Chapter 338: Lasers

After Lyca's new arrangements, everyone started showing off their ability and she quickly divided everyone into two groups. The first group or the mechanical group were experts in knives and guns, while the second one were good with explosives.

"I will not join the competition," Chu Nan declared when they finished the first assessment. "If you think you can— "

"I didn't ask you to join," Lyca interrupted him. "You can leave now." Her eyes were already on the man sitting on the chair, reading the art of war book. Seeing her in a daze while staring at her husband, Chu Nan snorted and left the tent. "How come you're here?" she walked straight into his lap, smiling.

"I thought you miss me?"

"Why would I miss you?" she retorted, her hands were already on his chest. "You lost weight?" She knew he had been busy with the restaurant business. He had been traveling in and out of the city for the current expansion plan.

"You're worried?"

She squinted. What kind of question was that? Of course, she would be worried. "Of course, not! You are an adult, you can eat whatever you want." Shen Qui turned silent. "Kidding," Lyca smiled and lower her head to kiss him. "If you want to lose weight so much, then you can just stay with me all day. How about that?" She mumbled in between the kisses.

She heard him chuckle as he lifted her up, moving her so she would face him, her legs wrapped around his waist. "You looked stressed," Lyca noted, her hand was already on the small stubble on his face. "Was it that stressful?"

"It's fine. A bit busy but should be manageable."

"You should sleep."

He lifted an eyebrow in response. "Really?"

She nodded as if her life depended on it. "Yeah, sleep. I'm not some maniac, alright."

"I was here to show you the armor suit. Ronan called me when you didn't check it out. I immediately knew that you wanted me to bring it here."

"Really? How did you read my mind?" She chuckled and stood. Then she pulled her towards her room. "I will check it out. You should sleep here. I will wake you up after three hours?"

"Hmmm." He gave a wry smile. "Alright, I will listen to you."

Lyca beamed before she tiptoed and kiss his cheek. Just like a cat, Lyca nimbly left the room without waiting for Shen Qui to say anything. "Ah, at least I didn't let temptation defeat me!" She muttered, proudly. She could rip off his clothes and do something immoral with him, but he was tired. The dark bags in his eyes were enough to stop her brain from giving her other thoughts.

Lyca immediately went to Hogan's office, where the armor was. When she got there, Chu Nan and Cleo were already standing next to the black armor.

"Isn't it too small?" Cleo said.

"It's flexible. Design to adapt to the body of the person who wears it." Lyca explained, a small smile already on her face. "Give me a gun."

Without any hesitation, Hogan gave her a small handgun. "Away," she uttered. Cleo and Chu Nan immediately move away from the armor. Then she fired the gun with no hesitation.

*BANG!*

*BANG!*

*BANG!*

The sound echoed inside the small room, the smell of gunpowder filled the entire room.

"It's… bulletproof." Chu Nan gasp. No, this was the only thing that he could say after seeing the flawless armor. The bullet wasn't able to make a slight scratch.

"Lighter," Lyca uttered, and once again Hogan gave her one. This time, she used the lighter on the fabric. "Fireproof, bulletproof." She smiled. "Good enough."

"This — " Hogan was about to say something when Lyca turned towards him.

"This is the weaker version of my original design. The original one needed a lot more time to finish. Thus, I asked Ronan to create a team and make something like this. Everyone in my team will wear one." She approached the armor and push a button on the helmet. Almost immediately, the helmet moved to show the face of the mannequin that was wearing the armor. "This one has a night vision and communication tool. The visor won't emit the usual green light that the military use. Right now, the armor won't be able to withstand .50 cal. But the original version can. However, this once can… hide against thermal scanning. It's lightweight and doesn't absorb water. Perfect for the team."

"Got it," Hogan said, his eyes seemed to shine as he stared at the armor. "Then can I… try it on?"

"Of course. Just let me shoot you one time. See if you can feel it."

"Good!" Hogan said. Excitement can be seen in his eyes. He had been in the military for years and he already saw different types of armors and bulletproof vests, but none of them resembled this one. Ah, he immediately remembered some movies that used weapons like this. "Ah, Xi… I am wondering. What about its weapon? Can this fire laser too?"

"…" Lyca rolled her eyes. "Nope. Just use your gone and knife. No lasers."

"Oh," he nodded. Even without the lasers, he was still happy to wear this, ah.

After a few minutes, Hogan finished wearing the armor. "I'm ready," Hogan smiled. Of course, Lyca didn't hesitate and fired the gun towards the man's legs. "Hmmm… not bad. Actually, it's just like an ant bite. I felt the bullet but not the usual pain."

"Hmm," Lyca smiled. "Alright, take it off. I will let Ronan know to start with the production. Let's hope he could finish everything before the assembly." With this, Lyca left the room. Of course, Chu Nan followed her. However, this time, he was silent.

His lips pursed, head lowered as he recalled everything that happened earlier. In the market, armor like this doesn't exist. Meaning, Lyca's team should be the first team to wear this type of armor in the assembly.

"All communications made within this place will be recorded and tracked." Lyca's voice interrupted his stupor. "This is considered a secret. Anyone who betrays me will end up like Lord Olfan."

Chu Nan stared at Lyca. He wasn't really planning to betray her. However, he was planning to tell his grandfather about this. As if sensing his thoughts, Lyca turned towards him. "You can tell him… after the assembly." She smiled.