CHAPTER 332: CHAPTER 150: HAS IT ARRIVED? (PART 2)

"As for the yield rate, defect rate, those things... do you think we need to consider them?"

"...Seems like we don’t."

Chen Jian was amused but continued to ask:

"What about bullets? Making bullets is far more troublesome than making guns. We don’t have chemical industry; what are you planning to do about primer and gunpowder manufacturing?"

"Don’t worry about it for now. Based on the standard of 20 bullets per civilian with a gun in Jinling City, the bullets seized from Huadu are enough to distribute."

"We don’t plan to let them directly rebel; we just want to send... a signal of rebellion."

"...So you plan to make this thing into a 7.62 caliber submachine gun? Most of what we seized is 7.62 ammunition."

"Short assault! Short assault!"

He Shuo corrected:

"Anyway, we don’t need to consider the lifespan of this thing."

"The design idea is simply: kill when shooting people, ensure at least a one-for-one when shooting small monsters, that’s enough."

"I’ve already had Fu Xi draft the design, checked it myself, basically no big issues."

"...So you actually had it all figured out and were just waiting here for me, huh?"

Chen Jian rubbed his forehead, asking amusedly:

"What, waiting for me to fall into the trap?"

"That’s called the art of speaking."

He Shuo rarely showed a smile and then spread his hands and asked:

"Do you agree or not?"

"Agree, how could I not agree..."

Chen Jian sighed, nodded, and said:

"Never realized you had this talent before, true steel must be tempered on the battlefield."

He Shuo chuckled bashfully, not responding.

In fact, Chen Jian’s words were not just flattery for He Shuo.

The plan seemed simple, but actually, each step hid deep mysteries.

Weapon dumping could, to some extent, break the Mechanical God Sect’s monopoly on safety demands, but not immediately providing bullets could maintain a delicate balance between forces.

Once the civilians of Jinling City obtained enough weapons, the Huaxia Army would become a crow with its hand already on the table.

Whether or not to overturn the table depends on how difficult the Mechanical God Sect is.

Of course, more ingeniously, no force can find fault with this strategy.

With the Beast Tide coming, strengthening civilian armament to give them self-preservation ability can’t be wrong, right?

A perfectly flawless plan.

Chen Jian looked ahead somewhat sentimentally, while at this moment, the Yangtze River was already in sight.

Watching the Yangtze River flow away, Chen Jian recalled that monster with an unknown whereabouts.

After thinking for a moment, he spoke:

"Let me add one more thing."

"After the guns are manufactured, let’s not sell them to Jinling City first."

"Sell them to Suzhou, Yuhang, and Shen City areas first."

"These locations could be the front line in a Beast Tide attack; no matter what, even if we play tricks, we still have to consider some practical benefits."

"Great minds think alike."

He Shuo grinned at Chen Jian, no need for more words to express their tacit understanding.

Heading south, He Shuo sent Chen Jian and others to the riverbank, then turned back to Jinling.

Still on the north bank, Chen Jian already saw a large number of construction machines busy laying roads on the south bank.

The surface’s messy vegetation was cleared away, and a basic paved road had taken shape.

Just as he promised those merchants, this road had been built.

Although compared to the paved roads of the past life, the road condition of this one could be said to be moving.

But in this world, compared to the new roads built by locals, this road could simply be called a "grand highway."

30A and Meng Shi drove south along the road, rushing all the way, finally arriving at the Jinling Ruins before 6.

Shen Yue, who stayed at the camp, had already prepared dinner, and as everyone got out of the car, fireworks suddenly exploded in the sky.

"Warmly welcome Chen Jian, Lei Jie, Xie Liu, and other comrades back triumphant!"

"Salute!"

"Salute ends!"

"Applause!"

"Wowowowow..."

Fresh off the car, Chen Jian stared in amazement at the neatly lined-up crowd, wanted to laugh but didn’t dare to laugh and asked Shen Yue:

"What’s all this about?"

