In the enormous factory where the end is beyond sight, the construction of the Luan Bird large air and space strategic carrier platform is nearing completion.
At this mont, Chen Xin, the project's general leader, is standing on the ultra-large crane above the Luan Bird, inspecting the final construction work.
The massive fuselage, over six hundred ters long, requires a seven hundred-ter-long factory to accommodate it, which ans it takes a full ten minutes for the crane to move from one end of the factory to the other.
Yet, looking down from above at the massive lead-gray body of the Luan Bird, it indeed evokes an indescribable sense of awe.
Especially when such a huge body was created by one's own hand, and one participated in its construction, a sense of achievent naturally arises.
"Academician, 97% of the main construction for Luan Bird No.1 is complete. Now, all that remains is the final installation and debugging of the internal equipnt, which according to the schedule, will be finished within a month," the engineer responsible for on-site construction proudly reported to Chen Xin.
Such a gigantic aircraft is unprecedented in human history; rely having the ability to build it is an engineering miracle.
As the engineer in charge of the on-site construction, he certainly has ample reason to be proud and boastful.
Not only this engineer, but Chen Xin himself also feels a sense of pride and excitent.
He rembers that after the construction of Luan Bird began, the first counterattack started imdiately, impacting Luan Bird's construction, but these workers overca various difficulties, persisted at their posts, efficiently and effectively completed their tasks with quality assurance.
During this process, every challenge they overca was world-class.
Just citing one example can show how incredible they are: the overall printing and hoisting of the three hundred-ter-long wing spar, the largest object ever lifted by humans.
Knowing that this is equivalent in size to a lying-down Eiffel Tower, even though the wing spar used a lightweight structure, it is an exceptional engineering feat.
Following this were the installations of four drone launch tubes, equating to four amphibious assault ships mounted on the wings.
Not to ntion the fitting of the skin on the body, with multilayered composite structures installed manually by workers, resulting in a finished product with a deviation of less than one milliter on both ends of the six hundred-plus-ter-long wingspan.
These workers, relying on imnsely refined skills, unimaginable dedication, and ticulousness, created a dazzling miracle.
And now, this gigantic, unimaginably colossal entity is finally completing its final construction, awakening to soar into the sky. How can the individuals involved in its creation not feel proud, boastful, and excited?
"Especially at this mont, remaining vigilant is crucial. It's the final push, so ensure everyone gives it their all; nothing must go wrong now!" Chen Xin said, his face adorned with a full beard, as he was too busy to shave while constructing the Luan Bird, "We've completed ninety-nine prayers, don't let this last step ruin it."
"Rest assured, Academician, all our construction personnel are prepared. Even if it takes a month without eating or sleeping, we will ensure Luan Bird No.1 is built with quality and quantity on ti, without a single error!" said the engineer with such steadfast determination, revealing imnse resolve.
"That's the spirit! Good luck, it's up to you! Once Luan Bird is completed, I will comnd you!" Chen Xin patted the engineer's shoulder and encouraged him.
After leaving the crane, Chen Xin ventured inside the Luan Bird for inspection.
This imnse air and space strategic carrier platform has an internal complexity comparable to an aircraft carrier.
Or, expressed differently, it's an aircraft carrier flying in the sky.
Such a gigantic Luan Bird naturally cannot be operated by a small crew; hundreds of crew mbers will maintain the normal operation of the Luan Bird. The living quarters currently undergoing final construction ensure the normal living conditions of these hundreds aboard the Luan Bird.
Although this living space is designed with ultimate lightness to prevent the fuselage from being too heavy, it guarantees sufficient living quality for crew mbers who must spend long durations in the sky.
The cabins have enough space for the crew to live and rest, equipped with all necessary facilities like bathrooms, toilets, and even shops, dining halls, and gyms.
It can be said this place, like an aircraft carrier, is essentially a complete living community with comprehensive living facilities.
Besides these, the entire Luan Bird large air and space strategic carrier platform is a complete war machine.
To ensure the operation of this colossal entity, the Luan Bird is equipped with four small fusion reactors, providing the body with ample and surging energy, sufficient to support the shield system covering the entire Luan Bird while guaranteeing the normal operation of the fuselage.
Moreover, the four small fusion reactors are not connected in series; if one fails, the other three can ensure the normal operation of the Luan Bird.
