Eunuch, do you really know these martial arts?

An Yang didn't blame An Ye and An Ying for not believing him. Even he himself couldn't believe it when An Yi first mentioned it. But better safe than sorry, and Jiang Nian had already broken some conventions. So no matter what, they had to prepare in advance.

"Without a meteorite, how could he contact the outside world? Could there be a mole on your side who secretly granted Jiang Nian the authority to contact the outside world?"

Dark Eagle's eyes were full of mockery as he looked at Dark Ocean and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

“I checked the surveillance footage. Apart from An Yi, no one else has been to Jiang Nian’s room. Even his meals were delivered by An Yi. Jiang Nian hasn’t had any contact with anyone, so it’s impossible that someone gave him that access.”

How could An Yang not have thought of the problems that Dark Eagle could think of? So before coming over, he checked the surveillance footage and confirmed this.

"This Jiang Nian, how should I put it... all the weapons he modifies are improved. Anyway, this guy is just strange. I'm not too surprised that he can contact the outside world. It can only mean one thing—his strength is much greater than we know."

An Ye calmed down and analyzed Jiang Nian's situation, not thinking it was a big problem at all.

"Dark Hawk, you're in charge of the base's energy system. Did you really not detect any problems with Jiang Nian's communication signals with the outside world?"

This time it was An Yang's turn to question An Ying.

Dark Eagle suddenly stammered, "Yes... there was a small problem. But it disappeared in about ten minutes. I thought it was caused by a storm at sea, who would have thought Jiang Nianzhen was so amazing!"

He's not stupid; An Yang and An Ye had already made things very clear. That's why An Ying revealed his own situation.

"In that case, you're in complete charge of the signal system. Otherwise, if an outsider manages to breach our system and causes damage next time, you'll really have to hand over your position of leadership!"

An Yang snorted coldly, this time his tone becoming sarcastic. After uttering those words in an annoyed tone, he got up and left.

Dark Eagle glared angrily at Dark Ocean as he left, then threw the teacup on the table, smashing it onto the carpet. The tea stain turned the white carpet a horribly yellow, making it look extremely unsightly.

"Dark Night, just you wait. Sooner or later, I will drag Dark Yang down from his position of power and crush him under my feet!"

After throwing those words at Dark Night, Dark Eagle also left.

After staring at the tea stains on the carpet for a while, An Ye finally stood up, fanning himself with his folding fan.

Jiang Nian alone has caused a rift between the two powerful figures of Shadow. How long can Shadow last?
After Jiang Nian finished eating in his room, he called An Yi over.

"Mr. Jiang Nian, is there anything I can do for you?"

An Yi's attitude was so respectful that no one could find fault with him.

It's really impressive that a robot can do this much.

"These are the revised drawings. Take them to An Yang."

Jiang Nian pointed to the blueprints on the table and said in a calm tone.

"Yes, I'll send it to Master right away."

An Yi respectfully picked up the blueprints and left.

Watching An Yi's departing figure, Jiang Nian stroked his chin, wondering how An Yang would react after seeing the blueprint.

But before he could think about it for long, his phone beeped with a video call notification.

Jiang Nian glanced at his phone in surprise. He remembered that his phone had no signal here, and could only connect for about ten minutes a day. Usually, he was the one who initiated the calls, so why was someone calling him first?
Feeling something was off, Jiang Nian still picked up her phone.

The video was sent by Gao Shiwei.

Seeing the full signal strength, Jiang Nian was puzzled, but he didn't hesitate and answered the call directly.

"Greetings, Commander!"

After the video call connected, Jiang Nian saw Gao Shiwei sitting there looking at her with a serious expression, so she greeted him first.

"Comrade Jiang Nian, thank you for your hard work!"

Seeing that Jiang Nian was alright, Gao Shiwei was finally relieved. This time, Jiang Nian had indeed sacrificed far too much for China.

"Commander, I'm not tired. By the way, how's it going in Japan?"

Jiang Nian knew what Gao Shiwei was thinking, and he had no intention of listening to those words of guilt. Ultimately, this was Gao Shiwei's own choice, and it had nothing to do with anyone else.

"In Japan, they paid a considerable price to retrieve the batch of weapons that sank to the bottom of the sea. Mr. Zhou sent people over to hand over the goods to us, and we have now completely taken over that military factory."

When the matter was brought up, Gao Shiwei carefully recounted the entire process to Jiang Nian.

