High Tech System

A Deal!

Monster! Jin Sung thought, he was really scared of Azor's charisma how can he lift the morale of his soldiers just by meeting them and talk to them a bit.

On the screens placed on a wall inside the Command center is a scene of the soldier who earlier just got laying around lazily because of depression, is happily chatting and drinking with their friends, very contrary to the depressed mood before.

Jin Sung Bit his lower lip, upset, all that effort to make their morale low has gone down the drain, it's like when you as a kid painstakingly build a house out of a card only to see it crumble because your brother blows it and then laugh at your face. This is what Jin Sung feels right now.

But what he feels more strongly about is the intention to punch the guy in the face, yes he has effectively trimmed their numbers, but he also does that to reduce their morale to reduce their performance and it's not without a price. As the war continues his balance is also decreasing, it's not something you can get by selling bread. He had bought the blueprint for firearms and ammunition and had taught some trustworthy people how to make them, of course with a remote bomb hanging on their neck but he can't make ammunition as that needs gunpowder and Xiangwei City doesn't have that.

Jin Sung had allocated some of the soldiers to intercept supplies that go to other cities and bring them here, this disrupts the enemies chain of supply and also benefitting him, these soldiers would wait near the river waiting for the boat or laying on the grass waiting for the carriage that brings supplies, at first Jin Sung pay the one who does the shipping and told the guy to hide the truth, it works for some time until the real buyer report that his goods didn't arrive and figure out the scheme so Jin Sung had to do it the hard way.

But stealing supplies also eating resources as they have guards and Jin Sung need to kill the guards before taking their supplies which he needs ammunition to do so, even though Leslea said that the supply of ammunition is enough, he doubts that was true, this is why he likes the idea of allying with BrinePort City as that will get him a stable supply chain.

So what now? keep fighting the Aegexor army that has their morale lifted? His men asked over the radio."Your order sir?" The voice snapped him to reality as he contemplates before he replied. "Let them have their fun, when their mood cools down you can continue the operation!" Jin Sung knows what morals can do, it decides whether you do good or bad, it's like studying if you don't feel like doing it you won't be able to learn effectively.

Jin Sung lean on his chair dejectedly other than feeling upset he was also kind of envious of Azor, he also wants to have that charisma that can raise the morale of his army, I guess that's unlikely to happen! Jin Sung thought, he is realistic in his thinking as he was a mere nuclear engineer in his past life with no military education at all, searching about military stuff on the internet is not count as education.

How can I increase the morale of my army or rather how do I increase their performance? Jin Sung contemplates as he bends forward to put his elbows on the desk and his fingers on his chin. "You don't have to worry too much when their heads cool down the sight of their broken armor and equipment will reduce their morale again," Leslea said deducing the situation when she looks at the screens.

When Jin Sung heard her a light bulb pop out of his head and seemingly shine the room, enlightened he glances towards Leslea."I forgot to tell you, did you know that the military combat uniform I gave to the army can increase their performance by 70%?"

Leslea was startled."That uniform can increase performance? Then why are you wearing this black suit instead?"

Jin Sung is currently wearing his black suit, the chance of him not wearing it while nearby deadly cultivator is zero, but how can he sip his cup of coffee? That's because he can lift the mask a little to show his mouth. "This one can increase my performance by 100 times, how do you think I save you?"

Leslea nod in realization when she heard this, Maybe I should wear the combat uniform instead! She thought.

"You should write it down and tell the army of the benefit to make sure they wear it, I see a couple of guys running around with their cultivator robe on," Jin Sung pointing towards a screen displaying a soldier with a firearm in his hands while wearing cultivator robe.

Leslea glances towards the screen and nods."All right," She then went out to do her task.

Fiuh! Jin Sung lets out a breath, he sometimes feels awkward when Leslea is near him but he can't help also feel glad that she is here and he can't explain why. Maybe it's because she serves me good coffee and good food! Jin Sung thought. Jin Sung guess could've been correct as the REMF is reluctant to send him food because they are busy delivering supplies, they see the task of delivering his personal food as trivial which is why it takes so long for him to get his food, sometimes he questions himself if he is a great commander of the army, even his men is reluctant to send him food, compared to Azor he was very uncharismatic, although that would still be an understatement.

