90: Small gift? Are you sure you gave a small gift?

Chapter 90: A small gift? Are you sure it's a small gift you're giving, and not like you've raided the Eagle's nest?

Looking at the email in front of him and the countless compressed technical packages below it.

Especially that title, C-5M Strategic Transport Aircraft!

“This is the ‘old model transport aircraft’ he mentioned?”

Zhang Yuli murmured, his eyes somewhat lost, “Do they have some misunderstanding about transport aircraft?”

Good heavens, can this thing be considered an old model?

If this is considered old, then transport aircraft like the C-130 should have been thrown into the historical trash heap long ago.

Zheng Lixing gasped, “I remember this new C-5 transport aircraft, it seems it only completed preliminary production this year, right?”

“How long has it been? Less than a few months, right? Their organization managed to get this technology?”

So, for the Mysterious Organization, the Eagle is just a dilapidated house, and they can just kick it open and take the technology?

What a terrifying ability, and what an extraordinary operation!

The two of them stood dazed for a long time, then simultaneously complained, “Ridiculous!”

Just then.

On the screen, another email was received.

“Is Da Xia satisfied with the transport aircraft technology we provided this time?”

Seeing this message.

“Satisfied, extremely satisfied.” Zhang Yuli didn't hesitate for a moment.

They even asked if they were satisfied; would they dare to say half a 'no'?

This is the C-5M ‘Super Galaxy’; which country in the world could resist such a temptation!?

He immediately typed a line of text.

‘Da Xia is very satisfied with this technology. May we ask if all previous ‘remuneration’ should be given to your party this time?’

‘Or should we wait for members of your organization to arrive in Da Xia and provide all dividends and ‘remuneration’ at once?’

‘Da Xia will use any payment method you designate for payment.’

Watching Zhang Yuli routinely inquire about the remuneration for this technology.

“You know, if Old Zhao were here, he’d probably be grinning from ear to ear.” Zheng Lixing’s smile was a bit unrestrained: “I estimate he’d jump at least three feet high, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to express that excitement.”

If you told Zhao Qing that Xia Academy of Sciences had received the C-5M transport aircraft technology, wouldn't he be overjoyed? Forget jumping three feet high, you could even make him pole vault.

“Even with the technology for the old C-5 transport aircraft, I would have been content.”

“I didn't expect the Mysterious Organization to provide this latest improved model.” Zhang Yuli sighed.

Even the C-5 strategic transport aircraft, which has been developed for decades, was still out of reach for Da Xia.

After all, it is the second-largest transport aircraft in the world by carrying capacity, with a take-off weight exceeding 400 tons. Neither Da Xia's developing Y-20 nor the Eagle's C-17 can compare to it.

What's more, this is a completely new modification from the 21st century. Avionics, engines, and all other aspects have been comprehensively upgraded, and it even possesses short take-off capabilities, making up for the biggest shortcoming of super-large transport aircraft.

Hearing this.

Zheng Lixing’s eyes lit up, and he put forward his idea: “Old Zhang, I think the 072 Project, why don’t we just change it to this kind of super-large transport aircraft?”

“This C-5M transport aircraft has a much higher carrying capacity than the Y-20.”

It's still the same saying: what the C-5 transport aircraft can do, other strategic transport aircraft cannot, but what other strategic transport aircraft can do, the C-5 can also easily accomplish.

Now that the C-5M transport aircraft has solved the biggest difficulty of short take-off and landing, it can completely replace all large strategic transport aircraft. After all, the Y-20's designed carrying capacity is only about 60-70 tons, while this C-5M transport aircraft is more than double that.

Rather than starting another project for dual-line research and development, it would be better to concentrate all resources on this one project to develop a super-large strategic transport aircraft as quickly as possible.

However, listening to this seemingly ‘very reasonable’ statement.

“No, that’s not appropriate.” Zhang Yuli waved his hand: “The 072 Project absolutely cannot be canceled or delayed.”

“Not to mention that this would waste a large sum of research and development funds, furthermore, the Y-20 has advantages in economic efficiency and other aspects that even the C-5M transport aircraft cannot match.”

He flatly rejected the proposal; the 072 large transport aircraft project is still very important for the current Da Xia.

Not to mention that the preliminary progress of the work has almost been completed, canceling it now would only waste tens of billions in R&D funds.

From an economic efficiency perspective alone, developing a strategic transport aircraft with a 60-ton payload is very meaningful. You can't use a C-5M transport aircraft to transport just fifty or sixty tons of materials, can you?

While the C-5M indeed has a terrifying carrying capacity, correspondingly, this thing burns tens of thousands of usd in fuel per hour, and its two-hundred-thousand-liter fuel tank is only enough for it to fly ten thousand kilometers empty.

In contrast, a 60-ton class transport aircraft like the Y-20 can save a significant amount in flight costs alone, not to mention that various maintenance and repair costs will also be lower.

“Therefore, both projects need to be developed simultaneously; neither can be abandoned.”

“That’s true.” Zheng Lixing nodded and didn’t refute anything.

After all, the two types of transport aircraft are used in completely different ways.

One is for medium-to-large rapid general transport capacity, while the other is for super-large strategic deployment capability.

Therefore, even after the Eagle acquired the C-5M strategic transport aircraft, its procurement orders for the C-17 Globemaster did not completely stop.

And on the other side.

Inside the LLNL employee dormitory, Lu Ze was muttering as he looked at the email content displayed on the screen.

“When I return to the country, I’ll have Da Xia give all the ‘remuneration’ at once.”

