I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

The pulse detonation engine of Star Satellite Communications Co., Ltd. was launched on time, and netizens around the world could watch the launch live through platforms such as TikTok.

Everyone originally thought that the rocket launched by Star Satellite Communications Company would also lift off straight into the air like other rockets.

However, the reality is not like that.

About 500 meters after the rocket took off, it made a 90-degree right-angle turn without any warning, and the white exhaust drew a perfect right angle in the sky.

Upon seeing this scene, netizens from various countries were thrown into a frenzy, and the Pentagon executives instantly sprang to their feet.

"What a generous gift! What the heck is this?"

"Is this the kind of technology that humanity should have?"

"Oh my god! If this thing were used on fighter jets, wouldn't it be able to easily outmaneuver missiles?"

"It's over, it's over... They're not even from the same civilization as us."

The Pentagon was filled with lamentations; at this moment, they realized that the bald eagle was no longer the world's dominant power.

After making consecutive 90° right-angle turns, the large rocket tested several more large-angle turns.

Just as everyone was marveling at its turning ability, the rocket suddenly teleported forward a great distance, and then teleported forward a great distance again. After several teleports, the rocket had already flown out of the frame, and each teleport left a white smoke ring in the air.

At this moment, a chorus of lamentations filled the Pentagon once again.

"Oh my god! This is way too much!"

"This is exactly the effect we wanted, but they figured it out first again."

"Immediately allocate funds to bribe their researchers and obtain the technical blueprints. We must also develop our own pulse detonation engine as quickly as possible."

"With that speed and agility, it doesn't need any stealth at all. It can just swagger in, and we're helpless, we can only watch. Our missiles can't catch up with it at all, and we can't follow its right-angle turns to track it. It's terrifying, I can't even imagine what that scene would be like."

……

After demonstrating perfect performance in speed and angle tests, the rocket continued its ascent to test various data points after entering outer space.

At this moment, the chat in the TikTok live stream is filled with comments.

"Is this reasonable? Teleportation?"

"I thought it was like Master's rocket, but who knew it could also make right-angle turns and teleport? This is too exaggerated. If this were modified into an aircraft or used on a missile, wouldn't other countries' missiles be unable to intercept it?"

"While Master's rockets were still at the level of researching how to recover them, Yang Chen's rockets were already aiming to ascend to the next higher level of civilization."

"Please stop comparing Master's crappy rocket with Yang Chen's; they're products from completely different civilizations. Master said he'd take people to Mars in 16 years, and almost 10 years have passed, with no starship in sight. Some people only care about making grand promises to boost their stock prices, while others quietly conduct research, wanting the whole world to use their most advanced products. But there are always some who stick to political correctness and refuse to let everyone use them. Now you all know who our friends are and who our enemies are, right? If you have the ability, you must immigrate to China; that's where the future and hope lie."

Rockets equipped with pulse detonation engines reach extremely high speeds.

Current launch vehicles typically take about 10 minutes to send a satellite into low Earth orbit, but the Xingchen satellite rocket only took less than 5 minutes. This was even with the initial acceleration delayed by testing data such as the turning angle in the air. If it had started climbing straight up from the beginning of launch, it probably would have been done in about 3 minutes.

Once in this orbit, the rocket underwent an even more challenging test: a rapid acceleration test along the orbit.

This requires consideration of multiple factors such as speed, gravity, and orbital direction; a slight misstep could lead to deviation from the orbit.

The purpose of this test is to enable rockets to send satellites to predetermined positions in predetermined orbits in the future, and also to change orbital positions to avoid space debris.

After the near-Earth orbit test was completed, subsequent tests were conducted at different altitudes, including geosynchronous orbit and Earth-Moon transfer orbit, and the results were all excellent.

The testing of the Earth-Moon transfer orbit is particularly important. In the future, when launching lunar probes or even carrying out manned lunar landings, this rocket can be used to directly reach the predetermined position in the designated orbit in a short time, which not only saves time and fuel but also avoids many dangerous factors.

With the orbital test complete, the next step is to test its data on free flight in space. After all, this rocket will be modified into other spacecraft and deployed in space in the future, so we will take this opportunity to conduct experiments and obtain data to facilitate subsequent research.

There is no air resistance in space, which gives rockets superior maneuverability. However, fuel issues prevent them from conducting longer tests, forcing them to return to Earth in time.

Overall, this experimental and test-oriented launch was perfect. Next time, we'll switch to nuclear power and launch it for a longer-term test.

At that moment, hundreds of people in the Pentagon's main conference room, watching the live broadcast, were all staring blankly at the large screen. The entire conference room, and even the entire building, was completely silent. If the clock hadn't struck the hour, who knows how long they would have remained in a daze. Those who were standing slowly sat down, while those who could only stand leaned against the wall, heads hanging low.

