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Upon hearing Lu Xuan's thoughtful question, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of the mechanical nine-tailed fox.
"Fortunately!"
"Although my body is not as good as it was before, I don't feel any obvious discomfort."
As the mechanical Nine-Tails slowly moved its limbs.
The cold glint in her eyes gradually subsided, and she returned to her previous calm and aloof state.
"Mother? Are you really alright?"
As he slowly walked up to the mechanical Nine-Tails, Kuzunoha Jiro's eyes were filled with disbelief and worry.
Do I seem like the kind of person who likes to lie?
The mechanical structure of his body rapidly changed, and the gears inside his body began to hum mechanically once again...
In the blink of an eye, the mechanical nine-tailed fox transformed into an elegant noblewoman amidst a flurry of flying parts.
If it weren't for the nine dancing tails behind the noblewoman, probably no one would believe that she was a mechanical fox just a second ago.
"It seems that the transformation program is also functioning normally."
"For you, this should be considered a different kind of 'transformation,' right?"
Nodding in satisfaction, Lu Xuan was quite pleased with his masterpiece.
This unique deformability stems from the special properties of its constituent materials, and is also a further application of Lu Xuan's understanding of nanocells.
Theoretically, the mechanical Nine-Tailed Fox possesses both human and fox forms.
Mechanical prosthetics in human form can possess all the functions of a human.
The mechanical replica in fox form retains the Nine-Tailed Fox's formidable fighting power.
"For me, it is indeed much more convenient."
Gently coiling her artificial hair into a bun, Lady Nine-Tailed took out a bluish-green hairpin from somewhere and inserted it into the bun.
Only after confirming that the turquoise hairpin remained perfectly still did Lady Nine-Tailed nod in satisfaction.
"Thank you all for saving my life. I have no way to repay you."
"If my benefactor is indeed quite interested in the art of magic, I am willing to impart all my knowledge to him."
——Monthly Tickets/Recommendation Tickets——
Chapter 217 Monster Corpse
Kitagawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
Located in central Japan, roughly between Tokyo and Osaka, this area faces the Pacific Ocean.
In the past, apart from the occasional tourist, this place was not particularly famous.
However, the area has been under martial law since the day before, when the carcass of a giant monster washed ashore.
Especially after the members of the Victory Team arrived here, the area within a ten-kilometer radius of the giant monster's corpse was designated as a military restricted zone.
"This damn thing really stinks..."
Wearing full protective gear, Xincheng had made this complaint countless times.
From the moment Xincheng arrived here last night, he witnessed the disgusting nature of this enormous monster's corpse.
Not to mention the stench that is constantly being emitted into the air.
Occasionally, the enormous carcass would burst its skin like a bloat, oozing a viscous fluid filled with highly toxic substances.
The fishermen who were first exposed to these toxic substances are still receiving treatment at TPC's dedicated treatment hospital.
Given the uncertainty surrounding the toxic substance's transmissibility, the fishermen will likely have to undergo rigorous treatment and screening over the next two weeks.
"At least apart from the stench, no other negative effects have been found so far."
Munakata calmly raised the detection device in his hand, showing a very open-minded attitude towards it.
When he first received this mission, Zong Fang had even prepared for the spread of the highly toxic substance within a radius of a hundred miles.
As it turned out, the enormous monster's corpse was much more "compact" than expected.
"Even if it's just a simple stench, it has a significant impact on this area of the sea."
Looking around, Xincheng gazed at the polluted sea, a rare seriousness and earnestness appearing in his eyes.
If this stench is allowed to continue to spread, the impact will definitely extend far beyond just the small city of Beichuan.
And considering that the monster's corpse drifted over from the Pacific Ocean.
The extent to which it polluted the seas along its route remains unknown.
If the polluted sea area is wide enough, then the Victory Team will have to deal with much more than just this huge corpse.
Even someone from Xincheng who isn't particularly sensitive to money could imagine the staggering amount that would be spent on this remediation project.
"There's no need to worry too much about that. The captain has already contacted Galvin Corporation..."
"I heard that they have some special methods to deal with this, which can minimize the impact of this pollution incident."
Upon hearing Zongfang's words, Shinjo couldn't help but blink.
Although Shinjo had long known that TPC had established a long-term partnership with Galvin, with projects covering almost every area that the Victory team could reach.
But would Galvin Corporation really take on public welfare projects like this one to address pollution incidents?
"When did these capitalists become pioneers of philanthropy?"
Half questioning, half mocking...
Xincheng's statement was not only directed at Galvin Corporation, but at all major capital groups on Earth.
Even within this almost utopian world-building framework.
There is still no shortage of capitalist groups that, for their own benefit, kidnap or even harm the general public.
In Xincheng's view, Tony, the president of the Galvin Group, may be a good person, but his group and companies are definitely not so kind.
"Gailvin Group's willingness to take over and deal with this mess is certainly not unconditional."
