The system handed me over to the state.

Old Zhao and Old Li exchanged a glance. "I heard that the fire department came here a while ago, but I didn't see them on the way here."

"Maybe somewhere else... Hmm? Look, someone's coming."

At this moment, Lao Zhao noticed the people approaching. They seemed to be from Alahato Company. It was strange, really. Why would they be conducting training in a tech company? It just felt odd.

At this moment, someone arrived at the front of the hall. The person in charge glanced at the people in the hall. Because there were too many people from the fire department last time, they couldn't train them all in one place. So this time, the police divided into several groups to carry out the training at the same time, which reduced the pressure a bit.

"Welcome everyone to this training session. Now, let's get straight to the point."

The person in charge glanced at his watch. "First of all, we want to tell you that our country is facing a crisis. The training you will undergo in the coming period will be a hundred times, a thousand times more arduous than what you have experienced before. Now, everyone here has the opportunity to choose to withdraw."

"But when you choose to stay instead of quitting, you will never have the chance to quit again."

"Now, gentlemen, make your choice."

"Do we still need to choose?"

As soon as the person in charge finished speaking, a man below said, "The reason we are here is because we are all prepared. No matter how difficult or outrageous this training is, we will persevere."

"Therefore, you don't need to confirm the determination and thoughts of each of us, because we will never back down."

For a moment, applause rang out from the other colleagues in the hall. Old Li clapped as he said, "I like this guy. Who is he?"

"I don't know him, I don't recognize him, but judging from his age, to be sent here, he must have been here for a long time and have achieved very good results. Old Li, you'd better not be outdone by him."

"Ha, pointless comparisons, why bother?"

"Now you're talking about philosophy, huh?"

"What? Can't a roughneck talk about philosophy?"

At this point, the applause gradually subsided, and the person in charge laughed self-deprecatingly, "That's right, you're right. So let's get straight to the point."

"Gentlemen, please follow me. You are about to see one of the nation's top-secret engineering masterpieces, which will also be part of your training."

Following the person in charge, we arrived at a corridor. Looking at the dark rooms on both sides of the corridor, we couldn't see anything through the glass.

The person in charge looked at his watch and said, "We've arrived. You can turn on the lights now."

As soon as they finished speaking, the lights in the rooms on both sides of the corridor suddenly turned on. Under the lights, they saw one after another thick power armor suits that looked like something out of a science fiction novel, displayed on both sides of the room.

The power armor was still disassembled, but just by looking at it, the men present were able to use their imaginations to reassemble it into its complete form.

"Is this... an exoskeleton? Or powered armor?"

The young police officer couldn't help but ask, and the person in charge smiled and said, "This is a brand new power armor developed by our country's No. 1 Research Institute and manufactured by the Alahato Corporation's manufacturing department. This power armor was developed and equipped for your police department as soon as possible. The fire department was also equipped with it at the same time, but theirs is just a little bit larger."

"A little bit... I see... Then... what about the military? Doesn't the military have these in service? Would it really be good to give them to our police department first...?"

One of the police officers asked with some confusion, not quite understanding why the equipment was given to the police first instead of the military. Did the police really think that the equipment was more important than that of the military?

"I don't know about that. Maybe the military has better equipment. After all, you know the tradition in China: the military's equipment is first-class, the police's is second-class, and what the state keeps hidden is zero-class."

"It sounds like the government is deliberately sending us substandard goods to keep them for themselves..."

The person in charge waved his hand, "No, don't think like that, I was just joking. Now let's talk about the power armor. In the next few days, each of you will receive a set of power armor."

"You will learn everything from how to wear it, how to use it, how to master it, how to maintain it, and how to care for it. You could say... this armor is your wife, your lover, understand?"

Chapter 207: Dark Clouds

"The training for firefighters and police officers has begun and is all on track. This training is expected to last for half a month. After half a month, we will gather the second batch, and then the third batch after another half month. After two months of training, we will be able to deploy all the mechs and power armor to fire stations and police departments across the country."

Bronya nodded. "This matter must be kept secret two months ago, and there's one thing to be careful about: we absolutely cannot let anyone with ulterior motives use these things for other purposes."

“Some guys really like to take things from the police station and keep them for themselves; this kind of thing must be stopped.”

Bronya was somewhat worried. Although the domestic environment was relatively safe and stable, China was a major arms exporter, no less so than the United States. Although the recipients of its arms were not terrorists or arms dealers who used them for evil purposes, most of them were used for peaceful purposes.

