Recaps

After Sha Country bought twenty Osprey multi-purpose transport aircraft for $450 million, Lin Chenran learned that Eagle Country wanted to purchase the aircraft and discussed the deal with Old Wei. Lin agreed to sell at $21 million per aircraft, confident that export safeguards would protect the core technology.

• Lin Chenran signed a $450 million Osprey aircraft contract with Abdul and thanked Sha Country for its continued business.
• Xiao Liang told Lin Chenran that Old Wei had called, and Lin returned the call.
• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that Eagle Country had requested to purchase twenty Osprey aircraft in exchange for equipment and facilities.
• Lin Chenran agreed to sell the Osprey aircraft, saying Eagle Country would struggle to replicate their core technology.
• Lin Chenran quoted a price of $21 million per aircraft, the same price Sha Country had paid.

Lin Chenran agreed to negotiate with Eagle Country over sales of the Osprey multi-purpose transport aircraft, and Eagle Country’s representatives inspected it in a successful test flight. At the opening of price negotiations, Lin quoted twenty-one million US Dollars per aircraft, leaving Fischer Pass shocked as the two sides began bargaining.

• Lin Chenran and Old Wei reached a preliminary agreement on dividing the benefits and decided Lin would personally negotiate with Eagle Country.
• Old Wei arranged a meeting three days later, and Lin agreed that Eagle Country’s representatives could inspect and test-fly the aircraft at a military base.
• Fischer Pass and the other representatives examined the Osprey multi-purpose transport aircraft as its pilot demonstrated its capabilities in flight.
• Lin Chenran quoted a price of twenty-one million US Dollars per aircraft, and Fischer Pass protested that the offer was too expensive.
• Lin defended the price by citing the aircraft’s advanced technology, development costs, and Sha Country’s interest, and said larger orders could receive a discount.

Lin Chenran negotiated an agreement for Eagle Country to buy thirty Osprey aircraft from Flame Nation, prompting interest from other countries. At 077 Machinery Military Factory, Song Xiyun told Lin Chenran that Da Mu Country wanted to buy more weapons as its war with Lion Country continued.

• Lin Chenran told Fischer Pass that Eagle Country had to buy at least two squadrons of Osprey aircraft to negotiate a purchase.
• Eagle Country and Flame Nation agreed that Eagle Country would buy thirty Osprey aircraft for 20 million US Dollars each, with half the payment in technology and production equipment.
• News of the deal spread internationally, and several countries sent delegations to Flame Nation to inquire about buying Osprey aircraft.
• Song Xiyun visited Lin Chenran at 077 Machinery Military Factory and said Da Mu Country had privately requested another batch of weapons and equipment.
• Lin Chenran asked what Da Mu Country wanted, after the factory had previously supplied it with heavy mortars and simplified Katyusha rocket launchers.

Lin Chenran arranged for the 077 Machinery Military Factory to develop drones and simple missiles for Da Mu Country, then secretly received Daniel Harper in Flame Nation to discuss weapons cooperation. Harper praised the factory’s weapons and shared problems Da Mu Country wanted optimized, leaving the factory staff recording his feedback.

• Song Xiyun told Lin Chenran that Da Mu Country needed tanks, aircraft, and missiles, and Lin proposed modified engineering vehicles, simple missiles, and drones instead.
• The 077 Machinery Military Factory’s teams completed the drone and simple missile designs, and Song Xiyun invited Daniel Harper to Flame Nation with a telegram.
• Harper secured permission from Da Mu Country’s higher-ups and secretly traveled to Flame Nation with several attendants.
• Lin Chenran and the factory representatives welcomed Harper, then met with the Da Mu Country delegation in the factory conference room.
• Harper praised the factory’s heavy mortars and simplified Katyusha rocket launchers and described problems Da Mu Country wanted optimized, which Lin Chenran’s staff recorded.

