A familiar figure came over with a dinner plate and sat down next to the seat next to the spitting bones, it was Qian Jiang, and after he sat down, he also started eating by himself.

"Old money, how's that?" Tu Guhun put his hands on the back of his head, stretched his waist slightly, licked the flesh stains on the corner of his mouth with the tip of his tongue, and asked, "How many people are in the gang now?" ”。

"Three, three hundred and fifty-eight." Qian Jiang's mouth was stuffed with food, and he replied in a low voice.

"So much?" Tu Guhun was surprised, "There were only more than eighty people yesterday." ”

"Well, if you add those who haven't had time to register, there should be more than five hundred," Qianjiang said, "In other counties and counties in Jingzhou Province, especially in the surrounding counties of Jiangxia County, many villagers have applied to join. ”

"Not bad!" Tu Gu looked happy, "Who are we going to fight tonight?" ”

"The two boxers of the 'Keelung Gang' are both at the level of red sticks, and there is also one boxer each from the 'Hongmen' and 'Dongting Gang'." Qian Jiang's sharp gaze swept back and forth in all directions, and replied.

"'Hongmen'?" Tu Gu half-narrowed his eyes and asked, "The third largest one in the underworld?" ”

"Well, the boss is called Wei Jin," Qian Jiang replied, "I guess the 'Hongmen' specially sent him to find out the truth." ”

"Four fighters, four fierce battles, are you sure Zhen can withstand it?" Tu Guhun asked.

"So I found two more fighters from the gang, and with me, four, should be enough." Qian Jiang replied.

"Which two?" Tu Guhun asked.

"A retired soldier and a policeman, they are all practitioners, and they have a bit of fists and feet." Qian Jiang swallowed a mouthful of food and replied.

"Where's the resume?" Tu Gu asked.

"The retired soldier's name is Xie Xin, he is a native of Jiangxia, he previously served in the Jingzhou Army, his wife gave him a green hat, he killed his wife and concubine together, with the rank of sergeant; The policeman's name is Huang Minfeng, a native of Sandalwood County, and he also intentionally killed people, but he killed the enemy, a third-level police inspector. Qian Jiang stopped eating and replied.

"Do these two have any bad deeds?" Tu Gu asked, and for no reason remembered that on the night of his murder, at the Xicheng Police Station in Jiangxia County, the unknown policeman who helped him escape from the police station to seek revenge in Jiang Bancheng.

"I've checked, except for murder, these two people have no other bad deeds." Qian Jiang took a sip of juice and replied, "It's not a traitor. ”

"Yes, these two are not bad," Tuguhun praised, "If you can pass the test tonight, go back and look for a few more in the gang." ”

"Understood!"

There the two whispered about gang matters, and the Circle Guard gradually got ready for a new round of competition.

******

The next day, Tuguhun did not wait for Master Zuo as promised, and heard that she was summoned to a meeting by Prince Hao Lian, so Tuguhun stayed in the club for a day to deal with the "Jiangxia Gang" and boxing related matters.

Early in the morning of the third day, Tuguhun came to the storage room of the extreme test site as usual, and unexpectedly, Hao Lianbobo, Hao Lianxiaofeng, and Zuo Shishi were all there, and an operating table was moved to the middle of the storage room, and the countertop was emptied and covered with a tablecloth, on which a large pot of hot coffee and a few snacks were placed to eat, and the three of them sat or snuggled up to the operating table, drinking hot coffee and greeting each other; There was also an empty seat next to the worktop, apparently reserved for him.

"A few mornings," Tu Guhun greeted from afar with a smile, "It's so grand, it won't be waiting for me, right?" ”

"Hmm!" Hao Lian Bobo held the coffee in his hand, leaned on the operating table, his eyes were a little hollow, and when he saw Tu Gu Hun greeting, he responded casually with some interest, Hao Lian Xiaofeng waved his hand with a calm face in response, and Zuo Shishi smiled at the vacant seat next to him and sat down.

