Kivotos Warlord Development Manual

"Ahem, it's nothing, it's all in the past..."

Having said that, the red-haired boy turned his face to the other side and abruptly changed the subject.

"Hmm... If I remember correctly, the engine used by this tank should be the same HL6-P230 gasoline engine as the Type 45 tank, right?"

"The new tank looks much bigger than the Type 6 tank. It must be a lot harder for the 700-horsepower engine, right?"

After hearing Iroha's question, Xuefeng immediately felt as if an itch was tickled, and patted the engine cover behind the tank with a smile.

"If it's the previous engine, then the output pressure is indeed quite high. However, when I was lazy this afternoon, I saw an idle experimental diesel engine in the database!"

"The paper data of this idle engine is more than twice as powerful as the P45 engine. Although I don't know why you didn't use it, I still asked the custodian to send it over."

"Just now, when you were assembling the electromechanical components on the turret, I readjusted the entire power system. In addition, we reduced the weight when we redesigned the hull and turret. In the end, the combat weight of this tank is expected to be around 58 tons."

"It's only a little more than the Type 6 tank, so with the power support of this engine, we will get unimaginable strong power!"

"How is it? Isn't it amazing!~"

"Hmm...Great...Great..."

Iroha is totally at a loss for words about Xuefeng's completely unreasonable engineering ability...

"By the way, speaking of that engine, it's actually a pretty unfortunate story."

"That was the result of a study commissioned by Pandemonium to the Mechanical Development Department. The original intention was to solve the current fuel constraints on the tank force by replacing the engine."

"I didn't expect that the new engine that was finally developed would exceed the expected design data in terms of power and stability. It is simply a perfect upgrade."

Having said that, Iroha's expression darkened a lot.

"It's just that the better things are, the more expensive they are. The war with Trinity Academy consumed too much of Gehenna's funds, and Makoto-senpai has no idea about financial management..."

"After getting such a good engine, we found that with the current poor economic situation of Pandemonium, it is impossible to replace all the personnel. However, if the tank troops are required to maintain two different fuel and power systems of the Type 6 tank at the same time, it will bring a series of very troublesome logistical problems. "

“So in the end, we had to seal it up and throw it in the warehouse as a technology reserve to collect dust…”

"It's a good thing that it can be used on new tanks now, so what speed can this tank run at?"

While speaking, Iroha continued to pace slowly around the chariot with his hands behind his back, his eyes shining like a little girl who had received a new toy.

"The current maximum theoretical speed is 72-76 km/h on the road, and about 48-52 km/h in the wild. It is almost a leap forward compared to the Type 6 tank!~"

"Besides, this tank is still in an empty state without any composite armor or ammunition. In theory, it should be able to run at a faster speed."

As he spoke, Xuefeng leaned against the chariot skirt armor and winked at Iroha who stopped in front of him.

"So, do you want to go for a ride now?"

"Ah...please let me take care of driving the chariot!"

……

The next day.

Millennium Science Academy.

Millennium Tower, PM 14:15.

The clear blue sky is dotted with a few feather-like thin clouds. The scorching sun of late spring has slowly lost its gentleness and gradually taken on a scorching temperature.

Yuka and Noah, wearing white seminar uniform jackets, held lemonade filled with ice cubes and stood quietly at the observation deck on top of the Millennium Tower, staring blankly in the direction of Gehenna Academy.

"Noah... Gehenna Academy informed us that our arrival time is 14:00, right?"

"Ah... I'm sorry, Yuuka-chan. We received a new call an hour ago. The helicopter they were riding in was shot down by a problem student, so we postponed the scheduled time to 1:14."

Noah smiled and tilted his head slightly to apologize, casually picking up the white hair on his temples, but his tone seemed to show that he had no intention of repenting at all.

"Noah...don't always tease me about this kind of thing..."

Yuka, with a hint of fatigue on her face, complained dissatisfiedly. At this time, the white-haired girl next to her came over with a sweet smile.

"Because every time it happens, Yuka-chan's reaction is always very interesting!~"

"And you were busy until very late yesterday, right? You should take this opportunity to rest for a while."

"It's better to just say it directly..."

"Ah... Anyway, thank you for your concern. I just didn't sleep well yesterday. I'll just go to bed early after I finish dealing with the matters at Gehenna Academy today."

Yuka sipped the lemonade in her hand and sighed helplessly.

