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As time passed, the situation in Europe deteriorated day by day. The people were the first to be affected, while their officials had long since fled. Calling them a government in exile would be an understatement.

As for their own army, they had already given up from the very beginning. Even if they hadn't given up, what use would they have been? Utterly useless. Their weapons were outdated, their training was inadequate, and even their willpower was weak. So giving up was their best option.

The one-month lockdown imposed unilaterally by Kyushu alone threw the entire European order into chaos. With a population of less than three million, nearly one million people fled the country within a month.

When a third of a country's population flees, it means that the country is about to end.

Even if Kyushu were to lift the blockade and all its officials were to return to their posts, the country would not recover anytime soon. In particular, the system of the European Little Lu Bu determined that a new political system would inevitably emerge and undergo some reforms within the country.

To put it more bluntly, even if they can't make it on their own, can't someone else support one to emerge?

The blockade of Kyushu against Europe's Little Lu Bu has ended. The spaceplane withdrew from the sky above 10,000 square kilometers with perfect timing, and Kyushu's foreign affairs department immediately issued a statement announcing the lifting of the blockade against Europe's Little Lu Bu.

After completing its mission, the spaceplane immediately ascended back into outer space. Once in outer space, it located Kyushu and flew towards its destination.

After the spaceplane left and the statement was issued, the merchant ships sailing outside the European Little Lubu Sea were cautiously approaching the European Little Lubu, and were ready to turn around at any time.

At the very front of these merchant ships, the most aggressive vessel was the minelayer of Europa Little Lu Bu. After entering the waters where they were expected to be intercepted but did not encounter any, the minelayer immediately became bolder.

As they drew closer to the coastline, the outside world finally believed that Europa Lubu had indeed lifted the blockade.

With the blockade lifted, the officials of Europe who had been in exile immediately began to return. However, even if they returned, they could not undo the damage caused by the blockade of Kyushu.

From that moment on, the country of Little Lu Bu in Europe regressed by twenty years in every aspect. As we often say, "Twenty years of hard work, all gone in one fell swoop."

The spaceplane re-entered Earth from outer space and underwent a period of rest and repair at the Jiuquan base. This spaceplane flight mission was the longest flight since the aircraft was put into service.

It's time for a major overhaul, but it's not the planes that need rest, it's the people. After being in the air for a whole month, no one can stand it, which is why this major overhaul is necessary.

If it weren't for the fact that humans couldn't withstand the strain, the spaceplane might have moved on to its next mission.

The higher-ups gave the Snow Owl and his companions a week to rest, and during that week, they completely relaxed and had a good long sleep on the ground.

While they were resting, the outside world was in an uproar. By this time, other countries had also seen Kyushu's actions and the effects of this lockdown.

It was as if a country had been brought down without firing a single shot. It truly felt like a scholar with a feather fan and a turban, effortlessly destroying enemy ships and fortresses with a smile. Everyone understood the immense influence and military strength of the Nine Provinces, which was practically reaching the heavens.

A week passed quickly, and Snow Owl and the others had adjusted their condition. The spaceplane also underwent a simple maintenance according to the maintenance manual provided by Li Zhenhua. At this moment, both the aircraft and the crew were ready.

On the day of the space explosion, Kyushu News began its live broadcast at 7:00 AM, and that day also saw Kyushu TV's highest viewership. Whether within or outside Kyushu, anyone in the world concerned with the situation tuned in to Kyushu TV.

Reporters from Kyushu TV started a live broadcast from the Jiuquan base early in the morning, and of course, the content of the broadcast had been strictly reviewed.

Actually, there are only two main characters. One is the log transport truck parked in the open space and the log it is carrying. The other main character is the uniquely designed spaceplane in the open space.

The camera kept switching between these two shots, sometimes filming the log transport truck, sometimes turning the camera to film the airplane.

Just as they arrived at nine o'clock in the morning, Snowy Owl and his team, dressed in Wu Gang's spacesuits, walked towards the distance and headed straight for the plane. From the moment they appeared, the camera lens never panned away.

The live broadcast announced Kyushu's plans long before it began, which inevitably caused some panic. However, seeing that countries like Russia and the United States were stable, they also calmed down.

After that, everyone continued to pay close attention to what Kyushu was trying to do this time, and what kind of effect this experiment could achieve. Everyone was watching and waiting to see what would happen.

The moment the snowy owl appeared, reporters from Kyushu TV donned specially made spacesuits and then joined the owl.

When everyone watching the news saw this scene, they were all dumbfounded, utterly bewildered.

What are the reporters from Kyushu TV trying to do? Do they want to go to space with the astronauts? This isn't just a simple trip into the sky; it's a helicopter ride into outer space.

To date, all those who have left Earth and entered outer space have been professional astronauts who have undergone extensive specialized training.

But Kyushu's current actions are breaking this pattern, trying to bring people with absolutely no professional training into space. Is that even possible?

In their view, it was impossible to achieve. Among them, the one who was most distressed was Nasa, because this was the effect they had always wanted to achieve, but they simply did not have the technology in this area, while Kyushu had mastered it.

They must have felt incredibly bad during that time. It was a terrible feeling to be in the lead, then be overtaken, and finally be left far behind.

The Kyushu TV reporter was in front of the live broadcast camera, giving a highly professional report.

The reporter's broadcast was incredibly inspiring for all the Kyushu viewers watching on television.

