The legend of Tiga

Chapter 2289 The Curtain of the Sky
Sphia Barrier!
Cosmic germs!

These are two major challenges currently facing humanity.

If any one of these issues is not handled properly, it could lead to the mass extinction of humankind.

The former relied on science and engineering to build ships like crazy, while the latter could only rely on medicine for research.

In any case, none of the people in this room could help. The only thing they could do was approve funds and provide personnel, that is, allocate resources and dispatch personnel to meet all the needs of research and manufacturing.

The meeting lasted five or six hours, with three breaks in between. It confirmed the need to vigorously develop military capabilities and fully support medicine. Whether or not new fields are new is no longer important. We can't even leave Earth, so what's the point of developing new fields? Let's break through the Sphia barrier and eliminate cosmic germs first before talking about new fields.

The document generated after the meeting was distributed to all departments, requiring them to cooperate and release the requests promptly, regardless of who they were or what they needed, without any obstruction. The purpose was to concentrate human and material resources to resolve the two major crises as soon as possible.

Makoto Chiba did not attend the meeting. He usually avoids attending unless it is a particularly important topic that requires his participation, because it is no exaggeration to describe these meetings as tedious and lengthy.

As the saying goes, small matters are discussed in large meetings, and big matters are discussed in small meetings. But when it comes to a matter of life and death, there is no need to gather a group of people to argue. Such high-level meetings are not the scene that people stereotypically imagine, where everyone sits upright with pens and notebooks to take notes.

A group of powerful figures were arguing fiercely over their own interests. They were exchanging insults and even got into physical fights. To interrupt someone's speech, they picked up their shoes and slammed them on the table, creating a scene as chaotic as a vegetable market.

It's eye-opening and makes you understand why important matters need to be discussed in smaller meetings. Not everyone is normal, and not all correct things can be treated correctly. It's easier to deceive a group of people with ulterior motives than to try to persuade them.

Therefore, the truly important things are discussed privately by a few people, and then they get to work on them.

For example, the new project after the success of GW-R—Daibo Rigu—was decided upon by Makoto Chiba and Director Fukami after discussions, and was based on the GW-R project.

The reason for consulting with Chiba Makoto was not only because Dr. Yao and the others were taken away by Chiba Makoto, but also because Ultraman had destroyed Daiborigu in the first place. TPC needed to repair it, so they had to let him know in advance, lest they be treated as enemies after it was done.

Chiba Makoto did not object to this. Agamus's Trafiza allowed humanity to leap into the era of giant combat robots at a speed comparable to teleportation.

The wheels of history keep turning and cannot be stopped. Even if you manage to stop them temporarily, they will immediately move forward again once you withdraw, leaving you in a difficult position.

It is better to block than to open up!

Giant combat robots are not monsters. There are plenty of aliens in the multiverse who play with robot legions, such as the King Joe Legion, the Impreza Legion, the Dark Cyclops Legion, the Galactron Legion, and even the Mecha Ultra Brothers Legion. The development of technology will inevitably lead to the era of unmanned and mechanical robots.

Robot warfare involves no casualties or compensation, only losses and costs, and it will not incite social anti-war sentiment. Moreover, it can adapt to various harsh and extreme environments, making it perfectly suited as a war machine.

Even without Agamous, TPC has already widely used robotic arms and robots in environments such as factories, underwater, and space, as well as various types of unmanned vehicles.

Whether we like it or not, or whether we can adapt, the era of unmanned intelligent machines has arrived and is being applied rapidly and widely. Even without Agamus, it is only a matter of time before human scientists create giant combat robots.

Therefore, the most frequent topic of conversation between Makoto Chiba and Director Fukami was security. In today's internet and intelligent age, cybersecurity has become paramount.

For example, with self-driving cars, once a hacker breaches a firewall, they can operate a car from home and cause it to crash recklessly.

Until this problem is solved, we must proceed with extreme caution regarding autonomous giant robots.

