Chapter 741: Video Games
"Those guys have finally left."
After the representatives from various TPC branches departed, Xin Cheng promptly complained, "Wanting Ultraman armor, how naive. We don't even have enough for ourselves."
Kujima said, "Alright, stop complaining. Even though it's global integration now, there's still competition between countries. Even if they don't want to meddle, they have no choice when ordered from above; the country doesn't run by their say."
"Kujima is right, everyone should stop complaining. We've signed the agreement now, and they'll send over the materials for making Ultraman armor. We can arm ourselves first." Kujima Megumi first calmed everyone, then asked Chu Xuan, "Chu Xuan, counting the resources from various countries, how many sets can we make?"
"About ten sets." Chu Xuan provided an accurate number, "But considering maintenance and the consumption of Sparcium substances, with Earth being under lockdown, I think five or six sets would be better."
Kujima Megumi nodded, "It'll be hard on you, Chu Xuan. Do your best."
Chu Xuan left the meeting room; he needed to race against time to complete the task quickly. Kujima also followed to help.
However, corresponding technology personnel were required in the operations room, so Sun Wukong volunteered for this position.
"Mr. Wukong also understands all kinds of advanced technology?" Kujima Megumi smiled and asked.
"I was a bit greedy during my study days, learned everything a bit."
Sun Wukong laughed heartily, "But rest assured, I'm not someone who knows everything but masters nothing. Rather, mastering one technique leads to mastering myriad techniques. Even if I didn't know before, as long as I see it once, I can learn it, master it, and use it."
Cultivate a Bodhi heart, practice countless worldly methods.
Thousands of great methods, ten thousand great ways, learning and using them is just common, there's nothing in the world he cannot do, only whether he wishes to showcase it.
"Bragging, right?" Xin Cheng didn't believe it.
"Then I can't help. After all, there are countless truths in the world, but just a single 'disbelief' can negate everything."
Sun Wukong shrugged, indicating he couldn't make someone with stubbornness turn back unless that person hit a wall and felt the pain.
But he doesn't like arranging a show to make someone comprehend and thereby showcase his wisdom.
"Wukong, just temporarily take Kujima's place, others shouldn't have opinions, after all, you're the tallest among the short ones." Kujima Megumi herself didn't believe Sun Wukong could surpass Kujima in scientific research, but at least he understood more than others.
Sun Wukong smiled and didn't mind.
In a blink, three months passed.
During this period, the Sofia frequently attacked major cities worldwide, and Sofia Synthetic Beasts appeared repeatedly. However, during this time, the Ultraman armor also made its debut.
At that time, Xin Cheng faced the Sofia Synthetic Beast, confronting it with his tiny body, ultimately vanquishing the opponent with the mighty Spacium Ray. However, the explosion caused the collapse and destruction of 1/50th of city buildings due to the impact of the ray.
Although Chu Xuan had already controlled the ray's intensity before launching it, controlling emotions was indeed difficult.
As for adjusting the ray's power by controlling the operation power and release size of Sparcium energy... Chu Xuan stated that the Sparcium energy is too overwhelming. Once it circulates, it cannot be controlled by physical mechanical switches, and there is currently no technology to perfectly control Sparcium substance. Loading Sparcium energy onto the armor is already the most perfect state achievable at present.
Nevertheless, even so, the news that the Victory Team developed the Ultraman armor has spread across the globe, reigniting hope for the future among the public.
After all, the news of Sofia surrounding Earth couldn't be hidden. Astronomical enthusiasts existed worldwide, though the sky's anomaly couldn't be seen with the naked eye, astronomical telescopes could detect light distortion outside the atmosphere.
Moreover, global climates were cooling, with some regions even reaching minus one hundred degrees.
Under such circumstances, how could anyone not know that the world has undergone radical changes?
Fortunately, countries were promoting the Victory Team's achievements, keeping hope alive in people's hearts; otherwise, the despair-induced civil unrest alone would be enough to destroy countries' civilizations, even without Sofia devouring Earth.
"The weather is getting colder and colder. Achoo!" Nori, wearing a thick cotton jacket, sneezed while sitting at the computer, "The heating in the base broke down, so unlucky."
"Nori, your body is quite weak, isn't it? Your body is already strong, and you've unlocked the first gene lock, yet you're still afraid of the cold." Zheng Zha said incredulously.
"Come on, I'm not always training; I'm best at computers."
Nori couldn't help but roll his eyes, "Furthermore, unlocking the gene lock doesn't necessarily mean your body is very strong, there's a difference between people. Besides, is there an inherent logic between being physically strong and fearing the cold?"
"As long as you're a carbon-based lifeform, you'll fear cold, the difference lies in your willpower."
"Like an elephant, it will never appear at both ends of the subtropical south and near north. If it did, its body would surely evolve fur, that's a woolly mammoth!"
Zheng Zha smiled, "Alright, let's not talk about this anymore, but now the weather is getting colder day by day. Without heating, we really cannot endure."
