The little female soldier who was desperate to find her family became a national hero

Since the solid-liquid material prototype designed and planted by Gemini Ruoya is already very outstanding, everyone believes that the No. 1 machine designed and planted by Shen Yiyi will definitely be better than this one.

Moreover, everyone is very curious about what its initial form will look like.

Is it the beast form, which is the mainstream for land warfare? Or the insect form, which is famous for its flexibility and swiftness? Or even the bird form, which currently dominates the sky?

There are even some people who understand Shen Yiyi's request and think that since Shen Yiyi is so eager to swim across the ocean to find her relatives in a foreign country, would she just plant a tree armor whose main form is an aquatic creature?

There were different opinions for a while.

Xiao Shen and Gemini Ruoya protected this secret too well, and the nutrient solution in the tree beetle growth pool was inky color, so it was impossible to get a glimpse from the outside, which made people feel even more itchy.

Finally, three days before Shen Yiyi left for the front line, the mystery was revealed.

Everyone looked at Shen Yiyi and twin Ruoya with shining eyes, and they were very excited. They gathered in front of the tree armor planting growth tank that was three or four stories high.

As Gemini Ruoya pulled the wrench, the nutrient solution drain port in the tank opened and the nutrient solution was quickly discharged. A pleasant scent of green grass filled the entire space, and the huge monster that attracted everyone's attention gradually revealed its true appearance.

However, when the dark nutrient liquid in the tank was completely emptied, everyone let out a series of ambiguous exclamations mixed with some sighs, and the situation became more and more intense.

Is it badly made? Of course not! This tree armor is so beautiful, even more eye-catching than the previous prototype of Gemini Ruoya.

The color of the tree armor is not the popular military colors such as black, green, blue, gray, and yellow, but a light light golden color. This color was inspired by Talkoko's golden hair that was as dazzling as the sun.

The surface coating of the tree armor is covered with countless bright and dark twinkling stars. Upon closer inspection, they seem to be flowing slowly on the armor according to some rhythm. From a distance, it looks like the brilliant Milky Way is draped over its body.

The tree armor has a pair of foldable wings installed behind it, which are now fully unfolded in front of everyone. This pair of wings does not adopt the traditional large single wing shape, but is made into three pairs of slightly smaller wings. Even the feather texture on the wings is lifelike, and it looks like a work of art from a distance.

"How can you go to the battlefield when you are so beautiful? Are you going to be a target? Is it like you are going to follow the path of a rich lady going to the front line?"

"Yes, and it's actually... it's actually in human form! How many years has it been since a tree armor in human form appeared on the battlefield?!"

"Besides, why do we need wings? Not only do they increase the area that is exposed to bullets, but they also tend to cause the center of gravity to shift backwards. Xiao Shen, what are you thinking?"

The beautiful appearance did not win praise from these senior weapon design experts, but instead they issued a unanimous condemnation. The main reason for the condemnation was that the appearance was similar to that of a human and the appearance was too gorgeous.

It should be noted that on the current battlefield, animal-shaped tree armor and insect-shaped tree armor are still the mainstream of warfare, while human-shaped tree armor has been eliminated from the mainstream battlefield because of its too high center of gravity, overly complex transmission mechanism, relatively small ammunition load and complex driving requirements.

However, this time Shen Yiyi went against the will of heaven and designed and planted a tree armor with a human-like form and an extremely gorgeous appearance. How could this not disappoint the old experts who had placed high hopes on her?

Seeing everyone's discussions and disappointed looks, Shen Yiyi knew that if she didn't quickly explain her design concept, she would be torn into pieces by these old men before she even had to go to the front line.

So, she hurriedly explained: "I believe everyone may think that I created such a beautiful tree armor in human form because of my little girl's love of beauty. After all, the front battlefield is full of animal-shaped tree armor and insect-shaped tree armor..."

"Since you understand the principle, why do you still do this?" an old researcher interrupted and asked.

"Because in my opinion, the future of the battlefield lies in mobility. The current application of tree armor on the battlefield is to position it as a mobile fortress."

