Chapter 8: Jarvis, Are You There? [Seeking Collections, Ratings, Donations, and Flowers]

Individual combat equipment.

It has always been a key focus for both the military and police departments of Blue Star.

After hundreds of years of research and development.

Finished products have long since emerged.

Combining propellers with jet engines allows for a flight mode in individual combat mechas.

The current maximum flight duration is twenty-five minutes.

The maximum flight altitude is ten meters.

It is equipped with a steel blade and dual-hand bullet magazines.

"I didn't expect that the early individual combat equipment from that era on Blue Star had such decent performance!"

"Yes, at least it's far superior to the first generation we developed."

"What I care about more is: what are the flight power source and structural design of his suit?"

"If we could extract that flight structure and integrate it into our own equipment, it would be a tremendous boost for us."

"Palladium elements and oscillating reaction arcs—these two points seem worth investigating."

"However, the suit developed by Bai Shi Lunhui is still too crude."

"Indeed, only those two aspects are worth referencing."

"Hmm, on this point, we've regained a bit of confidence, haha."

"Does something like this even deserve to be called a mecha?"

Federal Aisen Heavy Industries Group.

Chief Engineer Ma Hailiang sneered.

Surrounding him were his team members.

Upon seeing the crude mecha worn by Tuoni.

They all burst into loud laughter.

"Ridiculous! Just welding together some iron plates counts as a mecha?"

"If it were really that simple, I'd resign immediately."

"That final flight attempt killed me with laughter; it fell apart instantly."

"A flash in the pan, utterly useless."

Pointing at the bullet comments, Ma Hailiang sneered coldly: "This audience really knows how to spectate; they understand nothing, yet each pretends to be an expert."

Then, Ma Hailiang clapped his hands and addressed everyone:

"Enough. We don't need to pay attention to this past life of Bai Shi Lunhui anymore."

"He's just a simple mecha enthusiast with some hands-on ability."

"Next, we must devote our full efforts to developing our latest model of mecha."

Smiling, Ma Hailiang said: "Once the new mecha is ready, we'll have a serious talk with the Federal Military Department."

"Let's strive to secure a major contract!"

His team members immediately erupted in cheers.

Their team's mecha was far superior to that pile of scrap metal!

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Inside the office.

The Director had already begun assigning personnel to establish the relevant projects.

Gazing at the live broadcast screen.

The Director's emotions fluctuated wildly.

The capture of memories from past and present lives.

Most of them were related to the protagonist's own timeline.

Ye Xuan, up until now.

Had very, very few past lives involving military-industrial information.

This was far more significant than simple historical capture.

For the Blue Star Federation, it was of greater importance.

"What a pity; we still cannot find out who he is."

The Director sighed helplessly.

The existence of the Heavenly Dao Network had its benefits and its drawbacks.

It granted Blue Star a chance to enhance itself by capturing past lives.

Awakening memories to forge a path of strengthening.

Yet, only very limited authority had been delegated.

If they could discover who exactly was undergoing a hundred cycles of reincarnation.

Protecting him would undoubtedly be the top priority!

Afterwards, they needed to ask him whether, within the memories he had awakened.

There existed the manufacturing processes for this equipment and these missiles.

"Especially the mechanical lifeforms from the very beginning!"

The Director clenched his fist sharply.

Whether missiles or mechas.

In his view, they were simply unimportant!

What mattered was that gigantic mechanical lifeform that appeared at the start!

The Blue Star Federation.

Was currently undertaking a secret super-project!

Searching for new life-bearing planets!

Expanding interstellar territory!

If they could have the assistance of such mechanical lifeforms.

It would provide immense logistical support for the entire plan.

Taking a deep breath, the Director shifted his gaze back to the live broadcast feed.

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[The plane landed, and a crowd gathered to welcome Tuoni's return.]

[The press conference site was already prepared; Tuoni, bearing scars, walked into the venue.]

[Tuoni took a bite of a hamburger and sat directly on the steps below the podium.]

["Could everyone sit down? This way you can see me, and I can be... a bit more casual."]

[Confused, the reporters sat down one after another.]

[Tuoni looked around and said, "I have seen many people die beneath weapons I originally intended to create to protect them."]

["I realized that I must contribute more to this world, rather than merely creating weapons that explode."]

["Therefore, I have decided to shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division, effective immediately."]

"Ding! Congratulations, author Hundred Lives Reincarnation, you have received a tip of 100 yuan!"

"Ding! Congratulations, author Hundred Lives Reincarnation, you have received a tip of 10 yuan!"

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"Ding! Congratulations, author Hundred Lives Reincarnation, you have received a tip of 200 yuan! Triggering a doubling bonus! You will receive a 400 yuan tip!"

Ye Xuan was watching his past life.

Suddenly, a series of notifications rang out.

"What the hell?"

Staring in confusion at the bullet comments.

And the string of tips drifting in the lower-left corner.

One of the tips, worth two hundred yuan.

Had actually triggered a doubling bonus.

Directly soaring to 400 yuan.

"Added together, I've just received over seven hundred yuan in tips!"

Ye Xuan felt a slight surge of delight.

The number of viewers in the live stream had returned to five hundred thousand.

Although the amount tipped was vastly disproportionate to the viewer count.

To him, this was life-saving money!

Ten thousand plus seven hundred equals ten thousand and seven hundred!

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At this moment, the comment section was practically a church of praise.

"Wow! For this move by Tuoni, I give full marks!"

"Shut down perfectly!"

"Hahaha, I saw his friends all stunned; they must be utterly incredulous."

"They're definitely going crazy. Making a decision on the future of a major enterprise without any consultation—who wouldn't go mad?"

"But Tuoni is so casual. Who holds a press conference while sitting directly on the steps?"

"If I could, I'd do the same; it looks so liberating!"

"Tip him! We must send a wave of tips!"

"Turning from passerby to fan!"

As the memory footage played.

A huge, pale blue circular track appeared before everyone.

The audience remained calm, but those military-industry tycoons immediately became excited.

Ever since hearing Tuoni mention there was another big item, they had been paying close attention.

Now they finally saw this massive reaction arc.

"Record it! Quick! Get it recorded!"

"Even though we only see the exterior, we can perform reverse engineering!"

"The electric arc flowing in the center indicates the power supply definitely exceeds three billion joules."

"Truly astonishing!"

Throughout the video link, the audio was now completely filled with the voices of several military-industry tycoons.

Everyone else exchanged glances, wearing bitter smiles.

Meanwhile, the historian Huang Lao was solemnly taking notes in his notebook.

For the military-industry tycoons, this was the emergence of new equipment.

For him.

It was a piece of history unlike anything ever seen before.

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[The virtual photosensitive keyboard materialized upon contact.]