Chapter 92: New Energy Research Base

  Those who attempted to sabotage the power facilities at Wanlonghui were all eliminated by the garrison troops of the Three Gorges Dam, and it is said that many prisoners were also captured. August 1st.

  We didn't go into battle because we were ordered by our superiors to go to Wuhan and protect the scientists.

  The research of emerging energy is a very important means to prevent multiple countries from attacking us. As long as our emerging energy research is successful, those small countries will be defeated without a fight and automatically withdraw from this war. Because by then, our national strength will have been greatly enhanced, and it will no longer be an object that these small countries dare to attack at will.

  With emerging energy, our combat effectiveness will also be greatly enhanced. In my opinion, even those major powers dare not take military action against us lightly.

  So our task is also very important, and there's no difference with going to the battlefield to directly kill enemies.

  We arrived in Wuhan and found the research base, where we coincidentally saw Zhou Hui's mother, Zhong Ping, as well as Zhong Ping's secretary, Lü Qín. They were inspecting the base accompanied by a group of government officials.

  I went up to her proactively and smiled at Zhong Ping, saying: "Hello Auntie, I'm Jin Cang. Do you still remember me?"

  Zhong Ping was originally chatting and laughing with the government personnel, but when she saw me, she suddenly pulled a long face and said: "Who are you? How would I know you?"

  I smiled awkwardly, just about to speak, when I heard Lv Qing laugh and say: "Jin Cang, why haven't you gone to see our young lady for such a long time? Zhong Zong is angry, you'd better be careful!"

  I only just realized why Zhong Ping pretended not to recognize me, and somewhat awkwardly said: "Auntie, I'm now a military personnel, all actions are under command, indeed there's no time or opportunity to visit Hui Jie and the others, don't be angry."

  Zhong Ping slightly eased up a bit, but still stiffly said: "Do you have time tonight?"

  I glanced at Chen Jing beside me, and Chen Jing immediately said: "Yes! Our instructor originally planned to go to your house tonight, but I don't know if you are available tonight?"

  Zhong Ping was overjoyed and immediately said, "Of course it's convenient. Jin Cang going to my house is just like returning to his own home, what's not convenient about that? After we finish inspecting this place, I'll come over to call for you, Jin Cang."

  I nodded: "Alright, I'll wait for you."

  Zhong Ping smiled and said: "Then I have to inform Zhou Hui, otherwise if she doesn't come home again and can't see you, I will be blamed by her."

  I glanced at Chen Jing and just smiled in response, but didn't dare say much.

  Lv Qin whispered on the side: "Now some of your classmates are also working at our Sifang Energy Company, I'll help you notify them later and let them come to President Zhong's house tonight so that you can all meet up."

  "I'd appreciate it if you could."

  Lü Qín smiled and didn't say anything else, but her eyes told me that she had an opinion about me.

  Chen Jing and others walked away with Zhong Ping, then whispered: "You pay attention tonight, don't be too excessive, I...I won't go, you...come back early."

  I laughed: "Are you eating vinegar or something? I feel like there's some abnormal flavor in your words!"

  Chen Jing glared at me and said: "I'm not jealous, I'm afraid of sourness."

  I thought she would have some reaction, but I saw her walk away directly, walking very decisively, completely without any of my expected reactions. I was slightly disappointed, but at the same time also felt a bit relieved.

  I brought the two squad leaders and three platoon leaders who came with me to Wuhan, assigned them defensive areas and tasks. Then I went straight to find the person in charge here, an old man with white hair, a famous scholar, with very deep research on energy utilization. This old man is called Shi Yu, and his external title is the General of the Research Base.

  "The General" is not an official title or a code name, but rather a term that refers to his identity as the person in charge here. It's like being the commander of an army or the head of a village.

  We are the dragon squad, including me and Chen Jing, who are temporarily under Shi Yu's jurisdiction to carry out protection tasks. So I need to find Shi Yu to report on the deployment matters.

