I have a debt of 3 trillion, and my creditors are begging me not to die.

Chapter 271 Plasma Shield Test Shocks Everyone
It is well known that the military-industrial complex of the United States holds a very high position. There are rumors that the Onssa people control the military-industrial complex and the Jews control Wall Street, and together they decide the future of the United States.

Since ancient times, "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun," so the Anssa people, who control the military-industrial complex, naturally have more say.

After some discussion, the military's Haniah's proposal was ultimately approved, and the Blackwater Group was armed for a third confrontation with Starry Sky Military Industry.

This time, the military will provide modified electromagnetic pulse bombs to destroy StarCraft's unmanned equipment. Without unmanned equipment, StarCraft's employees will be easy prey, and the battle-hardened Blackwater mercenaries will wipe them out.

This would not only preserve the Blackwater Group but also maintain the Bald Eagle's interests, while also allowing "Commissioner Smith" and his ilk to have another good meal.

However, Wall Street didn't come away empty-handed. They also reached an agreement that the United States would use strong measures to force Japan and South Korea not to clarify that Yang Chen's company was not problematic, thus creating an excuse for Yang Chen to retaliate against the two countries. In return, Wall Street could make money along with Yang Chen.

After making money, Wall Street will support the development of military enterprises, achieving a win-win situation for the two interest groups.

Blackwater CEO Bradley received a notification requesting them to purchase another 300 sets of equipment from Boston Military Industries.

However, Blackwater Group really doesn't have that much money available now, so investment banks like Goldman Sachs provided them with mortgage loan services, using the mines controlled by Blackwater Group as collateral, and borrowed 120 billion Eagle Dollars from these investment banks to purchase equipment.

The money didn't even go into Blackwater's accounts; it was transferred directly to Boston Military Industry and various "Smith Commissioners."

Boston Dynamics President Lopez called Yang Chen again, while Yang Chen was watching the researchers at StarCraft Military Industry manufacture the plasma shield.

When Yang Chen saw that Lopez was calling, he went out to answer the call.

Lopez cut to the chase: "Mr. Yang, we'd like to order another 200 sets of equipment, each set configured according to the same setup as last time. Give me a price and a delivery date. Also, you need to delay your attack on the Blackwater Group until we deliver the equipment to them."

Yang Chen smiled and said, "Sure! The customer is king, whatever you say goes. Let's make it 60 billion Eagle Dollars, with a delivery time of half a month."

Lopez quickly replied, "Okay, okay. It's settled then. We'll transfer the money to you right away, so get production started."

After hanging up the phone, Lopez immediately ordered the finance department to transfer money to Sihai Intelligent.

The finance officer asked, "Mr. President, why don't we produce them ourselves? With our capabilities, isn't it difficult to imitate them?"

Lopez replied, "It's difficult to imitate in a short time. China's robotics industry is so advanced, why don't other countries imitate it? Is it because they don't want to? 99% of countries can't imitate it. Even if they could, the production costs would be completely different. However, it should be soon. Our R&D personnel are testing the imitation, hoping to get close to their level. If the gap is too big and it's still unusable, we'll continue to purchase their semi-finished products and assemble them in Mexico."

After receiving the money, Yang Chen immediately posted a Weibo message.

"Due to our need to test new equipment, the third round of competition between Xingchen Military Industry and Blackwater Group has been postponed by 30 days. Hopefully, Blackwater Group can also take this time to prepare properly and avoid making the same mistakes as the previous two times."

After posting on Weibo, Yang Chen went inside to continue working with the researchers on how to manufacture plasma shield equipment.

Early the next morning, military representative Jiang Wenming led a team to Sihai Group, where Yang Chen received them in the conference room.

Jiang Wenming said, "Chairman Yang, it's like this: our military wants a powerful drone, or some other type of aircraft. According to our design, it should be able to fly supersonicly, with a maximum cruising speed exceeding Mach 5, or even faster. It should also be able to carry electromagnetic guns, missiles, and other equipment, and it must be stealthy. Its range should exceed 8000 kilometers, and ideally over 10,000 kilometers. Suborbital flight would be even better. Chairman Yang, do you think it's possible to manufacture such an aircraft?"

