All competition between civilizations ultimately comes down to living things.

The rapid development of the Star Empire is inseparable from the continuous development of the people who are becoming more and more wise and intelligent.

During the period of the Second Five-Year Plan, a large amount of resources were invested in education and scientific research, and a large number of qualified grassroots scientific research personnel were trained quickly and efficiently by using telephonic broadcasting and memory genetic technology, and a complete human resource pool for all walks of life was initially established.

According to the statistics of the Human Resources Bureau of the Stars Empire, at present, in the four worlds, there are a total of 10 billion people, 6 billion people have completed university education or above, and 3 billion people have scientific research capabilities.

By the period of the Third Five-Year Plan, Qunxing plans to complete a total of 10 billion yuan of universal university education, and all citizens born after this will have university education made basic and compulsory.

In addition, there is also a major scientific research project in the second five-year plan that has made a breakthrough, that is, STC production templates.

The simpler something seems, the more complex it tends to be.

Behind the ease of production made by STC Production Templates is the technological prowess of the developers of the wasteland.

To this day, the STC template capable of producing the Vanguard Mech is still one of the most cutting-edge and complex technologies in the Star Empire.

All researchers recognize its great value, but because a set of STC templates contains too many technical fields and is too difficult, it is impossible to crack and copy it in a short time.

After more than ten years of research, the Star Empire only copied another set of mecha templates with different specifications and types at the end of the two five-year plans.

Because the technology is not yet mature, the production efficiency has dropped a lot compared to before, and on average, only three to five new mechs are produced every day. There are also occasional inconsistencies in quality.

But overall, the Star Empire has taken a big step forward in STC production template technology, and is able to replicate the same type of production plant.

And thanks to the breakthrough of STC technology, Qunxing has once again harvested a new kind of mecha.

Cruise-grade mech, codenamed Guardian!

The previous Pioneer mecha was a light mecha with an environmental survey nature, and its innate combat ability was relatively weak.

Although it has been modified many times to increase its defensive power, it has not been able to be changed until now, after all, the design restricts its in-depth development and cannot adapt to the increasingly complex battlefield environment.

Therefore, considering the needs of the future, a new mecha that can fight and collect and can fight for a long time and long distances was born.

By today's standards, the Cruiser is a brand new mech with a much higher overall performance than the Pioneer class.

It uses the most advanced technology in all fields of the Star Empire, and can be called the strongest individual combat equipment at this stage.

Just like its level and name, it is a mecha with both offensive and defensive performance and outstanding comprehensive performance.

The Guardian mecha has been replaced with a new intelligent combat system with reduced operating procedures.

Its entire exterior armor is made entirely of adamantite gold, and its power source is a state-of-the-art fusion engine.

At the same time, the firepower matrix was once again upgraded with missiles that were replaced with small nuclear missiles.

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In addition to this, there is a technical improvement that is worth mentioning. That is, all of the Guardian mechs that have been produced are equipped with a melee weapon, the Power Gauntlet.

The Power Fist is essentially a large, armored gauntlet, typically emitting a vague, blue energy field, and capable of breaking the molecular bonds of matter when attacked, violently destroying any solid matter it touches.

Now, although the power gauntlet is huge and slow in combat due to technical shortcomings, the wielder must be willing to risk being attacked by the enemy before it can fight back, but its power and future potential are enormous.

This technology originates from the wasteland world, and its scientific name is the high-energy plasma magnetic shield field, which is an energy force field developed by plasma and electromagnetism as the main technologies.

For example, the original "Wind God and Rain God" system in the wasteland world used this shield technology.

Built in the seventh year of the Wasteland New Republic, this Meteorological Environment Control and City Defense System has been updated countless times over the decades to finally bring the entire wasteland into a shield that is in the wind.

Although the Storm God and Rain God System was unable to resist the catastrophe that destroyed the world during the sudden disaster that descended on the wasteland, it still seems that it still bought some people precious time and gave them the opportunity to enter the shelter facility at the last moment, thus preserving the fire of the wasteland world.

Shen Sen had seen the Wind God and Rain God system simulated by Old Man Li using information technology to open up.

A waterfall-like mask of light poured down on the city's dome, and countless particles of light seemed to fly in the sky.

And under the light cover, the grass grows and the warbler flies, the flowers are like brocade, and the appearance of a paradise on earth is really beautiful.

In the first five-year plan, Shen Sen proposed a planetary shield system that tried to repair the wasteland.

It's a pity that ten years have passed, and it has been four or five years since the repair plan was proposed by her, and until now, the shield system has not been successfully repaired.

"What's wrong with the Wind God and Rain God system, is there any new progress?"

Shen Sen sat on the sofa in the living room, took a sip of a tea drink from the fantasy world called Vitality Leaf, and asked with a smile at the old man Li who came to report to work in front of him.

Old man Li smiled ashamedly, and did not answer Shen Sen's question directly, but said as if chattering.

"In the past, when the cold winter season of the wasteland came, the entire land would be covered with ice and snow, and even the strongest and toughest animals in the world had to change their habits and migrate underground or south."

After saying this, Old Man Li's eyes showed a little more emotion for the past years, "For us, it is the same result, after the winter period, this land will no longer be suitable for us to live." ”

After listening to his words, Shen Sen also felt a little nostalgic.

"The edge of the sword is sharpened, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and now we have all survived, haven't we?"

"But I'm still afraid." Old Man Li shook his head, "Although as a scientist, I don't believe in any world-destroying theories, that sudden world-destroying natural disaster was more like an accident in the universe than someone targeting us. But I always have a kind of worry, what if it wasn't some accident? ”

"And what do you mean?" Shen Sen frowned.

"Shield systems are key to dealing with the risk of natural disasters."

Old man Li emphasized with a serious expression.

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