The old man quickly flipped through the documents Xu Le handed over. Although his expression was relatively calm, his furrowed brows still revealed some of his current mood.
He closed the file and did not intend to return it to Xu Le, but said directly:
“Are there any interesting products?”
"Yes." Xu Le handed a mental energy blocker to the other party.
This Li Shuren actually stood up directly.
"Lao Xu, I have something to do so I need to go back first."
"It's noon now, you don't want to eat?"
"No more."
After that, he glanced at Xu Le and said again:
"Very good, go home and wait for notification."
After Li Shuren left, Xu Le looked at Xu Weiwen cautiously:
"Uncle, who is this person? He seems to be someone important."
"He is Li Wen, Xu Le, are you confused?"
"Lee Wen?"
Xu Le's mind started to work rapidly. He felt that the original owner seemed to have this person's name and impression in his memory.
Quickly searching through those piled-up memories, Xu Le finally knew who he was!
Li Wen, Li Qingcheng's father.
An official of the Zion Progressives, he was not so powerful in the past, but now he has become one of the three giants of the Zion Progressives and the Minister of Logistics.
"Uncle, will he..."
"What? Do you think he would bother with a kid like you? Come on, play a couple of games with me."
Although Xu Weiwen said so, Xu Le was still a little worried, but he also knew that worrying was useless.
After taking a look at the chessboard, Xu Le felt that his uncle was courting death.
"Uncle, we play chess without regrets, come on?"
"A man who never regrets his actions is a real man. Come on."
…
At the Zion Progressive Headquarters, Li Wen was playing with Xu Le's mental energy mask.
The effect of this thing is obvious, but I don’t know how stable and durable it is.
Xu Le's report had a relatively clear explanation, but many core issues were not raised.
For example, the duration can only be about 6 months at most, and it cannot be obviously attacked, otherwise it will be damaged. The upper limit of the mental energy shielding cannot exceed the 2nd level warning line, which is the legendary inner demon realm line.
Special mental energy monsters such as night demons, succubi, and devils will be directly led out by the collapsed mental energy of more than level 2.
Judging from the capabilities shown in the report alone, this device is already abnormal.
So, Li Wen wanted someone to give it a try.
He asked the secretary beside him:
"Have there been any good talents emerging recently? Those with stronger abilities."
"Law Enforcer Executor Ai Li, Law Enforcer Squad Leader Li Anran, and Monster Hunter Dong Chun, these three people have been very prominent recently."
The secretary placed the information of the three people in front of Li Wen. After reading it, Li Wen pointed at Rewi Alley:
"Let's take this Ai Li, he knows Qing Cheng."
"OK."
The secretary's notification was quick, and Ai Li's arrival was also very prompt. She was already in a state of being promoted and waiting for transfer, so she didn't have to stay in the office like usual.
They said that she would be assigned new tasks, but it has been more than a month and she still hasn't been assigned what the task is.
Ai Li was looking forward to the transfer order and soon came to Li Wen's office.
"Hello, Minister Li."
Li Wen looked very busy. He placed the mental energy blocker and some equipment usage information on the table and pushed them to Ai Li.
But when Ai Li saw this thing... she was stunned. After hesitating for a while, she asked:
"Psychic energy obscurer?"
"You know?" Li Wen was slightly surprised.
"Yes, it was made by a friend of mine."
"What's his name, friend?"
"Xu Le."
Li Wen nodded slightly. It was hard to tell from his expression what he was thinking. After a moment of silence, he tapped his fingers on the desk and asked:
“Have you ever used this thing?”
"Yes, I still have one on me right now."
As he spoke, Ai Li took out the mental energy shield on his body. Because he didn't dare to clean it casually, Ai Li could only simply wipe it with alcohol.
In some of the gaps of the mask, there were still traces of blood from the last battle, and it looked like it had indeed been used.
"How effective is the masker?"
"The effect is very powerful. It is not only suitable for regular mental energy alerts. I think this thing is more suitable for use in combat. It can greatly improve combat efficiency and stability."
Everything Ai Li said was a truthful answer. She did not brag about Xu Le, nor did she deliberately hide anything.
So as not to cause unnecessary trouble to Xu Le.
