186: Chapter 186 Aerospace University

The final piece of information clearly piqued the interest of the chiefs of staff in attendance, and they began to whisper among themselves.

"Why are you so certain?"

The Army Chief of Staff still had that same tone, which made Miyamoto Ichiro feel very uncomfortable, but he still had to bite the bullet and explain.

"The pilot said that both its underbelly and back are flat, and there are no air intake components. This means its engine is not a conventional chemical-fuel aviation engine," Miyamoto Ichiro said slowly.

"No wonder they made such a big fuss a while ago to release the energy technology of Controllable Nuclear Fusion. It turns out they had already integrated and developed this technology to such an extent that they were actually applying it directly to the military."

"This is no small matter. Do you all remember their aerospace carrier project? At the time, most countries in the world did not believe their claims. Looking at it now, this project might actually exist."

"In this way, the world order is about to change. Does our island nation need to adjust its foreign policy? This still requires the chiefs of staff to consider it comprehensively and submit it to the Prime Minister."

Everyone nodded.

"Then, regarding today's incident, do we need to ask China for an explanation? After all, we lost two planes and one pilot."

"What kind of explanation? Did they fire cannons? Or launch missiles? According to your pilot's account, they didn't even make contact. Do you think if this matter is exposed, we will have a good outcome?"

"I can answer you right now: no. Not only will there be no good outcome, but I fear it will also make our island nation the laughingstock of the world!"

"As for the United States, heh, they are the least trustworthy of all. If not for the pressure of the situation, our island nation would definitely not align itself with a demon that can open Pandora's box at will..."

The Army Chief of Staff said this emphatically. He had considered the plane crash incident thoroughly. The simplest logic is that this world speaks through power; sympathy for the weak only exists between individuals.

Between nations, I'm sorry, it's useless.

That is why the United States has been arrogant and domineering for decades, relying precisely on its advanced technology and powerful military strength.

The island nation did not share this intelligence with its so-called allies; they had their own plans.

Therefore, everything that happened over the Diaoli Island was covered up, and seeing that the island nation did not cry foul internationally, China tacitly kept quiet as well.

This served both parties' interests, and time dragged on until winter. During this period, the island nation's patrol planes were much better behaved.

They shifted their main defensive focus to the north. As for China, unless they provoked them at their doorstep, the island nation was prepared to leave it alone.

The island nation's media reports about the great Eastern power also became much milder. This nation is just like that; they absolutely respect the strong, which is also their biggest difference from the Bangzi nation.

The news media serves the state apparatus, and behind the 180-degree turn in the island nation's media's attitude was a decision made after months of endless meetings.

They aimed to repair the rift in official and public opinion between the two countries, actively introduce nuclear fusion energy technology, and send high-level business teams and scholars to China to learn from them.

For a time, interactions between the two sides were frequent, which had a bit of the flavor of the island nation sending envoys to the Great Tang during the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

The United States watched this with anxiety but was helpless. They still could not do without the island nation's help in the East Asian powder keg.

If pushed too hard, the island nation might completely lean toward their opponent, which would be a catastrophic political crisis. They dared not risk it, so they simply turned a blind eye.

Moreover, they still had one card in their hand: the "number one in the universe" H country!

...

Chu Ge had recently reduced his frequency of visits to the Dockyard Base. It had basically entered a stable construction phase; the engineers and workers were getting into the swing of things, and the aerospace carrier was growing larger day by day at a visible rate.

The most difficult part of the Lunar Base project, the gravity/gravitational wave device, had already entered the data experimentation phase; everything else was child's play for Chu Ge.

According to Chu Ge's initial vision, the Lunar Base should gradually form its own small-scale ecosystem, which involved several important elements that required human intervention.

Suitable local atmospheric composition, appropriate temperature, water, and various trace elements.

This was a long-term plan, and Chu Ge intended to hand it over to the future base research team.

He was currently just laying the foundation, using the help of the Military-Industrial System to build a massive base complex suitable for long-term human habitation. All life-support systems were consumable and required regular resupply from Earth.

For example, oxygen, food, etc. Of course, water was also very important, but according to data from the lunar orbit satellites, experts analyzed that there was likely a large ice belt beneath the lunar poles, so Chu Ge decided to focus on surveying this first when they went up.

If they could obtain supplies on-site, that would be great. Otherwise, according to Chu Ge's estimates, drinking water, domestic water, and industrial water combined might require a separate transport fleet to haul them.

Chu Ge was thinking about these things when a soft knock on the door interrupted him. "Come in!"

"Academician Chu, it's time for dinner. Academician Chen specifically asked me to invite you," Wang Yun said softly, standing outside the door.

"Wang Yun, how did you learn to lie now? You're just trying to find a way to get me to the cafeteria."

"No way, besides, this was all arranged by Academician Chen."

Wang Yun's right hand gripped the middle finger of her left hand, twisting it. She had indeed told a few little lies recently, with only one goal: to coax Chu Ge into eating on time.

The two walked shoulder-to-shoulder into the Research Institute cafeteria. Academician Chen waved from afar, and Chu Ge turned to look at Wang Yun.

"It seems I wronged you this time."

After getting their food, Chu Ge and the others headed to Academician Chen's table.

"Little Chu, I originally wanted you to come to my office, but looking at the time, I decided to just say it here at the dining table. It's not a major matter anyway." "What is it, Academician Chen?"

"Tomorrow, there is a lecture at Beijing Aerospace University about space technology. The university administration has been applying to us for months, asking to invite you to be a guest professor, all of which I refused."

"But they wouldn't give up. Look, this time they sent Director Wu from the Ministry of Science and Technology to be their lobbyist. Old Wu's idea is that it will just be one morning. The students really admire you; you are similar in age and have more appeal. Many of these students will join our team in the future."

"I considered it for a while and decided to ask for your opinion." Academician Chen finished speaking and pointed at the food, signaling for Chu Ge to consider it while eating.

"No problem. I'm not busy right now, and the aerospace carrier side doesn't need me for the moment. You arrange it, Academician Chen."

"It's just that, giving a lecture is fine, but let's forget about the title of guest professor," Chu Ge added after finishing.

"Alright then. I'll go back and notify them in a while. Tomorrow at 9 AM, Aerospace University. I'll have Captain Gong and the others escort you there."

"Okay." The two agreed on the matter and then started chatting casually until they finished their meal...