"So, can we start testing our equipment?" V excitedly grabbed Mercer's shoulder and shook him vigorously.
Mercer rolled his eyes, feeling like his brain was about to be shaken into mush: "Yes, yes, yes! Stop shaking!"
V then sheepishly smiled, but was unable to contain her excitement as she dashed into his workshop, looking at the mech not far away with its black and red color scheme, and let out an uncontrollable exclamation.
"Quick! How do I put this thing on?" She eagerly opened the glass cabinet and effortlessly lifted out the hundred-kilogram armor.
"You don't actually need to lift it; put it down. Let me first introduce it to you all... keep a two-step distance," Mercer said, while looking with smug satisfaction at his team members behind him.
At this moment, everyone was gathered in his underground workshop, staring intently at those personal armors filled with a sci-fi vibe and aesthetic of violence.
One of them looked slightly bulky, not very tall, only about 1.65 meters, a heavy armor.
Because it was a prototype, it was simply sprayed all black.
Anyone looking at this mech's style would undoubtedly find it heavily filled with the aesthetic of violence, with retractable micro missile launchers hidden within the shoulder armor, currently not retracted into the mech, but standing as shoulder cannons on the mech's shoulders.
The six launch ports on each shoulder cannon, with a matte black finish under the lights, emitted a somewhat ominous aura.
There was a large compressed propulsion device at the back of the mech; its legs were covered in thick armor, and only the elongated heel position had a shape indicating a compressed propulsion device.
Uh... but precisely because of these reassuringly thick armors and heavy firepower configurations, combined with its 1.65-meter height, it somehow gives off a rounded feeling.
Or, you could say, both short and stout.
"Tank No.1, introduce yourself." Mercer crossed his arms and looked at everyone's dumbfounded expressions with an indescribable sense of pride.
The tactical visor on Tank No.1's black mech helmet lit up red, indicating the AI was activated.
An electronic voice emanated from within.
"BT-T01 is pleased to introduce my functions to you." Its voice was a calm female tone, sounding a bit cold.
Thus, to everyone's amazed exclamations, this bulky-looking mech surprisingly walked a few steps on its own to the center of the room.
Raising its left arm, it emitted a clatter, after which a dark muzzle appeared above the left forearm.
"Currently, my left arm is equipped with a 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, with an internal magazine holding a hundred rounds of heavy armor-piercing bullets. The internal feeder uses a modular reloading system, allowing ammunition to be replenished by directly replacing the internal ammo box."
After raising the left arm, the mech parts automatically separated, revealing the replaceable gun barrel and ammo box hidden on the side of the forearm.
"At the same time, this section can be switched with different attachments such as a sixteen-shot grenade launcher, a flamethrower, and an electromagnetic weapons launcher."
After saying this, it raised its right arm and said, "The right arm is equipped with an intelligent weapon interface, adaptable to different models of intelligent weapons, or can connect to external devices. It also supports the installation of close-combat weapon modules, like this..."
Tank 01 walked to a wall in the workshop, took a giant two-handed axe from the wall—a handle as long as 1.4 meters, with a huge single-edged axe head nearly 1.6 meters. Yet, in its hands, it seemed as light as a dummy.
"The high-frequency nanoblade axe, with a full swing, can cleave through the Behemoth Armored Vehicle's armor, making it your best choice in close combat. It can be folded for easy carrying."
With a casual swing, accompanied by the humming of mechanical boosters, the axe made a fearsome slicing sound through the air.
Rebecca was so excited, she almost jumped up: "I want to try it! Let me try it!"
Jack and Mann exchanged envious glances, but seeing the mech was only 1.65 meters high, they knew it was definitely made for Rebecca, so they couldn't try it.
"No rush, no rush, after the introduction, we have to take it to Evil Land to test it. You can't really test this thing in the base." Mercer said with a laugh.
After that, Tank 01 continued to explain its weapon specifications, armor thickness, endurance, and other auxiliary functions.
After finishing the explanation, it knowingly stood to the corner, after which, the white-painted mech that V had been clinging to lit up its eyes.
This pure white mech appeared much more elegant, with a slender waist, long legs, and armor on the chest that symbolized feminine characteristics. Its eyes had a unique V-shaped tactical visor setup.
The helmet of the mech had decorative angles spreading to both sides, like a crown, honestly making it unforgettable at first glance just by appearance.
This mech was about just 1.8 meters tall, looking without cumbersome weaponry, just various streamlined lines.
Only the back bulged, where the battery was located.
The compressed propulsion was smaller compared to the Tank model, but there were more of them, with six propulsion nozzles on the shoulders, back, and feet, indicating six small compressed propulsion devices.
"Hello, I am BT-Mao Jun No.1." Its voice sounded like a gentle young girl, almost like you could hear a hint of shyness in its speaking tone.