Lin Chenran and the 077 Machinery Military Factory presented the Blackbird drone to Daniel Harper and Da Mu Country’s representatives, who saw it as a weapon suited to their needs. Harper proposed an initial order of 150 drones paid for with oil, and Lin agreed, leaving the deal poised to proceed.

• The Sky Punishment Automatic Tracking Rocket Launcher team introduced its guided missile, which could launch from the simplified Katyusha vehicle and target aircraft.
• Lin Chenran explained that Da Mu Country could acquire the Blackbird drone as a civilian model and adapt it for military use.
• The Blackbird drone designer presented its features, and the representatives learned it could be developed in three to six months if funding was sufficient.
• Daniel Harper offered an initial order of 150 drones but said Da Mu Country hoped to pay with resources because its funds were limited.
• Lin Chenran agreed to accept oil as payment, and Daniel Harper secretly felt relieved.

Lin Chenran’s 077 Machinery Military Factory signed a deal worth over 300 million US dollars with Da Mu Country, partly payable in oil. He explained to Old Master Lin how the agreement could serve Flame Nation’s interests, then promised to return home for the New Year.

• Lin Chenran and Daniel Harper signed a contract for weapons and equipment, with Da Mu Country paying half in US dollars and half in oil.
• Daniel Harper and the other Da Mu Country representatives secretly left Flame Nation after the deal.
• Lin Chenran told Old Master Lin about the agreement and argued that Mao Xiong Country might support Da Mu Country, helping secure oil for Flame Nation.
• Old Master Lin said he would report the arrangement to the higher-ups, while Lin Chenran insisted 077 Machinery Military Factory wanted only its agreed share.
• Lin Chenran promised to visit home for the New Year, then ended the call when Old Master Lin asked whether he had a girlfriend.

Lin Chenran announced that 077 Machinery Military Factory would distribute 20 million Yan currency in year-end bonuses and arranged New Year leave and staffing. The chapter ended with employees cheering after receiving the bonus notice.

• Old Master Lin ended his call with Lin Chenran and left to discuss Da Mu Country's oil with Flame Nation officials.
• Lin Chenran gathered the factory's senior managers and thanked them for their work over the past year.
• Lin Chenran announced a total bonus pool of 20 million Yan currency, startling and delighting the executives.
• Lin Chenran promised to double next year's bonus if employees continued contributing to the factory.
• Lin Chenran and the executives finalized New Year leave and staffing arrangements, and employees cheered when the bonus notice was issued.

Lin Chenran returned to the Imperial Capital after arranging a 20-million-Yan-currency bonus for 077 Machinery Military Factory's employees. He discussed Da Mu Country's alliances and risks with Old Master Lin, who revealed that Flame Nation planned to teach Monkey Country a lesson and told him to increase weapons production.

• Lin Chenran's 20-million-Yan-currency bonus for 077 Machinery Military Factory's employees won their respect and drew attention from other military factory executives.
• Lin Chenran flew to the Imperial Capital, where He Yi picked him up and took him home to meet Old Master Lin.
• Old Master Lin told Lin Chenran that the Bear had provided aid to Da Mu Country, and Lin Chenran explained how Da Mu Country's arms imports and oil trade affected Flame Nation.
• Lin Chenran warned Old Master Lin that Flame Nation should avoid infrastructure projects in Da Mu Country because its political shifts could make such investments unreliable.
• Old Master Lin told Lin Chenran to increase weapons production and revealed that Flame Nation planned to give Monkey Country a profound lesson.

After returning to Linjiang Province, Lin Chenran ordered 077 Machinery Military Factory to prepare light weapons for expected military purchases and planned a trip to Mao Xiong Country to pursue a business deal. He then inspected the rapidly expanding Second Textile Factory and approved Wu Changqing’s plan to adopt automated equipment.

