165: Chapter 165 Light Weapons from the Future

Although Wang Shuo always cursed Ling for being an artificial idiot, he had to admit that Ling's existence really saved him a lot of trouble.

Take the present, for example.

Without Ling, he would have to install a sufficiently advanced brain in every robotic crawler, pre-loading it with a massive database so that they could perceive and judge for themselves.

Isn't that like taking off your pants just to fart?

Why make it so complicated when a network module could handle it?

Moreover, such complex control programs require extremely hardcore hardware; the technology itself isn't the problem, but... it's expensive!

A qualified man must learn to be frugal, even if he is already worth hundreds of millions.

Wang Shuo curled his lips and looked at the other CAD design drawings.

These recorded the specific technical route for the realization of the robotic crawlers.

The most important part was the magnetic pulse shaft made based on the Room-temperature superconductor, which was a vital component for the joints of the mechanical crawler's legs.

Compared to using conventional mechanical shafts, the magnetic pulse shaft further optimized the structure, avoiding energy consumption caused by friction, and was more flexible, allowing for different load-bearing and operational effects through the regulation of current and voltage.

Simply put, it's like a stepper motor, but more sensitive, faster in reaction, and more precise in control.

The principle of this thing is very simple, but it has high requirements for materials; only the special magnetic repulsion properties of superconductors can perfectly meet the requirements.

And as for superconductors, only Wang Shuo possesses them right now, and he doesn't plan to provide them externally for the time being.

This isn't because he's afraid of others copying them.

In fact, the complex material ratio and processing of the Room-temperature superconductor make it basically impossible to copy, not to mention that certain catalysts added during the synthesis process create chemical reactions that alter the original appearance of certain metallic elements.

If one cannot even clearly detect the composition and proportions of the original materials, how can one copy it?

Wang Shuo's reason for not providing them externally is simple—the production capacity of the Room-temperature superconductor is temporarily insufficient.

In Wang Shuo's plan, the Room-temperature superconductor has many other uses, such as manufacturing superconducting computers, superconducting Chips, new types of motors, super generators, and so on.

More importantly, in the new batch of Electromagnetic Rifle to be delivered, the wires wrapped around the gun barrel to form the electromagnetic power unit are made of Room-temperature superconductor.

This means huge consumption.

What? You say to license the technology and let others produce it?

It's not that he can't, but why should he?

Don't you know that Young Master Wang Shuo is very short of money recently?

In front of the Room-temperature superconductor, a billion or so doesn't even count as drizzle; this is a huge profit margin!

When to play this card depends on Wang Shuo's mood.

After carefully reading the data and recalling all the circumstances, Wang Shuo finally spoke: "Ling, start loading the blueprint data into the simulation terminal and prepare to analyze the feasibility."

"Preparing now, sir. Estimated time is two minutes."

Wang Shuo nodded slightly; this is the power of a supercomputer.

Two minutes later.

"Completed, sir."

"According to the analysis, your design meets the usage requirements and cannot be optimized for the time being."

Wang Shuo nodded knowingly. Unlike Ling, the robotic crawler was learned by Wang Shuo from the Humanoid Race, and its structural design had been insanely simplified by the stingy Wang Shuo, even abandoning some basic equipment, so there was indeed nothing that needed optimization.

"Since that's the case, let's start production! First, produce..." Wang Shuo looked at the slowly rotating 3D stereoscopic structure diagram on the screen and made a final decision.

"Logistics-type robotic crawlers and comprehensive-type robotic crawlers!"

...

Once the order was given, Wang Shuo didn't care about the specifics of production.

Ling would automatically calculate the types of materials needed, create a demand list, find Liu Yemei to place procurement orders, and after Liu Yemei had the materials in place, several robotic arms would assist in production.

And the main processing force in the early stage was those few pitiful CNC Machining Centers.

Ever since they arrived at Wang Shuo's unscrupulous factory, they had been running at full load twenty-four hours a day without sleep or rest, and Wang Shuo was very worried that they would go on strike before long if this continued.

