Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 138 Dialogue in the ruins, violence escalates!
Deep in the Gobi Desert, there is a ruin of a red brick building from the 60s. In the distance, several military vehicles surround the ruins.

Tang Wu walked into the ruins alone, stepped over the collapsed red brick wall under his feet, and came to the center of the ruins with the help of a high-power flashlight in his hand.

Looking at the black holes in the surrounding red walls, Tang Wu didn't dare to move forward.

It was safer to stand in the open space. He couldn't tell whether the ruins next to him would collapse in the next second.

Looking up at the night sky, the Milky Way is extremely clear.

These beautiful sights, which are rarely seen by city dwellers, could not attract Minister Tang's attention at all.

He looked around but couldn't see the blue halo he was expecting for a long time.

"Why haven't you come here yet?"

"With the speed of that thing, it should be very fast."

The only sound in the ruins was Tang Wu's muttering, accompanied by the chirping of a few birds from the wild animals living in the ruins.

Tang Wu wanted to pace around in annoyance, but the brick and stone debris under his feet were uneven, and he staggered and almost fell.

"Hey~"

He bent down and used the flashlight to steady himself on the ground.

While taking a breath, Tang Wu noticed some blue light on the ground in front of him.

His pupils shrank slightly, and Tang Wu quickly stood up and looked up into the sky.

In the light of the flashlight, the triangular black fuselage hovered in the air more than ten meters high.

Two apertures below the black body emit bursts of bright blue light.

His attention was attracted by the black aircraft in front of him, and he did not notice a dark shadow suddenly leaping down from above the aircraft.

boom!
There was a loud noise, and Tang Wu was so frightened that he involuntarily took two steps back.

There were bricks and stones everywhere under his feet. Tang Wu tried his best to keep his balance and used the flashlight to illuminate the appearance of the person who came.

He was wearing a set of black alloy armor with a streamlined surface covered with numerous fine lines. On the face of the black helmet, there were three deep red lights that changed in brightness like water waves.

While Tang Wu was stunned, the iron-armored man was very calm.

After seeing Tang Wu, the other party turned around and looked around to confirm the environment.

"Minister Tang, you really found a good place."

A female voice that Tang Wu had heard many times on the phone came from the other side. Awakened by the voice, Tang Wu took a few steps forward cautiously.

"Ms. Red Star, it's a pleasure to speak to you in person."

As the distance between the two men shortened, Tang Wu noticed the dense scratches on the surface of Hong Xing's armor. The scratches were very shallow, and there was not a single dent to be seen.

Under the helmet, Wei Jiang looked at the middle-aged man in military uniform in front of him. The man's face did not have the toughness of a traditional soldier, but instead had a more gentle look of a scholar.

Wei Jiang had a clear understanding of Tang Wu's identity, and even though he had worked with him many times, he still felt a little excited.

"it's my honour."

"Minister Tang, thank you for your official support for my research this time."

Wei Jiang looked down at the scratches on his armor, then looked up again and exclaimed:

"This actual combat exercise gave me a lot of inspiration."

"Thank you for your hard work. Please apologize to the soldiers who were accidentally injured for me."

Looking at the 1.8-meter-tall red star in front of him, Tang Wu couldn't help but take a few glances at the chest area of ​​the armor.

Very flat and smooth.

"Cough cough."

"It's me who should thank you."

“The technology you transferred to the University of Tokyo is profoundly changing this vast land.”

When Tang Wu said this, what was in his mind were various plans and intelligence that had not been announced to the outside world.

Since the first appearance of the Red Star, the technological development of Dongda University has been pushed into the fast lane.

After saying that, Tang Wu slowly walked to Wei Jiang's side and pointed at Wei Jiang's arm.

"Can I touch your armor?"

Seeing the desire in Tang Wu's eyes, Wei Jiang chuckled and raised his right arm.

"Whatever you want."

Looking at the black armor in front of him, Tang Wu suppressed his excitement and rubbed Wei Jiang's right arm armor with one hand.

Dangdang~

Seeing Tang Wu tapping his armor with his knuckles, Wei Jiang said softly:

"The high-strength alloy shell can withstand most firearms, but you still need to be careful when facing a frontal attack from heavy firepower."

"Otherwise, I would have been much more calm during the exercise just now."

Seeing that the five finger joints of Wei Jiang's right hand were flexible, Tang Wu placed his palm on the bulge on the outside of his right forearm.

Seeing Tang Wu's curiosity, Wei Jiang shook his arm lightly, and the black alloy dagger popped out, scaring Tang Wu so much that he retracted his hand.

"Alloy dagger, used for close range attacks."

When Tang Wu wanted to reach out and touch the blade of the alloy dagger, Wei Jiang reached out to stop him.

"Danger."

"I don't want to hurt you, then I won't be able to explain it."

Tang Wu nodded, walked around Wei Jiang's body, and exclaimed in amazement.

“What a great piece of equipment.”

"If a team of soldiers were equipped with this set of equipment for special operations, who on this blue planet could stop them?"

Wei Jiang smiled, feeling fatigue coming from all parts of his body. He bent his knees and sat on the ground.