Zongfang drank hot cocoa and asked, "Nori, when can the heater be fixed?"
Nori said, "Deputy Team Leader, it will take about three hours."
"Three hours, huh?"
Lina shivered, "Too long. Da Gu, why don't we go out on patrol?"
"Patrol? Isn't it Wukong and Zhao Yingkong's turn to patrol today?"
Da Gu was a bit confused, and—
Isn't it colder outside?
"Go out and exercise, maybe your body will warm up a bit." Lina mockingly called Da Gu a blockhead, but said it aloud.
"That makes sense." Da Gu thought about it and decided that he definitely needed to go out and exercise, and maybe during the exercise, he could actually warm his body up.
After Da Gu and Lina went out, Nori, having nothing to do, turned on the computer and started playing a computer game. Thе оriginаl sоurсе is М|V|L5ЕМРYR.
Seeing that Nori looked unusually excited, Zheng Zha quietly moved over and found him playing a computer game, exclaiming speechlessly, "You're using the Victory Team's computer to play this game?"
"What game?" Zongfang immediately walked over, seeing Nori manipulating a pixel character to shoot and kill oddly shaped monsters, he said seriously, "Nori, how can you play this sort of thing?"
"Deputy Captain, I—"
Nori wanted to explain something, but Zongfang interrupted, "What's the fun in playing alone? Let me join in as well."
"Deputy Captain..."
Nori was a bit speechless, but he still added a character for the deputy captain and took out a control handle, connected it to the main console, and gave it to Zongfang.
"So this is how you control the character?"
"Yes."
"Add one for me too." Zheng Zha became interested and wanted to try as well, as he hadn't played a computer game in a long time.
Xin Cheng dismissively sipped a cup of hot water, saying, "What's so fun about shooting games? Real men should play competitive flying games! I'm an ace pilot!"
"Don't bring that up. How many times have you crashed?" Zongfang mocked.
"Cough, cough!" Xin Cheng coughed a few times, put the cup of hot water on the conference table, and said dumbfoundedly, "Deputy Captain, stop bringing up sore points when I'm drinking, especially hot water; I almost choked."
Unfortunately, no one paid attention.
It was just when Xin Cheng saw Kujima Megumi quietly walking in from outside, he immediately sat up straight, drinking his hot water, without bothering to alert Zheng Zha and the others.
"I say, isn't the base's computer supposed to be used for playing such games?" Kujima Megumi's face was stern, scaring Nori into immediately shutting off the computer.
Zongfang and Zheng Zha immediately dropped the game controllers and awkwardly left.
"You two, don't pretend like nothing happened, come over here!" Kujima Megumi's expression was stern.
"Yes, Captain." X2
The two smiled wryly and joined Nori to endure Kujima Megumi's reprimand, while Xin Cheng was over there snickering.
But before he could gloat for a few minutes, Kujima Megumi heard that drake-like laughter, turned black-faced, and said, "Xin Cheng, what are you laughing at?"
"Knowing full well Nori made a mistake, didn't stop him, and let him make mistake after mistake, is this how you set up your teammates?"
"All of you, write a ten-thousand-word reflection."
The four wailed, but they still had to write, Kujima Megumi wasn't going to let them off.
"By the way, where are Da Gu and Lina?" Not seeing those two, Kujima Megumi was a bit puzzled.
"They thought the base was too cold, so they went out on patrol." Zongfang chose to tell the truth without embellishment.
"Look at them, then look at you?" Kujima Megumi shook her head continuously, "Nori is young, but you all are adults, really don't give me peace of mind... and, where's Wu Ye? Where did he go again?"
Zheng Zha replied, "He went to visit Xiao Honglu."
Xiao Honglu, the only newcomer this time for the Zhongzhou Team, was assigned the identity of a patient and sent over to the Victory Team for treatment.
Why was he sent to the Victory Team's headquarters instead of a hospital?
Because the Victory Team here has the most advanced technology, and their medical equipment is likewise advanced. Xiao Honglu is eligible to receive treatment here also because his identity arranged by the Main God, in addition to being a patient, is seemingly the child of one of the TPC founders.
Speaking of which, that child doesn't seem to have much presence normally, and usually, it's just Wu Ye, under Chu Xuan's arrangement, who goes to check on him...
...
"You're here again."
In room 333, Xiao Honglu saw the door open, turned his head, and seeing it was Wu Ye, spoke in a flat tone.
The ward wasn't spacious, but it was quite cozy. There were staff coming in to clean every day, and it had its own air conditioner, unlike the chilly outside.
"Yeah, I'm here again."
"You shouldn't have come."
"But I'm already here."
"Is this interesting to you?"
"Weren't you the one who started acting first? I'm just going along with you." Wu Ye smiled, walked to the boy's side on the balcony, and asked, "It's so cold outside, aren't you cold just wearing a long-sleeved shirt?"
"It's okay, after all, I have the air conditioning on in the room..."