Sometimes, what you think is "being a little ahead" really is only "a little."
But in reality, that "little" was an insurmountable gap for 99.9 percent of people.
Ever since the Flight Research Institute had developed a wind tunnel at Lin Qi's suggestion and introduced fluid mechanics and dynamics into the design of the new fighter jets, the fighters produced by Blackstone Aviation had completed an epoch-making leap, at least in terms of design and performance!
Faster and more stable—that was enough for fighter jets.
While everyone else was still eating their dust, a sharp climb by Blackstone Aviation's fighters had completed the reversal between offense and defense! In this era of aerial combat, when pilots still needed to use their gunsights, flying fast and steadily truly mattered more than anything else!
Besides, if you didn't know the secrets behind these things or how they had been designed—or the concepts and direction behind the designs—then forget about catching up. You wouldn't even get a whiff of them! After the Air Force Minister explained the situation, the Imperial Emperor agreed to adopt some less-than-compliant methods and find a way to obtain the information.
He didn't ask for details. The fewer people who knew about certain tasks, the higher the chances of success.
Another October 10th had arrived. After suffering a severe blow in the months since the war broke out, the Federal economy had begun to rebound. Social employment had declined, good news kept coming from the front lines, and people had grown accustomed and numb to the high taxes.
With the help of the war, Federal society as a whole had condensed from the bottom up into a single entity. Aside from a few antiwar groups that seemed to have lost their minds, society as a whole remained highly positive