As soon as Lin Man said this, everyone's face changed, and they stared at her solemnly and seriously.
Lin Man looked at Lin Zhongrong, who smiled and nodded at her, his face full of encouragement.
Lin Man felt at peace.
Exposing the superpower weapons was the result of their discussion. The news that people with superpowers could recover in Dayan Mountain and that newborns appeared in Dayan Mountain could not be concealed for long. Either of these two things could make people crazy, so Dayan Mountain should also come up with something that is deterrent enough.
It is only during this period that supernatural weapons can still demonstrate their true value and huge demand. When the world is completely at peace, the importance of this kind of weapon will definitely be weakened to some extent, just as Lin Man was puzzled before - if there is peace, why would anyone still pay a high price for a weapon.
It was the people from the Xingqiong Base who first asked, "Did that weapon come from your base?" They had speculated, after all, the weapon had appeared in the hands of the Lins, and Lin Zhongrong had acted as a "middleman" to facilitate the sale. So everyone assumed that Lin Zhongrong wasn't the middleman at all, but the owner. The source of the supernatural weapon was the Dayan Mountain Peace Base, and that this base's sudden rise was due to this.
Lin Man nodded slightly: "Yes, we have the conditions to produce this kind of weapon, but the production speed is relatively slow."
Haha, isn't it slow? I heard that only two orders have been placed so far - Lin Zhongrong should have more than a dozen orders in his hands - and they are all orders from the Tuanyuan Base. Then the foreigners intervened, and the orders queued behind are waiting impatiently. By the time the weapons reach them, it's too late!
The man immediately asked, "When can you send out the order for our base? We're sixth in line, and the requirement has been changed from a dagger to bullets. It can be sent out sooner, right?"
Lin Zhongrong looked at him again. It was the sixth order. He had arranged three orders within the Tuanyuan base to give face to other bases, and then arranged one order for each of the other bases. But now he wanted to cancel the order.
Lin Man said: "Normally, I get about one order a month."
The man started counting on his fingers. Someone beside him pulled him aside and asked Lin Man, "How do you provide supernatural weapons?"
"It's paid per person. For every person going abroad to participate in the support mission, I'll provide ten supernatural bullets. For those guarding the border, I'll provide three. When the time comes, give me a list of how many people each base will send. I'll unify the shipments by base and distribute them in batches."
Lin Zhongrong had an idea of the total number of people on the mission this time. Those going abroad would not exceed a thousand, and there would be more people guarding the border, but there was no rush and they could be given slowly. Those going abroad were the most urgent, which meant that she had gotten herself an urgent order for 10,000 bullets.
This was the person from another base who spoke. Lin Man looked over and saw that it was someone from Xihe base, sitting next to the white-haired leader. He had a shrewd look on his face. He said that ten bullets per person were too few. In order to match the special bullets, their guns needed to be specially built into new types, which was extremely expensive. If a gun could only be equipped with ten bullets, then the utilization rate would be too low.
Lin Man felt that he was treating her like a child, so she said directly, you can equip ten people with one new type of gun, and then give all the bullets of the other nine people to one person. That would be like having one gun with a hundred bullets. Isn't the utilization rate high?
The man choked, and the others felt ashamed of him. In practice, they would definitely do this. The strongest weapons should of course be given to the strongest and most reliable people. How could everyone be equipped with them? Even if they wanted to bargain, they shouldn't use this excuse.
Others asked Lin Man if he could add a little more, as the portion was still not enough.
Their tone and attitude were very good. Even if they coveted others' ability to make supernatural weapons, they could not show it at this time. However, they had offended this new generation of arms dealer, which was equivalent to indirectly giving others an advantage.
The three men Lin Man had brought with him finally stopped being solitary and spoke for their leader. They explained that the Peace Base only had one order per month, with one each in February and March, and foreign partners had cut in line in April and May. This showed the limited efficiency of supernatural weapon production. Ten bullets per person was the limit of their assistance; any more would not only be too late to produce, but would also delay the delivery of regular orders.
When everyone heard that she would not delay the delivery of normal orders, someone from the Tuanyuan Base, who was on the third order, and the Xihe Base, who was on the fourth order, became hesitant. Should they continue to squeeze Lin Man, or stop while they are ahead and ensure that they can get the goods smoothly?
The Great Wall Base and the Starry Sky Base in the back are still going to have to raise the price for people who have placed private orders in the future. Anyway, it won’t be their turn to pick up the goods for a while. If they can get a few more bullets per person here, they can squeeze out a share of one or two orders. Wouldn’t that be for nothing?
Lin Man was speechless. These were all big shots, why did they insist on giving two extra onions when buying a potato, just like buying vegetables at the market?
In the end, it was the Reunion Base that spoke, saying that it was already very difficult for Lin Man to provide so much, and that supernatural bullets were not cabbages, so they could take as many as he wanted.
