“I can’t help it. I stole this spaceship, and I don’t know how to fly it, nor have I ever flown one,” Guo Xuyang said to Jiang Qixin.
“If we can’t figure it out, it’s just scrap metal to us, with no practical use. You need to think of something else.”
“Where are those two spaceships located? What if outside forces find out I’m piloting them?” Guo Xuyang asked the most crucial question.
“I can take you there. As for outside forces knowing if you fly them, there’s nothing we can do about that. As soon as it flies out, outside forces will know. Their spy satellites are very advanced now.”
“You mean you’re not afraid of exposure?”
“If it’s truly useless, why not expose it so everyone can research it together? What do you think?”
“I have no objections. My mission was to find the spaceships and hand them over to you. How you operate or utilize them is not my concern.”
“The higher-ups will compensate you for this.”
“If there is any compensation, it should go to your fallen brothers. I believe their families need it more than I do.”
“One thing at a time. What the higher-ups reward you with is yours. Besides, Liangzi told me you still have some diamonds. If these are sold, they can support many families.”
“Consider it my contribution. I didn’t know before, nor did I have the ability. Now that I know and have the ability and strength, since I can’t appear publicly, please help with the donation.”
“We’ll talk about that later. The current problem is how to deal with these spaceships.”
“Let’s go take a look. I don’t understand any of this.”
“Don’t be so quick to say you don’t understand. It’s okay if you don’t understand; just help me see if there’s anything wrong with the spaceship parts.”
“You’re pushing me to do something I’m not qualified for,” Guo Xuyang muttered.
“There’s no other way. I can only try my best with what I have. Otherwise, I won’t be able to account for myself to the higher-ups.”
“Then let’s take a look first.” Hearing Jiang Qixin say this, Guo Xuyang felt embarrassed to refuse any further.
The group followed Jiang Qixin and got into an electric vehicle. The space inside was too vast; if they had to walk, it might take over three hours to explore it.
“This is the braking system, the heart of the spaceship. I specifically invited three experts to research the braking system of this spaceship and then disassembled it. As a result, they couldn’t find the location of some of the connections.”
“What do you mean?”
“There are too many connections and connection points, spanning every aspect of the spaceship. In the end, they had no choice but to mark the wires and cut out the braking system separately. When they came here to find the connections again, they didn’t match the other data.”
“What about the others?”
“This spaceship’s defense system uses a gas shield. When encountering danger or objects like meteoroids, this gas shield can activate rapidly, eliminating external threats. However, it’s also closely linked to the braking system. This thing is completely ruined.”
“It’s remarkable to know what the situation is. No one can learn everything all at once.”
“Our trial-and-error cost is too high, and we can’t afford to try. You brought back a total of three ships, and now one is destroyed. If we can’t find the data, dismantling them is meaningless.”
“At least it allows our people to see the internal situation directly. That’s also an achievement.”
“Your expectations are too low. We’ve invested immense manpower, material resources, and financial capital for these three spaceships. If there’s no achievement, I won’t be able to explain it to the higher-ups.”
“This isn’t your fault. It’s mainly because these things are too advanced. They are entirely new to us, something we’ve never seen before. Naturally, dissecting high-tech items with our current knowledge won’t be ideal.”
“I know this, and the higher-ups know this, but our goal isn’t just that. For our technology to advance, we need to discover the internal connections of these spaceships, collect the most accurate data, and then that can guide us in producing these things.”
“Your idea is too forward-thinking. My idea is that we should learn to use these things first, and then understand their internal connections.”
“But you said you don’t know how to fly them, so how will you use them?”
“If I don’t know how to fly, someone else does. Didn’t I just tell you?”
“What are your thoughts?” Jiang Qixin asked.
“Let’s go to the spaceship and learn how to use it.”
“Are we still looking here?”
“Whether we look or not doesn’t matter. It’s a pile of scrap metal, and I don’t know which part is which. Even if I look, I won’t remember.”
“Then you come with me. Shall Liangzi, Yezi, and Yu’er stay here?”
“Director Jiang, I don’t mind if Brother Liang stays, but Yezi and Yu’er must come with me. As I said, I don’t know how to fly, and I won’t learn. Mainly, Yezi and Yu’er will learn.”
“Then let’s all go. Liangzi also knows that place.” Jiang Qixin said, seeing Guo Xuyang’s response.
“Where?”
“The place where I asked you to store the spaceship. The spaceship is still there, untouched.”
“How far is it from here?”
“Less than thirty kilometers.”
“So close?”
“Otherwise, why would I have asked you to store the spaceship there?”
“Won’t the satellites see it clearly then?”
“Of course not. We’ve set up a shelter there.”
“How big is it?” Guo Xuyang found it somewhat unbelievable.
“Otherwise, why would we say we’ve wasted immense manpower, material resources, and financial capital?”
“This is a treasure; you can’t call it a waste.”
“If results are achieved, it’s an investment; if no results are achieved, it’s a waste. The higher-ups only care about the outcome, not the process.”
“That’s a bit unreasonable.”
“There’s no other way. However, the higher-ups still recognize you highly. After all, you’re the one who managed to get these three spaceships.”
“I don’t want this honor. I’d rather live my simple life peacefully.”
“The higher-ups are very strict in this area, and the secrecy is also very well maintained.”
“Oh, please. Yesterday, an accident happened. Fortunately, I reacted in time; otherwise, who knows what the consequences would have been.”
“What happened?” Jiang Qixin turned to look at Lü Liang.
“Xiao Xi had a slight problem yesterday,” Lü Liang said.
“I asked what happened?” Jiang Qixin was a bit angry.
“Yesterday, someone snuck into Yangzi’s residence and fired a shot. As a result, Xiao Xi took the bullet for Yangzi.”
“Is Xiao Xi alright?”
“She’s fine. Yangzi used his special ability to save Xiao Xi.”
“How could you be so careless? You didn’t even know someone had reached your doorstep? Where’s Xiao Qi?”
“I have already punished Xiao Qi. Yangzi didn’t want Xiao Qi and the others to be punished,” Lü Liang said.