Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate-Chapter 685 - 650: Development
Chapter 685 -650: Development
Earth time, seven in the evening, Ninth Base City.
A ‘Holy Shield’ luxury armored official car, flanked by numerous armored cars, drove into warship development base number 313 located in the eastern corner of Base City.
The armored cars stopped before entering the core area, while the ‘Holy Shield’ official car continued forward. After undergoing cleaning and disinfection procedures, it entered the innermost part of the warship development base, a colossal dust-free workshop.
At this moment, Endo Haruko, a Congressman and standing committee member of the Heavy Industry Committee, stood next to a window of the official car, watching the bustling workers outside and various heavy-duty mechanical arms as well as rows of heavy-duty Mecha cast in the distance.
Behind Endo Haruko stood a Federation Army General from the Logistics Department of the Star Navy.
“—So we would like to request Congressman Endo to step in, using your position as a standing committee member of the Heavy Industry Committee, to initiate an inspection of both Forest Heavy Industry and Forest Shipbuilding.”
Endo Haruko looked at the Mecha outside, nonchalant: “The question is how big are the revenues of Forest Heavy Industry and Forest Shipbuilding? They hardly sell to outsiders, so what’s the use of investigating them?”
“We want to clarify where all those second-hand parts and casting technologies that supported the initial establishment of Forest Group came from? It is suspected that there is a problem; at that time, Lin Rui was still just a small Martial Arts Star.”
The Federation Army General’s eyes hardened: “Additionally, it can slow down their construction progress, making it impossible for Forest Heavy Industry to compete with us over second-hand parts from the military. You should be aware, Congressman Endo, that ever since Forest Heavy Industry rose, we’ve found it very difficult to get cheap parts from the military side, which is not good news for your BOSS in the background.”
Endo Haruko slightly nodded upon hearing this.
As far as she was aware, the production capacity expansion of Forest Heavy Industry and Forest Shipbuilding was quite rapid.
This was related to support from East Asia and the ‘Light King Sect.’
The ‘Light King Sect’ had a large number of illegal immigrant mechanical engineers, and the East Asia Republic was continuously providing Forest Group with various high-precision casting machines, which meant the two companies lacked neither technology nor qualified workers.
It hadn’t been long since Forest Shipbuilding was established, and under its banner, there were already two cruisers, ten destroyers, twenty-three guardian battleships, and thirty armored cargo spacecraft, forming two powerful trade fleets!
Thus, these two companies were also buying up various qualified second-hand parts in the market, attending every auction for military surplus parts and equipment without fail.
Their funds seemed bottomless; as long as the parts met standards and the prices were fair, no matter how many, they could swallow them all.
The Fang Family also controlled the Security Committee, causing the Security Bureau to keep a tight watch on the military’s logistics departments, to the extent that for two consecutive months the Logistics Department couldn’t sell cheap parts and equipment externally.
This was indeed not good for the major arms dealer behind her and for the Star Chain Pirate Group even further behind.
“They will eventually enter the shipbuilding and military industries, competing with us for orders, so we must slow down their construction progress and destroy their production capacity!”
The Federation Army General stared intently: “The best scenario would be to force them to transfer orders to our companies.”
He then motioned towards the Mecha ahead: “Also, it’s to divert their attention, give them something to keep busy with. We’ve discovered that Forest Group’s intelligence department has been keeping a close watch on us, so much so that the four hundred Mecha, two hundred Armored Cars, and four destroyers we’ve built can’t be delivered—you see, they are all stockpiled here.”
“Lin Rui’s intelligence department under Forest Group was only recently established, right? You still can’t handle them?”
Endo Haruko let out a light snort of dissatisfaction, and then she fell into deep thought: “Initiating an inspection of Forest Group is not impossible; we could use the charge of smuggling, however, the current Forest Group is not to be taken lightly, and Lin Rui’s influence straddles both political and business realms, with plenty of experts under his command. His five Heavy Equipment Divisions are almost entirely built up, right?”
The Federation Army General smiled faintly: “It’s said that although their personnel and equipment are ready, it will still be quite a while before they can form an effective combat force, and even if his martial prowess is great, he wouldn’t dare to make a move against a Congressman like you.”
It is a major taboo for high-level Armored Warriors to make a move against serving or former Congressmen.
This would not only lead to an uproar in public opinion but is also something politicians do not wish to see or can accept. In such cases, they usually join forces, overtly or covertly, to ensure the perpetrator pays a heavy price.
As a result, several fierce confrontations have erupted between high-level Armored Warriors and these politicians over the centuries, and a tacit understanding has gradually developed: wars between companies with ties to Honorary Members of Congress tend to avoid involving the elected politicians as much as possible.
However, assassins are the exception; if it’s unclear who the perpetrator is or which side is hiring assassins, there’s nothing anyone can do.
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“Rest assured, Congressman, once you promote the relevant bill in Congress, we will deliver immediately. Besides—” the Federation Army General paused, laying two chips before Endo Haruko: “Our BOSS is very generous and won’t let people work for nothing.”
Endo Haruko scanned the chips in her hand, a slight smile curving the corners of her lips: “Okay, within two days at most, we’ll push the Heavy Industry Department to conduct a safety inspection on Forest Heavy Industry and Forest Shipbuilding—”
