It is Kokang and Changchun

　From a strategic macro perspective, considering the manufacturing cost and the integration with the existing military logistics system, lithium batteries may be more stable and suitable. Of course, this is just my opinion.

　What form of energy supply we should adopt ultimately depends on your choice."

　Eve was very satisfied with Lightning's answer. This satisfaction was more about the logic and tone of Lightning's speech, and the performance of the processor behind it, rather than just agreement with the content of his speech.

　Sister Lightning is currently considered to be Eve, or the first simulated intelligent robot created by GKIOP. As Eve's first masterpiece alone, its performance in all aspects has surpassed all current simulated robots of mankind by several streets.

　But Lightning's current level is still some distance away from Eve's ultimate goal, which is to be a mass-produced second-generation tactical humanoid like those in Girls' Frontline.

　This not only depends on the level of individual hardware, but also on software optimization, related network ecosystem construction, etc., and it is more important to reduce the cost of manufacturing this level of hardware.

　But now, at least in terms of appearance and agility, she has completely jumped out of the uncanny valley. At the current stage, Eve's job is to put on Lightning every time something new is developed, let her run a lap and then give feedback on the results. Eve will then make adjustments or improvements based on the feedback, and step by step make Sister Lightning a true second-generation humanoid.

　"Any other orders, Comrade Eve?" Lightning waited for Eve's next instruction.

　"Not for now. Just move around more within the specified range and do whatever you want. Just report all the dynamic data in real time." Eve waved her hand, letting Lightning pursue his own life (bushi).

　"Okay, Comrade Eve."

　Just as Lightning was about to go out, Xi walked into Eve's room, "Sister Eve, I'm back from North Korea~"

　"Comrade Xi, welcome back." Lightning gave a polite greeting according to the rules.

　Xi nodded subconsciously in response, "Okay, Lightning, you go out first, I have something to say to Sister Eve."

　Lightning nodded, then walked out of Eve's room and closed the door, leaving only Eve and Xi in the room.

　Xi said, "Sister Eve, I went to North Korea as you requested. The intelligence I collected has been uploaded to you. Remember to review it."

　"I've already seen it." Eve replied immediately.

　"Then Sister Eve, what are you going to do next?" Xi asked again.

　Eve spread her hands and said, "If you ask me if I support the idea of ​​a China-Japan-North Korea free trade zone, I certainly do. It will contribute to North Korea's modernization."

　"It's just that..." Eve changed the subject and said, "North Korea may experience a second revolution after opening up."

　"Ah?" Xi was confused. "What do you mean?"

　"Xi, let me ask you, do you think North Korea is a socialist country? And what is the nature of the Workers' Party? Is it a socialist party?"

　Eve's words stumped Xi. You say North Korea is socialist, but the supreme leader blatantly practices hereditary succession. The party constitution has abolished Marxism, and all books related to Marxism are banned in the private sector. The official authorities also vigorously promote personality cult, and the Juche ideology has obvious suspicion of voluntarism.

　But you say that North Korea is not socialist, yet it possesses all the characteristics of a socialist planned economy. While the Juche ideology infinitely elevates the importance of the leader, it also points out the fundamental nature of the people.

　Seeing Xi's difficult-to-judge expression, Eve offered her own opinion: "North Korea is indeed a socialist country, and the Workers' Party is indeed a socialist party, but neither of them is scientific socialism."

　"Does this have to be divided into science and science?" Xi found it difficult to understand.

　"Of course. Historically, starting with utopian socialism, various schools of socialism have emerged. Scientific socialism is a term used to distinguish Marxist socialism from other forms of socialism."

　Eve continued, "All the information and signs clearly indicate that North Korea may have this kind of socialism or that kind of socialism, but it is definitely not scientific socialism.

　Because there are some deadly things they cannot avoid. If nothing else, the mere fact of removing Marxism from the Party Constitution is enough to justify their expulsion from the scientific socialist community.”

　"Is this considered... mutual expulsion from the party?" Xi suddenly thought of some phenomena on the Internet.

　"Rather than saying that netizens are satirizing the phenomenon of exonerating each other from being left-wingers, it's better to say that they are opposing the indiscriminate exoneration of left-wingers. History and reality have repeatedly proved that some people must be exonerated from being left-wingers, otherwise it will cause immeasurable and even irreparable harm to the revolution and construction." Eve criticized Xi's metaphor.

