Recaps

CEO Lei unveiled the flagship phone’s advanced camera, storage, and battery features before announcing that its top configuration cost only 4999. The price stunned viewers and industry executives, who were left wondering how competitors could respond and what Huawei would reveal next.

• CEO Lei presented the phone’s 100-million-pixel camera, zoom features, 1TB storage, and forty-eight-hour video playback time.
• Viewers and executives from Samsung, Apple, and other companies speculated that the phone would cost well over ten thousand.
• CEO Lei announced the top configuration’s price as 4999, prompting a flood of shocked comments on the livestream.
• Executives across the phone and technology industries were dumbfounded by the price and struggled to see how they could compete.
• Industry leaders wondered what specifications Huawei would announce at its product launch about two months later.

At Xiaomi’s product launch, CEO Lei revealed the Nuwa operating system and introduced its creator, Jiang Ling, whose appearance prompted international officials to investigate the technology’s origins. Kamp’s meeting ended with officials considering whether the Red Star Republic had received advanced technology from the Prophet.

• CEO Lei introduced Nuwa as Xiaomi’s new mobile operating system and voice assistant, claiming its capabilities surpassed Xiao Ai Tong Xue.
• CEO Lei revealed that Academician Jiang Ling had created Nuwa and designed the Phantom Fighter Jet and its engines.
• Jiang Yan Hai used Jiang Ling’s appearance and comments about Nuwa’s military-grade encryption to draw out anyone targeting her or the Great Qin world.
• After Jiang Ling left, Kamp’s chief of staff reported that leading companies were years behind the chip technology shown at the launch.
• Kamp and his generals debated whether the technology came from the Star Gate, Mipu, or the Prophet, but could not explain how the Red Star Republic might have obtained it.

Kamp and his advisers considered how the neighboring country had developed advanced technology, and CIA Director Kaplan argued that Academician Jiang Ling was a genuine genius behind the Phantom fighter and its later innovations. The chapter ended with Kaplan recommending that America bring Jiang Ling to the country or arrange an accident if that proved impossible.

• An adviser argued that Mipu was unlikely to be secretly cooperating with the neighboring country, and noted that its chip industry could not have produced the new technology.
• Kamp suggested that the neighboring country might have made the technological breakthrough itself, prompting the advisers to consider Jiang Ling’s role.
• Kaplan described how the CIA had verified Jiang Ling’s identity and concluded that her age, accomplishments, and disappearance pointed to genuine exceptional ability.
• Kaplan explained that the Phantom project had likely been developed outside the major aircraft institutes and that Jiang Ling had reappeared alongside newer Phantom technology and an operating system.
• Kaplan recommended bringing Jiang Ling to America or causing her to have an accident if she could not be brought back.

The Xiaomi flagship phones and Nuwa Personal Assistant became a global sensation, with buyers drawn to Nuwa’s natural conversations, voice recognition, and customizable wake names. The chapter ended as Spanish content creator Yinuo asked Marina to translate for a Russian man, revealing Nuwa’s unannounced real-time translation feature.

• Jiang Yan Hai’s Pangu and Nuwa systems were described as major technologies with the potential to transform society.
• Xiaomi’s new phones sold out amid limited production, and demand surged in China and overseas.
• Nearly every buyer activated Nuwa, and videos of people chatting with the assistant spread across social media.
• A Spanish creator named Yinuo encountered a Russian man in China and asked Marina to translate what he had said.

Wiko and Wileyfox adopted the Nuwa System, and their rising phone sales rattled major tech companies and sent several stocks tumbling. At the State Supreme Science and Technology Award ceremony, Jiang Yan Hai spoke with Huawi’s Director Yu and watched for someone to approach him.

• Wiko transferred parts of its Android interface, offered existing customers Nuwa upgrades, and switched its new phones to the system, then saw sales rise 50% year-on-year.
• Wileyfox copied Wiko’s strategy, and both European phone brands saw their sales climb.
• Samsung and Apple stocks fell by more than 10%, Apple lost over 100 billion US dollars in market value, and Google and other companies were also hit.
• Jiang Yan Hai met Huawi’s Director Yu before the State Supreme Science and Technology Award ceremony, where Jiang Ling was due to receive an award.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Director Yu that Huawi could handle the work itself, while privately waiting for someone to step forward.

