72: Chapter 72 Refusal to Attend the Gathering, Fishing Boat Firepower

"A party on a cargo ship, 666! Brother Yang is awesome! I've never experienced a party on a large cargo ship in my entire life!"

"Yeah, a large ocean-going cargo ship costs at least 300 million. Only Brother Yang has the means for this."

"I'll attend! I'll attend, I'll attend even if it kills me."

The university classmates, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly became active.

Just then, someone asked.

"Brother Yang, I saw on your WeChat Moments that your family's cargo ships are all out at sea on a large scale. Can you still get your hands on a cargo ship?"

Yang Wei smiled slightly and replied, "It's fine. I'm just taking out a cargo ship that was sitting idle at home. My dad won't say anything."

Once these words were spoken, everyone became even more excited.

"Awesome! With so many cargo ships already out, your family actually still has idle ones."

"Love it, love it! I also want to take out my family's idle tricycle."

"Why are you all so rich? You just casually bring out idle things from home. I'm dirt poor."

"Dirt poor? Then you can just rent out your family's idle houses and cars. Wouldn't that make you rich?"

"Uh, I don't have any idle houses or cars at home. What do I do then?"

"Just deposit money in the bank. I heard that with a deposit of 100 million, you get hundreds of thousands in interest every day. Keep that up for a while, and you'll have idle houses and cars."

"So the question is, how do I get a 100 million deposit?"

"Are you just messing with me?"

"You started it!"

The group chat was filled with a happy and cheerful atmosphere.

"Since everyone is so enthusiastic, I've decided: three days from now, let's meet near Zhujiang Port?"

Yang Wei started a group poll: Can you attend on time?

In less than ten minutes, over forty classmates had voted. Only a dozen or so classmates hadn't voted yet.

"Over forty classmates is quite a lot. For those who aren't planning to come, they might be busy and unable to make it, which is fine."

Someone said. Yang Wei nodded, but he looked around and didn't see Jiang Chen.

Come to think of it, back in university, many boys were keen on buttering up Yang Wei, except for Jiang Chen, who couldn't be swayed by soft or hard tactics. He wasn't interested.

This made Yang Wei feel a bit unhappy. It was like a thorn in his side. Everyone praises and supports me, so what right do you have not to join in?

Especially after finding out that the other guy had actually entered an online relationship with a beautiful school belle from the Medical University, he felt even more displeased. How could there be a man at Ocean University more charming than himself?

"I heard that classmate Jiang Chen has been working as a fisherman near Zhujiang Port since graduation. Why isn't he attending?"

Yang Wei suddenly asked. Immediately, some classmates caught on and tagged Jiang Chen.

"Jiang Chen, are you asleep? Remember to join us when you get this message."

"Yeah, those of us overseas are rushing back. Those near Zhujiang Port should definitely attend."

"Exactly, you can ignore other people, but you must show respect to Brother Yang!"

Jiang Chen didn't click to attend because he wasn't interested. Besides, Xue Yao had already entered the bedroom wearing a spaghetti strap top. It was time for him to get down to business.

He had just put his phone down when he received a barrage of tags. He glanced at them.

He replied helplessly, "Sorry, I have to go fishing at sea in a few days! Can't help it, that's how it is for a small fisherman, forced by life. You guys go ahead and attend, have fun!"

After saying that, Jiang Chen turned off his phone. This kind of party was full of either sycophants or show-offs, and there was no one he cared about there, so it was better not to attend!

"Hubby!" Xue Yao pounced like a hungry wolf! ...

The next day, Jiang Chen arranged for the first batch of Heavenly Soldier mechs he had trained to be deployed onto the Dragon Cry.

This batch of Heavenly Soldier mechs consisted of about ten units, mainly to assist the Gene Warriors on the aircraft carrier. They could shield the Gene Warriors from danger, provide early warnings, carry heavy objects, etc.

When Jiang Chen brought this batch of Heavenly Soldier mechs to the Pearl River Military Port, Long Xiaotian was grinning from ear to ear.

