Chapter 398 Locked

Inside this spacious office.

The veteran comrade Liu Jianguo sat in a comfortable leather chair, feeling his eyelids twitch uncontrollably.

Baishui City.

Inside the livestream room.

Li Jiajun was completely unaware of how massive a disaster this sudden mountain fire appeared to others.

In his logic, this was simply a godsend.

An excellent stage specially sent to him to test his perfect firefighting equipment.

He turned around.

Facing the fixed phone camera with a face full of confidence.

With a passionate tone full of a sense of mission, he announced loudly:

“family!”

“Since we just happened to run into this sudden mountain fire.”

“There's no time like the present, so let's start demonstrating the actual combat effectiveness of my Thermobaric Bomb right now!”

As he spoke.

He turned around and strode over to that steel behemoth quietly parked in the yard.

Raising his hand.

He deliberately patted the armored vehicle behind him.

The metal armor emitted a dull "thud-thud" sound.

Then, he solemnly announced to the hundreds of thousands of viewers online in the livestream room:

“Don't worry everyone, I always play it safe.”

“To facilitate long-distance delivery, this thermobaric fire extinguishing shell of mine...”

“...has already been loaded into the launch tubes of this fire truck I showed you before!”

...

This sentence was transmitted out through the internet cables.

Hearing the words "thermobaric fire extinguishing shell" and that it had already been loaded into the launch tubes of a tank...

...those Netizens on the bullet chat who had even a modicum of military knowledge, who were originally in a spectator mode...

...immediately started spamming the chat.

The entire public screen was in an uproar.

“Main Streamer, stop talking about thermobaric fire extinguishing shells. fire extinguishing shells and Thermobaric Bombs have nothing to do with each other!”

“Is no one going to tell Main Streamer the truth?”

“Honestly, I think the Streamer's Thermobaric Bomb just happens to share the same name.”

...

Various discussions clashed fiercely on the screen.

Holding his phone, Li Jiajun naturally saw these scrolling bullet chats.

He looked puzzled.

His brows furrowed slightly.

He really couldn't understand what was wrong with these Netizens.

He was kindly showing them the most high-end chemical firefighting technology, yet these people were hung up on a name?

With this confusion.

His unusual brain logic went to work again.

Without any mental filtering.

He directly treated the complaints in his heart as livestream narration and spoke them out naturally:

“Look, you Netizens just love making a fuss over nothing. What do you mean 'just happens to share the same name'?”

“I have a rigorous scientific basis for this.”

“If you press the temperature down, the fire naturally goes out. What's wrong with such an appropriate name?”

“Forget it, the most important thing right now is to put out the fire. I won't lower myself to your level.”

...

Far away in the Imperial Capital.

Liu Jianguo sat at his desk, listening to this self-righteous speech coming from the speakers.

He only felt his throat go dry.

That old heart of his was thumping wildly in his chest.

He practically wanted to crawl through the internet cable and cover that kid's mouth.

And at this very moment.

Across the vast land of the Eastern Country, in countless offices...

...the Old General, the big shots of the major military regions, Elder Qian in his laboratory...

...and the procurement departments of provincial fire services.

All the heavyweights were holding their breath.

No one sent another bullet chat to disturb him.

Everyone was silently watching the screen.

And among these viewers...

...especially those leaders of the fire service procurement departments.

The moment they heard the name "Thermobaric Bomb" earlier, their hearts had gone numb.

That was a weapon that struck terror into people's hearts in modern warfare.

However.

After seeing the bullet chats from the Netizens in the livestream room...

...the thoughts of these local cadres began to stray involuntarily.

They felt that maybe it really just shared the same name.

Maybe this thing was just like that hydraulic-assisted exoskeleton.

It looked scary, but in reality, it was civilian equipment that could be perfectly used by their fire department.

Now that they had come to their senses.

These procurement heads breathed a long sigh of relief.

They felt that what this young factory director had built probably wasn't the kind of Thermobaric Bomb in the military sense they were thinking of.

...

Under everyone's gaze, amidst the waiting filled with various thoughts...

...in the frame.

Li Jiajun had already fixed his phone to a chest mount.

He turned around and nimbly boarded that armored fire vehicle.

His leather shoes stepped on the wide rubber-padded tracks, making a dull sound.

Pulling open the heavy metal armor hatch above his head.

With a leap, he entered the spacious cockpit.

Several crisp "clicks" sounded.

He operated quickly on the console covered in instrument panels.

He activated the fire control system and completed a series of tedious remote locking preparations.

The entire cockpit lit up with red electronic glows, exuding a strong sense of sci-fi.

Then.

He was in no hurry to launch.

Instead, he reached out and tapped a few times on the communication module of the control panel.

He also opened a video link with the Deputy Factory Director in the distance.

The moment the connection was established.

On the auxiliary screen of the console, the critical situation of the raging mountain fire on the other side was clearly synchronized to the livestream room.

...

In the footage sent back by the Deputy Factory Director.

That barren mountain had turned into an orange-red purgatory.

Aided by the wind, the fire was spreading outward at a desperate speed.

Billowing smoke blotted out the sky, and one could even hear the crackling of trees being scorched by the high heat.

The situation was already urgent.

Sitting in the driver's seat, Li Jiajun's expression became incredibly focused.

Then, he locked on.

A green crosshair cursor appeared on the screen, firmly biting onto the sea of fire with the highest temperature.

But that wasn't enough.

To ensure absolute safety without any chance of error.

Simultaneously, he tapped on the full keyboard beside him.

A complex encrypted command was sent out as he directly connected to his "Juntian Starlink."

This was a massive network composed of over ten thousand low Earth orbit satellites.

Not only could it provide communication without blind spots, it also possessed terrifying ground reconnaissance capabilities.

The command was issued.

He had the high-precision satellites of the Starlink immediately scan the mountain for any human activity.

The air inside the cockpit seemed to stop flowing.

Only the electronic lights flashing on the instrument panel were jumping.

After waiting a few seconds.

A green prompt box popped up on the main screen.

After the scan confirmed no vital signs on the mountain.

Li Jiajun pressed the launch button without hesitation.