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Chapter 278 That wasn't a firefighter's suit at all, it was powered armor! (Seeking monthly votes)
Lu Yun had just finished assessing the trainees when he received a thank-you call. After asking carefully, he found out what had happened.

He knew that the special fire-fighting full-coverage powered suit would soon be put into actual combat, but he did not expect it to happen so quickly, and that it would make a great contribution on its very first attempt.

"There's nothing to thank us for. That's exactly what we were doing when we first made the special fire-fighting full-coverage powered suit."

Lu Yun said, "So you're going to go to the scene to see the firsthand data?"

The person on the other end of the phone said, "Yes, based on the actual feedback from firefighters, the special firefighting full-coverage power suit is in good condition for the most part, but there are still some technical details that need to be optimized."

"After all, we only did 'full coverage,' not 'completely sealed' like a spacesuit, so some people still got burned when they encountered wildfires and crossed fire lines."

"Fortunately, most people are alright, and everyone's life has been saved..."

Specialized firefighting full-coverage powered suits are not like intravehicular activity (IVA) suits that are only used six times a year. Even IVA suits have to consider costs, but the direction of cost consideration is different.

Even if the special firefighting full-coverage power suit is not provided to every firefighter, but only to assault teams or similar groups, the "batch" of it will certainly not be a small number, considering the huge number of firefighters nationwide.

However, if costs are to be controlled, then some trade-offs must be made regarding its protective effect.

Moreover, special fire protection is not just about extinguishing fires; it also often plays a rescue role, so "special fire protection equipment" is a huge market.

If a reasonably priced and highly functional specialized firefighting equipment is developed based on a powered exoskeleton, it could capture a very large share of the market.

While Lu Yun and the others were on the phone, the situation outside was much more lively.

At the beginning, because the reporters were all on the outskirts, the public didn't know much. They only knew that the wildfire was huge and that the vehicles and people on the outskirts were in chaos.

Even without official mobilization, some people wanted to spontaneously go up the mountain to put out the fire, and when these people got together, things became even more chaotic.

Their intention to help was good, but the fact that the authorities hadn't mobilized meant the situation was under control. At this point, a rush of people would only hinder the relatively orderly firefighting and rescue operations of the authorities.

Furthermore, not everyone here came to help; some had ulterior motives. Instead of going into the mountains to fight the fire, they filmed the chaotic scene and posted it on the internet.

When editing the text for a video, start with Lingjian (灵Frame).

They readily spout phrases like "national inferiority complex," "concealing the truth," and "sending innocent people to their deaths."

Foreign media also quickly took notice of the wildfires in the Sichuan area and immediately began to follow up with reports.

They don't have reporters on the scene, but they can directly copy and paste official reports from Laos and China, add their own arbitrary interpretations, or contact those who posted the videos to hear the "official explanations" from the "parties involved."

Anyway, there wasn't anything nice to say.

Many people say that domestic media outlets always repost foreign scandals in order to win, but in fact, foreign countries also have a need to win, and a great need at that.

After all, there is no such thing as heaven in this world, and if you want to make yourself look like heaven, you have to make other places look like hell.

It's just a matter of proportions in various aspects.

Some are simply copying foreign scandals, while others are outright fabrications or smear campaigns.

Some even help foreign countries spread rumors about their own country. When foreign netizens see these things, they automatically associate them with the things they've been taught all along.

They have so few firefighting aircraft, unlike the federal government which has swarms of firefighting planes whenever a fire breaks out, and the fires are extinguished quickly.

Indeed, seeing so many of them, charging into the mountains like in previous wars, both victory and firefighting were achieved at the cost of human lives.

That's right, guys. The best way to deal with fires is prevention, not waiting for them to catch fire and then trying to put them out. The federal government has very advanced fire prevention technology. Last month, the insurance company canceled all the wildfire insurance for my street, which means there's no longer a wildfire risk in our area, saving us the money we would have spent on wildfire insurance.

"Hey buddy, you're so lucky! You saved a lot of money. I really hope my wildfire insurance gets cancelled too, then I'll have extra money for a vacation."

Guys, I think it's still necessary to buy wildfire insurance, because starting next month, the dry season will begin in various mountainous areas, and the risk of fire will actually increase...

[OMG! Guys, watch this video! That's definitely not a wildfire, but a superweapon secretly developed by the evil Chinese that exploded, causing the wildfire. These things are for killing people to cover their tracks!]

[Thick gift crab, these things just shot out of the explosion flames, are they power armor from a sci-fi movie?]

[It looks like a typical firefighter's uniform color scheme; it's probably some kind of high-tech firefighter uniform from China.]

[Impossible! That's definitely not a firefighter's suit; it's powered armor used for waging war! The media has already stated that the evil Chinese have been preparing to launch a war of aggression against the world!]

The new video that these foreign netizens saw showed a sudden change in wind direction causing a fire, followed by firefighters evacuating, and finally a shocking scene of a group of emergency firefighters equipped with special full-coverage power suits rushing out of the wall of flames!
They were moving very fast, so they created quite a bit of wind, which directly blasted several holes in the dense wall of fire.

Given the lack of fuel in that area, it gave the impression that they weren't retreating, but rather launching a charge that directly broke through the wall of flames.

Later, footage recorded by cameras on special firefighting full-coverage powered suits was released, allowing many people to experience firsthand what it's like to witness a wildfire eruption and a giant fireball hurtling in your face!
This also further demonstrates the role of special fire-fighting full-coverage powered suits.

[So this is how dangerous the work of firefighters is! Respect!]

[I only knew from the news that firefighters had sacrificed their lives due to sudden changes in wind direction and wildfires, but now I've finally seen footage from the scene. They are so amazing!]

[The scene was horrific. If it weren't for this new equipment, we would only have seen their casualty list, not this horrific scene.]

[It's certainly a tribute to firefighters, but isn't this kind of equipment a waste of its potential in the firefighting field? I've seen many people on foreign websites calling it powered armor, so is that true?]

[It's probably not. After all, this kind of powered firefighting suit doesn't look like armor at all. Its protective capabilities are mainly fireproof, not bulletproof, and the power unit is used to increase the load-bearing capacity of equipment, which is very different from the logic of combat equipment.]

[That's just foreigners framing us again. The things they're smearing us with are things they've done and are doing themselves. They say we're developing powered armor and planning to start a war, but that's obviously them planning to start a war.]

Take the Americans, for example. Their technology is indeed advanced, and they've already been testing powered exoskeletons. They might have even developed powered armor, but they're just keeping it hidden.

Come on, given the Americans' boastful and domineering nature, would they really keep such impressive military equipment hidden?

Yes, what the US wants is military hegemony. With such impressive military equipment, they'll definitely show it off every day to maintain and strengthen their military dominance.

If they're not showing it now, then it definitely doesn't exist!

(End of this chapter)