• Lin Chenran told Old Master Lin that 077 Machinery Military Factory had developed light and heavy weapons, and Old Master Lin hinted that military demand would soon rise.
• After the Spring Festival, Lin Chenran returned to Linjiang Province and ordered Song Xiyun to prepare for light weapons production and contact Daniel Harper about a purchase for Da Mu Country.
• Lin Chenran told Song Xiyun that he would travel to Mao Xiong Country in mid-April to discuss a business deal and left him in charge of the factory.
• Lin Chenran and several executives inspected the Second Textile Factory, where Wu Changqing described its growth, brands, and plans to replace large-scale hiring with automated equipment.
• Lin Chenran approved Wu Changqing’s plan to introduce advanced automated equipment at the Second Textile Factory.

Lin Chenran praised the Second Textile Factory’s growth, discussed expanding its clothing business, and arranged preparations for a large export shipment to Mao Xiong Country. Back at 077 Machinery Military Factory, he learned that the chief designer of the Third-Generation Fighter Jet would visit in three days, though Old Wei did not explain why.

• Lin Chenran toured the Second Textile Factory with its executives and praised their work and the factory’s development.
• At a meeting, Lin Chenran urged the factory to expand its customer base and design team and said it would enter the luxury market when the time was right.
• Lin Chenran told Wu Changqing to prepare for a large clothing shipment to Mao Xiong Country ahead of his planned April trip, and Wu agreed.
• After returning to 077 Machinery Military Factory, Lin Chenran called Old Wei and learned the military planned to redesign a Third-Generation Fighter Jet, but already had a dedicated design unit.
• Old Wei asked Lin Chenran to receive the fighter jet’s chief designer when he visited in three days, and Lin Chenran questioned why the designer was coming to the factory.

Lin Chenran asked Old Wei to connect 077 Machinery Military Factory with communications experts and struggling teams, while also discussing the coming campaign against Monkey Country and a military inspection of the factory’s light weapons. The chapter ended with Lin Chenran telling Song Xiyun that the domestic Third-Generation Fighter Jet’s Chief Designer would visit in three days.

• Lin Chenran asked Old Wei to introduce communications experts and struggling communications factories and teams, and Old Wei agreed.
• Lin Chenran and Old Wei discussed the importance of communications and the country’s limited resources for developing it.
• Old Wei told Lin Chenran that Flame Nation was preparing to act against Monkey Country and end the War of Justice.
• Lin Chenran said 077 Machinery Military Factory had light weapons ready for military inspection, and Old Wei scheduled the inspection for three days later.
• Lin Chenran summoned Song Xiyun and told him that the Chief Designer of the domestic Third-Generation Fighter Jet would visit the factory in three days.

Lin Chenran and Song Xiyun prepared to welcome Song Wen and the J-10 fighter jet design team to the 077 Machinery Military Factory. Song Wen revealed that he had come to seek the factory’s Xuanwu Special Material for the fighter jet project.

• Song Xiyun learned that Song Wen, the J-10’s chief designer, was coming to the 077 Machinery Military Factory, and he and Lin Chenran arranged for Yao Zhicheng to help receive the team.
• Three days later, Lin Chenran, Yao Zhicheng, and other factory executives welcomed Song Wen and the J-10 design team.
• Lin Chenran asked Song Wen why the team had come and promised the factory would help with the fighter jet project if it could.
• Song Wen thanked the factory and said he had come for its Xuanwu Special Material.

Lin Chenran reviewed the J-10 Fighter Jet and questioned its reliance on foreign engines and outdated radar. The discussion ended with the design team acknowledging that Flame Nation had no research on Active Phased Array Radars, leaving the J-10 at a disadvantage against other Third-Generation Fighter Jets.

• Song Wen introduced the J-10 Fighter Jet’s specifications and its planned use of the Soviet AL-31FN turbofan engine.
• Lin Chenran challenged the team’s dependence on a foreign engine and warned that the Bear might refuse to sell it.
• Song Wen explained that domestic Taihang Turbofan Engine development had stalled, though the J-10 had reserved space to fit it later.
• Song Wen described the J-10’s 1473 Pulse Doppler Radar, and Lin Chenran questioned why it lacked an Active Phased Array Radar.
• A team member said Flame Nation had no Active Phased Array Radar research, and Lin Chenran warned that the J-10 would be at a clear disadvantage.

