Chapter 161 Oh no, I've run into a poor relative!

Li Jiajun stood frozen in place, his mouth half-open like a puppet whose soul had been stripped away. He felt as if his vocal cords were sealed with cement, unable to utter a single syllable.

Seeing Li Jiajun's completely speechless state, those Air Force Experts who had come from afar had no patience to play along with him.

The technical Expert wearing gold-rimmed glasses put away his tablet. With a trace of helplessness on his face and an urgent tone, he said, "Factory Director Li, at this point, don't hide it anymore. Take us to see the actual object. Let us see with our own eyes what kind of divine machine this is that can deliver express packages to the Ugly Country."

Another Expert chimed in, "Right! Whether it's a mule or a horse, you have to take it out for a walk! Just looking at the data isn't enough!"

Li Jiajun's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew that he couldn't avoid this hurdle today.

Under Liu Jianguo's gaze, which was full of 'go on, keep acting,' his last bit of struggle was declared bankrupt. Like a convicted prisoner, he dragged his heavy steps and waved his hand feebly.

"Fine... leaders, this way please."

...

The giant final assembly hangar door of the factory, pushed by hydraulic rods, made a dull but smooth sound as it slowly slid open to both sides.

The afternoon sunlight poured in, dispelling the darkness inside the hangar and illuminating the steel beast dormant within.

When the full appearance of the twin-tailed scorpion was revealed unreservedly before everyone, the sound of gasping for air rang out in the hangar.

If what they saw in the photos before was just a silhouette, then the visual impact of the actual object at this moment was devastating.

Its entire body was painted in matte dark gray. That cold metallic texture didn't look warm in the sunlight; instead, it exuded a murderous aura that warned people to stay away. The huge wingspan, like the outstretched wings of a bird of prey, was full of power. And the two thick tail booms extending backward from both sides of the fuselage, connected to the inverted V-shaped tail fin, made it look like a predator from another planet, ready to pounce on its prey at any time.

Especially the huge spherical optoelectronic pod under the nose, like a cold one-eyed gaze, silently staring at all the visitors.

"Beautiful... it's really beautiful..."

The Air Force Chief Engineer looked at the plane in front of him, muttering to himself, his eyes full of obsession.

"This aerodynamic layout... the combination of a high aspect ratio and twin tail booms is simply a work of art born for long endurance and high lift!" Another Expert couldn't help but praise. He even wanted to rush forward and touch the cold fuselage.

Li Jiajun looked at the eyes of these Experts, which were like hungry wolves seeing fat meat, and felt a bit puzzled.

'Isn't it just a drone? Is there a need to be so excited?' Such a thought surfaced in his mind.

He felt that these Experts were making a fuss over nothing, surely misunderstanding something and taking some basic designs for black technology. As the designer, he felt it necessary to educate them and break their illusions.

He cleared his throat, stepped forward, and began his explanation in the tone of a teacher lecturing elementary school students.

"Ahem, leaders, don't be fooled by its appearance. The principle of this thing is actually very simple."

He pointed to the huge wings and the engine, with a face that said 'isn't this common sense?'

"This is called an Intelligent Wind-Assisted Variable Cycle Engine. It sounds complicated, but it's actually learned from the albatross. Birds flying in the sky don't flap their wings all the time; they find wind and use it to glide. I just gave the plane a brain so it can find high-altitude air currents on its own. When it finds wind, the engine rests to save fuel. Isn't this just a basic application of bionics?"

Next, he patted the fuselage, making a dull sound. The sound didn't seem like metal; instead, it was a bit like some kind of composite material.

"And this skeleton, I call it the Bionic Truss Structure. This thing is even simpler; it's learned from watching ants move house. Look at ants; how can such a small body carry things dozens of times larger than itself? What does it rely on? It's about dispersing the force. I just made the inside of the fuselage into countless small triangles to disperse the weight to every point. So while it looks big, it's actually very light and can carry more goods. This is all basic structural mechanics."

Finally, he pointed to the navigation pod on the nose that looked full of high-tech.

"This navigation has even less technical content; it's called Starlight-Geomagnetic Composite Guidance. To put it bluntly, it's just a double insurance in case the satellite signal isn't working well. There are stars in the sky and magnetic fields on the ground; aren't these all natural landmarks? I just let the plane look up at the stars, look down to feel the magnetic field, and then combine that with its own inertia to calculate where it is. Isn't this the same principle as a person walking? It's such a simple matter."

He spoke nonchalantly, as if all of this was just a simple copy-paste of natural phenomena.

