After Meng Jinhuai left, Duan Hengye turned his attention back to the holographic screen in front of him. The holographic screen that originally only had a few words on it was now filled with densely packed data. A normal person would have a headache just by looking at it. However, Duan Hengye was different. This kind of complex data was what he worked with every day, so he would be able to detect any small abnormalities.
Although the soundproofing of the test flight hall was very good, Duan Hengye could still faintly hear the sound of metal scraping against metal coming from behind him. This was a normal phenomenon when a mecha was first activated. As the designer, Duan Hengye knew this very well.
Duan Hengye's assistant, Ye Pu, was probably the most relaxed person present. His work had not yet started, so he stood beside Duan Hengye to observe his reaction. Ye Pu saw that at the same time the sound of metal scraping against metal was heard, Duan Hengye's hand that was hovering over the virtual keyboard suddenly trembled slightly.
Although Duan Hengye's subconscious reaction only lasted for a few short seconds, Ye Pu was still sensitive enough to catch the other party's nervousness.
The test flight had officially begun, but the mecha had yet to officially leave the test flight hall. Therefore, the staff members who were patiently waiting for the data to change were also unbelievably quiet. Finally, Duan Hengye heard the faint sound of air scraping against metal. When he lifted his eyes from the holographic screen, the mecha had already appeared in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window in front of him.
This mecha that Duan Hengye named "Nan Wei" was painted black. It was now nighttime in the hemisphere where the test flight hall was located, so the mecha's huge body was perfectly hidden in the darkness. In an instant, the black mecha was illuminated by a light that came out of nowhere. This was a lighting system that was specially turned on for the test flight. It made it easier for the naked eye to track the mecha.
When they were in the manufacturing room, they didn't think much of it. But now that they saw the mech in front of them through the huge window, they once again had a new understanding of its size. In the setting of the book "Toppling the Stars", the size of the mecha was also a symbol of the pilot's strength. The larger the mech, the higher the requirement on the pilot's spiritual power.
For today's test flight, many people from the military had come. Now, after seeing the mecha in front of them, these people's hearts couldn't help but surge. Although Nan zhuxing and the research institute had deliberately tried to minimize the presence of the new mecha, as members of the military, they were already very familiar with the new top-tier mecha in front of them.
Unlike the researchers who first thought about the industry innovation, the people in Nan zhuxing first thought about the impact the mecha would have on the interstellar landscape after Nan Wei was officially put into use. For a time, although no one spoke in the entire hall, the atmosphere was not cold and cheerless.
Meng Jinhuai's mecha stopped in front of the window for a long time. Unlike the preparation room of the test flight hall, the mecha was now in the interstellar space. The environment here was very harsh. Whether it was the temperature, humidity, or the nameless rays, every one of them was a huge test for the mecha.
Therefore, before officially flying out of the hall, the mecha stopped outside. A special light was used to scan the mecha for a second time.
The moment the light red beam landed on the mecha, the photon computers of the staff in the test flight hall displayed the scanned data.
Duan Hengye was the same. He quickly scanned through the virtual model of the mech that had just been scanned. After that, he received confirmation messages from the staff in charge of monitoring different parts of the mech.
The mecha was operating normally.
After seeing this, not only Duan Hengye, but everyone else also couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although the test flight of a new mecha was dangerous, the most dangerous of all was the first time the mecha was activated. Seeing that all the data of the mecha were normal, everyone's hearts were lifted.
In less than a minute, Duan Hengye's photon computer received confirmation messages from all the monitoring staff. After confirming them one last time, Duan Hengye's hand, which had been hovering over the virtual keyboard all this time, finally fell.
"Test flight confirmed, commencing."
This command was instantly transmitted to Meng Jinhuai's mecha. In an instant, the huge mecha in front of them reactivated and flew into the deep space in the distance...
Meng Jinhuai's work was too busy, and the new top-level mecha was a little special. The number of scheduled test flights was much less than before, but the duration of each test flight was exceptionally long. Although today was only the first test flight, all the important tasks were scheduled for a full nine hours.
