In recent years, global oil prices have risen sharply.
The Bear Country, which made its fortune by selling oil, was naturally not short of money.
Nearly twenty procurement officers were dispatched to select military robots from various countries.
As the eyes of the highest-ranking officer responsible for testing the military robots swept over them,
these nearly twenty procurement officers scrambled forward.
"Test mine first, the all-terrain Allwey anti-tank robot. It can be remotely controlled or move autonomously. It is equipped with anti-tank missiles, television cameras, and laser rangefinders, and has both microcomputer and human control systems..."
"Your thing is just an intelligent tank. Try mine instead... the flight assistant robot. It's an intelligent robot equipped with a microcomputer and various sensitive sensors, compatible with most current fighter jets. It can assist the pilot, and by detecting and analyzing the flight environment or surroundings, it can perform air combat missions... even the best ace pilot can't match one percent of its capabilities."
"Don't brag... look at mine. I spent a lot of money and used special channels to get the top-secret mysterious weapon from the US, the BG robot dog... tactical reconnaissance, integrated strike and kill, engineering support, it's an all-around war machine... The seller stated that for only 1 billion US dollars, they will provide not only a sample but also all the core technology they can access..."
"..."
Major General Guderov, one of the highest-ranking officers of the Bear Country's logistics support department, who was in charge of the test, couldn't help but show a smile that was almost motherly.
As expected of the officers he had trained.
These guys were really diligent in their work.
Seeing the officers eagerly vying to present their cases and claim credit, Major General Guderov's gaze fell on Tuojinisi, who stood with a dejected expression and remained silent.
This guy.
He was one of Major General Guderov's least favored subordinates.
He had already messed up several tasks assigned to him... He couldn't possibly mess up this procurement task that involved spending money, could he... Well, judging by his expression, as if his parents had died, it was highly likely that he had indeed messed up.
God!
Who would save this Tuojinisi?
He couldn't even do a job that involved spending money properly!
It seemed he would have to be exiled to the Black Sea to catch fish!
Major General Guderov, with a darkened face, walked over to Tuojinisi unhappily.
"Oh, God."
"Let's see what kind of shock this poor Tuojinisi has brought us this time!"
"Good heavens, what is that ten-meter-tall humanoid metal behemoth behind you?"
"Could it also be a military robot? Even a beginner who understands robotics theory knows that humanoid robots are the least practical."
Major General Guderov, whose heart had already sunk halfway, grabbed the product information sheet that Tuojinisi was clutching tightly.
He glanced at the information sheet.
Major General Guderov froze for a full half-minute.
"Mr. Major General."
"All available procurement channels have been snatched up by my colleagues."
"So, this one from the Great Xia Nation..."
Before Tuojinisi could finish,
Major General Guderov, who was laughing in anger, slammed the information sheet he had snatched from Tuojinisi onto the table.
"Look."
"Has this foolish Tuojinisi taken our Bear Country's army for a bunch of weaned kindergarten children?"
"Look at the shock he's brought us, my goodness, foolish Tuojinisi, I'm now doubting whether exiling you to the Black Sea to catch fish was even a mistake."
"You might even mistake fish for logs and throw them into the poor city!"
Major General Guderov's mockery made Tuojinisi's face turn red with shame, wishing he could bury his head in the half-meter-deep snow.
At the same time, those dozen or so colleagues of Tuojinisi also curiously poked their heads over, and then bursts of laughter erupted.
As procurement officers of the Bear Country.
No matter how poor their abilities, or how difficult it was to find suitable channels to purchase military equipment, you should at least pick a reputable civilian machinery manufacturer and buy a few excavators or harvesters to muddle through.
As a result, this pathetic and foolish Tuojinisi actually acquired a humanoid mecha... a toy!
He.
Actually bought a toy for the Bear Country's army!
And spent millions on it.
A mecha toy costing millions?
This was not only insulting the Bear Country's army but also recklessly wasting national military assets!
The mocking smile on Major General Guderov's face gradually faded, replaced by a grim expression.
Clearly.
This Major General was truly furious.
He glared fiercely at Tuojinisi, enunciating each word from between his gritted teeth.
"So, you used taxpayer money to buy a ten-meter-tall, tin-plated mecha toy from the Great Xia Nation for our army?"
"Please tell me, what were you thinking?"
"Why would you make a decision so foolish that even a donkey in a Qashqai village wouldn't make?"
Seeing that Major General Guderov was truly enraged,
the procurement officers around, who had been jeering and laughing, gradually fell silent.
However, the mocking and contempt in their eyes towards Tuojinisi did not diminish at all!
Wasting taxpayer money and replacing war weapons intended for the army with toys was unforgivable in any country.
This Tuojinisi was truly so foolish that he deserved to be thrown into the Black Sea to feed the sharks!
Unable to meet his superior's sharp, knife-like gaze.
Tuojinisi lowered his head and weakly defended himself.
"Dear Major General."
"I watched the demonstration video of this mecha!"
"Honestly, I really think this mecha is very powerful... and the seller labeling it as a 'toy' must have some special meaning!"
Silence.
Utter silence.
The anger in Major General Guderov's eyes gradually cooled, and was finally replaced by icy indifference.
Yes.
This was true disappointment.
A disappointment so profound that he couldn't even be bothered to show anger.
He completely treated Tuojinisi as air, stone, or ants and cockroaches.
"It's my fault, Tuojinisi!"
"I shouldn't have expected you to meet the standards of a normal officer... not even a normal soldier... no, no, no, to be precise, I shouldn't have expected you to meet the standards of a normal human being!"
"Don't you know there's something called CG animation? Created and synthesized by computer professionals using computers!"
"Never mind, I can't be bothered to argue with you anymore."
"Come on, let's see in which second your ten-meter-tall, tin-plated mecha toy will fall apart... God, even if it falls apart, that's assuming this tin-plated toy mecha can actually be controlled and move!"
"I will convince you, Tuojinisi. After your tin-plated mecha toy falls apart, you will resign yourself... Perhaps, you are truly only suited to go to the Qashqai countryside and raise a few donkeys whose intelligence is roughly equivalent to yours."