Chapter 96: Chapter 96: Strategically Important Goods
Hearing about nuclear weapons, although Shen Hao didn’t show any change in expression, he took it seriously.
Honestly, in the war against the Blood Demon, speed was essential.
The reason they couldn’t afford to delay was their greatest fear—that the Blood Demon would completely master humanity’s most powerful force—nuclear weapons.
If the Blood Demon indeed gained control of nuclear weapons on a large scale, they would at least possess the capability to perish together with the human race.
If the war were to escalate to this point, even if all the Blood Demon were eventually eliminated, it would still be akin to a defeat for human civilization.
“I’m not very familiar with this aspect,” Shen Hao asked, “but nuclear weapons shouldn’t be so easy to produce, right?”
“Correct,” Dong Gong nodded. “The technology for manufacturing nuclear weapons isn’t the issue. The main challenges are twofold—the raw materials, and the equipment to process these materials. The first point depends on the Blood Demon’s influence, and the second on how long they will need to fully assimilate the southern industrial systems and whether they can find anything in the ruins. In short, the Analysis Department’s current view is that the possibility to mass-produce them in a short time is nearly zero, but we can’t rule out the possibility of them having individual ones. Moreover, as time passes, they will eventually master this lethal weapon, and that won’t take very long.”
The Blood Demon ultimately had their advantages.
Not to mention, just the high level of order and the characteristic that all their people were soldiers, was enough for the Blood Demon to unleash immense power in a short time.
Just looking at the current war readiness efficiency of the Blood Demon, including the production efficiency of various military factories, it clearly exceeded that of the North.
Although the Blood Demon were in a hurry now, even if the war dragged on, they might not find themselves at a complete disadvantage.
In summary, the situation was indeed very bad.
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So much so that Shen Hao had not heard any good news for a long time since he had come.
The atmosphere within the command post was also indeed quite serious.
“Since none of you have any good news for me, let me share some good news then,” Shen Hao looked around at everyone’s serious expressions, then smiled lightly, “My store level has advanced to White Level 10.”
As soon as he said this, a surprised smile appeared on Dong Gong’s face.
Some people who didn’t understand Chinese began looking towards the interpreters at this time.
And when they understood the meaning behind Shen Hao’s words, they too showed signs of joy.
Some even shouted phrases like “Savior.”
It’s no wonder they were so excited, after all, a considerable number of people pinned their hopes for the war on various powerful weapons from the Chosen One Mall!
They naturally understood the significance of the mall upgrading!
Just the White Ninth Level weapons that Shen Hao had previously taken out had left these people in awe, not to mention the huge impact even lower-level weapons could have.
And various equipment and production technologies!
The opening of the White Level 10 Mall meant access to a higher level of tools for war!
In a phase where everyone could feel the immense pressure, this was indeed good news.
And it was enough to invigorate everyone.
“In any case, what we currently lack the most is various new weapons, right?” Shen Hao gestured to Dong Gong, “Come with me.”
He took Dong Gong directly to a secret conference room.
“There has been a major change inside the White Level 10 Mall…” After a brief explanation, Dong Gong’s expression grew increasingly excited.
That was an emotion mixed with shock and anticipation.
Cultivation Technique? Or perhaps a Cultivation Technique that could be popularized among all people?
Even magical cultivation would be astonishing!
Though the Chosen One possessed inconceivable powers that had already displayed a completely different domain, the emergence of these things truly brought fantasy into reality.
They would profoundly impact the entire world, the whole of civilization.
“These items are extremely important,” Dong Gong said as soon as he regained his composure. “However, if these items really are as we imagine, they may not significantly impact the war in a short time.”
“I understand,” Shen Hao naturally knew this, “and moreover, these items aren’t cheap. Buying too many at once could actually disrupt the war. So, my suggestion is to first purchase the most basic ones and send them to the secret research facilities to start preliminary trials, but there’s no need to make a big move yet, the focus currently should still be on the war.”
“Yes,” Dong Gong nodded, which was naturally the most sensible approach.
“Moreover, there are some nice upgrades in terms of weapons, but even more importantly, there’s a very powerful supersonic transport aircraft, with a maximum load of 250 tons and a top speed of up to Mach 6,” Shen Hao said emphatically.
“—!” Dong Gong’s eyes widened in surprise.
He had been assisting in all kinds of preparations for frontline warfare during this time, naturally understanding the importance of logistical transportation in war!
The available transport aircraft were the most precious resources in the war!
Even many civilian planes had been commandeered to carry out military transports.
