Chapter 145

Han Fei turned his head and saw Closure walk up to him, bending down and asking curiously, "What are you doing? You've been sitting here in a daze for ages without moving."

"What's wrong with dealing with things at the base?" Han Fei asked casually.

"No, didn't you want a chariot before? I've drafted a few preliminary plans here, would you like to take a look?" Closure said, pulling out a few slightly wrinkled but clearly defined design drawings from her toolbox.

"Hmm? So efficient?" Han Fei was somewhat surprised, raising an eyebrow as he took the blueprints. She'd only been at headquarters a short time, and she'd already come up with a plan?

"After all, it's the first task assigned by the new boss," Closure shrugged, her tone casual yet exuding the reliability typical of a tech geek. "Get it done quickly so we can go back and catch up on some sleep... or watch a bad movie."

Han Fei lowered his head and spread the blueprints out on the table. The paper contained a three-dimensional structural diagram of the tank, drawn with precise and neat lines. Next to it were densely marked dimensions, material properties, and energy circuit interfaces. There were even question marks in red pen on several key parts, with the words "Pending?".

He flipped through the pages one by one. The design of Closure was clearly heavily influenced by existing vehicle systems: a low-slung body, sloping composite armor, modular weapon mounting points, and even a suspension system similar to that of Rhodes Island's standard transport vehicle.

--This is not surprising, after all, Terra itself has a mature foundation in small car technology.

Han Fei was very familiar with Rhodes Island's medical carts and guard carts; even Laterano had those confessional carts that roamed the streets.

It was given away for free.

The cars seem to be given away for free.

Closure's design resembles a bold integration and military-grade modification of these mature technologies. Next to one of the side views, she wrote in scribbled handwriting, "Minimization and adaptation of the Originium Engine possible? Output power may support rapid fire of light crossbows."

Another image shows a hexagonal composite armor module that clearly borrows from a mobile shelter design, with the caption. "Reference to 'Fortress' design, but lighter, sacrificing some protection for mobility."

Han Fei nodded as he read. The general framework and ideas were perfectly fine, perfectly aligned with Terra's tech tree, and highly feasible.

"This weapon looks strange to Han Fei," he said. "Is this a grenade launcher?"

"Yes."

Closure nodded seriously and asked in return, "As for crossbows, I feel they're not as useful as grenade launchers, right?"

"Boss, if you're not satisfied, you can change it to that."

"Don't rush."

Han Fei quickly stopped her, casually pulled out his M250, and said, "Put this thing on for me."

"Ha?!"

Closure's eyes widened.

Volume 1: Chapter 178 Chariots

"Well..."

Closure was completely dumbfounded, thinking to herself, "I've never heard of a chariot using a gun!"

Let alone chariots, aside from the Sankta, it would be difficult for other races to even use guns!

Furthermore, looking at this gun, she felt a strange sense of familiarity; it resembled the equipment of the Gun Knights in Laterano.

It's just a bit small.

She had never seen Gun Knights, but she had heard rumors about Gun Knights.

"Boss, you..."

Closure conflicted, much like a client who had been presented with an unreasonable proposal but didn't know how to refuse it.

Han Fei understood her dilemma. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Closure, don't panic. I'll give you access. You can use the workstations in the Special Operations Center and the R&D Center as you please. I'll definitely be able to handle it."

As he spoke, Han Fei raised his hand, brought up the interface, and assigned the vacant position of logistics department head to Closure.

In theory, the task of developing the small car should be the responsibility of the R&D manager.

But this Closure, she's destined to be the head of logistics!

Otherwise, all those years of honing my skills in the Zhouzhou Mall would be wasted.

At that time, the combat department was Texas, the tactical department was Lemuen, and the logistics department was handed over to Closure.

At this point, only medical and research and development remain to be resolved.

"Huh?"

As the permissions were unlocked, Closure was first taken aback, then exclaimed in surprise, "Boss, what did you do? Wow, it feels like you've unlocked something incredible!"

"Hmm, now you're the head of logistics at home." Han Fei patted Closure the shoulder. "Don't let me down, Head Manager."

Closure blinked and said, "You trust me that much?"

"Certainly."

Han Fei nodded slightly, thinking to himself, "Just because you made so much money off me before, you have to work for me!"

Sensing Han Fei's genuine trust, Closure instinctively straightened up, her casual smile fading slightly, and said seriously:

"I guarantee... no!"

Closure a wave of relief wash over her, patting her chest. "I almost signed a pledge! Boss, you tricked me!"

What does "pitfall" mean?

Han Fei ruffled Closure's hair with a grumpy grin, messing up her long, smooth hair, and said, "I'm more than reliable."

Closure reached up and scratched her head, looking aggrieved. "But boss, I can't install a gun on the chariot."

"Strictly speaking, this isn't called a gun, it's a rifle."

Seeing that Closure still looked confused, Han Fei said again, "Come with me."

"Oh."

Closure was still a little confused about the situation, but she followed Han Fei the firing range anyway.

