Tomorrow's Ark's Pit System

"What? You're resigning? You're right, Edmund? It's the first of January, not the first of April."

"I'm not joking, Brother Xiao, something happened to my family, I have to go back."

"What happened? So serious that you want to resign?"

"Actually, it's not impossible to say, that is, yesterday, my family called me to tell me that my father was seriously ill, and asked me to go back no matter what."

"Azhe, how is uncle's condition?"

"The situation is not very good. The doctor said that it may be just a few days..."

"Then hurry up, but believe me, I won't accept it. You will always be a member of our Black Steel International, so I will give you a long vacation. It just so happens that it's not the New Year, so spend more time with your family. "

"This... Xiao brother, this is not good, I don't know how long it will take me to come back..."

"It's okay, don't worry about those gossips, anyway, if you don't come back for a day, my position as vice president will be reserved for you for a day, so don't worry."

"This……"

"Hey, hurry up, don't babble like a bitch."

"Brother Xiao, thank you!"

I waved my hand. I never thought that after Edmund left, he basically never came back. Of course, this is all for later.

……

"Dad, I'm back, how are you doing?"

"Cough cough, Edmund, cough, you brat are finally willing to come back?!"

"Dad, if you have anything to say, just say it."

"I probably don't have much time left, ahem, our company is in your hands."

"Can I say no?"

"You, you bastard! Cough, cough, cough, this matter is decided, and Raytheon Industry will be handed over to you in the future."

"Dad, didn't I say that, I have my own business, and I want to make a name for myself."

"Nonsense! This family business is something you can say you want or not?! Cough, cough, cough..."

Edmund's mother, Rosanara, glared at Edmund, and then comforted Edmund's father, Richard, "Darling, please stop talking, don't be so fussy about your son, what kind of man is he?" Don't you know?"

"Mom, how is Dad doing?"

"You still know how to care about your dad? You know how to fool around outside every day. If your dad didn't find out early, it would have been... Sigh!"

"Okay, okay, don't talk to him about this, and Kerry, give him the transfer document, and tell Sudeli in a few days, just say that I have retired, and now transfer all power and positions to my son. "

"Yes, sir."

"Dad! Do you have to be so cruel?"

"Stinky boy, what do you mean I am cruel? I did it for your own good! Cough cough...cough cough cough!"

Edmund held the document in his hand, remained silent, and walked out of the ward after a while

"Hey! Edmund! Where are you going?! Your father..."

"Forget it, madam, let him go, give him some time, maybe he will figure it out."

"I hope so."

……

Makita Bar

This should be the first time that Edmund came to this kind of place on his own initiative. For some reason or no reason, he was in a mess and went out to take a taxi. He closed his eyes and entered the tavern in the blink of an eye.

After ordering three glasses of whiskey from the bartender, Edmund found a relatively secluded place and began to drink alone

Slightly bitter in the mouth, slightly spicy in the throat, and warming in the stomach, the serving is wonderful. Is this the taste of wine?This reminded him of what Xiao Feng said to him when he was drinking:

"A person's wine is the taste of loneliness, the taste of a single nobleman. It is rare to have a thousand cups of wine with a bosom friend, and it is too much to say a few words without speculating. Wine can only be tasted when you drink it with your bosom friend."

He didn't understand before, but now, he seems to understand a little bit

One side is the mission of the family, the expectations of his parents, and the other side is his career and the company of his friends. He doesn't want to give up on either side, but this cruel reality always forces him to make a choice.

The more he thought about it, the more tired he became, so Edmund raised the glass of wine in front of him and drank it down, but it was more worrying than drinking.

……

"Boss Xiao, these are the financial statements for the whole year of last year. By the way, you saw Edmund. I haven't seen him come to work in the company for a long time. I don't know if something happened..."

"Well, sister Ka, what will happen to him? He just took a long vacation to relieve the pressure of work. When the release is over, he should be back. "

"I hope so. Oh, I almost forgot. Old Mr. Duanmu seems to have something to do with you. What is the name of the one that was repaired before us, the apron? Waiting for you at the opposite apron."