Hearing this, Jiang Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

During our previous call, he lost signal before he could ask these questions, but now we have time to have a proper chat.

"That's good. That military factory produces weapons that many countries don't sell to other countries. We can send people to study them more, and I believe we can develop even more powerful weapons."

The Shadow's military factory may not be very large, but the most important thing is the weapons it produces.

Jiang Nian had to admit this. They had previously intercepted fighter jets from the US, which had been a great inspiration, but such things couldn't be done frequently. Ironically, Shadow possessed the weapon blueprints that China wanted, as well as already manufactured munitions, which would be of immense help to China's weapons development.

“I know that. Director Zeng has already sent researchers over, it’s just a pity that you, the most knowledgeable person in weapons, are not here. You don’t know, Director Zeng and the others have been talking about you. I told them you were on a mission and wouldn’t be back for a while, and a bunch of people pointed their fingers at me and cursed me.”

Although Gao Shiwei was a high-ranking leader in the military region, the researchers at the institute didn't give him much face. Zeng Maozhe, in particular, almost overturned Gao Shiwei's desk when he learned that Gao Shiwei had actually sent Jiang Nian on a mission.

"Director Zeng just wants me to stay and work at the research institute. But sir, I'm currently researching the latest sniper rifle from Country E. Once it's finished, I'll send you the blueprints."

Jiang Nian smiled. He knew that the bigwigs at the research institute were keeping a close eye on him, wishing he would stay there all day doing research. But Jiang Nian preferred to participate in real missions after successfully developing the technology.

This really worried Zeng Maozhe. In their eyes, Jiang Nian was the institute's treasure, extremely precious. What if something unexpected happened to him during a mission?
This is why the bigwigs were quite dissatisfied with Gao Shiwei after learning that Jiang Nian had gone on a mission. And Gao Shiwei, unfortunately, couldn't explain himself.

Upon hearing that Jiang Nian was actually researching the latest sniper rifle from Country E, Gao Shiwei's eyes lit up. He knew Jiang Nian wouldn't forget China.

"Good! Good! Good! Comrade Jiang Nian, you've worked hard. I'll definitely celebrate your success when you come back!"

The fact that Gao Shiwei said "good" three times in a row was enough to show how excited he was.

He had initially thought that Jiang Nian's three-year stay in that organization would be a huge loss for China. But now it seems that Jiang Nian's time in the organization might actually allow him to make a greater contribution to China.

After chatting with Gao Shiwei for a few more minutes, Jiang Nian hung up the video call.

Jiang Nian noticed that the phone signal was still at full strength after the call ended.

So, the Shadows aren't restricting his internet access anymore?
The thought flashed through Jiang Nian's mind, and he stopped thinking about it. All he cared about was the result; the process didn't matter.

In the dark ocean room.

An Yi stood in front of him, holding the blueprints Jiang Nian had given him.

"Master, these are the drawings Mr. Jiang Nian gave you. He said they have been revised."

An Yang didn't say anything, picked up the blueprint and glanced at it, immediately noticing the difference.

In the current blueprints, the sniper rifle is a size smaller than before. This reduces the weight, but even An Yang can't guarantee that it will maintain its stability.

Is this all Jiang Nian is capable of?
That shouldn't be the case. "What has Jiang Nian been doing these past few days?"

After handing the blueprints to Jiang Nian, An Yang didn't concern himself with how Jiang Nian would proceed. He gave Jiang Nian a week, and until he saw the results, he didn't care how far Jiang Nian could go.

However, something is clearly wrong with these blueprints.

"Reporting to Master, Mr. Jiang Nian had us make a sniper rifle for him according to the original blueprints, and then he went to the laboratory. He stayed in the laboratory for a day and a night, and the final product he produced was the blueprint you have here. Mr. Jiang Nian tested the rifle in the laboratory."

An Yi had no idea what An Yang was thinking, but he answered his questions seriously.

Did you test the gun?

Now that you've tested the gun, you should be aware of its weaknesses. How should the internal components be modified after scaling it down?
Jiang Nian shouldn't have made such a basic mistake.
An Yang's mind was now full of question marks.

Perfecting this sniper rifle was Jiang Nian's first task after joining Shadow. Jiang Nian might not care, but An Yang, as the person in charge, attached great importance to it.

It was precisely because he valued it that he found it strange.

Based on Jiang Nian's information, he is definitely not such a reckless person.