A single, real flight is more effective than a hundred million posts generated by online trolls.

At this moment, Master and the SX engineers, who were watching the live stream, were too shocked to speak.

In comparison, their recyclability is utterly negligible, yet they spend a fortune hiring online trolls to promote it—it's utterly shameful.

Just as they were feeling embarrassed, the Star Satellite's rocket activated its landing device, safely catching the rocket by directly expelling exhaust gas to relieve pressure and raising the platform.

In comparison, SX's method of using large chopsticks to grip the rocket for recovery is really too rudimentary.

This means that the rockets from Xingchen Satellite left SX with absolutely nothing, and their recovery process was also better and more advanced.

Master couldn't sit still any longer; he picked up whatever was at hand and threw it on the floor.

"Farke! Farke!"

At this moment, only this word can express his true feelings and vent his emotions.

He lost three games in a row to Yang Chen, and each time he thought he was going to win. He even spent a lot of money to hire media and online trolls to hype it up, but he was crushed by Yang Chen every time. It was really embarrassing.

At this moment, netizens from various countries watching the live stream unanimously gave positive feedback.

“A congratulatory message from the Kingdom of Sakura! I am willing to acknowledge Yang Chen as the light of humanity.”

"This time, we have no choice but to accept it. As neighboring Asian countries, we hope that the friendship between China and South Korea will last forever. Many aspects of our culture were passed down from China, and we hope that we can have good exchanges and learn from each other in our traditional culture in the future."

"The U.S. also sent a congratulatory message, hoping that Yang Chen can commercialize this technology so that people all over the world can use it. They also hope that our politicians will stop pursuing so-called political correctness, which is really idiotic."

"The Sand Kingdom sent a congratulatory telegram, wishing our idols success in another new technology breakthrough. With so many high-tech aircraft coming out, can they sell us the J-20 or something? We've waited so long, please don't let us down."

"Although I'm reluctant to admit it, I still have to say that the strongest country in the world is China, and the three of us can only be ranked second. Fortunately, we have the sixth-generation fighter jet with the glorious combat record. Even if we are not as strong as China, we can still absolutely crush other countries."

……

As soon as the live broadcast ended, military representative Jiang Wenming called Yang Chen.

"Haha... Chairman Yang, the experiment was a great success, and we are very satisfied. We would like to start the 'South Heavenly Gate Project' with Chairman Yang's team to create the White Emperor and the Luan Bird. We will provide nuclear power support, and the rest will be completed by Chairman Yang's team. Any questions?"

"Haha... that's definitely not a problem! I've actually been developing White Emperor and Luan Bird type fighter jets and platforms for a long time now, all that's missing is a nuclear power plant to solve the power problem."

"Haha...no problem! We've reached an agreement with Russia; they're willing to share their nuclear power technology with us. They recently tested a nuclear-powered cruise missile, and the data was excellent in all aspects. We're currently improving and perfecting it based on Russia's technology and our own. We estimate that it will be finalized by the end of the year, and then we can conduct tests. Once it passes the tests, we'll install it directly for full-scale testing. So, you can start producing and assembling the other parts now."

"We basically don't need to prepare anything here, we can just assemble it directly. I had them develop and produce it a long time ago, but the engine and energy source hadn't been finalized yet. Now that we've confirmed it will be nuclear-powered with a pulse detonation engine, we can start assembling right away. We'll be quick here, and we should be able to assemble a prototype by the end of the year. The production line will be fully automated later on, and assembling one every two days won't be a problem."

"Haha... Good, Chairman Yang is always so reliable. Let's work together and strive to make the test flight of the white-faced bird and the phoenix bird next March."

Today is August 1st, and there are still more than six months until the test flight next March, which is more than enough time.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Chen quickly went back to the master bedroom and cuddled Chen Xi to sleep.

As luck would have it, Chen Xi's due date is around March 8th next year. It's quite possible that the baby will be born just as the White Emperor and the Luan Bird are taking their first flight.

While Yang Chen was happily sleeping with Chen Xi in his arms, all the staff at the space agency were working overtime in a tense atmosphere.

The asteroid Elibus is still hurtling towards Earth at high speed, and the probability of it hitting Earth has now increased to 35%, which is quite high.

If all goes well, it will reach its closest point to Earth around noon tomorrow, at which point we can determine whether it will collide with Earth.

If an accident occurs and its flight path changes, then a further assessment will be needed based on the actual situation.

In short, space agencies around the world are keeping a close eye on this asteroid. (End of Chapter)