Great Power Reclamation

Chapter 2863 Even gasoline-powered cars can't be abandoned.

Autumn comes exceptionally early to Junken City. An autumn rain wets the photovoltaic panels, reflecting a fragmented blue sky on the ground.

Ye Mao stood by the cotton field, watching Abudu's hydrogen-powered harvester at work. The photovoltaic panels on the machine continued to generate electricity in the rain, and the hydrogen purity in the storage tank remained at 99.99%.

"The engineer sent by General Manager Wang just left," he said with a smile.
"They installed a 'hydrogen-to-electricity conversion' device on the electric vehicle, saying that in places without charging stations, the hydrogen from the 'dual-energy vehicle' could be used for emergencies—that's what true friends do."

Inside the tent, Ivan's team was arguing with Wang Lina's engineers.

Holding the testing equipment, Wang Nannan said, "Your hydrogen fuel will crystallize at -30℃, but our batteries can still start after being frozen for three days in Mohe!"

Ivan's apprentice immediately retorted: "But in the Sahara, your batteries will bulge after being exposed to the sun for two hours—if you want to compare, go to the most extreme place!"

When Ye Yuze walked in, he saw them drawing a world map on the wall.

The area near the equator is marked with symbols for hydrogen-powered vehicles, while the North and South Poles are marked with symbols for electric vehicles.

"That's more like it," he said with a smile, handing over two bottles of mineral water.

“Using hydrogen energy in Africa and electric vehicles in Northern Europe is like planting saxaul in the desert and alfalfa in the grassland; each has its own way of life.”

At that moment, Yang Geyong made a video call from Africa.

In the footage, a group of children are drinking water around the hydrogen storage tank of the "dual-energy vehicle," while the photovoltaic panels on the vehicle gleam in the sunlight.

"Shell finally agreed to our terms." He wiped the sweat from his face.
"Their oilfield workers are learning to maintain hydrogen refueling stations, saying it's cleaner than pumping oil—those who used to accuse us of 'stealing their jobs' are now asking for technical manuals every day."

After hanging up the phone, Ye Feng's video call came in. He was standing in front of the New York Stock Exchange's large screen, which displayed the gains of hydrogen energy concept stocks.

Warrior Group's stock price rose 27% in three days, while ExxonMobil fell 11%.

"I just received an email from the U.S. Department of Justice," he said with a smile.

“They withdrew their investigation into the Future Progressive Party, saying there was ‘lack of evidence’—the money of those oil tycoons can’t buy people’s hearts in the end.”

Looking at his son's tired expression on the screen, Ye Yuze suddenly remembered the days and nights he spent testing in the desert.

Do you remember the first time you learned to drive a tractor in the military reclamation town?

He said softly, "You always said the steering wheel was too heavy. Now I understand that what changes direction is never strength, but the direction in your heart."

The rain outside the window gradually stopped, and the sunlight pierced through the clouds, shining on the photovoltaic panels and refracting a dazzling light.

On the distant highway, a "dual-purpose vehicle" is hauling a full load of cottonseeds to the processing plant. The puddles in the ruts reflect rainbows, like a flowing ribbon.

Ye Yuze knew that this game over energy was far from over, and that the US list, the EU tariffs, and the lobbying of oil giants would set up many obstacles along the way.

But when he saw on the screen, he saw children in Africa washing their hands with water emitted from hydrogen-powered vehicles.

European farmers use "dual-energy vehicles" to irrigate wheat fields, while American cowboys drive modified hydrogen-powered pickup trucks across the grasslands.

Suddenly, I felt that all the scheming and obstruction seemed so pale in the face of these vibrant lives.

The lights in the research and development center came on again. Ivan was leading his team in drawing up blueprints for a hydrogen-powered aircraft, while Wang Lina's engineers were debugging the new generation "Lightning 7".

—It is said that it can be started at the Mount Everest Base Camp. Ye Yuze knows that as long as the light does not go out and the wheels keep turning, the wisdom flowing in the ruts will eventually grow into a future that is longer than spring on more lands.

Like the rainbow in the sky right now, one end connects to the cotton fields of the military reclamation city, and the other end is tied to the Capitol Hill in Washington.

What lies between them is not only the ocean and the desert, but also the distance between the old era and the new world.

And those green plants that stubbornly grow in the wind and rain will eventually tell the world:

"The energy revolution is never about one replacing another, but about all light and heat finding their place and working together to warm this land."

As autumn deepened in Junken City, the cotton fields rippled with golden waves. Ye Yuze stood on the top floor of the R&D center, looking at the fuel-powered cars, electric cars, and hydrogen-powered cars parked in the parking lot, when he suddenly heard a crisp metallic clanging sound coming from downstairs.

Wang Lina was squatting next to a diesel pickup truck, her wrench flashing in the engine compartment, while Ivan stood by, holding a vernier caliper and muttering to himself:
“If the cylinder diameter is reduced by another 0.2 millimeters, the compression ratio can be increased by two percentage points.”

