We finally found a flat and safe place, and the sun came out.
623 and the others parked the mecha in a well-lit area and retreated from it.
Jiang You and others also exited the exoskeleton and basked in the sunlight.
Lin Fan shook the raincoat aside and hung it on Fu Guang's shoulders to dry.
At this time, Jiang You's team looked at Lin Fan differently than before.
Before, they had always disliked him, but now they were filled with wonder. After Song Ren told them the situation, everyone was astonished. Looking at Lin Fan again, they were filled with wonder.
"Was that Xingchen just now?" Everyone was more interested in Xingchen's condition.
"Yes, Xingchen is a biological mecha. Unlike our mechas, we don't know the exact principles, but we know that Lin Fan and Xingchen are equals," Song Ren explained carefully. "So don't always laugh at her weakness; these are just side effects of her transformation."
"Ah... I'm sorry." The person who had mocked Lin Fan before already knew that he was wrong.
"So the reason why you protect her so much is also because of Xingchen?" After Jiang You came to this conclusion, his mood inexplicably improved.
Thinking about how he had targeted Lin Fan before, he felt a little embarrassed.
"Yes and no. It was indeed because of Xingchen in the beginning. But now, after so long, Lin Fan has become our important partner. Protecting her and taking care of her has become a very natural part of life. After all, what she has to endure is hard for us to imagine." Song Ren said.
Jiang You and the others looked at Lin Fan, who was eating and chatting with Li Chunhua and the other two not far away. It was hard for them to imagine the pain of separation she felt when she transformed.
Now that they knew, they couldn't help but want to take better care of her.
There was not much to say about Lin Fan's condition, so Song Ren just gave a general idea and that was it.
Jiang You and others were happy when they learned that the bionic armor was designed and manufactured with reference to the stars.
"No wonder it is completely different from previous products." One team member exclaimed.
As members of the reserve team, they were relatively well-informed about equipment development. Only 623's bionic mecha seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. It was completely different from existing R&D products.
Now that they knew it was Xingchen's fault, they finally solved their mystery. Although Xingchen herself was still a mystery, it did not affect her progress in promoting the institute's technological development.
Although the emergence of bionic armor is still inferior to giant mechas like Pangu, its flexibility and controllability have already surpassed all other equipment of the same category.
"So the bionic armor can't fly now, right?" Jiang You asked.
If we could fly, there would be no need for stars.
"Not yet. But I heard that they will add micro-jets below to try to make it float to a certain extent. But it probably still won't be able to fly freely like the stars." Song Ren also felt regretful about this.
But from the perspective of technological development, being able to float in the air is good enough.
The two teams that had some conflicts yesterday suddenly had their differences resolved because of an accident.
After resting, they walked forward for a while and then Jiang You’s team was ready to go out.
Before leaving, they asked to see the stars again and observe them up close.
Seeing that Song Ren agreed, Lin Fan didn't act pretentiously and transformed directly to fulfill their wish.
The satisfied six people happily left the woods and completed their mission.
In addition to the members of their project team, special envoys from the Security Department had also been waiting at the exit.
After Lin Fan rescued people, Song Ren sent a message to Yu Guangli. It was only with Yu Guangli's consent that he could reveal certain information to Jiang You and others.
So when the six people just came out, the first person they came into contact with was the special envoy from the Security Department. Only after they signed the 623 confidentiality agreement could they come into contact with the people in their own group.
The six people also knew that Lin Fan's matter was much more special than ordinary scientific research projects, and they were all very obedient.
Song Ren and his companions' jungle adventure did not last for a few days.
On the evening of the fifth day, they reached the exit.
Whether it was the four people who had been in the mecha the entire time, or Lin Fan, who had almost relied on his own body to cross the entire territory, they all felt extremely tired.
After the four people reported some discomfort to the group, they were given a few days to rest.
When the adjusted mecha was tested again, everyone's data increased.
At the same time, Song Ren mentioned the emergency situation he encountered with Jiang You’s team in the forest.
He said that in order to protect Lin Fan's identity from being known to more people, we should try our best to avoid similar incidents from happening in the future.
Therefore, future field testing activities must be staggered with other project teams and carried out independently.
This proposal was unanimously agreed by everyone.
That day, five people were eating in the cafeteria.
Lin Fan was sensitive to the strange atmosphere around her. She looked up and saw Jiang You and his companions approaching.
The onlookers around thought that another conflict was about to break out and were very excited, but Jiang You actually walked over to Lin Fan and the others' table, sat down, and started chatting with them with a smile.
Huh? What's going on? This wasn't the case last time.
The onlookers didn't know why Jiang You's attitude changed.
Did she also succumb to the power of the eldest lady?
"What are you talking about?" The team members in the same group as Jiang You couldn't help but frown and scold the person who was speaking when they heard these discussions.
"Senior." The person who was caught quickly apologized, "We're not saying anything bad about Sister Jiang You. We're just wondering why her attitude is so strange. We were clearly at odds with each other last time."
"...Why are you so curious?" They couldn't tell anyone about Lin Fan because they had signed a confidentiality agreement.
"Let's go, let's go eat." The man who had been cursing Lin Fan in a sarcastic tone before came over and pulled him towards Lin Fan.
After seeing the stars up close last time, he felt itchy in his heart and kept wondering if he could see them again.
Seeing that the person who had previously cursed the most had changed his stance, more and more people were confused. However, more and more people were convinced that Miss Lin Fan's identity was definitely there.
After coming out of the forest, the mecha underwent a data adjustment to make it more suitable for the driver.
At the same time, the micro jet has been successfully developed and is being tried to be installed on the mecha.
There are two on the soles of the feet and two below the back of the shoulder blades. These positions are reserved before, so there is no need to recast, just install and debug directly.
Lin Fan had also been practicing hard, and with continued training, his strength was increasing simultaneously. The Xingchen's standby time was also steadily increasing.
The addition of a jet device to the bionic armor is equivalent to adding a propulsion system, which can be used for short-term suspension, translation, or acceleration.
However, such operation consumes a lot of energy, so it can only be used for short periods of time and in emergency situations.
With the bionic armor with a propulsion system, we can enter the next practical training process.
Underwater testing.