Reinforcement Panel: Tech Wars

Chapter 145 Let’s do something fun first

With your arms outstretched, lean your upper body back slightly, and stretch your torso muscles as much as possible.

"Phew, finally home."

Standing in front of the courtyard gate and looking at the newly planted plants in front of the courtyard gate, Wei Jiang felt a long-lost sense of peace in his heart.

Pushing the door open, the sound of the iron door's hinges attracted the attention of people in the yard.

"You're back?"

"Oh, Boss Wei is back, please sit down and have a rest."

Father Wei Yonghe and members of the construction team sat in the yard chatting and taking a rest.

"Thank you."

Wei Jiang took the bamboo stool handed to him by a worker, sat down and leaned back.

"It's still comfortable at home."

"Thank you for your hard work. I think it will be finished in a few days."

The foreman of the construction team sat next to Wei Yonghe and nodded complacently.

"That's right. It will be over in three days."

After the foreman finished speaking, he noticed that Wei Yonghe next to him looked hesitant. Being a smart man, he immediately patted his butt and stood up.

"Okay, you two can chat, we should get to work."

"Let's go, we've been working, and we've rested for a while."

"Yes, work."

Several members of the construction team followed the foreman into the house, and Wei Jiang and his father were the only ones sitting in the yard. Wei Jiang raised his butt and moved to sit on the bamboo stool near his father.

"Busy working?"

"Yeah, I won't be going out for the next while."

Noticing the relaxed look on Wei Jiang's face, Wei Yonghe also smiled more.

"Okay, good at home."

Reaching out his hand and patting his father's thigh, Wei Jiang smiled without saying anything.

Turning his eyes to the yellow Wuling parked outside the door, Wei Jiang knew that new changes would begin soon.
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"Commander, the precision equipment ordered from official channels has arrived at the Huailiu Storage Base."

Reviewing the base blueprint he had drawn up earlier, Wei Jiang suddenly became alert after hearing the news reported by Hongxing.

"Are we there yet? Which warehouse are we in?"

"Warehouse No. 3."

Thinking about the location and configuration of Warehouse No. 3, Wei Jiang felt that there was no problem and immediately said to Hong Xing:
"Please help me order a batch of raw materials and send them to warehouse No. 2 next door."

"The list is in the notebook. Find the best supplier."

"Okay, I'll place the order right away."

Wei Jiang nodded slightly and continued to stare at the electronic plan on his notebook.

The first phase of the outpost construction target only includes the area within 15km of Xiafang Village, which is surrounded by a green circle.

There is a larger blue circle outside the green circle, and the blue circle on the planning map basically includes Nanshi.

The larger the area is brought under the control of Red Star, the safer he and his father will be, and his father will have a wider range of safety to move around in.

After making sure that everything was going well, Wei Jiang stood up and stretched his body.

"Interest is the biggest driving force behind the transaction."

If I remember correctly, the official said that this batch of precision laboratory equipment and industrial equipment will take at least a month to arrive.

Wei Jiang did not expect that everyone would suddenly be in place today.

"It seems that the higher-ups attach great importance to the construction of a microwave armed satellite network."

Wei Jiang clearly remembered the project that Tang Wu mentioned when he was communicating with him a few days ago.

After installing the small high-power microwave weapon he had used before on the satellite platform, Wei Jiang thought for a moment and nodded in approval of the East China University military's plan.

It is indeed feasible. Although it only uses the power generation capacity of solar panels, each satellite takes a long time to recharge after launching a microwave attack. However, when the network is built, it can also pose a deadly threat to other aircraft and satellites.

After chatting with Tang Wu for nearly two hours, Wei Jiang agreed to use the manta ray to support Dongda's plan to build a space weapons network.

Then today the surprise came.

"I'm going to Warehouse No. 3 tonight."

"Remember to control all electronic devices around you, Red Star."

"clear."

"Commander, I have placed an order for all the raw materials you requested. All materials will be delivered by the night after tomorrow at the latest."

In just a few minutes, the matter that Wei Jiang asked Hong Xing to handle had a result, and Wei Jiang couldn't help but praise the other party.

"You're getting more capable, Red Star."

"I didn't expect that after establishing an outpost base, your capabilities could be expanded."

The reason I say this is because two nights ago, Wu Ling was carried into the basement by Wei Jiang wearing a Dark Star battle suit, and the second reinforcement mission officially began.

With Wei Jiang's order, the Wuling Outpost's general artificial intelligence Red Star simultaneously unlocked the management functions related to the outpost base construction.

Wei Jiang still remembers the long list of terms that Hongxing introduced to him: energy management, safety monitoring, capacity planning, personnel identity and authority management, and production efficiency improvement.
An excellent base management intelligence, this is how Wei Jiang positions Red Star’s current role.

In the past two days, Hongxing has been sorting out the resources around Xiafang Village. These resources include the courtyards of Xiafang Village, acquired companies, materials, non-controlled environmental materials, labor conditions, etc.

