Chapter 209 Training
In the blink of an eye, three months passed quietly.
Just as the people of the empire were preparing to welcome the new year, Sky Technology announced the breaking news that the second-generation material machine would be launched at the end of the year.
This once again caused a frenzy on the Internet.
At the same time, the material machine that was originally bought at a high price was delivered to the office of the Imperial Governor, the current head of government, Zhang Quanming.
Zhang Quanming, a commoner, once held a senior management position at Huangtian. Three years ago, Huangtian Group, in alliance with a group of energy giants, propelled him to the position of Governor.
As a puppet of capital, he had to give the green light to the emperor after he came to power in exchange for financial support and suppression of political opponents.
"Is this the machine that can produce unlimited energy?"
He walked to the material machine and, following the Secretary-General's instructions, placed 1kg of waste into the machine and pressed the start button.
A minute later, he saw that the garbage he had put in with his own hands had turned into shiny gold, and his face instantly became solemn.
He originally thought that this technology was just an exaggeration by those new technology elites, but he didn't expect that the reality was even more powerful than he imagined.
Unlimited resources will cause all values constructed by capital to collapse, and even the rich will no longer be sought after.
If we just sit back and do nothing, wouldn't Huangtian's monopoly position be in jeopardy?
Zhang Quanming narrowed his eyes, a stern glint flashing across them. "Such an outstanding talent deserves national recognition, doesn't he?"
The minister hesitated, "Sir, do you mean...?"
"Have the National Academy of Sciences send their top scientists to take full control of the material machine technology and strictly control the sale of material codes. At the same time, implement exit controls on all core Tianqiong R&D personnel."
The ministers felt a little relieved.
No matter how talented these scientists are, they are still under their control. It would only take a few minutes to block their technology.
Then, greedy eyes lit up again in everyone's eyes. If they could get the material machine in their hands, what a huge fortune that would be.
After the discussion was over, the ministers were about to leave when they were stopped by the consul.
"Remember, this is a secret operation. Don't let the parliament and the people of Huangtian know about it for the time being."
Everyone understood.
Even though Zhang Quanming is a puppet of capital, he occasionally wants to resist.
However, they didn't know that all of this had been seen by Chi Yan, who was far away in her own apartment.
She curled her lips slightly, but her eyes were as cold as ice. "According to the law, even the Archon has no right to forcibly acquire a civilian technology."
Of course, they can ignore the law.
But then she wouldn't have to worry about anything, right?
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. She stood up and opened it. Shi Nian'an, dressed casually, was standing outside the door. She said with a slightly excited tone, "Mom, it's time to go to Tai'an for safety."
Chi Lan then remembered that today was the day she planned to teach Shi Nian'an fighting skills.
She nodded slightly, turned around and put on a black coat, while Nian An went down to the underground parking lot. Two bodyguards from Taiping Security followed them, keeping a distance of two steps.
Taiping Anbao has moved to a new address, right next to Tianqiong Technology.
The driver drove the car and arrived at the door of the company in a short while.
It was Shi Nian'an's first time here, so he couldn't help but feel curious.
From a distance, she spotted two bodyguards standing guard at the security booth, their bodies erect and their eyes sharp. Through the iron fence, she could see various training grounds, where several swift figures were engaged in drills.
Shi Nian'an couldn't help but be shocked when she saw the intensity of their training. If she were to go on the field, she would probably break all her bones.
When the bodyguard on duty saw them in the car, he immediately pressed the electric door switch and the car drove directly into the company's gate.
Shi Nian'an followed Chi Lan out of the car and walked into the company. When they reached the lobby, Lan Yingzhang and his men came out to greet them.
"Let's go check out the newly built weapons depot first."
An arsenal? Shi Nian'an frowned in confusion. The weapons a bodyguard would normally be equipped with were sticks and daggers, right? If one wanted to possess a firearm, they had to apply for a license from the relevant authorities, which also required a clean criminal record. She didn't know about the others, but Sister Lan probably wouldn't be able to apply for one.
Unfortunately, no one explained the doubt to her. Lan Yingzhang was as silent as ever. He just said "hmm" and led them into the company.
The three of them went down to the B3 floor, walked through a closed corridor, and came to a metal door as heavy and solid as a bank vault. The door was locked with a triple lock consisting of numbers, fingerprints, and rainbow pupils.
