I built an armada.

The Longxia tribe made a fortune, and the top leaders were all smiles.

"Back then, we exhausted everything to support Su Dingping's laboratory. We thought it was a do-or-die gamble, but we never expected that Su would give us such a big surprise in the blink of an eye!"

A bigwig was all smiles, his eyes full of satisfaction.

Xue Shuai suddenly stood up, his face still showing excitement: "I knew that supporting Su was the right decision. For the next thirty, fifty, or even a hundred years, we may have to rely on the things that Su researched!"

Another bigwig nodded slowly: "Yes, he finally did not let us down. He spared no effort to acquire those rare raw materials from other countries, even at the cost of national strength. I wonder what kind of surprises await us next."

"He won't let us down!"

"Now that Su has proven his abilities to us, we should continue to support him!"

"Now that we have the money, let's do what we did before and go all out to acquire all the raw materials that Su needs so that he can continue his experiments!"

Although Su Dingping was very young, his status was already vastly different from before.

Meanwhile, in the Dragon Heart Laboratory.

Although the pass rate of decimeter-level samples reached over 60% by manually adjusting parameters, this method was too slow.

Making samples is no problem, but large-scale manufacturing is extremely difficult, and this has always been a major challenge for decimeter-sized samples.

If this problem is not resolved, it will be impossible to proceed to the next step of producing meter-sized samples.

Su Dingping had been troubled by this matter for a while and hadn't even paid attention to how the conflict at sea was resolved.

Seeing his deeply furrowed brows as he stared at the experimental materials, Guo Xueyun felt a pang of heartache and stepped forward to gently massage his temples: "Take a rest, you haven't had a proper rest for several days."

"Don't think I don't know, even when you go back to the dorm, you're still staying up all night!"

Su Dingping was quite surprised: "How did you know?"

Guo Xueyun proudly raised her head: "Several times I couldn't sleep at night and wanted to go see you, only to find you studying late into the night. I just didn't call you out on it."

Su Dingping touched his nose guiltily: "Then I won't do it again."

Anyway, you can enter the forging space and conduct experiments while lying in bed. But sometimes, a thousand or a hundred experiments are not as effective as a flash of inspiration.

What he lacks now is precisely that spark of inspiration.

Guo Xueyun bent down and hugged Su Dingping from behind, their faces pressed together in an extremely intimate gesture: "It's not that I don't want you to do it, I'm just worried about your health."

“You’re so young, but you look like someone in their fifties or sixties. I’m really afraid that one day you’ll collapse from exhaustion. Even though I understand your desire to help the tribe develop quickly, it still breaks my heart.”

Su Dingping felt a warmth in his heart and gently placed his hand over Guo Xueyun's: "I'm much better now that you've taken care of me. I promise you I'll take good care of myself from now on."

Guo Xueyun pouted: "Promising to me won't work. You have to promise the tribe that you are the tribe's treasure now. If the higher-ups knew how hard you're working, they'd probably come looking for you in person!"

Su Dingping was startled and quickly said, "No way! I hate this kind of trouble the most. I'm the kind of person who's best suited to stay in the lab and not think about anything."

Just then, Liu Huaming suddenly pushed open the office door and walked in. Seeing the two of them being so intimate, he froze on the spot, his mouth agape enough to swallow a duck egg.

Three seconds later, he seemed to snap out of a daze, took a step back, and closed the door: "Sorry, I came at the wrong time!"

Guo Xueyun's face immediately turned bright red. She quickly let go of Su Dingping, her hands trembling with embarrassment. After giving Su Dingping a reproachful look, she ran out of the office.

"I'll go make you some tea!"

Upon entering the room and seeing Liu Huaming, Guo Xueyun lowered her head and whispered, "Commander, it's not what you think. I was just worried that Comrade Su Dingping was too tired and wanted him to relax a bit..."

In the end, she couldn't continue speaking and quickly ran downstairs.

Liu Huaming chuckled: "I understand, everyone's been young once... Don't be shy, I support you!"

Seeing Guo Xueyun escape, he smiled and re-entered the laboratory. Seeing Su Dingping still sitting there, he raised his eyebrows and gave her a thumbs up.

"Young Su, you're quite something! It hasn't been long at all, and you've already taken down our Comrade Guo?"

Even though Su Dingping had lived two lives, he felt his face burning and quickly waved his hand, "Chief, please don't tease me. It was really just an accident."

Liu Huaming, however, spoke with the air of someone who had been through it all, saying with a smile, "Don't worry, I understand. Everyone's been young once. But in the future, it's best to wait until there's no one around to do these things."

Su Dingping quickly stopped him: "Commander, please don't say anymore! I will be more careful in the future. Did you come here this time because the conflict at sea has been resolved?"

Seeing that he changed the subject, Liu Huaming didn't press the matter further, after all, he still had to save face for the young man.

"That's right, it's over. The Eagle Tribe and the Eastern Wilderness Tribe jointly invested 50 billion US dollars to purchase 1,000 of our repair modules. All the defective products you made were sold to them!"

Upon hearing this, Su Dingping couldn't help but laugh: "That's good. This was originally prepared for them. If they hadn't bought it, it would have been really difficult to handle."

"Su kid, I'm truly impressed!" Liu Huaming leaned back in his chair, his usual authority gone, now resembling that of a kind elder. "How did you manage to squeeze 50 billion from the Eagle Tribe and the Eastern Wilderness Tribe? That's a real 50 billion, in US dollars!"

"This will be enough to make them feel the pinch!"

