Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 1251 A Small Disturbance Before the Experiment

Departure star, far Earth orbit.

MS develops an orbital space station.

The logistics team led by Patrick is making final preparations before the actual machine test.

This is a real-machine test that was urgently put on the agenda after a series of accidents occurred.

Initially, He Ming only planned to conduct the first actual machine test in the underground research institute on the Qihang Star, but he did not expect that when he just walked in front of sample No. 0 and was dealing with Patrick's various flatteries of sample No. 0, he found that Lin Mingmei, Kujo Lisa, Natal Bakilulu, Sergei, Lockon and others had all come to the underground research institute.

Seeing all the followers, even Shaci and Louise who had just been arranged to live in seclusion on the earth in the Gunpla world, came running over, He Ming simply waved his hand and arranged the place for the actual machine test to the MS Development Orbital Space Station located in the far orbit of the Qihang Star.

"It's just a test. There's no need for all of you to come here, right?"

He Ming raised his hand and pointed at the prismatic crystal occupying his right shoulder.

Beneath the crystal clear shell is the constantly surging "flame".

Judging from the feedback obtained from brain quantum waves, this descendant from ELS is very interested in sample No. 0.

As for Xiaoya and Xiaoying, they were still lying in Belfast's arms, slowly digesting their food.

Lin Mingmei, who was dissatisfied with this, glared at He Ming, saying that He Ming let the two little guys eat and drink without restraint. Then she reached out to take Xiaoya and Xiaoying from Belfast and held them tightly.

"If Sarah and Nina hadn't informed us, you would have rushed out to fight the MS in this gear?"

"Uh, no. I've never thought of it, but it sounds like a good idea."

He Ming denied it at first, but then his eyes lit up.

Sample 0 was made based on a liquid metal developed by the Legion.

From a common sense point of view, the defensive performance is indeed higher than that of ordinary pilot suits.

In this case, it seems necessary to conduct live-fire tests to test the lethal effects of various types of ammunition on Sample No. 0.

"I'm very sorry! I'm afraid I need to remind Lord He Ming about this. Sample No. 0 is a new type of equipment made with the cockpit system I used before. But since the original cockpit system only focuses on protecting the pilot and maintaining the pilot's vital signs, I'm afraid it can't provide more data references for Sample No. 0 to resist various types of bullets. Lord He Ming, please consider it carefully!"

Louise was also afraid that He Ming would suddenly get carried away and start a live-fire test, causing a big mess.

At that time, how will Shaci and Louise, who have finally settled down and settled on another Earth, face the followers of He Ming?

"No. Don't worry! Live-fire testing is something we'll do later. Right now, we're just testing the feasibility of sample 0."

He Ming saw the worried looks on other people's faces, and fearing that he would act rashly and directly conduct a live-fire test, he quickly spoke up to clarify.

To be honest, he really hadn't thought about this.

If Lin Mingmei hadn't mentioned it casually, he would never have thought that it would be possible to use various types of weapons, or even various types of equipment used by MS, to test the defensive performance of Sample No. 0.

"Everyone, please rest assured! This test is only to test the feasibility of sample 0. To be honest, this is actually a mistake on our part. We should not have used He Ming's brain quantum wave data to carry out the research and development of sample 0."

Iolia first apologized to his followers and took the initiative to explain the situation.

"Okay! I believe in the abilities of Dr. Iolia, Dr. Elfman, Nina, and Sarah. But let me make it clear first, all actions other than the original test plan, as well as temporarily added test items, are prohibited." Lin Mingmei stared at He Ming and said.

"Don't worry! Sample 0 doesn't have its own power source! It has to rely on external energy supply."

He Ming shook his head with a wry smile.

Once the power goes out, even if he wants to move, he probably won’t be able to!

Finally, He Ming walked into the laboratory where sample No. 0 was stored again, and after making a gesture to Patrick to talk less and do more, he strode to the front of sample No. 0.

Under the cold white light, sample No. 0 once again appeared clearly in front of He Ming's eyes.

From the outside, the appearance of sample 0 is not much different from that of a regular pilot suit.

The only thing that caught He Ming's attention was the light golden lines that flowed from the helmet to the torso and limbs like an electric circuit.

"That's our latest iteration of the grain system. This generation of grain system is much less dependent on energy and consumes less energy than the first generation grain system used on Chengying. In the future, if we can break through the technical bottleneck of the microreactor, we may be able to make a new technical iteration of sample 0, so that sample 0 itself has a power source."

While He Ming was looking at sample No. 0, Nina's voice of explanation also came from the external speaker.

"An independent power source?"

In response to He Ming's question, Nina nodded and continued.

"Yes. According to our research on Louise's usage records, Sample 0, which has an independent power source, can maintain the pilot's vital signs for about 15 to month through some technical means when lacking supplies and being in a complex space environment."

"Oh? This seems a lot shorter than when Louise was there."

He Ming said something casually, and then asked himself again.

"Is it because of the scale of energy? Or is it because of the differences among the pilots themselves?"

"Almost. Miss Louise was selected and trained by the Supreme Leader of the Legion, and was able to rely on the Legion's own energy system to successfully maintain her vital signs for a long time. The No. 0 system we have developed now does not have such a special energy system and targeted training for pilots, so it is currently unable to do this."

"For now? That's a pretty good long-term goal."

He Ming smiled and had no intention of asking further questions. Instead, he stepped directly onto the platform where sample No. 0 was located.

The moment he stepped onto the platform, the sample No. 0 that had been prepared already suddenly changed.

The silver-gray metal appearance suddenly faded away like the tide, and Wei Ming opened the channel to put it on his body.

"Oh? It seems that even zippers, buckles and other things are saved."

He Ming turned around, took a step back, and stepped into the channel opened by sample No. 0. The silver-gray liquid metal that had receded like a tide surged in again, wrapping He Ming completely in it.

"The adult's brain quantum wave is online and matching!"

"Matching successful! Matching degree 99%, within the expected value."

"Sample 0 system is online, self-test begins!"

(End of this chapter)