As soon as Han Fei entered the shooting range, he became very excited. The bullets at the range were free, so he could use them as he pleased.

So, he casually pulled out another M250, handed it to Closure, and said, "Try firing a few shots at the target."

"Ah?"

Closure's expression was rather easy to understand—"Do I have a halo above my head?"

No, wait, no, not the boss. I'm Sarkaz, not Sankta. How am I supposed to fire my gun? With the light bulbs on the ceiling?!

Why not just give it a try?

Han Fei encouraged him, "Even if it doesn't work out, we won't lose anything, right?"

"Hmm, that makes sense."

Closure nodded as if she understood, and took the m250.

This gun is really heavy; the bare gun weighs 9.9 kg, and with a full drum magazine of bullets, it's not exactly light.

But in Closure's hands, it was as light as a toy gun, not heavy at all.

All I can say is that Closure may look, she is still Bloodfiends at heart; that's her race.

"Here I come."

Closure walked to the firing window, raised her M250, assumed an aiming posture, and then pulled the trigger.

The next second, Han Fei saw the muzzle of the M250 gun float into the air, and the bullets didn't even hit the target.

"Is it really that hard to compress?" Han Fei was stunned.

Closure was also stunned, and subconsciously said, "It can actually fire!"

The next second, she released the trigger and said, "Boss, this isn't a Laterano gun."

Of course not.

Han Fei shrugged. "If it were a Laterano product, why would I let you install it?"

"That's true."

Closure nodded as if she understood, and said, "If that's the case, it should be fine, but it will take time, and I need to take this gun to study it."

"Can."

Han Fei nodded slightly.

It's just an M250; Han Fei isn't short of money now, so he'll just give it to him.

This tank is really only right when it has a machine gun!

But since we already have a large machine gun, shouldn't we also get a suicide bomber?

Then, Han Fei looked at Closure.

Upon Closure immediately rubbed her forehead, thinking to herself, "I knew it."

A client who refuses to change the design is not a good client!

The good news is that the initial design drafts haven't been finalized yet, Closure isn't too distraught. She asked, "What else does the boss need?"

"Hmm, could you add a self-destructing vehicle for me?" Han Fei stroked his chin and said carefully, "Not a tank that self-destructs, but something about this size."

Han Fei gestured with his hand.

"Such a big little car, equipped with an automatic target acquisition function. After acquiring the target, it beeps and chases after it to self-destruct."

"Well."

Closure scratched her head and said, "It's not difficult to do, it just takes time."

"And, boss, we don't have that many people right now, so production is a problem."

"You do the research first," Han Fei said. "Once you've figured it out, see if you can build the workbench. That thing is pretty intelligent; it's fully automated."

"There's such a thing?"

Closure became interested and asked, "What can you make?"

"Bullets, protective gear, medicine, and firearms and firearm accessories," Han Fei explained.

His crafting station isn't at a high level right now. Once the production function is unlocked, it will just be a matter of how high or low the quality of the products he manufactures will be.

"That sounds pretty good. I'll go check it out later and familiarize myself with the equipment as soon as possible."

Closure quite dedicated to logistics, although she can be a bit unreliable at times, but she is essentially an excellent logistics operator.

"Okay, you can handle the logistics yourself."

Han Fei didn't intend to interfere, preferring to be a hands-off manager. He added, "Oh, by the way, you should have unlocked the trading post by now, right? It's our main procurement channel for logistics. You can look into it when you have time."

"Okay, what about the funding?"

Closure naturally extended her hand.

"When you make purchases, the Haf Coins consumed will be deducted from our accounts," Han Fei explained. "So you don't need to worry too much about the funding."

"Oh, let me take a look."

As she spoke, Closure stared blankly ahead, clearly having already gone to check out the trading post.

But she quickly came to her senses, and said with a subtle expression, "Boss, is this what you meant by not having to worry too much about funding? It seems like we only have less than 200,000 in the accounts."

"Don't rush, we haven't sold everything yet."

Han Fei said matter-of-factly, "Once we've sold most of what we collected from the warehouse, we'll basically have some money."

"Storehouse?"

Closure glanced at it. "Oh, I see. Hey, it looks like I can sell them too. Want me to help you?"

Han Fei nodded slightly and said, "Okay, just don't sell those things with a red background."

Volume 1: Chapter 179 Interlude

"Good."

Closure agreed, saying, "I'll check the trading post first, and then I'll help you sell it."

"Good."

Han Fei nodded slightly, not in a hurry. It was actually quite nice to have someone help sell things.

Like when Han Fei sold them himself before, his main selling point was that they would sit there and be talked about for a lifetime.

There's no way around it, that's what happens when you're broke. You have to be very careful with your money, and Xiao Lan wouldn't even throw it away to the quartermaster.

Moreover, Han Fei had previously picked up only high-quality blue prawns.

These high-quality blue [items] have a huge price difference between the market price and the price at the supply depot, meaning you'd lose money if you sold them.