At this moment, the vast majority of people were looking up at the planes soaring through the azure sky. The president's deep sigh sounded as if he were lamenting that humanity had taken another step forward in its struggle against nature.
Or perhaps it was helplessness at humanity's insignificance. Even if we conquered the skies, there were still more unknowns and mysteries waiting for us.
These were all merely rhetorical devices. In reality, he simply wanted to let out a sigh. Sometimes, people did things without having all that much going on in their minds.
Everyone was focused on the planes, but two fellows were paying attention to something else entirely. Their eyes wandered all over the hangar, and one of them even tried to grab something and stuff it into his pocket.
Everyone had their own tasks and missions. Some people's task was to advance the progress of civilization, but not everyone had to be so great.
For more people, the purpose of living was simply to survive, serving as a backdrop for the extraordinary few.
The Chief Engineer coughed. He was highly obedient to Lin Qi's orders and had been watching these people the entire time.
The Department of Defense scientist who had been stuffing a thumb-thick metal burr shaved off the airframe into his pocket gave an innocent smile, then put it back.
He even reached out and wiped the dust off it.
Mr. Lin Qi was absolutely right. They really couldn't afford to relax too much. Who would have thought that even these Department of Defense scientists could be so dishonest? He knew that the other party wanted to analyze the metal's composition to learn more about the plane, but this sort of behavior... was difficult to evaluate.
"They can come down now..." After letting out