245: Chapter 245 The Complete Reshaping of the Form of Warfare, and the Sense of Discomfort in Lu Li's Eyes

Ordinary people were more direct.

"Is this thing really mass-producible?!"

"If it is, what's the point of armored vehicles in the future?"

"It's hard to say who would win against the Dragon Country's mechs..."

The Western hype machine immediately began to celebrate.

"This is true cutting-edge military technology!"

"The United States is still the United States!"

"Nuclear Fusion is yours, but the infantry warfare revolution is still ours!"

"United States daddy, please hurry up and unify the Blue Planet, otherwise 1800 in wages a month is too hard!!"

Domestic netizens were shocked, yet defiant.

"Damn, they hid this deep."

"This is clearly aimed at stealing the spotlight from Nuclear Fusion, right?"

"Google, Tesla, and military companies are launching new things back-to-back; the pacing is too deliberate."

"They're throwing everything—tech, military, and public opinion—at us all at once."

In the office, Su Qingxue, Chen Shuyu, and Lu Li finished watching the video together.

The screen paused on the tank that had been scorched through, with white, glowing marks remaining on the edges from the heat.

Chen Shuyu was the first to lose her composure and cursed lowly.

"These people really aren't planning to pretend anymore."

Su Qingxue looked at the screen, her voice light, yet heavy.

"They are fighting for the right to speak on the Blue Planet."

This time, Lu Li didn't immediately respond.

He just stared at that rifle, his gaze deepening bit by bit.

Because behind that ghostly blue light, what he saw wasn't just power.

He saw another familiar sense of discordance.

It was almost exactly the same as the Google helmet and the Tesla Robot.

After the video ended, there was silence in the office for several seconds.

Chen Shuyu was still pacing back and forth, her expression looking terrible.

"What are they trying to do?"

"Tech, military, public opinion—throwing all three lines out at once, clearly trying to take back the stage."

Su Qingxue sat behind the desk, her expression steadier than hers, though her eyes were also sinking deeply.

"Nuclear Fusion just ignited, and they bring this out; it's no coincidence."

"They are telling everyone who is wavering—"

"Don't rush to pick a side; they still have trump cards."

Lu Li spoke slowly at this moment.

"Never mind whether it can be mass-produced."

"At the very least, this thing is real."

One sentence made the room even quieter.

Because the weight of this sentence was too heavy.

Since Lu Li dared to say that, it meant the Nuclear-powered Electromagnetic Rifle in the video wasn't a staged prop or special effects packaging.

It was real.

Even if it couldn't be equipped on a large scale yet, at least it existed in reality.

But what really concerned Lu Li wasn't the words "Electromagnetic Rifle."

It was the two words before it.

Nuclear-powered.

He leaned back on the sofa, fingers tapping the armrest lightly, his gaze never leaving that rifle.

"The scariest part isn't the electromagnetic part."

"It's the nuclear power."

Chen Shuyu paused in her steps.

Su Qingxue also raised her eyes to look at him.

Lu Li said slowly:

"An electromagnetic rifle is essentially just a weapon form."

"But nuclear power is different."

"If those two words aren't just a gimmick, it means they have pushed the entire set of high-density energy compression, containment, and stable output to a sufficiently terrifying level."

He spoke calmly, but the calmer he was, the more it made people's backs cold.

"In other words—"

"Their control over nuclear power may not be weaker than ours."

After this sentence, the air in the office seemed to sink a layer.

Su Qingxue's heart shrank.

Chen Shuyu's expression changed completely.

They certainly understood what this sentence meant.

Whether a gun is strong or not is just a threat at the military level.

But if this represents a breakthrough in an entire nuclear energy technology system, then the problem is not as simple as just a single infantry weapon.

Lu Li continued:

"Being able to compress nuclear power into such a small structure, maintain stable output, and reduce recoil and thermal management to this extent—"

"This shows they didn't just make one gun."

"They pushed an entire underlying energy system forward."

"This is the most troublesome part."

Chen Shuyu couldn't help but say in a low voice:

"Doesn't that mean they have also... on the line of Nuclear Fusion or nuclear energy miniaturization?"

Lu Li didn't nod directly, just said something heavier.

"At the very least, they have already reached the threshold of the same level as us."

The room was instantly quieter.

A moment later, Lu Li suddenly picked up his phone and dialed an encrypted number directly.

The call was answered after just two rings.

Elder Wu's deep and steady voice came from the other side.

"Saw it?"

"Saw it." Lu Li said directly, "The problem is bigger than expected."

The other side was quiet for two seconds.

"You speak."

Lu Li looked at the pitch-black rifle on the big screen, his tone calm to the point of being sharp.

"This isn't just a new weapon."

"The focus isn't on the electromagnetic rifle itself, but on the words 'nuclear power'."

"If they aren't using concepts to deceive people, it means the United States has gone very deep in high-density nuclear energy compression, containment, output, and miniaturized stable control."

"This line must be investigated clearly."

On the other end of the phone, Elder Wu's breathing was noticeably heavy.

Someone at his level doesn't fear bad news.

What he fears is hearing bad news that is truly significant.

And Lu Li's words were enough to make anyone re-evaluate the situation.

After a few seconds, Elder Wu spoke, his voice lower and heavier than before.

"Are you sure?"

"More than eighty percent." Lu Li said lightly, "The remaining twenty percent is that they hid partial information in the video."

"But no matter which it is, the company behind this cannot be clean."

"It is definitely not as simple as an ordinary military company on the surface."

Elder Wu didn't ask further.

Because he knew that since Lu Li had called him, it meant things had risen to another level.

A moment later, the old man only said one sentence:

"Understood."

Immediately after, he turned his head directly and looked at the Guard beside him.

His voice wasn't high, but it carried a decisiveness that made people's hearts cold.

"Notify the others."

"Initiate the highest-level intelligence tracking."

"The R&D lines, capital lines, military lines, and energy lines behind this company—dig as deep as you can for me."

"I want to see its true roots as quickly as possible."

The Guard's expression became solemn.

"Yes!"

Elder Wu paused, his gaze as deep as if it were pressing down on the entire night.

Then he added another sentence:

"At all costs."

"Dig out this core secret of the United States for me."

The call didn't hang up.

Lu Li listened quietly to Elder Wu's orders, his eyes without the slightest fluctuation.

Because he knew this was no longer a simple escalation of commercial competition.

Google helmet.

Tesla Robot.

Now it's the Nuclear-powered Electromagnetic Rifle.

The speed at which the opponent is flipping cards has reached an unnatural level.

And once the words 'nuclear power' land, it means the United States very likely still has things hidden deeper and larger than this gun.

A few seconds later, Elder Wu picked up the phone again.

"You keep an eye on public opinion and subsequent trends on your side."

"I'll pry this line."

Lu Li said "Hmm."

"Okay."

The call hung up.

The office was quiet again.

Su Qingxue and Chen Shuyu were both looking at him, neither of them speaking.

Lu Li slowly put down his phone, raised his eyes to look at the gun on the screen again, his eyes deepening bit by bit.

He finally confirmed one thing completely.

This time, what the opponent pulled out wasn't just a counter-card.

It was one of the trump cards that could truly leverage the entire future landscape.

Thinking of this, he suddenly smiled very lightly.

There was no ease in that smile, nor was there annoyance.

There was only a long-lost sharpness after being completely intrigued.

"Alright."

"Finally brought out something decent."