Yang Chen searched his knowledge of drones and then said with a smile, "No problem, I can meet these requirements. However, the payload may not be too large, around 1 ton, but I can get the speed to around Mach 7. The range is 8000 kilometers, but 10,000 kilometers will be a bit difficult. You can provide the electromagnetic gun, missiles, engines, etc., as I don't have these equipment right now. A scramjet engine will do, as you have that engine now."

Jiang Wenming was overjoyed and immediately said, "No problem! If it's really as Chairman Yang says, not only will we easily achieve a range of 8000 kilometers, but we'll even accept a discount. What about the cost? Let's estimate it. Estimate it on the high side so we can do an evaluation."

Yang Chen quickly sketched out a drone on the paper, about 11 meters long and with a wingspan of about 4.5 meters. He marked the internal ammunition loading points, electromagnetic gun mounting points, engine location, and so on.

After some calculations, Yang Chen said, "Except for the engine and weapons, the cost of the other parts is about 150 million. I only need the profit from this part, a profit margin of 30%. You can calculate the rest yourself. Oh, by the way, the initial mold costs, testing costs, etc., have not been calculated. These costs are estimated to be 2-3 million."

Jiang Wenming smiled and said, "Okay! I understand. I'll take this manuscript back with me now to report. Wait for my news."

Yang Chen nodded and saw Jiang Wenming and the others off.

Five days later, Jiang Wenming came to see Yang Chen again.

"Haha... Chairman Yang, we meet again. The project we discussed last time has been finalized. Our plan is that we will provide the weapons and engines, and you will handle all the remaining work, including research and development, production, and assembly. We will purchase 100 aircraft in the first batch, priced at 500 million per aircraft. What do you think?" Jiang Wenming said.

Yang Chen had previously estimated that, without considering the cost of engines and weapons, or research and development and mold making, and only taking into account the cost of materials and assembly, the cost of such an aircraft would be about 150 million. With his 30% profit, the total cost would be less than 200 million.

Currently, the military still provides the engines and weapons, while Xingchen Military Industry is responsible for the remaining work. The price is 500 million per unit, and the research and development costs are almost negligible. The main cost is the cost of making molds, producing and testing according to Yang Chen's ideas, which also doesn't cost much.

Therefore, the profit margin of this plan is quite large; making two million from a single aircraft is not a problem.

"Great, that's wonderful. Thank you for the country's support," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Jiang Wenming said with a smile, "Since Chairman Yang thinks there's no problem, let's sign the contract now."

Yang Chen nodded and immediately signed a contract with the military to confirm the order.

After seeing Jiang Wenming and the others off, Yang Chen immediately produced detailed blueprints for the wide-area aircraft, clearly indicating the materials used, manufacturing processes, and component dimensions.

The R&D department only needs to make molds and assemble and test according to the drawings, which can save a lot of time and money, and the saved money is all profit.

After more than ten days of hard work, Yang Chen and his engineers finally finalized all the parts needed for the production of this wide-range aircraft. Now they can start mold making, production, assembly, and testing.

Meanwhile, thanks to the tireless efforts of dozens of researchers, a prototype of the plasma shield equipment was also produced.

Although the data from the lab is phenomenal, ultimately, real-world testing is needed to truly determine its effectiveness.

Yang Chen called Jiang Wenming and said with a smile, "Boss, I want to buy an electromagnetic pulse bomb from the government."

Jiang Wenming immediately said, "Chairman Yang, it's not that I don't want to help you, but this weapon can't be used casually. You want to use it to deal with the Blackwater Group's unmanned equipment, right? That's even more unacceptable. We've agreed with Bald Eagle not to interfere, and we certainly can't provide electromagnetic pulse weapons. I hope Chairman Yang can understand and avoid any misunderstandings."

Yang Chen laughed and said, "Who do you think you are? Do I need to use electromagnetic pulse weapons to deal with the Blackwater Group? Conventional methods are enough to take care of them. I've developed a plasma shield device and want to test it in actual combat to see if it can withstand electromagnetic pulse bombs. So I want to buy one from the government for testing purposes, not to deal with anyone."

Jiang Wenming asked, looking completely bewildered, "What is a plasma shield?"

