162: Chapter 162 Yan Zhengping's Revelations

“More than two months ago, Oriental Chen, through Fangfang, borrowed 10 assault team members from me to serve as instructors and train the new recruits his base had recruited.”

He didn’t say that Oriental Chen had talked to him directly. If he had, it might have led people to believe that there was some close relationship between him and Oriental Chen.

“Originally, this was an insignificant trifle, and I didn’t pay much attention to it at the time.”

“But a few days ago, when those ten assault team members returned, they reported some information. The team leader said that there were tens of thousands of combat robots in Oriental Chen’s base.”

“What?” Zongzheng Yue was shocked.

Such a massive military force, in this special period, could potentially overturn the entire Huaguo.

Moreover, the Huaguo Military Political Department's subordinate military-industrial sector had begun research on combat robots many years ago, but had not yet achieved any substantive results.

“Those robots are agile, cooperate well, and showed formidable combat power in exercises that cannot be underestimated. It’s just unknown how effective they would be in actual combat. However, from past experience, nothing Oriental Chen has produced has been a useless product. So, the combat power of these robots should not be poor,” Yan Zhengping analyzed.

“Then it seems that Oriental Chen’s formidable scientific research capabilities have been confirmed beyond doubt,” Zongzheng Yue nodded.

“There’s something even more unimaginable,” Yan Zhengping said.

“What is it?” Zongzheng Yue asked.

“Right here, where we are, Oriental Chen has built massive crop production warehouses, with a scale that can guarantee food supply for 100,000 people. And…” At this point, Yan Zhengping deliberately paused.

“And what?” Zongzheng Yue asked.

“And, it’s purely mechanized and intelligent production with no human supervision. There isn’t a single person in the entire production base!”

“Right here?” Zongzheng Yue was greatly surprised.

“Exactly, right here,” Yan Zhengping affirmed.

“How do you know?” Zongzheng Yue expressed doubt.

“Because my people have visited, and they saw all of this with their own eyes,” Yan Zhengping replied.

Yan Zhengping was willing to disclose this matter because Oriental Chen himself had no intention of concealing it. He even deliberately used Rong Po to convey this intelligence, aiming to let people generally understand his strength.

Rong Po also brought back a message that Oriental Chen asked him to relay:

All the secrets you know are what I want you to know.

Therefore, whether he conceals these matters or not, it doesn't hold much significance. If he doesn't speak, Oriental Chen will choose to contact the Southeast Military Region, or even other Military Regions, which would not be good for him.

Moreover, strength should either not be displayed, or if displayed, it must make people feel apprehensive.

If you let people think you are a chicken that can be plundered at will, then such a display is suicidal, or at the very least, asking for trouble.

“Doesn’t that mean this underground base in Binzhou is already almost one-third the size of our Mosang Ark Base?” Zongzheng Yue said.

“Then you underestimate it too much. According to my estimate, its scale has long surpassed the Mosang Ark Base,” Yan Zhengping said disdainfully.

“That’s impossible, isn’t it?” Zongzheng Yue couldn’t accept it for a moment.

He had originally thought that his understanding of Oriental Chen had surpassed Yan Zhengping’s. He hadn’t expected to still be completely outmatched by him.

“How is it impossible? So far, the Mosang Ark Base has only just begun construction, and this place is already almost completed. In terms of speed, the construction speed here is clearly much faster than the Mosang Ark Base. So, when our base is successfully built, how large do you think this place will become? That’s one point.”

“The fully enclosed agricultural ecosystem, the Agricultural Department is still in the experimental verification stage, right? Here, they’ve already started building a large number of production warehouses. To put it bluntly, it’s still unknown how far the Mosang Ark Base can be built, but here, it’s already a certainty.”

“Then what do you think if we suggest to the council that Oriental Chen participate in the construction of the Mosang Ark Base?” Zongzheng Yue had a sudden idea.

“Haha, why do you think the military was taken to the Mercenary Guild today?” Yan Zhengping said.

“You mean Oriental Chen doesn’t want the military to get involved?” Zongzheng Yue realized.

“Exactly, we were uninvited guests today, and this might not have been within his plans,” Yan Zhengping speculated.

Zongzheng Yue nodded.

“It’s enough for you to know about this for now; don’t mention it in the council. If the balance isn’t handled well, I’m worried it will push Oriental Chen to become an adversary of the council. In that case, the situation would become even more complicated,” Yan Zhengping suggested with a frown.

This was what bothered him the most.

Yan Zhengping admitted that even with all the strength of the Southwest Military Region combined, he couldn't contend with the power Oriental Chen displayed.

Once they became adversaries of the council, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If at first, Yan Zhengping chose to speak for Oriental Chen because he indirectly benefited from Yan Fangfang, now, he was compelled by the situation to do so passively.