This scene reminded Ye Yuze of thirty years ago, when they were hammering out their first soldier engine in the workshop.

Back then, no one could have imagined that this lump of iron, reeking of engine oil, would travel all over the world—

Today, the container trucks at the Port of Hamburg, the bus lines in Rio de Janeiro, and the tankers in the Dubai desert all have soldiers' "hearts" beating under their hoods.

Wang Lina wiped the oil off her hands. A report on global engine shipments was popping up on her phone screen: cumulative shipments exceeded 3 million units, with a market share of 67%.

"The EU's carbon emissions legislation has been amended again."

She forwarded the report to Ye Yuze, stating, "Starting in 2026, all internal combustion engines must be equipped with carbon capture devices, otherwise they will be prohibited from entering the country."

On the screen, the German Automobile Association's statement was clearly visible, its words targeting the Warrior engine—

After all, the engine failure rate of European automakers is three times that of warriors, and the only way to build a barrier is through regulations.

Ivan suddenly slapped his thigh and slammed a blueprint onto the hood of the engine:
"Let them add it! Our 'Blue Whale' engine already has a modification slot."

On the drawings, in the cross-sectional view of the new fuel engine, the carbon capture module is attached to the exhaust system like a lung.

"Fuel consumption is reduced by 15%, horsepower is increased by 20%, and with this added, the emissions are cleaner than the coal-fired power used to charge their electric vehicles."

As they were talking, Ye Feng's video call came in, with the background showing the debate room of the House of Representatives.

He held a document in his hand, his voice low:

"Shell, in conjunction with ExxonMobil, bribed seventeen members of Congress to prepare a proposal to impose a 300% tariff on Warrior engines."

The camera panned across the gallery, where Susie was sitting among Republican members of Congress, quietly making a "three" gesture—a signal she and Ye Feng had agreed upon, indicating that there were three key members she could win over.

“Tell Susie to send over the data from the Ohio Agricultural Machinery Association.”

Ye Yuze suddenly spoke up, "90% of the tractors there use our engines. If we increase the tax, they will have to stop operating for half a month during the autumn harvest."

Ye Feng's eyes lit up. He knew his father was telling the truth—last year, when Ohio was hit by a hurricane, it was the waterproof performance of the Warrior engine that allowed the farm machinery to continue harvesting in the floodwaters, saving 30% of the state's corn.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Lina's phone rang; it was a video message from her Brazilian distributor.

In the favela of Rio, a pickup truck is climbing a hill in the pouring rain, its engine roaring steadily like a drumbeat.

"This is an old workhorse that was sold five years ago. It has run 800,000 kilometers and the engine has never been touched."

She smiled and clicked on another video, showing Nigerian oil workers using pumping units modified from soldiers' engines.

"They say the soldier's engine is more drought-resistant than a camel's, and it can run continuously for 72 hours in the Sahara without needing to add water." Ivan suddenly hummed an old Russian song, his pencil flying across the drawing paper.

He calculated that the new engine's thermal efficiency could exceed 48%, which means that a heavy truck could save two tons of diesel fuel per year.

“Those Europeans have forgotten,” he said, his eyes gleaming as he looked up.
"Ten years ago they banned our high-pressure common rail technology, and as a result we developed the dual injection system, which is now being secretly copied by their luxury cars."

In the research and development center late at night, the lights were denser than the stars. Wang Lina's team was testing the corrosion resistance of the carbon capture module, while Ivan and his apprentices were debugging the engine's low-temperature start-up procedure.

They wanted to ensure that the machine could function reliably in the -50°C conditions of Siberia, just as it would in the warm sunshine of a military reclamation town.

Inside the workshop, the first "Blue Whale" prototype is undergoing trial operation. The gas discharged from the exhaust pipe is filtered, and water droplets can be seen condensing on it. When dripped onto the test paper, the pH value shows to be neutral.

Good news came from Ye Feng's side: Ohio lawmakers collectively submitted a motion to oppose it, arguing that it "harms the interests of farmers."

Susie, meanwhile, leaked information within the Republican Party that the tariffs would cause engine repair shops in the United States to go out of business.

After all, 70% of engine repair technicians in the United States have studied the structure of soldiers' engines.

"Those capitalists have forgotten," Ye Feng laughed easily in the video.
“Their gas stations, repair shops, and parts factories have long been intertwined with ours.”

A week later, the EU's carbon emissions law was amended, but a supplementary clause was specifically added:
Engines using independently developed carbon capture technology are exempt from testing.

The president of the German Automobile Association stammered at the press conference; no one knew how many protest emails he had received from automakers the day before.

Those car manufacturers' production lines have long been adapted to the installation dimensions of the soldier's engine.

