Section 168

"Uh... honestly, I can't understand what the point of Lin Xian making a Mechanical Sheepdog is either. But, we just need to blindly trust Lin Xian! Have you still not learned your lesson by now? As a once-in-a-millennium genius... when has he ever let us down? I think... this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] will definitely be just like the previous Nuclear-Powered Mechanical Sheepdog! It will shock the world once again!"

"I don't know if I should say this... but in the famous sci-fi novel 'The Three-Body Problem', when the Trisolarans invaded Earth, they launched a probe named [Water-Drop]... although it was just a probe to the Trisolarans... to humans whose technology was far behind, this was a completely irresistible dimension-reduction strike! The [Water-Drop probe] in the novel... facing the human Air Force's 2,000 starships! It instantly destroyed all the warships just like setting off firecrackers!"

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Everyone was very curious about the product name Lin Xian had just mentioned.

But to this day...

No one doubted Lin Xian's technological level anymore!

Since Lin Xian said this thing could provide comprehensive protection for the fishermen's safety... then it could definitely be done!

Finally...

After Lin Xian fully opened the suitcase!

He took out the item inside—

[Small Water-Drop Dolphin]

It was an object that exceeded everyone's expectations in terms of shape and color!

It was also very small!

It was just a bit bigger than the thermos in Director Chu Yun's hand, about the size of those 2L bottles of cola that cost 7 yuan!

It wasn't even as big as a dormitory thermos!

Many people thought...

Since the product was named [Small Water-Drop Dolphin]...

The shape should at least resemble a dolphin, right?

Actually... not at all!

This smooth and shiny object was made entirely of a very bright silver material, smooth as a mirror!

Its shape... was truly like a water drop falling through the air—

The front was rounded and bulbous like an oval, while the tail tapered quickly and streamlined, eventually forming a tail only as thick as a finger... and on the tail, there was a small, matching silver dolphin tail...

It was quite cute!

If you looked closely, it wasn't hard to notice...

On the front of this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin], there was actually a pattern on the surface that looked like a cute dolphin smiley face!

This...

Seeing this scene...

Director Chu Yun, who was at the United Nations conference, burst out laughing!

Damn...

This is way too unserious!

To put a little dolphin tail on such a menacing and solemn design... and even draw a little dolphin smiley face on it!

This attempt to forcefully associate it with a dolphin...

Really left Director Chu Yun speechless and amused:

"This... should I say Lin Xian is playing dumb while knowing full well what he's doing? Or... is his pure heart simply not overthinking things, just doing it purely to make little Xixi happy?"

"You tell me... hahaha... this so-called [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] is completely made to look like a water-drop-shaped torpedo! If you really have to say it has any relation to a dolphin... that would only be the tiny dolphin tail at the end, and the little dolphin smiley face drawn on the front of the torpedo..."

"Although I don't know what this product actually does, what it can do for the fishermen, or how it is supposed to protect the fishermen from sharks. But... at least judging by this appearance... it is highly [suspicious]! It looks very much like a [military torpedo]!"

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Upon hearing Director Chu Yun's words, the secretary also showed a helpless smile:

"Based on the current situation... perhaps there really isn't any special reason for Lin Xian doing this... he just felt that as a gift for a little girl, this item might be a bit too oppressive... so he designed a cute dolphin tail and drew a dolphin smiley face on the front, right?"

"Director Chu Yun, you are right... if you remove that little tail and the smiley face on the front... this thing really looks like a torpedo! But then again... Lin Xian has always insisted that everything he builds is agricultural equipment, not military hardware, so we can be sure... this is definitely not a torpedo!"

"So Director Chu Yun... you can rest easy for now, this thing doesn't look... like it has particularly lethal power. After all, there are many ways to drive away sharks, or knock them unconscious... it doesn't necessarily have to involve laser bullets or anything, right? Perhaps this time Lin Xian will really use some milder, effective methods to protect the fishermen?"

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The secretary's words made a lot of sense.

Director Chu Yun nodded in agreement after hearing them.

That's right...

There are many ways to drive away sharks in the ocean. Sound waves, bait, special chemicals... a series of methods can make sharks flee.

Why did he have to assume the [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] was a weapon?

It seems... after General Mike's subtle brainwashing this evening... he himself had started to have the first impression that this shiny silver "little dolphin" was a weapon!

"Ahem, ahem... no, no."

"As Lin Xian's guardian... how could I start getting suspicious myself?"

