Everyone was shocked by the plan Jiang Fan had stayed up all night putting together. They had never expected this young man to work so desperately hard, which gave them even less reason not to put in the effort.
So after Jiang Fan explained the difficult points in the plan he had compiled, they divided up the tasks and threw themselves into research and development!
Previously, when their base had over a hundred people, there had still been some friction and conflict between them. But now they were united, striving toward a common goal.
The entire experimental base hummed with an intense yet orderly working atmosphere!
Seeing this, Zhou Huaide could not help nodding repeatedly, feeling deeply gratified!
His main job now was to assist Jiang Fan, fulfilling every requirement and providing all the technical support he requested!
Although he was the commander-in-chief, he now willingly served as Jiang Fan's assistant.
With Jiang Fan at the helm, all the researchers worked together seamlessly, and their efficiency rose to a full three times its usual level.
The plan Jiang Fan had put together was supposed to take everyone a day to complete, but they finished it in less than half a day!
Zhou Huaide went to the records room to find Jiang Fan. Seeing him bent over the desk working on the plan, he felt reluctant to disturb him.
But the researchers outside had already finished all their work. If he did not ask Jiang Fan for more material, they would have nothing to do.
"Um, Xiao Fan!"
Only then did Jiang Fan look up at Zhou Huaide.
"Uncle Zhou, have you run into a problem?" Jiang Fan asked!
"We've finished the plan you gave us this morning!"
"Huh? That fast?"
"Could you check it and see if there are any problems?"
"Sure!"
Jiang Fan stood up, picked up the dozen or so pages of detailed plans he had compiled, and went out with Zhou Huaide!
He inspected the sections the researchers had just modified.
A moment later, Jiang Fan nodded in satisfaction.
"No problems!"
Smiles appeared on everyone's tense faces!
Then Jiang Fan handed the dozen or so pages to Zhou Huaide and had them continue making modifications.
He returned to the records room to continue organizing the details of the modification plan!
Just like that, Jiang Fan would compile some details of the plan, then hand them to Zhou Huaide and have him organize the researchers to develop them!
After checking that there were no problems, they would move on to the next step!
After a day of intense work, everyone was utterly exhausted by past ten that evening, and only then did Zhou Huaide decide to end the day's work!
Seeing what they had accomplished that day, everyone felt deeply gratified. Though tired, they all wore smiles!
Everyone went back to rest, but Jiang Fan remained in the records room, continuing to organize the plan!
"Xiao Fan, leave it until tomorrow. You didn't rest at all last night. Your body won't be able to take it," Zhou Huaide said with concern!
"Uncle Zhou, it's fine. I'll go back and rest once I finish organizing this stage. Otherwise, they'll definitely be urging me again tomorrow!"
Zhou Huaide really wanted Jiang Fan to go back and rest, but in the end, he left it unsaid. After all, one month was a very short time, and their task was heavy!
"Xiao Fan, go back and rest early once you finish!"
"All right, Uncle Zhou. You should go back and rest first! You worked hard today too!"
"Mm!"
Zhou Huaide walked out of the records room, then looked back at Jiang Fan, his heart aching a little for him. But there was nothing he could do.
Researchers spent much of their time like this, working day and night. Otherwise, how could Dragon Country have caught up with and surpassed some Western countries in such a short time?
It was all thanks to the researchers who quietly gave their all behind the scenes!
Zhou Huaide went to the open space outside the laboratory and sat on a rock out of habit!
He took a cigarette from his pocket and lit it.
He took a deep drag, then slowly exhaled. Before being appointed commander-in-chief of the northern base, he had never smoked.
Later, as research into controlled nuclear fusion continued to make no progress, the pressure weighed heavily on him, so he gradually began smoking to ease it.
He went from a few cigarettes a day at first to a pack a day later on!
He looked up at the sky full of stars, thought of his wife and child, and could not help sighing!
He was neither a proper husband nor a proper father.
In ten years, he had gone home to visit a total of five times. Each time, he arrived in a hurry and left in a hurry!
Now another two years had passed, and he longed to go home and see them. To see whether his child had grown taller...
With controlled nuclear fusion still undeveloped, he always felt he had failed the country's trust. He also did not want to return to his wife and child as a failure.
Throwing away the cigarette in his hand, Zhou Huaide stood up and returned to his quarters!
The next day, everyone got up early.
In the cafeteria's dining hall, they did not see Jiang Fan!
Zhang Wenshan had been about to go to Jiang Fan's quarters to call him, but everyone said to let him rest a little longer. After all, Jiang Fan had worked the hardest yesterday!
After eating, everyone went to the research room together to check whether there were any problems with the modifications made yesterday!
Just then, the records room door opened from the inside!
Jiang Fan stretched, his body crackling and popping!
Seeing that everyone had arrived, he spoke!
"Morning!"
Everyone's eyes turned toward Jiang Fan, a string of question marks springing into their minds!
When had Jiang Fan come to the records room?
Zhou Huaide looked at Jiang Fan and said in astonishment!
"You didn't sleep all night?"
Jiang Fan smiled a little awkwardly. "I got so busy I forgot!"
Jiang Fan took out a thick stack of documents and handed them to Zhou Huaide!
Zhou Huaide accepted the documents excitedly, while saying sternly to Jiang Fan.
"I order you to go and rest right now."
"It's fine, Uncle Zhou. I'm not sleepy!"
Jiang Fan spoke calmly. He now had the system's Stay-Up-Late Capsule, so staying up all night was so easy for him!
"That still won't do. You must go back and rest! I'll have someone deliver food to your quarters in a little while!"
With Zhou Huaide and everyone else insisting, Jiang Fan had no choice but to go back and rest!
Jiang Fan returned to his quarters, and soon a cafeteria worker delivered his food!
His stomach began growling just then, so he wolfed down the food!
At that moment, his phone rang. He opened WeChat on his phone and saw that Little Wildcat had sent him more than ten messages yesterday!
Little Wildcat: Jiang Fan, why aren't you saying anything? You kept me waiting forever!
Little Wildcat: Oh, right, have you had breakfast?
Little Wildcat: Don't tell me you're still not up!
Little Wildcat: Time for lunch!
Little Wildcat: You're so young, and you're still not out of bed at noon?
Little Wildcat: It's evening already. Where are you?
Little Wildcat: ???
Reading these messages, Jiang Fan really did not know what to say to Qiao Yifei. To stop her from continuing to pester him, he replied!
Jiang Fan: Ms. Qiao Yifei, don't message me on WeChat anymore. I have a girlfriend!