"Noan, come in."

Zhang Nuoan pushed open the door and walked to Li Wen's desk with a large amount of research materials, reports, and a slightly larger box.

Li Wen's secretary slowly stepped aside. He was sandwiched between Li Wen and Zhang Nuo'an, smiling but remaining vigilant.

Zhang Nuoan was not surprised by his secretary’s attitude. He was more concerned about his own research:

"Minister, I have developed a device that can temporarily block psychic energy. This is a breakthrough and historically significant research.

Now I have made an experimental product, and I named it [Psychic Masker]."

Li Wen's eyebrows suddenly raised. Is it really such a coincidence?

"Oh, it sounds very powerful. Let's talk about it. What kind of effects does it have? It's best to explain the principle."

Zhang Nuoan was stunned for a moment, although Li Wen himself was not a R&D staff member.

But he should be very aware of the importance of this technology. Why doesn't he look surprised?

As for the principle, Li Wen rarely asked, "What's going on?"

Although he felt strange, Zhang Nuoan still answered truthfully:

"The principle of the psychic shield is inseparable from the ancient Yinduo tree I discovered during my research in the tomb.

Its most fundamental principle is to use the leaves of the ancient Yin Duolao tree as the core of the shield, and then use rune circuits to make an opening and closing device to form a mental shield.

So I would like to apply to enter Joshua’s Tomb again to recover ancient Yinduo leaves and continue exploring the tomb.”

Zhang Nuoan explained to Li Wen very patiently, and Li Wen kept nodding as he listened.

But at the end, he suddenly asked:

"Has your anima shield always been this big?"

"Well, this is just the first-generation version. It's a bit big in size, but it definitely has a certain effect of shielding anima energy."

Li Wen took out Xu Le's telekinesis shield from his pocket and gestured with his fingers. This thing was probably about the size of a mahjong. It was very compact and practical.

Look at this thing on the table again. It’s almost the same as the washbasin.

How to use such a volume? He frowned slightly and said:

"If such a large thing needs to be hung on the body all the time, wouldn't it be like hanging a lantern?"

Zhang Nuoan was almost speechless. Why does Li Wen like to find fault so much today?

The previous minister was not like this...

"Minister, I will adjust the size of the masker as soon as possible, but my current research and development funds are somewhat insufficient, so I hope to apply for a batch of research funds from the guild. It doesn't need to be too much, 500,000 is enough."

Li Wen was most dissatisfied with Zhang Nuoan's attitude of referring to 500,000 yuan as the same as 50 yuan.

It is true that money should be spent on scientific research, but the way Zhang Nuoan spends money is somewhat unacceptable to Li Wen.

In the past, he did give it to him if he had grades, but it's different now.

Something happened just now at Joshua's Tomb, and Zhang Nuoan almost ran back with his tail between his legs. If Alley hadn't been the one to take the blame, Zion would have even lost a ruin.

In order to protect him, some people from the Progressives Guild released a lot of benefits.

At this moment, Zhang Nuoan is still so demanding, somewhat unaware of it.

Li Wen used to be quite pleased with Zhang Nuoan, but for some reason today, he suddenly didn't like him anymore.

His only comment was that he was ignorant.

"Noan, you know the financial situation of the guild now. Something happened to the ruins just now, and now you have to apply for new research funds. How can there be so much money in the guild?

You are not the only department. Other departments also have needs. This matter is postponed. You can go back and wait for notification."

Zhang Nuoan was stunned. He didn't expect that the thing he was bound to get would be stuck in Li Wen's neck.

He raised his voice slightly and said to Li Wen:

"Minister Li, things like the psychic shield are of epoch-making significance to Zion, and even to the entire human race.

If it is really feasible, the emergence of this thing can even change some war patterns. This matter cannot be delayed..."

Zhang Nuoan highly praised the effect of the anima shield, and Li Wen on the opposite side kept nodding.