In fact, among the four reactors, as long as one remains operational, the Luan Bird can ensure normal takeoff and landing and activate the weapons on the body to engage in combat.
Additionally, to ensure the stable flight of the gigantic fuselage, three anti-gravity generators are unprecedentedly installed on this giant aircraft to stabilize the fuselage.
As for Luan Bird's combat capabilities, they primarily rely on the four drone launch tubes that fire air and space drones, along with the anti-aircraft weapons scattered across the body.
After three years, the Profound Lady aerial combat drone was successfully developed, capable of independently breaking through the atmosphere and reaching outer space for combat with formidable fighting power. Furthermore, being unmanned allows for maneuvers beyond pilot endurance, making these drones surpass all current human fighter jets, classified as a completely new generation of fighter jets.
Previously, in the first counterattack war, the first batch of finalized and completed Profound Lady Fighters was deployed on land carriers for battles in the Aegean Sea. Facing overwhelming alien biological flying units, they achieved remarkably impressive records.
With zero self-loss, except for one Profound Lady Fighter whose wing was damaged and was forced to land, they annihilated all alien biological aerial units in the Aegean Sea region. At that ti, only a quarter of the Profound Lady Fighters' capacity on the Luan Bird participated in the battle.
Because of this terrifying battle damage ratio air battle, countries decided to fully equip air and space fighter jets while retiring original fighter jets and concentrating the most elite ace pilots on the Luan Bird.
On the Luan Bird, Chen Xin naturally saw the Profound Lady Fighters already loaded into the launch tubes. These fighters will be remotely operated by pilots sitting on the Luan Bird.
Though it might look like playing a ga, this operation mode maximizes the avoidance of losing elite pilots.
After all, pilots capable of controlling air and space fighter jets are quite precious, with almost every one being an ace elite.
Standing in front of a drone launch tube, seeing the Profound Lady Fighters fixed on the launch racks, Chen Xin couldn't help but exclaim: "I really hope to see them soaring through space soon!"
"Soon, Academician, once the final equipnt installation and debugging are complete, the Luan Bird can comnce test flights. By then, these fighters will certainly fly," a nearby staff mber heard Chen Xin's exclamation and couldn't help but smile and reply.
From the staff's perspective, Chen Xin, as the principal organizer of the Southern Celestial Gate Program, has to participate in this test.
Yet, Chen Xin simply smiled, shook his head, and said nothing.
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Ti always seems to pass quickly. The final stages of the Luan Bird large air and space strategic carrier platform's construction completed swiftly, with the entire construction and debugging finished and delivered for use just three months after Chen Xin's last inspection.
As for the subsequent fitting-out and crew integration, those are future matters.
As the general director of the South Heaven Gate Project, after delivering the Luanniao Sky-Space Strategic Carrier Platform to the military, Chen Xin could finally proudly declare that he had completed the most grandiose engineering project in human history.
Watching the 700-ter-long roof panels of the factory opening one by one, and the enormous Luanniao Sky-Space Strategic Carrier Platform slowly ascending under the influence of the anti-gravity generator, occupying his entire view in a spectacle that was indescribable in terms of his pride and emotion.
The thrill and oppressive feeling brought on by that gigantic object passing overhead was heart-stirring to the extre.
Gazing at the slow ascent of Luanniao, Chen Xin finally sighed as though relieved of a burden and said, "My work can finally co to an end."
"Academician, have you really decided?" a staff mber next to him asked, seeming to want to persuade him further upon hearing what Chen Xin said.
However, Chen Xin shook his head and replied, "The South Heaven Gate Project has exhausted my dedication and effort, and it's also the proudest achievent of my life. At this point, I could die without regrets."
"But the country still needs you!" The staff mber couldn't help but beco agitated seeing Chen Xin's apparent desire to leave everything behind.
The words, "the country still needs you," did give Chen Xin pause and made him hesitate for a mont, but ultimately he shook his head, took off his white coat symbolizing his status as a researcher, and removed the chest badge denoting his position as an academician, handing them over to the staff mber.
"Allow to be selfish just this once. After all, I'm just a lucky person, and there are plenty more useful people in the country than . Losing one of isn't much, is it?" Chen Xin smiled with a sense of relief from laying down a burden. "And it's not that I won't contribute to the country anymore; I just want a change of environnt."
"Then where will you go, Academician?" The staff mber still tried to persuade Chen Xin a bit more, but it was clear that Chen Xin had made up his mind to leave.
