Chapter 88 Endless Energy! Sky Fortress! How do we get there?
"Is this the energy provided by controlled nuclear fusion?"
Watching the azure beams jetting out on the screen, She Chuan and the elders in the general conference room held their breath, fearing they might miss even a fraction of a detail!
It was also at this moment that new content came through on the screen!
This was the headquarters' response to the luan bird aerospace carrier's takeoff test: "Headquarters has received the takeoff application for the luan bird. At this stage, the test flight route has been completely cleared. Takeoff permitted!"
【Takeoff Permitted!】
The moment the luan bird aerospace carrier received this command, this technological behemoth with a wingspan of hundreds of meters began to move!
"Rumble—" A thunderous roar emanated from within the luan bird.
The ground where the staff stood began to tremble at a frequency visible to the naked eye!
Then, came gusts of artificial gale-force winds!
Great Wall Media host Bingbing gripped her microphone tightly, her voice high-pitched as she shouted to the camera: "Friends in the audience! The luan bird aerospace carrier has now received permission for a test flight. Next, please join me in witnessing the luan bird spread its wings and soar!"
Because the wind force generated by the 'luan bird flapping its wings' was getting stronger, Bingbing's standing figure swayed slightly.
The young girl's long, dark hair danced in the wind along with her pristine white skirt!
Yet even so, the state of this Great Wall Media host remained completely unaffected!
There was a light in Bingbing's eyes!
She looked at the behemoth right before her eyes with excitement and hope!
It wasn't just Bingbing; countless Great Wall viewers in the livestream were also silently anticipating and hoping that this aerospace carrier, loaded with the 'Great Wall Dream', could successfully take off.
Because the takeoff of the luan bird was not just the spreading of wings for the 【Great Wall Watch】, but also an unprecedented breakthrough in the history of human technology!
With the help of the successfully test-flown luan bird, humanity could cast its gaze toward more distant worlds. For example... that azure and deep universe!
"The 【luan bird】 aerospace platform has received the 'permission to test flight' command from headquarters. Now activating the propulsion engines to drive the forward movement of the 【luan bird】 aerospace carrier!"
The staff, having received the test flight permission from headquarters, began to operate the controls. As they pulled the throttle levers, the two controlled nuclear fusion devices installed within the 【luan bird】 aerospace carrier began to operate and supply power!
"Boom, boom, boom—" It was also at this moment that the commotion caused by the 【luan bird】 aerospace carrier became even more pronounced!
Outside, from the perspective of host Bingbing, one could clearly see two azure exhaust flames appearing at the rear of the 【luan bird】!
【Propulsion engines normal!】 【Propulsion energy meets standards!】 【Activating propulsion devices!】
All indicators for forward movement had been passed, so it was time for the forward sprint phase!
Seeing this, the Commander in charge of the luan bird aerospace carrier decisively pressed the red button in front of him. This meant that the energy converted from controlled nuclear fusion would fully propel the luan bird forward!
"Rumble—" Accompanied by an even louder noise, the azure light at the rear of the luan bird aerospace carrier began to shift to deep red.
And under the simultaneous illumination of these three beams, the world where Bingbing and the crowd of outside staff stood presented two different tones: behind them was the normal sky, while in front of them was a deep red like the apocalypse!
"Friends in the audience, the exciting moment has arrived!" "The beams shifting from azure to deep red mean that the 【luan bird】 has converted energy into forward momentum through controlled nuclear fusion technology!"
Actually, there was one sentence Bingbing did not say out loud. That was: Whether controlled nuclear fusion could actually be used in practice, and whether the research on the luan bird aerospace carrier was truly successful, depended on whether it could move forward!
"It moved!" "It moved!"
And under Bingbing's fixed attention, this behemoth began to move!
The endless energy provided by controlled nuclear fusion began to push the luan bird forward, and this aerial fortress was still accelerating, faster and faster!
1km/h! 5km/h! 30km/h! 200km/h! The luan bird aerospace carrier rushed out of the base in five seconds, speeding along the specially constructed runway!
【Propulsion engines under no load!】 【Next, the lift-off engines can be activated!】
The Commander, having finished checking all the data, pulled down the lift-off lever. Instantly, a roar erupted from the bottom of the luan bird aerospace carrier!
"Boom, boom, boom—" Through the capture of the fixed camera, one could clearly see the three beams of light erupting from the bottom of the aerospace carrier!
The energy provided by these three beams was lifting the luan bird! Allowing it to leave the ground! Enabling it to soar in the sky!
【The flight altitude of the luan bird aerospace carrier is 300 meters!】 【Climbing!】
【The flight altitude of the luan bird aerospace carrier is 1000 meters!】 【Climbing!】
【The flight altitude of the luan bird aerospace carrier is 5000 meters!】 【Climbing!】
【The flight altitude of the luan bird aerospace carrier is 9999 meters!】 【Now reached the designated test altitude, lift-off engines starting to reduce power, maintain a stable state!】
At this point, everyone's breathing became heavy. Because everyone knew very well that the luan bird aerospace carrier was in the second critical step, which was maintaining stability at the designated flight altitude!
It was also at this moment that Bingbing said to the audience in a heavy tone: "From ancient times to the present, many scientists have explored the field of flight. And they easily achieved making their homemade flight apparatuses take off; this is not difficult, as long as you provide the power or environment to leave the ground. The truly difficult part is keeping the flight apparatus stable in the air! Because only by maintaining stability in the air can the apparatus realize more uses! If the luan bird aerospace carrier cannot achieve stability at high altitude, then how can it carry out the subsequent series of complex combat modes? Aerial stability was once the most difficult step humanity took on the path to realizing flight! Today, the luan bird is reliving this history!"
Amidst Bingbing's solemn words, everyone's emotions were stirred up. The Decipherer She Chuan, located in the general conference room, clenched his palms tightly, praying silently in his heart for the luan bird's failure to stabilize!
"It cannot succeed!" "It must not succeed!" Although he had long known through the strategy mission that the luan bird would definitely succeed in taking off, She Chuan still couldn't help but pray in his heart!
Because witnessing the luan bird via a live broadcast was far more terrifying than on paper! Imagine, when such a behemoth descends from the sky onto your capital city, what kind of thoughts would you have in your heart? Would your people, your soldiers, your legions still have the courage to fight? The answer was already hidden in the question.
Time was ticking away, bit by bit. The three-minute countdown to stability was nearing its end, yet the luan bird aerospace carrier was still floating in the dome of the sky! This meant...