When Shen Yiyi spoke, the noisy discussions in the venue gradually died down and people began to listen carefully.

"Relying on medium and heavy tree armor to advance in waves, while protecting the light armor soldiers to penetrate, this is the most common tactic of the current army. However, this tactic lacks flexibility and is only suitable for large groups to use when attacking on plain terrain."

"The unit I will be reporting to later is called the Scouting and Assault Battalion. As the name suggests, it is a unit that focuses on reconnaissance and is supplemented by assault. The battlefield situation it faces will be more complicated. So I chose to deploy and grow humanoid tree armor and equip it with wings that can glide short distances and stay in the air for a short time, just to pursue higher battlefield mobility and flexibility when facing the enemy."

"Besides, this tree armor is made entirely of solid and liquid materials, from the frame to the external armor. More than 80% of the material ratios are newly optimized. So its defense is at least five times that of the same medium-sized tree armor. Coupled with my first-class plant affinity and Shen Teng's multiplier effect, I can beat at least ten of the same medium-sized armor!"

"As for the concern that the appearance is too conspicuous, that is not a problem at all. Just look at it if you don't believe me!"

As Shen Yiyi spoke, she gave instructions to Shen Teng, who was rubbing against the tree armor at this time. Immediately, under Shen Teng's control, the color of the entire tree armor gradually changed from light gold to darker, until it became an inconspicuous dark green.

This is not the end. In addition to the color becoming less noticeable, the armor surface also has mottled spots of varying depths, and even the shape has changed from upright to hunched. From a distance, the tree armor that was so dazzling just now has now become a shabby and worn-out shape, as if someone has cast a time magic on it.

"If they look at it this way, people will just think that this is a scrapped piece of armor from a museum. Then they will just look down on me. Who will even look at me straight in the eye?" Shen Yiyi said mischievously.

Everyone was really impatient. There were tree armors that could change color before, but they basically relied on a special color-changing coating. If the coating fell off, the armor would lose the ability to change color. But this guy in front of them could not only change color but also deform, which meant that it did not rely on the surface coating to achieve this effect.

"This, this, this...what is going on? How is this done?" Several old gentlemen who specialized in tree armor coating rushed to the armor in two steps, almost holding the tree armor's legs and began to study and observe it.

Seeing everyone so excited, Shen Yiyi did not hide it and directly explained the principle: "I extracted gene fragments that present the main colors such as red, yellow, blue and green from several color-changing plants such as five-color plum, Gloriosa and mandarin duck jasmine. Then, through experiments, I found a way to activate different colors. Finally, I combined them with solid and liquid materials, and finally formed what you see now."

Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Shen Yiyi asked, "So now what do you think about this humanoid tree armor, how strong is it?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone fell into deep thought. They began to re-examine the tree armor, constantly digesting and absorbing Shen Yiyi's explanation, trying to see its true strength.

The bell-like voice sounded again: "In essence, what I hope to create is a new type of single-person tree armor that has both the flexibility and mobility of a light armored soldier and the power of a medium or even heavy tree armor. And most importantly, its main method of attack is close combat, rather than the currently popular long-range throwing weapon attack method."

After saying these words of explanation, Shen Yiyi once again dropped a bombshell, revealing the biggest killer of this tree armor.

She simply pulled a lever beside her, and a long equipment planting trough not far away quickly drained the nutrient solution, revealing the equipment inside - it was a weapon in the shape of a spear.

But this spear is very different from ordinary spears. Its blade is extremely long, like a long sword inlaid on a long pole. The edge of the sword is shining brightly, which should be due to the addition of some rare materials. Shen Teng jumped forward again, and just slightly attached to the pole, and the whole weapon burst into a dazzling brilliance.

"This weapon is called a lance," Shen Yiyi explained, "I saw it in an ancient book. Although this tree armor is similar in size to a medium-sized tree armor, it can be operated by me alone. Although it is also equipped with long-range offensive weapons such as sky cannons, giant crossbows, and projectile mines, its real main combat equipment is still this long lance."

Shen Yiyi pointed at the long spear and continued, "In fact, humanoid tree armor is the most suitable for close combat. They can move flexibly in the way humans do, and can change various suitable weapons to attack."

