"This is easy. I've just developed a magnetic shield. Supported by a controlled nuclear fusion device, it can withstand tsunami impacts below level sixteen."
As he spoke, Jing Mingqiu flipped his wrist and produced a metal bracelet, which he placed on the Minister of Environment. He then pressed a button on it. With a low hum, a semi-transparent light shield rapidly expanded, enveloping him.
"This is a miniature shield, powered by a doubly compressed cry-crystal battery. Once activated, it can withstand a frontal assault from a tank's main cannon."
Upon hearing Jing Mingqiu's explanation, the Minister of Military Affairs' eyes widened. He was the first to speak, "This! This is too incredible. If every soldier were equipped with something like this, our Dragon Country's army would be invincible, sweeping aside all opposition."
"Don't rush," Jing Mingqiu waved his hand. "To produce miniature shield emitters, we need CRL ultra-density alloy. With Dragon Country's current industrial capabilities, we can only produce it on a small scale in laboratories."
"To manufacture it on a large scale, we must find a way to build a large hydraulic forging machine underwater. Dragon Country's current underwater operational capacity is far from sufficient. Submarines, underwater mechs—all these require significant upgrades."
"I have the related technologies," Jing Mingqiu paused. "However, haste makes waste. The researchers and workers in relevant fields are already working overtime. If we add more projects, we won't find enough personnel."
The Minister of Military Affairs couldn't help but interject, "Professor Jing, if there aren't enough people, can't we use machines? Didn't you invent artificial intelligence?"
"Indeed, theoretically, with the help of artificial intelligence, I could complete all projects by myself. However, have you considered what would happen if all new technologies were completed solely by me?"
Before others could react, Jing Mingqiu provided the answer directly.
"Dragon Country's technology would become a castle in the air. As long as I am around, everything is fine. But if I were to disappear, the technological edifice of Dragon Country would inevitably collapse, turning into ruins."
"I'm sorry, I was thinking too simply!" The Minister of Military Affairs had gotten carried away for a moment. After Jing Mingqiu pointed it out, he immediately realized his mistake and apologized profusely.
"It's alright," Jing Mingqiu waved his hand. "I know you are concerned about the soldiers' safety and don't want them to get hurt. Rest assured, I am not one of those pedantic individuals. I understand the principle of acting decisively in emergencies."
"I have manually produced ten thousand shield bracelets, stored in my laboratory's warehouse. Although it's not a large number, it's enough for soldiers in dangerous positions. After all, no one dares to declare war on Dragon Country at present."
After a brief interlude, the conversation returned to its main track. Jing Mingqiu began discussing with the top leaders from various fields in Dragon Country how to initiate a nationwide land reclamation movement.
Sending over two hundred million elderly people, restored to youth, to the high seas to continue their lives.
Simultaneously, large towns could be established on the high seas, providing suitable work for the elderly who could only perform simple tasks, and offering social services to former farmers.
While Jing Mingqiu was deeply immersed in discussions, in Zone 51 of Dragon Country, the US six-star general Beird Barritt, who had been forced to sign a military pledge, was in a fierce argument with a disheveled white doctor.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! I, a dignified six-star general, would rather die than betray humanity and defect to aliens. Terris, you traitor!"
"General, don't speak so definitively."
The white doctor, whose full name was Terris White, suddenly pulled out a red button and pressed it.
Beird Barritt sensed something was wrong and was about to draw his weapon, but it was too late.
A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, instantly sweeping across the entire room. His body convulsed, and he instantly lost mobility, collapsing to the ground.
At the same time, several bolts of lightning flashed outside. Beird Barritt's guards also fell victim, collapsing to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and rendered immobile.
"Terris, calm down," Beird Barritt panicked as Terris White, with a sinister smile, advanced towards him step by step. He struggled to retreat, shouting, "I am a six-star general of the United States! If you kill me, you won't escape!"
Then, something unexpected happened. Terris White did not attack him but helped him up. "Your Excellency, General, please don't be so nervous. I was just demonstrating the most basic technology of the Gus people."
"This is merely their civilian, de-rated lightning projector, typically used for lighting cigarettes, and it already possesses such terrifying power. According to the Gus envoy, the military version is one hundred thousand times more powerful than the civilian version."
"Have you ever played Command & Conquer, General?"
Beird Barritt was over sixty years old. He had been an avid gamer in his youth, and he had indeed played the classic game Command & Conquer. He nodded, completely bewildered.
"It's easier to explain if you've seen it," Terris White said excitedly. "When the Gus people's lightning projector is at full power, it's exactly like the Allied forces' superweapon, the Lightning Storm. In an instant, it can plunge an area into a sea of lightning, leaving nothing alive!"
Beird Barritt was skeptical. "Is it really that powerful? Unless you can demonstrate it, I will never believe your words!"
"Demonstration is not a problem. However," Terris White paused, "what if you renege on your promise after we demonstrate?"
Before he could finish, Beird Barritt burst into laughter. "If you truly possess such powerful weapons, why would I renege? Isn't cooperation for mutual benefit good? Ideologies are fleeting; only money is real!"
"You are truly a straightforward man, General," Terris White pulled out a world map and unfurled it before Beird Barritt. "General, tell me, where shall we bomb?"
Upon seeing the world map, Beird Barritt instinctively pointed to the capital of Dragon Country. Just as Terris White was about to nod, he changed his mind.
"Not here. Dragon Country has satellite coverage. I cannot directly observe Dragon Country and know the exact effect of the attack."
"Moreover, so many high-ranking US officials have defected to China. Aliens might also be colluding with China. What if they conspire and stage a performance? We cannot attack Dragon Country; we must choose a place that I can personally observe."
After rejecting Dragon Country as a target, Beird Barritt began searching the map again. Scanning halfway across the map, his eyes suddenly lit up!