Chapter 048 The Prophecy of the Returner 1
Monday, April 14th.
Regular meeting of the heads of Lishan Technology Group.
Heads of each department reported on their work progress.
Zhang Sirui said: "Mr. Chen, the new experience store has officially started construction according to the previous site selection plan. With the experience of the previous experience store, our plan this time is clearer, and the decoration time should be slightly shortened."
"If everything goes well, these experience stores will be officially opened at the beginning of next month."
Zhou Lei added: "I have also arranged the candidates for these new experience stores."
"Distribute the current experience store staff to other experience stores, and transfer a few more skilled employees from the OEM factory to fill in the gaps."
Chen She nodded. There shouldn't be anything to say about the experience store and there won't be any major problems.
So he looked at Zhao Zhen again, who was mainly responsible for the OEM factory affairs.
Zhao Zhen said: "Everything is ready at the foundry. The shackle bracelet and the game cabin are ready to be officially put into production according to your plan, Mr. Chen."
"The suppliers of various parts have been negotiated, the production line has been arranged, and the manufacturing machine has been debugged . There are no major problems."
"The only thing we are not sure about right now is the news from the Hi-Tech Group. Although we have contacted the person in charge there and expressed our intention to purchase a batch of the latest flagship chips and communication modules, the person in charge there said that the Hi-Tech Group's chips and communication modules are out of stock recently and we need to schedule them. We should wait patiently."
"It didn't say when the goods will be available."
"However, according to our design, the chips and communication modules of these two devices can be replaced at will, so we can produce them first, and it won't be too late to produce the finished products after Gaoke Group has sufficient supply of chips and communication modules."
"This can save some time. If we wait for all the chips and communication modules to arrive before starting manufacturing, it will be a bit slow."
"Of course, there are certain risks in giving birth early. It is up to you, Mr. Chen, to decide what to do."
Chen She thought for a moment and said, "Let's start production first. Don't let the production line sit idle."
Keeping such a large sum of money in an account always leads to unnecessary troubles.
What if the chips and communication modules from the Hi-Tech Group are delayed and the money cannot be spent? It is hard to say whether the rebels will have some other ideas.
It is better to make the matter a done deal as soon as possible so that you can feel at ease.
What's more, these two products must be produced. This is the first step in the transformation of the manufacturing industry. We can't give up halfway just because of a little setback.
The chips and communication modules of the shackle bracelet and the game cabin can be disassembled and replaced, so it doesn't matter if you install them earlier or later. If Gaoke Group really doesn't have chips, you can buy slightly inferior chips from other companies.
The financial situation in Lishan Technology’s account is so good right now that we have to find an outlet to spend it.
Once the foundry officially starts operating, all the hooligans like Zeng Hailong can be sent to work there. Xia Lirong can also leave the experience store and work as a clerical staff member in the foundry.
Zhao Zhen continued, "Mr. Chen, we have encountered some problems regarding the field base."
"After investigating, we found that the difficulty of this field base is much greater than we imagined."
Chen She was a little surprised: "Oh? Can you tell me in detail?"
Zhao Zhen explained: "The first is the location issue. Although we need to be as far away from Liming City as possible, we can't be too far away. If we are too far away, it will be difficult to keep up with the supply. Once the supply line with Liming City is cut off, our base in the wild will not be self-sufficient for the time being."
"In addition to some settlements, there are also field bases of two large chaebols in a similar location, namely the Fujido Group and the Icefield Defense Group."
"The field bases of these two big chaebols around Dawn City occupy a large area and have a large number of personnel. For safety reasons, it is best for us not to get too close. The farther the better."
“But then the options for locations are very limited.”
"There are several locations that can be chosen, where time and space activities are relatively frequent and there is a certain degree of danger."
Chen She looked at the holographic map in front of him and fell into deep thought.
Of course, it is called meditation, but due to the peculiarity of the creator, he carefully weighed it in his mind for a long time, and in reality only a moment passed.
Although the wilderness surrounding Dawn City is vast, the best locations have already been occupied by the bases of the Fujido Group and the Icefield Defense Group.