The others also stopped firing. They had all witnessed the power of the supernatural bullets with their own eyes. Lin Zhongrong had given some samples to each base. They were much more powerful than any guns they had. Calculating the number of bullets Lin Man had to take out, there were at least hundreds of thousands of them, which was not a small number.
Then everyone praised Lin Man for his great contribution and selflessness, and then the topic went back to discussing how many people each base should send out. Originally, everyone wanted their base to send out fewer people, but... now, even if it was to get more bullets, they couldn't send too few people!
Lin Man breathed a sigh of relief. While watching these people talking, he drank water slowly. Well, this water didn't taste very good either.
Time passed as people discussed, and they finally finalized a general plan and then dispersed happily. Unlike the implicit disdain when they entered the door, this time the three major bases warmly invited Lin Man and others to be their guests, but Lin Man declined.
The people from the three major bases said they wanted to leave immediately, but Lin Man and Nan Ming were different. Since it was a rare visit for them, the people from the Reunion Base warmly invited them to stay for a few more days and immediately arranged a lunch. Before the meal, Nan Ming quietly sighed to Lin Man, "I'm all thanks to you. I didn't expect the development of the Peace Base to be so far beyond my imagination. With such a powerful neighbor in the future, I'll sleep a little more peacefully."
What he said was sincere. With a strong and wealthy neighbor, it would be easier to borrow food, and the attitude of those northerners towards the South would also have to be more serious.
After saying this, he complained, "We are close neighbors and have a close relationship. Chief Lin has established business with them, but he has kept it a secret from me. He is too distant."
Lin Man was shocked by the man's expression of resentment and tensed his facial muscles. "Chief Nan, do you also want to buy special-energy bullets?"
Nan Ming's face immediately lit up: "Come on, let's have a good chat."
After a moment, Nanming walked away, his face aching with pain. Supernatural weapons were truly expensive, and the most frustrating thing was that there was nothing in the Nanming base worth trading. After more than a decade, he still wasn't even remotely as successful as a young girl.
After the meal, the receptionist said that he could take Lin Man and the others for a walk. Lin Zhongrong came over on time and asked his daughter where else she wanted to go, either inside or outside the base. Lin Man said she wanted to see his office.
"That's easy!" Lin Zhongrong agreed immediately. Lin Man asked Du Chun and the others to follow the reception staff, and she went to the United Front Work Department with Lin Zhongrong. Lin Zhongrong told her, "This place has been abandoned for many years. It was only used again last year when the zombies reappeared. At that time, I was working in the administrative building, and now I have moved here."
Everyone he met along the way respectfully called Lin Zhongrong "Commander". Lin Man had seen some of them before, but most of them he had not. They also secretly looked at Lin Man with curiosity.
Lin Man finally asked the question in his mind: "Why do people call you sir? Is that your job title? It sounds a bit like a police officer, but Dad, you are a soldier, right?"
Lin Zhongrong laughed and said, "It's just a casual call, it's meaningless. At first they called me General, but I didn't like it. Over time, they all called me Sir."
"Why don't you like being called General?"
Lin Zhongrong was silent for a moment and then said, "Before the end of the world, I was just a lieutenant colonel. I had no right to be called a general, let alone a commander."
Lin Man nodded slightly. Although he didn't quite understand, this was probably some kind of persistence.
"Then why is Lin Cheng always called Captain Lin? Is his position captain?"
"That's because he has a very famous special operations team under him. Over time, everyone has started calling him that," Lin Zhongrong explained with a smile. "It's not that everyone who becomes a captain will be called that. This fixed name often means recognition and respect for one's strength."
Lin Man pondered. What should she be called? "Leader Lin" felt strange. Greeting everyone at the base as "Leader" was awkward. How awkward would that be? But she really didn't like everyone calling her "Miss Lin." It sounded so effeminate.
Soon they arrived at Lin Zhongrong's office, which was decorated very simply and neatly. Lin Zhongrong wanted to get the best snacks to treat his daughter, but there were only terrible-tasting energy bars. He was a little annoyed: "Oh, I didn't expect to prepare them here. I did prepare them at home..."
Lin Man smiled and said, "Dad, don't bother. I just had a full meal and I don't want to eat anything."
"You didn't eat much at the table just now, did you?" Lin Zhongrong sighed. "Even if we took out the best of this, it wouldn't be as good as a single vegetable from Dayan Mountain. I'd be doing you an injustice by letting you stay here for a few more days."
He was silent for a moment, then said, "Once everything overseas is over, I'll unload all the burdens on me and go to Dayan Mountain to accompany you and your mother, okay?"
Lin Man was a little surprised: "Dad, you won't stay here anymore?"
