37: Chapter 37 System Lottery (Medium Achievement)

## 1. Healing from Injuries

After returning to the naval port, Li Ling was urgently taken to the underground medical room that the system had secretly set up.

This medical room was equipped with medical equipment ahead of its time, including X-ray machines, operating tables, and various medicines.

The system's voice rang out in his mind: [Bear with it, I will help you remove the shrapnel.]

"Can't you just heal me directly?" Li Ling asked, swallowing nervously while lying on the operating table.

[I can stop the bleeding and reduce inflammation, but the physical removal has to be done by you. However, I can help you with anesthesia, a local anesthetic, I guarantee it won't hurt.]

"Then hurry up, I'm afraid of pain."

[A dignified hegemon, afraid of pain, my ass.]

"None of your business!"

With the system's assistance, the shrapnel was successfully removed.

Li Ling didn't feel any pain throughout the process, but when he saw the blood-stained shrapnel, he still gasped.

"Good grief, it almost hit the bone."

[You're lucky; if it had been off by another centimeter, this arm would have been ruined.]

"Then will I not be able to write love letters in the future?"

[...Your focus is really strange.]

During his recovery, Empress Su Wanqing took care of him, never leaving his side.

Emily also came to visit every day, bringing a pile of imported supplements from Meijian Country each time.

Although the two women were polite to each other, there was always a subtle scent of vinegar in the air.

Li Ling was caught in the middle, in a difficult position.

Every time they appeared together, he would pretend to be asleep.

[Host, this avoidance is not a solution.]

"I know, but I don't have the energy to deal with relationship problems right now."

[Then when will you deal with it? When your harem goes up in flames?]

"Shut up!"

## 2. System Lottery

On the third night of his recovery, the system suddenly popped up a notification:

[Detected that the host has completed the "Third Medium-Scale Naval Battle Victory" medium achievement, obtaining one advanced lottery opportunity. Do you want to draw now?]

Li Ling's eyes lit up: "Draw! Must draw! I've been having bad luck these past few days, I need a change of fortune!"

[Lottery starting...]

The wheel spun wildly, and Li Ling silently chanted in his heart: Radar, Radar, Radar, give me a good Radar!

[Congratulations to the host for winning: Radar System (coverage range 200 kilometers, can detect aerial and sea surface targets, possesses basic friend-or-foe identification function)]

Li Ling was stunned, then ecstatic: "Holy crap! 200-kilometer Radar! Isn't this exactly what I've been dreaming of?"

[Don't be happy too soon; this Radar System requires you to deploy fixed Radar stations; it cannot move like the previous small Radar.]

"No problem! Fixed is fine, anyway, it's my territory, I'm the boss."

Li Ling rubbed his hands excitedly, "With this, in the future, if Japan comes to sneak attack again, I will be able to discover them 200 kilometers in advance and wait for them to walk right into the trap!"

[One more thing, this Radar System can detect aerial targets, which means...]

"It can detect planes too?"

Li Ling's eyes shone even brighter, "Although planes aren't much of a force yet, they will definitely be useful in the future. System, you've finally been generous for once!"

[What do you mean 'finally been generous'? I have always been generous, okay?]

"Forget it, what you gave before were just small favors."

[That's because your achievements were small, is that my fault?]

Li Ling couldn't be bothered to bicker with the system, so he asked impatiently: "Where will the Radar stations be built? How long will it take to build them?"

[The system will automatically manifest three Radar stations, deploying them respectively at your three coastal vantage points. They will be completed within a week, and their appearance will be disguised as ordinary lighthouses, no need to worry about exposure.]

"Reliable!"

Li Ling gave a thumbs up, "System, you really are my dear system."

[Stop buttering me up, go recover from your injuries. A week later, when the Radar stations are built, you can happily be a 'peeping tom'.]

"What do you mean 'peeping tom'? This is called strategic reconnaissance!"

[Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say is right.]

## 3. Deploying Radar

A week later, Li Ling's wounds had basically healed.

He took Empress Su Wanqing and Emily to personally inspect the three newly built Radar stations.

The first Radar station was built on the mountaintop on the north side of the port, appearing as an ordinary stone lighthouse from the outside.

But after walking inside, it was a completely different scene: huge Radar screens, complex consoles, and technicians wearing the uniforms of system-manifested personnel; everything was in perfect order.

"Sir, the Radar station is ready, we can turn it on at any time," the technician reported.

Li Ling nodded: "Turn it on for a test."

The Radar screen lit up, and a green scanning line rotated slowly.

