53: Chapter 53 Immense Crisis, Kunpeng 1 Completed

On the morning of July 7th, the allied forces led by the Eagle Nation deployed their troops east of Diaolong Island.

This time, the Eagle Nation directly brought over three aircraft carriers, with three carrier strike groups facing Xia Country, watching like tigers eyeing their prey.

In addition, the naval strength of several of the other seven countries was not to be underestimated.

The British Empire sent one carrier, Italy sent one, France sent one, South Korea sent one, and Japan even brought out two of their so-called aircraft carriers.

With a total of nine carrier strike groups, plus destroyers and frigates from other countries, the entire area east of Diaolong Island was densely packed with ships!

Besides the East China Sea crisis, the South China Sea was also fraught with danger.

India, in alliance with Southeast Asian nations, was patrolling near the Nanlong Archipelago with warships.

On the western border, India had amassed a large number of troops for so-called military exercises.

To the northeast, South Korea suddenly conducted military exercises near the 38th Parallel, and North Korea was in a state of high alert.

Directly to the north, the Russia disregarded former friendship and resolutely amassed troops on the border. Truly, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests; they were also very envious of Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

In the eyes of the whole world, Xia Country seemed isolated, standing alone against all the nations of the Blue Planet!

The air seemed to freeze; a great war was on the verge of breaking out!

Xia Country immediately entered a Level 1 combat readiness state. Combat and logistics personnel in the five major theater commands were prepared to fight and sacrifice themselves at any moment.

The Beiliao aircraft carrier guarded the Bohai and Yellow Seas, while the Donglu aircraft carrier took the initiative, leading a fleet of warships and planes straight toward Diaolong Island, facing nine against one!

The Dafu aircraft carrier rushed to the South China Sea to guard the southern gateway of the nation.

Inside the Council of Elders, the atmosphere was solemn!

"Nine aircraft carriers... can we block them?"

"We must block them even if we can't! If pushed too far, at worst, we'll have a nuclear 'game over' for everyone!"

"We have nuclear bombs, but this time, we might not be able to launch them."

"According to satellite reconnaissance, other Eagle Nation carriers are rushing over from the Atlantic, and the carriers of the Russia are also rushing from other locations."

"By then, with over a dozen carriers blocking our gateway, plus other warships and planes, our missiles carrying nuclear warheads might be shot down by the dense wall of attacks before they even leave our borders!"

"This crisis is very serious. The Eagle Nation and the Russia will definitely seize this opportunity. Xia Country is in danger!"

"Send out the order: Execute the Spark Plan immediately. We cannot afford to be complacent!"

"Notify our nuclear submarines overseas to aim their nuclear weapons at the capitals of the Eagle Nation and the Russia. Just because we can't launch from home doesn't mean we aren't prepared abroad!"

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At this time, Su Fan was staying in the underground No. 1 classified workshop of Nanshan Base.

"Quick, add the nuclear fuel, prepare for the startup test!" Su Fan directed the staff.

The construction of kunpeng no. 1 had entered its final stages—or rather, it was already finished, needing only the fuel to be added before startup.

Soon, with the close cooperation of the staff, the nuclear fuel injection was completed.

"Check the status of every component and area to see if anything is below standard. Speed it up, speed it up! The Eagle Nation is already at our doorstep!" Su Fan had been following international news closely lately and knew the situation was urgent.

"Rest assured, Chairman Su, we will check immediately and ensure not a single problem occurs!" Zhang Qiling held a notebook, recording the reports from the staff.

"Anti-gravity Engine inspection complete, no issues!"

"Nuclear fusion reactor inspection complete, no issues!"

"Weapon systems inspection complete; they have been temporarily disabled to ensure safety!"

"Outer hull armor inspection complete, welding points meet standards!"

"Internal armor inspection complete, meets standards!"

"Control hub inspection complete, no issues!"

"Gravity Generator inspection complete, no issues!"

"Oxygen Generator inspection complete, no issues!"

"Water Circulation and Purification Generator inspection complete, no issues!"

"Toilet inspection complete, functioning normally, no leaks or other issues!"

"Spacecraft dynamic balance..."

It took a full two hours to carefully inspect kunpeng no. 1 inside and out.

After confirming there were no issues, Su Fan walked straight toward kunpeng no. 1.

kunpeng no. 1 was divided into three levels.

The top level was for work and rest, containing a captain's cabin and several crew cabins; the control hub was located in the captain's cabin.

The middle level was the cargo hold, which was also the largest level, as kunpeng no. 1 was a transport-type spacecraft.

The bottom level housed the Anti-gravity Engine, the Controlled Nuclear Fusion reactor, weapon equipment, and so on.

Su Fan led Zhang Qiling and other staff to the captain's cabin.

The captain's cabin was designed to be very large, over 500 square meters, with an extremely sci-fi interior style.

Directly ahead, in front of a bright silver arc-shaped console, were three luxury seats wrapped in genuine leather.

Under normal circumstances, kunpeng no. 1 would have three captains—one chief and two deputies—to ensure greater safety and redundancy.

On the arc console, there were joysticks and buttons, as well as some small screens.

Behind the console, which was the very front of the ship, a massive curved screen covered the entire front of the captain's cabin.

This screen could project images of the outside world through sensors.

Su Fan sat solemnly in the captain's chair in front of the console, with Zhang Qiling and a group of staff behind him.

"Today is a special day. After dozens of days of hard work, we have finally successfully built kunpeng no. 1!"

"Is everyone excited!" Su Fan looked at the dark screen before him, his voice low and powerful.

"Excited!" The 500-square-meter captain's cabin was currently filled with staff.

"Next, it is time to witness the miracle!" Su Fan reached out and pressed down hard on the red start button!

Hum—

The entire console instantly lit up, and the figure of the Red Queen appeared on the massive screen.

"Spacecraft is starting up, please wait." The Red Queen's expression was serious.

The staff inside the ship were not surprised by the Red Queen's appearance; they had already been shocked by her some time ago.

The humming sound gradually increased, but it was not piercing; it was the ship's Anti-gravity Engine starting up.

After about a minute, the humming sound suddenly vanished.

"kunpeng no. 1 startup complete. Enable external scene simulation?" the Red Queen said sweetly.

"Enable!" Su Fan's voice was a bit excited.

The kunpeng no. 1 spacecraft was a fully enclosed type of ship; to see the outside scene, external scene simulation had to be enabled.

As soon as Su Fan finished speaking, a real-time image of the area in front of the ship appeared on the massive front screen—it was a corner of the underground No. 1 workshop.

At the same time, real-life images of the outside appeared on both sides, top, bottom, directly behind, and in all other directions of the captain's cabin.

The entire captain's cabin, except for some structural support frames, the console, and the seats, seemed to have become completely transparent.

Of course, it wasn't actually transparent. If it were truly transparent, they would only see the inner walls of the ship, and it would be impossible to see the outside scene.

"Red Queen, initiate the spacecraft's self-diagnostic program," Su Fan ordered.

"Understood, Captain."

On the massive front screen, while the outside scene remained, a portion was partitioned off to display the Red Queen and the self-diagnostic status.

"Spacecraft self-diagnosis complete, everything is normal," the Red Queen said sweetly.

Whoosh!

The entire captain's cabin erupted into thunderous applause.

"Open the roof skylight of Workshop No. 1, prepare for takeoff!" Su Fan said impatiently.

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