“Ding ding ding.”
The satellite phone rang.
Xia Mu pressed the answer button, and a familiar voice immediately came from the other end.
"Xiao Xia, are you okay?"
Chen Daobin's concerned voice rang out.
"Fortunately, I won't die."
"What are you going to do with the source bacteria?"
Old Chen's voice sounded a little cautious. In his opinion, these source fungi were obtained by Xia Mu at the cost of his own life, so it was only right that he used them all himself.
But from a biologist's perspective, he would rather Xia Mu provide one or two source bacteria for them to study.
Maybe we can uncover more secrets of white spores, or even artificially create them to the point of mass production.
"I can only provide you with ten source bacteria. Old Chen, you know that this is a critical period for the development of superpowers. Energy bacteria are extremely important to superpowers..."
"How many did you say!?"
Before Xia Mu could finish his words, he was interrupted rudely by Chen Daobin in an excited tone.
"Ten, no more."
"Deal! As compensation, the Western Military Region can provide you with weapons and equipment. Just ask for whatever you need!"
Xia Mu sighed and didn't react for a moment.
"Just mention the weapons and equipment. Are you sure?"
"I'm sure! As long as it's not a super weapon, if you can use it, just ask for it."
Old Chen seemed very happy, and his tone was full of heroism.
These are ten source bacteria!
This is equivalent to providing multiple insurances for their research. Even if it is difficult to research anything with today's technology, at least they can figure out where the problem lies.
Xia Mu is indeed a good guy. He has never been stingy when it comes to national justice and the future of mankind.
Old Chen waited quietly for a while, thinking that Xia Mu didn't know what high-tech weapons the military had. Just as he was about to introduce him, he heard a long list of names read out on the other end of the phone.
"Two M191 heavy machine guns, with mountings. Fifty magazines and two thousand rounds of ammunition."
"Three shoulder-fired rocket launchers, sixty rounds of ammunition."
"Ten Type 95 automatic rifles and 2,000 rounds of 5.56 ammunition."
"Oh, and please prepare a box of direct-impact anti-material mines for me. I can't use more than that."
"I heard our newly developed automated weapons unit has officially been deployed to the battlefield? Can you show me ten of them?"
"And black gold, I want a hundred pounds."
“…”
Chen Daobin held the phone, beads of sweat dripping down his face.
Behind him, the members of the monitoring department who had been listening quietly, including Yin Hua, deputy commander-in-chief of the Western Military Region, had trembling faces, as if they were trying their best to restrain the urge to curse.
The M191 heavy machine guns and rocket launchers are easy to deal with, they have everything.
Although automatic rifles are currently scarce, we can still squeeze out a few if we squeeze a little.
But there was a whole box of direct-impact anti-material mines. These were high-tech weapons that the military produced in small quantities and were classified as top-secret weapons under a confidentiality agreement. How did this guy know about them?
Moreover, a direct-impact anti-material mine can directly blow a fully armed modern tank weighing more than ten tons into the sky.
A whole box of words...
What is he going to do? Is he going to blow up the aircraft carrier?!
As for the automated troops and Wu Jin, that's even more outrageous.
Because of the invasion of darkness, the entire world has changed drastically, and the human population has dropped dramatically, so the restrictions on weapons that were previously restricted due to human ethics have gradually been lifted.
Among them is the automation force whose proposal was just passed a few days ago.
The members of these forces are all composed of fully armed robots. They are extremely intelligent and have sufficient firepower to cope with all-weather combat.
The only thing we need to worry about is that its command program may be manipulated by someone with ulterior motives, leading to a robot rebellion.
In the entirety of China, there are only a few fifty or so automated units in use. Due to limitations in manufacturing materials, current technology is not yet capable of mass production.
But as soon as Xia Mu opened his mouth, he wanted to take one-fifth.
Isn't this plotting against the country?!
Wu Jin is even more terrifying.
I heard that this thing is an organic metal brought back from space by China's aviation department. It only weighs a few grams.
After the resurgence of darkness, the air base responsible for storing black gold fell, and there has been no time to recapture it until now.
Where can I get 100 pounds?
Yin Hua's face had turned extremely dark. Originally, when he heard that Xia Mu was willing to contribute ten source bacteria for the experiment, he was full of goodwill towards this little guy.
But after hearing the other party's request, I wanted to strangle him to death.
These things, let alone the Western Military Region, would probably be difficult to come up with even if we look at the whole of China.
"Uh, why aren't you talking anymore? Isn't that a bit too much?"
"Old Chen, please don't be like this. In fact, this is enough for me. Don't feel guilty."
"Of course, if you really feel bad about it, I can reluctantly accept some more white spores if you can give them to us."
Chen Daobin: “…”
Yin Hua's face flushed and he quickly snatched the phone from Chen Daobin.
He started cursing at me into the microphone.
"Don't push your luck, brat! Even in peacetime, it would be difficult for us to come up with so many things even with the combined efforts of the entire nation. Moreover, now that darkness has resurfaced, we haven't recovered many of the military treasuries. What are you asking us to give you?"
As soon as he said this, Yin Hua felt a little regretful.
He knew very well that the young man on the other end of the phone was a soft-hearted person.
His words were so harsh that if they destroyed Xia Mu's good impression of the military, it would be more harm than good.
"Who are you?"
"Um, I'm Yin Hua, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Western Military Region. Xiao Xia, I was a little emotional just now, please don't mind it."
Seeing Yin Hua's face suddenly fall, all the members of the monitoring department looked at each other in disbelief.
This is the second-in-command of the Western Military Region! The power of his subordinates is limitless!
It’s really hard to believe how humble he looks now!
"Oh, I told you I only have one line of contact with Lao Chen. This time you guys broke the rules."
"I'm not an unreasonable person. I don't want anything you just said. I only have one request."
Chen Daobin hurriedly snatched back the phone and glared at Yin Hua fiercely, which made the second-in-command of the Western Military Region confused.
"I ask you to bring it up."
"If the Spacetime Rift Arena appears again, I want to be the first to get the news, and I must have a spot for ten people."
Chen Daobin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He patted his chest fiercely and said in a loud voice, "Deal!"
"I'll send someone to get the source bacteria. I'll notify you as soon as there's a space-time rift."
"Um."
Xia Mu rubbed his temples and hung up the phone with a click.
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