A small, weak faction among the civilians, like a child learning to speak, began its journey of growth...

Next, Ye Hao drew several blueprints and accurate data, specifying what materials to use, what kind of bullets, shells, etc. Everything was clearly marked.

As a few of them watched Ye Hao rapidly sketch on the paper with his hands, without using any tools for measurement, the spacing was just right. This skill deeply impressed Li Yi and the others, as the level was indeed very high.

He spent nearly thirty minutes drawing four blueprints, labeled as H-01, H-02, H-03, and H-04. Ye Hao's intent was to use H as the code for their Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit, with 0 indicating a prototype. Once the technology matured, it would become H-1, signifying the first generation weapon of Heaven-Filling Heroic Spirit.

As for other weapons, Ye Hao would assign different codes at that time.

Regarding some unclear areas, they did not hesitate to ask Ye Hao questions. By the time everything was settled, it was already four o'clock in the morning. Ye Hao gave some instructions before leaving and did not forget to leave a yacht for them when he left.

As for those billions, they were directly transferred to Ye Hao.

Ye Hao returned to the villa, rested for a few hours, got up in the morning, made breakfast, and made sure Lin Ruyu and the others were full before sending them off to school.

When Ye Hao arrived at the class, he applied for leave from Xia Zhu, while Xue Zhaolong and the other two rested their heads on the desk, fast asleep with dark circles under their eyes, indicating how in-depth and exhausting their research was last night.

Xia Zhu was extremely grateful to Ye Hao, although she didn't quite like him frequently requesting leave. However, she realized that Ye Hao's main purpose for attending school was definitely not studying, so she let it go. She figured it was okay as long as he was fine. Yet she felt a bit upset inside because her mother kept urging her to bring her son-in-law home for dinner and kept saying how disappointing it would be if she couldn't bring him home.

This made Xia Zhu feel embarrassed to show her face, as Ye Hao was her student! How could her mother refer to him as her son-in-law? However, when her mother mentioned Ye Hao as her son-in-law, Xia Zhu couldn't help but feel secretly happy inside.

Ye Hao didn't stay far from the campus. Instead, he went to the playground, where Qianqian could monitor within four hundred meters of Lin Ruyu, and then he dialed Ji Keci's phone number.

He knew that if he asked Lin Tian to help him purchase the machine tools, some sensitive individuals would surely take notice, so he had to rely on Ji Keci. Earlier, when he returned to the country, he heard from Lin Ruyu that Ji Keci often looked for him, asking when he would be back.

As soon as the call connected, a sweet voice came from the other end of the line, "Hello! Is this Ye Hao?"

"Yes! Hehe, Miss Ji, I wonder if you're free? I'd like to meet you." Ye Hao got straight to the point without being overly polite.

"Alright!" Ji Keci had been looking for an excuse to meet Ye Hao, so now that Ye Hao expressed the desire to meet her, she was naturally delighted to see him.

Ye Hao then told her the location, and she appeared shortly afterward.

Today, Ji Keci was dressed casually. Her top was slightly loose, yet her prominent chest still made her figure look very curvaceous.

"Miss Ji, you've become even more beautiful since we last met." Ye Hao smiled as he saw Ji Keci but remained casually seated on the grass of the playground instead of getting up to greet her.

"Hehe, Ye Hao, no need to be so polite with me. By the way, I heard from Miss Lin that you went abroad. Was everything okay?" Ji Keci casually sat beside Ye Hao, without any trace of awkwardness.

"It was fine. However, I heard from my lady that you've been looking for me frequently. Has it started?" Ye Hao wondered if someone from the Hall family had come, so he asked with curiosity.

"They have come, but since you recently went abroad, I couldn't find anyone to compete on my behalf, so I've been trying to stall them. If you..." Ji Keci wanted to ask if he could help her if he was available.

But just then, Ye Hao spoke first, "Miss Ji, I called you here today to help you, but I also have a favor to ask of you. Of course! You can name your price, Miss Ji, because I really don't know anyone else who could help!"

By saying this, Ye Hao aimed to save on the reward because, since he was going to help Ji Keci with racing, if Ji Keci was sensible, she would definitely not charge Ye Hao for it.

"Oh? What do you need my help with, Ye Hao? Just say it; if it's something I, Ji Keci, can do, I definitely won't refuse." Ji Keci said with an enchanting smile.

"I'd like you to help me import a batch of machine tools from overseas, the most advanced ones. Additionally, I only have nine hundred million for the machine tools; if it's not enough, I'd like the Ji Family to cover it for me first. In return, a year later, I'll sell you a batch of advanced researchable weapons. How about it?" Ye Hao said with a smile.

Ji Keci didn't understand what kind of machine tool Ye Hao needed. If the density didn't require a very precise machine tool, it would definitely be cheap, but if he needed a precision machine tool, even three to five hundred million might not be enough to buy one.