He then went to grab his radio and call the REMF unit about the uniform, he tells them about the benefit, comfort, convenience, and stuff like that he also tells about the increase in performance, the reason he did this was that he would like to fool his men but for a good way, by telling that the uniform could increase their performance would make them think that the uniform could increase their performance, and when they do wear them with this in mind then they would really have their performance increased, this is called the placebo effect often used in medication where a doctor would tell the patient that the pill would heal but actually not, it is the mind that heals.

Experimental supplements were also tested this way, they will give the first subject a placebo and the second subject the supplement if the supplement had a higher score then that means the supplement work.

'With this, their performance would increase significantly', Jin Sung put his finger together and leans on his chairs while he ponders what strategy he would use to fight Azor.

While he ponders he can see his staff working, receiving calls, writing something on their paper with a pen that Jin Sung bought for them, he can see the screens in front of him displaying different people, landscape, and places, he can smell the chair the paper and the coffee in front of him, he can hear the squeaking of his chair every time he moved, and the voices of people as they talk and write on their paper.

Sometimes he thought to himself if this is worth it, he could just sell his firearm and be rich instead of overtaking the government to give freedom to the people he didn't even know about, he could buy luxurious stuff with that money, be a playboy, cool mansion, basically anything.'Eh, wait a minute, selling firearms for wealth? If I trade firearms for Artifact, knowledge, and technology wouldn't that solve my balance problem, I could even buy resources to produce ammunition and firearms' Jin Sung thought this idea was a genius it was just like in history where an advanced nation would buy the raw material from the less advance nation for cheap, after processing into something like a skincare product, cars, and smartphones the profit would skyrocket.

"Hehe, hahaha! Gosh, I was a fool why Didn't I think of that before!" Jin Sung holds his head with one hand while laughing at himself.

Chsuuh! The radio vibrates as it makes its usual static noise which almost makes Jin Sung sick of it, then a voice comes out of it."HQ 7 this is helpless phantom 12 - over"

Jin Sung sighs kinda regretting that he tells his men to do this every time to make a call. "This is HQ 7, report in - over"

The voice on the other end of the radio is unaffected as they know that Jin Sung sometimes didn't follow the procedures."Roger, enemy troops had agreed to the ceasefire by raising their white flag, and they want to personally meet you, sir,"

Jin Sung frown.'Meet me? What if they assassinate me, they think I'm a fool that would willingly enter their trap?

"Sure tell them to meet me in Tunnel 7!" Jin Sung said after he thinks about it.

"Yes sir," The soldier complies and after a while, he calls again."Sir they would like to talk to you now,"

"Okay," Jin Sung replied hesitantly because he doesn't prepare anything to say to his enemies.

Chsuuh!"Hello Jin Sung, I believe this is the first time we speak!" a voice that seems to be filled with wisdom is entering Jin Sung's ear through the radio.

"Yes, may I know who I speak with?" Jin Sung said with a nonchalant tone trying to be calm.

"We have been playing for a while so you surely must have known my name, but I will nonetheless introduce myself, I am Azor the commander of Aegexor army from BrinePort City!" Azor casually said.

"Ah yes, it was a fun time, so how can I help you? I believe we can communicate through the device instead of meeting personally, you see I have a stomach problem and can't go outside much, I'm currently in a toilet if you were wondering!" Jin Sung could have made better excuses but his mind can't run properly at this time.

At the other end of the radio. Azor was startled, he can't believe that Jin Sung could coordinate his army so well while having a stomach problem, isn't this mean that Jin Sung is a better commander than he was? Azor thought because he can see that Jin Sung didn't involve personally in battle which means he commands his army from far away just like he did before and yet even with a stomach problem Jin Sung can outplay him.

Azor smile kindly."By listening to you I am able to deduce that we are very compatible, I would like to discuss with you about strategy in war but we can only do that at a later time, so let's talk business!"

"Ahh yes, yes, let's talk business!" Jin Sung didn't know what Azor was talking about but he would be a fool if he says he didn't understand.

Azor subtly smiles."let's make an alliance, we will buy firearms from you and in return, you can buy artifacts from us!"

"Deal!" Jin Sung could have said more but he really wants the conversation to end.