Master Class Scientist

38, Master Class Scientist

Another week passed. During that time, Tang Xiao remained on Dawn Star, occasionally inspecting the work. The rest of the time, he found a scenic spot on the planet to sit in meditation.

He had no idea whether meditation actually did any good, nor did he know what he was supposed to think about while meditating. Maybe tomorrow's construction plans? No, tomorrow was the day the Public Health Department would launch its first disposable wastewater treatment ship near the shit collector... The moment he thought of that, even the scenery around him stopped looking beautiful.

After letting his thoughts run wild for a while, his state of mind became unsettled. Tang Xiao opened his eyes, and T-850 relayed the communications and messages from the past few hours as usual.

Yuri Orlov had completed his crash course in Galactic Standard. It was clear that he had put a great deal of effort into it. His younger brother, Vitaly Orlov, was far worse; the kid spent most of his classes nodding off.

The two of them had also been cooped up here for too long. While Tang Xiao was meditating, they had already followed Cun Te aboard the Lancer and departed for Tatooine to conduct an investigation. Yuri had reportedly brought along more than a hundred Type 21 assault rifles.

Yuri had previously sent a message hoping to say goodbye to Tang Xiao, but Tang Xiao had happened to be meditating at the time. It was not a major matter, so after leaving a message, the group simply departed on their own.

The message was simple. Cun Te had taken Yuri and Vitaly, along with Feraci and Kunto, to Tatooine. In addition, the T-850 bodyguards Tang Xiao had assigned to Cun Te and the Orlov brothers—one for each of them—had gone with them.

Cun Te had also specifically mentioned that Feraci and Kunto seemed to be plotting something with their former companions. Taking them out was also a convenient way to test them.

The manufacturing workshop aboard the mothership could produce T-850 bodyguards, but Tang Xiao considered it far too extravagant to use such robots as combat units. Not only were they slow to produce, but the raw materials they required were also extremely rare—robots from the "Terminator" world primarily used tantalum alloy.

Back on Earth, annual tantalum production had been less than two thousand tons. At best, that was enough to cobble together a few thousand T-850s. Even now that they were mining on another heavy-metal moon near the Endor gas giant, tantalum alloy output remained extremely low.

Therefore, T-850 robots were best kept as bodyguards. And because they were so expensive, they could only be assigned to protect Legendary figures.

Then there was Dr. Guan Yan's message. Research and analysis of the basic fusion reactor and basic shields had been completed. They were now adjusting the Blade-class fighter production line so that the fighter could carry energy shields, more powerful engines, and stronger infrared laser weapons.

Development of the Gemini air-to-air missile used by the Wraith fighter was also progressing smoothly. It would soon be ready for delivery and installation on the Blade-class fighter.

Guan Yan's team was currently working around the clock on the development of the Hammer-class light frigate.

However, the problem was obvious. The entire Fourth Civilization currently had only one small Space Shipyard, and it was a Modular Buildings unit carried by the mothership. Most of the time, the shipyard was being used to produce transport ships, because the deepening mining operations in space were creating an ever-growing demand for them.

As a result, there was no idle production line available to build Hammer-class light frigates.

But building another small Space Shipyard presented another problem: the existing small engineering ships were not efficient enough, and they needed a better kind of engineering ship.

In fact, Dawn Star Planet faced the same issue. Once the Modular Buildings carried by the mothership had been used up, construction on Dawn Star Planet began slowing dramatically. They now needed to extract and process materials such as rebar, cement, lime, sand, and gravel.

The engineering mechanized exoskeletons equipped by the ground Engineering Corps were likewise no longer up to the task. They could not handle any more or more complex construction work.

There were too many problems, and every area was a money pit with an ever-growing appetite. Even the enormous mothership was beginning to struggle under the burden.

They had to establish an independent industrial system as soon as possible, allowing the colony to break free from its reliance on the factories and workshops aboard the mothership. This was extremely important.

Next came Graham's report. He said that the large aviation testing base outside Dawn City had been completed. The base was still rather rudimentary, with a simple airfield, a wind tunnel facility, and several small laboratory buildings.

With a large testing base, Feng Yongwang's mature team, and that mansion that had returned to nature, every requirement for that Master Class aerospace scientist had finally been met.

Feng Yongwang's team had also encountered several technical bottlenecks while developing the Wraith fighter. They hoped that such a Master Class expert could lead them in overcoming them.

So, the day had finally arrived!

Master Class aerospace expert—Professor Chi Jianjun!!

A master of aero-engine science, aerodynamics, Mechanical Engineering, engineering automation, applied physics, and atomic physics! According to his profile, he had once been a national treasure of the great country where he lived. He had led that nation past the constraints of fifth-generation fighters and made it the first in the world to develop sixth-generation aircraft!

Moreover, he had taught countless students and cultivated a large number of specialists. He was known for being strict and meticulous in his work, to the point that his students called him the Devil Professor!

Though it was already evening, Tang Xiao still led Graham and numerous officials from the Dawn City Administrative Office to the airport to welcome him. A transport ship slowly descended and came to a smooth stop on the tarmac.

As the hatch slowly opened, even Tang Xiao could not help swallowing. This was Master Class talent! More importantly, Tang Xiao had placed great hopes on him, hoping he could lead the Fourth Civilization's research team to rapidly develop the Wraith fighter, as well as even more and stronger fighters!

He would also be one of their greatest assets in the coming war that would sweep across the entire Milky Way Galaxy!

Then, an official from the Administrative Department stepped out of the ship. He turned back and said something, after which a timid old man slowly emerged.

He looked to be in his sixties, and his hairline had nearly receded away. He had combed the longer hair from both sides over the top of his head to cover it up, pretending he was not bald yet. Wearing a dull gray Zhongshan suit, he walked out while looking back every few steps.

He looked exactly like an old man who had just been beaten up by street punks...

But whatever the case, he was still a master! Tang Xiao hurried forward to greet him. At that moment, the transport ship, having other transport missions to carry out, was already preparing to take off.

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