Recaps

Lin Chenran proposed mounting the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher on destroyers, prompting Flame Nation's military leaders to consider a new role for the weapon. Meanwhile, Da Mu Country's battlefield victories alarmed Eagle Country, whose officers began investigating how Da Mu Country had acquired heavy weapons despite the blockade.

• Lin Chenran told Flame Nation's military leaders that the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher could be mounted on destroyers to provide strong defensive capabilities.
• Da Mu Country used heavy weapons from the 077 Machinery Military Factory to reclaim territory and drive Lion Country back, reversing the war's momentum.
• Shane Carl angrily criticized Lion Country's military failures and asked Valerie Burner whether another country had supported Da Mu Country.
• Valerie Burner told Shane Carl that Mao Xiong Country had not aided Da Mu Country and was too occupied with internal turmoil to interfere.
• Valerie Burner reported that Da Mu Country had received large quantities of heavy mortars and Katyusha-like rocket launchers.
• Shane Carl ordered Valerie Burner to investigate how the weapons had reached Da Mu Country, and Valerie said he had already assigned personnel to the task.

Shane Carl and Valerie Burner investigated Da Mu Country’s crude but effective weapons, then examined intelligence that Sha Country was testing an unfamiliar Second Generation Main Battle Tank. Shane ordered a thorough investigation into the tank’s origin, concerned that Sha Country might not buy Eagle Country’s M1 Tanks.

• Valerie Burner assured Shane Carl that multiple intelligence sources confirmed Da Mu Country was using crude weapons to gain the upper hand against Lion Country.
• Shane Carl ordered Valerie Burner to keep investigating who supplied Da Mu Country with the weapons and ammunition.
• Shane Carl showed Valerie Burner aerial reconnaissance intelligence indicating Sha Country was testing a new Second Generation Main Battle Tank.
• Valerie Burner doubted Sha Country had designed the tank, and Shane agreed that it was likely acquired from another country.
• Shane Carl ordered Valerie Burner to investigate the tank’s origin because Eagle Country hoped to sell Sha Country M1 Tanks.

Valerie Burner discovered that Saudi Arabia and Flame Nation had jointly developed the powerful Apocalypse Tank, alarming Shane Carl and threatening Eagle Country's interests. After reviewing the tank's test data, Shane and Valerie were left stunned by Flame Nation's apparent capabilities.

• Shane Carl reprimanded Valerie Burner for failing to monitor Saudi Arabia and ordered him to investigate its unusual activity.
• Valerie Burner learned that Saudi Arabia and Flame Nation had jointly designed and manufactured the second-generation Apocalypse Tank, then brought the report to Shane Carl.
• Shane Carl ordered Valerie Burner to obtain detailed performance data so Eagle Country could prepare countermeasures.
• Lin Chenran remained unconcerned that Eagle Country had discovered the tank, expecting the publicity to attract more customers.
• Valerie Burner delivered the Apocalypse Tank's test data to Shane Carl, who doubted that Flame Nation could have designed and built such a powerful tank.

Shane Carl and Valerie Burner reported intelligence about the Apocalypse Tank’s armor to Eagle Country’s leaders, who recognized Flame Nation’s breakthrough in special steel as a serious threat. Lin Chenran welcomed the exposure as publicity for the tank, and Old Wei told him the 077 Machinery Military Factory would receive stronger security and temporary authority over a battalion.

• Shane Carl doubted intelligence that the Apocalypse Tank’s armor could withstand shells from an export M1 Tank, but Valerie Burner said agents had repeatedly confirmed the data.
• Shane Carl and Valerie Burner reported the findings to Eagle Country’s superiors, who realized Flame Nation’s special steel technology was far ahead and began mobilizing intelligence personnel.
• Flame Nation’s military received the intelligence, and Old Wei called Lin Chenran to warn him that Eagle Country was investigating the Apocalypse Tank.
• Lin Chenran admitted that he welcomed the exposure because other countries might learn about the tank and seek to buy it from the 077 Machinery Military Factory.
• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that a battalion would protect the factory and that Lin could temporarily mobilize the unit, provided he reported it afterward.

