Armor-Piercing Munition: Face Me, Carbon-Based Monster!

"The nuclear suppression has taken effect."

At the outskirts of Base 011, Chen Jian looked with satisfaction at the report feedback from the front line and spoke to Lei Jie beside him:

"As proven, my plan is effective."

"At most, we only need four nuclear bombs to achieve uninterrupted electromagnetic pulse suppression, moving from far to near, and accomplish the final strike."

"If we can sustain this kind of suppression in the future, we can maintain Mountain City's incapacitated state for a long period and secure a development window."

"However, the biggest problem now is that we don't know Mountain City's recovery time."

"Four days—four days is the longest duration we've been able to ascertain."

"During this time, we should be safe."

"But is it possible that this time could be extended further?"

"Is it possible that even if such bombardments are extended to once every fifteen days, they could still have the intended effect?"

"Not likely."

Lei Jie shook his head and said:

"Through self-assessment—even Base 011, after a nuclear strike, could quickly restore its counterattack capability within a few days."

"Mountain City is a larger, more complete city with systematic production abilities, so its recovery speed should be faster."

"In fact, I even suspect now whether our nuclear explosion has indeed destroyed their counterattack capabilities."

"Perhaps all we've managed is… an interference?"

"That shouldn't be the case."

Chen Jian pondered for a moment, then said:

"Although the news from Lin Yu suggests that there are indeed humans living inside Mountain City, it's evident that this isn't a city governed by humans."

"It has a strong dependence on electronic and network systems."

"Even if just one part encounters issues, it could lead to a total collapse."

"Therefore, the nuclear explosion should be effective."

"It's just that indeed we cannot always rely on such nuclear explosions to maintain suppression over them."

"So, reconnaissance might need to be prioritized, right?"

"If I said I'm planning a trip to Mountain City, do you have any thoughts?"

"That's not up to me."

Lei Jie spread his hands, pointing to the construction site in the distance and said:

"Look at us, we have too many things to do now."

"Incinerators being built, explosive production lines being set up, artillery and bullet production lines are also in progress."

"What does it mean to have a hundred things thriving? This is exactly it."

"Moreover, the things we're focusing on now are mainly concentrated in the military-industrial sector."

"What about civilian industry? We need agricultural machinery factories, fertilizer plants, mines, larger smelting and processing factories... "

"This huge array, you can't just ignore it."

"I definitely can't get away, right?"

"With the scaling of personnel, management difficulty is increasing, Shen Yue can't leave either."

"He Shuo goes without saying, he still has to focus on managing Jinling City."

"So, if it comes to going to Mountain City... whether to go or not is entirely up to you."

His tone carried a hint of helplessness which Chen Jian could clearly sense, an implicit meaning of "dissuasion" was hidden in his words.

Indeed, the entire Base 011 really has a ton of tasks.

Industrialization progress, future settlement of refugees, agricultural self-sufficiency, trade route construction...

Each issue requires immense effort, and the most important thing is, with a severe lack of industrial workers, every step in these major aspects will be quite challenging.

People are definitely needed here.

But should Mountain City be ignored?

It is both a real threat and a real opportunity.

After a few seconds of silence, Chen Jian took a deep breath and continued:

"No matter what, I still must make a trip."

"The situation there is too complex. If I don't go, it's hard to find another force in the world that can accurately gauge what's really happening there."

"And inaccurate assessments will bring trouble to our subsequent exploratory actions."

"I will depart and return as quickly as possible."

"Just a single close-range reconnaissance, and after obtaining preliminary results, I'll promptly withdraw."

"Alright."

Lei Jie shrugged and continued to ask:

"But how do you plan to bypass Mountain City's outer defenses?"

"According to Lin Yu, there are at least four different primary monsters around Mountain City."

"And those primary monsters are not like the Whale Catfish we encountered earlier."

"The monsters near Mountain City are highly aggressive and their lethal capabilities are beyond what the support-type Whale Catfish can match."

"Their entry into Mountain City was partly due to nuclear interference but more importantly due to luck."

"So, are you planning to take chances with them too?"

"Of course not."

Chen Jian shrugged.

"I'll fly over."

"Parachuting."

"... Too risky, I don't agree."

Lei Jie decisively shook his head and said:

"Until now, we are completely in the dark about the overall defense system of Mountain City."

"We cannot ascertain whether there are anti-air weapons there capable of enduring electromagnetic pulses."

"Jumping over rashly is a death sentence, don't do anything so foolish."

"Nonsense, am I an idiot?"

Chen Jian rolled his eyes.

"Here's the plan."

"We'll wait a few more hours to see if Lin Yu can re-establish contact with us."

"If he can, then we'll carry out parachuting guided by them."

"If not, we'll organize aerial reconnaissance, deploy decoys, and simultaneously deploy unmanned reconnaissance and communication equipment."