305: Chapter 305 The Phoenix Sky Mothership Takes Flight! Like a roc rising with the wind, it soars ninety thousand miles into the sky!

Outside the Luan Bird.

With only 20 minutes left before the maiden flight ceremony, and under the strong insistence of General Yun Feijie, the China leadership decided to immediately head to the area below the bow to witness the Planetary Bombardment Cannon that could "convince others with the truth."

Soon, they arrived at the open ground beneath the bow.

As everyone looked up and caught a sudden glimpse of that massive, circular cannon muzzle, they were all struck with overwhelming shock. Goosebumps rose all over their bodies, and their breathing even stalled for a long while.

"My goodness!"

"This muzzle of the Planetary Bombardment Cannon... it must be more than 52.8 meters, right!"

General Yun Feijie swallowed hard and asked Zhang Zhaozhong, who was standing beside him.

"This damn thing looks like it's at least 80 meters!"

Hearing this, Zhang Zhaozhong smiled and explained.

"That is correct."

"Our previous definition of caliber mainly referred to the inner diameter of the barrel."

"However, the structure of the Planetary Bombardment Cannon is different from conventional energy weapons; its barrel is also responsible for magnetic confinement, magnetic compression, and magnetic acceleration!"

"Therefore, its outer diameter reaches 82.8 meters!"

General Yun Feijie's voice trembled.

"82 meters?!"

"Are you guys building a cannon or a soccer field..."

"..."

The other leaders were also extremely amazed and asked questions from time to time, which Zhang Zhaozhong answered one by one with a smile.

At the front of the group, Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng, the Commander-in-Chief of the three armed forces, looked up at the pitch-black muzzle, his eyes filled with fiery passion.

Having been a high-ranking official in the Dragon Army for so many years, this was the first time he had felt such a strong sense of security.

"Comrades, let's go!"

Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng took a deep breath, and after slightly easing the shock and excitement in his heart, he looked around at everyone and said.

"There are only 15 minutes left before the maiden flight ceremony; if we don't go now, it will be too late!"

Led by Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng, everyone reluctantly turned around and walked towards the shuttle bus not far away.

In the short distance of just over ten meters, everyone kept looking back, wishing they could take a few more looks.

Because the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership used third-generation Controlled Nuclear Fusion technology, and the fusion fuel used was Helium-3 extracted from the moon.

Helium-3 is not only more efficient, clean, and pollution-free, but most importantly, replacing the Helium-3 fuel rods is very convenient.

This meant that after this liftoff, the Luan Niao Mothership would likely never come down again!

So, every look was one less chance to see it!

...

On the shuttle bus.

Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng, Chief Designer Bai Yannian, and Lin Mo sat in the first row, while General Yun Feijie and other high-ranking officials of the Dragon Army sat in the second row.

"Comrade Lin Mo!"

"You have really given me, old Yun, a big surprise this time!"

"Hahaha..."

Excited, General Yun Feijie heaped praise upon Lin Mo.

After the maiden flight ceremony, this great treasure, the Luan Niao Mothership, would be officially handed over to the Space Force to begin service, and would use the final offensive against the hawks as its first combat debut.

As the Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force, General Yun Feijie was undoubtedly the most excited of them all.

"Comrade Lin Mo!"

As he spoke, General Yun Feijie suddenly leaned forward and asked Lin Mo curiously.

"I understood the conventional weapons before; they were nothing more than gunpowder, electromagnetic, or laser types."

"But this Planetary Bombardment Cannon..."

"To be honest, I stared at it for a long time just now, and I really couldn't tell if it was an electromagnetic weapon or a laser weapon!"

"Can you enlighten us?"

Seeing that Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng and Chief Designer Bai Yannian were also looking at him, Lin Mo smiled gently and began to speak.

"It is both an electromagnetic weapon and a laser weapon."

General Yun Feijie was stunned.

"What do you mean?"

Lin Mo smiled and explained.

"Planetary Bombardment Cannon is just our popular abbreviation."

"Its scientific name should be: Super-Heavy Plasma Cannon!"

Plasma Cannon?

Hearing this name, the eyes of everyone on the bus lit up; this was much more familiar!

As the highest-level representative of new-concept weapons, the plasma cannon had always been a regular guest in science fiction movies.

Before this monster, Lin Mo, appeared, it was also a key research direction for China Military Industry!

Of course...

It was just a direction...

Seeing that everyone understood, Lin Mo continued with a smile.

"The Plasma Cannon!"

"It is the ultimate weapon that can be manufactured based on the current development stage of Blue Star's technology!"

