Wang Chi murmured, "This is too expensive … Actually, we can just take a civil flight …"
The PhD student behind him, Feng Xiaoyi, looked up at the beautiful Gulfstream G650 business jet with a curious look in his eyes.
Wang Chi's identity was quite prestigious. He was an academician. According to his status, he could enjoy a business class seat on a high-speed train, a soft sleeper on a train, or a first-class cabin on a plane. It wasn't that he hadn't seen the world, but it was his first time riding a private jet.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "This is a company plane, so it's not expensive. As long as it can improve travel efficiency, it's okay to spend a bit more money … Academician Wang, please! Let's talk on the plane! "
"Okay! Okay! "Wang Chi said.
Xia Ruofei made an inviting gesture and led Wang Chi to the front. He was half a step behind Wang Chi as they walked toward the gangway of the Haven.
The beautiful Chinese flight attendant had a charming smile on her face as she stood next to the gangway to greet them.
After Wang Chi stepped into the cabin, he was dazzled by the luxurious decorations.
Wang Chi was quite calm, at least he maintained a certain degree of calmness.
As for his student, Professor Feng Xiaoyi, he was like Granny Liu who had entered the Grand View Garden.
Feng Xiaoyi was originally a research worker under Wang Chi. With a big boss like Wang Chi, his life was quite comfortable and he had ample project funding. When the project was going well, the boss would also give him bonuses. Compared to ordinary PhD students, he definitely didn't have a hard time.
However, even when he attended academic conferences with his supervisor, he had to squeeze into the economy class or the second-class seat on the high-speed train. He had never enjoyed such a luxurious private jet.
After Feng Xiaoyi got on the plane, he didn't know where to put his hands. Under the illumination of the dreamy atmosphere lights on the plane, the handmade leather seats, bright and clean walnut decorations, soft Italian wool carpet, and other facilities all appeared to be of a higher grade. He was afraid that he would accidentally bump into something. He really couldn't afford to pay for it!
After Xia Ruofei guided Wang Chi to his seat, he noticed Feng Xiaoyi's predicament. He smiled and said, "Dr. Feng, put your luggage away first!"
Feng Xiaoyi woke up from his dream and quickly said, "Oh! Okay! Alright! "
Xia Ruofei guided Feng Xiaoyi to put their suitcases into the luggage compartment, and then arranged a seat near the front for Feng Xiaoyi.
Mu Sheng and the others also boarded the plane. Only then did Wang Chi and Feng Xiaoyi realize that none of them had brought any luggage. Basically, they all boarded the plane empty-handed. Only Xia Ruofei and the two beautiful girls beside him carried a small bag with them.
Xia Ruofei quickly arranged seats for everyone.
The four airline seats in the middle of the cabin were reserved for himself, Song Wei, Ling Qingxue, and Wang Chi.
Mu Sheng and the others had no interest in dealing with academicians from the secular world. Speaking of which, they were people from two completely different worlds. If it weren't for this incident, they wouldn't have any interaction at all.
Therefore, they were all sitting in the front seats excitedly, looking at the most advanced business plane of mankind.
Chen Xuan sat on the sofa diagonally opposite Xia Ruofei and the others. There was also a seat belt setup here, and it was convenient to communicate with Wang Chi when necessary.
Xia Ruofei sat down next to Wang Chi. Opposite the two of them were the beautiful sisters, Song Wei and Ling Qingxue.
After all the guests boarded the plane, the flight attendants finished the inspection and confirmed with Xia Ruofei. Then, they closed the cabin door and went to the cockpit to report to the captain.
Soon, the flight crew got the taxi permission from the tower. They had already applied for the flight route in advance, and the report was prepared on time at the scheduled departure time, so everything went smoothly.
Basically, not long after everyone sat down, the plane was pushed out. When the nose of the plane was facing north, the trolley was released and the plane began to taxi slowly.
Wang Chi subconsciously raised his hand and looked at his watch. It was 9: 55.
From the time he got off at the business terminal until the plane began to taxi, it had only been about 20 minutes. This included the time for a dozen people to go through the security check, walk for a while, and then get on the plane.
