At the same time, Li Jie is already considering how to further expand the scale of the laboratory, after all, the new Chicago laboratory is already under construction and will soon be gradually put into use, but the elite researchers are far from keeping up with the demand.

And Gilbert? When Gordon heard this, he was immediately shocked, obviously finally really understood what Li Jie meant, and after a moment of silence, he finally made up his mind and nodded heavily.

"Very well, let's go see how the material research for the ghost armor goes."

Li Jie does not doubt that Gilbert, in essence, is still a technology maniac who is obsessed with research, as long as he thinks about it, he is definitely ruthless enough. So he patted the other person on the shoulder, walked in the direction of the elevator again, and went directly to the third floor.

There is an independent area here, including more than ten functional areas such as special materials laboratory, heat treatment laboratory, composite armor laboratory, etc., which can be said to concentrate the essence of GIPA's R&D department.

When Lee Jay and Gilbert walked into the composite armor lab, Carmen? Hawthorn is leading elite researchers such as Eugene and Faulkner to conduct a comprehensive examination of a broken black ghost armor, and the familiar shape and shocking cracks on the surface of the armor fully indicate that this is the armor that Li Jie wore in the Battle of Wall Street.

“BOSS！”

Eugene, a lazy guy, can definitely be called attentive when he is busy with business, which is very different from his usual style, but after seeing Li Jie appear, his eyes immediately lit up, and he greeted him. Since seeing Li Jie's superhero-like amazing performance that day, he has completely elevated his young boss from an idol to the level of a prophet and life coach.

Li Jie waved his hand and motioned for them to continue with the work at hand. Standing to Carmen? Hawthorne's side.

"Actual combat is always the best way to test the results. Am I right? Doctor. I hope you can come up with a design for the improved armor soon. ”

Carmen? Hawthorn smiled wryly when he heard this, as he got along more and more, he was already completely familiar with the boss's style, although he didn't appear often, he knew the process of armor research and development well, and he could often put forward extremely accurate improvement suggestions, and the goals he gave were extremely vicious every time, just stuck at the limit that he and others could barely achieve.

Even if it sometimes seems counterintuitive. The final actual test often makes them have to convince and dare not underestimate the other party.

However, Li Jie is like this, putting pressure on them again and again, pushing the whole team to speed up research and development at an astonishing rate. Originally, before the press conference, Carmen was already very proud of the strength of the armor, and considered himself to be the pinnacle of work, absolutely ahead of the research and development of most similar projects at present, and always believed that what needed to be strengthened and improved was only the fire control and power system.

As a result, an unimaginable actual battle knocked him back to his original form, and he had nothing to say about the boss's personal experiments. But then again, the days of research in the Corbist lab were very comfortable. The almost unlimited research funding and various conveniences also made Carmen's heart burn more and more to achieve results. Fighting spirit is full of energy.

"We are already working on new positioning and improvements to the damaged parts of the armor, and at the same time, there seem to be some new breakthroughs in the materials laboratory recently, and I believe that we will soon be able to come up with an improved solution."

"Good, keep up the good work." Li Jie nodded, and after looking at it twice, he seemed to say a little casually. "By the way, the Ministry of Defense has officially sent a message, hoping that our genetic warriors and ghost armor divisions will become suppliers to their first special armored units, what do you think?"

"Really? It seems that the bureaucrats of the Ministry of Defense have been amazingly efficient this time, and they have not moved so quickly before. It is estimated that the guys at the Army Research and Development Engineering Command (RDECOM) finally can't sit still. BOSS, this set of technology is currently our most mature and unique achievement, which can definitely help the company get a luxury order, especially with your personal demonstration, the military bosses are definitely willing to give a good price. ”

Carmen? After hearing this, Hawthorn showed a surprised expression on his face, as the backbone of an old military industrial enterprise like Lockheed Martin, he is very familiar with the major departments of the military, and those guys from the engineering command have led the tactical raid light armor project for so long, but they have not come up with any decent results, and now they have to pinch their noses to buy it for themselves, which makes him feel very good.

Eugene, Faulkner and others on the side also take it for granted, arms dealers continue to develop new results, isn't it just to get generous orders from the Ministry of Defense?

In their eyes, this is also a normal thing.

Moreover, the military's initiative to show favor is undoubtedly a high recognition of the research results.

"Then, Gilbert, you are responsible for coordinating, coming up with a mature and stable plan, and see what price the Ministry of Defense can offer. After all, it took a lot of our hard work, we can't be too cheap for them, and how generous your final prize money is depends mostly on whether the order is decent or not. ”

Li Jie nodded, reminding with the same smile. And the surrounding researchers are all happy, with the generosity of this young boss, it seems that the amount of prize money can be very expected, which is definitely worth celebrating.