Lin Chenran received temporary command over a battalion and prepared 077 Machinery Military Factory for the attention the Apocalypse Tank had attracted. After Sha Country launched a purge in response to leaked intelligence, other countries learned about the tank’s capabilities and began seeking countermeasures or trying to buy it.

• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that the higher-ups had granted him temporary command authority over a battalion and warned him to watch for Eagle Country’s agents.
• Lin Chenran and Song Xiyun agreed to strengthen surveillance around the factory and wait for prospective buyers, while Lin Chenran informed Abdul that the Apocalypse Tank had been exposed.
• Abdul ordered an investigation into the leaked test data, and Sha Country launched a sudden purge that captured intelligence agents from many countries.
• Other countries learned that the Apocalypse Tank had withstood close-range armor-piercing shells from Eagle Country’s M1 Tank and considered how to respond.
• Some countries contacted Sha Country or Flame Nation’s military about buying tanks, while tank manufacturers searched for ways to counter the Apocalypse Tank.

Lin Chenran learned that Iron Brother Country wanted to buy Apocalypse Tanks, but he advised Old Wei to explain their high cost and recommend Type 80 Tanks as a better value. Old Wei also told him the Type 80 Tank project had stalled and that a Navy official would visit 077 Machinery Military Factory in three days to discuss equipment.

• Tank manufacturers in Eagle Country, Bear Country, Hans Country, and Gaul Country held emergency meetings over the threat posed by Flame Nation’s Apocalypse Tanks.
• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that Iron Brother Country wanted to purchase Apocalypse Tanks, and Lin Chenran questioned whether it could afford them.
• Lin Chenran advised Old Wei to explain that Iron Brother Country could buy several Type 80 Tanks for the price of one Apocalypse Tank, and Old Wei agreed the purchase was not cost-effective.
• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that development of the Type 80 Tank had stalled as 617 Machinery Military Factory’s engineers struggled to focus.
• Old Wei said Old Zhang from the Navy Equipment Department would visit 077 Machinery Military Factory in three days, and explained that the Navy wanted to add destroyers after seeing the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher.

Abdul planned to curb foreign espionage in Sha Country by openly showcasing the Apocalypse Tank at a grand testing event. He asked Lin Chenran to rush production of more tanks, and Song Xiyun learned that Sha Country intended to demonstrate its military strength to the world.

• Abdul complained to Salman that foreign intelligence networks kept rebuilding and exploiting interest in the Apocalypse Tank.
• Abdul proposed inviting military observers from home and abroad to a public Apocalypse Tank test, and Salman agreed the plan had merit.
• Abdul ordered Salman to draft a plan and sent Lin Chenran a telegram requesting a rushed batch of Apocalypse Tanks.
• Lin Chenran summoned Song Xiyun and showed him Abdul's telegram requesting urgent production.
• Lin Chenran showed Song Xiyun a second telegram, revealing that Sha Country planned to Show Muscle before every country.

Lin Chenran agreed to prioritize Sha Country in the Camel Region’s Apocalypse Tank order, and Abdul received approval for the country’s Show Muscle plan. Sha Country announced a public tank test, while Lin Chenran and Song Xiyun went to receive a senior navy leader.

• Lin Chenran reassured Song Xiyun that Sha Country displaying the Apocalypse Tanks would boost the factory’s reputation and that Xuanwu Special Steel could not be reverse-engineered.
• Lin Chenran ordered the factory to rush production and prioritize Sha Country’s tanks over the delivery originally planned for Flame Nation’s military.
• Abdul told Salman that Lin Chenran had agreed to expedite their order, and the two awaited the higher-ups’ decision on their Show Muscle plan.
• Abdul received a call confirming that Sha Country’s higher-ups had approved the plan and instructed Salman to refine it.
• Sha Country announced a public Apocalypse Tank testing exercise for one month later, prompting foreign intelligence agents to go quiet or leave the country.
• Lin Chenran and Song Xiyun went to receive an influential leader from Flame Nation’s navy.

