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Chapter 178 is a bit complicated.

After having dinner at the firing range, we were accommodated at the military region's guesthouse for the night.

As for the vehicle that was already riddled with holes and in a terrible state, it was pushed back into the container truck that had brought it.

After sleeping through the night, the next morning, a low-spec version of the Mengshi off-road vehicle was waiting for him at the door; this was the vehicle that would take him back.

The truck carrying his Volkswagen Santana will follow behind and be sent back together.

Sitting in the car on his way back to the city, he couldn't help but think of his conversation with Wang Yuesheng the night before.

"Your car's performance this time was truly amazing; it really surprised me."

Also, you should make your own preparations. I'll report your achievements with the armored vehicle this time.

Someone should contact you later; I'll just make the connection, and you can handle the rest yourself.

Wang Yuesheng's words kept replaying in his mind, along with what the other party had said: if things went well...

The car he built might one day tour Chang'an Avenue with the Grand Elder on the 80th anniversary.

After receiving the news, he remained excited and also had some thoughts on his mind.

If you're going to make one, why only make one car for the day it's unveiled? Don't the Grand Elder and the other elders need to travel by car in their daily lives?

Since travel is required, surely cars are a mode of transportation. Why not make a car for all the elders, and not just limited to sedans?

It could totally be turned into an armored bus, and with some interior renovations, the elders could have a good resting space on the road.

Moreover, the bus is so big that it definitely gives him a lot of room to maneuver.

It can also be equipped with self-defense and counterattack weapons, which can not only contribute to the defense but also carry out armed defense.

On the way, I got more and more excited, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was a promising opportunity.

Thinking about these things, I looked up at the roof of the Warrior vehicle.

On the roof of the car, he actually found a large circular pre-installed space.

Somewhat puzzled, he asked the driver, "Why do I see such a large circle above my head? Is it for something?"

The driver, who had been focused on driving, glanced back at the spot the man was referring to when he heard his question.

"Oh, you mean that place? Since our vehicle is a military version, of course some functional features are reserved in certain areas."

For example, the space above is reserved for the higher-spec version.

With this explanation, he understood what was going on at that place; it was the reserved location for a machine gun.

The car wasn't going very fast, but it wasn't slow either. After two hours, I arrived home from Jinan.

This time, the container truck drove directly into the factory area, arrived at his own workshop, called over a few workers, and pushed the Santana back into the workshop.

The prototype he built in the workshop was also making its first public appearance.

Beside the car, there was an ugly square box, the purpose of which was unknown, and judging from its appearance, it was not yet finished.

The Santana was pushed directly in front of the lift, and next to the lift was a very simple charging station-like thing.

The military personnel safely brought him back and then left, and he did not continue manufacturing charging stations in the workshop.

After quickly tidying myself up, I changed out of the work clothes I wore yesterday and into a tracksuit before heading to find Li Yun.

Li Yun now manages the Software Engineering Department, which is responsible for the research and development of all electronic systems in the company.

Their primary task now is to develop all the vehicle's infotainment systems for the prototype.

This also includes the task of integrating electronic control systems.

His car is almost finished being manufactured, and now he's just waiting for the infotainment system. So, what he needs to do next is to oversee the development of the infotainment system.

When I arrived at the department managed by Li Yun, I found that the department had the most balanced male-to-female ratio in the company, almost 50/50.

This was also due to Li Yun being the supervisor, which led to the recruitment of a group of female programmers.

Stepping inside felt like entering a land of women, but compared to other departments in the company, it was already quite a sight to behold.

He found Li Yun, and then the entire department gathered together to learn about the overall progress of the vehicle's infotainment system.

After some investigation, the overall progress was quite satisfactory, and everyone was working diligently to catch up.

Moreover, some female programmers have also complained that they have been experiencing severe hair loss recently.

As the boss, he naturally couldn't remain silent, and that's when his financial power came into play.

After leaving Li Yun's place, they agreed to go out for dinner that evening, and then he went back into the workshop.

The main body of the charger is largely complete, but the cooling system on it looks a bit bulky.

Such a bulky cooling system will undoubtedly increase the cost of building charging stations and will also have a certain impact on the popularization of charging stations.

It's not like the gas station already had underground oil storage tanks, but his power station would need a large cooling pool, so what he needs to optimize next is the cooling system.

Optimization is ongoing, but it's a real shame to waste all the heat generated during charging.

Isn't this heat energy an energy source? Of course, this heat is an energy source.

Why not recycle and reuse such a large amount of heat energy? Just install a steam boiler and a generator at the charging station, and this heat energy can be recycled again.

Moreover, once charging stations and electric vehicles become more widespread, it's estimated that people will be charging their vehicles all day long.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about the heat recovery system in the charging station being idle.

He had already optimized and reduced the size of the cooling system, but this addition increased the footprint again. However, the increase in footprint was worthwhile.

Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner. The optimization plan for the charging piles is still underway, and he has also come up with a construction plan for the charging stations.

What he wants to do, and what he is doing now, is all aimed at making electric vehicles widespread and even completely replacing gasoline vehicles.

Therefore, he not only had to manufacture the car, but also ensure that its supporting facilities were up to standard.

Otherwise, if the car is sold but the owner finds it inconvenient to use, then everything will become like a rootless duckweed.

While he was considering supporting facilities, his motorcycle business, which he hadn't paid attention to for a long time, suddenly received a project tendered by the government.

This business also excited Guo Shugui, who went to learn about the situation, because this project was none other than the State Guest Escort Team wanting to update a batch of new vehicles, and was currently holding a tender open to motorcycle companies throughout Kyushu.

At the time, Guo Shugui was determined to win during the meeting, not for any other reason than that he had a particularly troublesome family member.

This is such a small project, he can handle it in no time! That's why he was particularly proactive at the meeting.

After he finished the meeting in Beiping, he rushed back in a great hurry.

Upon returning, he handed the documents directly to Li Zhenhua, as if issuing an order that Li Zhenhua must secure the project.

Li Zhenhua already felt he had enough tasks, and now Guo Shugui had added more to his workload.

He really didn't want to tinker with motorcycles anymore, but it was too late to refuse, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

He spent an entire night in a virtual lab developing the design concept for the ceremonial motorcycle.

After a week of tireless drawing, he finally finished the motorcycle frame and handed it over to the company's motorcycle design department, after which he stopped paying attention to it.

Before he knew it, his prototype was almost finished, while in the sky above, a Mighty Dragon fighter jet was leading five Vermilion Bird 9 fighters, training new tactics.

Moreover, there were not only these planes in the sky, but also a large, flat-bottomed version of the "Fat Girl" (a nickname for a female drone), providing support for these planes flying in formation.

In recent tests, the Zhuque 9 has performed exceptionally well. Apart from its short legs and small size, it is almost impossible to find any other flaws.

Moreover, it can be used as a ground attack aircraft and also engage in air combat.

They also conducted an exercise at sea with the aircraft carriers that had returned for rest and repairs. The final conclusion was that with the Mighty Dragon air superiority fighter, air superiority could be achieved in combat.

The Falcon Eagle, equipped with the Zhuque-9 missile, can pose a threat to aircraft carriers with a large number of YJ-9 missiles.

Moreover, once the number of Suzaku 9s increased, the entire fleet was no match for the Falcon Eagle and Suzaku 9s.

Of course, the aircraft will also be subject to significant consumption, and in this simulated exercise, the Zhuque-9 can also use its superior performance to provide support to the Weilong.

These achievements not only raised the Air Force's expectations for the Zhuque-9, but also made the Naval Aviation realize that the tactic of the Falcon Eagle leading a group of minions in an attack could indeed wipe out an entire fleet.

These matters were reported to the Defense Department, and the Suzaku 9 issue was subsequently discussed at a meeting.

Ultimately, the Suzaku 9 was given an official name, J-36, nicknamed Suzaku, and a resolution was passed.

Adjust the ratio of carrier-based aircraft on the Type 003 aircraft carrier to allow the FC-35 and J-36 to complement each other and operate together on the carrier.

After the resolution was passed, the Kyushu News reported on the matter that evening.

This news has made all countries in the world aware that Kyushu is not currently a country that simultaneously possesses two stealth fighter jets.

Instead, it is a country that possesses three types of fifth-generation stealth fighters: high, medium, and low-end models, one of which, strictly speaking, can be considered a fifth-generation-plus fighter.

Moreover, the CCTV did not use the pixelated camera technique used in previous news reports, which was even worse than that used in action movies.

These photos were specially taken in high-resolution, large format, and even the sea-based version of the gyrfalcon, which is still under development, was brought out.

The Wing Dragon was at the very front, acting as the arrowhead, followed by two Falcon Eagles, then three Suzaku 9s, and finally two Suzaku 9s at the very back.

Eight airplanes moved forward on the runway in a formation resembling elephants walking, while from the sky, the formation looked like a triangular kite.

Such a large image not only satisfied military enthusiasts, but also startled several major countries in the world.

What's going on here? Even the US fighter jet fleet only consists of two fifth-generation fighters forming a high-low mix.

What's with this new concept? What does "high-medium-low mix" mean? How are we supposed to play this game?

The most affected by this are South Korea's KF-X and India's Khwarazm. They haven't even figured out this aircraft yet, and their neighbor has become powerful again.

From now on, their fighter jets will not only face the Mighty Dragon and Falcon Eagle, but also the newly promoted subordinate, the Vermilion Bird. They feel that things are really too difficult.

The one that found this most unacceptable was the United States, because they felt the concepts were outdated.

The rabbit ultimately learned by groping its way across the river from the eagle, eventually plundering the eagle until it was bald, leaving not a single feather behind, and even expanding upon its own strength.