Jiang Yan Hai agreed to review Director Yu’s phone designs under formal business rules, while China’s state-backed technology program gave phone makers access to advanced components. As the conference began, Director Yu considered Huawei’s challenge to develop its own three-nanometer Kirin chips amid the industry’s rapid upgrades.

• Jiang Yan Hai offered to sell existing lenses and similar products, then review Director Yu’s completed designs for flaws and bugs.
• Jiang Yan Hai said business required a confidentiality agreement and accepted Director Yu’s offer of a market-rate commission.
• Director Yu reflected that the state was providing phone makers with shared access to three-nanometer chips and the Nuwa System to strengthen China’s information industry.
• Director Yu considered Huawei’s decision to develop its own three-nanometer Kirin chips and its limited time to prepare for launch.
• As he took his seat at the conference, Director Yu sensed that China’s industrial chain was accelerating beyond Moore’s law.

Jiang Ling received the State Supreme Science and Technology Award for her work on the Nuwa System, drawing widespread attention in China and abroad. At the ceremony, Jiang Yan Hai began an unusually confident acceptance speech, hinting that he had more to reveal.

• The Republic livestreamed the State Supreme Science and Technology Award ceremony as the country celebrated its advances in chip technology.
• The host announced that Academician Jiang Ling had won the award for architecting the Nuwa System and its national networks.
• Jiang Ling accepted the award as scientists applauded and online viewers flooded social media with praise.
• Foreign media and government departments watched the ceremony for possible technological news.
• Jiang Yan Hai began his speech by saying this was his second time on the stage and would not be his last, prompting a burst of camera flashes.

Jiang Yan Hai delivered a speech about serving her country through scientific research and invited talented young people to join her work on controlled nuclear fusion. After the ceremony, National Security informed her that Syndicate and Sha Chen Organization operatives had entered the country, and she called for Jiang Ling to remain protected while warning her guards not to sacrifice themselves for her.

• Jiang Yan Hai accepted her award and said she saw herself as a warrior whose research served her motherland.
• She explained that she had once wanted to join the special forces, described her decision to research controlled nuclear fusion, and invited talented young people to contact her.
• Her speech became a trending topic, and Li Ruo Bai laughed at a popular comment suggesting only a woman could be worthy of Jiang Ling.
• After the ceremony, National Security told Jiang Yan Hai that at least five suspected Syndicate members and three Sha Chen Organization operatives had entered the country.
• Jiang Yan Hai called for continued protection around Jiang Ling and told National Security not to let her guards risk their lives for her.

Jiang Yan Hai discussed the danger of keeping his identity and the operation secret, then prepared to change his travel plans to draw out hidden spies. He left for Rongcheng to visit Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and assess the Phantom’s next generation, while the enemy’s true objective remained unknown.

• A senior officer warned Jiang Yan Hai that his bodyguards could not be told the operation’s purpose and might risk their lives protecting him.
• Jiang Yan Hai learned that investigators from other departments were secretly searching for activated high-level spies but had not identified specific targets.
• Jiang Yan Hai planned to visit Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group to evaluate the Phantom’s next generation and reviewed the country’s plans for aircraft carriers.
• Ye Cunxin told Jiang Yan Hai that the vehicles were ready for a flight to Rongcheng, and he ordered security personnel to be informed of his changed itinerary.
• Jiang Yan Hai changed his schedule to see whether he could draw out the hidden high-level spies, who had lived for years without contacting their espionage organizations.

Jiang Yan Hai traveled under heavy security to the Chengfei base in Rongcheng, where he met Old Liu and the other professors. They showed him a Nuclear Engine whose miniaturization and radiation-protection problems had been solved, and Jiang Yan Hai began analyzing its remaining issues.

• Silver Fox told Jiang Yan Hai that they were ready to leave, and Ye Cunxin and the others escorted him from the hotel to the airport.
• Jiang Yan Hai and his security team traveled safely to the Chengfei base in Rongcheng without encountering an attack.
• Old Liu welcomed Jiang Yan Hai at the laboratory and led him to see the Phantom and a device the professors had evaluated.
• Jiang Yan Hai identified the device as a Nuclear Engine, and Professor Hu explained how new materials had enabled its miniaturization and safe operation.
• Jiang Yan Hai used the Data Analysis System to examine the Nuclear Engine and found several problems that could be resolved.

