Special forces soldier demobilization: Starting from the county government compound, a meteoric rise

How much energy can a country unleash when the shackles of energy are completely shattered?

The answer is: It is immeasurable.

After the "three cents per kilowatt-hour" policy was implemented, the entire land of Kyushu was like a super engine injected with unlimited power, completing a crazy transformation that terrified the whole world in just two years.

……

The Northwest Desert was once a barren wasteland, a place where yellow sand filled the sky and not a blade of grass grew.

Countless enormous silver domed buildings stand amidst the sea of ​​sand; these are super desalination plants powered by fusion energy. A continuous stream of fresh water is transported to every corner of the desert through a dense network of underground pipes.

"Look! Water's coming out! Water's really coming out!"

A group of workers in overalls, engaged in desertification control, were so excited to see clear water suddenly gushing out of the previously dry ditch that they threw down their shovels and hugged each other, laughing and crying.

Supported by virtually unlimited cheap energy.

The "indoor vertical farms" that once only existed in science fiction novels have sprung up in the Northwest. Unaffected by seasons or weather, the constant temperature and light 24 hours a day have led to an exponential increase in the yield of grains and vegetables.

The desert was transformed into the largest granary in Kyushu, and oases replaced the yellow sand, spreading across the map.

……

Ningzhou High-tech Zone, Jiangnan Province.

"Reporting to General Manager Liu, our fifth-generation fully automated intelligent production line has been completely replaced!"

Inside the largest new energy vehicle manufacturing plant under the Nangong Group, the plant manager, beaming with pride, reported to Liu Ming and Nangong Yao, who were on an inspection tour.

"Before, we didn't dare to run the machines at full power at night to save electricity, but now it's great! The electricity bill is almost negligible! We've smashed all those highly polluting coal-fired boilers and replaced them with purely electric high-frequency smelting furnaces!"

The factory manager was so excited he was practically dancing with joy. "Not only have we achieved zero emissions, but our production efficiency has increased fivefold! We can now produce more cars in a day than we used to in a month!"

Liu Ming looked at the fully automated production line that was running at high speed in the cleanroom, where almost no workers could be seen, and nodded in satisfaction.

This is the disruptive force brought about by the energy revolution.

While others are still scrimping and saving by calculating the costs of coal and natural gas, companies in Kyushu can already run all their high-energy-consuming automated equipment at full capacity without any worries.

The manufacturing industry, which had been gradually flowing out due to rising labor costs, is now returning like a tidal wave. And what's returning are not low-end sweatshops, but rather high-value-added, high-tech intelligent manufacturing.

……

Three years later, in the city, in the large conference room.

The annual global macroeconomic data release conference is held here.

The audience was filled with media reporters from all over the world. Their faces no longer held the haughty, even scrutinizing and critical, expressions of previous years.

Instead, there was a deep sense of awe, and... a hint of unconcealable despair.

"Dear journalists."

The spokesperson stood on the stage, with a simple bar chart displayed on the large screen behind him.

"According to the latest statistics, as of the end of last quarter..."

The spokesperson's voice was steady, yet carried an irrepressible sense of pride.

"Our country's GDP has officially surpassed the $30 trillion mark."

"boom!"

Although the audience was mentally prepared, a suppressed gasp still erupted when the number was confirmed in person.

Thirty trillion! What does that mean? That's a direct tripling!

"At the same time, my country's market share in the global high-end manufacturing, artificial intelligence, and aerospace industries has exceeded 70 percent."

The spokesperson continued, saying that every word was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of those Western journalists.

"And as the world's former largest economy..."

The bar chart on the screen switched, and a pitiful, even declining, short bar appeared next to the towering pillar representing Kyushu.

"Their GDP, constrained by the energy crisis and hollowing out of industry, has now fallen back to around 15 trillion US dollars."

Shake it off, completely shake it off, a distance of 108,000 miles!

It's not about surpassing, it's about crushing!

An elderly Western journalist stared at the chart, his pen clattering to the floor. He clutched his chest, feeling breathless.

He witnessed the glory of that superpower for half a century, and he couldn't understand why the world had turned upside down in just a few years.

……

After the press conference, Liu Ming stood on the second-floor corridor of the Great Hall of the People, looking through the glass at the bustling crowds in the square outside, their faces beaming with confident smiles.

"Advisor Liu, this time we can truly hold our heads high in the world."

Behind him, General Lei Bao grinned widely, looking like a 200-pound fat man. He was now the top leader of the war zone.

"Young people online are all saying that you led us to achieve a great 'leapfrog development'!"

"Overtaking on a curve?"

Liu Ming turned around, looked at Lei Bao, and a faint, yet arrogant, smile appeared on her lips.

"Old Lei, do you think it's possible to overtake someone driving a sports car while we're riding bicycles behind them, even if we pedal like crazy on the curves?"

Lei Bao paused for a moment, then scratched his head:

"It seems... a bit difficult."

"That's not overtaking, that's courting death."

Liu Ming turned her head and looked intently at the distant sky.

"In recent years, we have made breakthroughs in chip manufacturing, quantum computing, and controlled nuclear fusion."

"We didn't try to catch up within their set rules. Because their rules were tailor-made to restrict us."

Liu Ming patted Lei Bao on the shoulder, his voice carrying an air of domineering arrogance.

"We simply blew up their track."

"Then, we built our own highway, a highway that only we could drive on."

"so."

Looking at the vast and beautiful world, Liu Ming said, word by word:

"This is not called overtaking on a curve."

"That's called...changing lanes to overtake."