Recaps

Jiang Yan Hai realized that parts of the Illusion Simulation Combat System could be separated and adapted for practical use, especially its realistic scene-generation program. He visited Professor Wu Min and described an immersive VR combat-training system, leaving Professor Wu interested in hearing more.

• Jiang Yan Hai asked Er Dan to break down the Illusion Simulation Combat System and found its Real Scene Object Generation Program could produce realistic visuals in real time.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided the scene-generation program and the system's simulation data could strengthen existing programs, while most other components had little immediate use.
• Jiang Yan Hai went to the battlefield command simulation combat center and waited outside until Professor Wu Min came to meet him.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Professor Wu Min he had researched a similar program and proposed immersive VR training where soldiers could practice battlefield tactics in realistic virtual scenarios.

Jiang Yan Hai showed Professor Wu Min his logical decision-making algorithm, which Professor Wu Min tested and praised as far superior to his own. Professor Wu Min planned to incorporate it into his program, while Jiang Yan Hai left him to continue working and tried to ensure he got some rest.

• Professor Wu Min asked Jiang Yan Hai to bring over his logical decision-making algorithm so they could examine it together.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned with his laptop and copied the program to the supercomputer while Principal Zheng briefly observed.
• Professor Wu Min and Jiang Yan Hai tested the program and discussed it until nightfall, missing their dinner.
• Professor Wu Min praised the algorithm and asked permission to use it, and Jiang Yan Hai agreed without asking for a reward.
• Jiang Yan Hai urged the staff to make Professor Wu Min rest, but Professor Wu Min told Jiang Yan Hai to go home while he continued improving the program.

After leaving Professor Wu Min, Jiang Yan Hai contacted Principal Zheng and waited to submit another program. Black Hawk reached Jiang Yan Hai and agreed to join the military department, leaving Jiang Yan Hai to build his team while Black Hawk waited in the capital for Shao Xiao Jia.

• Jiang Yan Hai messaged Principal Zheng about Professor Wu Min's situation and planned to submit another program the next day.
• Black Hawk found that the number Jiang Yan Hai had given him connected only when he called from his mobile phone, then spoke with Jiang Yan Hai.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the job was with the military in Yu City, and Black Hawk agreed to join.
• Black Hawk told Jiang Yan Hai that Atanis was unsuitable because he often went back on his word, and Jiang Yan Hai arranged for Black Hawk to pass the information to his current department.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Black Hawk to remain in the capital and wait for Shao Xiao Jia to return.

Shao Xiao Jia returned to his family home after years away, accompanied by Hound and another soldier. His parents welcomed him in shock when they saw him in uniform, and his father asked when he had joined the army.

• Shao Xiao Jia worried that his parents might reject him if he returned, so Hound put on his captain’s uniform and offered to accompany him.
• Hound urged Shao Xiao Jia to call home, and Shao Xiao Jia told his relieved mother that he was coming back.
• Shao Xiao Jia arrived at his family’s apartment with Hound and another soldier, then gathered the courage to knock.
• Shao Xiao Jia’s mother opened the door and tearfully welcomed him, while his father came out to see what was happening.
• Hound led the three men in a salute and introduced them as Shao Xiao Jia’s comrades-in-arms, leaving his parents stunned.

Hound brought Shao Xiao Jia home and helped his parents accept that he had become a soldier, then Shao Xiao Jia left for the capital with him. Meanwhile, Jiang Yan Hai showed Professor Wu Min another simulation program and received a surprise phone call just as he was about to visit the Materials Research Institute.

• Hound explained to Shao Xiao Jia's parents that the state had recruited him as a soldier and showed them his Officer's Certificate.
• Shao Xiao Jia's father accepted that his son had changed, and Hound and the other soldier left to prepare for their mission.
• Shao Xiao Jia said goodbye to his parents, saluted them, and left for the capital with Hound the next morning.
• Jiang Yan Hai showed Professor Wu Min his other real-scene simulation program, and Professor Wu Min sent him away after seeing its effects.
• Jiang Yan Hai planned to visit the Materials Research Institute, but an unexpected caller reached him first.

