Chapter 42 A "Good Fortune Charm" for Dad
No sooner had Lin Jianguo left than Zhao Di got out of bed.
The room was quiet, with only the old grandfather clock in the corner ticking away.
Zhao Di, barefoot, ran to the table with a pattering sound.
She took out the box of crayons that wasn't finished from her schoolbag, and then found a piece of drawing paper.
The system was frantically outputting commands into her mind.
[Host, this time we're not playing games.]
That area not only had ambushes, but also strong electromagnetic interference.
Your dad's crappy gun will probably be less useful than a fire poker by then.
We need to give him something substantial.
Zhao Di held the red crayon, her little brows furrowed tightly.
"Uncle, would you like to draw a cannon?"
"Or draw a tank?"
System: [It's too late.]
Cannons and tanks are too slow to build and too conspicuous to carry around.
Let's make a "watch".
[Individual Tactical Terminal - Ghost Edition]
[Integrating miniature phased array radar, biometric monitoring, and most importantly—a high-energy electromagnetic deflection shield!]
Zhao Di couldn't understand this long string of terms.
But she understood "watch" and "shield".
"Is it like the circle drawn by Sun Wukong, so that monsters can't get in?"
System: [...More or less.]
[Anyway, as long as you wear it, bullets will steer clear of your dad.]
[Draw quickly! Draw it like this!]
Zhao Di took a deep breath and began to write.
This is no ordinary watch.
In the system's projection, it looked somewhat like an old-fashioned Shanghai brand watch, but with a more intricate dial.
The surface is not glass, but a black LCD screen (of course, in this era, only special crystals could be used as a substitute).
The watch strap isn't made of leather, but rather a soft mesh similar to metal weaving.
Zhao Di drew very carefully.
Every stroke was executed with the force of an engraving on paper.
Red represents radar scanning, blue represents shield generators, and green represents life monitoring.
In less than ten minutes, a colorful drawing with a strangely high-tech feel was completed.
Zhao Di tucked the blueprints into her bosom, put on her little shoes, and ran out the door.
She was going to find Grandpa Chen.
Only Grandpa Chen can help her conjure up this painting.
Chen Zhiyuan is still awake.
He was working late into the night in the lab, preparing the blueprints for the batch of equipment that was to be shipped back.
Suddenly, the laboratory door was kicked open.
A small figure rushed in, bringing with it a gust of cold wind.
"Grandpa! Hurry!"
"Make a watch! To save Daddy!"
Panting, Zhao Di slammed the crumpled drawing onto the table.
Chen Zhiyuan was startled, and his glasses tilted to one side.
"Zhao Di? What brings you here at this hour?"
"What...what is this?"
He picked up the blueprint and his pupils instantly contracted.
Having been at this base for so long, he had become immune to Zhao Di's "graffiti".
But this thing...
The structure is incredibly precise!
The miniature circuitry beneath that dial is as intricate as a maze.
And that core component... doesn't it look like a miniaturized version of that nuclear battery from last time?
"Grandpa, there's no time!"
"Father is gone!"
"Hurry up and make it! Give it to Dad when it's done!"
Zhao Di was so anxious that she stomped her feet, and tears were about to fall again.
When Chen Zhiyuan heard that Lin Jianguo had already set off, his heart tightened.
He knew how dangerous this mission was.
Looking at Zhao Di's anxious expression, and then at this drawing.
Without saying a word, Chen Zhiyuan slapped his thigh.
"Do!"
"Grandpa will make it for you right away!"
He rushed straight into the precision machining room.
Here is the five-axis machine tool that Zhaodi repaired last time.
Chen Zhiyuan personally took charge.
Finding materials, programming, cutting.
Zhao Di was standing nearby handing over tools.
"The red line connects here!"
"That crystal needs to be ground smaller!"
The system guided Chen Zhiyuan's every step in real time through Zhao Di's words.
Chen Zhiyuan became increasingly alarmed as he worked on it.
Although this thing looks like a watch, its internal structure is practically a miniature radar station!
Especially that shield generator.
Powered by a miniature nuclear battery, a high-intensity magnetic field is generated to deflect high-speed flying metal objects.
This theory... is simply amazing!
If it could really be made, wouldn't Lin Jianguo become an invincible iron man?
Time passed second by second.
It was almost dawn.
Lin Jianguo's convoy is probably almost out of the base gate.
"alright!"
Chen Zhiyuan was covered in sweat, holding a newly assembled "watch" in his hand.
It looks a bit bulky and ugly, like a lump of iron.
But a faint blue light flickered on the screen.
"Zhaodi, let's go! Let's go after your father!"
Chen Zhiyuan picked up Zhaodi and rushed out of the laboratory.
They hailed a jeep and sped off.
Finally, at the base's main gate, they intercepted the convoy that was about to depart.
"Lin Jianguo! Stop the car!"
Chen Zhiyuan leaned against the car window and shouted.
Lin Jianguo was startled and quickly stepped on the brakes.
Turning around, I saw Old Chen carrying Zhao Di, rushing over in a flurry.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Lin Jianguo jumped out of the car, looking completely bewildered.
"father!"
Zhao Di struggled to get down and threw herself into Lin Jianguo's arms.
Without a word, she slipped the still-warm metal watch onto Lin Jianguo's wrist.
"This is a peace charm!"
“Zhao Di drew it! Grandpa made it!”
"We mustn't pick them! We'd rather die than pick them!"
Zhao Di stared intently at Lin Jianguo, her eyes as fierce as a little tiger's.
"If you pick them, Zhao Di will ignore you!"
Lin Jianguo looked at the strange-looking thing on his wrist.
It's a bit heavy and a bit cold.
But his heart was warm.
His daughter made this for him overnight.
Although I don't know what use it is, this sentiment is more precious than gold.
"Okay! Dad won't pick it!"
"Father carries it around just like he carries Zhaodi!"
Lin Jianguo touched the watch and then kissed his daughter.
"Let's go back inside, it's cold outside."
"Father is gone!"
After saying that, he turned and got into the car.
The convoy roared off, kicking up clouds of yellow dust.
Zhao Di stood in the wind, watching the convoy disappear into the distance.
Her little hands gripped the hem of her clothes tightly.
She silently said in her mind:
"Uncle System, that circle really has to work!"
System: [Don't worry, host.]
Everything produced by this system is guaranteed to be of high quality.
Even if the other side throws a mortar shell at us, your dad can hold it back.
Let's wait and see this "return of the god of war" drama unfold.
On the bus.
Lin Jianguo looked down at the watch on his wrist.
Suddenly, the dark screen lit up.
A radar scanning interface appeared above.
There is also a green dot of light, flashing right in the center.
That was him.
At the edge of the screen, several red dots appeared and disappeared.
Lin Jianguo was stunned for a moment.
What is this...?
Digital watch?
Can it also indicate direction?
He tried pressing a button next to him.
"Buzz—"
An invisible ripple spread outwards from him.
The feeling was like the surrounding air suddenly becoming thick and sticky.
What Lin Jianguo didn't know was...
Right at this moment.
He had risen from a regular scout.
He became the world's first super soldier with a single-soldier energy shield.
Meanwhile, in the ambush zone a hundred miles away.
Those enemy agents, sharpening their knives, ready to pounce.
They had no idea what kind of monster they were about to face.
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