Chapter 209: Combat Robots (Part 1)

When he finally returned to Base No. 2 in Brazil, half a month had passed since he last left.

Letting Hephaestus and the others continue to patrol the South Pacific region in the Ghost, Sun Cheng flew directly over Peru and Bolivia to enter Brazil. He had only just entered the Amambai Mountains when he sensed that he had been swept by a set of electromagnetic waves.

Just as he was feeling surprised, Pioneer soon appeared within his field of vision.

"Master, welcome back..."

Seeing that the person who came was Pioneer, the nerves Sun Cheng had kept taut for half a month could not help but relax.

He nodded at Pioneer with some gratification, "It seems you haven't been idle during the time I was away. Well done. Have you installed surveillance systems around the base?"

"Yes, Master. After you ordered Atlas and the others to manufacture several Radiation Spheres last time, I was also inspired. At first, I wanted to have Atlas and the others manufacture several sets of Radiation Spheres with wider scanning ranges and more powerful functions, but Atlas proposed a better solution. They modified a set of AN/TPS-59 ground-to-air surveillance radar. It works quite well..."

Sun Cheng suddenly realized; he remembered that he had indeed purchased a batch of arms from a Brazilian military trading company in his name.

At the time, in order not to arouse the other party's suspicion, besides the Hellfire Missiles, he had also purchased quite a few other things, including a set of AN/TPS-59 vehicle-mounted ground-to-air surveillance radar.

The AN/TPS-59 vehicle-mounted ground-to-air surveillance radar is a good piece of equipment. It is a military ground-to-air surveillance radar manufactured by Lockheed Martin for the United States Army, utilizing Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technology and operating in the L-band (1.215-1.400 GHz).

The radar's rotational scanning frequency is 6 to 2 times per minute, capable of providing 360-degree coverage, with a detection range of 10 to 740 kilometers, a maximum detection altitude of 305 kilometers, and a maximum detection elevation angle of 60 degrees.

To prevent electronic and kinetic attacks, the radar also employs frequency agility technology (a technique for rapidly changing radio frequencies); it can be said to be an excellent vehicle-mounted ground-to-air surveillance radar.

However, American manufacturing is always very expensive, and there is no shortage of cheaper European, Russian, or Chinese-made products among competing items, so apart from the United States Army, only Egypt, Bahrain, and the Taiwan region of China have purchased small quantities.

Needless to say, after the Workers' modifications, this set of AN/TPS-59 ground-to-air surveillance radar that Pioneer deployed to guard the perimeter of Base No. 2 must be even more outstanding.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to discover Sun Cheng, who had not yet activated his Core functions, all at once.

Sun Cheng was not dissatisfied that Atlas and the others had not designed and manufactured it themselves, but had merely modified an existing radar system.

It is true that the technology of the planet Cybertron is more advanced than that of Earth, but for the Workers to remanufacture a more advanced warning and scanning system would require not only materials but also precious energy.

By comparison, modifying based on currently available equipment is a method that very much suits the current strength of Sun Cheng and his group.

Since he had run into Pioneer, Sun Cheng stopped and did not choose to fly straight to the Underground Karst Cave, but instead walked with him along the mountain road toward the base at a leisurely pace.

Passing a valley with excellent terrain twenty kilometers from the base, Sun Cheng could not help but stop, his gaze lingering for a moment on a small hydroelectric power station by the riverbed below, before he continued walking forward.

This completed small hydroelectric station is now the primary energy source for Base No. 2.

The Workers convert the electrical energy collected here into standard high-purity Energy Liquid or Energy Cubes of the planet Cybertron through the 'Energy Extraction and Conversion Device'.

By comparison, the several diesel generator sets inside the base now serve the function of providing power to the many pieces of equipment within the base.

As more and more equipment is installed in Base No. 2, the daily power consumption has become increasingly large.

"Master... we have also selected a suitable location for the second small hydroelectric station and have already begun construction, but there is no power generation equipment for the time being..."

"I know. I will send some over in a while..."

In the Amambai Mountains, there are not many places suitable for building hydroelectric stations, and they are severely restricted, so at most, only small hydroelectric stations can be built.

Sun Cheng also knew this, so in order to develop faster, the contacts he had previously planned to make with China and Russia needed to be seriously pushed forward.

Thinking of this, he was just about to ask Pioneer about the manufacturing situation of the industrial robots inside the base.

Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Pioneer suddenly seemed to remember something and said again: "By the way, Master, seven days ago a team of humans attempted to enter the depths of the Amambai Mountains. After I personally conducted close-range reconnaissance and determined that they were likely just a human geological expedition, in order not to attract attention, I only put a lancehead viper into one of their tents to bite one person, forcing them to retreat!"

"A geological expedition?"

Sun Cheng frowned slightly; if it were them, they would indeed be interested in the depths of the Amambai Mountains.

However, Pioneer's strategy surprised him a little. After thinking for a moment, he nodded slightly in praise: "Not bad. Deal with them like that in the future as well. I leave the base's security to you; at the very least, ensure that within the next few years, no humans are allowed within one hundred kilometers of the base!"

"Yes, Master!"

While conversing, the dozen or so kilometers of mountain road were soon covered.

Pioneer had obviously notified the base beforehand; when Sun Cheng and he arrived outside the Underground Karst Cave, Atlas and Frenzy were already waiting there.

"Master, welcome back..."

"I'm back!"

Nodding slightly, Sun Cheng took the lead and walked into the Underground Karst Cave.

After half a month of absence, one could vaguely see that Base No. 2 had undergone some changes compared to before.

Inside the base, the figures of industrial robots could be seen everywhere.

Just on the path to the main hall, he saw at least six industrial robots laying power lines and surveillance equipment on the walls.

"How many more industrial robots have been manufactured during this time?"

Sun Cheng could not help but ask Atlas and the others out of curiosity.

"After the hydroelectric station went into operation, energy began to accumulate. Recently, we have manufactured a total of seventeen industrial robots. The reason the efficiency has increased so much is because we have already completed an automated production line for industrial robot parts according to your requirements, Master. Under conditions of sufficient materials and energy, we can produce at least seven industrial robots per day!"

This was already a very high efficiency. After all, the parts for industrial robots are not shoddy goods. In order to allow them to move nimbly, the Workers had designed them entirely according to human ergonomics during the design phase. From the legs to the arms, and then to the vast majority of the body parts, every single one was designed with extreme precision. Even with the parts production line that Atlas and the others manufactured, it would be difficult to increase the efficiency any further.

PS:

Thanks to the three readers 'Kan Kan Hou Gong Shu De Ren', 'Yun Shen Bu Zhi Chu Xun', and 'Li Jia Tu M Lu Ming Fei' for their tips and support.