From Douluo Dalu to Queen

Chapter 182 An Impossible Scientific Research Plan
"Well, just give it a try. You can study it when you have nothing to do. As the old saying goes, nothing is difficult for one who sets his mind to it~" Leng Xiyao also knew that this task was as difficult as climbing to the sky, but she still encouraged with a look of longing.

"I..." Letterman was about to say that he couldn't do it, but suddenly he saw deep disappointment on Luo Qianrou's face. Then, the disappointment turned into contempt, as if she looked down on Letterman for saying no.

In her mind, Leng Xiyao was never someone who was too ambitious, and she would never blame any of her subordinates for their poor performance. Under such lenient circumstances, Leng Xiyao issued a task target, but Lightman, who had just been appointed as the dean of the research institute, did not even have the courage to give it a try, which really made her look down on him.

Luo Qianrou didn't know how difficult this task was, but she knew that facing difficulties head-on and ultimately failing was different from giving up when faced with difficulties.

What's more, her standard for judging people has always been whether they can create value for her little master. If they can help Leng Xiyao, then they are people worth making friends with; but if they are of no use to Leng Xiyao, then she won't even look at them again.

Feeling that the girl he cared about was looking down on him, Lightman looked at Leng Xiyao's eyes which were changing from admiration to disappointment, then turned around and looked at the huge and terrifying steel monster. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "I did it!"

"Haha, that's great~"

Leng Xiyao was extremely excited when she heard that Lightman was willing to take on this research project, which was probably several times more complicated than the Manhattan Project in the United States.

In any case, since Lightman is willing to start researching the manufacture of siege tanks, this is a good start, like a transition from zero to one. If there is no one willing to take on the responsibility, then there will be no progress even after tens of thousands of years. But now, although the progress may be very slow, at least there is a progress bar, and eventually some results will always be produced.

For example, the replica tank gun can be used to improve the artillery, the engine can be used to build vehicles such as cars, and the machine guns on it can also provide some inspiration for the light firepower currently being developed.
In terms of its function, it is not an exaggeration to call it the Manhattan Project.

Seeing that he agreed, not only Leng Xiyao, but also Luo Qianrou beside him smiled with relief.

"Thank you for your appreciation, Miss. I will do my best." Letterman was still a little scared about this, but when the time came, he had no choice but to go for it!

"Hey~ Don't be so pessimistic. I found a helper for you, didn't I?" Leng Xiyao pulled Tang San over with a smile and formally introduced him: "This is Tang San, a very professional blacksmith. I also know that the material level here is too high, and no one in the base should be able to forge it, but I believe Tang San can do it."

"In this way, once you have the finished steel plate or other components, I believe your work will be much smoother."

When Letterman heard this, he immediately shook Tang San's hand excitedly: "Hello, hello."

If there were ready-made components, he would have some confidence to study it, but the craftsmen he knew obviously did not have anyone who could make such high-end iron materials.

But now with Tang San joining, if the other party is really as magical as Miss Leng said, then this doesn’t seem to be a problem!

"Hello." Tang San did not dare to neglect the genius in front of him. Wasn't he also so talented but not appreciated in his previous life? He had a lot of ambitions but nowhere to implement them. Now that he was working under Leng Xiyao, he had room to show his talents.

Therefore, there is a feeling of heroes appreciating heroes between the two.

"Okay, both of you stop being so polite. I still have to tell you how this tank works." Leng Xiyao separated the two and pulled them to the side of the tank.

Hearing this, the two of them suddenly became serious and looked at Leng Xiyao seriously.

After all, this siege tank is not a product of Douluo Continent, and Tang San knows nothing about it. Lightman has heard of Leng Xiyao's ideas about some magical weapons and equipment, but has never seen one. Now that he has such an opportunity to observe it, of course he has to listen carefully.

In fact, Leng Xiyao didn't know how to use this thing, so she took out the instruction manual that came with the system from the storage card and started reading it.

After a moment, she closed the book and said with a smile, "I can open it now. Come on, come in with me."

After saying that, Leng Xiyao didn't care whether the two followed her or not, and climbed directly to the cockpit door. After scanning her pupils, the door that was tightly sealed by air pressure made a "puff" sound, and then automatically opened to the left and right, revealing the cockpit inside.

Then Leng Xiyao got into the cab and sat in the driver's chair.

Tang San and Lightman, who had just caught up, took a look into the cab and were stunned. They looked at each other, looking extremely confused.

Because the total area of ​​the cab is only about ten square meters, there is only one chair, and the height is only about 1.8 meters. That is to say, once a taller driver closes the cockpit lid, he basically cannot stand up.

The three-dimensional area of ​​the entire tank is almost 400 cubic meters, but the cab is only about 20 cubic meters and can only be driven by one person. This is really incredible.

Leng Xiyao, however, sat in the driver's seat with an excited look on her face, looking at the holographic projection screen that recorded all kinds of information about the current status of the vehicle, as well as a bunch of buttons and an operating ball. She was so excited that she was almost speechless.

This tank is a very advanced product. Although it is very huge, it is indeed a vehicle that can be fully driven by one person.

In addition to the nearly half-meter thick steel plate used as armor, this tank's functions are fully automatic except for driving, which requires crew members to set the direction.

For example, the main gun that can automatically replace shells and adjust the caliber at any time, the multi-purpose machine gun with a capacity of tens of thousands of rounds, and the transformation components are almost all one-button operations.

In addition to firing conventional explosive shells, siege tanks can also fire pulse shells and energy shells after being modified. Among them, pulse ammunition is the most precious, all of which are high-end products produced by the Imperial Arsenal. The second is gunpowder. In the past thousand years of development, the concentration of gunpowder has reached a terrifying level. Especially after the addition of fusion energy, these high-explosive bombs are often more effective than pulse ammunition when fighting against alien insects.

As for the energy cannon, it is an emergency plan and will only be used when the bullets are used up. There is a device on the tank that specifically collects solar energy. In times of crisis, the solar energy can be temporarily gathered into bullets or radiation beams. However, it basically cannot cause any damage to ordinary Marines' armor, but it can still cause damage to worker bees or units with fragile armor.

(End of this chapter)