Jiang Yan Hai rushed out to meet Li Ruo Bai, and the two reunited with playful affection before she led him toward a neighborhood where she had bought a house. The chapter ended with them realizing they had walked past the neighborhood while Jiang Yan Hai carried her on his back.

• Jiang Yan Hai used his scanning and disguise techniques to sprint from his residence to the school gate after Li Ruo Bai called.
• Li Ruo Bai greeted Jiang Yan Hai outside the school, and they teased each other about being scarce and valuable partners.
• Li Ruo Bai jumped onto Jiang Yan Hai's back, and they walked together while talking about staying close into old age.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked where they were going, and Li Ruo Bai realized they had passed the neighborhood she meant to visit.

Jiang Yan Hai carried Li Ruo Bai to her apartment, where they explored the home and teased each other. After they lay together on the bed, Li Ruo Bai fell asleep, and Jiang Yan Hai reflected on how she had become his family and his reason to stay in this world.

• Jiang Yan Hai carried Li Ruo Bai back while she reassured him that he would have her and her parents as family.
• Li Ruo Bai used her access card to bring Jiang Yan Hai into the apartment her father had bought and renovated for her.
• Li Ruo Bai showed Jiang Yan Hai around the apartment, and they teased each other over the oversized bed in the master bedroom.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai fooled around, then lay side by side holding hands.
• Li Ruo Bai fell asleep, and Jiang Yan Hai watched her and thought that he was no longer alone.

Jiang Yan Hai arranged supplies and cooked abalone rice for Li Ruo Bai while she slept, then reviewed recruitment information and planned training bases for the rapid reaction brigade. He finished the meal and waited for Li Ruo Bai to wake.

• Jiang Yan Hai checked the kitchen, found no ingredients, and asked Hound to bring supplies rather than leave Li Ruo Bai alone.
• Two men delivered the supplies, and Jiang Yan Hai prepared ingredients for abalone rice while Li Ruo Bai slept.
• Jiang Yan Hai reviewed potential recruits with Er Dan and planned five training bases across different regions and terrain.
• After studying base designs, Jiang Yan Hai cooked the abalone rice and tasted the finished sauce as he waited for Li Ruo Bai to wake.

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai spent a relaxed day together at home, sharing meals, playful moments, and television. They went to bed together that night, with Li Ruo Bai cuddling close to Jiang Yan Hai.

• Jiang Yan Hai carried the sleepy Li Ruo Bai to the bathroom, then prepared abalone over rice for her.
• Li Ruo Bai eagerly ate the meal while Jiang Yan Hai watched and wiped sauce from her face.
• Jiang Yan Hai brought Li Ruo Bai orange juice, and they lounged together on the sofa and played with their feet.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai cooked dinner, watched television, and got ready for bed at ten that night.
• Li Ruo Bai pressed herself against Jiang Yan Hai as they lay together in bed.

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai spent the night together, sharing their feelings and falling asleep in each other’s arms. The next morning, they made breakfast together and agreed to visit the research institute.

• Li Ruo Bai asked Jiang Yan Hai to take her, and he reassured her that they belonged together and that he wanted to give her a perfect life.
• Li Ruo Bai fell asleep in Jiang Yan Hai’s embrace, and he held her until he too drifted off.
• The next morning, Jiang Yan Hai let Li Ruo Bai sleep in, then got up when she woke and blushed at his teasing.
• Jiang Yan Hai took over frying eggs while Li Ruo Bai hugged him from behind and asked what would happen if she could not leave him.
• At breakfast, Li Ruo Bai suggested they go to the research institute, and Jiang Yan Hai agreed to follow her plans.

Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai worked at the materials research institute, where their experiments produced a promising result and moved the project closer to a usable material. After Li Ruo Bai left, Jiang Yan Hai stayed in their apartment before returning to flight duties the next day.

• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai arrived at the research institute and resumed experiments on his material formula.
• Their tests produced material that surpassed existing materials in one performance aspect, confirming that their research direction was promising.
• Jiang Yan Hai instructed Supervisor Liu Hao to enforce confidentiality and revealed that the military was responsible for the institute's security.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Li Ruo Bai continued testing the next day, improving the material's performance toward the desired result.
• Li Ruo Bai departed on a late-night flight, and Jiang Yan Hai stayed in their apartment before heading to the airfield for flight duties.

Jiang Yan Hai learned that Lu Xiaoran had been approved for combat-ready pilot training and offered to teach her. Wu Zhenjiang then asked him to spar with new pilots and revealed that Jiang Yan Hai might represent the country in a high-stakes air force competition.

• Lu Xiaoran told Jiang Yan Hai that she had been approved to train as a combat-ready pilot, and he offered to teach her aerial combat.
• Wu Zhenjiang asked Jiang Yan Hai to dogfight a group of newly graduated pilots in a J10C without his stars.
• Wu Zhenjiang revealed that Jiang Yan Hai might join a long-running friendly competition against the country’s northern neighbors.
• Wu Zhenjiang explained that five pilots from each side competed in written, physical, individual combat, and free aerial combat events, and Jiang Yan Hai calculated that winning every event could guarantee victory.

Jiang Yan Hai accepted a mission to compete against talented foreign pilots, with the stakes tied to major cooperation, and prepared to train before departing in a week. He and Lu Xiaoran flew J10Cs to the training area, where she noticed his demeanor sharpen once he was in the cockpit.

• Jiang Yan Hai agreed to Wu Zhenjiang's mission and learned that the academic exam would cover University of Aeronautics and Astronautics textbooks.
• Jiang Yan Hai changed into flight gear and met Lu Xiaoran, who joined him for training observation.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Lu Xiaoran boarded J10Cs armed with air-to-air missiles and took off for Training Area N9.
• Female pilots at the base watched the two fighters depart and discussed Jiang Yan Hai and Lu Xiaoran.
• Jiang Yan Hai gave Lu Xiaoran their flight instructions, and she noticed he seemed sharper in his fighter.

Jiang Yan Hai flew with Lu Xiaoran toward an Air Force training area and offered her a place in his Logistics 9th Rapid Reaction Brigade. He began an ultra-low-altitude flight and approached the training ground, where two rookie pilots were waiting.

• Jiang Yan Hai joked that he trained in his head when Lu Xiaoran asked about his methods.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked whether Lu Xiaoran was ready for combat and willing to transfer, then invited her to join the Logistics 9th Rapid Reaction Brigade.
• Lu Xiaoran accepted the invitation, while the Control Tower protested that Jiang Yan Hai was poaching one of their pilots.
• Jiang Yan Hai warned Lu Xiaoran that he was descending for ultra-low-altitude flight and dropped below twenty meters.
• Bird's Nest told Jiang Yan Hai it could not determine his position, and he asked them to prepare the two rookies at the training ground for his arrival.

Jiang Yan Hai ambushed Fledgling One and Fledgling Two during their combat training, surprising them with a close pass before locking onto Fledgling One. The Bird's Nest Control Tower declared Fledgling One shot down, while Fledgling Two remained in the training area.

• Bird's Nest told Fledgling One and Fledgling Two that their captain would train against them, and Fledgling One objected to fighting two-on-one.
• Jiang Yan Hai flew into the fighters' radar blind spot and climbed between them at high speed, knocking them off balance with his aircraft's air blast.
• Fledgling One and Fledgling Two split apart, and Jiang Yan Hai caught up with Fledgling One and locked onto his fighter.
• Jiang Yan Hai simulated a missile launch, and Bird's Nest announced that Fledgling One had been shot down and had to leave the battlefield.

Jiang Yan Hai swiftly defeated Fledgling One and Fledgling Two in a training dogfight, then invited Lu Xiaoran to test her skills against him. Their close-range engagement continued as they traded positions through high-G maneuvers.

