God said, let there be light

"How much do you know about Nyx?"

"I read Nix's project book for the first time today, and I should know no more than you."

"Most of the information documents my teacher gave me are about drug research, and the part about new weapon development is very sloppy. The information you got should be more focused on the development of new weapons, right?"

Byrne nodded: "Indeed. The project document given by Admiral Evans is very concise, covering all the progress of the entire Nyx project from the project's establishment to the present, but there are almost no details."

"Dididi." The prompt sound interrupted Byrne, and Byrne put the fried potato cakes on a plate and brought them to Fan Roy: "Eat some first. The lamb chops will take 10 minutes."

Byrne handed Van Roy a small plate and chopsticks, and put the salad beside him.The two of them don't need to go to the table to eat, just sit on the high stool and eat in Nakajima.

Just as Fan Roy picked up the chopsticks, Byrne stopped him again: "Wait a minute."

Fan Roy watched Byrne take two flute glasses from the cupboard, and took out a bottle of Rosé from the refrigerator, and poured half a glass to Fan Roy: "Try it."

The color of the rosé wine is pink and tender, the aroma is very lively, and the smell is very refreshing.

"When did you buy it?"

"I just bought it when I saw a promotion in the supermarket."

In the fresh food supermarket, Byrne alone decides what to buy. Fan Roy didn't even notice what he bought. The wine bottle looked like a soda drink, and it was directly ignored.

"You don't like sweet drinks?"

“This off-dry version is not too sweet. It should be just right with salads and hash browns.”

The glass that Byrne poured for himself was a little less than that of Van Roy, and he really "accompanied" him to drink.

"...you don't drink often?"

"Well, the storm group is forbidden to drink alcohol. If there is an urgent task, they must gather within 60 minutes and be dispatched within 90 minutes, so drinking is not allowed under any circumstances."

"So you haven't had a drink in three years?" Wasn't it with Kent?

Byrne laughed, shook his head and said, "Strictly speaking, it's four years, ten months and 21 days. Among them, I drank once, and it was with Kent and the others. At that time, the task was completed, and the whole team had to rest again. The solar storm, the collective entered the refuge state, and could not do anything for more than [-] hours, the captain secretly allowed us to have a drink."

Fan Roy was stunned for a moment before realizing another point: "Kent said that the service period of the Storm Team is three years."

"Usually three years, the captain can be longer."

The captain of the Storm Team? !This officer is not big, but the weight it represents even exceeds that of the commander of the first combat force.

"Rebecca?"

Byrne smiled and looked at Fan Roy: "You know? Kent said it again."

"Yeah." Fan Roy took a sip of the wine, and it tasted better than he imagined. It was fruity and not too sweet, and the taste was light and refreshing.He took another bite of potato pancakes, which were crunchy and soft like potatoes. "It's delicious."

"As long as you like it." Byrne sat opposite Fan Roy, watching him eat and drink silently, the smile on his face deepened, and the longer he looked at him, the more he couldn't move his eyes.

Byrne felt that Van Roy seemed a little different today. He cared more about Nix’s project than he did. He asked about the project several times, but they all went around him unconsciously. The former Fan Roy Yi was clearly indifferent.

Fan Roy noticed that Byrne had been looking at him, pursed his lips lightly, and asked, "Is the lamb chop ready?"

Byrne smiled, look, he still cares about the food, but anyone with a normal sense of taste, it is impossible to think that takeaway and nutritional supplements are better than what he makes.

"A few more minutes."

"Oh..." Fan Roy lowered his head and continued to eat the potato cake on his plate, while asking, "Project Nyx, please continue."

"The project was established 15 years ago. Further research and development was carried out on the power system of the solar furnace. The purpose is to increase the power of the solar furnace, so that the mecha can have faster movement speed, defense and combat effectiveness. At first, the project progressed very quickly. The solar furnace High-concentration particles are released instantly under strong pressure, which can provide nearly three times the energy of ordinary solar furnaces. The research team referred to this new power system as Dual-Sys. But soon, problems arose, and Dual-Sys can indeed produce explosions Sexual kinetic energy, but the wear and tear on the body is extremely large, it cannot continue to fight, and the power system that is almost self-destructive is not reliable at all.”

Fan Roy looked at Byrne and listened intently to what he said, this part was not in Xu Wang's materials.

"Later, the Dual-Sys underwent several major changes. Until seven years ago, the development of the Dual-Sys with ultra-high stability was completed, and the first batch of ten mechas were equipped with the Dual-Sys. The performance of the mechas has indeed been greatly improved. It can be said that it can instantly kill all modern mechs, and its destructive power can even break through the magnetic field shield of a cruiser with a single body. But Dual-Sys is still unsuccessful because it has too high requirements for the driver's operation, and the driver's requirements are too high. The physical burden is also huge, causing the pilot's pheromone storm many times, and even causing the pilot to become unconscious and unable to control the mech to return."

Fan Luoyi nodded, guessing that this should be the reason why the military came to Xu Wang, the degree of fit was too low.However, it was only in recent years that the military approached Xu Wang. The mech R&D team must have thought of various ways to adjust the Dual-Sys, but it obviously failed.

