100: Section 100

As everyone was talking, it wasn't long before they saw Chief Yun from the Special Decision Group, along with several relevant leaders, arrive here under the guidance of Qin Zhengtian.

Of course, most importantly, the recovered express delivery cardboard box had also been brought here under the protection of four ace special forces soldiers to be opened.

"Chief Yun, Chief Qin, leaders!"

Tian Xialong immediately stepped up to welcome everyone. Naturally, his eyes remained fixed on that cardboard box, never leaving it. He had been looking forward to this for so long that he couldn't wait to tear it open and see what was inside.

Of course, it wasn't just Tian Xialong. Even Chief Yun and Chief Qin were equally curious.

After all, those who had stayed in the conference room to watch the surveillance footage had only heard the dialogue and exclamations of Lin Bai and his team members through the monitor.

They hadn't had a chance to see the actual appearance of the upgraded aircraft carrier inside. At this moment, they were also feeling quite impatient.

"Careful, careful! Put it down here!"

Soon, the cardboard box, which carried the fate of the nation, was placed in front of everyone.

Subsequently, Qin Zhengtian stepped forward personally and carefully began to slowly open the cardboard box—

Whoosh—

At this moment, the true appearance of this aerospace aircraft carrier, which possessed technology beyond its time, was finally revealed to everyone for the first time.

Looking at it, the overall shape was indeed no different from an aircraft carrier's exterior, but there were four additional turbine vortex devices on the left and right sides.

On the surface, apart from some protruding compartments, there was nothing particularly special about it.

However, the ship's hull with these four turbine flying wings alone was enough to shock everyone.

"It really is designed as wings, not some retro propulsion system!"

"An aircraft carrier capable of flight will absolutely shock the entire world!"

"It's just uncertain whether we can build it with our current technological capabilities."

"That is indeed our biggest concern. Old Tian, what do you think of this aerospace aircraft carrier?"

"Old Tian, you have participated in the construction of our two aircraft carriers, as well as the research, development, and production of various fighter jets and military vehicles. You are the most experienced person in vehicle production in all of China!"

"Can it be done? Old Tian, give us an answer. What's still missing? I'll go ask Lin... Lin's again!"

Qin Zhengtian and Yun Huafeng pressed Tian Xialong for an answer, one on each side.

However, they did not notice the look of disbelief in Tian Xialong's wide eyes.

It was only when Qin Zhengtian impatiently waved his hand in front of the other man's face that he finally snapped back to reality.

The first thing he said was—

"Holy crap!!!"

"An aerospace aircraft carrier???"

"Are you f*cking kidding me???"

The engineers were unaware of Lin Bai's true identity. Naturally, they also didn't know that Chief Yun and the others had known from the beginning that this aircraft carrier could fly.

Just a moment ago, their engineering team was still discussing how advanced this aircraft carrier design blueprint from Lin's could possibly be.

The advanced aircraft carrier they imagined was, at most, a carrier built from complex super-alloy materials, resembling a fortress on the sea. Or one equipped with ultra-powerful energy propulsion, allowing it to operate on the high seas without worrying about logistics. Or perhaps one with an enormous volume and ultra-high displacement, crushing enemies with its sheer size.

As it turned out... it was actually an aircraft carrier that could fly!?

Just a moment ago, they were beating their chests and saying that for an aircraft carrier to fly, it would be easier to make a cow fly! And now... it really could fly!

"Ahem..." Chief Yun coughed, and it took a while for the incredibly excited Tian Xialong and the other engineers to calm down.

Tian Xialong then apologized, looking slightly embarrassed. He had been too excited just now and had even let out an expletive in front of the high-ranking leaders.

Of course, Qin Zhengtian wouldn't mention that he had also subconsciously cursed when he first heard that the aircraft carrier could fly.

However, this was normal; people in military units tended to have a bit of a temper, and their personalities were relatively straightforward.

