Chapter 537: License (Part Two)

Just as Sun Cheng said, Liu Nianyuan and his companion were certainly no strangers to Berkeley Bionics.

They had even seen the video Sun Cheng had just demonstrated before, and a more complete version at that.

Exchanging a glance, Lieutenant Colonel Liu Nianyuan asked, "Does Chairman Sun mean that your Cybertron Technology also has similar products and technology?"

He quickly went over the information he had read before coming here in his mind, and soon captured a piece of information.

"Sun Cheng once reached an agreement with Nanjing University of Technology to cooperate in forming an 'Intelligent Machinery Laboratory'."

However, he immediately cast this information to the back of his mind, because the latest data Liu Nianyuan had obtained clearly indicated that this laboratory had only just been approved by the government, and its equipment, site selection, and research personnel were not yet ready; it was still something that existed only on paper.

Sun Cheng smiled slightly and nodded very affirmatively.

"Speaking of which, I have the country to thank."

He looked at Sun Long, his clansman, "Captain, you still remember the introduction I mentioned regarding the P. C. F. when we first met, right?"

"I personally consider myself lucky to have been chosen to represent the P. C. F. in contacting the country."

"After my last contact with the country and the start of some cooperation, I also received some rewards, which included a set of technology related to mechanical exoskeletons..."

He tapped the laptop screen, his face full of confidence.

"I can guarantee that the mechanical exoskeleton product I obtained is at least two generations more advanced than the one demonstrated by Berkeley Bionics!"

In the real world, there was no Megatron for the U. S. military to study, although judging solely from the timelines of the two worlds, the real world was clearly further behind.

But according to Sun Cheng's investigations over the past half year, all signs indicated that real-world technology, especially many technologies related to the military, lagged behind the Transformers Universe.

That was why Sun Cheng was so confident.

Because just a while ago, after the idea of obtaining a Defense Industry Product Contractor License from Xia Country popped into his head, he had been busy simplifying a set of full-body exoskeleton armor he had originally designed for himself into a set of semi-covered mechanical exoskeleton armor that only covered a small portion of the body.

And the reason for simplifying it was very simple.

The full-body exoskeleton armor Sun Cheng designed was a life-saving device he had tailored for himself to prevent any mishaps in the real world.

Therefore, the cost of this full-body mechanical exoskeleton armor was never a consideration from the start.

The prototype was designed while he was in the Transformers Universe, utilizing the computing power of the Frenzy Body, which far exceeded human supercomputers.

Unfortunately, Sun Cheng clearly hadn't put much effort into it at the time. After returning to the real world and recalling it, and digging the armor out from the depths of his mind, he had to use the computing power of the two mini-Decepticons, Revenge and Xiao Wu, to redesign the unfinished product.

According to preliminary estimates, the completed full-body mechanical exoskeleton armor would possess a vertical jumping ability of over ten meters, a short-range low-altitude flight capability of no more than five kilometers, and could be equipped with some defensive weapons, such as small machine guns and micro combat missiles.

The cost was also terrifying, conservatively estimated at at least 200 million Xia Yuan.

Although this cost could be reduced after mass production, its importance clearly could not reach the level of a fifth-generation fighter jet, and he believed few national forces would buy such expensive shelf-ware.

Of course, except for wealthy tycoons like him who were afraid of death.

Therefore, Sun Cheng decided to further simplify it, preparing to thoroughly reduce its cost and make it possible for large-scale equipment.

Of course, he did not deny that he had selfish motives in this.

Releasing upgraded technology bit by bit, using the country's power to perfect it, and ultimately successfully entering the field of robot manufacturing through mechanical exoskeleton armor.

Raising an eyebrow, Liu Nianyuan clearly did not believe his claim that it was two generations ahead of the HULC series mechanical exoskeleton armor from Berkeley Bionics.

However, his good upbringing still allowed him to behave very appropriately.

"Chairman Sun, can you provide the specific data for the mechanical exoskeleton..."

Liu Nianyuan asked, "If possible, please also explain the cost... Of course, it would be even better if there were a finished product!"

Sun Long also chimed in from the side, "The scope of a Level Two License already involves the field of true national defense industry production, and the national audit is stricter than that of a Level One License. So, Chairman Sun, you need to provide more detailed information; otherwise, we can at most help mention it to our superiors, but whether it passes or not is hard to say."

"Of course!"

Sun Cheng nodded, "According to known intelligence, the latest generation HULC mechanical exoskeleton from Berkeley Bionics currently uses a hydraulic drive design, while our product uses an all-electric drive."

"They use two lithium-polymer batteries with a total weight of 3.6 kilograms to provide power. After a full charge, the HULC can ensure the wearer can carry 90 kilograms of weight and march continuously for one hour at a speed of 4.8 kilometers per hour."

"Our product, however, uses a 1.5-kilogram lithium-air battery to provide power, a total weight reduction of 2.7 kilograms compared to the HULC. In a fully charged state, it can ensure the wearer can carry 80 kilograms of weight and march continuously for four hours at a speed of no less than 5 kilometers per hour."

"In terms of design, if the military needs it, we only need to add a slight arm guard to install a 7.62mm caliber heavy general-purpose machine gun weighing ten kilograms onto the exoskeleton armor, and configure an automatic ammunition supply box for it!"

"Because I didn't know the two of you were coming today, I will organize the specific information today, and you can send someone to pick it up tomorrow!"

"As for the cost and the finished product..."

He pondered for a short while before saying, "For the basic version, we are confident in keeping the price under 200,000 Xia Yuan; the specific price can only be determined after production."

"As for the finished product, I can have the organization produce a few sets and send them to the country first, but it might take a week before you can receive the finished product!"

Although Base No. 1 could produce them at any time, Sun Cheng clearly did not want to ruin the relationship he had just established.

Before obtaining the license, he would not expose his ability to produce any military industrial products within the country.

Hearing this, Liu Nianyuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.

"Chairman Sun, military products are no laughing matter. Are you sure about the data?"

He knew about the U. S. HULC mechanical exoskeleton; because it was an experimental military procurement, the U. S. side had never disclosed the purchase price.

Foreign media had said the basic version cost 70,000 USD, while others reported 90,000, 80,000, or even 120,000 USD per set.

One thing was certain: the cost of the basic version of the latest generation HULC mechanical exoskeleton from Berkeley Bionics was over 60,000 USD, which was nearly 400,000 Xia Yuan.

Paying half the price of the Americans to buy a set of mechanical exoskeleton armor with performance far exceeding the U. S. military's active service equipment—getting that for just a Level Two License was an absolute steal.

After seeing Sun Cheng nod affirmatively, he finally made the call: "After I go back, I will report this to the ministry immediately. Please also have Chairman Sun prepare as soon as possible; the ministry should send someone to pick up the information tomorrow!"

"No problem!"

The Level Two License was basically a done deal.