Chapter 602, Someone Came Looking
Qi Hancai introduced the Russian man, then gestured toward the bespectacled young man.
"Liu Yuming, a member of our base, temporarily responsible for translation."
Liu Yuming stood up and saluted, "Leader!"
"Mm!" Wu Heng nodded.
Qi Hancai explained, "Kadrov knows some Chinese, but some still needs translating."
The bearded foreigner beside them also stood up and said in broken Chinese, "Thank you, Leader Wu, for saving us. I came to your country five years ago and liked it very much."
"Sit down!" Wu Heng sat nearby and continued, "Welcome to the team."
"Thank you!" Kadrov expressed his gratitude.
Wu Heng then asked, "How many of you are there in total?"
Kadrov replied, "Six people, all members of our research institute."
Normally, a shelter would have about this many people. Too many is a burden, too few is hard to sustain.
"I heard you researched railguns. How's the progress? Can it be used normally?" Wu Heng looked at him.
Kadrov looked confused and glanced at Liu Yuming for help.
Liu Yuming translated.
Kadrov replied in Russian.
Liu Yuming translated back, "He said it has a range of 150 kilometers and can penetrate five meters of concrete."
Wu Heng raised his eyebrows.
Qi Hancai and Gao Rong also looked shocked.
150 kilometers, and it can pierce five meters of concrete.
That could punch through a skyscraper.
Meanwhile, machine guns have a range of only about two kilometers.
In comparison, the range and power of railguns are simply overwhelming.
No wonder, before the apocalypse—
Countries were racing to develop such weapons.
Wu Heng continued asking, "Can it be used normally now?"
Kadrov spoke in Russian, and Liu Yuming translated, "They developed a rail-based railgun. It can be fired in tests, but requires large equipment support and massive electricity consumption. Even in modern times, it couldn't be put into use. Now it's even harder."
"What about the blueprints?" Wu Heng asked again.
"We brought all the blueprints and made digital backups," Qi Hancai replied.
With blueprints, they could let the Mechcrafters take a look.
"Besides railguns, what else are you skilled in?"
Kadrov answered himself, "Research and design of electrical equipment. We also have expertise in weapons."
Wu Heng thought for a moment.
It was uncertain whether railguns could be used.
Better to wait until the lab was moved to test it.
For now, assign them some other work.
"Qi Hancai, see what areas need them. Assign them some tasks for now."
"Alright!" Qi Hancai nodded.
Liu Yuming also quietly translated for Kadrov.
Kadrov slowly breathed a sigh of relief. Being allowed to stay was better than anything.
...…
With the foreigners' matter concluded—
Wu Heng turned back to Qi Hancai and Gao Rong.
"Any progress on your side?"
Qi Hancai said, "Nothing much. The two skeleton armies are still clearing Zombies along the railway. The next city for Bai Qing is 'Binhai City'."
Binhai City was near the coast.
Maybe they could get some modern ships there.
Wu Heng immediately said, "Tell them to keep an eye on shipyards or vessels. Notify me if there's any news."
"Okay, I'll send word down shortly," Qi Hancai replied, without asking why.
Gao Rong sorted his documents and began reporting, "The rifle production machines have entered final production debugging. If no issues arise, they can go into formal production.
The newspaper printing machines are also starting to assemble mechanical parts, and will be tested soon."
The Tiancheng Group had clearly brought good news to Wu Heng.
Bullets could be produced by them.
If they could also produce rifles, they could train a large number of shooting-proficient skeletons and outfit a modern skeleton army.
In the modern world, guns were useless against Zombies.
But in another world, they'd still be very effective.
Looking back, spells hadn't been as useful as guns.
The printing press was meant for founding newspapers across the other world.
Even without a concrete plan yet, the machines had to be ready.
Once they started, they could be used immediately.
Wu Heng praised, "Good job. If you need anything, tell Qi Hancai and finish the testing soon."
"Understood." Gao Rong smiled, then said, "I have nothing else."
"Then that's it. Qi Hancai, take me to get the blueprints. Everyone else, back to your tasks." Wu Heng nodded.
Everyone stood and left the meeting room.
...…
Wu Heng followed Qi Hancai to the data room.
