138 Improving the Helicopter (2/2)

Now that he thought about it, he knew Chu Nan ended up in that area because he failed a mission, but he never asked about the specifics.

”The mission was to eliminate a mutant creature and collect the crystal. We sent out two helicopters as well as a force of twelve soldiers equipped with power armors. When we arrived at the target location, I suspended the helicopter above the yellowish-green particles. Then our captain requested missile support.

”The missile would expose the body, the soldiers parachute, kill, and collect the crystal. That was the routine, and it wasn't my first time out on such a mission.

”It was a beautiful hit. The electromagnetic cannon fired from Liuding Town directly hit the building and the concrete tumbled down like an avalanche. Just when we thought all we needed to do was go down and collect the crystals,” Chu Nan paused with a mysterious smile, ”a red meat cannon as tall as half the building fired a red beam into the sky. It hit nothing, but the two helicopters immediately stalled.

”The monster seemed to have exploded, so the parachuted soldiers must have been successful. But who knows?” Chu Nan shrugged as he inserted a processor into the helicopter body.

”Did no one from Liuding Town come to save you?”

”That’s impossible.” Chu Nan’s mouth twitched. ”For Liuding Town, pilots can be mass produced. The only thing of value was this metal scrap right here, but the point of the crash was too far from the port. I almost flew half a city.”

Jiang Chen fell into silence.

He suddenly recalled his time in the underground fallout shelter. The artificial intelligence had described the bug that infiltrated the fallout shelter.

[Hehe, even if it missed, your metal pieces will become a metal casket.]

”Klein Particles?” Jiang Chen muttered to himself.

”What’s that?” Chu Nan asked confusedly.

”Nothing.” He would ask Lin Lin about Klein Particles later. For now, Jiang Chen avoided the topic. ”Oh, once you finish repairing the helicopter, could you make some modifications to it?”

”Modifications?”

”Mhmm. Such as installing a 50mm machine gun on the side and welding a fire cannon on the top.”

Different than Liuding Town, Fishbone Base's focus was on land; hence, there was no need for long-distance combat, and it would better suit Fishbone Base’s combat needs if the Type-51 was converted into an air cannon vehicle.

”Do you think the helicopter is a truck? That you could weld anything on top?” Chu Nan couldn’t help but ridicule him.

”What’s the problem?” Stumped, Jiang Chen frowned.

”There's a big problem.” Chu Nan shook his head as he dragged the wiring from the computer. He picked up the screwdriver again to adjust parts inside the helicopter. ”Balance is a big issue. Even casual modifications could cause the helicopter to be unable to suspend itself or fly a certain distance before it flips over.”

”Then let’s not do a casual modification.” Jiang Chen laughed as he patted Chu Nan on the shoulder. ”I’ll leave the trouble to you, the expert. I need you to add some weapons on this thing—the stronger the firepower, the better.”

Hearing such an unprofessional request made Chu Nan rub his face with his palms. He let out a helpless sigh.

”I’ll try my best. I’ll install a machine gun on the side and design a new fire-control system. As for the fire cannon, I’ll install it near the back hatch. It should be okay if it's manually controlled. But if we modify it like this, the transport helicopter will become a combat helicopter.”

Jiang Chen smiled at Chu Nan’s doubts.

”Exactly what I want.”