After hearing Rewi Alley's retelling, Li Wen continued to confirm:
"In other words, this item can even be used as a combat equipment, such as during the Black Tide?"
"Yes." Ai Li nodded again.
Li Wen looked Rewi Alley up and down, then looked at Rewi Alley's information. Finally, he took out a report and quickly wrote on it:
"Captain Ai Li, from today on you will be directly under the Zion Progressives. During this period, the Zion Progressives will invite some young and knowledgeable people to the Zion University of Science and Technology for exchanges. You will be responsible for the security work at that time. Please move over from the Law Enforcers."
"Yes." Ai Li nodded, feeling very excited.
Seeing Li Wen waving his hand, Ai Li retreated obediently.
Li Wen looked at Ai Li's information again, and turned to the last few pages to find the experience of taking Xu Le to Joshua's Tomb, and then independently killing a powerful level 4 monster, and nodded slightly.
The secretary next to him seemed to have telepathy and had brought back some information about Xu Le from outside.
Xu Le's information is somewhat scarce, after all, he had just returned from the lighthouse not long ago.
But after seeing the information that Xu Le and Li Qingcheng broke up three years ago, Li Wen suddenly asked the secretary beside him:
"Why did they break up?"
"Uh..." The secretary, who had always been very perceptive, was stunned for a moment.
"Okay, no need to say more. Xu Le is invited to be the representative of the Lighthouse International Students at this R&D exchange meeting."
"Minister, the Lighthouse International Student Representatives already have personnel."
"Then add another one."
Li Wen picked up the large ceramic teacup with the word "Zion" on it on his desk and spoke casually.
"But for international students, there are already two candidates who have been appointed."
"Remove those two candidates and replace them with Xu Le."
"Minister, that would offend the congressman."
"He's going to step down next year, and I'm going to stay in this position, understand?"
"I understand." The secretary lowered his head.
"Just do it if you understand it, don't waste time."
"OK."
Then, the secretary actually drew a curse seal directly on Li Wen's desk.
"Math - Secret Words Technique."
Just as the spell was taking effect, there was a sudden knock on the door, and a very gentle voice appeared at the door:
"Minister, I have important research findings."
Li Wen recognized the owner of the voice and smiled slightly:
"Noan, come in."
Zhang Nuoan pushed the door open and walked to Li Wen's desk with a large amount of research materials, reports, and a slightly larger box.
Li Wen's secretary slowly stepped aside, standing between Li Wen and Zhang Nuoan, smiling but remaining alert.
Zhang Nuoan was not surprised by the secretary's attitude. He was more concerned about his own research:
“Minister, I have developed a device that can temporarily block mental energy. This is a groundbreaking and historic research.
Now I have made an experimental product, which I named the Anima Shrouder. "
Li Wen's eyebrows suddenly raised. Is it really such a coincidence
"Oh, it sounds amazing. Tell me about it. What kind of effect does it have? It would be better if you could explain the principle as well."
Zhang Nuoan was stunned for a moment. Although Li Wen himself was not a R&D personnel.
But he should be well aware of the importance of this technology. Why doesn't he look surprised
As for the principles, Li Wen rarely asked before. What's going on
Although he felt very strange, Zhang Nuoan still answered truthfully:
“The principle of the Psychic Shroud is closely related to the ancient Yinduo tree I found when I was researching the tomb.
The most fundamental principle is to use the leaves of the ancient Yinduo tree as the core of the masking device, and then use rune circuits to make an opening and closing device to form a mental energy mask.
So I would like to apply to enter the Tomb of Joshua again to recover the ancient Yinduo leaves and continue the exploration of the tomb."
Zhang Nuoan explained it to Li Wen very patiently, and Li Wen nodded continuously as he listened.
But at the end, he suddenly asked:
"Has your Heart Energy Shield always been this big?"
"Well, this is just the first generation version. It is a bit large in size, but it definitely has a certain effect in shielding mental energy."
Li Wen took out Xu Le's mental energy masking device from his pocket and gestured with his fingers. This thing was probably a circle larger than a mahjong, very small and practical.
Look at this thing on the table, it’s almost like a washbasin.
How to use such a volume? He frowned slightly and said:
"If you need to keep such a large piece of paper hanging on your body, wouldn't it be like hanging a lantern?"