"Mr. Minister, I'm sorry that this thing is not yet capable of mass production. I can only make it manually."

"So don't even think about it. The individual power suit I gave you is enough for the University of East China."

"Let me sit down and rest for a while. I'm exhausted just now."

Seeing Wei Jiang suddenly sit down, Tang Wu was stunned for a moment and then started laughing.

"Hahaha, I'm greedy."

"I didn't see you getting tired when you were killing people just now."

He found a brick in front of Wei Jiang and sat down.

"Ms. Red Star, can I ask you something?"

Seeing the red light on the black helmet, Tang Wu felt a little nervous.

He didn't know whether Red Star would answer his question directly.

"Go ahead."

The sweet female voice in my ears brings more life and vitality to this desolate ruin.

"The matter in Nanshi will be concluded this week. Mr. Liu and I will definitely support you with all our strength. However, there are some things that Mr. Liu and I must ask more questions about."

Tang Wu looked up at the red light on his helmet and asked seriously:

"What are you going to do in Nanshi?"

Under the infrared vision, Wei Jiang could see Tang Wu's expression very clearly.

His Red Star alias caused him a lot of trouble outside.

The fighting and killing in the desert, the damage to satellites in space, the disputes in Yuedong, all of these are related to the Red Star Vests.

Wei Jiang could understand that the higher-ups were concerned about what Hong Xing was doing in Nanshi for such a dangerous person.

"I will establish an AI industry development zone there, focusing on the development of intelligent industries, mainly in the areas of photovoltaic power generation, automated agriculture, and intelligent manufacturing."

Raising his finger and pointing at Tang Wu, Wei Jiang continued:
“We can continue to cooperate in these areas.”

"Believe me, the authorities will not suffer any loss."

After Wei Jiang finished explaining, Tang Wu lowered his head slightly, thinking about Hong Xing's answer just now.

AI Industrial Development Zone, Hongxing is planning to get involved in the technology industry.

Red Star has always been elusive in the past, and in reality they have never found any trace of Red Star.

If you want to contact Red Star in real life, you have no direction at all.

According to this idea, it is a good thing for Hongxing to establish an AI industry development zone in Nanshi.

"Ms. Red Star, what is your goal in getting involved in business?"

“Are you going to build a large-scale AI company?”

When Tang Wu asked this question, he also had some tentative thoughts in mind.

Given Hongxing's technological prowess that surpasses humans, he believes that once the Hongxing AI Development Industrial Zone is launched, it will definitely defeat all competitors and become the absolute king in this field.

This is a good thing for Dongda as it will promote industrial development, but for companies and investors in the same industry, it is an undisputed nightmare.

That’s not all. If Red Star is interested in getting into business, the emergence of a commercial giant may not be a good thing for Dongda, Tang Wu believes.

After several technical transmissions through the enhanced panel, Wei Jiang's brain development has expanded and his mental flexibility is no longer comparable to before.

"Haha, Minister, you think too much."

"Making money is boring to me." "My only thought is to promote technological progress and do something for the social progress of the University of Tokyo."

"You underestimated me a little bit."

Tang Wu immediately showed joy upon hearing this.

What Hongxing said, whether true or not, is definitely not the worst answer for him and Dongda.

"Hahaha, my vision is not broad enough."

When Wei Jiang turned his head, he saw that Tang Wu looked somewhat embarrassed.

"I also have something I want to discuss with you, Minister Tang."

"You also know that the abstract leader of the Ugly Eagle swore in front of the whole world that he would attack me."

"You have also seen how intense the hatred between Ugly Eagle and I is."

"More people will definitely enter the country in the future, and many emergencies will inevitably occur."

"If some social incidents occur, please bear with me."

What Wei Jiang didn't expect was that Tang Wu's statement was very firm.

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang Wu immediately promised loudly.

"Ms. Red Star, please rest assured!"

"Todai is no longer the Todai of the past. We are capable of protecting the personal and property safety of Todai people!"

"We are definitely your first line of defense. The safety of your property in Nanshi is in the hands of the authorities, and there will be no mistakes!"

"No matter how big the conflict between you and other forces is, Dongda will always be your strongest backer. This will not change during my and Mr. Liu's term of office!"

Wei Jiang nodded with satisfaction. With all the things he had done outside, there were many people on Blue Star who wanted to kill him.

Shooting incidents like the one that occurred at the highway service area earlier will definitely occur more frequently in the future.

It is necessary to greet Tang Wu in advance.

"That's good."

Wei Jiang stared at Tang Wu's face in the night with a sincere tone.

"It can be seen that you, Minister Tang, are an ambitious decision-maker, as can be seen from Nanhai's actions."

"On this point, our ambitions are basically the same."

"I also hope to see the revival of the University of East China soon, but you and I both know that the counterattack of the old overlord will never be easy."

Wei Jiang looked up at the night sky. The anti-gravity power ring at the bottom of the manta ray took away the beauty of the shining starry sky.

But this was only because the manta ray was closer to him and the starry sky was too vast and too far away, so its light was dim.

