Otherworld Girl Development Guide

As the dock's warning bell rang, the massive frame structure slowly lifted off the ground and rose into the sky... In a sense, it was indeed launched into the water.

"rise!"

The helium airship slowly rose into the air, and the hanging steel cables gradually straightened. The huge frame structure trembled and was then carried into the sky by the helium airship.

As they continued to ascend, almost everyone's eyes widened in an instant, wondering if they were hallucinating.

How did this thing even get into space?!

Chapter 150 Great Again!

The helium airship quietly lifted the main frame of the Pengkun-class aircraft into the sky... It shocked the Chinese people for a whole year and caused an uproar on the internet.

That afternoon, the official announcement was brief: In order to address global warming and for the sake of our common home, Earth, as a member of the community with a shared future for mankind, my country has decided to build a meteorological research vessel to conduct detailed research on atmospheric issues and to use helium to provide buoyancy in order to reduce carbon emissions.

Abba... Abba...

In short, the reason it can go into space is because it's filled with helium; it's just a large airship. Please, other animals in the Blue Star Zoo, calm down (the rabbit reached out and pressed down).

On an official Bilibili account, a sweet-looking reporter is live-streaming a program called "Into Science".

Wearing noise-canceling headphones, the reporter spoke loudly into the windproof microphone: "Hello viewers, I'm Bingbing~ Today I'll be taking you to learn about my country's first meteorological survey ship, the Pengkun-class~ hull number 02..."

Bingbing pointed out the helicopter, and the photographer also turned his lens to the giant frame structure suspended in the sky by a helium airship.

The helicopter flew around the massive main frame, and the camera panned across the viewpoints to show workers in overalls inspecting the condition of the main frame, and occasionally bipedal industrial mechs working on the main frame.

"Working on Pengkun-2 is truly high-altitude work, so every staff member is equipped with a parachute and has undergone professional skydiving training, so there's no need to worry about their safety..."

Bingbing introduced the event with a smile, but at that moment the live stream chat exploded, and the number of viewers increased exponentially. The chat was flooded with "Holy crap~??~".

"Holy crap, what is this? Am I still half asleep?"

"I just woke up and traveled through time, not for eight hours, but for eight hundred years?!"

"I think my novels are still too conservative. I want to make them a little more magical, just a little bit..."

"Wait, according to the naming rules for rabbits, where did the hull number 01 go?"

"Hey, you're overthinking it. When did the rabbit give you the illusion that the numbers are consecutive?"

......

After circling the main frame twice, the helicopter flew towards the ground.

"I'm very sorry, viewers, but for safety reasons, I cannot board the Pengkun-class aircraft because I don't have a skydiving license..."

With a beep, the White House secretary shut down the live stream, and silence fell over the meeting room.

"Sir, I need an explanation!" Trump roared at his White House liaison officer, "Since when have we had to get intelligence through the Chinese government's official live stream?!"

"My dear King...we were indeed paying attention to this project called Pengkun before. It was publicly claimed to be just a meteorological research vessel, but it was indeed being built in a shipyard..."

The liaison officer, who was somewhat aggrieved, said, "This is a bit beyond the scope of what's expected. Who knew that the rabbit would build an airship in the dock? Who would have thought that a meteorological research vessel would actually go up into the sky to conduct scientific research!"

Moreover, as the rabbit continues to rise and the country continues to strengthen, Ai Ai can no longer come and go freely in the rabbit's home as before. What's more, the "fifth column" is constantly being reported, making it difficult to recruit people.

"...But this has truly exceeded our expectations! We need funding! More funding!"

Trump took a deep breath to calm his soaring blood pressure.

"My God! This is impossible, Your Majesty! A structure of this size and mass cannot possibly be lifted into the sky by a single helium airship! Even the newest materials in our laboratory would require at least five helium airships to lift them into the air!"

How did it get into the sky? Why was it able to get into the sky? Suddenly another thought popped into his mind: Why couldn't it get into the sky... The technician repeatedly examined the photos, which was somewhat shocking to his worldview. His brain went blank, and he even doubted whether today was April 1st.

