Going Abroad to Buy the "Real Deal"

When Chen Feng agreed, all three breathed a sigh of relief and smiled.

Liu Mu patted Chen Feng on the shoulder:

"Don't worry, Xiao Chen. The state won't interfere with you, and it'll give you plenty of help. Just go ahead with production without worrying."

Chen Feng asked:

"I'd like to know which branch of the military the Blazing Sun Iron is intended for?"

Chen Feng was quite curious about that.

His company was about to become a military-industrial enterprise, so he ought to know what its product would be used for.

"For now, we plan to supply it to military-industrial enterprises that manufacture tanks, so they can use the Blazing Sun Iron to build a batch of new tanks."

Liu Mu offered a brief explanation.

Chen Feng nodded and asked no more.

At that point, Chen Feng didn't know what else to say.

Blazing Sun Stone was the most common ore in the Painting Scroll World, used only to forge weapons for low-level martial artists.

Yet in modern society, it was going straight into tanks.

It was probably even more valuable than Chen Feng had thought.

Still, the arrival of the state representatives had put Chen Feng considerably more at ease.

At least he no longer had to spend every day on tenterhooks, afraid the higher-ups would notice him.

Becoming a military-industrial enterprise would spare him a great deal of unnecessary trouble.

Soon, the three began discussing the details of their cooperation in the vehicle.

Inside the factory grounds, the workers were still gathered together.

But the situation had completely turned around.

The state security personnel were having everyone sign confidentiality agreements.

The terms were simple: they were not to disclose the work they did at Xingfeng Mining to anyone.

Although the workers were utterly bewildered, they understood that there was nothing wrong with their work and that their boss hadn't committed some unforgivable crime.

On the contrary, the state had taken an interest in him.

The female secretary was also signing a confidentiality agreement. She asked the staff member in front of her:

"Is our boss all right?"

The secretary didn't know what was happening. Her boss had been in the vehicle the whole time and still hadn't come out.

Although the situation didn't look as bad as she had imagined, she was still a little worried.

The staff member smiled faintly:

"He's fine. The state is just discussing a partnership with your factory. There's no need to be nervous."

The staff member had already received instructions from above to treat the people at the factory kindly.

The secretary immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, a look of shock appeared on her face.

"A partnership with the state?"

Zhang Dong was on the other side of the crowd. He had just finished calling his chairman.

Now that something like this had happened at Xingfeng Mining, he was frantic.

If Xingfeng Mining stopped production, how could they manufacture their new model?

If they changed the metal used for the body, the customers who had placed orders would surely return their cars.

For now, he could only contact their chairman and have him use his connections to find out what was going on.

The call came back shortly afterward.

Zhang Dong immediately answered:

"Chairman, what's the situation?"

An aged voice came from the other end of the line:

"Production of the new model is on hold for now. Xingfeng Mining has become a military-industrial enterprise."

"Huh? A military-industrial enterprise?" Zhang Dong's eyes widened as he gripped his phone.

There were only a handful of military-industrial enterprises in the country, and all those that qualified possessed major technologies.

"That's right. Blazing Sun Iron has become a strategic military resource. It won't be so easy to buy anymore. I'll try talking to the higher-ups about it. Come back."

The chairman sighed on the other end of the line.

The meeting in the vehicle lasted a full hour and more before it ended.

The details of the plan would take some time to put into effect.

Setting up a research laboratory at the factory would also have to wait until the higher-ups sent people over.

Once the discussion was over, Liu Mu left with his people, but not before giving Chen Feng his phone number.

Before leaving, Liu Mu had also made a point of leaving a group of people behind to set up a guard post at the factory gate.

He said it was to protect the factory and prevent spies from stealing secrets.

Chen Feng had no way to refuse.

In truth, never mind spies-even if the king of heaven himself came, it would do him no good.

Chen Feng had brought the ore from the Painting Scroll World. What the hell technology was there to find?

After seeing Liu Mu and the others off, Chen Feng went to find his secretary, Li Xiaorou.

"Xiaorou, you've probably heard what happened. Our factory has become a military-industrial enterprise. From now on, all our Blazing Sun Iron will be sold exclusively to the military."

Li Xiaorou said excitedly:

"Boss, this is wonderful news! Every military-industrial enterprise in the country is a leader in its field."

Li Xiaorou had already learned what had happened, and she was beside herself with excitement.

With a military-industrial enterprise behind it, Xingfeng Mining's future development was bound to reach even greater heights.

Chen Feng nodded slightly. "Mm, give everyone two days off. I'm going abroad tonight and won't be back for a couple of days. Some technicians from the higher-ups will come tomorrow and the day after. Make arrangements for them. Once I'm back, the factory can start work."

There was no way the factory could start work now. He could only wait until he returned to the Painting Scroll World and brought the Blazing Sun Stone over for processing.

Li Xiaorou nodded at once. "All right, boss."

Li Xiaorou was already used to Chen Feng being a hands-off boss.

"But boss, what are you going abroad for?" Li Xiaorou asked curiously.

"To look around and see a few friends while I'm there."

Chen Feng was actually going abroad to buy weapons.

The matter with the state had been settled. Next came the Painting Scroll World.

He had to be especially careful when facing the chief of Black Wind Stronghold. That man was a Xiantian expert who could project Gang Qi outside his body.

He had to prepare for the worst.

A handgun was no longer reliable enough. He could only go abroad to buy some more powerful weapons.

As for why he didn't apply to the state for weapons, that was because it was basically impossible.

Dragon Country's gun controls were among the strictest in the world.

Unless he revealed the painting scroll's existence to the state.

"By the way, where's President Zhang?"

Chen Feng hadn't seen Zhang Dong.

Li Xiaorou replied, "President Zhang has already left. He said he'd come back to discuss cooperation after some time."

Chen Feng nodded. Since Zhang Dong had left, it seemed he had gotten the news too.

No matter how big Huaren Motors was, it couldn't be bigger than the state.

Even if Chen Feng wanted to sell him Blazing Sun Iron, he couldn't anymore.

After giving Li Xiaorou a few more instructions, Chen Feng returned to the secret room in the warehouse.

As soon as he entered, Chen Feng noticed that someone had disturbed the things inside.

He had been in the vehicle for over an hour. State security and the military had probably turned his factory inside out by now.

But he had anticipated this, and even if they searched, they wouldn't find anything.

He put away the painting scroll he had hidden among more than a dozen paintings.

Chen Feng brought the scroll because he couldn't possibly bring weapons into the country.

He could only buy them abroad and send them straight to the Painting Scroll World.

The scroll could be anywhere, but the passage to the Painting Scroll World couldn't be moved. It could only remain in that mine.

In a military vehicle.

Liu Mu was looking over Chen Feng's file.

He had ordered the investigation half an hour earlier.

In just half an hour, even eighteen generations of Chen Feng's ancestors had been dug up.