The sharp words immediately attracted the attention of everyone, including Lin Lan.
A luxurious sedan's door opened, and a young man in a black suit, wearing black-framed glasses, with his hair slicked back, elegantly stepped out.
Upon seeing the man's appearance, Sun Dewang's face instantly turned pale, and he fell silent.
It was no coincidence—this young man was none other than Yuan Yongle, his competitor for the board position earlier.
"You can't even stay in your countryside properly, and yet you dare to return to Yunhai City on your own, mingling with the people from the Navy Department.
Do you want to be completely removed from all your positions?" Yuan Yongle completely ignored Lin Lan and the group of Iron Blood ship girls.
Instead, he arrogantly looked at Sun Dewang, continuing to mock him.
Sun Dewang merely lowered his head silently, not saying a word.
However, Lin Lan noticed that Sun Dewang was trembling, clearly furious on the inside.
It seemed that the arrogant and greasy young man in front of him had no idea that Lin Lan was the Führer, and that Jian Qian'ou had not reinstated Sun Dewang's position.
Upon realizing this, Lin Lan's gaze toward Yuan Yongle became icy.
"If you beg me, maybe I won't report you to Chairman Yang. Think about it—if Chairman Su, who has always protected you, found out about this..."
Just as Yuan Yongle was about to continue mocking Sun Dewang, he saw the naval commander from a nearby port area next to Sun Dewang snap his fingers.
In the next moment, Yuan Yongle's words were interrupted by a murderous intent that seemed to pierce his very soul, as he looked around at the beautiful, adorable, yet deadly ship girls.
Even without summoning their ship forms, the Iron Blood ship girls' murderous aura was enough to intimidate an ordinary person.
Back in Dongyun City, just the presence of Deutschland and Spee was enough to control dozens of sea police with their murderous intent.
Now, with not just Deutschland and Spee present, but also Ulrich, Zeppelin, Agir, Roon, Emden, and other heavyweight Iron Blood ship girls focusing their killing intent on him, how could Yuan Yongle withstand this?
"As the saying goes, you should look at the master before you hit the dog."
Lin Lan walked slowly to where Yuan Yongle was trembling and crawling on the ground, enveloped by murderous intent, crouched down, grabbed his hair, and lifted his head, saying coldly.
Yuan Yongle, with his head lifted, fearfully stared at the young face in front of him, which seemed somewhat youthful and still held some childish features.
His teeth chattered, unable to even speak.
"Sun Dewang, come here!" Lin Lan suddenly shouted, causing Sun Dewang, who had also been stunned by this scene, to jump in fear.
He quickly crawled over to Lin Lan's side and kneeled.
"F... Führer... What... What can I do for you?"
"This guy has a grudge against you, right? Now his life is in your hands. I don't care whether you kill him or do whatever with him, but I don't want to see him in my sight again."
Lin Lan slammed Yuan Yongle's head into the ground, and Yuan Yongle was immediately dazed, yet still unable to move, lying there.
"Th... no, I promise to fulfill the Führer's order!"
Sun Dewang's face showed joy, and only then did Yuan Yongle realize who this exceptionally young commander was.
This was none other than the Führer who, according to rumors, could easily destroy the United Orlan Republic with his ship girls and had been sought out by Chairman Jian with great cost to protect the Tian'ou Group!
But it was too late for regrets—Yuan Yongle never imagined that Sun Dewang had climbed such a significant ladder.
After watching Sun Dewang call his trusted people from Tian'ou Group to load Yuan Yongle into a sack and drag him away, Lin Lan didn't notice that Deutschland had quietly approached him.
The next second, this Iron Blood heavy cruiser girl elbowed him sharply in the waist.
"I can't believe it, Deutschland, what are you doing..."
Lin Lan winced in pain, quickly covering his waist and looked at the dissatisfied Deutschland.
"Lowly creatures, you didn't just directly kill that guy who dared to provoke us?"
Deutschland's words voiced the question in the minds of the other Iron Blood ship girls, and they all looked over.
Especially Roon and the black-eyed Emden, both of whom were ship girls who had no qualms about killing.
"Cough, cough, this kind of thing is best left to Tian'ou Group to handle internally..."
Lin Lan looked at Deutschland, speaking casually, but he winked at the cute machine girl, Sui Qiong, standing nearby.
It wasn't that he didn't want to directly kill the guy who dared to provoke them, but with Sui Qiong around, killing an Orlan citizen without following legal procedures in front of her wouldn't be too appropriate.
Although the law in the United Orlan Republic was essentially ineffective for the ruling class, most of the time, it still existed.
"Hahaha, I see, you really are considerate~"
Deutschland immediately understood Lin Lan's meaning, grinning widely to show her shark-like teeth, and burst out laughing.
"Führer, I apologize for making you witness such a spectacle."
Sun Dewang, after watching the car with his former rival drive away, stood by the roadside for a long while before walking over with a smile on his face.
It was obvious that this smile was not forced, but genuine.
"It was just a trivial matter. Continue leading the way."
This small incident did not ruin the mood for Lin Lan and the others. In fact, Lin Lan couldn't even be bothered to learn the name of the clown.
Soon, under Sun Dewang's lead, they walked into the incredibly luxurious mansion.
The villas here were on an entirely different level from the one Lin Lan had rented in Yalang City.
The decoration in the yard and the range of facilities were incomparable to the villa in Yalang City.
What surprised Lin Lan the most was that when they entered the mansion's main entrance, several robot servants dressed in butler uniforms, nearly the height of humans, walked out.
"Wow, robots have developed so quickly now? There are even household models?"
Lin Lan asked in surprise as he looked at Sun Dewang. Previously, he'd only seen service robots at the docks, factories, or large shopping malls.
These robots had low intelligence and could only do simple physical labor, and their size was much larger than ordinary humans.
This was the first time he'd seen household robots capable of fine service work.
Not only were their joints meticulously crafted, but their bodies also matched human proportions.
"Führer, these third-generation robots are the latest achievement of the East Continent Tianou Group.
Only high-ranking members of the Zhuhai Business Association are able to experience them first."
"These third-generation robots are capable of performing more complex tasks than previous models, and they also possess some degree of autonomous artificial intelligence..."
At first, Lin Lan thought these household robots were quite novel, but upon hearing that they were produced by the Tianou Group, he frowned and said:
"Get rid of them all. Take these robots and send them to the West Continent Research Institute.
Have them immediately start replicating and producing them."
Lin Lan hadn't expected these robots to be made by the Tianou Consortium, and his interest in them immediately vanished.
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