Earth Base.
Liang Guang and the others stared blankly at the enormous crater left by the explosion on the screen before them, unsure how to react.
"Smack!" Liang Guang angrily flung down his helmet, strode over to Elder Yu, and snapped, "Lao Yu, have you lost your mind? Look what you've done!"
Elder Yu remained perfectly calm. "What's the big deal? Don't get so worked up, Lao Liang.
"AI Core, run two sets of stepped-output tests on that thruster, from 10% to 105%. An initial pass requires stable operation for over three hours! Set the maximum output at 120% for now."
"Understood, Elder Yu. The test results will be available in five hours. Also, congratulations on mastering an A+ rated technology. Under the double-reward policy, this project has earned a total of 200,000 infinite coins, to be distributed by the project's research supervisor according to each participant's contribution."
Two hundred thousand?! Everyone's eyes nearly popped out.
After all their hard work, had they even earned fifty thousand in total?
"AI Core, about that explosion just now..." Elder Liang asked nervously, afraid the AI Core would slap them with an astronomical fine and confiscate the entire two hundred thousand. They might even end up owing more.
"Analysis indicates that Elder Yu's actions did not cause serious losses and provided highly useful parameters for this research project, saving over two hours of testing time. Under wartime regulations, his actions have been deemed reasonable. The Research Institute will cover all losses!"
What? Everyone was dumbfounded again. That... that was allowed?!
"See? This is the right way to experiment!
"Things aren't like they used to be. We can't look at problems through the same old lens. Faced with a completely different experimental environment and new opportunities, we need to keep up with the times.