Vol. 2The Factory’s Rise

Lin Chenran expanded 077 Machinery Military Factory into helicopters, tiltrotors, warships, engines, and fighter jets while securing foreign sales and technology. The volume ended with Flame Nation selling Sha Country missiles and a nuclear warhead, and Lin Chenran selling it thermobaric bombs and their technology.

  • Da Mu Country used weapons from 077 Machinery Military Factory to push Lion Country back, and Lin Chenran’s Apocalypse Tank trials drew foreign buyers before he obtained helicopter designs and took on the Navy’s destroyer proposals.
  • Lin Chenran recruited experts to develop the Chinook and Osprey, secured Sha Country’s support, and joined the Navy’s destroyer seminar, where Elder Zhang asked for his assessment.
  • Lin Chenran took over 704 Shipyard, led its Aegis destroyer design, and secured turbine technology while his team completed the Z-20 and launched the Osprey.
  • Lin Chenran flew Abdul and the Sha Country delegation in the Osprey, refused to provide its technology or production line, and agreed to sell Sha Country twenty aircraft.
  • Lin Chenran expanded arms deals and factory production, obtained AL-31FN engine technology after the Chernobyl disaster, and took on Flame Nation’s Taihang engine project.
  • Flame Nation defeated Monkey Country using 077 Machinery Military Factory’s aircraft, tanks, and drones, prompting Shane Carl to task Valerie Burner with tracing their manufacturers.
  • Lin Chenran partnered with Shabtai Warren on the Dragon Shadow Fighter Jet, expanded shipbuilding, and brought Ma Fengshan’s Yun-10 team into the factory.
  • Lin Chenran helped Abdul arrange Sha Country’s purchase of DF-3 missiles and a nuclear warhead, then sold the country thermobaric bombs and their technology.
Chapters 106–206 Read from Ch. 106

Arc 5Tanks, Helicopters, and Destroyers

Lin Chenran turned the Apocalypse Tank’s public trial into international interest and major sales prospects, then used a multiverse trip to obtain advanced helicopter and mech designs. Back home, he recruited aviation experts and secured Sha Country’s support for helicopter development before joining the Navy’s destroyer seminar, where Elder Zhang asked him to assess the shipyard proposals.

  • Da Mu Country used weapons from the 077 Machinery Military Factory to drive Lion Country back, while Shane Carl ordered Valerie Burner to trace the weapons and investigate Sha Country’s new tank.
  • Lin Chenran and the Flame Nation military learned that Eagle Country was investigating the Apocalypse Tank, and Old Wei arranged protection for the factory as Sha Country prepared a public test.
  • Lin Chenran rushed Sha Country’s tank order, then demonstrated the Sky Punishment launcher to Elder Zhang, who decided to equip new missile destroyers with it.
  • At Sha Country’s public trials, an Eagle Country M1 Tank’s authentic shells failed to penetrate the Apocalypse Tank, drawing foreign buyers and prompting Eagle Country to report the result.
  • Lin Chenran used a multiverse trip to trade for helicopter and giant-mech blueprints in the Pacific Rim world, then returned with Chinook and Osprey designs.
  • Lin Chenran recruited Wang Shicun and Yao Zhicheng to lead the Chinook and Osprey projects, while Sha Country agreed to provide $150 million in initial research funding for the Chinook.
  • At the Navy’s destroyer seminar, Elder Zhang announced an initial order for four ships, rejected the shipyard proposals as outdated, and asked Lin Chenran for his assessment.
Chapters 106–13025 summaries Read

Arc 6Warships and Tiltrotors

Lin Chenran expanded 077 Machinery Military Factory by taking over 704 Shipyard, securing turbine technology, and launching the Z-20 and Osprey. After the Osprey’s successful flight drew foreign attention, Sha Country bought twenty aircraft while Lin Chenran refused to sell its technology or production line.

