How were they supposed to compete?
What did they have to compete with me!
"Holy shit!! This thing is the ultimate fighting machine!"
"No question, one thrust straight through, and Eagle Sauce's homeland defenses would absolutely be breached!"
"I really want to drive it around Little Japan myself..."
Countless researchers looked at Crimson Sky No. 1 with little stars sparkling in their eyes.
The steel fortress had become everyone's darling.
Just as everyone was marveling at it.
A mechanical voice rang out overhead in the hall again.
"Alloy composition of tested material: unable to detect!"
"This... could it be???" Elder Wang looked as though lightning had struck him, his pupils abruptly contracting.
"There's no mistake. It's a new alloy whose energy density exceeds the detection limit!"
Elder Hua peered at it and let out a long sigh, his head beginning to ache.
He could no longer hold himself together.
Today's material testing was practically taking years off his life.
It would not stop until it scared someone to death.
The researchers beside them looked utterly bewildered.
Zhang Liang, however, suddenly slapped his thigh, understanding dawning on him instantly.
He hurriedly explained to everyone,
"If the instrument can't detect it, that means the material's attenuation wavelength falls outside the normal detection range. In other words, its energy density is too high for the instrument to detect!"
"Look, it means this thing is an incredibly badass new alloy, something completely unprecedented."
"Without exaggeration, if this thing were submitted for the Nobel Prize in Physics, winning would be practically guaranteed!!"
Upon hearing that last sentence,
Everyone stood dumb as wooden chickens, their eyes somewhat numb.
This mecha really was going to defy the heavens.
The Nobel Prize-that was an honor countless scientists dreamed of receiving!
Immediately afterward, a string of announcements rang out in rapid succession.
"Static load strength: unable to detect. Fatigue resistance: unable to detect. Impact toughness: unable to detect."
"This..."
Elder Wang's body shook violently, and he could barely remain standing.
"None of them can be detected. That means every performance metric of this alloy exceeds those of the strongest materials currently on Earth!"
"They're completely outside the detection range!!"
A fierce light burst from Elder Wang's eyes, and his mouth gradually spread into a grin.
He could not help bursting into laughter, his aged face beaming.
His laughter grew louder.
A rosy flush rose over his deeply lined face, and a few hot tears spilled from the corners of his eyes.
There was hope for the motherland to soar!
Elder Hua's eyes also grew wet.
His chin trembled slightly, and his nose stung.
As long as they could mass-produce this material, many military industries could be completely transformed.
They could achieve a leap spanning generations of development in a short time.
Forget Eagle Sauce-even if the entire Western Treaty Organization came at them, they could absolutely crush them head-on!
Imagine someone letting their dog swagger around outside your front door all day, throwing its weight around.
If you got your hands on a Gatling gun then, wouldn't you have to kill him?
After a brief silence.
The indoor testing ground suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers.
Applause and screams rose one after another.
They seemed capable of tearing the entire roof off.
Not just Elder Wang and Elder Hua-everyone was cheering loudly, their faces filled with excitement.
What an honor it was to be among the first witnesses to this mysterious alloy.
Now they had something to brag about to their wives and sons when they got home.
They could keep bragging for years!
The cheering gradually faded, but the smiles remained on everyone's faces.
A Maybach stopped outside the entrance to the indoor testing ground.
A fingerprint recognition prompt sounded.
The door opened with a click.
Dr. Chen, sporting a head of permed curls and wearing a leather jacket, strode over carrying a black case.
He was not wearing the Zhonghai Military Research Base's work uniform.
The moment he saw the red mecha in the testing ground, he exclaimed,
"What a huge model! It's gorgeous! Where did you get it, Eagle Sauce or John Bull?"
He hurried over to the mecha's lower leg with long strides and tilted his head back to look up.
His eyes were filled with fascination.
"Wow, it's beautiful. Even Eagle Sauce might not be able to make something this exquisite."
His eyes shifted, then instantly lit up,
"It must be from Germania! Only the great Germanian war machine could make such a magnificent and finely detailed model!"
"Huh? Why aren't any of you saying anything?"
Seeing everyone around him staring at him, a trace of confusion flashed through Dr. Chen's eyes.
"Dr. Chen, this mecha is called Crimson Sky No. 1. It's a mecha manufactured by our Xia Nation, not something from your so-called Eagle Sauce, John Bull, or Germanian war machine."
Tong Yao's eyes were thick with hostility, and a cold sneer hung on her lips,
"If you like foreign countries so much, go there and never come back! Xia Nation does-not-welcome-you!"
"Tong Yao, are you deliberately picking a fight?"
Dr. Chen's brows instantly furrowed.
Anger surged within him.
Whatever else anyone said, he was a materials science PhD who had returned from studying overseas.
How could he save face after being lectured to his face by an eighteen-year-old girl?
"I am deliberately picking a fight. Got a problem with that?" Tong Yao's lips curved into a mocking arc.
She waved her phone, her eyes challenging him.
Dr. Chen's eyes widened abruptly, and the anger that had been about to erupt lodged in his chest, forcibly held back.
None of it escaped.
That alone nearly gave him internal injuries.
That little vixen Tong Yao had hacked his account and copied many of his chat logs and other things.
If those things were exposed, they would damage his reputation to some degree.
Looking at Tong Yao's challenging gaze, Dr. Chen ground his teeth so hard he could have shattered his gums.
He roared wildly in his heart.
Forget it, forget it. Don't get angry, don't get angry. Don't stoop to her level!
Dr. Chen took great, heaving breaths, confidently regulating his emotions.
He knew that impotent rage would only make this little girl more smug.
"Dr. Chen, little Tong Yao is still young and doesn't know any better. Don't stoop to her level."
Elder Wang walked over with a smile,
"And this mecha was manufactured by our Xia Nation. We just finished testing the alloy material of its outer shell, and every result came back as unable to detect."
"Unable to detect? That's impossible, isn't it?"
With a puzzled expression, Dr. Chen looked at the large screen on the wall.
As for Elder Wang's word "mecha," he automatically understood it to mean a mecha model. Something like an actual mecha was far too remote.
The progress bar at 100%, along with the words "unable to detect" following it, stood out conspicuously.
"How could this happen! Since when could our country invent a supermaterial that can't be detected!"
Dr. Chen looked at Zhang Liang,
"Little Zhang, did you forget to calibrate the instrument before the test?"
"Mentor, I calibrated the instrument. Everything followed the standard operating procedures," Zhang Liang said seriously.
"Even so, there's no way we've actually developed an undetectable material. I suspect the instrument has malfunctioned."
"Mentor, the instrument was working fine at noon. Surely it couldn't have broken already?"
"Are you telling me how to do my job?"
Dr. Chen shot Zhang Liang a cold glare.
He was already burning with anger.
And now this Zhang Liang actually dared to question his judgment.
A mere intern dared to stand before him and tell him what to do.
They had all picked up bad habits from Tong Yao.
Dr. Chen looked around and saw that everyone remained silent.
He knew many of them did not believe the instrument was the problem.
He immediately curled his lip, spread his hands, and said,
"Some of you obviously don't believe me, so let's test it and put those hopes of yours to rest!"
With that, Dr. Chen scoffed and shook his head.
These people really did have their heads in the clouds.
There could not possibly be a material in this world that a material analyzer could not analyze.
If there was, either the machine was broken, or the thing had to have been invented by Eagle Sauce or one of those other nations with the most advanced technology.
Since these people would not give up until they reached the Yellow River, he would crush their hopes completely!
Dr. Chen set down the black case he was carrying.
After fiddling with it a few times, he opened it with a click.
He carefully lifted out a square instrument the size of a washbasin.