These cost more than ten million.

Fortunately, Ling learned how to autonomously sharpen the cutter heads at some point, and it sharpened them so professionally that it reduced some of the usage costs.

It's just... seeing a robotic arm running back and forth using one CNC Machining Center to sharpen the cutter head of another CNC Machining Center looked a bit creepy no matter how you looked at it.

But these weren't big issues, and Wang Shuo wasn't worried.

Now, he needed to get some good rest. In order to rush out the usable Electromagnetic Rifle over the past two days, he had stayed up for two whole nights.

Fortunately, the result was satisfying.

Now, he just had to wait for news from Zheng Yi. As long as the quantity could be determined, Wang Shuo would soon receive a huge sum of money from the military, and at that time, funds would no longer be a problem.

...

Beijing, Defense Department.

In order to deliver the Electromagnetic Rifle designed and produced by Wang Shuo to Beijing faster, Zheng Yi made an exception and called upon a military transport plane.

From the moment the order was issued to the plane landing, it only took two hours.

At this moment, Wang Shuo's new Electromagnetic Rifle was placed in front of General Zheng.

Beside General Zheng was Professor Qin Taifeng in a Zhongshan suit, along with several other experts in the field of light weapons.

But no one spoke; everyone's eyes were attracted by the beautiful, sci-fi appearance of the Electromagnetic Rifle on the table.

"This is... the Electromagnetic Rifle that Wang Shuo built?"

General Zheng, who had always been very mindful of his military image in public and had a serious expression, now had a look of deep disbelief on his face as he looked at Zheng Yi, who was standing at attention before him.

"All three of them?"

"Yes." Zheng Yi nodded steadily. Seeing her usually profound father like this made her feel very comfortable, completely forgetting that when she first saw these Electromagnetic Rifle, her reaction was no better than her father's.

At least her father didn't open his mouth wide in astonishment.

"Let me introduce them to you."

Zheng Yi pointed to the Electromagnetic Rifle on the table: "These three are the K-001 Sniper Rifle, the KD-001 Electromagnetic Rifle, and the KDD-001 Electromagnetic Pistol."

General Zheng was attracted by these peculiar model numbers.

"These numbers sound quite imposing; do they have any special meaning?"

Others also looked at Zheng Yi with anticipation.

"This..." Zheng Yi was slightly speechless. She had asked Wang Shuo this question, and Wang Shuo had answered, but the answer...

"It does have some meaning."

Zheng Yi finally decided to say it.

"K stands for Killing, so K-001 is Killing Weapon No. 1."

"D stands for short, so KD-001 is the shorter Killing Weapon No. 1."

"KDD-001 is..."

"The even shorter Killing Weapon No. 1."

Uh... total silence.

Well, they had all thought too much; Wang Shuo's naming style was as simple and crude as it could be.

General Zheng managed to squeeze out a sentence after a long time: "Very good."

He stopped commenting on the model numbers.

To hide his embarrassment, he decided to personally test-fire this new type of weapon.

Picking up a K-001 Electromagnetic Rifle, under Zheng Yi's guidance, he quickly learned how to use it.

Watching the indicator lights on both sides of the gun body light up and then turn off, General Zheng and the others' eyes immediately brightened even more.

Adjusting to burst mode, aiming at the target fifty meters away, he pulled the trigger directly.

"Puff, puff, puff."

A dozen bullets quickly rushed toward the target, instantly bursting into a cluster of sparks.

And General Zheng no longer had time to look at the target.

He stared blankly at the Electromagnetic Rifle in his hand, his gaze gradually turning from bright to fanatical.

This appearance, this material texture, this shooting experience, this power...

Zheng Yi's report did not exaggerate at all.

This gun...

It is the pinnacle of Huaxia's light weapons!

The Electromagnetic Rifle previously developed by the Defense Department, including the electromagnetic weapons of the United States, are nothing compared to this gun!

No, calling them 'nothing' is giving them too much credit; they don't even have the qualifications to be compared!

This gun... is the future of light weapons!

Or rather, it came from the future!