The Great Flood of the End of Time: Female Neighbor Comes to Borrow Food

Chapter 644 The Tasks and Pressures of the R&D Department

Without giving it much thought, Liang Yuan swiftly flew towards Yangshan.

It was completely dark, the wind was biting, and snow was falling heavily.

With Liang Yuan's speed, he returned to Yangshan in just a few minutes.

Upon returning to the chief's residence, he found Zhuang Shuyuan and the others waiting for him.

"Mr. Liang is back!"

Someone shouted, and everyone rushed out to greet them.

Zhuang Shuyuan hurried forward, her figure swaying, and asked anxiously, "Are you alright?"

Liang Yuan shook his head and asked, "Is there anything going on in Yangshan?"

Zhuang Shuyuan quickly shook her head: "No, what's wrong?"

Liang Yuan said in a deep voice, "This convoy is indeed our enemy."

"What! An enemy?" Zhuang Shuyuan was taken aback.

Shi Haizhu and the others standing nearby also began to inquire.

"Mr. Liang, when have we ever offended anyone from Yuzhou?"

"Why does this Sprout Company have a grudge against us?"

Everyone started asking questions anxiously.

Liang Yuan shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "Do you still remember the Garden of Eden in the Mirage Serpent Space?"

Everyone present was stunned. Many had only heard about the incident, but knew little about the specifics.

In the crowd, a patrol captain who had once been in Han Xiangman's team immediately reacted and shouted, "Mr. Liang, are you talking about the Garden of Eden where Old Man Ge and Xia Ming had their accident during their exploration of the Mirage Serpent Space?"

"Yes, the owner of this Garden of Eden at that time was an opponent with the ability to create clones. His name was Wu Yaobang."

“I killed all his clones back then, but he must still have clones hiding in other places. This time, the leader of this Sprout Company is him.”

"This person's clone has already gone to Chishan in Yuzhou and has even infiltrated the upper echelons of Mengya Company."

"This person has entered the stage of gene recombination, which is extremely dangerous."

“I suspect he has other clones remaining in Linjiang City. Minister Zhuang, please have the investigation department conduct a population census, focusing on screening the migrant population, to see if there are any suspicious individuals.”

Liang Yuan suspected that Wu Yaobang must have a clone left in Linjiang City, and this suspicion was not unfounded.

It's important to understand that Linjiang City is so far away from Chishan City in Yuzhou Province that it would be almost impossible to find your way there without any directions.

However, the other party was able to clearly cross the vast snowfield and arrive at Linjiang.

There must be some way to find the right direction.

Liang Yuan speculated that this method might be based on the connection between Wu Yaobang's clones.

Just like one can sense the location of the parasite.

Although geographically limited, this sensation is real.

In addition, Teacher Li's spiritual imprint also has the ability to locate and track.

Zhuang Shuyuan immediately nodded and said, "Okay, I'll have someone take care of it right away."

This isn't the first time a census has been conducted, and the people in the audit department are very familiar with this method.

Liang Yuan gave everyone a few more instructions before rushing off to the R&D department.

The R&D department remains brightly lit, with lights on almost 24 hours a day as various research projects are conducted.

Ren Jie and Fu Qibo are leading the team in developing the various technologies that Li Hanzhong brought back from the military.

The R&D team is now working overtime to create a large number of new types of runes, which are being applied to various devices.

Now Yangshan has no shortage of runes, but it lacks the carriers for manufacturing weapons and equipment.

Aside from the bones of various mutated beasts that can be used as materials, there are only trees and stones.

However, stones are easily broken, while some mutated trees are no less durable than steel and are also lighter. But these trees also have a growth cycle and cannot be cut down indiscriminately, otherwise it will inevitably affect the island's ecology.

The best materials are actually various metals, which are then fused with the bones of mutated beasts to form various materials.

As a result, a new profession has emerged in Yangshan.

The profession of scavenger!
Many people with superpowers would leave Yangshan and search for various metal materials in nearby high-rise buildings, then bring them back and sell them to the Yangshan department that specializes in buying and selling materials.

Among them, those with water-attribute abilities naturally have the biggest advantage.