• Jiang Yan Hai shot down Fledgling One in under a minute, forcing him to withdraw from the battlefield.
• Jiang Yan Hai used a Falling Leaf Float maneuver to surprise and eliminate Fledgling Two.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Ground Control that he had enough fuel for another round and asked them to send Fledgling Three, Four, and Five together.
• Jiang Yan Hai called Lu Xiaoran into the field to dogfight with him, and she flew in to meet him.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Lu Xiaoran traded positions through a series of high-G maneuvers, with Lu Xiaoran's training and talent helping her keep up.

Lu Xiaoran reached her physical limit after three dogfighting rounds against Jiang Yan Hai, who then began aerial refueling training with Fledglings Three, Four, and Five. Jiang Yan Hai refueled with ease while Number Three struggled, leaving the rookies to face the pressure of training beside him.

• Lu Xiaoran requested to withdraw after Jiang Yan Hai repeatedly evaded and locked onto her during three dogfighting rounds, and he granted permission.
• Lu Xiaoran landed while Jiang Yan Hai requested aerial refueling training and called Fledglings Three, Four, and Five to join him.
• Jiang Yan Hai told the rookies to stay calm and careful, then connected to the tanker hose and began refueling in about thirty seconds.
• Number Three shook with nerves while trying to approach the hose, so Jiang Yan Hai warned that he would recommend replacing him if he could not handle the pressure.
• Number Three calmed down and successfully completed docking and refueling two minutes later.

Jiang Yan Hai trained the rookies in aerial refueling and then defeated them in a combat exercise, taking out all five before landing to refuel. Afterward, the humbled rookies decided to meet him and asked Bird's Nest first.

• Jiang Yan Hai warned Numbers 3, 4, and 5 to prioritize safe procedures during aerial refueling as they practiced with the tanker.
• Jiang Yan Hai cut communications with the rookies and began a combat exercise, telling them to assign their own targets while he flew ahead.
• Jiang Yan Hai used a steep climb and a Falling Leaf Float to take out Number 4, then defeated Numbers 3 and 5 in under twenty minutes.
• Number 1 and Target Number 2 entered the battlefield after the rookies were eliminated, and Jiang Yan Hai later landed when his fuel ran low.
• Jiang Yan Hai showered and trained outside while the rookies admitted they had been humbled and decided to ask Bird's Nest about meeting their captain.

After the training flight, Fledgling One and the other rookies went to meet Jiang Yan Hai, who continued exercising in the gym and said being a pilot was only his part-time job after serving in the special forces. The rookies initially dismissed his claims as arrogance, but his relentless workout left them bewildered.

• Fledgling One asked the colonel where they could find the Haidongqing who had trained with them, and Lu Xiaoran offered to lead them there.
• Lu Xiaoran brought the rookies to the gym, where they found Jiang Yan Hai doing fast, precise push-ups.
• Jiang Yan Hai said he had come from the special forces and that flying was his part-time job, but Fledgling One assumed he was joking and advised him to rest.
• Number 1 and the other rookies waited nearby and worked out while Jiang Yan Hai continued his exercise.
• As time passed, the rookies went from indignant to astonished and finally bewildered as Jiang Yan Hai kept going.

Jiang Yan Hai trained the rookie pilots at the airbase until they acknowledged his skill, then received news that Liu Hao’s team had developed a high-performing material formula. He promised to visit the laboratory the next day, while his training schedule would soon take him away for battlefield command exercises.

• Jiang Yan Hai introduced himself as Goshawk and advised the rookie pilots, then agreed to continue training with them that evening.
• Jiang Yan Hai held one-on-one dogfight training with the pilots until evening, while the others exhausted their stamina and he remained unfazed.
• Jiang Yan Hai returned to the capital airbase, and he and Lu Xiaoran planned for her to keep training with the rookies while he attended command exercises.
• Liu Hao called Jiang Yan Hai to report that the laboratory had produced a new formula whose performance surpassed materials in its class.
• Jiang Yan Hai praised Liu Hao’s team, promised everyone a bonus, and said he would visit the laboratory the next day.

Jiang Yan Hai learned that his laboratory had made an early breakthrough on a strategic material and went there to complete its development. The next morning, he began further experiments as Liu Hao questioned whether the already valuable material needed more improvement.

