Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 70 Assessment and Exoskeleton Armor
"What questions should I give Li Weidong?"

"Aren't we facing a problem recently? Let him try."

"That's not a good idea. You know, there are so many of us, but we haven't come up with a good solution. What if he can't solve it? Will it affect Li Weidong's assessment?"

"Don't worry about that. Let's give him the questions from level 6 to level 4 and this one together and let him work on them slowly. The first part tests his level, and the second part helps us solve the problem. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

"If he can answer all the questions, what level should we give him?"

"Is that something we've considered? When the time comes, we'll report it and let our superiors decide!"

"Yeah, okay, let's do it!"

Soon, Li Weidong's assessment began.

Looking at the pile of papers in front of him, Li Weidong was confused.

Is it so difficult to assess engineers nowadays?
There’s nothing we can do, it’s already been issued, so just do it!
The previous part was still very simple for Li Weidong.

Most of the time, they would be given a drawing and asked to find the errors in the drawing and then improve them. Or, they would be given a mechanical drawing and asked to write down the cause of the damage, whether it can be improved, what knowledge is needed, etc.

Li Weidong worked very quickly and soon only one piece of paper was left.

Li Weidong took a look and saw a question written on it.

Question: How to quickly transport supplies in plateau areas with dangerous terrain, rugged terrain, extremely low temperatures, insufficient oxygen content, and where large machinery cannot reach.

The concept was so vague that Li Weidong was confused for a moment. He frowned and his thoughts were racing.

Several chief engineers looked at Li Weidong, who was frowning and thinking hard, and whispered to each other.

"You can't watch it!"

"Don't be impatient. This is just the beginning. Let him think for a while."

"You should also think about it. Is this enough time for the exam?" a chief engineer said unhappily.

However, just as the chief engineer finished speaking, they saw Li Weidong actually started writing something.

"Look, haven't you started writing it already? Maybe it will actually work."

At this time, several chief engineers stopped talking and focused on watching Li Weidong's writing.

At this time, Li Weidong did have some ideas in his mind.

When it comes to quickly transporting supplies in places with dangerous terrain and rugged topography, Li Weidong's first thought is combat needs.

Otherwise, it would be impossible to transport supplies quickly to such a harsh environment.

At this time, the place where war is most likely to break out seems to be the "third most powerful country in the universe" in the south.

But in Li Weidong's impression, the time seemed to be just a few years later.

At the same time, the place connected to that side fully meets the characteristics of dangerous terrain and rugged topography.

The mountains are high and steep, with ravines crisscrossing and the altitude is very high. In some places, the average slope is 40 to 50 degrees. The ground is bare and the climate is cold and oxygen-deficient.

The temperature is often around minus 30 degrees Celsius, the population is sparse, and transportation is inconvenient. Transportation generally relies on camels and manpower. In some places, camels also have difficulty passing through, so most of the time it relies on manpower.

With a reference, Li Weidong also had some ideas in his mind.

In previous lives, large quantities of supplies could be transported there because the road was built at great cost.

But at that time, there was not enough funding for them to build roads, so vehicles had to give up completely because they could not pass at all.

Therefore, Li Weidong's idea is to extend outward from human resources.

Only by increasing manpower can transportation capacity be increased. As for the means to increase manpower, the first thing that came to Li Weidong's mind was exoskeleton armor. Don't think that exoskeleton armor is something that is completely impossible to manufacture now. In fact, a certain sect outside has already proposed the concept of exoskeleton armor.

Li Weidong understood that without computer-assisted control, it would appear very bulky, but there was no need for flexibility now. After all, ordinary people could not walk fast at all on that kind of terrain. It could be used as a means of transportation and as a firepower turret during war.

Thinking of this, Li Weidong's fear of insufficient firepower struck again. He added a suspension on the outside of his left arm to hold a revolver machine gun. He also hung an anti-material sniper rifle on the outside of his right arm. Soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor wouldn't have to worry about the recoil of anti-material sniper rifles. Then, Li Weidong began designing ammunition storage locations on his chest and thighs.

After finishing the painting, I nodded with satisfaction and looked at the title carefully.

Hmm! I've gotten off topic! Guiltily, he glanced at the chief engineers beside him and noticed they were staring at him, so he quickly continued writing and drawing on his paper.

Li Weidong added a catapult claw to the hand of the exoskeleton armor, which can hook onto surrounding objects in dangerous terrain to help stabilize the body.

Then comes the energy supply, and Li Weidong chose fuel cells.

In fact, there are three energy supply methods, namely internal combustion engines, fuel cells and ordinary batteries.

Among them, internal combustion engines are too loud, fuel cells are too hot, and ordinary batteries have too little power.

Li Weidong thought about it and decided to use fuel cells. After all, the altitude in the south is very high and the temperature is very low. If the heat emitted by fuel cells is utilized, it can also have a heating effect.

Thinking of this, Li Weidong began to write and draw on paper again.

It was completed in a short while. Li Weidong checked it carefully. Apart from being not flexible enough, there were no other loopholes or major defects. Then he stood up and handed all the test papers to several chief engineers.

Several chief engineers first picked up the previous test papers and took a look. After finding that they were all correct, they picked up the last question.

When they saw it for the first time, several chief engineers widened their eyes. Their first impression was that it was a weapon, a human-shaped weapon.

A chief engineer asked Li Weidong, "Weidong, isn't the topic about transportation equipment? How did you design a weapon?"

Li Weidong smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm used to it. You can ignore the content about weapons and look at other things."

The chief engineers were speechless. What did you do? You could design transport equipment as weapons out of habit.

But there was nothing to say, so they could only continue reading. After seeing the performance description above, the eyes of several chief engineers lit up, and they looked at each other, and one of them said:
"Weidong, can you introduce your design?"

"No problem!" Li Weidong nodded.

"Due to the terrain, large machinery cannot be used, so we can only rely on human and animal power. My design is to enhance human power through mechanical means. The parameters above are my calculations, and the actual results need to be manufactured and tested before we can know. This design is based on the concept of exoskeleton armor from foreign schools. It is a type of exoskeleton armor, which can also be called mechanical armor."

A chief engineer said in surprise, "Is it the exoskeleton armor from a few years ago? The technology of foreign countries is indeed far ahead of ours."

"They have only proposed the concept of exoskeleton armor, but have not yet designed and produced it. The one I designed is based on the concept they proposed.

"Unfortunately, at this stage, it can only be used for fire support in this particular type of terrain, or to transport supplies. It's still too heavy and bulky, and we probably won't be able to solve this problem until our institute develops a computer and makes it smaller," Li Weidong replied.

"It's already very good now. It's impossible to be perfect all at once. Technology advances bit by bit, and our equipment is updated generation by generation." said another chief engineer.

Li Weidong nodded after hearing this.

"Weidong, your assessment is complete, but we need to report to our superiors as to the specific level, and we will notify your institute directly when the time comes.

We'll also be producing this exoskeleton armor in the next few days. When the time comes, please take a look and see if there's anything that needs improvement."

The leading engineer said.

"Okay, no problem. Can I go back now?" Li Weidong asked.

"Okay."

Li Weidong greeted several chief engineers and immediately opened the Industrial Department.

(End of this chapter)