302: Chapter 301 Unnamed Equipment

Everyone present was an educated person who had received compulsory and higher education, but that did not affect the status of these two words in the realm of shock.

The two words "Holy crap" perfectly expressed the surging emotions in everyone's hearts at this moment.

Seeing that everyone was still in a state of shock, Jiang Jun, no longer caring that his image of a master he had maintained for four days had completely shattered, picked up a crowbar and quickly dismantled the remaining half of the wooden crate cover in one go, exposing the contents to everyone's eyes.

A silvery-white light suddenly appeared, like flowing radiance, and the carefully crafted curves on the rounded skeleton reflected a crystalline luster.

"Is this... the equipment that Mr. Wang mentioned?"

Jiang Jun looked at the object before him, feeling somewhat at a loss, and looked blankly at Wang Jie who was standing to the side.

Wang Jie did not answer him; he looked at the things in the crate and waved his hand, saying, "Get it out."

Only then did everyone snap out of their daze, hurriedly lifting the object out of the crate and setting it upright on the ground.

Now everyone could see it clearly, but even seeing it clearly, they still found it hard to believe their own eyes.

"Is this... a robot?"

Someone asked hesitantly.

"Since when is a robot hollowed out?"

Someone immediately raised an objection.

"And it doesn't have a head."

Another person added.

The person who spoke earlier immediately went silent.

Indeed, robots aren't that simple.

"I think this thing looks more like an Exoskeleton."

Shen Yan said. Seeing everyone looking at him with curious eyes, he said somewhat awkwardly, "I have studied Exoskeletons for a while and read some materials; this thing is very similar to the design concepts of Exoskeletons in those materials."

It's just that this thing looks a bit more complex than the Exoskeletons in the materials.

"No need to guess."

Wang Jie clapped his hands and said, "Since it's something Mr. Wang gave us, there must be documentation."

As he spoke, he turned his head and asked, "Zero, what is this thing?"

The blue breathing light strip on the zero egg floating beside him flickered once.

"Name: Rudimentary Powered Engineering Armor, Model Undetermined, Name Undetermined."

"Designer: Wang Shuo."

"Message: This is a simple engineering armor, a product hastily put together due to time constraints. Its performance is average, but it can help out a little during work. There might be some minor design flaws, which I hope can be improved later."

Engineering Armor?

Wang Jie's eyes flickered.

"Zero, can I wear it?"

"Yes,"

Zero replied, "Authorization for the Engineering Armor has been delegated to: Frontier Technology Research Department. All personnel belonging to the Research Department may apply to wear it."

"The information of the personnel executing this mission has already been distributed. Please put on the armor to perform authentication and activation."

Wang Jie took a deep breath and looked at the others.

"Wang Jie, you go first and test it for us."

Jiang Jun patted Wang Jie on the shoulder. Since he could no longer maintain the image of a master, he might as well stop pretending. Besides, there weren't many people here anyway, so pretending didn't have much effect.

Wang Jie nodded slightly.

There were five crates here, which matched the number of people who came this time. Since everyone had one, there was no need for him to be modest.

He took out his phone and glanced at the manual.

Hmm... if this could even be called a manual...

Mr. Wang really didn't value this thing at all. He was too lazy to come up with a name, just calling it Engineering Armor. Not having a codename was one thing, but the manual was also handwritten.

He could have at least asked Zero to convert the text mode.

Wang Jie was speechless.

He gently tapped the power button on the chest of the armor. The entire armor immediately emitted a slight sizzling sound, as if it had just awakened from a deep sleep; its frame suddenly straightened up, and its arms expanded outward.

Wang Jie knew that this was the transition from transport mode to wear-ready mode.

The fixing rings on the armor's shoulders, arms, and legs had opened. Wang Jie carefully climbed in, extending his legs and arms into the four fixing rings on the armor's arms and legs, and then said, "Zero, close the armor."

The fixing rings closed, and the armor tightened inward from its expanded stance, fitting snugly onto Wang Jie.

"How is it? How does it feel?"

Jiang Jun asked impatiently.

Wang Jie raised his hand, and the armor raised slightly along with his movement.

"Nothing much."

"Nothing?"

Jiang Jun asked in surprise, "How is that possible? You're wearing such a big thing, and you don't feel anything?"

Wang Jie didn't answer. He felt it for a moment, then turned his head and asked, "Zero, is the armor turned on?"

"Armor power mode has been enabled for you. Current mode: Power Compensation Mode."

With power compensation, it meant that the armor was operating normally.

