Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 354 Test Failure
Two hours later, at the simulation test site in the southern suburbs of Tianfu City.

The first actual test did not involve the tester directly on stage. Instead, the PFDA was put on a dummy made of special materials, and the PFDA was operated by remote control.

According to those drawings, Sun Hang used Tai Sui mycelium to manufacture the first batch of joint parts that met PFDA requirements. Due to the "wishes come true" ability, the qualification rate of parts directly reached 100%, which made the engineers responsible for measuring the errors of parts stare with wide eyes.

"All are qualified parts! Quick! Assemble them immediately!"

"No piece was scrapped? How is that possible? Maybe you measured it wrong?"

"That's right, that's right. Why the hell are you talking so much nonsense? Don't waste time! Hurry up!" Several engineers were still arguing, while Song Yarong was already cursing on the other side.

She took off the bulky protective suit and changed into a tight combat uniform. She then wrapped a long down jacket over the combat uniform and put on a pair of half-covered goggles on her face. The prosthetic eye in her eye socket was spinning around, constantly scanning the PFDA "Prototype No. 1" fixed on the launch bracket.

It is noon in midsummer, but the temperature in the southern suburbs of Tianfu City is only minus 17 degrees Celsius. Heavy snow is falling from the sky, the soil on the ground is frozen as hard as steel, and the biting cold wind makes the flags planted on the side flutter.

Everyone present was wearing thick cold-proof clothing, except Sun Hang.

"Aren't you afraid of the cold?" asked Miki Fukada.

She was wearing a military coat with a fur collar and a thick cold hat on her head, but even so, her nose was still red from the cold, and she had to sniff the clear mucus that dripped from her nostrils from time to time.

"It's not bad." Sun Hang said, "It's not too cold."

"I really envy the physical condition of you infected people." Fukada Miki said in a low voice.

"First, not all infected people are as cold-resistant as him; second, many infected people face the threat of death or loss of control at any time." Song Yarong turned her head and glanced at Fukada Miki, "Many people envy the abilities of infected people, but when they really become infected, they will only miss their lives as ordinary people."

"That's not necessarily true." Fukada Miki snorted coldly, "In Chunming City, I've seen many infected people who were ecstatic after gaining abilities. For them, this infection is equivalent to changing their fate... Many people at the bottom of society also have to face the threat of death, but their lives are far worse than those of hunters who enjoy subsidies from the federal government... If I were that kind of person, I would definitely want to become a hunter."

Song Yarong really wanted to say, "These people will regret it sooner or later"... But she suddenly realized that she was also an infected person, and the abilities gained after the infection not only did not cause her any trouble, but also provided her with many conveniences. Her salary, position, and authority level also rose all the way... There is no doubt that these things were brought to her by the special identity of an infected person.

As for the discrimination and hostility of ordinary people towards infected people, she has never felt it much, as she has worked in a research institute for many years and dealt with a group of scientific researchers and engineers all day long.

In the end, Song Yarong said nothing and turned away.

Under the operation of four extremely skilled technicians, the PFDA with the added Tai Sui mycelium parts quickly completed the final debugging work, and the test dummy was placed in the "cockpit". With the piercing warning sound, the area behind the launch bracket was quickly cleared, and everyone evacuated to a safe area 100 meters away.

"Ignite in three seconds!" Song Yarong shouted loudly.

Soon, the tail nozzles of those huge rocket thrusters began to spew out long tail flames, and the steel cables used to fix the PFDA were stretched straight and began to squeak under the heavy load.

"The thrust has reached the predetermined standard! Remove the restraints!"

With a few crisp sounds, all the steel cables connected to PFDA broke, and PFDA, along with the integrated thrusters behind it, disappeared in front of everyone like an arrow.

The strong airflow even blew away the boxes containing monitoring equipment placed on both sides of the launch bracket.