"I have attacked the Ugly Eagle fleet, satellites, and troops, but that doesn't mean I can defeat millions of enemies by myself."

"If the University of Tokyo wants to stand at the top of the world, it will ultimately have to rely on these billions of people."

"Whether it's military, economic, or technological."

Not noticing Tang Wu's solemn gaze in the darkness, Wei Jiang continued speaking.

"I have handed over a lot of technology in terms of technology."

"These technologies are enough to allow Dongda to surpass everyone on Blue Star in many areas."

“But it will still take time.”

"We have to tow."

"Wait until the technology is officially implemented on a large scale."

Wei Jiang suddenly sat up straight, looked at Tang Wu and said:

"There will be a lot of things happening around me, and I hope the authorities can exercise restraint and downplay the connection between us."

"I will find someone to take over those companies in Nanshi, and the authorities can distance themselves from me in the process."

"Minister Tang, I am destined to have constant troubles, and more and more people will become my enemies."

"For your plan, we need to keep our distance from the outside world at all times."

"After all, you're not ready to make the world your enemy, are you?"

Tang Wu nodded silently.

He acknowledged Wei Jiang's point of view.

Tokyo University is becoming stronger, but it does not have the strength to become an enemy of the world.

With economic development and power relations over the past few decades, the University of Tokyo has been connected with the world to a degree far beyond anyone's imagination.

If someone wants to isolate Todai from the world, Todai’s economy will plummet in an instant!

"Ms. Hongxing, I have discussed the point you made with Mr. Liu and others."

“We really can’t be the enemy of the world.”

"Todai will need time, at least 10 years."

Wei Jiang smiled and slowly stood up.

“So we just need to continue with the current partnership.”

"I don't expect you to do more for me. It's out of character."

"I can handle my own affairs."

“I just hope that the University of Tokyo will continue to maintain its current ambiguous attitude.”

Wei Jiang looked up at the manta ray in the sky, and thought of the scum he had seen inside over the past period of time, with a complicated mood.

When fighting with the enemy, you can see and touch it, then just kill it.

If you compete with yourself, it will be difficult to distinguish and will cause many obstacles.

Wei Jiang calmed himself down and said:
"Time is on our side. As long as everyone works hard, I believe that our goals will eventually be achieved."

"In this era of drastic changes, Minister Tang, it would do no harm to clean out some of the scum within the organization."

Wei Jiang believed that Tang Wu could understand what he meant.

"Energy security, military security, and technological competition, I will continue to export technology to the government."

"I don't want to see someone using my things to do something stupid that goes against the interests of the University of Tokyo!"

Noticing Hong Xing's bent knees, Tang Wu realized that Hong Xing was about to leave, so he quickly stood up and said loudly:

"Ms. Red Star, please keep your faith in Dongda!"

“Believe in everything we do, the future is bright, and the pace of Dongda’s revival cannot be hindered by anyone!”

"Including myself!"

Wei Jiang could sense Tang Wu's determination from his firm tone.

This determination made Wei Jiang's heart surge with warmth, and the sense of family and country that he had built up since childhood came to his mind.

"Very good, let's encourage each other!"

With a bang, under the tremendous force of the battle suit, Wei Jiang's body leaped into the sky and was steadily caught by the swooping manta ray.

He waved goodbye to Tang Wu who was standing on the ground and stepped into the cockpit of the Manta Ray.

As the blue light appeared, the manta ray soared into the sky, accelerating rapidly. After a dozen seconds, it turned into a blue star that streaked across the night sky.

Looking up at the blue light that was going away like a meteor, Tang Wu stood there for a long time without moving.

Hong Xing was very good and contributed so many technologies. I communicated with him face to face but did not make any requests to him.

Tang Wu was extremely grateful when he heard that Red Star was going to continue transferring cutting-edge technology to Dongda in the future.

If Todai wants to become strong and rejuvenate, there is only one way: technological innovation.

Only by relying on science and technology can Southeast University break through the technological and economic blockade established by the West for hundreds of years.

This is the consensus reached by their senior executives, think tanks, and scientists after reviewing history.

Therefore, Red Star is a blessing for Southeast University.

"But what do you want?"

“Is the Nanshi project really just an AI industry development zone?”

The flashlight in his hand shone down on the ground. The dilapidated red brick ruins made Tang Wu terrified.

The glorious establishment is worthy of everyone’s anticipation and excitement.

But behind the glory, it may be just like this ruin.

After the oil fields dried up, towns had to be abandoned in order to survive, waiting to be washed away by time and buried by wind and sand.

The red star, this star that emits infinite light, Tang Wu always feels that he cannot grasp it.

What was behind the light? He couldn't see clearly.

Not only he but also Mr. Liu had this worry.

But he had to admit that the honey of cutting-edge technology was really sweet.
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Wei Jiang was unaware that Tang Wu was still standing alone in the ruins, thinking. All his attention was focused on the red translucent panel floating in front of him.

Dark Star Battle Suit Enhancement is about to begin!
This is an important opportunity for him to strengthen his personal strength again.

Violence is so cool!

(End of this chapter)