Chapter 242: Coastal Defense Giant Shield: As Solid as Gold and Boiling Water

At Shen Jiang Dock, Lin Yu, Qi Ming Yuan, and several temporary naval advisors carefully finalized the time and method for a secret inspection of the Sea Eagle Special Task Force at the outer sea anchorage; his heart was filled with unprecedented confidence and assurance.

With that powerful German fleet as his trump card, he no longer merely responded to the impending threat of the Japanese navy; instead, he was filled with anticipation for actively hunting them down.

Carrying this elated mood, Lin Yu returned to Lin Gong Guan. He needed to add some more weight to the upcoming naval showdown.

After all, he still had two chances for a super draw that he hadn't used!

Returning to the familiar study, Lin Yu dismissed everyone else and sat alone on the sofa. He closed his eyes, calmed the lingering excitement from obtaining the fleet, then sank back into his consciousness to communicate with the system.

"System, initiate the super draw again!"

【Ding! Super draw activated; this draw will consume a point of resolve. Confirm?】

"Confirmed!" Lin Yu said without hesitation. Having gotten a surprise from the first draw, he now held even higher expectations for this second draw.

【Resolve point deducted; remaining resolve points: point.】

【Randomly drawing an SSS‑rank reward…… you may specify a category; please select, host.】

Lin Yu pondered for a moment. The fleet already had strong offensive power, but Shen City's own defenses—especially against possible long‑range naval bombardment or aerial strikes—still needed reinforcement.

"Specify category: equipment items!" He chose a different category this time, hoping to obtain some powerful defensive gear or technical blueprints—those kinds of "items".

【Category specified: equipment items. SSS‑rank reward drawing…… please wait……】

A golden wheel appeared once more in Lin Yu's consciousness, turning slowly. This time, the wheel flashed various peculiar item icons or symbols representing powerful technologies. Watching the wheel spin, his heart rose involuntarily, anticipating another surprise.

The wheel spun faster and faster, its light growing brighter. Finally, accompanied by another resounding system prompt, the light froze on a complex emblem combining a shield and a turret!

【Ding! SSS‑rank reward draw successful!】

【Congratulations, host, you have obtained the **"Coastal Defense Giant Shield" system (CoastalDefenseAegisSystem)**!】

"Coastal Defense Giant Shield… system?" Lin Yu heard the name and blinked slightly.

"System?" It didn't sound like a simple "item" or "object"; rather, it seemed like an entire complex system engineering. Although somewhat unexpected, the system judged it SSS‑rank, and the name contained "Coastal Defense" and "Giant Shield", so Lin Yu immediately realized this was likely exactly the heavyweight reward he urgently needed to bolster Shen City's coastal defenses.

A surge of intense excitement and curiosity welled up. What exactly does this "Coastal Defense Giant Shield system" contain? Just how powerful is it? Could it truly become an iron barrier against the Japanese navy's gunfire?

Lin Yu couldn't wait to examine the detailed system description, sensing that this would be another super trump card capable of changing the tide of battle, following the Sea Eagle Special Task Force.

Lin Yu's heart raced; he immediately plunged his consciousness into the system to carefully review the detailed introduction of the "Coastal Defense Giant Shield system" he had just obtained.

【Coastal Defense Giant Shield system: an integrated coastal defense system combining advanced detection, command, and layered firepower configuration.】

【Core components of the system:】

1× "Eagle Eye" long‑range optical observation and command network: (includes multiple observation towers equipped with high‑power laser rangefinders and searchlight arrays, plus underground command centers, linked via wired/wireless communications to form a unified coastal surveillance and fire‑direction system; also equipped with an early‑stage sonar detection unit for preliminary warning of underwater targets.)

1× "Central" fire‑solution and command center: **(located in an underground bunker, equipped with a large precision plotting table, a mechanical firing‑parameter calculator (similar to the gunnery control device used on early warships, but optimized for shore use), and a multi‑line telephone/telegraph exchange system)**, capable of quickly performing manual or semi‑automatic calculations of target distance, bearing, and speed from data received at each observation post, and coordinating fire groups for concentrated or dispersed salvos.

12× "Furious Waves" twin‑mounted 380 mm coastal defense main gun emplacements: (imitated and improved from the German top‑tier battleship main guns, using reinforced concrete permanent fortifications, loaded with high‑explosive and heavy armor‑piercing shells, with an extremely long effective range and power sufficient to pierce the main belt of any battleship of the era!)

48× "Ripper" single‑mounted 150 mm coastal defense secondary gun emplacements: (used to strike destroyers, cruisers and other light‑ or medium‑sized targets, and also to provide fire coverage of landing points.)

144× "Peregrine Falcon" 88 mm dual‑purpose rapid‑fire guns: (forming a dense medium‑short‑range anti‑aircraft fire network, while also usable against nearby small craft and beachhead targets.)

The full system's operating and maintenance personnel (reaching the standard of a **brigade‑level artillery unit**, about 6000 strong, all of Eastern appearance, bearing Chinese names, proficient in the relevant technology—including gunners, observers, signalers, engineers, and commanders—are absolutely loyal to the host!)

【Deployment instructions: the system can be deployed at key coastal positions within the host's controlled area; the system will provide the required permanent fortifications, ammunition depots, communication lines, etc., as well as necessary concealment and camouflage. Once deployed, it will form an iron Great Wall covering Shen City's main near‑sea zone, linking long‑medium‑short range firepower, and possessing preliminary anti‑air and anti‑landing capabilities!】

Lin Yu read the system's description of the "Coastal Defense Giant Shield system" word for word, his breathing involuntarily quickening, his eyes bursting with incredulous light!

Although it lacks the fully automated computer fire control of later eras, this command center equipped with a large precision plotting table and a mechanical calculator, combined with the advanced optical observation network, is absolutely top‑tier—and even ahead of its time—for the 1920s! It can integrate the dispersed gun batteries into an efficient, rapid‑reacting whole.

Twenty‑four 380 mm giant guns! Nearly fifty 150 mm secondary guns! Over one hundred forty 88 mm high‑angle guns! Plus this advanced command system and well‑trained artillerymen!

Lin Yu could almost picture the scene: when the Japanese fleet, thinking itself superior, approaches Shen City's coastline, it will be met with hail‑like massive shells capable of shredding steel! Any destroyer, cruiser, or even landing craft attempting to approach the coast will be blown to fragments in the crossfire of the secondary and high‑angle guns.

"Impregnable! This is truly impregnable!" Lin Yu, after reading all the information, couldn't help but clench his fist, his face breaking into a supremely confident and fervent smile.

If the previously drawn "Sea Eagle Special Task Force" gave him the confidence to take the initiative and hunt Japanese fleets on the high seas, then this "Coastal Defense Giant Shield system" is the ultimate insurance for his home base, Shen City.

With these two trump cards in hand—a modern mixed fleet ready to sortie at any moment, and a super coastal defense system capable of covering the entire near‑sea area—Lin Yu can now say without exaggeration that any maritime threat poses no fear to him whatsoever.

Aren't the Japanese overconfident in their navy? Aren't they trying to intimidate him with big ships and big guns?

Come on! He now possesses strength far beyond their imagination! Shen City will become the grave of their navy!