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Chapter 699 The Scientific Research Maniac's Great Fortune (Thirteen)

Although the female soldier was quite a shock, she did relieve the streamer's immediate crisis. With this guide, his indecisiveness was instantly cured. After passing through a short corridor, he arrived at a booth area that was cordoned off.

In the center of the safety zone, a formidable fighter jet was parked. This jet was over twenty meters long, with a duckbill-shaped nose, a multifaceted canopy, outward-canted twin vertical tails, and an incredibly complex wing structure, all of which told you that this fighter jet was no ordinary aircraft.

【Baidi】.

This is the name of this fighter jet. Actually, it's not surprising to see it here, since similar models have been on air shows for over thirty years. But just as the host was about to share the information she had researched beforehand, Xuan Mo spoke in her distinctively cool voice:
"This is the 'White Emperor' aerospace fighter demonstrator exhibited today. It primarily serves as an escort aircraft for the Luan Bird aerospace platform. It utilizes some mature technologies for verification, and its aerodynamic shape has been optimized, giving it a certain degree of stealth capability. There will be a flight demonstration at 2 PM today..."

"Wait, what did you say? An air show? This isn't a model!"

The streamer's mouth, which had just opened, seemed to dislocate instantly. Despite his comical appearance, there were no mocking comments in the chat. In fact, everyone watching was also in shock.

"Yes, the fighter jet has already entered production. When you board the Luan Bird later, you should also be able to see the escort crew carrying out the mission."

Xuanmo's cold voice carried a sense of indifference, as if it were nothing serious. But it was precisely this indifference that made it even more difficult to associate him with a fighter jet that, even after decades, still seemed too futuristic.

"No, didn't we say that variable-wing aircraft have a heavy logistical burden, are prone to damage, difficult to maintain, and expensive, and that it's better to have dedicated wings for dedicated aircraft?"

When the streamer saw someone raise a question in the chat, he immediately repeated it. Upon hearing this, Xuanmo nodded slightly and said:

"Yes, but that's relative. When that statement was made, the cost of manufacturing six fighter jets with different roles was lower than the cost of one variable-wing fighter jet. Your statement is certainly correct. But now, with new breakthroughs in materials science, components can be produced modularly, maintained through autonomous equipment, and the cost can be reduced to less than two fighter jets, variable-wing fighter jets have become the right choice."

"No, do you want to hear what you're saying? Advances in materials science, automated maintenance, modular production... Good heavens, you've only just launched it and you're already talking about modularization?"

The anchor also realized he was losing his composure, but it was just too much to handle! Ask the B-2 bomber, which has been in service for over half a century, and see if it's modular? Your variable-wing aircraft is modular, for crying out loud?

"No, your understanding is somewhat flawed. Although the White Emperor fighter jet is a demonstrator integrating multiple technologies, the technologies installed on it are already quite mature. The name 'White Emperor' is a stage name given to facilitate publicity and cultural and creative activities. Strictly speaking, it should be called J-20 Modified. Considering that the J-20 itself is also a J-10 Modified, the service designation of the White Emperor fighter jet should be J-10 Modified Type II."

"What the hell is Bai Di a stage name! Isn't Cheng Ying also a 59th generation change? Then wouldn't Luan Niao be a 17th generation change?"

"Here we go again! Announcer, tell the military woman that we've evolved into the era of anti-terrorism, and the Strategic Deception Bureau no longer needs to fight. Tell her to stop using her powers!"

"J-10 A2... Good grief, how could anyone say that? Even the F-57s that haven't yet jumped out of the PowerPoint presentation would be crying!" "I believe it, really. I don't believe it at all! (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻!"

The screen was flooded with comments, and the streamer was full of his usual rants, but that was just Xuanmo's style. Just as he was thinking about how to ask a question that wouldn't be difficult for the AI ​​to answer, but would still be entertaining, he suddenly noticed a lot of shouting not far away.

With the keen intuition characteristic of a new media professional, he immediately controlled the tracking drone to follow the field of vision, and then looked in the direction of the sound—

A group of foreigners in suits were pointing and gesturing at the "Mysterious Maiden Fighter" parked on the other side. They were all pale-faced and kept muttering "Oh my God" and "Impossible".

One of the men, who looked like a general, even tried to touch the isolation barrier, but was politely stopped by another man in black. He could only stand on tiptoe and try to peek into the cockpit from a distance.

"Pfft..." The host couldn't help but laugh out loud, quickly covering the microphone, but it did nothing to improve the live stream. "Brothers, look over there, the friends from Xida seem to be having an existential crisis. But this scene looks so familiar... Wait, I remember now, I saw it when I was searching for Nantianmen before. Back when Nantianmen made its debut, the Xida officers were looking at our helicopters like this!"

However, Xuanmo seemed completely oblivious to the commotion, or perhaps she noticed but didn't care at all, continuing in her infuriatingly calm tone: "The technical theory of the J-10 A2 is relatively complete. After integrating several production lines, we can steadily mass-produce it. We expect to complete the production line iteration within two months, at which time production costs will continue to decrease. We anticipate gradually replacing the aging fighter jets within five years..."

"..." The streamer's initial pride was instantly replaced by an instinctive exclamation:

"Oh no! The seventh-generation fighter jet has just made its debut, and it's already becoming obsolete!"

Unfortunately, his seemingly entertaining exclamation went unanswered, because at the same moment he spoke, a deep rumble drowned out his shout.

The anchor looked in the direction of the sound and saw a colossal object slowly moving on the other side of the square. It was a humanoid mech about five meters tall, with rugged lines and a powerful presence, but its paint job somehow made it look a bit like a goofy emoji!

Well, the front view of Dongda's equipment has always been quite clumsy, but with the imposing aura it exudes when it moves, no one should feel this way. It took a step and performed a simple walking demonstration. Surprisingly, despite its enormous size, it moved very lightly, and even the person closest to it could not feel any tremor in the ground.

"Holy crap! A mech! It's a real mech!" The streamer's voice cracked as he shouted. "Brothers! The 'Cheng Ying' mech from Project Nantianmen! I can't believe it actually exists!"

Hearing the host's exclamation, Xuanmo nodded in a comical manner: "Yes, the 'Chengying' series of general-purpose unmanned combat mechs. It can carry multiple mission modules such as engineering, combat, surveillance, and transportation. It is mainly used for material transportation, engineering operations, and area surveillance missions in complex terrain. Due to the adoption of a new balancing system and lightweight design, the old tracks have been changed to a bipedal structure that is more adaptable to complex terrain. However, based on its technological foundation, we can still call it the '59 Modified'. We have also retained its road wheel structure. When entering flat terrain, it can also be changed into a combat vehicle mode to increase its speed."

(End of this chapter)