"Thank you, Comrade Jiang Chen. This first batch of Heavenly Soldier mechs is being deployed onto our Dragon Cry." Long Xiaotian laughed heartily.

The deployment of the mechs could effectively reduce everyone's workload. If a war were to break out, it could also reduce casualties. It can be said that the commanders of all the major aircraft carriers wanted these Heavenly Soldier mechs. Especially these mechs that had been trained at Longke Academy.

"No need for thanks. Deploying them onto the aircraft carrier is also to collect more empirical data and to supplement more data for the subsequent mechs from Longke Academy," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

These Heavenly Soldiers could only gain rich combat experience by going out and experiencing real situations. Just training at Longke Academy all the time wasn't enough. With the massive amount of data from executing missions while out on the aircraft carrier, they would naturally become smarter and handle sudden crises more efficiently.

"Well said! By the way, Jiang Chen, I feel like your small fishing boat is a bit weak. What if you encounter pirates or something? Wouldn't it be easy for it to capsize?"

"How about this? I'll have the people at the military factory install a mortar and a Gatling gun for you. What do you think?"

Long Xiaotian glanced at the pearl river 888 moored not far away. Although the pearl river 888 had a battalion-level designation, its combat capability looked very average. Although he didn't expect this small fishing boat to have much combat power, it still needed the appropriate firepower.

"One mortar? Can we add one more?" Jiang Chen thought for a moment. He didn't really need it, but it would give Cuihua some practice. When Tie Zhu came back later, he could also operate one.

"Haha, good. You want to use them for mech training, right? No problem, but you have to undergo military training. Only after passing the training can you operate these mortars."

Long Xiaotian immediately had someone go to the military factory to arrange two mortars and one Gatling gun for Jiang Chen. Ammunition, shells, and the like were all provided in full. The entire setup was customized to the specifications of a battalion-level unit.

When the military factory began transporting the weapons from storage to the pearl river 888, Jiang Chen was at the training ground near the military port learning how to operate the mortars, handle the Gatling gun, and so on.

Originally, according to the plan, theory plus practice would take at least two weeks to barely qualify. However! Jiang Chen's learning speed was extremely fast, and he mastered the theory in half a day. This left the military instructor at the training ground stunned. What a military academy genius!

"Let's practice. Let me see how well you've grasped the theory." The military instructor took Jiang Chen to the training ground, preparing to have him demonstrate the assembly of the mortar, the arrangement of ammunition, as well as the loading of the Gatling gun, shoulder strength test, and so on.

"Begin!" Following the order, Jiang Chen ran forward, arrived at the disassembled mortar, and quickly assembled it. With many soldiers watching, Jiang Chen assembled the mortar at an astonishing speed. With the sound of firing, the shell was launched and hit a target on the sea with precision.

"6666! This guy is good. Is he a new soldier?" Applause rang out all around. Next, Jiang Chen began operating the Gatling gun.

Once this Gatling gun started, the recoil was extremely powerful. Even those who had professionally trained were prone to dislocating their shoulders. However! Jiang Chen held the Gatling gun and fired wildly at the target. He didn't put it down until he had finished an entire belt of bullets.

Finally, he ran back. "Report, Instructor! Practical exercise completed. Do I qualify?" The military instructor was completely dumbfounded.

It was his first time seeing such a tough person. He stepped forward, unbuttoned Jiang Chen's shirt, and looked at his shoulder. Good grief! Aside from a tiny red mark, there wasn't a single bruise.

He punched Jiang Chen on the shoulder, but the latter didn't budge at all. Even he, who had seen many Gene Warriors, gave a thumbs-up at this moment: "Young man, not bad! What a physique!"

"As far as I'm concerned, you qualify." After the military instructor finished speaking, he directly gave Jiang Chen an S-grade evaluation on the assessment form. When the people around saw the S-grade evaluation, an uproar immediately broke out.

This was the military instructor known as the "King of Hell." Being able to get a B-grade evaluation from him was already a sign of a very excellent prospect. A-grade ones were definitely Gene Warriors. This kid was actually S-grade; he must have gone to see the instructor at 3 AM.