Please pull the trigger for this world one more time.

"salute!"

Even when the three were still quite a distance apart, Shen Yi's loud slogan had already been uttered.

The man at the head, wearing glasses and with a stubble, paused slightly, then quickly put on his peaked cap, which he had been carrying under his arm, and returned the greeting from a distance along with the two men accompanying him.

When he got closer, Mo Zian noticed that the man in the lead had hair that had grown so long that it was sticking out of his peaked cap in a messy way, and his technician's uniform was covered in grease, making him look rather slovenly.

Shen Yi shook hands with the disheveled man. "Hello, you must be the chief engineer codenamed [Zero Four]. I've heard so much about you."

"That's right, I am Zero Four, Instructor Shen, you're too kind."

The disheveled man spoke somewhat shyly, "We're a bunch of guys who spend all our time in the factory, and we almost forgot the rules just now."

"What are you saying? You are the backbone of the Imperial Air Force. You don't need to take us juniors to heart." Shen Yi replied very respectfully. "May I ask, Chief Engineer, the higher-ups said that we are to receive a batch of new equipment, but they did not give us specific details. I hope Chief Engineer Ba can give us some guidance."

"Oh, it's not really about giving guidance. It's just a lucky coincidence that the Imperial Ministry of Works has a lot of finished products that need to be tested, so we need to cooperate with each other."

Chief Engineer 04 took a stack of documents from his assistant behind him. "This is the official loan order and equipment list, as well as this confidentiality agreement, which everyone present needs to sign."

While everyone was passing around the confidentiality agreement and signing it, Chief Engineer 04 continued, "The Empire's upper echelons value this batch of new equipment highly. Let me tell you what's in this batch first, and then you can check and receive it."

"Understood, we'll follow your instructions." Shen Yi waved to the people behind him. "Come on, don't just stand there, come help unload!"

More than a hundred people stepped forward together and quickly completed the loading and unloading work.

One by one, tightly sealed hardwood crates were neatly stacked in the open space, categorized according to the instructions.

"Alright, everyone listen carefully to the chief engineer's explanation, listen attentively and take good notes, understand?"

"clear!"

"Sit on my command."

At Shen's command, everyone sat down on the ground. The other side then opened a box and took out the first piece of equipment...

A weapon that looked like an automatic rifle from the previous life appeared before everyone—the Guangwu Type 842 [Ganqi-Gai] Fully Automatic Ether Gun, abbreviated as [Ganqi-Gai].

It is an improvement on the prototype of the Guangwu 816 Type [Ganqi] ethereal rifle. The prototype has been retired, and Mo Zian has only seen it in the illustrations. He has not seen the actual product yet.

Its equipment is not very large, and is mainly concentrated in the Southeast Group Army, which is composed of paratroopers and marines.

Mo Zian remembered that his master had said that he had submitted the first draft of the design drawings and patent application for the first generation of miniaturized Ether core in 815.

Then, in 816, the Ganqi (a type of ancient Chinese weapon) was quickly finalized.

So it's not hard to imagine what kind of weapon this is.

It has many drawbacks, some of which are serious flaws, such as the rapid consumption of ether, mediocre precision, and loose component connections.

But the old [Gan Qi] is still considered a meritorious weapon, and a revolutionary one at that—

To put it bluntly, it's like suddenly adding three AKs to a squad of infantrymen whose skill level is similar to that of soldiers from 1890-1920.

On their first appearance, an ordinary paratrooper squad equipped with three [axes and shields] crippled a hundred-man flag-bearing team from Chen Huan in a village.

However, with the end of the great war a few years ago, and with no major wars expected in the near future, the Imperial high command is unlikely to allow a large light infantry force to swallow up the Aetherstone again.

而且在835年，光武帝国推行了新一代的步铳通用口径——1.55微寸（7.75mm），而老【干戚】是1.3微寸（6.5mm）。

Later, in 837, the semi-automatic [Jin Ge] was introduced and was expected to be deployed as basic equipment to the entire army. Therefore, [Gan Qi], who was a veteran who was appointed in a time of crisis, retired in 838.

However, this does not mean that the Ganqi has been abandoned.

Due to the evolving war situation and changing military concepts, the modification and upgrading of the [Gan Qi] weapon was put on the agenda.

Similar to the special operations concept of the previous generation, a small number of elite commando teams can break through the requirement of "de-etherification".

Thus, the [Gan Qi-Modified] was born before their eyes.

It creatively connects two small ether cores—one is the latest second-generation ether core, which has two adjustable power levels, and the other is a semi-mechanical core similar to that on the [Samurai].

The two are combined using a set of mechanical coordination structures.

This seemingly contradictory design turned out to be the finishing touch.

In energy-saving mode, only the semi-mechanical core is activated, allowing only semi-automatic firing, which is essentially no different from [Golden Spear].

In normal mode, both cores are activated, allowing for both semi-automatic and fully automatic firing.

Furthermore, when the Ether Core is adjusted to full power mode, the [Gan Qi-Modified] will allow the 1.55 micro-inch rifle bullet to reach a terrifying muzzle velocity, resulting in a qualitative leap in its power and range.

This also means that, in addition to the independent switch and regulator of the Ether Core, the trigger travel of the [Ganqi-Modified] is designed to have two stages, with a slightly different feel in each stage.

In energy-saving mode, there is no difference between the two travel segments.

In normal mode, a light pull fires in semi-automatic mode, while a full pull fires in full-automatic mode.