The official debut of Suzaku 9 had a significant impact, most notably that Nanako on the island immediately became obedient.

For Li Zhenhua, the impact was also enormous, because he received a large order.

That's right, it's the order for the Suzaku 9, a total of 240 aircraft. These aircraft orders alone will keep their company busy for two or three years.

These orders did not specify a delivery time for him, but only stipulated one condition: the launch of aircraft carrier No. 003 could not be delayed.

With these orders, his company's military business truly took off, and it was no longer like before.

Now he belongs to the regular army, no longer the county brigade or district squad he used to be.

Moreover, a military representative was also sent to his aircraft manufacturing plant.

Apart from being a private enterprise, everything else about it is similar to that of a state-owned enterprise.

With the appointment of military representatives, the manufacturing of some weapons and equipment was also secured.

After receiving the official model, his company upgraded its security measures, and the factory's security department added a number of soldiers.

He didn't pay much attention to these things because his mind was completely focused on manufacturing the prototype.

Next to the prototype in the workshop, he was intently looking at the computer screen in front of him.

A data cable extends from the computer, with its other end leading to the center console of the car.

There's a progress bar on the computer screen, and it's already at 89%, almost finished reading.

After patiently waiting, the progress bar finally reached 100%, and the word "Completed" appeared on the screen.

I exhaled a breath of stale air, got into the car, unplugged the data cable, and put it away.

It was time for testing again. The first thing to do was to check if the charging and other functions were displayed correctly on the vehicle's infotainment system.

A charging cable, as thick as a child's arm, is connected to the charging gun. When the charging gun approaches the charging port, the port cover automatically opens.

He then took it and plugged it into the high-voltage fast charging port of the electric vehicle.

Once the power was plugged in, the car's infotainment system immediately responded, displaying that the car was supercharging and the percentage displayed on the screen was increasing rapidly.

In less than two minutes, the battery level went from less than 12% to over 80%.

The charging efficiency then dropped; compared to the previous two minutes which charged the battery to 68%, the remaining 20% ​​also took two minutes to charge.

The car's infotainment system eventually showed that the battery level had reached 100%, and the charging time was less than five minutes.

Even including the time to plug in the charging gun, the entire charging process will not take more than six or seven minutes.

Once the car is fully charged, simply unplug the charging gun, and the cover on the charging port will automatically close.

Even the charging process felt incredibly high-tech. Aside from plugging and unplugging the charging gun, he didn't operate anything else in the car; everything was so intelligent.

I put the charging gun back in its original position and walked to the driver's side of the car. The door opened automatically without me pressing any buttons.

The car door opened, and the welcome pedals automatically lowered. I stepped onto the pedals and got into the car.

Sitting in the driver's seat, feeling the softness of the seat beneath him, a sense of comfort washed over him.

This is a pneumatic and electrically controlled seat. Even if the car can't filter out the bumps on the road, this seat can filter them out.

I pressed my finger on the central control screen, and the car completed a self-check in three seconds. Then it displayed that the fingerprint was matched, the power battery was started, all functions were normal, and it was ready.

Seeing the words "Everything is normal," he then pushed the electronic gear lever, which resembled an airplane throttle, with his hand.

When you step on the accelerator, the electric motor makes a slight sound, and the car immediately moves forward.

We drove this car directly onto the factory's airstrip.

He stopped at the starting line, pressed the accelerator all the way down, and the car immediately sped off.

It's very fast; it accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in just 1.98 seconds.

Such a result is enough to claim world number one; the acceleration of electric vehicles is unmatched by gasoline-powered vehicles.

This is also the first time a mass-produced car has achieved a speed of less than 2 seconds. Previously, the fastest car was the S model, which couldn't stop. The difference between the two cars was only 0.02 seconds, but fast is fast.

Having completed the tests, he was truly satisfied. Even disregarding other performance metrics, the 0-100 km/h acceleration alone was enough to make the car a sensation upon its market launch.

As for how fast the car can go, that wasn't tested due to space limitations, but he had actually done the test in a virtual lab.

The result is that it can reach a maximum speed of 426 kilometers per hour. If you gave this car some small wings, it could fly.

After testing each project, the data obtained was quite satisfactory. So far, the car has been manufactured, and the remaining task is to consider how to launch it on the market.

This is a difficult problem, and there are also a series of vehicle permits to obtain.

These are secondary issues; the most important thing is that this car is incredibly technologically advanced.

Furthermore, whether its market launch will have a significant impact on the market is also a question.

Putting everything else aside, the moment his car is launched, the market value of all gasoline-powered car companies will be immediately affected.

Of course, the two oil giants will also eventually be caught in the crossfire.

We didn't think about these things when we were building the car, but now that the car is finished, it's time to consider these issues.

The launch of the car would have a wide-ranging impact, which his current size cannot withstand.

(End of this chapter)