Lin Chenran hosted Elder Zhang and the Flame Nation Navy, confirming that the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher could be adapted for warships. After the Navy chose it for its new missile destroyers, Lin traveled to Sha Country at Abdul’s invitation to observe the Apocalypse Tank trials.

• Lin Chenran welcomed Elder Zhang and the Navy leaders to 077 Machinery Military Factory, where they joked about his reputation as the military’s God of Wealth.
• Elder Zhang asked whether the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher could be mounted on warships, and Lin said it could be adapted for shipboard use.
• Lin promised Elder Zhang that Flame Nation would grow strong enough to field aircraft carriers, while privately planning to acquire the abandoned Varyag Aircraft Carrier.
• Lin showed the launcher to the Navy officers at the testing grounds, and Elder Zhang decided that new missile destroyers would use it.
• A month later, Lin Chenran flew to Sha Country for the Apocalypse Tank trials and met Abdul at a luxurious manor.

Lin Chenran and Abdul finalized plans for a globally watched test of the Apocalypse Tank, drawing military experts and intelligence agents from around the world to Sha Country. The test began with fifty Apocalypse Tanks on display, and an Eagle Country M1 Tank fired an armor-piercing round at one of them.

• Abdul welcomed Lin Chenran to his estate and thanked him for supporting Sha Country’s purchase of Apocalypse Tanks, while Lin Chenran described the deal as mutually beneficial.
• Lin Chenran and Abdul spent two hours agreeing on how to conduct the tank test, as military experts from other countries traveled to Sha Country to inspect the Apocalypse Tank.
• Sha Country gathered all fifty Apocalypse Tanks at the testing site to create a striking display and prevent intelligence agents from secretly taking armor fragments from tanks elsewhere.
• Abdul introduced the Apocalypse Tank as a joint Sha Country and Flame Nation design and announced that Sha Country planned to establish its own manufacturing plants.
• Abdul began the head-to-head test between an Apocalypse Tank and an Eagle Country M1 Tank, and the M1 fired an armor-piercing round at the stationary Apocalypse Tank.

Abdul invited international military experts to inspect the M1 Tank's ammunition after its shells failed to penetrate the Apocalypse Tank, proving that Sha Country had not tampered with the test. The experts confirmed the shells were authentic, leaving Jay Katz stunned and Abdul preparing another demonstration to further embarrass Eagle Country.

• The M1 Tank's armor-piercing shell struck the Apocalypse Tank and left only a small dent, while Abdul and Lin Chenran watched the shocked observers.
• Jay Katz questioned the test and asked Abdul to let the experts inspect the M1 Tank and its shells for evidence of tampering.
• Abdul invited the experts, including Jay Katz, to examine the tank's ammunition, and they confirmed every shell was authentic and manufactured by Eagle Country.
• Jay Katz lost his composure as the experts realized the Apocalypse Tank had withstood genuine M1 Tank shells.
• Abdul ordered another test using the inspected shells to prove their origin, but Jay Katz was too late to stop him.

Sha Country’s Apocalypse Tank test proved that Eagle Country’s M1 shells could not penetrate its armor, humiliating Jay Katz and drawing international interest in the tank. Lin Chenran promoted the vehicle at a banquet while Shane Carl received Jay Katz’s report and sent the news back to Eagle Country.

• Abdul’s test showed the M1 Tank’s shells could destroy targets but could not penetrate the Apocalypse Tank, and Jay Katz left in anger.
• The M1 Tank fired at the Apocalypse Tank from multiple angles as the test continued, demonstrating its defensive armor to foreign military experts.
• Sha Country held a banquet to celebrate the test, and Abdul introduced Lin Chenran as the Laiyang Military Factory’s export sales representative and the Apocalypse Tank’s deputy chief designer.
• Foreign representatives crowded around Lin Chenran to ask about the tank, while several countries expressed interest in orders worth more than 300 million dollars.
• Shane Carl questioned Jay Katz about the test, heard that the Apocalypse Tank had withstood the M1’s armor-piercing shells, and sent the information back by telegram.

