With three superpowers at his fingertips, he could dominate the 1970s.

Kyoto, Central Conference Room.

The phone rang, and Old Gao picked it up. "This is Gao Weiguo."

"Mr. Gao, it's me, Qi Zhenhai."

Old Gao was taken aback. "Didn't you rush to Sandu'ao overnight? What? Didn't you find anything?"

Qi Zhenhai suppressed his surging excitement and raised his voice, "Old Gao, why didn't you ask Comrade Jiang beforehand? She still has destroyers under her command! If I hadn't asked her, she wouldn't have even remembered to mention it!"

Old Gao was also taken aback. "Little Jiang didn't say anything?"

"Couldn't you have asked her? I've brought this up myself! Why don't you call again and ask if she has anything else?"

Old Gao was taken aback, and said irritably, "You old codger, are you still so greedy? Focus on the present. Since that girl said she has some, she'll definitely keep them for you. Just wait. You manage the personnel; if the last selection wasn't enough, select more from the pool."

Qi Zhenhai hung up the phone, his legs still feeling weak. He pinched his thigh again, a little uncertainly. Ouch, it really hurt.

That's fucking awesome.

He walked outside, looking at the outline of the steel behemoth at the entrance, and then at another large vessel faintly visible on the water in the distance, his mouth practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

Hey, no more gesturing to models, we can actually touch and manipulate them! This one was given to the scientists for reverse engineering, and he'll be in charge of the other one from now on.

His life has been worthwhile.

......

Lu Zhenting returned in less than half an hour in his speedboat, his excitement barely concealed.

Jiang Zhiyu could tell at a glance that he had gone to call Elder Gao. If the deputy commander found out that he had not only sent him a destroyer but also a frigate, he would probably go crazy.

Seventeen whispered in the space, "Host, why are you so mean? You didn't finish your sentence at once."

"It's pointless to say anything; I find their shocked expressions quite amusing."

"Host, you weren't born and raised in this era, so it's hard for you to understand their feelings!"

Jiang Zhiyu gazed at the silhouette of the aircraft carrier in the distance, her voice softening, "I wasn't born and raised in this era, which is why I admire them even more. This kind of devout patriotism is something ingrained in their bones."

......

At noon, Jiang Zhiyu went to the cafeteria again and saw a large crowd of people dressed in white naval uniforms.

Everyone was excited, their eyes glued to the aircraft carrier outside the window even while they were eating. She had no doubt that if it weren't for military regulations, these people would immediately drop their bowls and rush to board the ship.

Qi Zhenhai was more composed than the prospective crew members; after all, he was a deputy commander. He sat in a corner with a bowl in his hand, though his gaze kept glancing towards the door. He stood up and said loudly, "Stop staring, they can't escape. Take a rest, we'll board the ship this afternoon."

The soldiers ate even faster, and the whole mess hall was filled with the sound of shoveling food into their mouths.

Jiang Zhiyu sat in the corner watching this scene, finding it quite amusing. Normally well-trained people were walking with their arms and legs moving in unison; she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

......

In the afternoon, the crew members lined up to board the ship.

They were all full of fighting spirit, their postures ramrod straight, but their hands were trembling. They were the first batch of aircraft carrier crew members, the very first batch of China.

Qi Zhenhai stood on the deck and loudly ordered, "Do you remember the contents of the confidentiality agreement?"

"Remember!"

"Okay, now let's get familiar with this big guy. Be careful not to touch or move it randomly, especially if you don't understand something. Ask before you do anything."

The soldiers walked in a line into the ship's interior, their eyes red.

Finally, I'm inside! I've finally touched the aircraft carrier I've been longing for!

......

Jiang Zhiyu stayed at the base until night.

She figured it was about time to go and release the destroyer and frigate for them. As she drove her speedboat over, she saw the aircraft carrier brightly lit and bustling with people; it didn't look like it was going to sleep at all.

She glanced at her watch in disbelief. "It's 11 p.m., that's right! Don't they rest at this hour?"

Seventeen scanned the area. "Host, according to the scan results, their adrenaline is surging, and their heart rate, skin conductance, blood oxygenation, muscle tension, and sympathetic nervous system are all in an excited state."

"So this excitement hasn't worn off all day?"

Jiang Zhiyu shook her head. Since it was dark anyway, she deliberately drove the speedboat a little further away from the aircraft carrier to make sure they couldn't see her movements before releasing the destroyer and frigate.

Even though she was controlling the speed of release, the sea still surged with a wave more than three meters high the moment she let go, bobbing back and forth in the enclosed harbor and crashing against the shore with a loud thud.

The people on the aircraft carrier immediately sensed something was wrong and all turned to look at them nervously.

Jiang Zhiyu rode a speedboat across the water. Qi Zhenhai spotted her at a glance, and then, looking at the swaying waves, his eyes lit up. He dashed towards the shore, his face beaming with a fawning smile.

Jiang Zhiyu's lips twitched slightly. She pointed to the direction where they had been placed earlier, "Over there, I've put them all away for you. One destroyer and one frigate."

"Okay...what? Two? And a frigate too? Comrade Jiang, are you serious?"

"Go see for yourself. The rest is none of my business. I'm leaving now."

Jiang Zhiyu started the speedboat and headed back, when Qi Zhenhai's altered shouts came from behind.

When Qi Zhenhai and his four deputies arrived at the berth where the destroyers and frigates were located, they stood on the shore, rubbing their eyes several times, still unable to believe it.

Was it a hallucination caused by darkness?

Qi Zhenhai pinched his thigh again, and ouch, he pinched the same spot as this morning, and it hurt even more.

But why does he feel so sweet inside?