"I can now handle missions related to base construction and operations more efficiently."

Hong Xing's slightly complacent voice came from the notebook, and Wei Jiang nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, let's work hard together."

When I walked out of my room, the laptop screen behind me turned off automatically.

Everything in the yard has been cleaned up, and now there are only father and son at home, no outsiders.

"Dad, stop wiping it."

In the yard, it had rained yesterday and some mud spots had splashed on the wall. When Wei Jiang came out, he saw his father bending over and mopping the wall.

"It's boring to be idle, so I cleaned the new house and it makes me feel good."

Seeing his father working so hard, Wei Jiang felt helpless.

Fortunately, this is not heavy physical labor and will not affect my father's body which has just recovered.

Wei Jiang certainly didn't bother to wipe off the mud spots. He sat in the foyer, watching the small fish swimming in the small pond in the yard. The fish were enjoying themselves in the pond, which was less than 10 square meters, obscured by water plants.

“That’s how life should be.”

Hearing Wei Jiang's sigh, Wei Yonghe also laughed.

"Like an old man."

"It would be better if you could really take some time off."

"Don't pretend to be so high-minded. Just do what you need to do."

Wei Jiang chuckled after being rebuked by his father.

"Yes, yes, you are right."

Wei Jiang made dinner himself. The kitchen had been upgraded, making cooking more efficient.

Although there were only two of them, Wei Jiang still cooked three dishes.

Now that I have money and free time, there is no reason to treat myself badly like before.

At night, after his father went into the room to rest, Wei Jiang got in the SUV and went out.

This is a 5-seater car with plenty of space in the back for luggage, enough for a large item nearly two meters long.

There was no way Wei Jiang would touch the steering wheel. Manual driving had long become history for Wei Jiang.

After more than half an hour, they arrived at a warehouse in the suburbs near the river. Wei Jiang got out of the car, put on a baseball cap and a mask, and walked down.

"Commander, I have controlled the surrounding surveillance cameras and found no suspicious persons."

Wei Jiang nodded after hearing Hong Xing's voice in the Bluetooth headset, and then walked into the Huailiu storage area.

Taking advantage of the time when Red Star was distracting the security personnel, Wei Jiang walked in calmly.

The surveillance cameras along the way captured no trace of Wei Jiang at all, and the staff on duty in the monitoring room of the storage area certainly did not notice the intrusion.

"Warehouse No. 3."

Standing in front of the warehouse door, Wei Jiang walked directly to the password door. Without even raising his hand, the password door opened directly. He stepped in and the password door automatically closed behind him.

Bang, bang, bang, the lights in the warehouse turned on one by one, dispelling the darkness in the spacious space.

With the light, Wei Jiang saw a large number of wooden and metal boxes of various sizes neatly arranged in the warehouse.

He pulled his cell phone out of his pocket and saw a clearly marked electronic photo on the screen.

“This is a small high-temperature calcination furnace. This is a high-magnification electron microscope.”

Without rushing to open the boxes, Wei Jiang took out his mobile phone and counted all the equipment in the warehouse first.

These are all his treasures. Whether the base construction can be accelerated depends on these equipment.

After walking around and standing back in the center of the warehouse, Wei Jiang took off the mask on his face. From his eyes, it could be seen that he was obviously a little excited.

"Very good~"

"Then let me begin."

Considering the next task to be dealt with, Wei Jiang took off his coat and hung it on the wooden box next to him.

Before experimental instruments and equipment are used, they must undergo strict and standardized debugging, which is the job that Wei Jiang himself has to handle.

Part of this equipment will be transported to the laboratory planned by Wei Jiang, and the rest will be transported to the company's manufacturing production line to upgrade and replace old manufacturing equipment and improve the degree of automation of the production line.

But before shipping these instruments and equipment out, Wei Jiang needs to seize the time difference and secretly use these equipment to make some good things that he urgently needs but are not convenient to make public without being known to the outside world.

The warehouses in the Huailiu storage area are fully sealed structures. Except for the necessary ventilation ducts, it is difficult for patrol personnel outside to notice when the lights are turned on in the warehouse.

The darker the night outside, the more intensely Wei Jiang worked in the warehouse.

Line connection, software initialization, equipment trial operation
"Commander, patrol officers are approaching, please control the noise level."

Looking at the experimental instrument started in front of him, the red star prompt sounded, and Wei Jiang decisively turned off the instrument.

Wei Jiang had no intention of letting anyone know about his contact with the warehouse equipment, otherwise he would not have been so careful when he came here at night.

After a few minutes, Red Star's voice sounded again.

"The patrol has left."

"Commander, the storage company has set up night patrols every hour. You need to pay attention."

Wei Jiang frowned, Huailiu Warehouse is his property now, his subordinates are conscientious and responsible, he should be happy, but now it affects his work a little.

"understood."
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It was 3 a.m. when Wei Jiang came out of the storage area, when it was the darkest.

On the way home in the SUV, Wei Jiang checked the information recorded in his mobile phone.

