Resurrection Empire

Chapter 1466: Chapter 553: Sabotage

As the guests settled down, Ren Zhong, the host of this business conference, began the presentation of the products.

In human society, a carbon-based life form, many things have their own subtle underlying rules.

For example, with a business conference, no matter how advanced the technology level, as long as the sellers and potential buyers sit together in a meeting, the general content of the meeting usually involves both parties getting familiar with each other, followed by the sellers praising their products and the buyers discerning the truth of the information.

Since it is a face-to-face meeting, a rare occurrence in the age of information-flow internet, Ren Zhong had to present something new to make the long-distance travel through the Star Gate worthwhile for the participants.

Therefore, he went through the previously announced general information in a very short time, with the unique experience he could offer being that the main speaker of the conference was not an ordinary character but Earl Red Blade himself.

The audience gave face, most of them displayed a state of keen interest, yet it was uncertain how many of them were sincere and how many were just pretending.

In fact, among the people present, many had already met with Ren Zhong’s professional business team and signed intention orders, with the next step being to gradually refine the details.

Others had no intention of placing an order; their real purpose for attending the conference was to meet Ren Zhong and then naturally participate in the subsequent Earl’s investiture ceremony, completing the social task assigned by their masters.

No matter how developed the information-flow internet is, trust built through remote communication is still far less effective than face-to-face interaction.

This is also an instinct of the carbon-based human life, especially prevalent in the Mechanical Empire dominated by native humans.

However, when Ren Zhong finished introducing the regular information and presented something new, even those not intending to place an order were intrigued by the content that followed.

Ren Zhong first waved his hand to turn off the holographic display.

Beside him, Qiqi remotely controlled a medium-sized machine, carrying the newly manufactured eight-meter Red Blade Armor onto the stage.

Then, Ren Zhong flicked his finger again, and a lifelike simulation projection of the original Red Blade Armor, disassembled by the ship’s arsenal of collaborating units and stored in the Fold Jump Battleship’s weaponry cabin, appeared next to the brand new Red Blade Armor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the holographic projection here is my personal equipment for regular use. You can compare the similarities and differences between them."

Everyone looked up, and the differences were apparent at a glance.

The projected version of the Red Blade Armor appeared as a deep, ghostly blue, which belied its name, slightly taller and somewhat bulkier.

The new physical version of the Red Blade Armor had a bit of "red" to it, with a fluorescent dark red glowing under the light, slightly tinged with black. It was smaller in scale and had a more slender humanoid structure.

Under Ren Zhong’s guidance, the audience began to comment, and it didn’t take long for the differences in details to be clearly articulated.

Finally, Ren Zhong personally made a summary, and then the main event he wanted to showcase began.

The hatch of the new Red Blade Armor opened, and Ren Zhong leapt into it.

In just 0.5 seconds, the medium machine released the stand, and the Red Blade Armor descended to the ground, but it did not cause the anticipated massive tremor. Instead, it landed lightly and took a step forward, then with a clank, drew a Heavy Sword from its back, slotting it onto the Arm Armor in a combat-ready stance.

Both the potential buyers present and the viewers watching the conference live through the information stream involuntarily gasped.

With just this move, Ren Zhong clearly demonstrated the ultra-fast activation speed of this new Red Blade Armor.

In less than 0.5 seconds, it completed a cold start from a fully stationary state and entered combat stance.

Even across the entire Empire, this is extremely rare.

Not to mention others, even Qiqi, the head of the manufacturer of the new Red Blade Armor, was somewhat surprised.

She had previously had the top elite under the Marquis Zhenjiang Mansion conduct post-production verification on this Red Blade Armor, and even the strongest Mechanical Warrior in the Marquis Mansion took at least 0.55 seconds to complete this process. However, Ren Zhong managed to improve this time point by about 10%.

The only explanation is that Ren Zhong’s abilities are stronger, able to simultaneously control and mobilize more armor components, with a more precise brain-to-equipment linkage.