220: Delivered! Dragon Roar Boost Armor!

Lu Shenwei tossed the blueprints to Chen Guang, but he didn't forget to assign tasks to his own steel mill.

When Ma Quanlin received the blueprints, he looked bewildered. "What is this?"

"A sniper rifle? Or a cannon?"

"The blueprints and production processes are all ready, and the production method for the special alloy is also available. Set up a working group and start working on it; it must be built before the end of the year," Lu Shenwei mused.

"Are we really making guns?"

Skipping over the two major stages of "modifying plastic to iron, glue to welding, three prison meals a day" and "you provide saltpeter, I provide carbon, and tomorrow it's at least eight and a half years."

Going straight to "You provide the blueprints, I provide the machine tools, make it big and strong, and achieve new glory?"

"Little Lu, you really are asking for trouble!"

"Shouldn't we report this to the higher-ups? After all, manufacturing guns is such a big deal, it wouldn't be appropriate for them not to know."

Being cautious and steady, Ma Quanlin was still a bit nervous about the idea of manufacturing guns directly.

Lu Shenwei chuckled. "Uncle Ma, think about it. Our factory can even build bombers now; is producing a sniper rifle really a big deal? Besides, I've already sent the blueprints to Director Chen Guang for review, and he thinks there's no problem."

"That may be true, but I still feel like something is off," Ma Quanlin said, scratching his head.

"What could be off? Just start building it."

Lu Shenwei was thinking of giving Chen Guang a surprise, but by the end of the year, he nearly scared Chen Guang to death. Of course, that's a story for another time.

Ma Quanlin nodded silently. The next day, the Traditional Steel Production Department established a brand-new group—the Fire Poker Working Group.

"We are clearly a firearm manufacturing group, so why did the factory director insist on calling it the Fire Poker Working Group?"

"You don't understand, do you? This is what we call keeping a low profile."

"Low profile? I think it sounds pretty tacky."

"Look at the double salary noted on your pay stub, and then tell me if it's still tacky."

"Uh, not tacky, not tacky at all. It's pretty good, more interesting than what we were doing with the powered armor."

"Speaking of which, the powered armor has been tested so many times; is it still not ready?"

"It's not that it's not ready, but the factory director and the chairman want to strive for perfection. After all, it's being worn directly by the delivery personnel."

"That makes sense. Equipment used by people must be handled carefully."

The various R&D departments at Julong Steel were busy rushing to finish their work, while in the capital, Wang Jiawei of Nifeng Express was nearly crushed by the stock price.

"Assistant Chen, how many days left?"

Wang Jiawei hadn't dared to look at the stocks for the past few days. He had intended to buy the dip, but like a seasoned falconer who gets pecked in the eye, he had been caught out.

He bought right at the waist, and the stock price plummeted continuously.

All the gains from last year were completely wiped out.

"Two days."

Assistant Chen had also been walking on thin ice these past few days, terrified that Wang Jiawei would suddenly lose his temper.

Due to the stock price falling to the heels, Wang Jiawei had blocked the numbers of all the old shareholders to avoid their pestering.

"Tonight, let's drink until we're wasted," Wang Jiawei said.

Assistant Chen muttered, "Still drinking? You've been drinking for three days already. Your health is important."

"Tianxia Renjian—just tell me, are you going or not?" Wang Jiawei demanded.

Drink until wasted, and by the time he woke up, the powered armor would surely have arrived.

Tianxia Renjian? That place isn't cheap, but the girls there are all quite pretty.

"Since you've put it that way..."

Before Assistant Chen could finish his sentence, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.

"What? I have a large package? Okay, okay, I'll come to pick it up immediately."

Wang Jiawei frowned. "Go ahead. Once you've picked up the package, we'll leave."

Assistant Chen nodded and left, wondering to himself, as he hadn't done any online shopping recently.

But when he saw the shipping crate, he was completely stunned.

It was a one-meter square wooden crate, and it looked quite heavy.

What was inside?

Assistant Chen got someone to pry open the crate, and the cool black and red powered armor was fully revealed before him.

This...

Assistant Chen said with rapid breathing, "Go find the President! Quickly!"

"No, help me seal this crate back up and send it to the President's office!"

As the de facto number two at Nifeng Express, Assistant Chen's command immediately brought seven or eight security guards to carry the crate upstairs.

Wang Jiawei asked in surprise, "Why are you moving your package into my office?"

"President, it's not my package, it's yours!"

Mine?

"What is it?"

"You'll know once you open the crate."

Acting all mysterious, Wang Jiawei pried open the wooden boards, and the black and red painted powered armor inside the package came into view.

This is... powered armor?

"Is it really powered armor? Why is it different from the one from Gou Dong Express?" Wang Jiawei asked in astonishment.

Assistant Chen picked up the manual from the floor. "President, look at this."

"Dragon Cry Powered Armor Manual, produced by Julong Steel?"

Wang Jiawei examined the black and red armor before him, thinking proudly: Director Lu is quite thorough; he even specially painted it in Nifeng Express's exclusive black and red colors.

"Take the operating manual, and let's go to an open area to test it."

Assistant Chen pointed at his watch and muttered, "President, are we still going to Tianxia Renjian tonight?"

"Go to hell, get all the Chief Engineers here to verify the quality of the Dragon Cry Powered Armor," Wang Jiawei scolded with a laugh.

Half an hour later, all eleven Chief Engineers of Nifeng Express gathered.

"Is this the powered armor we commissioned Julong Steel to develop?"

"It doesn't look too complicated. Will it work?"

"It's not too complicated, but it's better than the simple delivery assistance equipment from Gou Dong Express."

Wang Jiawei ordered Assistant Chen to put on the Dragon Cry Powered Armor. Assistant Chen frowned. "President, I have to wear it?"

"Do you expect me to wear it? Don't worry, Julong Steel has already tested it for dozens of days; its safety is guaranteed."

Wang Jiawei chuckled to reassure him, but Assistant Chen's face turned pale.

"If the test is successful, I'll give you a 20,000 reward!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a Chief Engineer nearby suddenly raised his hand. "President, actually, I can do it too. If Assistant Chen is reluctant, let me do it!"

Just kidding, not believe in the equipment quality of Julong Steel?

Assistant Chen stomped his foot and said, "President, I can do it!"

Damn it! That's 20,000 yuan; could I let you guys have it?

Assistant Chen followed the operating instructions to put on the Dragon Cry Powered Armor, fastened the safety buckles, and looked at Wang Jiawei.

"You can start. Everyone, step back!"

Assistant Chen slowly lifted his right foot and then began to move.

Hmm? It wasn't as difficult as he had imagined.

Driven by the power battery, the Dragon Cry Powered Armor moved as easily as his own arm under Assistant Chen's control.

"Can you go faster?" Wang Jiawei asked.

Assistant Chen replied in a low voice, "I'm just getting used to it."

"Try jogging."

"Okay, one moment."

Assistant Chen took a deep breath and took a large stride.

Click, clack—

With the support of the Dragon Cry Powered Armor, Assistant Chen started running, and his speed kept increasing.

A few Chief Engineers were able to keep up at first, but after running for a while, they were all panting like old dogs.

"Is this fake? Assistant Chen can run this fast?"

"It's the powered armor taking effect. It looks like it's much better than the one from Gou Dong Express."

"Hahaha! I knew it... I knew the technology from Julong Steel was awesome!" Wang Jiawei laughed heartily.