Necromancer, summoning 055? What the heck?

Chapter 227 Spaceship Shines Across the World, Blue Star Won't Sleep Tonight (Bonus Chapter, Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

From the grey and white house of the bald eagle to the red walls of the Kremlin with its two-headed iron eagle; from the Black Gate and White Hall of the two lions to the Champs-Élysées with its three-colored rooster; from the Spree River in the Rhine-Teutonic region to the Bodhi Tree of the Lotus Federation…

The news that the Dongxia warship had taken to the skies spread like a tsunami, with the surrounding seas of Dongxia as its epicenter, instantly sweeping across the entire Blue Star and reaching every corner where noble families, powerful clans, and financial tycoons resided.

Coffee, cigars, and the bloodshot eyes of stakeholders;
Alcohol, screams, and plummeting curves in the financial markets!

The world began to tremble nervously!
The weapon that made its debut this time is quite different from the powerful weapons that Dongxia had previously displayed.

Many of the previous weapons were based on the idea that while I might not have the skill, I could understand the technological approach. I could even console myself by thinking, "If I spent as much money as Dongxia did, I could develop them too!"

Even if that next-generation stealth fighter is elusive and only flies around in the sky, it's impossible to discern anything special about it. Who knows how different it really is from ours?

Who dares to say that Dongxia certainly doesn't have its own Mr. Smith?
But this time, it's completely different.

Although the exact model and specifications of this "flying warship" remain shrouded in mystery, the analysis of the alarming on-site data collected by various intelligence agencies reveals just two keywords that are enough to send chills down the spines of all professionals.

Thousand-ton class, five hundred sections!
Putting these two numbers together is enough to tell a ghost story that keeps everyone awake at night.

If I had to give an example, it would be like Usain Bolt and Su Bingtian racing. Originally, this Asian man could never outrun me. But now you've been working hard and studying, while I've been indulging in alcohol and women and neglecting my training. So you've surpassed me by a fraction of a second. Although that's quite exaggerated, it's still within the range that everyone can understand.

Now, you send Yao Ming to race against me, and he still leaves me behind. This is beyond my psychological tolerance limit.

Diplomatic notes poured into Dongxia like snowflakes, almost crushing the threshold of the foreign affairs department.

Later that day, Dongxia had to issue a statement.

"In a recent exercise, the Eastern Xia Navy successfully conducted a comprehensive test of a light mobile equipment carrier based on an older ship in a combat environment. All parameters met the expected indicators, and the test was a complete success."

"The commissioning of this vessel in the future will be of great significance to enhancing our military's ability to defend national sovereignty and safeguard territorial waters."

After making the above brief statement, the spokesperson nodded slightly to the densely packed cameras below the stage, then turned and left without hesitation, leaving behind a room full of stunned and then frantic reporters from various countries.

What does "light mobile equipment carrier vessel" mean? The name makes me think it's a kayak...

Who wants to listen to your platitudes? Tell me, how do your warships fly?

Of course, just as there are laymen who watch the spectacle, there are also experts who understand the intricacies of the matter.

A seven-minute-long satellite video, leaked from a well-known commercial satellite company, quickly went viral on the internet. Military commentators, fluid mechanics experts, and aerodynamics professors around the world began analyzing and interpreting the video frame by frame from various perspectives.

General Henry, a renowned military expert from the United Kingdom of Two Lions, was there to assess his tactical importance. He appeared on a Two Lions radio television program with his arms crossed and his voice slightly hoarse.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we may be witnessing a naval revolution. Without a doubt, if this is not an illusion, it can make the world's mainstream warships unrecognizable!"

"Asking a warship with a speed of 30 knots to deal with a warship with a speed of 500 knots is no different from asking me to challenge Iron Man with my bare hands."

"Okay, that's right, most of our warships are still under thirty knots!"

Sir Henry shrugged helplessly: "To be honest, this shouldn't be called a warship; it should be called a giant seaplane."

"If its performance is half that of its original warship, then it can be said that the capital ships of various countries will have to hide in ports or be protected by shore-based air forces in order to avoid being humiliated by this thing."

The general of the Twin Lions Kingdom is knowledgeable about warships.

As a remnant of the former maritime hegemon of the blue planet, although the Royal Navy has shrunk considerably in size, with only a dozen or so decent surface warships remaining, it has retained an astonishingly large officer corps—more than one hundred admirals and nearly three hundred captains.

On average, each capital ship could be equipped with approximately 13.7 captains and 7 generals!
Its talent pool is unparalleled, and its strength is enough to make it stand out from the crowd.