Using the floating bridge and fishing grounds as a passage, they dived underwater and began exploring the once-submerged city.

On those abandoned streets and overpasses, there are a lot of abandoned and rusty cars, each with a large amount of steel on it. Bringing them back would be pure profit.

Of course, there are certain risks involved.

After all, the underwater world is extremely dangerous, with a large number of mutated fish and shrimp.

Therefore, many water-attribute ability users choose to form gangs and scavenger teams to explore underwater and collect materials.

And if you can find rare metals such as gold and silver during this period, you'll make even more money.

In short, every development and change at the top level in Yangshan will cause significant changes below.

"Mr. Liang, what brings you here?"

Upon seeing Liang Yuan, Ren Jie, Fu Qibo, and others asked in surprise.

Liang Yuan nodded to the two of them and asked, "Where is Professor Li?"

“Professor Li went back to rest; he doesn’t come in the evenings often,” Fu Qibo said.

Liang Yuan said, "I brought back a piece of spoils of war. Your R&D department needs to study and disassemble it in detail to see if we can replicate the same equipment."

Ren Jie and Fu Qibo immediately became interested.

The two knew that whenever Liang Yuan returned, if he personally brought back spoils of war, then they were definitely not ordinary!
"Mr. Liang, what spoils of war?"

"Is it a weapon?"

The two immediately began to inquire.

Liang Yuan looked around the space and said, "This place is too small. Let's go to the R&D department's sunroom."

The two were taken aback; the Yangshan R&D department was built against the mountain, no longer the small place it used to be.

The entire R&D department now has six or seven floors, with each floor covering several hundred square meters.

What kind of spoils are these? They can't even fit in this box.

Immediately, everyone from the R&D department followed, their faces full of curiosity.

Liang Yuan led them to the R&D department's dedicated sunlit area.

This is inside the cave, a large hall inlaid with numerous defensive runes, which can effectively block intrusion and exploration by those with supernatural abilities such as earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical ability).

The cave is high enough and spacious enough.

A large number of mutated sunflowers were planted all around.

There were also mutated sunflower potted plants hanging from the top, making the entire cave quite bright.

Boom!

Liang Yuan waved his hand, releasing a Sprout Armored Vehicle from his inventory. The massive armored vehicle landed with a thud, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

The R&D staff were stunned.

"This...this is an armored vehicle?"

"My God, how can it be so big?"

"What material is this made of? Rune bone!"

"No, the runes on these bones were added later."

"Wow, is this... is it a tracked vehicle?"

"Quick, go in and take a look."

Ren Jie, Fu Qibo, and others began to examine the armored vehicle, all quite excited.

This is a supernatural technology product that highly integrates runes and technology.

Its technological level is far superior to that of Yangshan.

Liang Yuan announced, "Everyone, this trophy has all the functions of eating, drinking, living, and traveling. It comes with its own weapon system, various reconnaissance systems, defense systems, and transformation systems."

"I need you to study the disassembly process as soon as possible and produce a set of blueprints."

"If there's anything you don't know how to operate this armored vehicle, I'll have the inspection department send you an instruction manual later."

Ren Jie was taken aback and asked curiously, "How come this instruction manual is in the inspection department?"

Liang Yuan smiled and said, "Minister Zhuang and the others are still interrogating them."

Liang Yuan has already captured all the members of the Sprout team who were trapped in the Shadow World and handed them over to Zhuang Shuyuan and the others for interrogation.

The main focus is on understanding the nascent company and the operating techniques of these armored vehicles.

Zhuang Shuyuan's special abilities made interrogation a breeze.

I estimate I'll be able to finish the report tomorrow.

"Mr. Liang, can this armored vehicle really be disassembled? I'm afraid that once it's disassembled, I won't be able to put it back together," Ren Jie said with some concern.

Fu Qibo, who was standing to the side, nodded and said, "There is not only a sophisticated circuit system, but also a rune array system, a rune array switching system, an energy supply system, and so on. With so many systems working together, it is probably very complicated."

"Once it's taken apart, it might be difficult to put it back together."

