Chapter 28: Night Raid by Rats and Inspiration for the

After tossing and turning at the new site all day, the equipment was finally set up.

In the evening, the group squeezed into a temporarily cleaned-up lounge.

Gnawing on data in front of the computer, while "Xiao Bai" was left on automatic cruise in the warehouse.

Wang Hao, having nothing to do, set a night patrol program for it, calling it an "electronic watchdog."

Suddenly, a faint but continuous "creak-creak" sound came from the warehouse.

Mixed with the sound of plastic being gnawed.

"What the hell! What's the situation?" Wang Hao was the first to jump up.

"Did a thief get in? Stealing from us? Isn't that like an old man eating arsenic?"

Li Yang frowned and directly pulled up the real-time surveillance footage of "Xiao Bai."

Only to see in the corner, behind a cardboard box containing equipment cables.

A fat rat was holding a piece of PVC pipe and gnawing happily, looking quite righteous.

"It's a rat." Li Yang's tone was calm, but his eyes had already turned cold.

The cables in that box were all carefully selected by him.

Wang Hao got angry as soon as he saw it:

"Good fellow! Daring to gnaw on Brother Li's precious cables?"

"In ancient times, this would be equivalent to digging up our ancestral graves! Brothers, wait, watch me give it a precision strike!"

After saying that, he rushed back to his pile of treasures to search.

Feng Yan thought he was going to grab a weapon for a physical send-off.

It turned out this guy actually pulled out a few "rat-repellent special edition" Skyrocket Monkeys with simple guidance modules that he had shown during the day.

And a modified launch tube.

Feng Yan was shocked:

"... Old Wang, you call this rat repellent? Anyone who didn't know would think you were about to carry out a decapitation strike on a rat!"

"Brother Feng, you don't understand!"

Wang Hao said righteously while skillfully assembling it.

"Traditional rat poison and sticky traps are outdated!"

"This is high-tech rat repellent, focusing on psychological deterrence!"

"Let them know that in this territory, even a rat hole is not outside the law!"

Chen Guang pushed his glasses and was actually still analyzing seriously:

"From the perspective of behavioral psychology, sudden explosions and light-heat stimulation."

"Can indeed effectively establish a negative conditioned reflex... but the precision and safety need to be strictly controlled."

"Don't worry! Watch me!" Wang Hao was full of confidence.

Locking onto the target through the footage sent back by "Xiao Bai," he adjusted the launch angle.

"My 'Rat Exterminator No. 1' has a precisely calculated powder charge, guaranteed to scare it out of its wits, and absolutely won't damage public property!"

He pressed the button—

"Whoosh—"

The Skyrocket Monkey dragged its tail flame, bypassed several shelves at an extremely tricky angle, and headed straight for the corner where the rat was!

Then... "Pop."

Half a meter away from the rat, it hit an iron shelf.

It exploded into a small cluster of sparks, not hurting a single hair on the rat.

The rat was so scared it jumped three feet high and disappeared with a "squeak."

"Ahem... wind resistance! It must be the micro-airflow disturbance caused by the air circulation inside the warehouse!"

Wang Hao's old face flushed, and he explained forcefully.

Feng Yan laughed so hard he slapped his thigh:

"Hahaha! Old Wang, your 'precision strike' is precision scraping for the iron shelf, right."

"Looks like your 'rat-repellent special edition' Skyrocket Monkey needs some strengthening?"

Li Yang, however, didn't laugh.

He stared at the weird, almost right-angle turning trajectory of the Skyrocket Monkey in the air just now.

His eyes lit up like electrified LED lights.

He muttered unconsciously: "Non-linear trajectory... low-altitude complex environment maneuvering... obstacle avoidance..."

Wang Hao was still being stubborn: "Although it didn't hit directly, the tactical goal was achieved, right! Look, didn't that rat also..."

Before he could finish, Li Yang suddenly stood up, startling everyone.

He walked to the whiteboard in a few steps.