In the morning light of Junken City, the "Blue Whale" engine was loaded onto a semi-trailer truck, ready to be sent to a farm in Argentina.

Ye Yuze touched the cold body of the tank and suddenly remembered a question Ye Feng had asked him when they were children:
Why do we insist on making engines?

At that time, he pointed to the tractor in the cotton field and said, "Machines, like people, need to have a strong heart to withstand the wind and rain."

On the distant highway, a fleet of new energy vehicles and fuel trucks travel side by side, sunlight filtering through photovoltaic panels and refracting flowing spots of light onto the casing of the "Blue Whale" engine.

Looking at the fluctuating fuel consumption data on the dashboard, Wang Lina suddenly understood what Ye Yuze often said—

True strength is not about making anyone disappear, but about enabling every force to find its own battlefield.

Ivan is emailing his African partners, attaching the maintenance manual for the Blue Whale engine.

The last page of the manual features a photo of the military reclamation city, where the shadows of young engineers are stretched long by the setting sun at the end of the cotton fields.

He knew that this machine, like its predecessors, would take root in every corner of the world, its roar telling people:

Some principles never go out of style.

Ye Feng stopped in front of the big screen at the New York Stock Exchange. The stock price of Warrior Group had risen again. This time, the leading factor was not the new energy sector, but the research and development investment in internal combustion engines.

He recalled Susie's words: "The walls that try to trap you will eventually become your ladder."

The Statue of Liberty stood silent in the twilight, while his phone streamed real-time data from the "Blue Whale" engine's testing in the Sahara.

Everything proves that true innovation is never a denial of the past, but rather a way to ensure that the wisdom of each era can resonate in the future.

After Ye Feng's Future Progressive Party successfully won some seats in several states, a fierce political battle ensued between it and opposition lawmakers.

This contest involves several key issues, from economic policy to social welfare, from environmental protection to education reform, each of which concerns the vital interests of the people in each state.

In California, Future Progressive Party lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at promoting clean energy development, planning to increase the state's renewable energy usage to 70% within the next decade.

This bill aims to address the growing problem of climate change while creating numerous green jobs.

However, opposition lawmakers strongly opposed the plan, arguing that it was too radical, would significantly increase operating costs for businesses, put many traditional energy companies at risk of bankruptcy, and lead to mass unemployment.

During the debate in the state legislature, both sides stuck to their own arguments and refused to give in.

Future Progressive Party MPs cited extensive scientific research data, emphasizing the serious threat posed by climate change and the urgency of developing clean energy.

Opposition lawmakers presented research reports from businesses, pointing out the potential negative impact of the bill on the economy.

Ultimately, after several rounds of intense voting and negotiations, the bill passed the state legislature by a narrow margin, but it still faces numerous obstacles from opposition members during its implementation.

In Texas, education reform has become the focus of the struggle between the two sides.

Future Progressive Party (MPs) have proposed a bill to reform the public school education system, including increasing funding for schools in impoverished areas, improving teacher compensation, and implementing personalized education programs.

They believe these measures will help improve the quality of education in the state and narrow the education gap between rich and poor areas.

However, opposition lawmakers argue that these reforms will increase the government's financial burden, and that personalized education programs lack practical experience and may not achieve the desired results.

They proposed their own alternative, advocating for reduced government intervention in education and greater reliance on market mechanisms to drive educational development.

During the discussions in the state legislature, the two sides engaged in heated debates regarding the direction and methods of education reform.

Future Progressive Party lawmakers emphasized educational equity and social responsibility, while opposition lawmakers stressed economic efficiency and free market principles.

Ultimately, due to significant differences between the two sides, the bill failed to pass the state legislature, and Texas's education reform reached a stalemate.

In New York State, social welfare policies have become the core of the bargaining between the two sides.

Future Progressive Party (MPs) have introduced a bill to expand social welfare coverage, including providing more housing subsidies, medical assistance, and food stamps for low-income families.

They believe this measure will help alleviate poverty and improve the overall welfare of society.

However, opposition lawmakers argue that this would lead to a significant increase in the government's fiscal deficit and could foster a mentality of reaping benefits without working.

During the debate in the state legislature, the two sides engaged in a heated argument about the rationality and feasibility of social welfare policies.

Future Progressive Party MPs cited numerous examples of impoverished families to emphasize the importance of social welfare.

Opposition lawmakers, on the other hand, emphasized fiscal sustainability and individual responsibility.

Ultimately, the bill failed to pass in the state legislature by one vote, and social welfare policy reforms in New York State were temporarily shelved.

This political battle among lawmakers in various states not only reflects the ideological differences between different political factions, but also the complexity and difficulty of the decision-making process under the American political system.

Behind every proposal lies the interests and demands of numerous stakeholders.

In this power struggle, both Progressive Party members and opposition members are striving to realize their own political agendas while attempting to weaken the other's influence.

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