He came up with a crooked idea. Just as Hunter planned, if you want to deal with the artillery of old naval ships, you must strengthen the protection. But Joker's plan struck me as extremely exaggerated: to transform the patrol boat.

To transform ships, to put it bluntly, it is equivalent to installing cruise missiles on transport ships. The focus is on the military transformation of civilian ships to meet the needs of wartime requisition. However, our patrol ships do not have that transformation potential. They have two rows of fixed grenade launchers.

The weapon is already the strongest firepower on the ship. As for modification, I have no clue. After all, this is an island. Of course, it is not suitable for tourism, so where is the basis for heavy industry equipment?

"This request is no joke, we don't have the ability." I said to Joker.

"Just need to thicken the hull armor and add other additional firepower." He pointed to several steel dealers in the town ahead and said.

I understand what he means. If a ship wants to defend against the small-caliber artillery of these old warships, it only needs to increase the thickness of the hull armor. The old navy's coastal ship artillery is different from the mountain guns on land. The muzzle velocity of the shells is much higher than

Other guns are much larger, especially compared with missiles. Naval gun shells cannot be intercepted by close-in defense weapons. Not to mention that our only maritime transportation is a patrol boat. If it encounters a large-caliber artillery fire

, guaranteed to fit.

Therefore, I do not agree to blindly increase the thickness of the hull of the ship. After all, the keel and structure of the ship do not allow this. This kind of ship is designed to patrol the shallow sea coastline, and its speed is its advantage. If the ship goes to long seas, it should still be equipped with protection.

If so, then I suggest you use a fishing boat.

"What's your idea? Now that you can't go anywhere else, give me some substantive suggestions." I said to joker.

For this reason, he left me a sum of money, "Go and buy the steel that Hunter ordered before, and then wait for me at the shipyard in the town."

joker dropped such a sentence, and then disappeared on the streets of the town. No one could see clearly how he disappeared, and no one could figure out how this person came to this island, and money means a lot to me.

It's never a bad thing. As for where the joker got so much southern state currency, no one cares.

But it has to be said that money is of little use now. In the city, many people exchange things for things. Money will slowly lose value over time. Materials and food are what the public needs.

However, there are still shops on the island where you can buy things with cash, which only shows that the island residents do not have food shortages due to the blockade. On the contrary, the life order on the island is not chaotic, but a curfew is implemented.

Since ancient times, there has been a saying among the people that "if you go out without lighting a torch, you will steal or rob." Now it seems here that the curfew is the best protection for the island.

I held the money in my hand and twirled the weight, then looked into Lao Lan's eyes, showing the helpless expression that I had in the past when I had no money but couldn't get it when I asked for it.

Later, I went to the steel store to buy all the Hunter orders. The orders were all powdered steel heat-treated in batches by Peninsula International, and the thickness was also considerable.

Can this thing really block those artillery shells? I can't help but doubt this. Hunter used a batch of fishing boats modified with such steel to block 40mm grenade attacks, but the artillery of the coastal patrol ship is

We have a 75mm. If this were a salvo, I don’t think we could be killed or we would be shocked to death.

"Do you really believe the nonsense said by that parliamentary agent?" Lao Lan took me aside and said secretly.

"We have no choice, man, this place will be occupied by the regular troops from the southern states soon, and we will all be imprisoned by then." I glanced at the steel store owner next to me who was still counting money, and added

: "Be patient, man, we'll get through this."

"He's from the parliament. Please, these guys are not good people!"

"Don't worry, we won't be in danger for the time being. He won't be in a hurry to harm us. Compared with him, the ship on the coast is the threat that can kill us." I explained.

"This is what I'm worried about! Lao Han." Lao Lan looked at my body full of wounds with a worried look, then lowered his head and sighed. Although we are used to fighting with others at this time,

The total number of injuries he suffered is almost as big as that of a disabled person. He was scratched by bullets, stabbed by splinters, and hit by blunt objects. He might die one day. If he was not as lucky last time and was hit by a bullet, I can find him.

Who can reason? "What if we lose to that ship? This is a desperate effort! Old Han, it's not our turn to fight hard yet."

I glanced at the steel store owner again to confirm that he had not heard our conversation. Then I gathered my emotions and answered him: "If you have a better way, please tell me."

"Forget about cooperating with joker, we can escape. This peninsula in the southern state is very big. We can build a camp by ourselves." He said to me seriously.

This is really a good idea. We are still sealed on this island. We are in need of food, but we are in need of food;

This is simply a need for something, and there is no possibility of independence at all. If you really hide in the mountains and old forests to live, it is just survival in the wild. There is no telling when normal order will be restored, and everyone will become different by then.

We've become savages. Don't forget, Joker is still watching us.

"If that council officer doesn't pursue the case." I answered Lao Lan. At this time, his expression was full of anxiety, as if I was pointing a gun at him. So I had to add: "When we get enough

I'll think about it. Until then, be patient, man."

"Damn it! Old Han!" He mocked me, and then spat on the floor with great dissatisfaction.