Chen Xin laughed and raised his hand to point at the sky. "I have a date with the Moon, and I'm going to et it now."
With that, he ignored the bewildered expression of the staff mber and turned to leave.
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A year later on the Moon, a small lunar base was completed.
This was the first permanent base built by humanity on the Moon. By various countries...no, it should now be called the Human Alliance. Following the conclusion of the South Heaven Gate Project, the proposal was put forth by various countries, pushing humanity towards true integration into one entity.
Although theoretically countries still existed, European nations had already announced the removal of boundaries between themselves, formally advancing European integration in preparation for the total eradication of extraterrestrial beings.
Within the Human Alliance, only Lucia and the Fla Country maintained their original national boundaries. However, discussions were underway between the two nations on how to remove barriers and achieve genuine human integration.
As a manifestation of this proposal, this lunar expedition team composed of astronauts and scientists from various countries no longer held allegiance to individual nations but uniformly employed the Human Alliance designation.
With the assistance of Fla Country's spacecraft, they established a permanent base on the Moon and would beco the first permanent residents of the Moon.
This could be described as a milestone step in human history.
At this mont, everyone in the lunar base was gathered in the cafeteria, singing a birthday song.
"Happy birthday, Chen Xin!" A Russian astronaut presented a cake to Chen Xin, moving very carefully due to the low gravity of the Moon.
However, because the Russian astronaut was rather burly, his cautious actions inevitably seed a bit comical.
Nevertheless, no one here would laugh at this. Everyone was filled with blessings, watching as he handed the cake to Chen Xin.
"Thank you, everyone. This is my first birthday on the Moon and the most aningful one!" Chen Xin looked at the others and then at Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan standing beside him, saying to them, "Lan, Qingyan, can you join in blowing out the candles?"
"Sure!" Mo Qingyan smiled and gladly agreed.
The three blew out the candles together, and after everyone's applause, Chen Xin took out a small knife to cut the cake.
However, the cake was not large enough to give everyone a piece, so he could only cut it as small as possible to let more people have a taste.
After distributing the cake, the small celebration quickly ended, as everyone had a lot to do and not much leisure ti.
After eating his birthday cake, Chen Xin put on his flight suit and headed toward the hangar.
The magnetic boots on his feet ensured he wouldn't float away due to the Moon's low gravity, though walking in such low gravity wasn't all that pleasant.
Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan also followed along. The three of them were going to drive their Titans to explore a teor crater.
Although there were two lunar rovers at the lunar base, the other two research teams needed them, so Chen Xin and the others had to use the Titans.
Moreover, compared to the lunar rover, Chen Xin preferred driving the White Dragon.
On the way to the hangar, Qin Lan suddenly asked Chen Xin, "Xin, is your condition really cured? It's rare to recover from Savant Syndro and forget the acquired abilities. That's a sensational tale."
"Anything can happen, right? Besides, without that special ability, I haven't turned into a useless person. Isn't this just fine now?" Chen Xin smiled, put on his helt, and jumped into the White Dragon's cockpit.
The Moon's low gravity made it easy for him to do so.
Qin Lan watched Chen Xin sit in the cockpit, frowned, and shook her head, "This guy is definitely not telling the truth!"
"Why worry about it? Without the special abilities, he can spend more ti with us, isn't that good?" Mo Qingyan pushed Qin Lan from behind and smiled at her, "Let's go. There's still a lot of work today!"
With that, she also jumped into her Titan, closed the cockpit, and started it up.
Seeing this, Qin Lan couldn't say much more and likewise jumped into her Zhu Luan and started it up.
"Today's mission is to explore the southern teor crater, collect rock samples, analyze the crater's mineral composition, and prepare for future mine construction. We have a lot to do, so let's head out!" Chen Xin said over the communication channel, then drove the White Dragon to stand before the airlock.
"Let's have a race and see who gets to the destination first! The loser sleeps on the floor tonight!" Mo Qingyan suddenly ca up with the idea, proposing it to the other two.
"A race? Haha, the White Dragon doesn't lose!" Chen Xin's voice was filled with confidence.
"Isn't this a bit too casual? We're on a mission, aren't you two being too relaxed?" Though saying this, Qin Lan secretly tightened her grip on the control stick, ready to go.
As the airlock opened, the three Titans started up instantly and charged out together.
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