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Chapter 434 Self-Destructing Motorbike Airship! (Second Update!)
Keeping his doubts to himself, Lin Yi swiped his finger across the screen, scrolled down the page, and found the reference image in the information.

After a brief pause, Lin Yi clicked his thumb and the image that appeared on the screen made him want to curse the software developer's mother.

Mobile networks were not yet deployed in 2010, not even worldwide, so network traffic was very precious globally.

To facilitate the transfer of files and images, almost all social networking and chat software come with built-in file and image compression functions.

Because different R&D teams have varying levels of technical expertise, different software programs also differ in their degree of file and image compression.

But without a doubt, the software engineers who helped America's military develop this software were absolutely rubbish.

Lin Yi didn't know if the pictures Eisent sent were clear, but the picture in his hand was just a mess.

The graphic in the middle of the image is very clear.

The core is an equilateral triangle formed by several lines. On the base of the equilateral triangle, there are two things that look like nozzles or propellers.

Look closely, it's all mushy there.

Looking at the data labels around the equilateral triangle, it's also a mess.

Next to the triangle is the so-called control panel, and the graphics and labels on the control panel are a complete mess.

If it weren't for the fact that the control panel was labeled in English on the graphic, Lin Yi might have mistaken it for a black spot printed by a malfunctioning printer.

And that bastard Eisent actually wanted to look at this pile of so-called fixed-wing drone blueprints and quickly produce the design drawings.

Really...

That's enough already.

Lin Yi opened the drawing software while cursing. Referring to the content on his phone, he first drew a scale diagram, and then edited this rough scale diagram into a plan view. After the editing, the plan view looked much better.

Glancing at the time on the wall, he realized it was almost lunchtime. Instead of continuing to draw the side and front views, he directly filled in the requirements for the drone into the drawings.

1. Powered by a two-stroke gasoline engine.

2. Maximum takeoff weight: 200 kg...

3. Maximum flight distance: 50 kilometers...

4. Employs dual-mode navigation using GPS and Xiaomi Mi 1...

5. Employs a dual-module camera system with both optical and infrared lenses…

6. Drone paint can absorb radar waves...

【7...】

It took Lin Yi 20 minutes to list all the functions he could think of on the drawing. After checking and confirming that nothing was missing, he opened the system and created a new project.

[A self-destructing speedboat!]

The project was successfully created and began scanning the drawings on the computer desktop. After a short wait, the drawings were successfully scanned. Click OK, and a new system prompt will automatically pop up.

[Based on a comprehensive assessment, this project requires an investment of 100 million yuan in research and development funds. Should these funds be allocated for research and development?]

Looking at the figure of 100 million yuan, Lin Yi's gaze fell on the text description of the blueprints. He guessed that the biggest expense in this 100 million yuan was the aerodynamic model of the small plane, the engine, and the paint.

He took a deep breath and pressed the research and development button without hesitation.

This time, the small blue circle did not appear; almost the instant he clicked it, a system notification indicating that the research and development was complete popped up.

[Research and development is complete. Because this project involves military equipment, it triggers system characteristics, resulting in a 500% performance improvement.]

After closing the prompt, a complete set of blueprints and related process instructions appeared in front of Lin Yi.

He didn't rush to export the drawings, but slowly flipped through the design specifications, especially the material specifications.

After looking at them for about 10 minutes, he chose to export some of the drawings, instead of having the system allocate them to a separate hard drive, he imported the drawings to his computer desktop.

Once the exported drawings appeared on his computer desktop, he moved the system panel aside, opened the drawings, and began modifying the materials used in them.

Replace the metal casing with a plastic or cardboard casing.

Replace the high-strength aluminum alloy frame with a steel frame.

The high-end fish-scale welding process has been replaced with ordinary chicken-dung spot welding.

The system provided a high-performance engine...

This part cannot be replaced; it's the core component. If this part is replaced, it might not be able to fly to the target area. But that's okay; we can just make a few more sets and find some motorcycle engines on the market to use.

If the motorcycle engine can meet the requirements, then remove this high-performance engine and replace it with a motorcycle engine.

That thing is cheaper.