Just when the two of us were about to fall into an unspeakable embarrassing situation, the steel store owner happened to count the money. You must know that there was a large bag of general currency. If it were not an accountant, it would have taken several days of torture.

Ten minutes. "Gentlemen!" The boss smiled and raised his head and reported to us: "The money has been counted. When will you take away this batch of steel plates?"

"Can't you send someone to pull a truck to transport it?" I answered him without anger. Don't forget, when I came to the store to ask about Hunter's whereabouts before, the boss also laughed at me as a beggar because I didn't bring any money.

.

"I'm so sorry..." He replied with a fake smile: "I will arrange it, but where will this batch of goods be sent?"

I walked forward, patted his goods counter with my hand, and said, "Transport it to the shipyard." After I said that, I turned around and walked out of the store door. Lao Lan glanced at the boss who was still smiling bitterly, and twisted the corner of his mouth.

Then we left here. Only the boss was left at the counter. When he saw us leaving, the bitter smile on his face quickly melted into depression, and the gesture of waving to see off the guests also froze in the air with the expression on his face.

After that, Lao Lan and I came to the shipyard, and Wei Lao and the others had parked the patrol boat in the shipyard early. Of course, joker was also there, and his height of almost two meters stood out among the crowd. At least.

This time, he did not flash his gun or knife, and the civilians around him did not dare to look at him more than once. Otherwise, if someone provoked this monster, there would be a lot of blood and a lot of broken hands and feet around him.

Even two cleaning trucks couldn't clean the situation.

"It's a big project, Old Han. He also brought a sack of cash with him and was protected by parliamentary agents, so be careful!" Mr. Wei said sarcastically to me from the side.

"I'm serious. Wei, you are so glib." I casually patted Mr. Wei on the shoulder with the order, and then mocked him: "Has anyone said you have difficulty communicating? Stop being so arrogant.

.”

Then, I handed the financial note to Joker, who was standing motionless at the side. "Do your council officers also greet each other's friends like this?" I asked.

He finally moved his head, looked at me without looking down and replied, "Not often."

"You will definitely be united when you work together?"

He still replied coldly: "No."

I coughed dryly, okay, the order is here." After a brief moment of embarrassment, I pulled the hand I was about to extend. "How are we going to use this batch of steel plates and steel materials?" I asked him.

.

"Steel plates alone are not enough. We must be absolutely fully prepared this time." Joker happily took the order from my hand and stuffed it into his pocket. "Before that, I still need you to go

Do something." He said seriously.

"When did I become your errand boy? Please, can't you just do it yourself?" I complained to Loker.

"What if I accompany you?"

"Are you willing to stoop down and go with me? If others see us doing bad things with the guys from the Congress, the four of us will really become criminals in the southern state! What are you talking about collaborating with the enemy! Killing and arson! Using standard firearms

Ah! These are enough guns for me to shoot several times!" I blamed Loker who was motionless on the side. It was he who pushed me step by step into a worse situation. I couldn't help but be angry. "I might as well do it for the parliament.

Forget about work."

Hearing this, Loker, who had always been serious, couldn't help laughing. "The United Council welcomes you," he said jokingly.

And I pretended not to hear it. In the southern states, if someone is caught as an agent of the parliament or helping the parliament, then there is only one fate for him: he is wanted across the entire continent, and if he is caught, he will be shot first. Of course, I

If you can work in the parliament, you will have to pay more.

"So?" I continued, "What else are we going to get?"

"In the island storage factory in the north, let's go grab military supplies." He replied calmly. "What to grab?" Lao Lan was a little confused when he heard from the sidelines. He smiled bitterly and added: "Is it possible that we need to sail to grab it?

A ton of military cans?”

I coughed and said, "Continue, Joker, why do we have to go so far away? Is there anything in that island base worth the risk for us?"

"There may be military cans you want, but what you really need is the explosive reactive armor in stock there."

"What?" I felt a little puzzled when I heard it, and asked carefully: "Wait a minute? What is explosive reactive armor? Honestly, what is the use of that thing?"

"Can you stop asking so many questions? Boy, today is the day when I talk the most!" Joker turned his head, and after saying these words, he walked into the ship's house without looking back.

.I don’t understand why he is so anxious to do this. To a certain extent, parliamentary agents do not lack resources. It can be said that they need money, money, and equipment. But now, this person is very

The powerful parliamentary agents can only rely on civilian ships to carry out their tasks, which is really cheap.

Soon after, the work of modifying the patrol boat began in the dock. Jorer used the remaining money to hire several workers to assist in the modification, and also told us not to interfere too much. After all, modifying the hull is illegal modification, who

Can you handle this hot potato?

The content of the transformation is also very simple. Weld the steel frame from the inside out, and weld the steel plate on the steel frame. These fences and thick steel plates can provide very good protection to a certain extent, and can barely block some small-caliber artillery.

Scratches. But these alone were not able to withstand the attack of those naval guns. Even if the hull was lifted, the keel of the ship could not withstand the violent impact.

"So, what is the so-called explosive reactive armor?" I asked Wei Lao, who was drinking a drink at the side.

