People around the world were thrilled and excited that Huaxia had destroyed the Alien Warship, but they were also puzzled.
When had Huaxia become this badass?
It had even dared to take on aliens. It felt like it had activated a cheat.
By comparison, what the hell had the Americans accomplished with all that military spending every year? Throwing their weight around the world?
Huaxia was far more discreet. Despite its immense strength, it had never tried to compete with the Americans, merely continuing to build up its capabilities quietly. Only now, with aliens attacking, had it revealed a fraction of its strength to protect all humanity.
Well, that was what people had imagined. With a little nudging from certain people online, this became the prevailing narrative.
As for talk of the Huaxia threat? There really wasn't any. Everyone was eager for Huaxia to grow stronger and develop more advanced weapons and equipment.
Meanwhile, many people wanted to know just how powerful that Alien Warship had been, and what weapon Huaxia had used to destroy it.
There was no answer to that question yet.
Looking at the large crowd before him, Shen Bing felt a headache coming on.
He had arrived on Gold Island that morning because the President and his entourage had been sent here after being rescued from the Alien Base on the moon.
With the Robot Production Line up and running, Gold Island changed almost daily, its scale growing steadily.
Nearly half the researchers from the Underground Base beneath Dragon Lake Ring Island had now relocated here.
Of course, the research projects back there hadn't fallen behind. With large numbers of robots entering service, miscellaneous chores and repetitive work could be left entirely to them, freeing up personnel for actual research positions.
Gold Island now had