Then she raised her beautiful blue-purple eyes and complained at the cute smile of her best friend beside her.

"It's all because CC played at Gehenna Academy all day yesterday and didn't send me the follow-up investigation report until midnight. I was worried that they were discovered by Gehenna's people..."

"You haven't had time to read the new investigation report yet, it really gave me a big shock..."

"Have you seen this photo? The discipline committee is actually using those problem students and injured people to practice live ammunition shooting..."

"According to the investigation of CC Section 03 student Murokasa Akane, all of these problematic students who were targeted were burdened with huge debts by the "Discipline Committee", and most of them were opponents of Egami Yukikaze."

"What's even more worrying is that the Discipline Committee member, Hina Sorasaki, who used to have a good reputation, and her trusted administrator Ayako Amame, were also suspected to have been kicked out of the Discipline Committee's club building by her yesterday."

"There is also this report. According to the investigation of CC Section 02, Tateka Rin, it is suspected that Yukikaze Egami convened all the staff members of the "Discipline Committee" and "Paradise" to hold a confidential military meeting. During the meeting, a large number of members of both parties who were suspected to be opponents were hung outside the club building by her to declare her prestige."

"Then take a look at this report from CC Department No. 01 Ichinose Asuna. The Discipline Committee secretly met with businessmen from the Gehenna Autonomous Region Business Federation, as well as those commercial academies that focus on transportation."

"According to the secret investigation of the CC Department, Gehenna Academy purchased a lot of supplies from those merchants, and a large number of discipline committee members were dispatched to various transportation hubs in the Gehenna Autonomous Region."

"Based on this abnormal situation, it is likely that they have obtained the ability to quickly transport troops to the entire Kivotos through a secret deal with the Highland Railway Institute."

"Along with this report is an unconfirmed piece of information. It is said that last night a group of problem students racing in the suburbs saw Yukikaze Egami and Zao Iroha, the commander of the tank unit of Pandemonium, testing a new type of tank."

"Combining these two pieces of information, I'm afraid they are ready to use the railway system to mobilize armored group forces on a large scale."

"The last one is this one, CC Department No. 00, Minister Megan Nero, she said that the food at Gehenna Academy is delicious..."

"Sorry I got the wrong one..."

"Ahem, look at this report. Senior Nero randomly tested a lot of discipline committee members and members of the "Paradise". The former basically believed that Jiang Shangxuefeng was the true leader of Gehenna, and the latter also believed that she was more reliable than the current "Paradise" Speaker Makoto..."

"Well, there is another strange situation. Many students of Gehenna call the current Speaker Makoto's name Ibuki. The CC Department speculates that this should be a clear sign that Makoto is gradually losing the support of students."

"By the way, Senior Nero also unexpectedly ran into Makoto Hanuma, the speaker of the Pandemonium. At that time, he was officially announcing at a large-scale celebration inside Gehenna Academy that Yukikaze Egami had been appointed as the leader of Gehenna Academy's external war plan, and the students around him didn't seem surprised by the news."

Noah carefully looked through the information handed to him by Yuka, and his expression became more and more serious.

"So, holding a large-scale celebration at such an inexplicable time is to boost morale before the war..."

"I remember the previous report saying that Jiang Shangxuefeng had only been in school for about three weeks? So it only took her such a short time to establish a de facto military dictatorship in the academy?"

"Even for a school like Gehenna, which is known for its chaos and violence, this news is too shocking..."

"What do you think of this information, President Li Yin?"

As he said this, Noah raised his eyes and looked at Yuka, who pursed her lips and shook her head.

"The president said nothing after seeing the information, but I feel like she seems to be very interested in Jiang Shangxuefeng who has achieved all this in a short period of time..."

"Ah... That's really not good..."

Noah frowned slightly and muttered to herself, and then, as if in line with her words, a shrill air raid sirens suddenly sounded throughout the Millennium Science Academy.

The two girls subconsciously looked at each other, and after quickly reading the confusion in each other's eyes, Yuka immediately opened the management system of the seminar and found that the source of the alarm was a formation of aircraft from the northwest.

It seemed that these guys who had set off the alarm were also being illuminated by Millennium Academy's air defense radar and were sending clear text communications to themselves.

"Millennium Science Academy, please note that we are the air support team of the Pandemonium of the Gehenna Academy."

