Jiang Mo finally breathed a sigh of relief after calming down Mew and the two Mewtwo.
During the period of waiting for Mewtwo to be born, Jiang Mo also took the time to visit the Armament Research Institute, an institute he personally spearheaded.
Since reaching an agreement with the Four Cloud Gods, the Armament Research Institute had moved to the Hisui Secret Realm, with the Strategist taking full responsibility.
The Strategist possessed exceptional talent in researching high-tech weapons with immense destructive power, and Jiang Mo had high hopes for him.
The Hunter Organization had targeted him multiple times, and Jiang Mo had no intention of letting it slide; if Pikachu hadn't unleashed its power and counter-killed Hunter J last time, he would have likely met Arceus already.
Led by Lingxi, Jiang Mo headed to the Armament Research Institute.
The Armament Research Institute was located in a secluded valley within the Hisui Secret Realm, surrounded by towering peaks, and its entrance was equipped with multiple protective measures, allowing only those who passed identity verification to enter.
After passing identity verification, Jiang Mo successfully entered the Armament Research Institute.
Upon entering the institute, Jiang Mo was immediately awestruck by the sight before him.
The interior of the institute was spacious and brightly lit, with various high-tech equipment neatly arranged, and researchers busily moving about.
All sorts of cannons, airships, and robots were orderly placed together.
Jiang Mo was very satisfied with this situation; all the funds earned by Dawn, apart from being used for the Mewtwo research, basically all flowed into this institute.
However, it seemed the money was well spent.
At this moment, the Strategist was standing in front of a giant holographic projector, intently studying something.
“Strategist, how’s the research progressing?” Jiang Mo walked up and asked with a smile.
Hearing Jiang Mo’s voice, the Strategist looked up, and a respectful expression immediately appeared on his face; without the Young Master, he wouldn’t be where he was today, and all his ideals and achievements were realized with the Young Master’s support.
It could be said that the Young Master was his confidant and benefactor.
“Young Master, you’re here!”
“The research is progressing smoothly; I have successfully developed several new types of weapons and was just about to report to you.”
Jiang Mo nodded, signaling the Strategist to continue.
The Strategist walked to a piece of equipment, pressed a button, and the holographic projector immediately displayed a three-dimensional image.
The image displayed a new type of energy weapon, shaped like a long spear; upon closer inspection, one could see that the gun body was composed of many high-precision parts, and the muzzle emitted a faint blue light.
“This is the ‘Energy Pulse Gun,’ which I developed inspired by the different types of Pokémon,” the Strategist explained.
“It can compress different elemental energies into high-density pulse waves, and these pulse waves follow elemental type advantages.”
“The advantage is that it can flexibly load different elemental energies; for example, a Fire-type Energy Pulse Gun can deal double super-effective damage to Grass-type and Steel-type Pokémon.”
“The highest-level Energy Pulse Gun, or rather, Energy Pulse Cannon, has a power comparable to a Heavenly King Level Pokémon’s full-power attack.”
A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Mo’s eyes, and he said, “Such powerful might? Then its usage conditions must be very strict, right?”
The Strategist nodded and continued, “The usage conditions are indeed quite strict.”
“Firstly, the energy source for this weapon requires various elemental gems, which results in a very high cost for ammunition consumption.”
“Secondly, the recoil when this weapon is fired is extremely strong; ordinary people can at most withstand the recoil of an Elite Level power pulse gun.”
“Those more powerful pulse cannons can only be mounted on airships and warships, and their firing frequency is relatively low.”
Jiang Mo pondered for a moment; firing frequency wasn’t an issue, as long as there were enough cannons, quantity could completely compensate for the firing rate.
However, a single cannon shot costs a fortune, so he still needed to earn more money, otherwise, without elemental gems, even many cannons would just be a pile of scrap metal.
Then Jiang Mo had a flash of inspiration, suddenly thinking of something, and continued, “What if Pokémon were to use them?”
The Strategist was stunned for a moment; why hadn't he thought of that? Pokémon’s physiques were far stronger than humans’.
Especially Fighting-type Pokémon, can you imagine a Machamp holding four Dark-type Energy Pulse Guns and barraging a Psychic-type Pokémon?
“Young Master, your idea is truly too advanced!” At this moment, the Strategist looked at Jiang Mo with fervent eyes; he was a pure military hawk.
Is this the true portrayal of the legendary “Sir, times have changed”?
If you have a type advantage over me, and I turn around and pull out an Energy Pulse Gun that counters you, wouldn't you be blown away?
Jiang Mo nodded, already having a plan in mind.
Forming an army of Machamp at that time, the scene would simply be too beautiful.
The Strategist then demonstrated several other weapons, including a device that could release electromagnetic interference, a freezing gun capable of instantly freezing targets, and a high-strength material capture net gun that could assist members of Dawn in better capturing Pokémon.
Although the power of these weapons was not as great as the Energy Pulse Gun, they could play a huge role in specific situations.
Jiang Mo was very satisfied with the Strategist’s research achievements; he patted the Strategist’s shoulder and said, “Well done, these weapons will be of great help to our upcoming actions.”
The Strategist nodded, then his expression became serious: “Young Master, I heard you plan to strengthen Dawn’s influence in the Taiping Islands region?”
Jiang Mo nodded: “That’s right. The Hunter Organization’s headquarters is very likely hidden in the Taiping Islands region; we must establish a firm foothold there to completely eradicate them.”
Jiang Mo’s father, Jiang Yutian, was also extremely enraged after learning of Jiang Mo’s ambush and personally led the three guardians, Zhen Yu, Gu Ming, and Sha Ying, to search for the Hunter Organization’s lair.
According to the news Jiang Yutian sent back, the Hunter Organization’s headquarters seemed to be on a small island in the Taiping Islands region.
During this time, Jiang Yutian had already led people to destroy several Hunter Organization bases.
Ever since the international alliances intensified their crackdown on the Hunter Organization, the Hunter Organization had long since withdrawn its bases from these areas and relocated to the loosely managed Taiping Islands region.
The Strategist pondered for a moment and said, “The situation in the Taiping Islands region is quite complex; it’s a place of warlordism, rampant pirates, and the Taiping Islands Alliance is very weak, making it a lawless zone.”
“If we want to establish a stronghold there, these weapons alone are not enough; we will also need more resources and manpower.”
Jiang Mo patted the Strategist’s shoulder and said, “I have already considered this.”
“I will have Lingxi and Chen Jiaxing assist you in establishing a secret base in the Taiping Islands region as soon as possible.”
“In addition, I will also personally go to the Taiping Islands after a while to see if I can find the exact location of the Hunter Organization; before that, you need to build me more ships and cannons.”
“Yes, Young Master! Your subordinate will do his utmost!”
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