Meng Hao piloted his mecha.
He sped through the mountain forests and peaks.
The Ten Thousand Mountains in the west of Shilin were like Meng Hao's playground.
The towering peaks, streams, hidden caves, and giant trees, each tens of meters high, did not stop this behemoth, over ten meters tall and weighing thirty-seven tons.
Witnessed by millions of viewers.
This "toy mecha" produced by Huarong Industries was played to its limits by Meng Hao!
It was, in essence, a giant ape.
Even the giant apes in American sci-fi films paled in comparison to the Huarong Type I mecha piloted by Meng Hao.
"Holy crap, this is too awesome."
"The maneuverability, shock resistance, hydraulic system, electronic transmission system, and energy transmission system are just explosive!"
"I just remembered, today's live stream title was about testing Huarong Industries' mecha, claiming it's just a large collectible figure, not a military robot?"
"But I feel like even a military robot or combat mecha wouldn't be this awesome!"
"How is such smooth control possible?"
"This isn't control at all, this is neural connection technology... meaning, with a hundred percent synchronization rate, Brother Hao has already become one with the mecha. When you control your own fingers and limbs, do you feel any lag?"
"Neural connection technology? I recall that the most advanced human-machine synchronization technology in the US is brain-computer interface technology, and it can only perform simple actions like controlling a robotic arm to draw circles!"
"If the US knew that such advanced neural connection technology appeared on a toy mecha, I wonder how they would feel?"
"But, to be honest, after almost an hour of testing, I really haven't found any military equipment on the mecha Meng Hao is piloting... However, as Brother Hao said, it's just a large toy collectible mecha? ...Damn it, what kind of collectible mecha can run at near-supersonic speeds? What kind of toy mecha can skim across water while dragging a thirty to forty-ton body? What kind of collectible toy can run at high speed in the Ten Thousand Mountains, as if on flat ground???"
"..."
It was acknowledged and agreed upon by the viewers in the live stream that the mecha piloted by Meng Hao was not equipped with any military equipment.
But.
How could a mecha full of black technology be a toy?!
This was clearly unconvincing.
Amidst the shouts of "Holy crap," "Awesome," and "Mind-blowing" from the live stream...
Amidst the shock caused by residents of the Shilin suburbs and fishermen from the shallow sea areas filming videos and uploading them online...
Meng Hao's mecha, running through the mountains like a giant ape, eventually attracted considerable covert attention.
...
Although Shilin was a small city.
Its geographical location was extremely strategic.
Along the long coastline of Da Xia, there were not many cities with the Ten Thousand Mountains nearby.
The ancients said, mountains harbor dragons and tigers, hidden among the towering peaks and ethereal clouds!
Since the Ten Thousand Mountains could hide dragons and tigers, they could naturally hide other facilities.
For example, land-based missile silos!
Missiles capable of crossing half the globe, carrying warheads that could cause mushroom clouds!
Deep in the mountains.
In a highly concealed mountain hollow.
Several large phased-array radars equipped with stealth coatings were monitoring the coastline stretching for a thousand miles.
"Wooo wooo!"
Suddenly, in the phased-array radar control room, accompanied by a piercing alarm, red warning lights flashed incessantly.
Da Xia was prosperous, and its peace had lasted for a long time.
It had been many years since its coastal defense line was invaded by foreign enemies.
This sudden alarm instantly put the military personnel in charge of the phased-array radar control room on alert.
He quickly ran to the radar imaging screen, trying to figure out what had happened.
"Record the situation and report immediately!"
The officer examined the radar feedback and quickly reported the situation.
"An unidentified object has breached our defense zone from the coast... its origin is unknown. Based on its trajectory, it appeared suddenly about 6 kilometers from the coast... its speed is as high as 337 kilometers per hour, and it possesses extreme maneuverability... it can rapidly advance through the mountains, disregarding complex terrain!"
The officer responsible for recording was stunned.
What on earth?
Appearing suddenly from near the coast?
Capable of turning at high speed?
And advancing through the Ten Thousand Mountains at near-supersonic speeds, ignoring any steep cliffs???
What kind of monster was this?
As a technical soldier, this recording officer could not recall any military equipment, whether from Da Xia, the US, the Western Alliance, or Russia, that could possess such incredible capabilities!
He glanced suspiciously at his colleagues.
Similarly, even the most skilled officers, familiar with the military equipment of all countries in the world, searched their minds and wracked their brains, but could not come up with any military equipment that matched these descriptions.
"With such incredible capabilities in all aspects."
"It seems only a UFO fits!"
"An alien invasion? This is too absurd!"
The officer immediately dismissed his own hypothesis after proposing it.
Alien invasion?
Why not say an unknown underwater civilization visited?
"We are just a radar monitoring unit, not responsible for drawing conclusions!"
"Transmit the recorded situation to the highest-level unit, and remember to report it using S-class encryption, not plain text!"
...
Western S3 Border Defense Monitoring Military Unit.
Small in number, but extremely high in rank.
As an S3 border defense monitoring unit monitoring a quarter of the coastline, its rank was only slightly lower than that of Da Xia's five major war zones, and even higher than provincial military regions... The main advantage of such a high-ranking unit was its extensive authority, allowing it to contact any military or civilian institution within its jurisdiction that was of a lower rank.
Major General Chen Chen, after receiving the report from his subordinate, did not dare to delay and immediately prepared to understand what had happened.
If a mysterious unit from a foreign country entered the defense zone under such bizarre circumstances, it would be equivalent to an invasion!
As for the possibility of a technological product test by a civilian organization?
Chen Chen had not even considered that.
Based on the parameters and descriptions provided by the radar monitoring department.
No civilian enterprise in any country worldwide could develop such an incredibly powerful product.
"Hello, 32nd Arsenal? Are you testing new equipment recently without informing us? You don't know? What are you doing? Hurry up and investigate..."
"Hello, Southern Military Facility Construction Unit? Do you have any new construction projects recently? Are you sure? Go and verify again, and then report to me..."
"Hello, J Province General Headquarters? We need to secretly requisition your unmanned reconnaissance aircraft... Yes, with our unit as the center, conduct an investigation within a hundred-kilometer radius... Remember, maintain strict secrecy!"