You Lixuan was originally in a relatively weak state, but upon seeing Jiang Cheng, he sat up in surprise, his eyes sparkling with joy.
She straightened up and stared intently at him.
They strained as if they wanted to embed him into their eye sockets.
He couldn't believe that Jiangcheng had returned in such an unexpected way. After countless days and nights of contemplation, he was now on the verge of despair.
He stood up in a daze, took two steps forward, and somewhat at a loss, raised his hand and placed it on the other person's shoulder.
Jiang Cheng seems to have grown taller again; he's now two centimeters taller than You Lixuan.
You Lixuan couldn't help but smile with a hint of relief. He hugged him tightly and laughed heartily.
He patted his back.
"It's good that you're back. I've finally waited for this day..."
"finally……"
Even a tough guy like You Lixuan felt a lump in his throat and couldn't help but shed tears.
Who can I tell about how difficult the past two years have been?
Jiangcheng is trapped in the dream world, and those who are struggling in reality are also in purgatory.
“Where did you go? There’s not a single word from you. You only left a few words before you left… When Luo Li asked me, I didn’t know how to answer.”
Upon hearing his question, Jiang Cheng unconsciously pursed his lips.
He glanced at the room's simple furnishings, as always. You Lixuan's life could be described as impoverished; the most expensive thing in the entire office was probably the few opened bottles of foreign liquor on the shelf.
In difficult times, we always need something to quell our sorrows.
It has to be said that You Lixuan needs this to fall asleep every night.
"I don't know how to explain this. It's a very important matter. There was a miscalculation. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for them to disappear for so long..." Jiang Cheng paused for a moment, then said easily, "Luckily, it was only two years. If it had been eight or ten years, we would have been finished."
"That dangerous?"
You Lixuan was stunned for a moment, and clicked his tongue in surprise.
He looked at Jiang Cheng with a similarly weary gaze.
Could it be that Jiang Cheng really got involved in something even more fantastical? The dimensional war was already enough to make modern humans gasp in disbelief; if Jiang Cheng had made some achievements in the realm of spacetime, that would be absolutely insane!
"It's alright, let's not talk about this anymore. I have a lot of questions I want to ask you."
"good!"
You Lixuan had imagined this moment countless times, so he almost skillfully ran two steps to the shelf, took down a bottle of wine with trembling hands, and poured some into a glass.
Take a sip.
Take a deep breath.
"Go ahead and ask!"
"After I left, has the Global Mech Research Center continued to operate normally? What is its current progress?"
“Yes! The total investment from various countries reached an unimaginable level. Ultimately, it was because of your departure that we couldn't secure high-level equipment, and the expenses exceeded your estimates by several times…” You Lixuan’s eyes flashed. “The research center became a vortex. When the investment was halfway complete, protests began from various countries, but they were already in the game. You know, nobody wanted to get out, so they could only keep pouring money in. Fortunately, in the end, six mechs were completed, plus seven Snow Maidens. They are stored in the Arctic, Antarctic, Nepal, the Amazon rainforest, and unregulated areas.”
Jiang Cheng hadn't considered the funding aspect, but the distribution of the seven mechs worldwide made the conclusion easy to reach with a little thought.
No mech will be claimed by any country, because others are also eyeing it covetously.
They can only be extremely far apart, hindering each other.
"Seven? Have they been implanted with neuromorphic implants?"
"Complete implantation, but the nightmare started that day. At first, Professor Wan tried his best to stop the brain-like implantation, but after spending so much money, how could they just watch the mecha exist as a decoration? That night, the countries jointly issued a statement, forcibly placed Professor Wan under house arrest, and coerced a group of researchers to implant the brain-like implant. Then they found that they couldn't activate the highest authority at all... Ridiculous, right? They were all dumbfounded!" You Lixuan's face showed an expression that was hard to tell whether to laugh or cry. "The world's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing both the overall situation and the overall structure) collapsed from that point on."
"Yes, no one but me can activate the brain-like system. I also granted the authority to Number Four. I had already thought of this."
Even two years ago, Jiang Cheng's intelligence had already reached the point where he could see ten steps ahead for every one step he took, and no one could take control of him.
He wants to have 100% control over the mecha's core! No one in this era can take it from him!
Only in this way can we prevent a third world war.
The greed of great powers is terrifying. Mastering mechs means having the upper hand in future wars and can subtly determine who will dominate the next era.
We are also fortunate to have had this foresight.
"After the mechs were developed, the major powers realized your move. They were furious and held a meeting that turned into chaos, almost like mad dogs tearing each other apart. After arguing for seven or eight hours, they finally decided that China should hand you over."
You Lixuan took another sip.
"And then you can't pay it?"
"Yes, they felt completely cheated, as if they had lost the entire gamble, so they resorted to extremely insidious tricks..." You Lixuan's expression became extremely serious. "The methods of the 'Zhong family' are truly terrifying, especially at their level! Due to excessive spending, countries can only dig out a portion from their national treasuries to make up for it, but they are unwilling to do so. Instead, they spread rumors of a financial crisis, forcing the stock market to crash, causing commodity prices to soar, and currencies to appreciate today and depreciate tomorrow, thereby exploiting the lower classes, robbing Peter to pay Paul, and playing economic warfare. They made you the culprit, but in reality, everything was manipulated by them to frame you."
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