"This is the next-generation digital infantry project that my uncle mentioned earlier?"

Xia Ming couldn't believe that this system was not a thing in the scheme, but a family of four models.

Non-powered flexible exoskeleton system, standard powered exoskeleton system, light protection powered exoskeleton system, heavy protective powered exoskeleton system.

This set of things is called power armor, not a simple power exoskeleton.

In the past few years, the idea of military power exoskeleton is still man-machine separation, that is, the power exoskeleton is used as a simple power platform, and the thinking has changed in recent years, and it has begun to integrate combat functions such as weapons, protection and informatization into the power exoskeleton, making it a combat platform, so now everyone is starting to call it power armor.

If Xia Ming is not mistaken, Lao Mei's power armor is still only in the experimental stage, and the University of Berkeley's BOEEX, Raytheon's XOS-4 and Loma's HUAF are the world's most advanced power armor. However, there has been no major breakthrough in battery, sensor and transmission technology, so they are only verification models, and there is still a considerable distance from putting them into actual combat. As for Atlas's EXO lightweight power exoskeleton system in the game "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" a few years ago, it is still science fiction.

When did the Rabbit Army become so fashionable and aggressive? Oh, and forget that the Rabbit Army is the most iron-clad eagle fan......

Xia Ming's stomach full of complaints was shown on his face, and Shang Weidong smiled: "This is just a branch of the new generation of digital infantry system, and it is technical verification. ”

It must have been made up by those post-90s technical nerves in the Equipment Development Committee who were not a few years older than him, Xia Ming looked at Shang Weidong suspiciously, what does this thing have to do with him?

"The global situation is very complicated now, and the big war cannot be fought, and the small war is becoming more and more intense. As our country's overall strength rises, so do its international obligations......"

Shang Weidong gave Xia Ming a report on the current situation of the global military situation, and concluded that the ground warfare in this era has fully shifted to low-intensity but high-contact security warfare, and the combat capability of individual soldiers has also reached a threshold, which requires major innovations.

This challenge is also in front of the Rabbit Army, and the need is still very urgent, after all, the Rabbit Army is participating in more and more international military operations. And the Rabbit Army and the armies of all advanced countries believe that combat robots are too unreliable, and power armor is the most realistic breakthrough.

"The country has money, and it has invested a lot of money in the new generation of digital infantry systems, and this thing has also been divided into a lot as a preliminary technical verification", Shang Weidong put his five fingers together very generously: "500 million!" ”

Xia Ming's eyelids didn't blink much, if it wasn't for dollars, 500 million was nothing. However, his heart still warmed up, money is a trivial matter, and hugging the military's thigh is the key. What's more, it's power armor!

The two-way foil is too, the Death Star is too far away, for the sci-fi otaku military nerd, the coolest thing that can be seen in this life is this thing, it can become a reality in your own hands, this kind of honor is more tempting than holding a beauty!

Belch...... If the beauty is Xiaotang, the temptation can be regarded as the same level.

Xia Ming wiped away his daydream-like reverie and asked again: "I remember that in the army, isn't the 2020 Institute doing research in this area?" There have also been a lot of news released to the outside world, and private units like ours have the opportunity to participate? ”

Of course, Xia Ming understood what Shang Weidong meant when he told him, but would the military allow civilians to participate in such an advanced technology project? This is not something that can be done by relying on Shang Weidong's favors.

Shang Weidong said eloquently: "Isn't the state now encouraging civilian technology and capital to enter the military industry? Moreover, since it is a technical verification, it is necessary to take a look at all the technologies that can be found. This thing involves many fields of machinery, electricity, sensing and transmission, and the army's own research institute is too closed, it is too difficult to make such an integration project, and artificial intelligence is even more shortcoming. ”

Indeed, artificial intelligence is a very important part of power armor. Just talking about the simple power exoskeleton, its transmission needs to be highly consistent with the movement of people, which requires artificial intelligence integration and control system to ensure the integration of man and machine.

Xia Ming asked: "In other words, our institute can cooperate with other units to come up with a set of plans to participate in the bidding?" ”

Shang Weidong pointed to the document: "Behind it are the units that are eligible to participate, and you can contact them as a collaborator of the subsystem." The first discussion was probably in March, with more than two months to go. ”

"Thank you, uncle!" This opportunity must not be missed, Xia Ming smiled unceremoniously.