Lin Chenran pointed out radar and other shortcomings in the J-10 Fighter Jet design, and Song Wen agreed to revise it. Hu Xiaofan then presented several suitable special composite materials from the 077 Machinery Military Factory, leaving the J-10 team pleased but undecided about which to choose.

• Lin Chenran warned Song Wen and the J-10 design team that the fighter's radar capabilities and overall standards lagged behind advanced third-generation aircraft.
• Song Wen accepted Lin Chenran's criticism and promised to revise the design, while Lin Chenran praised the J-10's overall design in return.
• Song Wen described the J-10's weapons loadout, and Lin Chenran and the others applauded the presentation.
• Song Wen asked whether the 077 Machinery Military Factory could supply the required special composite materials, and Lin Chenran invited Hu Xiaofan to explain the factory's products.
• Hu Xiaofan presented several tested composite materials suited to the J-10, and Song Wen's team found that all of them met its needs and struggled to choose among them.

Song Wen presented Chengfei Military Industry Company's revised J-10 proposal to Flame Nation's military leaders, who weighed its radar and power upgrades against cost and engine shortages. Lin Chenran began preparing for a trip to the Bear Nation as the J-10's engine problem remained unresolved.

• Lin Chenran sent the J-10 design team away and returned to work at 077 Machinery Military Factory, focusing on radar and aircraft power research.
• A week later, Song Wen presented the revised J-10 proposal to Flame Nation's military leadership and explained its upgraded power and radar systems.
• The military leaders questioned whether Chengfei could develop Active Phased Array Radar technology and whether the extensive improvements would make the fighter too expensive.
• Song Wen said the J-10 would need imported AL-31FN engines in the short term because the Taihang engine was not ready, while domestic engine development remained the long-term goal.
• Lin Chenran returned to his office and began arranging matters ahead of a planned trip north to the Bear Nation.

Lin Chenran traveled to Vladivostok with executives from the 077 Machinery Military Factory to meet Kovalevitch and expand trade between Flame Nation and Mao Xiong Country. Over drinks, Lin Chenran revealed that he had brought a large batch of light industrial goods and said they would discuss further cooperation.

• Lin Chenran and the 077 Machinery Military Factory executives traveled to Vladivostok after arranging for goods to be prepared for shipment across the border.
• Kovalevitch received Lin Chenran’s telegram and looked forward to using his arrival to advance his position and trade connections.
• After resting from their journey, Lin Chenran invited Kovalevitch to meet at the Red Romance Tavern, and Kovalevitch accepted.
• Lin Chenran and Kovalevitch welcomed each other, praised each other’s countries, and began drinking vodka with the factory executives.
• Kovalevitch asked why Lin Chenran had come, and Lin Chenran said he had brought a large batch of light industrial goods to expand the trade route and discuss further cooperation.

Lin Chenran proposed expanding trade with Kovalevitch and asked him to help secure AL-31FN engines, their technology, and a production line. Kovalevitch agreed to raise the request with his superiors, while Lin Chenran also offered to sell radiation-protection equipment and left him to consider the proposals.

• Lin Chenran offered to increase light industrial goods shipments to the Bear, and Kovalevitch showed interest despite suspecting Lin Chenran's motives.
• After drinking together at the Red Romance Tavern, Lin Chenran followed Kovalevitch home and explained that he wanted AL-31FN turbofan engines and possibly their technology and production line.
• Kovalevitch objected that the engines and their technology were cutting-edge and required approval from higher-ranking leaders.
• Lin Chenran assured Kovalevitch that their friendship would remain intact if the deal failed, and Kovalevitch agreed to report the request to his superiors.
• Lin Chenran offered to sell the Bear High-Strength Radiation-Proof Robots and Suits, then said he would remain in the country for one to two weeks and left.

