I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 841 - 739: Briefing Meeting

The meal offered by the base cafeteria didn’t disappoint Peter and the others’ expectations—fresh rice and vegetables, things they hadn’t eaten for a long time. Especially fresh meat was provided, though scarce, it brought Peter and others, who hadn’t tasted meat in years, to tears once again.

If it weren’t for the prior few meals aboard the Land Ship that prepared them, Peter and his group might have embarrassed themselves with their eating manners during the lunch.

Even so, they gobbled down every bite, leaving each of them uncomfortably stuffed.

Everyone clearly felt unsatisfied; had their stomachs not sent warnings that overeating would cause issues, they might have continued stuffing themselves with food.

This resulted in Peter and others looking like they were pregnant in October, slumped in their chairs for a long while after finishing the meal.

"This is the fullest I’ve been since the disaster hit!" One person seemed to recover, adjusted their posture, genuinely expressing their gratitude.

"Flame Country’s resources seem so rich, did you notice? They didn’t limit how many times we could get food; they only requested that we finish what we take, no waste!" Another person, who ate relatively less and had seemed observant, shared his revelation: "It means the Flame Country people don’t care how much you eat!"

Hearing this, Peter couldn’t resist joking: "If I could eat like this every day, I’d do whatever the Flame Country folks ask of me, no problem!"

"Haha! Flame Country folks wouldn’t be interested in an old guy like you!" The crowd laughed at Peter’s jest, but someone more curious and concerned asked: "But what’s the project that Flame Country wants to research? Everyone has different expertise, right?"

"I’m in electrical engineering, used to work on the circuitry for Airbus A350’s wings, how about you guys? Maybe we can deduce what Flame Country wants to build from our specialized fields!"

"I’m in mechanics, used to teach at university." Peter shared his area of expertise.

"Mechanics? Specifically which field? I’m in mechanics too, but my study is in mechanical dynamics, had a research project but it was halted after the disaster." Another person was eager to share, showing a strong desire to discuss with Peter.

After all, it’s been years since the disaster struck, and no one was left to discuss within their professional domains; meeting someone like Peter clearly made him urgent to discuss past research.

"I research large mechanical control." Peter seemed reluctant to mention the past, as he had been a scholar and now reduced to repairing vehicles for the Knights, a significant downfall.

This sentiment wasn’t unique to Peter, only some preferred to reminisce about the past over acknowledging the present.

Through their exchange, they realized their fields spanned mechanics, aviation, electrical, and metallurgical industries—they intersected, but it seemed unlikely to deduce Flame Country’s intentions by combining their expertise.

After all, combining these industries could mean constructing anything.

As the group discussed, an announcement suddenly echoed throughout the base, alternating between multiple languages, informing all project participants about a meeting in the afternoon.

On hearing the announcement, the group abandoned further speculation—Flame Country would certainly clarify their intentions at the afternoon meeting.

Rather than continue guessing, they decided to await the meeting’s insights, planning to leave the cafeteria, rest in their rooms, then attend the afternoon meeting together.

Peter and his companions eventually left for their rooms, resting briefly on their beds before heading out together, following the crowd to a huge hangar for the meeting.

Clearly, there were far too many participants for Flame Country to prepare a meeting room; hence a hangar at the base was chosen for the venue.

Although it was a hangar, plenty of chairs were prepared to accommodate everyone, ensuring no need to stand.

Peter and his companions settled into a corner, chatting casually as they awaited the meeting’s start.

Following the prior announcement, all participants had been informed about the meeting, quickly filling every seat in the hangar.

As attendees arrived, notable experts from Flame Country appeared, alongside influential figures from other countries, each a leader in their industry.

Soon, a meeting host from Flame Country commenced the proceedings with introductory remarks, then projected on a vast white cloth suspended in the hangar a picture visible to all attendees.

The image depicted a remarkably enormous flying machine, its specifications listed beside it.

"Oh my God! They’re attempting to build this kind of thing!" "Are the Flame Country folks crazy? How can this be built!"

"Such magnitude, a takeoff weight over a hundred thousand tonnes—what can make it fly?!"

The massive "Roc" strategic airspace carrier platform sparked intense discussion among attendees, each astounded by the flying machine’s scale and disbelief at its feasibility.

Whether the flying altitude, takeoff weight, or sheer size, the "Roc" strategic airspace carrier platform was beyond their understanding of current human technological capabilities; they believed constructing such a machine and making it fly was impossible.

Yet Flame Country was clearly unconcerned about these issues; Chen Xin, as the project leader, began addressing attendees to dispel their doubts and bolster confidence in completing this research project.

Chen Xin naturally referenced Flame Country’s currently operational "Land Ship" and land aircraft carriers for demonstration.

Observing the large land aircraft carrier capable of flight reawakened murmuring among attendees, though now they speculated on the feasibility of constructing the "Roc".