After learning that Flame Nation’s Apocalypse Tank used Bear Country-made components, Bear Country prepared for possible conflict by reinforcing its border with Flame Nation. Old Wei confronted Lin Chenran over the tank sales and the military’s depleted budget, and Lin agreed to give the military a share once the orders were finalized.

• Bear Country’s leaders concluded that its exported engine and 125mm smoothbore cannon gave them leverage over Flame Nation, but they still ordered two additional T72 Tank regiments deployed to the border.
• Old Wei waited in Lin Chenran’s office and teased him about securing several hundred million US Dollars in potential orders in Sha Country in the Camel Region.
• Lin denied that the orders were confirmed, but Old Wei said the military was already treating them as a done deal.
• Old Wei explained that the navy’s missile destroyer program had drained the military budget and argued that 077 Machinery Military Factory owed the military for prioritizing Sha Country’s Apocalypse Tanks.
• Old Wei showed Lin an intelligence report about Bear Country’s border buildup, and Lin agreed that the military would receive a share once the orders were finalized.

Lin Chenran and Old Wei discussed allocating Apocalypse Tank profits toward expanding production and arranging Iron Brother Country’s inspection. Old Wei then told Lin Chenran to attend a missile destroyer seminar and asked whether 077 Machinery Military Factory could help develop a new helicopter, leaving Lin Chenran recalling Flame Nation’s Black Hawk purchase.

• Lin Chenran explained that most Apocalypse Tank order revenue would fund new production lines, and Old Wei asked whether demand would justify the expansion.
• Lin Chenran agreed to let Iron Brother Country inspect the Apocalypse Tank, while warning that it would pay more than Sha Country in the Camel Region.
• Old Wei relayed Elder Zhang’s demand that Lin Chenran attend a seminar on the navy’s latest missile destroyer, and Lin Chenran reluctantly agreed.
• Old Wei explained that the military needed a replacement for the outdated Zhi-5 helicopter and asked whether 077 Machinery Military Factory could contribute to helicopter development.
• Lin Chenran recalled that Flame Nation had purchased technical documents and parts for Eagle Country’s S-70C Black Hawk helicopters.

Old Wei told Lin Chenran that Flame Nation could not copy the imported Black Hawk helicopters because of their anti-reverse-engineering systems and complex materials. Lin Chenran persuaded him to pursue an independently developed helicopter instead, and 077 Machinery Military Factory agreed to prepare a development proposal.

• Old Wei explained that Flame Nation's civilian Black Hawk helicopters lacked weapons capability and that efforts to imitate them had stalled over technical barriers.
• Lin Chenran asked which approach the military favored, and Old Wei described the debate between continuing imitation and developing a helicopter independently.
• Lin Chenran argued that Black Hawk self-destruct mechanisms made imitation impractical, persuading Old Wei to abandon that approach.
• Old Wei asked whether 077 Machinery Military Factory could design a helicopter, and Lin Chenran said it could.
• Old Wei left to convene a senior-level meeting after asking 077 Machinery Military Factory to prepare a helicopter development proposal.

After Apocalypse Tank sales earned Lin Chenran a multiverse travel opportunity, he arrived in the world of Pacific Rim and introduced himself to General Stecker Pentecost and Dr. Herman. The chapter ended with Dr. Herman asking how Lin Chenran had traveled there.

• Lin Chenran redirected countries unable to afford Apocalypse Tanks toward Type 80 Tanks from 617 Machinery Military Factory, securing more domestic orders.
• After Apocalypse Tank sales reached 500 million US Dollars, the system rewarded Lin Chenran with one Multiverse Travel opportunity.
• Lin Chenran used the opportunity and arrived in the world of Pacific Rim, where he learned about the giant monsters and mech warriors.
• Lin Chenran teleported to the Hong Kong military base and introduced himself to General Stecker Pentecost and Dr. Herman as a spacetime traveler.
• Dr. Herman asked Lin Chenran whether he had traveled through a wormhole.

