68: Civilian anti-gravity flying car!

The Office of the President of the Xia Academy of Sciences.

Li Jianguo was signing the material application form for the white emperor project.

Hearing a knock at the door, he spoke without raising his head: “Come in!”

Lin Chen pushed the door open and entered.

“Old Li, there is something I need to discuss with you.”

“Ah, it's Little Lin!” Li Jianguo looked up and put down his pen. “Are you short-handed for the white emperor assembly? I can transfer people from other labs...”

“No.” Lin Chen spread the blueprints on the table. “It's about transferring the technology.”

“Technology transfer?” Li Jianguo was stunned, then remembered what Lin Chen had mentioned before.

“You want to use the anti-gravity technology for civilian purposes?”

“Yes.” Lin Chen pointed at the blueprints. “I previously asked you to halt the adaptation of solid-state magnetic field batteries for cars because I was waiting for this.”

He paused, then continued to explain:

“The Anti-gravity Plasma Engine will have some functions reduced and be miniaturized, retaining low-altitude suspension and propulsion. The range will be cut to 5,000 kilometers, which is enough for daily commuting.”

“That's an excellent proposal!” Li Jianguo's eyes lit up. “What about autonomous driving?”

“We'll keep the basic functions.” Lin Chen explained. “We'll remove battlefield evasion and weapon linkage, keeping only automatic obstacle avoidance and cruise control speed reduced to Mach 5. That's perfectly sufficient for civilian use.”

“The detection range of the 3D visual radar will be reduced to 50 kilometers, mainly used to identify road conditions and other flying cars to prevent collisions.”

The more Li Jianguo listened, the more feasible it seemed, and he became excited.

“Little Lin, this is a great proposal!”

“If this is developed, it could completely solve the problem of traffic congestion!”

“It's not just congestion,” Lin Chen added. “Low-altitude flying cars don't require building highways, making travel easier in remote areas, and the cost is much lower than building expressways.”

Li Jianguo slapped his thigh and exclaimed excitedly: “Good! I support this! Should we design it ourselves, or cooperate with car manufacturers?!”

“We should cooperate with domestic car manufacturers!” Lin Chen smiled. “Let them jointly form a new car company. We provide the technology, and they handle the production!”

Li Jianguo stared at Lin Chen, his eyes full of approval.

He knew Lin Chen was doing this entirely to allow domestic car manufacturers to survive.

Otherwise, once the flying car was released, domestic car manufacturers would essentially be obsolete!

“Little Lin, it seems you planned this out long ago!” Li Jianguo exclaimed.

“Mhm.” Lin Chen nodded. “The white emperor is for defending the country, and the flying car is for letting the common people live better lives. Neither can be neglected.”

Li Jianguo stood up and patted Lin Chen's shoulder. “Well said! I will immediately send a letter to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, asking them to prepare the relevant standards in advance, striving to get car manufacturers to produce a prototype within half a year!”

...At the same time.

The White House.

Trump was sitting behind his desk, looking at the recent intelligence regarding the Great Xia Country.

However, the reports showed that since the conclusion of the South China Sea incident,

the Great Xia Country had been very low-key and hadn't done anything excessive.

Trump had a feeling that the Great Xia Country might be preparing some big move!

Just then!

Secretary of State Remundo walked in, his face full of excitement.

“Mr. President! Great news! Lockheed says the sixth-generation fighter jet can make its maiden flight on New Year's Day!”

Trump suddenly looked up: “Really?”

“Absolutely true!” Remundo handed over the document. “They also said that this sixth-generation fighter jet can reach a maximum speed of Mach 5, with a radar cross-section of 0.001 square meters—even stronger than the Great Xia Country's current new stealth fighter!”

After hearing this, Trump's expression gradually softened, and finally, he burst out laughing.

“Good! This is fantastic!”

He stood up and paced back and forth in the office. “Maiden flight on New Year's Day! It perfectly coincides with the New Year; let the whole world see our strength!”

He turned to look at Pete: “Immediately call a press conference and release this news! I want the whole world to know that we will always be the technological hegemon of the Blue Star!”

“Yes, sir!” Pete quickly responded, finally feeling relieved.

Trump picked up the phone and called the CEO of Lockheed Martin directly: “Listen, the maiden flight on New Year's Day must succeed. If there are any mistakes, your company can forget about receiving military orders in the future!”

Repeated assurances came from the other end of the line.

Hanging up the phone, Trump looked out the window, his eyes filled with pride.

“Great Xia Country, you want to compete with us? It's far too early!”

...As soon as the press conference was held, the world instantly exploded.

The Eagle Country Netizens' comments flooded the screen:

“Haha! This is great, we're going to have the maiden flight of the sixth-generation fighter jet!!”

“Mach 5! 0.001 square meters of cross-section! This is true technological strength!”

“Maiden flight on New Year's Day! We must watch the live broadcast then, and let the people of Great Xia know who the technological hegemon truly is!”

“We were worried about the Great Xia Country rising before, but now it seems they are still far behind!”

Sakura Country Netizens followed closely:

“Yoshi! Eagle Country's sixth-generation fighter jet is amazing! With this fighter, we no longer need to fear the Great Xia Country!”

“The New Year's Day maiden flight must serve as a warning to the Great Xia Country! Let them know that following the Eagle Country is the only way forward!”

“The previous losses of warships are nothing; with Eagle Country's support, we will get it back sooner or later!”

Meanwhile, the Great Xia Country Netizens were unusually calm.

“Maiden flight of a sixth-generation fighter jet? Probably another smoke bomb!”

“No matter how powerful your fighter jet is, is it as powerful as our Laser Cannon?”

“If you have the guts, come cause trouble on the day of the maiden flight, and see if we shoot you down!”

“...”

Netizens from other countries had subtle attitudes, quietly watching the drama unfold.

Eagle Country only announced the maiden flight.

They wouldn't believe it until it succeeded.

Furthermore, given the Great Xia Country's technological boom,

who knows if the Great Xia Country has other black technologies waiting?

...India.

The Prime Ministers Office.

Old Immortal Dimo instantly became excited after seeing the Eagle Country's press conference.

“Eagle Country developed a sixth-generation fighter jet?”

“Fantastic! We will purchase a batch once they start mass production.”

“Then we can seek revenge against the Great Xia Country.”

Old Immortal Dimo had always kept the border incident in mind.

He had never forgotten the humiliation he suffered during this period.

He had been waiting for the moment to retaliate against the Great Xia Country.

And the sixth-generation fighter jet was undoubtedly the best opportunity for India to retaliate against the Great Xia Country.

They were willing to purchase it, no matter the cost.

On the other side.

Sakura Country, the Prime Ministers Office.

Kishida Jiro was also filled with excitement after seeing the announcement.

“Yoshi, I knew Eagle Country wouldn't disappoint me.”

“Great Xia Country, just wait, we will soon avenge the South China Sea incident!”

Since the last South China Sea incident.

Sakura Country began massive military expansion.

Although opposed by many countries.

They still persisted stubbornly.

All they needed was to wait for an opportunity to retaliate against the Great Xia Country.

Now that Eagle Country was going to fly the sixth-generation fighter jet for the first time.

Eagle Country would certainly deploy them to Sakura Country afterward.

At that time, they could seek revenge against the Great Xia Country.

The whole world was paying close attention to the Eagle Country's upcoming maiden flight of the sixth-generation fighter jet.

Even the Great Xia Country Air Force was no exception.