"Initial speed 4.71 Mach!!" the observer shouted immediately, "It's still accelerating, it's already reached 4.85 Mach! 4.89! It's breaking through 4.9!"

The airflow created by the PFDA during its flight directly cut through the frozen soil and plowed a deep furrow on the ground. The huge sonic boom produced when it broke the sound barrier completely suppressed the voice of the observer who was reporting the speed.

This test site is a one-to-one replica of the terrain of the area surrounding Chimera XVII. The launch area is about 18 kilometers away from Chimera XVII. At the PFDA's speed of Mach , it takes less than seconds to reach the target location.

A large number of drones are deployed in the air over this area to capture real-time flight footage of the PFDA. They also serve as signal relay stations, transmitting data from a large number of sensors installed inside the PFDA along with the footage back to the launch area.

"The speed has reached Mach 5.07, and it's almost stable. The thruster fuel consumption is normal! All thrusters are operating normally! The PFDA's own structural stress is still within the tolerable range! The driver's stress has dropped from 79G at the beginning of acceleration to 24G, and is still decreasing steadily!"

"What is the highest peak G-force that can be sustained?" Sun Hang asked casually.

"121G." A researcher replied immediately.

What is the concept of 121G? To put it in a more understandable way, it is equivalent to a person weighing 80 kilograms, who at this moment needs to withstand an inertial force 121 times the gravity of the earth's surface, which is 9.68 tons... It is almost like being run over by a medium-sized truck.

Moreover, this data refers to the G-force value that the test dummy directly bears. Before this, the G-force that the dummy bears has been partially offset by the buffer device in the cockpit and the anti-gravity suit on the dummy, otherwise the value will be even greater.

If an ordinary person were to drive the PFDA, his body would probably be a bloody mess by now.

"Enter the safe zone in three seconds!!"

"We have entered the safe zone!!"

"Thruster disengagement completed! Reverse deceleration jet activated successfully!"

"The G-force the dummy can withstand reaches 115G! 127G! 130G!"

"Fire the sticky anchor!"

"The sticky anchor hook successfully hit the target! The fixing strength has reached the standard value!"

"Lateral thrusters activated!"

"The steering angle is within controllable range!" "Prepare for dismantling!"

Sun Hang and Fukada Miki huddled in front of a computer, watching the scene on the screen - a bunch of spare parts fell off the PFDA like flowers scattered from heaven, and were thrown far away under the action of inertia... Almost in an instant, the dummy inside the armor was exposed, and then the airbag in the driving suit quickly inflated, and a huge balloon wrapped the test dummy again.

But the next second, an accident happened.

The balloon fell heavily to the ground, then bounced up suddenly and flew out of the safe zone!
"Braking thrusters No. 9, No. 16, No. 17, and No. 21 were damaged when they landed! They cannot be started!"

"The impact was too great! The steering control device failed!"

"The landing airbag has flown out of the safety zone... The first test failed!"

The researchers and engineers looked at each other in bewilderment, but they were not discouraged. They soon became busy again and began to look for the cause of the failure.

For such a project, failure is commonplace - there will be a huge gap between the data generated by computer simulation and the data from actual machine tests. It would be unbelievable if it could succeed in one go like Sun Hang did in making parts.

Another hour passed.

The wreckage of the test dummy, airbag, and PFDA had been transported back to the launch area, where a group of engineers were carefully examining each piece as if performing an autopsy.

The medical team was surrounding the test dummy, which was no longer in human form, and was discussing something heatedly.

"Have you found out the reason for the failure?" Sun Hang found Song Yarong and asked.

"We're still investigating, but we've found some of the answers," Song Yarong said. "The thrust of the reverse deceleration thruster is a bit too small. The armor disintegrated 0.15 seconds slower than expected, and the airbag opened 0.3 seconds slower. After landing, the airbag did not fully deploy, causing the brake thruster, which was supposed to be an embedded design, to directly contact the ground... None of these problems are fatal, but when added together, quantitative changes will lead to qualitative changes."

