40: The scene wasn't large, but a lithography machine was delivered by Harrier fighter jet!

This scene made many foreign reporters excited as well.

However, their mindset was different from that of the Dragon Kingdom's reporters.

They were there with the intent of watching a joke and exposing the other party.

Good!

A male reporter from the USA clenched his fist.

Shout as loudly as you want now.

In a moment, when we expose your academic fraud and theft of others' technology...

...you'll be crying just as hard.

The rumbling sound was the firework effect on the stage.

Then, an elderly man walked out.

His hair was completely white.

Every strand of silver hair was neatly combed back.

He wore a tidy black suit.

It showed how much importance he attached to this press conference.

The elderly man was, of course, Ji Zhengkang.

At this moment, Ji Zhengkang was the person appointed by the Great Elder and others for the press conference.

And he had also been approved by Lu Feng.

This time, Elder Ji was to host the press conference.

But it wouldn't be explicitly stated that Elder Ji invented the Lithography Machine.

Instead, it would be said that Elder Ji was part of the research and development team.

Of course, it was another team led by Lu Feng.

This was the result of Elder Sun's insistent urging.

Before Controllable Nuclear Fusion was successful...

...Lu Feng's identity had to be kept secret.

They couldn't let interested parties abroad notice Lu Feng's existence.

So for this press conference, although Lu Feng was present...

...he remained backstage, appearing as an assistant to Elder Ji.

He watched with some nervousness as Elder Ji walked toward the center of the stage.

Elder Ji didn't use a wheelchair this time.

Instead, he walked over leaning on a cane with one hand.

For Elder Ji, this was already very difficult.

But his current excitement...

...had masked his physical discomfort.

His body was supported by intense emotions of excitement.

Elder Ji stood in the center of the stage.

By now, thunderous applause had already broken out throughout the venue.

Many people were also shouting Elder Ji's name loudly.

Ji Zhengkang was also very moved.

He looked at the crowd in the arena, reminiscing about his youth.

Although this spotlight should have belonged to that kid Lu Feng...

...let me, Ji Zhengkang, enjoy this applause that has been delayed for decades.

Indeed!

Older generation scientific researchers like Ji Zhengkang could be said to be the pioneers of the first generation of research.

Whether at the beginning or end of their research, they all did their work silently.

Even after success, they wouldn't have had conditions like these.

To directly hold a worldwide press conference.

Elder Ji kept waiting for the applause to stop.

But he didn't expect the applause to continue without end.

Not only did it not stop, it seemed to be getting louder and louder.

Everyone's emotions remained high.

Left with no choice...

...Ji Zhengkang could only lightly raise his hand.

Signaling everyone to stop clapping.

Soon, the venue fell silent.

Ji Zhengkang held the microphone.

His gaze swept gently over the crowd.

"Hello everyone!"

"My name is Ji Zhengkang!"

"I am an old man."

As soon as he finished speaking, a young person's voice rang out from below the stage.

"Grandpa Ji, you're not old at all, you look like you're in your thirties!"

"Yeah! Grandpa Ji, you're the most handsome!"

"Good! Good!" Elder Ji waved his hand with a smile.

He knew this was the young people's way of showing their affection for him.

"If we're talking about being handsome, I was quite handsome when I was young."

Hahaha! With this opening line...

...everyone present laughed understandingly.

A bit of light, self-deprecating humor.

Many foreign reporters had already started recording the facial expressions of many audience members.

This way, after they exposed the ugly face of this man called Elder Ji...

...the contrast between these people's shocked expressions and their current happy ones...

...that strong contrast is exactly what we news workers want to see most.

For a moment, everyone in the entire venue was busy and focused on their own business.

Although Elder Ji's eyelids were drooping, the whites of his eyes were clear.

Spirited and clean.

Elder Ji spoke slowly:

"As everyone knows."

"Our country's chip manufacturing technology has always been in the research and development stage."

Everyone in the arena knew that this was moving into the main theme of the press conference.

So everyone quieted down.

There were about 50,000 people at the scene.

All eyes were on Ji Zhengkang.

His aged but powerful voice echoed throughout the stadium.

"Although we have never succeeded."

"But!"

"We have never stopped our pace of exploration."

"Every time I use a computer or a mobile phone."

"I think to myself."

"How wonderful it would be if the chips inside were manufactured by ourselves."

"In all the electrical equipment everyone uses in their daily lives."

"If they all used our Dragon Kingdom's chips."

"How wonderful that would be!"

"This wish has always haunted my heart."

"And the hearts of all our Dragon Kingdom scientific researchers."

"I think..."

At this point, Elder Ji looked up at the sky.

His voice carried a sense of ethereality and grandeur.

"The protagonist of tonight should not be me!!"

"But it!"

As he spoke, Elder Ji pointed his finger toward the sky.

This was an indoor stadium.

Above was the triangular steel reinforced dome structure.

Although the 50,000-plus people in the audience knew this...

...they also knew that at this moment, Elder Ji was just being sentimental.

Expressing gratitude for Heaven's favor.

However, Elder Ji's movement didn't stop.

He didn't speak, nor did he change his posture.

His finger still pointed at the sky.

His eyes also looked toward the dome of the stadium.

Everyone was stunned. What was the situation?

What happened to Elder Ji?

The next moment!

Boom!

Rumble!

Rum-ble-ble!

A huge sound came.

It was as if from the distant heavens.

A large hole suddenly split open.

It seemed as if an immortal was constantly beating a celestial drum.

This sound was coming from the broken sky.

The next moment!

The top of the massive stadium suddenly began to open slowly.

Like the petals of a flower.

The huge, curved dome began to open in all directions.

A massive fighter jet appeared in the sky.

The rumbling sound was the noise from the huge engines on both sides of the fighter jet.

The massive engines on both sides of the fighter jet sprayed blue flames.

Allowing its massive fuselage to hover in the air.

At this instant!

The fifty thousand people at the scene were dazed.

The mouths of fifty thousand people began to hang open unconsciously!

This... this is a press conference??

Aren't press conferences usually just showing PPTs on a big screen?

What the hell is this fighter jet?

This thing was not simple.

Many foreign reporters on the scene had already recognized it.

A Harrier Fighter Jet!!

This is currently the only fighter jet in the world that can perform vertical short takeoff and landing, fast level flight, hovering, and backward flight.

Under its wide wings, there were even four massive Air-to-Air Missiles suspended!

With a click!

A door opened under the belly of the fighter jet.

A red object was lowered from inside by a cable.

It slowly descended vertically into the very center of the stadium.

A circular platform had risen there long ago.

The reason it looked red...

...was because it was covered with red silk.

Rumble!

The massive Harrier Fighter Jet sprayed blue flames.

It slowly flew out of everyone's sight.

The dome above the stadium began to close slowly.

A beam of white light hit the red object.

Everyone's eyes and minds were drawn to this thing.

Then Elder Ji's voice rang out again:

"Next, my assistant,"

"Lu Feng!"

"...will unveil its mysterious veil for everyone!!!"