Even so, they were still targeted intensively by the Blood Demon, with aerial battles occurring daily, transportation aircraft were especially crucial for defense and offense!
In such a situation, the emergence of such a cross-era transportation aircraft was extremely important!
It was indeed a product with strategic significance!
It is important to know that the largest transport aircraft in current Human Civilization has a load capacity of only one hundred and forty tons.
Furthermore, it was utterly incapable of achieving supersonic flight!
“Six mach, it would take only forty minutes to make a round trip from the Eastern Country to the West State,” Dong Gong had even begun to calculate rapidly in his mind, “With just twenty planes, no, even just ten, a comprehensive global logistical support could be unfolded!”
Merely relying on the various newly developed weapons being produced in the north of the West State was far from sufficient.
Many factories were even still making basic production line adjustments.
However, the Eastern Country had already begun industrial upgrades, after all, they were the first to acquire advanced technologies and also finished their internal conflicts the fastest. Their industrial production system was mostly intact.
By this time, the Eastern Country had already unleashed massive production capabilities, continually sending various new weapons to the Northern Alliance.
But at this moment, the situation in the West State was even more critical!
“I’ll contact the domestic team immediately!” Dong Gong realized that not a single minute could be wasted; actions must be taken immediately.
“Beside that, there’s also a brand-new, high-end modular production line that can be used to produce some of the core components that are temporarily beyond our industrial capabilities,” Shen Hao added, “These items are quite expensive and it’s not safe to keep them here.”
Indeed it was not safe, as today the Blood Demons were still persistently harassing various important military factories with Advanced Blood Demons on a small scale.
The power of the Chosen Ones in this country had fallen far behind and it was only by dispersing members of Shen Hao’s group and urgently redeploying a part of the Chosen Ones from the Eastern Country that they could barely hold off.
Even so, it still interfered with production progress.
Because of this, the strategic significance of this type of transport aircraft was genuinely extraordinary.
However, the price was also extremely high.
One plane alone would need eight million five hundred thousand points!
Dong Gong’s talk of ten planes was, in fact, a bit too optimistic at the moment; Dēnging out the points he currently had on hand wouldn’t be possible, and the points allocated elsewhere were also significant.
However, earning points was his business.
Weren’t they all over the map?
While Dong Gong began to contact various parties, Shen Hao also started his first bout of earning points on the frontlines.
He chose an area where the Blood Demons were relatively concentrated and where a significant number of heavy weapons were accumulated, directly descended from the sky, full Dominator pressure activated, moved swiftly propelled by Telekinesis, defensive power entirely handed to protective items, and further summoned clouds with talismans to enhance the lethality and range of the Thunder, turning himself into a battle harvester!
Even though the Blood Demons had scattered as much as possible, they still allowed him to control or eliminate over ten thousand Blood Demons in just a matter of minutes.
However, concentrated barrage fire followed soon thereafter.
Each Blood Demon was the eyes of the Matrix, and Shen Hao’s location didn’t even need to rely on radar, but was directly bombarded on the map.
The number was so great that Shen Hao couldn’t sacrifice himself entirely.
Even while feeling the rapid depletion of his physical and Extraordinary Power, he had to quickly retreat.
But even so, the military victory he brought was still quickly disseminated among the troops.
New motivation was provided to the soldiers who were already under tremendous stress.
Truly a one-man army! Shen Hao alone, despite being just one person, could even tie down a Blood Demon army counted by hundreds of thousands!
However, Shen Hao and some others were well aware that this was merely a victory for propaganda, and in the reality of the war, such performance couldn’t play a decisive role.
The number of Blood Demons was simply too large, and their weapons too numerous.
The West State had lost the entire south, along with more than seventy million people and a large stockpile of weapons, including nearly half of the industrial system. Each loss was extremely lethal.
It could even be said that if it weren’t for Shen Hao and the external support, Human Civilization could very well have been defeated by the collapse of the West State.
Some people were more than once grateful for Shen Hao’s presence.
However, the West State was also paying the price, not just the current losses.
Under Dong Gong’s coordination, the Global United Front swiftly established a comprehensive support project targeted at the West State’s front lines.
The project required moving all remnants of the West State’s industrial capabilities, including all the remaining scientific researchers, through the White Level 10 transportation aircraft to the relatively safe East, and then massively producing military supplies there to support the West State’s frontline warfare in return.
The moment this project came into effect, it meant that while the West State was receiving global support, it would also irretrievably lose most of its past accumulations.
However, as the support project progressed, the Blood Demons also clearly sensed something.
They grew increasingly restless, unwilling to delay any longer, and began to advance toward the frontline!