“Otherwise, transferring it in batches is simply too much trouble.”

The amount of this fund is too large, and currently, the entire ‘organization’ is completely Lu Ze's one-man show, so he is not at ease with payments through other means.

It would be better to wait until he returns to the country and contacts them to settle all the ‘remuneration’ at once.

Thinking of this.

“Speaking of which, what should I choose to hand over to Da Xia when I return home this time?”

Lu Ze stroked his chin, looking at the many tech items in his inventory with a bit of worry.

If he handed everything over at once, he didn't feel there would be any difficulty; he could just put it down in a desolate place.

However, not to mention whether Da Xia could withstand such a shock, thinking that the 'gift' from heaven was too abundant.

What if, by chance, this information was leaked and the Eagle found out, that would be troublesome.

These are seven or eight fighter jets, bombers, and transport aircraft. It would be extremely difficult for Da Xia to secretly transport them out instantly, and it wouldn't be surprising if they were “inquired” about.

Therefore, the previous few handover operations still need to be carried out little by little, which, although much slower, ensures safety and confidentiality.

“How about… I ask them what tech items they need first?”

Lu Ze secretly thought, “Just consider it an early New Year’s greeting, a gift for Da Xia.”

With the Glamour Mask, he had no major worries.

What if he asked what items were needed in advance? Anyway, his identity could never be known!

If he was really encountered by Da Xia, if worse came to worst, he would just turn into an ET alien.

The Eagle has Area 51, so why can't Da Xia have Area 19?

Thinking of this, Lu Ze decisively typed a line of text on the screen.

“Do you, Da Xia, need any items?”

“Our organization members will be carrying some things as small gifts for your Da Xia when they travel there this time.”

Xia Academy of Sciences.

The two old men, who had just been beaming with joy, looked at the incoming email, and their expressions fell into a long period of stunned silence.

“Gift?” Zheng Lixing looked at these two words, his eyes full of confusion: “Why would the Mysterious Organization bring a gift to our Da Xia?”

If there really was a gift to be given, it should be from Da Xia, right?

After all, which of the technologies provided by the Mysterious Organization wasn't of utmost importance, which one wasn't super technology that couldn't be bought with any amount of money?

And can the gifts you give be ordinary small gifts?

Zheng Lixing immediately frowned, “What kind of gift will this be? Is it some new technology again?”

“Like the Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology they gave last time?”

Hearing this, Zhang Yuli shook his head: “I don’t think so. This time they didn’t use any word like ‘technology’… instead, they used the word ‘carry’.”

“Which means…”

“Hiss, no way?” Zheng Lixing naturally understood the implied meaning and widened his eyes, saying, “They can’t actually bring back a C-5M transport aircraft, can they?”

“How could that be possible? How could they possess such means.”

The word ‘carry’ is used for tangible, visible things.

Old Zhang's meaning is clearly that the gift the Mysterious Organization is giving this time isn't some technology, but actual physical items, which is why the word ‘carry’ is used.

“Don’t tell me, this small gift is something like a ‘C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft’?”

Zheng Lixing uttered something he himself couldn't believe.

This would mean obtaining physical objects from the Eagle and then transporting them back to Da Xia, a difficulty no less than ascending to heaven.

“They can even get any technology; what are these physical objects?”

Zhang Yuli never had any doubts about the capabilities of the Mysterious Organization.

For any country or organization in the world, isn't it difficult to obtain the technology for F22 fighter jets? Can obtaining the complete design blueprints for B-2 Bombers be done?

In fact, compared to obtaining physical objects, how to acquire these technologies is even more difficult.

For the former, you can just send people to steal or rob. For the latter, you would have to bribe an entire research team from top to bottom to make it possible.

He directly replied with a line of text.

“Da Xia is very much looking forward to this gift, and no matter what ‘gift’ your party provides, we will feel greatly honored, but it is imperative to ensure the personal safety of your organization members.”

“If you have any needs, please contact us at any time. Da Xia will do its utmost to provide assistance anywhere in the world.”

Compared to acquiring the so-called ‘gift,’ Da Xia hopes even more that the Mysterious Organization can always ensure safety and suffer no harm.

The life of every member of this organization is hundreds, even thousands of times more precious than any ‘gift’.

No matter how appealing physical objects are, they are not as good as the technology that can be obtained “continuously.”

After typing this line of text.

Zhang Yuli sat in his chair, pondering for a long time: “I don’t think this physical object could be what you mentioned, like a ‘C-5M transport aircraft’ or something.”

“It should be some high-end industrial equipment instead.”

This was his earlier guess.

After all, if you talk about the importance of high-end industrial mother machines, as the mother of industry, their status is certainly very important.

However, these are, after all, industrial products. Didn't Neon often privately sell some high-end equipment to Old Maozi and Da Xia in the past? As long as there's money to be made, these capitalists won't care about your regulations or controls. The difficulty of getting them isn't too high.

But physical objects like fighter jets are extremely difficult. Even if an F22 fighter jet crashes into the sea and is completely beyond repair, the Eagle will desperately salvage it to prevent other countries from obtaining the physical object and reverse-engineering it.

Da Xia wouldn't mind the Eagle's weapon equipment being transported over, but the question is, would the Eagle be willing?

Every fighter jet and bomber has a serial number. Would they just disappear so brazenly?

It would be strange if the Eagle didn't go crazy.

Soon, an email arrived from the other side.

“This ‘gift,’ I believe you will definitely like it.”

“It’s just that the surprise might be quite big, so I hope Da Xia is mentally prepared.”

(First update, second update will be a bit later.)

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