"If there really is someone like that, then we need to study them carefully."
Zheng Lixing's eyes were filled with seriousness.
He did not believe Zhang Yuli would casually hypothesize about someone being able to obtain technology from Eagle Sauce for no reason.
In other words, such a person had to exist, and he could definitely acquire those technologies.
Yet even if Zheng Lixing racked his brains, he could not imagine who could possibly possess such abilities.
Getting specified technology straight from Eagle Sauce's hands was practically divine.
"What did the higher-ups say?" Zheng Lixing asked the crucial question. What exactly did the higher-ups mean?
"They told us to decide for ourselves."
Hearing that, Zheng Lixing frowned. "No wonder you have such a headache. This is not an easy choice."
The higher-ups had not designated any specific target at all. The Great Xia Academy of Sciences had to make the decision on its own.
It sounded simple enough, but if anything went wrong, Zhang Yuli would be unable to escape responsibility.
Technology of little use, technology too difficult, technology that could not be obtained at all... all these problems lay before him. Even Zheng Lixing would have found it troublesome.
"That's why I wanted to hear your opinion." Zhang Yuli spoke helplessly as he poured each of them a cup of tea.
They wanted too much in terms of technology, yet had even more concerns when it came to implementation. This job was torture.
Zheng Lixing stared at him deeply. "If it were me, I think fighter jet technology would be the best choice."
"Fighter jets?"
After taking a sip of tea, Zheng Lixing continued, "Even if we cannot get fifth-generation fighter technology like the F-22 and F-35, the F-15 Eagle fighter jet or the F/A-18 Hornet would both be good choices."
There was no need to say much about the fifth-generation F-22 and F-35. As for the F-15 Eagle, its improved F-15EX variant also had excellent overall air-combat capabilities. As a mature fourth-generation aircraft developed over decades, it offered precisely the kind of experience Great Xia currently lacked.
The reason for choosing the F/A-18 was that it was Eagle Sauce's current main carrier-based aircraft.
Great Xia would certainly possess and build its own aircraft carriers in the future. This carrier-based aircraft could likewise play a major role in the development of the J-15.
More importantly, the avionics systems of the upgraded variants of both aircraft had undergone substantial improvements, which would also greatly aid the development of Great Xia's avionics systems.
However, Zhang Yuli decisively rejected the idea. "Fighter jets won't work."
"Why?" Zheng Lixing was stunned.
Given Great Xia's current military situation, an outstanding fighter jet was the simplest and most effective improvement. Other weapons and equipment required supporting systems to varying degrees before they could unleash their full power.
Zhang Yuli looked at his puzzled expression. "Why do you think Institute 611's J-20 Project has been receiving so much good news these past few days?"
"Huh?" Zheng Lixing finally understood. "Could it be that we already obtained fighter jet technology before? Don't tell me it was F-22 technology?"
"Yes." Zhang Yuli nodded.
"Hiss... so that's what happened."
Zheng Lixing suddenly understood. No wonder he had heard that the J-20's development was advancing at lightning speed. In just a few days, two or three key technologies had achieved major breakthroughs. They had already obtained F-22 fighter jet technology.
Naturally, there was no need to continue choosing fighter jet technology. He understood the principle of biting off more than one could chew very well.
After considering it again and again, Zheng Lixing offered his suggestion. "Since the higher-ups have no specific requirements, then our Great Xia Academy of Sciences should not designate any technology either. Whatever this person gives us when the time comes, we will take."
He believed in stopping while they were ahead. As long as the technology could be provided, there was no need to demand a particular kind.
Zhang Yuli let out a long breath. "That was what I was thinking too. Then it's settled."
He had finally figured it out. What technology they obtained was not important, as long as the mysterious person's safety could be guaranteed.
After all, every piece of technology came at an enormous cost and might even put this person in grave danger. His safety had to be the foremost consideration.
If specifying a certain technology might put him in peril, Great Xia would rather give up the technology than lose him.
As long as the green hills remained, there would be no shortage of firewood.
Both the highest authorities and Zhang Yuli had the clearest understanding of this.
Eagle Sauce, outside the LLNL National Laboratory employee cafeteria.
After eating and drinking his fill, Lu Ze stretched lazily and smiled. "Lucy, this meal is on me."
He looked at Lucy beside him and could not help recalling what had happened earlier. Even his pupils trembled slightly.
How did she even eat that much?
Good grief, he was over six feet tall, and his appetite was not exactly small on ordinary days.
Who could have imagined that Lucy, a girl who looked so delicate and frail, could eat more than half again as much as he did?
Did her stomach contain another dimension? Where did she put all that food? And how was she still so slim? It made no sense.
Suddenly, Lu Ze noticed the two heavyweight assets above Lucy's slender waist, so white they almost dazzled his eyes.
I see.
So there was a reason she ate so much. Thin branches really could bear huge fruit. This was at least the kind of massive dimension one could feel only by sticking a hand out of a car going 120 kilometers per hour.
"????" Lucy's head was filled with question marks.
The cafeteria was free. What the hell was he paying for?
"Then I'll treat you next time. Pick whatever you want from the cafeteria." She had always believed in returning favors.
Just as the two were about to head their separate ways—
Lucy took out a hair tie and tied her long hair into a ponytail. She planned to run straight back later and walk off her meal.
She casually asked, "Lu Ze, what high-tech weapons do you want to see?"
Even such a simple act as tying her hair displayed Lucy's extraordinary curves, breathtakingly beautiful.
Lu Ze had grown somewhat immune to it. He frowned. "Uh, well..."
"Shouldn't I be asking what I'm actually allowed to visit? I don't want to cause you any trouble..."
It was not as though he could casually access any high-tech weapon or equipment he wanted. He had to choose carefully.
Not only did it need to be somewhere he could visit, it also could not pose any danger to Lucy herself.
Lucy tilted her head and thought for a moment, but she did not hesitate. "The Defense Department will be sending a batch of weapons and equipment to the laboratory for initial upgrades and maintenance over the next few days. I can take you to see them then."
"I heard there's even a B-2 bomber. I think you'd be interested."
It was as if a giant pie had fallen from the sky and hit him.
Lu Ze was overjoyed. "There's a B-2 bomber? Then I'm extremely interested!"
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