Pursued by the Heavenly Dao, first level up in the courtyard.

In the world of courtyard houses, the Xia army's high command was well aware that Great Xia would never wage war on Blue Star again.

Because of various viruses, there are not many people overseas, so Da Xia has no reason to fight, let alone find an opponent.

With the conventional army, navy, and air force facing a bleak future, many people are eyeing the space force.

The space carrier is nearing completion, but the selection of the captain of the Starry Sky Squadron has not yet been finalized.

The first batch of ten space carriers were built, and the Xia Kingdom planned to form a starship squadron.

A Star Squadron consists of one space carrier, a Star Squadron consists of three space carriers, a Star Brigade consists of ten space carriers, and a Star Command consists of one hundred space carriers.

The Great Xia Dynasty plans to establish ten Starry Sky Corps for exploring the solar system, mining space minerals, and training officers and soldiers.

For the position of captain of the first Starry Sky Brigade, Xia Jun had more than a thousand people apply to run for the position.

Nine o'clock in the morning, in the small conference room of the main building.

"Xiao Qi, what are your thoughts on the candidate for Captain of the Starry Sky Squadron?"

"Li Yunlong is seventy years old this year. If he were younger, he would be very suitable."

"Li Yunlong is too old. He's the captain of the Starry Sky Battalion. We should choose someone younger."

"My personal suggestion is to appoint Wu Qianli as the first Starry Sky Captain."

"Wu Qianli is fifty-two years old this year. He has served as a special operations brigade commander and the principal of New Hope School. He also has master's degrees in physics, chemistry and mathematics. He is both literate and martial and has combat experience. I agree to let Wu Qianli serve as the captain of the Starry Sky Battalion."

Wu Qianli was once a member of the Special Forces Division and was also Qi Bing's former subordinate.

During the Battle of Lidao, Wu Qianli's level of education was roughly equivalent to a junior high school graduate.

A scholar should be viewed with new eyes after three days of separation.

Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, He Yuzhu, Liu Guangtian, and others successively received their night school diplomas.

Wu Qianli earned master's degrees in physics, chemistry, and mathematics through self-study and further education at a university.

The advanced degrees at Daxia University are divided into Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees.

A bachelor's degree is equivalent to graduating from university, a master's degree is equivalent to graduating from graduate school, and a doctorate is equivalent to graduating from doctoral school.

With the upgrading of weapons and equipment, many officers and soldiers in the Xia Army are improving their knowledge base.

Without the corresponding knowledge base, one cannot understand or use certain newly introduced equipment effectively.

The technology for the space carrier was developed by Qi Bing.

Qi Bing proposed that Wu Qianli serve as the first captain of the Starry Sky Battalion, and everyone present agreed.

Qi Bing only made some requests regarding the selection of three company commanders and ten squad leaders, without finalizing the candidates.

Many of the former officers of the Special Forces Division have been promoted to one star, and a few have been promoted to two stars.

Chongqing, Wu family.

Wu Shili asked, "Second brother, what's making you so happy?"

Wu Qianli smiled and said, "Dad, my superiors have appointed me as the captain of the Starry Sky Brigade."

Wu Shili had three sons: Wu Baili, Wu Qianli, and Wu Wanli.

Wu Baili sacrificed himself before Qi Bing even joined the army.

Wu Shili was stunned for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Captain of the Starry Sky Battalion?"

Wu Qianli said, "The higher-ups have formed a Starry Sky Brigade, and I have been appointed as its captain."

After New Hope School closed down, Wu Qianli returned to Chongqing.

"Is the Starry Sky Squadron a unit under the Air Force?"

"No, the Star Squadron is equipped with a space carrier..."

The details of the space carrier will be announced soon; there's no need to keep it a secret.

On May 15th, the first space-based carrier was completed.

Qi Bing, in his capacity as a first-level engineer of Yucheng Industrial Group, accompanied Elder Shi and his group to Changyong Industrial Base.

He has already resigned from his part-time job at Beicheng Industrial Group.

He will spend far less time in Beicheng in the future, and his position as an engineer at Beicheng Industrial Group will be useless to him.

More than 100 people toured the completed space carrier, which took more than two hours.

I had lunch at the canteen in the Changyong Industrial Base.

