"Order from the military!"

Calvin angrily threw a document on Gregory's desk, and Gregory looked at him with some confusion, picked up the document, opened the file bag, took out the document inside, looked at it, and frowned.

All along, the relationship between the R&D department and the military was rather strange.

Sometimes, the weapons developed by the R&D department need to be tested, and they will hand over the weapons to the military and let the military help them test them, and the military will sometimes give the R&D department some specific research and development tasks.

This may seem like a harmonious and friendly thing, but in reality, experimental weapons and equipment may be considered good, but they usually suddenly have no follow-up.

The military's R&D tasks for the R&D department are also quite tricky, and sometimes they are just an indicator, but no matter what kind of weapons and equipment the R&D department researches, it will be picked on by the military.

So in essence, the relationship between the R&D department and the military is really not friendly, at most it is just a relationship of mutual use.

This time, the military gave the R&D department another R&D task, which required quite tricky requirements - they needed a new type of weaponry that could increase the combat effectiveness of the strong, so that they could have the ability to 'decapitate' in the beast tide.

However, there is basically no such thing as a 'leader' in the beast tide, and this kind of research and development task can be said to be making things difficult for the research and development department, and it stands to reason that Calvin should directly dismiss it.

However, at the end of the document, the military actually wrote the word "important mission", which means that Calvin must find enough reasons to dismiss the mission.

Calvin wouldn't do that, and since the military has said so, they should have their own reasons, and presumably this task is quite important.

Otherwise, after the mission is over, if Calvin finds enough evidence that the military is deliberately embarrassing the R&D Department, in his capacity, he can directly go to His Majesty Emperor Caesar XIII to complain.

It is clear that people in the military do not do such stupid things, that is, the task is quite important.

However, this research and development requirement is too demanding, and Calvin can hardly imagine what kind of weapons and equipment are needed to achieve such an effect.

Even a small number of legendary items usually only increase one aspect, whether it's speed, strength, constitution, or luck.

However, if weapons and equipment are developed according to the requirements of the mission, then there is no doubt that if you want a strong person who is not very strong to have the power to kill powerful monsters in the beast tide, it is not only necessary to increase its speed and survivability, but also to ensure flexibility, and finally to have a strong means of attack, which can ensure that the equipment is not to die, but to complete the task.

Looking at the document in his hand, Grigory fell into deep thought.

After a moment, he looked up at Calvin, who was sitting across from him, and said, "What do you think of the 'armor'?" Of course, I don't mean magic armor, but a magnified war machine that needs to be controlled by a human like a large production machine. ”

Calvin was stunned for a moment, "Are you really so attached to this thing?"

Grigory raised his eyebrows and asked, "Don't you think this is a pretty perfect proposal?"

Smacking his lips, Calvin sighed, "Please, I've already dismissed this proposal before, how could I think it's a 'perfect proposal' now?"

Gregory frowned and continued to ask rhetorically, "Don't you think that a huge humanoid combat machine composed of countless gears and push rods, with steam as the main power and magic as the auxiliary power, is a mechanic's romance?"

"Maybe you can continue to imagine the thrill of the rivets and steel plates being spliced together, and the steam pushing the actuator forward, driving the giant humanoid machine forward — like a steel golem, but inexpensive enough to not only fight, but also to mine, log, and even build buildings, don't you like it?"

Calvin sighed weakly, this was the fourth time that Grigory had persuaded him in this way.

"No, not at all, because I'm a mechanic at the same time I'm a mage!"

He raised his hand and tapped on Gregory's right arm, listening to the crisp echo, and said helplessly: "Gregory, although I did use a lot of mechanical knowledge in the manufacture of your limbs, it is 'magic' that makes up the main body. Okay, I'll admit it, I was almost convinced by you, but I still think that the giant magic-powered machine is better than the giant humanoid machine powered by the steam, and I also like the riveted armor, but the humanoid structure is not very commendable, the machine is still too clumsy compared to humans, I can't imagine what a huge humanoid machine can do, and it also needs weapons when fighting, with this kind of time and energy, we might as well study some machines that have nothing to do with the 'humanoid'! ”

"In other words, we disagree?" said Gregory's eyes narrowed.

Calvin was speechless, he didn't know why Gregory, who had always been calm and mature, would be so naïve in such a thing - it was clear that the 'giant steam-powered humanoid machine' was not a particularly interesting design!

Even if this is the romance of the mechanic, what is the use, and can the romance be eaten as a meal?

Calvin took a deep breath and said seriously, "Listen, Gregory, now I'm asking you for help!"

"I'm here to help you right now!" Gregory folded his hands and leaned back on the back of his seat with a blank expression, "Compared to other shapes, the human form is more acceptable to soldiers who don't have much knowledge, and even if they appear on the battlefield, they will only think that it is a huge armor, but it is a little strange - have you forgotten the horrified look they showed when they saw the steam train in the first place?"

"No, no, no, of course I haven't forgotten......," Calvin paused for a moment, "but we don't have the technology, and if we were to start from scratch, it would lead to the death of many innocent soldiers!"

"I've got everything ready, whether it's the drivetrain or the control system...... I've got the design ready," Gregory said, pulling out the blueprints from the drawer and placing them in front of Calvin.

He looked at Calvin and said, "Now, there's just one operating system missing!"

Calvin shrugged his shoulders, "Okay, you convinced me, plus the 'Skysheep Alloy' purchased before, maybe the cost of a machine won't be too high......"

Before he could finish speaking, Grigory said: "Half of the budget is for our manufacturing department!"

Calvin was silent for a long time, and at this moment, he really had no reason to refuse.

Is it really that good to have a giant steam-powered humanoid machine?

He began to think about the question seriously, although the answer was already in his mind, and he was able to find a thousand holes in this design, but ...... It was impossible for him to convince Grigory to give up this ridiculous idea.

"And what about weapons?" Calvin sighed inwardly, and began to discuss the design of this 'battle machine' with Gregory, "Just like a human, you can't let a humanoid machine fight empty-handed, right?"

"What do you think of an amplified firearm?" Gregory laughed, his eyebrows fluttering, "not artillery, or similar to artillery, but very different from artillery, it's a huge firearm, the kind that can be quickly reloaded!"

"Then, you can also design some giant swords, on which you can engrave runes and circles, and apply designs that can't be applied to ordinary weapons, what do you think?"

Calvin opened his mouth and was silent for a moment.

“...... Well, the idea is really good. ”

.。 m.