Space mechas based on space carriers as their base don’t need to transform at all. In the zero-gravity vacuum of space, what’s the point of transforming? Unlike space fighters, whose goal is to destroy, the mission of space mechas is to board and capture enemy warships, and they’re usually only deployed at the end of a battle. Either the outcome is already basically decided, or the fighters have suffered too many losses and mechas are needed to supplement combat strength. Space mechas, which are humanoid in basic form, are also suited for ground combat needs. This adaptability is based on the mecha’s own shape, so there’s simply no need for transformation.

Similarly, space mechas are also not suitable for aerial combat within a planet’s atmosphere. They’re even heavier than ground combat mechas. In zero-gravity space, such mechas are permissible, but once in the atmosphere, they’re definitely just sitting ducks.

Big Guy secretly curled his lips, but this little gesture didn’t escape Ethan Brooks’s eyes. She grabbed Big Guy’s ear and twisted it, angrily saying, “This is the most advanced mecha in our lab, you dead Big Guy, you’ve never seen the world, and you dare to look down on it!?”

For the past few weeks, the one who bullied Big Guy the most was this seemingly gentle, pure, harmless beauty. So, this grab-and-twist was really swift and clean.

William Carter cried out in pain, his expression so miserable that no human could bear to watch without their eyes welling up with tears!

Ethan Brooks had long seen through Big Guy’s tricks. She gave another hard twist before letting go, fuming, “Come here! I’ll show you what a real transforming mecha is!”

She pressed the automatic remote in her hand, and the mecha’s cockpit hatch popped open. She climbed up along the mechanical leg into the cockpit, and just before the hatch closed, she glared at Big Guy and said, “Country bumpkin, watch closely.”

With Ethan Brooks’s operation, Big Guy was truly stunned this time. He saw the mecha’s external armor disassemble like magic into small, thin pieces, which then quickly contracted together, like a compressed sponge, disappearing into a square opening on the mecha’s back. Then, the mecha began to change. First, its color shifted—a strange stream of light flashed by, and the entire mecha turned black. Next, the limbs and head rapidly folded into the body and began to transform as a whole. The transformation was like melting cheese, and after a few seconds, the cheese solidified into a black meteorite with realistic textures.

“I can’t take this anymore!” Big Guy sucked in a cold breath: “Liquid metal!!!”

“Keep watching!” Ethan Brooks’s voice came from the mecha’s electronic loudspeaker.

With a “pop,” the mecha instantly ejected its limbs and returned to its original form. At the same time, the external armor shot out from the square opening and quickly covered the entire body.

Big Guy felt a bit overwhelmed.

“Oh my god! Liquid metal with memory properties! Used for this… this woman is crazy!”

After that, the mecha simulated the forms of a ground-based fighter jet, a space fighter, a small transport ship, and an all-terrain universal ground combat mecha.

Ethan Brooks jumped down from the mecha and asked proudly, “Well? Go ahead and curl your lips again if you dare.”

William Carter was left speechless, and after a long while, with a silly look on his face, he asked, “This toy must be worth a lot, right? How much could it sell for?”

Ethan Brooks was nearly infuriated to death, snapping, “Toy? Try it yourself and see if it’s a toy!”

From the perspective of Big Guy’s knowledge of mecha design, metallurgy, and physics, this thing really was just a toy. Liquid metal sounds impressive, but in reality, all metals that can easily change shape have one flaw—they’re soft!

Metals capable of changing form like this were discovered over a thousand years ago. Although such metals can be transformed in a short time by computer-controlled special resonance frequencies, possessing both liquid and solid states, their hardness has never been improved. If you make them into alloys to increase hardness, then the liquefaction becomes incomplete, the transformation time increases, and for a liquid metal alloy that reaches the hardness of steel, the liquid-solid transformation would probably take a week. So, except for some special uses, this rare metal is seldom used in the military.

What’s the use of something that’s soft and limp, no matter how many forms it can take? In Big Guy’s eyes, this mecha probably wasn’t much better than his privately treasured ancient Earth high-simulation rubber doll. The hardness of these metals simply can’t meet combat needs! Moreover, this kind of metal is usually very heavy. Take gold, for example—pure gold is a relatively soft metal, and liquid metal is not only heavier than gold, but softer and even more expensive.

However, very soon, Big Guy realized that the thing before him was definitely not a toy, but a deadly weapon. A weapon that could be called the greatest invention in mecha history in a hundred years!

A piece of the same metal as the mecha was placed by Ethan Brooks into a metal analyzer, and the exaggerated readings made Big Guy suspect the machine was malfunctioning! This material’s hardness was six times greater than the hardest known superalloys, yet its weight was the same as the lightest ultra-light alloys. More importantly, the unique ductility of liquid metal gave this metal’s overall defensive capability limitless potential!