20: A high-ranking military officer came to my door overnight: I want these batteries!

"What will that mean?!"

As Long Weiguo's hoarse and fanatical roar echoed through the testing center, which had fallen into a dead silence due to extreme shock, the Military Big Shot whose shoulder he was gripping tightly finally recovered from the miraculous numbers.

His name is Ye Qingcang, the highest person in charge of the Armament Department of the Xia military, holding the rank of General!

A pure soldier who has spent his entire life dealing with steel, artillery, and cold data!

At this moment, the Old General, who had spent his life in the military and seen all sorts of major events, had a frightening flush rise on his weather-beaten face!

His breathing became incredibly heavy, like a fierce tiger about to be released from its cage!

"What does it mean?"

Ye Qingcang grabbed Long Weiguo's arm with a backhand grip, the force so great it nearly crushed Long Weiguo's bones!

From his pair of cloudy old eyes, a light more dazzling than a searchlight burst forth!

"It means that our 'Black Dragon' class conventional submarines, equipped with this battery, will have unlimited endurance, no less than a nuclear submarine!"

"It means that our 99A Main Battle Tanks will completely break free from logistical constraints, turning into steel behemoths capable of traversing tens of thousands of kilometers!"

"It means that our most advanced 'J-20' will have an ultra-long loitering time that can crush all Fifth-Generation Aircraft of the Western Alliance!"

"It means..."

He suddenly turned his head, his eyes, burning with heat, locked firmly onto the young man who had remained completely calm from start to finish!

"It means that our Xia military will possess an invincible heart that can crush the entire world!"

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for Long Weiguo's reaction, he strode forward like a rampaging tank, rushing directly to Lu Chen's front!

His tall, burly figure almost completely enveloped Lu Chen.

A powerful, suffocating aura, mixed with gunpowder smoke and iron blood, rushed towards him!

However, there was no trace of fear on Lu Chen's face.

He merely raised his head calmly, meeting the gaze of this legendary Military Big Shot.

"Good kid!"

Ye Qingcang looked at Lu Chen's bottomless eyes and, far from getting angry, burst into hearty laughter!

His laughter was booming like a bell, making the entire testing center hum!

"I, Ye Qingcang, have rarely respected anyone in my life!"

"You, kid, are one of them!"

He stretched out his large, palm-fan-like hand and fiercely patted Lu Chen's slightly thin shoulder three times!

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Every slap was heavy and powerful; an ordinary person would likely have collapsed on the spot.

But Lu Chen didn't even frown, his posture as steady as Mount Tai.

"Hahaha! Good! You have courage! You have responsibility! You are a fine son of our Xia State!"

The more Ye Qingcang looked at Lu Chen, the more he liked him; his gaze was like looking at a peerless piece of unpolished jade!

"Kid!"

He didn't stand on ceremony with Long Weiguo; he immediately started... poaching the talent right in front of everyone!

"Don't hang out with these scholarly intelligence guys! There's no future there!"

He pointed at Long Weiguo, his face full of disdain.

"Come to our Armament Department!"

"I'll establish a top-level 'Kylin' Project Team for you!"

"You want people, I'll give you people! You want guns... cough, cough, you want equipment, I'll give you equipment!"

"I'll put the entire Xia State Military-Industrial Complex at your disposal!"

"How about that?!"

His words were decisive and filled with undeniable dominance!

Long Weiguo, standing nearby, turned green with anger!

You, Ye Qingcang!

I worked my butt off just to invite this 'Immortal' down to earth!

And you, damn it, want to take the entire pot away?!

"You bastard, Ye! You're talking nonsense!"

Long Weiguo threw caution to the wind and immediately cursed out loud!

He rushed forward in a flash, pulled Lu Chen behind him, and glared angrily at Ye Qingcang like a hen protecting its chick!

"Mr. Lu Chen is the core of our Pangu Project! He is the top secret of our Dragon Shield Bureau! How dare you try to poach him?!"

"How dare I?" Ye Qingcang glared back, his imposing aura even stronger than Long Weiguo's!

"Just based on the thing in his hand, which can save our Xia State from sacrificing a hundred thousand fine sons!"

"Just based on the fact that it can make our Xia State's National Defense Strength leap forward thirty years in a single step!"

"Is that reason enough?!"

"You..."

Long Weiguo was choked by his retort and was speechless for a moment.

Because what Ye Qingcang said was the truth!

The military value of the Graphene Battery is indeed far greater than its civilian value! And... much more important!

Just as the two Big Shots, who normally could make the entire Xia State tremble with a stomp of their feet, were about to engage in a "full martial arts" fight over poaching talent.

A calm voice, however, suddenly rang out.

"Generals, please stop arguing."

Lu Chen calmly stepped out from behind Long Weiguo.

He glanced at Ye Qingcang, who wore an expression that demanded, "You must give me an explanation, kid."

And then glanced at Long Weiguo, whose face pleaded, "You absolutely cannot go with him."

Then, he smiled.

"There is only one battery."

"But there can be many production lines for the battery."

He held up two fingers.

"Civilian use and military use—we must handle both, and both must be strong."

"What is there to conflict over?"

He said this casually.

But the two Big Shots present were instantly enlightened and fell silent.

That's right!

They were so focused on poaching the person, why didn't they realize that the technology could be used... by both sides!

Looking at these two Big Shots, whose combined age was nearly 150, yet who were fighting over a toy like children, Lu Chen suddenly felt an extremely absurd yet highly amusing sensation.

He realized that when he stood high enough.

So-called "power" and "status" became... so vulnerable in front of him.

And the only thing that truly held value, always, was one thing.

That was, irreplaceable... technology.

"So..."

Ye Qingcang looked at Lu Chen and asked tentatively and cautiously:

"Are you suggesting..."

"Our military can set up a separate production line?"

"Of course." Lu Chen nodded, then changed the subject.

"However..."

He looked at the impatient Military Big Shot and slowly said:

"The battery is just the beginning."

"It doesn't even count as the true... trump card I possess."

Boom!

This statement was even more shocking than the previous "ten thousand kilometer endurance"!

Ye Qingcang and Long Weiguo simultaneously gasped sharply!

Their hearts could barely withstand these successive, massive shocks!

The battery is only... the beginning?!

Then how devastating must his true trump card be?!

Ye Qingcang looked at Lu Chen, and for the first time, a nearly "fawning" smile appeared on his weather-beaten face.

His voice also became gentle, unprecedentedly so.

It even carried a trace of... barely noticeable flattery.

"Um... Mr. Lu Chen?"

"Look, it's getting late..."

"How about we find a place to eat and talk?"

"I heard there's a new Master Chef at the Military Compound, and his Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is absolutely... incredible!"