It’s a strange invasion, is it okay for me to fight back?

Chapter 596 The Iron Curtain Project
After chatting for almost three hours, the video call finally ended. Huangfu Miaomiao was still reluctant to let go, holding her phone tightly.

Having narrowly escaped death, she already had a strong urge to confide in others, but Pei Xianjue was out working during the day, leaving Huangfu Miaomiao with no one to talk to, making her both bored and lonely.

She put down her phone, picked up the cheese bread on the table, took a big bite, and chewed hard, thinking that she must eat more and gain weight so that she could be strong and healthy before Feng Ling came to pick her up.

Sigh, I wonder when Feng Ling will come to pick her up.

Huangfu Miaomiao ate while feeling melancholy.

The room was quiet, except for the sound of her chewing and the rustling of Pei Xianjue flipping through documents.

Huangfu Miaomiao strolled over to Pei Xianjue's side with a piece of bread in her hand.

Pei Xianjue was looking at the design drawings. The design drawings were of something that looked like the character "几" (ji), and they were drawn in a very complicated way with annotations everywhere.

"What is this?" Huangfu Miaomiao asked.

Pei Xianjue smiled, held up the drawing, and asked her, "Guess what this is?"

“Who could guess this?” Huangfu Miaomiao frowned and looked at it carefully. “It looks like a building block to me.”

"Haha, you actually guessed right." Pei Xianjue's lips curled up, and he said with a hint of pride, "This big iron block is an important foundation of the Iron Curtain Project. Its biggest feature is that it can be assembled into a whole like building blocks. I plan to put it into production all over the country and then transport it to the quarantine zone for assembly, thus avoiding the difficulties of local construction."

After a pause, she added, "It was my idea."

After finishing the explanation, I felt it wasn't rigorous enough, so I added: "Of course, the engineers are much better than me. I only came up with an idea, but the engineers had to refine and supplement it, and then implement it. It's not easy."

Huangfu Miaomiao looked at the design drawings with suspicion, but couldn't figure them out.

"Why do you need engineers to make these building blocks?" she asked.

Pei Xianjue smiled and said, "Nowadays, isolation zones and isolation areas all over the world are using ordinary protective walls and fences. Ours is an upgraded version. It uses aerospace materials, which are fireproof, waterproof, corrosion-resistant, and very strong. It can withstand impacts of tons. With electronic eyes and automatic enemy-locking thermal weapons installed inside, it can effectively prevent the spread of pollution."

"What if the pollutants could fly? Wouldn't they just fly over in an instant?" Huangfu Miaomiao asked.

"I've consulted experts, and barring extreme cases, flying pollutants typically don't exceed 150 meters in altitude. Our iron curtain, including its base, is 120 meters high, with an additional 80-meter-high protective netting on top. This should block about 80% of flying pollutants, and then—"

Pei Xianjue pulled out a few more blueprints and explained to Huangfu Miaomiao: "The engineers are preparing to install a batch of these signal towers as a supplement to the Iron Curtain array. These signal towers can detect flying objects within a 300-meter range. Once a suspicious target is detected, the main control station will release drones to track and snipe it."

Pei Xianjue put down the blueprints, leaned back comfortably, and said with emotion, "You have no idea how many meetings I've been in lately to finally finalize this. The full name is the Iron Curtain Array Global Defense Plan. Isn't that amazing?"

Huangfu Miaomiao pursed her lips and whispered, "I think the kite can fly at a height of more than 300 meters..."

Pei Xianjue was both annoyed and amused. "Please, I already said I wouldn't consider extreme scenarios!"

The kite hatched by Fengling used cards from Azdaha, the Lord of the Labyrinth, and the flesh and blood of the Great Serpent, and also used a buff item produced from the Labyrinth, which is quite extreme.

Huangfu Miaomiao nodded in agreement: "That's true, not everyone is as powerful as Feng Ling." "Yes, yes, Feng Ling is the most powerful, she's invincible!" Pei Xianjue laughed.

Huangfu Miaomiao, who had some understanding of social etiquette, said, "You're quite capable too. I heard those people outside calling you General."

Pei Xianjue's smile faded slightly as his gaze fell on the stack of blueprints on the table. "It's only temporary. After all, there are several deputy generals in the quarantine zone. If my rank isn't high enough, it would be awkward for me to command these people. However, my resume is too thin. I only served as the inspection team leader for a few months, and now I've been directly promoted to general. I know that many people in the quarantine zone are dissatisfied."

Huangfu Miaomiao frowned. "That sounds like a lot of trouble... If you think you can't win people's hearts, why not just send a ready-made general to manage the quarantine zone?"

Pei Xianjue smiled at her: "Do you know what kind of people the generals are? They are all very old men and women! They are about to retire, why bother the elderly? Only Yan Lingfeng is still relatively young, in his forties, and is currently guarding the Daling Forest in the north."

Huangfu Miaomiao had some impression of Yan Lingfeng, and nodded upon hearing this.

“Moreover…” Pei Xianjue’s eyes gleamed as he continued, “The task of fighting against alien species and pollution is destined to be long and arduous, and sooner or later it will be handed over to us card holders. Among the active inspectors, I have an impressive work record, high online popularity, and with the support of my family, it is only natural that I was given this opportunity in a time of crisis. As long as my Iron Curtain plan can be implemented smoothly, the temporary general can become a real general, and it may even become a stepping stone for me to enter the Circular Conference.”

Huangfu Miaomiao asked curiously, "What is a circular meeting?"

“Yes…” Pei Xianjue paused, looked at her and smiled, “You wouldn’t understand even if I told you, so don’t worry about it. Your most important task right now is to eat well, sleep more, and take good care of this weak body.”

"I'm eating." Huangfu Miaomiao took another bite of bread, feeling annoyed. "I don't know how long it's been since Meteor has had a proper meal. My teeth feel weak when I eat bread now, and it's hard to chew."

Relying on small jelly-like products for energy over a long period can impair the chewing function of teeth.

"Take it slow, there's always an adjustment period," Pei Xianjue said. "Fortunately, apart from being weak, this body doesn't have any other major problems. I feel that you look much better today than yesterday."

Huangfu Miaomiao touched her face and turned to find the electronic scale: "I'm going to weigh myself."

Pei Xianjue's phone rang. She looked down and saw it was a call from the engineering department.

"What's up?" she asked as she answered the phone.

"The construction team... has been stopped by refugees. Some areas of the Iron Curtain formation site are filled with refugees. The patrol guards have temporarily taken control of the site, but we need to consult you on whether to forcibly expel the refugees here."

Pei Xianjue's expression darkened slightly. "We cannot forcibly expel them, otherwise it will trigger negative public opinion. You should take a count of the number of refugees and notify the Second Inpatient Department to prepare to receive them."

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The next day, Ling Feiran went to work at the inpatient department as usual and found two large trucks parked in the activity area. Her colleagues were unloading goods from the trucks and hurriedly carrying them upstairs.

She spotted Zhao Xiaolei in the crowd, walked over, and asked, "What are you all moving?"

Zhao Xiaolei, sweating profusely, replied, "The warehouse has sent over hospital beds and medical equipment. I heard a batch of infected people is arriving soon, and they want us to be prepared!"

(End of this chapter)