Although the physical fitness of humans had improved a lot in the interstellar era, nine hours of high-intensity mental work was still very challenging. For this mission, a lot of people came to the research institute. For normal monitoring posts, after four hours, they would take a break. However, as the main person in charge of this mission, Duan Hengye couldn't leave. Therefore, during these nine hours of work, Duan Hengye's eyes never left the photon computer in front of him for even a second.
As the tasks listed in advance on the photon computer came to an end, the pace of work was no longer as tense as it was at the beginning.
When the entire test flight was about to end, some people in the hall finally began to whisper to each other. However, Ye Pu saw that at this time, Duan Hengye was completely unaffected by other people's words. It was as if he had blocked out everything around him.
Finally, it was time to return from the test flight. Everyone only had one task left on the screen in front of them. Although returning to work wasn't complicated, it was unfortunate that the experiment was about to end. After seeing this notification, the slightly relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense again.
For a moment, the sound of various numbers being broadcast rang out in the test flight hall again. Duan Hengye also adjusted the screen to the external video of the mecha. They could see that the mecha had now passed through the atmosphere of the test flight planet and was now flying towards the hall. Now that the external lighting equipment of the mecha had been turned off, the black body of the mecha almost blended into the night. However, at this time, the cockpit wasn't set to opaque mode. Through the video, they could still see the sparkling light in the cockpit — this was the only light at this time.
The mecha's flying speed was very fast. After a short while, it reappeared outside the test flight hall.
"The first test flight of the mecha 'Nan Wei' has ended."
The moment the mecha landed, a mechanical synthesized voice rang out in the test flight hall. At the same time, the photon computers of all the research institute staff returned to the main control interface in the hall. After hearing this notification, everyone in the hall stood up and couldn't help but applaud excitedly.
For the staff of the research institute, the work this time was definitely not as simple as nine hours of high-intensity monitoring. Before this, they had already gone through dozens of hours of training and meetings in the research institute. Now that they heard the notification that the first test flight had ended, the heavy burden that had been weighing on their minds was finally lifted.
Hearing the applause in his ears, Duan Hengye was a little absent-minded for a moment. Ye Pu saw that Duan Hengye was the only one left in the test flight hall. The light screen in front of him slowly fell along with the program, but Duan Hengye's eyes were still fixed in the same position as before.
Duan Hengye was in a daze? This was very rare.
Because Duan Hengye was sitting at the front of the entire hall, it didn't take long for everyone to notice this. After seeing Duan Hengye's back, the hall gradually began to quiet down. But at this time, Duan Hengye finally calmed down.
When the light screen in front of him fell, Duan Hengye gently placed his hands on the table and stood up. Even though the poison in his body had been removed, his body still hadn't fully recovered from the years of accumulation of toxins.
After nine hours of high-intensity work, Duan Hengye's body couldn't help but feel a little sore. After standing up, he first took a break, then turned around and looked at the crowd behind him.
At this time, the applause in the hall hadn't completely stopped. After turning around, Duan Hengye gently bowed to everyone, then clapped together with them and said, "Thank you for your hard work during this period of time. The first test flight work is now over. Even though there is still some time before the" Nan Wei "officially enters service, these nine hours of test flight still represent the preliminary completion of the work."
When Duan Hengye spoke, his tone was very sincere. After hearing his words, the staff couldn't help but applaud even more. Everyone present knew that the birth of this new mecha was almost entirely due to Duan Hengye's contribution. And with the naked eye, Duan Hengye was also the busiest person here.
Even though Duan Hengye's personality wasn't as cold as before, just by looking at him with the naked eye, he still wasn't as approachable as the other owner of the research institute, Su Mingge. But after interacting with each other for a period of time, everyone had developed a sense of admiration for Duan Hengye, just like Amro's students. After hearing the other party's words, along with the applause, some people actually began to jeer.