"Ye Hao, what kind of machine tool do you need?" Ji Keci didn't really believe Ye Hao had advanced weapons to sell him, so he wanted to ask Ye Hao what kind of machine tool he needed and if it was worth her helping to purchase it.

"Precision machine tools, for weapon research, alloy manufacturing, etc. I'll give you a list. If you can't help me pay for it, I'll find a way to gather the money. But a year from now, even if I have advanced weapons, I won't give them to you. There will definitely be no military cooperation with your Ji Family in the future." Ye Hao said this seriously, without the previous joking tone.

Ji Keci felt a bit displeased in his heart, thinking Ye Hao was overestimating himself. But with a smile on his face, he asked, "What you're saying is too vague. Can you list a clear inventory for me now? I'll call to see if there are any resources available."

Ye Hao knew she wanted to assess the total amount needed; after all, she was a businessperson. Ye Hao understood.

Ye Hao took out a list he had prepared of machine tool equipment and various precision components.

Ji Keci smiled and nodded, then took a few steps away to call her family's accounting personnel in this area.

When she learned that purchasing all the machine tools and transporting them legally into Huaxia would cost two billion, Ji Keci's face twitched a bit. Of course, there was an illegal route that could shave off a few billion, but she definitely did not believe Ye Hao would let her transport it in that way.

Ji Keci hung up the phone, looking a bit uncomfortable as she sat back down beside Ye Hao.

Ye Hao didn't disturb her, and after a long time, Ji Keci looked at Ye Hao with difficulty and said, "Ye Hao, if we smuggled them in..."

"I don't want smuggled goods; I want them brought in openly. Of course! I'll pay you nine hundred million right away. A year later, I'll make double the amount you paid back, but the question is, do you dare to gamble?" Ye Hao fell silent after saying this, not disturbing Ji Keci.

Ji Keci's face turned bitter, then she asked, "Ye Hao, even though you say this, I'm tempted to take a gamble. But the family isn't just me! Without explicit data or definite benefits that we can see, it's impossible for us to invest so blindly."

"I know, businesspeople, right? They only move when they see profit. Your Ji Family is lacking in military industries; surely you know this. You lack advanced weapons, you can't mass-produce advanced weapons, so you're edged out by other arms dealers. Although you are arms dealers, do you know where your real gap is?" Ye Hao smiled as he looked at Ji Keci.

Ji Keci showed a look of attentiveness.

"Your gap lies in that while other arms dealers also develop their own weapons, an important point is that at the same time they develop their own weapons, they also purchase some advanced weapons from other military manufacturers. Simply put, they're actually agents of other countries' military manufacturers, whereas your Ji Family has always held back, believing that you could develop advanced weapons on your own, ignoring public demand. Over time, you failed to develop new weapons, and one partner after another left you." Ye Hao smiled.

This was something he had asked Lin Tian, and Lin Tian also had a deep understanding of the Ji Family. Only then could Ye Hao precisely point out the reasons for the Ji Family's decline.

"What's this got to do with your purchase of machine tools?" Ji Keci was clever, she also gleaned some meaning from Ye Hao's words. Ye Hao meant that their Ji Family lacked the support of a large military factory and also lacked advanced weapons from a large military factory.

However, according to Ye Hao's previous words, in one year, he would sell a batch of advanced researchable weapons to them, which meant that Ye Hao could research a batch of new weapons in one year. By then, he could have the Ji Family sell them on his behalf, or they could conduct their own research, to offset the money they lost on buying machine tools.

"Haha, Miss Ji, you're naturally intelligent. I don't need to explain further. I'll give you a series of data. Take it back to your family and let them calculate the power of the weapons I mentioned." Then, Ye Hao drew a long string of data on a blank paper. The data was complex, and if one wasn't a professional, they definitely wouldn't understand what he wrote.

In the end, Ji Keci took the paper Ye Hao gave her with some skepticism and let her family calculate the power of these weapons.

"Ye Hao, although I don't know what you wrote, I hope we don't have any unpleasantness between us over something as trivial as purchasing machine tools." Ji Keci's smile was truly beautiful. If some anxious person saw Ji Keci's beautiful smile, they would surely nod in agreement with her words.

But Ye Hao was different. They originally had little interaction, and now Ye Hao was just negotiating cooperation with her.

"Haha, wait until your family calculates the power of the weapons before we speak! Miss Ji, I hope you can give me an answer before the race." Ye Hao turned his head and looked at Ji Keci with a smile.

Ji Keci secretly smiled bitterly in her heart. Seeing Ye Hao's words, it seemed that if her Ji Family did not agree or thought such a matter was not profitable, Ye Hao would not help her race either.

Ji Keci nodded helplessly, and then the two of them left separately.

At the same time, in the Ji Family's research laboratory far away in Australia, fifteen old experts were quickly calculating the series of data that Ji Keci had sent back… (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)

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