The old woman is dealing with parts of the system. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The cockpit (and emergency escape hatch) of the OBJECT is located at the top of the spherical body, which allows the ELITE to be ejected backwards and upwards in the event of a crisis (though undesirable).

Dozens of walls on the route to the center of the sphere were now opened, forming a faintly lit tunnel at the exit—the light from the cockpit screen in the depths.

The tunnel is not only a passage to the cockpit, but also has several forks in the road leading to the power furnace repair room, a fuel refill port separated by two thick doors, and a solidified exhaust gas tank exchange room for compressing and sealing the exhaust gas. It may be easier to understand if you think of it as a subway tunnel consisting of a wall and a switched track.

On the other hand, the old woman is leaning against the handrail near the tunnel, looking at the portable terminal in her hand.

"That terminal is directly connected to the OBJECT system through wireless transmission, right? Since it is not a cable to connect, it should not be necessary to open the partition wall of the cockpit........"

"Fool, OBJECT's wall has the function of insulating radio waves. If you don't have this function, you run the risk of being manipulated by enemy objects in battle. ”

At this time, "Smack!" Suddenly, a blue-white light flashed at the edge of the two's field of vision, which silenced the two of them. That's a welder working on the OBJECT's armor.

The main body of the object alone is more than 50 meters long, and of course, it is not cast with a super-large mold, but a slightly curved steel plate about the size of a tatami mat is prepared, and dozens of hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of pieces are overlapped to complete a huge sphere.

The reason why so many layers of thin steel plates are overlapped is that the impact is dispersed and spread, which is more important than the defense of a thick wall. Theoretically, it is very similar to a simple bulletproof vest, but it uses an extremely large number of steel plates, and even the shock wave of a nuclear bomb can be blocked.

"It's called onion armor, right? Not only is it sturdy, but it can also be easily changed after being attacked by an enemy object, which is amazing. I think the first person who comes to mind deserves the Nobel Prize. ”

"Easy is easy, don't forget that every piece of armor is like a Japanese sword, and it must be made by a professional master with time and labor, and it must be customized."

"This is because we have to mix high-efficiency fire-retardant powder in milligrams of hot steel and create it on the other. I remember that it would increase the strength, but it would not be good for recycling. Lunas thought for a moment and said, "But if it were made by computer automatic scanning, I'm afraid it would be easier, right?" ”

"The technical difficulty is too high, and it really can't be done without master-level work. If you leave it to the machine, you will only make the wrong amount, and the steel plate will become fragile and easy to crack. ”

Lunas looked down with the old woman and saw the forklift carrying the spare bent steel plates. On the side of the forklift, it was written in English in large letters: "May Princess Milinda win a beautiful victory!!"

Milinda is the princess, right? It's really popular, and during the war years, such an OBJECT driver was probably also tasked with army propaganda, right?

At this time, the old woman beside her spoke:

"But I think it's amazing to be able to send physical energy from the central power furnace to the external laser cannon without cables."

"Printed circuit board power transmission unit, right? It seems that the insulator and conductor are seared together on the steel plate, and "the power supply can be successfully completed without opening cable holes in the armor to reduce the defense." The first person who came to mind really deserved the Nobel Prize. ”

"Alas, it's as if you're a little devil and you're saying that anything is easy to do."

The old woman shook her head slowly. As she shook her head, her wrinkled fingertips still moving quickly, she was doing software repairs on the portable terminal.

The old woman said as she went about her work

"Then again, you want to be a weapons engineer, right?"

"Huh? Oh, you mean the OBJECT designer. A small aristocrat like me, one more is not more, and one less is not less, if you want to truly reflect your own value, you will definitely not be able to have a real skill. ”

"Really, it doesn't end well to become a rich businessman........ Forget it, it's your life anyway, and I won't stop you. So the future weapons engineer, which part are you going to be responsible for assembling specifically? ”

"In principle, it's a monolithic structure."

