Jin Xing had first admitted his mistake, and then found an excuse to shirk responsibility. This matter could be big or small, depending on how Zhang Xiaoqiang decided. Before the final result was out, he still wanted to find enough objective reasons to reduce the punishment that might fall on him. Unexpectedly, after saying these words, Zhang Xiaoqiang raised his hand to stop Jin Xing. Zhang Xiaoqiang took a few deep breaths and asked in a deep voice, "How did you solve the engine problem?"
Before he could figure out why this thing had flown into the sky, he saw the small spaceship instantly accelerate, reaching the center of the river in the blink of an eye. Then, it began to play all sorts of tricks on the wide surface of the river. Under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, this tattered little spaceship that looked like it would fall apart at any moment spun rapidly in the air, sometimes dived down, and sometimes suddenly rose up. It played in all sorts of ways that made people's hearts race, and they could not help clapping and cheering. Meanwhile, Zhang Xiaoqiang narrowed his eyes as he thought about something else. If this airship had been repaired by his subordinates, it would mean that it could be manufactured on a large scale. The outer shell of an airship would definitely not be as tough as the shell made of Pearl Tears. If that was the case, combined with the Sun Bamboo and Nuwa's open technical database, there would be countless aerial aircrafts that were more autonomous than drones, and the combat power of the aerial aircrafts would directly determine his mission to collect samples from the center of the Crimson Tide …
There was another round of exclamations as the rapidly falling airship flashed before everyone's eyes. This time, it did not dive into the water, but instead spun on the surface of the river like a top. Then, it suddenly resumed its normal driving. The instant it swept across the river, two dazzling red beams suddenly shot out from the bow of the airship, igniting the wreckage of an overturned boat by the shore into a bonfire. Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang could not sit still anymore. He abruptly stood up and looked at the burning wreckage in shock.
"No problem. There are a total of twelve such machine tools in the camp, and eight in Hubei. If it's just processing parts, we only need to send the operators to Hubei for rapid production, and then send them to Yinmeng by transport ship. In just three days, we'll be able to make at least ten or more engines …" Jin Xing was good at planning, and had considered all aspects before testing this engine. Zhang Xiaoqiang nodded. Looking at the slowly descending airship, he asked, "What's with the laser?"
"The lasers are based on the defense nodes of the transport ship. When the transport ship was being repaired, more than 20 damaged laser defense systems were dismantled and collected by me. Coincidentally, I found a few graduate students in the laser research lab. After they disassembled the laser defense systems, they put together five new defense systems. Originally, the laser energy of the New Era was a synthetic crystal column. Its efficiency was very low, only slightly better than a large energy conversion system. The advantage was that it took up very little space. We have something similar ourselves. The conversion energy is many times that of the New Era crystal column. At the same time, it solves the problem of only being able to shoot at close range. Roughly, within two kilometers, the laser energy loss is only thirty percent. Beyond two kilometers, every hundred meters increases the laser energy loss by five percent …"
This time, the airship did not stop. Instead, it continued to climb, like a black arrow rapidly shrinking in the air. Finally, it turned into a small black dot and disappeared. Ordinary people could no longer see the airship, but Zhang Xiao Qiang could see it, just not as clearly as before. After the airship climbed to the limit of about 30,000 meters, it suddenly flipped and dived even faster like a black eagle hunting for its prey. The rise and fall of the airship displayed its superior performance to the extreme. Zhang Xiao Qiang did not know how far the F35 or the J20 could go, nor did he have a specific standard for comparison, but he knew that this seemingly shabby airship was definitely above the standard of the F35 or the J20. Zhang Xiao Qiang did not know how far the F35 or the J20 could go, nor did he have a specific standard for comparison, but he knew that this seemingly shabby airship was definitely above them.
When the cockpit was opened, Zhang Xiaoqiang was surprised to find that the pilot was Honey with a pale face …
Although Gold Star was not professional in design and technology, she could explain it clearly and logically. Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoqiang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked, "Is there any problem with mass production?"
In addition, the power of the laser itself was not bad. If all the drones could use lasers, their combat power would at least increase by more than ten times. At that time, not to mention New Era could make air frigates, even if they made air carriers, Zhang Xiaoqiang would not be afraid of them. Therefore, at this time, Zhang Xiaoqiang was very excited, but it was a kind of suppressed excitement, which made Gold Star misunderstand.
