66: Chapter 66 Dragon City's Attitude, Identity Remains a Secret!

Professor Shen Hongcai arrived outside the workshop and dialed the number of Professor Zhou Xuemin, who was far away in Longdu.

"Hello, Professor Zhou, this is Professor Shen Hongcai!"

The call connected, and Professor Shen Hongcai spoke up.

"Oh? Old Shen, what's given you the time to call me?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin laughed heartily and teased him.

After Professor Shen Hongcai and his group went to Xu Hao's place, they hadn't called at all.

What wind blew him here today to make a call?

During this time, they should have been busy modifying and upgrading the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha.

Time was very tight.

Professor Shen Hongcai looked serious, standing in a secluded spot outside the workshop.

"Professor Zhou, is it convenient for you to talk right now?"

He asked cautiously.

The mecha was a matter of great importance and must not be overheard by others.

Even on Professor Zhou's end, it was the same; the fewer people who knew, the better.

Professor Zhou Xuemin raised an eyebrow, immediately understanding.

He got up and walked to the office door, stuck his head out to look, and after confirming no one was there, turned back, shut the door, and then spoke:

"It's convenient now. What important matter is there?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin asked, his face becoming a bit more serious.

Professor Shen Hongcai was being so mysterious and cautious; it must be an important matter.

Thinking of them being at Xu's Heavy Industry now, Professor Zhou Xuemin felt much more cautious.

It seems Old Shen has a serious matter to discuss with this call!

Not making him wait too long, Professor Shen Hongcai's voice came from the phone again:

"Professor Zhou, Xu Hao is building a mecha!"

Professor Shen Hongcai stated directly, his voice extremely firm and serious.

Professor Zhou Xuemin was stunned upon hearing this, lost in thought for a moment, and then suddenly snapped back to reality:

"What? Building a mecha?!"

He exclaimed.

Realizing his voice was too loud, he hurriedly lowered it, "Is it the kind of mecha I'm imagining?"

Professor Zhou Xuemin held his breath, his heart racing, his wrinkled face showing disbelief.

Mecha!

What a grand, romantic, and advanced term.

Every time a mecha appeared in the public eye, it would cause a huge uproar.

The impact of mechas was too profound!

Especially with the emergence of various anime and science fiction films in recent years, it had further ignited people's infinite yearning for mechas.

Based on this, various scientific research teams, well-known universities, and research institutions had conducted discussions for as long as five years regarding the future development and feasibility of research and development for mechas.

The conclusion reached was: it could be built, but the resulting mecha would not possess combat capabilities!

In other words, it could only serve as a display piece.

Wanting to use it in actual combat or daily life, with current technology, was likely impossible.

Therefore.

When Professor Zhou Xuemin heard Professor Shen Hongcai say that Xu Hao was building a mecha, he was first shocked, then filled with disbelief.

Mecha... how could it be built?!

However, Professor Shen Hongcai's next answer dispelled this thought in his mind.

"That's right, it's exactly the kind of mecha we imagined: a surreal, sci-fi, large-scale mecha, integrating both offense and defense, capable of close combat and long-range fire support, a cross-regional, cross-spatial mecha!"

Professor Shen Hongcai replied.

Afterwards, he detailed the key points of Xu Hao's progress during this period to Professor Zhou Xuemin.

After listening, Professor Zhou Xuemin was completely unsettled.

"Xu Hao... did he really manage to build the mecha?!"

His face was filled with immense shock, and even his voice trembled slightly.

This sci-fi product, which the whole world was currently unable to independently research and build, had actually been created by Xu Hao!!

This was too incredible!

If it hadn't been said by Professor Shen Hongcai himself, he would definitely have thought all of this was a dream.

After slowly digesting this news for a long time, Professor Zhou Xuemin gradually calmed down, then asked with a serious expression:

"Besides you, who else knows about this?"

It was a matter of great importance; the fewer people who knew, the safer it would be for Xu Hao, Professor Shen Hongcai, and even the entire Long Kingdom.

Hearing this, Professor Shen Hongcai replied: "Besides me, there are Old Cao and Old He, as well as three interns. Also, there is the chairman of Tangs Heavy Industry; he... found out by accident!"

