Arknights, but the family has fallen again

Almost no one suspected anything.

Cats have always had great intuition, and women's intuition isn't bad either, so this is a powerful combination?

"My newly recruited operator, Froststar." Otto turned his head and said, "She will also participate in the weapon testing later."

Frost Star looked at the black feather in the white hair in surprise.

Why is that Otto a crow?

"Doctor?" Huang was a little confused: "When did you recruit her? Why didn't I see her?"

A duty that even this big cat has almost forgotten: to watch over and protect Otto.

Although Kal'tsit's main goal was to have Huang prevent Ott from being completely devoured by the "potentially mad" Ghost Shark, the real reason behind the scenes was that the cat was the one who was eating the food alone...

Monitoring Otto is an inevitable part of Huang's job.

Looking back, although he was led around in circles by Ott and completely forgot Kal'tsit's orders, Huang believed that he had protected Ott very well - except for the time when he first arrived at Longmen and went to see Wei Yanwu, this despicable guy Ott basically stayed at the base and didn't move!

This is so easy to protect.

Therefore, Huang was surprised by Frost Star's sudden appearance.

But Big Cat quickly convinced herself: "I see! Doctor, you used this trick!"

She held the axe handle, opened her chest, and circled it to indicate the entire boundary area.

Otto turned his head and looked at the embarrassed white rabbit.

It's pretty much the same.

However, this was just a means. What really made this happen was W, who established a causal relationship between Otto and Frost Star.

"Since you are here to experiment with weapons..." Huang said, and was about to hand over the heat-driven axe in his hand to Shuangxing.

This heat-driven power axe, whose full name is heat-driven pipelineless power axe, is further shortened to heat-driven axe.

"No, not that one." Ott pointed with his hand, "Those ones."

What Froststar wants to test is the cold-driven pipeline-free power axe and the Originium circuit liquefied gas backpack - you know, the elite force project among the Winter Soldiers was almost designed for her and the Snow Monster Squad.

The large quantity of saturated, tough and grass-resistant troops is indeed an advantage in filling the line, but facing the war form of Terra's grass-growing area, Otto must prepare an elite but not completely elite army.

Even if Originium blocks the ordinary firearm route of "high-temperature and high-pressure gas", the electromagnetic weapon route is still an elite weapon that can be used with the support of Terran materials science and super energy sources such as Originium.

But...Otto has set his eyes on the Snow Monster Team.

He took a fancy to this group of elite warriors who had already mastered a considerable degree of ice and snow source stone skills.

When Frost Star entered the company, Otto himself was still leading the project of "Design of new practical pneumatic firearms based on civilian seamless steel pipes".

While guns were fine, the mass production of power axes couldn't be achieved by simply purchasing seamless steel pipes on the market. R&D and production could only proceed slowly, one step at a time.

In addition, the training cycle for melee weapons is much longer than that for firearms.

Otto's current plan is to equip this batch of colorful babies with pneumatic rifles to fool them.

Anyway, under the most optimistic estimate, the first batch of winter soldiers only had two weeks of training time, which was enough to train some muscle reflexes in shooting and formation, so that Otto could save some trouble when micromanaging...

But in the future, regular troops that can be trained for a long time will have to be equipped with power axes.

Terra's sacred melee tradition cannot be easily discarded!

In addition, Otto also prepared for general warlocks and slightly more elite warlocks: Originium liquefied gas backpacks equipped with Originium circuits that can continuously produce liquefied gas in battle; cold-driven pipeline-less power axes with pre-buried liquefied gas production equipment, which are specialized in long-term combat, or heat-driven pipeline-less power axes with more flexible and powerful power slashes.

However, the specific military system and equipment have yet to be fully finalized.

While on Terra, it would be a crime to ignore a high-level resource like the Warlock.

Since Power Axes could only be provided to a limited number of operators through the workshop for a short period of time, and since they were all handmade, Otto simply skipped the ordinary Power Axes and directly started the two precision Power Axe projects prepared for elite soldiers, the Hot Drive and Cold Drive.

The "ordinary warlocks" and "slightly elite warlocks" are exactly the Snow Monster Squad. In Ott's plan, they will be used as the assault troops of the Winter Soldiers.

Although it cannot be compared with Steam Knights, Silver Spear Pegasus and the like, in fact, this type of soldier that only requires certain ice and snow Originium skills to try to train does not correspond to the leader unit, but the veterans of other countries' armies.

Under Otto's micro-management, the snowman teams equipped with cold-drive axes and Originium circuit liquefied gas backpacks in the future will be considered elite units that can be used by passers-by.

What’s gratifying is that this future Midwinter Commando shares the same attribute as its reservists: cheap.

