Chapter 1820: On The Edge Of The Hurricane

Chapter 1820: On the Edge of the Hurricane

On the other side, at the Warner family mansion, Joyce's body had

mostly recovered, and she could walk around normally. Of course

Luther did not feel assured, and whenever she went out, he had to

guard her and did not dare leave her side for even half a step.

He had sent many men to guard the mansions in the city, with shifts

changing regularly. The warlord had also sent professional guards. It

was airtight, not even a fly could get in.

This noon, Joyce received a phone call. Looking at the unfamiliar

number on the screen, showing it was from overseas with the country

code 81, displayed as Rohomes, she had a feeling it must be Reuben

calling her.

Ever since Reuben had left the hospital directly that day and rushed

back to Rohomes with Grizela, he had lost contact. She had worried in

between, but after all it was not convenient to meddle in the affairs of

other countries. So she chose not to ask.

If Reuben was looking for her, he must have encountered some trouble.

Joyce hurried to answer the call, “Hello, may I ask who is this?"

"It's me."

It was indeed Reuben's voice.

Joyce quickly asked, "After you left we never heard from you. How are

things over there now? Are you okay?"

Reuben calmly replied, "Not very smooth. Joyce, do you still

remember? I said before, that I might ask to borrow something from

you sometime, which could be a burden to you, but I promise I will keep

things under control.”

“Yes, I remember," Joyce remembered very clearly, these were

Reuben's exact words.

She owed him too much kindness, especially regarding Alisha's matter.

Reuben was Alisha's lifesaver. Although she did not know what Reuben

meant by wanting to borrow something.

But their alliance had already formed, she would not decline.

"Whatever I can do, I will surely do my utmost,” Joyce assured.

Reuben spoke word for word, "What I'm about to say next might shock

you, but please be patient and hear me out. Joyce, what I want to ask

from you are the blueprints for the electromagnetic pulse bomb design.”

As expected, Joyce's eyebrows jerked violently, stunned speechless.

Such dangerous stuff, if leaked out, the consequences were

unthinkable.

Reuben continued, "I won't hide it from you, OGW's goal is also related

to these blueprints. It concerns the royal competition in Rohomes, I

can't explain it clearly to you for now. I need these blueprints, but I

absolutely won't misuse them. Once these blueprints fall into OGW's

hands, the consequences will be much more severe than now. I really

want to assure you with my personality. I will definitely keep these

blueprints safe. But in fact I can't give you a hundred percent guarantee

either.”

“I understand," Joyce said. She understood, because Reuben could not

guarantee his own life and death. She had not expected that OGW was

also coveting these blueprints. Could this be Cloud's purpose in

wanting to capture Anderson? Only now did she finally figure out the

connection.

At this time Reuben spoke again, "I can only assure you that I will

absolutely not use it for military purposes. Or any other dangerous

ways. I can only guarantee that as long as I'm alive, the blueprints will

be with me. I'm sorry, I know asking this of you is really too much. The

electromagnetic pulse bomb blueprints should be top secret material in

the Warlord's faction.”

Joyce thought for a while, and decided to lay all her cards on the table,

"Reuben, actually this matter is not quite what you think. In fact, the

complete blueprints for the electromagnetic pulse bomb have not been

finished yet. The Warlord's side had exchanged blueprints with me

before, we were improving it together. Originally, for us, the

electromagnetic pulse bomb was probably only meant for security uses.

Actually I also know, if you dig deeper into the design, when applied

militarily, it would definitely become a technology that all countries fight

to obtain. The personnel involved are all classified first-tier confidential.

I won't hide it from you, I was also involved in the design of this

technology. The Warlord's side had technical personnel working in

parallel, and the original prototype of the technology also came from

within the Warlord faction, I only made improvements."

“In fact, I had tried making a simple version of this technology earlier

on. It was a metal rod, which could emit an electromagnetic pulse

wave, causing circuit failure, interruption of shortwave communications,

blown fuses, dielectric breakdown, wireless controlled devices failing,

alarm control systems malfunctioning, and even radar would be

affected, within a hundred meter radius. You should have seen it

before, when Luther was rescuing Alisha, he had used it before. To

interfere with the electronic lock."

"Oh, so that's what happened. I was wondering why the lock suddenly

stopped working by itself.” Reuben's voice sounded comprehending.

Joyce went on, "My original design intent, was to test breaking security

systems in reverse. JK Intelligence had been developing for a long

time, but there was still one core technology we never managed to

break through. Because we lacked military talent. Later when I returned

to family life, I had the Warlord faction's technicians help me jointly

break through this core technology. Only then was the simple version

finally designed. But Reuben, the real complete electromagnetic pulse

bomb you wanted, this technology is not finished yet, the blueprints are

not complete. I'm not making excuses, it's really not fully ready.”

Over the phone, Reuben was silent for a moment.

"I see, don't worry about it then. Let's pretend I never asked today.”

Joyce resolutely said, "I know since you asked me, the situation must

be critical. So, I've neglected the design recently, give me some time.

I'll delve into it these two days, maybe I can make a breakthrough, who

knows. Then I will give you the blueprints. I believe you will definitely

use it for the right purposes. But this is not something I can decide

alone. I need to inform my mother and get her permission.”

On the other end of the phone, Reuben was silent again for a moment,

"Actually we haven't known each other for very long. You have no

reason to choose to trust me. I shouldn't have made such an excessive

request to you. I overstepped. I'm very sorry. Just now I thought about

it, I should handle my own affairs myself, I shouldn't drag you all into

this. Forget it, please be sure to keep the blueprints safe. Don't let

OGW get their hands on it."

Having said that, without waiting for Joyce's reply,

Reuben directly hung up the phone.

"Hello, are you still there? Are you there?" Joyce called out twice, until

only the busy tone was left on the line. Her beautiful long eyebrows

furrowed, although Reuben did not ask her for the blueprints in the end.

But she still decided to complete the final sections as soon as possible,

then give the complete blueprints to Reuben.

On the edge of the hurricane, it was impossible not to get sucked in.

Even if she wanted to stay out of it, OGW would not let them be at

peace. The best way was for them to defeat it together.

Trusting each other was the first step.