Chapter 13 (1/2)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation

Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

In the afternoon, in the VIP room of the company which sold temporary prefabricated modular building units, An Wen sipped a cup of tea as he looked at the half-complete design sketch of the factory building.

Manager Yuan explained out loud, “Mr. An, our designers are currently working overtime to design the factory building. The full design sketch will be completed in three days at the most.”

It could be said that Manager Yuan had an extremely deep impression of An Wen.

She believed that An Wen had traveled to the company that day to press the employees to expedite the work.

It was common for rich and important clients like him to do so.

However, this time, she was wrong.

“Mmm, there’s no hurry, do not rush and sacrifice quality for time.” An Wen said.

“Don’t worry, Mr. An, we can guarantee the quality of the work.” Manager Yuan replied.

An Wen nodded. He did not beat around the bush further as he began directly explaining the purpose of his visit.

“I require two more buildings. One of them is a fitness center with an indoor swimming pool. You guys do not need to worry about the construction of the swimming pool; all you need to do is to reserve a space for it.”

“The other is a multi-function, mixed-use complex, which houses research facilities like a library, an experiment lab, and a small processing center.”

“I have no other requirements for these two buildings, apart from my previous requirements of sturdiness and aesthetics. They should complement and match the appearance of the factory.”

An Wen told Manager Yuan the purpose of his visit – he wanted to purchase more prefabricated modular units.

“Alright, Mr. An, all of that would not be a problem. Do you have any other requests?” Manger Yuan asked.

She was extremely excited, for it meant more commissions for her.

As such, she diligently asked An Wen if he had any other requests.

“Hmm, are you guys able to produce reinforced concrete beams with square bases?” An Wen asked.

Manager Yuan quickly replied, “That is possible. What specifications for the beams do you require, Mr. An? Do you have any special requirements?”

An Wen pondered for a moment and then gave his answer, “They should be cuboid-shaped beams made with reinforced concrete, each having a length and width of one meter, and a height of eight meters. There is only one requirement for them, and that is sturdiness.”

“… Sturdiness, well, Mr. An, apart from sturdiness, do you have any other requirements, such as the maximum load the beams can take?” Manager Yuan probed, somewhat bewildered.

“There are no other requirements. I am not going to use them to bear any load anyway, so all I need is for them to be sturdy. They should be strong enough to withstand impact from a tank without being damaged.” An Wen replied.

He suddenly had a wave of inspiration and thought of using reinforced concrete.

Originally, he had planned on using the rocks in the valley to build a city wall as the fortress’ entrance.

However, after giving it some thought, he realized that the stones would not be able to perfectly defend against all the monsters, since the rocks were materials provided by the game.

After all, if a city wall made of rocks was able to prevent any monster from infiltrating the base, the player would be invincible.

Hence, An Wen was preparing to use reinforced concrete as the city wall, with rocks stacked in between the layers. The outer layer of the city wall would then be covered with steel plates.

He did not believe that such a defense system could be broken through by monsters.

If it was still insufficient, he could continue adding more layers of defense.

In addition, he would also build archer towers on the city wall, as well as position stone catapults behind the wall. If it was still insufficient, he would purchase weapons from the overseas-equivalents of Taobao.

With Singles’ Day was around the corner, perhaps the overseas online stores would offer promotional discounts, and the weapons being sold might be discounted.

The defense system was ultimately only for defending against monsters, and he still had to attack them. After all, it certainly would not be sufficient to only absorb damage.

Manager Yuan then replied, “Sure, this would not be a problem at all. How many of these beams do you require?”

She immediately agreed – such requirements were not the least difficult to fulfill.

“I’ll get 500 of the first.”

“Alright.” Manager Yuan replied.

She readily agreed, and An Wen also made payments readily.