Chapter 316: Fortress City Titan Project Scouting Force "Fly"

The frontline base, officially numbered "One Two", is much larger than the frontline bases in "Terminator" and "War Machine".

With the space gate as the center and a radius of two kilometers, there is also a six-meter-high hard light beam fence.

If you look closer, you can hear the subtle "buzzing" sound of the forearm-thick hard light beam emitting outwards.

Every thirty meters, there will be a matrix painted in silver and looking like metal columns to maintain a protective fence that looks like a "laser net".

If there are really local creatures that try to attack the frontline base, no matter how hard their skin, muscles and bones are, they will be cut into pieces by the hard light beam.

Although the shielding effect of the space gate is three kilometers, the beam fence at two kilometers is still an absolute safe area in theory.

But with the beam fence powered by a nuclear fusion power plant, the employees and soldiers who work and live here can feel an "inexplicable" psychological sense of security.

Looking inside, you can see neatly arranged barracks, factories, warehouses, command buildings, and biological experiment centers and other buildings.

The space gate at the center of the base is shrouded in large facilities.

On the surface in the north direction, there are several large gates with a size of 100 X 100 meters.

Presumably, the "large components" transported from the ruins base or from other universes will be sent directly to the underground building under the gate.

The most eye-catching buildings are undoubtedly the nuclear fusion power plant that provides energy for all facilities, and what looks like another power plant, but is actually the "Planetary Atmosphere Transformation Device."

Nuclear fusion power plants require no explanation.

As for the atmospheric modification device developed by Atlas by combining UNSC and Forerunner technology, it also has a nuclear fusion reactor.

However, if you want to make a planet's atmospheric environment completely suitable for human habitation,

It would take at least a dozen transformation devices, scattered around the planet, to operate for several years, or even a dozen years.

Fortunately, Sui Yang gained the ability of [Human Will], which can greatly shorten the transformation time.

It's just that Sui Yang is currently studying how to preserve the pure flower that represents [Human Will] for a long time without his presence.

Moreover, except for the Primarch and a few people who knew about the existence of the Flower of Purity, most employees and soldiers did not know about it.

At this time, the engineering team was still under construction.

Various types of robots shuttle through the "metal" woods within the shielding range, using hard light beams to cut and converge "wood" as raw materials for the expansion of the base.

Although the name forward base sounds like a military garrison, it is actually a prototype of a permanent fortress city.

For example, the Zero-2 Frontline Base opened on Pandora is already a fortress city that can accommodate tens of millions of people.

But the current One-Two Earth is still in the exploratory stage.

The purpose of the engineering team's construction is just to provide a comfortable and safe living environment for all types of employees and combatants deployed here first.

At the same time, the engineering team also completed all debugging steps for four Titan mechas and four Paris-class frigates in the underground building under the giant gate.

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Under the surface of the first and second forward bases;

"Personnel from the joint reconnaissance force are requested to go to hangars 01, 02 and 03 and complete vehicle boarding as soon as possible."

"Attention all personnel, this base will officially carry out the combat mission code-named "Titan" in sixteen minutes.

Therefore, all personnel are requested to prepare in advance and go to their designated positions. "

Just listen to the cold female voice broadcast, echoing in the huge underground building.

The space here is spacious, like a combination of the transportation hub area of ​​the ruins base and the elevator hangar, but the overall space is much smaller than that of the ruins base.

The main links responsible for this combat mission, namely the four Titan mechas, are standing in the center.

The two stations are close to the north and the two stations are close to the south, "looking at" each other.

They are surrounded by many air corridors and mechanical arms. The platform they stand on has slide rails that can directly pass through the giant gate above and reach the surface.

It is a large mecha equipped with a ship-grade nuclear fusion engine, a magnetic levitation engine, an energy shield generator, and a variety of cutting-edge technologies from Atlas.

Its appearance is very similar to the fourth-generation mecha Storm Crimson from "Pacific Rim".

They all have a multi-arm structure, and are mainly painted in red with black embellishments. The hands can be converted into rapidly rotating blades.

However, Atlas' Titan mecha is about 40 meters taller than Storm Red, with the specific data being 117.36 meters.

