90: The insidious tactics of the US!

Watching the countdown begin.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Even the bullet comments in the live stream seemed to have hit the pause button at this moment.

The viewers in front of their screens collectively held their breath.

The Testing Center.

The Engineers were just as nervous.

Their eyes were glued to the screen.

Every second the countdown ticked down.

They grew a little more tense!

Only Lin Chen remained the calmest in the entire venue.

Because he had confidence in the 'white emperor'.

Aboard the 'white emperor fighter jet'.

Luo Xiaoliang stared at the instrument panel.

The sweat in his palms soaked the control stick.

"5! 4! 3! 2! 1!"

"Ignition!!"

As his voice fell.

Luo Xiaoliang pressed the green ignition button.

The deflectors on both sides of the white emperor aerospace fighter instantly lit up with blue light.

The energy panels on the tail hummed, and a faint blue aura spread out.

The dust on the ground trembled slightly.

There was none of the roar of a traditional fighter jet.

Only a deep, resonant sound, as if originating from the cosmos.

"Anti-gravity Plasma Engine successfully started!"

Luo Xiaoliang felt nothing.

On the large screen!

It was already showing that the white emperor fighter jet had lifted off the ground.

1 meter!

10 meters!

50 meters!

...The silver-gray fuselage ascended vertically, as if lifted by an invisible hand.

The streamlined fuselage gleamed coldly under the snowy light.

The two red characters "Great Xia" and the golden dragon pattern were especially striking.

"Holy crap! It's still vertical takeoff?!"

General Zhang suddenly leaned forward, his eyes wide open.

He had initially thought it would be a taxi takeoff.

He hadn't expected this pleasant surprise!

Commander Liu slapped his thigh, full of excitement:

"Haha, it really is anti-gravity!"

"Eagle Sauce's vertical takeoff is trash!"

Li Jianguo stared at the screen, his eyes filled with excitement.

"It worked, we succeeded!"

The Engineers instantly erupted.

"It succeeded! The engine didn't have any problems!"

"The altitude is still increasing! It's already 1,000 meters!"

"It's about to accelerate, I'm so excited!"

"..."

The anti-gravity takeoff was successful.

Proving that the white emperor was already halfway to success.

Lin Chen calmly watched their reactions.

He was even more excited about the white emperor's performance next!

Takeoff was just a small step.

According to his plan, the most exciting moment was yet to come!

He had long prepared a 'big New Year's gift' for the people of Great Xia Country!

...In the live stream room.

The moment the white emperor successfully took off.

The bullet comments boiled over again.

"What kind of black technology is this? Vertical takeoff with no noise?"

"It's incredibly cool! It's more outrageous than the fighter jets in movies!"

"Could it be the legendary anti-gravity?!"

"Whether it is or not, this technology far surpasses Eagle Sauce's starship!"

"Great Xia is awesome!"

Red bullet comments scrolled across the screen.

Someone posted an "Raise the National Flag" emoji.

Instantly, the bullet comments became unified.

In the streets and alleys.

Some people held up their phones, live streaming and cheering excitedly.

A traffic police officer on duty stopped, staring at the large billboard screen on the roadside.

Which was currently broadcasting the white emperor's Maiden Flight.

His eyes were full of pride.

In a certain village.

An old soldier leaned on his cane, staring at the television.

Tears welled up in his cloudy eyes.

"Back then we didn't have planes, but now... we have the best!"

Similar scenes to this.

Were playing out across Great Xia Country.

The old soldiers who had lived through that era.

Deeply understood how hard-won this moment was for Great Xia Country.

Only those who had experienced it could truly understand.

Many old soldiers watched, their eyes unconsciously growing moist... Meanwhile.

The White House of Eagle Sauce.

Opden sat in his office, staring at the live broadcast screen.

His face was so grim it looked like water could drip off it.

The coffee on his desk had gone completely cold.

He suddenly clenched his fist and slammed it directly onto the desk.

"Damn it! How could Great Xia Country possess this kind of technology?"

NASA Director Durutt's face was pale:

"Mr. President, this, this is not a traditional fighter jet at all. We have never seen this kind of technology!"

A fighter jet without vector thrust nozzles.

It was the first time he had ever seen one.

The key was the vertical takeoff.

And it was so stable it seemed to be motionless on flat ground.

This completely subverted his understanding of aerospace technology.

Unless there was one possibility.

That was anti-gravity technology.

But that was simply not achievable with Blue Star's current technology.

"Could Great Xia Country really have developed it?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Durutt frantically denied it in his mind.

He absolutely refused to believe that Great Xia Country had actually developed anti-gravity technology.

The entire Blue Star.

Had not seen any breakthrough in decades.

Those who truly achieved anti-gravity.

Were practically nonexistent.

It had always remained in the theoretical stage.

Opden paced back and forth in the office.

Suddenly, he stopped, his eyes filled with ruthlessness:

"We cannot let them succeed!"

"If Great Xia Country's fighter jet truly flies into space, do you have a way to make our Starlink Fighter Jets 'lose control' and accidentally collide with them?"

Durutt froze upon hearing this.

He immediately realized what was meant and stammered, "Mr. President, are you saying..."

"That's right, use our Starlink Satellites to directly collide with Great Xia Country's fighter jet!"

"No matter what, we must make them fail!"

Opden's eyes were filled with madness.

Eagle Sauce's starship had just failed, becoming a worldwide joke.

We absolutely cannot allow Great Xia Country's Maiden Flight to succeed.

If the opponent does not fly beyond Blue Star.

That proves they have not yet reached the level of an aerospace fighter jet.

As long as they remain within Blue Star.

The threat is not too great.

If they truly manage to fly beyond Blue Star.

The nature of the situation changes completely.

We must make Great Xia Country fail.

"But, Mr. President!"

"If we really use our satellites to collide with their incoming fighter jet."

"Will Great Xia Country retaliate against us fiercely?"

Durutt advised with deep concern.

They still have 8,100 Starlink Satellites in orbit.

If it truly comes to it.

It can certainly be done.

But can they bear the consequences?

Great Xia Country's Laser Weapons are currently so advanced.

If Great Xia Country retaliates!

Directly destroying their Starlink Satellites frantically from the ground.

They would be completely helpless.

Great Xia Country had already destroyed three of their Starlink Satellites before.

Aopute completely ignored the advice.

"Retaliation?"

"I will just say that the satellite lost control on its own."

"Can Great Xia Country directly violate the International Space Convention?"

"You just go ahead and do it without worry!"

"Whatever happens, I will take responsibility."

Durutt saw that the President was so resolute.

And said nothing more.

"Understood, Mr. President!"

"I will go back and make the arrangements now."

After speaking, Durutt left first.

Opden stood by the office window, looking at the lawn outside.

"Great Xia Country!"

"You want to soar into the heavens in space?"

"Dream on!"