65: Chapter 65 Electromagnetic Kinetic Energy Sniper Rifle

After Li Gang and the others left, Chu Ge immediately pulled up the data on the Laser Grenade and began writing furiously.

Time slipped by until evening. For the entire afternoon, Chu Ge only got up once to stretch his sore limbs before burying himself back into his work. Finally, before 6 o'clock, he finished preparing all the materials.

Just then, with a "ding," a text message arrived on his phone in his pocket. Chu Ge tidied up the blueprints on the table and took out his phone.

"You big pervert, have you returned to Yanjing?"

"Yeah, I got back early this morning."

"Then, can you come to the music festival tomorrow?"

If Dilireba Nazha hadn't reminded him, Chu Ge would have completely forgotten about that.

"It should be fine, but I probably have to come back the same day."

Chu Ge was being honest; his operation had expanded quite a bit recently, and he had to keep an eye on it at all times, ready to "put out fires" whenever necessary.

"Oh, one day is fine too. I know you're a busy man."

Dilireba Nazha replied. Chu Ge couldn't tell if she was happy or unhappy.

The two chatted for a while longer until Yan Tianhao and the others came over to call Chu Ge for dinner, at which point they reluctantly said goodbye.

In the cafeteria, Chu Ge got his food and scanned the room. After spotting Academician Chen, he turned to call out to Yan Tianhao and the others,

"You guys go ahead and eat. I'm going to go see Academician Chen; I have something to discuss with him."

"Alright, Academician Chen."

"Academician Chen?"

Chu Ge said with a cheeky grin, unsure if the old man had calmed down yet.

Academician Chen looked up, saw it was Chu Ge, pointed to a seat, and then glanced at Chu Ge's tray.

"Sit, Xiao Chu. Why are you eating so little? Is the cafeteria food not to your liking?"

"Huh? No, no, I... I just ate too many apples this afternoon."

"Haha, you. What is it? Did you think of another new material classification?"

It seemed the joke from Academician Chen's office that afternoon hadn't passed yet.

"No, I'll tell you if I do. I actually wanted to ask for a day off tomorrow to go to Shanghai. Um, I should be back by night. Tomorrow morning, I'll gather Li Gang and the others to break down the work; it shouldn't cause any delays."

Chu Ge said cautiously. After all, everyone was busy working away, and asking for time off right now really seemed unreasonable.

"Shanghai? To see your girlfriend?"

"Yeah, she has a music festival to attend, and I'm going over to support her."

"Oh, I see. Fine. Have Captain Gong and the others go with you. I'll have the military rearrange the personnel. Same as always, you have access to the military airport! No arguing, or I won't approve your leave!"

Academician Chen didn't give Chu Ge a chance to speak. There was nothing he could do, so Chu Ge had to follow Academician Chen's arrangements to go to Shanghai.

Chu Ge suddenly felt that it seemed he wouldn't have a chance to fly on commercial airlines in the future...

The two chatted for a long time. Chu Ge briefly introduced the Laser Grenade plan from that afternoon to Academician Chen and pointed out the role this type of grenade could play in the future.

As for Academician Chen, he was amazed at Chu Ge's efficiency. Integrating a brand-new weapon project in just one afternoon—not even reading a book was that fast.

Recently, projects had been launched one after another, and the Research Institute's territory was growing larger and larger. If things kept going this way, it might really become a prophecy fulfilled: the Research Institute, or rather Chu Ge, was going to dominate the entire military-industrial research sector.

Chu Ge and Academician Chen walked shoulder to shoulder to the entrance of the cafeteria,

"Xiao Chu, go and spend some time with your girlfriend with peace of mind. Doing research doesn't mean you have to abandon your wife and family. We are still human beings after all; besides work, there are many other areas that need to be taken care of. I'll coordinate with the military later, don't worry!"

"Alright, I've caused you trouble. Well, Academician Chen, I'm heading back."

"Hmm."

...

On the way back to the dormitory, Chu Ge took out his phone,

"Nazha, you don't need to pick me up tomorrow."

"Huh? Why? I just told Sister Li that I was going to the Shanghai airport to pick you up. My leave was already approved, hehe."

"Um, I'm taking a military plane, so you won't be able to get in. Send me the address later, and I'll come find you directly."

"Huh? A... a military plane? Okay, alright!"

Dilireba Nazha couldn't quite figure out how Chu Ge had gotten mixed up with military planes.

In Academician Chen's office, Academician Chen thought for a while, picked up the phone on his desk, and dialed a familiar number,

"Commander Wang, it's me, Old Chen. Yeah, yeah, it's like this: Xiao Chu needs to go to Shanghai tomorrow, and I'm counting on you to coordinate things on the military side."

"Good, good, as long as it's foolproof. Also, that audacious person from last time who wanted to lay a hand on Xiao Chu—yeah, yeah, you guys cooperate with the police. If he still has any tricks up his sleeve, you can close the net! Good, good, that's all."

Academician Chen hung up the phone, pondered for a moment, hurriedly stood up to find an address book, put on Yanjing, found a number, picked up the phone, and dialed again.

...

Chu Ge didn't just sit around when he got back. He first cleaned himself up. After tidying up, he realized, damn, he wasn't ugly at all. So who was that original person???

Chu Ge had forgotten that he actually counted as a standard handsome guy.

After cleaning himself up, Chu Ge turned on the desk lamp, pulled the specific data for the Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle from his mind, and began to study the materials.

Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle, length: 115cm, weight: 8.1kg, firing frequency: 1 round/minute, ammunition capacity: calculated based on the high-energy battery level. Effective shooting range: 10,000 meters; lethal range against living targets: 12,000 meters.

Regarding the 12,000 meters, the system provided a specific explanation: after exceeding 10,000 meters, the Energy Ball fired by the sniper rifle becomes scattered, but the shockwave still possesses considerable lethality, though the damage effect against hard targets decreases.

"Holy crap, System Big Brother, strictly speaking, this Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle of yours isn't a rifle anymore; it's more like a direct-fire cannon!"

Chu Ge exclaimed excitedly to System Big Brother.

[It's alright. Note: This Electromagnetic Kinetic Sniper Rifle is rated A-level in the Military-Industrial System.]

"There's a rating? How come I didn't notice?"

[You're blind!]

...

Chu Ge pulled up the data and started browsing from beginning to end. 10 minutes later,

"What the heck, there's no rating like you said."

[Offensive Weapons, page 120, category 1278, item...]

"Fine, fine, fine. Then what's the rating for the Laser Grenade?"

[A-level]

"What about the laser pistol?"

[B-level]

"What about the Prism Tower?"

[S-level]

"What about the aerospace carrier?"

[SS-level]

"What about the heavy cruiser?"

[SS-level]

"What's the highest level?"

[The system defaults this question to: please upgrade, host!]

"You... damn it."

Chu Ge had wanted to take advantage of System Big Brother being in a good mood today to fish in troubled waters, saving himself the trouble of having to look it up, especially since he seemed to have discovered a new world with the last one.

Unfortunately, he fell short at the last step. It seems habitual thinking is a uniquely human trait!