The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 4 Continuous Upgrading
Panshan Machinery Factory is a factory and also a small society.

There are auditoriums, cultural centers, supply and marketing cooperatives, guesthouses, family quarters, dormitory areas, schools, hospitals, and cinemas. Propaganda slogans such as "Sacrifice your own family for the sake of the public, the Third Front is my home" can be seen everywhere.

Ten years ago, young people from all over the country responded to the call of the country, left the northern cities and southern coastal cities, and came to this mountain. They were prepared to stay in the mountains for the rest of their lives and to be ready to fight at any time.

This wait lasted for a full ten years.

Li Yuanchao was unhappy with Liu Tao and even reported him to the authorities.

Liu Tao didn't take it to heart, because Li Yuanchao was not a bad person and was dedicated to serving his country, otherwise he would not have left the Magic City and traveled thousands of miles to the mountains.

This spirit made it impossible for Liu Tao to hate him.

As for conflicts, it is normal. Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are conflicts.

As long as there are no problems with the major aspects, other minor problems can be corrected step by step.

Horsepower can be seen from a distance, and people's hearts can be seen from time to time!
After a long time, everyone knows each other well and has a clear idea of ​​what kind of person he is.

After walking for a while, Liu Tao found a place where there was no one.

"System, analysis!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

Suddenly, an analysis of the Type 54 pistol in his hand appeared on the virtual panel.

On one side is the three-dimensional design drawing of the original Type 54 pistol, and on the other side is the three-dimensional design drawing of the upgraded Type 54 pistol.

The changes are clearly marked out.

Even the principle is explained.

"This item upgrade system is so powerful!" Liu Tao exclaimed in his heart.

After studying it carefully and mastering it, Liu Tao walked towards the production workshop.

At this time, there was no one in this production workshop.

Now, weapons and ammunition are piled up in the warehouse. Production is only carried out during the day, and rest is done at night.

Liu Tao began to polish some of the parts that had changed.

In two hours, Liu Tao produced a brand new Type 54 pistol.

Looking at the virtual panel again, the values ​​have changed: [Upgrade Points: 1]

The upgrade points that were originally consumed by him came back again.

"That is to say, if I make a Type 54 pistol, I can get 1 upgrade point." Liu Tao pondered.

That’s great!

1 upgrade point, you can upgrade once.

Otherwise, under the current circumstances, he would have to shoot until his hands were sore.

With a burning passion in his heart, Liu Tao once again devoted himself to the work of manufacturing the Type 54 pistol.

By late night, Liu Tao had produced two more pistols.

On the virtual panel, the value has changed to: [Upgrade Points: 3]

"System, upgrade!" Liu Tao said silently in his heart.

"Host, please choose the upgrade direction." The metallic voice of the system sounded in the mind.

"Barrel life!" Liu Tao chose barrel life.

The Type 54 pistol has a barrel life of 3000 rounds, which is too short.

Swish!
A faint light flickered.

The barrel seemed to have changed, but it also seemed that nothing had changed.

Looking at the virtual panel again, the value of Liu Tao's Type 54 pistol changed to: [LV5 (0/100000) (barrel life 5000 rounds, limited by barrel material and craftsmanship, cannot be upgraded with experience, can be upgraded with upgrade points)]

Liu Tao pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood.

But the bullet life of 5000 rounds is acceptable.

It has reached world standards. Normally, the more famous pistols in the world have a capacity of about 5000 rounds of bullets.

There are three types of gun life: design life, shooting life, and service life.

This is often related to the material and craftsmanship of the barrel. Of course, it does not mean that the barrel of a pistol will explode after firing 5000 rounds of bullets, but that some parameters will not meet the stringent standards, such as accuracy, coating wear, etc.

"5000 rounds of bullet life, that's good enough, it's 2000 rounds longer than before!" Liu Tao said secretly.

"System Upgrade!"

"Host, please choose a direction!"

"Bullet capacity!" This time, Liu Tao chose the bullet capacity.

A Type 54 pistol magazine only has 8 bullets, and some even have only 7 bullets, which is really too few.

Among the famous guns of World War II, the Mauser pistol, also known as the "box gun" or "shell gun", has 20 bullets, while the Browning pistol can hold 13 bullets in one magazine.

Swish!
There was a faint flicker of light, and the size of the magazine changed slightly.

The latest data is displayed on the virtual panel: [LV6 (0/1000000) (14 bullets, cannot be upgraded)]

With the barrel life upgrade, there has been a noticeable change.

Even if you use upgrade points, you can no longer upgrade the bullet capacity.

Liu Tao took out the magazine and immediately discovered that the magazine capacity had indeed been greatly increased.

14 bullets should be enough.

Afterwards, Liu Tao spent the final upgrade point on accuracy.

Liu Tao made another Type 54 pistol and got 1 upgrade point.

"System, analysis!" Liu Tao muttered to himself.

The new 54D image of the Type pistol is formed.

Look at the virtual panel again:

[Item: Type 54 semi-automatic pistol]

【Manufacturer: Liu Tao】

[Item Level: LV7 (0/10000000)]

[Upgrade Points: 0]

[Item status: intact, analyzable]

Yawning, Liu Tao put away his pistol, put it on his waist, turned off the lights and left the production workshop.

When I returned to the dormitory, Liu Tao was the only one there.

Liu Tao fell on the bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, the factory radio sounded.

Liu Tao was in a daze. He pulled the quilt over himself and continued to sleep soundly.

In the technical department, Lin Shengli’s face darkened.

"Where is Liu Tao? Where did he go?" Lin Shengli asked.

There were only a few people in the technical department, big and small, and Lin Shengli knew every one of them. It was clear at a glance who was there and who was not.

Although the technical department was relatively idle and no machine had broken down, so there wasn't much to do. But it was too much for no one to be here this early in the morning.

Lin Shengli was a key technical staff of a large military factory. He was transferred to Panshan Machinery Factory as the director of the technical department. He simply could not tolerate such a thing happening.

Especially since Liu Tao has only been at Panshan Machinery Factory for a few months.

Li Yuanchao happened to pass by and saw Lin Shengli losing his temper. A hint of joy flashed in his eyes: "Minister Lin, I know that Liu Tao is lazy and is still sleeping in the dormitory."

"It's already so late, and he's still sleeping! How can this be allowed!" Lin Shengli felt a surge of anger rising up: "He has no organization and no discipline. How can he still be a revolutionary fighter? I'm going to punish him!"

Lin Shengli has been working at Panshan Machinery Factory for almost ten years, and he has never seen a worker like Liu Tao.

"Minister Lin, Liu Tao fired thousands of rounds of bullets at the shooting range yesterday. I don't know what kind of magic trick he gave the factory director, saying that he was improving the Type 54 pistol." Li Yuanchao continued to add fuel to the fire.

"Haha, a fresh-faced boy who just graduated is trying to improve the Type 54 pistol?" Lin Shengli gnashed his teeth in anger, "Who does he think he is? Is he Tokarev or Makarov? The factory director is not a technical person and doesn't understand, but I don't understand! Such a person is not worthy of being our comrade!"

(End of this chapter)