"Okay, I see, Sister Ka, the things on the apron can be regarded as important things in our Black Steel International, as well as the production of Origin Stone guns. You remember to arrange for someone to do a good job of keeping it secret. Send a team of guards to guard 24 hours a day."

Carolina seemed to see the seriousness in my eyes and realized the importance of the matter, so she nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Boss Xiao, I will make proper arrangements."

After seeing off Carolina, I stretched my waist, walked out of Heigang International Headquarters slowly, took out a car from the storage space, and drove towards the tarmac. Speaking of which, building such a parking lot Ping burned a lot of money, plus the huge pile of rare materials and processing fees, almost swallowed up all the money he earned last year. After all, what business does Duanmu Gengjin want from me? ?A rare armed helicopter came out?

With this in mind, I showed the relevant documents and drove into this armed helicopter research and manufacturing base called "Tarmac".

The first thing that catches the eye is a "Black Hawk" that is almost the same as the memory of the previous life

I got out of the car, and at a glance, I saw Duanmu Gengjin and Annika with a few staff members pointing around the gunship I named "Black Hawk"

Out of curiosity, I squeezed in and asked, "Mr. Duanmu, is this the finished product?"

Duanmu Gengjin nodded and said: "It's almost there, just three tests."

"What is the third test?"

Annika rolled her eyes at me, and said for Duanmu Gengjin: "You don't know this? The third test is to evaluate and predict the firepower and rapid steering capabilities of the 'Black Hawk'."

I scratched my head, and then I saw a well-dressed staff member enter the core cockpit, and couldn't help but ask, "Are the protective measures in place?"

"Just don't worry, there are two in the front seat and two in the back, a total of four safety ejection seats, absolutely safe enough."

"That's right, since you've said that, I'll go up and have a look."

"Ah? Go up and have a look? Are you kidding me?!" Everyone present became nervous for a while

"Why? Can't I go up?" I glared at everyone and added, "Didn't you hear what Miss Annika said? There are four safety ejection seats in total, what are you afraid of?"

Everyone shrank their necks, you are the boss, you are right in everything

Seeing that everyone finally had no objections, I walked to the back row and followed the instructions in the headset to get familiar with the pile of instruments in front of me.

"The red button is for emergency escape, the green button is pressed once to lower the escalator, and the yellow button is used to close the escalator. The yellow button can turn on the positioning system. At that time, the signal coordinates of all people wearing our black steel international tactical equipment will appear on you On this screen in front of you, do you understand?" Annika rarely talked to me calmly.

"Understood, we can begin."

Annika nodded towards Duanmu Gengjin, and after Duanmu Gengjin yelled into the walkie-talkie, there was a "rumbling" sound of propeller rotation, and then, the "Black Hawk" driven by the origin stone slowly lifted into the air

It is not the first time for the pilot to drive the "Black Hawk" into the sky, but every time he hears the deafening mechanical sound, it always makes his heart beat and adrenaline secreted quickly

Soon, the "Black Hawk" arrived at the designated location

"Black Hawk One, request to execute the fire command."

"approve."

"Got it, Openfire."

The driver opened the safety cover and pressed two of the buttons. Almost at the same time, two rockets flew out of the honeycomb bomb bay with a long tail flame, and accurately hit the presumed target about 500 meters away.

"Now, test the fire coverage of the full launch."

"Black Hawk One received, Openfire."

The driver presses the biggest button, and all the rockets in the bomb bay come out in response. In an instant, countless explosions and flames complement each other, making people marvel at its violent aesthetics

After the smoke dissipated, someone quickly ran to check. After a while, Duanmu Gengjin heard a report from his headset: "The intended target was basically destroyed, and there was no fragment of a shield the size of a palm at the scene."