"Its principle is to use the super-strong laser beam of the Tokamak superconducting nuclear fusion device to heat super-heavy hydrogen to a high temperature of over 100 million degrees, turning it into a plasma state!"

"Then, use superconducting electromagnetic field technology to wrap the super-high-temperature plasma into a 'ball lightning' and fire it!"

"The Plasma Cannon has three characteristics!"

"Extremely high explosive power!"

"Extremely long attack range!"

"Extremely fast reaction speed!"

"Fired from outer space, it can not only conduct precision strikes on targets within a few seconds but also cause explosive power far exceeding that of a hydrogen Mushroom Bomb!"

"If you convert its peak output power into the explosive equivalent of a Mushroom Bomb!"

"It is at least equivalent to 30 times that of the Red Bear Union's Tsar Bomba, or 100,000 times that of Japan's Little Boy!"

"Therefore, calling it a Planetary Bombardment Cannon is by no means an exaggeration!"

Lin Mo paused and added another sentence.

"In addition, as a non-nuclear weapon, the Planetary Bombardment Cannon has power far exceeding that of a hydrogen Mushroom Bomb, but it will not cause any nuclear radiation pollution."

"It is a very clean large-scale strategic weapon that can be used at will without affecting the environment of the Blue Star!"

After listening to Lin Mo's introduction, everyone felt deeply shocked.

General Yun Feijie swallowed hard and said with a dry throat.

"My mother!"

"If this shot goes down, wouldn't it be able to wipe out the hawks' Huadun City directly?"

"That's just too heaven-defying!"

"Comrade Lin Mo!"

"Do you intend to level the entire North America continent in this battle against the hawks?"

Hearing this, Lin Mo laughed and replied.

"That would be overestimating them!"

"In my eyes, there is only the vast universe, the stars, and the sea."

"This Planetary Bombardment Cannon carried by the Luan-Niao is only the first generation; soon there will be a second generation, a third generation..."

"I believe that before long, developing a super Star-Killer Cannon capable of shattering an asteroid with one shot will no longer be a dream!"

...

11:50 AM.

Outside the Luan Bird.

Left side, near the bow.

The first viewing platform with the best view.

The more than 20,000 people gathered here were all core technical personnel from the first and second phases of the Nantianmen Project.

"They're here!"

"The leaders are here!"

Hearing someone exclaim, everyone turned their heads.

A large group of high-ranking Dragon Army leaders, wearing crisp military uniforms with three shining stars on their shoulders, walked over.

The three people in the lead were none other than Lin Mo, Chief Designer Bai Yannian, and Chief of Staff Zhou Wuzheng!

On the chests of these high-ranking leaders hung more than a dozen medals of honor, highlighting their past achievements.

Among them, Lin Mo was the most exaggerated.

Seeing that, more than 40 supreme medals of honor, such as Combat Hero, Special Merit, and First-Class Merit, filled every empty space on the front of his military uniform, and even his arms were covered with several!

The weight of these medals alone was probably more than ten pounds...

After the leaders stood still, the maiden flight ceremony began amidst the majestic national anthem.

"...Comrade Lin Mo!"

Soon after, Chief Designer Bai Yannian, who was in charge of hosting, said with a smile.

"The Luan Bird is your hard work; please say a few words!"

Lin Mo nodded.

"Alright!"

According to the previous ceremony schedule, he originally had 20 minutes to speak.

Now that time was limited, he could only pick the key points to talk about.

"Look!"

"Chief Designer Lin is going to speak!!"

Watching Lin Mo stand in front of the microphone, the mood of the people off the stage immediately became excited.

On the other viewing platforms, other spectators who saw Lin Mo walk forward through the big screen were also extremely excited.

As long as they had participated in the Nantianmen Project, everyone regarded Lin Mo as a god-like existence.

Ask yourself, who wouldn't be convinced, who wouldn't look up to, and who wouldn't respect someone who, by their own strength, led the design and development of such a terrifying and sci-fi national treasure as the aerospace mothership?

"Ahem..."

After coughing twice, Lin Mo looked around at the crowd off the stage and said with a smile.

"Comrades!"

"The sky is clear, and the Luan Bird sings for the first time!"

"Today is an extremely important historical day!"

"Our China's first purely independently designed, independently built, and independently equipped Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership!"

"After 198 days of meticulous manufacturing!"

"With the joint efforts of more than 1.5 million staff members across the Nantianmen Project!"

"We are about to welcome this exciting historical moment of its first liftoff!"

"Here!"

"I, on behalf of all the Chinese people!"

"Would like to express my most heartfelt and sincere gratitude to all the comrades present!..."

Lin Mo's words were full of passion, spreading to all the viewing platforms through the outdoor sound system.