Lin Chenran claimed he could close the Pacific wormhole, warned Dr. Newton that his research could let monsters control him, and demonstrated his power by immobilizing Newton. He agreed to help humanity in exchange for technology and requested helicopter blueprints and machines, along with blueprints for the giant mechs.

• Dr. Herman asked whether Lin Chenran could close the Pacific wormhole, and Lin confidently said it would be easy for him.
• Dr. Newton called Lin a fraud and rejected his warning that linking human and monster minds through the Drift would lead to control by the monsters.
• Lin restrained Newton with a gesture, silenced him, and released him after the others witnessed his power.
• Dr. Herman, General Stecker Pentecost, and the others bowed and asked Lin to close the wormhole.
• Lin said he would help only through a fair trade and requested blueprints for two types of helicopters, five helicopters of each type, and blueprints for the giant mechs.

Lin Chenran traded for giant mech and helicopter designs, then closed the Pacific wormhole, leaving four monsters behind for humanity to fight. He returned to his original world with the blueprints and prototype aircraft, planning to reveal them to Eagle Country’s leaders.

• Lin Chenran requested giant mech and helicopter data, and General Stecker Pentecost arranged the trade.
• After the transaction, Lin Chenran closed the Pacific wormhole as the Monster Science Department watched.
• Lin Chenran revealed that one Level 5 monster and three Level 4 monsters had already reached the Pacific region, and alarms confirmed their arrival.
• Lin Chenran disappeared, leaving General Stecker Pentecost to organize the fight against the four monsters and rally the mech base.
• Lin Chenran returned to his original world with helicopter prototypes and giant mech blueprints, including designs for the Chinook and Osprey.

Lin Chenran showed Song Xiyun partial blueprints for Eagle Country’s Chinook heavy helicopter and proposed using them to develop a similar aircraft at 077 Machinery Military Factory. He said he could solve the factory’s talent and technical challenges, then asked Song to find two top aerospace experts to lead helicopter projects.

• Lin Chenran invited Song Xiyun to review a stack of blueprints and revealed they depicted part of Eagle Country’s Chinook heavy helicopter.
• Song Xiyun judged that the designs could support an advanced Chinook-like aircraft but warned that the factory lacked specialized engineers and would need time to master the technology.
• Lin Chenran said he could recruit aviation talent by absorbing a struggling military aviation factory and claimed he possessed the complete Chinook blueprints.
• Lin Chenran asked Song Xiyun to find two top aerospace talents to lead projects for the Chinook and a multipurpose helicopter, and Song introduced two candidates.
• Lin Chenran reacted with a headache when he learned recruiting the two experts would be extremely difficult.

Lin Chenran asked Old Wei to help 077 Machinery Military Factory recruit aviation talent for its new helicopter program. Old Wei agreed to arrange the absorption of two struggling factories but rejected Lin Chenran’s request for two renowned designers, until Lin Chenran revealed that the factory planned to develop two helicopters at once.

• Lin Chenran called Old Wei and asked for help finding aerospace and aviation talent for 077 Machinery Military Factory’s helicopter project.
• Old Wei identified 811 Aviation Military Factory and 092 Aviation Military Factory as struggling factories that could join 077 Machinery Military Factory, and agreed to arrange the transfer.
• Lin Chenran assured Old Wei that the two factories would be treated fairly and then asked him to invite Wang Shicun and Yao Zhicheng as chief designers.
• Old Wei scolded Lin Chenran and refused, pointing out that Wang Shicun and Yao Zhicheng were difficult to recruit.
• Lin Chenran urged Old Wei to reconsider and revealed that 077 Machinery Military Factory intended to develop two helicopters simultaneously, leaving Old Wei astonished.

Lin Chenran sought military support for two helicopter projects at the 077 Machinery Military Factory, including a Chinook heavy helicopter replication project. After meeting Wang Shicun in Nanjing and showing him preliminary design drawings, Lin left him stunned and asking where they came from.