Therefore, Henry's lament can be said to represent the despair and helplessness of the last generation of the Blue Star Navy towards the current situation.

Meanwhile, another group of experts in the technical field are conducting probability analysis.

The name "light mobile equipment carrier ship" mentioned by the Dongxia spokesperson was too long, too difficult to pronounce, and too misleading! Therefore, the real technical experts spent more than ten minutes before the meeting to unify the name: "spaceship".

A flying ship, no problem!

A senior ship design expert was the first to question: "We can't see the part below the deck of this 'spaceship' yet, but judging from the superstructure that we can observe, its shape, especially the traditional island, is completely inconsistent with the streamlined design that should be required to reach a speed of 500 knots!"

"Even if we noticed some structures that look like winglets and tail rudders, it's far from enough. This...this doesn't make sense!"

“I agree,” another fluid dynamics expert chimed in. “The Type 56 prototype ship was designed for seawater navigation. Its main considerations were underwater fluid dynamics. To put it bluntly, even sports cars are more aerodynamic than its upper deck.”

"Now you're telling me, with this 'brick'-like island superstructure, it can achieve subsonic speeds? I have serious doubts."

An aerodynamics expert pulled up the results of his newly completed simulation and offered a completely different perspective.

"Don't talk to me about theories, we want facts!"

"Everyone, please note that its acceleration is very regular. I had someone analyze it frame by frame, and you can see that it took about 26 seconds for the Xia Kingdom's spaceship to go from a standstill to 100 knots; from 100 knots to 300 knots, it took 56 seconds; and from 300 knots to 500 knots, it took a full 74 seconds."

"This perfectly matches the real physical scenario where air resistance is low and acceleration is significant at low speeds, but air resistance increases rapidly at high speeds, leading to a reduction in net thrust."

"I don't know how many tons of thrust this ship has in the direction of gravity, but according to my calculations, in the horizontal direction, it only needs about 440 tons of thrust to make this thing, which is estimated to weigh 2,000 tons, complete such low-altitude acceleration!"

Another expert chimed in, adding, "Yes, yes, there's another point you might not have noticed: the overload distribution during the overall acceleration process is very gentle. The first stage of acceleration has the highest G-force, but it only averages 0.2G. The latter two stages are only about 0.19G and 0.14G, respectively. The highest G-force throughout the entire process is at the moment of starting, which is not even as high as stepping on the gas pedal when driving."

"When I first saw the video, I, like everyone else, couldn't believe it, but mathematical calculations and physical laws don't lie. The more I analyzed it, the more I felt... this thing is probably real!"

His words were echoed by most of the experts: "That's right, the eyes can be wrong, but science doesn't lie!"

Of course, there are also those who talk nonsense. For example, Dongxia's rebellious son who betrayed his family and has a brainless talent—a certain "celebrity" from Mingzhu Dongdao, known for his outrageous remarks, put forward his "profound opinion" on a variety show-style political talk show.

He slightly raised his finger and said in an exaggerated tone, "Oh, what's so great about this thing running fast? The faster it goes, the more likely it is to tip over!"

"In my opinion, we should just erect more sturdy buoys along the sea surface it's going to pass through! It's going so fast that by the time it sees us, it won't have time to dodge, and it'll definitely crash into us with a 'bang'!"

"When it capsizes on the sea, we just need to send a ship to tow it back and sell it to countries that want it, like the White Eagle, and we can make a lot of money!"

That afternoon, a certain online shopping platform in Dongxia launched "anti-spaceship buoy poles" with free shipping nationwide!

Amid this persistently high level of public opinion, major official media outlets still maintain a degree of decorum, and whether they are criticizing, questioning, praising, or arguing, their headlines still appear to be quite conventional.

"Dongxia Showcases Revolutionary Naval Equipment, Potentially Changing the Rules of Future Naval Warfare!", "Subsonic Warships Emerge? A Technological Miracle or a Strategic Deception?", "In-Depth Analysis: Challenges and Reflections Brought by Dongxia's New Surface Forces."

But self-media and social media platforms have completely let loose, using the most sensational headlines imaginable:
Shocking! Dongxia's high-tech warships set sail, their speed leaving aircraft carriers in the dust!

Shocking! The Octagon held an emergency meeting overnight, and it was all about this...

Are global navies obsolete overnight? Experts say traditional warships have become moving targets!

Exclusive Exposé: Dongxia's AI Synthesis Technology Creates a Shocking Scam! Were You Fooled Today?

In-depth analysis: This is technology, no, this is practically magic!