Jiang Yan Hai learned about two proposed upgrades for the Phantom: a nuclear-powered version with extraordinary range and speed, and a conventional version with an improved engine. The chapter left the researchers crediting new composite materials and the Pangu System for making both plans possible.

• Jiang Yan Hai asked Professor Hu about the nuclear-powered Phantom’s range, and Professor Hu said it could fly about one hundred thousand kilometers on one refueling.
• Professor Hu said the nuclear-powered aircraft could reach an altitude of around sixty thousand meters, while reaching space remained a goal.
• Professor Hu said new composite materials could let the Phantom cruise at Mach 4.5 and reach a maximum speed of Mach 6 at extreme altitude.
• The professors explained that the Pangu System helped them find a heat-resistant composite with near-zero thermal expansion, and they praised Jiang Yan Hai for providing the tools.
• Professor Hu described a conventional upgrade that increased the Phantom’s range by more than fifty percent and gave its smaller engine greater power.
• Jiang Yan Hai praised the researchers and noted that the upgrades depended on materials strong enough to withstand greater compression and heat.

Jiang Yan Hai considered how to obtain Stargate ore from the Prophet’s world while the country debated whether to develop conventional-powered or nuclear-powered Phantom fighter jets. He asked whether the fighters could return from space, prompting Professor Hu to explain that their engines would need major changes.

• Jiang Yan Hai assessed the risks and benefits of the country’s advances, noting that obtaining ore from the Prophet’s world would require negotiating with the Prophet.
• Professor Hu and Professor Liu argued over conventional-powered and nuclear-powered Phantom fighter jets, comparing their costs, range, and military value.
• Jiang Yan Hai considered the limits of technology from the Prophet’s world, including the difficulties of nanobiochemical combat suits and the need to explore other worlds.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked whether the fighter jets could return to Earth from space, and Professor Hu said their engines would need to be modified into ion propulsion engines.

Jiang Yan Hai discussed the Phantom’s capabilities with Professors Liu and Hu, then proposed a space-based aircraft carrier before arguing that the country already had enough fighter coverage. He persuaded Professor Liu to focus on strategic bombers, transport aircraft, and larger Space Shuttles instead, leaving the professors to divide their research plans.

• Jiang Yan Hai asked whether a small Ion Engine could let an aircraft fly in space, and Professor Hu explained its limits.
• Jiang Yan Hai proposed building a large space-based aircraft carrier to station pilots and Phantom fighters, but Professor Liu said the idea was for the future.
• Jiang Yan Hai supported Professor Hu’s fighter-jet work, prompting Professor Liu to worry that the Phantom would make the J20 obsolete.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the Phantom’s combat radius and overseas bases provided broad coverage, so the country did not need more fighter jets or aircraft carriers.
• Jiang Yan Hai suggested using Nuclear Power for strategic bombers and long-range transport aircraft, and Professor Liu decided to work on those aircraft and larger Space Shuttles.

Jiang Yan Hai refined Phantom’s upgrade plans and then used the Illusion Simulation Program to advance a promising controlled nuclear fusion design. He nearly completed the device overnight and discovered it might be suitable for miniaturization.

• Jiang Yan Hai reviewed Phantom’s upgrade plans, proposed design changes, and identified the need for a heat-resistant pilot suit.
• Professor Liu praised Jiang Yan Hai’s research abilities, while Jiang Yan Hai kept his other mission secret.
• Er Dan alerted Jiang Yan Hai that a controlled nuclear fusion project had taken a promising direction, with a current Q value of around 1.8.
• Jiang Yan Hai entered the Illusion Simulation Program and used the Data Analysis Program to improve the fusion device’s stability and Q value.
• Jiang Yan Hai nearly completed the device overnight and realized it might be especially suited for miniaturization.

Jiang Yan Hai developed a highly capable alloy superconductor that worked at minus 60 degrees Celsius, but decided to keep it secret for now. As he boarded a flight to Pengcheng, Er Dan warned him that a tampered co-pilot windshield could crack in flight.

• Jiang Yan Hai assessed the alloy’s superconducting properties and considered how they could transform technology.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided to delay revealing the material and continued working with Professor Liu and the others on Phantom while researching it at night.
• After three more days in Rongcheng, Jiang Yan Hai left the research institute with his companions and flew toward Pengcheng.
• As Jiang Yan Hai approached the aircraft, Er Dan warned him that a coating on the co-pilot’s windshield could make it crack when the outside temperature fell.