Soon, a dozen light spots appeared on the screen, some far and some near.

"What do these light spots represent?" Empress Su Wanqing asked curiously.

The technician explained: "Reporting to you, Madam, these are ships within a radius of 200 kilometers. Large light spots are large warships, and small light spots are fishing boats or small vessels."

"Can you distinguish friend from foe?" Emily also leaned in to ask.

"Yes. The system has a built-in friend-or-foe identification database; Qingxia Kingdom ships and friendly country ships will have special markings, while the rest are unknown targets or enemy targets."

Li Ling nodded with satisfaction: "With this, in the future, if Japan wants to sneak attack again, it will be like running naked."

[The metaphor is very apt.]

"Shut up, don't ruin the atmosphere."

Empress Su Wanqing looked at the Radar screen, her eyes full of shock: "Brother Ling, this kind of thing... how did you get it?"

Li Ling had already thought up an excuse: "Wanqing, I have my own channels, don't ask so much, just know that all of this is to protect us."

Empress Su Wanqing nodded and did not press further.

She was a smart woman and knew that some things shouldn't be asked.

Emily was more direct: "Li, you really are a genius! This kind of Radar System, even our Meijian Country doesn't have it!"

Li Ling waved his hand modestly: "Not at all, I just have good luck."

[Pretend, keep pretending.]

"You shut up!"

## 4. Comprehensive Surveillance

After all three Radar stations were fully deployed, Li Ling achieved comprehensive surveillance of the entire coastal area.

Within a 200-kilometer range, the movements of any ship could not escape his eyes.

Which ship was a fishing boat, which was a merchant ship, and which was a warship was clear at a glance.

More importantly, the Radar System also possessed basic signal intelligence collection functions.

Although it could not decrypt encrypted communications, it could analyze the enemy fleet's communication patterns to infer their operational intentions.

"Sir, a Japan reconnaissance ship detected, 150 kilometers away, patrolling along the coast," the technician reported.

Li Ling looked at the light spot on the Radar screen and sneered: "Let them wander, they won't be able to come up with any tricks anyway."

"Not sending warships to expel them?"

"No need." Li Ling shook his head, "Now is not the time to alert the enemy. Let them think we don't know anything, and when they come in force, we will round them all up in one go."

Empress Su Wanqing sighed from the side: "Brother Ling, you are becoming more and more like a great general."

Li Ling smiled: "A great general? I'm still far from that. At most, I'm just a mountain king."

"Do mountain kings have Radar?" Emily chimed in.

"Then that's not called a mountain king, it's called a technological mountain king."

The three women (plus the system) all laughed.

## 5. Bickering with the System

Returning to the mansion at night, Li Ling lay on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

[Host, what are you thinking about?]

"I'm thinking about what to do in the future." Li Ling sighed, "Japan is temporarily beaten into submission, but the Great Powers won't let it rest. Meijian Country suffered a loss this time and will definitely be up to some tricks behind the scenes."

[Then what do you plan to do?]

"Two methods." Li Ling sat up, "First, continue selling arms to the German Empire, earn more money, and build more warships. Second, find a way to win over other Great Powers and divide their alliance."

[Win over whom?]

"Britain." A sharp light flashed in Li Ling's eyes, "Britain is now the world leader, and what they fear most is the rise of the German Empire. If I show goodwill to Britain, they might just give up supporting Japan."

[You're dreaming. Britain isn't stupid; they want to suppress the German Empire, but they also want to contain you.]

"That's why we need to play chess." Li Ling smiled, "Playing chess is interesting, isn't it?"

[You certainly have a positive outlook.]

"What else can I do if I don't think positively? Cry like a baby?" Li Ling shrugged, "By the way, System, do you think I'm too shameless, always throwing a tantrum to get resources from you?"

[You know it?]

"Isn't this for the sake of the plot?" Li Ling said thick-skinned, "If I were invincible right from the start, what would be the point of watching?"

[So you are acting?]

"No, no, no, I am expressing my true feelings." Li Ling laughed out loud, "System, don't you think we are a perfect match? One is stingy, the other is a rascal, we make a perfect pair."

[Who is a pair with you? Get lost!]

"Hahaha..."

After laughing, Li Ling became serious again: "System, seriously, thank you."

[Thank me for what?]

"Thank you for always being with me and helping me." Li Ling's voice was a bit choked up, "If it weren't for you, I might have already been eaten down to the bones by the Great Powers."

[...Stop being mushy, go to sleep, there are big things to do tomorrow.]

"Got it!"