Byrne took a sip of his wine and continued: "Later, the R&D team made several adjustments, and finally achieved a result that satisfied the military. Dual-Sys still has strict requirements for drivers, but as long as the matching degree If it is higher than 90%, the impact on the driver's body is much smaller. If the system finds that the driver's body data is abnormal, it will automatically shut down the Dual-Sys, switch to the ordinary solar furnace power system, and issue a warning and prompt to retreat to ensure driving. personnel safety."

"Huh?" Fan Luoyi was a little confused, "Isn't the problem solved?"

"Yes, and no." Byrne was about to continue, when the oven beeped twice, indicating that the lamb chops were ready.

Byrne took out the lamb chops, put them on a plate and served them to Nakajima, and said, "Be careful of the heat."

The hot lamb chops had a strong meaty aroma, and the surface of the lamb chops was slightly crispy and sizzling, and the shiny luster made Fan Luoyi's appetite whet.He couldn't help but glanced at Byrne, if he made a fancy plate, it would be almost the same as what was sold in high-end restaurants outside.

"You... are good at cooking."

Van Roy's words seemed like affirmative sentences or interrogative sentences, no matter which one they were, they must be a compliment to Byrne.

Byrne smiled heartily, and Van Roy doesn't know how to praise, so he looked a little cute when he said this.

The lamb chops were roasted so crispy that the bones could be easily picked out. Byrne deliberately cut them into small pieces with a knife and fork to dissipate the heat from the lamb chops.

"Try it."

Byrne picked up a small piece of meat and brought it directly to Fan Roy's mouth, seeing him startled for a moment before opening his mouth to eat.

"How about it?"

"Well, it's delicious."

Byrne smiled, raised his red wine glass lightly to touch Fan Roy's, and took two sips of the wine with the lamb chops.I have to say that Fan Roy has a good taste in wine. He paired a bottle of Bordeaux with a good vintage for the lamb chops. While waiting for the lamb chops, the wine was almost sober. The thick wine has a strong aroma and is dry and mellow. The sour taste brings a richer taste to the lamb chops. If it is in an outside restaurant, and two candles are lit, the date atmosphere will be great.

Today, starting from the meeting at the central square of UNX, the two of them seemed to be on a date. Neither of them deliberately wanted to create surprises and romance, but Byrne felt that there were surprises and romance everywhere.

But in fact, Byrne still played a little tricky. There are ingredients at home. Byrne prepared a lot before, and Fan Roy didn't care and didn't know.At UNX today, Byrne wanted to stay with Van Roy for a while instead of going straight home and going to their rooms, so he made a lame excuse to say that he wanted to buy groceries.I didn't expect that shopping in the supermarket was so much fun.

Byrne looked at Fan Roy without concealing his gaze, and Fan Roy was stared speechless, rubbing his fingers up and down the stem of the wine glass.

"Desmond..."

"Ok?"

"Dual-Sys, keep talking."

Byrne smiled lightly and said: "The Nyx project has been put into actual testing after the phased results of the research and development of the Dual-Sys have been achieved. However, due to too few suitable drivers, the Dual-Sys cannot be fully put into production to realize the full-scale production of all aircraft." Armor equipped, the military is not satisfied. When the research and development team was having a headache, they suddenly discovered that the overall performance of the mecha equipped with Dual-Sys has been greatly improved, allowing the mecha to be equipped with a jump engine at the same time to achieve space jump. Possibility. As soon as the proposal report was submitted, it attracted the attention of the military, and the goal of the Nyx project was deflected in a new direction, Dual-Sys plus space jump technology, referred to as DSSJ.”

DSSJ, Fan Roy read in the information provided by Xu Wang, he thought that the new weapon code name of the Nyx project was Dual-System-Space-Jump.

Modern large starships, cruisers, and battleships are all equipped with space jump technology, using jump engines to create wormholes to achieve ultra-long-distance movement.Because the instantaneous energy required by the jumping engine is huge, ordinary mechas cannot achieve it, and the strength of the mechas is not enough to withstand the impact of a jump. There is a [-]% possibility of explosion due to overload.

But Dual-Sys can perfectly solve these two problems at one time, and it is completely feasible technically.

Fan Roy figured it out immediately, and said: "Dual-Sys itself is a heavy burden on the driver's body, and the space jump is added, which is probably beyond the limit that the driver can bear. That's why the military found it. My teacher promised me."

Byrne nodded: "It should be like this. No. 12 years after the establishment of the Nix project, the military established another medical research and development team in UNX, led by Professor Xu Wang, dedicated to solving the problem of DSSJ and mech pilots. The problem of compatibility. After more than half a year since the establishment of the medical team, a compound medicine plan was proposed, using three medicines that were already on the market, with stable properties and less side effects, which was faster and safer than newly developed medicines. Fang passed the plan. You should know this part."

"Yes. The first phase of the compound medicine experiment worked very well, but when it came to the second phase of the experiment, the teacher discovered a few cases of adverse reactions, and then discovered a bigger problem."

It was at this time that Lan also noticed the problem.