These two bases are located in the northwest of the south of Dawn City.
Chen She certainly didn't want his base to be too close to them, otherwise what would be the point of building a base in the wilderness? Wouldn't that mean he would just escape from the tiger's mouth and enter the wolf's den?
In this case, the only option is to choose the area from the north to the east.
But this area happens to be an area where space-time activities are relatively intense.
Frequent space-time activities mean that space-time snow will fall more frequently, space-time rifts will become more common, and we may even encounter activities of some space-time creatures.
Even if security measures are in place and not too much damage is caused, this frequent space-time activity is ultimately a loss to the base.
But Chen She felt that this should not be a big problem.
Daily wear and tear can be solved with money. The most important thing is always safety!
Thinking of this, Chen She said, "It doesn't matter, let's choose this location in the east. The matter of the wilderness base cannot be delayed because the conditions are not mature. Instead, we must find ways to create the conditions as much as possible."
"That's great. We can make use of this position."
Chen She was referring to a former rebel stronghold in the wilderness, which happened to be located nearby.
This is a secret underground base, not large in scale and well concealed. Zhang Sirui had previously had the rebels switch to infantry fighting vehicles here before robbing the Fujitang Group's convoy.
Originally, Zhao Zhen and his team did not want to mix the field base with the rebels' secret base, as that would make it less concealed when carrying out the mission from the base.
But Chen She felt that it would be dangerous to leave such a rebel stronghold outside!
What if one day a big tycoon accidentally discovers this rebel army and follows the clues to find it?
Therefore, it is better to use the base to cover up this stronghold and use the Lishan Technology Group's field base as camouflage, which will make it less likely to be discovered.
Zhao Zhen continued, "The second problem is the problem of large-scale construction equipment."
"At present, the best option is definitely to purchase wilderness base vehicles directly from Wilford Heavy Industry Group. And considering our current needs, we don't need to buy the most advanced ones. After all, the more advanced the base vehicle is, the more facilities need to be purchased in bundles, and we don't need that many facilities at the moment."
"In the short term, we only need the most basic construction functions."
"But the biggest problem is... we can't be sure whether this base vehicle is safe. Will Wilford Heavy Industries Group leave a backdoor inside to lock our position?"
"But if you don't buy a base vehicle and instead ask a construction group to do the work, there is still the same risk of exposure. And the price is even higher, which is even less cost-effective."
Chen She thought for a moment and asked, "Is it possible for us to manufacture our own base vehicle?"
Zhao Zhen immediately shook his head: "That's definitely impossible. The base vehicle requires an ultra-large manufacturing machine, precise drawings, and many parts. We can only manufacture some small parts at present, and we definitely can't build such a big one."
Chen She looked at the relevant information about the base vehicle on the holographic projection and fell into deep thought again.
The so-called base vehicle is a large vehicle that can be moved and unfolded to become a base.
This is also an inevitable product born after the development of this world's technological line to meet the pioneering needs of large consortiums.
Although the wilderness is dangerous, space-time activities will also produce space-time particles, so many big capitalists have the need to establish bases in the wilderness.
But space-time activities are not stable, but rather random, just like the wind and rain, which are unpredictable.
It is not good if the space-time activities are too intense, but it is also not good if there are no space-time activities at all.
When space-time activities are more suitable, we should collect space-time particles as soon as possible.
If we follow the traditional construction method, it would take several years to build a base, which is too late. When the base was built, time snowed heavily, and when the base was built and we wanted to collect space-time particles, the sky was clear again.
How can this be possible?
Therefore, with the help of this world's cutting-edge technology, the base vehicle came into being. After it was unfolded into a base, it had its own construction modules. As long as there were enough building materials, such as special alloys and space-time particles, other buildings could be quickly expanded.
Whether it is a barracks, factory or energy station, they can all be built quickly, which greatly shortens the time required to establish a stronghold or base in the wilderness.
Of course, base vehicles are also divided into levels. The higher the level, the more sophisticated and the more complete the functions.