"That's right, very correct, that's the truth." Dean Maria also came to the tree armor planting workshop at some point, and responded to Shen Yiyi's statement with a triple click, and added:

"Tree armor was first used in combat three hundred years ago, in humanoid form, to attack the enemy's front line through close combat. Now that tree armor materials have made such great progress, it is not a bad idea to return to humanoid form and attack through close combat."

After taking a closer look at the tree armor, Dean Maria continued, "What's more, the humanoid configuration ratio used by this tree armor is the fifth-ranked Chidona configuration in history. This is also the famous work of my master, Ms. Echidona. As for why it is ranked fifth?" Dean Maria glanced around, "Because it is said to be ranked fifth, then all other humanoid configurations are ranked sixth!"

“Tsk, doesn’t that still mean we’re ranked number one?” Gemini Ruoya muttered secretly nearby.

Dean Maria gave Shen Yiyi a gentle hug to congratulate her, then smiled and said, "Not bad, the first tree armor is a great start. I look forward to your better performance in the future."

Hearing the praise from Dean Maria, Shen Yiyi squinted at Gemini Ruoya beside her and touched her head, because there were many small details here that were perfected with the help of Gemini Ruoya.

"So what do you plan to name this tree armor?" Dean Maria asked, and the twins Ruoya next to her suggested with sparkling eyes: "How about calling it Ruoya and Yiyi?"

Unfortunately, the little girl was disappointed. Shen Yiyi snapped her fingers at Shen Teng, and soon two big words appeared on the tree armor's arm - "Exiled Immortal".

"The name of this tree armor is Exiled Immortal." Shen Yiyi announced.

"What a good name! An immortal who has fallen into the mortal world." Dean Maria praised, and everyone else gave their praise. Of course, except for the twin Ruoya, she grabbed Shen Yiyi's arm and bit it hard to show her dissatisfaction.

Dean Maria did not interfere too much with the little tricks between the two disciples, but directly said to Shen Yiyi: "Come with me to the laboratory, I have prepared everything you can use on the front line."

Dean Maria knows the Sanjiangyuan Weapon Design Institute very well, so she prepared the best equipment for Shen Yiyi. On the way to the laboratory, the dean introduced in detail the usage and precautions of each piece of equipment. Shen Yiyi listened with great interest and was full of expectations for the future life on the front line.

After arriving at Dean Maria's private laboratory, although Shen Yiyi was mentally prepared, she was still shocked to see two large laboratory tables filled with a variety of equipment, all of which were good things not available on the market.

For example, there are special military boots that can increase running speed, military uniforms that can change color and simulate the temperature of surrounding organisms for anti-detection, small but powerful folding crossbows, and expensive and multifunctional mechanical repair arms, etc. Each piece of equipment is a fine product, reflecting the latest technology and ingenuity of the design institute.

After Shen Yiyi tried on all the equipment, Dean Maria was still a little worried. She took out a new energy conversion compressor and carefully stuffed it into Shen Yiyi's backpack.

"Remember, come back alive. I'll be waiting for you at the Design Institute." Dean Maria said affectionately, her eyes full of concern and expectation for Shen Yiyi.

Shen Yiyi held back the tears in her eyes and saluted vigorously to the dean, who was both her teacher and friend.

Shen Yiyi had to report to the Seventh Tree Armor Division before the stipulated date, and there were less than two days left. After bidding farewell to everyone in the design institute, Shen Yiyi only asked her twins Ruoya and Talkoko to take her to the Sky Whale Base for transportation.

Before transporting the Sky Whale, Tarkoko gave Shen Yiyi a dagger called "Shooting the Sun", which was her family's heirloom. Shen Yiyi wanted to refuse, but Tarkoko slapped the dagger into her arms, turned around, took the twin Ruoya and ran away without looking back.

Watching them go away, Shen Yiyi's heart was filled with gratitude and sadness. The two children hid in the distance, watching the huge sky whale swimming towards the distant sky with tears in their eyes.

——Flower Moon Volume · End——