Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 110 - 22 Attack Drone!

Chapter 110: Chapter 22 Attack Drone!

Chen Jian had made thorough preparations for the delegation’s arrival.

These preparations included, but were not limited to, distributing bullets to combat personnel, building new shelters, formulating battle plans, setting up overt and covert sentry points, laying necessary traps and explosives, organizing targeted training... and so on.

But when the sun rose, Zhou Qin came to Yellow Stone City once again with Li Xian.

Moreover, they brought news that left Chen Jian dumbfounded.

"The visit has been canceled."

Zhou Qin spoke with a bitter expression:

"The delegation believes that the visit is unnecessary this time, as they have obtained all the information they wanted."

"Therefore, they will return today."

"All subsequent negotiations will be handled by Li Xian and myself."

"You can... communicate directly with me now."

Chen Jian looked at Zhou Qin with disbelief and promptly asked:

"Are you sure you can be responsible for what you say? Are you sure your authority allows you to make necessary decisions in subsequent negotiations?"

"Within a reasonable scope, I can."

Zhou Qin sighed deeply and then explained:

"If there are requests beyond my authority, I will communicate with them directly via radio."

"The good news is, they brought us new radios..."

"Is that it? They don’t intend to interfere in matters here anymore?"

Chen Jian could not imagine that this "grand" visit would end in such a ridiculous, even absurd manner. Zhou Qin, however, seemed to have anticipated it, calmly answering:

"Yes, they don’t intend to interfere anymore."

"To be precise, they don’t plan to directly intervene."

"Actually, I had already guessed this outcome. From last night, when you killed that monster, I already guessed it..."

His tone was full of sorrow, making even Chen Jian feel a bit of pity.

Fine, he had indeed become an abandoned pawn.

So, under what circumstances does a high-ranking official at the frontline become a discarded pawn?

Probably when those higher up than him truly believe the situation is quite dangerous, and even the meeting itself might have been nothing more than a banquet of treachery...

Chen Jian couldn’t fathom those people’s thoughts; he simply looked to the side at Li Xian and continued to ask:

"What about you? Are you the same as him?"

Li Xian also nodded and then replied:

"Yes, the decision of the Mechanical God Sect is the same as his."

"Perhaps this is also a wise decision. After all, the adults have never interacted with you and are unaware of the specific situation."

"Some of them even think you are those cruel and bloodthirsty Huaxia Army, so adopting a cautious strategy is understandable."

"Understood."

Chen Jian could tell that, unlike Zhou Qin, Li Xian’s "faith" in the Mechanical God Sect was more steadfast.

He even defended the Mechanical God Sect here.

Goodness, isn’t this why religious brainwashing is powerful?

Isn’t this a living example?

Chen Jian had nothing to say about this, so he simply skipped over this slightly embarrassing topic and straightforwardly asked:

"Can my three requests be fulfilled?"

"Currently, they can."

Zhou Qin immediately answered:

"But the information about the Holy Blood Temple and the Mechanical God Sect... will be delivered gradually."

"Sir, I believe you understand what this means."

"I have indeed tried my best; this is the best result I can achieve."

"Believe me, I just want to preserve Han Shui City now."

"Understood."

Chen Jian looked at Zhou Qin with pity, but when it came to matters of interest, he wouldn’t back down an inch.

"So what about compensation?"

"You all are aware that this condition can’t be met 100 percent, so what about compensation?"

"We brought it."

Zhou Qin said with relief.

Before coming, he genuinely worried that Chen Jian would turn hostile because this condition hadn’t been met, so he defied the supervisor from the Imperial City, arguing with him, and obtained compensation in advance.

But at that time, he still wasn’t sure if his negotiating counterpart would spare him.

After all, they truly had a reason to rekindle the war.

Fortunately, the opposite side didn’t seem nearly as evil as some people thought.

They even understood his predicament.

Just this alone is something that supervisor could never achieve...

Thinking so, Zhou Qin immediately signaled his men behind him to open the wooden box they brought, and Chen Jian’s eyes followed suit to look over.

The first smallest wooden box held no surprises; it was merely a box of gold that didn’t seem very pure.

But when Zhou Qin’s men opened the largest wooden box, Chen Jian was stunned.

It was almost a full box of sleeve missiles.

Though few might be operational, the sheer number was overwhelming.

It seemed to be about a hundred rounds.

"...Where did you get these things?"

"Li Xian gathered them from surrounding towns."

Zhou Qin replied:

"No one uses these weapons, but according to the intelligence provided by Xu Lie earlier, you would use them."

"So, I just brought them over."

"They’re not much use to the Mechanical God Sect and didn’t require much persuasion from me."

"...Very well, using land like Qin, fueling fire to save the situation, you are quite adept."

Chen Jian commented with added sarcasm.

Zhou Qin didn’t understand the allusion in his words, but could generally guess its meaning from the sarcasm in his tone.

So he could only reply with a bitter smile:

"Anyway, even without these weapons, you could easily wipe out the surrounding towns."

"At least now, we’ve gained temporary peace."

"Let’s see the last box."

"Perhaps it’s the item you’ll be most interested in."

"There’s more?"

Chen Jian looked skeptically at the last wooden box, and when the men Zhou Qin brought pried it open, he was genuinely dumbfounded.

Though it had already been dismantled to bits, all his team members instantly recognized the items in the box.

It was a heavy attack drone with eight rotors!

"...Where did this come from?"

Chen Jian asked.

"No one knows."

Li Xian shook his head and replied:

"This item has been preserved in Jiujiang City for many years. We have done a lot of research on it, but it is apparent that its mechanical soul has departed."

"It was called the Iron Hawk, and perhaps it was initially a weapon, much like the two iron birds you use."

"But now... it is merely a relic."

"If you can restore it, it will be very useful."

"In any case, this is also the greatest sincerity the Mechanical God Sect can currently offer."

"As for the artillery you requested... the Holy Hall will consider cautiously and respond to you as soon as possible."

"Understood."

A trace of a cold smile appeared at the corner of Chen Jian’s mouth.

It was clear those in the Mechanical God Sect were fully aware of the drone’s significance and the value it could generate once repaired.

However, they didn’t believe anyone could repair the drone.

After all, they had conducted so many attempts and possibly, over the past hundred years, constantly tried without success.

They were just giving him the runaround.

They presented something that "looks powerful but is useless"!

In all fairness, the likelihood of repairing this drone is indeed low.

If the drone hasn’t been properly preserved, ignoring corrosion and damage, even a simple issue of electronic migration could render its internal chips ineffective.

Without flight control, getting it to fly, let alone control it, would be tough.

But coincidentally, we do indeed have the capability to repair drones.

Lei Jie’s technology, plus the resources of the Ring Chamber of Commerce.

They can even provide missiles, so Chen Jian has reason to believe their inventory must have chips that are still usable.

As long as we complete their mission and acquire enough equipment, restoring a drone wouldn’t be a big task?

With that thought, Chen Jian spoke up in a deep voice:

"We accept these items."

"But you better deliver the artillery to me soon."

"Otherwise... don’t blame us for treating the Holy Blood Temple and the Mechanical God Sect differently."