Without naming names, the police department's Prometheus is a perfect match. Unlike the GW-R and the Diaborigus, which are primarily manually driven, the police department strongly advocates for the Prometheus's unmanned and intelligent operation. From the initial design stage, it did not have the necessary components for manual driving, such as a cockpit, life support system, or escape system.

In their words, saving this space can increase firepower by a third or more, and human labor is prone to fatigue and mistakes, while artificial intelligence does not have so many problems. In every respect, it is far superior to human labor.

There are many people who support this route, but even more people are worried about safety issues.

Supporters argue that while the internet can be hacked, people can also be controlled. There have been instances of extraterrestrials who could control humans through mind control before, so artificial intelligence is not 100% safe either. We shouldn't throw the baby out with the bathwater; focusing on development is the right path.

Chiba Makoto neither confirmed nor denied this, and all he could do was 'respect' it, not interfere with others, and treat it as an experiment. After all, how can humans know if they make mistakes without trying? But in the projects he led, manual driving was the main method, just like the Daibo Rigu in front of him.

This giant combat robot, which has undergone more extensive modifications than repairs, has entered the practical testing phase.

Having already completed their virtual machine exams, Shinjo and Lucia, dressed in power armor-like flight suits, took the elevator to the top floor and then entered the cockpit inside Daiborig's enormous head via a movable walkway.

Agamus and several technicians, in the cramped twelve-square-meter cockpit, guided Shinjo and Lucia to their combat positions, then activated the neural connection axis, firmly linking it to the power armor.

Unlike the steel-clad figures in movies and TV shows, the powered armor worn by these two is a specially designed flight suit made of a skin-like flexible material. Wearing it does not affect movement at all, just like wearing skin. It has countless built-in sensors that can read and transmit human nerve signals in real time, which is equivalent to an external nervous system, so that the brain's commands can be transmitted accurately.

In addition, there is a small life support system that keeps the human body in the most suitable environment at all times with constant temperature and pressure. It is also resistant to high temperature and high pressure, and can last for several minutes to several hours even if it falls into lava, sinks into the sea, or is in a vacuum. It is the next generation of spacesuits for TPC, but it has not been widely adopted yet due to its extremely high cost.

So it was first used on piloting giant combat robots, both to test performance and to ensure the safety of the pilot to the greatest extent possible. After all, this is close combat with behemoths. The impact of a collision of tens of thousands of tons can crack even reinforced concrete, let alone the human body.

This is also an important reason why Lucia was chosen, because of her incredibly strong physical qualities. After all, the kinetic energy of the meteorite impact back then did not harm her in the slightest, let alone the impact.

She was in charge of the weapons module, which involved simple aiming and firing. Other operations, such as flying and dogfighting, were handled by Shinjo, the ace pilot of that year.

hum!
hum!
hum!
Flashing lights and blaring sirens accompanied the constant broadcast: "Diaborigu is starting up, clear the corridors; repeat, Diaborigu is starting up, clear the corridors." As the broadcast continued, the corridors and bridges surrounding Diaborigu slowly moved towards the wall, eventually hugging it and clearing the space in the middle, giving Diaborigu a path to move.

"Powertrain check, normal!"

"Transmission system check, normal!"

"Life support system check, normal!"

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In the command and control hall, the voices of hundreds of people rose and fell. The teams responsible for each system were checking Daibo Rigu's various systems in a tense but orderly manner to ensure that the systems could operate normally in the upcoming test.

Once all the green lights representing 'normal' were lit, Dr. Yao gave the command to 'start the test'.

"bring it on!"

Encased in flexible powered armor, Shinjo spoke, following the habit he had developed in the virtual cockpit, and his brain began to issue commands to move. Before his legs moved, the cockpit began to shake.

The nearly 60-meter-tall, over 60-ton Daiborigu slowly raised its right leg, stood in a one-legged stance, and held it for ten seconds. This was a test of the leg's load-bearing capacity and the body's balance.

"by!"

Only then did Daibo Rigu lower the giant steel leg. Even though the movement was light, the weight of tens of thousands of tons still produced a thunderous 'bang,' shaking the entire base. There was no doubt that if anyone were nearby, the sheer volume of sound alone would have caused them to bleed from all seven orifices or even die on the spot.