Liang Yuan chuckled: "Just go ahead and study it. I've acquired eight of these armored vehicles in total."

Upon hearing this, Ren Jie and Fu Qibo were overjoyed, their eyes filled with excitement.

"So many? Haha, that's great, we can start researching freely now."

"Old Ren, what are we waiting for? Let's start tonight."

"But that rune grid project you're working on... Hey, that's not urgent. I see there's a power supply system inside this armored vehicle. Maybe we can find some inspiration from it!"

"Hey, now that you mention it, I'm also thinking about my multi-attribute tracking cannon project. Maybe we can find some inspiration for this vehicle!"

……

Liang Yuan watched the two of them excitedly discussing something before starting their research inside the armored vehicle. He couldn't help but chuckle, then turned and left the research and development department.

Back home, Yangmei had already gone to bed early.

However, Lin Ya was still in the living room.

Ding Yan, Dong Yan, and Song Wen have all returned.

Liang Yuan was somewhat surprised to see this.

Why are you all at home?

The women immediately stood up. Ding Yan looked Liang Yuan up and down and, after confirming that he was not injured, breathed a sigh of relief.

"The people from the inspection department came over and said that you just got back today and then went out again. That's how I found out you went to fight. Are you alright?" Ding Yan asked.

Song Wen also asked, "Brother Liang, didn't you say the matter with the military was resolved? Why did you go out again?"

"It's that armored convoy that came from Yuzhou Province."

Liang Yuan recounted the events, and everyone present looked astonished.

"Wu Yaobang? He's not dead yet?" Ding Yan asked, her face grim.

She hadn't forgotten how she had nearly fallen victim to Wu Yaobang's treachery back in the Mirage Serpent Space.

Song Wen and Dong Yan had also heard Liang Yuan talk about the Mirage Serpent Space, and both women's expressions changed slightly.

Song Wen couldn't help but ask, "Brother Liang, is it that superhuman who can create clones?"

Liang Yuan nodded slightly: "Yes, after killing many of his clones last time, I guessed that he still had his main body hiding in the outside world."

"I just didn't expect that he would have gone all the way to Yuzhou and become a middle or senior manager of this Mengya Company."

"Brother Liang, did you kill him this time?" Dong Yan asked immediately.

Liang Yuan nodded slightly, then shook his head: "I have captured his convoy, but he should not be dead yet. Those who came this time are all clones."

"Another clone?" Dong Yan couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"What is the strength of his clone?" Ding Yan immediately asked.

Liang Yuandao said, "The progress of gene recombination is estimated to be over 20%."

"What!" Ding Yan exclaimed in surprise, "Then he's taller than you?"

Liang Yuan nodded slightly.

"With such a high rate of gene recombination, could it be his original form?"

Liang Yuan shook his head: "No."

He was certain because the system hadn't given him any notification about the points he'd gained from defeating the opponent.

This shows that it was not Wu Yaobang's true form at all.

"This person has countless clones. If I were him, I would never let the main body take risks."

"Therefore, his true form must be hidden somewhere that no one can find."

Ding Yan's expression was not good; having such an enemy secretly lurking was certainly not good news.

Liang Yuan patted her shoulder: "His main body has most likely gone to the northwest. The altitude there is high, so there's no need to worry about it being flooded. Don't worry too much."

"Brother Liang, what kind of force is this Sprout Company?" Song Wen couldn't help but ask.

"Zhuang Shuyuan is interrogating people overnight, but we haven't obtained any specific information yet."

The group pressed Liang Yuan for details, and Liang Yuan, of course, did not hide anything and recounted everything.

After hearing this, all the women looked solemn, realizing that this so-called Budding Company was probably very powerful and its development level far exceeded that of Yangshan!

Liang Yuan looked at the women and said, "Next, we need to accelerate our development and vigorously develop Yangshan's technological strength. You all need to work hard to improve your cultivation progress."

"If you break through gene recombination sooner, you can help me suppress some key areas of Yangshan."

Song Wen, Dong Yan, and Ding Yan all nodded seriously.

Even Lin Ya, who was not far away, could feel the pressure from Liang Yuan and the others.

(End of this chapter)