Kovalevitch sought Leo Gago’s support for selling the AL-31FN turbofan engine and its technology and production line to Lin Chenran, and Leo agreed to explore a legal route. Lin Chenran then held a meeting about expanding the trade route and announced promotions for the visiting factory executives.

• Kovalevitch told Leo Gago that Lin Chenran wanted to purchase the AL-31FN turbofan engine.
• Kovalevitch urged Leo Gago to support the sale by pointing to the enormous profits, and Leo agreed to discuss how to arrange it legally.
• Kovalevitch left, and Leo Gago called a like-minded comrade to report Lin Chenran’s request.
• Lin Chenran convened a meeting with new 077 Machinery Military Factory executives to discuss expanding the Flame Nation–Bear Nation trade route.
• Lin Chenran told the executives that their new positions had been arranged and that they were all being promoted.

Lin Chenran learned that the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant had exploded and caused a nuclear leak, creating an urgent need for his radiation-resistant equipment. He told Kovalevitch the equipment and protective suits were at Flame Nation’s border, positioning them as leverage in negotiations over the AL-31FN engine.

• Lin Chenran coordinated the 077 Machinery Military Factory executives with the new trade-route leaders, and a week passed without Kovalevitch’s backers deciding whether to sell the AL-31FN engine.
• The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded on April 26, prompting Mao Xiong Country to place its military, including the Far East Fleet, on Level One combat readiness.
• Kovalevitch and the 077 Machinery Military Factory staff arrived at Lin Chenran’s door in the night, and Lin let them inside.
• Kovalevitch told Lin Chenran that the reactor had exploded two hours earlier and caused a nuclear leak, and urgently asked about radiation-resistant equipment.
• Lin Chenran disclosed that his radiation-resistant equipment and protective suits were at the country’s border, understanding that Mao Xiong Country’s need for them could help him secure the AL-31FN engine for Flame Nation.

Lin Chenran traded radiation-protection equipment to Mao Xiong Country for AL-31FN turbofan engine technology and production lines, then returned to Flame Nation to brief military leaders. He warned that further reactor explosions at Chernobyl could spread radiation across Europe and affect Flame Nation as well.

• Lin Chenran negotiated a contract with Kovalevitch, exchanging radiation-protection equipment and suits for AL-31FN engine technology and production lines.
• Mao Xiong Country sent a radiation-protection robot to Kyiv for use at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant after Lin Chenran guaranteed the equipment would work.
• Lin Chenran returned to Flame Nation and was summoned to the Imperial Capital, where Old Master Lin and military leaders waited for him.
• The military leaders questioned Lin Chenran about Chernobyl, unrest in Mao Xiong Country, his advance preparations, and the AL-31FN deal.
• Lin Chenran warned that further reactor explosions could affect Flame Nation, though Western European countries faced the greatest danger.

Lin Chenran reported the severity of the Chernobyl disaster and revealed that he had obtained AL-31FN engines, production lines, and technology from Mao Xiong Country. He agreed to take over the Taihang Turbofan Engine project if the military provided the project’s personnel and helped recruit a top chief designer for 077 Machinery Military Factory.

• Lin Chenran told the Flame Nation military leaders that the Chernobyl disaster had caused widespread chaos in Mao Xiong Country, though no further massive explosion was expected.
• Lin Chenran revealed that he had secured AL-31FN engines, technology, and production lines, while warning that the engines would be costly to use in older aircraft.
• Lin Chenran explained that he had brought radiation-resistant suits and robots to Mao Xiong Country to sell, calling the timing of the disaster a coincidence.
• A Flame Nation Air Force leader asked whether the Taihang Turbofan Engine project should end, but Lin Chenran argued that domestic engines were still needed for different aircraft and lower costs.
• The Air Force leader asked 077 Machinery Military Factory to take over the Taihang project, and Lin Chenran agreed on condition that its personnel move to Linjiang Province and the military help secure a top chief designer.