  Shi Yu is actually a science fanatic, who only thinks about doing research and has never thought about how to manage the base. So after I found him, he directly told me: "You take care of all management matters, don't need to ask me."

  I was stunned for a moment, then responded with "yes" and left Shi Yu's study.

  But that's good, because this way I can comprehensively arrange defensive matters in the base to avoid loopholes. Moreover, the warriors of the Hu Long Lian will not easily obey Shi Yu's orders, and only Chen Jing and I can make them execute our orders with all their heart.

  I once again conducted an on-site inspection of the base, and it was clear that defense had been fully considered from the very beginning of its construction. Not only were there all-around surveillance cameras, but also many automated weapons had been installed. The walls were 50 cm thick solid walls, all made of reinforced concrete, making it difficult for ordinary bombs to blast through. The height of the walls was almost 10 meters high, with a smooth surface like a mirror, making it hard for people to climb up. With a sentry post every ten meters, it would be even more difficult to sneak in undetected.

  The ground is a plain dust-proof plastic carpet, and under the carpet, it's all thick steel-reinforced concrete. I've seen the design drawings, so I know this is anti-air raid, ordinary bombs can't blast through this layer of steel-reinforced concrete on the ground. I know that there are actually many underground rooms beneath, which are research labs for scientists, but you can't see them from the outside at all.

  On the ground, there were only three three-story small villas besides a very large factory building. All of us from the Hu Long Lian were arranged to live in these three small buildings. More than 100 people moved in and it was still quite spacious.

  These three small buildings are actually the main entrance and exit of the underground research room, with two entrances and one exit. At the same time, they are also the ventilation ducts for those underground research rooms. The first floor rooms in each building are filled with dense pipes.

  This large factory-style building is used to deceive the enemy. It's actually empty inside, with only a few weapons parked. These weapons are not ordinary, there are missile launchers, armored vehicles, and many individual soldier weapons. The most powerful one is a military newly developed laser gun.

  This laser cannon is mounted on a military trailer, powered by the large battery inside it, but this battery is empty, only with an outer shell. The reason for this is that all known materials for making batteries at present cannot meet the requirements of this powerful laser cannon. This is also the first task of the research base.

  If our research base can develop a power storage device that meets the requirements of this laser gun, then we have succeeded by more than half. With just this one laser gun, it is enough to make many countries that are eyeing us thoroughly lose heart. Because the military-designed laser gun can shoot out tens of thousands of high-energy lasers in one minute, or gather together to shoot a single giant laser beam. No matter what material the weapon is made of, it will be instantly vaporized and disappear without a trace in front of these lasers or laser beams.

  However, all of these are achievable only on the premise that there is sufficient energy. What we urgently need now is a material that can store huge amounts of energy to make batteries for this laser gun.

  Someone once said that nuclear energy could be used directly as the power source for a laser gun, but after experimentation, even with the latest human technology using nuclear energy, it is not enough to support continuous combat of the laser gun. Unless the power of the laser gun is reduced or the volume of the laser gun is increased again.

  Both methods were rejected by scientists because both methods would alter the design of the laser gun, making it either too weak or too large in size, which is not conducive to battlefield transportation.

  The best way is to find a new high-efficiency energy source to replace the existing one, or to find a high-efficiency material to make batteries that can store more energy.

  It's unrealistic to find new high-efficiency energy sources all at once, so now our scientists are focusing their efforts on finding new high-efficiency battery materials. High-efficiency battery materials are also essential for emerging energy and can be considered a priority in the research of emerging energy.

  Zhong Ping's Sifang Energy Company is at the forefront of research in emerging energy sources. This time, if we can successfully join forces with her company, it will be a great opportunity for researching new energy sources.

  So our government personnel would be very eager to invite Zhong Ping to come and inspect this secret base.