"Mind construction."

Shen Yue replied earnestly:

"Honor must be made tangible; merely distributing some badges isn’t enough."

"Right now, we temporarily can’t create treatment differentiation, so it must be reflected in ceremonies, right?"

"Work with me, don’t undermine my efforts!"

"I know, I know..."

Chen Jian took the rice wine Shen Yue handed him, downed it in one gulp, and showed the empty bowl, then loudly proclaimed:

"Comrades, well done!"

"Revive Huaxia!"

A uniform voice sounded, leaving Chen Jian at a loss for words.

"No, you even taught them this?"

"Nonsense, of course, we must teach it."

Shen Yue pulled Chen Jian to sit beside a slightly simple but carefully made wooden table, then said:

"For now, let’s establish the slogan of reviving Huaxia, change it gradually later."

"Come, eat, eat well this meal; I personally cooked it."

"Under Director Shen Yue’s direct supervision, I operated the ant robot to cook."

Fu Xi’s voice echoed in the earpiece, making Chen Jian amused as he looked at Shen Yue:

"Cyber cooking, huh?"

"...Just tell me if it’s my recipe, stop babbling, eat!"

Of course, Chen Jian didn’t pay attention to such small details.

He picked up a pair of chopsticks ready to start eating, but at this moment, Fu Xi spoke again:

"Director, south of the base 5 kilometers, abnormal humanoid heat sources detected, stable tracking and monitoring, suspected to be ordinary refugees."

"Should we drive them away?"

"Refugees?"

Chen Jian was stunned for a moment.

"No need to drive, keep tracking, eliminate risks, attempt to make contact."

"See what they’re trying to do!"

...

At this time, the girl described by Fu Xi as "abnormal heat source" was constantly maneuvering through the forest.

She used the dense trees and wet clothing to conceal her trail and scent, trying her best to evade possible monster tracking.

But obviously, such actions were somewhat redundant.

The further north she went, the quieter the surrounding forest became unsettlingly.

Among the dead, rotten fungi, there were no traces of large creatures; the entire area seemed to have been washed by some mighty force, all monsters either lying dead on the ground or long gone.

The girl’s vigilant eyes swept through the forest repeatedly, but she encountered no danger until she was about to exit the woods, heading into the open space.

This last stretch was completely different from what she expected.

She originally thought she was entering a heavily guarded, tightly defended fortress.

But now it seemed... not quite the case?

So, is the opposing power not as strong as she expected, or do they not care about possible attacks at all?

The latter possibility stood higher.

After all, information from those merchants indicated that the Huaxia Army stationed in the Jinling Ruins indeed possessed incredible power.

The girl exhaled deeply, scrambling up a tall ginkgo tree, then pulled out binoculars from the bag she carried and peered northward, searching for the so-called "Jinling New City" position.

She quickly found the target.

In fact, the "city" was simply too noticeable.

Though not large in scale, its lights were extremely conspicuous against the night sky.

All electric lights.

The scale was quite nearly luxurious.

The girl widened her eyes, trying to discern every detail of the new city as much as she could.

How many people, how many weapons, whether the other side is friendly, or willing to accept newcomers...

These were all issues she had to consider.

She carried the hopes of everyone in Qian Island Lake Town on her back, allowing no room for carelessness.

But from her position, using the rudimentary binoculars to observe proved ineffective.

Besides the glaring lights and those blurry mechanical devices, she saw nothing clear.

Perhaps, she should go directly and see for herself?

The girl put down her binoculars, seated herself hesitantly on the tree branch.

She wanted to continue forward but felt a trace of fear and concern in her heart.

The resolve to approach new things and forces was not easy to make...

Better to move forward some more before deciding.

She subconsciously combed her hair, intending to return to the ground and continue to approach, but just then, a voice suddenly came from the sky.

"We see you."

The girl’s hairs stood on end, ready to sprint, but then the voice continued:

"If you want to see, just come over and look."