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Chapter 481 Let’s Redesign an Aerial Fighter
Hearing Song Xiyun's question, Ning Chen replied very calmly:
"We are not so anxious about the manned landing project on Mars. After all, the exploration of the Mars robots has not yet been completed, and the information we have obtained so far does not meet our requirements. In addition, the most important thing is that we must first ensure that some Mars robots can be successfully brought back to the blue planet before we can start the follow-up work."

Song Xiyun nodded upon hearing this, and said hurriedly, somewhat embarrassedly:

"Yeah, I almost forgot about it. It's all because I was looking forward to going to Mars. If we can't ensure that we can bring the Mars robot back smoothly, how can we guarantee that we can bring the astronauts back later?"

After all, the Mars landing project is not a one-way mission, but a round-trip mission. Even the Mars robot needs to bring some Martian soil samples back to the blue planet, rather than keeping all of them on Mars.

On this point, Ning Chen was still very cautious. He was not so anxious as to send human astronauts to Mars without even testing these procedures.

"That's right, Song Xiyun, at least we have to wait until the Mars robot returns to the Blue Planet smoothly before we can proceed with the next manned landing project on Mars. Oh... I really hope that these premonitions of mine are just some illusions, but I always feel that the situation on Mars is not as simple as I imagined."

What Ning Chen is worried about is not just the possibility of traces of life on Mars, but some more complicated situations.

But at least under the current circumstances, Ning Chen has not been able to come up with any evidence to prove this conjecture. This is something that makes Ning Chen feel a little worried, but also a little fortunate.

At this time, Ning Chen suddenly remembered something, turned to look at Song Xiyun, and said to her:

"Song Xiyun, I think it's time for us to start research on the aerospace fighter project. I think for the exploration of this kind of unknown planet, we still need some more powerful weapons to take charge, even if they may not play any role in the end."

After learning of Ning Chen's idea, Song Xiyun felt a little puzzled at first, because for a planet without any trace of life, even if the aerospace fighter was developed, it seemed that it would not have any impact on the subsequent exploration work.

But since this can alleviate Ning Chen's worries, Song Xiyun will definitely be willing to cooperate with Ning Chen's ideas and will not have any doubts about Ning Chen because of this.

"Okay, Ning Chen, we have already done some research on aerospace fighters. I think the subsequent work will at least be a clue."

Now Ning Chen and Song Xiyun can understand the design principles of the entire aerospace fighter project. All they need to solve are some technical problems.

Of course, these technological problems are what Ning Chen finds more difficult, because with the current technological strength of the Blue Star civilization, it is completely unable to match the aerospace fighter design produced by this system.

Ning Chen stared at the design in his mind for a while, and finally made a difficult decision.

"Song Xiyun, I think we should not manufacture the aerospace fighter completely according to this design. We must find a balance between the best design and the existing technological level, so that we can achieve our goal within a limited time."

According to Ning Chen's rough analysis, it would take at least ten years or even longer for the Blue Star civilization to achieve the technological level required for this aerospace fighter. This was obviously not a result that Ning Chen could accept.

However, as long as the original aerospace fighter design can be partially modified, it will be possible to find a balance between the two, on the premise of being able to process aerospace fighters while not seriously deviating from the existing industrial level.

After hearing Ning Chen's idea, Song Xiyun's expression was still a little hesitant. It can be seen that Song Xiyun did not think that this was a very easy thing to do.

"Ning Chen, in fact, this existing aerospace fighter plan is already very perfect. Once we change one of the details, the final effect achieved by the aerospace fighter will be completely different from before."

Song Xiyun's meaning was very clear, because any modification to such a perfect plan would undoubtedly have a "domino effect".

Even with Ning Chen's ability, he might not be able to achieve this goal, and the final revised plan might very likely have various problems.

Ning Chen had naturally anticipated such an outcome a long time ago, and he did not feel much psychological pressure about Song Xiyun's worries.

"Don't worry, Song Xiyun. My understanding of the design of this aerospace fighter is not just superficial. I have a fundamental understanding of its design ideas. On this basis, it is entirely possible for us to design aerospace fighters of various levels to meet our actual needs."

Ning Chen knew that the aerospace fighter provided by the system was not a basic aerospace fighter, but a very mature and advanced aerospace fighter.

Before this aerospace fighter appears, aerospace fighter technology will have gone through at least several generations of development. Therefore, it is entirely possible for Ning Chen to design some aerospace fighters with more basic functions, so as not to place too high requirements on the craftsmanship level.

After hearing what Ning Chen said, Song Xiyun felt relieved, knowing that Ning Chen was actually confident.

"Ning Chen, it's great that you think this way. I will definitely work hard to help you achieve this goal!"

After making this decision, Ning Chen continued to instruct Song Xiyun.

"Song Xiyun, you have to pay attention. This project is a highly confidential one. What I mean by 'highly confidential' is that no information can be leaked. Even if it is just information about the project establishment or the progress of the research, no outsider can know it at all..."

This is a rare time in recent years when Ning Chen has been so cautious about scientific and technological research and development results. Because recently Ning Chen hopes that the results of himself and Xingchen Technology can be known to more people, but only some technical issues are kept confidential.

And this time, Ning Chen actually adopted a secretive attitude towards this project, which was enough to show that Ning Chen had vaguely realized some possible dangers.

