Chapter 2991: Steadying Hearts

And all these voices of doubt were giving Tong Yao and the other executives a real headache.

Right now the Mecha Division might look impressive on the surface, but in truth it hadn’t made any substantive progress.

The other areas were still manageable, but the key issue was with the operators—no one had achieved perfect fusion yet! After all, Ye Luo’s training squad had only just been established. As for his one-month promise, in the eyes of the other higher-ups it was just something to boost everyone’s confidence; even they themselves didn’t really believe it.

And the situation now was extremely delicate—once the actual status of the Mecha Division leaked out, the Tong Yao Group’s position would immediately be affected.

So the few executives kept shooting Ye Luo meaningful looks. At a time like this, telling the unvarnished truth was absolutely out of the question.

Ye Luo smiled and nodded. “You’ve raised a lot of questions. I’ll just pick a few that everyone’s most concerned about and answer those.”

The moment he said that, the crowd around him fell silent at once.

Only the executives on stage all looked rather ugly, and even Tong Yao herself was starting to get anxious.

Answering questions at a time like this? For them, the best way to handle things right now was to play Tai Chi and deflect.

If they started addressing these questions carefully, small issues would all get blown up. After all, the panic in these people’s hearts wasn’t something a few casual lines could dispel.

“First of all, my fusion with the Mecha is real. But for now, the Mecha Division still doesn’t have anyone else who can fuse with a Mecha. That takes a period of training, and I’ve said before it might take up to a month.” Ye Luo said with a smile.

Boom!

Instantly, the crowd exploded.

“So you’re saying the Mecha Division hasn’t made any progress at all!”

“It’s a scam! Looks like a total scam to me!”

“Exactly, I’m starting to suspect there isn’t anyone who’s actually fused with a Mecha!”

“Tong Yao Group, we want an explanation!”

The emotions around them were all running very high.

After all, everyone had heard bits and pieces—this city might be heading into chaos, and in that case the Tong Yao Group could be their last umbrella of protection. The group’s standout asset was obviously the Mecha, and now they were finding out the Mecha were only in the initial setup stage. That left them deeply disappointed.

As for the Mecha situation in other groups, they didn’t even bother to think about it. When disaster strikes, people are selfish.

At this moment, the executives on the stage all wore helpless expressions.

All the effort they’d spent keeping the situation under control had just been shattered by a few of Ye Luo’s sentences.

“President, the on-site battle footage has already been released!”

Suddenly, a voice spread through the conference room.

At the same time, the big screen in the room lit up, replaying the battle scene.

In reality, from the moment the café blew up, to one Ultra Combat Robot being blown apart, to the other two robots fleeing, the whole thing had taken barely more than a dozen heartbeats.

To those present at the scene, it might have felt like nothing more than a brief glimpse.

But now, with the footage playing over and over, the people below gradually grew more and more shocked, and the way they looked at Ye Luo slowly began to change.

“President Ye! That person piloting the Mecha—was that you?”

Finally, someone asked nervously.

Ye Luo smiled and nodded. “That’s right, it was me. I came late today because I had to take care of the follow-up issues.”

In truth, he hadn’t expected the Tong Yao Group to react this quickly, convening a high-level meeting so soon. What Ye Luo didn’t know was that, by their standards, this was actually a slow response.

“Well done!”

Someone immediately burst into cheers.

“President Ye was absolutely godlike out there! One punch and that thug was reduced to dust. At that rate, even if dozens more showed up, they’d just be punching bags for President Ye!”

“So with President Ye around, this doesn’t even count as a real crisis!”

“Exactly, I don’t think we even need this meeting. Since President Ye says he can train operators in a month, then he definitely won’t go back on his word!”

Their taut nerves actually relaxed in an instant. Even the executives on stage were a bit overwhelmed—was the chaos really being smoothed over this easily? But Ye Luo’s Strength after fusing with the Mecha was indeed terrifying.

Ye Luo could only give a wry smile. What he’d done back there was pure surprise attack, and battles aren’t nearly that simple. If dozens of those Ultra Combat Robots really showed up, he’d be running for his life. Surrounded like that, there’d be nothing waiting for him but death.

“You’ve all seen it yourselves. At this point, I’m afraid only our Tong Yao Group has the ability to respond to this crisis. So just focus on your work. Even if those thugs attack us now, our Tong Yao Group will stand firm as Mount Tai. But I don’t think they’re that stupid—they’re not going to target our group.” A vice president stood up and said with a smile.

By now, the crowd’s hearts had settled, and they all nodded along to his words.

And with that, this meeting actually came to an end just like that.

Of course, once this meeting adjourned, the real high-level meeting of the group was only just beginning.

The ones allowed to attend were only Tong Yao and the few presidents—even department heads weren’t qualified to join.

“President Ye, we really owe you for this time.” The vice president in charge of finance said with a smile.

Ye Luo shook his head. “I honestly didn’t see this coming. I just happened to be eating at the café. Never thought I’d run into something like that.”

“President Ye, you’ve fought them directly—how strong are they really? And compared to our Ultra Combat Robots?” the vice president in charge of tech asked in a deep voice.

Ye Luo didn’t even need to think. “Let’s put it this way: there’s basically no comparison. At the very least, it would take an ordinary robot to barely hold off one of them—and that’s just barely. To actually take them down, the number would probably have to be doubled.”

At that, all the executives’ faces darkened.

Twenty standard robots just to kill one. And they all knew Ultra Combat Robots were rare assets within the Tong Yao Group. The entire group, put together, only had a few dozen.

And the enemy had sent out three Ultra Combat Robots in one go. That meant their numbers might be quite substantial.

So the crisis hanging over the Tong Yao Group still very much existed.

Of course, compared to the other groups, they were in a much calmer position. After all, the Mecha that Ye Luo had fused with definitely exerted a deterrent effect on the outside world. Once this footage spread, that deterrent would reach an unprecedented level.

You could say Mecha development had already become an irresistible trend.

“President Ye, we’re counting on you for everything.”

Including Tong Yao herself, all the executives looked at Ye Luo and spoke with sincere voices.