If you're ruthless enough, you can even buy used motorcycle engines directly and make more money from them.

Replace the high-definition LCD screen on the control panel with a cheaper one. Why use such a high-end one when it's not unusable?

The keyboard was replaced with a Double Swallow keyboard.

The same goes for the mouse.

Then we'll grind off the Double Swallow logo and double the price.

In the end, except for a few core components, Lin Yi replaced almost all the parts of this self-destructing motorboat.

After adjusting the parts, Lin Yi moved the system panel to his face and scanned the blueprints on the computer screen.

Drawing scan successful. Supplier button activated. Select supplier.

Upon entering the supplier page, Lin Yi immediately smiled.

Because more than half of the people on this page have business dealings with Xiaomi Heavy Industry, Lin Yi can get the lowest price by paying in cash.

The remaining suppliers can be contacted through other parts suppliers.

After browsing and selecting a suitable supplier for a long time, the system automatically calculated the price of a self-destructing speedboat based on the price provided by the supplier.

【3857.55】

The most expensive item in this price range is the GPS license module, which costs a whopping 547 yuan.

The second most expensive item was the used motorcycle engine.

The price is as high as 393.5 yuan.

It cannot be used directly; two additional cast aluminum parts are required.

After closing the system page, Lin Yi moved the price decimal point one place to the right and changed the currency unit from RMB to USD.

It went from 3857.55 yuan to 38575.5 US dollars.

Looking at the price that had increased dozens of times, Lin Yi couldn't help but sigh, "I'm such a philanthropist."

After putting the price on the drawings, he began to adjust the text descriptions on the drawings.

However, before making the adjustments, he replaced the drone's plastic shell with a stainless steel shell.

Fortunately, we chose English when exporting the drawings from the beginning, so we only needed to modify some parts of the design descriptions. The vocabulary was limited, but rather scattered.

After making all the edits in one go, I dragged the file into my email, entered Eisent's email address, and clicked send. After sending it, I also sent Eisent a message through the software:
[Mr. Eisent, here is the drone you requested. It has been designed according to your requirements. Please take a look!]

[Furthermore, this price represents the cost of production commissioned by our company to Huaxia Company.]

[Once the goods are produced, they can be shipped directly from China to America at a total cost of approximately US$41000. If they are shipped via Japan and then to America, the total price could very well exceed US$5.]

Therefore, we will follow the same cooperation method as last time. We will provide the goods list from Japan, and the goods will be loaded directly from China by ship or aircraft to their destination.

Additionally, please provide the dimensions of the high-performance battery. We need to determine whether to have Xiaomi Heavy Industries manufacture it with the added electronic control module.

The message was sent successfully. Lin Yi stretched out his arms and stretched his stiff neck. Only then did he notice that the time on the wall was 20:27, which was past lunchtime.

We'll have to make do with this.

Stretching, shutting down his computer, and stuffing his two cell phones into his pocket, Lin Yi slowly walked out of the office.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a person leaning against the wall in the dimly lit corridor in front of the office.

As Lin Yi looked over, the person leaning against the wall also turned their gaze over; it was Ji Shuangshuang.

She was also carrying a thermal container. When she saw Lin Yi, Ji Shuangshuang held it up:
"I finished eating in the cafeteria and realized you weren't there, so I got you a meal."

"I came over and found you were still busy, so I didn't want to bother you."

Reaching out to take the lunchbox, Lin Yi didn't open it, but instead smiled and asked:

"Want to go for barbecue?"

"go with!"

At a barbecue restaurant in an urban village, the owner handed the menu to the two people, then turned around and took out his phone to call his daughter. As soon as the call connected, the owner couldn't wait to scold his daughter in a thick Sichuan accent:

"It's 9 o'clock, are you trying to die out there?"

"Do you know how late it is?"

"Once the streetlights are turned off, you won't even be able to find your way home..."

Ji Shuangshuang, holding a ballpoint pen, ticked off items on the menu while tilting her head and saying to Lin Yi:

"Look, the bosses in Sichuan and Chongqing have all been assimilated by you Suzhou people."

"It's only 9 o'clock, anyone who didn't know better would think it was the end of the world!"

