Chapter 77 - The British!
If the Ross Consortium had developed the battery technology in advance, it would have been a big problem.
As Sirius saw it, the scientists were not all too baffled about the technical aspects of what Raymond had done.
Replicating it was a far bigger challenge.
Even if they had directly copied the blueprints, it would have taken them a long time to come up with something.
Therefore, this matter was far more secure than it appeared on the surface.
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A large cargo ship was currently docked at the NASA port along the coast of Texas State.
The busy soldiers were constantly loading supplies onto it.
In fact, most of the things on the cargo ship had been emptied by the United States.
However, Edward discovered something that didn’t make sense.
Trident 16 was the name of the cargo ship.
The cargo ship’s carrying capacity was 220,000 tons.
If the materials Raymond needed were stored on it, it would be easy for him to be exposed.
Therefore, Edward waved his hand and placed the container that he had put down on it again.
“Minister, this batch of items is very valuable. If…”
“Don’t mention it to me. what’s more valuable than uranium? Just follow my orders! If any party is not satisfied, ask them to come and talk to me.”
“Yes, Minister.”
Edward’s authority was real. If his subordinates tried to snatch it away, they would not get any words out before he caught on.
The only people who could bargain with him were the few big shots.
Unless there was something wrong with the brain of some God who wanted his company to be targeted.
“Sigh… this Raymond… he is probably more important than one country, oh no, maybe even several countries combined…”
Edward was happy to see Raymond being valued.
After all, Edward wanted to see a sci-fi world come to reality.
Raymond was the one who could lead the era forward.
Should I leave a message for him?
He thought about it for a long time and decided to leave a message.
It wasn’t difficult for a man of his position.
The containers were loaded on Trident 16, one by one.
They had to be done before 3 a.m. tonight.
These very orders had come straight from The President.
It was a tall order.
To transport a freighter, there had to be at least a shipping list on it!
The freighter’s affiliated company had to be listed, along with the destination, and a complete manifesto.
The direction of the freighter, the time of the freighter’s departure.
Charted plot.
The state of the freighter’s operation.
Whether the freighter’s engine was in good condition.
The voyage log.
The records of the various forms, as well as CCTV footage.
There was no skipping all this.
Otherwise, Raymond’s brain would spot the flaw in a minute.
He was not a perfectionist, but there was no room for error in this.
Such were Edward’s standards.
In order to meet these standards, Edward had to expend a lot of manpower and material resources to barely meet his requirements.
But he had deliberately left a flaw on a container with his own hands.
Humans always failed to predict or understand themselves.
Time slowly passed, and at 2000 hours, a guard knocked on Edward’s door.
“Minister, a few officials from England are requesting an audience.”
“What are they doing here?” Edward asked himself in a low voice. “Tell them to wait in the reception room. I’ll be there right away.”
“Understood!”
Edward didn’t know the details of the conversation above.
However, he knew that the Brits had almost gotten the tickets.
In the future, they would get a share of Raymond’s technology.
Therefore, even if he was the Minister of Defense, he could not refuse the people from Britain.
Soon, the people in the meeting room met.
They exchanged pleasantries and took down names.
However, Edward only remembered one person’s name accurately.
The Deputy Head of the British Intelligence Department, Motley Morris.
Motley was about 35 years old, but there was more to him, considering how he reached this position at such a young age.
Moreover, he held the highest position in this group of people.
Only he was qualified to speak to Edward himself.
“Minister Sidle, let’s cut the chatter, shall we? Our main purpose here is to hand over the technology related to the pico semiconductor to you guys.”
“Thank you for coming all the way here to deliver the technology. However, the facilities here are rather simple, and built for a short-term purpose. I hope you don’t mind.”
How could Edward not understand Motley’s meaning.
Since he mentioned a main purpose, there had to be a secondary purpose.
Judging from this person’s expression, the main purpose this time was actually the main purpose.
Therefore, Aiwalker did not intend to continue speaking on his own.
“Director Edward, you don’t have to worry about this. We’ve been traveling all year round, and this kind of environment is already very good. This time, we…”
“I think that since it’s a technical handover, it naturally requires a professional team to verify it. Therefore, Director Motley, please allow me to inform our technical team to avoid any mistakes.”
Motley was not angry at being interrupted by Edward.
He had dealt with such people for a long time. He could control his emotions.
It did not take much time. It only took half an hour.
Most of the technology related to the pico semiconductor had already been verified.
But when they reached the final point, Motley fell silent.
Edward knew that it was time for him to speak up.
“Minister Motley, where is the rest of the technology? Or was it your intention to omit the key component all this time? Or perhaps, did UK not get its hands on the complete bit of technology?”
“Minister Sidle, there is no need for us to continue with the bureaucratic rhetoric. When you go to the island this time, my British Empire hopes to throw in a man or two. As long as you agree, I will immediately bring the rest of the technology to you!”
“Oh?? That would be a no!”
“No? Then, I can’t give you this technology either.”
Seeing that Edward was so firm, Motley dropped the topic.
The best part of the information was the key.
He was not afraid that Edward would not comply.
“The key is, none of our people will go to the island. How can we let your British people go to the island?”
“None of you will go to the island?”
Motley did not understand.
It was such a good opportunity, why would the Americans not send people?
There must be a problem.
“Minister Motley, do you really think our technology is very good? Yes! American technology is indeed among the best in the world, but I don’t think we can go to the island without Raymond knowing. His robots won’t be so dangerous. But who is the actual brains of the operation?”
Edward laughed. “We’re a very human nation in the United States, we’re not going to put our people at risk. At least we’re not going to put them at risk until we know for sure. And once one of us gets to the island, there’s a greater chance that Raymond finds out, and this one-man technological boom will falter or cease. That’s something we don’t want to see.”