After being busy for several hours in Warehouse No. 3, he had debugged less than one-third of the equipment inside.

No matter how efficient he is, Wei Jiang knows it still takes time.

The vehicle turned from the national highway into the village road leading to the village below. Wei Jiang tilted his head and stared at the surveillance camera installed on the roadside electric pole.

There is a surveillance camera every few telephone poles.

Now all these surveillance cameras are under the control of Red Star, and the so-called control computers in the village have long been invaded and controlled by Red Star.

At 3:27, Wei Jiang drove into the garage and the garage door closed automatically. Exhausted both physically and mentally, Wei Jiang did not care about anything else and hurried back to his room to rest.

At noon, when Wei Jiang finished his breakfast and went back to sleep, a bus drove out of the center of Nanshi City and headed east.

Wei Yonghe has long been accustomed to his son taking a nap after breakfast.

He understood that Wei Jiang's night owl life had begun again.

When he was on Qiong Island, he would wonder what Wei Jiang was doing at night, but now he has put aside this curiosity.

If he didn't ask and didn't know, he wouldn't be able to leak the secrets about Wei Jiang.

The movement of his hands continued, and the chopping board made clanging sounds as Wei Yonghe chopped the meat.

"Dad, let me do it."

Hearing Wei Jiang's voice, Wei Yonghe turned around to look at his son, without stopping the two knives that were chopping the dumpling stuffing.

"You sit down and take a rest. I'm having a great time chopping."

"I want to eat dumplings at noon, let me make some to try."

Seeing his father working hard, Wei Jiang didn't insist anymore and pulled a chair to sit outside the kitchen door.

The dumpling skins were ready. He had bought them outside before, and they would just wrap them together in a while.

"Wei Jiang, the town just sent out a notice saying that volunteers will come to our village to help the left-behind elderly solve some minor problems in life."

"If they come, you receive them."

"Look at the time. We are in the nearby village in the morning and should be there in the afternoon."

Wei Jiang was originally slumped on the back of a bamboo stool, but when he heard what his father said, he swallowed his yawn that was halfway through.

"Volunteers coming to our place?"

"I've never seen it before."

Wei Yonghe, who was chopping stuffing, heard this and replied with a smile:

"How could you have seen it? You were always in school. How long could you have stayed in the village?"

"The volunteers in front were all very nice. They taught the left-behind elderly in the village how to use mobile phones, cleaned the house, and fixed and replaced light bulbs. They were all very nice."

Wei Jiang looked at the approval on his father's face when he said this and became more curious about these volunteers.

"That's not bad. It's nice to come here once in a while."

"It's really not easy for the elders in the village to stay at home. They feel lonely."

In the past, Wei Jiang's family had been busy running the auto repair shop, repairing cars day and night and had little contact with people in the village.

It is a good thing that someone comes to do charity, and Wei Jiang has no reason to object.

"Red Star, check the volunteers and organizers who will be coming today."

Putting down his phone, Wei Jiang put his hands in his pockets, folded them on his stomach, and stared straight ahead.

beep~

"Commander, the organizer is the South City College Alliance. The volunteers are mainly college students, and the others are local charity workers."

"From the perspective of personal identity and background, the problem is not serious. There are no overseas personnel involved."

Putting the phone in his pocket, Wei Jiang let out a breath.

It seemed that he was too nervous.

It is possible that these people are just volunteers who come here just to do charity.

"Don't mention it, your mustard greens and pork filling looks really good."

After washing his hands, Wei Jiang stood beside his father and helped him make dumplings.

An hour after eating the dumplings, Wei Jiang kept blowing on them to cool them down.

“It’s delicious. Very good.”

Wei Yonghe sat opposite Wei Jiang, a smile on his face, eating the dumplings on the plate slowly.

Beep, beep, beep
The doorbell rang at the gate of the courtyard and someone was ringing the doorbell outside.

Wei Jiang reached out for his cell phone reflexively. His father had just said something to him during dinner, so he had to put the phone aside.

Raising his hand to signal himself to open the door, Wei Jiang picked up his cell phone and walked towards the gate.

Looking at the young men and women wearing red vests on the phone screen, Wei Jiang put away his phone and opened the gate.

Several young smiling faces appeared. Before Wei Jiang could speak, a girl standing in the front spoke first:

"Hello handsome guy, we are charity volunteers from the South City University Alliance. Today we are here to help the left-behind elderly and children in our Xiafang Village."

"I wonder what we can do for you?"

In early March, the temperature in Nanshi was not high, and the girl was still wearing a thick coat that covered her body tightly. However, Wei Jiang felt strongly the warmth and friendliness in the girl's smile, like the warm sun.

“Thank you for doing this for the elders in the village.”

"Just go and help the old man. I won't bother you anymore."

"If you need any help, you can come to me."

Don't hit someone who smiles at you, especially if the other person is a young girl with a lovely smile.

Wei Jiang didn't notice that he was smiling a little too brightly and that he raised his hands to fix his hair a little too often.

(End of this chapter)