"Okay, okay!" Duanmu Gengjin said three "good" words in a row. It could be seen that he was very happy in his heart, but soon, he threw himself into another test.

"Next, simulate dodge ability, magic attack, get ready!"

Several spell-casting units that had been waiting for a long time immediately aimed at Black Eagle One

"3! 2! 1! Attack!"

As soon as Duanmu Gengjin's voice fell, a handful of colorful magic energy rushed towards Black Hawk One. The pilot took a deep breath, and then began to manipulate the helicopter to dodge as much as possible.

Or hovering, or lifting into the air, or diving, although it was inevitable to get hit in the end, it was still harmless, it just made the blue body slightly burnt black.

"Okay, I announce that the third test of the Black Eagle has been a complete success!" Duanmu Gengjin said in a confident voice

All the people present immediately cheered. After the successful landing of Black Eagle [-], Duanmu Gengjin greeted him with a smile: "Boss Xiao, luckily you fulfilled your mission."

I looked at his dark circles that were thicker than the last time I saw him and said: "Yes, Mr. Duanmu, your wish has been fulfilled. I suggest you take a good rest during this period. You can watch See how 'showy' your own dark circles are."

"Haha, small things are small things. As long as you succeed, everything is worth it. By the way, Boss Xiao, there is one more thing that needs to be said."

I was a little puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, but I followed Duanmu Gengjin to a hidden place

"Boss Xiao, although the Black Hawk was successfully built, it still can't achieve the goal of mass production."

I couldn't help frowning, and quickly asked, "Why?"

Duanmu Gengjin stroked his gray beard and said, "First of all, it's the issue of funds. The finance department said that they have no money. If we force them to ask for it again, they will jump off the building, and then The scarcity of special steel and industrial materials, we have no way to buy from formal channels, we can only buy from the black market at high prices

Furthermore, we can only accommodate about four 'Black Hawks' here at most. If there are more, I'm afraid it will be exposed. Moreover, our ammunition reserves are not enough. Judging from the current resources, we can only build two more at most 'Black Hawk', and it's still the type responsible for transportation, like today's firepower type, has high requirements for ammunition reserves, and we can't afford it in a short time..."

I thought about it, but in fact, the three problems of Duanmu Gengjin boiled down to only one: no money!

No way, I know that it would cost a lot of money to build this kind of armed helicopter, but I never thought about it, but I don’t think it’s strange when I think about it. After all, there is no such thing as oil in the world of Terra, and all energy drives rely on origin stones. , just like the take-off, launching, and turning, all need to absorb the energy of the origin stone to drive, and even the rough industrial origin stone is extremely expensive

The combination of these and other things will naturally make the price of a "Black Hawk" remain high

So, is there a solution?Yes, and there are quite a few. The most direct and crude one is to mine unprocessed wild source stones left over from natural disasters, which can be used to sell money or solve a considerable part of the problem. Energy issues

"Mr. Duanmu, may I ask, what is the maximum range and speed of this 'Black Hawk'?"

"You don't have to worry about the flight range, because theoretically, as long as the source stone is enough, it can fly continuously. Of course, it depends on the weather of the day and the degree of wear and tear of the parts. As for the speed, the firepower model seems to be 60km/h. The transport type can reach 85km/h, neither fast nor slow."

"Indeed, let me ask again, this, the transport type 'Black Hawk', when will it be available?"

"It should be soon. It is expected to be delivered by the end of this month."

"Okay, I have really worked hard on you during this time, old Mr. Duanmu."

"Hey, I'm busy with what I like to do, so there's no such thing as hard work."

"Haha, that's true. If there is nothing else, I will leave first. I will wait for your good news at the headquarters."

After saying hello to Duanmu Gengjin, I drove away

Back in the office, looking at the large stack of documents on the desk, I couldn't help but feel a little headache, and at the same time, I missed Edmund more and more

"Hey, the company I founded, crying and kneeling, I want to make it bigger and stronger." I sighed and started the day's work