"Fourth-level chrysanthemum beast, is it so fast?!" Locke couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this.

It's only the end of 2018 now, and according to the original plot, the first fourth-level chrysanthemum beast should not appear until a year later, but can the current wormhole really allow the fourth-level chrysanthemum beast to pass through?

Or did the pioneers use some special means to speed up the pace of the invasion by a whole year?

"This is the first time to face a fourth-level chrysanthemum beast, and it is better to concentrate three mecha hunters to be safe." Whether there are any new changes on the wormhole side needs to be observed and confirmed later, and the important thing now is to solve this chrysanthemum beast.

Locke contacted Steck with his idea: "In addition, the testing of the Horizon Warrior is going well, so you might as well let him join the fight." ”

"Are you sure?" Steck asked.

"My makeover of the Horizon Warriors isn't just about swapping the cockpit for a supercomputer." Locke said.

Steck didn't agree immediately, he was still hesitating, at this time, the observatory transmitted the picture of the open chrysanthemum beast, and a huge figure appeared in front of several people.

After observing for a moment, Cai Tiantong said loudly: "This chrysanthemum beast is named Shanlan, can you confirm the target of the chrysanthemum beast at present?" ”

"According to the direction of the Kaiju Beast, the preliminary judgment is that it is near Santiago, according to the speed of the mountain in the sea, it is expected to enter the waters of San Diego in eighteen hours, the speed of the Kaiju Beast is very fast, and the monitor located in the deep sea will soon lose its specific trace."

"Let the probes in various parts of the Pacific Ocean keep an eye on the specific location of the mountain, and confirm the specific data of the chrysanthemum beast."

"Based on the size of the mountain and the dynamic capture speculation, the weight of the mountain is 5,600 tons."

"It's actually more than 5,000 tons, but it's only a fourth-level chrysanthemum beast?" Locke couldn't help but say: "With this volume and weight, it can be said that it is a fifth-level chrysanthemum beast." ”

"Don't be kidding, Locke, until now, we haven't even encountered a fourth-level chrysanthemum beast." Cai Tiantong couldn't help but change color on his face: "There have also been cases of false alarms of the level of the chrysanthemum beast before, is it ......?"

"Impossible, it is absolutely impossible for the wormhole to pass the fifth-level chrysanthemum beast now, the Li Group will analyze the wormhole data every week, and I have confirmed the latest data.

The wormhole is not so stable now, not to mention the fifth-level chrysanthemum beast, even the fourth-level chrysanthemum beast is difficult to pass, I think the appearance of Shanlan this time, it may even be that he tricked it to let the fourth-level chrysanthemum beast pass through the wormhole. ”

Locke shook his head, denying the possibility of the appearance of the fifth-level chrysanthemum beast.

The butterfly effect he brought may affect the tactics of both sides, affecting the types and combat methods of the chrysanthemum beasts.

But the stability of the wormhole is an objective factor, if there is really a way to stabilize the wormhole in advance, the pioneer of the original plot will not send a level 5 chrysanthemum beast after seven years.

"No matter what, there must be something special about this mountain, and it must be treated with caution." There is a clear difference between the situation of the chrysanthemum beast and the original plot, and Locke does not dare to make a judgment easily.

After thinking about it for a while, Steck gave an order: "Since the Kaiju Beast is heading east, let the bases in Los Angeles, Lima, and Panama prepare for the attack of the mecha hunters, and arrange for dangerous wanderers to prepare and prepare for support."

The news of the appearance of the fourth-level chrysanthemum beast cannot be easily spread, and it is said to the media that it is a third-level chrysanthemum invasion, but we need to arrange the actual combat test of the new system, so we will dispatch multiple mecha hunters. ”

"Wait a minute, don't forget the Horizon Warriors," Locke said at this time.