This last post, because its title wasn't sensational enough, already had low readership. Moreover, it was inexplicably taken down by the platform shortly after its publication for "fabricating stories," leaving the poster heartbroken.

That's exactly right. It's high-tech, so why are you spouting magic?
Of course, there are also the popular bullet screen and comment sections.

"My goodness! This is a real 'spaceship,' it could be used to film a sci-fi movie!"

"Poor Director Guo, how many times has this movie script been revised? Is it even going to be filmed?"

Dongxia: Sorry, I was just casually testing the boat. Global: You call this a boat?!

"So Gundam's tech tree started with the Navy? Is the next step to build a sea-based Zaku?" "It's obviously fake! You can fool outsiders, but don't fool your own people."

"The address upstairs is correct!"

"I also think it's fake. There's not even a chimney. How can a ship fly without burning coal? *doge*"

"What does advanced weaponry technology have to do with our monthly salary of three thousand?"

"Of course it's relevant. If this cutting-edge technology could be installed on electric scooters, wouldn't I be number one in delivery every month?"

"..."

Of course, the internet is also full of various derivative works, memes, parodies, and edited videos...

A short, muscular man with the Type 056 logo above his head walked expressionlessly through an alley. On either side of him stood a group of burly men with logos of major warships of various countries above their heads, their muscles bulging but their faces filled with fear, trembling.

Someone photoshopped an image of the Type 56 corvette onto the lunar surface with a deep starry sky as the background, creating a GIF of a "flying corvette" battling a "skeletal octopus." It not only looks perfectly natural but also gave some insiders a real fright.

Someone created a dynamic emoticon: an aircraft carrier is leisurely sailing when a spaceship "whooshes" past, splashing water that flips the carrier over, leaving several cartoon legs kicking helplessly.

The caption reads: "Young people lack martial ethics!"

Besides various talk show streamers and commentary streamers, in many games themed around technology, warships, and space, a large number of game streamers have started to try to manually create similar ground effect spacecraft in the simulated world, with the result, of course, being repeated failures without mercy.

This drew a barrage of comments like "Dongxia Technology, terrifyingly so" and "We're still playing with models, and they've already implemented it."

The online literature community has also seen a collective "update".

Many authors of ongoing science fiction, military, and fantasy novels have had their protagonists' fleets or bases "accidentally" acquire a modified Type 56 spaceship in their latest chapters, prompting a flood of comments such as "The author's reaction is really fast!" and "Freshly confirmed, no backlog of drafts!"

Meanwhile, new authors in other genres have also revised their opening chapters. What's with the "big calculation"? How can you even dare to time travel if you don't let the Type 56 spaceship crash into you?
Entertainment aside, reality is reality. Amidst this global frenzy of attention and continuous in-depth investigation, more and more details about this new weapon are slowly emerging.

Its model number was identified as "Treading Waves 061", which immediately sparked a lot of speculation and interpretation.

According to the naming conventions of Dongxia's weapons and equipment, this clearly indicates that there must have been a series of preliminary verification models before this, such as "Talang 031" and "Talang 041".

In other words, Dongxia has accumulated and iterated its technology in the niche field of ground effect vehicles for decades or even longer. The birth of "Talang 061" is a natural result of the "explosive" development of Dongxia's technology in various fields in recent years.

There are two main speculations about the eventual breakthrough of this technology.

One view holds that Dongxia likely obtained some key core technologies or design blueprints for large ground effect vehicles from the long-sealed arsenal of the Red Empire during a recent technological cooperation with the Double-Headed Eagle Empire.

This speculation is most prevalent within the Twin-Headed Eagle Empire itself. As one of the former top predators of Earth, they have always been focused on the north and do not think much of this little brother in the south.

As time passes and the world changes, a complex mix of emotions—fear, envy, resentment, and jealousy—lingers in my heart.

Since the purest wave of communism faded, there have been no true brotherly nations between countries; all that remains is the calculation of interests.

Under the instigation of certain individuals, a voice has been subtly emanating from both the military and civilian sectors of the Double-Headed Eagle movement, suggesting that East Asia should provide sufficient feedback to the Double-Headed Eagle, such as by sharing this latest ground effect wing flight technology.

Another speculation about the technological breakthrough is that Dongxia obtained advanced technology from mysterious creatures on the moon.

This view is prevalent among the bald eagle's senior ranks, and many people firmly believe in it.

Since returning from the moon, over the past few years, something about Dongxia seems off; they've been making technological breakthroughs everywhere.

The glimpse of the moon's surface last time further convinced the bald eagle that a tremendous secret was hidden beneath the moon.