As a long-established manufacturing giant, Wilford Heavy Industries Group produces a total of four levels of base vehicles, but the fourth-level base vehicles are not sold to the public, and the price of the third-level base vehicles is ridiculously expensive.
Generally speaking, if a small consortium wants to buy, they will mainly focus on the first or second level base vehicles.
But the base vehicle is, after all, a very sophisticated large-scale equipment. Although the Wilford Heavy Industries Group has repeatedly stated that the base vehicle will never have any backdoors, who can guarantee that there are no backdoors?
Other large conglomerates, such as the Icefield Defense Group, Fujido Group, etc., have their own developed base vehicles and obviously attach great importance to safety issues in this regard.
Although the rebels have many experts who are proficient in mechanics, no one can guarantee that there will be no problems after making modifications to such a sophisticated base vehicle. Otherwise, the Chen Group would not have to do OEM and be unable to carry out independent research and development.
Therefore, Lishan Technology is now facing a dilemma: either give up efficiency or give up safety.
Clearly, neither option seems acceptable.
But for Chen She now, it is not completely unsolvable. After all... he is now the creator.
For creators, there is a powerful ability called "hand rubbing"!
In other words, without the help of production lines and manufacturing machines, he produces and assembles parts by himself according to the structure in his mind, with the help of space-time particles and various materials, and makes the products he wants.
This structure can come from disassembling a finished product or from a ready-made drawing.
The efficiency is relatively low and the cost is greater than the output, but it can produce a small amount of things that cannot be mass-produced for the time being.
Theoretically speaking, as long as Chen She is willing to spend a large amount of space-time particles and the thing is not too delicate or temporarily beyond the creator's ability, he can make it by hand.
The base vehicle is not something that needs to be mass-produced. Why not buy one, study it, and modify it? If that doesn't work, just assemble some parts yourself and ensure safety, isn't that enough?
Thinking of this, Chen She said, "Let's buy a base vehicle from Wilford Heavy Industry Group. A level 2 one will do."
The third-level base vehicle is too expensive and not cost-effective. Of course, money is not the main problem. Chen She is mainly worried that the structure is too complicated and he cannot control it, so he starts with the second-level one.
What's more, the modules in the third-level base vehicle, such as military factories and scientific and technological laboratories, also require technical reserves. Lishan Technology has none of them now, so it would be a waste to buy them.
In the future, when Lishan Technology really has these things, maybe Chen She will be able to build his own base vehicle by hand.
Zhao Zhen nodded. Since Mr. Chen had made the final decision, the problem would be easy to solve.
Buy the base vehicle first, and then consider the next step of building a base in the wilderness.
Chen She finally said: "I still need to think about the new Mewtwo, let's adjourn!"
…
In the afternoon, Chen She came to the experience store and continued carving.
All other tasks for the next stage have been arranged, except for the matter of the new Mewtwo, which is still completely unclear.
Chen She felt that he needed some inspiration.
The main reason is that after Li Yunhan came, the difficulty of the new Mewtwo suddenly increased.
In fact, Chen She thought about it carefully and realized that the requirements for the new Mewtwo were not high. There were only two things: the most important thing was not to make too much money, and the second was to spread his own ideas as much as possible to produce some subtle influence.
For others, it's not that difficult.
But for Chen She, it was very difficult!
It’s difficult to just say that you don’t make money.
Not only because Lishan Technology Group has gained a good reputation with "Embers Are Going Out", and Li Yunhan is eagerly waiting for interpretation and promotion, the more important thing is that Chen She is now a creator, and the Mewtwo he created naturally has excellent training effects!
In other words, if Chen She makes another combat-themed Mewtwo, whether it is cold weapons or gunfights, whether the difficulty is low or high, it is possible to repeat the mistakes of "Embers of Demise"!
The safest way is to make a Mewtwo that has no combat system at all.
This way, you should be able to earn a lot less money.
In addition, Chen She also intended to convey a little bit of his own thoughts.
"Embers Are Going Out" was an accidental success, and although it made a lot of money, Chen She was still quite satisfied with the connotation of this Mewtwo.