  I know that whether this time can cooperate with Zhong Ping honestly, it needs the efforts of all parties. However, I think that with my relationship with Zhou Hui and my early investment in Sifang Energy Company, if I take the initiative, maybe we can shorten the negotiation time, quickly develop new high-efficiency battery materials, equip our laser guns, and protect our country and people. So I took the initiative to find Zhong Ping, accompanied her to inspect the entire research base, and then followed her out of the research base, directly to her home.

  Zhong Ping understood my intention, so as soon as I entered her home, she said directly: "I know what you're getting at, and I also want to make a contribution to the country. However, our Four Directions Energy Company has basically developed new high-efficiency battery materials. If your military wants to take our research results for use, they should give us some compensation. There's no such thing as a free lunch, isn't that right?"

  I nodded hastily, feeling very excited: "That's right, we will be compensated to your satisfaction. You said that your company has developed a new high-efficiency battery material, I wonder if it can be put into production now?"

  Zhong Ping smiled and said: "You can ask Zhou Hui about these things later, I have a meeting now, so I won't accompany you to talk. Just wait for Zhou Hui here, she will arrive soon."

  I was taken aback and could only say: "Then you drive slowly, I'll wait for Hui Jie here, so I won't see you off."

  Zhong Ping smiled and left, without even offering me a cup of tea. Lv Qin followed her out, leaving me alone in the large villa. Zhong Ping didn't even hire a nanny, she seems to be a very diligent person who does all the household chores herself.

  I was alone here with nothing to do, so I took out my phone and called Chen Jing. Chen Jing laughed and said: "You've already joined the beauty group, how do you still have time to call me?"

  I forced a smile and said: "I'm just alone here, where's this beauty? Is there no situation at the base?"

  "Relax, I'll pay more attention. You just take good care of your girlfriends, it's been over three years since you've seen them, have a good chat with them, don't worry about the base anymore."

  I forced a smile and said: "You really are... never mind, I'm going out for a walk. Staying in the house is suffocating."

  Chen Jing smiled and said: "Don't you cultivate your heart method? You always say you don't have time to cultivate, now you do have the time, right?"

  I suddenly realized and immediately said: "Thank you for reminding me, I had forgotten about cultivating this matter. If Master knew, he would definitely scold me..."

  Chen Jing hung up the phone with a smile, and I sat down on the genuine leather sofa in the living room to start cultivating my heart method.

  Some people say that practicing martial arts is like rowing a boat upstream, if you don't move forward, you'll fall behind. I've been too busy lately and haven't practiced much, at first, I really felt my internal energy circulation was a bit rusty, but after running through it once, this rustiness slowly disappeared.

  Cultivation requires focus and determination, so I gradually forgot about external matters, and my entire being entered a state of nothingness.

  Time slowly slipped away, I don't know how long I've been cultivating, anyway when I opened my eyes and ended my cultivation, I saw Li Huanhuan, Dongfang Yu, Zhou Hui, Du Yifei, and Bai Feng, whom I hadn't seen for more than three years.

  These five people were also staring at me, as if they were looking at a monster. When I opened my eyes, they all let out a sigh of relief and said: "He's okay..."

  I was taken aback, but then I understood. They thought something had happened to me, so they were staring at me. So I smiled and said, "What could have happened to me?" Paused for a moment, stood up, opened my arms and said, "Long time no see! I really miss you guys!"

  The five of them surrounded me, with Bai Feng, who had never gotten along well with me before, also hugging me from the outermost circle.

  I feel so excited and happy, I couldn't help but say: "It's like a dream come true, I've actually seen you all again! Are...you all okay?"

  They slowly let go of me, and Li Huanhuan was the first to say: "I'm almost thirty years old and still don't have a boyfriend, do you think I'm good or not?"

  Dongfang Yu said for the second time: "My fiancé has gone missing, and he's been missing for more than three years. Do you think I'm okay?"

  Du Yifei rushed in front of Zhou Hui and said: "My boyfriend disappeared without a word for more than three years, do you think I'm okay?"

  "My friend suddenly disappeared and I've been searching for him for over three years. You tell me... is that okay?"