Jiang Yan Hai learned that his plane’s windshield might be compromised, but he refused to change course and used Er Dan to investigate the passengers and airport inspections. While waiting for takeoff, he explored how the Data Analysis System could predict materials with precisely specified properties.

• Er Dan warned Jiang Yan Hai that a windshield problem raised the accident probability to 38.78%, but Jiang Yan Hai insisted on keeping the itinerary after Er Dan recalculated the risk at 1% if he intervened.
• Jiang Yan Hai ordered Er Dan to obtain passenger records and ground-crew surveillance footage through Dark Blade’s command center and flag anything suspicious.
• Jiang Yan Hai sat with He Lu aboard the airliner and began testing the Data Analysis System while they waited for takeoff.
• Jiang Yan Hai discovered that the system could calculate material compositions to meet specified benchmarks for properties such as superconductivity, heat resistance, strength, and hardness.

Jiang Yan Hai used his data analysis program to search for new alloy materials while He Lu and the others kept watch during their flight. The plane suddenly jolted and plunged into an emergency maneuver just as a new option appeared on Jiang Yan Hai’s screen.

• Jiang Yan Hai reviewed hundreds of alloy candidates and studied why their materials had particular properties.
• He Lu watched the passengers while Jiang Yan Hai and his team traveled in the plane’s full first-class cabin.
• Er Dan reported that passenger records showed no abnormalities.
• After the plane flew smoothly for more than ten minutes, it jolted violently and a new option appeared on Jiang Yan Hai’s computer.
• The plane plunged down and to the left, terrifying the passengers as Jiang Yan Hai stared at the new option.

Jiang Yan Hai stayed focused on newly calculated material data while the plane made a sharp descent, reassuring his protectors that the pilots had the situation under control. As the aircraft stabilized, he continued examining the material’s promising properties while covert observers watched him.

• The plane plunged sharply, and Jiang Yan Hai caught his laptop while passengers cried out in alarm.
• Ye Cunxin and the other women steadied themselves and unfastened their seat belts as the flight attendant urged passengers to remain seated.
• He Lu and Qu Bi'a Zhuo urged Jiang Yan Hai to pay attention to the plane, but he told them not to mind him and continued examining his data.
• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the pilots could handle the problem and that worrying would not help if the plane crashed.
• Jiang Yan Hai recognized that the pilots had stabilized the plane and noted that the new material could absorb radar waves and withstand heat and thermal expansion.

After the plane developed trouble, Jiang Yan Hai stayed calm and helped the chief flight attendant contact the outside world. The plane landed safely, and Jiang Yan Hai arranged to visit a local research institute before continuing his journey.

• Silver Fox checked on Jiang Yan Hai, who told him to return to his seat and remain calm.
• He Lu, Qu Bi'a Zhuo, Shen Lan Ni, and Ye Cunxin prepared their pistols while the passengers waited for news about the plane.
• Fan Tian Lei called Jiang Yan Hai, who gave the phone to the chief flight attendant so she could contact Control Tower.
• The chief flight attendant told Jiang Yan Hai that the plane would make an emergency landing at a nearby airport, and the plane landed safely about half an hour later.
• Jiang Yan Hai told He Lu to inform President Ren and the others that they would arrive a day late because he needed to visit a local research institute.

Jiang Yan Hai investigated the unexplained interference that shattered a plane windshield, then traveled to an Air Force research institute to test a material he had calculated for the next-generation Phantom. The tests confirmed that S4-82 met or exceeded its proposed benchmarks, and Jiang Yan Hai began discussing new designs with the experts.

• Jiang Yan Hai left the safely landed plane and saw that the copilot's windshield had been completely shattered, though he suspected the incident had been caused by human interference.
• Er Dan found no suspicious records among the passengers, and Jiang Yan Hai remained unsure of the attackers' objective while He Lu, Silver Fox, and the others believed the incident was an accident.
• Jiang Yan Hai and his group continued by high-speed rail and arrived at an Air Force research institute near Yangcheng.
• Jiang Yan Hai told Old Liu, Professor Hu, and the other experts that his calculations suggested promising properties for material S4-82, and asked them to produce and test it.
• Twelve hours later, Old Liu and the experts confirmed that S4-82 met or exceeded the proposed benchmarks and could be used for Phantom's outer shell.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked to discuss several new designs based on the material.