Currently, only Lan Yingzhang and Chi Lan have the authority to open this door.
But after today, there is another Shi Nian'an.
At this moment, Shi Nian'an, standing outside the door, was horrified. What had her mother done to this company all this time? Why would an ordinary security company set up such strict confidentiality measures?
Just as he was thinking, Lan Yingzhang had already opened the door lock, and the heavy metal door slowly slid open to both sides. Inside the door was an astonishingly spacious space.
Shi Nian'an followed her in and the door closed behind her.
When she saw the situation inside the room, her eyes suddenly widened.
The vast space was filled with dozens of matter reorganization machines. Unlike the household models shown at the press conference, these machines were much larger and more sophisticated. Three-dimensional images of various firearms slowly rotated on each device's display screen.
Shi Nian'an:!!!
She asked in surprise, "When were these devices developed?"
She had clearly been following the second-generation material machine project all this time, so how could she not know anything about this?
Chi Qi turned around and looked at her, raising her eyebrows slightly in surprise.
Wouldn't a normal person be afraid of these private weapons first? Unexpectedly, Shi Nian'an's first concern was the development time of these devices.
"As early as when we were developing the first generation of material machines, I had people secretly produce this batch of equipment." Chi Li said, walked forward, opened the cabin door, and reached out to grasp the pocket gun floating in the cabin.
Then, she came to the shooting training room next to her. As soon as she stood still, three alloy targets rose from the ground in the distance.
He pressed his fingertip on the gun handle, and with a slight click, the weapon's safety device was released. Then, a high-frequency charging hum came from inside the gun.
Obviously, what Chi Lan was holding in his hand was not a traditional kinetic weapon, but a high-frequency pulse laser gun.
She pulled the trigger, and the scarlet beam of the laser gun cut through the air. A hot spot of light instantly lit up on the alloy target opposite. In just half a second, the target melted into molten steel under the high temperature laser of tens of thousands of degrees.
There was no recoil, no falling trajectory, and no sound at all.
Shi Nian'an, who was standing behind Chi Lan, was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.
If such a powerful technology were to be publicized, not only would God want it, I'm afraid the military would not let it go, right?
A huge sense of uneasiness suddenly surged in her heart.
This person is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure.
Can Tianqiong, who has no background or support, really break out of the siege of capital and the government?
Just as she was worried, Chi Li threw the gun in her hand towards her and said, "You try it."
Shi Nian'an hurriedly reached out to catch it. Although he had participated in several shooting trainings, his fingers were still a little stiff when he felt the cold metal touch of the gun in his hand.
She took a deep breath, walked to the shooting position, raised her arm and aimed, her breathing slightly stagnant.
With a hiss, the scarlet beam of light penetrated the alloy target ten meters away.
"Very good, good accuracy." Chi Li nodded with satisfaction.
Shi Nian'an felt slightly proud and turned away with a smile, "I'm a master of shooting games. This kind of fixed target is still very easy for me!"
"Really? But we are not here to practice shooting today." Before she finished speaking, Chi Qie flashed and appeared in front of Shi Nian'an.
Before Shi Nian'an could react, he felt his wrist go numb and the gun in his hand was taken away. The next moment, the world was spinning around him and his back hit the ground hard.
Immediately afterwards, the cold muzzle of a gun was pressed against his brow. He looked up and saw a pair of indifferent and deep eyes.
"If you were really in danger, you would be dead now." Chi Li put away the gun and said slowly.
Shi Nian'an got up from the ground, his heart still pounding.
She rubbed her aching back and retorted unhappily, "With Sister Lan and the bodyguards protecting me, what danger could I possibly run into?"
Chi Li raised an eyebrow. "Have you forgotten Qiao Yanzhi's threat? Don't be careless. When the company grows bigger, there will be many people who want to take your life."
Shi Nian'an recalled the kidnapping in the underground parking lot and his heart trembled.
She had originally thought that after Tianqiong overcame the crisis, she would sell her shares to Chi Lan and go abroad to study. However, Chi Lan's attention and training for her made her realize that it was impossible for her to withdraw.
If it were in the past, she could have been an ordinary person.
