Chapter 775: SEG

With just a bit of counting, one could easily draw an important conclusion from Lin Mo’s significant attendance reports. This guy is a lucky charm; the additional value he brings to every mission is incredible and could even create the illusion that Lin Mo isn’t going for the original mission but for the unexpected gains that pop up.

“Thank you, Captain!”

For soldiers, honor is more important than life itself, and Lin Mo certainly wouldn’t refuse these two honors. He earned them with his life, and for an ordinary person, they might not have survived that many times.

“Abyss Nirvana” is a deadly war where the Chinese military has only participated in a few prestigious competitions. However, the elite teams that departed each time had very few pilots who made it back alive. Without exception, those who returned home received special merit medals as proof of their extraordinary achievements made at the cost of their lives.

Lin Mo willingly accepted the special merit for participating in “Abyss Nirvana.”

“Okay, go get some rest. Don’t wear yourself out running around everywhere.”

Captain Feng waved his hand. As a member of the Special Operations Team, the capabilities of his subordinates could often lead to trouble, so as the leader of Night, he had many matters to deal with.

“Yes, Captain, but I have one more thing to report to you.”

Lin Mo stood still, not leaving.

“Oh?”

Captain Feng looked back at Lin Mo in surprise, noticing he hadn’t left.

Lin Mo calmly continued, “I have successfully persuaded Maisha Wright to work for us!”

“What?”

Captain Feng stared at Lin Mo, his expression indicating he couldn’t tell if Lin Mo was joking.

Capturing a prisoner typically takes a lot of time and effort to pry any information from them, and convincing someone to switch sides is even more challenging, let alone persuading them to work for you in such a short time. Lin Mo had only been there for less than twenty-four hours, just to resolve that stubborn girl’s hunger strike protest. Yet he had managed to persuade her to work for the Chinese government, which was truly beyond Captain Feng’s expectations.

“Are you serious?”

Could it be that Lin Mo had a talent for persuading and gathering intelligence? Captain Feng, surprised, expressed his astonishment.

His shift from disbelief to skepticism was a clear display of his emotional turmoil.

“Indeed! Maisha is willing to work for us!”

Lin Mo reaffirmed his statement.

“Ha ha, that’s wonderful! I knew you were a lucky charm for us in ‘Night.’”

Captain Feng’s face lit up with joy.

Seeing Captain Feng so happy, Lin Mo maintained a calm expression and continued, “I mean ‘we’?”

“…Huh? What?”

Captain Feng’s smile suddenly froze as he realized Lin Mo seemed to imply something deeper. He repeated for confirmation, “’We’?”

“Exactly!”

Lin Mo nodded again, subtly shifting the meaning. This burden would have to be carried by someone eventually, as the Dragon Knight unhesitatingly threw the captain under the bus.

If Colonel Feng Chenye couldn’t figure it out at that moment, he probably had no right to continue being the captain of the Night Special Forces.

“Okay, okay, it seems the special merit and the first-class merit medals were an underestimate. Tell me, what exactly did you do to persuade Maisha? But don’t get too excited just yet; we still need to do further testing before we can trust her.”

If Captain Feng said he wasn’t interested, that would be a lie. Ever since bringing Lin Mo into Night, the combat power of the Special Forces had risen to new heights. They achieved unprecedented results in the internal competition held every four years, which made Captain Feng pay even more attention to attracting talent.

Since the rise of computer technology, modern warfare relies on high-tech innovations. If there were a computer genius on the battlefield digital platform, the command and combat capability of Night would likely experience another leap in quality. However, attracting talent is not an easy task; everyone treasures their ace. Night was incredibly lucky to get Lin Mo away from Team 7759. If it weren’t for Colonel Jiang’s composure, someone with a weaker mental resilience might have rolled on the ground in pain over the loss.

Even though Captain Feng had initially considered a few talents from other teams, none were willing to let them go, regardless of the price offered.

"It’s actually quite simple. I made a bet with Maisha; she lost, I won. It’s as simple as that. However, Captain, you’d better apply to the higher-ups immediately to transfer her over. Do it quickly to avoid any unnecessary delays," Lin Mo said.

Lin Mo employed a clever strategy, compelling Colonel Feng to take the bait. He knew that their bet, in personal terms, was just a joke. Even if they signed legal documents, it wouldn’t compare to a word from the government or the military.