"By the way, are your uncle and aunt... are they like that too?"

"Won't...won't you think that a girl who asks you out for a late-night snack isn't a good person?"

As she spoke, Ji Shuangshuang's voice grew softer and softer, her head lower and lower, until finally she fell silent.

Lin Yi reached out, grabbed the menu, waved it at the owner, and whispered an explanation:

"Don't worry, they won't think that the girl who called me out in the middle of the night is a bad person."

“They would only break my legs with a stick when I came home after 9 p.m.

"These are the older generation of Suzhou!"

"And they have nowhere to say it, so you don't have to worry about them at all."

The owner took the menu and left. Less than 30 minutes later, he reappeared in front of the two of them, and the dishes they had ordered were also brought up by the owner.

Oysters? Chives? Ji Shuangshuang, you're something else!

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America's declaration of war on Libya has left the Central Theater Command feeling the most uninteresting and frustrating of all the major theater commands.

Because Libya is in Africa and falls under the jurisdiction of the African Theater Command, this military action was primarily carried out by the African Theater Command, with the Central Theater Command playing a supporting role.

However, the African Theater was the last theater to be established. Before its establishment, military operations in Africa were under the jurisdiction of the European Theater Command.

The fact that it was the last to be established means that the military strength of the African theater was not strong enough. Although this operation was ostensibly led by the African theater, in reality, the main force that could be mobilized still came from the Central Theater Command.

This means that the Central Theater Command needs to exert its efforts, but it won't get any benefits when it comes to profit sharing.

So everyone was annoyed.

But despite the frustration, the tradition of using military operations to sell supplies abroad must not be forgotten, nor should the tradition of using military operations to apply for emergency military equipment and supplies be forgotten.

At Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Eisent finished a busy afternoon and returned to his office. He had just taken a sip of his coffee when he caught a glimpse of an email notification on his lit computer screen.

"Damn it, is it going to be another email reminding me to pay property taxes?"

After cursing, Eisent sat down at the computer and opened the email.

Thank goodness, it wasn't a property tax payment reminder email.

But after seeing that the email was sent by Adolf Roosevelt, he felt that this email was not even as good as the property tax collection email.

Although the Japanese man and his company worked very hard and had sufficient technical skills, the email was sent just before lunchtime, and it was only dinnertime now.

All in all, it only takes 7 hours.

They can produce a set of drone blueprints in 7 hours. If the other party dares to produce it, we wouldn't dare to use it.

Even if this project is a scam, the basic law must still be upheld.

He closed the email page, lay back in his chair, closed his eyes for a few seconds, then sat up again as if possessed, and reopened the email interface.

Let's develop this drone.

The real purpose is to raise money. Since the goal is to raise money, all this drone needs to do is be able to fly. As long as it can fly, the bigwigs in the Central Theater Command will have a way to use this flying drone to get enough funding from the Ministry of National Defense.

His direct superior, Benjamin, was the mastermind behind this plan.

In his eyes, even if this drone can't fly in the end, it can still fly, and as long as it flies, everyone can win.

Download via email, enter the file unlock code, the file is successfully unlocked, a new folder pops up, inside which lie several drawings.

Upon opening the drawings, after only a few minutes of viewing, Eisent's understanding was completely shattered by the explanations, calculation formulas, structural diagrams of the drone, and the final quote presented in the drawings.

He doesn't have much expertise in drones, but he knows the processes involved in producing a product.

He could tell that the drawings were incomplete, but the missing parts weren't important; what mattered most was the approximate drawings plus the price for the complete set.

Cost price: $38000.

Strictly speaking, the price is a bit high, but that's not important.

As long as the drone can fly, America is willing to pay $38 for it.

It took Eisent about two hours to successfully review all the blueprints that Lin Yi had sent him.

He stretched, immediately connected the computer to the printer, printed out the drawings, and without saying a word, handed them directly to Benjamin.
"General, that Japanese man named Adolf Roosevelt produced the blueprints you requested in just about seven hours."

"Please take a look!"

"In my personal opinion, this new drone is a great success and can help us win on the battlefield."

(End of this chapter)