Seeing that Li Mu Chuan was unwilling to go, Fang Yongshi immediately acknowledged it and asked whether Li Mu Chuan had any other requests.
Only after learning that there were none did he prepare to drive away.
"By the way, how is the development of your Orbital Weapon coming along? You can definitely finish deploying it within four years, right?"
Li Mu Chuan thought for a moment before suddenly asking.
He was not sure how this world would develop, but he could only plan for the worst-case scenario.
Before leaving, Li Mu Chuan hoped that their Orbital Weapon could be fully deployed.
"As for that..."
Fang Yongshi scratched his head. "We've already made it our top research project and named it the Mending the Sky Project. Research has already begun."
"But the project is quite difficult. At present, none of our rocket engines have enough thrust to transport an Orbital Weapon up there. Then there are the technical difficulties of the laser weapon itself, and we're still lacking somewhat in materials and the like."
"And there are all sorts of problems with the weapon's energy supply system, routine maintenance and repairs, and so on..."
At the mention of the Mending the Sky Project, Fang Yongshi felt a massive headache coming on. He immediately laid out the situation for Li Mu Chuan point by point.
The Orbital Weapon itself was far too heavy. It needed to carry its own energy supply system, weapons system, computing system, communications system, ultra-long-range positioning system, and more.
Together, these systems would form an enormous precision computer.
Its weight alone was already excessive.
With their current level of technology, developing it would still be fraught with difficulties.
It directly involved technological achievements in every conceivable field.
To say nothing else, the launch rocket had to be