Because the Originium circuits for the backpack and Cold Drive Axe are simple and durable, the cost of a commando's gear is far less than that of a single Originium gun... yet their effectiveness far exceeds that of ordinary gun users! With the support of Ott, they can even become a collective elite unit to compete with other leader units.

Furthermore, currently, pneumatic firearms are essentially metal peas, due to the low cost-effectiveness of fixed-load rounds. They are relatively small in both size and weight, allowing individual soldiers to carry large numbers. Their production cost primarily comes from wear and tear on the production line, with even the cost of raw materials negligible.

Whether it's the Winter Soldier's filler babies, active duty troops or commandos, their bullets can be fired as if they are free...

Their firepower density was simply not on the same level as the Terrans, who specialized in crossbows. Even Columbia's crude but barely comparable fully automatic rapid-fire crossbows had to contend with the logistical costs of the durable pneumatic firearms.

Froststar, who finally faced Otto's weapons, asked, "Is it okay for me to test them?"

"You know, even though I'm joining Rhodes Island, I'm still in the Reunion Movement."

Huang subconsciously wanted to take action, but she thought carefully about the cause and effect, looked at Otto's calm face, and felt relieved.

"That 'Tallulah', she has sent you and your daughter away, right?" Ott asked.

Frost Star was not surprised at all and said, "W told you, right?"

Does she still need this?

Chapter 106: Become a master at rolling in the mud!

"No, that's something you'll understand if you think about it for a moment," Ott replied. "Black Snake probably wants to continue using Draco's body. So, she'll most likely choose to send away any potential enemies who could kill that body."

"..."

Potential enemy?

Frost Star was speechless.

She was indeed a potential enemy. Now, she had even turned against us.

Even before knowing the truth and completely removing the psychological barriers to attacking "Talulah", Frost Star and Patriot, father and daughter, each independently made up their minds in their hearts to cut off this evil flower.

But no matter what, facing such analysis, Frost Star still had the illusion that "he really betrayed Tallulah" and "Tallulah's defense was justified."

As if sensing Frost Star's inner struggle, Otto, without even looking up, calculated data for the pneumatic gun on his manuscript paper while saying to Frost Star, "Black Snake is Black Snake, and Tallulah is Tallulah. Their logic of action is completely different."

"Black Snake claimed that the attack on the Dragon Gate was just a cover-up, but since she made such a claim, she needs a prop that can justify it and convince other cadres of the Reunion Movement."

"Whether she needs it or not, she will send you to find two items: a way to activate Chernobog and a way to stop Chernobog."

The key to activating Chernobog is ostensibly held by Misha, Sergei's daughter, while Black Snake claims the key to stopping Chernobog lies with the escaped Boris.

In fact, in the original world line, everything that happened in the "Ruins of Che City" was an action to divert Patriot, Frost Star and others in the name of "finding the key to Che City".

This special "Che City Ruins" is the "Abandoned Mobile City Plot-Facility No. 14" - a piece of land that was secretly taken away by Che City officials including Mayor Boris.

In the original world line, except for Ace and others who were left behind during the breakout, the reconnaissance team composed of Frost Leaf, Meteor and Jessica saw Frost Star for the first time here.

"And you and the Patriot will naturally be sent by Black Snake to the mission farthest away from her - just like when attacking Che City."

Granted, assigning the most elite soldiers to undertake the most challenging missions is a legitimate military strategy. However, Black Snake's deliberate assignment of the most challenging missions to the guerrillas was merely part of her scheme...

"...When you talk about these things, you are so confident, as if you have seen them with your own eyes." Frost Star sighed.

"I don't like to brag, but Black Snake's talent in these areas is actually not very high. Thousands of years of immortality have only made her better at wallowing in the mud." Based on Huang's test, Otto finished the calculation and handed the manuscript to another engineer.

That operator was an Agor, who stood out among the other Engineering Operators. Even when forced to participate in public activities, she preferred to minimize contact with others.

She took the manuscript very carefully with her gloved right hand and read it carefully.

Then, Otto looked directly at Frost Star, with a look of indifference flashing in his cold eyes.

"She's a little better than those Luo... Ursusians who only use strokes as an excuse, but only a little."

Even though he later married Sophia, the last princess of Byzantium, and introduced advanced Greek women's court fighting techniques, the Russians were still ridiculously clumsy in playing conspiracies and tricks.

Researchers of this history often blurt out: Is there something wrong with the Slavic court? Why is everyone having a stroke?

The losers in the palace conspiracy, whether they died by poisoning, murder or honor killing in the end... if there is a need to put it on paper, in the end, when pen is put to paper, seven or eight out of ten times they will suffer a stroke.