Seeing the excitement shining in Xia Ming's eyes, Shang Weidong was secretly a little proud, he knew the preferences of you military science fiction houses! With this to make amends, the sincerity is enough, right?

After being proud, I felt a little sad, I, a quasi-Taishan, still had to try to do what I liked to my prospective son-in-law, and I knew it earlier......

After all, he still let go of a matter, and Shang Weidong was much more relaxed: "Family, what's polite." ”

Is it already a family, how can this be done...... Xia Ming secretly complained.

This day passed quickly, Shang Xin didn't come back, and he didn't know if he felt that he didn't have the face to see him. This is not strange, the strange thing is that Xiao Huan has changed a lot in the past few days, and today she has reached a climax, from a delicate girl who has not grown up to a gentle and virtuous Yamato Nadeshiko, the change in painting style is too drastic, so that Xia Ming can't help but wonder if she did something to sleep with her that night......

"I want to eat skewers!"

When she went home, Xiao Huan returned to her true colors, and when she said it, she sent a picture from Shen Chat, which was taken by her electronic eye, a barbecue shop outside the community.

Xia Ming has basically been recuperating in the past few days, and Xing Tianmin's INV report that night made him very angry, and his brain can't play difficult actions for the time being, so he can only use it to think about some trivial things. He simply got the QNI image and video file format out, and Shen Chat could send the information.

It happened that Li Diluo and Wu Sihao also called to talk about work, and with Xiao Huan's consent, the four of them gathered in the barbecue shop.

Xing Tianmin's threat was solved so quickly, and the threat went to prison instead, which made Li Diluo and Wu Sihao's confidence in Xia Ming climb to an unprecedented height. felt that the future was bright, and they were anxious to talk to Xia Ming about their future plans.

On the phantom side, the most important work in front of me is mainly two stalls, and each stall is two aspects.

On the one hand, Wu Sihao is responsible for building the development team of the Alfalfa engine, optimizing the editor, and preparing to launch an editor-based MC game after New Year's Day. On the other hand, it is to promote domestic game and software manufacturers to develop games and applications based on the Alfalfa engine, and to negotiate with domestic board manufacturers for licensed production.

Lawrence would send Xia Min work minutes every day, and his focus was to talk to companies such as Microsoft and AutoDesk about technical interfaces, and second, to get a game developer as soon as possible to make the shooting game Xia Ming wanted.

The first point is that the progress is limited, after all, the giants who monopolize the market will bow to the alfalfa engine, and without the pressure brought by the actual results, these giants will not be easy to comply. The second point has eyebrows, but Xia Ming doesn't dare to believe it. Lawrence said that Bethesda didn't have the expected success with DOOM4 and was a little disillusioned with DOOM5 in development, so he had the opportunity to get his hands on the id brand and use the Alfalfa engine for DOOM5.

As a former game nerd, Xia Ming is undoubtedly quite excited to get the id brand and renew the glory of the "DOOM" series. But snatching the brand from Bethesda, the biggest player in the gaming industry, is not ordinarily difficult. Although id is no longer glorious, it is a golden sign and even a milestone in the history of video games. Xia Ming didn't expect much from this, just let Lawrence do his best.

Cicada is mainly driven by the market, in addition to Prometheus and Galica, Xia Ming decided to leave the consumer market on the phantom side to Cicada to do, so Cicada has to adjust the business structure.

The Prometheus Division was changed to the Intelligent Service Division, and it still manages Prometheus's stall. The Afterburner Division was changed to the General Hardware Division, and an Interactive Entertainment Division was added to represent the consumer version of the Fantasy Engine, as well as games based on the Al Khado Engine.

Speaking of MC-like games to be made by illusions, Xiao Huan is also energetic, and the game has not yet been named.

"Our world!"

Obvious copycat......

"Virtual Universe!"

It was used ten years ago, and it was a puzzle game......

"Illusion World!"

It's okay, but it's still going to be criticized as a copycat MC......

In the end, it was Xiao Huan's opinion that moved the three former game nerds: "Let's call it the Phantom Galaxy, in this galaxy, everyone has a planet, no, a galaxy!" You can pinch anything on the planet, and then everyone can trade it in the lobby, you can show it off, you can like it or something. ”

The name is good, and the idea is good, but the "hall", "show off", "like" or something, the penguin taste is too strong, and it has to be changed.