Su Dingping snorted coldly: "Since you dare to provoke us, then of course you should be prepared to suffer heavy losses. Otherwise, you'll think our Longxia tribe is a park, where you can come and go as you please."

"Well said!" Liu Huaming nodded in agreement. "This incident between the Eagle Tribe and the Eastern Wilderness Tribe should serve as a reminder to other tribes, letting them know that we are not to be trifled with!" "Su boy, tell me, did you foresee this outcome from the very beginning?"

Su Dingping thought for a moment and chuckled, "No, I just felt that this was the right thing to do. Who knew that the Eastern Wilderness Tribe and the Eagle Tribe would be so incompetent?"

He smiled modestly, but his confident expression betrayed him, as if all of this was within his expectations.

"Commander, I've said it before: as long as our technology develops and our weaponry surpasses theirs, then everything in the future will be decided by Longxia!"

"Those days of invasion and humiliation are gone forever!"

Hearing these words, Liu Huaming burst into laughter. He knew that this was the true spirit of the Longxia tribe: to learn from shame and rise again, and to never give up! No matter what difficulties they faced, they could always get back up!
"Young Su, what do you think we should do next?" he suddenly asked.

Su Dingping quickly waved his hand: "Chief, please don't worry about me! This is not something I need to worry about. All I need to do is help the Longxia tribe to reach the top of the world in science and technology."

"As for issues related to national strategy, that's something the top leadership needs to worry about."

Liu Huaming pointed at him and chuckled, "You little rascal, you're really cunning! Alright, then I won't ask you anymore. But the higher-ups have decided to continue supporting your research, so just go for it! We already have 50 billion US dollars, whatever you want, we can get it for you!"

Last time they sold warships and weapons, even with big spenders involved, they only brought in 40 billion US dollars in revenue. This time, they not only made it all back, but they even had a surplus!
"By the way, the commander specifically praised you."

Su Dingping was stunned for a moment, frozen in place, somewhat flattered.

"Sir, please stop keeping me in suspense!"

"Haha, okay, I'll just tell you directly."

He excitedly stood up abruptly: "I will absolutely not let the leader down, and will continue to work hard to achieve even greater breakthroughs!"

"Haha, okay!" Liu Huaming nodded. "Don't get so excited."

"I understand." Su Dingping's heart was surging with emotion, and he couldn't calm down at all.

Guo Xueyun, who had been calming down outside for a long time, returned with tea. However, when she met Liu Huaming's gaze, her face turned red again, and she lowered her head shyly.

"Sir, have some tea."

After calming himself down, Su Dingping continued the previous topic: "Chief, although the country supports my continued research, it can't be that simple, can it?"

Liu Huaming pointed at him and nodded, saying, "As expected of you, you must have already thought of that."

"Although the Eagle Tribe retracted their statement, which is equivalent to licking back their spit, in private, those raw material supply tribes still dare not sell raw materials to us, whether it is rare earth or rare isotope raw materials."

"Even if they sell, they only dare to sell in small-scale, secretive transactions. They simply can't supply your needs. The higher-ups are currently holding a meeting to discuss this matter."

Upon hearing this, Su Dingping lowered his head and pondered. This was also something he was worried about. Once the raw materials ran out, their experiments would be forced to stop.

Although the Longxia tribe has abundant rare earth and rare isotope raw material minerals, their mines cannot be developed on a large scale due to limitations in mining and filtration technologies.

Therefore, the simplest method is to purchase them from other tribes.

Su Dingping recalled the centrifugal extractor illustration in the forging space, which would take more than a year to unlock. If they had the centrifugal extractor and the extraction solution formula, their rare earth mine could be industrialized.

"Maybe I can make it!" he muttered to himself.

Liu Huaming stood up and patted Su Dingping on the shoulder: "You've done a great job this time, kid. The higher-ups have decided to hold another commendation ceremony for you!"

Su Dingping was almost anxious when he heard this: "Chief, you know I hate these kinds of things the most. Even if the tribe doesn't give me any commendation, I will continue to do it."

"I knew you'd say that." Liu Huaming smiled, like an old fox. "So I refused on your behalf, but I've already taken your reward."

After saying that, he took a small red box out of his pocket.

Su Dingping recognized it as the box containing military medals, and his expression turned solemn. Even Guo Xueyun, who was standing next to him, looked surprised.

Liu Huaming stood up, his face serious: "Comrade Su Dingping, the tribe is now awarding you the Second Class Merit Medal. Although your merits cannot be made public yet, the Longxia tribe will never forget your contributions."

"Your achievements will be forever engraved on the monument of Longxia!"

Hearing the powerful words, Su Dingping couldn't help but get excited. He straightened up, puffed out his chest, and even though he had lived two lives, he couldn't help but breathe heavily at this moment.

It is said that a third-class merit is received standing up, a second-class merit is received lying down, and a first-class merit is received by the family. In peacetime without war, even a second-class merit is a remarkable medal!

He accepted the medal with great excitement, as if he were receiving a heavy responsibility.

"Thank you, leader. I will definitely not let down the tribe's training and trust!"

Liu Huaming smiled again: "Don't be so nervous, and don't feel any pressure. You have already proven your ability to us and deserve the tribe's training and trust."

"If you encounter any difficulties, please be sure to tell us. No matter what happens, the Longxia tribe will always be your strong support!"

Su Dingping nodded heavily, speechless with excitement.

You treated me like a national hero, and I will repay you with the same respect!
Su Dingping has decided to dedicate everything to the country, even without commendation or medals. But if there were any, he certainly wouldn't refuse. (End of Chapter)