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"It's not that difficult, nor is it fun, but it's disgusting; this inorganic protoplasm smells terrible."
"You're not going to ask me to install it for you again next time, are you?" Ai Haibara asked Zhuge Cong.
"But I only have you." Zhuge Cong's direct question caught Ai Haibara completely off guard.
"What are you going to do with this?" Ai Haibara asked, holding the mini arc reactor that had been replaced earlier.
"That one, destroy it, or you can keep it."
"The future of aerial combat—whether manned or unmanned—in my experience, drones will never be able to match a pilot's intuition, insight, and ability to judge outcomes based on performance," Hachiman Hikigaya remarked as he led a group of officers on a tour of the armory.
"Lieutenant Colonel, why didn't you let the pilot get off the plane?"
"Look who's here! It's Mr. Zhuge Cong, who's descended from the sky!" Hachiman Hikigaya explained to the crowd upon seeing Zhuge Cong's arrival.
"When it comes to whether someone is there or not, and whether he's a man or not, you must ask him about that time during spring break when he guessed the wrong answer. Remember, spring break, 2028, and the beautiful lady who woke up with him."
"Stop fooling around."
"Hachiman, this is an extramarital affair."
Kazuma Sato looked at Hachiman Hikigaya and said, "I never expected that this repressed guy would cheat on me."
Of course, it's unacceptable to say that the seemingly reserved but actually sassy Kazuma Sato has any right to describe anyone present in that way.
"What was his name again?"
"Oh, don't be silly, they'll take it seriously."
"It's a man, Hachiman Hikigaya. I... I misjudged you."
Kazuma Sato watched in horror as Hachiman Hikigaya retreated repeatedly, never expecting Hachiman to be so cunning.
"It's fake. Can't I see that Zhuge Cong is slandering me?"
Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at Kazuma Sato, and then, almost involuntarily, glanced at Saika Totsuka.
On the other side, Yukino Yukinoshita also breathed a sigh of relief. She had been furious when she saw that Hachiman Hikigaya might cheat on her in the future, but she realized that it was just a joke.
"It's a pleasure to meet you all," Zhuge Cong said to the group of officers before him.
"Let me chat with my old friend for a while, you guys can look around on your own."
14: Hachiman politely declined Zhuge Cong's offer, but Zhuge Cong recruited people to do research and development.
"It's quite unexpected. I didn't expect you to recover so quickly and be able to walk on your own," Hachiman Hikigaya said, patting Zhuge Cong lightly on the shoulder.
"I'm not just here to walk around, Hachiman. I'm working on a big project right now, and I've come to you hoping you can get involved too."
"Really? Tell me what it is?" Hachiman Hikigaya was very curious about the big project Zhuge Cong had mentioned.
"First of all, let me clarify that this is not a military-related project like the ones I've done before."
"It doesn't refer to the military. So what you said at the press conference was true; you really shut down the Zhuge Group's weapons division," Hachiman Hikigaya said incredulously. After all, he hadn't expected Zhuge Cong to actually close down the Zhuge Group's vital weapons division.
【"Yes."】
"Hmm, this is a bit confusing. Okay, okay, tell me what you mean by 'big project'?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked, scratching his head.
"I plan to establish a special organization to maintain peace. As you know, the 26 districts are not completely peaceful. For example, I first went to District Z, where I was captured. It's a complete wasteland. Peace there is nothing but a pipe dream. It's practically anarchy. And District X is a city of sin."
"Wait, you mean you want to create a private army to maintain this so-called peace?"
"No, it's not the army."
"Hehehe, Cong, I'm a soldier. Do you know what kind of talk you're giving me? You need to rest more and clear your head."
"I'm serious."
【"All right."】
"It was nice to meet you, Cong. Goodbye."
【"goodbye."】
"No, Zhuge Cong, you're serious."
Hachiman Hikigaya looked at the screen and saw Zhuge Cong seemingly planning to build a private army in the future, and said in surprise.
"Although you may have some aftereffects from being arrested, well... this is just too much."
Kiritani Kazuto, standing to the side, was somewhat at a loss for words.
"If you ask me, you should invite Lieutenant Colonel Hachiman Hikigaya instead."
"That's what Kazuma Sato said."
"Who knew I would think that way? We'll find out soon enough."
Zhuge Cong didn't know how to explain it well either.
"Is Jarvis there?" Zhuge Cong, back in his underground workshop, immediately got to work.
"I'm here, sir."
"Help me create a document for a new project and mark it as mark2."
"Should the files be stored in Zhuge Industrial's central database?"
"No, I don't know who I can trust now. There's a mole within the Zhuge Group, storing this on my private server." Zhuge Cong said, projecting the Mark 1 display image from his computer onto a nearby display stand in 3D.