Zhang Xiaoqiang was not as angry as Gold Star thought. He was excited. The last laser that destroyed the wreckage of the ship lit up the bonfire in his heart and illuminated a new way of thinking. The most criticized part of the drone was the ammunition it carried. Whether it was machine guns or missiles, it could not carry too much, even if the fuel tank was reduced. At the same time, the body of the drone was too narrow, so the usable area was not much. Therefore, 120 rounds of 23mm grenades or 200 rounds of 14.5mm machine gun bullets were all the ammo the drone had. However, these ammo were useless against high-level mutant beasts and type 3 zombies. It was difficult to even injure them. The only way was to use enough drones to form a real bullet rain to slowly wear down the defense of these things. In this way, the time each drone could stay in the air was quite short, and the number of ammo needed would be N times more. However, lasers were different. As long as the energy supply was guaranteed, it was almost unlimited, which meant more lasting and efficient combat time. At the same time, it was a more convenient and fast way to replenish the ammo.
"It's Chen Youshan, he is an expert in this field. He used to study new energy engines … He used the lifeboat of the new era and the multi-phase ring matrix motor of the drone to modify the engine of the drone. There is a precision industrial machine in the camp, and we barely achieved dust-free work. After processing some qualified parts and assembling them together, the performance was improved several times …"
"Zhang Xiaoqiang, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have done these things behind your back. No one thought that this thing could really fly. If it could fly, it would be fine. If it couldn't, I was afraid that Zhang Xiaoqiang would be anxious, so …"
The airship skimmed over the surface of the river, creating ripples in the air. It was like the wake of a motorboat that hadn't dissipated yet. Then, the airship plunged into the water amidst the screams of the crowd. In an instant, all the survivors and soldiers sighed at the same time. Countless people's sighs formed a huge sound wave that soared into the sky and reverberated endlessly. The armed speedboats that were patrolling the river quickly turned around and rushed back to the calm surface of the water, hoping to rescue the daredevil. Most people were angry at the stupid pilot's actions. What a good airship!
What a good airship! It had crashed because of the stupid pilot's tricks. Only Zhang Xiaoqiang looked calm. He stared at the river, and he knew that things were not as simple as they seemed.
Just as countless people were laughing at the stupid pilot, shaking their heads and leaving, a wave of more than ten meters suddenly appeared on the river. A black shadow rushed into the sky before the wave splashed. Once again, it ignited a wave of exclamations. In the midst of the buzz, the survivors, the soldiers, and the evolvers began to have a heated discussion. Even before the apocalypse, they had never seen an aircraft that could enter the water, but in front of them was a scorpion that could shit.
The airship could only accommodate two people. It was originally an escape boat, so most of the space was filled with weapons, ammunition, communication tools, medical supplies, food, water, and other supplies. There were even sleeping bags, barbecue grills, water purifiers, and other survival tools. The new era was similar to the civilization before the apocalypse, and they had indeed reached the pinnacle in terms of logistics. Now, all these things had been removed and replaced with a larger engine and laser conversion system. The cabin had also been shrunk, and all kinds of messy wires were entangled everywhere. The pilot sitting inside was like an insect trapped in a spider's web.
Seeing this thing, Zhang Xiaoqiang did not know what was going on, and he did not think much about it. He was just worried that it would fall apart. He did not expect it to work so well. After shaking a few times, it floated in the air without moving. It looked like an airborne battleship. At this moment, Zhang Xiaoqiang remembered that the patched-like outer shell was the outer shell of a transport ship.
"Buzz …"
"Did you do this?"
Zhang Xiaoqiang's tone was not friendly. Jin Xing was sweating profusely. He suddenly remembered that after he repaired the airship in Yin Meng, not only did he not make any contributions, but he was also demoted from the management. He wanted to slap himself. It was all because he liked to show off too much. He always wanted to give others a surprise to raise his position, but he did not expect that he would only receive a scare. The most taboo thing for a superior was to let his subordinates play tricks behind his back, especially things related to weapons. Jin Xing had just suffered a loss, and in the blink of an eye, he had forgotten about it. This made him restless in front of Zhang Xiaoqiang, and his old face almost turned purple.
Regarding lasers, Jin Xing knew a little more. Zhang Xiaoqiang wanted to continue asking them what the replacement item was, but seeing the crowd around him, he forced himself to suppress his curiosity. This was indeed not a good place to talk, and there were many things that even the people below had to keep secret. He gave Jin Xing a look and walked towards the tattered airship.