For the resistance fighters, their ideas of quick victory and military adventure were corrected to a certain extent, reducing the morale risk borne by Chen She; and for ordinary people in this world, "The Embers Will Go Out" can be regarded as planting a seed.
Although nothing can be seen from this seed at present, perhaps one day in the future, with a suitable opportunity, it will take root and sprout.
It would be great if the new Mewtwo could also have such an effect.
Of course, there are certain risks in spreading one's own ideas. For example, one might be investigated by the Silver Star Federation and the big financial groups.
But there is no such risk at the moment, because The Last Embers is well hidden, and although it seems to be hinting and alluding to something, the world is fully capable of accommodating this level of criticism.
In fact, the big capitalists do not care about criticism from the public and even welcome such criticism.
Some big chaebols would even invest in Mewtwo, which satirizes themselves.
The reason is very simple. First, this kind of Mewtwo can release the anger of the lower classes to some extent, and letting out the pressure cooker helps maintain stability. Second, you can curse as much as you want, it won't really have any impact on the chaebol anyway.
Unless the influence is too great and really seriously affects the interests of the big capitalists, it will be hit hard.
Therefore, "The Embers Are Going Out" cannot be ranked in the Super Dream that criticizes the chaebols, and the risk in this area has not yet reached the level that Chen She needs to pay special attention to.
This kind of risk is something that needs to be paid attention to later.
There are too many limiting factors, and Chen She cannot find an opportunity to create a new Mewtwo for the time being, so he has to carve every day.
As for the two rich young men who came to the store before, Su Zhiyong and Ji Yongkang, they have not come again during this period of time.
Chen She was also happy to have some free time. He didn't want to have two people watching him every day while he was carving.
The key is that his carving is an act that he has to do, just like some people have to smoke when they are thinking about something, and they feel uncomfortable if they don't smoke. He can't change it even if he wants to.
At this moment, Zhang Sirui suddenly became tense again.
And Chen She also saw the two people who were glowing like blue light bulbs again.
The priest Grantham of the Knights of Time and Space is here again!
Although he did not welcome the two men, Chen She had no choice but to stand up and lead the two men to the reception room.
Grantham bowed first: "Mr. Chen, we meet again."
Chen She noticed that Grantham's way of addressing him seemed to have changed. When he came last time, Grantham called him "Boss Chen", but now it became "Mr. Chen".
Grantham was evidently more respectful to him.
Chen She was not quite sure why this change happened. Maybe it was because he saw that Chen She had a strong synaesthesia ability? Or maybe there were some special rules within the Space-Time Knights?
As the priest of the Knights of Time and Space in Dawn City, Grantham doesn't necessarily have the final say on many matters. Does he have any special means of contacting the upper echelons of the Knights of Time and Space?
Chen She felt that most likely there was.
Therefore, Grantham would most likely report his intelligence truthfully, which was definitely not good news...
After all, the high priest of the Spacetime Knights, Epsilon, lives in Chen She's mind now. If the Spacetime Knights knew about this, they would definitely find ways to chop Chen She into pieces and fish out Epsilon.
However, Chen She did not dare to act rashly and could only wait and see.
Before sitting down, Grantham took out two small jars from his arms and said, "Mr. Chen, this is a small gift prepared for you. It's not a token of respect, please accept it."
Chen She was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh, the Knights of Time and Space are really rich and powerful!
The so-called "little gift" is simply two units of space-time particles.
Lishan Technology also has space-time particles, but it would be hard for them to just give away two units of them.
Chen She was a little conflicted in his mind, and he was still considering whether to accept it or not.
The result of my consideration is: it is best not to be too reserved and to accept what should be accepted.
The reason was simple, he felt that since he was dealing with the Spacetime Knights, he had to find a way to understand the way of thinking of these people.
The more you guess, the more likely it is that you will get the opposite result.
There must be a reason why these people in the Time and Space Knights are called "madmen". Maybe the higher their status, the crazier they are. Epsilon may be an example.