Li Diluo said excitedly: "Isn't this just like playing civilization!" We are like the creator god, creating a world and a civilization little by little, and then interacting with other people's worlds and civilizations, whether it is trade or war, it is so interesting! ”

After all, Wu Sihao is old and has to be a little reserved, he rubbed his chin and said: "The so-called hall, we can completely move the reality into it, in the illusion galaxy, as an officially established public area, to reproduce the real earth!" That's right, the real Earth! ”

Speaking of the back, he still couldn't help but slap the unfinished skewers on the table.

"Lao Shrimp also talked to Lawrence to see what he had in mind, and if he was sure, he would adjust the editor as soon as possible. The environment can be slowly upgraded, and the player is given a space like MC first, so that they can knead the mud to their heart's content. ”

Xia Ming slapped the board, this is the beginning of "Phantom Galaxy".

After the plan was discussed, the topic turned to revenue, which is what Xia Ming is most concerned about at the moment, and he also expects the two hens, Cicada Movement and Phantom, to lay $60 million in eggs before the Spring Festival.

Xia Ming is clear about the revenue status of the two companies, and the company's statements will be sent to him to see.

By the end of the year, the net profit will exceed five million dollars, and most of it will be on the afterburner, and Prometheus will not make much money now.

Illusion relies on the sales of alfalfa cards, and the income is very considerable, but in addition to the construction of the R&D team and the investment in shooting games, the net profit is not as good as the cicada.

Xia Ming roughly estimated that by the end of February next year, the combined net profits of cicadas and illusions would not exceed 40 million US dollars, and it was impossible for the net profits of the two companies to be given to the research institute, which was at least half of the target of 60 million.

If "Galaxy of Illusions" can be done as soon as possible, it will not only drive the sales of afterburner and alfalfa engines, but also make a lot of money itself.

Li Diluo also put forward a direction, the afterburner card is no longer subject to the clamp of Intel and other chip manufacturers, and can go one step further on the basis of the afterburner, completely subvert the architecture of the personal computer, and launch a new PC and game console based on clover, which is why he proposed to change the afterburner division into a general hardware division.

"We're missing a flashpoint!"

Xiao Huan said seriously, in order to strengthen his persuasiveness, he nodded as if he agreed with himself.

"Galika, the Alfalfa engine, the new PC and console, and Galaxy of Illusions are a new era for today's gaming nerds! If we integrate them into one point in terms of promotion, the game nerd will definitely explode! ”

At this time, Xiao Huan was quite professional as when she was talking about cooperation with Liu Ruru before.

Then Xiao Huan sent Xia Ming a video on Shen Chat.

Looking at the girl in the video who was gorgeously dressed, not quite the same as Xiao Huan's image, but with a very similar temperament, Xia Mingxin said, how could I forget her.

Cicada Xiaofan, the virtual image of the cicada that he and Xiao Huan made up together.

That's right, let Cicada Xiaophantom integrate these technologies, and the propaganda effect is absolutely explosive.

The video of Xiao Huan's cicada dancing ballet was transmitted to the mobile phone through Qianyan MINI, and showed it to Li Diluo and Wu Sihao, and the two applauded repeatedly. Wu Sihao was also very emotional, it was okay that the static model could be pinched so lifelike, and the dynamic effect was so real, Xia Ming must have put a lot of thought into it.

Xia Ming said vaguely: "Xiao Huanju's contribution is great! ”

When he spoke, he and Xiao Huan made a hey and smiling expression at the same time on the chat, this video was completely made by Xiao Huan using himself as a model, of course, the authenticity has nothing to say.

"Just make an advertisement on this basis, not only the power card, the alfalfa engine, but also something higher, such as ...... Power Armor! ”

Xia Ming mentioned what he talked about with Shang Wei today, and Li Diluo and Wu Sihao stayed for a while.

Li Diluo knelt down on one knee: "Boss! Please take me! ”

Wu Sihao didn't drink, but his face was red: "The virtual design link can allow the illusion to join, right?" ”

Power armor, sure enough, is a man's romance......

Xia Ming waved his hand: "The eight characters haven't been skimmed yet, we are just entering this project as a subsystem developer, and we have to find a thigh to hug ourselves." ”

Laughter echoed in the small barbecue shop, and the boss seemed to be infected, guarding the grill and humming a song.

"Our hometown ......"

"On the field of hope...... Ang Aung Ang ......"

"Smoke wafts over newly built housing......"

"The creek flows beside the beautiful village......