Apocalypse: I Can See the HP Bar, Killing Monsters Drops Loot - Chapter 1820 - - 777: manufacturing powered armor (part 2)

Chapter 1820: Chapter 777: Manufacturing Powered Armor (Part 2)

Luo Xing quickly followed, but his expression suddenly turned a bit bitter. He had anticipated Wang Tao would be strong, but he didn’t expect this level of strength! This had surpassed his understanding. If other humans could become as powerful as Wang Tao in the future, what use would his research into mechanical exoskeletons have, or even the legendary powered armor would become useless…

“Why are you standing there dumbfounded? If there’s something you need to take, just point it out.”

Wang Tao turned back with a frown and said.

“Oh, okay!” Luo Xing suddenly snapped out of his thoughts and instinctively pointed to a pile of materials stacked in the corner of the wall. “If it’s not too troublesome, I wish to take these materials; they are…”

Before Luo Xing could finish speaking, the pile of materials in the corner suddenly vanished.

“This, this…”

“Anything else that needs to be taken?”

“That…”

…

In a moment, the entire laboratory was almost emptied by Wang Tao.

During the transportation, a Third-Stage Lord Zombie appeared. The laboratory was breached by this zombie lord, and at the time it was a Level 2, Lord, now ascended to Level 3, evidencing much stronger abilities. Yet even such a strong zombie was instantly annihilated by Wang Tao, resembling ordinary zombies in front of him.

“Is there anything we missed?”

Wang Tao looked at Luo Xing.

“No, nothing…”

Luo Xing quickly shook his head.

“Alright, then let’s go.”

Wang Tao took Luo Xing and flew back to the teaching building.

The survivors seeing Wang Tao and Luo Xing return empty-handed were momentarily surprised, thinking they hadn’t gone to the laboratory, but they didn’t ask; instead, they just looked towards Luo Xing.

“Go, follow Mr. Wang to the rooftop!”

Luo Xing nodded to everyone without saying much.

“Alright!”

The group followed Wang Tao to the rooftop.

As they speculated who Wang Tao would take first, the small eagle in Wang Tao’s team suddenly began to grow, transforming into a giant Golden Eagle in the blink of an eye.

“…”

Though Luo Xing and the others had been shocked many times already, seeing such a huge Golden Eagle still stunned them, especially the terrifying aura it emitted… Could this be a Fourth-stage Mutant Beast?

“Get on.”

Once everyone was on the Golden Eagle’s back, Wang Tao commanded it to return to the city directly.

Initially, they planned to return with the Debris-clearing Train, but having brought back so much talent, especially concerning mechanical exoskeletons, Wang Tao did not plan to wait for the Debris-clearing Train; they needed to rush back to see if they could create the powered armor.

On the way back, Luo Xing and the others felt an unrealistic sensation, not expecting their rescue and encountering no danger at all… a dream they dared not dream!

On the Golden Eagle’s back, Wang Tao gently touched the mechanical exoskeleton on Luo Xing, then laughed and said:

“Could you please introduce this exoskeleton?”

In the apocalypse of the previous world, at its early days, Wang Tao had seen mechanical exoskeletons from airdropped boxes; it was only an arm, considered a semi-finished product.

That arm was nice, but a semi-finished product is still a semi-finished product, incomparable to a full version of the mechanical exoskeleton.

The mechanical exoskeleton on Luo Xing was a complete version.

In fact, mechanical exoskeletons existed before the apocalypse, mostly assisting soldiers with tasks like bearing loads for long journeys. But the mechanical exoskeletons on Luo Xing could now perform close combat, and were considerably agile, lacking any stiffness. From this mechanical exoskeleton, Wang Tao saw a glimpse of powered armor. He felt his previous intuition might be correct, that powered armor might be manufactured sooner, possibly stronger than those in the previous apocalypse!

“No problem!”

Seeing Wang Tao’s interest in his mechanical exoskeleton, Luo Xing began a detailed introduction.

Before meeting Wang Tao, Luo Xing was quite confident in his technology, even considering at times that mechanical exoskeletons and powered armor were the future directions for humanity. Although now somewhat demoralized by Wang Tao, his passion for mechanics didn’t fade; with the Changhe Base appearing before them, everyone’s cries brought him back to reality, where he slowly stopped but remained somewhat unsatisfied.

“Haha, there’ll be opportunities for you to shine later! Frankly, I have high hopes for these mechanical devices; if they can craft powered armor like those in films, it would be a blessing for mankind!”

Wang Tao laughed and patted Luo Xing on the shoulder.

Increasing human average abilities strengthening zombies is something he chose not to inform others to avoid causing fear and despair among the survivors.

Luo Xing felt extremely excited upon hearing Wang Tao’s words, fearing Changhe Base would negate their ideas; although he would follow organizational arrangements, it would be a happiness unmatched in the apocalypse environment if he could continue researching what he loves.

“In fact, powered armor primarily faces three challenges: design, materials, and energy. Among them, design is the easiest, followed by materials, with energy being hardest… truth be told, I have designed many powered armor models myself, so design is not a trouble for me. Regarding materials…”

Luo Xing touched his mechanical exoskeleton again, then said:

“Our current materials can barely suffice; there are discrepancies from theoretical data, but they’re usable. The major issue is energy; I feel electricity is best, yet given the horrific consumption by powered armor, without nuclear power cells, electricity definitely falls short! Oil theoretically works, but practical issues like size and endurance arise…”

“Have you considered using crystal cores as an energy source?”

At this moment, Wang Tao suddenly asked.

“Crystal cores?”

Luo Xing frowned.

He knew crystal cores could enable humans to become ability users, but extracting energy from crystal cores? He was not familiar with crystal cores and not skilled in this area.

“Later, you might gain insights by interacting with the people at Hope Research Institute.”

Wang Tao smiled, not delving deeper into the topic.

Upon landing, Wang Tao personally arranged accommodations for them.

“Come on, check out your new home.”

The area allocated by Hope Research Institute was vast, intended to aid more researchers to produce collaborative results, so Luo Xing and others naturally settled there.

Wang Tao found Qu Shilin and inquired about the progress on researching crystal cores. In the previous apocalypse, Hope Research Institute realized how to extract and utilize crystal core energy, so likewise, the task was assigned to them this time. Many survivors from Hope Research Institute remained, allowing research on crystal cores parallel to serum investigation.

“Some progress made, capable of extracting part of the crystal core energy…”

Qu Shilin briefly explained to Wang Tao, whose understanding was limited, thus pushing Luo Xing forward to mention collaborative research on powered armor.

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Luo Xing, upon seeing the data from Qu Shilin on crystal cores, excitedly stated that if the data proved correct, he might build a prototype within a couple of days.

In the previous world, powered armor was manufactured by people at Hope Research Institute but took much longer to develop; now, this time could be significantly shortened!

“Alright, give it a try then.”

Wang Tao believed that perhaps within ten days to half a month, they could craft a prototype for powered armor. Yet, unexpectedly, only one day later, a powered armor prototype was made!

Though outwardly resembling a giant mechanical exoskeleton armored, appearing quite simple, it was indeed constructed according to powered armor’s design philosophy; if testing posed no major issues, powered armor would indeed emerge ahead of time!