I'll retire once Chapter 286 is researched.
Dragon Country, Kyoto. Inside a two-story small building. It was filled with a unique atmosphere.
A family of four was staying here.
Slightly different from the ordinary Dragon Country households nearby, the females in the family were all blonde with blue eyes, appearing particularly eye-catching.
By the window, the daughter tilted her head up, opening her big eyes to ask the man: "Daddy, will we ever go back?"
Her childish voice carried a complex emotion interwoven with curiosity and reluctance.
After all, leaving familiar native soil to come to a completely new country—for a nine-year-old child, there were many feelings in her heart.
The father affectionately patted her head and said softly: "We won't be going back for the time being. We are going to start a new life here, my dear. You need to adapt to life here."
His gaze revealed a hint of determination.
Although the road ahead might hold many unknowns, since the choice had been made, he could only walk forward bravely.
The nine-year-old daughter was very sensible; she nodded obediently.
To keep her father from worrying, she tried hard to squeeze a sweet smile onto her face and said: "Daddy, I really like it here. This place makes me feel even more at ease than our original country!"
That little-adult demeanor made one feel both relieved and a bit heartbroken.
"It's just... I miss our Kiki a little."
The daughter suddenly added with a touch of regret, the look of longing evident in her expression.
The man was taken aback for a moment, a look of apology appearing on his face, and he said: "Kiki couldn't come with us, I'm so sorry, my dear!"
"I didn't expect you to like Kiki so much. I will ask my friend to take good care of Kiki."
He understood in his heart that there was a deep bond between his daughter and her pet.
Leaving in such a hurry, he really hadn't been able to bring the pet along; it was a helpless situation.
The daughter nodded again, saying with a tone full of affection: "I really like Kiki. It's the only cat I've ever seen that can do a backflip."
Smith was even more confused when he heard his daughter say this.
Apparently, he didn't even know Kiki had this unique skill, and he couldn't help but laugh.
That's right, this family was none other than the Smith family, who had come to the Dragon Country via Mexico.
After some consideration, the Dragon Country had accepted their application for entry.
However, they were currently still under surveillance.
After all, Smith's previous identity was special, and the Security Bureau needed to conduct more in-depth and detailed follow-up investigations to ensure the authenticity of his defection and whether he would pose a potential security threat to the Dragon Country.
In fact, Smith himself was still a bit surprised; he had originally only held a try-it-and-see attitude, thinking of using that gift to win the trust of the Dragon Country.
He hadn't expected it to actually succeed.
Although this trust didn't seem like much, being able to come to the Dragon Country from Mexico was already enough to satisfy him.
However, he was currently a bit puzzled, silently pondering: "A blueprint with no research value actually allowed the Dragon Country to accept us!"
"Could it be that the Dragon Country doesn't know that it's just conceptual material with almost no research value!"
"That's impossible. Given the Dragon Country's current scientific research strength, it's impossible for them not to see the value of that blueprint."
"Either I am ignorant, and that blueprint I thought wasn't very useful can actually unleash tremendous value in the hands of the Dragon Country, which is why they accepted us..."
Smith's heart skipped a beat when he thought of this.
He dared not think any further; if that were really the case, then the Dragon Country's scientific research strength would be simply terrifying!
He even started to let his imagination run wild!
Wondering if the Dragon Country had colluded with Extraterrestrials!
"Can't think about this anymore!"
Smith hurriedly shook his head, not daring to continue thinking along this terrifying line of thought!
The more he thought, the more shocked and uneasy he felt.
Moreover, he was very clear in his heart that since the Dragon Country had accepted him, he could no longer flip-flop between the Eagle Sauce and the Dragon Country.
Even if he couldn't help the Dragon Country with anything major, at the very least, he couldn't do anything that would harm the Dragon Country's interests.
After all, the current Dragon Country, relying on the immense strength it had displayed in all aspects, was already the undisputed, true leader of the Blue Planet!
If he were to incur the hatred of the Dragon Country again, then, even though the world was big, there would truly be no place left for him to stay.
Thinking of this, Smith couldn't help but take a USB drive out of his pocket.
His gaze scanned over it repeatedly, and he thought to himself: "I wonder what the Dragon Country has done with that Space Warp Engine blueprint?"
"They wouldn't actually be researching it, right!"
Various possibilities kept emerging in his mind, but he felt it wasn't very realistic; after all, the technical difficulty was simply too high.
"Whatever, let them research it! If you really succeed in researching it, I'll give it to you!"
Smith muttered to himself, then shook his head again: "However, I have asked some experts before. The manufacturing of a Space Warp Engine requires breaking through many technical difficulties. Even with the Eagle Sauce's scientific research strength, it would take at least seventy or eighty years!"
"Even if our Dragon Country is amazing, it would take at least five or six years to research it, right!"
"Or even... ten or twenty years!"
Smith didn't mean to belittle the Dragon Country at all!
In fact, he felt that his objective speculation was based entirely on the Dragon Country's current scientific research strength!
After all, the Space Warp Engine involved too many complex things. Every technology that needed to be broken through was transformative, and the difficulty was no less than manufacturing an Aerospace Carrier!
Even harder than that; it was simply technology straight out of science fiction.
"Dragon Country, good luck! By the time you build it, I'll probably be at retirement age!"
Smith said, standing at the window sill!
His gaze looked towards the west of the Dragon Country, his eyes revealing a hint of complex emotion—there was anticipation, and also a sense of reflection on the unknown.
And in the direction of his gaze, hundreds of kilometers away, inside a research base located in the mountains!
Su Chen was standing in front of a large device.
The shape of this device was quite unique.
The whole thing looked like a giant olive-shaped object made of silver-gray alloy, about the size of a van.
The front end was a regular hexagonal energy convergence port, composed of transparent azure crystals, edged with golden conductive strips.
The central body was wrapped in multi-layered concentric circles, the outer layer engraved with rune patterns, the inner layer containing materials with a faint green light, and at the core, under a light purple light screen, a spherical core was spinning at high speed.
The rear end was a wide and deep energy exhaust port, spraying a blue-white spiral beam.
The bottom and sides had thick, buffered metal supports and various connection interfaces, used for stable installation and system collaboration; the whole thing was scientific and full of energy.
Su Chen's face was full of excitement and agitation, and he couldn't help but shout aloud: "Space Warp Engine..."
"It's finally built!"