Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 379 - 343 The Ceremony Begins

Chapter 379: Chapter 343 The Ceremony Begins

Miyazato Kazama also took her place as an external consultant, her head crowned with a tangle of black hair as she donned a lab coat and conversed easily with the other assistants and scientific researchers.

There was a natural madness about her when she worked, steadfast and unyielding in scientific matters, needing to grasp the grand scheme. She dominated the design meeting seated at the round table, conquering her colleagues with her resonant voice, her commanding tone rich with authority, and her stirring words.

"You want to turn B-type Synthetic Humans into an elite force? No! B-type Synthetic Humans must be cheap, easy to use, and prove their cost-effectiveness," insisted Miyazato Kazama, her right fist clenched, gesticulating through the air with zeal like an impassioned orator, "All attempts to triumph quality with quantity are doomed to failure! Ladies and gentlemen, the wars of the future that we face will be wars of numbers, attrition, and dominance! We must be able to deploy sufficient forces to our clients when they have the demand, to meet the ever-increasing order requirements."

"Ah..."

"Exactly!"

"Right... we must design Combat Synthetic Humans that are both economic and effective." Other members of the R&D department tended to agree with Miyazato Kazama’s views, at least in terms of momentum, they were at no advantage.

"Ms. Kazama is a genius in military research, full of vitality." Chief Engineer Garol also had to admit, "If she’s the one to draw up the designs, I’m willing to organize the corresponding production line."

"What, my opinion matters too." Taro Tanaka quickly maneuvered his mech closer to provide his own insights.

"Let professionals handle professional tasks." Kanako stood with her arms crossed in the corridor, watching them.

"There are many professionals," said Xu Yang, "but few can be trusted."

They all participated in the design discussion for the B-type Synthetic Humans, which in the future, would become Nestor-Tanaka Company’s largest shipping model of Synthetic Humans, bringing them the most substantial sales revenue. Therefore, its foundational design had to be stable and excellent.

In fact, the first batch of purchasers for B-type Synthetic Humans would be Nestor Corporation itself.

Lila aimed to establish a security system covering Anjiu City, which necessitated a large number of combat personnel and Combat Synthetic Humans to suppress the burgeoning criminals, enforce laws, maintain the citizens’ peaceful lives, continue to complete various security commissions, and prepare for the corporate wars to come.

Even for the sake of having superior soldiers at Lila’s disposal for coordination, they had to be especially cautious, striving to make the B-type Synthetic Humans the best they could be. A-type Synthetic Humans were perfect enough, but they were essentially a flashy solo design by Taro Tanaka, with too many flaws to speak of, while B-type Synthetic Humans would be the result of collective wisdom, designed with practicality, efficiency, and mass production in mind.

After thorough discussions, the production plan for B-type Synthetic Humans was ultimately confirmed.

B-type Synthetic Human (Test Code Name: Elite Soldier)

Total Mass: 60 kilograms

Appearance: A nimble and swift humanoid machine, with options for random facial features, custom facial features, protective facial armor, or mechanical aesthetics.

Weapon: Standard issue Iwasaki Heavy Industries "Snake" model 7mm Main Battle Rifle. Additionally, a preloaded intelligent program to operate the majority of light and heavy weapons, covering universal and Destiny standards, not applicable to Blackfire standards, facilitating for purchasers to equip their own weapons.

Protection: The core areas and joints utilize ceramic composite armor plates, paired with aramid thermal insulation. The remaining body is made of alloy steel.

Mobility: Star Ring Technology licensed solar engine, allowing a normal speed of 30 kilometers per hour.

Intelligence: Tanaka Intelligence’s G3-B plan, significantly improved friend-or-foe identification, combat module optimization, and simplified social interface.

Endurance: Star Ring Technology licensed high-power solar panels and a large capacity energy battery, allowing for 7 days of normal operation or 72 continuous hours of combat. In the presence of sunlight, it provides an infinite operational period or 300 hours of combat time.

Sensing: Tanaka Intelligence’s in-house photic sensor.

"The new energy part uses Star Ring Technology’s tech." Kanako glanced at the list.

Located in New Taixi State, Star Ring Technology, mostly under the coercion of the Lighthouse Core, is keen on promoting solar energy technology worldwide, believing that the sun is the hope for the world’s path to the future.

"They are the leading enterprise in new energy," said Garol, "when we extinguished the sun, that company got a serious scare."

"As long as there is sunlight, endurance is guaranteed, which is more convenient than other fuel and traditional batteries," explained Miyazato Kazama, "Sunlight is always available everywhere... If there’s no sunlight, what we need to consider isn’t the power supply issue for the Synthetic Humans, but rather the existential crisis of our entire civilization."

Xu Yang scrutinized the data on solar power carefully, and indeed it was so. Thanks to Star Ring Technology’s relentless research, solar panels could now be made both compact and concealed with high efficiency, shattering the previous impression of slow charging and the need for a large area.

Given time, they might indeed be able to fill ground battlefields with vast numbers of B-type Synthetic Humans, replacing human soldiers.

"I can’t wait to see the first B-type ’Elite Soldier’ roll off the production line." Taro Tanaka had a fondness for Synthetic Humans.

"Currently, for most companies," Miyazato Kazama calculated, "training a professional non-commissioned officer or advanced pilot requires 1 million to 4 million funds, training a special assault team member requires 700,000 funds, and training an ordinary foot soldier requires 100,000 funds. However, the cost of our ’Elite Soldier’ is roughly around 420,000 funds, and yet its combat capability far exceeds that of ordinary soldiers, comparable to special forces, giving us an edge in price as well."