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

Chapter 399, Episode 0432: The Gap
There's no way to hide Lin Yuexi's appearance; it's still quite convincing.

Especially in military units where military dependents are not allowed to enter without special circumstances, it's not that there are no female soldiers, but rather that the skin of female soldiers is affected by long-term training, making it difficult for them to maintain their fair complexion. They are basically tanned just like the male soldiers.

With her porcelain-white skin, stunning beauty, and the personal guidance of Wang S Ling, it would be easy for Lin Yuexi to go unnoticed.

The old man was very pleased to see the young soldiers so full of energy. These were the backbone of national security. The more energetic they were, the more energetic the country was.

After passing the outdoor training field, Wang Datou took them to see the indoor training field. The room was divided into several rooms with mats on the floor. Each person seemed to have a grudge against the other, and they didn't hold back at all. Every move they made was ruthless.

They saw several people who were thrown to the ground and couldn't hear for a long time, and one person's eye was visibly bruised after being punched.

The old man and Lin Yuexi looked expressionless. If you don't endure hardship during training, you'll bleed on the battlefield.

Leng Xingran and Leng Xinghui, on the other hand, had faces that changed color constantly, like a dye shop had been opened.

Every now and then, you could hear a duet of gasps coming from behind.

After checking out the indoor training ground, Wang Datou led everyone to the cafeteria.

Although Wang Datou knew that the old man disliked extravagance, he still had to show him the proper respect. He was also worried that having too many people would make Lin Yuexi uncomfortable, because Lin Yuexi was very quiet in front of strangers and her face was basically expressionless. Wang Datou and the others really couldn't figure out her personality, so they took them to the leaders' canteen, which was usually less crowded.

They had given advance notice that there would be no one in the cafeteria at this time.

The dishes looked plentiful, but upon closer inspection, they reflected the old man's dislike of extravagance.

The "Three Treasures of the Earth" platter features small fried fish coated in flour and deep-fried until golden brown, fried rice cakes, fried bread slices, potato cakes, sweet potato cakes, a seafood platter with shrimp and clams, steamed yellow croakers that are about three fingers wide, braised pork belly, stewed eggplant, stir-fried cauliflower, and soups including clam and loofah soup and seaweed and egg soup.

The variety of dishes doesn't seem to be that many, but each one is displayed very richly, all on large square plates, filling them up like mountains.

The main dishes included large white steamed buns the size of Lin Yuexi's face, twisted rolls, steamed buns, stir-fried noodles, and rice.

There are no aunties serving food; you can take whatever you want to eat, as much as you can eat.

It's called the leaders' canteen, but it's really just a less crowded and more comfortable place. The food in all the canteens is actually the same.

Everyone packed their favorite foods, sat down, and started eating.

After lunch, they took a short walk to digest their food, and then Wang Datou and Qi Jianbin, having exhausted all other options, led everyone to the live-fire training ground.

What a coincidence! There were two teams conducting live-fire exercises right there in the training field.

The training ground is so large that you can't see the end of it with the naked eye; it includes two large mountains.

Therefore, it was impossible to watch the battle live.

However, each training ground is equipped with surveillance cameras, and the situation in each area can be seen from the monitoring room.

"What's going on here?" Lin Yuexi frowned as she looked at one of the images.

Wang Datou and Qi Jianbin exchanged a glance, both feeling a dizzying sense of good fortune suddenly striking them – it was too much of a coincidence. Qi Jianbin hurriedly stepped forward and explained with a bitter face, "Most of the ones we use now are Type 62, which are prone to jamming and often explode."

Even if we keep calling for self-reliance, we can't shamelessly deny that our technology is indeed inferior to theirs.

Putting everything else aside, before Lin Yuexi's YX series came out, we didn't have any weapons developed independently; all we had were improvements.

The Type 62 rifle was an improved version of the Type 53 rifle purchased from the EU.

Lin Yuexi fell silent. The historical processes of the two worlds were similar but not the same, and the technological development of the two worlds was also very different. She often subconsciously equated the technology of this world with that of her previous life, forgetting that the technological development of this world was 20 or 30 years slower than that of the whole world.

This resulted in the YX series being incredibly powerful, but perhaps a bit too powerful, creating a significant technological gap between it and other firearms.

This also means that all the technologies associated with the YX series are not easy for our existing scientific and technological talents to master.

This also means that although the YX series weapons are a threat from the front, the firearms commonly used in our troops have not changed much in terms of technology, at least for the time being. They are still using older weapons that are inferior to those of powerful countries like the US and the EU.

This is a visual limitation that Lin Yuexi's unique experience has brought her.

She spends most of her time working with data, and rarely thinks about anything else. In addition, with layers of protection from above, no one is allowed to "make a fuss" about problems like this that can be solved given time.

Therefore, Lin Yuexi has never noticed a major problem in my country: a technological gap has emerged.

There's an amazing humanoid national treasure whose mind is constantly popping up with groundbreaking technologies, but at the same time, everyone else can't keep up.

So, the things we make are either incredibly good or incredibly bad.

Don't underestimate this problem; on the contrary, it's a huge one.

Lin Yuexi is just one person. It is not easy to make something with such advanced technology. Take the YX series for example. It is powerful, but it cannot be mass-produced and its quantity is limited. It can serve as a deterrent, but it cannot be used to protect the country.

Aircraft carriers are intimidating, but they are just one carrier. We don't know when the next one will be available. After all, we are not wealthy right now, so the biggest role of aircraft carriers is still deterrence.

Without improving overall technology, what Lin Yuexi has researched is far from enough.

Only when we improve the overall technology and make every aspect of technology strong enough can we truly start to straighten our spine!
Lin Yuexi remained silent, her gaze sweeping across the various screens. No one knew what she was thinking, and no one dared to disturb her at this moment.

Back at the hotel, Lin Yuexi locked herself in her room and specifically instructed Xu Shan that no one was allowed to enter until she came out.

Zhang Hongying glanced worriedly at the closed door, then approached the old man, whose expression remained unchanged as he looked at the door, and whispered, "Dad, is something wrong?"

She could tell at a glance if her daughter, whom she had raised herself, was in a bad mood. She was relaxed in the morning when the accident happened, but she came back looking depressed. How could she not worry?
The old man didn't answer immediately. He remained silent for a while before saying in a hoarse voice with remorse, "Hongying, I'm not a good grandfather, nor a good father."

Zhang Hongying: "Dad???"

What do you mean?
How can you say something like that so politely?