• Liu Hao reported that the laboratory had improved the material, though it had not yet reached Jiang Yan Hai's required performance.
• Jiang Yan Hai reminded Liu Hao to rest and follow confidentiality rules, then obtained Principal Zheng's approval to miss tactical training and visit the laboratory.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered Hound to monitor the laboratory members' communications and prepare additional security in case the material was successfully developed.
• Jiang Yan Hai went to the laboratory the next morning, reviewed the team's experimental methods and ratios, and began further experiments.
• Liu Hao asked Jiang Yan Hai why they needed to continue experimenting when the material already had considerable value.

Jiang Yan Hai successfully produced a new material whose performance exceeded his projections and whose mass-production cost could undercut comparable materials. He reported the breakthrough to Li Yun Feng, who promised security, generous rewards for the laboratory staff, and support for the engine project.

• Jiang Yan Hai rejected Liu Hao's focus on profit and explained that the experiment had been moved from a national laboratory for special reasons, and Liu Hao agreed to cooperate.
• Jiang Yan Hai tested the finished material, confirmed its exceptional performance, and announced the laboratory's success.
• Jiang Yan Hai contacted Hound and the others about the breakthrough and called Li Yun Feng to report it.
• Li Yun Feng learned that the material exceeded expectations and could be produced cheaply, then offered each laboratory worker a one-million bonus and a 130-square-meter apartment near Beijing's Fifth Ring Road.
• Li Yun Feng said officials should explain the confidentiality rules and asked whether Jiang Yan Hai still needed a research institute and factory for the engine project.

Jiang Yan Hai gave Li Yun Feng the material’s ownership, while Li arranged production and a share of the profits. After Jiang sent the test data to Old Liu, Old Liu said the material could improve rocket engines enough to give the Fat Six a chance of succeeding.

• Li Yun Feng refused ownership of the material and patents, offered Jiang Yan Hai up to sixty percent of the production profits, and agreed to arrange a research institute, manufacturing plant, and fighter production line.
• Li Yun Feng suggested Jiang let senior professors evaluate the material’s potential for improving domestic engines.
• Jiang Yan Hai called Old Liu and said he had created a material that could increase engine lifespan by several hundred hours.
• Jiang sent the material’s test data to Old Liu through a secure server channel.
• After reviewing the results, Old Liu said the material could improve rocket safety and payload capacity and might help the Fat Six succeed.

Jiang Yan Hai secured the laboratory’s new material research and returned to find the generals chatting in a military-network group called Red Alert. The generals had held several simulation battles in his absence, and he considered greeting them to build connections.

• Jiang Yan Hai ordered the laboratory materials sealed, encrypted the research data, and had Er Dan erase data from electronic devices and surveillance systems.
• After giving the laboratory staff time off and reminding them to keep the research secret, Jiang Yan Hai returned to his residence and checked his tactical tablet.
• Jiang Yan Hai discovered the Red Alert group, where Major General Liu Qiang and other generals had been discussing their simulation battles and plans to compete for the longest winning streak.
• Jiang Yan Hai read that the generals had completed several matches, including three consecutive wins by one general, while another promised to cook them a meal.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided to greet the generals and build connections for possible future exchanges with their units.

Jiang Yan Hai returned from his mission and learned that the generals had tested an upgraded campaign simulation system. The next morning, he began a new match against Bai Zhipeng on the same map he had used against Hu Shaofei.

• Jiang Yan Hai greeted the commanders in the group chat and asked Major General Liu Qiang about the upgraded simulation system.
• Hu Shaofei and Bai Zhipeng discussed challenging Jiang Yan Hai, and Jiang Yan Hai quietly left the chat to sleep.
• After physical training and breakfast, Jiang Yan Hai and the generals gathered in the strategic command hall.
• Bai Zhipeng agreed to face Jiang Yan Hai on the same map Jiang Yan Hai had used against Hu Shaofei.
• Jiang Yan Hai and Bai Zhipeng entered their command centers to begin the match.