Director Chu Yun quickly discarded some strange thoughts in his mind.

Instead, he focused on watching Lin Xian's livestream—

On the big screen.

Lin Xian held the [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] with both hands; it looked like it had some weight to it, since it was solid, so he needed to support it with both hands.

Subsequently...

Lin Xian placed this water-drop-shaped, pure silver object on the table, looked at the big screen, and explained to everyone:

"The reason this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] was designed with a smooth silver finish is actually out of safety considerations. Because in the ocean... flashy, colorful things always attract unexpected enemies, so... better to avoid unnecessary trouble. I designed the exterior of this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] as a total reflection mirror surface... once it's put into the water, you won't be able to see it if you don't look closely."

"Many people see this sci-fi design... and think of the probe from the famous sci-fi novel 'The Three-Body Problem'—the Water-Drop, from the alien civilization of the Trisolarans, feeling that the two look very similar."

"Yes... that's right. The design inspiration for this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] product comes from the [Water-Drop] in this sci-fi novel! In this novel... when the Water-Drop probe arrived, all of humanity thought it was just an insignificant probe."

"But no one expected... that just such an unremarkable water drop... would destroy the entire human space fleet, over 2,000 space warships! Without any effort... without even leaving a single scratch on its surface! This... is the power of technology... and our [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] today, the technological content inside is equally high—"

Having said this, Lin Xian smiled and continued:

"To exaggerate a bit... this Small Water-Drop Dolphin of mine, when put into the ocean... is really not much weaker than the Water-Drop probe in 'The Three-Body Problem'."

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It can truly be said that he never fails to shock.

This wave of words from Lin Xian... directly made the netizens in the livestream feel several continuous waves of shock!

One wave hadn't subsided... when another rose!

Their worldviews were almost shattered!

Total reflection mirror surface?

Tons of Super Black Technology?

Based on the Water-Drop from 'The Three-Body Problem'?

And the effect in the ocean... is not much weaker than the Water-Drop probe!?

Damn...

What kind of monster is this!

In an instant!

The entire online livestream exploded:

"Holy crap!? Holy crap!? I just casually mentioned earlier... asking if it could be the Water-Drop from 'The Three-Body Problem'! I was just joking... but I didn't expect Lin Xian to be playing for real! He, he, he... he couldn't have actually built that Water-Drop probe from the alien civilization in 'The Three-Body Problem', could he!? That is a terrifying weapon that, with a single strike... caused the entire Earth's forces to be wiped out!"

"I am truly kneeling to Boss Lin Xian... when I heard the name [Small Water-Drop Dolphin]... I really thought Lin Xian had turned over a new leaf, toned it down a bit, and built a child's toy to coax a kid! But I didn't expect... what he built in the end was still military hardware! This Water-Drop thing... isn't it a super weapon used for interstellar warfare? Lin Xian... is he planning to use it to blast fish!?"

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"Ahem, ahem... perhaps Lin Xian just meant he referenced the shape of the Water-Drop probe! After all... the Water-Drop is something set in a sci-fi novel, in any case! Current Earth technology cannot achieve that kind of effect... so I think what Lin Xian meant by 'not much weaker than the Water-Drop'... is actually comparing the coolness of the appearance, right? I admit this! It is indeed equally cool!"

"Hiss... if we look at it from the perspective of size alone, the Water-Drop probe in 'The Three-Body Problem' had a length of 3.5 meters... but this [Small Water-Drop Dolphin] in Lin Xian's hand is only a mere twenty or thirty centimeters long... to condense so many functions and technologies into such a small volume... the technological level of Fuqiang Agricultural Machinery Factory is simply too strong!"

"Hiss... in 'The Three-Body Problem' novel, the scene that shocked me the most was the entrance of the Water-Drop probe—the entire strength of the human Air Force, 2,000 super warships standing guard! But a Water-Drop the size of a small car... actually moved like threading a needle! It pierced through 2,000 warships without a single pause! 2,000 sparks bloomed in the universe! It was just like 2,000-shot firecrackers for the Spring Festival!"

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The discussion among netizens exploded!

After all...

Something from a sci-fi novel becoming reality!

And it's that kind of sci-fi weapon that humans can't understand at all!

No matter how you think about it... it's just too shocking!

And at this moment...

General Mike, who had just calmly thought Lin Xian was a spent force, stood there stunned as if his soul had been ripped away!