All powers are lesser than political authority, and where does political authority come from? It comes from the barrel of a gun—that is a timeless principle! Only by drawing in the "Night" organization could Lin Mo ensure the bet’s fulfillment.

In the end, it wouldn’t be Lin Mo alone who determined who would work for "Night." As a key Fighter Pilot in the Aircrew Group, Lin Mo had the authority to allocate some resources from the Special Forces for his own use without any pretense.

Unfortunately, Captain Feng did not see through Lin Mo’s hidden intentions and was instead deeply moved.

Captain Feng’s smile grew wider as he said, feigning irritation, "A bet? You really think of everything! But how credible is that? If she denies it, you won’t have any way to deal with it. Are you really going to torture such a young girl?"

In his view, this bet seemed too childish.

"How would you know unless you try? I can guarantee she’ll listen obediently," Lin Mo pressed on, seizing the opportunity.

Seeing that Lin Mo was still so serious, Captain Feng wiped the smile off his face and nodded slightly, "Alright, I’ll put my pride on the line and see how this goes. Don’t worry; I’ll start writing that report immediately. Our Special Forces hold considerable weight, so expect good news."

"Yes! Captain, you’re brilliant!" Lin Mo stood at attention and saluted.

This was a win-win situation!

The biggest winner would still be the Dragon Knight. Lin Mo, drawing on survival laws forged from blood and tears in another world, skillfully took advantage of the situation.

For this, Lin Mo—no, the gold giant dragon—only paid the price of one piece of armor yet gained a highly intelligent and diligent worker.

As Lin Mo approached the Aircrew Group’s hangar with a triumphant smile, he heard the gold giant dragon reporting new information in his mind.

“Morin! That girl logged into her network server and found many valuable items. I just downloaded the directory; it seems your idea was correct.”

The gold giant dragon’s voice was filled with excitement, almost as if it had just discovered treasure.

The artifact laptop it evolved was fully equipped and could connect to the internet through built-in 3G, 4G, or satellite if there was no nearby wifi. As expected, Maisha Wright hadn’t realized that the laptop she was using was constructed from some special rule-based form.

Having just arrived in this world a few years ago and with very little experience in computer technology, they obviously couldn’t compete with a local genius girl in terms of accumulated source code resources.

If they could obtain this long-accumulated treasure, the gold giant dragon would gain a few years of power and avoid many detours in digital technology.

Lin Mo said while walking, “That’s great! Get ready to unlock the technology I acquired in Syria; it’s time to use it.”

He had some valuable information that the military knew about but hadn’t decrypted yet, details that only Lin Mo was aware of. Recently he had run out of those resources and planned to unlock them soon.

After the end of the Death Team Battle in Syria’s Abyss Nirvana, all Lin Mo’s points were confiscated by the state, exchanged for various important technologies and equipment.

However, no one expected that in the next round of the high-tier team battles, Lin Mo would suddenly earn a significant number of points again and acquire access to some technologies only available to the high tier.

The SEG Serl Engine was one of the technological assets he obtained, constructed using the Serl Effect to create a concentric circular special generator that could even simulate effects similar to the gold giant dragon’s innate "Void Magnetism," allowing it to gain lift and fly while also releasing stable, clean energy.

Just by looking at its effect, Lin Mo might even consider this bizarre device to be another one of the gold giant dragon’s mischievous creations from a crossover.

This might be the most similar human technology to the innate abilities of the gold dragon kin.

Currently, the widely circulated Serl Engine in society is not the real version, as it lacks the most crucial technology and theoretical equations, making it unable to truly demonstrate the Serl Effect.

The organizers of Abyss Nirvana, a joint effort by multiple large organizations, possessed the most complete technological tree known to humans, more comprehensive than any national lineage of technology. This is why they could openly publish a technology list and invite outstanding pilots from various countries to become gladiators for the entertainment and elite class.

While reviewing the technical list of the high tier, Lin Mo quickly exchanged for the complete technical prototype of the Serl Engine. Even the gold giant dragon was very curious about how this technology managed to replicate the innate abilities of the gold dragon kin.

It is said that its inventor, John Serl, combined SEG’s technology to create anti-gravity vehicles (IGV: Inverse Gravity Vehicles), completing flight tests. IGVs can be made in any size and can travel from the United Kingdom to Japan in half an hour, reaching speeds over 19,000 kilometers per hour!