121: Air Force: I heard you found

Chapter 121: Air Force: I heard you found a treasure in the snow?

Lu Ze's expression remained calm as he read these lines, but a hint of shock flickered in his eyes.

'It seems this is Da Xia's return gift.'

'Da Xia-level reception? That's interesting.'

In response to the 'Great Wall Watch' Organization's latest grand gift, Da Xia's return this time was this festival invitation.

This was not a tangible gift, nor was it a price that could be measured by money.

Da Xia's return gift was to treat the Great Wall Watcher organization with the highest respect, using the etiquette of a national scholar, and expressing the utmost sincerity, with every step demonstrating its appreciation for the organization's immense help to Da Xia.

It didn't even state that the organization's leader needed to visit in person; instead, it sincerely invited the entire organization.

This meant that even an ordinary member arriving in Da Xia would receive treatment almost akin to an ' benefactor'—level.

Lu Ze was quite satisfied with this 'sincerity.'

However...

"Anniversary, huh... It seems the Eagle Country doesn't have a holiday," Lu Ze mumbled to himself, stroking his chin.

Schools in the Eagle Country have three holidays: Spring, Summer, and Winter breaks, usually in early January, early March, and early June, respectively.

As a graduate student, he naturally followed this schedule, with the difference being that the LLNL Laboratory's holidays might be shorter.

'I'll ask for leave then. Coming back for a few days shouldn't be a problem.'

Lu Ze thought to himself.

After all, if it were just an ordinary National Day, he might have declined, but this was Da Xia's sixtieth anniversary. Lu Ze didn't want to miss such a significant occasion.

After all, by then, it wouldn't just be the day when over a billion Da Xia people celebrated their motherland's birthday.

Moreover, from Da Xia's intentions, he expected that many 'secret weapons' currently under development or already developed would be unveiled. With its wings fully grown, it was time to show off its muscles; otherwise, others might think it was all show and no substance, easy to bully.

Lu Ze then pondered the next question: 'By then... what identity should I use to return?'

'Do I need to make direct contact, or is observing from a close distance enough?'

This was also something he needed to consider.

After all, although he currently possessed the Glamour Mask and a micro-voice modulator, his true identity could not be discovered, and others couldn't even track him.

He would only need to disguise himself as a secret designated liaison for the 'Great Wall Watch' Organization organization stationed in Da Xia, without his true identity being revealed.

However, what Lu Ze feared most was a desperate, no-holds-barred attack.

If intelligence agencies on the Eagle Country's side discovered any anomalies, they might very well launch an all-out assault, regardless of his true identity or whether they could track and lock onto the target.

The first thing they would likely do is eliminate the target.

After clarifying this, Lu Ze resolutely made up his mind: 'Unless... I can later extract something that absolutely guarantees my safety.'

'Otherwise, I still cannot have any 'intimate' contact with Da Xia.'

He believed Da Xia would implement security to the extreme, even meticulously checking a fly entering within ten meters of him to ensure that this guest from the 'Great Wall Watch' Organization organization would not encounter any accidents.

After all, the current Da Xia could not afford such a devastating blow.

However, these measures were not enough to make Lu Ze completely relax. Ensuring his absolute safety was something he had to consider.

But how could he always guarantee absolute safety?

'Perhaps there's something like that in the purple lottery.'

Lu Ze's gaze fell on the panel, which was just one 'replication' away from accumulating ten times and unlocking the purple lottery.

He believed that the golden items, which had never been drawn, absolutely held the solution.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Inside the Xia Academy of Sciences.

The two old men who had just returned from Mohe, after sending their emails in the top-secret communication room, returned to the dean's office.

"It's still warmer here in Yanjing..." Zheng Lixing wiped the sweat from his forehead: "This few hundred meters walk made me sweat all over my head."

Experiencing extreme cold and heat in such a short time, his usually healthy body couldn't quite handle it.

"You're stating the obvious. It's minus three or four degrees over there," Zhang Yuli glanced at the thermometer on the wall: "And it's over thirty degrees here. How could it not be hot?"

"Are you alright? Should I call a medic to check on you?"

After all, they were both over sixty years old, and a large temperature difference in a short time could easily lead to a cold or fever.

"No need, I'll have some tea first, I'll be fine in a moment." Zheng Lixing waved his hand, picked up a cup of warm tea from the table, and slowly took a few sips.

Just then.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man in an Air Force sky-blue uniform, with two golden flowers and olive branches on his shoulders, strode proudly into the main gate of the Xia Academy of Sciences.

A moment later, after being announced, he entered the dean's meeting room.

Looking at the middle-aged man before him, whose skin was tanned a wheat color and whose face had a dignified, square shape.

Zhang Yuli's eyes showed a hint of understanding, and he joked:

"I say, Old Feng, why aren't you staying at the Air Force base? What are you doing running to our Xia Academy of Sciences?"

"We don't build planes here; you should be looking for Song Qinyi."

Zheng Lixing, beside him, also wore a playful expression, having already made an initial guess as to why this person had come to the Xia Academy of Sciences.

Hearing this.

The middle-aged man named Old Feng sat down on a chair, poured himself a cup of water, and gulped it down.

He then said grumpily, "I say, what exactly did you put in that Air Force base?"

"I don't even have permission to see it?"

Feng Yuanxing's eyes widened, looking incredulous.

As the base commander, he didn't have permission to know what it was. Who could he complain to?

Moreover, the guards said that no matter how high-ranking an officer, they couldn't enter without permission.

"Is there any justice left? The higher-ups actually told me to come to your Xia Academy of Sciences!"

"I didn't even know, and you guys do?" Feng Yuanxing looked utterly disbelieving.

That thing occupied an entire hangar, and the surrounding hundreds of meters were heavily guarded. Not only him, but even the superiors of the entire Air Force knew nothing about it.

And more importantly, what exactly was such a massive thing?

"Could it be our latest transport plane??" Feng Yuanxing speculated: "A bomber? The size isn't right..."

In his mind, one question after another flashed by.

A bomber? It was absolutely impossible for it to reach that size.

As for a fighter jet? That was even more impossible!

Even a transport plane couldn't reach that size! As for Da Xia's currently developed Y-20 project, at most, it was a strategic transport aircraft with a carrying capacity of sixty to seventy tons. Why would it need such a large hangar for storage?

Watching him still lost in thought.

"You'll know when the time comes," Zheng Lixing shook his head: "I guarantee you'll be surprised, and I promise there's more than one..."

Hearing this.

Feng Yuanxing's eyes lit up with surprise: "More than one surprise??"

"Old Zheng, we're old friends, can't you give me a hint??"

Because of this 'mystery' thing, he hadn't been able to eat or sleep well all day.

"Anyway, each one won't be worse than the J-20," Zhang Yuli scolded with a smile: "Your Air Force's good days are still ahead!"

Instantly, Feng Yuanxing felt a thrill throughout his body.

The maiden flight of a single J-20 could make him so happy that he couldn't eat for three days, and now there were more surprises, each sounding even bigger than the J-20.

"I should have known not to ask..." he mumbled to himself.

Now, he definitely couldn't eat anymore.

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