Zhang Nuoan was almost speechless. Why was Li Wen so fond of finding fault today
The ministers before were not like this...
"Minister, I will adjust the problem of the size of the shield as soon as possible, but my current research and development funds are a bit insufficient, so I hope to apply for a batch of research funds from the guild. It doesn't need to be too much, 500,000 will be enough."
Li Wen was most dissatisfied with Zhang Nuoan's attitude of talking about 500,000 as if it were 50 yuan.
It is true that money should be spent on scientific research, but Li Wen finds it somewhat unacceptable to Zhang Nuoan's way of spending money.
Before, he did have achievements so he was given the award, but it’s different now.
The incident at Joshua's Tomb had just happened, and Zhang Nuoan almost ran back with his tail between his legs. If it weren't for Ai Li's backup, Zion would have even lost a relic.
In order to protect him, some people from the Progressive Guild gave up a lot of benefits.
At this time, Zhang Nuoan is still so demanding, and he is somewhat unconscious.
Li Wen used to like Zhang Nuoan, but today, for some reason, he suddenly disliked him.
His only comment is: ignorant.
"Nuoan, you are aware of the current financial situation of the guild. The ruins just had an accident, and now you have to apply for new research funds. How can the guild have so much money
You are not the only one in the department, other departments also have needs, so this matter will be put on hold for now, go back and wait for notification."
Zhang Nuoan was stunned. He didn't expect that the thing he was so determined to get would be strangled by Li Wen.
He raised his voice slightly and said to Li Wen:
"Minister Li, the Psychic Shield is of epoch-making significance to Zion and even to the entire human race.
If it is really feasible, the emergence of this thing can even change some war patterns. This matter cannot be delayed..."
Zhang Nuoan highly praised the effect of the mental energy mask, and Li Wen on the opposite side kept nodding.
"Indeed, the Heart Energy Shield is of epoch-making significance to the entire human race. I just don't know how much it can be produced."
Hearing Li Wen's affirmation, Zhang Nuoan's eyes lit up:
“Although the current output is not large, as long as we increase investment, there will definitely be extremely high returns.
After all, the ancient tree in the underground tomb still has many leaves. As long as there is enough research and development funds, all those leaves will be treasures for our Zion's second rise.
Minister, please pay attention to the issue of the mental energy mask."
After listening to Zhang Nuoan's words, Li Wen nodded again.
"You're right. I thought I took this matter seriously enough, but now it seems that I'm still a little slow. This thing is too important. I have to go there in person."
Li Wen stood up as he spoke, took the coat handed to him by the secretary and was about to go out.
Before leaving, Li Wen did not forget to say to Zhang Nuoan:
"I'm leaving now. Your application will be considered by the committee."
"Uh? Minister Li?"
Zhang Nuoan stayed where he was. Li Wen seemed to pay attention to the mental energy masking device, but something seemed to be wrong.
What's going on
…
After returning from Xu Weiwen's house, Xu Le felt a little anxious.
Li Wen, the logistics minister of the Zion Progressives, is not a particularly high-ranking official. It is certainly not as high-ranking as that of a member of parliament, but it is a very special position. Of course, for Xu Le and others, he is already a very senior official.
After all, he is one of the three giants of Zion Progressors, and he is not sure whether his relationship with Li Qingcheng will affect this research and development project.
If Li Wen wanted to vent his anger for his daughter and make things difficult for him, Xu Le would have no way to deal with it.
While eating, Xu Le's anxiety was almost overflowing.
Levis on the side seemed to sense that Xu Le was in a bad mood, so he asked:
"Didn't you say you were going to arrange a channel for the Heart Energy Shield today? How's that going?"
"It's arranged, but the other party is a bit powerful."
"That's a good thing!" Levis was a little surprised.
"But Brother Li, if we are treated unfairly, for example, if the Zion upper echelons coerce us to hand over the research plan for the mental energy shield, what should we do?"
Xu Le's question made Levis stunned for a moment, and then he asked with a little surprise:
"What makes you think that?"
"Why can't I have this kind of thought? Isn't this kind of unfair treatment of the lower by the superiors happening everywhere?"
Levis bit his tachyon and hesitated for a while before saying:
"But this is Zion. Zion is different from other places."
