217: Chapter 217 The Southern Heavenly Gate Plan has finally been realized!

The second after the words fell.

The bullet comments in the livestream room were like a bursting flood, ushering in an unprecedented explosion.

"Holy crap! It really is God Lin!"

"Screw those foreign superheroes! This is our Xia Country's own Iron Man!"

"Superheroes The Other Side of the Ocean still rely on special effects, but we in Xia Country have a living God Lin! This is the face of our Xia Country; if you're not satisfied, deal with it!"

An extreme sense of national pride overflowed from the screen along the network signal, igniting the blood of every Xia Country citizen.

In stark contrast to the domestic carnival, the foreign internet fell into a complete breakdown.

"No! This isn't real! Xia Country stole our sci-fi totem!"

"Fuck! Fuck! How can there be an Asian face under the Iron Man armor?!"

"That's our superhero! Protest! Xia Country is engaging in blatant cultural plagiarism and technical theft!"

It wasn't just the netizens at the bottom; The Other Side of the Ocean, in an office of a certain white building.

The big shot sitting in the main seat stared intently at the young, even somewhat playful smiling Asian face of Lin Yuan on the large screen, his expression incredibly gloomy.

He suddenly raised his hand and violently swept the custom pen holder in front of him to the floor.

"Xia Country people... Lin Yuan..."

The big shot gritted his teeth, squeezing these few words out from between them.

The sci-fi culture they were so proud of had been forcibly worn by the Xia Country people, becoming a battle robe for the other party to flaunt their power before the entire world.

Facing the feverish atmosphere before the camera that was enough to overturn the Blue Planet, Lin Yuan was not only not nervous at all, but instead gave a light chuckle.

He raised his arm, encased in dark gold armor, and casually tapped the pulsing deep blue reactor on his chest.

"I've felt everyone's enthusiasm."

"However, today is clearly the home field of the 'south heaven gate project'."

He tilted his head slightly, showing a perfectly timed look of helplessness.

"Why has everyone's attention been completely drawn away by this outfit I'm wearing?"

"It's stealing the show a bit."

This tease, carrying a strong scent of humblebragging, caused the bullet comments in the livestream room to surge once again.

Lin Yuan looked at the camera and shook his head, the smile on his face deepening.

"But since everyone is so curious, I'll say a few words."

"Speaking of which, that sci-fi movie from The Other Side of the Ocean really had some great ideas for future sci-fi."

His tone was frank, without any evasion.

"It was that movie that gave me a bit of inspiration."

"A while back, while leading the team to tackle the technical indicators of the Chengying heavy-duty mecha, my mind was a bit tense."

"Since I had some free time, I just happened to build this little toy I'm wearing as a way to relax."

Hearing this, the screen of the livestream room was flooded with question marks.

The netizens The Other Side of the Ocean looked at Lin Yuan's nonchalant expression and felt as if a mouthful of old blood was stuck in their throats, unable to come up or go down.

However, Lin Yuan's psychological blow didn't stop there.

He spread his armor-clad hands, his tone even carrying a hint of disdain.

"To be honest, this individual soldier mecha just looks flashy, but due to its size, whether in terms of firepower or armor thickness, it's far less practical than the Chengying Mecha."

"Its positioning is, at best, a high-mobility personal vehicle."

"When it comes to fighting a real battle, we still have to rely on these big guys behind me."

He jerked his chin toward the eight hundred Chengying Mechas behind him.

The style of the bullet comments shifted from crazy to absurd.

"It's over, it's over, God Lin has started to complain that the Iron Man armor lacks firepower!"

"Confirmed case of late-stage firepower deficiency phobia! Can someone tell me what kind of world this is? Iron Man is being dismissed by his creator as just a commuting tool, almost to the point of being used for grocery shopping!"

"Experts The Other Side of the Ocean, come and listen! Your ultimate fantasy is only fit to be a commuter car here!"

Lin Yuan looked at the camera, suddenly paused for a beat, and the corners of his lips curled into a highly enticing arc.

"Of course, with our current level of technology, if we really want to pilot mechas across the battlefield..."

"How could this kind of skin-tight individual soldier armor be enough?"

"If we're going to pilot something, it has to be those dozens-of-meters-tall 'giant mechas'—that's what you call true romance, right?"

These words were like a depth charge, exploding the blood of countless domestic mecha fans to its peak at this moment!

"Holy shit! Giant mechas! God Lin said giant mechas! The piloted kind that are dozens of meters tall!"

"Oh my god, I'm going to join the army! I want to be among the first batch of large mecha pilots!"

"If I can pilot a dozens-of-meters-tall mecha in this lifetime, I can die with no regrets!"

The high-level officials The Other Side of the Ocean felt cold sweat trickling down their backs as they listened.

Given this madman's style of doing things, they didn't even dare to bet on whether he was telling the truth.

A five or six-meter-tall Chengying could already annihilate an entire fleet.

Just how powerful would a giant mecha dozens of meters tall be?!

The fear of the unknown tightly gripped the hearts of every high-level official The Other Side of the Ocean.

The emotional buildup and tension had reached their peak at this moment.

Lin Yuan knew that the timing was finally perfect.

He put away the jokes and teasing on his face and said with a light laugh.

"Alright, let's stop the small talk here."

"The focus of starting this global livestream today is still 'south heaven gate'."

"And the south heaven gate project is a whole set of strategic defense system concepts that I have been brewing for a long time."

"Previously, because various prerequisite technologies were not yet mature and the time was not right, it was not convenient for me to make it public."

"But now, the time has come!"

"It's also time to boldly announce its existence to the whole world!"

Billions of people around the world, regardless of nationality, status, or stance, all held their breath at this moment, not even daring to blink.

Lin Yuan turned around, raised his dark gold armor arm, and pointed straight at the sky.

"As for the Chengying heavy tactical mecha, everyone already witnessed its actual combat performance yesterday."

"But in the grand blueprint of the south heaven gate project, Chengying is merely a surface tactical node within this system."

Lin Yuan turned his head back, his eyes burning like torches as he looked directly into the camera.

"south heaven gate is the ultimate defense network aimed at building 'aerospace integration'!"

"In addition to the Chengying Mecha for surface operations!"

"It also includes two major Aerospace Fighters responsible for seizing air superiority and low Earth orbit control—"

"Xuan Nü! White Emperor!"

"And..."

An inexplicable smile appeared on Lin Yuan's face, and his voice, amplified by the speakers, spread to every corner of the globe like rolling thunder:

"As the command center of the entire project, equipped with a ten-billion-ton class ion thruster, capable of hovering high in the heavens, carrying countless fighters, mechas, and plasma main cannons..."

"The Aerospace Carrier, Luan Bird!!!"

As the words fell.

The brains of billions of viewers worldwide went completely blank!

"Aerospace Fighters?"

"Aerospace Carrier?!"

In the minds of billions, a scene uncontrollably emerged—

A massive steel continent quietly hovering in Earth's low Earth orbit, its deep blue ion exhaust overlooking the azure planet.

Just thinking about this image was enough to make one feel shocked and their scalp tingle!

And deep within Lin Yuan's consciousness.

On that translucent panel that only he could see, a sudden, unprecedented, blinding light erupted like a supernova explosion. After the light vanished, what appeared in Lin Yuan's consciousness was—

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