Of course, laypeople watch the spectacle. Ultimately, whether this aircraft carrier could be realized depended on the combined efforts of Tian Xialong and all the engineers to develop it.

Tian Xialong carefully moved the entire aircraft carrier out and placed it in front of him. He fully extended the four turbine wings and began to observe it closely.

However, every time he circled the aircraft carrier, his brow furrowed deeper. The other engineers in the team were the same.

Many of them even started taking out paper and pens or computers, beginning to perform some simple, basic calculations.

After seeing the calculation results from his team members, Tian Xialong was even more convinced of his inner doubts. He couldn't help but ask: "Chief Yun, Chief Qin, was this design blueprint really obtained from Lin Bai?"

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" The two couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. After all, they were not professionals in this field, and seeing the less-than-optimistic expression of the professional, they naturally became worried.

As expected. Tian Xialong then pointed to the four turbine wings that had previously made them ecstatic and said:

"Two Chiefs, I have to say, based on the manufacturing experience of no less than forty years that I and our members possess, this aircraft carrier simply cannot fly!"

"These turbine wings, even if powered by Lin's Fusion Power nuclear energy, cannot support a ship's hull this large!"

"Unless this ship's hull is only one-third the size of our current aircraft carrier."

"But... I just took a rough look at the scale data of this hull. Logically, if built, it wouldn't be smaller than our current aircraft carriers; instead, it would be at least three times larger!"

"Although I haven't carefully examined the contents inside yet, I can say right now that these turbines might not be for flying at all. Based on my experience, I suspect they are just used to increase steering power and improve agility on the sea surface!"

"Unless, Chiefs, you want to make it one-third the size, perhaps we could make some improvements."

Hearing this, Qin Zhengtian couldn't help but be stunned. "One-third?" "Not for flying?"

Hearing this, the leaders of the Special Decision Group couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed. It seemed they had just overthought it. Because none of them understood this field, they had assumed that the aircraft carrier upgraded by Lin Bai was a very advanced aircraft carrier. As it turned out, it couldn't fly; it just improved steering agility on the sea surface.

"Hmm... sigh, but even if it can dominate the sea, that's not bad either." Qin Zhengtian sighed and said. He had been a bit too hopeful after all!

However, he also knew that if it were just an aircraft carrier capable of combat on the sea surface, it wouldn't actually be of much help in their current predicament. After all, as Tian Xialong had said, the actual scale of this hull was only three times larger than the aircraft carriers they currently possessed. But the Lighthouse Country possessed a full thirteen aircraft carriers! Even if one of theirs was worth three, there would still be ten left!

"Alright, just follow..." Just as Chief Yun calmed his emotions and was preparing to let Tian Xialong proceed with the construction, thinking that if the aircraft carrier alone wasn't enough, they would just have to upgrade other aspects, an exclamation rang out.

"Holy crap!!!" "Wait a second..." "This aircraft carrier, it seems, really can fly!!!"

This exclamation was once again from Tian Xialong. By this time, Qin Zhengtian was already feeling quite unhappy because of his erratic behavior. Ever since he had started watching Lin Bai open the express delivery, his mood had been on a roller coaster. Now, he was being repeatedly toyed with by Tian Xialong; if it weren't for the fact that there were so many people here, he would have wanted to draw his sidearm and hold it against the other man's head to make him speak properly.

"What on earth do you mean? Old Tian, I'll give you one more chance to speak properly!" "If you talk nonsense to me again, I'll immediately remove you from the project and not let you participate!"

Seeing that the Military Region Leader had been angered by him, but knowing his personality well, Tian Xialong just chuckled, and then continued on his own: "I won't retract what I said. I can now guarantee that as long as this aircraft carrier is built exactly as designed, it will absolutely be able to fly!"

As he spoke, Tian Xialong held up the thick stack of instruction manuals he had taken out later. "I can only say that Lin's is truly awesome; it was my own short-sightedness just now!"