Some of these "strokes" can be confirmed as homicides through various methods such as autopsies, but many more "strokes" lack effective methods for diagnosis and become historical unsolved cases.

This may... cause those unlucky people who really suffered a stroke to suffer "unjust accusations".

Black Snake's wrist is a little stronger than these Slavic abstract studios, but only a little.

"She did send us to a mobile plot that was separated in advance. The purpose is just as you said, to recover the key to the city." Frost Star gently stroked the axe blade of the Cold Drive Axe.

This technological weapon also consists of two parts: the handle and the axe. The Cold Drive Axe has an integrated Originium circuit, allowing it to be used without pipelines or Originium liquefied gas backpacks. This provides greater flexibility and allows the user's own Originium skills to slightly adjust its power.

A lower-end general power axe needs to be connected to a backpack through a pipeline to enable the power function.

But seriously speaking, in general application scenarios, it is hard to imagine that it will be used in a scenario where liquefied gas needs to be pumped in separately.

"How to use it?" Frost Star didn't want to continue that topic.

"The Originium circuit inside it has two functions. One is to enrich the air and convert your idle physical strength into liquefied gas for storage." The Agor woman interrupted.

She explained, "The Cold Drive Axe's function is relatively powerful, but also more complex, requiring the user to be proficient in ice and snow Originium techniques. The Heat Drive Axe's liquefied gas production capabilities are relatively weak, but it doesn't require much Originium technique from the user."

"Another function of the cold-driven axe is to pump out liquefied gas in sections, quickly assisting the power axe's strikes. In contrast, the heat-driven axe's head is more sophisticated, allowing it to freely adjust the speed and quality of the pumped gas, making high-powered strikes more powerful, while low-powered strikes are less powerful." She whispered, "This principle is a bit... but I can actually use it to my advantage."

Frost Star asked, "Why is that?"

"Well, because Doc Otter requested that the threshold for Originium skills be as low as possible," replied the Agor engineer. "If both are made extremely complex, the training costs will increase."

No, the training cost is still a small matter.

Ott shook his head.

The biggest problem is the limitations of Originium skills, which are far more difficult to deal with than the limitations of physical fitness.

Even if they are just simple tricks that are "easy for anyone who knows how to do it", as long as they involve Originium skills, a large number of people will naturally be deleted from the list of potential recruits.

Although the number has been reduced long ago, even if the number is increased, it is still impossible to "sweep Terra and be yourself again."

But just for a slight performance improvement of the power axe, we have to take a 50% reduction in the army size limit?

Refuse! Refuse! Absolutely refuse!

As Froststar used it tentatively, a breeze blew in the room.

"I suggest you test it outdoors."

Ott pointed toward the door.

Outside the gate, in the center of the town's square, a half-broken stone sculpture stands on a dead tree. This is the center of the town, and from here, you can reach almost all the functional buildings.

However, for some unknown reason, a large number of mosquitoes, flies, and various pestilence insects swarmed around the stone sculpture. As if they had a grudge against it, they charged towards the half-cut stone sculpture with desperate courage.

Chapter 107: The Power of Cold! 999th Section!

Could it be that these pests have a grudge against that statue?!

Hey, you know what, it really does exist.

Froststar passed by the statue as she left the tavern on her way to the blacksmith shop, and she also took a fancy to the square when she began testing the Cold Drive Axe.

At first, it was just a gentle breeze and a whistle, so subtle it was easy to ignore. Then, as Froststar unleashed his power, a fierce storm, accompanied by a piercing whistle, shook the branches of the dead trees. And as the source stone circuit within the axe handle frantically worked, the overflowing cold also caused the pests to tremble and leave the area.

The annoying buzzing sound that had been lingering in everyone's ears disappeared in an instant.

Operator Agor chased Froststar out and recorded: "The storm caused by the Cold Drive Axe preparing liquefied gas is even more intense... In a confined space, it may cause..."

Due to the distance, everyone was unable to see in time that cracks had appeared on the axe handle in Frost Star's hand.

Huang was a little stunned. He shook Ott's shoulder, pointed at Frost Star, and asked, "Is the gap between hot drive and cold drive really that big?"

With a crisp sound, Frost Star subconsciously called upon his own Originium skills, freezing the entire Cold Drive Axe in black ice.

In the town of Hamlet, even if she was not equipped with accessories by Otto, she still had to follow the rules here... The pressure meter bar went up again.

It is difficult to say what happened at the moment was that the Originium circuit of the Cold Drive Axe was overloaded by the violent drive of the White Rabbit "standing up and kicking", or that the liquefied air prepared in a short period of time exploded.