138: Unbelievable

However, Xu Ning would not agree to such an idea.

With a simple "This is an order," he was forcibly pushed back onto the bed.

Early the next morning, Xu Ning packed his bags, and along with the Big Guy, Old Shi, and Kadeyafu, they set off for Hulifuka again. They traveled in a jeep driven by Old Shi.

They were escorted by Ivanyafu and his security detail's vehicles. Clearly, Ivanyafu was still unhappy about failing to protect Kadeyafu last time. When he saw Xu Ning and his group, he even spat publicly, but luckily Kadeyafu stopped him.

The journey was silent. After about a three-hour drive, they arrived at the Tailayev Shipyard in Hulifuka. A young sentry stood guard at the entrance.

His initially serious expression immediately became respectful after verifying Xu Ning's identity, and he said, "Please wait a moment, I will inform someone to come and greet you right away."

Xu Ning nodded in acknowledgment. Soon after, a yellow volga sedan drove out.

A graceful Ms. Anna wearing red-rimmed glasses and a business suit got out of the car. She walked into the jeep, and upon seeing the Asian faces inside, she politely asked, "Excuse me, which one is Mr. Xu?"

Xu Ning nodded in greeting. The woman smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, hello. Mr. Makarov is waiting inside, please follow me."

Subsequently, Teacher drove, following the Ms. Anna's yellow car through winding roads, finally stopping next to a dock. Xu Ning turned his head to look out the window, and before him was a wide concrete dock, behind which were several steel-structured dry docks.

He thought to himself, destroyers should be under construction here. He wondered if he would have a chance to obtain some data.

Destroyers are large, so dry docks are usually built by the dockside so they can be launched directly after completion. Just as he was contemplating, the Ms. Anna had already gotten out of the car and came to the jeep, saying respectfully,

"Mr. Xu, please follow me. Mr. Makarov is waiting for you inside the dry dock."

This indicated that they could not continue driving the rest of the way. Xu Ning responded politely, "Okay."

So everyone followed the Ms. Anna along the dock into the dry dock. Xu Ning walked and looked around, finding five connected dry docks on the dock, each with a number marked above it.

For Xu Ning, everything before him was new. This was the first time he had seen a real dry dock with his own eyes. This novelty sparked his curiosity, making him unable to help but carefully observe his surroundings, afraid of missing any detail.

This experience was extremely valuable to him because he planned for his future Shanhai Industry to also have such a shipyard.

The group stopped in front of Dry Dock No. 3. The Ms. Anna politely gestured for Xu Ning and the others to go first. He didn't refuse and walked directly into the entrance of the dry dock.

Inside the door was a unique smell mixed with rust and heat, which made Xu Ning's brows slightly furrow. What came into view was a huge hull, standing like a small mountain, large enough to accommodate hundreds of elephants.

Workers were busy working on both sides of the hull, with occasional sounds of hammering and sparks flying from welding.

Among the many workers, one person dressed neatly stood out. He was smiling and looking at the group below.

This person should be Makarov, the brother of the head of the Nikolaev Shipyard, whom Kadeyafu mentioned, right?

Just as Xu Ning was thinking this, that person waved to them.

The Ms. Anna quickly said, "Mr. Xu, Mr. Makarov has invited you to come up."

"Oh, okay." Xu Ning recovered from his shock and nodded.

However, when Kadeyafu and the others were about to follow Xu Ning, the Ms. Anna reached out to stop them.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Makarov only invited Mr. Xu."

Xu Ning immediately requested, "Mr. Kadeyafu is my partner, I hope we can go together."

The Ms. Anna hesitated slightly but finally agreed.

"Alright, please follow me."

Xu Ning then gave a few instructions to his companions and then went with Kadeyafu. He had his own plan in mind. With Kadeyafu's help, perhaps he could find an opportunity to obtain data on the destroyer.

After taking the external elevator to the top floor, the two arrived on the deck of the destroyer. Walking on the unpainted steel plates, Xu Ning looked around, filled with emotion.

This is the deck of a destroyer. Imagine how vast the view would be standing on an aircraft carrier... He secretly swore in his heart that one day, he would also be on an aircraft carrier, taking in the surrounding scenery.

On the deck, Makarov walked towards them, shouting as he walked, his voice almost drowned out by the sounds of the busy workers.

"Sorry for meeting here, the construction progress of the destroyer is a bit slow, I have to come and see it myself."

Xu Ning said, "I should thank you for giving me the opportunity to witness such a spectacular scene."

Makarov smiled, appreciating this cultured young man even more.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Xu. I wonder how you are getting along with Miss Talia?"

"I hope my invitation didn't cause you any inconvenience."

Xu Ning thought to himself, it seems Makarov is not aware of his and Talia's situation, maybe they haven't seen each other since the ball.

"Love is always beautiful, luckily I'm still clear-headed."

Makarov laughed even harder.

"Haha, I really envy you young people. If I were twenty years younger, I would do the same. Unfortunately, I am old."

"You still look young, Mr. Makarov."

Makarov waved his hand, "Not young anymore, not as energetic as before, not like the creativity you showed at the ball, and not as motivated as you."

"So I admire you very much, Mr. Xu. It's incredible that you can manage a military factory at such a young age."

Xu Ning said modestly, "You flatter me."

Before Xu Ning could answer, Kadeyafu quickly said, "Of course, we are very happy to."

He was secretly pleased because this was the cooperation he wanted to facilitate. They followed Makarov to the naval gun. Xu Ning gazed at the twin naval gun. The gun body was sturdy, and the barrels were thick and long. He could feel its power.

If this shot were fired, it is estimated that any tank would be blown to pieces, of course, provided that a tank could be encountered at sea.

Just at this moment, an iron hook thicker than a human body hung down from above, accompanied by a steel plate several square meters in size.

Only then did Xu Ning notice the huge gantry crane above his head. He looked up and was too surprised to speak. He was sure that this was the largest gantry crane he had ever seen.

The steel columns supporting the gantry crane were thicker than an elephant, like four miniature Eiffel Towers, holding the entire gantry crane high in the air, leaving him dumbfounded.

Makarov noticed Xu Ning's expression and said with a smile, "Are you surprised? I was the same when I first saw it."

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