At the same time, over a hundred kilometers away, among a group of broken islands and reefs shrouded in thick fog, several dilapidated ships, which still showed signs of military modification, were struggling to maintain their formation.
Inside the command bridge, a middle-aged man with a resolute face and a look of deep fatigue between his brows was staring at the flashing radar screen.
He is the Captain Fan that Qin He mentioned - Fan Meng.
"Ding ding." An encrypted message popped up.
Fan Meng clicked it and his brows instantly furrowed.
"Lu Ye?" He muttered the unfamiliar name in a low voice and passed Qin He's message to several core team members around him.
"Qin He even used the word 'unfathomable' and specifically told us to 'do our best to meet the conditions'?"
A young signalman gasped.
"Who is this guy? Is he trying to take advantage of us and kill us?"
Fan Meng's eyes were serious and he said in a deep voice.
"Everyone, be alert! Qin He is not someone who doesn't know the seriousness of the matter. If he says so, it means that Lu Ye is definitely a tough guy. His strength is probably far beyond our imagination."
"We are prepared to be harassed, even to be exploited. As long as there's a glimmer of hope, any price we pay is worth it!"
In this damn place, being able to survive is the biggest luxury.
Dignity? What is that? Can you eat it?
Just as they were on high alert and feeling uneasy, a male voice sounded in the communication channel, which sounded a little lazy, but with a tone that left no room for doubt.
"Is this Captain Fan? I'm Lu Ye, introduced by Qin He."
Fan Meng's heart trembled, and he signaled his men to connect to the visual communication.
A man who looked too young appeared on the screen. It was Lu Ye.
Behind him was the turbulent sea and an icebreaker that had obviously been violently modified and was full of hideous beauty.
"Mr. Lu, I've heard a lot about you." Fan Meng tried his best to make his voice sound calm.
"We are indeed in urgent need of supplies. I wonder what conditions Mr. Lu has?"
Lu Ye crossed his legs and leisurely looked at Fan Meng's face on the screen, which was full of vicissitudes and vigilance, and smiled faintly.
"The conditions are simple. I don't like things that are too complicated."
He held up a finger and said, "I need a group of experienced technicians to help me build something."
Fan Meng's heart skipped a beat; as expected, he had arrived.
He took a deep breath.
"Mr. Lu, please tell me. As long as we can do it..."
Lu Ye's mouth opened into a grin, revealing a row of white teeth, and he would not stop until his words shocked the world.
"aircraft carrier."
“…”
There was dead silence in the communication channel.
The expression on Fan Meng's face froze, and he even wondered if there was something wrong with his ears.
An aircraft carrier?! Is he kidding me?!
The technical officers around him looked at Lu Ye on the screen as if he were a madman.
Fan Meng swallowed hard, his voice dry.
"Mr. Lu...Mr. Lu, what did you just say? Aircraft carrier?"
"Yes, aircraft carrier." Lu Ye's expression was very serious, and he didn't seem to be joking.
"You guys should have the technical reserves and talent for this, right? Don't worry about the blueprints. I'll find a way to get the materials and core components. I just need you to provide a sufficient technical team to complete the assembly, commissioning, and subsequent maintenance."
Fan Meng suddenly turned his head and looked at an old man with gray hair and the rank of senior engineer next to him.
"Lao Zhang! Listen! What did he say? Aircraft carrier! Is he crazy?!"
The technical expert called Lao Zhang also looked puzzled at this moment. He rubbed his temples vigorously, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Captain Fan...this is simply wishful thinking! It's unbelievable!"
Lao Zhang took a step forward and spoke into the communicator with a tone that was both helpless and amusing.
"Mr. Lu, with all due respect, your request is truly outrageous!"
"Building an aircraft carrier requires special steel, advanced power systems, complex shipboard weapons and electronic equipment, and an incredibly large amount of engineering..."
"For all this, let alone our current pitiful wealth, even in peacetime, we would need a national industrial system to support it!"
He paused, his tone becoming heavier.
"What's more, blueprints! In this damn survival game, all high-level blueprints rely on luck and strength to obtain."
"Complete blueprints for an aircraft carrier? Forgive my ignorance, but I doubt such a thing even exists in this game! Even if it does exist, it's definitely mythical. Where can we get it?"
The veins on Old Zhang's forehead popped out. He took a deep breath and tried to make his tone sound less like he was lecturing an ignorant child.
"Mr. Lu, with all due respect, even the simplest escort aircraft carrier is not built from building blocks."
"Even without considering those cutting-edge technologies, just the minimum standards for hull structure, power distribution, and aircraft takeoff and landing..."
"With our current manpower and equipment, even if we have enough materials and work hard, it will probably take at least ten to eight years to complete."
Ten or eight years? The daylily is completely cold!
Do these people think I'm a fool or are they stupid themselves?
Lu Ye seemed not to notice the difficulty in the other person's words. He still looked calm and composed, and lightly tapped his knee with his fingertips.
"One year. My deadline is one year." He tilted his head slightly and added.
"I will provide the materials."
"One year?!" Fan Meng felt his temples throbbing and a surge of anger rushed to his head.
He turned sharply to the communicator, his voice filled with suppressed anger: "Qin He! What the hell did you find for me?! A lunatic?! You think it's fun to play tricks on us, right?!"
Is this guy's brain stuck in a door? Aircraft carrier?
A year? Did he think it was an origami boat?!
He now just wanted to cut off this ridiculous communication immediately. This Lu guy was not here to do business at all, he was clearly here to make fun of them!
"Captain Fan, calm down! Calm down!" Qin He's crying voice came from the other end of the communicator.
"Boss Lu is definitely not joking! He has the ability!"
"Strength? I think he's crazy!" Fan Meng was furious and was about to order the communication to be interrupted, but Lu Ye on the screen suddenly laughed.
The smile was a little lazy, but it carried a heart-pounding sense of oppression.
"It seems Captain Fan still has doubts about the sincerity of my 'stepping stone'."
Lu Ye snapped his fingers slowly, and the scene behind him changed. It was no longer the surging sea, but a warehouse full of supplies.
The camera slowly scanned the area, and the first thing that caught my eye was rows of boxes gleaming with various colors, with labels clearly indicating:
【Ship Enhancement Kit (Level 3)】.
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