Free Web NovelChapter 661: Chapter 390: Request for an Audience (2)
Vice President Deng frowned and sighed, "This kid is indeed smart, just not using his brain in the right way. He’s been stuck on basic knowledge for six months."
Looking at Liu Yu’s face turning instantly dismal, Su Huan smiled and said, "No worries, as the saying goes, you learn as long as you live. If you can’t learn it in half a year, then one year, if one year isn’t enough, then ten years. At worst, you’ll learn it over a lifetime. Eventually, you’ll get there."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yu’s face grew even gloomier. ’Is it possible I’m just not cut out for learning?’ But he dared not say this in front of the train captain and Vice President Deng.
Vice President Deng, however, took it seriously, shaking his head, "There’s not that much time for him to learn... By the way, this is the new type of power armor we’re researching."
Su Huan carefully looked at the projection on the table, slimmer than the Guardian series, with more flowing curves, but apart from that, he couldn’t discern much, so he asked, "What’s the difference?"
Yu Jing explained, "This is our newly designed bio-power armor, overturning the existing foundation and redesigning from scratch. The main goal is to enhance the user’s mobility."
"Similar to Thunder?"
"Thunder is more like custom power armor, only providing enhancement effects when worn by you, whereas we aim to manufacture general-use power armor for soldiers, focusing on the regeneration function of the Fungus Carpet, combined with some mechanical parts, to achieve quick movement, ultra-long jumps, and escape assistance."
With Yu Jing’s brief sketching, Su Huan got a general combat image of the new power armor in his mind.
From her explanation, it seems the new armor still can’t fly, but due to the incorporation of Fungus Carpet to reduce weight coupled with boosters, it achieves a "leaping" effect.
Even if the boost duration is short, it’s far superior to the cumbersome [Guardian].
He agreed with this direction.
The stronger the Armed Corps’ strength, the more hassle-free it is for him. As the leader of a top-tier faction, he can’t possibly handle every minor affair personally.
Of course, this is just a small part of why Su Huan is here. Most of the parameters discussed by the three he didn’t understand, nor cared to understand, but as long as he confirmed Yu Jing wasn’t causing trouble, it was enough.
But even before the train captain could express his opinion, Shu Wei hastily pulled Su Huan out of the lab.
It turned out that bastard Lian Jin was back again, wanting to see him with a serious face.
Su Huan was puzzled, planning to hear what the other party wanted to say first, as he walked toward the dining car, asking, "How far is it to He Shui?"
"The Gravity Zone covers a good portion of Jinfeng Province, as well as most of Yuchuan Province, and Liang Kuan’s home is in the northeast of Yuchuan, still 670 kilometers away in a straight line. If all goes well, we can arrive within a week."
As a professional secretary, these data are memorized, requiring no checking, he just speaks off the top of his head.
"Alright."
Su Huan entered the dining car; Lian Jin was still in his white suit, looking travel-worn, perhaps just having returned and then came straight here. Standing beside him were He Jie and Liang Kuan, the three standing together making the entire carriage feel cramped.
To Su Huan’s surprise, Hu Shuo and Lao San were also there. Including Shu Wei beside him, everyone who could speak on the train was present.
It seems the trouble is quite significant.
Thinking this, Su Huan also looked more serious, sitting on the opposite orange cat sofa, finding the most comfortable posture, crossed his legs.
"My sister wants to meet with you."
This time, Lian Jin didn’t bother with pleasantries and spoke directly.
"Your sister?" Su Huan was slightly surprised, pointing to the chair across, "What’s the situation, have a seat first."
Lian Jin dragged a sofa chair closer to Su Huan’s place, his eyes serious, "Our Donghuang Heavy Industry is in a special situation, it’s partially a family business, my sister is the top authority. I had just returned but was sent back by her."
"Don’t want you anymore?"
Su Huan leaned his body forward, asking curiously.
