151: Waiting for the opportunity

"Boom boom boom!" Explosions continued one after another, sending waves splashing across the sea. In just this one round of attack, seven or eight speedboats were destroyed.

The remaining speedboats attempted to evade the "Dragon Whisker's" firepower net, but something even more shocking happened: the "Dragon Whisker's" reaction speed increased once again, quickly locking onto new targets.

A chain of tracer rounds instantly hit another speedboat, and the sound of explosions, "boom boom boom!" rang out again.

On the sea, speedboats exploded one after another. Everyone's eyes were fixed on this area of the sea. Some worried about stragglers, while others silently hoped that some speedboats could escape.

Grigory gripped his hands tightly, silently praying in his heart, hoping to see the speedboats reach the shore safely.

However, as time passed minute by minute, the number of speedboats on the sea became fewer and fewer, and his mood became heavier and heavier.

Suddenly, with a "boom," two speedboats burst out of the sea of fire and sped towards the shore. These were the last two remaining speedboats, only one nautical mile from the shore. Victory seemed within reach, yet so unattainable.

Soon, a net of tracer rounds formed a barrier in front of them, and then, two balls of fire bloomed on the sea, signaling the end of this operation.

Makarov swallowed his saliva and secretly glanced at Xu Ning beside him. This handsome young man seemed to have anticipated this result long ago. There was no fluctuation in his expression, and a gentle smile still hung on the corner of his mouth.

A complex emotion surged in Makarov's heart, and he couldn't help but think that if he had been born in a different era, perhaps today's outcome would have been different.

The Ms. Anna picked up the walkie-talkie, and the test results quickly came through: "All twenty-five speedboats were destroyed. The total time taken was six minutes and twenty seconds."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

Before, the speedboats were densely packed, and no one paid attention to the exact number. It wasn't until this moment that everyone realized the problem. The "Dragon Whisker" had not only broken the record for air defense and anti-missile but had also set a new record for rapid response.

Makarov looked down at Grigory beside him and said seriously, "Then, let's begin the AK-130 test."

"No need, Mr. Makarov."

Grigory gritted his teeth, these words seemed to be squeezed out from between them.

"We don't want others to laugh at us. During the last test, the AK-130 could only barely block twenty speedboats. It's no match for Mr. Xu's product."

Grigory understood that even if he didn't say this, everyone knew it in their hearts. Doing this would at least lessen some of the humiliation.

"Mr. Makarov, we will terminate the cooperation as agreed upon earlier and will send someone to retrieve those naval guns as soon as possible."

When saying these words, Grigory's hands and feet were trembling, but he still managed to force a smile and face Makarov.

Makarov looked deeply at Grigory, sighed, and then extended his hand. The two shook hands and said goodbye.

"I hope there will be an opportunity to cooperate in the future."

"Thank you for your wishes, Mr. Makarov."

"Since things have been decided, we won't disturb you any further. Please allow us to take our leave."

Makarov nodded in agreement.

After getting permission, Grigory glanced at Xu Ning, turned around, and left.

Yatoniy had been silent with his head down, his eyes hiding a subtle hostility.

Xu Ning turned to Kadeyafu, "Now it's time to bring out the cooperation agreement and discuss it in detail with Mr. Makarov."

"Ah, yes."

Kadeyafu snapped out of his surprise and quickly searched for the document, but he soon realized that he hadn't prepared a cooperation agreement.

Because he had never thought he would win, he just wanted to do his best to protect the Malixuefu Factory from Makarov's displeasure.

"I... I'm not ready, but please rest assured, I will go back and prepare as soon as possible and bring it tomorrow morning."

Makarov smiled and waved his hand, "It's alright, I won't give up the opportunity to cooperate with such an excellent naval gun factory as yours."

Kadeyafu bowed deeply, "This is my mistake, please allow me to make up for it as soon as possible."

Makarov said appreciatively, "The Malyshev Military Industry's rise is well-deserved with young talents like you."

After some conversation, the Ms. Anna began to arrange for the cleanup of the scene.

Kadeyafu said goodbye to Makarov, preparing to go back and draft the agreement.

Makarov, however, watched a black military vehicle not far away.

Xu Ning turned to Makarov and said, "Mr. Makarov, I wonder if you are free tonight, so I can have the opportunity to play the host."

Xu Ning's eyes lit up. This was the moment he had been waiting for.

Since coming to Dog Bear Town, this was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

He tried hard to remain calm, hiding his inner excitement, and replied, "Of course, it is my honor. If I could also visit your shipyard, that would be even better."

Makarov was slightly taken aback, then agreed, and said, "No problem, Ms. Tanya will accompany you to visit the shipyard, and I, I'm afraid I have to leave first. We'll see each other tonight."

Ms. Tanya was the Ms. Anna who had been accompanying Makarov. Xu Ning politely nodded his head in thanks and did not ask about Makarov's whereabouts.

...

Stepping into the shipyard, Xu Ning once again smelled the familiar scent of rust.

Ms. Tanya led the way, introducing the facilities along the way. This time, she was more talkative.

Whenever she subconsciously touched a deck, Tanya would patiently explain its purpose, and even the gantry crane that had been introduced before, she accompanied Xu Ning into the control room to observe carefully.

The places that had not been open before were also open to him this time.

Xu Ning took a deep breath, gently stroked the large control console in the control room, and an irrepressible smile appeared on his face. As for Tanya's explanation beside him, he only occasionally responded a few times, his mind clearly drifting away.

In fact, he no longer needed her explanation. Just now, by touching the control console, he had already obtained all the information about the destroyer.

The information was so detailed that he believed he might know more now than Tanya did.

After many experiments, he was sure that to obtain the complete data of the destroyer, he must first touch every basic facility to collect basic data, and then touch the control room.

To verify this idea, he went directly to the control room at the beginning. However, when his hand was placed on the control console, no information appeared.

So, he asked Ms. Tanya to walk around with him, the purpose being to gradually collect information about the destroyer. However, he realized that this information was incomplete, so he asked Ms. Tanya to take him back to the control room again.

When his hand touched the control console again, the complete data he had longed for finally flooded into his mind.

Although he had obtained a lot of information, the additional data in the control room still made his head ache. If Ms. Tanya hadn't been by his side, Xu Ning might have already curled up on the ground in pain.

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