After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 210, Episode 0218: Sniper Step Appears
Perhaps some things are actually etched into her bones, so even after experiencing the apocalypse, when faced with matters of national righteousness, Lin Yuexi, who thought she had long since become cold-hearted, could not truly remain indifferent.

That's right. After living in a different world and experiencing so much that people are unpredictable, Lin Yuexi has found it difficult to truly empathize with those around her.

She seems to have lost a lot of emotions.

Take sniper rifles for example. If someone else were to hand over the data to someone else to produce them, even if it's not constant anxious waiting, there would at least be occasional attention, right?

But Lin Yuexi acted as if she had just casually picked up something that was very ordinary to her. She didn't care whether the production was approved or not, and she didn't seem to care whether the product was produced or not. She continued to do what she was supposed to do every day.

Until this day, Chief Engineer Chen blocked her at the entrance of the canteen with a speechless expression.

It seems that the only way to find her these days is to wait for her in the cafeteria; otherwise, even if you bump into her, you don't dare to bother her.

In the past, everyone considered her tendency to lose herself in her work as a colleague, but now, they truly dare not do it again; no one can bear that responsibility.

Chief Engineer Chen's expression kept changing, making Lin Yuexi think he had accidentally swallowed a chameleon.

"Teacher, do you have something to do with me?"

After thinking about it carefully, she realized that she had finished the work that Chief Engineer Chen had assigned her half a month ago. Could it be that there was a problem with the verification?

Lin Yuexi silently shook her head. Impossible. She was confident in her abilities. Her brain was practically cheating. Even formulas she had never learned before could be automatically calculated in her brain as long as she saw them or thought about them.

This is why everyone thinks she has high comprehension; like a supercomputer, she can understand everything that is 'input' into her knowledge and then naturally comprehend it, and she can even list N hypotheses to prove herself.

You could say that her brain was born for scientific research.

The only problem is that her body often can't keep up with her brain, making her often seem like an idiot, like a mentally challenged person.

Fortunately, her intellectual disability is something she shows to others; as long as she can't see it herself, she won't die of loneliness.

Seeing the little girl's eyes darting around, as if she was thinking of some mischievous idea, Chief Engineer Chen reached out and poked her forehead in an annoyed tone.

"Have you forgotten about your sniper rifle? You're really picky. The material requirements are so demanding. It's obviously going to cost a fortune. If it weren't for the director's insistence, your project wouldn't have been approved."

"Other projects need funding, but I don't want a single penny for this one." Lin Yuexi complained. She could talk about other things, but if it was about burning money, she would make a scene.

Chief Engineer Chen chuckled and ruffled her almost frizzy hair. “Don’t rush, listen to me first. At first, the higher-ups didn’t know that the data you submitted was already very comprehensive and ready for production. That’s why they were nervous when they saw the materials you marked. For example, XXR is from our project team, and the amount we can bring for experiments each time is not high.”

XXR is a fuel additive. Adding just a few milligrams can increase the power of fuel several times or even ten times. It is a very precious and expensive non-renewable resource.

Our country has only discovered one XX mine so far, and the problem is extremely rare. XXR additives need to undergo precise purification, making the quantity even more precious. It is estimated that only less than 100,000 kilograms can be purified from the entire mine.

Although the amount of XXR used each time is very, very low, usually only a few milligrams, and a mushroom cloud is only a few grams, it seems like 100,000 kilograms can last a long time.

Indeed, there are other combustion-enhancing additives, such as TN1 and TN2, which are even more powerful than XXR, and their reserves are already greater than the expected problems with XXR.

The problem is that they can't just focus on this generation and ignore the future. If we waste resources now, our descendants will have to spend a lot of money to buy them from abroad in the future. Moreover, this could easily restrict our descendants.

In Lin Yuexi's sniper rifle design, she wanted to add XXR to the gunpowder for the accompanying bullets. That's why the higher-ups, upon seeing only XXR in the materials, immediately prepared to reject the project. They felt that these valuable materials should be primarily used for research that could enhance international standing, such as the projects he was working on, or the submarines that Elder Wang was working on.

"Hao argued with them vehemently, until he was red in the face and his voice was hoarse when he came back. Fortunately, it was worth it."

Mr. Chen looked away somewhat guiltily, not daring to meet Lin Yuexi's eyes, which always seemed to see right through people.

The truth is, when Hao said that the project belonged to Lin Yuexi, the higher-ups did not immediately agree, but they also did not insist on rejecting the project. At least they gave them face and looked at the materials.

Then I saw that the data was already very complete, as if Lin Yuexi had already done countless experiments, and it was almost ready for mass production.

Of course, the authorities won't just blindly go into mass production based on a single document, but this is definitely ready to enter the experimental stage, as long as it can be produced.

The report was then relayed up the chain of command, and finally the elder made the final decision: the child had an idea and the chances of success were not low, so let the child give it a try, so as not to dampen the spirits and prevent them from shining brightly again.

In other words, Hao did play a role here, but not as exaggerated as Chief Engineer Chen described.

Chief Engineer Chen was simply trying to win Hao's favor in front of Lin Yuexi.

Lin Yuexi had basically completed her tasks in his project. Hao and his team wanted to keep Lin Yuexi, but the Second Elder had said that they couldn't force her. Whether Lin Yuexi wanted to stay or not was up to her. The higher-ups didn't care, so Hao didn't dare to force her to stay.

After much thought, Hao realized that Chief Engineer Chen was the person with whom Lin Yuexi had the closest relationship at the base.

This is Lin Yuexi's teacher. I heard that Chief Engineer Chen always boasts that Lin Yuexi is his last disciple.

They've already closed their doors to their disciples, so why not step forward and help keep them here to contribute to the country together? Isn't that perfect?

Thus, Chief Engineer Chen was forced to come and intercept Lin Yuexi.

Lin Yuexi didn't notice Chief Engineer Chen's guilty conscience because she was thinking about another crucial matter.

"Wait, teacher, I just want to build a sniper rifle. Can't Director Hao approve this project directly?"

only?

Chief Engineer Chen didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh with pride.

Looking into the little girl's innocent eyes, he could only helplessly poke her forehead again.

"You're telling me that our country's first independently developed sniper rifle is just a small project? Do you know how many people from the military industry went to the corps to watch it when it was built and tested? If we could come into Jiuquan as we please, do you think you would still be so comfortable now?"

If you can't keep it up, those old men will tear you apart.

Lin Yuexi veered off-topic again, her eyes crinkling with a knowing smile as she tugged at Chief Engineer Chen's sleeve.

"Teacher, did you just say 'experiment'? The sniper rifle has been built, right? Was the experiment successful?"

Chief Engineer Chen smiled and patted her shoulder with satisfaction. "Last time we only made one. Although the experiment was successful, the data was not comparable, so it can't be considered a successful experiment. This time we produced twenty directly and are preparing to conduct experiments at the Corps this afternoon. That's why I came to call you over to take a look."