"Are you working on a private, personal project, sir?"
"Yes, and by the way, create a document labeled 'Iron Alliance,' and record Deidara, Sasori, Senku Ishigami, Tsukasa Shishio, Hachiman Hikigaya, Hitomi Mishima, and Ai Haibara as reserves." Zhuge Cong finished speaking and then looked at the Mark 1 in front of him, making modifications.
"Sir, are you planning to build your own army?"
"No, I'm not interested in building an army. I just want to create an elite organization that can quickly combat crime and maintain peace," Zhuge Cong said, fiddling with Mark 1.
"It unfolds like a shonen manga."
Doma Umaru looked at the organization that Zhuge Cong planned to establish and said.
[On the other side, in the Z-sector desert, members of the Ten Commandments organization were searching for parts for the Zhuge Cong Mark 1.]
[With many hands making light work, and since the parts weren't completely buried by sand, the Mark 1 parts were gradually unearthed.]
The bald man stood there menacingly, half his head disfigured. He had abandoned the Jericho missiles and now had his eye on Zhuge Cong's Mark 1 armor.
[Here, Zhuge Cong has officially begun manufacturing the Mark 2 armor. The legs of the Mark 2 armor are already taking shape. Compared to the roughness of the Mark 1, the Mark 2 is much more refined.]
[“Alright, let’s get started.” The scene then shifts to Zhuge Cong putting on the leg armor for testing.]
"Fugui, be careful, get ready to put out the fire. Wangcai, you're in charge of filming," Zhuge Cong said to the robotic arm beside him.
"Okay, now let's start manual control. Whew, take it slow, let's start with 10%."
["Ah!" The moment Zhuge Cong pressed the switch, he uncontrollably crashed into the wall beside him.]
"Jarvis, contact Scorpion for me," Zhuge Cong, lying on the ground, instructed Jarvis.
[In the studio, Scorpion and Zhuge Cong worked together to research and debug Mark2. After all, Scorpion was an expert in robotics and exoskeletons, and after listening to Zhuge Cong's explanation and reviewing the general information, he was able to keep up with Zhuge Cong's research.]
With Sasori's help and Jarvis's assistance, the development of Mark 2 is progressing rapidly. After investigating Sasori, Zhuge Cong ruled out Deidara as a suspect and then brought Deidara over.
Deidara, on the other hand, helped Zhuge Cong equip the Mark 2 with more suitable weapons.
"Boss, look, this is the latest miniature tracking spider mine I developed for Mark2." Deidara placed a small, Spider-Man-shaped bomb in front of Zhuge Cong.
"Deidara, can't you see I'm adjusting the Palm Cannon with the boss?" Sasori said to Deidara.
"Who's talking to you? Boss, let me demonstrate my new invention for you," Deidara said to Zhuge Cong, ignoring Sasori.
"Wait, wait, wait! Don't test it in my studio, go outside. It'll be a good opportunity to test its flight capabilities," Zhuge Cong said immediately as he watched Deidara raise his hand to throw it.
"Come on, show off your little spider." Zhuge Cong stood at a distance, watching Deidara place a dummy aside.
"Ha, what a boring thing," Scorpion said, arms crossed.
"Let's go." Deidara put on his special glasses, distanced himself from the dummy, and threw out a miniature tracking spider mine.
[Then the miniature tracking spider-like lightning bolt immediately turned and ran quickly towards the dummy, jumping onto it and then...bong!]
The dummy was instantly blown to pieces by the miniature homing spider mine.
15: Zhuge Cong: Stan, I'm the boss.
"Not bad. What's its maximum tracking range?" Zhuge Cong looked at the miniature tracking spider mine developed by Deidara and felt it was a good product that could come in handy.
"The maximum tracking range is 2000 meters. Of course, I'll make some improvements, and I just thought of a new name: C1." Deidara pulled out another C1 and handed it to Zhuge Cong.
"Sir, Mr. Zhugestan is here to see you." Jarvis's voice came through the phone.
"Alright, we've been busy for so long today, let's continue tomorrow," Zhuge Cong said to Deidara and Sasori.
"I don't care, I want to continue researching the armor." Having nothing else to do, Scorpion continued his research on the Iron Man armor.
"I'm going back to the research institute to continue improving my C1." Deidara, like Sasori, was someone who loved research and development even more.
"Alright, that's fine with you all. I need to go greet my guests." Zhuge Cong said, turning and walking towards the living room.
[At this moment, Ai Haibara was sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking at the documents in her hands, while Zhugestan was sitting on the other side.]
"So, things aren't going well?" Zhuge Cong asked, looking at Zhuge Stan.