144: The last vestige of pride in the Western Alliance has been utterly crushed!

When the ultimate declaration from the Chief—full of "kingly dominance" and "philosophical insight"—"This is not destruction, this is evolution," clearly echoed in the main control room of the Kunlun Mountain Underground Base, Long Weiguo's heart, which had long been tempered into bedrock by countless trials and tribulations, unexpectedly began to pound wildly!

Evolution!

What a perfect word: Evolution!

It was as if he could already see it!

An era completely free from the restraints of clumsy, outdated traditional industry!

A new, great era where everyone could become a "designer" and "creator"!

Industrial New Era!

Was slowly rising!

And the one ushering in this great era was the person who, at this very moment, stood calmly before the entire world, personally tolling the death knell for the old era—

The young deity!

And, at this moment...

Pangu Technology Headquarters Building, press conference venue.

When the brand new "Taihang" aero-engine, full of violent aesthetics and complex beauty, materialized out of thin air in the center of the stage in the most illogical manner.

The entire world fell silent.

All the Western industrial giants who had previously felt pride and arrogance because of their massive traditional manufacturing industries!

All felt as if an invisible large hand had firmly grasped their throats!

One by one, their faces turned ashen!

Their bodies were cold!

Their minds were blank!

Really!

It was actually real again, damn it!

The people of Xia Nation actually used a small printer!

In just a few short minutes!

They effortlessly conquered the Industrial

Crown that had troubled human civilization for centuries?!

This—

How the hell is anyone supposed to compete with this?!

"No... Impossible..."

Larry Culp, CEO of Western Alliance's General Electric, stared at the scene, which could only be described as a "miracle," and slumped onto his chair in despair!

His blue eyes were filled with endless despair!

It's over!

It's all fucking over!

General Electric's proud engine

Hegemony, which had led the world for over a hundred years!

Today!

In front of this black, illogical obelisk!

Was utterly crushed into dust!

However—

This was not the most despairing thing for him.

What truly made him despair was!

The next sentence spoken by the Eastern youth on stage, who resembled a devil.

"I know."

Lu Chen glanced at the faces below the stage, which were filled with despair and collapse, and smiled faintly.

"Everyone here might feel that I am using Xia Nation's own technology to bully you."

"It doesn't matter."

"I am always very 'fair'."

He extended a finger and lightly tapped the air.

The next second!

A gigantic holographic screen behind him instantly displayed an equally brand new aero-engine, full of Western industrial aesthetics and precision.

Aero-engine!

Only this time, the casing of the engine no longer bore the mark of Xia Nation's "Taihang"!

But rather—

Western Alliance's General Electric's most proud and globally advanced F-135

Fighter Jet Engine!

BOOM!!!

This sentence was like an anti-matter bomb capable of destroying the entire global manufacturing industry!

It violently struck the deepest souls of Larry Culp and all the industrial giants present!

They were completely petrified!

"You... you..."

Larry Culp pointed at the engine on the screen, which he was intimately familiar with, his lips trembling, unable to utter a complete sentence!

"How do you have the core blueprints for our F-135?!"

"Oh, that."

Lu Chen smiled faintly, his tone full of disdain.

"Your so-called 'top secret' servers, which are full of vulnerabilities and backdoors?"

"In front of my 'Butler'—"

"—They are no different from a public restroom."

"Come when you want, leave when you want."

Larry Culp felt a sweetness in his throat!

He almost spat out a mouthful of hot, old blood right then and there!

But Lu Chen seemed completely oblivious to his crestfallen appearance.

He simply issued the second printing instruction calmly to the black obelisk!

"heavenly craft, print it."

[Instruction received.]

The next second!

"Buzz—"

A deeper, more muffled roar sounded!

The black obelisk lit up again with brilliant light!

Then, under the gaze of all the world's industrial giants—a look filled with shock and disruption!

An engine exactly identical to the F-135 on the screen!

A brand new aero-engine, perfectly replicated down to the smallest screw!

Simply materialized out of thin air in the center of the stage!

Standing side-by-side with the "Taihang" engine, which was full of Oriental charm!

Emitting a cold, deathly aura that was enough to make all opponents tremble with fear!

"No! No! This is impossible!"

Larry Culp rushed onto the stage like a madman!

Like the most devout believer, he stroked the perfect "artwork" that he had personally created!

Muttering to himself.

"Fake! This must be fake!"

"It's just a display model!"

"It cannot possibly start up!"

However, before he could finish speaking.

"ROAR—!!!"

A deafening, terrifying

Roar, powerful enough to tear the sky apart!

Instantly erupted from the tail end of the F-135 engine!

A terrifying blue exhaust flame, full of destructive power!

Instantly burned a massive, terrifying hole in the sturdy stage, which was built from specialized alloy!

And Larry Culp was directly thrown away by the terrifying blast wave!

Smashing hard onto the ground like a dead dog!

The entire world fell silent.

All the Western industrial giants who had previously held onto a sliver of hope regarding Xia Nation's terrifying "material printing" technology!

Were now like walking corpses drained of all their souls!

Slumped limply in their chairs!

Their faces were ashen!

Their eyes were filled with endless despair!

It's over!

It's all fucking over!

Their final pride!

Their ultimate reliance!

Their manufacturing hegemony, which they were proud of and which had led the world for over a century!

Today!

In front of this black, illogical obelisk!

Was utterly crushed into dust!

And at this moment, at the Kunlun Mountain Base.

The Chief looked at the scene before him, which could be called "historic."

He slowly picked up the internal communication phone, his wise eyes filled with unprecedented solemnity!

"Comrade Lu Chen."

"Hmm?"

"You have personally ushered in a new and great era."

"But—"

"Have you ever considered."

"The 'rules' of this new era,"

"Who should set them?"