29: A personal weapon of choice! The Global Hawk has been shot down?

"What was that?"

General Zhang was stunned.

Then he reacted.

His eyes instantly widened, filled with shock.

"You said this is a Laser... Sword?"

He swallowed and reached out to take it.

It was cool to the touch and heavy, definitely not a toy model.

"Laser Sword?" Staff Officer Wang leaned over, his voice trembling.

The Laser Cannon piercing through ten layers of steel plates was already shocking enough.

Now there's even a Laser Sword?

Isn't that something only found in sci-fi movies!

It's actually been developed?

Even Li Jianguo was surprised.

Previously, Lin Chen had only discussed the Laser Cannon with him.

The matter of the Laser Sword was not mentioned.

Unexpectedly, Lin Chen quietly made it happen.

Lin Chen didn't explain much, took back the Laser Sword, and pressed a button on the side of the hilt.

"Buzz!"

A faint blue light blade suddenly popped out, half a meter long, like solidified lightning, stably suspended in the air.

The wind blew, but the light blade remained motionless.

"My heavens..."

Li Jianguo adjusted his reading glasses and walked closer quickly.

He had been engaged in scientific research his entire life and had seen many black technologies.

But a Laser Sword, something only seen in sci-fi movies, was a first for him.

"Can it cut things?"

General Zhang rubbed his wrinkled, calloused hands, his eyes full of anticipation.

"Definitely!" Lin Chen nodded slightly.

He looked at the special steel plates, previously used for the Laser Cannon test, still piled not far away.

10 centimeters thick, thicker than the armor of a typical light tank.

Two Engineers immediately brought one over and placed it on an iron stand.

Lin Chen walked over.

The faint blue light blade lightly sliced across the special steel plate.

There was no friction sound.

No sparks.

It was like a knife cutting tofu.

"Hiss!"

The steel plate split directly into two halves, like butter being poured over with hot water.

The cut was so smooth it could be used as a mirror, without even a speck of steel slag falling off.

"Gasp!"

General Zhang gasped, rushing over to examine the smooth cut.

"This thing is a hundred times better than a military knife!"

"Invincible in close combat!"

General Zhang's eyes were fixed.

This was definitely an individual soldier's divine weapon.

Staff Officer Wang and the technicians were all deeply shocked, their eyes burning with eagerness.

They couldn't wait to try it themselves.

A moment later.

General Zhang suddenly turned around.

Grabbing Lin Chen's arm, his voice trembled:

"Little Lin, can this divine weapon be mass-produced?"

"Our border guards on the southwest frontier desperately need this!"

The southwest border is mountainous with complex terrain.

Especially at the junction with the three countries.

Friction often occurs.

But firearms cannot be used.

Only wooden sticks and steel pipes can be used.

With the Laser Sword, the border guards would definitely be able to wipe out those small fry from India.

General Zhang stared intently at Lin Chen, his eyes full of urgency.

"It's compatible with the Laser Cannon production line; a slight modification is all it takes to manufacture it," Lin Chen said casually.

"Good! Good!" General Zhang turned and shouted to Staff Officer Wang, "Write this down! Laser Swords will be prioritized for the southwest border defense!"

"Connect with the General Logistics Department first thing tomorrow morning; mass production must begin as soon as possible!"

Staff Officer Wang quickly pulled out his notebook, his hand almost unable to hold the pen, his face full of excitement.

Then, General Zhang personally tested it.

Like a child getting a new toy for the first time, his excitement was uncontainable.

He wielded the Laser Sword, the faint blue light blade tracing elegant arcs in the air.

He played with great delight.

When Staff Officer Wang wanted to try it, he was scolded.

It was clear how much General Zhang treasured the Laser Sword... Meanwhile.

An hour ago.

Eagle Country, Okinawa Base in Sakura Country.

Commander Hanson sat in his office.

A cigar was clenched in his mouth, smoke swirling around.

"Great Xia Country's air defense?"

"It's probably the same as before, completely helpless against our global hawk!"

Hanson scoffed.

He stubbed the cigar into the ashtray, sparks scattering everywhere.

"Commander is brilliant!" The adjutant next to him nodded obsequiously: "The global hawk is currently at an altitude of 20,000 meters, speed 0.8 Mach; Great Xia Country can't even lock onto it with radar!"

Hanson leaned back in his leather chair, a look of arrogance on his face:

"Let it get closer, get a clear shot of the Xia Academy of Sciences test site."

"I want to let the Great Xia people know that our 'eyes' can monitor their every move at any time!"

The adjutant was about to pick up the walkie-talkie to relay the order.

Suddenly, the screen showing the global hawk's real-time feed flickered.

Then it turned into static.