First the right leg, then the left leg, followed by the movement of both arms, then opening the new Max cannon in the mouth to simulate energy storage and firing, as well as life support and escape systems.
It sounds very grand, but in practice it is very complicated. Every item has to be tested repeatedly, even in extreme ways. There was a two-hour break in between to allow Xincheng and Lucia to rest and eat before the afternoon's actual deployment.

Amidst sirens and flashing lights, the colossal elevator began operation, slowly lifting the tens of thousands of tons of the Diaborigu. The steel doors at the top opened, revealing a vibrant green sky.

As the altitude increased, the underground steel structure descended, and the continuous mountain range above came into view of the new city. Behind them was the iconic rising and falling 'disc' of the TPC headquarters base, and the passage that Daibo Rigu emerged from was the same tunnel that the lava monster had crawled out of last time.

After careful consideration, TPC did not fill it in, but instead renovated it, turning it into another entrance and exit for the headquarters base.

Originally intended to be used as a hangar, the sudden emergence of Trafiza prompted headquarters to seriously consider the issue of giant combat robots. Thus, this tunnel, which allowed monsters to enter and exit, naturally became the entrance and exit for the giant combat robots. Deborah Rig was deployed here, both to protect the base and to save on construction costs and time.

In the sky, the Victory Eagle was already waiting. Looking at the giant robot below, Yukihira Kariya almost stuck his neck out of the cockpit, his eyes sparkling, and said from the bottom of his heart, "So amazing!"

It's not just its enormous size, but also the weapon ports all over its body. It's practically armed to the teeth. The weapons of the Victory Eagle combined are no match for one of its arms. It's not just incomparable, it's utterly incomparable.

"That's some serious firepower."

Koda Toshiyuki was also very excited. This robot looked even more ferocious than Trafalgar. If it were an enemy, it would be very scary, but if it were an ally, it would be very reassuring.

"Yes, it does look very powerful."

Even Gonno Hibi had to admit that this thing was much more imposing than their Victory Eagle.

If Diaborig succeeds and doesn't run into problems like Trafiza, then the main force of Earth's future defense will likely be Diaborigu, along with many more giant combat robots.

Super Victory Team may be about to exit the stage of history.

Thinking about it, I really feel a bit uneasy, but that's the wheel of history, rolling forward, and no one can stop it.

The same applies to the Defense Force and the Victory Team; one day in the future, even giant combat robots may be crushed into dust.
Boom!Boom!
Daibo Rigu walked away from the take-off and landing platform, alternating between its legs. Its weight of 60,000 tons made every step it took earth-shaking and earth-shaking. Even the Victory Eagle in the air could clearly hear the loud noise, which was astonishing.

Under their watchful eyes, Deborah began the routine tests: walking, running, jumping, punching, kicking, and dodging, all to test the coordination of the body's various components and the dynamic balance system.

As each test was completed and passed, smiles appeared on people's faces. If the tests were not yet finished and they had to continue to stay at their posts, they would probably have jumped up to hug, applaud, and cheer.

But the technician at the radar station suddenly lost his smile, leaned forward so much that his face was almost pressed against the screen, and his fingers flew across the keyboard. Then his expression changed drastically, and he shouted, "Emergency! Radar has detected the cosmic sphere Sphia!"

A heart-wrenching scream echoed through the hall, reaching everyone's ears and freezing the smiles on their faces. Then, a dramatic change occurred.

Radar is no longer needed; the Super Victory team members on the Victory Eagle can simply look up and see several green lights detach from the vast Sphere Barrier and fall to the ground like meteors.

Even though it was daytime, their light trails were clearly visible. This undisguised action was practically saying, "We're coming for you!" It was blatant provocation.

"Intercept!"

As Kibi Gosuke shouted, Yumimura Yoshimi pulled the control lever, causing the power unit to roar, and the Victory Eagle, which was flying horizontally, immediately climbed at a large angle and accelerated upwards, heading towards the falling cosmic sphere, Specia.

(End of this chapter)