Wang Jie looked at the other crates on the ground and used the mechanical hooks at the end of the armor's arms to grab one of the wooden crates.

He lifted his arm slightly, and before he even began to exert force, the forty-to-fifty-pound wooden crate was already lifted off the ground. The light, airy feeling made it seem as if the crate had no weight at all.

A trace of surprise appeared in Wang Jie's eyes.

Is this power compensation?

As a Weapon Designer, he understood the principles behind it, but why was this thing so smooth?

Shouldn't there be at least a little bit of resistance?

"Wang Jie, have you become Superman?"

Jiang Jun, standing beside him, looked surprised. He had lifted this crate before and knew its weight. Although it wasn't particularly heavy, it was definitely not something that could be lifted with one hand.

Moreover, watching the crate in Wang Jie's hand bobbing up and down with his movements, he couldn't see any strain; on the contrary, it looked effortless and comfortable.

More importantly...

Jiang Jun looked at Wang Jie, who was wearing the powered armor, with glowing eyes. This look... was it really cool or what?

Wearing this thing would instantly make their missions look much cooler. Plus, with the zero egg, it was a double boost to their coolness. Who would dare to question their professionalism now?

Not professional? Well, you go get an Exoskeleton and wear it then!

The others were also full of envy. The few technicians who had already joined Frontier Technology were okay; they knew that the other crates on the ground contained their own equipment, so although they were envious, they weren't anxious.

However, several employees from the First Equipment Factory, including Shen Yan, looked at Wang Jie with complicated expressions. The look of envy and jealousy almost alternated, completely visible.

If they could, they really wished they could take Wang Jie and the others' places to try out the feeling of this powered armor.

But unfortunately, although they were also affiliated with Frontier Technology, they were not employees of the Research Department, and were destined to have no connection with this powered armor.

Wang Jie gently placed the crate in his hands on the ground, his movements exceptionally gentle and careful.

"The test is just about done."

Wang Jie said, "I've already understood the basic attributes. Now I'll help you open the other crates. You guys get authorization from the zero egg as soon as possible, put on the equipment, and let's get to work."

As he spoke, he raised his mechanical arm, one hand steadying the crate, and the other grabbing the edge of the lid.

Without even seeing him exert any effort, the lid of the wooden crate was easily separated, even easier than using a crowbar.

Inside the crate was indeed an identical set of powered armor.

Jiang Jun stepped forward without hesitation, like a mother beast protecting her young.

"This one is mine, don't any of you snatch it. Let me try it first."

The other three shook their heads with amusement, watching Wang Jie open the other crates without caring.

Carefully lifting the powered armor out of the crate and standing it in front of him, Jiang Jun meticulously touched the smooth, flawless metal skeleton of the powered armor, then said, "Zero, request authorization."

"Authorized. Serial number 00035, Jiang Jun. Enabling Engineering Armor for you."

Just as the zero egg finished speaking, a ring of breathing lights lit up around the power button on the chest of the powered armor in front of him. After flickering for a few seconds, accompanied by a beeping sound, the entire powered armor unfolded in front of Jiang Jun.

"Exited transport mode."

"Entered standby mode. Welcome, Jiang Jun. Your authorization level is: Sub-Level 3, Sequence 2 access."

Jiang Jun suppressed his excitement and, imitating Wang Jie, inserted his hands and feet into the armor's fixing rings.

As the fixing rings tightened, the entire armor was completely fitted onto Jiang Jun.

He waved his arms to test it. Sure enough, just as Wang Jie had said, the entire armor had no impact on his movements at all. No matter what action he took, the armor always gave him the feeling of being as responsive as his own limbs.

It could be summed up in one word—silky.

Jiang Jun waved his hand excitedly and walked straight to a stone spherical roadblock behind the trailer. He supported the stone ball with both hands, letting the armor's metal pincers clamp down, and then applied a little force. The stone ball, which would have required three people to move, was lifted up by him with ease.

"This is awesome!"

Putting the stone ball down, Jiang Jun came to the trailer bed, grabbed the trailer board with both hands, and lowered his stance.

Beside him, everyone watched his movements in dumbfounded silence, and no one stopped him.

Everyone wanted to know what this armor was capable of.

As for the word "rudimentary" in the name when the zero egg introduced the armor, they had completely ignored it.

Are you kidding? If this thing is rudimentary, then what counts as qualified?

Iron Man?

And just as Jiang Jun was preparing to exert force, the zero egg's reminder came through.

"New incoming call, from Mr. Wang Shuo."