"Fool, how could anyone casually hand over the work of assembling the entire OBJECT to a little hairy head who has not yet graduated. It's the same as "I dream of being a billionaire in the future", it's too abstract. YOU'LL BE INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF THE NEXT OBJECT, BUT THAT'S JUST A PART. Generally speaking, students like you should learn the easier to learn copying science first, find arms dealers to sell it, and then learn the more complex techniques, right? ”

"But I'm really not good at copying."

Lunas, who said this, didn't know if he remembered anything, and showed a somewhat disgusted expression: "Weapons don't try to innovate, but blindly try to defend them, and when such weapons are not built, they are already behind the times." ”

"The science is to think about new ways of propulsion of machinery based on the movements of animals and insects. I hate spiders and cockroaches......... But I'll admit that the research didn't cost much, because it was just about writing an insect observation log. ”

"It's useless. If the foundation is not laid, the person who will cry will be yourself. ”

"So in order to learn the basics as soon as possible and save those troubles, I applied to come here to study abroad and study with Her Royal Highness the Princess's standard OBJECT."

"Why do you think the high-ranking officials of 'the country' are building zoos and insect museums in major cities? It's not for the sake of inspiring young people like you to develop that funds are allocated from the people's hard-earned money. ”

"Whew—" the old woman sighed.

Lunas looked at the tunnel-like entrance to the cockpit

"When it comes to developmental young people, it's almost time for the driver selection...... Is it the time to dig into ELITE? When I was still a student in Safe Country, I used to see black-clad officials dangling around the school building. ”

"Is it necessary to hold it four times a year? Anyway, this time it's still a "non-compliant". ”

"ELITE's competency seems to be 'elemental'? What the hell is that? ”

“........ This is the general term for "conditions to be able to become an OBJECT driver". ”

The old woman's fingers controlling the portable terminal stopped, and her tone became even colder than when she was chatting:

"That being said, it's not a superpower to manipulate special devices. However, there is such a thing as a "prototype of qualifications" such as artistic talent. In short, ELITE is a military program that thoroughly hones "due talents", and even uses electrical stimulation and hypnotic suggestion in the process. So the biggest obstacle to development is not money or equipment, but human rights. ”

"What do you mean ........"

"There are surprisingly few people who meet these conditions by completely ignoring the human rights of those who meet the requirements and no one protesting, and there are people who can fight completely according to the will of the state despite their own ideas after becoming the ELITE...... After all, it would be terrible if the ELITE, which had been cultivated with great difficulty, pointed its main gun at the "home country" as soon as it sat on the strongest weapon, the OBJECT. ”

The old woman added softly: Don't tell her.

At this time, the sound of machinery running came into the ears of the two of them.

A seat connects to the cockpit elevator and emerges from a tunnel-like passageway. Her Royal Highness Princess ELITE sits on it, with her upper body secured to the seat by an H-shaped harness.

"It's finally here, bed ghost."

"I have nothing to say."

"Imp, your job is coming. You are responsible for repairing the emergency escape device. Others said it was unlucky and didn't want to do it. ”

No matter what era it is, people who have not yet graduated from school have to do unimportant work that no one wants to do, while stealing the skills of professionals.

Lunas walked around to the back of the girl's seat, and asked as he manipulated the tools in his hand:

"By the way, this OBJECT is all white, is it for good luck? Or is it just snow camouflage? ”

"At the beginning, it was really to match the environment and change the livery as camouflage."

"The king of beasts without natural predators doesn't need to hide people's eyes, so camouflage is just a waste of paint money, so it becomes the whole white ...... Besides, the huge 50-meter-level body can't hide anywhere. ”

"Oh. But hadn't you heard of the plan to emulate the spirit of replication and paint with ferocious animal or insect patterns in order to intimidate the enemy? ”

"yes, and then it was said that a nasty mode was going to be added, using gear switching to continuously make a screeching sound of metal rubbing, but both were voted back."

