The Countdown Is Up to You

Aerospace Group.

Chief Engineer's Office.

After hearing that Starry Sky Technology planned to conduct a test flight on New Year's Day, Secretary Yu immediately rushed the news over. After hearing the full report, Yuan Huanmin, who had been reading documents, froze for several seconds.

When he came back to his senses, he cast an incredulous glance at Secretary Yu, who stood before his desk.

"...A test flight?"

"Yeah! Who would've thought they'd move so fast?" Secretary Yu's face was filled with worry as he let out a heavy sigh. "Sigh, we were still a step too late. What are we supposed to do now?"

In truth, contrary to what the head of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology had expected, the Aerospace Group had never taken that bet seriously from the beginning.

Electric propulsion...

Anyone with even a little knowledge knew that such meager thrust could never climb out of a gravity well. Otherwise, the head of the Aerospace Group would never have agreed to that bet so readily. Arguing with Professor Lu had hardly been a wise choice; it would have been better to let him run headfirst into a wall.

But then...

Who would have thought they had already reached the test-flight stage?

Watching Secretary Yu pace around like an ant on a hot pan, Yuan Huanmin's face was likewise filled with astonishment.

However, his concerns differed somewhat from Secretary Yu's...

After a moment of silence, he asked in disbelief.

"They're putting live people on the very first test flight?"

Secretary Yu paused, then frowned. "The launch plan includes two pilots..."

"This is utter nonsense!"

His right hand slammed onto the desk, making the teacup lid rattle several times. Yuan Huanmin rose from his chair with a furious expression, grabbed the coat hanging over the backrest, and