Just as An Yang was pondering this seriously, An Yi's pager suddenly went off.

"An Yi, come to my room."

As the pager rang, Jiang Nian's calm voice came through.

An Yi looked at An Yang and said, "Master, Mr. Jiang Nian is calling me."

"Go see what he wants from you first."

An Yang waved his hand, indicating that An Yi could leave.

"An Yi, I'm sorry, I only gave you the outline drawings before. This is the detailed exploded view. Please give it to An Yang."

Jiang Nianzhen didn't do it on purpose. He couldn't just give the blueprints provided by the system to An Yang, so he drew another one.

That's where the problem lies. Jiang Nian's drawings were incredibly detailed, even including breakdown diagrams. When he gave them to An Yi, he was thinking about something else and subconsciously only gave him one drawing.

It wasn't until after the phone call with Gao Shiwei that Jiang Nian realized the problem, so she quickly called An Yi over.

“Yes, Mr. Jiang Nian.”

After receiving the blueprints, An Yi was about to leave.

"By the way, An Yi, can I go online now?"

Although he already had a guess in mind, Jiang Nian still asked An Yi directly. After all, An Yi was an intelligent robot, and he also had a network signal.

“Yes, Mr. Jiang Nian. As a member of Shadow, you naturally have access to the internet.”

He nodded slightly and answered respectfully.

Jiang Nian breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the answer.

At least he knew that the fact that he could use the internet meant that the Shadow people wouldn't restrict him. Aside from not being able to leave this place for the time being, everything else was fine.

Upon seeing the disassembled blueprints, An Yang smiled.

He was right, how could someone who is considered a national treasure by China be only of this level?
Jiang Nian is indeed a genius, and a genius among geniuses.

"Dark One, take these blueprints and have people start production. Once the samples are ready, give one each to Dark Night and Dark Eagle."

An Yang gave An Yi a command.

He wanted to see how Dark Eagle would react when he saw the sniper rifle that Jiang Nian had modified and improved.

“Jiang Nian, since you completed the mission ahead of schedule, I need to go out for a while. You can come with me.”

In the same conference room where they first met, An Yang faced Jiang Nian and spoke with a serious expression.

Jiang Nian was stunned. It was that easy to get out?
He thought he might have to spend the next three years here.

Who knew that all he had done was produce a perfect blueprint, and An Yang had so easily led him out?

For a moment, Jiang Nian thought he had misheard.

"Since we can get out, of course I want to go with you!"

Fearing that An Yang might change his mind, Jiang Nian quickly spoke up.

Just kidding, he's not stupid, he doesn't want to stay in this godforsaken place forever!
"But what are you going out there for?"

As one of the three leaders of the Shadow Organization, An Yang was not involved in anything particularly important, and Jiang Nian believed that he would not need to personally intervene.

Otherwise, the internationally renowned arms dealer at that time would have been Shadow, not Overlord.

"There's an arms deal to discuss. Since you're free, come along and take a look. You'll be needed to handle these kinds of things in the future."

An Yang didn't hide anything and told Jiang Nian directly what he was going to do on this trip.

Discussing arms deals?
Should I take myself with me?

Also, what do you mean by "you'll inevitably have to handle things yourself in the future"?

Does this mean that Anyang will make him go into the arms business in the future?

For a moment, Jiang Nian suddenly didn't know what to say.

He has absolutely no desire to be an arms dealer!
An Yang kept his word. The day after he told him about it, An Yang appeared at Jiang Nian's room door early in the morning.

“Mr. Jiang Nian, this is your mask. You must wear it after you go out.”

An Yi handed Jiang Nian a black mask of the same style.

Jiang Nian saw that the mask was engraved with a leopard.

Seriously, he doesn't want to be a leopard at all!

After putting on a mask, Jiang Nian changed into the clothes that An Yi had brought. The black robe wrapped him tightly, and with the mask, he exuded a mysterious aura, and no one could tell what Jiang Nian looked like.

The mask must have been custom-made. Once put on, it covered everything except the eyes, yet breathing was not affected at all.

As expected of the richest organization, the materials used to make this mask are simply unavailable to the average person.

Led by An Yi, Jiang Nian arrived at the base exit.

This place was different from where he had entered before. After the steel door opened, a treehouse appeared before him. Standing inside, he could hear the sound of seawater crashing against the rocks. (End of Chapter)