He took a sip of wine, then grinned and said "ha". Due to the strong smell of wine, Wei Lao coughed a few times before he could answer me. "That's not anything new, it's just the inventory on the tanks of the Southern State Marines."

Equipment. It seems that you are quite interested in these military topics, but they are not valuable items." He said.

"I'm not interested, Wei. Just tell me what it does."

"Similar to directional explosives, it can be used as an external armor for a tank. After the opponent's shell hits it, it can explode outwards in a directional manner and knock off the warhead. This can achieve an alternative defense effect. Is this explanation clear?" Wei Lao finished.

He grinned and took another sip of wine.

"Joker, he wants to move the tank's contents onto the ship? What's the logic of this?" After hearing this, I felt even more puzzled. The explosive reactive armor that was originally an anti-tank gun was completely damaged by Joker. If it is forcibly moved to the ship, it would really be a problem.

The effect? ​​I guess it won't be very good, at least the tank guns can't compare with the naval guns on the old navy warships.

"Cope with it." Wei Lao explained with a grin: "In order to cope with the first frontal salvo of that warship, even if you don't participate in the battle, it is enough to deflect the shells.

"How can a clipper block artillery shells?" Lao Lan interjected in a strange way: "We are refitting it again, and we have to block artillery shells, and we have to attack old warships. This is for enjoying the scenery at the gate of hell.

Can’t do it?”

"God, relax, we are not going to die yet!" I tried to calm down Lao Lan. At this time, he was the most impatient of all of us. If there were not some food and food left in the cabin,

Ammunition, now Lao Lan and the others still have the motivation to take risks, otherwise everyone would not be able to wander around easily.

"That's really safe," he said, looking at the shipyard not far away. "I think it's fast. We've spent so long. We won't have the luck to save our lives next time."

The sound of hammering steel nails from a distance attracted everyone. Under the influence of dusk and the red glow of the sea, everyone present fell into a deathly silence. Their eyes were all pretending

Looking at the dock in a daze, my unfocused eyes seemed to be able to really look for the sound and see the construction scene through the wall. I know this is blaming, and I have no reason to say that I should let them work so hard.

Life goes on like this.

An uneasy mood is affecting everyone. Everything seems to be a pressure to survive. Even breathing is depressing.

"How about I go and finish this with Joker." After a long time, I broke the silence. I wanted to try to calm everyone down, although they still wouldn't let go.

"That's going to kill you sooner or later, man." Wei Lao said.

"He's crazy," Lao Lan looked at me gloomily, but I could only frown and stare at his expression that seemed angry but not angry. "If he goes, this broken iron ship will become his coffin.

Before this lunatic sets off, you'd better persuade him." Lao Lan patted Wei Lao on the shoulder and said.

I remained silent, waiting for Wei Yue's criticism.

"Hey, he's calling you a lunatic." Wei Lao came to me holding a bottle of wine and said. I couldn't tell whether he was drunk or pretending to be stupid. "Oh my God! I'm going to find a job."

I have already moved into retirement life, do you really want to go? Really? Stop being ridiculous!" Mr. Wei hugged me by the shoulders and said.

"I don't want to either, but it's not safe here." I said disappointedly.

"Oh, you are so worried, man! Nowhere is safe." He started to comfort me, and you could even see the vegetable residue between his teeth. "When are you going to brush your teeth properly?"

?" Seeing this, I asked him.

Mr. Wei smiled again and took a sip of wine. He could hear that there was something in my words. "Wait until I settle down, Old Han. Until my mind and body have completely settled down." He said, "What about you?

"

"Me too, but it will be a little later." I glanced at Jorer standing in the distance and shook my head. "Maybe I have to wait until..."

"That's enough! Old Han. No one, I mean ordinary people, would risk their lives like this. We were all running for what we are now. Please! Just stop it when you're ready!" He interjected a few words,

This makes it even more difficult for me to speak out next. Lao Lan and his friends' purpose is simple, which is to find a safe place to live to avoid the war, avoid the mobs in the city, and have enough food to survive. Now their purpose has been achieved.

Indeed, the current situation on the island is indeed suitable for them to survive. There is not much chaos and disputes here, and the geographical environment means that this land has not been affected too much by the blockade. There must be food, food, and energy.

It’s just that I’m worried about the changes in the current situation, especially what Joker said: the southern state military intervenes at sea. In a few weeks, I’m afraid the regular army will fully move south, invade the peninsula, and force the recovery of chips and modules.

It is perfectly appropriate to use force to resolve sensitive international issues in this region.

"I will,..." I tried to give up the choice, but staying on the island is not a wise choice at the moment. "But there is still a council agent here watching us." I said.

"And there seems to be more than one." Lao Lan interrupted the conversation again and stared at the area near Chuanwu. Mr. Wei and I immediately stopped talking. Looking from here, a man gradually walked out of the darkness.

The figure. The fluttering cloak in the afterglow made everyone present frown. Even joker, who had been standing for a long time, noticed the intrusion of the figure. So when we put our hands on the weapons and were ready to draw them out at any time,

I saw him clearly:
Chapter completed!