　"In the past, due to my lack of relevant knowledge, I once expressed inappropriate geneticist views in anthropology, so I have to criticize myself... I digress, back to North Korea..."

　Somehow, Eve suddenly remembered some of the things she had said that were not quite right, and then she naturally began to criticize herself. Halfway through her speech, she realized that she had gone off the topic and quickly pulled herself back.

　"So, once North Korea begins to modernize, a large number of liberals and reformists will definitely emerge in a relatively short period of history. Liberals are those pro-South Korea, pro-European and pro-American idiots. I don't need to explain them in detail, I hope you understand.

　The reformists are likely to be like this: they advocate the restoration of true socialism, with the core demand being to end the rule of the "Kim Dynasty" and restore Marxism in the party constitution, learning from the Sino-Soviet

　In terms of political system reform and economics, there is a high probability that support will be given to reform and opening up.

　Given Kim's consistent, hardline approach, he'll likely treat both reformists and liberals as the same, either wielding the same blow or defeating them one by one. If Kim succeeds, North Korea's reform and opening-up policy will likely come to an end.

　Eve's words made Xi fall into deep thought.

　After a long while, Xi finally spoke: "Sister Eve, what do you mean, or what is your choice?"

　"If North Korea's internal affairs really develop in the direction I predicted, then of course I will choose to support the reformers." Eve's position is very firm.

　"The fundamental reason why North Korea is so misunderstood internationally, apart from Western smear campaigns, is North Korea's own fragmented and abstract political system and ideological guidance.

　If we want to dispel the misunderstandings of foreign people, in addition to fighting a good propaganda war, the most important thing is to improve ourselves. Correct facts are always the most powerful guarantee for propaganda wars.

　North Korea appears to have no major problems now, but that's because it was relatively closed off in the past. Once it opens up, changes in its economic base and social relations will inevitably have a severe impact on North Korea's superstructure.

　The political drama of the three factions, the gold-conservatives, the reformists, and the liberals, will be the most vivid manifestation of this change.”

　"In this case, will the liberals benefit?" Xi felt that it didn't matter if the two factions fought to the death, but it would definitely be a complete disaster if the liberals came to power.

　Eve wasn't worried at all. She said, "This isn't the end of the last century. Europe and the United States have long been on the decline. The socialist movement in East Asia is still on the rise. And North Korea's own ideological education is so strict that liberals can't attract many people."

　Xi: "Who has a better chance of winning, the Jin family or the reformists?"

　"The Jin family still has a greater chance of winning, but if the reformists can gain key forces, then they will likely have a chance to turn the tables." Eve took another sip of red tea.

　"You mean...North Korean shipgirl?"

　"Yes, don't they have a significant impact on winning or losing?" Eve smiled slightly evilly.

　"Damn it, if that's the case, Ulsan's move is in line with the game's voice memes." Xi couldn't help but complain.

　"So Sister Eve, what are you going to do?"

　"Right now, the reformists are only a possibility, not a reality. We can first grasp the ideas of the North Korean shipgirls. When the reformists gain momentum, they will naturally know what to do."

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　GKIOP company laboratory underground shooting range

　“Bang!”, “Bang!”, “Bang!”

　After a few quick bursts of two rounds, the moving targets on the range quickly fell to the ground. At shooting position 1, Lightning was reloading his pistol with the speed his name suggests.

　"Ms. Lightning, your shooting skills are pretty good." Next to her, a white-haired boy who was in charge of sparring was also loading the AK74 in his hand.

　"Same here, Miss Deep Sea." Lightning said calmly.

　The white-haired sparring partner watched Lightning with great interest. She felt a certain affinity for this tactical humanoid, crafted using near-future technology, whose material composition differed from her own, yet whose consciousness, or rather, data processing, shared a similarity.

　She just felt that Lightning was a little silly. After all, Lightning's mental cloud map was still an electronic computer, the kind whose core nanometer number had reached the limit of Moore's Law, and the upper limit of its thinking logic and anthropomorphism was also just that.

　When will the upgrade be made? That depends on when Eve matures the quantum computer and ensures its stability in the battlefield environment.

　Chapter 431: New Order in East Asia (2)

　Kyoto, Japan

　Before the revolutionary army entered the Tokyo metropolitan area, there was one last barrier - the narrow valley plains in Nagano Prefecture and Yamanashi Prefecture.

