"What the hell are you doing?" Song He slapped his shoulder and scolded him sternly. "Your sister-in-law's belly is that huge, and you're still letting her work?"
"I urged her to take leave ages ago!" Xie Yuanxun said helplessly. "I have no standing at home. She wouldn't listen to me at all. She's fiercer than Wu Zetian at home!"
"You're hopeless!" Song He said, exasperated at his failure to live up to expectations. "Can't your sister-in-law return to launch the test project after the baby is born and she's finished her confinement?"
"She's impatient, and there really is pressure from the situation." Xie Yuanxun pulled out his phone and tapped it twice before showing it to him. "It's all because of this news about Kobeinuer!"
Kobeinuer Space Center.
The workshop was filled with the smell of metal and machine oil.
Katerina led a group of engineers in dismantling the Mennes Supercomputer, all of them drenched in sweat. The supercomputer was divided into three sections. The first had already been taken apart into components, and they were now dismantling the second.
Countless delicate components were carefully removed and arranged in strict positional order on a large tray. Someone held up a camera and filmed the entire process without pause, recording every step of the dismantling. Someone else numbered every small component, not even overlooking screws as tiny as grains of rice.
After a long while, Katerina turned to glance at the wall clock and let out a long breath. "Break time!"
The engineers, their heads covered in sweat, finished the work in their hands, exhaled wearily, and left the work area with their heads bowed. They removed their greasy gloves and went to wash their hands in the nearby lounge.
"The Electromagnetic Rocket will have its test launch in two