“？”

"Because it's not just the enemy who will see OBJECT, it won't make sense to affect our morale at that time. AND WE CAN'T LET THE PEOPLE SEE THE ANNOYING OBJECT IN THE MARCH OF THE "SAFE COUNTRY". ”

"I see." Lunas couldn't help but smile bitterly, what if he didn't add that kind of paint? WHO ELSE IN THIS WORLD DOESN'T KNOW THAT OBJECT IS A KILLING MACHINE BORN FOR WAR.

Lunas replied casually and asked:

"And what is the Western sword that is tied up with a rope and hung from the ceiling?"

"It's just plain 'tradition.'"

"Prayer will prevail and kill."

Lunas listened to the two speak, manipulating the wrench in his hand.

Then there was a soft "click!" A bang.

The girl had planned to continue explaining the allusion of the Western sword as an amulet, but her head shook with the sound. Kuwenser, who was adjusting his escape gear, felt strange and looked at the back of the girl's head from behind his seat.

"It's so sad."

"Ah, bastard! Don't mess with your seatbelts, idiot!! You've strangled the princess!! ”

"Huh!? It doesn't seem to be good!? ”

"It's so sad."

The girl repeated the same words again. Kuvinser hurriedly regained his tools, but he couldn't figure out what was affecting the seat belt.

The old woman decided to take a different approach, running towards the small elevator for work.

"Forget it, I'm going to find something to cut the seat belt!! The imps stay here to help! Before I come back, you pull the seat belt out of the gap with both hands, don't let the princess suffocate!! ”

Before Lunas could come to his senses, the old woman had already reached the downstairs.

So he hurried around to the front of the seat:

"Hum, sorry!!"

"I don't blame you, hurry up and help me."

"Good!!"

Kuwenser prepared to follow the old woman's instructions and pull the harness to prevent the girl from suffocating........

......... But the H-shaped seat belt was tightened so tightly that the girl's breasts stood out.

Seeing this, Lunas's fingers stiffened.

If you want to pull the seat belt, you must put your fingers inside the seat belt, but then you will inevitably touch the bulge on the girl's chest that is strangled by the seat belt. Having said that, I originally thought she was very thin, but I didn't expect that she was unexpectedly "material"........ Just as Lunas was quickly thinking about these meaningless things, the faint voice of Her Royal Highness the Princess came into his ears.

“........ It's dying. ”

“！？”

That's right. Now is not the time to hesitate.

(Now it's to save people, it's serious, it's my trouble, I should have saved it, but the girl's boobs are not right, no, now is not the time to think about this, be serious, and if you don't hurry up, you'll die, yes, I'm going to save her, I'm going to do my best for Her Royal Highness the princess!!) ）

Lunas now has to choose between being a beast and being a beast.

"Tight, emergency measures ........"

Her Royal Highness the Princess's face lost blood, and her words were in a tone of necessity.

"What's wrong? Do you have any how? ”

"Yes, yes."

Just as Lunas was about to destroy the entire seat structure, the girl used her slender fingertips to press the button hidden under the seat.

The girl's seat exploded.

The H-shaped harness that bound her snapped off on its own, and her petite body flew into the air - but Lunas didn't have the time to admire. Because the high-pressure air sprayed on him, he flew a few meters.

As he rolled down the passage, a large white flower appeared in the corner of his vision.

That's an emergency escape parachute.

The original design was to use a high-speed elevator from the cockpit to the outside of the armor, then eject the seat into the air from the outside, and finally the high-pressure air jet on the pilot's suit ejected the driver in three stages. This time, the girl used only one last device, catapulting herself near the ceiling.

The escape device is indeed unlucky.

As Lunas muttered in his heart, a sentence came out of his ears at the same time:

"This is the first time I've ever used it."

Now that it's over, the favorability will definitely fall to negative all of a sudden........

Lunas laughed helplessly.