The Feeling of Being Treated Like a Lord
Yu Tu and Guan Zai had watched their project inch toward being postponed, and both of them had looked downcast. They knew that if the proposal were shelved now, it would be ages before they could get it started again.
So the two of them had stared glumly at their proposal, thinking they would take one last look before putting it away. But when they suddenly heard Wang Yue speak, they turned to him in delighted surprise.
It wasn't just the two of them. The other experts at the meeting all looked toward Wang Yue, eager to know whether he really could solve the problem.
Over the past year, Wang Yue had made a name for himself in the country's aerospace community. Since Magic City was close to Jinling, he had visited this place more than anywhere else.
In the experts' eyes, Wang Yue—and Qiao Yingzi, who had artificial intelligence helping her answer questions—were both rare geniuses in aerospace.
So when Wang Yue said he had a solution, everyone was curious. The high-specific-impulse engine had made little progress for a long time, largely because of material limitations.
With everyone watching, Wang Yue calmly handed a USB drive to a staff member. Once the files were open, he began his explanation in earnest.
Everyone there was a professional, and Wang Yue explained the ideas in a way that was both thorough and easy to follow. His design for the high-specific-impulse engine seemed highly feasible. The experts were astonished. It sounded like a mature process that only needed to be tested before it could be put to use.
Wang Yue was helping so enthusiastically not because Yu Tu and his mentor had come to ask him for help, but because he had plans of