His speech was short and down-to-earth, and as everyone listened to Lin Mo's subsequent overview of the Nantianmen Project, recalling those 198 days that felt like a lifetime ago, many people couldn't help but shed tears of emotion.

These 198 days were as arduous as hell, but it was worth it!

Everything was worth it!

Five minutes passed quickly.

Lin Mo's words were sonorous and powerful as he finally concluded.

"As the Luan Bird rises with the wind, it soars ninety thousand li!"

"Comrades!"

"History will eventually remember this great moment!"

"It will eventually remember everyone present who contributed to the Nantianmen Project!"

"The century-old dream is finally realized, striding towards the sea of stars!"

"Let us work together!"

"Starting with the liftoff of the Luan Bird, let us stride forward with vigor towards the vast universe, the stars, and the sea!"

"To spread the magnificent epic of the Chinese nation and Chinese civilization!!"

"Throughout the entire galaxy!!!"

The speech ended.

Thunderous applause immediately erupted from all the viewing platforms!

The applause lasted for a long time; everyone was flushed with excitement, clapping and cheering desperately!

This applause was not only for Lin Mo, but also for themselves!

Facing the warm applause, Lin Mo and the others came to the lower left of the bow.

At 12:00 sharp, the group of leaders completed the final ribbon-cutting ceremony together.

According to custom, amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, the Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force, General Yun Feijie, personally slit the throat of a rooster and smeared the blood on the bottom of the bow.

The process was all over, and the mood of all the spectators was even more excited and uncontrollable.

Next, it was the much-anticipated maiden flight of the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership!

On all the viewing platforms, military reporters were performing final debugging and checks on ultra-high-definition photography equipment worth hundreds of thousands, preparing to record the entire process of the Luan-Niao's maiden flight from multiple angles.

...

Luan-Niao Main Control Center.

Gu Hongyi, the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force who served as the first captain, suppressed the nervousness and excitement in his heart and reported powerfully.

"Report to the Chief!"

"All power systems of the Luan-Niao have been preheated!"

"Ready to take off at any time!"

"Please instruct!"

Normally, the captain of an aircraft carrier is generally arranged to be an officer at the one-star general level.

Now, appointing a Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Space Force as the captain was already a high-level configuration among high-level ones.

"Comrade Hongyi, ignite immediately!"

Upon receiving the ignition command, Gu Hongyi, wearing Exoskeleton Armor, took a deep breath, looked at the incredibly sci-fi transparent operation interface in front of him, and gently pressed the illusory poop-yellow button!

...

Outside.

The spectators standing on the viewing platform suddenly felt the ground vibrate slightly.

"Holy crap!!"

"What's going on??"

"Is it an earthquake???"

As the vibration became more and more intense, everyone panicked and looked around.

This movement was extremely terrifying, just like the opening of the world, and the entire ground began to shake and sway!

Just then, suddenly!

"Hum!!! —————"

A crisp humming sound resounded throughout the world!!

"Look!!"

"The Luan-Niao is taking off!!!"

I don't know whose exclamation it was, but everyone turned their eyes to the Luan-Niao.

The 6 electromagnetic anti-gravity devices at the bottom of the hull began to operate, and the Luan Niao Mothership slowly rose from the ground!!

"Hum hum hum hum hum!!!..."

As the Luan-Niao was pushed off the ground by the anti-gravity devices, the shaking and swaying of the ground began to stop, but the humming became more and more deafening!

Suddenly, a strong wind swept from the bottom of the Luan-Niao in all directions!!

This wind force was extremely powerful, filled with dust and dirt, blowing everyone standing at the very front of the viewing area into a disheveled mess!

But the people in the front row didn't care; they just closed their eyes slightly and continued to stare at the Luan-Niao without blinking!

Watching such a giant steel ship slowly rise bit by bit at such close range, everyone felt an incomparable impact, and thus fell into deep shock!

As the 60 composite engines ignited one by one, the Luan-Niao continued to climb in altitude.

One meter!... Five meters!... Ten meters!... Fifty meters!... One hundred meters!...

Under the gaze of everyone, the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership quickly climbed to a position one hundred meters above the ground, and the spectators finally saw the full picture of the Luan Niao Mothership.

"Daddy, Daddy!!"

"You didn't lie to me, it really is a giant Kunpeng bird!!"

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

"It's so domineering, it's so majestic!!!..."

A child of one of the families shook his father's hand frantically, shouting excitedly.

And his researcher father beside him had his head held high, not hearing a word.

He widened his eyes, staring fixedly at the Luan-niao Aerospace Mothership that blocked out the sky, as if even his breathing had stopped!

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