"What's wrong with you?" Tu Guhun noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and asked as he sat down, and at the same time, he also noticed that what was different from the past was a pair of "snail shells", a pair of "pangolins", and a pair of gray-black, never-before-seen humanoid armor, and the three pairs of battle armor stood side by side not far from them.

"What is this for?" Tu Guhun pointed at the three pairs of armor and said, "You want to open an exhibition of battle armor?" ”

"It's a morning meeting, not an exhibition." Hao Lian Xiaofeng didn't have a good airway.

"Spit bones," Hao Lianbo was obviously not in the mood to continue the gag, and he said solemnly, "If you were asked to summarize your impression of 'pangolin' in one sentence, what would you say?" ”

"This ...... I'll have to think about it. Tu Gu replied, reached out and took the cup of hot coffee that Master Zuo had poured for him, and glanced at the three pairs of humanoid armor by the way.

"Why, can't you answer?" Hao Lianbo seemed to be in a displeased mood.

"No, I just feel like the question you're asking is too abrupt and confusing for me," he replied with a sip of coffee, "so I'll have to sort out my thoughts and organize my language." ”

"Then you want to know how my fifth sister feels about the 'snail shell'?" Hao Lianbo then asked.

"W-What do you feel?" Tu Guhun reached out and picked up a piece of mung bean cake and threw it into his mouth, and asked.

"Chicken ribs!" Hao Lian Xiaofeng grabbed the words.

"What?" Tu Gu thought he had misheard.

"I said, I feel that the 'snail shell' is like chicken ribs," Hao Lian Xiaofeng said in an accentuated tone, "It's tasteless to eat, and it's a pity to abandon it." ”

"How do you say that?" Hearing Hao Lian Xiaofeng say this, he almost choked himself to death by spitting out a mouthful of hot tea, and felt very surprised, "What happened?" Could it be that you also think that 'pangolins' are 'chicken ribs'? ”

"So I have to ask you," Hao Lian Xiaofeng replied, "Could it be that even you think that 'pangolins' are like 'chicken ribs'?" ”

"Nope! Absolutely nothing! "On the contrary, I think the 'Pangolin' is a very good weapon, a real weapon of great destruction, and I am glad that I can wear it and test it, and if I can have it and kill the enemy with it in the future, I feel very honored!" ”

"Truth?" Zuo Shishi asked.

"Absolutely sincere!" Tu Gu Hun patted his chest and said.

"Alas!" Hao Lianbo stroked his forehead and sighed heavily, "You said well, but it's a pity, this 'Smart Armor' project may have to be suspended!" ”

"What?" Tu Bone's eyes widened and he asked, "Why?" ”

"No money, no funds!" Zuo Shishi took over the conversation.

"This ...... Didn't the Privy Council just allocate the funds? "I can't figure it out.

"Take it back again!" Hao Lian Xiaofeng said coldly.

"Why take it back?" Tuguhun continued to ask.

"The underworld has just purchased two new production lines, and our royal family has limited funds, so the money has to be spent on the blade, so ......" Hao Lianbo spread his hands helplessly.

"What line to buy? Do you have to occupy the R&D funds of smart armor to buy? Tu Guhun asked.

"Two humanoid mecha production lines," Hao Lianbo continued, "each production line costs nearly two and five billion gold coins, and the two production lines add up to nearly five billion. ”

"......" spit out his bones and was speechless.

"However, this smart armor can't be considered a dismount, after all, we have invested so much money and manpower before, and this project has gone through three generations since the grandfather's generation, and there are still feelings," Hao Lianbo said slowly, as if to comfort everyone, "It's just that you can't get on the high-end version of the smart armor like 'Pangolin' or 'Snail Shell', but only the low-end version." ”

As he spoke, Hao Lianbo pointed to the humanoid armor that he had never seen before.

"That's?!" Tu Gu looked at Hao Lian Bobo, and his interest suddenly hooked up again.