Now, in addition to the research institute's staff, there were also a lot of Nan zhuxing's people in the test flight hall. Even though these military personnel were already very familiar with Duan Hengye, they still couldn't compare to these staff members who spent almost all their time together. Now that they suddenly discovered that the people in the research institute had such admiration for Duan Hengye, the staff members in Nan zhuxing couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
At this moment, the door at the back of the test flight hall opened again. Even though the door didn't open with a sound, after noticing the light in front of them that lit up at the same time, everyone present couldn't help but look back.
Nine hours later, Meng Jinhuai reappeared in the test flight hall, dressed in black. At this time, the clothes on his body were constantly emitting a dark blue light. From Duan Hengye's angle, it looked like there were thin lightning bolts circling his body. He looked very mysterious.
After entering the door, Meng Jinhuai stopped there for a short while, then walked directly to Duan Hengye's location. On the way, while walking, Meng Jinhuai reached out his hand to press the small detection screen on his collar. The second the shutdown program was activated, the thin lightning bolts that were constantly moving around Meng Jinhuai's body became more and more conspicuous, some even circling his shoulders.
Whether it was in Nan zhuxing or the research institute, many people were still afraid of Meng Jinhuai from the bottom of their hearts. Normally, just seeing Meng Jinhuai's expressionless face was enough to scare everyone. But now, although the General was not like this, the lightning bolts on his body added a lot of momentum to his whole person.
Meng Jinhuai was walking through the corridor towards Duan Hengye's location, but all the staff members he passed by could not help but have the urge to avoid him.
Of course, the General didn't care about this. Although the test flight hall was very large, Meng Jinhuai's walking speed was not slow. It didn't take long for him to appear next to Duan Hengye.
"I'm back." Meng Jinhuai said while standing next to Duan Hengye.
After hearing Meng Jinhuai's words, the staff members who were stunned just now finally remembered what they were here to do. Although the work this time had changed a lot compared to the previous mass production mecha test flight, the main process — such as the summary and review after the test flight — was still indispensable.
After realizing that they were automatically blocked by Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai, the staff members finally returned to their seats and began to communicate with the others around them. In just a few seconds, the entire hall was bustling with noise and excitement again. However, at this time, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai didn't seem to hear the noise in their ears. The two of them stood facing each other and didn't speak for a long time.
Although they haven't seen each other for only a few hours, seeing Meng Jinhuai at this time, Duan Hengye actually had the illusion of "being in another world". At this time, the special lab coat on Meng Jinhuai's body was completely closed. After the dark blue light disappeared, it turned into an ordinary black coat.
Finally, Meng Jinhuai smiled at Duan Hengye and opened his arms.
The hug this time was not quite the same as before. Perhaps it was because Meng Jinhuai's clothes were made of special materials, or because he had just come down from the mecha, but at this time, his body temperature seemed to be unusually low. As the Marshal of the military, Meng Jinhuai not only had extremely high Spiritual Power, but he also had a body of muscles that were definitely not for show. Now that he was hugging Meng Jinhuai, Duan Hengye actually had the illusion that he was hugging a large block of ice.
Involuntarily, Duan Hengye's body trembled slightly. Seeing this, Meng Jinhuai finally ended the hug. Duan Hengye's hair was always a little long, and at this time, his bangs were gently resting on his eyebrows, looking exceptionally soft. When the hug ended, Duan Hengye originally wanted to retreat, but unexpectedly, Meng Jinhuai gently pulled him back. Unlike the short hug just now, this time, Meng Jinhuai directly kissed Duan Hengye's lips.
Just like the other party's body, Meng Jinhuai's lips were soft and cold. Perhaps because of the long hours of work, Duan Hengye was already a little tired, but when the kiss fell, his brain instantly sobered up.
They were kissing in the test flight hall. Of course, Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai, who were already "old man, old man", had kissed in many places before. Moreover, the interstellar era was much more open than Earth, so Duan Hengye had seen young couples kissing more than once. But … this didn't mean that Duan Hengye, who was a homebody by nature, wouldn't feel uncomfortable because of this.
The staff member who was walking over with his optical computer looked up and saw that Duan Hengye's entire neck was covered in a thin layer of pink, as if he had a fever.