"Indeed, things like the telekinesis shield are of epoch-making significance to the entire human race. I just don't know how productive this thing is."

Hearing Li Wen's affirmation, Zhang Nuoan's eyes lit up:

“Although the current output is not large, as long as we increase investment, there will definitely be extremely high returns.

After all, the ancient Yinduo tree in the catacombs still has many leaves. As long as there are enough research and development funds, those leaves are all the treasures of our Zion's second rise.

Minister, please pay attention to the issue of telepathic shields."

After listening to Zhang Nuoan's words, Li Wen nodded again.

"You are right. I originally thought I paid enough attention to this matter, but now it seems that I am still a little slow. This thing is too important. I have to go there myself."

Li Wen stood up as he spoke, took the coat handed by the secretary at the side and was about to go out.

Before leaving, Li Wen did not forget to say to Zhang Nuoan:

"I'm leaving now. Your application will be considered at our discretion."

"Um? Minister Li?"

Zhang Nuoan stayed where he was. Li Wen seemed to pay attention to the anima shield, but something seemed wrong.

what happened?

…

After returning from Xu Weiwen's house, Xu Le felt a little anxious.

Li Wen, the Logistics Minister of the Zion Progressives, said that the official position is very big but not particularly big. It is definitely not as big as a member of parliament, but it is a very special position. Of course, for Xu Le and others, he is already a giant.

After all, he is one of the three giants of Zion Progressives, and he is not sure whether his relationship with Li Qingcheng will affect this research and development project.

If Li Wen came to vent his anger on his daughter and put on some shoes for him, Xu Le would not be able to do anything about it.

While eating, Xu Le's anxiety almost overflowed.

Levis on the side seemed to sense that something was wrong with Xu Le's mood, so he asked:

"Didn't you say today that you would arrange channels for the telepathic shielder? How's it going?"

"It's been arranged, but the other party's background is a bit big."

"That's a good thing!" Levis was a little surprised.

"But Brother Li, if we are treated unfairly, for example, if the superiors of Zion coerce us and ask us to hand over the research plan for the psychic shield, what should we do?"

Xu Le's question stunned Levi for a moment, and then asked slightly in surprise:

"How come you have such an idea?"

"Why can't I have this idea? Isn't this kind of unfair treatment from superiors to inferiors everywhere?"

Levis bit his chopsticks and hesitated for a while before saying:

"But this... is Zion. Zion is different from other places."

Xu Le was also stunned for a moment. Will Zion be different?

At this moment, Yi Xiaoya suddenly picked up the wine bottle and stood up:

"Jiejie, Jiejie, a guest with a high profile is here, it seems I have to avoid it for a while."

Xu Le and Levis heard what she said and looked toward the door at the same time, and happened to see Li Wen coming with his secretary.

Li Wen rubbed the psychic shield that Xu Le had given him before, and when he turned it on, it actually eliminated his slightly anxious mood.

Xu Le also felt a trace of mental energy flowing in, and it was obvious that he was using the masker.

Li Wen's sudden arrival made Xu Le's uneasiness even more obvious. He imagined the stories he had read in his previous life.

It was intercepted by the private science and technology department, a certain scientific researcher was treated as an official white slave, a certain scientist was caught by the government, and so on.

It's terrible to think about those situations. Will he also be treated like this?

Xu Le suppressed his uneasiness and looked at Li Wen, and said calmly:

"Uncle Li, what do you want from me?"

Li Wen took out the psychic shield and asked Xu Le:

“Can this thing be produced??”

"I'm not sure how much mass production is considered? But it can indeed be produced."

"How high can the output be?"

"The output is not large. If it is 100-200, it can barely be achieved before the Kuroshio."

Li Wen's pupils shrank a bit, 100-200 of them could already arm a very elite force.

In the current Black Tide, their biggest enemy is not the endless weirdness at all. The weapons and equipment of ordinary weird Zion can completely cope with it, because Zion's technology is powerful enough.
To be continued...