17: You can choose any technology you want? Do you think this is a vegetable market?

Chapter 17: Picking Any Technology? Do You Think It's a Vegetable Market?

A few minutes later.

Liu Zhixue also rushed over, wearing only a thin jacket.

His weary face showed that he, too, had just been woken up.

"Old Liu, what email did the Mysterious Person send?" Liu Zhixue grabbed a towel, quickly wiped his face, and asked anxiously.

After so many days, the Mysterious Person had written again. What could be in the email? This was his most pressing concern at the moment.

"I haven't browsed the specific content of the email yet," Liu Zhixue shook his head.

"Why aren't you looking at the content? Isn't this wasting time?" Liu Zhixue frowned.

At such a critical juncture, every second wasted was a huge loss.

Could it be that there was something fishy going on?

Liu Zhixue moved aside from the seat and said grumpily, "Do you think I don't want to look? I need permission to open the mailbox!"

On the screen, a large prompt was displayed.

"[Current content involves top-secret information. Please verify your identity to lift access restrictions.]"

Liu Zhixue immediately slapped his forehead: "Look at me, how could I forget about this? My fault, my fault."

He then remembered that Liu Zhixue's permissions were not sufficient to fully access the email backend.

He sat directly in the chair and entered a long string of passwords, and after verifying multiple pieces of information such as iris and fingerprints.

The previously locked interface finally unlocked, directly entering the email backend.

This email backend, which only received messages from the Mysterious Person, had been reconfigured previously; typically, those on duty here could only see whether an email had been received.

For example, the email's sending time, whether there were new replies, and other brief information would be displayed on the front end.

However, if you wanted to enter the email backend to view the specific content, you would need to go through a series of multi-factor authentications to unlock it.

Before multi-factor authentication, even if someone maliciously entered this room, they would not be able to obtain any information, and the backend would send a verification message every thirty seconds; if this message was interrupted, the email system would immediately notify the highest authority, and all file information would be physically cleared.

Under these layers of security, all possibilities of information leakage were fundamentally prevented.

Their eyes were fixed on the screen, and they clicked on the latest email sent at the very top.

However.

When Liu Zhixue clicked on the email to examine it closely, both men instantly froze in shock.

They saw a line of large characters in the subject.

"[Excuse me, what kind of technology does Da Xia still need?]"

"Old Liu, what do you think the Mysterious Person means by this?" Liu Zhixue asked with some uncertainty.

He knew every word in it, but when combined, they seemed so unfamiliar.

Liu Zhixue frowned: "What kind of technology do we need... Why is he asking this? Is he conveying some information?"

"What you said makes a lot of sense."

Liu Zhixue nodded.

Then he typed a line of text and replied directly.

'We are temporarily unaware of what kind of technology we need.'

This was the most cautious way he could think of to reply, because what if there was an unexpected situation on the Mysterious Person's side, and this email was a deliberate probe by the Eagle Nation and others? A rash move could lead to a big mistake, and this message would not reveal any obvious loopholes.

However.

Soon, a brand new email replied.

"[If you haven't thought of anything yet, please contact me when you have chosen the technology you like, preferably something that Eagle Nation already possesses.]"

"[My surroundings are very safe. Please confirm the technology you need as soon as possible in the next few days. Do not delay.]"

Staring at this content, both men were stunned.

"What does he mean?? He wants us to choose the technology we like!?" Liu Zhixue pointed at the screen, his face full of disbelief.

"Confirm the technology we need as soon as possible? Can he get us whatever technology we want?"

Liu Zhixue's expression was quite spectacular, his eyes almost popping out.

Whatever technology Da Xia lacked, this Mysterious Person could get it, and even let them freely choose the technology they liked?

What did he take Eagle Nation for? A vegetable market outside his house?

"This is just too outrageous," Liu Zhixue complained.

He originally thought that the previous direct delivery of the F22 design blueprints was outrageous enough, but he didn't expect that this was just the beginning. Now they were even being allowed to choose their own technology.

"Dean... what should we do now?"

"I'm not sure either." Liu Zhixue shook his head: "No matter what, let's report it to the highest authority first."

What technology does Da Xia need? And how should they continue to communicate with this Mysterious Person?

In this situation, even as the Dean of the Xia Academy of Sciences, he didn't know how to handle it, so it was better to let the highest authority decide.

After a while, a brief phone call ended.

"Okay, I understand!"

Liu Zhixue put down the phone in his hand, staring blankly at the screen, lost in thought.

"Dean... what did the higher-ups say? What kind of technology does our Da Xia need?" Liu Zhixue leaned over and asked with a hint of curiosity.

"They didn't say what technology we should need... they let us make our own decision."

Liu Zhixue rubbed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

The Xia Academy of Sciences making its own decision—this extremely brief order was not an easy task; on the contrary, it was the most difficult to satisfy.

"The higher-ups are really good at posing difficult problems... What should I say?" Liu Zhixue sighed deeply.

Firstly, there were many technologies that Da Xia needed most, and which one was so easy to choose?

Secondly, what if the technological demand was too high and offended this Mysterious Person, or put him in danger? Neither of these would be in Da Xia's best interest.

Liu Zhixue thought for a moment: "Should we notify Old Song? Perhaps he has some ideas?"

After all, the first email with the F22 design blueprints was Song Qinyi's current main research direction.

And as for what technology the Mysterious Person should provide next, his say in this area was arguably the greatest.

"There's no need. His research is currently at a critical stage." Liu Zhixue directly rejected the suggestion.

He had received the latest information from Xiahang General Company, and the J-20 project was currently progressing very well.

It was said that under Song Qinyi's leadership, they were already making significant revisions and adjustments based on existing technical data.

At such a critical juncture, there was no need to interrupt his research progress.

Besides, their 611 Institute already had the complete design blueprints for the F22. What more technology could they possibly want? That would simply be insatiable greed, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant.

Moreover, if the 601, 603, and other aircraft research institutes knew about this, they would probably have strong opinions.

Is the J-20 important, but their new generation transport planes, bombers, reconnaissance planes, and other projects are not important?

At the same time.

Inside the 611 Institute, far away in Shu Province.

"Achoo!"

Song Qinyi sneezed several times: "Who's talking about me behind my back? Why do I keep sneezing?"

Before he could figure it out, a notification sound suddenly echoed throughout the entire test site.

"[J-20 aerodynamic improvement simulation wind tunnel verification test, 39th time beginning!]

[1098]"

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