Since the manufacturing of the new mecha was completed, the test flight work had to be put on the agenda as soon as possible. However, even though he had the conversation with Meng Jinhuai last time, as the designer, Duan Hengye's worries did not lessen at all.
While the mecha was being manufactured and waiting for the final test flight, Duan Hengye did not slack off at all. He stayed in the research institute and did not go anywhere. Apart from the usual meetings and daily research tasks, Duan Hengye spent all his time inspecting the mecha.
If Duan Hengye's previous nervousness was hidden, by now, almost everyone in the research institute could see that he was worried about this matter. In addition to the size of the mecha, its internal structure was also known for its intricate design. Compared to the complicated structure and connections, the effects of observation and inspection with the naked eye were incomparably small. Even so, Duan Hengye still did his best to inspect the mecha in detail.
Every time a new mecha was born, it was a major event for the entire Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute. Although these two mechas were almost all developed independently by Duan Hangye, seeing that the test flight time was approaching, a tense atmosphere gradually spread throughout the entire research institute.
As the dean, apart from his own research, Duan Hengye was also guiding and guiding the work of others. For example, during the inspection of the mecha this time, Duan Hengye was followed by many people observing. At the same time, these researchers also had a better understanding of the new mecha.
Just like what Duan Hengye said to Meng Jinhuai before, as the person with the highest spiritual power in the galaxy. The mecha was tailor-made for Meng Jinhuai, and only he could operate and operate it. As the marshal, Meng Jinhuai's daily work was busy, but the test flight of the mecha was still the top priority of the military.
For the sake of the test flight, the relevant personnel of the Army had specially adjusted the schedule for Meng Jinhuai. They pushed back some of the less important matters or handed them over to the other two generals. Then, he gave Meng Jinhuai a lot of time to prepare for this event.
In addition, the Mecha Research Institute had also formed the largest team in recent years to monitor the flight test data. When the day of the test flight arrived, everyone would go with Duan Hengye to the test flight planet to participate in this activity.
Not long after the birth of the new mecha, Duan Hengye held a meeting with the members of the test flight monitoring team to explain the new mecha. After all, there were really many parts to upgrade the top-level mecha this time. Even these staff members who were constantly paying attention to the progress of the mecha field acting might not be able to understand all the important points at the first instance.
Now that the date of the test flight was approaching, the frequency of the monitoring team's meetings increased. Facing Duan Hengye, the staff members felt as if they had returned to school.
This time, the intense preparations finally ended on the day of the test flight. When they followed Duan Hengye onto the starship to the test flight planet, compared to the last time, the excitement in everyone's hearts had lessened significantly. In contrast, the tension in everyone's hearts had increased exponentially.
Because the mecha would be tested by Meng Jinhuai himself this time, before Duan Hengye arrived at the test flight planet, the marshal and the staff members had already arrived at the planet in advance to make preparations.
Meng Jinhuai's work was extremely busy. Those who paid attention to the news would be able to read about him almost every day on the intergalactic web. In addition, those who were interested could also check out Meng Jinhuai's schedule on Nan zhuxing's official website in advance.
This time, because the whole process was low-key, the military did not announce the test flight time in advance like last time, nor did they have any intention of calling the intergalactic web media to broadcast it live. Therefore, even when the actual test flight date approached, the intergalactic web still did not confirm Nan zhuxing's progress.
However, just three days before the test flight officially began, the netizens who had been paying attention to Nan zhuxing finally discovered that Meng Jinhuai's schedule seemed to have suddenly changed. In the next few days, all the work he had originally arranged was postponed or handed over to the generals. Several public events were also abruptly cancelled. It could be seen that Meng Jinhuai's originally packed schedule suddenly became empty. For the usually busy Meng Jinhuai, this was an extremely rare occurrence.
Therefore, although Nan zhuxing did not publicly announce this matter, news of Meng Jinhuai's schedule circulated on the intergalactic web. It did not take long for news of the suspected test flight to spread throughout the galaxy.
Although Nan zhuxing deliberately kept a low profile, it could not be helped that people were paying too much attention to this matter. Although they deliberately tried to control the discussion of this matter, in just a short while, all the major pages of the intergalactic web were flooded with related news and discussions.