At 10: 00 sharp, the Haven business plane was waiting at the runway. After an Airbus A320 landed and left the runway, it was allowed to enter the runway for takeoff.
Captain Liu An controlled the plane to turn steadily at the runway. After the plane was aligned with the runway, they had already done the pre-takeoff inspection and directly pushed the throttle to the takeoff thrust.
The Haven's engine suddenly became louder, and its speed suddenly increased. It began to taxi at high speed on the runway.
This runway was enough for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and other heavy aircraft to take off and land, so it was naturally more than enough for the Haven.
After taxiing at high speed for almost half the length of the runway, it had already reached the wheel lift speed.
Captain Liu An gently pulled back the joystick, and the plane suddenly leaped lightly and rushed into the blue sky.
The plane continued to climb. Wang Chi looked at the rapidly shrinking ground outside the porthole and couldn't help but secretly sigh. Taking a business plane really saved a lot of time, at least they could save an hour of waiting at the airport, and they also had a lot more freedom.
However, the cost was naturally much higher. If time was money, then the time saved was really not cheap.
Of course, Wang Chi also knew that the values of rich people were definitely different. If they were all economic accounts, then there wouldn't be so many rich people who bought private planes and private yachts. After all, even if these big toys were parked, the daily maintenance cost was not something that ordinary people could afford.
The plane climbed very fast. After a while, it entered the cruising altitude. The captain also turned off the seat belt indicator light in time.
The two flight attendants began to provide fruits, drinks, wine, and snacks to everyone.
Xia Ruofei unbuckled his seat belt, stood up, and said with a smile, "Everyone can walk around freely. If you want to go to the cockpit, you can, but you have to enter in an orderly manner!"
Mu Sheng, Liu Mansha, and the others were a little interested in the cockpit of the plane. After all, except that the plane was a little slower, its performance was actually quite close to that of a flying boat. Moreover, the plane didn't need a trace of spirit energy, and it didn't use any cultivation methods, but it could make such a heavy "iron lump" fly. Naturally, they were very curious.
In addition to Mu Sheng and Liu Mansha, Feng Xiaoyi also wanted to visit the cockpit, but he was one step behind, so he stood outside the cockpit and waited.
In fact, Mu Sheng and Liu Mansha couldn't see anything at all. Facing the dense instruments and displays in the cockpit, the two intermediate Golden Core cultivators couldn't help but feel a little dizzy.
After looking around, Mu Sheng and Liu Mansha left the cockpit, and Feng Xiaoyi, who had been waiting outside, couldn't wait to walk in.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said to Wang Chi, "Academician Wang, don't you want to take a look?"
Wang Chi said with a smile, "Let the young people see! I'm not very interested in these things … "
At this time, Ling Qingxue, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but ask, "Academician Wang, it's said that the computing speed of the Divine Might – Taihu Light is one of the best in the world. How fast is this supercomputer?"
Ling Qingxue's question was a little naïve, but it was obviously not the first time Wang Chi had faced such a question. He smiled and said, "Miss, our Divine Might – Taihu Light is the world's first supercomputer with a computing speed of more than one billion billion times per second. Its peak computing speed has reached 1.254 billion times per second. What does this mean? Intuitively speaking, it means that the computing speed of the Divine Might – Taihu Light per minute requires 7.2 billion people in the world to have a calculator for 32 years continuously. "
Wang Chi's analogy might not be very accurate, but it was indeed quite intuitive.
After Ling Qingxue heard this, she couldn't help but take a deep breath and exclaim, "This is amazing!"
Numbers sometimes didn't have a shocking effect. Whether the Divine Might – Taihu Light's computing speed was one billion billion times per second or two billion times per second, for people who didn't understand this, it didn't seem to make a difference.
However, if you added a comparison, the entire human race working together with a calculator for 32 years continuously, the picture would immediately become clear.
This was only equivalent to one minute of computing speed of the Divine Might – Taihu Light. This huge difference immediately showed how nutty this supercomputer was.
Wang Chi had obviously faced similar questions many times, so he gave such an accurate answer almost without thinking.
Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "This is all thanks to Academician Wang. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to coordinate such a good resource!"
Wang Chi smiled and said, "Boss Xia, you're welcome. I can only say that you guys are really lucky. Even I didn't expect it to go so smoothly!"
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "You're the one who's most respected!"
Wang Chi asked with concern, "Oh yeah, have you debugged the algorithm program? Do you need me to run it again for you? If there's a problem with the algorithm, then it'll be a waste of machine time. "
Xia Ruofei was very confident in the code that he and Chen Xuan checked together. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Academician Wang. There shouldn't be any problems with the algorithm. We've debugged it several times in the simulation environment. At least there aren't any obvious bugs. The probability of errors shouldn't be high."
Wang Chi nodded and said, "That's good! That's good! After all, the machine time of the Divine Might – Taihu Light is precious. It would be a pity if it was wasted because of an algorithm problem. "
"I don't think so!" Xia Ruofei smiled and then asked, "Oh yeah, Academician Wang, our project this time has strict confidentiality requirements. Do you know about the Xinwu Supercomputer Center …"
Wang Chi smiled and said, "Don't worry about that! The supercomputer center has strict confidentiality rules, and their staff won't touch your calculation data. You can copy the final result and delete it completely. After this supercomputer was put into use, it has simulated many important projects in the fields of aerospace, meteorology, drug screening, and other fields, including the accurate simulation of the return path of Tiangong No.1. These projects are also top secret. The Xinwu Supercomputer Center has not had any leaks so far! "
Xia Ruofei was relieved to hear this.
At the same time, after hearing about the projects introduced by Wang Chi, he was more confident in cracking the secret of the token.
Take the calculation of the return path of Tiangong No.1 for example. This involved countless variables. The amount of calculation required to accurately simulate the return path was very large. However, the fact that the Divine Might – Taihu Light could do it so easily was enough to prove its performance.
Wang Chi chatted with Xia Ruofei about some supercomputer applications.
After all, the old man's energy was limited. After chatting for a while, he leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to take a nap. Xia Ruofei also got up and sat beside Chen Xuan. She took out her laptop and the two continued to check the algorithm's code.
In fact, this algorithm had been verified several times. Xia Ruofei and Chen Xuan couldn't find any bugs. They were just killing time.
Around 11: 30 pm, the Haven landed steadily on the runway of the New Wu Airport.
It was drizzling in New Wu, and the clouds were very thick.
During the approach stage, the plane was slightly bumpy in the airflow. However, Liu An's flight skills were very good. He successfully maneuvered the plane through the clouds and then landed smoothly.
The runway was a little slippery, but the length of the runway was more than enough for a small plane like the Gulfstream G650. Therefore, the flight crew didn't feel any pressure. They started the reverse thrust and automatic brakes as usual. After the plane glided at high speed for a while, its speed suddenly slowed down. Then, it left the runway and entered the taxiway.
After the plane stopped at the parking lot next to the official terminal, the flight attendants immediately opened the cabin door and lowered the gangway. Then, they held up umbrellas and escorted Xia Ruofei and the others to the eaves seven or eight meters away.
Xia Ruofei waved goodbye to the flight crew. Then, under the guidance of the staff, he led everyone out of the airport through the official terminal.
Outside, a light yellow Coaster was already parked on the side of the road. The driver was holding a sign with Xia Ruofei's name on it.
This was the service that Xia Ruofei booked when he booked the hotel. After all, he didn't know how far the hotel was from the airport. Also, with so many people, it would be inconvenient to take a taxi.
After confirming the identity of the guests, the driver welcomed everyone into the car. Then, the Coaster drove out of the airport and headed in the direction of the New Wu Hotel.
Generally, a hotel that was named after the name of a place was the best hotel in the area.
The New Wu Hotel was no exception.
It was a five-star hotel that had just been renovated two years ago. All the facilities were very new.
Xia Ruofei followed the pre-arranged rooms and checked everyone in. Then, he said, "Everyone, go back to your rooms and put your luggage down. Rest for a while. We'll meet in the hotel lobby in half an hour. Let's have lunch first!"
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