71: It's really hard to guess!

Over at the Jiang Family.

Although the remaining five individuals were all formidable, each capable of single-handedly fighting three Hai Star mechs and maintaining an absolute advantage, the sheer number of Hai Star mechs was overwhelming, ultimately leading to their merciless defeat and annihilation.

When the battle concluded, nearly three hundred Hai Star mechs remained, marking the Blue Star faction's best combat record to date.

He Ming removed his VR helmet and exited the game.

He had a fairly clear understanding of the disparity between Blue Star and Hai Star.

If technology capable of withstanding the first and second waves of large-scale attacks could be developed, humanity's chances of victory would significantly increase.

He took out his notebook, found a pen, and quickly wrote:

"Under the condition that Blue Star's resources permit, design a weapon system capable of perfectly defending against the Hai Star fleet's Positron Cannon, to be completed within four years."

As the text vanished, a large amount of text appeared on the notebook:

"Vacuum Polarization Reflection Layer System"

"Technical Principle: Under the action of a strong field, utilize the interaction between positive and negative electrons and positrons to achieve absolute reflection based on the quantum vacuum itself..."

He Ming pointed his wristband at the notebook.

"jarvis, scan."

After a few minutes.

"Sir, data entry is complete."

He Ming: "Prioritize the manufacturing of this system."

"Understood, Sir. Factory No. 5 has been activated."

He Ming stood up, opened the window, and looked towards the Xinghai area, which was currently under construction.

At the innermost side, temporary factory buildings were brightly lit, and with He Ming's hearing, he could faintly discern the roar of machinery.

If someone were to enter this large, single-story factory, approximately 50 meters high, they would discover that the large machinery inside was assembling a mech with a silhouette identical to a seraph.

In addition, every so often, a silent, large engineering vehicle would transport oddly shaped machinery from Factories No. 1 and No. 2 to the central area of the Starport.

This area was an absolute forbidden zone for Xinghai, and even Jiang Zhonghua was unaware of what was inside, only receiving a large list of material demands periodically.

Even for cargo delivery, vehicles were only permitted to stop a kilometer away.

Walking another hundred meters forward, every fifty meters, there would be a person in a Xinghai uniform and sunglasses silently standing guard.

If their sunglasses were removed, one would find that they had no pupils, replaced by empty sockets glowing with a bloody light. As for what was truly inside, that would depend on whether anyone was bold enough to try to force their way into this forbidden zone.

In the airspace above this area, dense formations of drones conducted orderly, routine patrols.

"Has the large equipment for building the space elevator been manufactured?"

"Sir, Factories No. 1 and No. 2 are fully operational and are 47.65% complete."

He returned to his desk, picked up a pen, and quickly wrote:

"How much longer until Dragon Country completes the deployment of the Space-based Orbital High-Energy Laser System? Give me the exact number of days."

"3 days"

"Under the condition that resources are available, help me compile a set of large equipment to maximize the acceleration of infrastructure construction, which can be manufactured in the short term."

As the text vanished, a large amount of text and design blueprints immediately appeared.

"jarvis, scan the data. Divide this data into three copies and send them to Jiang Zhonghua, Bai Qianqian, and Chen Tao."

"Understood, Sir."

Early morning three days later.

Zhang Zhifei had woken up early to prepare for a new round of physical training. Bai Xiaofei was already sitting on the sofa in the living room, scrolling through his phone with a serious expression.

"God Bai, you're up so early today?"

Zhang Zhifei was a bit puzzled; it was his first time seeing Bai Xiaofei with such an expression. Curious, he jogged over.

Bai Xiaofei handed him his phone, which was playing a short video.

When he saw the title above the short video, his body trembled violently.

"You're telling me this isn't a space-based weapon?"

The video footage was a bit shaky, looking like it was shot by a passerby.

The background was a village balcony, and directly in front, a spirited young man in an Ultraman costume was striking various poses.

Suddenly, a red and white light shot into the sky. The video footage jolted violently, then quickly zoomed up. The light disappeared, but the clouds had been sliced in half for several kilometers.

"Holy crap!"

Zhang Zhifei habitually clicked on the comment section. The top comment was posted by the author:

"These past few days have been driving me crazy. I kept posting the video, but it wouldn't get approved. When the clouds were cut open, I almost thought aliens were attacking!"

The second comment was a screenshot. All-powerful netizens had precisely paused the video, capturing the exact moment the red and white laser shot into the sky. The image had been processed and was incredibly clear.

"What is this?"

Bai Xiaofei said at this moment.

"Does this light look like the defense turrets at the Moon Base?"

After Bai Xiaofei said this, Zhang Zhifei immediately realized. He slapped his thigh, his eyebrows raised high.

"It really does look a bit like it!"

Bai Xiaofei took back his phone, quickly operated it, and then searched for another official announcement video.

"Dragon Country Aerospace Administration successfully launched a total of twenty satellite carrier rockets at 11 PM last night."

"Satellites?"

Zhang Zhifei lowered his head in thought, as if he had a clue in his mind but couldn't quite connect the dots.

Bai Xiaofei scrolled down the screen, followed by a second official brief, roughly stating that Dragon Country would test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile at 8 PM tonight.

"Test-firing a missile?"

Zhang Zhifei's eyes widened, and he immediately understood.

"They just launched satellites, and now they're test-firing a missile. Could this be an attempt to actually test space-based weapons?"

Bai Xiaofei nodded slightly.

"It should be."

"There's even more explosive news. Go search for Xinghai yourself."

"More explosive than space-based weapons?"

Zhang Zhifei pulled out his phone from his pocket, habitually logged into the short video platform, searched for Xinghai, and casually clicked on the first most popular video.

"International renowned military commentator Avi takes you through an unprecedented, earth-shattering revelation!"

"family members, I really didn't expect it. I woke up this morning to find the whole world was off."

"Today, Avi will first help everyone sort out this timeline. Once I finish, you'll understand what's really going on."

"Alright, no more rambling, let's get straight to the point."

"Last night at 11 PM, our country launched twenty satellite carrier rockets overnight. Remember this time point."

"Now, let's push the time back a bit. I'm sure everyone has seen that red and white laser that appeared in the Northwest region, right?"

"According to the person involved, this video was taken about ten days ago."

A high-definition image appeared in the video. At the moment the red and white laser cut through the clouds, a small light spot appeared in the center, and a long sonic boom cloud was left on the left side.

The small light spot was circled in red.

"Based on my many years of experience in this field, I speculate this should be the hypersonic unmanned aircraft 'Peregrine One.'"

"From the angle of the laser, it was launched from the ground and hit its target."

"You should know that Peregrine One's maximum speed can reach Mach 20. To my knowledge, no country in the world has air defense capabilities that can precisely intercept Peregrine One at its maximum speed."

"At this point, I'm sure the strategists among you have already guessed the answer."

"This system was successfully tested more than ten days ago, so why was it only released today?"

"What exactly will be loaded onto the twenty satellites launched last night?"

"It's really hard to guess!"

"Let's look again at tonight at 8 PM, when the official announcement says an intercontinental ballistic missile will be test-fired."

"Xinghai Group's press conference is also tonight at 8 PM. According to industry insiders, Xinghai Energy and Xinghai Material have achieved results."

"What the truth of this matter is, tonight at 8 PM, see you there."

The video ended here. Although no answer was given, Zhang Zhifei had already understood.

"Who is this Avi? Why haven't I heard of him before?"

Zhang Zhifei was a military enthusiast and followed many military bloggers, but this was his first time seeing Avi's short videos.