But in the ears of the Experts, it was no less than a rolling thunder.

Bionics? Basic mechanics? Simple matter?

Every word he spoke so casually represented a world-class technical problem!

Intelligently identifying and utilizing high-altitude air currents? This meant incredible energy management and AI algorithms!

Ultra-lightweight high-strength truss structure? This meant a revolutionary breakthrough in materials science and structural engineering!

Starlight-Geomagnetic Composite Guidance that doesn't rely on satellites? This meant that in the fields of strategic strikes and autonomous navigation, the Eastern Country would completely shed its dependence on external systems!

Li Jiajun looked at the Experts' dumbfounded and dazed expressions, feeling speechless.

'No way? They can't even understand this? How did these people learn physics?'

How could he know that it wasn't that the Experts didn't understand, but that they understood too well! It was precisely because they understood too well that they realized how heaven-defying these technologies were when combined!

The Air Force Chief Engineer, after a brief moment of daze, suddenly snapped back to his senses. He excitedly grabbed Li Jiajun's hand, his strength so great he almost crushed his bones.

"Engineer Li! Engineer Li, you are truly a genius!"

The Chief Engineer's voice was trembling. "Do you know that just this transport platform alone, its various performance indicators have already comprehensively surpassed our ten-billion-yuan Soaring Dragon Project! With it, our high-altitude long-endurance reconnaissance and transport capabilities can directly go up a level!"

Li Jiajun was startled by this sudden enthusiasm.

He looked at this Old Expert in front of him who was so excited he was about to cry, and his heart skipped a beat.

'Oh no, I've encountered poor relatives.'

He finally realized that these basic operations in his eyes were actually unattainable divine skills in the eyes of these Experts.

Originally, he explained those data points because he felt there must be some misunderstanding, like feigning poverty to prevent relatives from borrowing money. But he didn't expect that these relatives' family conditions were actually worse than his own.

Just as Li Jiajun was at a loss and the Experts were in a frenzy of joy, Liu Jianguo, who had been standing silently to the side, suddenly let out a heavy sigh.

That sigh was long and filled with disappointment.

"Sigh..."

Liu Jianguo shook his head. With a tone of disappointment as if seeing someone fail to live up to expectations, he looked at the twin-tailed scorpion and said flatly:

"That's it?"

As soon as these two words came out, everyone was dumbfounded.

The group of Air Force Experts all turned their heads in unison, looking at Liu Jianguo with disbelief.

'That's it?'

'Director Liu, have you gone mad? You call this "that's it"? This is practically a miracle, okay!'

An Expert with a more direct personality was about to speak up in rebuttal, but he happened to meet a meaningful look thrown by Liu Jianguo.

That look carried a trace of subtle cunning and suggestion.

The Expert froze for a moment and instantly shut his mouth.

As for Li Jiajun, seeing Liu Jianguo's expression, his heart gave a sudden leap.

What kind of trouble is this old fogey trying to stir up again?

Immediately, he understood.

Is he trying to use a straight hook to fish for Wang Dachui, that big-headed fish?

Sure enough.

Wang Dachui, standing on the periphery of the crowd, had always been incredibly proud of his boss's masterpiece. When he heard the Experts praising the twin-tailed scorpion non-stop, he was practically floating.

But now, he actually heard this leader, who seemed to be of the highest rank, evaluate his boss's hard work in such a contemptuous tone!

How could he endure this?

The boss might endure it, but he, Wang Dachui, could not!

'I get it! The boss is just too humble! And this Leader Liu must have been misled by the boss's humility, thinking we really only have this much skill!'

'No! I must stand up and clear the boss's name! Let him see the true strength of our Li Family Toy Factory!'

The thought of loyally protecting his master overrode everything at this moment.

Wang Dachui puffed out his chest, took a step forward, and said loudly in his booming, proud, and self-assured voice:

"Leader! Don't be so quick to jump to conclusions!"

"Our boss is just too low-key! This one he prepared for Express Delivery Company is just the most basic standard version!"

Amidst Liu Jianguo's 'everything is under control' smile and Li Jiajun's 'don't you come over here' terrified gaze, Wang Dachui used all his strength to shout out those earth-shattering words:

"To meet the personalized needs of different customers, our boss also privately designed an upgraded version with a larger load capacity that can even autonomously plan delivery routes!"

The words fell.

The entire hangar instantly fell into an absolute, suffocating dead silence.

Everyone's breathing stopped at this moment.

Dozens of pairs of eyes that were already incredibly fiery,

In unison, like searchlights, instantly focused on Wang Dachui.