The [Ganqi-Modified] gun is approximately 197 micro-inches (985mm) long and weighs 12 jin (6kg) in combat. It is equipped with a 30-round magazine, and its stats in energy-saving mode are similar to those of the [Jin Ge].

其在常规模式下，射程可以达到1600-2000丈（800-1000m），理论射速600发/分钟，一百丈（50m）3发子弹散布在4微寸（20mm）左右。

At a distance of 1600 zhang (800 m), it can penetrate 0.8 micro-inch (4 mm) steel plates and still have effective killing capability.

To be honest, this data is extremely alarming in this era.

However, it is heavy and expensive to manufacture, and its positioning is equivalent to a full-power automatic rifle rather than an assault rifle, so it is very difficult to operate.

Clearly, this is a weapon designed only for Awakened Ones within the Imperial forces; ordinary troops cannot use it at all.

After the introduction of the [Gan Qi-Modified], before the members of the training squadron could recover from their excitement, the second piece of equipment appeared before them.

It was a helmet called the "Guangwu 842 Type Jue-style Heavy Helmet", or simply the Jue-style Heavy Helmet, designed and manufactured by the Northern Arsenal of the Guangwu Empire.

This is a full-coverage helmet with a faceplate structure. The entire helmet, except for the faceplate, is molded in one piece and uses new materials. The helmet also has a very complex composite layer inside.

This makes the helmet weigh a considerable 8 jin (4 kg), but correspondingly, the helmet can withstand a single shot from the [Jin Ge] rifle at a range of 200 zhang (100 m).

The cadets at the capital's military academy verified this indicator on the spot, and there were no problems.

As for the faceplate, it is divided into two parts, upper and lower. The main body of the upper part is a pair of movable goggles that can be pushed up to the forehead of the helmet when not in use.

The lower part is a faceplate that covers the entire lower jaw. When needed, two filter canisters can also be installed on both sides of the faceplate.

Both the upper and lower parts of the faceplate can be removed directly.

The third piece of equipment is a combat armor, a full-body armor that looks like an oriental lamellar armor, named the [Black Tortoise] Heavy General Combat Armor, or simply the [Black Tortoise] Battle Armor.

Its material is very special. It is made from the hide of a certain ether beast, but after special and extremely complicated processing, both its hardness and flexibility have reached an exquisite level.

Its chest and back were also covered with a layer of black metal armor plates of unknown material.

根据可靠的实验数据，这种护甲的胸部可以完美抵御【金戈】的射击，琛桓4微寸（8mm）重机枪在400（200m）的位置需要3枪才能完全击穿。

At this moment, many people standing in the line were breathing heavily, their faces flushed with excitement, and even Shen Yi almost couldn't contain his emotions—

In the past, the Chenhuan Empire relied on its long history, unique metal smelting technology, and faith in the Lord of Steel.

Its elite private army of lords, equipped with sturdy metal armor, and the Iron Priests' troops of the Iron Church within its territory, have repeatedly put pressure on the Guangwu Empire.

Later, with the development of the arquebus and the invention of various war machines, the gap was gradually bridged by relying on other technological means.

Then, in the great battle that ended in 836, they completed their accumulated strength and made a breakthrough.

And now, this piece of the puzzle regarding combat armor for elite troops is about to be completed.

The combination of the [Ganqi-Modified], [Jue-style] heavy helmet, and [Xuanwu] battle armor, along with a warrior capable of wearing these items, is ideal.

It's definitely something to look forward to.

Just as these young people couldn't help but start whispering among themselves, the other party began to introduce the fourth piece of equipment—those flying vehicles.

These aircraft currently have no year designation and only a temporary name – the Shuhu Airship.

The eleven [Shuhu] airships in front of them were all the stock currently held by the Imperial Airship Design Bureau—these new recruits of the Imperial Air Force had just been assembled and completed their test flights, and they didn't even have any paint.

According to the explanation, these "Shuhu" airships can fly at a maximum altitude of 4 li (2km) or at an extremely low altitude of a few meters (about ten zhang) above the ground—a capability that none of the Empire's previous air force equipment possessed.

The Shuhu airship can accommodate a squad of soldiers. When fully loaded, the Shuhu airship can reach a top speed of 1200 li/shichen (300 km/h), and its range when fully loaded can reach 800 li (400 km).

This is just the current basic test model. When it is officially put into service, the power propulsion system, balance system and other components of the [Shuhu] will definitely be adjusted and upgraded based on the final test results.

After receiving all the equipment, Shen Yi returned to the capital military academy with the first three pieces of equipment and several technicians. The [Shuhu] airship would be temporarily stationed in this secret airport, ready to support training at any time.

That noon, several large trucks drove directly into the school, carrying boxes of practice bullets—a special type of powder bullet, somewhat like chalk but undoubtedly denser and more solid, with a shape and weight roughly similar to real bullets.

These bullets are not fatal, but they are extremely painful. If the distance is close enough, they can be powerful enough to break ribs or damage internal organs.

It is foreseeable that the new recruits will make every effort to familiarize themselves with and integrate with the new equipment over the next five days, including Shen Yi himself.

Shen Yi paid particular attention to the airship, "Shuhu".

As a paratrooper, he was very sensitive to anything that could fly. The moment he saw [Shuhu], he realized that the entire army's tactics were likely to undergo a small revolution. What he needed to do in the next five days was to figure out how he could use these new things.

Time quickly came to the day of the exercise.

The capital city squadron was fully prepared and set off late at night.