Yang Chen explained, "Simply put, it uses a high-energy electromagnetic field to convert gas into a plasma state, forming a plasma layer on the surface of an object. This plasma layer can absorb the radiation energy of electromagnetic waves, not only defending against electromagnetic pulse weapon attacks but also absorbing radar waves for stealth. Moreover, the more it absorbs, the stronger its defense becomes. Theoretically, when it absorbs enough electromagnetic waves, it can form a near-metallic mesh on the surface of an object, at which point even a missile touching it will immediately detonate. However, it can only absorb the radiation damage from missiles, not thermal or mechanical energy. Nevertheless, if this equipment is far enough and large enough, it can detonate enemy missiles in the air, thus also protecting the land."

Jiang Wenming was so shocked that he couldn't speak. This equipment couldn't be described as science fiction, but rather as fantasy. Wasn't this the kind of barrier formation used by immortals?
"Chairman Yang is truly amazing! He can even create such fantastical equipment. You wait, I'll report to my superiors right away, and they'll definitely send you one for testing. Haha... God bless China!" Jiang Wenming said happily, and immediately hung up the phone. Two hours later, Jiang Wenming called Yang Chen back.

"Haha... Chairman Yang, no problem. The leader said you can have as many as you want, but we need engineers and researchers from our military research unit to participate in the testing process so everyone can see them. Is that alright?" Jiang Wenming said.

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "Sure! Great technology, no fear of being watched. But you need to make sure that all the people coming to observe are reliable, no spies or undercover agents or anything like that. My technology is still under research and testing, don't let it end up being sent abroad by some damn idiot."

Jiang Wenming immediately said, "Chairman Yang, rest assured, the people who can participate in such a project must be experienced veterans who have gone through many trials, and they can absolutely guarantee data security."

"That's good. Come on over, I'm eagerly awaiting the test. If it passes, I'll send it to Africa. According to my intelligence, Blackwater has acquired an electromagnetic pulse bomb, which will be very useful to our brothers in Africa," Yang Chen said.

Jiang Wenming was shocked and asked, "Huh? Is Chairman Yang's intelligence accurate? The bald eagle agreed with us not to interfere and not to provide electromagnetic pulse weapons."

"Do Western countries have a sense of contractual obligation? How often do they renege on agreements and rules they themselves propose, failing to fulfill them? Take carbon neutrality, for example. Wasn't it they who proposed it for developing countries? Now, because Russia and Russia are fighting, they've given up on achieving carbon neutrality. Globally, only our country keeps its promises; if we say we'll do it, we will. Even public intellectuals and colonialists have stopped praising the West's sense of contractual obligation these days. Can you still believe they can keep their promises? My intelligence is obtained through surveillance using equipment like mosquitoes and flies; it's absolutely true and reliable," Yang Chen said with a smile.

Jiang Wenming cursed, "These foreigners have absolutely no credibility! Chairman Yang, please wait a moment, they'll be coming to you with their electromagnetic pulse weapons right away. I'll also report this situation to my superiors; we need to figure out a way to deal with it."

Soon, experts and engineers in the relevant fields, under the protection of special forces, arrived in Jiangcheng with 20 electromagnetic pulse bombs.

These are all the electromagnetic pulse weapons and bombs that are available; they've all been sent over for Yang Chen to use for testing his plasma shield.

For safety reasons, Yang Chen chose the mountainous area where the three cities of Jiangcheng, Haicheng, and Hecheng meet as the test site.

The hilltop was filled with various unmanned equipment. When the plasma shield device was activated and covered the entire hilltop, the first electromagnetic pulse bomb was launched and exploded.

The engineers immediately checked the equipment and found that everything was normal. The operators then manipulated the unmanned equipment to perform various actions and found no abnormalities.

Engineers then randomly sampled and disassembled the unmanned equipment, finding that their chips and other electronic components were intact.

“It really worked!”

"My God, this plasma shield really works!"

"This is amazing! Such a fantastical thing has actually come true. Mr. Yang, you are truly incredible!"

"On the way here, I was still doubting it. I thought, how could such a thing exist? Now I have no doubts at all. It's just that my level is not high enough and my ability is limited."

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These are all top researchers from major military industrial enterprises, some are professors from universities of science and technology, such as Harbin Institute of Technology, and some are academicians from the Longyan Academy of Sciences. Their unanimous recognition is of very high value.