Two large boxes of blueprints were laid before him.
"It's all here. Already backed up. If needed, we can print them again," Qi Hancai glanced at the machine nearby.
"Let me check them first. We'll see later." Wu Heng said, then stored all the blueprints into his space ring.
The data room door was closed again.
The two walked out together. Qi Hancai said, "Sister Yanhong heard there's Beast Taming. She might come over in the next few days to ask."
"I've prepared one for her," Wu Heng said with a smile.
Preparing a beast taming setup for Li Yanhong wasn't hard.
Gold-Silver Island had beast taming shops. Just buy one.
It was only because they were a bit far apart. Not like with Qi Hancai's side where it could be bought directly.
"So she won't get jealous and say you're playing favorites," Qi Hancai smiled.
"No way. Both sides are dear to me."
"Sounds like we're both your kids."
They chatted casually as they walked outside.
...…
After getting the blueprints—
Wu Heng returned directly to the dorm, waiting for Xiaoxiao to come back.
The original plan was to help Beni level up in the next two days.
But with a level 18 Mage arriving on Gold-Silver Island, it still needed attention.
Wu Heng released Glenda and Beni.
Let the two phantoms explore the surroundings. Glenda gave Beni a rough introduction to this world.
When she learned that Wu Heng came from another world—
Beni's whole expression turned to shock.
Another world, something only found in myths.
Wu Heng sat in a chair, just about to pull out the blueprints to pass time.
When suddenly, a system prompt appeared in his ear.
[Level increased to 19. Constitution +2, Intelligence +4, Perception +2, Charisma +2.]
Leveled up.
Wu Heng was pleased.
Looks like the skeleton troops advancing had fought Zombies again.
The feeling of leveling up while staying home was actually quite nice.
Wu Heng immediately opened his panel to check this upgrade's requirements.
[Name: Wu Heng]
[Level: 19 (1452/355000)]
[Fame: Level 19 (721/66000)]
[Stats: Strength 48, Agility 35, Constitution 55, Intelligence 54, Perception 33, Charisma 34.]
The required EXP for level 19 was 355,000.
A seemingly absurd number.
But since his class transfer, it hadn't taken that long.
His leveling speed surpassed even traditional Professionals in the other world, even beating princes and princesses with pre-set growth routes.
Just 355,000.
Killing Zombies should be enough to reach level 20 and become a Hero.
Even though the number looked high, there wasn't much pressure.
Fame went from 58,000 to 66,000.
In fact, fame was more troublesome than EXP.
Fame from Gold-Silver Island alone wouldn't be enough for level 20.
But spreading it outward and promoting fame wasn't easy.
There was no good strategy yet.
Besides founding newspapers, he should also hold more events on Gold-Silver Island.
Let visiting merchants help spread his name.
...…
As he thought—
Xiaoxiao phased through the wall, flying in, and said helplessly, "Sigh! My mom is so dumb."
"Watch your mouth!" Wu Heng said grumpily.
"Seriously! She kept asking why a skill works like this or that. I don't know! I just said, you just train it this way." Xiaoxiao floated beside him, venting.
"It's normal not to understand at first."
"She didn't even learn it after reading once. Uncle, you always get it after reading once." Xiaoxiao said.
Xiaoxiao had only seen Wu Heng learn skills.
He flipped from the first page to the last, then could immediately cast it.
She probably assumed one read was enough to learn.
Wu Heng wasn't sure how to explain this.
He said, "I'm higher level, so I understand things better. Once your mom levels up, she'll learn more easily."
Xiaoxiao floated on her back, thinking, and felt that made sense.
"Alright, I get it."
"Go call Glenda and the others back. Let's head home." Wu Heng pointed out the window.
Xiaoxiao flew out and soon returned with Glenda and Beni.
They all merged back into his body.
Wu Heng opened the portal and returned to the Zombies world.
...…
He returned to the Island Lord's Mansion, appearing in the study.
Wu Heng opened the door and went downstairs.
He could hear the maids chatting downstairs.
They turned and saw Wu Heng come down.
Annette and Robe saluted. Minnie walked over and said, "Master, earlier this morning, Steward Sheila Grey sent someone over. The main Guild sent people. She asked you to come over."