The Empire's lunar exploration agencies and companies loudly proclaimed: "The moon is the cornerstone of the next century's leadership throne; without the moon, we will lose everything!"

"Budget! We need more budget!"

This growing sense of anxiety and urgency finally reached its peak after Dongxia timely conducted another sea trial of the first ship, "Talang 061".

During this highly anticipated sea trial, all parties stretched their necks and widened their eyes from a safe distance from Xia Country, using every available reconnaissance method, and finally confirmed two things.

First of all, it is a modified version of the Type 56 corvette that has been in service for some time.

According to Dongxia's explanation, too many of this type of warship had been built before, and they became outdated too quickly. Even the coast guard was starting to look down on them. So, in keeping with their habit of diligence and thrift, they were used for modification and experimentation.

Of course, no one believed it. All parties agreed that the design of the Type 56 corvette must have some special advantage that has not yet been recognized by the outside world, making it particularly suitable for this kind of "ground effect flight".

The few Type 5 and 6 frigates that Dongxia had previously exported suddenly became hot commodities on the international market. Many countries, whether friendly or not, sent inquiries—"Hey, we want to buy a frigate, yes, a lightweight one will do, not a new one, just sell me one or two of yours that you're about to retire."

I'll pay in full!

Secondly, based on everyone's observations and actual measurements, its speed is not 500 knots, but a stable speed of over 500 knots, with the highest speed during the test being very close to Mach 1.

Although its maximum range remains highly classified, given the outside world's perception that Dongxia's weapons and equipment are "mature when displayed, outdated when in service," since it dared to show them off, its endurance must at least meet the minimum requirements for actual combat deployment, and it should be able to carry out missions across ocean areas thousands of kilometers away without any problem.

The volatile Bald Eagle Empire finally creaked and turned its nearly rusted industrial production lines, and the new space budget surged to two percent of GDP, with the option to allocate additional funds at any time.

At the same time, the white eagle shouted hoarsely to its underlings—Give us money! Give us money! Give us money!!!
The great empire seems to have finally awoke from the dream of its last victory and is preparing for another "space showdown" with Dongxia in the vast expanse of space, a battle that will determine the fate of the nation for the next century.

They are prepared to repeat history.

So what was Dongxia doing at this time?

Externally, the Ministry of Commerce of Dongxia enthusiastically announced that it would launch the design work for the "ocean-going ground effect wing fast cargo ship" based on the relevant technologies of the "Treading Waves" platform.

In the future, without the need for icebreakers, these merchant ships will be able to safely and efficiently traverse new trade routes within the Arctic Circle of the Earth at speeds of hundreds of kilometers per hour, greatly promoting global trade.

As always, it demonstrates Dongxia's "fervent" pursuit of "free trade" and "common development".

Internally, Dongxia has drafted a long list of commendations. On the surface, the long list covers hundreds of relevant units and individuals, involving many "hardcore" scientific research fields such as "overall design of ground effect vehicles", "adaptive transformation of old ship platforms", "integrated electric propulsion system", "application of new materials" and "intelligent flight control system".

Privately, there is also a list of award recipients.

On Earth, they are the various branches of the Psionic Research Institute, the leading figures in the field of Psionic research, and the military's special Psionic unit.

In the Starry World, there is Academician Anthony who provides core theoretical support, Master Downs and the Dwarven Craftsmen who assist in the nesting of magic arrays, and Comrade Chen Mo who is key to ensuring the smooth flow of material and technological exchanges between the two worlds!
And the restoration workshop of the First Steel Plant of Hanhai, which has been continuously supplying magic crystals to Hanhai Territory and Dongxia behind Hanhai Territory.

This commendation awarded the current team in the reduction workshop the honorary title of "Hanhai Advanced Collective". Even Xiao Eri, who has just "joined" the company, was completely bewildered to receive such an award.

Of course, the spies only knew that this was a reward from the lord, but the only one who truly understood the source and significance of these honors was Li Zelin, the workshop manager and steel plant director.

At this moment, Li Zelin stood tall with his head held high, walking from one end of the workshop to the other, a "National Model Worker" medal engraved with the national emblem shining brightly on his chest.

One after another, the guardians of the ruins rose from the restoration pit, their faces flushed red in the firelight.

　I originally planned to add a short chapter, but I got carried away while writing and didn't want to stop writing, so it ended up being a long chapter of nearly six thousand words...

　　From 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., I sat up straight. I updated 15,000 words today, and there's still no update for tomorrow. I think I'm going crazy...

　　Okay, okay, I promised to add more chapters, so I'll just post it.

　　Please vote for me with a monthly pass!

　　Thank you all for your support!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)