Legend of the Planet Builder
Chapter 315 - 244: The World War Begins! (8,000) Part 2

Chapter 315: Chapter 244: The World War Begins! (8,000) Part 2

"I’ve heard that things won’t be peaceful from now on, you need to be careful."

"Mom, I know." Xu Zhilan replied.

"If you encounter any danger, be sure to protect yourself." Yin Jing repeatedly advised.

"What are you talking about?" Xu Zhilan’s father, Xu Bo, said sternly, "My daughter is Academician He’s guard. If there’s any danger, her first duty is to protect Academician He! That’s the first rule!"

Xu Zhilan laughed, "Of course I know! With me around, he won’t be in any danger!"

"That’s more like it!" Xu Bo said.

...

On the food street outside a certain university, some old classmates are having a gathering.

"I haven’t been here in ages, it feels like ten years have passed!" Huang Sheng said with emotion, shouting to the lady boss who was grilling, "Auntie, give us fifty more skewers of kidneys!"

The lady boss smiled, "Coming right up! I’ll send you two more cases of beer!"

"No need for that!" Huang Sheng shouted.

"Why not?" the lady boss said, "Auntie saw you on TV, wearing a mecha on a mission, achieving great success, so today’s beer has to be on me!"

"Haha!" Huang Sheng laughed, "I would’ve accepted it before, but not now. As part of the Xuanwu Army, I can’t drink without paying, or I’d get disciplined."

"Huang Sheng, you’ve really changed completely!" classmate Hong Xu said in amazement, "You weren’t like this in school!"

"Yeah, not just Huang Sheng, but Zeng Weihao too," another classmate said, "We didn’t believe it when they said they wanted to join the army."

"Who would’ve thought one is now a captain in the mecha unit, and the other is working at the Military Science Academy!"

Zeng Weihao laughed, "I’m just a small researcher, Huang Sheng is much stronger than me."

"Old Zeng, don’t sell me short!" Huang Sheng laughed, "We mecha soldiers rely on you science geniuses to research weapons. Otherwise, on the battlefield, we’d be devoured by insects in no time!"

"Mutual praising, mutual praising!"

As everyone ate and chatted, after several rounds of drinks, Hong Xu asked, "What’s going on now? A billion recruits and preparations for war everywhere?"

Zeng Weihao said, "It’s hard to say."

Huang Sheng also felt troubled, "I can’t say much either, but anyway, we’ll have to battle these insects sooner or later. Let’s just stay safe and hope we can gather again in the future."

Hearing their words, their classmates were shocked, feeling like a great war was imminent.

Hong Xu raised his glass, "Let’s not ask too much, let’s drink to our victory over the Zerg!"

"Cheers!"

...

At He Xingzhou’s home, the family of four was having a meal.

"Mengyao, is it really okay that you implanted that biological chip?" Jiang Manrong asked worriedly, looking at He Mengyao who was gnawing a large chicken drumstick, her mouth covered in oil.

"It’s fine, Mom. If you don’t trust me, don’t you trust my brother?" He Mengyao said vaguely, "My brother said it’s definitely okay."

Jiang Manrong looked at He Xingzhou, and he nodded, "The biological chip is fine, it’s just a storage device. Now Mengyao is like a prodigy with a photographic memory!"

"Is the quantum chip the same?" He Qihang asked curiously.

"Pretty much, except the technology for implanting quantum chips is a bit more advanced than the biological chip for now," He Xingzhou said while eating, "I think in a few years, the technology of biological chips and biological computers should catch up."

He Mengyao continued, "Yeah, in the future, humans can undergo genetic modifications, become superhumans, and even extend their lifespan!"

"Extend lifespan? Live for hundreds of years, huh?" Jiang Manrong laughed.

"Hundreds of years?" He Mengyao exaggeratedly said, "At least live for thousands, tens of thousands of years!"

"That would make us spirits!" He Qihang said, "If we can live this life peacefully, we’ll be content."

"Yes." Jiang Manrong agreed deeply, "Our family is quite good, everyone safe and sound. How many people in this world face misfortunes?"

"The global human population has decreased by two-thirds in just nine years!" He Qihang lamented, "I saw online that facing the threat of the Zerg, many people would rather their lives ended before the Catastrophe Era."

"Things will get better." He Xingzhou comforted, "At least in the place we live, we can still enjoy peace."

"So—" Jiang Manrong asked, "When do you plan to get married?"

"Huh?" He Xingzhou was stunned, how did the topic change to this?

He quickly said, "I’m not in a hurry, but Mengyao should start considering her life plans!"

"Brother, what does this have to do with me? Don’t change the subject!" He Mengyao said displeased.

...

He Xingzhou arrived at a secret base located in the south.

This was also one of the Xuanwu Bases, and the central Xuanwu Base had been discovered by the Zerg due to several Space Air Mother Ship deployments.

To be safe, He Xingzhou transferred the Mechanical Giant Beast research to the southern Xuanwu base.

In the southern base, He Xingzhou stood on an underground research platform, looking at the giant beast in front of him—the Mechanical Giant Beast, Thorny Back Horned Worm King.

Its size was about the same as the original Beluga Insect King, over 800 meters long and 200 meters high, with the entire body made of special metals.

The purely metallic limbs, trunk, and various bionic organs made it look like a Planet Giant Beast resurrected, if not for the metallic sheen!

He Xingzhou designed two control modes for the Thorny Back Horned Worm King, one being AI intelligent control, and the other being the control by modified humans or pilots with implanted quantum chips.

AI control was not reliable, as most Planet Giants possessed electromagnetic interference capabilities, so having a pilot was essential.