Among the few military figures that came with Fan Fan was one with a pine green epaulette. His two golden stars were adorned with golden branches and leaves. Xia Lei’s heart thumped. This man was a general. He couldn’t help but spare the man another look. The general seemed to be in his fifties. He had a majestic aura, giving him a capable and confident image. 

“A general of the ground troops. He’s probably here to check on the ZTZ100 main battle tank. We’re not finished yet and they’re already this anxious?” Xia Lei thought to himself. He immediately headed towards them to greet them. 

“Old Xia.” Fan Fan greeted him passionately. “This is General Huang He from the Northern Tank Corps.” 

“Hello, General Huang. Welcome to my humble factory.” Xia Lei extended a hand to shake Huang He’s hands. Upon realizing that his palms were filled with grease, Xia Lei quickly retracted his hand with a sheepish smile. 

Despite that, Huang He went ahead and grabbed his hand. “This is just some grease, no? I worked with tanks all day back at my base. I absolutely...