"Didn't the rabbit already give an explanation? It's an airship!" Trump roared, slamming his fist on the table. "Sir, I have to remind you, this thing is indeed in the sky! It's right there! Our satellites can see it every day!"

"My King... perhaps things aren't as bad as we think. I believe this is a conspiracy by the rabbits!"

Upon hearing this, everyone at the conference table turned to look at the think tank member who had spoken, awaiting his next words.

"There's an old Chinese saying, 'All warfare is based on deception.' Perhaps this is China's 'Star Wars plan'! I think we should launch countermeasures! We should also build a helium airship; technically speaking, we can absolutely do it!"

The people at the conference table looked at each other in bewilderment. Reason told them that the rabbit was indeed doing something big that they did not yet understand. However, their long-standing arrogance and prejudice told them that the rabbit could not have done it. But the rabbit did!

This is a battlefield without gunpowder smoke. Regardless of whether the rabbits do it or not, as the leaders of the blue planet, they must do it too, and they must do it in a more eye-catching way.

Trump took a deep breath, leaned back strategically, and tapped his fingers on the table: "Gentlemen... perhaps we should also return to the moon!"

"Make America great again!"

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"Old Zhou~ Look! Look! It's turning gray!"

Wearing a purple dress, Lingdang shook Zhou Mingrui's hand and excitedly pointed to the frame structure slowly rising in the sky. Tio, standing beside her, also narrowed his eyes and slightly tightened his grip on Zhou Mingrui's right hand.

"Yes, it flew...it was truly breathtaking," Zhou Mingrui said with deep feeling.

Compared to the covert approach on Earth, things are much bolder on Mingrui Star. They directly hoisted the main structure of the Pengkun-class aircraft into the sky and then rented a large orbal transport airship from the Bel Kingdom to send materials, personnel, and supplies up there.

Without the fuel cost, the construction cost is much lower than that of its sister ship on Earth, and the assembly speed in the sky is much faster.

After the main frame structure took to the sky, a large airship slowly drifted to the side of Pengkun-1. The cargo hold of the large airship opened and docked with Pengkun-1. Countless materials were transported to the deck of Pengkun-1 by bipedal industrial mechs for assembly.

Zhou Mingrui couldn't help but look forward to the moment when Pengkun-1 would cruise in the sky above Mingrui Star; it must be spectacular.

Chapter 151: A True End (33/54)

A month has passed since the campaign to wipe out the cult. Operation Fox Hunt has completely cleared out the cult's strongholds in the Kingdom of Bel and the Autonomous State of Krobel, ensuring the safety of people and property within the controlled area.

With internal instability cleared up and the external international situation in a balanced state, the Kingdom of Bel and the Autonomous State of Krobel entered a period of rapid development. The triangular trade route enabled the economies of the Kingdom of Bel and the Autonomous State of Krobel to achieve remarkable results in a short period of time.

Trade brought prosperity, and capital from the mainland rapidly converged on the autonomous region of Kroboret, an international metropolis, which in turn brought some troubles.

As an "international" city, Krobel has long been associated with the Republic of Calva and the Empire of Rebonia, attracting more "international friends" to the autonomous region, making the internal situation even more complex.

At Shangqiu Civil Airport, with Operation Fox Hunt temporarily concluded, Mayor Doyle and Ellie were about to return to Krobel, as it had been quite a while since Mayor Doyle had been away from Krobel.

"Mayor Doyle, have a safe journey."

Officials of the same rank who were seeing off Mayor Daer from Shangqiu stepped forward to shake hands with him.

"Thank you. I look forward to comprehensive cooperation with Shangqiu in the future, such as improving the infrastructure in Krobel."

"Hahaha..." The official seeing them off chuckled subtly, "...Our engineering team would be very willing to take on Krobel's order."

Civil engineering is a popular major in Shangqiu now. The old-school civil engineering students are now called the "big brother" of civil engineering, especially for local mainland students, who consider civil engineering their top choice!