Professor Shen Hongcai looked sheepish.

Come to think of it, these people knowing was all because of the three Old Professors.

Now that Professor Zhou was asking, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Professor Zhou did not rebuke him, but ordered:

"Notify them to immediately have comrades from the Security Bureau conduct a comprehensive security investigation on unrelated personnel. Arrange for relevant personnel to secretly monitor their daily activities and eliminate all suspicious factors."

"Warn them that if they dare to leak even a shred of information about the mecha, they will face national law!!"

Professor Zhou Xuemin's voice was extremely serious, his tone cold. Through the phone, Professor Shen Hongcai could almost feel the formidable aura coming from Professor Zhou.

"Yes!"

Professor Shen Hongcai's expression changed in shock, and he nodded in agreement without hesitation.

"And one more thing!" Professor Zhou Xuemin added.

"The three of you must fully cooperate with Xu Hao, comply with all his requests, and satisfy all his needs!"

"Completely seal off all information. Do not disclose a single detail about the mecha workshop to the outside world. Violators will be prosecuted!"

"Upgrade the security patrols in the Xu's Heavy Industry factory area! I will call the Long Kingdom military to station a troop at Xu's Heavy Industry."

"At the same time, have the Security Bureau set up a branch at Xu's Heavy Industry to fully ensure the safety of Xu's Heavy Industry!"

The matter of the mecha was too important for the Long Kingdom; Professor Zhou Xuemin could not afford even the slightest negligence.

If news of the mecha were accidentally leaked, the uncertain factors the Long Kingdom would have to face would be too numerous.

Unless... the mecha was truly successfully developed!

Hearing Professor Zhou Xuemin's orders and arrangements one by one, Professor Shen Hongcai was astonished.

Professor Zhou's attitude towards this matter was far more serious than he had imagined.

But this was not hard to guess; after all, this was a mecha!

After finishing this matter, Professor Shen Hongcai briefly mentioned the progress of the Powered Exoskeleton Mecha.

Without chatting much more, he hung up the phone.

Putting down the phone, Professor Zhou Xuemin frowned, deep in thought.

Recalling Xu Hao's performance during this period, Xu Hao's weight in his heart had increased significantly.

He had originally thought that the Doomsday Vehicle, Transport Aircraft, and Powered Exoskeleton Mecha were already Xu Hao's limit.

But now it seemed that was merely the beginning for Xu Hao.

In just a few short months, he had once again created something like a mecha.

It was simply unimaginable!

"Hoo..."

Professor Zhou Xuemin took a deep breath.

"No! I must report the matter regarding Xu Hao to the top!"

Thinking of this, Professor Zhou Xuemin picked up the private phone on his desk and dialed an elderly person's number.

"Hello, Little Zhou, what's given you the time to call me? Haha..."

The call connected, and a kind yet somewhat aged voice of an old man came through.

Hearing this familiar voice, even Professor Zhou Xuemin felt a touch of respect wash over his face, and he greeted him with a smile:

"How has your health been recently?"

"It's good, haha..." The old man seemed to be in a good mood, then asked, "Little Zhou, is there any important matter? You are a very busy person; you wouldn't call me if there wasn't anything."

"Please don't mock me, sir." Professor Zhou Xuemin smiled helplessly, then spoke of the main matter. "There really is an important thing I need to report to you."

Professor Zhou Xuemin put away his smile and told him about Xu Hao's situation in detail.

After listening, the old man made a sound of acknowledgment, his expression becoming a bit more serious.

"Notify the General Security Bureau to encrypt Xu Hao's identity and classify it as A-level confidential! Without authorization, no one is allowed to view it without permission!"

"You are fully responsible for Xu Hao's affairs; you must maintain a good relationship with him!"

"At the same time, satisfy any requests he may have as much as possible!"

Hearing this, Professor Zhou Xuemin was secretly shocked, his face changed slightly, and his expression became extremely solemn.

"Yes! I understand!!"

Hanging up the phone, Professor Zhou Xuemin began a series of actions.