However, it's hard to guarantee that some unscrupulous individuals won't smuggle these items out of the country.

Moreover, some cunning individuals might even prevent these things from being taken away without them even realizing it.

Therefore, this kind of thing must be absolutely prevented! We must never allow any mechs or powered armor to be leaked. If they are leaked overseas, it will be a real problem.

She didn't want other countries to cause any trouble by developing such powered armor and mechs domestically, as that would be a real headache. So it was better to be cautious.

"Chairman, I understand, but... our company doesn't have that much capacity... we probably... can't get involved in these things."

Indeed, no matter how much power Alahato wields, he is still just a technology research and development company. Even a state-owned enterprise has no right to interfere in state agencies such as police stations and fire departments.

Therefore, they probably don't really have any good ways to prevent smuggling.

Bronya pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Forget it, let's leave this matter for now. I'll find someone to handle it myself later. Is there anything else going on? Don't keep calling me like crazy as soon as I leave."

Bronya sighed and rubbed her forehead. During her absence, her secretary had been calling her repeatedly, saying there was just too much to handle and she needed to go back and deal with it as soon as possible.

But when I'm at the company, I'm so idle I feel like I'm growing weeds, there's nothing to do at all. How come as soon as I leave, things suddenly pile up? I just can't understand it!

"It seems... everything is alright?"

"Who was it that called me a few days ago saying there were a bunch of things I needed to come back to handle?"

Bronya narrowed her eyes, staring at the person in charge in front of her. The person in charge had a bead of cold sweat on his forehead and said, "This... I'm not... very clear about it either... mainly because... I'm in charge of the factory and R&D. I don't usually manage the other part; your secretary handles that."

Bronya raised an eyebrow. "Why do I get the feeling you're trying to stir up trouble?"

"No, boss! I really didn't mean that. I was just telling the truth. Besides... I know so much. If I start my own business, I won't be able to get around the government's approval. If the government comes after me and stands up for you, I won't have any other thoughts."

That makes sense... Currently, the technology of mecha and powered armor in this field is basically monopolized by the state. Even if this technology were stolen by those capitalists, without professional researchers and special alloy materials, they would only be able to stare at the design drawings for more than a decade, let alone a few years!

"You mean there's something wrong with my secretary?"

Bronya remembered that this secretary was assigned to her by the government. Although she was relatively young, she had worked in the government for several years. Although it was her first time working as a secretary, Bronya had to admit that she did a good job and was quite capable.

At least most of the time she is able to sit and do her own thing, and she can handle it all by herself.

"However, it's hard to guarantee that such a thing won't happen... You can go now. I'll ask her when I get back, and we'll find out after some investigation."

"Understood. I'll leave the matter of two months from now to you."

After the person in charge left, Bronya sighed. Her talk about developing virtual reality technology during her live stream had been like a bombshell, with a bunch of foreign game companies coming to her hoping to collaborate.

The prices offered were increasingly higher than the last, but unfortunately... she wasn't interested. They didn't plan to release this technology abroad. Cooperating with foreign companies was equivalent to selling it to foreign companies, and cooperating with domestic companies was equivalent to selling it to domestic capitalists. Even if they could keep some key technologies to themselves, it didn't mean the other party couldn't figure them out.

Bronya pinched her cheek. Sigh... This is really troublesome. Although miHoYo has acquired the company, the internal purge is still ongoing. After all, Genshin Impact brought too many traitors to miHoYo. In addition, using the lack of public relations as a public relations tactic is really... a form of giving up.

Add to that the strange trend of orchestrating a frenzy whenever a new product is released domestically, and the recent acquisition of miHoYo, which sparked widespread online discussion with phrases like "MiHoYo, you deserve to die!" and "Light has come, darkness has been dispelled."

Bronya expressed her frustration, saying that the acquisition equals four, as if miHoYo's games were no longer running.

However, there's a lot going on in the coming days... The training time for the fire department and police is very tight, and everyone is under a lot of pressure. I also need to work with Blackie and Seele to form a special task force to deal with the future invasion of the Shadow Kingdom.

Furthermore, we need to expand the team and increase the number of members; it's impossible to have only the three of them.

As for the team members... each of us will lead one team member from now on. Speaking of which, there's a third contractor. I wonder what kind of person the third contractor will be, and what their role will be. I'm very curious, but I don't know the specifics, which is a bit frustrating.

