At that moment, most of the senior technicians from shipyards across the country had gathered at Jiangnan Shipyard. Whenever someone collapsed from exhaustion, a new person immediately took their place. Not a single part of the construction process had paused, not even for a second.
No one wanted to miss out on an opportunity this glorious. As long as they could still keep going, they were determined to see it through.
With everyone working together so passionately, another three months passed, and the light aircraft carrier was finally completed according to Wang Yue's designs. All that remained was to launch it.
The area had been under martial law for some time, so no one knew what was happening. Only the shipyard and a handful of extremely important officials knew about the light carrier's launch. Everyone else was in the dark.
Though the carrier was conventionally powered, its completion had the country's researchers, senior officials, and the entire navy buzzing with excitement.
The navy had long since assembled enough officers, sailors, and technicians to take charge of the vessel, and they had all gathered to watch its launch.
As the carrier slid into the water, cheers erupted. Its engines started, and it slowly sailed out of the dock toward the open sea.
The navy had deployed vessels of all sizes around the designated waters to keep watch and prevent outsiders from seeing what was happening.
But the sight of such an enormous ship on the water still drew plenty of attention. Fortunately, the onlookers were far away, and with people keeping watch nearby, they didn't dare pull out binoculars to get a closer look. They had no idea what was going on.
Besides, none of the foreign powers thought China could build an aircraft carrier at that point. They assumed it