On the starship to the test flight planet, Duan Hengye had been using his optical supercomputer to communicate with Meng Jinhuai. Naturally, he did not miss the sudden real-time hotspot notification that popped up on the intergalactic web. When Duan Hengye saw this thing that suddenly appeared in front of him, he hesitated for a moment before clicking on it.
He saw that it had only been ten minutes since the news of Meng Jinhuai's schedule had spread, but there were already hundreds of discussion threads on the intergalactic web. Obviously, everyone was very concerned about this matter.
Duan Hengye was a person who easily gave himself pressure. After seeing these discussions, Duan Hengye let out a long sigh and turned off his optical supercomputer. After a while, Duan Hengye slowly buried his face in his palms. It was not until the starship sent a notification that they were about to land that Duan Hengye raised his head again.
At this time, Duan Hengye was in his own lounge in the starship. Only his assistant, Ye Pu, was by his side. As an assistant who got along with Duan Hangye day and night, Ye Pu knew how much pressure Duan Hangye had been under recently. When he saw Duan Hengye's movements just now, he originally wanted to go up and ask, but in the end, he gave up on this idea.
However, Duan Hengye's emotional recovery ability was also very good, or rather, he was very good at hiding his emotions. When he raised his head again, Ye Pu could no longer see any abnormal emotions on Duan Hengye's face. On the contrary, after seeing Ye Pu standing there, Duan Hengye looked at him with some doubts, then frowned and said, "The starship is about to land on the test flight planet. Is it safe to stand here?"
The weather conditions on the test flight planet were still as bad as ever. Through the window beside him, he could see that although there wasn't a huge tornado outside, the sky was still covered in dark clouds.
After hearing Duan Hengye's words, Ye Pu reacted for a moment, then quickly sat down on a chair. After confirming that Ye Pu was still sitting, Duan Hengye retracted his gaze from Ye Pu and looked outside the window.
Compared to the last time he was here, Duan Hengye's mood had changed quite a bit. The people who were originally accompanying him were also not here. When the starship began to shake slightly, Duan Hengye couldn't help but clench his fists, then pursed his lips and looked outside the window.
Today's weather conditions were much better than last time. It was no longer dark outside the window. However, to be safe, the starship's landing speed was still a lot slower. After a while, Duan Hengye saw the landing ground below through the window.
This time, there were quite a few people from the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute. Because the conditions on the test flight planet were quite special, they didn't all come out at once. Instead, they waited by the door and left on the hovercraft.
Therefore, Duan Hengye wasn't in a hurry to leave the lounge. He stood there and looked outside for a while until he saw the hovercraft taking the staff away one by one. Then, he slowly walked towards the door.
Because he had been here before, Duan Hengye was very familiar with the process. Ye Pu, who had been following behind Duan Hengye, saw that when Duan Hengye left the lounge, he took a deep breath again. When he walked into the test flight hall, he returned to his usual calm appearance.
It was as if the person who was nervous on the starship wasn't Duan Hengye.
Ye Pu has always admired Duan Hengye, especially now.
There was still some time before the test flight officially began. Duan Hengye was the last person from the research institute to arrive at the test flight hall. By the time he arrived, the staff members who came by the floating device were already seated in their seats.
The test flight was about to begin, and the person who was responsible for this task was the Empire's marshal. After sitting in the familiar control chair, Duan Hengye saw that all the staff couldn't help but show a nervous expression on their faces.
The staff of the research institute had long discovered that after more than a year of experience, Duan Hengye was no longer the researcher who only knew how to fight alone. Now, Duan Hengye had long been trusted and respected by the entire research institute. He had become a real "backbone".
After seeing Duan Hangye come to the test flight hall, although he hadn't said anything yet, just by showing his face, the tension on the staff here had dissipated a lot.
Everyone knew that as the main person in charge of the experiment, Duan Hengye was definitely more nervous than them. Especially since Meng Jinhuai was his spouse. But after seeing Duan Hengye's expression, everyone gradually calmed down.