Lian Jin’s face was without a hint of joking, he solemnly said, "No, three days ago, a large number of people from the Pan-Asian Alliance appeared within Donghuang’s borders, a force composed of those four small countries to the east. Based on the timeline, they should have invaded Donghuang much earlier."
"So far, they’ve already swept through at least six edge survivor factions within Donghuang’s borders."
The dining car was silent, even Yu Yue suppressed the cooking sounds to the minimum.
Su Huan had some doubts, he had heard of the Pan-Asian Alliance; when first entering the Storm Zone, this unlucky bunch had appeared. Compared to a top-tier power like Black Kite, they were much weaker, lacking even a Tier Two at the time. Could such a level pose a threat to Donghuang?
"How many divisions did they send? How much heavy firepower? How many Evolvers?"
He Jie asked promptly.
Lian Jin: "Currently, from what I know, it’s around thirty thousand people..."
He Jie looked serious, murmuring, "That would be two divisions then, how’s the firepower?"
Lian Jin scratched his head, "No heavy firepower."
"Hm?"
"Then, there must be many Evolvers?"
"Evolvers may not be many either..."
Everyone, including Su Huan, looked at him in puzzlement.
Lian Jin awkwardly said, "These thirty thousand might not be what you imagined, somewhat resembling survivor groups within our borders."
Su Huan leaned back on the chair, even He Jie looked a bit unkindly at Lian Jin.
Thirty thousand survivors?
Just thirty thousand, and they’re seeking aid?
Even say thirty thousand, add another zero, three hundred thousand survivors would just be a bunch of moving targets to train or Donghuang Heavy Industry, top-tier powers.
Like an Armed Train’s officer squad can easily sweep small factions with Tier One Evolvers.
As long as the opposite doesn’t possess heavy weapons, it would be a one-sided crush.
"I don’t see this as a problem for Donghuang, so are there other reasons?"
Su Huan said calmly.
Lian Jin continued, "Because our country spans north to south, bearing the brunt of the apocalypse’s impact the most, coupled with the military’s disappearance, almost every systemic breakdown in full scope, but surrounding small countries, as far as I know, suffered much less from natural disasters."
"In other words, their armies are still intact?"
He Jie sharply caught the relevant information.
Lian Jin nodded, "Yes, the Pan-Asian Alliance has probed us more than once, those thirty thousand likely backed by the Four Nations’ Alliance Army."
"Then let them come, in less than half a year, natural disasters within Donghuang will completely deplete them. If Donghuang Heavy Industry goes all out, the time could even be reduced by a month, and I don’t see the need for meeting with your sister."
Su Huan calmly looked into Lian Jin’s eyes; this seemingly rough guy had more to say.
Lian Jin forced a smile, indeed, the train captain isn’t easily fooled, he straightforwardly admitted, "To be honest with you, we’re simultaneously engaged with two Tier Three Evolution Beasts, really unable to take on more, otherwise I could take an armored battalion to wipe them out."
"But now, we can only watch that pack of rabid dogs break through. By the time we can take action, it might be too late."
"For small powers in the Gravity Zone, the Pan-Asian Alliance’s invasion is catastrophic."
"You should know, they’ve coveted our Donghuang lands for too long."
"Once this opening is breached and they catch up in evolutionary stages, relying solely on Donghuang Heavy Industry to reclaim land would be difficult, after all, we number only in the hundreds of thousands, they are backed by four countries."
"The actual situation might be more dire than I imagine. I’m not fluent, the best is for my sister to meet you, because remote communication is cumbersome, it barely conveys enough."
Lian Jin anxiously said, his chest marked with red scratches.
Everyone looked towards Su Huan, especially He Jie, occasionally glancing at the silent Liang Kuan beside, with unsaid intentions.
"Okay, I roughly get it." Su Huan calmly said.
Lian Jin was taken aback, "So meet or not?"
"No need for a meeting. I will approach He Shui when the time comes, if we encounter them, I’ll deal with it along the way."