Although she was a little confused about Ning Chen's idea, Song Xiyun did not ask Ning Chen the reason, but directly agreed with Ning Chen's idea.

"Okay, don't worry, Ning Chen, I will definitely not tell this secret to any outsiders. Are there only two of us involved in this project? How are we going to solve the problem of technology?" Hearing Song Xiyun's doubts, Ning Chen said slowly:

"From the current situation, if we want to complete the design of another version of the aerospace fighter, the capabilities of the two of us are sufficient. As for the problem of craftsmanship, we don't need other outsiders to join in, but we can solve it in another way..."

Ning Chen's words aroused Song Xiyun's curiosity. Song Xiyun couldn't resist the temptation and asked:

"Ning Chen, what exactly is this method you are talking about?"

Ning Chen just smiled and remained silent when he heard this. It was not until Song Xiyun could no longer hold back that Ning Chen replied:

"Song Xiyun, let's finish the design of the aerospace fighter first. Once this work is completed, we will naturally know what the next plan is."

Seeing Ning Chen say this, Song Xiyun didn't ask any more questions and had to agree to Ning Chen's requests.

"Okay, then Ning Chen, when do we start this work?"

"Tomorrow, let's have a good rest and make some plans today. This work may not be as difficult as we imagined, but it will definitely be a new challenge. Before the project officially starts, we still have to be fully prepared, because the project will definitely be very hard."

"Haha, that's nothing. Ning Chen, you know I'm the one who is least afraid of hard work. I'm not as smart as you, but in terms of hard work, I will never lose to you."

Just as Song Xiyun herself said, Song Xiyun is indeed a very hardworking person. As early as when she was a student, Song Xiyun demonstrated this trait very well in night running.

Song Xiyun knew that it was impossible to possess the ability like Ning Chen. If she wanted to get close to Ning Chen's level and provide some help to Ning Chen, she could only keep doing her best at all times and not dare to slack off even for a moment.

At this point, Ning Chen naturally would not have any worries about Song Xiyun. After asking Song Xiyun to go back and rest early, the two separated temporarily.

The next morning, Ning Chen and Song Xiyun arrived at Ning Chen's office on time, ready to start designing a new version of the aerospace fighter plan.

In fact, after returning yesterday, Ning Chen did not rest immediately. On the one hand, Ning Chen needed to think about how to carry out this work. On the other hand, Ning Chen also needed to explain to others about the exploration work of the Mars robot. After all, after Ning Chen started the aerospace fighter project, he would definitely not have time to pay too much attention to things on Mars.

Fortunately, the current work on Mars is still relatively stable. Even if Ning Chen does not pay attention to the latest developments on Mars all the time, other people can still handle a lot of work well.

Only after he finished all the work did Ning Chen dare to take a rest. Of course, this kind of rest time was much earlier than normal.

Song Xiyun also wanted to help Ning Chen complete some work in advance, but because Ning Chen did not tell her anything in advance, Song Xiyun had to rest early so that she could maintain more energy in the future.

"Song Xiyun, I already thought of some design ideas yesterday. Let me discuss them with you now. Of course, these design ideas are far from enough. We still have a lot of work to do next."

Ning Chen's attitude towards Song Xiyun is very special. If it were with other people, even though Ning Chen's attitude would be more easy-going, he would simply assign tasks to them, and it would be difficult for others to really participate.

But as for Song Xiyun, Ning Chen was very confident that she would be able to discuss with him, because overall, Song Xiyun was the person who was closest to Ning Chen's ability.

"Okay, I actually thought about it yesterday, but because many of my ideas were not mature, I didn't come up with a particularly clear plan, and ended up falling asleep early. Of course, my dreams were full of all kinds of strange ideas about aerospace fighters. I think I'll still give some of my own opinions within the framework you gave me."

Listening to Ning Chen's story, Song Xiyun was also constantly thinking, to see if there were any similarities between his ideas and her own.

Ning Chen's design ideas this time are different from those of the previous times. Due to the limitations of craftsmanship, Ning Chen can no longer focus entirely on the final property requirements, but must give more consideration to the existing craftsmanship levels.

This made Ning Chen somewhat inclined to take the current technological level as the core, and then use this as a basis to deduce the most powerful aerospace fighter they could manufacture.

After listening to Ning Chen's thoughts, Song Xiyun said:

"Ning Chen, with our current capabilities, can we really complete these manufacturing processes? I think the manufacturing requirements for each of these processes are slightly higher than our current technological level."

Song Xiyun did not doubt Ning Chen's new idea, but based on Song Xiyun's own understanding of the current technological level of Blue Star civilization, the technological level set by Ning Chen was indeed much higher.

"Yes, just as you said, our current technological level is indeed a little bit short of the technological level I require. But I believe that when we complete this design work, our technological level will hopefully reach this requirement. After all, technological levels are constantly evolving, and we can't always look at problems with the perspective of the past."

According to Ning Chen and Song Xiyun's expectations for the completion time of this work, this design work will definitely not be completed in a short time. It is reasonable to leave some space for the development of industrial level.

However, Song Xiyun felt that the space Ning Chen had left was indeed too much. If she wanted to achieve such progress, it would probably take several years.

However, since Ning Chen has insisted on this choice, Song Xiyun will no longer have any objections, so she follows Ning Chen's line of thought and continues the discussion.

(End of this chapter)