dou Zong expert was stunned for a moment. There was no matching part? The 35mm magazine-fed caseless ammunition assault gun was sealed in gun oil. Why wasn't there a matching part?

But then he remembered that the little bell sitting in the driver's seat was still a minor, and he scratched his head sheepishly: "I understand."

Huff... After piloting the unicorn for the entire race, Lingdang was slightly out of breath. Piloting such a large construct weapon was quite tiring.

"Lingdang, well done. Let's go home. There's still chilled double-skin milk in the fridge."

"Ok!"

Bell nodded vigorously, then drove the unicorn to stand in front of the large log transport vehicle's support frame, secured it with the safety lock, and slowly retracted it into the cargo compartment.

"Comrade, thank you so much!"

The comrade from the publicity department excitedly shook Zhou Mingrui's hand and handed him a candy gift box: "Please accept this small token of our apology."

After saying that, they left the training ground in their Dongfeng Mengshi without even having time to drink water, as they still had to go back to edit the footage.

Add mosaics where necessary... completely degrade the image quality where necessary, and maybe add some BBC filters as well.

In the audience, the bigwigs watched the departing log transport truck with bewilderment, some of them puzzled.

"Huh? Why did you leave?"

"That mecha is a technology demonstrator; some technologies are not yet fully developed, but new performance items will be coming soon."

"it is good."

The bigwigs couldn't help but look forward to it.

Soon, three small black dots appeared on the horizon and rapidly approached. Underneath the helicopter, the 59-X was folded and ready for use.

As it flew at high speed over the training ground, the cable carrying the 59-X broke, and the 59-X crashed to the ground at a height of several hundred meters.

The fallen multi-legged drone immediately attracted the attention of the bigwigs.

At an altitude of 100 meters above the ground, the multi-legged drone immediately snapped out of standby mode, and its four folded robotic arms unfolded...

At an altitude of 30 meters above the ground, the single-use retro-rocket below was activated, spewing out a long flame, and the 59-X's descent speed was rapidly reduced.

When it was still three meters above the ground, it came to a complete stop and then crashed to the ground with a thud. The shock absorption system of the four robotic arms dispersed the impact force, and then they formed a three-by-three formation and rushed toward the target as nimbly as spiders.

Chapter 100 Chicken Flying and Eggs Falling

"Not bad!"

The 59-X quickly won the praise of the experts. Most importantly, it is unmanned and costs only one-third of the cost of the 99A... The most expensive parts are the battery and electronic system.

After mass production, it's not impossible for the cost to drop to a quarter. Plus, the modular design allows for configuration for various combat environments, and the machinery can be replaced with tracked or wheeled vehicles... which is very attractive.

Drones are consumables; as long as the value of the target they eliminate is about the same as their own, it's not a loss.

A main battle tank was destroyed; that's a loss of life!

The loss of a drone is just a financial one.

"Hahaha..." The old man chuckled, then said mysteriously, "...This type of drone has also undergone combat testing, and its stability is so-so."

Wow~ He's even participated in real combat, and his performance was "so-so"! This made the big shots even more interested. The old man himself is a professional, unlike the peaceful Indians who just talk nonsense.

The army leaders started thinking about whether to equip the air assault brigades with some Type 59 X-type munitions, which could be easily lifted and moved around.

The Air Force leaders are considering providing fire support for the paratroopers. The performance of the reverse-propulsion rocket drop just now was amazing. Even if there is an accident and the rocket crashes to the ground, the only loss will be some money.

The Navy is considering allocating additional fire support to the Marine Corps. At least a dozen of these aircraft can be mounted on a single 726 general-purpose air-cushioned landing craft after being folded up, making it a worthwhile option for clearing mines on the beach.

Soon the parameters of the Type 59X were presented to the bigwigs. Its high quality and low price made them even more interested. Why not... just take the three Type 59X tanks from the exercise field?

The bigwigs quickly reached a consensus: one for each of them.

"We're taking these three Type 59X helicopters with us. We won't bully you. We'll give you a thorough test of their adaptability in various environments, and the data will be provided free of charge."

In the log transport truck heading to the hangar, Lingdang climbed out of the driver's cab, and jumped down after seeing Zhou Mingrui.