In addition, the shoulder armor of each Titan is equipped with a large-caliber plasma cannon, and the mechanical arm on the back is also equipped with a hand-held 1200mm Gauss cannon, and a giant sword that requires "both hands" to hold.

The overall armament is far beyond that of Storm Crimson.

After all, Atlas has only produced a few units in total, so it is natural to install all the mature and experimental products.

In addition, to their left and right, four Paris-class main ships rushed forward and were hung here by large mechanical arms.

The engine at its rear has been ignited, emitting a brilliant blue light.

It seems that the boarding procedures for the four Paris-class ships have been completed, and the crews and combat units are also in place.

The rest is to wait for the countdown of "15:23" displayed on the holographic screen above the underground building to reach "00:00".

As for the joint reconnaissance force mentioned in the broadcast, its personnel are composed of investigators, AECS, advance teams, and three Astartes teams from the Thousand Sons.

The total number of reconnaissance troops heading to the 01, 02, and 03 elevator hangars is more than 300 people. They will take transport vehicles to the signal shielding area and places where there are suspected human activities.

Of course, the Intelligence Department also reminded them that the signal shielding area may be caused by some kind of artificial nanometal.

The members of the three Thousand Sons teams are all adults and have completed transformation surgery.

These 18 Astartes with power armors similar to the Ultramarines also participated in the unification war of the "Halo" universe. Because of their outstanding performance and orders from their superiors, they were transferred here to assist the reconnaissance troops.

And they have the authority to understand the truth of "psychic energy" and "subspace", and their team leaders can skillfully use psychic release.

Because their psychic energy comes from the father of their gene father (Sui Yang), their souls will not be exposed to the subspace when using psychic energy.

At this moment.

After the broadcast was repeated several times, the joint reconnaissance force had boarded the corresponding vehicle, and the blue light at the tail of the four Paris-class frigates began to shine more.

The countdown displayed on the holographic screen went from "15:23" to "09:17".

Now there are only four Titan mecha pilots left to match their consciousness and nerves, so that the synchronization rate between themselves and the mecha reaches more than 99%.

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Also in the underground biological center;

"Colonel Quan, three pilots have completed nerve matching and consciousness transmission...

Calibration is in progress...

Synchronization rate test..."

A technical supervisor holding a hard light screen and wearing a white coat reported to the officer beside him while looking at the data displayed on the screen.

In front of the technical director, there are four single-person cockpits, which are similar in appearance to those that accommodate Tyrant pilots or Avatar pilots in the Zero Two Universe.

Three cockpits have been closed, and there are other technicians to ensure that the three pilots in the cockpits are stable so that they can respond to emergencies in the first place.

As for the officer named "Quan" standing next to the technical director, he looked at the four Titan mechas through the floor-to-ceiling observation window at the end of the biological center.

The officer has short black hair and delicate features. Even without makeup, his temperament is extraordinary.

The driving suit she wears is similar to the advanced combat suit (nano suit) of the advance team.

Her full name is Quan Ling. She is a local resident of the "Pacific Rim" universe and a member of the former Pan-Pacific Defense Force (PPDC).

It was she who came to negotiate with Magnus, who pretended to be a gang leader, and then successfully made PPDC and Atlas work together to disintegrate the corrupt coalition government.

Now Quan Ling is one of Magnus's confidants, responsible for serving as the supreme commander of the Titan Force and a senior officer of Magnus's direct forces.

"The average synchronization rate is 99.36%."

Suddenly, the technical director saw that the three pilots were ready, so he moved his eyes from the hard light screen to Quan Ling beside him and continued:

"Colonel Quan, only you are left..."

"Director Wang, I can synchronize at any time, please."

Quan Ling interrupted the reminder of Director Wang, closed his helmet, and quickly lay down in the last cockpit.

Seeing this, the technical director, whose full name is Wang Jieran and is also the grandson of Wang Zhaofeng, immediately controlled the hard light screen in front of him.

And several technicians also assisted Quan Ling in completing various links.

The hatch closed.

Quan Ling, who was in the cockpit, was first dim in front of his eyes.