"The fifth generation of the Kyushu Legion standard intelligent armor, also called 'Terracotta Army' 5.0." Hao Lian Xiaofeng interjected.

"Oh......" Tu Gu suddenly realized, and immediately got up and stepped forward to take a closer look, "I haven't seen it before." ”

When I looked closer, I found that the "Terracotta Warriors" 5.0 was actually similar to the bulletproof suit worn by the heavy jailer, but the color was different, and the workmanship and texture were more sincere and delicate.

"Isn't this 'Terracotta' 5.0 a bulletproof suit for the jailer?" Tugu Hun Qi asked.

"Almost," Zuo Shishi took over, "The heavily armed jailers in the underworld are basically version 4.0, the Tongwancheng Forbidden Army has been replaced with version 5.0, and the 300,000 soldiers of the Kyushu Legion have all been upgraded to version 5.0 before the end of last year. ”

"That means that we will also build 'Terracotta Warriors' 5.0 in the future, and we won't make 'pangolins' or 'snail shells'?" Tuguhun turned around and walked back, asking.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten," Hao Lianbo said weakly, "It has to be built according to the configuration of the 'Terracotta Army' 5.0, or the configuration is a little higher, but it can't be too high...... Hao Lianbo suddenly said in an aggravated tone: "This is agreed upon by the regent and the old men of the Privy Council!" ”

"Why do you want to make a low-spec version instead of a high-spec version?" Tu Guhun asked, "Isn't the high-end version better able to protect the lives of soldiers?" ”

"Of course, we also want to equip the high-end version, but we don't have the money......," Hao Lianbo said, "A set of 50 million gold coins for 'Pangolin', and a set of 10 million gold coins for 'Snail Shell', let's not mention the maintenance cost of these two armors in the later stage, just assume that we can recruit 200,000 soldiers, and each soldier is equipped with 'Pangolin' or 'Snail Shell', do you calculate that account, is it astronomical?" ”

Tu Guhun silently calculated in his heart, and sure enough, it was a ten-trillion-level expenditure, and his heart sank slightly, and asked: "What about the 'Terracotta Army' 5.0?" How much does a set cost? ”

"About 150,000 gold coins," Zuo Shishi answered, "Equip 200,000 people, that is, 30 billion gold coins, even if we upgrade a little, the cost is controlled within 300,000 sets, it is only 100 billion yuan, and it is still two orders of magnitude worse than 10 trillion!" ”

"This war, it's really a 'gold-swallowing beast'!" Tu Guhun sighed in his heart.

"Has it been decided to terminate it?" Tuguhun asked.

"It's not that it will be terminated, but the research and development of 'pangolins' and 'snail shells' will definitely be shelved." Hao Lian said.

"Then I roughly understand," Tuguhun nodded, "but there's still something that's not clear." ”

"What's the matter?" The other three looked at Tuguhun together.

"Why are the Regents and the Privy Council so optimistic about the humanoid mech? Not optimistic about smart armor? Tuguhun frowned and asked, "Have you argued before making these decisions?" Is it too hasty to make a decision without sufficient argumentation? ”

"There was no comprehensive research and demonstration, and there was not so much time, and the Privy Council only invited a few technical experts to analyze and compare the cost performance of 'pangolins', 'snail shells' and humanoid mechas on paper, and then came to the conclusion that it was temporarily shelved." Zuo Shishi replied.

"Technologist?" Tu Guhun asked, "Are there you?" ”

"I'm here," Master Zuo nodded, "If I'm not there, I guess this project won't be 'suspended' or 'shelved', but 'abolished' or 'terminated'." ”

"It was decided at yesterday's meeting?" Tugu Hun asked Zuo Shishi.

"Hmm!"

"Just based on paper data, we have to suspend the research and development of a big killer, and the previous investment has been wasted, this is just child's play!" Tu Gu said with a bitter face, "Do those officials in the Privy Council know the purpose of our research and development of 'pangolins'?" ”