The principle of the barrel is very simple, although when the barrel is tilted, it is the longest plank that determines the amount of water stored in the barrel, but who is okay with tilting the barrel to hold water?

The principle of wooden barrels is very applicable to the army, and when the length of each plank is increased in the big barrel of the army, the combat effectiveness level of the entire army is improved, and naturally it is not an increase in one plus one.

"What I want to know is, what is the cost of the research results you are talking about, on each individual?"

The Minister of Defense, who asked this question, looked calm on his face, but in fact his heart was very unsettled.

Although Wen Ming's research results display is not over yet, he who has seen Aaron Martin's combat effectiveness before, naturally knows that Wen Ming's research results have actually been successful a long time ago, so he is not worried that the display will fail.

Compared with devouring this weapon, which can be used regardless of cost, it is natural to consider the cost of strengthening the physical fitness of individual soldiers.

Wen Ming laughed, as he said to Donnas, he was going to be a liar this time.

It's like the scientists and military enterprises in those movies, in order to get orders from the U.S. government or other governments, as well as research funds to support, take an idea that is not mature and start to fool.

In the end, even if no research results come out, they are only cut off from funding.

In the process of flickering, they have all gained a lot of benefits themselves.

So, he replied, "I call this research result 'strengthening', and the medicine we injected into his body just now is a 'laboratory-type enhancement potion' that is used to strengthen his physical fitness and improve his talent level." ”

When he heard about the laboratory type, the fire in the heart of the Minister of Defense was extinguished by a basin of cold water.

Sure enough, he heard Wen Ming continue: "And at present, the manufacturing cost of a strengthening potion is 10 million US dollars. ”

The expression of the Minister of Defense froze directly, and the expression of the Chief of Staff of the US Army who had just asked the question also turned blue.

$10 million?

Even if the enhancement effect is as Wen Ming said, it can make an ordinary soldier reach the level of the king of soldiers, but what is the point?

In the case of the Delta Special Forces, there are only more than 400 people, and if they are all strengthened, it will cost 4 billion US dollars according to the calculation of 400 people. This is a very small number of special forces, and if it were to strengthen the Navy SEALs with more than 1,600 personnel, it would cost $16 billion.

The U.S. government is indeed very rich, and its annual military spending is close to a trillion dollars, so does it really make sense to spend $20 billion to strengthen the Delta Special Forces and Navy SEALs?

In modern warfare, high-tech weapons are compared to whose satellite positioning is more accurate, and whose missiles are faster, farther, and more powerful.

Hand-to-hand combat is really becoming less and less common in modern warfare.

Therefore, the chief of staff of the army said directly: "If this cost cannot be reduced, I don't think there is any need for us to continue to waste time here." ”

Such a direct statement did not make Wen Ming's expression change, the other party is the chief of staff of the army, in charge of hundreds of thousands of US Army, and his status is not much worse than the current Wen Ming, and Wen Ming's current identity is a supplier, and the other party is a customer, so it is naturally impossible to be angry.

What's more, Wen Ming's real identity now is a liar, how could Wen Ming be angry before the deception was successful?

Being a liar also requires professionalism.

At this time, the Secretary of Defense also said: "Although we have invested the most in individual soldiers in the world, even if we agree to the investment of 10 million US dollars per person, the White House will not agree, and the Senate will not agree to it." ”

Wen Ming smiled, he actually wanted to pull the company's combat troops over.

The training standards of his combat units are completely based on the Delta Special Forces, but in terms of the number of personnel, they are configured according to the standards of the Navy SEALs.

Although the number of people in the SEAL team is a little less than the 1,600 people, only 1,100 people, but these people have all been physically strengthened. If the price he said is followed, then Wen Ming's investment in these people has exceeded 11 billion US dollars.

But in reality, are there really that many?

"If the cost really can't be reduced, I naturally can't let you generals who can represent the U.S. military waste time here." Wen Ming said with an expression that the customer is God, and said: "One of the reasons why the current cost is so high is that the raw materials we need are not only very scarce, but also very difficult to cultivate. ”

The Minister of Defense subconsciously wanted to ask what the materials were, and if Wen Ming didn't have them, they could help Wen Ming provide them, but he suddenly thought of Wen Ming's current wealth level and influence, and thought that the so-called raw materials were definitely one of Wen Ming's biggest secrets, so he didn't ask.

But the chief of staff of the army asked.

Wen Ming looked at the Chief of Staff of the Army with a smile and said, "The most important materials needed to strengthen potions do not exist in nature, but are cultivated in our laboratory. You can understand that it's like a dinosaur bred by my Jurassic Island research institute. Before the overall technology is developed, the difficulty of our cultivation will not be reduced, and the cost will not be reduced. ”

Seeing that the Chief of Staff of the Army looked incredulous, Wen Ming didn't explain much, and continued: "There is another reason for the high cost, that is, we have not completely deciphered the code of human genes at present. ”

"To put it simply, improving human physical talent depends on changing human genes, just like those genetically modified crops. Through my Jurassic Island Research Institute, we have made considerable progress in genetics to develop enhancement potions. However, we do not understand enough to strengthen humanity in the simplest and most effective way. ”

"For example, we don't have a supercomputer, so we can only use a calculator to calculate an equation, which is naturally very difficult. When we get more technological, we can have supercomputers that can calculate equations in a matter of seconds that would take a calculator months or even years to calculate. ”

"At that time, the cost will naturally drop significantly."

Wen Ming paused for a moment, and after seeing that everyone in the Ministry of Defense delegation was interested, he concluded: "According to our budget, the final cost may drop to about 500,000 US dollars." Do you think the price is acceptable? ”

500,000 US dollars, in fact, is the money that Wen Ming needs to make an ordinary enhancement potion now.

For the Secretary of Defense and others who don't know the truth, the drop from $10 million to $500,000 is still very high, but it is not so difficult to accept.

The Minister of Defense had already guessed Wen Ming's intentions, so he simply asked directly: "Regarding the research on the strengthening potion, do you also need the help of our US military?" ”

Wen Ming snapped his fingers and said, "Yes, although I believe in the research capabilities of my team, if there is full support from the US military, I think these processes will be much faster." ”

"Of course, as with the 'devouring' study, if the U.S. military is willing to join, the final results will be shared by both of us. At the same time, on behalf of the Umbrella Company, I will also declare that the Umbrella Company will never sell the results to any country, private institution, or individual without the permission of the U.S. military. ”

The Secretary of Defense groaned, he was not unwilling to agree, because the benefits of such cooperation from the US military were much greater than those that Wen Ming could get.

However, he was very worried about how long it would take for Wen Ming to succeed in his research, if he had already retired by then......

Or, as he hoped, Wen Ming could help him get a longer term?

"We need to have a meeting and talk about it."