However, given Yang Chen's current strength and status, he doesn't need their approval. As long as they don't mindlessly cause trouble for the protagonist like the villains in wish-fulfillment novels, it's fine.

"Hehe...lucky, lucky. Come on, let's continue and see what happens to this plasma shield after all 20 electromagnetic pulse bombs explode," Yang Chen said with a smile.

The remaining 19 electromagnetic pulse bombs exploded one after another. The engineers recorded the plasma movement of the plasma shield after each electromagnetic pulse bomb explosion, and whether it formed a theoretically near-metallic net.

After the 20th electromagnetic pulse bomb exploded, the plasma shield had absorbed so many electrons that it formed a plasma layer that resembled a metal mesh.

Having used so many electromagnetic pulse bombs, Yang Chen wanted to maximize their effectiveness, so he immediately called Jiang Wenming.

"Mr. Jiang, instruct the military to use their most advanced radar to scan the highest peak of Sancheng Mountain and see if they can detect the situation there. Also, have the nearest military region launch a missile or rocket that isn't too powerful," Yang Chen instructed.

Jiang Wenming immediately replied, "Huh? Are we going to go this far? Won't there be any problems?"

Yang Chen replied with a smile, "They say the current plasma layer is almost like a metal mesh, and theoretically, it will explode upon missile collision. We've used so many electromagnetic pulse bombs, let's take this opportunity to do a test. If the theory is really feasible, we can research a plasma shield with a larger range in the future, and we won't have to be afraid of nuclear bombs anymore. We can just activate the plasma shield at the edge of the atmosphere and intercept them 100% of the time."

Jiang Wenming said excitedly, "Haha... I'm tempted by what Chairman Yang said. No problem, I'll report to my superiors right away and call you later."

Although plasma shields cannot absorb all the damage from missiles, if they can intercept and detonate enemy missiles in the air, they can protect buildings and civilians on land. Therefore, it is worthwhile to invest more resources in developing plasma shields with a wider range.

In the future, intercepting enemy missiles will no longer require calculating the exact trajectory of the missiles. It will only be necessary to predict the approximate trajectory, and then directly activate the plasma shield to bombard the enemy with its own electromagnetic pulse bombs. After absorbing enough energy, it can be used to intercept enemy missiles.

Yang Chen knew what this meant, and so did the higher-ups and military experts, so Yang Chen's request was immediately fulfilled.

All the radars closest to Haicheng were activated to detect the direction of Sancheng Mountain. To everyone's surprise, the radars did not receive any feedback. In layman's terms, the entire peak of Sancheng Mountain had "disappeared".

At this moment, in the lightning monitoring room of the Southern Military Region, which is closest to Jiangcheng.

"Report! All radars cannot detect the highest peak of Sancheng Mountain. That mountain has disappeared from the radar."

"What? None of the radars can detect it? Not even gallium nitride active phased array radar?"

"It's already activated, but it still can't be detected! It's amazing, the entire mountain has become invisible."

"Satellite! Can we immediately use a military satellite to photograph the highest peak of Sancheng Mountain?"

"Okay, I'll get started right away!"

After some operation by the operators, it was discovered that not only military satellites could not capture the image, but Beidou satellites also could not capture it. Even Jilin-1 satellite, which had previously captured images of the F-22 Bald Eagle fighter jet, could not capture the mountaintop.

Satellite photography works by using electromagnetic waves to detect terrain features and generating visual images from the feedback electromagnetic wave data.

The electromagnetic waves emitted by the satellite were all absorbed by the plasma shield, so it naturally couldn't capture any images.

"Report! We can't get a picture! We've tried military satellites, Beidou, Jilin-1, all the satellites, but none of them can capture it! The electromagnetic waves must be absorbed, making it invisible to all radars and undetectable by satellites! What kind of equipment are they testing? It's terrifying!"

"I heard they're testing some kind of plasma shield, specifically designed to absorb electromagnetic attacks. That's amazing! If this thing could be miniaturized and placed on fighter jets and warships, wouldn't we be invincible? Damn, we could just drive right under the enemy's nose, and their equipment wouldn't be able to lock onto us. Haha... Just thinking about it is awesome! Let's prepare to launch an M7 missile and test its interception effect."

(End of this chapter)