Lin Zhan nodded after hearing Leng Shan’s words, deeming him the most reliable old brother besides Xiao Han Yi, who had started preparations early.
"Old Leng, if the mastiff dogs are fed some elixirs to increase nutrition and promote evolution, can they enter adulthood early?"
Leng Shan nodded and said, "Of course. The growth period of canines, besides completing their own developmental stage, is primarily about the gradual awakening of their bloodline. Look at your little Gold and little Black. If they continue to grow like this, how big will they be when they reach the Lord level?"
Hearing Leng Shan’s words, Lin Zhan glanced at the four little ones that had been released yesterday. He sized up their current physique and nodded to himself. They were indeed grown with evolution potions. How big a pot would be needed to stew them all?
Xiao Bao twitched his furry ears and said, "Brother Gold, Brother Black, that guy Leng Shan is comparing you two to his dog."
Xiao Jin and Xiao Hei straightened their necks and looked at Leng Shan, saying, "Later, let’s get a sack and beat him up. It’d be best if we also caught two of his dogs to make hotpot."
Xiao Bao was stunned, then put down the alloy bamboo he was holding and said, "Dog meat hotpot? Yes, yes, perfect! I happen to have good wine too."
Xiao Ji glanced at Xiao Bao and said, "Good heavens, you've even picked up a dialect, Bao Ge."
Then, he walked towards the Lin family’s guards who were on duty and said, "Brothers, could you get us a few sacks? You're invited to the hotpot tonight."
Leng Shan, unaware that he had been targeted by the four little bandits, was still meticulously telling Lin Zhan about his family’s hotpot ingredients… and his dogs.
"Old Lin, if the cost is within an acceptable range, I plan to cultivate two million wolfdogs and advance the maturation of six hundred thousand mastiff dogs. This way, I'll have a significant advantage in both cannon fodder and large-scale battles."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "It’s decided. Old Leng, go back and prepare some information for me. Tonight, I'll discuss the types of elixirs with the suppliers. All expenses for this will be included in the military budget, and the Leng family will not bear any costs."
Ying Xuan looked at Lin Zhan after he finished speaking and then said, "In terms of army size and individual physical quality, the human race is weaker than the myriad races. Therefore, our primary focus should be on long-range strikes. Light and heavy energy cannons, crossbows, and javelins are all areas where we can make advancements."
Lin Zhan nodded and said, "Exactly. I’ve also considered this. I’ve already sent people to invite weapon experts and the heads of munitions factories. Once they arrive, we will research a new type of artillery."
"Also, the aerial bombs we used in the last campaign were very effective. As soon as I returned last time, I had the munitions factory produce these integrated bombs at full capacity. I've also invited Ancestor Ying Zheng to personally assist the military in inscribing the Level 5 black hole bombs, which will be our trump card. Old Jiang, I've given you all the demolition data. The rest is up to you to calculate the optimal usage plan for Level 5."
Shortly after, Lin Yi arrived with Lin Long, Lin Hu, weapon experts, and the heads of munitions factories, along with a group of personnel.
Lin Zhan glanced at Lin Yi and said, "Implement a lockdown. No outsiders are allowed in."
Lin Yi nodded and went to arrange the lockdown. Xiao Ji also took flight immediately after Lin Zhan finished speaking.
Lin Zhan turned to look at Lin Long and Lin Hu and directly asked, "Uncle Long, Uncle Hu, how is the preparation of the integrated bombs coming along?"
After ensuring the federal government was in order, Lin Hu had been stationed at the munitions factory, responsible for the production of Lin Zhan's integrated bombs.
"We've produced over five million Level 1 bombs and over two hundred Level 2 bombs. These two are currently being produced in the largest quantities. As for Level 3, there are only fifty thousand, and Level 4 is around one hundred. These two types of integrated bombs are not only too expensive to produce but also pose challenges in inscribing the stabilization formations, with a limited number of inscribing personnel, resulting in insufficient output."
Lin Zhan nodded upon hearing this and said, "Uncle Hu, increase the production of Level 1 to over fifty million. Ensure that every soldier on the front lines has several on hand. Produce five hundred Level 2 bombs. The main focus should be on producing Level 3."
He then turned to Zhang Haoran and Ying Zheng and said, "Old Zhang, Old Ying, mobilize people from your respective sects and families to prepare for the mass inscription of stabilization formations."
"Uncle Hu, once Haoran and Ying Xuan's family members are transferred over, proceed with full-scale production. In the next day or two, I will provide you with military funds equivalent to two million Lord-level crystal cores, specifically for the production of integrated bombs."
Lin Hu nodded and said, "Rest assured, Zhan’er. With people and money, at most two months, and your Uncle Hu will have everything you need ready. You can rest easy."
After resolving the matters with Lin Hu, Lin Zhan looked at the weapon expert and said, "Teacher Qian, I want to change the detonation method of the Level 4 bomb. Currently, Level 4 relies primarily on pre-placement and then detonation by formations, which is too troublesome and quite restrictive. I hope to add a propulsion method to Level 4, similar to energy cannons, to guide its trajectory."
"Also, I want to research a new type of energy cannon. We have the example of Level 2, and its size is not large. Can we use some physical propulsion methods, or use formations of wind elements or others, to launch Level 2 so that it explodes upon landing and generates destructive power?"
Expert Qian pondered carefully and said, "Young Master Lin, aren't these two ideas of yours similar to missiles and artillery before the myriad races invaded? Although all technological weapons became ineffective after the invasion, these two propulsion methods can still be considered. It mainly involves changing the energy transformation. This is researchable, and as long as the propulsion methods for various elemental energies are calculated, we can proceed directly to physical experiments."
Lin Zhan was secretly delighted, knowing he had found someone truly capable. He hurriedly said, "Since you understand these things, I will trouble you, Teacher Qian. All research funding will be managed by my Uncle Hu. Please also bear with the hard work, and let us quickly research practical applications and implement production as soon as possible. The more of these excellent weapons we have, the fewer good sons we will lose in war."
Expert Qian nodded and said, "You can rest assured. There will be no problems with the professional aspects, as long as my experimental materials are guaranteed. My great-grandfather was a missile researcher, so this is an old trade for our family."
Lin Zhan immediately expressed his gratitude upon hearing this. He then turned to the head of the munitions factory and said, "General Wang, you must do your utmost to ensure the production of all weapons and the allocation of resources. Also, prioritize Teacher Qian's experiments immediately. If anything is missing and it is within human territory, you can demand it from the military and the federal government."