We can devise a plan to recruit four to five hundred experienced technicians in a short period and then meticulously break down the R&D tasks to proceed simultaneously."

Another supplier chimed in: "We can also prepare the materials immediately. The initial production volume will certainly not be too high.

But concentrating manpower and resources to produce a few hundred or even a thousand viable loitering munitions a month later is entirely feasible."

"Four to five hundred people?" The institute's researcher was stunned once again upon hearing this number.

The original R&D team, fully counted, was only about thirty to forty people, half of whom were leaders responsible for administration and management, with an actual handful of people actively engaged in frontline R&D work.

If they could indeed recruit hundreds of engineers with actual R&D capabilities, it could significantly shorten the R&D cycle.

He couldn't help but probe a little, "Does 'Holy Light' not lack financial investment?"

Kelly nodded with certainty, "Not only do we have ample funds, but we also possess resources and connections beyond your imagination. This project will definitely be led by us, 'Holy Light.'"

The researcher's eyes flickered, and he bit his lip, saying, "If you truly have such powerful connections, there is no need to recruit so many people from outside.

Why not directly extract those in our institute who have real R&D capabilities to form a temporary task force and have them give it their all.

After all, this is a low-speed aircraft, the flight control system will not be overly complex, and you could even initially conduct small batch manual production of dozens for testing simultaneously, which can significantly reduce the R&D timeframe.

Our institute does have considerable technical reserves, and coming up with a barely usable prototype product within two weeks is not completely impossible."

Quickly, it was proven that 'Holy Light's' connections could indeed be described as "extending to the heaven."

Old Xiao, in the name of "maintaining peace and stability in the North America region," not only swiftly recruited a group of people willing to serve for 'Holy Light' but also obtained significant strategic resources.

Even the overwhelmingly scarce fuel in the post-apocalypse was secured in a stable supply.

The luxurious 'Gulfstream 650' private jet parked at Shanghai airport was urgently remodeled significantly.

All unnecessary comfort amenities like luxurious leather seats, spacious double beds, exquisite mini-bars, and even the independent bathrooms with sky views were ruthlessly removed.

For the maximum reduction of aircraft weight.

After a series of modifications, the private jet, originally having a payload of less than three tons, was forcibly increased to over four tons.

With its astonishing ultra-long range, Old Xiao personally led a semi-squadron of "Little Pingtou" and a group of technicians to fly back to Los Angeles once again.

Establishing a fragile yet precious aerial route between the distant "Dongda" and the perilous North American continent.

Meanwhile, Kelly also began "purchasing" fast oil tankers and large cargo ships, intent on forming her own transoceanic transport team - calling it 'purchase' is rather equivalent to acquisition.

The port was filled with unclaimed vessels, some drifting solitary on the open sea, some even loaded with various supplies yet missing an owner.

Once enough crew members and necessary fuel were gathered, a vessel worth several billion or even over ten billion yuan could be claimed as one's own.

To quickly attract experienced crew members, Kelly offered extremely enticing terms: for each ship successfully controlled, the crew would receive 80% of that ship's shares.

'Holy Light' would retain the remaining 20%.

Under such a severe shortage of manpower, Kelly miraculously obtained seven or eight large and small vessels in just half a month, successfully forming the nascent 'Holy Light Logistics.'

In the process of controlling these ships, 'Holy Light' also unexpectedly obtained some additional "income."

General Manager Qiu reported to Kelly: "Vice President, during our people's search in the Los Angeles harbor, they encountered a wandering Mexican faction.

Upon learning that we were from 'Holy Light,' they were extremely excited.

Their leader claimed to control several hundred-thousand-ton supertankers and hoped to exchange these tankers with us for living materials."

Mexicans? Supertankers?

Before the apocalypse, the United States was the largest oil exporter in the world, with an annual export volume exceeding 200 million tons. It's not entirely impossible for a Mexican force to control supertankers in the United States.

Meanwhile, domestic crude oil stocks hit rock bottom, and many refining companies were forced to stop production for maintenance or even cease operations due to lack of raw materials.

In such a context, securing a stable crude oil supply would mean never having to worry about sales.

"The leader of that Mexican force is named Cervantes, and he said he once worked under President Zhou and knows you," General Manager Qiu added.

Kelly had no recollection of Cervantes, but Xiao Jinlang confirmed the person's identity and readily agreed to the request to exchange the valuable crude oil for materials controlled by 'Holy Light.'

Cervantes even proactively offered to provide a batch of experienced Mexican crew members to safely navigate the oil tankers to the port where "Dongda" is located.

However, he set one condition: 'Holy Light' must first supply them with a batch of urgently needed living materials, as they were on the brink of collapse.

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