Chapter 1497: Chapter 624: Military Region Commander_2

He has always been hindered in commanding battles, unable to maximize his capabilities. Therefore, the base has not engaged in large-scale combat recently, only sending out small teams. Although this approach is more flexible and less risky, it has also significantly slowed down the development of Red Maple Base.

Before the heavy snowfall, he had repeatedly commanded an army of ten thousand soldiers, eliminating massive hordes of zombies with minimal casualties, acquiring countless Crystal Cores, significantly enhancing the military’s strength, and accelerating the development of the entire Red Maple Base. His contributions to the current scale of the base are indisputable.

If it weren’t for the damage to all electronic devices causing communication disruptions, he would still be able to command large-scale operations, and the military’s strength would undoubtedly continue to rise rapidly. With some luck, there might even be a Sixth Rank Awakened emerging…

Tu Lizhen knew Wang Tao might not be familiar with Han Youlin’s achievements, so she quickly gave him a brief introduction.

After listening, Wang Tao immediately gave a thumbs up.

“Impressive!”

Although Wang Tao has killed many zombies, either with his team or alone, he had never witnessed such large-scale combat; it must be quite a spectacle.

Seeing Han Youlin looking dejected, Xiang Bo nearby swiftly changed the topic.

“Mr. Wang, why don’t you introduce the situation at Changhe Base? I haven’t had the chance to tell them yet!”

Actually, he had already briefed everyone briefly on the key points, but given the time constraints and it being second-hand information, the details might not be very thorough and could be slightly inaccurate.

Wang Tao was previously so eager about what he talked with him about, but he couldn’t provide what Wang Tao wanted. So he thought, as long as the others were interested, maybe the military would consider it?

Hopefully, the military will be interested too, then it would be much simpler since the item Wang Tao wants is with the military, allowing them to negotiate.

“Alright, I’ll give a brief introduction then.”

Wang Tao then described some of the features of Changhe Base, which left people yearning. Descriptions included tall city walls, barriers, biological weapons, no heavy snow, suitable temperatures, many operational factories, and residents living and working in peace and prosperity.

Especially the potions developed by the Hope Research Institute, those truly made everyone’s eyes gleam–such vital items for survival!

“Oh right, I forgot to mention something earlier…” Wang Tao suddenly slapped his forehead, as if he just remembered something.

Everyone’s attention immediately gathered, as Wang Tao continued: “Our Hope Research Institute is not only focused on developing potions; their research directions are very diverse. Besides potions, they have achieved some results in Crystal Energy as well…”

“Crystal Energy? What is that?”

Facing everyone’s curiosity, Wang Tao calmly explained:

“It’s quite complex, and I’m not a researcher related to it, so I don’t know much. I can only say simply, it’s about researching how to utilize the energy inside the Crystal Core… You can think of Crystal Energy as electricity. It’s even more practical than electricity, at least Crystal Energy devices don’t have to worry about damage like electronic devices–oh, you might not know, electronic devices fail because that mysterious energy destroys all devices with electricity. As long as the device doesn’t have a trace of electricity, then it won’t break…”

Saying this, Wang Tao rolled up his sleeve, revealing a large bracelet-like device. He clicked it, and some numbers instantly appeared on it.

Whoa–

Seeing this scene, everyone instinctively stood up.

“This is the latest product from our Hope Research Institute–the Crystal Energy Bracelet. As the name suggests, its energy source is Crystal Energy, not electricity, so it won’t get damaged. Although currently the bracelet has few functions and isn’t as rich as the previous informational wristwatch…”

Wang Tao briefly explained the Crystal Energy Bracelet.

This was an experimental model given to him by Qu Shilin before he left Changhe Base. Although its current functions are limited and Wang Tao rarely uses it, for others, the visual impact is still significant.

After all, they had not used electronic devices for a long time, and in their eyes, they assumed that electronic devices worldwide were paralyzed, aside from some purely mechanical vehicles that could still operate, and almost everything had returned to a primitive society. Suddenly, Wang Tao brought out something resembling an electronic device… The shock was almost as intense as the moment Tu Lizhen was scared earlier.

“Can this Crystal Energy device communicate?”

Han Youlin quickly asked.

His main concern, of course, was about communication.

“Not yet, but they are working on it intensely, and it shouldn’t be a big problem. After all, this is only the newest and most immature product in their whole Crystal Energy product line.”

Wang Tao explained with a smile.

“The newest? The least mature? What else do you have? What’s the most mature?”

Xiang Bo asked instinctively.

“There’s much more, and they are quite mature. For example, the Crystal Energy Car, it’s much more convenient than ordinary fuel cars because it doesn’t require a fuel tank, you just need to carry a few Crystal Cores, which saves a lot of internal space. It also starts quickly, accelerates sharply, maintains high-speed stability, and there’s a Berserk Mode, also called the escape mode, which consumes all Crystal Energy capabilities, boosting the speed to almost ground-level flying, even Flying Zombies might not be able to catch up, of course, provided the road surface is relatively smooth…”