"Alright, now that we've covered business, let's talk about personal matters..."

The rabbit in the Zhongshan suit coughed lightly and turned to look at an inconspicuous corner.

"I'm leaving..."

"Um..."

Looking at Ellie so close to him, Zhou Mingrui felt a pang of reluctance. This time, besides meeting Ellie's parents, Zhou Mingrui, being a man of principle, had spent almost the entire time accompanying Mayor Doyle on Operation Fox Hunt.

"Don't make that face. We can still video chat on a messaging app..." Ellie said, waving her phone. "...Besides, with transportation so convenient these days, I can come see you anytime~"

Zhou Mingrui smiled. He had originally intended to comfort the other person, but ended up being comforted by Ellie instead.

"what happened?"

Ellie tilted her head, looking at Zhou Mingrui who was staring at her, and asked a question. Then, to her surprise, Zhou Mingrui stepped forward and hugged her. Ellie immediately returned the hug...

At the same time, the two kittens, who were taking a class at the Star Ring Research Institute, sneezed almost simultaneously.

(=￣ω￣=)?(=￣ω￣=)

"Tio, Bell has a bad feeling!"

"Bell, Theo too..."

They knew that Lao Zhou had gone to see Ellie off, but the fact that Lao Zhou wouldn't leave Shangqiu put the two kittens at ease, as long as that woman named Ellie didn't run away with Lao Zhou.

“Mr. Doyle, let the young people handle their own affairs... Don’t worry, Comrade Zhou Mingrui is a good leader and will take good care of Ellie.”

Looking at the young couple embracing, the man in the Zhongshan suit smiled and said, implying: "If you marry your granddaughter to us, Shangqiu will not mistreat Ellie."

Mayor Doyle looked at Ellie, a hint of affection flashing in his eyes, and said in the typically old-fashioned tone, "That young man is indeed quite good, but I only have this one granddaughter..."

As Ellie, who grew up by his side, Doyle was only speaking from his grandfather's perspective at this moment.

The two sides had an initial meeting but did not reach a consensus, although they at least exchanged views extensively.

"Attention passengers, airship No. 2112, departing from Shangqiu Station and terminating at Krobel, is about to take off. Passengers who have not yet boarded, please board as soon as possible..."

"Okay... I'm leaving now..."

The broadcast started, and Ellie whispered something in Zhou Mingrui's ear. Zhou Mingrui hummed in response and released Ellie.

Ellie smoothed her long, silver-gray hair, walked to Mayor Doyle's side, and took his arm, her face slightly flushed.

“Young man, you are welcome to come to Krobel anytime…” Mayor Doyle said to Zhou Mingrui.

The rabbit in the Zhongshan suit adjusted her non-prescription glasses, the lenses obscuring her eyes, and said to Ellie with a rabbit's characteristic tactlessness, "Miss Ellie, the faculty at our university in Shangqiu is quite good. If you'd like to pursue further studies, you're welcome anytime..."

Ten minutes later, the airship slowly rose into the air and flew towards Krober.

The main objective of Operation Fox Hunt has been achieved, but follow-up is still needed. A swift and decisive strike must be launched against the remaining forces of the cult. After all, the cult has been entrenched on the mainland for many years, and it is impossible to wipe them out so easily.

That evening, Zhou Mingrui went to Xinghuan Research Institute to pick up his two cats from "get off work".

After Tio and Bell got into the car, Tio's amber eyes were fixed on him.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Mingrui asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Old Zhou~ What's for dinner?" Tio asked in a monotone tone.

"Noodles with soybean paste..." Zhou Mingrui said after thinking for a moment.

"Old Zhou, let us help you wash the dishes after you finish eating~" Lingdang's sweet smile revealed a pair of cute tiger teeth.

"Uh... okay!"

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A week later, after Zhou Mingrui took the two kittens to the Star Ring Research Institute, Shi Qiang handed him a special document bag.

"Brother Qiang, what's this?"

As Shi Qiang drove, he said, "We obtained information about the children from the cult, including detailed information about Tio, including her parents."