Bronya nodded her head. Forget about these things for now. She should deal with the things in front of her first: her secretary's problem, the company's upcoming research and development plans, and the progress of the parallel world exchange at Research Institute No. 1. She hoped everything would go smoothly.

Bronya picked up her phone and sent a message to the company's senior management group, asking her secretary to come over. Then she put down her phone, walked to the window behind her, and looked at the scene outside, wondering... whether this scene would still be the same a year later.

Chapter 209: Hei hope: You're trying to steal my food!

"Are you ready?"

"No... I'm a little nervous... Wouldn't it be better to leave the team selection to Bronya to handle the assignments?"

Bronya was speechless. "Seele... she's just going to choose her own team members. Just pick the ones you think are good enough. Black Seele will also be choosing later, so there's no need to be so nervous."

"Hmm... The thought that we chose them to go to the battlefield gives me a... bad feeling, like... we chose them to die."

Bronya tapped Seele on the head and scolded, "What do you mean by sending them to their deaths? That's a strange thing to say!"

"Well..."

"Remember, we're not sending them to their deaths. During the battle, we can choose not to fight the enemy, but we must protect the lives of our team members. Of course, eliminating the enemy as quickly as possible so that your team members won't have to fight is also an option, but you know the consequences of doing so."

"Ha, why make such a fuss? Why don't we just kill all the enemies? We don't need any teammates!"

At this moment, Blackie suddenly appeared in the room and immediately shared her thoughts. Bronya sighed, "You may be strong on your own, but the people of the Shadow Empire aren't fools."

"In just six months, the Shadow Empire has grown from sending a few people to half an army group. Their army seems to be endless."

"You alone can kill an army group, but how can you guarantee that some members of those army groups won't stay behind to tie you down while the rest of the troops escape?"

"Moreover, every time you cause massive damage to buildings and public property... I don't even want to talk about you anymore."

Bronya sighed, looking helpless, while Blackie smiled and looked at Bronya with interest. "Speaking of which... the damage you caused seems to be greater than mine. Every time you construct a bunch of cannons to bombard the Shadow Kingdom's teleportation area, it seems neither of us has any say in controlling property damage, right?"

Indeed, in terms of property damage caused by battle, neither of them can compare with Seele. Seele is the only one who has suffered the least or even almost no losses in every battle over the past six months.

Bronya prefers overwhelming firepower, and in every battle, she uses long-range weapons to directly bombard the enemy, causing the greatest losses each time, sometimes even the loss of a small urban area.

He is known online as a "building killer".

Drake Henshi, once she starts fighting, completely ignores her surroundings and demolishes anything in her path. No building she passes through is ever completely preserved, hence the nickname Drake Henshi.

Seele... is elegant in battle, beautiful and cute, with a gentle personality. She loves to smile and treats everyone with a smile, never getting angry or remaining silent with a cold face. Therefore, she is known as... the angelic younger sister of the trio...

"Um... well... so, the fact that we're selecting team members today means we're... forming our own teams? And when we go on expeditions, will we be taking our own team members with us?"

Bronya nodded. "Yes, for the past six months, the military has been continuously selecting members for the development and training of psychic abilities. Currently, the military has trained a group of psychic abilities, a total of 15 people. We each select five as our team members, and we will supplement them as needed later."

"This feels so troublesome..."

"No trouble at all. This time, we'll be training captains. Once they're trained, they'll each lead their own squads. Then, with five of us, we'll have five squads under our command."

"From now on, for each operation, we can just lead these teams and set off directly. Doesn't that sound like we're just washing our hands of the business?"

Blackie rolled her eyes. How could she possibly shirk her responsibilities? With the Shadow Kingdom deploying more and more invading troops—the largest number in the past six months, nearly a thousand members of the Shadow Kingdom's army were teleported over at once—it was ultimately Bronya and Blackie who had to cooperate.

One person's massive firepower eliminated the vast majority of the enemies, while Black Hill quickly reaped the remaining enemies. It was the most serious invasion and the one with the most severe loss of public property.

She and Bronya were also reprimanded by those old men in the cabinet... well, reprimanded...

There's a feeling that I want them to hurry up and wreak havoc on the Shadow Kingdom...

"Seele, can we talk about something?"

"Huh? What...what's wrong?"