#417 - Chapter 417: Old Hen Riding a Rocket
"Could you make a few of those iron towers you built in Ulan country back then for me?"
"Commander Yan, what do you need that thing for?" Dongfang Chen feigned ignorance.
"To be honest, something major has happened in the Lhasa area..." Thereupon, Yan Zhengping recounted the whole story from beginning to end.
"Commander Yan, to be honest, there are plenty of iron towers, but I'm afraid they won't be of much use," Dongfang Chen replied.
"Why?" Yan Zhengping didn't understand.
He had personally witnessed countless dung beetles being forcefully blocked outside the protective circle.
These scorpions were only slightly larger than dung beetles, but they should be able to defend against them as well.
"You might not know, but I spared no expense to protect Councilor Shentu's troops back then. The operation of the iron towers requires crystal cores to maintain, do you understand what I'm saying?" Dongfang Chen said.
"Understood, consuming crystal cores is not a problem! Firing guns and cannons also requires ammunition, this is normal. I have no other way now, these scorpions are infiltrating everywhere, it's really unrealistic to rely on manpower to defend," Yan Zhengping didn't consider the issue of crystal cores at all.
Even if it costs him, he has to accept it, the scorpions must be stopped.
"Commander Yan, this is not a long-term solution. According to what you said, the scorpions are simply endless, then the corresponding consumption of crystal cores is also endless, how long can you last?" Dongfang Chen asked.
"This... I can't worry about so much now, I can only stop them first, and then think of other ways," Yan Zhengping took a deep breath and said.
"I have another plan, Commander Yan might as well listen," Dongfang Chen was preparing to use someone else's resources for his own benefit again.
"Speak!" Yan Zhengping perked up.
Since Dongfang Chen had a solution, it was definitely a good one.
This was a kind of blind faith.
"You know that there was another animal that appeared in the Ulan country battle, called the pika," Dongfang Chen reminded him.
"That's right!"
"These pikas can be controlled," Dongfang Chen continued to prompt him.
"That's right!" Yan Zhengping still didn't know what he was going to say.
"Then we can also cultivate a kind of controllable rat according to this method," Dongfang Chen said bluntly.
"We don't have... Are you saying you have this technology?" Yan Zhengping finally understood.
"That's right, I have already cracked this technology," Dongfang Chen said.
He didn't say that he had this technology himself.
After all, most Chinese people do not accept gene technology.
"Good, great! Then, you first build iron towers for me in Nagqu and Sunlight City, to get through this period of time. After the rats are cultivated, we can launch a major counterattack!" Yan Zhengping said.
"Okay!" Dongfang Chen agreed.
Dongfang Chen asked Yan Zhengping to find a warehouse in each of the two cities to store crystal cores.
The bee queens were readily available. After the crystal cores were transported, the iron towers quickly stood tall.
Dongfang Chen told him to pay attention to the stock of crystal cores in the warehouse at all times. Once the crystal cores were exhausted, the defense would stop.
Yan Zhengping agreed without hesitation.
Soon, the scorpions in the two cities were cleaned up, and a large arc-shaped protective circle quietly formed.
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March 22, 2056 AD.
Vientiane City, Myanmar-Vietnam border.
After more than three months of accumulation, Genmura had purchased 20,000 sets of combat suits from Tachileik.
The Southeast Dispatch Army Command of the Great Sun Kingdom, in view of his "special" contribution, promoted him to special quartermaster, with the rank of major general. This was simply a hen sitting on a rocket, soaring into the sky.
On this day, Higashida Hirofumi sent a special inspection team to Vientiane City to see this combat suit with their own eyes.
They knew about the existence of the combat suit, Komuta Sayoko had already reported it.
However, they had never had the opportunity to see it.
"Yoshi! Genmura-kun, you are a great contributor! The collection of this combat suit must be accelerated!" An cabinet official instructed after experiencing the power of the combat suit.
"Mr. Nakashige, this combat suit is really too expensive! We can only exchange one suit for killing 2,000 zombies, the speed is very slow. If you can provide more support, I believe the speed can definitely be accelerated," Genmura said, bowing.
"Genmura-kun, you can put forward what support you need," Nakashige Hiroshi said.
"I heard that there are people in the Senate who understand how to control zombies, if possible..." Genmura mentioned a little bit, but didn't dare to say more. After all, he couldn't discuss the affairs of the Senate.
"This matter... I will consider it. Don't worry, the cabinet will definitely support this matter unconditionally," Nakashige Hiroshi didn't give a definite answer.
Those who control zombies must be from the Red Clothes Sect.
In essence, the cabinet can't control those people either, they can only go back and negotiate.
Three days later, the cabinet's reply arrived.
The Senate will send 50 mages (holy envoys) to assist him in hunting zombies, but half of the combat suits must be handed over.
Genmura agreed without hesitation.
Originally, these combat suits belonged to the Great Sun Kingdom, and didn't belong to him anyway, why should he feel bad?
He was overjoyed that the cabinet valued him so much.