Gilbert alone on the sidelines? Gordon, with a look of wanting to speak and stopping, until Li Jie took him out of the composite armor laboratory, and finally couldn't help asking:

"BOSS, why did you agree to give such an important result to the military? Should we be reserved? ”

Li Jie was very satisfied with Gilbert's loyalty, but the person in charge clearly didn't really understand what he was thinking.

"Why not? What do you think I'm doing these things for, Gilbert? ”

Gilbert opened his mouth, but he couldn't organize the right words to express himself for a moment, apparently just thinking that it was not what he expected. In his opinion, his boss will never be a philanthropist, and he will not do things that are not beneficial to him, let alone simply for the benefit of mankind.

So. Deliver the results of your hard work to the military. Is it just in exchange for money and support? To know. Although it is not a direct sale of technology, the difference is not as big as imagined, and with the accumulation of military technology, it is entirely possible to transform these products into technology through research, and even achieve their own new results.

"Maybe it seems to you that we've made some breakthroughs. However, this is not enough compared to what I want, to speed up the development of the technology. More people have to be on board. Power armor and artificial genomes are some of the sweeteners that attract them. ”

Li Jie walked into the elevator with a steady pace, and a kind of amazement that Gilbert absolutely could not understand flashed on his face.

“BOSS…… In fact, you have been saying that it is far from what you expected, so what kind of goal is it? ”

Gilbert finally asked the question that had been on his mind, and he had already felt Li Jie's bland reaction to the laboratory results many times, and even faintly anxious and impatient, as if something was urging the other party.

Hearing this question, Li Jie did not turn his head, but fell into a short silence. It seems to be recalling something, containing anticipation, emotion, and longing. and many more emotions that Gilbert could not recognize.

"Gilbert, where do you think the limits of life are, the universe is infinite and inexhaustible, and in this magical and mysterious world, as beings with independent intelligence, how should we view our own position?"

This question was somewhat unexpected by Gilbert, but without waiting for the person in charge of the laboratory to answer, Li Jie took the initiative to continue:

"Immortal? Flying with bare hands? Mastering light and heat? These are far from amazing achievements, and I believe that the potential of life is endless, but it gives us endless possibilities to explore the mysteries, and we need more help. Gilbert, the current human civilization may still be a faint spark for me, but if I want the flame to burn, I must constantly fill it with new fuel. ”

Gilbert swore that he had never seen such a complicated expression in front of this boss, even if it was just a flash, making him almost suspect that he had read it wrong.

However, he was sure that this was not a delusion, and at the same time, he was shocked by what Li Jie said, and could hardly imagine what kind of pursuit it was. But with his own reality, especially Li Jie's actual performance as strong evidence, he can't refute it at all.

"Don't be obsessed with the little little profit in front of you, the only thing you have to do is to preside over the research of the laboratory, and constantly drive more elites to join in and produce more research results. I'm not afraid of other people's research breakthroughs, but I'm afraid that they will do nothing and disappoint me. ”

There was a knock on the elevator door, and Li Jie stepped out of the elevator door, and glanced back at the stunned Gilbert, his eyes were as bright as stars and left the last sentence.

"If they do make some progress and are ahead of us, I'm going to get it myself."

Gilbert's heart shook, and he felt that Li Jie said this sentence with undoubted momentum, full of unstoppable meaning, and then he reacted and walked out of the elevator.

In fact, although Li Jie kept reminding Gilbert that their progress was still very backward, even now, although this spark was weak, it had begun to emerge essence.

From human civilization, Li Jie has made some unexpected gains, and the provider of this harvest is now in front of him, the top floor of the Corbist laboratory.

In the sprawling building, near the entrance, a myriad of intricate and strange-looking instruments are quietly operating.

The rest of the area is encased in a heavy silver metal façade with no windows, like a huge bare hemisphere, with only countless strangely structured alloy parts clinging to the exterior, giving it a futuristic look that makes people wonder what is inside.

Although Gilbert is the head of the Corbyst laboratory, he knows how to measure things very well, and the entire laboratory, only this floor of the area is something he will never set foot in easily, even if he knows that in the construction of a huge special laboratory, countless expensive equipment is constantly being transported in, and it costs a lot of money from the Corona Company, but he never takes the initiative to ask.

And all of this is for one reason, which is enough to keep Gilbert silent:

The laboratory was named Helius, and the person in charge was named Steve? Hawking. (To be continued......)