(This thing was sponsored by Wang Hao's dad, saying it would be useful for meetings)

He grabbed a pen and started outputting frantically.

Lines, arrows, formulas... everyone was dazzled.

Feng Yan leaned over and asked cautiously:

"Old Li, what... what triggered you?"

Li Yang didn't stop writing, didn't look back, his voice tight with excitement:

"Rat... Skyrocket Monkey... No! It's the train of thought!"

He turned around, looking at everyone with burning eyes:

"Why did we always think about building big guys before?"

"Exoskeletons, robot dogs, lasers, thrusters... the bigger, the more complex, the easier it is to be restricted."

"Just like that rat just now, finding any corner can make us feel tied up."

He pointed to the messy but structurally clear sketches on the whiteboard:

"Why can't we build some 'little guys'?"

"Like insects, tiny, flexible, able to adapt to any environment, able to drill into corners we can't enter, able to execute single but critical tasks."

"Let our 'Iron Wolf' and 'Xiao Bai' have a group of ubiquitous eyes and stings."

He became more excited as he spoke, a person who was usually sparing with words.

At this moment, it was as if he had opened a chatterbox:

"We can design mechanical spiders, responsible for reconnaissance in complex terrain;"

"Mechanical centipedes, used for pipe and cable inspection;"

"Mechanical bees or butterflies, for aerial surveillance and information relay;"

"Even mechanical mantises, as small attack units..."

"They are low-cost, can be mass-produced, coordinate in combat, and form a true 'Insect Legion'!"

The warehouse was silent, save for Li Yang's slightly heavy breathing due to excitement.

Wang Hao was the first to react, slapping his thigh hard.

The sound was loud enough to scare that rat out again:

"Damn! Brother Li! Awesome! How did you grow that brain?"

"Using a Skyrocket Monkey to hit a rat and coming up with an 'Insect Legion'?"

"This brain hole is even more outrageous than my 'drawing circles in the air'!"

Feng Yan also reacted, his heart pounding.

He seemed to see the shocking scene of a group of micro-robots working in coordination, not just the mighty "Iron Wolf," in a future report demonstration.

This level of coolness was maxed out!

"Old Li! Your idea is absolutely brilliant!" Feng Yan patted Li Yang's shoulder hard.

"This is the true dimensionality reduction strike! From 'Steel Beast Vision' to 'Micro Swarm'."

"This shift in thinking is enough to give those experts in the national team a headache!"

Even Chen Guang pushed his glasses, his eyes shining:

"Technically, miniaturization, energy, communication, and swarm intelligence are indeed huge challenges."

"But... if realized, the application scenarios will be revolutionary."

"My laser system can also consider miniaturization, making it a 'Bee Sting' level individual defense or blinding weapon."

Wang Hao couldn't help but start imagining the future: "Then do I need to create an 'Insect Egg' series for my 'missile' family?"

"Specially launching these little guys? Air-dropping 'mechanical spider' bombs? Sounds exciting!"

Watching the team instantly ignited, Feng Yan felt happy inside.

He cleared his throat:

"Alright, alright, calm down! The 'Insect Legion' is a super great strategic direction."

"But you have to eat one bite at a time."

"For now, we still have to finish the demonstration project for the national-level report."

"However, Old Li's idea can be written into the report materials as an important long-term plan and technical reserve."

"It will definitely make people's eyes light up!"

He glanced at the dark night sky outside the window, and the iron shelf in the corner of the warehouse that had been blasted with a black mark by Wang Hao.

He couldn't help but complain internally: 'Good fellow, other people's inspiration comes from the starry sea.'

'Our Li Yang's inspiration comes from rats and crooked Skyrocket Monkeys... This is very "Iron Wolf Workshop".'

But it must be said, this sudden "Insect Legion" concept.

Was like a spark thrown into the minds of these young people, which were already full of dry wood.

A new storm, it seems, is really coming. ===== CHAPTER 29 =====

A new storm, it seems, is truly about to arrive.