She had always heard that her father was the most powerful person in the north, the most powerful person in the Tuanyuan Base. It could be said that his roots were all here. And going to Dayan Mountain... to retire? There were only about 30,000 or 40,000 people there, so he wouldn't have anywhere to stretch his legs there.
Lin Zhongrong sighed, "I've worked so hard over the past decade or so. I've long wanted to retire and take a good rest. Let the young people fight for the future. When the time comes, I, an old man, will come to you. You can't look down on your father."
Lin Man was speechless and said, "Dad, you are still very young." This is true. Her parents got married early. She is seventeen years old this year, her mother is only forty, and her father seems to be only forty-one. They are not old at all.
Lin Zhongrong was filled with joy. He also felt that he was still very young, but this did not conflict with his desire to enjoy life. He asked, "What do you think of Lin Cheng?"
"Lin Cheng? You want Lin Cheng to take your place?"
"Yes, Dad has so many people under his control, he can't just abandon them all. He's racking his brains over who to choose to take over. This one seems quite capable, and that one is also good."
This was a lie. Lin Zhongrong had already decided on Lin Cheng, but he wanted to hear his daughter's evaluation of Lin Cheng, although they seemed to have a good relationship - Lin Zhongrong felt a little depressed when talking about this. He sometimes felt that the relationship between these two children was a little too good. How could a daughter abandon her own father and desperately pick up food for others?
Yes, he still feels annoyed about the time when Lin Man was busy picking up food for Lin Cheng at the dinner table and neglected his own business.
Lin Man suddenly thought of the young men under her father. There seemed to be a very outstanding one named Han Yeqing, but that group of people seemed to have a tense relationship with Lin Cheng. She had long felt that Lin Cheng was in a bad situation. She instantly imagined a group of outstanding young competitors fighting openly and secretly for the attention of their boss and the right of inheritance... Well, I have watched several palace fighting dramas recently, and the drama of fighting for the throne is really exciting and bloody.
She sat up straight, pondered the matter seriously, and then said slowly, "I think Lin Cheng is a very calm and capable person. He never seems to make a mistake in anything he does, and he has a very reassuring aura. Although he is very capable, he is also very caring, including the feelings of those around him and respecting their wishes. He is never arrogant or thinks he is powerful enough to arbitrarily interfere with other people's decisions."
She remembered that day when she had rashly run to the No. 2 zombie pit on Dongshou Mountain. Although he was angry, he still took good care of herself afterwards. It could be said that in that tent, it was the first time in Lin Man's life that she was taken care of and washed by a man. She had a strange and soft feeling in her heart.
I asked him not to tell Lin Zhongrong about my whereabouts, and he did it. He didn't think she was making trouble or that she was unable to leave safely and quietly, so I acted on my own.
She felt particularly comfortable that he believed in her abilities and respected her wishes.
Later, when she was solving the zombie riot at the Nanyang base, his surprised look from afar on the helicopter, with his warm and gentle smile, made Lin Man secretly excited for a long time. She felt that he understood everything she did and was grateful and admired her for it.
When looking for zombies, she trusted her judgment so much, and after killing the zombie queen, she was speechless and insisted that he take her to the transport plane. After he couldn't persuade her, he took her there without saying a word.
Stepping back a bit, when they first met, they didn't know each other's identities. In that superpower center, when Lu Youjie and the others were fighting, he protected her to prevent her from being accidentally injured.
Later, when he doubted his identity and spoke about his purpose, he was steady and unhurried.
Oh, the more I think about it, the more advantages I find. I can’t find any disadvantages at all.
"He just makes people feel super reliable and upright. It's hard not to trust him. And I think the most rare thing is that he doesn't seem to have any utilitarian motives. He won't do anything bad for his own selfish desires."
After discovering her little secret, whether it was the iron thorns or the spiritual energy, he remained calm and helped her conceal it, with no intention of exploring her privacy. Dayan Mountain had so many advantages, and Lin Zhongrong was her father, so it was normal for him not to take his daughter's things. However, Lin Cheng had no intention of doing anything and continued to work for her honestly.
Lin Man thought about it and laughed: "Dad, I'm not a person who trusts people easily, but after interacting with him a few times, I feel that I trust him very much." She talked about her personal experience, and didn't notice that Lin Zhongrong's face was getting darker and darker.
Outside the door, the hand that was about to knock stopped in mid-air. Lin Cheng's tall and slender figure just stood there, with a hint of surprise flashing in his deep eyes. Han Yeqing beside him slowly turned his head to look at him.
I didn't expect that when I came to the office, I would hear my boss's daughter praising him in various ways. It's really... Han Yeqing had a gentle smile on his face, but a word inexplicably popped up in his heart, what a mess.
The author has something to say: I have been itching to write some love lines every day, but because I was too stupid and made a miscalculation, the heroine turned out to be one year younger, and I dared not move forward with this love line - so the heroine's resentment about her not being an adult is actually my resentment.
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