　It is called a barrier, but in fact it is not a barrier, because the area is too narrow and long and the depth is too short, and most of the Self-Defense Force soldiers have no intention of resisting to the end. It is hard to say whether they can withstand the first round of attacks from the ship girls and special forces.

　Therefore, Ibaraki Hanaogi did not ask too much about how to fight the Nagano Yamanashi defense line, but directly let other military commanders play freely.

　But this kind of free play is conditional.

　"Given the current situation, if we randomly pick a student from the military academy to fight this battle, there is a high probability that he will win. But if we use winning or losing as the standard for everyone, that would be too low. Therefore, my only request is to achieve the greatest victory at the lowest cost. This is something that soldiers should be proud of." - Ibaraki Hanasu.

　On the Fukushima side, the progress of the Central (Kansai) Revolutionary Base's offensive and defensive transformation suddenly reduced the pressure on the Fukushima base.

　A week after the Sekigahara Line was breached, Fukushima began to mobilize the military forces that had been accumulated for several months and launched a full-scale attack on the area around Agano City in order to open up the sea outlet.

　Fukushima does not have a large number of special forces and ship girls like the central government, and there is also a big gap in artillery. Apart from some artillery sent through Kino, they only have ship girls that can be counted on two hands.

　Facing the fortified area around Agano City, the revolutionary army of Fukushima showed extraordinary fighting spirit. While they paid a heavy price in casualties, they also achieved a major victory.

　It successfully opened up Niigata City's access to the sea, cutting off the LDP-controlled area in the northeast.

　"If Ms. Agano could come to support Fukushima, maybe we could take a meme photo." - A revolutionary soldier who climbed onto the Agano City Hall building and raised the red flag.

　The moment the Soviet Union received the news of the liberation of Niigata City, it immediately sent three 10,000-ton cargo ships of supplies to Fukushima, one loaded with arms, one loaded with various civilian supplies, and one loaded with food.

　When the freighter docked, tears welled up in the eyes of the local people and the revolutionary army soldiers in Fukushima. For the locals, the influx of supplies from outside meant that all their perseverance and sacrifices during this period were worth it.

　The supplies from the Soviet Union allowed the Fukushima revolutionary base to be fully revived, and also boosted the revolutionary enthusiasm of the masses, cadres and soldiers. They are now cooperating with the main force of the Southern Revolutionary Army to attack the Self-Defense Forces from the north and south under the arrangement of the Central Military Commission of the Japanese Communist Party.

　The revolutionary situation changed rapidly, which relieved some of the pressure on Ibaraki Hanasu. Before, he was busy in the office every day, personally inquiring about things here and approving things there, and he was unable to get away at all.

　Now she finally has time to go out and relax. The top leaders of the regime are not machines that only know how to work. They are also human beings and need rest. If the string is always tense, it will break one day.

　So, accompanied by Hirota's guard, Ibaraki Kasen went out to relax and have fun in the market. As the saying goes, happiness is better shared than happiness alone. Accompanying Ibaraki Kasen on this outing were Noshiro, Hibiki, and Nakano Hiroharu.

　"Boss, please give me a bag of meat buns, thank you." In a commercial street in Kyoto, Ibaraki Hanafu bought a big bag of buns.

　The boss picked the buns swiftly, trying to pick the best ones for Ibaraki Hanasaki. His technique of picking buns showed the sophistication and dexterity accumulated over the years.

　"Here you go, Ms. Ibaraki. Have a pleasant trip." The boss handed the paper bag containing the buns to Ibaraki Hanasu.

　Hua Shan took the package and pulled out a 1,000 yen bill to pay, but the boss stopped her immediately, saying, "No, no, Ms. Ibaraki, consider these as a gift to you. We're so grateful for letting us eat again that we can't even take your money."

　"Uncle, let's be honest. Serving the people is the bounden duty of us Communists. You don't have to do this. On the contrary, paying for things is the natural right. You must accept this money." Ibaraki Huashan forced the money into the boss's hand.

　"I sell dozens or even hundreds of buns every day, so these eighteen buns won't make a difference. It's okay..."

　"That won't do. Ten pieces are still money, and that's also your labor. How can I not accept it..."

　I saw Ibaraki Huashan and the old man shoving the money back and forth, each seemingly determined to push the money into the other's pocket. It can only be said that this kind of East Asian Tai Chi is a must-try.

　After several rounds of arguments, the old man finally couldn't resist Ibaraki Hanasan and had to accept the money.

