"This is just sent out from the city," the intelligence officer dressed as a beggar took out a piece of paper the size of a fingernail from his arms and threw it to Lily, "they found this."

Lily did not speak, but quickly opened the paper, which was a somewhat scribbled sketch. The painter used a charcoal pen to outline a strange human figure on the paper... However, rather than saying that he was drawing a human-shaped armor, although he only had a few strokes, it was very realistically showing the texture of the metal material. Through a picture, the ashes could even feel the oppression from the armor - this was not just a precision mechanical product, but also a terrifying murder machine.

"Is this...steam-powered armor?" Ashes asked.

"Yes, it is the old model of power armor that the Tang Empire army retired twelve years ago, Iron Man Type 2." Lily nodded with a heavy expression.

"Did the gantry sell it to them?"

"I don't know... Although the Iron Man Type 2 has been retired, according to the laws of the Tang Empire, steam-powered armor, even for civilian models used for mining, must have a license signed by the emperor if they want to sell it to other countries... I really don't know what the price these barbarians paid to let the Eastern people sell this thing to them."

"No wonder they did not attack the empire's hinterland as soon as possible after occupying the Floating Ice Harbor. It turned out that they were waiting for this thing..." Ashes said thoughtfully.

"According to the information from the inside, there were a total of 600 Type 2 Iron Man delivered to Floating Ice Harbor. The armor was all marked with the label of the Dragon Gate Workshop. In addition, there were also matching small smoothbore cannon rapid-fire steam guns and chain saw swords... They were all produced by the Dragon Gate." The "beggar" continued.

"The armor characteristics of the Iron Man series are so eye-catching, especially the exaggerated shoulder armor and etched cloud patterns all over the body. This thing can still be recognized even if it is hit by a ink crystal cannon. Is the Tang Empire planning to completely express their position to us?" said another intelligence officer.

Everyone's faces were very bad - the Tang Empire, an unimaginable enemy. If they decided to attack the Rhine Empire in the name of the Northern Federation, then this war would probably become extremely difficult for the Rhine Empire.

Although the Iron Man Type 2 is the older generation of armor that was retired twelve years ago in the Tang Empire, due to the technical gap between the East and the West, if the Iron Man Type 2 is taken to the Western battlefield, it can still be regarded as the top main armor.

Six hundred Iron Man Type 2 is enough to change the outcome of a local war.

"What about the pilot who manipulated these armors? Is it the Tang people or the Northern Barbarians?" Lily asked a very critical question.

Equipment support and direct intervention of warriors in the war are completely different from that of the warriors of the Tang Empire. If it were the latter, it could already be regarded as the declaration of war by the Tang Empire on the Rhine Empire.

"This group of Iron Man Type 2 operators are all Northern Barbarians. As for the operation training of steam armor, it should be provided by the gantry."

"In other words, these Northern Barbarian pilots are actually rookies who have not experienced actual combat?" Lily breathed a sigh of relief. Although the destructive power of steam-powered armor on the battlefield is extremely amazing, how much impact they can play in the war depends entirely on the pilots who manipulated them - a person who had never driven steam-powered armor would even be extremely difficult to walk after wearing this thing, while a skilled pilot can control the power-powered armor to make jumps and moves, and even some difficult maneuvering actions that humans themselves cannot do.

The latter is the terrifying killer on the battlefield, while the former is just a group of heavily armored live targets.

"In addition... we also got a new piece of information." The "beggar" said, looking up at the ashes, "It has something to do with our goal."

Lily: "Say."

"The target is one of the pilots of this group of Iron Man Type 2 Steam Powered Armor, and he was also selected as the commander of the newly formed 'Villa Team' of the Federal Army. This vanguard is composed entirely of 150 powered armor and 500 elite light infantry. It should be used by the Federal Army as elites who break through our position in the subsequent battles... Before this vanguard team is formed, there will be a test drive ceremony for the powered armor, and the target is one of the three test drive pilots."

If they can be selected as a test pilot, they must be the ace pilot in the Federal Army... Ashes couldn't help but pursed their lips... It seems that they still have too little information for this "traitor of the Yellow Spring".

"Time? Place?" Lily's question is short and critical.

"Tomorrow at 1:30 p.m., in the western suburbs of Floating Ice Port, the 26th Division of the former Imperial Army garrisoned Floating Ice Port. The 449th squad of the Federal Army was responsible for the test drive ceremony preservation work, with 200 people, and all staff were equipped with steam guns. They are one of the most elite troops within the Federal Army."

"This is an opportunity." Lily turned to the Ashes and said.

"Are you planning to let me snipe the target during the test drive ceremony?" Ash naturally guessed what Lily thought, "But in that case, the difficulty will become even greater, right?"

"Not necessarily." Lily shook her head, "The military intelligence department and other forces must have known about this level of intelligence. They will never see the test drive ceremony being held so smoothly. When they take action first, we can take the opportunity to take advantage of the troubled waters..."

"What if they were waiting for us to move first?"

"That's simple - we'll just fire the first shot. By the way, I haven't seen your training before, what are your grades in the shooting class in Huangquan?"

“Full marks.”

“Where is the remote sniper project?”

"If you use a basic rifled flint, the target rate at a distance of 300 meters is 97, and the target rate at a distance of 500 meters is 70." Ash replied that the shooting class can indeed be regarded as one of his strengths. He seems to have an innate sense of intimacy and familiarity for guns, such as weapons used to kill people.

"Better than I expected, then I can hand it over to you." Lily clapped her hands, and an intelligence officer immediately brought an iron box covered with sludge and placed it in front of the ashes.

"'Chimera Type 9' customized version - the pinnacle of gunpowder weapons history, with a practical range of 850 meters and a 1.7-degree spread accuracy." Lily opened the box, inside which were firearm parts embedded in sponges, each piece was wrapped with an oil film for anti-rust.
Chapter completed!