Chapter 221: Disappointment
Just as Academician Xu was greeting the leaders, Wu Mo arrived at the scene as if nothing had happened.
At that moment, many senior researchers were already present, and Wu Mo was standing at the outermost, acting as a helper.
“Why are there so many people here?”
Seeing the military vehicles and dozens of fully armed cultivators in front of him, Wu Mo could not help but click his tongue.
Was this not just an ordinary project delivery?
There should not have been the need for so many people to come. Also, looking at Academician Xu’s respectful expression, it was possible that the current visitors were in a higher position than the ones who had tested the Invisibility Armor.
Thinking of this, Wu Mo suddenly had a bad feeling.
These people were not there for him, were they?
Wu Mo immediately threw the thought to the back of his mind.
Even Academician Xu had to be respectful toward them. How could he tell if they were just ordinary researchers?
Just as he was wondering when he could start the test, the crowd before him separated on their own accord.
He subconsciously looked up and saw Academician Xu walking in his direction with a group of big shots.
“Oh… it can’t be such a coincidence!”
Wu Mo’s pupils contracted slightly because he saw a familiar face among the leaders who were walking over.
It was Liao Dongcheng, the head of the southeastern war zone’s Military Department, whom he had met a month and a half ago.
He was stunned.
‘I just developed a close-combat weapon, and so many leaders are here for me?’
Wu Mo started to doubt his life.
He did not like to attract attention, but this was a day that countless researchers dreamed of.
Being able to attract the attention of the big shots from so many inst.i.tutions, his future was bound to be smooth.
When the surrounding researchers saw the big shots walking toward the young graduate student, they began to discuss who the latter was and why he could attract so much attention from the leaders.
Right then, Academician Xu had already brought a group of related personnel to Wu Mo.
He immediately began to introduce them to each other.
“Director Bai, Captain Chu, this is Wu Mo, the blacksmith who developed the Invisibility Armor. If you have any questions, you can ask him now,” Xu Wuyue said in a gentle voice.
Professor Liu quickly added, “Some time ago, Wu Mo visited the Third Military Region in North China. After taking note of the local soldiers’ needs, he immediately started the research and development on daggers for melee combat. He’s even led many researchers and is considered a role model for the new young people.”
Bai Li, the Hunter Bureau’s director, and Chu Li, the City Defense Army’s captain, looked at each other. Then, their eyes immediately fell on Wu Mo, who was before them.
They had long heard of Wu Mo’s name and had seen his picture in the information they received.
However, when they saw him in person, they were still surprised by his young age.
They could not believe that such a sophisticated piece of equipment like the Invisibility Armor had been made by a student who had graduated less than half a year ago.
The two of them were a little surprised, and they did not listen to what Academician Xu and Professor Liu said at all.
When they first saw Wu Mo, their reaction was not to understand his life experience or his unyielding academic spirit.
They did not care about what kind of equipment he was researching.
They just wanted to know how Wu Mo’s improvement on the Invisibility Armor project was going and how long it would take for ma.s.s production.
Bai Li, the director of the capital’s Hunter Bureau, was the first to speak.
“h.e.l.lo, Wu Mo. My name is Bai Li. I’d like to ask you about your improvements to the Invisibility Armor that you previously developed. Is it suitable to be ma.s.s-produced for the troops yet?
“If you develop a new product in the future, you must remember to let our brothers in the Hunter Bureau try it out first.”
Bai Li’s att.i.tude and voice were warm as if he had seen an old acquaintance whom he had not met for a long time.
His words also completely confused Xu Wuyue and the other professors.
What was going on? Did Director Bai Li know Wu Mo?
At this moment, not only were the surrounding professors shocked, but the design a.s.sistant working under Director Bai Li was too.
This a.s.sistant had followed Bai Li and gained a lot of experience, hence had also seen many big shots in his time.
However, he had never seen Director Bai show such a friendly att.i.tude toward anyone.
In the past, he had even been indifferent toward peak six-star professors.
It did not matter if the other person had a high position in the state organization. The director had always been very independent and had always possessed a strong personality.
Yet, now, he was so warm toward a young man in his 20s. The contrast shocked his a.s.sistant.
Even Captain Chu Li, who had been friends with Bai Li for seven to eight years, found this a novel occurrence.
The Invisibility Armor was not that amazing in the eyes of powerhouses at their level. It was not at the level of being able to transcend time either.
However, their men were in urgent need of it. After all, invisibility cloaks could greatly reduce the probability of injury or death in battle.
If everyone could equip it, their combat ability would certainly improve.
It was considered a piece of equipment with a good price-performance ratio.
What made the equipment so rare and valuable was the fact that it had been made by a young blacksmith.
He would definitely be able to make greater breakthroughs in the future since he could achieve something like this in his 20s.
So, Bai Li’s great att.i.tude toward Wu Mo had to be because of that.
With that in mind, frown lines unwittingly appeared on Chu Li’s forehead.
‘You’re good, Bai Li. You’re actually the first to win over the country’s pillar of support. I’ll settle the score with you after this is over!’
Chu Li suppressed the thoughts in his heart and turned his gaze to Wu Mo.
He wanted to hear more information about the Invisibility Armor.
Wu Mo was facing many burning gazes, so even though he had always been calm and steady, he could not take it anymore.
He scratched his head in embarra.s.sment and bluntly said, “I’m sorry, Mr. Bai. I haven’t been working on the Invisibility Armor for the past month. I’ve been designing melee daggers.”
Wu Mo did not know how to deal with Bai Li’s expectations, so he might as well be direct and not hide anything.
After all, he was not some superhuman. He could not continue to develop daggers while he continued to ma.s.s-produce Invisibility Armor.
Academician Xu and Professor Liu’s faces changed.
Bai Li and Chu Li, who were standing at the head of the table, were even more shocked.
As a result, the entire scene went from lively to silent.
There was not the slightest bit of overexertion.
The researchers on the outside who were not aware of the situation dug their ears, thinking that they were going deaf.
The silence did not last long, and soon, a new incident was brewing.
“Nonsense!
“Why did you make a stupid dagger instead of working on the useful Invisibility Armor? What’s the point of that?”
Bai Li’s expression was a little unsightly. He had put aside military affairs and made a difficult trip there. He had originally wanted to order a few Invisibility Armor, but now, he would leave empty-handed.
“Who gave you this mission? Don’t you know your priorities?” he immediately asked. Can’t you just leave the dagger to a senior researcher?”