Xu Le was also stunned. Will Zion be different
At this moment, Yi Xiaoya suddenly picked up the bottle and stood up:
"Hehehe, here comes a guest who is not that important. I guess I have to avoid him for a while."
After hearing what she said, Xu Le and Levis looked towards the door at the same time, and happened to see Li Wen who came with his secretary.
Li Wen rubbed the mental energy mask that Xu Le had given him in his hands. When he turned it on, it actually eliminated his slightly anxious mood.
Xu Le also felt a trace of mental energy flowing in, and clearly felt that he was using a shield.
Li Wen's sudden arrival made Xu Le's uneasiness even more obvious. He imagined the stories he had read in his previous life.
Things like the civilian science and technology being intercepted by the ** department, a certain researcher being treated as an official white slave, a certain scientist being arrested by the authorities, and so on.
It’s really awful to think about those situations. Will he be treated like that too
Xu Le suppressed his anxiety and looked at Li Wen, saying calmly:
"Uncle Li, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Li Wen took out the Heart Energy Blocker and asked Xu Le:
“Can this thing be mass-produced?”
"I'm not sure how much is considered mass production, but it can definitely be produced."
“How much can the output be?”
"The production is not large. If it is 100 to 200 pieces, it can be considered as a minimum before the Kuroshio Current."
Li Wen's Tong Kong shrank a bit, 100-200 of them were enough to arm a very elite force.
For the current Black Tide, their biggest enemy is not the endless monsters at all. Zion’s weapons and equipment can fully deal with the ordinary monsters because Zion’s technology is powerful enough.
What is really difficult to deal with are those ferocious descendants of Gu Yinduo.
The biggest problem for ordinary extraordinary people when facing Gu Yin’s descendants is the pollution of their mental energy.
While attacking the city core, the descendants of Gu Yinduo were also contaminating their high-level warriors and sorcerers.
In fierce battles, mental energy cannot remain stable. This is the most critical problem, and there may be a way to solve this problem.
"How much is the cost?" Li Wen's expression gradually became serious.
Levis on the side had an excited look in his eyes. When he looked at Xu Le, he had already clenched his fists.
After a little thought, Xu Le said a number that was not very high.
“I know this thing is very important, and it’s very important to Zion, so I don’t think it should be used just for profit.
If delivered to the Zion government, the price of a Heart Shield is... 1,000 yuan."
Levis looked at Xu Le with a little shock. Wasn't their original price 500
Li Wen breathed a sigh of relief, and his eyes softened as he looked at Xu Le.
He thought about how Zhang Nuoan had asked him for 500,000 yuan before, and compared it with Xu Le's current attitude.
What is pattern
What is the overall view
“Xu Le, although I know you returned to Zion with some emotions, I can understand your problems and past.
If you have any requests, just tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you."
Li Wen's attitude was very good, which made Xu Le feel relieved. At least, it seemed that Li Wen was not a political bully or something, but his words made Xu Le speechless.
After Xu Le was silent, Li Wen's attitude became a little strange...
"Speak?"
Xu Le hesitated for a moment. He wanted to get the government's support, so he looked at the government propaganda poster surrounded by a group of art troupe stars.
“My requirements may be a bit high.”
Before Xu Le finished speaking, Li Wen raised his hand:
"I see, if you like a celebrity, you can tell Uncle Li, it's not impossible..."
Xu Le: …
"Uncle Li, I don't have that idea..."
Li Wen thought he had guessed wrong. He looked at the poster again and saw a steam airship and fireworks on it.
"So what do you want? A steamship? That's not difficult.
As for fireworks, it’s not impossible to set off fireworks for your studio during the New Year…”
Xu Le:
"Uncle Li, I don't want those. Actually, I just want to pass the school's studio license review."
Li Wen's eyes lit up:
"What school studio license are you talking about?"
Levis was stunned. He was a straightforward person and did not understand the meaning of Li Wen's words, so he said anxiously:
"It's to extend the license for studio research, the Zion Research Institute license..."
Li Wen looked at the anxious Levis and suddenly laughed:
“Rose Studio is a high-end exclusive studio of the Zion Progressive Guild. What does it have to do with Zion University of Science and Technology
What are you talking about, two doctors