81: Chapter 81: China's "Jinlong" warship makes its debut, sailing the oceans and aiming for the deep blue!

Two thousand meters in the air, aboard the live broadcast helicopter of China.

CCTV anchor Ouyang Dan took the note handed over by the director, a look of disbelief appearing on her face.

She took off her microphone to ask loudly, and received a firm nod from the director.

She swallowed hard, put the microphone back on, and with excitement sparkling in her eyes, she said in a trembling voice to the live broadcast:

"Dear viewers, we are about to head to the Red Team area where the Chinese Navy is located!"

"Just now, I received some incredible news!"

"Our Chinese Navy will have a mysterious, heavyweight piece of new naval equipment officially unveiled during this live-fire exercise!"

"After receiving this news, I am beyond excited and feel honored and proud to be Chinese!"

"I'll keep you in suspense for now!"

"Please look forward to it!"

"..."

On television and the official website's live stream, millions of Chinese viewers had their curiosity piqued after hearing Ouyang Dan's words.

During the ten-minute flight that followed, Ouyang Dan still wouldn't let it slip, continuing to keep the audience in suspense.

Some impatient people frantically posted comments, and barrage messages floated across the screen.

"Just say it, damn it! Why are you stalling!"

"What's with all the chirping! Stupid host!"

"Half-spoken, half-dead family!"

"..."

Countless people were itching with impatience. Everyone was guessing what kind of confidence the Supreme Military Region had to dare to challenge the invincible fleet of the eight Western Alliance nations.

Soon, the helicopter arrived at the Red Team area. In the very center of countless naval warships, a behemoth was prominently surrounded!

"What is that? Why is it so big!"

"Holy crap, holy crap! It can't really be! ..."

"Impossible, I don't believe it, this must be fake!"

This behemoth on the sea, under the morning sun, shimmered with a steel-silver-gray luster!

It was like a fortress forged from steel!

By contrast, all the other Chinese warships appeared exceptionally tiny, looking just like toys!

Everyone's gaze was drawn to this steel giant!

As the live broadcast helicopter approached, everyone finally saw clearly that the behemoth in the very center of the Chinese Red Team area was, in fact, an imposing and majestic aircraft carrier!

When the aircraft carrier officially appeared on the live broadcast screen, it instantly ignited the barrage and comment section!

"An aircraft carrier!! It's China's aircraft carrier, oh my god!!"

"I must have woken up wrong, I really must have! When did our China get an aircraft carrier?"

"Oh my god, the officials are really good at keeping secrets; they haven't let out a single bit of news for so long!"

"Chinese officials, you've changed! Is this still the Chinese officialdom I'm familiar with?"

"The aircraft carrier has even gone out to sea to participate in live-fire exercises, and there wasn't even a news report! Unfamiliar, too unfamiliar!!"

"Host, hurry up and introduce the basic situation of the aircraft carrier!"

"..."

Aboard the helicopter, under the director's signal, Ouyang Dan suppressed her shock and joy, and spoke with an excited tone: "Dear viewers!"

"What you see on our live broadcast screen is exactly our China's first aircraft carrier!"

"For specific reports, please watch the following broadcast content!"

The live broadcast feed switched. It began playing the introductory video about the aircraft carrier, which had been prepared in advance by the Supreme Military Region.

After the two-minute video ended, the viewers, who had been kept in the dark, finally understood. This aircraft carrier was indeed China's first officially commissioned aircraft carrier!

It officially went into service at sea yesterday! Hull number: 28, officially named as the Chinese Navy "Jinlong Warship"!

The screen switched back to the live broadcast, and CCTV anchor Ouyang Dan said with a choked voice:

"The sea breeze is biting, the sunset glow is magnificent!"

"Towering and majestic, its might shakes all directions!"

"Dear viewers, how fortunate we are to witness history together!"

"The official launch of the 'Jinlong Warship' means that our Chinese maritime defense capabilities have achieved a revolutionary breakthrough, completely breaking free from the situation of being constrained by others on the high seas!"

"This is an important milestone in the leap of Chinese naval strength, and even more so, an important milestone on the road to the rise of China as a powerful nation!"

"As you can see, our Chinese aircraft carrier is leading the fleet, participating in the international maritime live-fire exercise in Chinese territorial waters, galloping across the ocean, majestic and imposing!"

"At this moment, I feel exceptionally proud and honored to be born Chinese!"

"..."

Listening to Ouyang Dan's deeply emotional words, many viewers shed tears of excitement. China finally had its own aircraft carrier!

After confirming that this explosive news was true, the Chinese public watching on television and online live streams rushed to tell each other, pulling family and friends to watch together.

It was just past 10 AM in China. Upon hearing that China actually had an aircraft carrier participating in the maritime live-fire exercise, many people even stopped working, hurriedly turning on their televisions, computers, or mobile phones to watch the live broadcast!

The online viewership rate of CCTV kept soaring!

At the CCTV building. "Leader, the ratings are skyrocketing! It's about to break the record soon!"

In just half an hour, it broke the ratings record of the past six months!

Looking at the jumping and soaring rating data on the big screen, the faces of many leaders at CCTV showed wild joy.

Meanwhile, the number of online viewers in the CCTV official website's live stream room was also constantly breaking and refreshing records!

10 million! 15 million!! 20 million!!!

Until the number of online viewers stabilized at around 22 million, it finally settled, reaching an online viewership number that could be called a miracle in this current era!

You have to know, many of them were watching with their whole families or groups of friends, and yet it still managed to reach this terrifying number of viewers!

Looking at the towering and majestic aircraft carrier on the television screen under the sunlight, the viewers who had just arrived to watch were quickly plunged into incomparable shock and surprise!

When they finally managed to come to their senses, they were plunged into incomparable excitement and pride! Many people were even moved to tears!

An aircraft carrier is an indispensable heavy weapon for a country to defend its territorial waters, and it is also a concentrated manifestation of a country's highest technological capability!

For many years, on the entire Blue Planet, only the developed nations of the Western Alliance possessed aircraft carriers! Because China did not have an aircraft carrier, it was mocked and bullied by the Western Alliance nations, who wantonly invaded its territorial waters, and all Chinese people felt aggrieved because of this!

But an aircraft carrier is a symbol of a country's comprehensive national strength. It involves too many technical barriers, and coupled with the frantic suppression and blockade by the Western Alliance nations led by the US, a Chinese aircraft carrier seemed indefinitely far off. After so many years, even many Chinese people themselves had lost confidence!

After today, all threats, all lack of confidence, everything, everything will cease to exist!