  I feel my nose is a bit sour, holding back the excitement in my heart, just about to speak with a smile, when I hear Bai Feng say very angrily: "The person I protected suddenly disappeared, making me not sleep well for three years, do you think I'm okay?"

  Bai Feng's words made me laugh involuntarily. After all, she is somewhat distant from me, and hearing her say this couldn't help but make me smile.

  But as I smiled, four out of the five people burst into tears. I hastily suppressed my smile and asked urgently: "What's wrong? Why are you all crying? Haven't I already come back?"

  Li Huanhuan cried: "You don't care about our lives or deaths, you abandoned us and disappeared, how can we not cry?"

  "Dongfang Yu cried: 'You are my fiancé, you don't even care about me and just ran away, how can I not cry?'"

  "You ruthlessly abandoned me and went to flirt with other women, how can I not be heartbroken, how can I not cry?"

  "My friend has been missing for three years and I've been searching for him, now he's back and doesn't even offer a word of comfort, instead he teases me, how can I not cry?"

  I stared blankly at them, feeling that I had really wronged them. For a moment, it felt as if something was stuck in my throat, and I wanted to say some comforting words, but couldn't get them out.

  Bai Feng stood beside me and suddenly burst into tears, her voice was very loud. I couldn't help but look at her, a puzzled expression appeared on my face.

  "Look at what? You made my sister cry, you made my friend cry, and I won't cry?"

  I burst out laughing, and even Li Huanhuan and the others were amused by Bai Feng's words, each with tears in their eyes as they laughed, looking very comical, but also making me feel heartbroken.

  Taking this opportunity, I carefully said: "It's all my fault, I'm sorry, I made you worry."

  Li Huan and a few others exchanged glances, then suddenly pounced on me together, each raising their fists to attack different parts of my body.

  I was taken aback and was about to defend myself, but suddenly thought of something and stood still. They just wanted to vent their anger and absolutely didn't want to really hurt me. Otherwise, when I was practicing earlier, they could have killed me with a slight raise of their hand, why wait until now?

  But Bai Feng also raised her fist and wanted to hit me, I just didn't understand. Even if I disappeared under your protection, you don't have to hit me at this time.

  Before I could figure out my confusion, I was hit with five punches. Almost simultaneously, the five punches landed on my body, but surprisingly, I didn't feel any pain at all. On the contrary, it felt very comfortable, just like someone was giving me a massage or rubbing my back.

  I was puzzled again, but then I understood, because Li Huanhuan said: "Why don't you all use your strength? Didn't we agree that when we see this heartless person, we would work together to beat him up?"

  Dongfang Yu whispered: "You didn't use your strength either, yet you're blaming us?"

  "You're right," said Du Yifei with a smile, "you don't want to fight, but we don't want to either."

  Zhou Hui looked at Bai Feng and said: "Feng'er, why didn't you use your strength? No, last time we discussed something, you weren't there..."

  Bai Feng's face turned red and after a long while, she said: "I... I saw you all beating him up, so I just joined in..."

  Feng'er is lying, have you also fallen in love with Jin Cang? It's okay, just say it out loud, Huan and the others won't mind.

  "Bai Feng immediately said loudly, 'Why didn't you say it out loud? Don't you like Jin Cang too? You think we don't know, but I've already seen the diary you wrote, and it's all about how much you like Jin Cang...'"

  Zhou Hui hastily covered Bai Feng's mouth with her hand, her face flushing as she said: "Don't listen to her nonsense, I didn't..."

  Li Huanhuan and Dongfang Yu exchanged a glance, then looked at Du Yifei again, and finally the three people said in unison: "We've all seen that diary, so you don't have to hide it anymore."

  Zhou Huiyi was stunned, looking at me with eyes full of shyness, and couldn't even speak.

  I looked at the five girls in front of me making a fuss, and suddenly felt that I was really very happy. My happiness didn't come from them saying they liked me, but from seeing my friends all doing well now, which made me happy and content.