New Home (Thanks to "I am Net Bug's Dad" for the reward, this chapter is an extra update for you)

In a certain location of the new home's special training headquarters.

Three months. The Infrastructure Maniac used three months to prove that this title was no joke!

With a total area of 640,000 square meters and a depth of over 100 meters, a fully hidden underground military factory and laboratory were meticulously completed within three months.

The entire factory's pillars were made of E-carbon steel, its outer armor was also full E-carbon steel, and the innermost layer had an additional layer of PS armor.

The first layer was the passage layer:

It included one entrance capable of launching a Space Battleship; one launch silo that could simultaneously eject five Gundams;

And three two-lane roads for truck traffic.

The second layer was the Battleship Production Workshop:

However, it could only produce one Space Battleship, because the only battleship Guo Yi currently mastered was the Gundam mothership type.

Other types, such as high-speed attack ships, transport ships, defense ships, etc., were still partially lacking.

So the site was deliberately designed to produce only one Space Battleship.

The third layer was the Materials Production Workshop:

A semi-automated production workshop requiring only minimal supervision, with blank spaces left for Guo Yi to add more later.

The fourth layer was the Gundam Manufacturing Workshop:

With sufficient materials and manpower, it could simultaneously produce twenty Gundams.

However, due to pilot and cost issues, there were currently plans to build only eleven Gundams.

The most important one was Guo Yi's unit, after all, it was the most complete and powerful Gundam.

The other ten were custom units for Ostrich and the others.

The fifth layer was the material reserve layer, supplying what Guo Yi and the others needed for experiments and the production workshop.

The sixth layer was the experimental layer, where all scientific research and experiments took place.

The seventh layer was the training layer:

It had one large public classroom, one classroom for Space Battleship crew, one classroom for Gundam pilots and ground assault troops.

There were also thirty Gundam simulation cockpits, two Space Battleship bridge simulators, etc.

Of course, there was also a training room for Ostrich and the others, capable of accommodating nearly a hundred people training simultaneously.

The entire seventh layer could hold several hundred people for classes.

However, the first batch of trainees totaled only eighty-one people: three captains; three vice-captains; six communicators; three helmsmen; twelve supervisors; twenty-four fire control operators; thirty Gundam pilots and ground assault troops.

Adding Guo Yi as the chief instructor and Ostrich and the others as trainee-instructors, that made ninety-two people in total.

The eighth layer was the living and entertainment area, where everyone in this underground factory resided.

The ninth layer was Dog's home, a matrix-type artificial intelligence information processing hub composed of quantum computers, supercomputers, and the like.

It was specifically responsible for managing all affairs, communications, experiments, etc., of the entire factory.

The final layer was a matrix-type energy layer composed of multiple giant super advanced tritium cores.

At the same time, a cable was secretly connected to it.

Of course, Guo Yi had also made his contributions.

The material formulas for E-carbon steel and its derivatives, the complete set of nuclear battery blueprints, the complete set of PS armor formulas, the gravity control system, etc.—everything that had been confirmed usable and mass-producible was handed over.

He had basically bet his entire retirement fund.

"So he can be considered our future?"

An old woman frowned and asked softly.

At this moment, in the central square of the factory's living area, Elder Zhou, Elder Zhao, He Zhijun, and other Giants of the nation had already arrived ahead of time.

At the same time, besides these elders, there was also a group of their outstanding disciples and a dense crowd of blue-collar workers in work uniforms.

Elder Zhou was explaining why they were here and who the core figure of this factory was.

"Yes, given his age and scientific research level.

To say nothing more, within a hundred years, we can fully enter the era of space navigation."

Elder Zhou sighed: "We will eventually grow old. On this land, we won't be able to watch for much longer, nor stay for much longer.

So while we can still move, let's properly guide Guo Yi, this flower of the future.

With him here, our future is tangible and within reach!"

"...But there is one problem." Another old woman paused, frowned, and asked seriously: "What about the Technology Trap?"

The so-called Technology Trap refers to a situation where ultra-advanced technology is suddenly obtained, and then everyone focuses solely on researching that technology, leading to a deficiency in foundational technology.

In severe cases, this can cause rigidity in the thinking of the scientific community, forever confining them to researching only those advanced technologies, unable to continue researching other technologies.

Ultimately, these advanced technologies become the pinnacle of that civilization's technology, never able to advance further!

For example: our entire existing technological system is built upon a few simple technologies, like the roots or main trunk of a tree.

Then from this trunk extend more leaves—the branches of science.

And the fruits on this tree are those technological products.

But now Guo Yi is directly grafting a bunch of fruit onto the branches; the trunk and roots may not be able to supply enough nutrients.

So it's very possible the whole tree will wither and die, or the heavy fruit will be blown by a gust of wind, uprooting the tree entirely.

A castle in the air!

"That's why we're here!" Elder Zhou nodded, then looked solemnly at the batch of young people before him. "We old-timers came here with the main purpose of guiding Guo Yi's scientific ethics. Beyond that, we're here to assist him in developing and producing experimental products.

After all, that report on artificial humans was too shocking.

As for you young people, your task is to learn!

Keep learning the foundational technology he provides, and when the time is right, go out to teach others and research new directions on your own.

Guo Yi is the flower of the future; you are the seeds, spreading that flower far and wide!"

He paused, then instructed, "Guo Yi is an orphan. His heart and character both have flaws.

When you study with him in the future, try to subtly help him fill those gaps.

I don't want any of you to hurt him, intentionally or unintentionally, if disputes arise.

Do you understand?"

"Understood!" came the chorus.

After Elder Zhou finished, Elder Zhao also carefully addressed the crowd. "You may be the pride of heaven, but on the path of scientific research, he could be your ancestor.

Your pride, your honors—they're worthless before him.

Don't think it's embarrassing for a postdoctoral scholar to learn from someone who didn't finish elementary school.

In the sea of learning, the one who reaches the shore first is the teacher—there's no shame in it!

If you're not convinced, then first master his knowledge, then develop a product of the same type that's better than his!

"You too!"

As Elder Zhao finished, He Zhijun bellowed with full force at the blue-collar crowd before him. "You are the logistics elites selected from across the nation. In the future, you may be part of the vanguard of the cosmos.

Before now, you belonged to different units, scattered across the land, each with your own skills, each with your own pride.

That's understandable.

But now, whether it's your skills or your experience, before Guo Yi, you are nothing but apprentices!

In front of Guo Yi, put away all that pride and arrogance!

Anyone who dares to cause trouble, I'll have you sit in the detention room for a good long while!

This is not a request—it's a requirement, an order!

Do you understand?"

"Yes!" the blue-collar crowd shouted in unison.

The people in the square, needless to say, understood that the entire factory was built for Guo Yi, and because of him, they could develop space travel.

Everyone knew in their hearts what to do next.

No one was foolish enough to think they were the third most important after heaven and earth.

Besides, anyone with that kind of thinking couldn't get in here, nor did they have the ability.

Not to mention, seeing these old men and He Zhijun personally gather them together for this talk made it clear just how serious the consequences of causing trouble would be.

Just as everyone finished shouting, a secretary suddenly ran over from somewhere, lowered his head, and whispered to Elder Zhou and the others, "Guo Yi is here."

Elder Zhou exchanged glances with the others and smiled. "You're dismissed.

We old-timers will go together to welcome our future."

"Mm." The old men nodded and rose to leave together.

But before leaving, He Zhijun suddenly thought of something, turned back, pulled the crowd together, and ordered, "You wait here.

When he arrives, let him meet you all."

With that, He Zhijun wore an enigmatic smile and went with the old men to welcome Guo Yi.