Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!
Chapter 243 - 99: Chip Equipment

Chapter 243: Chapter 99: Chip Equipment

After Zhang Tao and Jin Zhong left, Chen Jian was quite pessimistic about the upcoming negotiations.

After all, your subordinates came to warn me, isn’t it obvious what you’re trying to do, like Sima Zhao’s intentions known to all?

However, the final result was far beyond his expectations.

The so-called "Saint" Jin Cheng confirmed the negotiation location two hours before the deadline, prepared the materials Chen Jian needed, arrived at the venue in advance, and completed the negotiation in an extremely friendly atmosphere.

The process was so smooth that Chen Jian could hardly believe it.

The other party almost entirely agreed to his resource demands, with only one objection: all items could not be delivered in one go, but in monthly cycles, delivered in stages.

Chen Jian could not argue against such a reasonable request, and ultimately, the negotiation concluded in less than two hours.

Jin Cheng even prepared a banquet for all the members of the Huaxia Army, including Chen Jian.

Wine, meat, fruits and vegetables, even candies and a series of luxurious items on the wasteland were placed on the table. Even though, after feasting on canned braised pork and canned peaches before, the Huaxia Army somewhat "looked down" on these foods, the lavishness of this banquet still surprised Chen Jian.

Was this really high-level reception?

What exactly do they want to do?

Flattering words were said by the barrel, friendly speeches were made one after another.

For a moment, Chen Jian even wondered if they had really figured it out.

Especially when he saw that kind and humble smile on Jin Cheng’s face; even if Chen Jian wanted to question or find fault, he couldn’t get started.

"It was indeed our problem before."

Jin Cheng stood in front of Chen Jian and said respectfully:

"We fell into a certain inexplicable inertia and hostility, which led us to make wrong judgments about you."

"Linking you with the brutal, ruthless, inhumane Mimic Heretics was the biggest mistake we ever made."

"Even in the long history of the Mechanical God Sect, this is a huge error."

"Fortunately, this mistake was corrected in time."

"Although we lost an entire elite Guard Brigade in Yellow Stone for nothing, perhaps it was fate, you saved us in another form."

"I must say, this is an astonishing story."

"Our greatest hope is to let such beautiful stories continue to unfold..."

Hearing his words, Chen Jian nodded slowly.

He almost believed in Jin Cheng’s sincerity.

But the interrogation and counter-interrogation techniques he learned were not for nothing.

He keenly realized that the other party intentionally avoided all religious speeches; such a logical language clearly did not match his identity.

This means that the other party’s words must have been carefully crafted.

And as long as the speech is meticulously designed, it is naturally untrustworthy.

Therefore, Chen Jian did not show much enthusiasm, he simply perfunctorily replied a few phrases and then ended the conversation with Jin Cheng.

After waiting, observing for a few more minutes, with a feeling of puzzlement, suspicion, and vigilance, Chen Jian led the team away from the banquet venue.

Returning to the manor, Chen Jian immediately set up a small range of electromagnetic shielding, and then Fu Xi’s voice sounded in his ear.

"The latest information has been decoded and archived."

"Key target Jin Cheng, credibility has dropped to 24%."

"Commander, his attitude shown at the banquet is completely untrustworthy, please treat it cautiously."

"I know."

Chen Jian nodded, then turned to the others and asked:

"What do you think he means?"

Upon hearing him, Lei Jie immediately replied:

"It doesn’t matter what he means, but his behavior like this already makes me very uneasy."

"I believe our current defense is not truly unbreakable; if they want to harm us, they will find a way."

"Moreover, it would be a way we can’t imagine."

"I suggest we withdraw back to Base 011 as soon as possible, and re-establish defense there."

"After all, Jinling City is someone else’s territory, too many uncertain factors, staying here will only add to our risk."

"Anyway, everything has almost been negotiated, there’s no need for us to stay longer."

"I agree with this."

Shen Yue rarely frowned and then said:

"This kind of smiling tiger is the scariest, you never know when it might pounce and bite you."

"Let’s withdraw."

"Leave one or two representatives, or directly let Wang Lizhi from the Ring Chamber of Commerce be our representative responsible for the subsequent material delivery, we retreat directly, no longer entangled with them."

As Shen Yue finished, Ji Xing suddenly raised her hand.

Chen Jian nodded to her, and she immediately said:

"I can understand your concerns."

"But the problem is.... if we’re worried about the threat from the Pope of the Mechanical God Sect, why don’t we just eliminate him?"

"I mean, we certainly have the capability, right?"

"And today, Zhang Tao, who came to visit already showed obvious... tendencies of heresy."

"Why can’t we take advantage of this?"

"Eliminate the Pope, support a newcomer to power, and establish a truly stable cooperative relationship, isn’t this the choice of maximizing benefits?"