He put away the detection device in his hand and explained as if he were used to it.
"According to the new agreement signed between the Victory Team and the Galvin Group, they will help us deal with the secondary disasters left behind by various unknown creatures..."
"This includes, but is not limited to, monsters, aliens, and even man-made anomalies..."
"In return, the technology and patents that the Victory Team obtained through reverse research on these 'abnormal disasters' must be given to them."
“When necessary, the Galvin Group can even take away certain specific gene samples and biological tissues for research without violating the peace treaty.”
He nodded immediately, a look of understanding on his face, as if he had just expected it.
Although, as things stand, the conditions offered by the Victory team seem more like empty promises.
After all, the so-called "unknown creatures" are judged entirely according to the standards of the winning team.
Like this giant corpse, if the Victory Team wanted to.
Even if they insist that it is the remains of some ancient creature, Galvin Company cannot find any reasonable basis to support this claim.
However, judging from the terms alone, some of the clauses in this agreement do indeed have the characteristics of domineering terms imposed by capitalist groups.
When will they arrive?
I took one last look at the monster's corpse, which was still emitting a foul stench.
New City is now somewhat looking forward to seeing how Galvin Corporation will handle this matter.
"Given the usual efficiency of the Galvin Company, they should be sending someone here soon."
Besides its high-tech attributes, Galvin's greatest strength lies in its efficient operational capabilities.
To be honest, this is also a major reason why companies like Galvin were able to stand out from many large companies and groups and eventually become a member organization of TPC.
"Look over there, aren't those people from the Galvin Corporation?"
Just then, Shinjo, who seemed to have heard something, suddenly turned around and pointed in the direction the two had come from.
"what?"
Looking in the direction Shinjo pointed, Zongfang noticed an armored vehicle that was ridiculously large, heading in that direction.
The most prominent logo on the front of the armored vehicle is the Galvin Company logo.
buzzing...
From a distance, the armored vehicle could be seen moving slowly but steadily in this direction.
Suction cup-like devices are suspended on both sides of it, which continuously absorb and decompose toxic substances in the air with the help of powerful motors.
With every meter the armored vehicle moved forward, the air around it was purified at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Aside from that, the most distinctive feature of this armored vehicle is the huge, searchlight-like object directly above it.
The huge searchlight mounted on the armored vehicle was like a cannon on a tank.
It's immediately obvious that this is the real weapon of this armored vehicle.
The sharp-eyed Xincheng even noticed that the armored vehicle seemed to use some kind of special Mecanum wheel structure, which could turn and move in all directions without any blind spots.
In other words, it is an all-around armored vehicle that can ignore terrain and space.
——Monthly Tickets/Recommendation Tickets——
Chapter 218 The Environmentally Enthusiastic Capitalist
A short while later, the strange armored vehicle stopped in front of Zongfang and Xincheng.
The two men then realized that they had underestimated the all-terrain armored vehicle from the Galvin Company.
After stabilizing its chassis, the suction cups on both sides of the armored vehicle opened and changed on their own.
With a complex rotation of gears and bearings, the suction cup suddenly transformed into a structure resembling a load-bearing wall, plunging deep into the ground several meters below.
Immediately afterwards, the armored vehicle's outer shell quickly cracked and unfolded, revealing a tortoise-shell-like shape.
clack clack...
Under the dumbfounded gazes of Munakata and Shinjo.
In less than a minute, the armored vehicle was transformed from an armored vehicle into a small fortress.
The constantly changing internal mechanical structure makes the vehicle's original structure unrecognizable.
The external fractured deck, while ensuring strength, continuously absorbs sunlight and converts it into electrical energy, achieving a certain degree of "self-circulation".
Most importantly, this small mechanical fortress seems to be constantly adapting to the external environment, optimizing and fine-tuning its own structure.
"If we add some weapon systems to this thing, we could just drop it on the battlefield and use it as a fortress, right?"
With a complicated expression, Xincheng muttered to himself that this was the first time he had ever seen such an exaggerated "civilian tool".
"Galvin Group does have military-industrial components, so..."
I don't know if he was explaining to Xincheng or just trying to comfort himself...
Zongfang's expression was no longer as calm as before.
"Even if it has military industrial components, producing this kind of semi-military equipment is too exaggerated!"
Before Zongfang could finish speaking, Shinjo retorted again.
"It's only because we live in a peaceful era that the Galvin Group would be the first target of the TPC."
While Shinjo and Munakata were talking, the side of the armored vehicle, which had been transformed into a mechanical fortress, was suddenly pushed open.
Da da……
A man in a sharp suit slowly walked out and went straight to the two of them, extending his hand.
"Hello, I am the external affairs manager of Galvin Corporation. You can call me Nikaido."
"As soon as the company received news from the Victory team, they immediately sent me here to meet with the two of you."
Nikaido, or rather, Lu Xuan disguised as Nikaido, said very calmly.