• Lin Chenran told Old Wei that the 077 Machinery Military Factory was developing a heavy helicopter based on Eagle Country's Chinook and a futuristic multipurpose transport aircraft, and asked him to find a Chief Designer.
• Old Wei agreed to recruit aviation talent but warned Lin Chenran that he would face consequences if the Chinook project failed.
• Three days later, Old Wei sent Lin Chenran to Nanjing to meet Wang Shicun, and Lin prepared project materials and researched Wang's background before traveling.
• At the Nanjing Aviation Institute, Lin Chenran met Wang Shicun, joked with him, and persuaded him to review the Chinook project drawings.
• Wang Shicun examined the drawings in astonishment and asked Lin Chenran how he had obtained them.

Lin Chenran persuaded Wang Shicun to join 077 Machinery Military Factory as Chief Designer of its Chinook heavy helicopter replication project, while Yao Zhicheng agreed to lead its Osprey transport aircraft project. A week later, both arrived at the factory and praised its facilities, leaving the two helicopter projects ready to begin.

• Lin Chenran assured Wang Shicun that 077 Machinery Military Factory had the materials, funding, and personnel needed for the Chinook project, and Wang agreed to become its Chief Designer.
• Lin Chenran told Old Wei that Wang had joined, and Old Wei warned him that the projects had to succeed after he recruited a top talent from Shenfei Military Factory.
• Lin Chenran told Song Xiyun that Wang had agreed to lead the Chinook project and Yao Zhicheng would arrive within a week to lead the Osprey project.
• A week later, Wang Shicun and Yao Zhicheng arrived at 077 Machinery Military Factory and toured its advanced facilities, praising its equipment and production environment.

Lin Chenran arranged for 077 Machinery Military Factory to work with Sha Country in the Camel Region on replicating the Chinook heavy helicopter. The sides signed a cooperation agreement with $150 million in initial R&D funding, while Lin Chenran told Yao Zhicheng that the Osprey project had to remain confidential for now.

• Lin Chenran secured Wang Shicun and Yao Zhicheng's commitment to develop the factory's two helicopters with the resources provided.
• After hearing that 077 Machinery Military Factory planned to replicate the Chinook, Abdul traveled from Sha Country in the Camel Region to Flame Nation to discuss cooperation.
• Wang Shicun presented the Chinook project's progress and preliminary designs to Abdul and the other representatives, who welcomed the proposed helicopter.
• The factory and Sha Country in the Camel Region agreed to cooperate, with Sha Country providing $150 million in initial R&D funding and further support if needed.
• After the representatives left, Lin Chenran told Yao Zhicheng that the Osprey transport aircraft had to remain confidential, but promised its funding would be at least as large.

Lin Chenran traveled to attend the Flame Nation Navy’s symposium on its new missile destroyer after assigning Song Xiyun to oversee 077 Machinery Military Factory’s key projects. In Haifu Province, he met Elder Zhang, who challenged his complaints about being too busy as they prepared to discuss the destroyer.

• Lin Chenran asked Song Xiyun to manage the factory while he was away, especially the Apocalypse Tank production and the two helicopter projects.
• Lin Chenran traveled to Haifu Province with Yang Peidong and other factory executives for the Navy’s symposium.
• Elder Zhang welcomed Lin Chenran to his office and served him specially supplied tea.
• Lin Chenran complained that his growing workload had made him busy, and Elder Zhang challenged him for trying to avoid the meeting.

Lin Chenran shared his ideas for the Navy’s new missile destroyer with Elder Zhang, then joined the seminar as a military representative to review shipyard proposals. The proposals failed to satisfy Elder Zhang, who postponed the decision and asked Lin Chenran for his opinion.

• Lin Chenran discussed possible improvements to missile destroyers with Elder Zhang until their hungry stomachs ended the conversation.
• Elder Zhang opened the seminar by promising an initial order for four destroyers, with more orders to follow.
• Elder Zhang introduced Lin Chenran and the Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher team, and Lin Chenran bowed to the gathered shipyard representatives.
• Shipyards presented their destroyer proposals while Lin Chenran noted their strengths and weaknesses and found them largely outdated.
• Elder Zhang postponed selecting a shipyard because the proposals did not meet the Navy’s needs, then asked Lin Chenran what he thought.