Duan Hengye didn't say any special words of comfort. Instead, he stood in the center of the test flight hall and began to give everyone instructions as usual. It was as if today was really just an ordinary mecha experiment, and not the first test flight of a new mecha.
"How much time is left until the test flight?" After the work was arranged, Duan Hengye sat in the front seat of the experiment and asked Ye Pu who was standing next to him. Duan Hengye's voice was very soft, but because he was very close to Ye Pu, not only did he hear what Duan Hengye said, but he also didn't miss the slight tremor in his voice.
"Two more hours," Ye Pu replied.
Duan Hengye nodded. Then, he returned his attention to his optical computer and began to check the performance of all the optical computers in the room.
Duan Hengye looked very serious as he looked at the optical computers. The people around him couldn't help but lower their voices as they worked. After a long time, the sound of footsteps finally broke the silence. Now that the test flight mission was about to begin, Meng Jinhuai and the rest of the military personnel who arrived here early finally arrived at the test flight hall from the other preparation areas.
Mecha test flight was a very heavy task. Because of his special status and limited time, Meng Jinhuai's test flight was very different from the previous mecha production. The most obvious difference was that the number and content of the test flight had been greatly changed.
So in order to accommodate this change, Meng Jinhuai also wore a special experimental suit today. This black suit was equipped with many monitoring devices. It looked very similar to the one Duan Hengye wore when he first tested whether he had mental power at Amro University.
In addition to the monitoring devices, this seemingly simple black suit also had a safety protection system. It could be said that this suit was like a mecha, a masterpiece of interstellar science.
Unlike the elegant military uniform Meng Jinhuai usually wore, he looked quite imposing in this experimental suit. When Duan Hengye turned around to look at Meng Jinhuai, he couldn't help but be shocked by the other party's imposing manner.
Even though he was nervously discussing the test flight with the people around him just a second ago, when he saw Duan Hangye's gaze fall on him, Meng Jinhuai seemed to have immediately changed into a different person. He smiled at Duan Hengye, then gently gestured to the military personnel beside him.
After seeing Meng Jinhuai's gesture, the personnel nodded and left. Meng Jinhuai walked to Duan Hengye's side and looked at the other party's optical computer screen. Even though Meng Jinhuai wasn't a staff member of the research institute, he had been working with Duan Hengye during this period of time. Therefore, the general knew that Duan Hengye had already completed what he was supposed to do. The reason why he kept staring at the optical computer screen was to relieve his nervousness and bring the other staff members into the atmosphere.
When the other party came closer, Duan Hengye saw that Meng Jinhuai's experimental suit wasn't just a simple black suit. There were many patterns on his clothes that flashed with a dim light. Perhaps it was due to the influence of the original author's settings, but Duan Hengye didn't feel that the clothes and furniture were "futuristic". However, the clothes that Meng Jinhuai was wearing were very much in line with Duan Hengye's imagination of the interstellar era.
After seeing the dark patterns, Duan Hengye couldn't help but be stunned. When Meng Jinhuai noticed Duan Hengye's expression, he ignored the people in the room who were silently observing him and Duan Hengye. He then reached out and gently tousled Duan Hengye's hair.
"This is a special military mecha experimental suit, there are many practical functions on it." Meng Jinhuai couldn't help but soften his tone when he spoke. In the ears of some staff members who were familiar with him, it really sounded like he was trying to coax a child.
Meng Jinhuai speaking in such a tone was very strange, not to mention that the person he was talking to was Duan Hengye. Even though the distance between the two wasn't very close, and there wasn't much of a problem with what he said, after hearing it, many people still felt like they were being careless …
Just a second ago, they were still in a tense state of preparing for battle, but after seeing these two people appear in the same space at the same time, the atmosphere immediately developed in another direction — — this was the most intuitive feeling of General Yu, who had been following behind Duan Hangye.
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, Duan Hengye nodded, then finally exited the interface on his optical computer. At this time, the experiment was about to begin. The weather observer sitting in the other corner of the office also began to monitor the data in real time. At the same time, he also reported the situation outside to Duan Hengye and the others.
"Okay, don't be nervous, trust me," said Meng Jinhuai.