But now, as the face and future heir of the Sky, she must be prepared for all kinds of situations, including improving her ability to survive and... the ability to kill the enemy.
Thinking of this, Shi Nian'an put down the hand that was rubbing her waist and looked at Chi Yan firmly, "I know, Mom..."
He paused, a smug smile playing on his lips. "But, hasn't Qiao Yanzhi already obtained the fake information we deliberately leaked? After this, he shouldn't be able to threaten us anymore, right?"
Following Chi Lan's instructions, she tampered with the raw materials and design drawings, and even specifically included the scrap materials that her father had bought with a loan of tens of millions.
What was even more ridiculous was that Qiao Yanzhi had no suspicion at all and even sent an agent to spend a large sum of money to buy the waste materials stored in the factory. She took the opportunity to raise the price and rip him off, causing him to spend hundreds of millions more.
When she thought about Qiao Yanzhi's sky-high investment, which ended up in nothing but a pile of useless scrap metal, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Chi Li was much calmer than her. "Qiao Yanzhi is Qiao Yanzhi, and the Heaven is the Heaven. You need to look further ahead."
Shi Nian'an's heart trembled, and he suppressed the smug look on his face and said, "Yes."
Chi Li threw the laser gun to Lan Yingzhang beside her, "Alright, let's begin the training. You can try to attack me, but this time, I won't fight back."
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On the other hand, Qiao Yanzhi, who learned that Tianqiong would launch the second-generation aircraft by the end of the year, hurried to the physics laboratory under Huangtian.
At this time, Liu Xiaoming and Zhang Jiale, who had jumped from Tianqiong, were wearing white coats, standing in front of the screen, staring at the debugging data, their fingers tapping on the keyboard non-stop, their eyes red.
A huge robotic arm descended from the ceiling above their heads, precisely grasped the chip, and inserted it into the groove of the testing machine. The supercomputer in the corner then emitted a dull hum.
When the two saw Qiao Yanzhi come in, they paused and said, "Boss Qiao."
Qiao Yanzhi looked displeased. "Tianqiong will be launching its second-generation material machine next month. What will it take for your prototype to be successfully tested?"
He has invested more than 10 billion yuan in the material machine project. In addition to embezzling funds from subsidiaries, he also mortgaged the company's assets to obtain high-interest loans from banks, and even leaked the news in advance to intercept Tianqiong's cooperation orders.
But the problem is that the laboratory has created a material machine, but it is unable to achieve material conversion at all. It breaks down at the critical moment and cannot even achieve the effect of the first generation Sky Dome machine. It is simply a lousy copycat.
Liu Xiaoming forced a smile and said, "Mr. Qiao, don't worry. We will be able to find the problem quickly and it won't delay the company's mass production and launch."
Qiao Yanzhi gave him a deep look, his features becoming somewhat ferocious. "I hope you didn't lie to me, otherwise, I will let you know the price of failure!"
Liu Xiaoming's lips trembled, a hint of guilt flashed in his eyes, but he assured with a solemn face: "Don't worry."
In fact, they had never participated in the research and development of the material machine. They just copied the raw materials and design drawings and didn't even know where to start troubleshooting.
At this time, Zhang Jiale shouted, "Engineer Liu, come and take a look. I found the problem. It's a parameter problem."
Liu Xiaoming immediately returned to the screen and pretended to discuss the issue with Zhang Jiale, saying loudly, "We've finally found the source of the problem. It should be fine after we modify the parameters!"
Qiao Yanzhi didn't understand the technical issues, but seeing them discussing it so excitedly, he thought they must be successful, and his expression returned to normal.
He turned and left the laboratory, thinking that once this wave of debugging was successful, the production line at the factory could start operating immediately. With still a month left, he could definitely launch the product before Tianqiong.
By then, Tianqiong would no longer have the capital to compete with him, and Shi Nian'an would have no choice but to kneel before him and beg for mercy.
When Qiao Yanzhi thought of that scene, he couldn't help but curl his lips.
At this moment, there was a loud bang behind him, and the whole ground began to shake.
He turned around in horror and saw thick smoke billowing out of the door of the laboratory he had just left. An assistant staggered out and when he saw him, an expression of despair appeared on his face.
"Boss Qiao, this is bad! The equipment exploded!"
Qiao Yanzhi froze instantly and felt unwell.
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