"We are escorting the Secretary-General to complete his visit. The flight plan has been approved. Please lift the air defense alarm and plan the landing location."

While receiving the communication, Yuka saw the photos taken by the nearby patrol drone.

Four single-wing piston fighters painted in black and red escorted three dive bombers with curved wings and a strange transport plane equipped with three propeller engines and covered in silver.

Huh? Is this a visiting team from Gehenna Academy?

Why do we need fighter and bomber formations for protection? !

What a joke!

Could it be that these troublemakers are trying to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an airstrike on Millennium Academy? !

But can a mixed combat team consisting of only 8 aircrafts take down the Millennium Academy? !

Are their brains broken?!

Isn't this too disrespectful? ! ! !

However, just as Yuka was trying to understand the other party's seemingly completely illogical behavior, Noah beside her expressed his feelings with interest.

"Ah... They actually came here in fighter jets..."

"I wonder if they put the wrong photo when they provided the model of the vehicle..."

"No! Ya!"

"You didn't tell me this important information!"

Yuuka glared at her good friend angrily, her slightly fleshy face looking extremely adorable.

"Well... showing the power of Millennium Academy to dangerous and hostile visitors is also part of the reception work..."

"If the serious Yuuka-chan knew about this, she would definitely not agree..."

"I will also apologize for my mistakes in the future..."

Noah had an embarrassed expression on his face. At this time, the flight formation of Gehenna Academy had slowly appeared in their field of vision, along with the sharp hum of propeller engines.

"Repeat, we are escorting the Secretary General of the Pandemonium to visit the Millennium Science Academy. Please cancel the air defense radar alarm and plan the landing location!"

After hearing the slightly impatient voice from the other party on the phone, Yuka looked at Noah helplessly, raised her hand and pressed the button to cancel the alarm.

However, just as she was about to contact the other party, she found that the alarm sound in her ears did not stop.

Thinking she had pressed the wrong button, Yuka pressed the button a few more times, but the air raid sirens outside the window still did not stop. Feeling a little panicked, she quickly looked up at her good friend opposite her.

But what he saw was Noah on the opposite side opening his mouth slightly in surprise, and a page where he couldn't turn off the alarm appeared.

"No way? The air defense system is broken at this time?"

"Noah! When was the last time we had an overhaul?!"

"It was probably around this time last year. According to the requirements, the next maintenance day is the day after tomorrow. I just sent the maintenance task to the engineering department last week..."

Noah showed an awkward smile while speaking. At this moment, Yuka stared blankly at the approaching flight formation outside the window, and the other party's obviously angry voice came from the loudspeaker of the mobile phone.

"Repeat! We have no hostility!"

"Please stop radar illumination immediately and plan the landing position!"

Yuuka, who looked unhappy, glared at Noah and complained to her.

"This demonstration is going to become a joke..."

"Really... Even the most important academy defense module has failed. The people from Gehenna Academy will definitely underestimate us..."

Noah, who had not expected this to happen, quickly clasped his hands together with an apologetic look on his face and begged for mercy. Yuka also pressed the communication button on the operation interface, intending to explain the current situation to the other party first, and then suggest that they land in an open area near Millennium Academy that is not in the aviation warning zone.

However, she discovered that the communication button was also inoperative...

After realizing that they couldn't even initiate a communication request, the two girls were stunned at the same time, and then anxious looks appeared on their faces.

Yuuka, who had already realized the seriousness of the problem, didn't bother to say anything more and quickly turned around and ran towards the stairs to the viewing terrace.

"I'll contact the hackers at the Ministry of Truth and have them try to hack into the air defense system and automated weapons platforms from behind the scenes!"

"Noah, please contact the engineering department to switch the automated defense module to manual mode. Don't accidentally hurt the visiting delegation from Gehenna Academy!"

"Well, when I found that I couldn't turn off the alarm just now, I notified the Ministry of Truth and the Engineering Department to solve the problem, but the current situation..."

"It seems that this is no longer something that can be easily explained away..."

As Noah finished his words, the sunken anti-aircraft turrets and rocket nests standing outside the academy rose up one after another, and then, under the guidance of the fire control radar, they aimed at the Gehenna Academy flight formation in the sky.

The flight formation, which was slowly descending and preparing to find a landing position on its own, saw this scene and immediately shouted in the communication channel to increase the flight altitude again.