  • Elder Zhang arranged for 077 Machinery Military Factory to take over 704 Shipyard, and Lin Chenran accepted the task of designing a new missile destroyer.
  • Lin Chenran led 704 Shipyard in developing the Aegis destroyer design and secured GTZA-674 steam turbines and their technology and production lines from Mao Xiong Country.
  • 704 Shipyard won the Navy’s destroyer design selection, while Eagle Country’s demand for the Xuanwu Special Steel Material formula blocked a deal for LM2500 technology, so Flame Nation later acquired second-tier gas turbine technology from John Country.
  • Lin Chenran’s team completed the Z-20 heavy helicopter, secured an order for fifty from Sha Country, and began mass production as Eagle Country investigated the aircraft’s resemblance to the Chinook.
  • Lin Chenran unveiled the Osprey, whose successful test flight led Flame Nation’s military to buy ten aircraft and drew attention from Eagle Country and foreign buyers.
  • Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter Company persuaded Eagle Country to approve a secret Osprey import, while Flame Nation’s senior officials left the export decision to 077 Machinery Military Factory.
  • Lin Chenran flew Abdul and the Sha Country delegation in the Osprey, refused Abdul’s request for its technology and production line, and signed a contract to sell Sha Country twenty aircraft for 21 million US dollars each.
Chapters 131–15625 summaries Read

Arc 7Engines, Trade, and War

Lin Chenran expanded the factory’s arms and trade deals, secured AL-31FN technology during the Chernobyl crisis, and took on Flame Nation’s Taihang engine project. As Flame Nation defeated Monkey Country, Eagle Country began investigating the weapons behind its victory.

  • Lin Chenran sold Osprey aircraft to Eagle Country and negotiated arms deals with Da Mu Country, accepting oil for part of its payment.
  • Lin Chenran rewarded 077 Machinery Military Factory’s staff, approved automation at the Second Textile Factory, and prepared the factory for increased military production.
  • Song Wen brought the J-10 design team to 077 Machinery Military Factory, where Lin Chenran criticized the fighter’s engine and radar plans and supplied suitable composite materials.
  • Lin Chenran traveled to Mao Xiong Country to seek AL-31FN engines, then traded radiation-resistant robots and suits for engine technology and production lines after the Chernobyl disaster.
  • Lin Chenran agreed to take over the Taihang Turbofan Engine project if Flame Nation helped recruit leading aerospace experts, and he urged officials to attract Mao Xiong Country’s engineers.
  • Lin Chenran agreed to arrange a new weapons sale to Da Mu Country as tensions with Lion Country grew and the War of Justice against Monkey Country neared its end.
  • Flame Nation defeated Monkey Country using Zhi-20 helicopters, Osprey aircraft, tanks, and drones, while Shane Carl tasked Valerie Burner with tracing the equipment’s manufacturers.
Chapters 157–18125 summaries Read

Arc 8Dragon Shadow and Sha Country Deals

Lin Chenran expanded 077 Machinery Military Factory’s aircraft and shipbuilding projects, secured partners for the Dragon Shadow Fighter Jet, and brought the Yun-10 team into the factory. The arc ended with Flame Nation selling Sha Country DF-3 missiles and one nuclear warhead, while Lin Chenran also sold Sha Country thermobaric bombs and their technology.

  • Valerie Burner and Shane Carl’s search for the 077 Machinery Military Factory failed after Flame Nation caught many of Eagle Country’s agents, while Lin Chenran welcomed Song Wen’s J-10 team and discussed the AL-31FN engine.
  • Lin Chenran proposed the Dragon Shadow Fighter Jet to Iron Brother Country, and 077 Machinery Military Factory and Shabtai Warren’s delegation agreed to jointly invest in and sell the aircraft.
  • Lin Chenran unveiled the Aegis missile destroyer Linjiang, and the Navy ordered three more as he planned to hire experienced shipyard workers and develop dredgers and icebreakers.
  • Lin Chenran gained national support for his Arctic Shipping Lane plan and welcomed Ma Fengshan’s Yun-10 team, promising resources and directing them to complete the Yun-10 and develop larger and airborne early warning aircraft.
  • Lin Chenran and Shabtai Warren unveiled the Dragon Shadow Fighter Jet, while Flame Nation’s military ordered an initial batch of one hundred and foreign countries reacted to the new aircraft.
  • Lin Chenran helped Abdul negotiate Sha Country’s purchase of thirty-five DF-3 missiles and one nuclear warhead, with Old Wei signing the contract on Flame Nation’s behalf.
  • Lin Chenran sold Sha Country one hundred large thermobaric bombs and the technology for five hundred million US dollars, then demonstrated a handheld bomb that devastated a bunker and horrified the delegation.
Chapters 182–20625 summaries Read
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