Lin Chenran secured military support for 077 Machinery Military Factory to enter aerospace, then warned that Mao Xiong Country’s collapse was inevitable and urged Flame Nation to acquire technology and recruit its specialists. The chapter ended with Old Wei assigning Lin Chenran and his factory to lead the talent recruitment effort.

• Lin Chenran made top aerospace experts a condition for 077 Machinery Military Factory taking on the Taihang Turbofan Engine project, and a Flame Nation Air Force bigwig agreed to help recruit them.
• Elder Zhang asked whether Mao Xiong Country’s turmoil would end, and Lin Chenran predicted that it would worsen and the country would collapse.
• Lin Chenran urged Flame Nation to import Eagle Country’s technology and equipment quickly before relations deteriorated.
• Lin Chenran proposed bringing Mao Xiong Country’s technical specialists and engineers to Flame Nation, and the military bigwigs welcomed the idea.
• Old Wei assigned Lin Chenran to lead the recruitment effort because 077 Machinery Military Factory already had a trader route with Mao Xiong Country.

Lin Chenran convinced Flame Nation’s military leaders to continue building nuclear power plants and agreed to let the 077 Machinery Military Factory recruit talent from Mao Xiong Country. After returning to the factory, he sensed from Song Xiyun’s grave expression that a problem had arisen.

• Lin Chenran claimed the 077 Machinery Military Factory was too busy to take on more work, but Old Qin offered it military support with talent and intelligence gathering in exchange for funding the recruitment plan.
• Lin Chenran accepted Old Qin’s proposal and promised to recruit talent from Mao Xiong Country.
• A military leader asked Lin Chenran whether Flame Nation should keep building nuclear power plants after the Chernobyl disaster, and Lin Chenran argued that they were essential to meeting future electricity demand.
• Lin Chenran left Old Master Lin’s study, rested at home for three days, and flew back to the 077 Machinery Military Factory.
• Song Xiyun entered Lin Chenran’s office with a grave expression, and Lin Chenran sensed something was wrong.

Lin Chenran explained that he intended to use the Taihang Turbofan Engine project mainly to bring its research team into 077 Machinery Military Factory, where they could develop more advanced engines. He also agreed to negotiate a weapons sale to Da Mu Country, while Flame Nation’s war against Monkey Country ended with Monkey Country returning to negotiations and foreign powers taking notice of Flame Nation’s military strength.

• Song Xiyun questioned the stalled Taihang Turbofan Engine project, and Lin Chenran said he mainly wanted its research team to develop engines based on the AL-31FN and more advanced technology.
• Song Xiyun told Lin Chenran that Daniel Harper of Da Mu Country wanted to buy weapons, fearing the Soviets would be distracted by Chernobyl as tensions with Lion Country grew.
• Lin Chenran agreed to invite Daniel Harper to Flame Nation to sign a contract, and he told Old Wei to prepare for the sale.
• Old Wei welcomed the prospect of orders revitalizing Flame Nation’s Third-tier Military Factories.
• Flame Nation’s War of Justice against Monkey Country neared its end, forcing Monkey Country’s leaders back to negotiations and drawing attention from Western countries led by Eagle Country.

Flame Nation’s forces demonstrated their advanced tanks, aircraft, and drones while crushing Monkey Country’s military. In the Camel Region, Shane Carl assigned Valerie Burner to identify the weapons’ manufacturers through contacts in Sha Country and Da Mu Country, leaving Valerie determined to complete the difficult mission.

• Flame Nation used Zhi-20 helicopters, Osprey aircraft, Apocalypse Tanks, Type 80 Tanks, and drones to defeat Monkey Country while suffering only minor tank losses.
• Shane Carl received orders from Eagle Country to investigate Flame Nation’s new equipment and find the military-industrial enterprises that made it.
• Shane Carl summoned Valerie Burner, who read the telegram and warned that tracing the manufacturers would be difficult.
• Shane Carl told Valerie to seek information from the upper ranks of Sha Country and Da Mu Country, whose forces had bought Flame Nation equipment.
• Valerie agreed to pursue the mission after Shane promised him a promotion if he succeeded.