I can upgrade the shelter-Chapter 780 - 678: Arriving at the Front Line

"Academician Chen, I still think you shouldn’t be on the front line, it’s really too dangerous." In the bridge of the Guardian Land Ship, Chen Xin stood by the window with binoculars looking out, while the political officer beside him continued trying to persuade him to change his mind.

However, Chen Xin seemed indifferent to this. He put down the binoculars, turned to the political officer, and smiled at him, "The primary purpose of my trip to Europe is to assist the European Relief Fleet, helping Europe resist the alien attack. This defense line is the key to Europe’s resistance against the alien creatures. If I don’t see it for myself, wouldn’t my trip to Europe be no different from not coming at all?"

"But Academician Chen, you’ve already done so much work. In these past few months, the overall order in Europe has improved greatly, productions of various materials, reserve troops, and weaponry have all significantly increased. You’ve made many contributions to resisting the alien creatures, so there’s really no need to risk yourself!" The political officer clearly disagreed with Chen Xin’s words and continued to persuade him, "And besides, you promised the higher-ups when you came that you wouldn’t do anything dangerous, being on the front line would violate the agreement you made with them!"

Before Chen Xin came to Europe, the higher-ups gave the political officer the task of supervising Chen Xin, ensuring he didn’t do anything dangerous, and especially not to go to dangerous places.

The best would be to tie him with a rope and keep him on the Guardian Land Ship, let him return home after completing his tasks to avoid any possible dangers that might threaten Chen Xin.

However, no matter how the political officer opposed and persuaded, Chen Xin was determined to come to the front line to inspect the defense line’s situation, to understand how well the Europeans were doing in resisting the alien invasion.

After all, he helped the European Relief Fleet provide a massive amount of supplies and a large number of trained personnel to the front line, which greatly strengthened the European Defense Line and enhanced its ability to resist the aliens.

Given this, Chen Xin was naturally very curious about how much those things he did in the rear have helped the front line.

In addition, he also wanted to understand what the alien creatures that the European Defense Line was resisting were like, how they differ from those in his country, and whether the European experience in resisting them could offer lessons for his homeland...

On the other hand, Chen Xin also needed to understand how the simplified version of Exoskeletons and Power Armor he provided to European countries worked on the front line, whether there were any improvements needed, and collect related data to have a reference for developing the next generation of Exoskeletons and Power Armor in his country.

All these reasons of Chen Xin were naturally understood by the political officer. He also realized how critical it was for a researcher like Chen Xin to personally experience the alien invasion on the front line for developing more effective weapons and equipment to eliminate aliens.

However, precisely because of Chen Xin’s importance, the political officer was even more determined to prevent Chen Xin from going anywhere deemed dangerous.

After all, everything relied on Chen Xin. It could be said that he alone affected the entire world’s battle against the alien creatures, let alone his significance to Flame Country. The high-level officials there couldn’t wish more than to put him in a safety deposit box.

However, under Chen Xin’s persuasion, the higher-ups ultimately agreed to let him interview relevant personnel and collect related data.

But all of this had to be conducted under the supervision of the political officer, and Chen Xin was not allowed to act alone. Upon arriving by the Guardian Land Ship, he could only stay on the ship without engaging in any risky actions.

Consequently, after gaining the high-levels’ permission, Chen Xin traveled by the Guardian Land Ship with a batch of supplies, arriving at the supply hubs set up by various European countries behind the defense line.

These hubs were located behind the defense line, although still some distance from the front line, the atmosphere of war could already be felt there.

All kinds of supplies coming from the rear required these hubs for coordination and distribution. Similarly, weapons and equipment damaged on the front line would also be sent here for repairs...

A large amount of materials was collected here, sustaining the operation of the front line. Additionally, a significant number of personnel arriving from the rear to support the front line would be uniformly distributed here, allowing reinforcements to be allocated to the defense line in a more reasonable manner rather than scattered or clustered.

At the same time, the logistics supply issues for the frontline troops also needed to be solved by these supply hubs. The various supplies delivered from the rear would undergo another distribution here, to be delivered to the front line in the most balanced manner possible, unlike in the past when facing material shortages, whatever was on hand was simply sent to the front line.

One could say that the information Chen Xin wanted to understand was all available here, even if only front-line first-hand information. In these supply hubs, there were also soldiers who had just withdrawn from the front line, capable of informing Chen Xin about the latest front-line situation.

According to the political officer, Chen Xin’s arrival here should suffice. The information he needed could be collected here, and there was no real need to personally run to the forefront of the defense line.

However, Chen Xin did not stop there.

Having stayed at the supply hubs for a few days, although he indeed collected a large amount of precious data, Chen Xin still hoped to personally go to the forefront of the defense lines to gain a more direct understanding of the situation.

This naturally drew the political officer’s objections.

"My agreement with the higher-ups is that I won’t do anything dangerous, which doesn’t conflict with my desire to go to the forefront defenses," Chen Xin explained to the political officer blocking him, "While I can interview soldiers who have retreated from the front line at the supply hubs to collect the data I want, much of it is still not comprehensive and detailed enough; many things can only be understood more directly by personally going to the front line and seeing with my own eyes, so I have to go to the front."

Hearing Chen Xin say this, the political officer suddenly became anxious, but before he could say anything, Chen Xin raised his hand to stop him.

"Of course, I’ll honor my agreement with the higher-ups and won’t joke around with my own life. Although I want to go to the forefront defenses, I assure you I will stay in a safe place and won’t take any risks," Chen Xin tried to persuade the political officer, also making a promise to him.

Although the political officer was constantly opposing him, Chen Xin knew that the other party was also concerned about his safety, so he didn’t insist on going to the front line by force but rather adopted a persuading manner, hoping for the political officer’s consent.

Finding no way around Chen Xin’s attitude, the political officer eventually gave up on continuing to block him, but still imposed conditions on Chen Xin, requiring that all his actions in the forefront defensive positions must be according to his arrangements, with no risky behaviors involved.