　Watching Ibaraki Hanafu and his group walking away, he scratched his head and muttered, "Hiss... This little girl is quite strong. Am I really old?"

　The boss didn't think much of it. He continued preparing to serve the next customer, thinking to himself, "Surely, someone like this should be our leader."

　What the old man said was not only the result of Ibaraki Huashan's insistence on giving money, but also the heartfelt words of the people in the base area for their hard work since Ibaraki Huashan took office.

　The masses, who have been numbed by the laxity and showmanship of various LDP politicians, suddenly see a leader who truly cares about the people and gets practical things done. How can he not be loved by the people?

　It is a basic etiquette not to forget the people around you when you buy food for yourself. After Ibaraki Hanasu shared the buns with his comrades, he gave one to each person and then ate six buns in a row.

　"Great!" Ibaraki Hanafumi looked very satisfied.

　"Comrade Chairman seems to like eating buns very much." Xiang noticed this from the changes in Huashan's expression when he ate the buns.

　Nakano Hiroji jokingly said, "It's not just the buns, it's also about meat and wine."

　Hibiki also joked, "With your last name, it's no wonder the Liberal Democratic Party promotes you like that every day."

　The intelligent Noshiro offered his opinion: "Comrade Chairman, for your health, I suggest you change your eating habits. It is very easy for humans to develop gout."

　"Don't worry." Ibaraki Hanafu waved his hands and said with a smile, "If there's really something wrong, the doctor will be more anxious than you. Why wouldn't he be anxious about you? I only eat like this if there's nothing wrong."

　Ibaraki Hanafugi wanted to change the subject. "Speaking of which, it's a rare occasion for us all to get together today. Come, I know there's an izakaya that serves good food. I used to be a regular there, so I suggest you give it a try."

　"where?"

　Ibaraki Hanafu pointed to the floor and said, "It's right here on this street. I'll take you there. It's my treat today."

　"Uh, that's not a good idea, Chairman. Let's just go Dutch." At this time, Guard Hirota, who had been silent, spoke.

　"Yes, AA is better." Everyone agreed.

　"Tsk, you're not happy with my treat, right? It's not like you're paying." Ibaraki Hanafu put his hands on his hips, pretending to be dissatisfied.

　Since the boss said so, we can only agree. After all, it was the leader who took the initiative to invite us, so there is nothing wrong with it.

　After a while, the group, led by Ibaraki Hanasu, arrived at the izakaya she mentioned and sat down.

　"This shop is not big, but it's quite arrogant, actually calling itself 'Akitun-tei'." Xiang looked at the decoration inside the shop, which was the more common Japanese-style izakaya decoration.

　"Miyoshi! Give me a bottle of sake and a bottle of shochu." Ibaraki Hanafu called to the reception desk, then turned and said, "Ha, the name is used to describe a drink that is delicious, so delicious that you can't help but gulp it down like a salamander."

　Nakano Hiroji listened to Ibaraki Kasen's explanation and nodded, "So that's what you mean. I'm enlightened."

　"By the way, the Chairman knows that waitress?" Noshiro felt that "Miyoshi" should be a first name rather than a last name, so she was a little curious about the relationship between the Chairman and the waitress.

　Ibaraki Hanafu accepted it and said, "We can consider ourselves friends. Calling her by her first name is more for convenience. Her last name is longer than her first name."

　Two minutes later, when a bottle of sake and a bottle of shochu were placed in front of everyone, Ibaraki Hanasu filled sake for Nakano Hiroshi and Guard Hirota, and filled shochu for Hibiki, Noshiro and himself.

　"Drink according to your ability and don't drink too much." Ibaraki Huashan picked up the wine glass and specifically reminded everyone present, especially Nakano Hiroharu and guard Hirota.

　"Well, thank you for your concern, Chairman!" x4

　In this way, the five people enhanced their mutual understanding and friendship while drinking and chatting. If this was not a public place, but a private gathering, they would probably be able to sing and talk about the development of politics.

　After a day of fun, the five of them fully relaxed. Late in the evening, just as the five of them had returned to the Kyoto Imperial Palace and hadn't had time to disperse, the External Relations Department delivered a bombshell piece of news.

　"Oh, what great luck today!" Ibaraki Hanafu said cheerfully, "586, in the name of General Secretary ZGZY, invited us to attend the trilateral talks between the leaders of Japan, China, the Soviet Union, and North Korea."