"Ms. Shion."
Upon seeing Shi Yin arrive, the lab technician was about to put down his work when Shi Yin stopped him with a gesture.
"You all get on with your work." Shi Yin pulled down the brim of her hat and took another elevator toward the central control room.
These mechs are enlarged versions assembled by the nation after analyzing the superpowers and mechs in the system. They are manufactured with the highest hardness and standards, so even if a truck crashes into them, it won't be able to leave a single dent.
Now there are only two questions.
One problem is the enormous consumption of gunpowder. These robots haven't been put to use yet, but once they're deployed to the battlefield, each shot will result in a huge loss of resources.
Secondly, the energy consumption is too high. When the experimenters tested the robot by performing simple arm raising and walking movements, they found that the consumption of crystal nuclei was enormous.
Shi Yin went straight to the central control room; today was the day the leader was coming to inspect.
When everyone first received this enormous project, they all thought that once completed, humanity would have a sure victory. However, after encountering monsters of the level of the Giant Gate, such thoughts disappeared, replaced by a vague unease.
"You've arrived." The commander-in-chief turned around.
The leader was already quite old, with stray gray hairs among his black hair. In less than a year, most of his hair had turned gray.
The researchers next to them were in no better shape. Before the apocalypse, many of them, though not young, had mostly black and shiny hair. But after all these disasters, almost none of them had black hair anymore.
"Where is Academician Qian?" Shi Yin counted the number and communicated with the chief in a low voice.
"His daughter and wife have died," the commander whispered. "The tentacles of the giant gate affected the city and struck their area."
“...I see.” Shi Yin’s shoulders stiffened slightly.
“I plan to have you explain the necessity of abandoning the city at the next meeting. There’s already some discontent within the organization.” The Commander-in-Chief lowered his voice: “Although it’s the most rational choice, but…”
"If you're dissatisfied, then oppose me." Shion interrupted the leader: "A protagonist who can't even defeat the villains can't save the world."
The commander-in-chief paused, and had no choice but to abandon the idea.
"Take these." Shi Yin placed two crystal cores on the table.
Each crystal nucleus is as big as an open palm, crystal clear, and each natural facet is like a mirror. Both of these crystal nuclei are a brilliant gold with a hint of orange-red.
"What is this?" The commander-in-chief's eyes widened.
“It was sent from Helmod’s side,” Shi Yin said. “He and Ishtar worked together to kill the remaining three knights. They absorbed one-third of the crystal cores, and I brought the rest.”
"I remember you said they paid a heavy price?" The commander-in-chief was shocked: "They just gave it to us directly?"
“Yes, the condition for the exchange is post-war aid.” Shi Yin nodded: “If necessary, we will accept refugees from their countries and help them rebuild after the disaster.”
"Send...our soldiers?" The commander was taken aback.
“Hmm.” Shi Yin sat down on a chair nearby: “Currently, all our resources combined can only allow one robot to attack at full power for half an hour. Crystal cores below green level are meaningless.”
"Are these durable?" the commander-in-chief still hesitated.
“Yes, even if this crystal core only has two-thirds of its energy, it’s enough for two machines to attack at full power for a month without stopping.” Shi Yin pointed to the robots outside the window: “Bring over two systems and use system technology to enhance these robots.”
"While this might seem like a good deal from a purely rational, objectifying perspective, it might make it difficult to suppress public opinion." The commander-in-chief worried, "Without cutting off the internet, it will be very difficult to block these messages."
"After the snowstorm stops, just say it was me." Shi Yin said calmly, "During the snowstorm, an exceptionally powerful superhuman became the country's backer. If she makes any mistakes, the country has to swallow its anger. After all, the strong have more say, right?"
"You..." The commander-in-chief choked up, not knowing how to respond.
"Just make sure you completely destroy my and my family's information online." Shi Yin flipped over a spreadsheet and checked the data from beginning to end: "If my family members are opened, you know how serious things are."
The Consul General certainly knew this, but that was not his objection.
“This was a deal I negotiated with them privately. You’re telling the truth, so there’s nothing to feel guilty about.” Shi Yin circled a few data errors with her pen: “Continue to experiment on these. The smaller the data fluctuations, the better.”
After saying that, Shi Yin got up and walked out.
She always seemed to be in a rush, just passing through everything.
“Shiyin, perhaps you don’t need to do this. We have other ways.” The commander stood up, perhaps more out of resentment than worry.
“Empty talk is useless. Put a concrete plan in front of me, and I will only change my mind if I determine it is feasible.” Shi Yin lowered the brim of her hat: “Unless there is no practical plan in front of me, I will stick to my own plan no matter what.”
The commander-in-chief had nothing to say. Their understanding of the apocalypse came entirely from what Shi Yin had told them. Even if they tried to guess further, how much of it could they possibly get right?
If it weren't for Toki's revelation, their future would have been completely unknown. Under such circumstances, how could they have written a more detailed and practical plan than Toki?
Somewhere underground, in a dark, unlit underground palace.
The monsters gathered again, but this time they were clearly more agitated than they had been before.
The monsters gathered here are all of relatively high level. The manipulators and berserkers can't even reach their feet. They were also affected by the blizzard, and it took them a long time to gather in this place from all over the world.
Now, their numbers are less than half of what they were last time.
"Did you know? Ju Men and Wen Qu are dead."
"I heard that sir was also injured. What exactly happened...?"
"Isn't it said that humans are weak? I heard that this time they didn't even manage to take a single city, and the army that attacked the Volga..."
"How could the zombie army attacking the Volga have failed? Wasn't it said that the superhuman king of beasts took all his most powerful animals to support other countries?"
"But that country is primarily focused on warfare, and they seem to have a higher tolerance for snow and wind. Their warriors are like they've been injected with adrenaline, making it impossible for them to conquer the Volga capital..."
"I heard they didn't take Milica either. We don't know where they moved to, we can't find them at all. We did find a few underground caverns, with traces of human habitation, but they ran faster than rabbits..."
This underground palace was much smaller than the last one, but compared to the cramped feeling inside the huge palace last time, there was still quite a bit of space left. Clearly, they had lost many of their companions.
【Quiet--】
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