Buzz~——!

But with a sharp sound, a blue light began to light up in the cockpit.

Then, Quan Ling felt as if her "soul" was taken away, and left her original body along the web woven by the "blue light cable".

When she opened her "eyes".

What came into view was an underground building with Titan mechas, Paris-class frigates and many vehicles.

But she herself changed from a 1.7-meter body to a nearly 120-meter Titan.

And this was because Quan Ling transmitted her consciousness to the "brain" of the Titan.

After obtaining the "Sixth Generation Hunter Mecha" plan from PPDC, Atlas carried out a comprehensive renovation and improvement.

Among all the renovations and improvements, the most important one is to replace "actual operation" with "consciousness transmission".

Because consciousness control is more accurate and safer than the driver entering the mecha.

The scientific research team headed by Wang Jieran drew on the research results of clones and synthetic humans in the Department of Biology, and combined with nanotechnology to cultivate mechanical brains, spines, muscle lines and neural network organizations.

This allows the driver who has completed the consciousness transmission to drive the Titan flexibly and freely, just like controlling his own original body.

And there will be no side effects such as excessive mental load, which will cause the driver to be unable to bear or even collapse.

Even if the Titan mecha suffers a fatal blow or is damaged by external forces, the driver's consciousness can return to the original body safely.

In addition to upgrades in all aspects.

It can be said that Atlas's Titan is capable of fighting against all the Hunter mechas in "Pacific Rim" and all levels of behemoths made by Pioneer.

Of course, the construction cost of each Titan is equivalent to four Fides-class frigates.

But the actual combat effect of the Titan is definitely not as good as that of a Fides-class frigate, which is why Atlas did not choose to mass-produce it.

The gain does not outweigh the loss.

So Wang Jieran's R&D team, under the instructions of Magnus and Quan Ling, is also carrying out the miniaturization project of the Titan mecha.

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At this moment, Quan Ling, after a little adaptation, completely stabilized.

In front of her eyes, a panel similar to the helmet screen appeared, such as a slightly reduced radar, status display, remaining ammunition, etc.

"Colonel Quan." Wang Jieran's words came from the communication channel:

"Your synchronization rate is 99.67%, and your Titan is also in good condition."

Hearing this, Quan Ling subconsciously let Titan nod slightly, and responded on the communication with the help of consciousness:

"Understood, when we go to the surface and perform the mission, it will be up to you to collect detailed combat data."

"Okay, Colonel."

"Yes."

End the communication.

Quan Ling put her "eyes" on the countdown in front of her.

Seeing the time passing by, from the initial "04:36" to "00:10", Quan Ling's attention was instantly focused.

When the countdown reached "00:00"--

"Everyone set off!"

Quan Ling relied on consciousness to loudly command on the communication channel.

Swish-swish--!

At the same time, the gates above opened one by one, and the gray sky covered with fog was directly presented to everyone's visual field.

Cha-cha-cha--!

The platforms of the four Titan mechas rose rapidly, and the areas where the platforms touched the rails also collided with conspicuous metal sparks.

Soon, the platform carrying all the Titans arrived on the ground.

Boom. Boom——!

At this time, the large mechanical arm also released its restraints, allowing the four Paris-class frigates with full engines to rush out of the gate.

And the optical camouflage awning covering the entire front-line base also extended to the left and right at the end of the countdown, allowing the four Paris-class frigates to sail unimpeded to the low-Earth orbit.

The transport aircraft formation carrying the joint reconnaissance force also left the underground and took off one after another.

Then, the transport formation was escorted by the Ghost Fighter and the Long Sword Interceptor, and quickly moved towards three different areas.

As for Quan Ling,

"Everyone, turn the power of the magnetic levitation engine to the maximum, head to the active volcano closest to the base, and prepare to eliminate the first local giant beast."

"Yes, Colonel."

With Quan Ling's order and the three pilots' unanimous response, the backs, ankles, calves and forearms of the four Titans began to show subtle "air distortions".

Then!

Accompanied by a strong "buzzing" sound, the four Titans actually left the platform with their feet and "flew" directly to the active volcano in the north at a low altitude.