What does it mean to get a perfect score on the college entrance exam but then go missing?

Qin Ze and Bai Huiyan approached with some skepticism, only to find that Jiahao had not lied.

The webpage interface is the Xinxiang Times, and a lengthy article is introducing a military equipment project.

Jiahao used his left hand to press the keyboard to switch pages, and other web pages appeared one after another.

The Associated Press, Reuters, and various BC media outlets are also reporting on the relevant information.

Whether in print or audiovisual media, the English word "Pegasus" is frequently mentioned.

"Jiahao, what does Pegasus mean?" Qin Ze asked, not understanding.

Zhou Jiahao: "It's from Seer, a limited-time item. You need to collect all four colors of feathers: gold, blue, purple, and white."

Qin Ze: "???"

"no!"

Bai Huiyan was truly impressed.

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense."

"That's from Greek mythology; it means Pegasus."

Qin Ze nodded: "Pegasus is quite suitable as a name for a drone; it has a unique aesthetic appeal."

"Well, you really shouldn't say that."

Bai Huiyan echoed.

"The US has a knack for naming things."

Zhou Jiahao: "Women are superficial; they only know how to look at the surface."

Bai Huiyan retorted, "You're so profound! What did you see?"

"I see this project as potentially the biggest in history."

Zhou Jiahao selected a passage of English text and clicked to translate it.

Then he recited it aloud.

The Pegasus project is expected to involve an investment of $600 billion.

"The dollar, my friends."

"Four hundred billion RMB! That's a lot of money, longer than my phone number!"

Upon hearing this, Bai Huiyan mentally calculated the difference.

It really is.

As someone who works within the science and technology innovation and military industry system, she knows the significance of this money.

That amount of money is enough to buy several thousand finished airplanes.

This shows that the US has really put in the effort.

With a scale like this, it would probably rank in the top ten this year in their country.

Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao kept staring at the numbers.

They all remained silent.

I thought to myself, "The Americans are just stupid and rich."

Qin Ze remained silent, but his focus was not on the money.

Rather, it lies in the media's specific descriptions of the project.

Hypersonic speed?

Large stealth aerial platform?

Location in nearby space?

"Hey you two, doesn't this project look familiar?"

Qin Ze raised a question.

Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao were both a little confused.

It really is!

The things they were talking about felt strangely familiar to them.

Bai Huiyan: "Yeah! You look so familiar."

Zhou Jiahao: "There's a feeling that's very familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on why. I think there's a term in psychology that describes this kind of situation."

Bai Huiyan: "The hippocampal effect!"

Zhou Jiahao: "Yes, yes, yes! It's the hippocampus effect. I feel like I've experienced it countless times, but no matter how hard I try to recall, I can't remember the details."

The two of them seemed to have reached a secret code and began discussing the hippocampus effect.

Qin Ze was also impressed.

You might say Jiahao isn't very knowledgeable, but he does know about the hippocampus effect.

But if you call him erudite, this guy doesn't remember anything useful.

"What is the Hippocampus effect?"

"Don't you guys think this so-called Pegasus looks remarkably like one of our ongoing research projects?"

"The intended use of the projects is almost identical, and even the media's speculations about their configurations are similar."

The words fell.

Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao fell into deep thought.

Don't say it.

You know what?

No wonder it looked familiar!

It turns out it wasn't the hippocampus effect, but rather that they were doing this kind of work every day and were somewhat blind to what was happening under their own noses.

and.

The US's $60 billion plan sounds very high-end and lofty.

Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao never expected that this plan would be related to their work.

Qin Ze then stepped forward and took control of the computer.

After browsing through several web pages and confirming some authoritative information that had already been disclosed, Qin Ze felt increasingly uneasy.

"Senior, Jiahao!"

"The more I look at this project, the more it reminds me of our Cloud Pivot Project."

"You guys think...they couldn't have copied from us, could they?"

Zhou Jiahao: ? ? ?

Bai Huiyan: ? ? ? ?

Wait, buddy, are you still half asleep?

Anyone can copy you?

You're saying the US copied you?

You have such a high opinion of yourself.

"Brother Qin, although my name is Jiahao, you are too confident. You are even more Jiahao than me."

Qin Ze: "No, look, aren't they exactly the same?"

Bai Huiyan shook her head: "That's just a coincidence. How could the US possibly copy a few of our college students?"

Zhou Jiahao: "Yes, that's the US, the absolute jewel of the world's aviation industry."

Looking at how confident these two are.

Qin Ze shut up and stopped arguing.

This isn't just a problem for Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao, but a problem for the entire industry.

Because the US has been leading in the aviation industry for so long, domestic practitioners have developed certain habitual mindsets, having been subservient for too long.

Whenever technology comes from the US, everyone subconsciously assumes it's good technology.

There is related technology in China, so the subconscious thought is that it is plagiarism.

Even though Bai Huiyan and Zhou Jiahao were on the project themselves, they didn't believe that the US would copy them.

……

……

The idea of ​​spending 60 billion to build an airplane was indeed quite sensational at first.

Especially considering the situation in the US, the comments under the news articles were full of criticism, saying things like "wasting money on useless things."

But the buzz only lasted half a day before it was overshadowed by news of a wealthy man eating children.

People who were still studying this news a few days later were all on the other side of the ocean.

Some are in research institutions, and they are all aircraft professionals.

Another group, located in war zones, consists of aircraft users.

"Old Feng, you're a veteran pilot too. What do you think of our performance in this emergency mobilization?"

On the off-road vehicle returning to base.

Yang Xiao looked at the Air Force Commander and Deputy Commander of the Theater Command beside him.

They've been partners for many years, and they're as close as one person.

In addition, Feng Yanlin is a full-time air force officer with rich experience in actual combat command.

Therefore, Yang Xiao relies heavily on him in the Air Force.

"To be honest, Commander."

Feng Yanlin was not faking anything.

"We've done a great job leveraging our existing capabilities this time."

"There are no problems with the personnel, the site, or the aircrew command link."

Yang Xiao: "If nothing unexpected happens, you'll have a 'but' here, right?"

"Well, but!"

Feng Yanlin said with a solemn expression.

"A new era brings new problems, and we will fall behind if we are not careful."

"We are still living in the logic of past warfare."

"But the times have already moved towards systematization, all-domain confrontation, and integrated air and space operations."

"As time moves forward, it doesn't say goodbye to us."