Keeping Something in Reserve

In a luxurious room, a loud slap rang out.

"Do you understand the gap between you and Little Fei now?" Long Huijuan asked, folding her arms as she looked at Long Taotian.

Long Taotian lowered his head in shame, his hands clenched into fists as resentment filled his heart.

"Hmph, you still refuse to face reality. If there is a next time, no one will be able to save you." Long Huijuan sat down on the sofa after speaking.

Long Huijuan's phone rang. She checked the caller ID, answered it, and turned on the speaker.

"Dad, what do you need me for?"

"Taotian's phone isn't reachable, and even his location has disappeared. Can you find him? Ask him how things went."

When Long Taotian heard his grandfather's voice, he was just about to speak when Long Huijuan pointed at him, telling him to keep quiet.

"Taotian failed, and..." Long Huijuan clearly explained everything that had happened.

"That brat. A bastard is still a bastard, daring to disgrace my Long Family." Long Dingkun's voice was full of fury.

"Dad, I want to ask you something."

"Ask."

"If Little Fei's mother had been Xu Xiya, then with Little Fei's abilities, would he have been qualified to become a candidate for the next head of the Long Family?"

"There is no need to answer such a hypothetical question."

"Dad, forget whether it is hypothetical or not. Please answer me."

Long Dingkun drew a deep breath and answered, "Yes."

Long Taotian's face was full of shock.

The corners of Long Huijuan's lips lifted slightly. "Dad, since you acknowledge Little Fei's abilities, then don't send anyone else to provoke him. If he gets angry and works with one of our Long Family's competitors, he will become our nightmare. If you stop now, we can still work with Little Fei in the future. Whether you want to make a profit or suffer losses depends on a single thought from you."

After hearing his daughter's words, Long Dingkun understood that she had a point. In his eyes, if Long Fei's mother had not once worked in nightclubs and as a bar hostess, if she had been born cleanly even into an ordinary family, he would have been willing to acknowledge Long Fei and his three older sisters as part of the Long Family, and acknowledge the siblings as his own grandchildren.

Setting aside Long Fei's mother's background, Long Dingkun greatly recognized Long Fei's abilities.

"Fine, we'll do as you say. Leave that bastard Long Fei to you. I hope you can truly bring him over and let our Long Family profit from him."

"I'll talk to him if I get the chance, but first, cancel the marriage alliance you negotiated with the Shu Family. If we want Little Fei to cooperate with us, that is the first condition."

"Hmph. I'll consider it."

After father and daughter discussed a few more matters, Long Dingkun hung up.

"You understand now, don't you? Your grandfather actually recognizes Little Fei's abilities very much. I advise you not to think about revenge. Besides, this is not a grudge you can avenge."

Long Taotian was deeply unwilling to accept it, but he already understood that he could not compare to Long Fei.

Several days later, Long Fei sent people to take over all of the Long Family's investment assets in the Philipp Kingdom. He also received the three billion given by his aunt.

The Long Family's investments in the Philipp Kingdom totaled fifteen billion Hanxia Nation dollars.

Among those investment assets, the industries that interested Long Fei most were chips, networks, and precision machine tools.

Long Fei possessed many advanced designs for chip technology, networks, and precision machine tools. He brought out technology twenty years ahead of this world's current level.

For example, many countries in this world were currently researching and developing Quantum Chips. Long Fei brought out all related Quantum Chip technology, including blueprints for the equipment needed to produce Quantum Chips.

Once Quantum Chips were successfully manufactured, Long Fei would use them to improve the software of the mass-production MS and Gundams he would develop next.

As for networks, Long Fei also brought out network ecosystem technology twenty years ahead of this world's current level.

For precision machine tools, he would likewise introduce technology twenty years ahead of this world, allowing extremely precise components to be manufactured. These were preparations for the units to come.

Long Fei had considered starting these companies long ago, but they required a great deal of money, and he simply had not had enough on hand.

Originally, Long Fei had planned to wait another year or two before investing in these companies. However, someone had chosen to walk right into the line of fire, allowing him to pick up a huge bargain.

As for why Long Fei had only brought out technology twenty years ahead of this world rather than something even more advanced, such as technology at least thirty years ahead...

The main reason was that current technology could not support it. With technology twenty years ahead of the present, existing materials and manufacturing techniques could barely meet the basic requirements.

If he directly brought out technology thirty years ahead of the present, regardless of whether it could be manufactured, once word leaked, every faction would either kidnap Long Fei or have him killed. Those technologies were enough to overturn the entire Earth Sphere and Colony Sphere.

A month later, Long Fei stood in the production workshop, looking at the completed Strike, Duel, Red Frame, and Zeta Gundam.

Li Xiucheng stood beside Long Fei.

"Fei, these Gundams are somewhat different from the ones you developed before. Especially Strike, Duel, and Red Frame—they do not use nuclear power, but batteries instead. I really don't understand why you did that. If the first three Gundams used nuclear power, wouldn't they be able to fight for long periods? Strike and Duel in particular, their Phase Shift Armor consumes so much energy. Wouldn't their batteries run dry very quickly?"

"Well, the reason I did this is because I had a concern. I once calculated that nuclear power could be sealed away."

Li Xiucheng's eyes widened as he stared at Long Fei in disbelief. "Fei, how is that possible? Are you joking with me?"

Long Fei glanced at Li Xiucheng and asked, "If someone had told you before that MS would replace fighter jets and become the main force on the battlefield, would you have believed it?"

Li Xiucheng was immediately rendered speechless. Long Fei continued, "Though I often say not to compare me to those useless scientist fools—they are a whole crowd of idiots—there are still a few scientists in this world with exceptionally brilliant minds. I once designed a Neutron Jammer. According to my calculations, it can seal away most nuclear power in the current world."

"Even the Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor would be sealed? That can't be true. I'm not a scientist, but I've studied nuclear power to some extent. The Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor is nuclear energy even more advanced than current nuclear fusion. It can be sealed too?"

"There is nearly a fifty percent chance that the Minovsky Super Energy Thermonuclear Reactor would be sealed."

"So, Fei, the purpose of developing Gundams like Strike and Duel was to create an emergency backup plan, right?"

"That's right. This is something I kept in reserve for myself. I once considered that perhaps others could develop the things I can develop as well."

"Enough about that. We need to arrange for you and the others to test these Gundams now."