96: Strong sense of oppression

With neither financial support nor an industrial base, he estimated that the entire country's armed forces probably had fewer than a hundred tanks and armored vehicles combined.

This was the reason he was willing to generously help. Of course, what he didn't say was that this was just the first batch of aid. As for subsequent support...

To Xu Ning, value was like water in a sponge, it could always be squeezed out.

Kadeyafu listened, lost in thought, clearly Xu Ning's words were beyond his comprehension.

Seeing this, Xu Ning didn't rush him for an immediate response, but instead said, "You can think about it more. I'll give you time to consider."

"When you've thought it through, you can tell me by knocking on the door."

After speaking, Xu Ning turned and left. Until the door was completely closed, Xu Ning didn't look back at Kadeyafu. He believed Kadeyafu wouldn't refuse, he just needed to wait patiently.

Slightly more relaxed, Xu Ning inadvertently noticed Xie Biao holding a small notebook and a pen beside him.

Noticing Xu Ning's gaze, Xie Biao smiled and explained, "Sorry, I have a habit in my free time of recording and analyzing previous battles."

"This helps me identify the team's problems."

"For example, that No. 3 explosive you gave me, I always thought it was just a regular grenade."

"Okay, that was my mistake. I shouldn't have done that."

"If I had known its characteristics at the time, perhaps I could have devised more effective tactics and wouldn't have wasted a Cloud Crossbow II type explosive when dealing with that armored vehicle."

Although both the Cloud Crossbow II and III type explosives were individual weapons, they were quite large, and the entire squad only had two or three of them. Losing one before even entering Utopia made Xie Biao feel extremely regretful.

Looking at Xie Biao, Xu Ning had a new understanding of him. He hadn't expected this seemingly rough-looking person to be so meticulous on the inside.

No wonder Uncle Chao was so proud when he introduced him. It seems the Hunter Vulture Squad's strength is even greater than imagined.

"Captain, come and look over here!"

A rough and surprised shout interrupted Xu Ning's thoughts. He turned around and saw that the speaker was a member of the Hunter Vulture Squad, and also the most burly member of the team.

Xu Ning was 1.8 meters tall, considered tall in a crowd, but this person was a full head taller than him, estimated to be over 1.9 meters. His burly physique was like a solid wall, giving off a strong sense of oppression.

Xu Ning was trying to recall his name when Xie Biao had already walked over and greeted him, "Hey, Big Brother Zi."

Big Brother Zi stood beside a pile of goods, his face beaming with excitement. He casually lifted the tarp covering the goods, revealing the wooden crates underneath.

"Captain, come and see what this is!"

Xie Biao looked at the box with confusion, and Xu Ning also arrived shortly after.

"This... this is 'Cloud Soaring' III type explosive!"

Here were piled their company's recently produced 'Cloud Soaring' series of explosives. Xie Biao, who had just been annoyed about losing an explosive, was now overjoyed, not expecting to find supplies here.

Xu Ning also showed surprise, then understood something.

It seemed the transport route Uncle Chao had arranged for him earlier did pass through here, as it wasn't far from Irako.

So, what was under the other tarps?

Curiosity arose in Xu Ning's heart, and he said to Xie Biao, "Have the team members uncover them and take a look. Maybe there are more useful things."

"Understood, Boss."

Xie Biao issued the order, and the members of the Hunter Vulture Squad moved in unison, uncovering the surrounding tarps.

Xu Ning looked around and found that many of the pieces of equipment were weapons manufactured by his own company.

His guess was indeed correct.

Suddenly, he stopped in front of a pile of goods, his eyes sparkling with pleasant surprise.

"This is... a CNC machine tool?"

Xu Ning quickly checked the labels and softly read, "This one is domestically produced, that one is imported. The equipment looks very new."

"They're all new!"

Looking at the brand new CNC machine tools from different countries in front of him, Xu Ning was incredibly excited. He had completely not expected to find such a haul here.

Unlike Xie Biao and the others' calm attitude, Xu Ning was particularly excited when facing these pieces of equipment.

Because these machine tools were more valuable to him than those Cloud Crossbow weapons.

With these machine tools, plus some raw materials, he could improve the Hunter Vulture Squad's existing equipment.

It was a pity that they were leaving tonight.

Xu Ning only had half a day left to upgrade the weapons.

Time was tight, and the improvements he could make were very limited.

Calming down, Xu Ning began to think.

This amount of time was only enough for him to make some small parts or a few No. 3 explosives.

However, although the No. 3 explosive was powerful, now that there was a shoulder-fired explosive designed specifically for striking helicopters as a supplement, its power was also not to be ignored.

Considering this, producing more No. 3 explosives didn't seem to have much significance.

So what else could be improved?

Rifles? Grenades? Or something else...

Xu Ning stood beside the CNC machine tool, motionless like a statue.

Suddenly, he looked at a pile of goods next to him.

The tarp that had covered the goods had been removed, revealing neatly arranged wooden crates.

After a slight hesitation, Xu Ning walked over and opened a box.

He looked down and found that inside were small paper slots, each containing a thumb-sized hollow glass tube.

"Hmm?"

A flicker of light flashed in Xu Ning's eyes, clearly he recognized these small tubes.

He took one out and examined it, a look of pleasant surprise gradually appearing on his face.

"This, this is a photomultiplier tube?"

Xu Ning murmured to himself, secretly surprised that the warehouse contained materials used to make night vision equipment.

"Wait..."

"Right, night vision goggles!"

A flash of inspiration struck him, and his expression instantly became excited.

"Xie Biao, if I remember correctly, I think you brought night vision goggles, right?"

Xie Biao was taken aback by the question, then nodded.

"Quickly give them to me, I have great use for them."

Seeing Xu Ning so eager, although Xie Biao was confused, he quickly acted. However, his night vision goggles were on his usual combat uniform, and he was currently wearing casual clothes. So he turned to the tall teammate next to him and said,

"Big Brother, give me your night vision goggles."

"Yes, Captain."

The team member called "Big Brother" was a little reluctant, but still took off his night vision goggles and handed them to Xie Biao.

These night vision goggles were newly issued equipment, and he had always treasured them, but now, for the mission, he could only give them to Xu Ning. Xu Ning took the night vision goggles. This thing looked like an old eye mask with a small telescope attached, and it was painted a dark green.

Looking at this bulky device, Xu Ning felt a mix of emotions. He weighed it in his hand and couldn't help but smile wryly.

It was hard for him to imagine what it would be like to move around at night wearing this heavy thing.

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