At 2 p.m., the first space carrier began its test flight.

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is at an altitude of 3,000 meters, all is normal."

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is at an altitude of 6,000 meters, all is normal."

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is at an altitude of 30,000 meters, all is normal."

"Ship number one, begin atmospheric speed testing."

"Ship number one received."

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is traveling at three times the speed of sound, all is normal."

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is traveling at five times the speed of sound, all is normal."

"Reporting to headquarters, the first ship is traveling at ten times the speed of sound, all is normal."

Before long, the No. 1 ship reached a speed of thirty times the speed of sound within the atmosphere.

A gravity balancing system was installed, so the gravity inside the space carrier is the same as on the ground.

Even when the flight speed reaches thirty times the speed of sound, the officers and soldiers on the space carrier do not feel any discomfort.

With atmospheric testing complete, the space carrier is now heading to conduct tests outside the atmosphere.

For safety reasons, the actual performance of the space carrier is stronger than the design parameters.

Yucheng Industrial Group, Ninth Research Center.

Ye Qiu said with great shock and pride, "Old Lin, our space carrier has taken off!"

Lin Fan said incredulously, "We had absolutely no prior knowledge about the space carrier. If it weren't for today's test flight, who would have known we had a space carrier? The secrecy was incredibly well maintained!"

Xiao Ze said, "The Siheyuan World is only in the 1980s. Many things are more advanced than the new century of the previous life. Not to mention, the network we use now is no worse than 5G in the previous life."

Su Hai laughed and said, "Brothers, my Counter-Strike game is almost finished. Once it's done, we can play it together in our spare time."

Chen Bo said, "My Frozen Throne is almost finished too."

Ye Qiu asked, "Does your game violate any entertainment regulations?"

Su Hai said calmly, "Don't worry, everything is legal and compliant. I've also added anti-addiction measures. From Monday to Friday, you can play for a maximum of three hours a day, and there are no time restrictions on weekends."

The following afternoon around 2 PM, Qi Bing sensed that the Mountain and River Cauldron had been upgraded.

The Mountain and River Cauldron was a magical artifact he crafted based on the Xuanhuang Seal, used to suppress the fate of the Great Xia Kingdom.

When it was first forged, the Mountain and River Cauldron was merely a top-grade spiritual artifact of fortune.

Absorbing the national destiny, the Mountain and River Cauldron was upgraded from a top-grade spiritual artifact to a low-grade immortal artifact.

"As the fortunes of the Great Xia Kingdom increase, the Mountain and River Cauldron will also grow stronger."

"The stronger the Mountain and River Cauldron becomes, the more stable the fate of the Great Xia nation will be."

"With its strength increasing and its national fortune growing ever stronger, Great Xia will surely become the master of this small world."

As the Great Xia Dynasty grows stronger, the growth efficiency of the Mountain and River Cauldron will also increase.

Of course, once the Mountain and River Cauldron reaches the level of a top-grade immortal artifact, the time required to break through to the level of a low-grade divine artifact will definitely increase many times over.

When it reaches the Immortal Artifact level, the time required for the Mountain and River Cauldron to advance will definitely decrease.

The total population of Great Xia has now exceeded 1.8 billion. Even if the population growth rate remains unchanged, the number of people added each year will continue to increase.

Couples who are able to have children typically have three to six or seven, or even more than ten children.

In the past, many people dared not have children, firstly because the mortality rate of childbirth was high, and secondly because they believed that the children they gave birth to could not be raised.

She got married at twenty, had a child every two years, and by the time she was thirty-six, she had eight children.

Most people have one child at a time, while some people have two or three children at a time.

There is no need to worry about overpopulation before the population of Great Xia reaches 10 billion.

When the population of Great Xia reaches 10 billion, it will have already achieved interstellar migration.

Qi Bing, whose primordial spirit had been released, looked at Black Continent, White Continent, and Southern Star Continent.

"The three continents combined have less than 5,000 people, and more than 70% of them are almost wiped out."

Squid virus, red sand virus, eagle sauce virus... Ebola virus, merging and evolving into an incurable poison.

The incurable poison from overseas was blocked by the barrier set up by the Qi army and posed no threat to the Great Xia.