Jiang Yan Hai proposed using a new heat-resistant, radar-absorbing material across the next-generation Phantom to generate electricity from its hot exterior and cool the aircraft. Professor Liu and the other experts agreed to test the idea, while Jiang Yan Hai offered to calculate how the material could be optimized for Controlled Nuclear Fusion.

• Jiang Yan Hai explained that the Phantom's speed was limited by its materials and proposed integrating thermoelectric power generation and cooling into an airframe made from the new material.
• Professor Liu and the other experts considered how thermoelectric power could supplement the Phantom's electrical supply and use heat generated during high-speed flight.
• Jiang Yan Hai asked the professors to test the material's potential and said he would calculate ways to optimize it for Controlled Nuclear Fusion.
• Professor Liu and the other experts took the fusion possibility seriously and agreed to handle the research.

Jiang Yan Hai discussed the promise of controlled fusion and space development, then continued his trip to Pengcheng for a visit to Huawei. Suspecting that the group which had entered the country might be tracking his itinerary, he ordered He Lu to summon Silver Fox for a meeting.

• Jiang Yan Hai told Professor Liu and the others to review the materials, design something, and consult Pangu if needed.
• Jiang Yan Hai and his group left the research institute and drove toward Pengcheng.
• He Lu told Jiang Yan Hai that Huawei had arranged a hotel and scheduled a two-day visit to its laboratories and meetings with Director Yu and senior executives.
• Jiang Yan Hai decided not to wait for the group that had entered the country and asked He Lu to bring Silver Fox to a meeting after they reached the hotel.

Jiang Yan Hai arrived at the hotel with his security team, where a knife-wielding attacker ambushed him. He Lu and Silver Fox fought the man while Ye Cunxin kept Jiang Yan Hai shielded, and the attack was still underway when the chapter ended.

• He Lu contacted Silver Fox and told him that Jiang Yan Hai wanted him in the room later to announce something.
• Er Dan warned Jiang Yan Hai that a dangerous armed man was approaching the hotel.
• The attacker transformed his suitcase handle into a dagger and lunged at Jiang Yan Hai, but He Lu and Silver Fox intercepted him.
• Silver Fox pulled Jiang Yan Hai behind him, and Ye Cunxin, Shen Lan Ni, and Qu Bi'a Zhuo formed a protective barrier around him.
• Ye Cunxin ordered the women to stay with Jiang Yan Hai until reinforcements arrived, while He Lu continued fighting after the attacker slashed her shirt.

Ye Cunxin led Jiang Yan Hai toward cover in the hotel lobby as the attacker broke away from He Lu and Silver Fox and charged at him. Qu Bi'a Zhuo shot the attacker to save Silver Fox, and the chapter ended with He Lu and Silver Fox checking each other's injuries.

• Security personnel sealed off the hotel lobby, evacuated civilians, and aimed their pistols at the attacker.
• Ye Cunxin directed Jiang Yan Hai and the others toward the emergency passage while they avoided leaving the hotel in case of accomplices outside.
• The attacker cut He Lu's arm, escaped her and Silver Fox, and lunged toward Jiang Yan Hai.
• Silver Fox grabbed the attacker to stop him, but the attacker stabbed him in the shoulder hollow.
• Qu Bi'a Zhuo shot the attacker in the head, and He Lu and Silver Fox checked each other's injuries.

After an attacker was killed at the hotel, Jiang Yan Hai and his protectors moved to a secure location and evacuated under Black Hawk’s guidance. As the group escaped in separate vehicles, Jiang Yan Hai remained puzzled by the attacker’s apparent lack of accomplices and the choice to use only cold weapons.

• Qu Bi'a Zhuo led Jiang Yan Hai, Ye Cunxin, and Shen Lan Ni into a defensible meeting room while security personnel guarded them.
• Qu Bi'a Zhuo contacted headquarters and learned that the attacker was not a hotel guest; Black Hawk was sweeping the hotel’s monitoring systems.
• Headquarters ordered the group to leave for the B2 garage, where they took three remotely started Mercedes-Benz S-400s and exited through separate routes.
• Ye Cunxin told Jiang Yan Hai that the attacker appeared to have no accomplices and that nobody was following them.
• Jiang Yan Hai wondered why the attacker had carried only cold weapons and whether he had overlooked a later move.