Seeing this, the staff member quickly lowered his head, made a 180-degree turn on the spot, and quickly walked back in the direction he came from.
Obviously, now was not a good time to appear in front of the marshal.
Interstellar had always been very concerned about the test flight. Nine or ten hours ago, the internet had already guessed the approximate time of the test flight based on Meng Jinhuai's empty schedule. And in these nine hours, finally, someone mentioned that besides Meng Jinhuai, the other two generals' schedules were also empty today. Naturally, everyone had a rough idea of what was going on.
But this time, Nan Zhuxing didn't officially notify Interstellar of this matter, nor did they call for reporters to come over for an interview. So the more heated the discussion on the interstellar web, the more curious people who didn't know the real situation became.
The test flight has already started, right? How is the new mecha performing? Did Meng Jinhuai's test flight go smoothly?
With so many discussions going on on the Star Web, the Army's staff had naturally caught wind of the relevant information. At that time, the test flight had already officially started, so they didn't suppress the news as much as before. They just monitored the situation in real time to see if the discussion spread unfavorably.
Now that the test flight was over, the staff also reported the situation on the interstellar web. After seeing this, Meng Jinhuai finally took out his optical computer and announced the successful first test flight of the top-level mecha through official channels.
The citizens of the Yetian Empire had always had great faith in the Duan Hengye and Meng Jinhuai. In their minds, they had already rehearsed ten thousand ways to celebrate. Now that they saw Meng Jinhuai's announcement, the entire Yetian Empire went crazy — every citizen here knew that the birth of a new suppressive mecha was not just a step forward for the mecha industry, but also a sign that the Empire was about to emerge from the haze of years of war.
In the next few days, several important test flights were carried out on the test flight planet. The workload of these few days was very heavy, and the most important experiments were all carried out during this period. Although it was a little hectic, both Nan Zhuxing and the Yeti Empire Mecha Research Institute were well prepared, and so the experiments were successfully completed.
Now that the main event before the mecha officially entered service was over, all that was left was to wait for Meng Jinhuai to find time to complete a few simpler but more time-consuming experiments before the mecha "Nan Wei" could officially enter service.
In this period of time, Meng Jinhuai also found time to go to other places to complete several important tasks that were difficult to reject. However, Duan Hengye had never left the test flight planet. Other than monitoring the data in real time, he had been reviewing the results with the staff here. Now that the experiments were completely over, Duan Hengye finally left the test flight planet.
Because of this work, Duan Hengye had pushed back his plans to teach at Amro University. Now that the test flight monitoring period was over, Duan Hengye directly returned to Planet Duguang where Amro University was located.
Recently, Duan Hengye's work was a little special and had to be carried out in secret. Therefore, when he was away, the school didn't update the class schedule like before, but instead issued a notice twelve hours before the scheduled class date. Meng Jinhuai had already announced this on the Star Web when the first test flight had ended smoothly. However, the situation after that wasn't announced as expected, and instead returned to its original state. Therefore, Duan Hengye's students, like everyone else, didn't know how long the test flight would take.
On this day, everyone thought that they would be notified of the delay of classes again, but unexpectedly, Amro's intranet updated the class schedule for the next day like before.
Duan Hengye was finally back!
As students of the mecha design major, everyone knew what this meant! Unbeknownst to them, the test flight of the Yetian Empire's new generation of mecha had finally ended, and the new era of mecha had officially begun.
Although Duan Hengye's schedule was still blank in Nan zhuxing, Amro University's intranet system had been updated. In just a few minutes, this piece of news had spread throughout the entire galaxy.
At this time, Duan Hengye's starship had finally flown out of the test flight planet. Seeing the galaxy outside the window, Duan Hengye couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed. The environment on the test flight planet was just too harsh. After staying there for so long, Duan Hengye hadn't seen the blue sky once, nor had he seen the bright galaxy at night.
Therefore, not long after the news of Duan Hengye's return to Amro spread, people discovered that a picture of the galaxy had suddenly appeared on his social media account that hadn't been updated in a long time.
Perhaps the long night before dawn in the Yetian Empire was finally coming to an end.
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