"No, the fully autonomous driving technology is still being experimented." Steck refused without thinking about it: "And the situation in the mountains this time is obviously abnormal. ”

"Isn't that just right?" Locke took the opportunity to say: "I have confidence in the system I have developed, and the situation of opening the chrysanthemum beast this time is indeed very strange, it is good to test it with the Horizon Warriors in the lead."

In my opinion, this is the best time to test the full autopilot system, and if it does cause accidental damage to the Horizon Warriors, the Lee Group will also be responsible for building a new mech. ”

It was also at this time that reports came from Steck's side one after another:

"Los Angeles base, Mammoth Apostle, Blue Romeo, ready!"

"Lima base, Matador's Fury is ready!"

"Panama base, Corinthian Serpent ready!"

"Is the Corinthian Serpent going to attack too? Kennedy LaRue had just graduated from the Hunter Academy, and was by far the only female Ranger, right? Cai Tiantong couldn't help but ask after hearing this.

"She is the best of the latest graduates, and she is a great fit for Corinthian Serpent, and this is her first time in battle!" Steck said in a deep voice.

The experienced rangers are indeed more reassuring, but they must also give newcomers a chance to grow, all the veteran rangers are from newcomers, and the battle with the chrysanthemum beast at the beginning has not suffered less.

Although Locke's fully autonomous mecha hunter project has achieved initial results, Steck has also talked deeply with Locke, knowing that with the current technology, the most optimistic estimate, full autopilot cannot completely replace the Ranger.

Autonomous driving will definitely have a big gap compared to some experienced rangers, and it will not be able to exert the power of specially customized mecha hunters.

At present, the most suitable way to use fully autonomous driving technology is to mass-produce several fixed models, using standardized weapons and equipment and fixed routine tactics, which is equivalent to modular soldiers, while the mecha hunter piloted by the ranger can become an all-round elite warrior.

Thinking of this, Steck finally made an arrangement: "In this case, the Horizon Warriors will take the lead and test it, the Mammoth Apostle, the Corinthian Giant Serpent, and the Dangerous Wanderers will cooperate, the Blue Romeo of the Los Angeles base will stay at the base, and the Matador's Fury will defend the death dash range of San Diego!"

This time, PPDC can be regarded as a big deal, in addition to the Horizon Warriors used for experimental testing, three mecha were directly used to besiege, and there was also a mecha defense, to put it bluntly, considering that this may be the first time that the fourth-level chrysanthemum beast appeared, it is impossible to be too cautious.

After giving the order, Steck sighed: "Locke, do you know, once these mechs are dispatched, two billion dollars have already been spent, even if every time it appears in the future, it is a fourth-level chrysanthemum beast, I can't maintain this level of siege every time, so ......"

Locke nodded: "Don't worry, as long as the test of the full autopilot system is successful, I will produce a few more units, arrange them in different bases, if it is damaged, the repair can also be handed over to me, for me, the assembly line produces standard weapons, but my old job." ”

Fully autonomous mechas, in terms of design and improvement, are naturally indispensable to the contribution of expert teams, and even the cost of building a test machine is not much less than that of building other mecha hunters.

In this regard, Locke has cooperated with the Shaw Group, and the other party's expert team can be said to be top-notch, and Locke only needs to provide a small amount of subsidies.

As long as the finalization is completed, the production line can be specially modified to fit the production line, and then these automatic mechas can be produced as if they were products of an assembly line.

For Locke, who has hundreds of thousands of robots working for himself and all kinds of parts can be automated, the cost is actually the cost of ore, and everything else can be compressed almost negligible.

As a result, the cost of producing an automatic mech with performance comparable to that of a fifth-generation mecha may only be a quarter or even a fifth of what PPDC produced before producing a mech.

These modular automatic mecha have a low cost, so they can naturally be installed on a larger scale, and because of the modular production, it is also very convenient to prepare spare parts and repair, even if it is completely damaged, it can also maximize waste utilization.

Unlike other mecha hunters, each one is specially customized, each one needs a dedicated maintenance team, and many parts are broken and need to be made on an improvised basis.

(End of chapter)