Just like how Duan Hengye could reassure the staff of the research institute, Meng Jinhuai was also someone who could reassure Duan Hengye. In fact, everyone knew that the test flight was an extremely dangerous thing to do. Of all the people present, the one who bore the greatest risk was Meng Jinhuai … By the way, if there really was an accident later, Meng Jinhuai was the one who couldn't control the situation.
In fact, the person he should trust the most should be Duan Hengye, but now Meng Jinhuai asked Duan Hengye to give him a sense of trust.
"Mhmm. I know. " Duan Hengye nodded again, then he glanced at his holographic screen and said, "You have to trust me too."
When Duan Hengye said this, he was sitting in the office chair much shorter than Meng Jinhuai. When he spoke, he couldn't help but raise his head and look at Duan Hengye with wide eyes.
Normally, Duan Hengye's eyes were slightly longer, coupled with his expression and temperament, he was really worthy of the word "cold and elegant". But now, because he unintentionally widened his eyes, Duan Hengye's expression was a little more innocent, and he even looked a lot younger.
Meng Jinhuai smiled. "Of course."
Because it was almost time for the experiment to start, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai didn't say anything else. After this sentence, Meng Jinhuai walked to the middle of the hall and began to confirm and adjust the black lab coat he was wearing with the help of the military staff.
Duan Hengye, who was sitting next to him, saw that during the adjustment process, Meng Jinhuai's coat was constantly emitting a dark blue light, and the "lines" on the coat became more and more obvious. With his perfect facial features, body, and the coat, the current Meng Jinhuai looked like a robot in a sci-fi movie in Duan Hengye's eyes …
Seeing that Duan Hengye had been looking at Meng Jinhuai, his assistant, Ye Pu, who was standing next to him, also came over and said, "In addition to the surveillance on the coat, it can also guarantee 30 minutes of independent movement outside the cabin."
Even though Duan Hengye knew a little about this before, after hearing Ye Pu's words, he couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
"General, Professor Duan, it's now the golden time for the test flight." At this time, the weather observer, who had been sitting there for a long time, finally spoke. After hearing his words, Meng Jinhuai adjusted the black lab coat he was wearing again, then reached out his hand and quickly pressed confirm on the light screen in front of him.
Meng Jinhuai turned around and nodded at him. "Okay, let's start preparing."
When he said this, Meng Jinhuai's tone was unusually calm, as if what he was about to do was just a daily routine, and not some dangerous mecha test flight. After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, the two generals behind him couldn't help but look at each other, then walked to their respective offices. Even though they wouldn't be as busy as the people at the research institute, they still had a lot of responsibilities to bear.
Long before this, the research institute was already in place. Meng Jinhuai looked at the hall again, then turned around and walked to the preparation room at the back. In a while, he would log into the mecha here. After the laboratory confirmed that there were no problems, he would directly fly out of the experiment hall through the hatch above.
At the same time Meng Jinhuai turned around, the wall opposite the experiment hall also became transparent in an instant. Just like last time, when the test flight began, everyone would be able to see the outside through this originally metal-covered wall.
Unlike the narrow window just now, after the wall became transparent, the scenery outside was more clearly transmitted to Duan Hengye. Just like the previous time, the scenery outside was also full of "doomsday style".
Even though Duan Hengye didn't know much about meteorology, experience told him that this kind of weather may be able to test the performance of the mecha, but it definitely shouldn't be associated with the word "good". Duan Hengye had always been a confident person, especially when it came to his work, but today, when it was related to Meng Jinhuai, Duan Hengye finally lost his confidence.
Now, the light screen in the center of the hall had begun the countdown. As the number gradually decreased, the sound of the staff reporting the data kept coming from the hall.
A burst of data reports sounded in the originally quiet hall. Not only did this sound not make the experiment hall lively, but it also made the atmosphere more solemn.
At this time, Meng Jinhuai was walking towards the preparation room, and Duan Hengye happened to be sitting on the same path. The staff next to the General saw that Meng Jinhuai, who had been walking steadily towards the destination, suddenly stopped when he saw Duan Hengye. Then he lowered his head and smiled at Duan Hengye, then gently mouthed, "Trust me."
"Okay."
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