Delta: Who are you saying has suffered a loss of strength?

Longcheng, the Tower of Independence.

The UN president stood on the stage and spoke, and the entire hall was so quiet that only his voice could be heard.

He was a foreign man in his fifties, of medium build and rather thin, wearing a dark gray suit.

Aside from his distinctively sculpted features, Han Che couldn't tell that he was any different from other foreigners.

His every word was transmitted through a microphone and translated into multiple languages ​​by simultaneous interpretation equipment in different regions, playing simultaneously through the headphones worn by club members from various countries in the audience.

A standard broadcaster's voice came through Han Che's earphones, but the overly formal speech made it difficult for Han Che to focus on the wording.

His gaze swept across the stage and landed on Xiaobai's mother, Su Lingyi, who was sitting to one side.

She sat among several UN officials, her posture upright and her expression calm, not much different from the other officials.

The UN President continued, "It is a pleasure to see you all together again. After a period of training, we are finally able to train in a dedicated facility."

"As you may have noticed, this is a brand new building, constructed with funding from the Kava Group under the leadership of the United Nations."

"I would like to thank the KAV Group for their generous support. They are a financially strong, capable, responsible, and caring company." As he spoke, he stretched his arm to the side, gesturing to the KAV Group representative beside him.

"You may not understand why we chose this location. As you've probably noticed when you arrived, the surrounding environment is poor and underdeveloped. Even the road from the airport to here is quite difficult to navigate."

"And this tower, which we call the Tower of Independence, is an absolutely magnificent project for the nation of Longcheng."

"It can not only provide a solid security guarantee for Longcheng, but also bring huge economic benefits, and even solve the problems of local employment, medical care, and education."

"Although Longcheng is not large in area, it has a superior location and abundant resources, and it is definitely worth developing vigorously. It just lacks this opportunity."

"Our choice of this location allows us to address both the UN's training program and the development of Longcheng, creating a rare win-win situation." After saying this, he bowed slightly and then stepped aside to give the podium to another speaker next to him.

Next up was a representative from the Kava Group, a middle-aged woman who spoke very quickly and had a smile on her face, but it didn't seem very sincere.

Her speech mainly revolved around the Kava Group's commitment to the future development of Longcheng, and she used very elegant language.

A representative from Longcheng also spoke, but his speech was shorter, merely expressing a polite thank you and a vision for future cooperation.

As he spoke, his eyes would occasionally sweep over the club members in the audience, who were dressed in their finest gear.

Han Che lowered his head and typed "Kawa Group" into the search bar on his phone. There wasn't much information, but it was enough for him to make some basic judgments.

It was a multinational corporation with operations in multiple countries. On the surface, its business scope involved energy and infrastructure construction, but the top-level controllers and the capital behind it all pointed to the United States.

Han Che's right eyelid twitched slightly when he saw the result.

From the recent live broadcast from the space base to the previous actions of the Clown Gang, even their infiltration of the Chinese government, and the long-standing issue of brain-computer interfaces.

This has instilled in Han Che a conditioned reflex of vigilance towards everything in the United States.

Is this independent tower really that beneficial to the local area? Han Che was skeptical about it.

Moreover, the concept of a "great project" made Han Che very uncomfortable.

He recalled that in Asara, Dam Zero was also called a great project.

That word sounds grand and impressive on paper, but it takes on a completely different form in real life.

He recalled the background story of the dilapidated shantytowns and emptied villages of Dam Zero, and the civilians of Asara who starved to death by the roadside.

Ultimately, because of this grand plan, countless Assara people became refugees.

However, there was indeed no conflict between Hafk and Asara in this world, which Han Che couldn't understand at all.

If the Hafk group doesn't exploit the Assara people, how can he conduct human experiments?

Han Che didn't dwell on it for long before another speech rang out. After a long string of official jargon, the UN president brought up China again.

"And we have finally welcomed the Dragon Kingdom's participation. As a major power in the East, the Dragon Kingdom's participation will undoubtedly enhance our strength and enable us to achieve full exploration of dangerous areas as soon as possible."

"Of the more than 1200 agents who participated in the joint training program, 480 passed the initial assessment, which has exceeded the United Nations' expectations. The level of everyone is higher than the United Nations anticipated."

"It's worth mentioning that the highest score in the preliminary assessment, 28 points, was achieved in a test conducted by Long Guoxin just two days ago. Not only did it significantly surpass the third-ranked contestant with 23 points by a full 5 points, but there were actually two such individuals!"

"They are Wang Zheng from Longguo Longteng Club and Han Che from Longguo 78 Club."

As soon as he finished speaking, the large screen on one side of the podium switched to two side-by-side images: one was a close-up of Wang Zheng's profile as he fired, and the other was a shot of Han Che holding a gun.

The crowd below gasped in unison when those images appeared. Some people stood up and looked towards the area where the Dragon Kingdom Club members were gathered, and started discussing among themselves.

Han Che looked at the big screen, not very satisfied.

During the test that day, Han Che couldn't use his killing intent perception to accurately locate the three targets in the final smoke grenade; he had to rely solely on his memory to shoot them.

Most of the bullets struck the shields, eventually only managing to knock down the "warden target" standing between the two shields.

Wang Zheng, on the other hand, was in a similar situation, having also knocked down the warden's target.

In the end, the two ended in a draw, and neither of them managed to bark.

Han Che was not satisfied with the result, but it caused quite a stir among the players.

All the test videos were made public at the United Nations to ensure fairness, which led to a large number of people learning about Han Che's strength and Wang Zheng. His Ash-12 also attracted considerable attention because no other player used it, but he used it very well.

Xiao Bai gave it 19 points, which was already quite good. To Han Che's surprise, Qiu Ying also gave it 19 points.

Han Che watched her video, and it seemed like there was nothing special about it, but Han Che could sense that it was because Qiu Ying was too familiar with the gun.

Many of the extremely close kills were achieved by flick shots, almost without any aiming, relying solely on muscle memory.

In the end, he scored 19 points with a bolt-action sniper rifle, which is on par with an assault rifle, and that's already quite impressive.

The opening ceremony of the joint training program in the Tower of Independence in Long City has officially concluded, and the training phase will now begin.