At the same time, the global hawk drone completely lost contact.

"What's going on?"

Hanson sat up abruptly, his brows deeply furrowed.

"The signal might be lost!" The adjutant quickly rushed to the computer, his fingers rapidly typing on the keyboard, "No, it's completely lost contact! All frequencies are unreachable!"

"Lost contact?" Hanson pushed the adjutant away and stared at the screen himself, "Investigate! Investigate immediately! Is it equipment malfunction? Or signal interference from Sakura Country?"

Cold sweat broke out on the adjutant's forehead.

He pulled up the global hawk's last transmission data: "Commander, it's not a malfunction... nor is it interference."

"In the last frame, there was a white light."

"White light?" Hanson's face instantly darkened, "What white light?"

"It looks like... a laser." The adjutant's voice grew softer, not daring to lift his head.

"Laser?"

"Impossible!"

Hanson stood up abruptly, shaking his head wildly in denial.

"Their laser weapons can only hit up to 50 kilometers, and they're affected by weather!"

"How could they hit a global hawk hundreds of kilometers away at an altitude of 20,000 meters?"

He didn't believe it.

Absolutely not.

How could Great Xia Country's technological level suddenly surpass Eagle Country?

"Check again! Check repeatedly!"

Hanson roared, spittle splashing onto the adjutant's face.

The adjutant dared not stop!

He retrieved data and replayed the final footage over and over again.

The result was the same!

The global hawk was destroyed by a laser.

Hanson's face changed from flushed to ashen, then to pale white.

He had been mocking Great Xia Country just moments ago, and now his face felt like it had been slapped.

"Report immediately!"

Hanson grabbed the phone, his fingers trembling... CIA Headquarters.

Triff's office.

The door was suddenly thrown open.

A secret agent rushed in, his face pale, his voice trembling, "Director! Urgent report from Okinawa Base! The global hawk drone was destroyed by Great Xia Country's laser weapon!"

"What?" Triff suddenly looked up, his eyes bloodshot, as if he wanted to devour someone, "Another laser weapon from Great Xia Country?"

The agent nodded, his voice trembling: "Yes, technical analysis shows it was caused by a laser weapon."

"Bang!"

Triff punched the wall, his knuckles instantly broken and bleeding profusely.

"Great Xia Country!"

He gritted his teeth, his voice squeezed out from between them.

"How much black technology have they hidden?"

"quantum chips aren't enough, now they have laser weapons!"

Previously, Great Xia Country broke through the semiconductor blockade.

This had already shaken Eagle Country's technological hegemony.

Now even the global hawk has been shot down.

How will Eagle Country continue to swagger across the blue star in the future?

Triff picked up another encrypted phone, his voice as cold as ice.

"Immediately send a message to 'Old Ghost,' no matter what method, the technical data for the laser weapon must be obtained within three days!"

"No matter the cost!"

The other end of the phone was silent for a second, then a cold "Yes" came through.

Triff hung up the phone and slumped into his chair.

He looked at the world map on the wall, the location of Great Xia Country circled in red pen.

His eyes were filled with ruthlessness.

He couldn't lose.

Absolutely not.

Otherwise, his position would be gone.

At that time, he would die a miserable death!

...Great Xia Country.

A certain courtyard in the capital.

Zhao Wei was organizing some data.

He was in his early fifties, wearing a white lab coat, with slightly disheveled hair and thick black-rimmed glasses, looking dull and unremarkable.

A typical passerby.

His phone in his pocket suddenly vibrated.

It was an encrypted message.

Zhao Wei's hand paused, and he looked left and right.

Everyone in the lab was busy with their own work; no one noticed him.

He quietly took out his phone and opened the message.

There was only one sentence on the screen:

"Activate. Target: Laser Weapon Technology."

Cold sweat instantly broke out on Zhao Wei's forehead.

He was the hidden operative of Eagle Country embedded in Great Xia Country.

Code-named "Old Ghost," he had been undercover for 20 years.

During these 20 years, he had remained inactive.

Working and living like a genuine staff member.

He thought he would never be activated.

And could live out his life peacefully in Great Xia.

Unexpectedly, he was now being ordered to activate.

Zhao Wei's eyes became complex.

On one side was Great Xia Country, which raised him.

On the other side was Eagle Country, to which he had sworn allegiance.

But he knew there was no choice.

If he refused, Eagle Country would abandon him.

He would certainly die.

Completing the mission might offer a glimmer of hope.

"Laser weapons?"

"For the great empire!"

"I will definitely get it."

He turned and began to tidy the documents on his desk.

Next, he needed to find a way to infiltrate the outer team of the Xia Academy of Sciences' laser weapon laboratory.

As long as he could get close, he had plenty of ways to steal data.