210: Chapter 210 Don't say you weren't warned!

The deafening mechanical roar inside the workshop seemed to quiet down a bit after Lin Yuan's words fell.

Shen Changhe stood where he was, his eyes bulging and his mouth slightly agape.

He stared intently at Lin Yuan's face, which bore a gentle smile, and froze for a full five or six seconds before he could finally digest the insane implication behind those words.

Using a nation's regular fleet as live targets for mechas that had just rolled off the assembly line?

This was fucking arrogant!

So arrogant that it completely tore apart the diplomatic tradition of 'gentleness, kindness, courtesy, restraint, and yielding' that Xia Country had maintained on the international stage for the past decades!

But... it was so damn satisfying!

Shen Changhe suddenly clenched his fists, his knuckles cracking loudly.

The uncontrollable shock and fanaticism bloomed in his eyes like a burst of lava.

The surrounding veteran experts looked at each other, their bloodshot eyes filled with a scalp-numbing horror, yet also flashing with an irrepressible excitement.

"Academician Lin..."

Shen Changhe took a deep breath, his chest heaving violently.

He knew that a cross-sea military operation like this, directly using another country's fleet to test their blades, required a decision from the top; it wasn't a level where he could interject.

Therefore, he didn't ask any nonsense. He simply snapped his feet together, straightened his back, and promised.

"Rest assured!"

"The technical team will monitor the post-production inspections twenty-four hours a day to ensure every mecha is perfectly finalized!"

"Not a single one will be left behind, and not a single screw will be out of place!"

Lin Yuan looked at Shen Changhe's fierce expression and a smile flashed in his eyes as he nodded gently.

...

The same day.

Southern Sea Area.

The sky was gloomy, the wind and waves surged violently, and the murderous atmosphere on the sea was far worse than the wind force reported in the weather forecast.

Instigated secretly by those The Other Side of the Ocean, a small coastal nation gathered more than ten patrol boats in just one day, frequently crossing the maritime boundary line.

At their most arrogant, a patrol boat even directly activated its fire-control radar, locking onto a Xia Country Coast Guard vessel on a routine patrol.

Fire-control radar lock-on.

In international rules of maritime engagement, this wasn't some minor friction at all; it was equivalent to an ultimatum before the outbreak of war!

When the news reached home, the entire nation was enraged!

Within two hours, the Xia Country Foreign Ministry held an unprecedented, highest-level emergency press conference.

Inside the news hall, the flashes from the cameras formed a blinding sea of white light.

At the conference scene, the usually elegant spokesperson had a face as dark as water.

There were no polite opening remarks, nor were there any roundabout or evasive diplomatic platitudes.

"Regarding the provocation in the Southern Sea Area, Xia Country has only one stance."

"Cease all line-crossing behavior immediately; otherwise, all consequences will be borne by the provocateurs and their backers!"

The spokesperson pressed both hands on the podium, leaning forward slightly as he uttered the ancient warning that carried the weight of a great power's heritage.

"Do not say you were not warned!"

As soon as these words were spoken, every reporter at the press conference felt a chill run down their spine.

Anyone familiar with Xia Country's diplomatic terminology knew that this phrase had only appeared a handful of times in the past few decades.

Every time it appeared, it was followed by a thunderous iron fist.

The footage of the press conference was simultaneously pushed to major domestic platforms.

Social networks were completely ignited, and numerous servers were on the verge of collapsing several times.

"Fuck! Fire-control radar lock? Are these monkeys tired of living?!"

"The mecha video was just released yesterday, and those The Other Side of the Ocean are letting their dogs bite today? Do they really think we don't dare to open fire!"

"'Do not say you were not warned!' The last time the country said this was during the self-defense counterattack years ago! Are we going to get serious again?"

"I don't care what the reason is; if they dare touch our ships, they have to pay the price! Support the country in being tough to the end!"

Angry comments flooded major social platforms like a tsunami.

A shared sense of enmity burned wildly in the hearts of 1.4 billion Xia people.

...

The Other Side of the Ocean.

The latest intelligence brief was delivered to the long table.

The big shot leaned back comfortably in a leather sofa, a thick, high-end cigar between his fingers, carelessly flipping through a stack of newly printed high-definition satellite photos.

He scanned them quickly.

In the photos, on the waters of the Southern Sea Area, several regular Xia Country Coast Guard ships were in a standoff with the Monkey Country's patrol boats.

The big shot's brow furrowed deeply.

"This is Xia Country's response?"

He threw the satellite photos onto the table.

Extreme suspicion and a deep-seated sense of wishful thinking began to take over.

If Xia Country really possessed that kind of epoch-making weapon, how could they still be hiding it in the face of a sovereign provocation?

"Tell those monkeys."

The big shot tapped his fingers on the table.

"Increase the intensity appropriately and continue to test Xia Country's bottom line."

"As long as Xia Country doesn't bring out the mechas from the video, tell them to keep pressing forward!"

"If anything happens, we'll back them up!"

Having received their master's clear promise and military support, Monkey Country acted more and more recklessly.

The situation in the Southern Sea Area became tense to the extreme in an instant.

...

Time passed in this oppressive atmosphere for another day.

Xia Country, Xishan Base.

The vast parking area outside the heavy assembly workshop was large enough to hold tens of thousands of people.

A biting cold wind blew through.

Eight hundred Cheng Ying Heavy Tactical Mechas, each five to six meters tall, stood in a neat formation on the open ground like a silent forest of steel!

The cold gray composite armor reflected a chilling metallic glint under the early winter sun.

At their broad chests, the faint blue glow emitted by the eight hundred Cold Controllable Nuclear Fusion Cores merged into a blinding ocean of blue.

Shen Changhe strode up to Elder Yang and Lin Yuan.

He snapped his feet together, straightened his back, and let out a deafening roar with his raspy voice.

"Reporting to Elder Yang!"

"All eight hundred Cheng Ying mechas have passed post-production inspection!"

"Energy is at full capacity! Weapon systems are fully unlocked!"

"Perfectly ready, they can be deployed for actual combat!"

Elder Yang kept his hands tightly clasped behind his back, his body trembling slightly.

His gaze slowly swept over this silent army of steel.

The old soldier's blood in his chest, which had been quiet for many years, boiled and roared wildly at this moment.

He nodded heavily.

Then, Elder Yang turned his head and looked at Lin Yuan beside him.

Facing Elder Yang's gaze, which carried a heavy burden, Lin Yuan's face showed a calm smile of someone who had everything under control.

Meeting Elder Yang's eyes, he gave a very firm, slight nod.

Seeing this, the sharpness in Elder Yang's eyes turned into a literal blade.

He suddenly turned around to face the eight hundred steel behemoths.

With a wave of his hand, he issued the command.

"Target: Southern Sea Area!"

"Cheng Ying Mecha Square, full force attack!!!"

The moment the command was given.

"Vrrr—!"

The engines of the eight hundred steel behemoths let out a deafening low growl at the same time!

"Clang, clang, clang—"

The heavy composite armor on their backs flipped open layer by layer, and dazzling azure tail flames erupted in unison.

The violent counter-thrust kicked up a massive gale; amidst the flying sand and stones, the eight hundred Cheng Ying mechas forcibly lifted off the ground!

Then, they turned into eight hundred blue meteors piercing through the sky, carrying the heaven-shaking fury of the 1.4 billion people of Xia Country, and charged straight for the Southern Sea Area!