Soon, the reporter followed the snowy owl and boarded the spaceplane step by step from the ground. Even after boarding the plane, the live broadcast did not stop.

At this moment, the television screen displayed four images: a live feed from the studio, a camera that remained focused on the log transport truck, a camera focused on the spaceplane, and finally, a camera view from the plane itself.

When the scheduled launch time arrived, under the watchful eyes of everyone in Kyushu, the spaceplane slowly hovered in the air, gradually rising higher and higher before their eyes until it was just a tiny dot.

At this point, the spaceplane began to accelerate, heading straight into outer space.

During this launch, Kyushu's unique spaceplane made its first public appearance. Although there had been many news reports about the aircraft before, this was the first time that such a detailed understanding had been obtained.

Of course, this was also the first time they had seen the aircraft in person. Especially for the many military enthusiasts in Kyushu who had high expectations for the aircraft, they were somewhat disappointed, especially those who were particular about its appearance.

To be honest, it's not their fault; the spaceplane just really looks ugly!

The live feed from inside the spaceplane never stopped; it was broadcast live the entire time. However, viewers watching the live stream were completely stunned when they saw what was happening inside the plane.

They had never seen anything like it before. At such a high speed, the two reporters on the plane didn't change shape at all. If it weren't for the reporters and Snow Owl answering questions in real time, they would have thought it was a science fiction film.

At this moment, on the plane taking off, the reporter is holding a microphone, standing in front of the window looking up, while another cameraman is following behind the reporter.

At this moment, neither of them felt any physical overload; their standing postures remained unchanged. In other words, no matter how fast the plane flew, the passengers inside were completely unaffected.

The release of this footage caused quite a stir. Some clever people have already figured out what unique technology was used in Kyushu's aircraft, the first of which is the application of anti-gravity.

These intelligent people also sensed the future direction of development from this discovery: expansion beyond Earth. Moreover, with the advent of anti-gravity technology in Kyushu, the restrictions on ordinary people's interstellar migration would no longer exist.

In other words, judging from the technology that Kyushu has demonstrated so far, they have completely mastered all the technologies for interstellar migration.

Soon, while people were still thinking, the plane had already arrived in outer space. The Tiangong space station was slowly growing from small to large. The distance between Tiangong and the ground was 400 kilometers.

This distance of 400 kilometers is not far at all for a modern spaceplane. After flying over the space station, the plane continues to fly away from Earth.

When the spaceplane reached an altitude of 8,000 kilometers above the Earth's surface, it came to a stop. Once the plane entered space, none of the crew members experienced weightlessness.

This performance made everyone understand why two ordinary, untrained reporters were able to board the plane and ascend into space. It turned out that their previous guesses were true; Kyushu had indeed made a breakthrough in anti-gravity technology.

In fact, the aircraft technology that Kyushu has demonstrated so far has already shocked all the countries in the world, as well as the institutions that have made unique achievements in space technology.

Judging from Kyushu's current performance, it's practically impossible for them to catch up with Kyushu's pace; the gap is simply too large.

When the gap between two people is only a little bit, and that gap can be closed, the person who is lagging behind will be highly motivated. However, when the gap is huge, and no matter how hard one tries, it is impossible to catch up, the person who is lagging behind will stop trying.

Since we can't catch up, we might as well just give up. But it's not just people who give up; countries can give up too. Sri Lanka's bankruptcy is a prime example of this thinking.

Anyone can do something as simple as giving up.

The spaceplane stopped at its designated location. The two reporters on board were acting like madmen, never taking their cameras off the windowsill and constantly filming the scene in space.

This opportunity was rare for them, but for Snowy Owl and others, going into space was like an everyday occurrence; once it happened so often, it became nothing special.

The scenes captured by the reporter's camera were transmitted to Earth after a time delay and broadcast via Kyushu TV. Various cosmic wonders were displayed, but Nasa and other organizations genuinely had no interest in appreciating them!

Their spirits were extremely low, and they couldn't see a future.

With the plane in place, the log transport vehicles on the ground in Kyushu also began to move.

The huge Dongfeng brand express delivery box was slowly lifted from its lying position by the outriggers of the log transport vehicle.

Not long after, the package was lifted to a 90-degree angle with the ground by the outrigger. All the people of Kyushu who saw this had one thought in their minds.

Dongfeng Express: Mission Accomplished!

The large launcher was erected, followed by a series of pre-launch inspection procedures. The Second Artillery Corps soldiers were busy working around the launcher, checking every part of it.

Time passed by, and all the items were checked. Everything was normal, and it was time to proceed with the launch.

The world is on high alert for this, because what Kyushu launched was not just a package, but a package carrying a deadly weapon.

If Kyushu were to suddenly act erratically and turn the missile they announced was being launched into space into their own territory, the consequences would be unimaginable.

By then, even if no one wants to use nuclear weapons, they will have no choice but to do so if forced to. All the countries are watching Kyushu's live broadcast, and if they are not careful, other countries will send missiles to intercept them.

Although the chances of intercepting Kyushu's missiles are extremely low due to Qian Lao's missile trajectory, a final struggle is still necessary.

After all preparations were completed for the giant log in Kyushu, a countdown appeared simultaneously on the live broadcast screen.

As the countdown reached zero, a huge flame erupted from the bottom of the giant log on the open ground in Jiuquan. The log was lifted into the air by the reaction force of the flames and flew towards the location of the spaceplane, which was 8,000 kilometers away.