Chapter 343 - 237: Supercomputer_3

"It really is good news." The factory manager nodded, "We’re still discussing the material issue."

"Currently, the amount of Tier One Cyan Steel and Tier One Titanium Steel is too low; it’s almost enough to finish the frame of the ’Floating Timber’ and then it’s gone."

Vice President Deng furrowed his brows, "Just when we managed to increase the output of these two materials, the raw materials ran out!"

As the head of the manufacturing crew, one of Vice President Deng’s tasks was to coordinate the manufacturing team and provide the materials needed for the plan.

The Boss personally supervised and even stepped in as a worker when necessary.

"By the way, can we still obtain this raw material?"

The factory manager asked in confusion.

Yu Jing shook her head, "These raw materials are basically extracted from land mutant beasts and zombies; the material properties of water zombies have changed, making it impossible to synthesize the same thing."

"Recently, I’ve tried many new materials, but they all have various defects."

Vice President Deng sighed.

"Why not have Captain He take some people out to gather some new ones?"

"Let me communicate with him about this."

...

"No way."

Yu Jing frowned, "We don’t need much, just bring back some samples?"

He Jie still steadfastly refused.

"The task assigned to me by the train conductor is to protect the scientific personnel here, not to ensure the ’Floating Timber’ plan goes smoothly."

"In other words, even if I see the ’Floating Timber’ plan failing, I won’t leave."

"That’s troublesome."

Yu Jing crossed her arms, her phoenix eyes glancing behind He Jie.

There hung a dozen people, each with bruised and battered faces, looking very miserable.

"Is it because of these guys you’re worried about?"

He Jie touched his beard, which hadn’t been groomed for a long time, "Whether it’s troublesome is your concern, everyone has their duties."

Yu Jing continued, "If it’s because of these guys, I don’t think there’s any need, none of them are even Tier One Evolvers, my Mechanical Puppets can handle them."

He Jie waved his hand, and the soldiers behind him understood the relaxed time was over.

With a cold snicker, he let go of the rope in his hand, and the dozen or so people fell into the well shaft with a prolonged wail.

Accompanied by a splash, Old Gao’s waters sprayed up.

Luckily, the storm tides have washed away all the dirty things in the factory in the past two days.

Otherwise, just the sewage would be enough to trouble them.

"Those stinky fish and shrimps naturally can’t trouble you, but in my experience, these are just harbingers."

He Jie said seriously.

Yu Jing, with a sharp lifting of her elongated eyes, like a stroke of light ink on rice paper, gathering into a sharp hook at the end, "What harbingers?"

"Troublesome harbingers, so think of another solution, I’m not leaving before the train conductor returns."

"Forget it then."

Yu Jing turned and walked out.

The massive exoskeleton disappeared into the darkness, leaving only a few glowing orange stripes flashing.

He Jie sat on the railing, reaching into his chest to fetch and fetch, only pulling out a box with two remaining cigarettes instead of a cigar.

Muttering a curse, he pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

Taking a deep inhale, he turned around, letting his legs dangle over the railing, squinting and spitting out a mouthful of spit.

"Raise those bastards up for me!"

The soldiers beside him immediately pulled on the rope, and a dozen wet figures were hoisted out from the well shaft.

Coughs and pleading sounds rose chaotically.

Some even started bawling.

"Cough cough... for the sake of us all being Donghuang People, can’t you... let us go..."

"We didn’t steal anything."

"Please, please..."

"You’re magnanimous, just let me go..."

"..."

"Still have the strength to cry, toss them down."

He Jie said coldly.

Another long series of wailing "splashes."

He Jie found various reasons to throw them down three more times.

Like training soldiers, the excuses didn’t matter.

What mattered was tormenting them today.

Just tormenting isn’t enough, they had to be tormented into fear, tormented into submission.

The dozen or so people were hoisted up again.

The cigarette in He Jie’s hand "just happened" to finish.

He blew out a smoke ring, smashing it onto the face of the closest person.

"What shop are you from again?"

"First Store, Second Store?"

"Cough cough, it’s New Eden."

"Weren’t you here to redeem me?"

He Jie grinned sinisterly, raising his hand to stab the cigarette butt into the flushed face before him.

"No no, I don’t have that ability, I’m not worthy, I was just ranting in a daze, I was wrong, don’t ahhhhhhhhhh..."

"Now you can speak human, daring to ride on my coattails and also spouting nonsense like a lunatic—"

Before he finished speaking, his ear twitched suddenly.

He Jie chuckled coldly, flicked away the cigarette butt, and jumped off the railing.

"Keep greeting them, I’m going out to see what’s up."

"Boo..."

Whale-like horn sounds wafted into the factory.

He Jie’s footsteps paused for a moment, then with a bang, he shot out entirely.

The concrete ground left behind a cracked footprint.

Pang Tu behind the column was stunned for a moment, then looked back at Licking Rabbit, "What’s going on, Boss is anxious about the train now?"

Licking Rabbit coldly snorted, "Train my ass, he’s anxious about his wife, didn’t you see him restless and sleepless for nights lately?"

"No wonder, looks like his eyes are all puffy, what about these guys?"

Pang Tu pointed at the dozen from New Eden hanging there.

Licking Rabbit licked his teeth, "Kill a few, leave some for the train conductor to interrogate."

"Got it."

...

The clouds squirmed close to the sea surface, as if ready to fall at any moment.

Raindrops poured down incessantly, creating dense needle-like ripples on the water, making the waves soft and shredding, the edges trembling in white.