"Can it be solved?" Sun Hang asked again.

"All the problems I mentioned just now are easy to solve. If the disintegration is slow, just advance the disintegration time. If the airbag inflates slowly, adjust the formula of the chemical agent. In addition, the brake thrusters can be made of stronger and more expensive materials... But the biggest problem now is probably with the medical team." Song Yarong glanced at the group of guys who were surrounding the test dummy as if they were arguing, and said with a headache.

"what happened?"

"The trauma suffered by the test dummy far exceeded the result of the computer simulation... You should have seen that the main reason for the failure of this experiment was that the landing airbag flew out of the safe zone. In actual combat, this means that the landing airbag will be attacked by the stress response of Chimera 17... But we are testing, and the fake Chimera 17 will not emit energy flow, so in theory, even if the experiment fails, the test personnel in the airbag should be safe..."

Song Yarong continued, "But the test dummies that have been recovered now are already... Even if they are replaced by hunters with strong bodies, after experiencing this level of trauma, I'm afraid they will not be able to continue their mission..."

"Is there no way to solve this?"

"This problem can only be solved by selecting the right people... Originally, I had a shortlist of seventeen drivers, but now it seems that more than half of them will have to be eliminated." Song Yarong said helplessly.

"Come to think of it, there's something I've always forgotten to ask." Sun Hang glanced at the busy people around him and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his nose.

"what's up?"

"The last time we approached Chimera 17, in order to give us a chance to retreat, the headquarters sent a large number of soldiers on drones to attract the firepower of Chimera 17... Although it's a bit unethical to say this, why can't we use this method this time?" Sun Hang said, "First send people to attract the firepower of Chimera 17, and wait until its energy flow enters the cooling time, and then send the hunters out. At this time, even if the speed is a little slower, it should be able to enter the safe zone before the cooling is completed, right?"

"You haven't been in Tianfu City for a while, so you may not know the changes in Chimera 17..." Song Yarong whispered, "Its stress response has no cooling time now. Sending more baits in will only increase casualties."

"Is this... adaptive evolution?" Sun Hang was slightly startled. "After the last experience, it found that its cooling system left us with a loophole, so it is plugging this loophole now?"

"It should be... Especially after the information about the 'Pesticide Plan' was exposed, every time it mutates and evolves, it will make the implementation of the entire combat plan more difficult... So now each department basically operates independently, just to minimize the leakage of information." Song Yarong said, and glanced meaningfully at Fukada Miki who was standing next to Sun Hang, "Your mission this time is very critical."

Sun Hang naturally knew that the task she proposed was to protect Fukada Miki - if Chimera No. 17 knew that there was such a person who joined the pesticide plan, then just in Sun Hang's imagination, it would have at least more than ten ways to destroy Fukada Miki's "Eye of Death" ability.

"You are also crucial." Sun Hang tapped his head with his fingers and signaled to Song Yarong, "After all, you are also one of the insiders. If you are attacked, the secret will also be leaked."

"I know, so if I am attacked by a strange creature, I will choose to kill myself without hesitation." Song Yarong said these extremely decisive words in a calm tone.

"Your courage is commendable, but unfortunately, it's useless." Sun Hang shook his head, "The dead will also provide information to Chimera 17."

He remembered his memory acquisition ability - even if the target was dead, as long as the death was not long ago, he could still extract most of the other party's memories from his brain.

For people who have just died, the memories retrieved are almost as complete as those of living people.

The only way is to blow up the entire head, which can prevent the memory from being extracted.

But this method is only useful for ordinary people.

The memory carrier of ordinary people is the brain, but for the infected... the memes in their bodies can also serve as carriers of memory.

As long as the meme has not completely dissipated, the memory still exists The risk of being read.

Song Yarong happened to be one of the infected people.

"You should try to strengthen the security around you, both you and Yang Qi," said Sun Hang.

(End of this chapter)